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Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) 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...

London, Aug 14 (IANS) A Sikh man belonging to a volunteer reserve police force in Ireland has been banned from wearing his headgear. More...

Jalandhar, (Punjab), Aug 13 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has taken umbrage over Sikhs worshipping Chinese manufactured idols of Sikh Gurus. Chinese-made idols of Sikh Gurus have flooded toy shops across northern India. Sikhs don't practice idol-worship, and consider...

By Ravi Khandelwal New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): Punjab, an emerging leader in the machine tools manufacturing sector, recently made its presence felt at the 'India Machine Tools Show - 2007'. The mega event exhibited the latest engineering technologies and machinery tools. Over 1000 business...

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...

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...

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...

Chandigarh, Aug 13 (IANS) 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...

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...

A book on the life and achievements of great Sikh ruler during early 19th Century was today released by Baba Sarbjot Singh Bedi at an impressive public gathering at Punjab Natshala. The book, 'Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Personalitas Extra-ordinaire', by educationist Manveen Sandhu and is published...

Finally, after waking up a trifle late to the possibilities of cashing in on its ecology, Punjab has decided to rope in Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR), a Karnataka Government undertaking, to develop eco-tourism in the state on the pattern of Karnataka. Sources said JLR, a 27-year-old...

Amritsar, Aug 12 (IANS) International trading through this Sikh holy city promises to hold a good future, with cargo handling starting from the Rajasansi international airport here. More...

International trading through this Sikh holy city promises to hold a good future, with cargo handling starting from the Rajasansi international airport here. More...

Chandigarh, Aug 10 (PTI) The Punjab Government is targeting to achieve 25 per cent plus annual growth in VAT collection from the existing rate of 10. More...

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...

Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) 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...

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...

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...

Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) 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...

Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) 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...