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The genesis of ongoing stand-off between Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Jathedar Avtar Singh Makkar and Takht Patna Sahib Jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh lies in some appointments of granthis made at the Golden Temple and elsewhere. The Sikh clergy, especially Giani Iqbal Singh, had...

A book on the life and achievements of great Sikh ruler during early 19th Century was today released by Baba Sarbjot Singh Bedi at an impressive public gathering at Punjab Natshala. The book, 'Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Personalitas Extra-ordinaire', by educationist Manveen Sandhu and is published...

Finally, after waking up a trifle late to the possibilities of cashing in on its ecology, Punjab has decided to rope in Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR), a Karnataka Government undertaking, to develop eco-tourism in the state on the pattern of Karnataka. Sources said JLR, a 27-year-old...

Islamabad, Aug 12 (ANI): Over 1, 707 honour killings have been reported in Punjab Province of Pakistan from 1997 to 2003, making the province a leader in regard to gender-related violence. It was reported in 'The Concept of Justice in Islam- Qisas and Diayt Laww', prepared by the National...

Amritsar, Aug 12 (IANS) International trading through this Sikh holy city promises to hold a good future, with cargo handling starting from the Rajasansi international airport here. More...

Chandigarh, Aug 10 (PTI) The Punjab Government is targeting to achieve 25 per cent plus annual growth in VAT collection from the existing rate of 10. More...

A British peer has been arrested for "racially" abusing a Sikh taxi driver by calling him a "Hindi" in Oxfordshire, some 90 km from here, a senior police officer said. The Marquess of Blandford, James Spencer-Churchill, was arrested following a complaint by Sikh cabbie Davinder Singh who had...

Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) The Punjab police Thursday announced that it would get stricter with proclaimed offenders in the future. All district police chiefs have been asked to attach properties of such offenders to bring them back within the reach of law. More...

London, Aug 9 (IANS) An English aristocrat and the heir apparent to the dukedom of Marlborough has been accused of racially abusing a Sikh taxi driver who had arrived to collect him for an appearance in court last month. More...

London, Aug.9 (ANI): A UK Sikh cabbie has decided to sue the Marquess of Blandford over a racial slur directed at him. According to The Daily Mail, taxi driver Davinder Singh responded to a booking last month to take Charles James Spencer-Churchill, known as Jamie Blandford, to the West Midlands...

Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) Trade and industry body Assocham Wednesday announced it will jointly establish with the Punjab government a mechanism to provide one-window facilitation to promote economic and trade activities between the state and the Arab countries. More...

Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) The opposition Congress Wednesday cried foul over the polling in the one-day election to civic bodies in Punjab's four main cities even as incidents of violence occurred in all four cities. More...

London, Aug.8 (ANI): The World Muslim-Sikh Federation has launched a campaign against the Hindu fundamentalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and in a petition submitted to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, urged him to ban RSS activities in Britain. According to The Nation, close to 300 people...

Nawanshahr (Punjab), Aug 7 (IANS) The Punjab police Wednesday claimed it had nabbed ten members of a gang of migrants from Nawanshahr district, 85 km from Chandigarh, who were involved in a spate of dacoities at religious shrines in the area in recent months. More...

A city court on Wednesday awarded five years rigorous imprisonment (RI) to five government servants for misappropriation of funds meant for the 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims. More...

Another night just got added to the sunlight and shade of the mercurial life of Sanjay Dutt, Bollywood's mightiest stormrider. The last time he was in custody 13 years ago, Sanjay Dutt's source of strength was a group of Sikh men accused of being terrorists, who cooked for him, sang songs to...

THE PUNJAB Home Department has come in the eye of a storm after it was revealed that over 400 hardened criminals jumped parole from various jails in the state in the past seven years and never returned. Some even committed crimes after they were set free on parole and were booked by the state...

The Punjab Government will set up memorials in the memory of all the Kuka martyrs of freedom movement at their native villages in the state. This was announced by the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on the occasion of a function held in continuation of a year-long state level celebrations of...

Nawanshahr (Punjab), Aug 5 (IANS) Three youths, including two brothers, were killed when a truck loaded with cement drove over them here Sunday. The accident occurred 85 km from Chandigarh. More...

River fronts in Punjab will now be used to promote tourism. The state government plans to develop select river fronts to attract tourists from world over with a host of water sport and other adventure activities. Broadly, the plan is to develop select river fronts as tourism destinations, where...