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Mansa (Punjab), Sept 3 (ANI): At least 20 people were wounded after followers of Dera Sacha Sauda sect clashed with a group of Sikhs in a small village in Punjab's Mansa District today. The clash began after some villagers objected to Dera members performing a ritual that led to the two groups...

The Punjab government Monday set up a committee of eminent Sikh historians, academicians, religious personalities and civil engineers to draw up a road map linking three major Sikh shrines in India. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 3 (IANS) The Punjab government Monday set up a committee of eminent Sikh historians, academicians, religious personalities and civil engineers to draw up a road map linking three major Sikh shrines in India. More...

By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Sep 2 (ANI): Punjab is gearing up to counter the AIDS threat with the help of HIV positive people and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs). Pooja Thakur, herself an HIV positive person and an activist, is determined to educate people in the high risk areas like slums...

Lahore, Sept 2 (ANI): The Pakistan Punjab government will build a memorial for Bhagat Singh, Governor Lt Gen (retd.) Khalid Maqbool has said. Gen. Maqbool said Bhagat Singh infused new life into the freedom movement with his revolutionary ideas. Singh advocated for the empowerment of the people...

The magic of Bt cotton in southern Punjab has vanished. Weary and stressed farmers - who are said to have sprayed pesticides worth over Rs.5 billion (over $120 million) this season to save their cotton crop from the mealy bug - are headed for major losses this time around. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) The magic of Bt cotton in southern Punjab has vanished. Weary and stressed farmers - who are said to have sprayed pesticides worth over Rs.5 billion (over $120 million) this season to save their cotton crop from the mealy bug - are headed for major losses this time...

THE TEMPTATION to join the Indian Cricket League (ICL) is seemingly becoming irresistible. Close on the heels of seven Punjab players jumping on to the ICL bandwagon, four more followed suit on Thursday. The latest to shift their allegiance are all-rounder Amit Uniyal, medium-pacer Luv Ablish...

JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - "I can't believe you didn't bring your swimming trunks," splutters Waris Ahluwalia, the jeweller, Hollywood actor and Sikh fashion icon, as he greets a fully clothed reporter at his hotel in Jaipur. More...

Do you know the high you get from your cola or energy drink comes from Punjab? The caffeine that gives you this kick is being produced by a Punjab company, Kudos Chemie, which is now among the top five caffeine producers of the world and has global cola majors and energy drink makers as its...

"A policeman is a citizen in uniform just as a citizen is a policeman without uniform. Therefore police personnel must understand the grievances of the people and empathise with them in the times of their grief." With these words, Chander Shekhar, ADGP (Law and order)-cum-Director of Punjab...

Vijay Dabur Chandigarh, Aug 29 (PTI) With bedlam hitting the Congress in Punjab after two straight loses at the Assembly and Municipal Corporation (MC) polls at the hands of its prime rival More...

A new airport screening policy for turbans and other headwear has the country's Sikhs concerned they are being unfairly targeted. More...

Dozens of people including policemen were injured Wednesday when members of the Dalit community clashed with police in several towns of Haryana after a youth's murder while neighbouring Punjab also witnessed violent protests. More...

New York, Aug 29 (IANS) The owner of an upscale private club in Salt Lake City has apologized for turning away a Sikh man because his turban violated its no-hats policy. More...

Gohana (Haryana), Aug 29 (ANI): Adi Dharam Samaj, a Dalit organisation gave a call for state-wide shutdown of Haryana and Punjab today to protest against the killing of Dalit leader Rakesh alias Lara. Rakesh was shot dead on Monday night in Gohana town of Haryana's Sonepat District by three...

Putting an end to speculations, the Punjab Jails Department has communicated it to the Chandigarh Police that they cannot accommodate Jagtar Singh Hawara and Balwant Singh in Patiala Jail. Citing "apprehension of trouble in Patiala Jail considering the profiles of both the convicts, who could...

In an interim report, the Justice N N Singh Inquiry Commission on Tuesday recommended that victims of the 1989-90 Bhagalpur communal riots be treated at par with those of the 1984 Sikh riots and handed over a similar compensation package. "Looking into various aspects and looking at all the...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the merger of Centurion Bank of Punjab and Lord Krishna Bank with effect from Wednesday. All the branches of Lord Krishna Bank will function as branches of Centurion Bank of Punjab. More...

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the merger of Centurion Bank of Punjab and Lord Krishna Bank with effect from Wednesday. More...