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Accusing the Haryana government of giving step-motherly treatment to Sikhs by slapping cases against 1,200 Sikhs in Haryana, Jathedar of Nandgarh in Talwandi Sabo in Punjab Balwant Singh said the Ghukawali incident was the creation of the followers of Dera Sacha Sauda. Addressing Sikh leaders...

PCA offers contract to coach team in new Ranji season The sprawling lounge at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) pavilion proudly displays a group photograph of 1992-93 with a beaming Gursharan Singh posing infront of the Ranji Trophy. It was his first year as skipper and that, incidentally...

Chandigarh, July 22 (IANS) Hardliner Sikh leader and former terrorist Daljit Singh Bittu was Sunday arrested on sedition charges, the Punjab police said. More...

Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) District police chiefs in Punjab will have their field performances reviewed every month, Director General of Police N.P.S. Aulakh announced Saturday. More...

Persevere to reap. This holds true for a tiny percentage of wheat growers in Punjab who thought it made better business sense to hold on to their crop beyond the procurement season, which ended on July 15 this year. Punjab produces about 145 lakh metric tonnes of wheat every year and its...

Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) Sixteen kilograms of heroin valued at Rs.160 million in the international market was recovered by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from the India-Pakistan border in Punjab. More...

Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal has got down to some serious cost-cutting business for government officers. To begin with, their official cars will be replaced with cabs. Badal said the official transport fleet will be outsourced to private players to bring down the daily...

THE Joint Action Committee of Punjab Roadways organised a gate rally here today. The members of the Conductor Union, Driver Union, Inspector Union etc discussed their problems. They also discussed their long-pending demands. The unions warned the government that if their demands were not...

Chandigarh, July 18 (ANI): The Punjab University has reserved seats for students suffering from AIDS and cancer in various courses in its colleges. The University has reserved one seat for each of the fifty-six courses that it offers for people affected by AIDS or suffering from cancer. However...

Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) The Punjab government Wednesday signed an agreement with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to tap the national potential of up to 2 million jobs for Punjabi youth. More...

The Punjab Government has decided to build Punjab Bhawan in Nanded, Maharashtra, to mark the Guru-ta-Gaddi diwas in October 2008. The event is planned to commemorate the consecration of the Guru Granth Sahib and Parlok Gaman of Guru Gobind Singh. The government has cleared a grant of Rs 7 crore...

Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) Defending their 'detention' of Congress legislator Joginder Pal Jain, the Punjab Police Tuesday said they had done so on the basis of a 19-year-old case under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (Cofeposa) Act. More...

Lahore, July 17 (IANS) Pakistan's tiny Sikh community has spoken out against suicide attacks being launched by militants in the country's tribal areas in the restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). More...

Chandigarh, July 16 (IANS) Congress legislator Joginder Pal Jain was Monday arrested by the Punjab police for his alleged involvement in a nine-year-old case of illegal money transfer registered in Kolkata. More...

Chicago, July 16 (IANS) Sikh priests held a religious parade through the streets of the city as part of an annual Sikh sporting festival that featured kabaddi, yoga as well as vigorous bhangra dances and spicy Indian dishes. More...

MUMBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Punjab Tractors Ltd. said on Saturday its board has appointed Anjanikumar Choudhari as chairman, part of top level changes. More...

Badal will present a document to the PM on the futility of importing wheat Punjab government has decided to oppose the Centre's decision to import wheat. This time, the state government will strengthen its claims with a detailed document on the status of cereals in the nation. Chief Minister...

In the first match of the 5th S.N Vohra Memorial under 15 Cricket Tournament CCA Punjab passed through CCA Haryana and beat them by a huge margin of 77 runs which was being played here today. CCA Punjab won the toss and elected to bat. With the help of Manan Vohra's contribution of 40 runs and...

To hush up the matter of grabbing about 370 acre land in Kansal village, allegedly by top bureaucrats, politicians and some influential people, the Punjab Police not only ignored criminal cases registered in the past regarding the alleged land grab, but also blatantly overruled reports by the...

By Savinder Singh Khadoor Sahib (Punjab), July 14 (ANI): Nineteen couples, belonging to the economically weaker sections of society, tied the nuptial knot at a mass marriage ceremony at the Tapiana Sahib Gurudwara in Khadoor Sahib area, about 40 kilometres from Amritsar. The marriage ceremony...