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By Karan Kapoor Jalandhar, Nov.19 (ANI): Born in a Sikh family of farmers in Shafipur Village near Jalandhar, the popular singer Hans Raj Hans drew inspirations from street musicians and singers at holy shrines. He learnt music under the stewardship of Ustad Puran Shah Koti who motivated him...

The case of a single Sikh pupil suspended in Aberdare, Wales, for wearing a religious wrist bangle is now likely to go to judicial review after the school concerned refused to adopt a more flexible dress policy and is seeking further legal advice. More...

The country's highest Sikh body, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has announced it would take full responsibility of the abandoned girl child to curb female foeticide. Following the announcement, SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar a pragmatic policy will soon be planned and...

Chandigarh, Nov 18 (IANS) The weight-shedding 'bhangra' dance exercise technique successfully adopted by the Bathinda police in Punjab will be replicated for the entire state to make cops fitter and healthier. More...

Punjab tail-enders Manpreet Gony and Ankur Kakkar put up a stiff resistance on a bouncy wicket at the PCA Stadium here today as Hyderabad's Pragyan Ojha and Ashwin Yadav pegged on at them. That effort lasted one and-a-half hours, and 71 runs accumulated from the seventh-wicket stand after the...

Vijay Dabur Chandigarh, Nov 18 (PTI) In a victory of sorts in rural versus urban competitive politics, the smaller partner, BJP, of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-led coalition in Punjab has been More...

A young model, said to be suffering from depression after the death of her child, committed suicide at her apartment in the industrial town of Derabassi in Punjab. More...

Chandigarh, Nov 16 (IANS) Paddy purchase in Punjab has hit a high this year, beating last year's figure well before the end of the procurement season and leaving farmers happier with record payments made within 72 hours of purchase. More...

By Ravinder Singh Robin San Jose, (USA), Nov 15 (ANI): In a bid to resolve the Sikh turban issue, particularly at airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the United States has offered jobs to Sikh youths based in America. A twelve-member TSA delegation led by Edward W...

The Punjab police Wednesday arrested a Nigerian national Nwabudu Chijioke Dasil and recovered one kilogram of heroin from him. The contraband is worth Rs.10 million ($250,000) in the international market. More...

A newly formed British Army kabaddi team will participate in a kabaddi festival in Punjab this month. More...

Amritsar (Punjab), Nov 14 (IANS) The Punjab police Wednesday arrested a Nigerian national Nwabudu Chijioke Dasil and recovered one kilogram of heroin from him. More...

Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) A newly formed British Army kabaddi team will participate in a kabaddi festival in Punjab this month. More...

London, Nov 14 (IANS) Prominent London-based human rights organisation Liberty is mounting a legal challenge against a school in Wales for excluding a Sikh student for wearing a kada, a symbol of Sikhism. More...

Chandigarh, Nov 13 (IANS) An eco-friendly building in an integrated forest complex will be the new home of Punjab's forest department. More...

The Punjab government will build an integrated forest complex with a green building certification at an estimated cost of Rs. 120 million. More...

A 14-year-old girl excluded from school for refusing to remove a Sikh bangle, is asked to attend a meeting there. More...

A girl, 14, excluded from school for refusing to remove a Sikh bangle, is asked to attend a meeting there. More...

Ludhiana (Punjab), Nov 12 (IANS) A woman in a Punjab village Monday poisoned herself and also her two children. More...

Chandigarh, Nov 12 (IANS) Punjab's Director General of Police N.P.S. Aulakh Monday instructed field officers to monitor activities of former terrorists and their sympathisers in the state. More...