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    Sikh News Two Punjab Cops Booked After Custodial Death (Calcutta News)

    Two police officers were suspended and booked after a youth they had arrested committed 'suicide' at a police station in Punjab. Police had picked up the youth in Hoshiarpur district some days ago on charges of stealing a mobile phone. More...
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    Sikh News Police Question Dera Chief, Confiscate Offending Dress (Lead) (Calcutta News)

    Punjab Police Friday confiscated the controversial dress that Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh had worn in likeness of a revered Sikh guru - the cause of the current stand-off between the Sikh community and dera followers. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Police In Sirsa To Interrogate Dera Chief (Calcutta News)

    A Punjab Police team arrived here Friday morning to interrogate chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, in a case of hurting religious sentiments of the Sikh community by portraying himself as Sikh guru Gobind Singh. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Police In Sirsa To Interrogate Dera Chief (Calcutta News)

    A Punjab Police team arrived here Friday morning to interrogate chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, in a case of hurting religious sentiments of the Sikh community by portraying himself as Sikh guru Gobind Singh. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab To Put Jail Land To Commercial Use (Calcutta News)

    Vacant land of various jails in Punjab will be commercially exploited and will be offered for setting up multiplexes and shopping malls. This was decided at a meeting of the Punjab cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here Thursday evening. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Launches Populist 'atta-dal' Scheme On I Day (Calcutta News)

    Ludhiana/Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday launched the much-awaited 'atta-dal' (wheat and pulses) scheme for the poor during Independence Day celebrations in Ludhiana. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab To Roll Out 'atta-dal' Scheme Wednesday (Calcutta News)

    Fulfilling its much-awaited promise to provide atta (wheat flour) and dal (pulses) at highly subsidised rates to poor families to help them beat inflation, the Punjab government will Wednesday formally launch a scheme on the occasion of Independence Day. More...
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    Sikh News 'Sikhs Unlimited': London To LA Via Punjab (Calcutta News)

    At a time when the Sikh diaspora is set to complete a century of existence in the West, many of them settling to the riches of their adopted countries and thousands more aspiring to be part of those 'greener pastures', a book by a Punjab-based citrus farmer has attempted to chronicle the...
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    Sikh News 'Sikhs Unlimited': London To LA Via Punjab (Calcutta News)

    At a time when the Sikh diaspora is set to complete a century of existence in the West, many of them settling to the riches of their adopted countries and thousands more aspiring to be part of those 'greener pastures', a book by a Punjab-based citrus farmer has attempted to chronicle the...
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    Sikh News Cargo Handling To Give New Boost To Amritsar Airport (Calcutta News)

    International trading through this Sikh holy city promises to hold a good future, with cargo handling starting from the Rajasansi international airport here. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab To Get Strict With Proclaimed Offenders (Calcutta News)

    The Punjab police Thursday announced that it would get stricter with proclaimed offenders in the future. All district police chiefs have been asked to attach properties of such offenders to bring them back within the reach of law. More...
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    Sikh News Assocham To Facilitate Arab-Punjab Trade Ties (Calcutta News)

    Trade and industry body Assocham Wednesday announced it will jointly establish with the Punjab government a mechanism to provide one-window facilitation to promote economic and trade activities between the state and the Arab countries. More...
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    Sikh News Congress Cries Foul After Violent Punjab Civic Poll (Calcutta News)

    The opposition Congress Wednesday cried foul over the polling in the one-day election to civic bodies in Punjab's four main cities even as incidents of violence occurred in all four cities. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Police Nab Gang Targeting Religious Shrines (Calcutta News)

    The Punjab police Wednesday claimed it had nabbed ten members of a gang of migrants from Nawanshahr district, 85 km from Chandigarh, who were involved in a spate of dacoities at religious shrines in the area in recent months. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Government Faces First Test In Civic Polls (Calcutta News)

    Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine is gearing up for its first test after coming to power in March, with four major cities holding civic polls Wednesday. More...
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    Sikh News Power Supply Hit In Punjab (Calcutta News)

    Power supply in most parts of Punjab was severely affected following a major technical snag in the power distribution system that brought major power generating units to a grinding halt Saturday evening. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab To Count Cattle, Buffaloes And Others (Calcutta News)

    The Punjab government will conduct a fresh livestock census in the state Sept 14-Oct 15 to find out exactly how many domestic animals and birds are there in the state. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab To Launch New Food Scheme Aug 15 (Calcutta News)

    The Punjab government will launch its much-publicised 'Atta-Dal' food scheme Aug 15 that will provide flour and pulses at subsidised rates to poor families, officials said Wednesday. More...
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    Sikh News Extra Security For Two Sikh Leaders (Calcutta News)

    Two top Sikh religious leaders were Saturday provided extra security after they received a threatening letter from a relatively unknown Sikh organisation. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Moves Court Against Haryana's Water Channel Plan (Calcutta News)

    The Punjab government Thursday moved the Supreme Court to stop neighbouring Haryana from building a water channel off the Bhakhra canal to irrigate its farming land. More...
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