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The forthcoming Shahid-Kareena starrer JAB WE MET, could have been titled 'Ishq Via Bhatinda' or 'Punjab Mail'... More...

Chandigarh, Sep 19 (IANS) On a day when Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal urged industrialists to invest in the state and promised to make Punjab a power surplus state in five years, his government increased the power tariff. More...

Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistan's Punjab province is close to being declared polio-free as no case has been reported for over a year - the culmination of an effort that began in 1994. More...

By Karan Kapoor Ludhiana, Sept. 17 (ANI): Punjab is now emerging as an international hub in education and training, as it is opening new avenues for students from foreign countries. The prime example is the Punjab College of Technical Education, which has recently signed a MoU with Limpopo...

Vijay Dabur Chandigarh, Sep 17 (PTI) It is tough time for one time close associates of the former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh as the Parkash Singh Badal government appears to be More...

Ludhiana, Sep 17 (IANS) Having lost 11 players to the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), Punjab will be looking to make a new start in the 2007-08 season, says new coach Gursharan Singh. More...

The RSS has sought to blame Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directly for the controversial affidavit on Lord Ram and pointed to his Sikh faith and its sacred texts that contain numerous references to the revered figure. An editorial in RSS mouthpiece Organiser alleged that Congress chief Sonia...

New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The RSS has sought to blame Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directly for the controversial affidavit on Lord Ram and pointed to his Sikh faith and its sacred texts that More...

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Punjab Friday bagged an award for overall performance while Puducherry was chosen as the best in the small state category and Assam the fastest mover with inclusive growth. More...

New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Shonali Bose, the director of 'Amu', will be honoured at the 2007 Sikh Heritage Awards Gala here Sep 22. The gala kicks off the Fourth Spinning Wheel Film Festival. More...

New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Conceived last year to inspire Sikh youths to express their faith and make Sikhism understood in the wider world, SikhNet's Youth Film Festival has attracted 40 entries this year, which have been put online. A panel will adjudge the best films in three competition...

Special Video dedicated to the Tercentenary GurGaddi Divas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib has been released by Guru Nanak Daata Baksh Lai Mission, Chandigarh, the leading producers of spiritual Videos. The Album is titled “Vich Bani Amrit Sare” and is available for viewing and download for free at...

National Minorities Commission Chairman Mohammed Shafi Qureshi told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday that the Maharashtra Government will implement the Srikrishna panel recommendations and dole out a compensation package, which will be at par with that...

Probe on corruption charges against former Punjab DGP S S Virk have gained momentum. Sleuths of vigilance department conduct raids on his property in and around Chandigarh. The former Punjab DGP was arrested on Sunday in a disproportionate assets case. More...

Chandigarh, September 12 (PTI) Rats have literally driven a hole in the foodgrain stock of Punjab, destroying over ten lakh tonne of crops on an annual basis. More...

Who are police cats? Cats are persons who are used for pseudo-terrorist techniques to infiltrate terrorist groups. In Punjab, they were specially recruited and helped the police to track down listed terrorists. These cats, on making contact with the terrorists, provided actionable intelligence...

PUNJAB VIGILANCE Bureau (VB) officials were on Tuesday caught in a piquant situation when former DGP S.S. Virk was produced before a sub-divisional judicial court in S.A.S. Nagar. The court remanded Virk to 14 days in judicial custody. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) Punjab Police have been unable to interrogate former director general of police (DGP) S.S. Virk even once since his arrest on Sunday on charges of corruption and harbouring of terrorists. More...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Phalah Pind, Ajnala (Punjab), Sept. 11 (ANI): In Punjab's rural areas, the "Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan" (SSA) is contributing to improve capabilities in children via community-owned quality education. In a response to a demand for quality basic education, the SSA was started...

Lawyers for Human Rights International and Global Human Rights Council today condemned the arrest of the former DGP Punjab SS Virk as unlawful. The advocates also tried to meet the former DGP, but they were not allowed to go inside the hospital. Talking to media persons, chairman of Lawyers for...