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    Sikh News Jharkhand Minister's Remark Irks Sikh Community (Calcutta News)

    The Sikh community in Jharkhand has taken out processions in different parts of the state and have demanded the removal of Health Minister Bhanu Pratap Shahi over his reported remarks disparaging the community. More...
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    Sikh News Monica Bedi Arrives In Her Village In Punjab (Calcutta News)

    Monica Bedi, who walked free Wednesday after spending five years behind bars in Portugal and India, reached her ancestral village Chabewal in Punjab where she was born in 1976. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh To Market Region As IT Hub (Calcutta News)

    Punjab, Haryana and the union territory of Chandigarh have decided to jointly market the region for making it a knowledge and information technology hub. More...
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    Sikh News L.N. Mittal Brings In Funds For Punjab Refinery (Calcutta News)

    Thanking the Indian government for speedy clearance of his group's joint refinery project in Punjab, London-based steel mogul L.N. Mittal Wednesday injected Rs.5 billion ($120 million) in the company that would set up the $4.6 billion venture. More...
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    Sikh News Eight Injured In Dera-Sikh Clash Near Sirsa (Calcutta News)

    At least eight people were injured Tuesday after gunshots were fired in a clash between followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect and members of the Sikh community in a village close to this Haryana town. More...
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    Sikh News Monthly Performance Review For Senior Punjab Cops (Calcutta News)

    District police chiefs in Punjab will have their field performances reviewed every month, Director General of Police N.P.S. Aulakh announced Saturday. More...
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    Sikh News Heroin Recovered From Punjab Border (Calcutta News)

    Sixteen kilograms of heroin valued at Rs.160 million in the international market was recovered by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from the India-Pakistan border in Punjab. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab, NCC Sign Agreement To Give Jobs To Youth (Calcutta News)

    The Punjab government Wednesday signed an agreement with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to tap the national potential of up to 2 million jobs for Punjabi youth. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Congress Legislator Arrested (Calcutta News)

    Congress legislator Joginder Pal Jain was Monday arrested by the Punjab police for his alleged involvement in a nine-year-old case of illegal money transfer registered in Kolkata. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Offers Huge Cash Incentive For Olympic Medallists (Calcutta News)

    Sportspersons from Punjab winning an individual gold medal at any Olympic Games - a feat not yet achieved in the 111-year history of the modern Olympics - will become millionaires. More...
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    Sikh News Dera Follower Dies, Alert In South Punjab Again (Calcutta News)

    An undercurrent of tension prevailed in south Punjab Saturday following the death of Dera Sacha Sauda sect follower Jaswinder Singh at a hospital in Rohtak in neighbouring Haryana earlier in the day. More...
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    Sikh News Algae-filled Punjab Ponds To Be Cleaned (Calcutta News)

    Stagnating and polluted ponds in rural Punjab will get cleaned under a new Rs.800 million scheme announced by the state government Thursday. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Initiates Probe Against Chahal's Kin (Calcutta News)

    The Punjab government Thursday said it had initiated an inquiry into allotment of prime land to an educational trust owned by a relative of B.I.S. Chahal, then media adviser to former chief minister Amarinder Singh. More...
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    Sikh News Japanese Bank To Fund Rs.30 Bn Project In Punjab (Calcutta News)

    Leading Japanese financial institution, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), will fund a Rs.30 billion public health project in Punjab to provide 100 percent water supply and sewerage connectivity in all major cities. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab To Set Up Five Citrus Estates (Calcutta News)

    Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday ordered the setting up of five citrus estates this year, bringing 18,000 acres in 400 villages under citrus cultivation. More...
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    Sikh News Dera Chief Says Punjab Govt Violating His Rights (Calcutta News)

    Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Friday accused the Akali Dal government in Punjab of violating his fundamental rights as the ongoing controversy between the sect and Sikhs reached the Punjab and Haryana high court. More...
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    Sikh News Akal Takht Puts Off Decision On Dera Chief's Apology (Calcutta News)

    The Akal Takht, highest temporal seat of Sikhism, Wednesday kept in abeyance its decision on the second apology from Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh to the Sikh community for hurting their sentiments even as it maintained its tough stance. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Government Grants Permission To Arrest Dera Chief (Calcutta News)

    The Punjab government late Wednesday gave permission to the state police to execute the non-bailable warrant issued against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh on the charge of hurting religious sentiments of the Sikh community. More...
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    Sikh News Sikh Clergy Meets To Discuss Second Dera Apology (Calcutta News)

    Sikh high priests from five temporal seats of the religion met here Wednesday to discuss a sealed letter sent by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim to resolve the ongoing controversy between the clergy and the sect leader. More...
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    Sikh News Punjab Farmers Protest Land Acquisition By Industry (Calcutta News)

    Thousands of farmers in Punjab Monday protested against the acquisition of their land at nominal prices for setting up industrial units. More...
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