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Enterprising Gujarat says it for Punjab in London A magazine focussed on Punjab and Punjabis, published by a Gujarati at a launch function presided over by a Bihari. How much better can it get in terms of displaying unity in diversity? The making of modern India! On Thursday night, a...

CHANDIGARH: 103 Infantry Battalion (TA) Sikh Light Infantry will carry out recruitment rally of Soldiers General Duty and Tradesmen at their Unit location at GT Road, Millerganj, Ludhiana from 29 to 31 July 2010 for those personnel who are domicile of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu...

CHANDIGARH: Hundreds of passengers were Wednesday stranded at railway stations in Chandigarh and in various towns in Punjab and Haryana with heavy rains leading to trains being delayed or cancelled for the second consecutive day. "The Shatabdi train from Chandigarh is running two hours...

A century later, Punjab wants $150 million from Canada for a historical wrong By Fabian Dawson, The Province - July 3, 2010 10:02 AM The Punjab state government in India is seeking close to $150 million dollars from Canada for turning back a shipload of South Asians, mostly Sikhs, from...

Thousands of girls from Punjab forced into prostitution abroad 　 Punjab Newsline Network Saturday, 03 July 2010 JALANDHAR: Lambasting the Punjab government for their failure to curb the menace of human trafficking, President of Lok Bhalai Party, Balwant Singh Ramoowalia claimed that...

Shades Of The Old Punjab Around 200 mosques across Punjab have been repaired, rebuilt or built from scratch with the help of Sikhs and Hindus in the last 10 years * Many destroyed during Partition riots are now being restored by village communities * In some cases, the Jamaat-e-Islami is...

NEW DELHI: Experts Wednesday warned of an impending AIDS catastrophe in a Punjab neighbourhood due to sharing of syringes by drug addicts, whom they described as as "time bombs" waiting to explode. "Due to the use of a single syringe by drug abusers, the risk of an AIDS epidemic explosion has...

Bhopal has many lessons for us. The most crucial one is de addict our farms from chemical agriculture and put hold to corporate control over our lives and farms. The rampant use of pesticides and chemicals has deadly effects on health (photo courtesy: outlook) The judgment that was...

CHANDIGARH: Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan urged the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to make an announcement regarding abolition of blacklist of Sikh NRIs having no criminal background during his forth coming visit to Canada. In a statement, Sekhwan said that during the...

CHANDIGARH: It would seem like a Bacchus lover’s paradise, a dream come true. Only, it’s not. A pollution-level survey is looking into excessive levels of alcohol in the groundwater around four major distilleries in Punjab as they are discharging their untreated effluents directly into the soil...

Youth drug addiction crisis ravages Punjab's heartlands By Rahul Bedi - 4:00 AM Thursday Jun 17, 2010 India's northern Punjab province is on the verge of a crisis as large numbers of its youth are hooked hopelessly on to drugs such as opium, heroin and a range of synthetic painkillers...

Reports confirm, Uranium presence in Punjab water responsible for retarded children Punjab Newsline Network Monday, 14 June 2010 Hair samples of disabled children contains Uranium and other dangerous heavy metals Disable child at Baba Farid Centre for Special Children BATHINDA: The...

With connivance of Badal-BJP ruling alliance, Hindu extremist organizations, motivated by their inherent hatred, are wildly active in hurting feelings of Sikhs. So many events have happened in past few weeks that indicate towards rise in this trend. Whereas Sikh organizations are working...

Punjab farmers demand special trains from Bihar and UP to bring labourers for Paddy plantation @ www.punjabnewsline.com RAJPURA(Patiala): Facing an acute shortage of migrant labourers for paddy plantation, the peasants of Punjab Thursday demanded to run special rains from Bihar to enable...

Punjab Cong MLA asks Sikh party workers to enroll as voters for SGPC poll Punjab Cong MLA asks Sikh party workers to enroll as voters for SGPC poll @ www.punjabnewsline.com KAPURTHALA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, MLA from Bholath assembly constituency called upon the Sikh Congress workers...

Manuscripts Need Urgent Attention Rare collection of hand written manuscripts in Punjab village getting ruined Tuesday, 01 June 2010 By Ravinder Singh Robin AMRITSAR : A rare collection of hand-written manuscripts of Hindu, Sikh and Muslim religion along with outstanding relics of...

Undeclared ban on “Holocaust Memorial March”; Many Sikh leaders arrested by Punjab Police|SikhSiyasat.net – Sikh News and Multimedia. Ludhiana/ Mohali (May 30, 2010): In a late night action Punjab police has arrested various leaders and workers of Shiromani Akali Dal (Panch Pardhani) in...

Photo 1 of 12 Last Burj of Saduara Fort! In 1712 Bahadur Shah proceeded against Baba Banda Singh Bahadur in person and fought a pitched battle. Banda left the fort, which was later demolished by Mughal forces, except this post (burj).

Tension prevails in Punjab town as Ravidass community instate their new granth in gurudwara Punjab Newsline Network Monday, 31 May 2010 <script type="text/javascript"><!--google_ad_client = "pub-0261932740446176";/* 300x250, created 5/4/10 */google_ad_slot = "6194387391";google_ad_width...

Punjab police crack down on SAD (Panch Pardhani) leaders Punjab police crack down on SAD (Panch Pardhani) leaders @ www.punjabnewsline.com ATIALA :In a late night action Punjab police has arrested various leaders and workers of Shiromani Akali Dal (Panch Pardhani) in raids conducted...