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New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Shonali Bose, the director of 'Amu', will be honoured at the 2007 Sikh Heritage Awards Gala here Sep 22. The gala kicks off the Fourth Spinning Wheel Film Festival. More...

New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Conceived last year to inspire Sikh youths to express their faith and make Sikhism understood in the wider world, SikhNet's Youth Film Festival has attracted 40 entries this year, which have been put online. A panel will adjudge the best films in three competition...

Punjab Friday bagged an award for overall performance while Puducherry was chosen as the best in the small state category and Assam the fastest mover with inclusive growth. More...

Special Video dedicated to the Tercentenary GurGaddi Divas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib has been released by Guru Nanak Daata Baksh Lai Mission, Chandigarh, the leading producers of spiritual Videos. The Album is titled “Vich Bani Amrit Sare” and is available for viewing and download for free at...

Probe on corruption charges against former Punjab DGP S S Virk have gained momentum. Sleuths of vigilance department conduct raids on his property in and around Chandigarh. The former Punjab DGP was arrested on Sunday in a disproportionate assets case. More...

Chandigarh, September 12 (PTI) Rats have literally driven a hole in the foodgrain stock of Punjab, destroying over ten lakh tonne of crops on an annual basis. More...

Who are police cats? Cats are persons who are used for pseudo-terrorist techniques to infiltrate terrorist groups. In Punjab, they were specially recruited and helped the police to track down listed terrorists. These cats, on making contact with the terrorists, provided actionable intelligence...

I am reminding Abbotsford/Mission residents between the ages of 14 to 24 to take part in the upcoming Abbotsford News Diversity Challenge. If you know how to create an inclusive, diverse community in 300 words or less drop us a line. More...

PUNJAB VIGILANCE Bureau (VB) officials were on Tuesday caught in a piquant situation when former DGP S.S. Virk was produced before a sub-divisional judicial court in S.A.S. Nagar. The court remanded Virk to 14 days in judicial custody. More...

Punjab Police have been unable to interrogate former director general of police (DGP) S.S. Virk even once since his arrest on Sunday on charges of corruption and harbouring of terrorists. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) Punjab Police have been unable to interrogate former director general of police (DGP) S.S. Virk even once since his arrest on Sunday on charges of corruption and harbouring of terrorists. More...

Leading Japanese automobile manufacturer Isuzu Motors will set up a Rs.3 billion ($74 million) facility in Punjab for manufacturing buses and trucks. Isuzu Motors chairman Toshinori Ida made the announcement after deliberations with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here Monday. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) Leading Japanese automobile manufacturer Isuzu Motors will set up a Rs.3 billion ($74 million) facility in Punjab for manufacturing buses and trucks. More...

Former Punjab director general of police S.S. Virk was admitted to hospital here Monday, a day after he went on 'hunger strike' to protest his arrest on corruption charges. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) Former Punjab director general of police S.S. Virk was admitted to hospital here Monday, a day after he went on 'hunger strike' to protest his arrest on corruption charges. More...

After making waves in the festivals circuits and numerous screenings in USA, crossover film LOINS OF PUNJAB PRESENTS would be seeing an Indian release this month. More...

A team of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested former Punjab Director General of Police and Maharashtra-cadre IPS officer S.S. Virk in New Delhi on Sunday. The case against the officer, who is considered close to former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, is that he misused his official...

Agriculture, the mainstay of Punjab's economy since the Green Revolution, has become the main cause for the slow growth of the state's economy. For, enquiries reveal that the growth rate in the primary sector, which comprises agriculture and allied sectors, was just 2.17% in 2004-05. It went...

FORMER PUNJAB DGP S.S. Virk was on Sunday arrested by the state Vigilance Bureau on charges of corruption and amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income. He was arrested from New Delhi and brought here for questioning. The VB has also arrested a property dealer, Vijay Pal Singh, in...

Chandigarh, Sep 9 (PTI) Former Punjab DGP S S Virk, who was removed before the assembly poll in the state, was today arrested on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources More...