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New Canadian act aimed to eliminate 'Ghost' immigration agents in Punjab Punjab Newsline Network Friday, 10 December 2010 TORONTO: The Canadian parliament has passed new legislation aimed to eliminate "Ghost" immigration consultants in India particularly Punjab who dupe people desperate to...

by Mogana Pilla SINGAPORE - December may be the time when many young Singaporeans are off on a family holiday but a group of them will be away on a more noble mission. They are heading to Mandiala, a village in India's Punjab state, to help build a library there for underprivileged and...

Khalsa Aid: Punjab and Global Relief update HAITI: Another Team Despatched The earthquake in January 2010 left Haiti devastated and killed over 230000 people. Khalsa Aid has been involved in providing sustained aid to the survivors of the earthquake since January, 10 KA volunteers...

This article was published originally by Time Magazine on November 12, 1984 What are your impressions of it, sangat ji, now more than 25 years later? Strong and close-knit, the Sikhs fight to preserve their identity He cuts a strikingly distinctive figure. Generally tall and strapping, he...

Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The Indian subcontinent in November got its first Western-Eastern mix of ecological movements as Punjab, the green-revolution leader of India, launched a United Nations-vetted endeavor on behalf of the Sikh community. Two young professional Sikhs, Ravneet...

Three-fold rise in HIV-hit in Punjab in 3 yrs THE TIMES OF INDIA 1 Dec, 2010 - TNN[ Priya Yadav ] CHANDIGARH: An alarming increase in the rate of injectable drug users (IDUs) in Punjab has led to a worrying spiral in the number of people getting infected with HIV. Nearly, 61,000 people are...

Punjab drug scene hits a new 'high' 73.5 percent of the Punjabi youth, between 16 and 35 years, surveyed were addicted to drugs! IANS Monday, 22 November 2010 CHANDIGARH: It is one of the most prosperous states of India and produces the bulk of the country's foodgrain, but Punjab may soon...

http://www.mynews.in/News/many_punjab_women_entering_greece_illegally_say_gurdwaras_N111701.html Many Punjab women entering Greece illegally, say gurdwaras Jalandhar: Many young women from Punjab in search of jobs abroad end up illegally in Greece, where they are forced into the flesh...

[CENTER]CHANDIGARH SKYLINE IN DANGER: A TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION - III This is How the rules were bent With top politicians as members, the Punjab Government gave special treatment to the Tata housing project, using loopholes to permit 19 towers apart from ensuring two convenient approach...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday indicated that it may refer to the constitution bench the question whether Sikhs in Punjab enjoy minority status in respect of setting up educational institutions and availing related benefits. The apex court bench of Justice B. Sudershan...

An agenda for Punjab Gobind Thukral - South Asia Post - November 15, 2010 THE debate rages on. The tone has been set by former finance minister and expelled Akali Manpreet Singh Badal, legislator from Gidderbaha. Anyone and everyone who has a stake in politics in this hapless state of Punjab...

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History revisited: Filmmakers look to Punjab for inspiration Jaskiran Kapoor Posted: Sat Oct 23 2010, 03:59 hrs Chandigarh: Whether it is films or television series, the region and its people have been more than inspiring for directors and creative personalities Whether it is...

Dalits and the Emancipatory Sikh Religion Related thread http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/hard-talk/32867-sant-raam-udasi-punjabs-glorious-poet.html Theoretically and theologically characterized as ‘emancipatory’ Sikhism has failed in practice to do away with the caste prejudices. Raj Kumar...

A woman is Punjab's new finance minister Chandigarh, Oct 20 : Less than a week after Manpreet Singh Badal was sacked as the finance minister of Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday named a woman, Upinderjit Kaur, to the post. Kaur, who is over 70, is presently the education...

Punjab, Punjabi, Punjabiyat by Prof. PRITAM SINGH The following is based on distinguished Punjabi writer and teacher, Professor Pritam Singh's key-note address to the Fourth Punjabi Conference held in Delhi in 1993. It was published earlier in Sirnawan (June, 1993) and Watan (October - December...

Badal vs Badal Vipin Pubby - The Indian Express - Thu Oct 14, 2010 They share the same surname, and were born in the same year — even the same month. But beyond that, Manpreet Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal have little in common, reports Vipin Pubby Sukhbir Singh Badal It was clear from...

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/manpreet-badal-seeks-resignation-punjab-dy-cm-sukhbir-badal-misleading-debt-waiver/24832 Manpreet Badal seeks resignation by Punjab Dy CM Sukhbir Badal for misleading on debt waiver Punjab Newsline Network Wednesday, 13 October 2010 By...

Hundreds of 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims from across Punjab on Tuesday launched an indefinite agitation against the state government on the Mohali-Chandigarh border after they were denied entry to Chandigarh. As the protesters, under the banner of the Punjab Danga Peerit Welfare Society, led...

<table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji Ki Fateh!! Editorial: THE 25 crore man stepped in like a thief, eyes wary, searching for a sign that he must run. Jagbeer Singh. Farmer. Bus conductor. Father. Heroin smuggler. Jailbird. Nobody. After months of being a...