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DEPRESSING PM’s promise unfulfilled AN INITIATIVE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STUDIES OF GURU GRANTH GOES HAYWIRE KS Chawla Ludhiana, October 24 Vini Mahajan, Joint Secretary in the PMO, was specially drafted by the Prime Minister to monitor the ongoing development...

Army Accommodates Sikh Recruit! Community Effort Leads to Major Step Forward in Ending Sikh Exclusion from the Army...

A new look for Punjab Heritage News October 13th, 2009 by Amandeep Madra Source: news.ukpha.org Punjab Heritage News has a new look and a fantastic new...

News Reports This archive provides an important historical record of international media reporting of the events of 1984. No foreign or independent journalists were allowed into Punjab for over a month and those already in the State prior to Operation Blue Star were...

NEW DELHI (AFP) — When India's enigmatic Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi first nominated the studious Manmohan Singh as premier in 2004, observers had their antennae tuned for signs of the first rift. But five years on, the elegant Italian-born widow and the 76-year-old turbaned Sikh...

Tehleka NEWS Magazine Continued from Part One ‘When He Sees A Cop, He Wets His Pants’ CHANDU SINGH, Lost 7 family members SINCE NOVEMBER 1, 1984, Chandu Singh has been afraid of the police. Chandu is not a thief but he hides like one anytime he sees a man in uniform. It was...

YouTube - Pakistan minorities flee 'religious persecution' - 26 Mar

Just came to me by email a few minutes ago. Their Kirtaan is excellent and inspirational. You may have already received one of the exquisite e-cards on a gurpurab produced by the Guru Nanak Daata Baksh Lai Mission. Or you may have seen one of their videos produced by...

We Sikhs love to brag that our religion sees women and men as equals. All well and good, Sikhi teaches this. But I don't see many of usr Kaurs standing up as equals. We tend to let the Singhs run everything. As marvelous as they are, we are also magnificent! We need to stand up, be visible...

Chandigarh, Dec 24 (IANS) Alarmed by the increase in human trafficking cases in the state, the Punjab government Monday announced it would enact an anti-human trafficking law. More...

By Sunil Sharma / Karan Kapoor Punjab, Dec 23 (ANI): While global warming takes the centre-stage on the world arena, Punjab has taken a lead by endorsing renewable energy sources for a brighter future. The 1.0 MW (mega-watt) Link Canal Mini Hydel Project in Sangrur District's Khatra village is a...

By Paramjit Singh Jalandhar, Dec 22 (ANI): Kathak, the classical dance of North India, is being revived in Punjab. This classical dance was neglected in Punjab as folk dance took precedence over it. Anuj Mishra a Kathak exponent of Lucknow Gharana is propagating the Indian dance form through...

The presence of rare freshwater dolphins in the Harike wetland and wildlife sanctuary in Ferozepur district in Punjab was confirmed by the wildlife experts Friday, bringing cheer to wildlife experts. More...

Amritsar, Dec 21 (IANS) The presence of rare freshwater dolphins in the Harike wetland and wildlife sanctuary in Ferozepur district in Punjab was confirmed by the wildlife experts Friday, bringing cheer to wildlife experts. More...

Is there reason to hope the wounds of the families of 3,000 people killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots will be allowed to heal? Ten investigative commissions, 13 convictions and an apology from the Prime Minister hasn t yet done that. Here is what has happened since that fateful day in October...

On October 31, 1984, the then prime minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by two of her Sikh security guards. Immediately after, what unfolded on the streets of India was an unprecedented pogrom. Nearly 3,000 Sikh men, women and children were killed across the country, allegedly by Congress...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Dec 21 (ANI): Deeply concerned with the problems often faced by women around the world, particularly Sikh women, Roma Kaur, has chosen to become the voice of women through her literary works. A graduate of Punjab University and a post graduate in French from...

The Punjab police Thursday raided the premises of a travel and foreign placement agency here and recovered 616 passports and over Rs.2.8 million from its office. More...

Jalandhar, Dec 20 (IANS) The Punjab police Thursday raided the premises of a travel and foreign placement agency here and recovered 616 passports and over Rs.2.8 million from its office. More...

A court in Punjab Wednesday sentenced a para-military officer along with three others for getting his 20-year-old son murdered in 2003. More...