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By Sunil Kataria Amritsar, Sept 9 (ANI): The rise in value of the Indian rupees in dollar terms appears not to have augured well for country's export community, affecting exporters' competitiveness in the global market and causing the closure of many companies. In Punjab, the textile industry...

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Former director general of Punjab police S.S. Virk was arrested Sunday by the Punjab Police from the Maharashtra Bhavan in New Delhi in connection with a disproportionate assets case registered against him. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) A multi-million rupees kerosene oil scam has been busted in Punjab's Amritsar district by the state's food and supplies department, officials said Friday. More...

Lahore, Sep 7 (ANI): The Musharraf regime has arrested over 1500 Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers, cutting into their plans to prepare for the return of the Sharif brothers, on September 10. The party's provincial leadership claimed that their activists were arrested were picked up...

Following incidents of clashes between Dera Sacha Sauda followers and Sikh groups, former minister and senior BJP leader Balramji Dass Tandon today said the general impression fast building up is that "perhaps the Punjab government has proclaimed an undeclared ban on all religious ceremonies of...

The first Punjab State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament is being organised by the Mohali District Table Tennis Association at the Table Tennis Hall in Sector 23 here from September 15 to 17. More than 250 players from all over Punjab will take part in the tournament. The events would be played...

Swedish car major-Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) is now set to woo Punjab customers, after Germany based DaimlerChrysler and BMW entered the state with their luxury car segments. The company is planning to debut in Punjab market by launching two models-S80 and XC90 priced at Rs 38 lakh and Rs 45...

Baby corn, the emerging crop in Punjab More...

Five Sikh high priests will meet at Akal Takht on Wednesday to discuss the proposal of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee to put a ban on extravagant marriages. The Sikh clergy might issue some directions, asking the community to not to be pompous and organise night marriage parties...

Having won wide appreciation nationwide, Shah Rukh starrer Chak de India has also managed to reach the D of Punjab Police and score a goal. Punjab Police cops posted in Bathinda district would be watching two special shows of the movie at Ajaib theatre in Bathinda after the theatre authorities...

The Punjab government has agreed to allow special concessions to Guru Gobind Singh Refinery Ltd (GGSRL), also known as Bathinda Refinery, a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and steel tycoon LN Mittal's Mittal Investments. Sources in Punjab chief minister...

Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) German retail enterprise Metro Cash and Carry will invest Rs.9 billion to start its chain of distribution and retail centres in Punjab. More...

Nakodar (Punjab), Sept 4 (ANI): The progressive farmers in the fertile Doab belt of Punjab are shifting to Baby Corn farming, considering the crop's greater market potential. Baby corn, the tender de-husked young ear of the female inflorescence of maize plant, harvested before fertilization, is...

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...

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...

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, Sept.3 (ANI): Radio Pakistan reports that Punjab is being deprived of national resources and funding by the Central Government have been firmly rebutted by experts and media persons here. Reacting to the report that the Commission for Centre-State Relations in India...

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...

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...