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The Punjab State Farmers Commission has recently asked the state government to make delayed-sowing of rice mandatory. The move comes at a time when agriculture in Punjab is facing its worst spell since 1970. Last year, the state recorded 1.86 per cent growth in farming. 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...

The Punjab administration is set to get some lessons in Gujarati fiscal management as the north Indian state's government has shown interest in learning the nuances of an efficient tax administration from Gujarat. A team of Punjab ministers and bureaucrats is to come to Gandhinagar to get a...

The state Board of Education declined to act today on new complaints from the Sikh community about a seventh-grade textbook the Sikhs say is offensive. More...

SACRAMENTO (AP) - The state Board of Education declined to act today on new complaints from the Sikh community about a seventh-grade textbook the Sikhs say is offensive. More...

The state Board of Education declined to act Thursday on new complaints from the Sikh community about a seventh-grade textbook the Sikhs say is offensive. More...

Chandigarh, July 7 (UNI) The Punjab government is all set to complete the establishment of Punjab State Wide Area Network (PAWAN) programme. More...

Punjab Government today announced a cash incentive of Rs one crore for the sportspersons from the state winning a gold medal at the Olympics. This step of the state government is under the new sports cash incentive policy formulated by the Punjab Government for the sportspersons who represent...

Sectarian tensions remain high in India's northern state of Punjab as Sikhs demand an apology from a rival sect. The leader of Dera Sacha Sauda has denied committing blasphemy by dressing up as a Sikh guru for an advertisement. More...

Sectarian tensions remain high in India's northern state of Punjab as Sikhs demand an apology from a rival sect. The leader of Dera Sacha Sauda has denied committing blasphemy by dressing up as a Sikh guru for an advertisement. More...

Sectarian tensions remain high in India's northern state of Punjab as Sikhs demand an apology from a rival sect. The leader of Dera Sacha Sauda has denied committing blasphemy by dressing up as a Sikh guru for an advertisement. More...

Sectarian tensions remain high in India's northern state of Punjab as Sikhs demand an apology from a rival sect. The leader of Dera Sacha Sauda has denied committing blasphemy by dressing up as a Sikh guru for an advertisement. More...

Sectarian tensions remain high in India's northern state of Punjab as Sikhs demand an apology from a rival sect. The leader of Dera Sacha Sauda has denied committing blasphemy by dressing up as a Sikh guru for an advertisement. More...

Sectarian tensions remain high in India's northern state of Punjab as Sikhs demand an apology from a rival sect. The leader of Dera Sacha Sauda has denied committing blasphemy by dressing up as a Sikh guru for an advertisement. More...

A daylong general strike called by Sikh religious leaders has shut down activity in India's northern state of Punjab, a Sikh majority region. Anjana Pasricha reports that the strike was ordered after tensions escalated between the Sikh community and another Punjab-based religious sect. More...

AMRITSAR, India: Security forces were on high alert in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Tuesday as Sikh religious leaders called a general strike over what they see as blasphemy by a rival sect. More...

Security forces were on high alert in the northern Indian state of Punjab Tuesday as Sikh religious leaders called a general strike over what they see as blasphemy by a rival sect. More...

SACRAMENTO The state Board of Education has voted to ask the publisher of a seventh-grade history text to take out a picture of a Sikh religious leader that followers call offensive. More...

Cults, Deras + Free Liquor = Votes : The Sad State of Punjab Elections Wednesday 14th of February 2007 Panthic Weekly News Bureau Badal and son seek blessings (votes) from Sacha Sauda Leader in Jan...

Letter from a frontline state: Behind the clichés, a modern Pakistan (International Herald Tribune) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11ui4lkoe/*http%3A//www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/08/opinion/ednawaz.php Array Mon, 08 May 2006 11:30:53 GMT The reality of Pakistan today...