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With neighbouring Haryana having given in-principle approval to 57 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) proposals, 12 notified and 5 functional, Punjab is getting its act together to set the ball rolling. With the state all set to enact the SEZ Act by this December, formal approval has been given to four...

In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the "arbitrary" rule framed by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana banning persons over the age of 45 from getting enrolled as advocates in the Bar . Quashing the order, a Division Bench of the High Court held that the...

Punjab is getting tough with builders and developers. The state government has issued instructions that ''no housing project would get government approval unless the colonizer gives clear proof of acquiring at least 50% of the land mentioned in the project''. The new instructions, issued last...

Movie: Loins of Punjab Presents Rating: *** Cast: Shabana Azmi ( Rrita Kapoor ), Seema Rahmani ( Sania Rehman ), Jameel Khan , Michael Raimondi ( Josh Cohen ), Manish Acharya ( Vikram Tejwani ), Ajay Naidu ( Turbanotorious B.D.G. ), Ayesha Dharker ( Opama Menon ), Darshan Jariwala ( Sanjeev...

The Congress on Friday accused the SAD-BJP Government in Punjab of harassing its workers, forcing many of them to commit suicide and being instrumental in the death of others. Presenting a delegation of the relatives of some victims brought by Punjab CLP leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal at the AICC...

The RSS has sought to blame Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directly for the controversial affidavit on Lord Ram and pointed to his Sikh faith and its sacred texts that contain numerous references to the revered figure. An editorial in RSS mouthpiece Organiser alleged that Congress chief Sonia...

National Minorities Commission Chairman Mohammed Shafi Qureshi told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday that the Maharashtra Government will implement the Srikrishna panel recommendations and dole out a compensation package, which will be at par with that...

Who are police cats? Cats are persons who are used for pseudo-terrorist techniques to infiltrate terrorist groups. In Punjab, they were specially recruited and helped the police to track down listed terrorists. These cats, on making contact with the terrorists, provided actionable intelligence...

Lawyers for Human Rights International and Global Human Rights Council today condemned the arrest of the former DGP Punjab SS Virk as unlawful. The advocates also tried to meet the former DGP, but they were not allowed to go inside the hospital. Talking to media persons, chairman of Lawyers for...

A team of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested former Punjab Director General of Police and Maharashtra-cadre IPS officer S.S. Virk in New Delhi on Sunday. The case against the officer, who is considered close to former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, is that he misused his official...

Agriculture, the mainstay of Punjab's economy since the Green Revolution, has become the main cause for the slow growth of the state's economy. For, enquiries reveal that the growth rate in the primary sector, which comprises agriculture and allied sectors, was just 2.17% in 2004-05. It went...

Following incidents of clashes between Dera Sacha Sauda followers and Sikh groups, former minister and senior BJP leader Balramji Dass Tandon today said the general impression fast building up is that "perhaps the Punjab government has proclaimed an undeclared ban on all religious ceremonies of...

The first Punjab State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament is being organised by the Mohali District Table Tennis Association at the Table Tennis Hall in Sector 23 here from September 15 to 17. More than 250 players from all over Punjab will take part in the tournament. The events would be played...

Swedish car major-Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) is now set to woo Punjab customers, after Germany based DaimlerChrysler and BMW entered the state with their luxury car segments. The company is planning to debut in Punjab market by launching two models-S80 and XC90 priced at Rs 38 lakh and Rs 45...

Five Sikh high priests will meet at Akal Takht on Wednesday to discuss the proposal of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee to put a ban on extravagant marriages. The Sikh clergy might issue some directions, asking the community to not to be pompous and organise night marriage parties...

Having won wide appreciation nationwide, Shah Rukh starrer Chak de India has also managed to reach the D of Punjab Police and score a goal. Punjab Police cops posted in Bathinda district would be watching two special shows of the movie at Ajaib theatre in Bathinda after the theatre authorities...

The Punjab government has agreed to allow special concessions to Guru Gobind Singh Refinery Ltd (GGSRL), also known as Bathinda Refinery, a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and steel tycoon LN Mittal's Mittal Investments. Sources in Punjab chief minister...

Do you know the high you get from your cola or energy drink comes from Punjab? The caffeine that gives you this kick is being produced by a Punjab company, Kudos Chemie, which is now among the top five caffeine producers of the world and has global cola majors and energy drink makers as its...

"A policeman is a citizen in uniform just as a citizen is a policeman without uniform. Therefore police personnel must understand the grievances of the people and empathise with them in the times of their grief." With these words, Chander Shekhar, ADGP (Law and order)-cum-Director of Punjab...

Is it power purchases or complete financial mismanagement that is responsible for the current financial mess in which the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) is wallowing? Instead of carrying out cover-up operations, the senior PSEB officials are proposing power cuts in the state to overcome...