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By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov 29 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday installed a portrait of slain rebel Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala at a Sikh museum situated in the premises of the Golden Temple. SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar had earlier...

MUMBAI, Nov 29 - Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd said on Thursday its board approved alloting 1.51 million warrants convertible to equity shares at 136 rupees each. More...

Shimla, Nov 29 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh police have finally nabbed a man from the neighbouring state of Punjab, almost a decade after he had allegedly abducted and raped a local woman, the police said Thursday. More...

The CBI has virtually given a clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, saying it has ‘no evidence’ or ‘witness’ to establish his complicity in the riots. Tytler had earlier been implicated by two judicial commissions for allegedly masterminding the Sikh...

The imposition of entry tax by Punjab government on certain items, which has been made effective from November 21, has left the industry in confusion and even forced it to resist its implementation tooth and nail, industry experts say. Last month, the state government had announced the...

Punjab won the second prize at the India International Trade Fair 2007 at Pargati Maidan, New Delhi. While disclosing this here on Tuesday, media advisor to the chief minister Harcharan Bains said that the jury, constituted by India Trade Promotion Organisation, has made the declaration of the...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov 27 (ANI): Sikh leaders of various countries on Tuesday met Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro in Islamabad and urged him to set up a visa centre in Amritsar. They also asked for providing a corridor for Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, where...

The Punjab government would soon formulate a health care policy to cater to the needs of the poor patients who cannot afford treatment for deadly and incurable diseases like Cancer and AIDS. The new policy would entitle 25% of the economically disadvantaged patients free treatment in private and...

Islamabad, Nov 25 (ANI): Police detained hundreds of supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of his return from exile, his party has said. In a crackdown that began late Saturday, some 1,800 activists of the PML-N were detained in Punjab, party spokesman Ahsan Iqbal said. There...

New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): Displays of alternative sources of energy at the Punjab pavilion in the ongoing India International Trade Fair being organised here have attracted hundreds of onlookers. The State has highlighted the development in the field of alternative and non-conventional sources of...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov.24 (ANI): Pakistan's Law Minister, Syed Afzal Haider, today assured the Sikh congregation that his government would enact the "Anand Karaj Act" for the Sikhs living in Pakistan soon. Addressing Sikhs gathered at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib near Lahore, where the...

Chandigarh, Nov 24 (ANI): Pakistan Radio comments criticising Sikh leadership has evoked displeasure among members of the community here. Sikhs, particularly those living along the border, have questioned the credentials of Pakistan Radio. What has upset them are comments like "Sikh leadership...

By Sunil Sharma / Karan Kapoor Chandigarh, Nov 24 (ANI): Just like fashion, online gaming fever is now gripping young minds in Punjab. After a tiring day at school, playing on computer is one of the coolest relaxing activities for eight-year-old Khusi Sood. She accesses the internet and goes...

Chandigarh, Nov 23 (IANS) Film star Amitabh Bachchan, senior Congress leaders and police officials figure in a list of 200 persons against whom Sikh organizations will file a fresh petition in the Supreme Court, seeking action against them for their role in anti-Sikh riots in Delhi in 1984. More...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov.23 (ANI): The election of Avtar Singh Makkar as president of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) for a third consecutive term has evoked a mixed response from the Sikh diaspora. Former SGPC secretary Manjit Singh Calcutta said that it was...

Chandigarh, Nov 23 (IANS) The central government has given the nod for a nearly 2,500-km-long inter-state highway that will link important Sikh religious shrines in seven states in the country. More...

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the occasion of Guru Nanak's birthday, which will be celebrated on Saturday. Extending greetings to the people in his message, Ansari said that Guru Nakak Dev Ji, the...

The export of software from Punjab and Haryana is witnessing a hefty increase. This is evident from Haryana rising atleast six points to emerge at number nine position in the country from its number 15 position in 2006. The Mohali centre of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) has also...

MUMBAI, Nov 22 - Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd said on Thursday its board would meet on November 29 to consider raising funds though debt or equity. More...

MUMBAI, Nov 22 - Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd said on Thursday its board would meet on November 29 to consider raising funds though debt or equity. More...