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Experts say the scanty rainfall could spell doom for the crops, especially paddy Monsoon in Punjab this year has been deficit by 22 per cent. The state, which till date should have received at least 480 mm of rainfall, has received only 300 mm. While districts of Abohar and Muktsar have been...

Dublin, Aug 21 (DPA) Sikh police officers from Britain have criticized a decision by the Irish police force to ban a Sikh recruit from wearing a turban on the job, according to reports in the Irish press Tuesday. More...

Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) Tropicana, the world's largest juice manufacturer and a subsidiary of PepsiCo, has tied up with the Punjab government for the plantation of citrus fruits in the state. More...

Lahore, Aug 21 (IANS) An 18th century Sikh shrine in Naolakha Bazaar here has been 'taken over by a group hooligans' and the government is 'hesitating to take action' against the Muslims who have locked the Sikhs out, Daily Times said Tuesday. More...

"You say Rolls, I say Royce, You say God, Give me a Choice..." Unlike, Freddie 'Queen' Mercury, the politicians of Punjab don't have dearth of choice when it comes to selecting a vehicle. Exquisite sedans and robust SUVs are there for their taking! But some cursory observation skills and...

By Ravindra Sheoran New Delhi, Aug.20 (ANI): The turmoil in Afghanistan may have compelled a large number of Sikh families to flee their motherland, and now a majority of those living in India are seeking a new life here, and hope that the Indian Government will come forward to resurrect their...

London, Aug.20 (ANI): The parents of a Sikh girl have said that they are ready to convert her to Roman Catholicism to ensure her admission to a school of their choice. According to report in the Daily Mail, Baljit and Bal Singh have said that they will not hesitate to change their four-year-old...

London, Aug 20 (IANS) A Sikh couple in a village in Britain is contemplating converting their four-year-old daughter as a Roman Catholic in order to get her admission to the school of their choice. More...

London, Aug 20 (IANS) A Sikh couple in Ohio is contemplating converting their four-year-old daughter as a Roman Catholic in order to get her admission to the school of their choice. More...

MUMBAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - India's Punjab National Bank may bid for a 26 percent holding in institutional lender IFCI Ltd. , the Economic Times reported on Monday, quoting the bank's chairman and managing director. More...

In an effort to spot and train rural youth of the state, the Punjab Sports Department has taken an initiative to involve the rural youth in developing sports culture by organising rural tournaments at block, district and sate level. According to Pargat Singh , Sports Director, Punjab...

The Rai-Sikh community has strongly criticised the tall claims of Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, MLA from Guruharsahai, of a major role in the proposed Bill declaring the Rai-Sikh community as Schedule Caste. It is to be mentioned here that a Bill declaring the Rai-Sikh community as Schedule Caste...

The Shiromani Akali Dal (1920) has written a letter to Governor of Punjab to declare the state a "tobacco-free area" on the lines of Chandigarh. However, Dal president Ravi Inder Singh has also alleged in the letter that the Badal government accepted donations from Indian Tobacco Company. Ravi...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Aug 19 (IANS) Two police officers were suspended and booked after a youth they had arrested committed 'suicide' at a police station in Punjab. More...

Jalandhar, Aug 19 (PTI) Punjab Local Bodies Minister and BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia today opposed the SAD-BJP coalition government's decision to impose house tax in the urban areas of the More...

Chandigarh, Aug 17 (PTI) Punjab Police today seized the dress which was worn by the Chief of Dera Sacha Sauda that led to the stand-off between the Sikhs and his followers, as police grilled More...

Toronto, Aug 18 (IANS) A new Indo-Canadian organisation fostering Hindu-Sikh unity in British Columbia province will hold its first event Sunday when it celebrates the 60th anniversary of India's independence. More...

A spokesperson for Passport Canada said Friday the rejection of three Sikh children's passport photographs because they were wearing religious headgear was an isolated mistake. More...

The Punjab Police on Friday managed to lay its hands on the controversial robes worn by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh at Salabatpura, which triggered an unholy row between the Dera followers and Sikhs in May. On Friday, Baba Gurmeet handed over the robes to a Punjab Police party...

Sirsa (Haryana), Aug 17 (IANS) Punjab Police Friday confiscated the controversial dress that Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh had worn in likeness of a revered Sikh guru - the cause of the current stand-off between the Sikh community and dera followers. More...