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Seham (Punjab), Nov 7 (IANS) A top British cop came visiting Punjab six years ago and so appalled was he at the quality of education in rural areas that he took on the task of raising funds for building proper schools. More...

In a major move that is certain to boost investors sentiments, the Punjab government s empowered committee on mega projects, under the chairmanship of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, on Tuesday cleared industrial projects worth Rs 1,345 crore. Disclosing this, a spokesman of the Punjab...

The Congress-led UPA Government's much flaunted National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is gasping for breath in Punjab. Not a single person has benefited from the scheme since April 1. The scheme was first introduced in the districts of Amritsar, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr and Hoshiarpur...

Vodafone Essar has come out as the fastest growing telecom provider in the last year-and-a-half in one of the fastest growing telecom GSM subscriber market in Punjab. The company has notched a growth of 127% in its subscriber base during March 2006 and September 2007 followed by Bharti Airtel...

MUMBAI, Nov 5 - Textiles firm Punjab Woolcombers Ltd said on Monday its board had approved splitting each share into ten. More...

By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Nov 5 (ANI): Keeping a dog as a pet is becoming an obsession in Punjab's major cities like Patiala, Chandigarh and Ludhiana, reminding one of royalty of Punjab of yore. Going on an evening stroll with a handsome dog is picture perfect in city like Chandigarh. One can...

The 28th Annual Sikh Parade in Yuba City turned in record crowds this weekend, exceeding the expectations of organizers. Near perfect weather brought in an estimated 75,000 to 80,000 Sikhs and non-Sikhs on Sunday to enjoy one of the Sacramento Valley's largest religious and cultural...

Chandigarh, Nov 5 (IANS) The Punjab government has decided to auction vehicle registration numbers, taking a cue from the union territory of Chandigarh that auctions all VIP and preferential vehicle numbers, generating millions in revenue annually. More...

Punjab has decided to spare apex cooperative institutions, Markfed and Milkfed, from the disinvestment axe. The decision follows reservations expressed by cooperation minister Kanwaljit Singh. "How can one disinvest consistently profit-making cooperatives", he told the media recently. "The...

By Karan Kapoor Moga (Punjab), Nov 4 (ANI): Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, a non-resident Indian (NRI), has adopted a village in Punjab's Moga District to bring about social reform there. Dhaliwal, who migrated to Manchester in England in 1985, is back in his ancestral Badni Kala village. For Dhaliwal...

By Sunil Sharma Jalandhar, Nov 4 (ANI): A large section of non-resident Indians (NRIs), belonging to Punjab, continues to play an important role in the economic development of their homeland. Over five million, almost one third of the total estimated number of Indians overseas, belong to Punjab...

Chandigarh, Nov 3 (IANS) A consumer court here has slapped a fine of Rs.500,000 on Punjab's biggest milk supplier, Milkfed, for selling an underweight milk pouch to one of its customers four years ago. More...

Amritsar, Nov 3 (IANS) Ten members of a family, including seven children, were killed when their overloaded car fell into a drain in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, 80 km from here. More...

Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) Health officials in Punjab are not going to like this. State Health Minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla, known as an upright and no-nonsense person, is engaging detectives to keep a tab on officials and doctors accepting gifts on Diwali. More...

Jalandhar, Nov 2 (IANS) A deputy superintendent of police in Punjab has been booked following a complaint by a woman alleging that he sought sexual favours to end an immigration case registered against her. More...

Today is the 23rd anniversary of the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. Now a new book levels serious charges against top Congress leaders implicated in the riots. The book, When A Tree Shook Delhi , authored by journalist Manoj Mitta and lawyer HS Phoolka will be released later this week. More...

The land records of Punjab will be fully computerised by July 2008. The government has engaged Microsoft to perform the task that suggested the model being implemented in Andhara Pradesh fro digitalisation. Incidentally, Andhra Pradesh was the first state in the country to achieve 100%...

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Chandigarh, Oct 31 (IANS) At least 100 students from a technical college in Punjab were admitted to hospital for food poisoning Wednesday after they ate food served at a langar (community kitchen) following a religious ceremony on the college campus Tuesday. More...

New Delhi/Amritsar, Oct 31 (ANI): Sikhs on Wednesday took out protest rallies in different parts of the country, demanding justice in the 1984 anti Sikh riots. On this day in 1984, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards that triggered anti-Sikh riots in...