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Chandigarh, Dec 24 (IANS) Alarmed by the increase in human trafficking cases in the state, the Punjab government Monday announced it would enact an anti-human trafficking law. More...

By Sunil Sharma / Karan Kapoor Punjab, Dec 23 (ANI): While global warming takes the centre-stage on the world arena, Punjab has taken a lead by endorsing renewable energy sources for a brighter future. The 1.0 MW (mega-watt) Link Canal Mini Hydel Project in Sangrur District's Khatra village is a...

By Paramjit Singh Jalandhar, Dec 22 (ANI): Kathak, the classical dance of North India, is being revived in Punjab. This classical dance was neglected in Punjab as folk dance took precedence over it. Anuj Mishra a Kathak exponent of Lucknow Gharana is propagating the Indian dance form through...

Amritsar, Dec 21 (IANS) The presence of rare freshwater dolphins in the Harike wetland and wildlife sanctuary in Ferozepur district in Punjab was confirmed by the wildlife experts Friday, bringing cheer to wildlife experts. More...

Is there reason to hope the wounds of the families of 3,000 people killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots will be allowed to heal? Ten investigative commissions, 13 convictions and an apology from the Prime Minister hasn t yet done that. Here is what has happened since that fateful day in October...

On October 31, 1984, the then prime minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by two of her Sikh security guards. Immediately after, what unfolded on the streets of India was an unprecedented pogrom. Nearly 3,000 Sikh men, women and children were killed across the country, allegedly by Congress...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Dec 21 (ANI): Deeply concerned with the problems often faced by women around the world, particularly Sikh women, Roma Kaur, has chosen to become the voice of women through her literary works. A graduate of Punjab University and a post graduate in French from...

Jalandhar, Dec 20 (IANS) The Punjab police Thursday raided the premises of a travel and foreign placement agency here and recovered 616 passports and over Rs.2.8 million from its office. More...

Jalandhar (Punjab), Dec 20 (ANI): Punjab Police today arrested a private travel agent for possessing over 15000 passports, which were beyond his permitted licence limit. After receiving a tip-off, the Anti-Fraud Department raided the Shivam exports run by Rajiv Soni, a travel agent in Jalandhar...

Moga (Punjab), Dec 19 (IANS) A court in Punjab Wednesday sentenced a para-military officer along with three others for getting his 20-year-old son murdered in 2003. More...

Hours after a Delhi court ordered a re-investigation into Congress leader Jagdish Tytler’s role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the leader remained defensive. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Tytler said he was willing to face punishment if found guilty. Meanwhile, Sikh bodies welcomed the court...

Hours after a Delhi court ordered a re-investigation into Congress leader Jagdish Tytler’s role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the leader remained defensive. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Tytler said he was willing to face punishment if found guilty. Meanwhile, Sikh bodies welcomed the court...

It is not merely the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) that is contemplating challenging Monday's judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, striking down the Punjab government notifications that reserved 50 per cent seats for Sikhs in educational institutions run by the...

Basanth Mohanty's honeymoon with the ball is going strong. On his Ranji debut, against Bengal, the Orissa pacer scalped eight to guide his team to a 6-wicket win at Siliguri. And now, playing only in his second Ranji Trophy match, against Punjab at the PCA Stadium here, he grabbed four wickets...

Monday s High Court judgement that Sikhs are not a minority in Punjab has left a trail of red faces, with Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal government and apex Sikh religious body SGPC caught unawares. More...

Moga (Punjab), Dec 14 (PTI) Eighteen people were today killed and 14 injured when the Satluj Express tore into a private mini bus carrying mostly students and teachers at a manned railway More...

Jalandhar (Pun), Dec 13 (PTI) Mercury dipped in several parts of Punjab today with Amritsar emerging as the coldest city with a minimum temperature of 7.2 degree Celsius. More...

Ludhiana, Dec 10 (PTI) Punjab Minister for Social Security and Technical Education, Industrial Training Swarna Ram today said that a comprehensive drive involving NGOs and education Institutes More...

Chandigarh, dec 03 (PTI) Premier of British Columbia (Canada) Gordon Campbell today offered services to work together with the Punjab government in upgrading technical skills and knowledge More...

New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) The comeback film of actress Madhuri Dixit courted further trouble today with Punjab and Haryana governments also banning its screening offended by controversial lyrics in More...