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Various survey results pointing to at least 17 per cent rise in opium production in Afghanistan this year have sent the securities agencies in the state in a tizzy. Security agencies here feel that Afghanistan's huge opium production and its geographic proximity puts Punjab in a danger zone. The...

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Oct. 21: A daylong celebration was held in Punjab s Malerkotla town on Sunday for the relatives of US Congressman Bobby Jindal, an ethnic Indian-American just elected governor of the US state of Louisiana. More...

By Ravinder Singh Amritsar, Oct 21 (ANI): Jasvir Gill, co-founder of Start-up Farms International Inc. (SUFI), dreams to make Punjab as an educational and IT hub by vastly improving the situation in rural areas. Gill, a software engineer, migrated to the US from Punjab in 1988. In 1980s there...

THE BHARATIYA Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday cautioned the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) against taking a unilateral decision to install the SAD working president Sukhbir Badal as Punjab chief minister. The BJP also reminded its alliance partner of its 'coalition dharma'. More...

Ferozepur / Amritsar (Punjab), Oct 20 (ANI): Railway authorities in Punjab have tightened security on all railway routes across the state following receipt of a letter from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). The letter was mailed to the office of the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of...

Moga (Punjab), Oct 20 (ANI): 'Willys' jeeps, which were infrequent use during the second World War, are being refurbished and refitted with modern accessories. The 'Willys' Jeep, which had become an icon in the 70's and 80's is back in demand. Connoisseurs of these jeeps include wealthy NRI...

Karachi, Oct 20 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party leaders have held many high-profile people, including Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Punjab CM Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Federal Religious Affairs Minister Ejazul Haq and Federal Information Technology Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Oct 19 (ANI): To ensure planed and regulated growth of Amritsar, the Punjab Government has decided to prepare a Rs.250-crore comprehensive master plan for its cohesive development with class infrastructure in terms of road connectivity, drinking water, sewerage...

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The remnants of Sikh separatists hiding in Punjab or living abroad are under increasing pressure from Pakistan's premier intelligence agency to rekindle terrorism in the border state, say Indian counter-terrorism officials and security experts. More...

MUMBAI, Oct 18 - Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd said on Thursday its board will meet on October 25 to consider investment in U.S.-based Source Dynamics, through an overseas unit. More...

MUMBAI, Oct 18 - Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd said on Thursday its board will meet on October 25 to consider investment in U.S.-based Source Dynamics, through an overseas unit. More...

Mumbai, Oct 18 (IANS) Though his 'Loins Of Punjab Presents' hasn't done half as well at the box office as he hoped it would, director Manish Acharya is now gearing up to release a longer edition of the 90-minute film on DVD. More...

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's top national security official has accused Pakistan of trying to stir up Sikh militancy in the northern state of Punjab, reports said. More...

India's top national security official has accused Pakistan of trying to stir up Sikh militancy in northern Punjab state, striking a sour note ahead of direct talks this week between the rivals. More...

India's top national security official has accused Pakistan of trying to stir up Sikh militancy in the northern state of Punjab, reports said. More...

By Ravi Khandelwal Ferozepur, Oct.16 (ANI): Ferozepur, a place where the British first established their rule in 1835, is also known for its holy shrines and historical places. One of the most revered places here is Dargah Hazrat Sher Shah Wali, a Sufi shrine. The Sufi shrine, dedicated to Sufi...

Ludhiana, Oct 15 (PTI) Investigators were today probing whether the "high intensity" theatre blast that left six killed was a joint effort by sikh militants and jehadi groups and did not rule out More...

Lahore, Oct 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi has said that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would not return home for three more years. "He (Sharif) spoke lies with party workers earlier and would speak more lies for further three years," Elahi told reporters...

A day after a bomb attack by suspected terrorists at a cinema hall in Ludhiana killed seven people and injured 32 others, the Centre on Monday blamed the Punjab state administration for security lapses. More...

Ludhiana/Chandigarh, Oct 15 (IANS) Punjab's hard-earned peace was shattered by the blast inside a cinema hall in the bustling industrial city of Ludhiana Sunday, at a time when the people of this largely prosperous state were preparing for the upcoming festival season. More...