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Leaders blame babudom for land woes of Sikhs Vishal Joshi http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Haryana/Leaders-blame-babudom-for-land-woes-of-Sikhs/Article1-1112507.aspx Hoping for a favourable solution for nearly 150 Sikh families in getting their rights to cultivate lands at...

Bills worth Rs 1600 cr pending as Punjab’s fiscal woes worsen Sarbjit Dhaliwal/TNS BAD Economics - VAT collections hint at a shortfall of Rs 500 cr this fiscal - Only urgent payments being released - Govt’s pre-poll sops mean Rs 2,000-cr annual burden Chandigarh, February 6...

HARIPUR: The obelisk of Colonel Canara, a Frenchman by origin, stands forgotten in Zafar Park of Haripur. The monument presents the picture of neglect by the archaeological department responsible for the maintenance of historical sites. No steps have been taken for the preservation of the...

Partition Woes by WILLIAMS COLE An interview of filmmaker Sarah Singh on her award-winning film, "The Sky Below" - which will be screened at The Seventh Annual Spinning Wheel Film Festival in Toronto on September 25-27, 2009 [www.SpinningWheelToronto.com]. In the...

New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) The comeback film of actress Madhuri Dixit courted further trouble today with Punjab and Haryana governments also banning its screening offended by controversial lyrics in More...

There was more trouble for popular actress Madhuri Dixit's comeback movie "Aaja Nachle" with Punjab, which has a sizable dalit population, today banning it, a day after it was taken off theatres in Uttar Pradesh over its title song which allegedly humiliated the community. More...

Close on the heels of developments in Karnataka, an uneasy relationship prevails in Punjab where the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and its ally Bharatiya Janata Party appear to be in sombre mood over certain contentious issues, including the recent proposed hike in power tariff by the state...

The Punjab State Farmers Commission has recently asked the state government to make delayed-sowing of rice mandatory. The move comes at a time when agriculture in Punjab is facing its worst spell since 1970. Last year, the state recorded 1.86 per cent growth in farming. More...

Expressing concern over the depleting water table of Punjab, Centre for Agriculture and Rural development (CARRD) has decided to carry out an indepth study to analyse all facts and suggest the remedial measures to combat this problem. In a statement issued here today, Dr Joginder Singh...

http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200601310454.html Indian Dowry Woes: Test for Law Makers New Vision (Kampala, UGANDA - Africa) NEWS January 31, 2006 </B> Posted to the web January 31, 2006 By Alice Emasu Kampala TWO weeks ago, Navpreet Kaur, 22, of Indian origin, residing in...