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New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) 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...

Ranchi, July 26 (IANS) 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...

Chicago, July 26 (IANS) A teenager was charged with the murder of a Sikh cab driver whose burnt body was found early this month in Seattle. More...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), July 25 (IANS) 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...

Chandigarh, July 25 (IANS) 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...

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) 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...

Toronto, July 25 (IANS) A Sikh group has slammed the long-standing Canadian immigration policy that forces Sikhs with the surname Singh or Kaur to change their last names if they want to migrate to the country. More...

Sirsa (Haryana), July 24 (IANS) 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...

Chandigarh, July 23 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday directed the Punjab government and its vigilance wing to produce Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, an aide of former chief minister Amarinder Singh, before it Tuesday to ascertain allegations of torture levelled by him. More...

Chandigarh, July 22 (IANS) Hardliner Sikh leader and former terrorist Daljit Singh Bittu was Sunday arrested on sedition charges, the Punjab police said. More...

Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) District police chiefs in Punjab will have their field performances reviewed every month, Director General of Police N.P.S. Aulakh announced Saturday. More...

Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) 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...

Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) 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...

Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) Defending their 'detention' of Congress legislator Joginder Pal Jain, the Punjab Police Tuesday said they had done so on the basis of a 19-year-old case under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (Cofeposa) Act. More...

Lahore, July 17 (IANS) Pakistan's tiny Sikh community has spoken out against suicide attacks being launched by militants in the country's tribal areas in the restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). More...

Chandigarh, July 16 (IANS) 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...

Chicago, July 16 (IANS) Sikh priests held a religious parade through the streets of the city as part of an annual Sikh sporting festival that featured kabaddi, yoga as well as vigorous bhangra dances and spicy Indian dishes. More...

Toronto, July 12 (IANS) A Sikh organisation has filed a $110 million lawsuit against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for allegedly linking it to terrorism and damaging the reputation of the Sikh community. More...

Toronto, July 10 (IANS) A paralysed Sikh, who entered Canada with a fake passport four years ago, has ducked deportation to India and sought asylum in a gurdwara. More...

Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) 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...