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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...

Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) 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...

4,000 educational service providers to be recruited: Upinderjit Kaur The Punjab Education Department has promoted 527 ETT, classical and vernacular (C & V) teachers and non-teaching staff to master cadre in the state and initiated recruitment process of 4,000 educational service providers for...

Is it power purchases or complete financial mismanagement that is responsible for the current financial mess in which the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) is wallowing? Instead of carrying out cover-up operations, the senior PSEB officials are proposing power cuts in the state to overcome...

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...

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...

A former Chief Justice of India once called it "the Punjab experience", while the Government of India has officially acknowledged it as an experiment worth emulating. Now, even the United Nations has given its stamp of approval to the concept called lok adalats. The mega success of lok adalats...

"Unless everyone gets sufficient food to eat, there will be no peace in the world," said Punjab Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor Dr Manjit Singh Kang at a panel discussion on 'Punjab's lost pride: what should be done?' organised by NGO Kadam today. He stressed that the investing in...

With an all time high cropping intensity of 189 per cent and the highest per hectare use of fertilisers (192.5 kg) and pesticides (923 grams) in the country, Punjab is not only overdrawing its water and soil resources but is also producing crops laced with poison. The state with a yen for the...

THE book is fiction, but the events that it talks about or refers to are real. At that point of time, there were many forces that were out to destroy India; divisive forces which only plotted for their benefits and nobody suffered more than the people of Punjab," says Maloy Krishna Dhar on his...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Private sector lender Centurion Bank of Punjab said on Monday HSBC Financial Services has acquired 20.5 million shares, or a 1.31 percent stake, to raise its holding to 5 percent. More...

MUMBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Private sector lender Centurion Bank of Punjab said on Monday HSBC Financial Services has acquired 20.5 million shares, or a 1.31 percent stake, to raise its holding to 5 percent. More...