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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 140792" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><a href="http://www.indianrealtynews.com/real-estate-india/delhi/nri%e2%80%99s-seek-better-policies-for-more-fdi-inflow-in-punjab.html" target="_blank"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">NRI’s Seek Better Policies for More FDI Inflow in Punjab</span></span></span></u></strong></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">January 19, 2011 </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Punjab needs to follow Gujarat’s lead and improve its "poor" policies if it wants to attract more investment from overseas Indians, NRIs at an investment meet here today said. "I do not see any major schemes or major development from Punjab or the state government which really helps (in getting NRI investments)," said Punjabi NRI Satinder Dhiman, who migrated to the US from Jalandhar 22 years ago.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"It will be logical for the state government to look into it as lot of (NRI) money is out there," he said at the 8th ‘Punjabi Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2011′ NRI investors’ meet here, adding that real estate, education, services and IT are the potential sectors where NRI investments could flow in.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Another NRI, Mahendra Khari , the President of the International Punjabi Chamber for Service Industry (IPCSI), pointed out that unlike other states like Gujarat, the Punjab government was not efficient in propagating polices or taking initiatives to attract foreign investment.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"In Punjab, they (Punjab government) do not have much PR exercise like Gujarat… I have not seen much support from state functionaries like NRI help centres, professional support, etc.. It (support) is at a personal level (rather) than any other level," rued Khari, who is based in the UK. The Punjab government, too, thinks there is scope for more investment by NRIs in the state.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"I am not satisfied (with the scale of NRI investment in Punjab)… There is always a room on the top… There is a scope for improvement (in terms of investment)… I want more and more (NRI) investments should flow in the state," Punjab Industry and Commerce Minister Manoranjan Kalia told reporters here. According to Kalia, Punjab has received Rs 5,000 crore of FDI in the last four years in several sectors.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The state accounts for just 0.42 per cent of the FDI inflows into the country, with the majority of the foreign direct investment witnessed in the manufacturing, warehousing (Bharti-Walmart), IT, real estate and pharma sectors. Though data on the investment by Punjabi NRIs is not yet available, the bulk of their funds went into the IT, real estate, education and agri-processing sectors. The strength of the overseas Punjabi NRI community is estimated at around 10 million, which is mainly concentrated in Britain, North America, South-East Asia and the Middle East.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>source:</strong> </span><a href="http://www.indianrealtynews.com/real-estate-india/delhi/nri%e2%80%99s-seek-better-policies-for-more-fdi-inflow-in-punjab.html#more-4906" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">http://www.indianrealtynews.com/real-estate-india/delhi/nri%e2%80%99s-seek-better-policies-for-more-fdi-inflow-in-punjab.html#more-4906</span></u></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy"><strong>NRIs don't feel safe investing in Punjab: Ruby Dhalla</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Tue Jan 18 2011, 19:17 hrs </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy"><strong>Amritsar: </strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy">Visiting Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) Ruby Dhalla said Punjab's hopes of attracting more investment from NRIs are unfounded, as the majority of overseas Indians feel there is no security for their hard-earned money. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Speaking at an interaction at Guru Nanak Dev University, Dhalla -- who represents the Brampton-Springdale district of Ontario, Canada -- said, "There is no sense of security in Punjab and NRIs are scared to invest here. Even the ratio of fraudulent cases is enough to keep NRIs away from investment." </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"Don't expect the old generation which left India several years back will invest their hard-earned money all off a sudden... Their children are coming to Punjab to invest, but they need a safe atmosphere," she said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">She made the comments in response to a query on why NRIs expect VVIP treatment during visits to their home country, whereas their investments in Punjab were minimal. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"In Canada, there is no servant and chauffeur culture, as one has to drive his or her own car, so life is not simple as people think here," Dhalla said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"My mother several decades back, when she left Punjab for Canada, worked in a factory as a labourer... The hard efforts of my mother, who brought me up with good education and facilitated me to reach some calibre, was not an overnight job. It took several years," she added.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"Now I am here in Punjab to explore the opportunities to invest safely," the Canadian MP said. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">In this regard, Dhalla said, "I even talked on this issue to Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who assured me he would look into matter and extend all possible help to NRIs, who are keen to invest in the state of Punjab." </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"I held a thorough meeting recently with Sukhbir Badal about the safety of NRIs and their property in Punjab during the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference in New Delhi," she added.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">On the subject of fraudulent marriages by NRIs, "People in Punjab dispose of huge chunks of land to marry off lovely daughters to NRIs with the expectation of sending them to greener pastures. But things take a turn for the worst when the NRIs spend a few days with the Indian bride and then never come back."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"It happens as most of the NRIs are already married there," she said. </span></p><p><span style="color: navy">"I will raise the matter in Canadian Parliament about the people who deceive innocent Punjabi girls... to prevent such practices," Dhalla assured.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"But at the same time, I do suggest that Punjabi parents take time and go for a thorough investigation when NRI grooms come forward with a proposal of marriage for Punjabi girls. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Such decisions should not be taken in haste," Dhalla added.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>source:</strong> </span><a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nris-dont-feel-safe-investing-in-punjab-ruby-dhalla/739080/0" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nris-dont-feel-safe-investing-in-punjab-ruby-dhalla/739080/0</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 140792, member: 884"] [URL="http://www.indianrealtynews.com/real-estate-india/delhi/nri%e2%80%99s-seek-better-policies-for-more-fdi-inflow-in-punjab.html"][B][U][SIZE=5][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]NRI’s Seek Better Policies for More FDI Inflow in Punjab[/COLOR][/SIZE][/SIZE][/U][/B][/URL] [COLOR=navy]January 19, 2011 [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Punjab needs to follow Gujarat’s lead and improve its "poor" policies if it wants to attract more investment from overseas Indians, NRIs at an investment meet here today said. "I do not see any major schemes or major development from Punjab or the state government which really helps (in getting NRI investments)," said Punjabi NRI Satinder Dhiman, who migrated to the US from Jalandhar 22 years ago.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"It will be logical for the state government to look into it as lot of (NRI) money is out there," he said at the 8th ‘Punjabi Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2011′ NRI investors’ meet here, adding that real estate, education, services and IT are the potential sectors where NRI investments could flow in.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Another NRI, Mahendra Khari , the President of the International Punjabi Chamber for Service Industry (IPCSI), pointed out that unlike other states like Gujarat, the Punjab government was not efficient in propagating polices or taking initiatives to attract foreign investment.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"In Punjab, they (Punjab government) do not have much PR exercise like Gujarat… I have not seen much support from state functionaries like NRI help centres, professional support, etc.. It (support) is at a personal level (rather) than any other level," rued Khari, who is based in the UK. The Punjab government, too, thinks there is scope for more investment by NRIs in the state.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"I am not satisfied (with the scale of NRI investment in Punjab)… There is always a room on the top… There is a scope for improvement (in terms of investment)… I want more and more (NRI) investments should flow in the state," Punjab Industry and Commerce Minister Manoranjan Kalia told reporters here. According to Kalia, Punjab has received Rs 5,000 crore of FDI in the last four years in several sectors.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The state accounts for just 0.42 per cent of the FDI inflows into the country, with the majority of the foreign direct investment witnessed in the manufacturing, warehousing (Bharti-Walmart), IT, real estate and pharma sectors. Though data on the investment by Punjabi NRIs is not yet available, the bulk of their funds went into the IT, real estate, education and agri-processing sectors. The strength of the overseas Punjabi NRI community is estimated at around 10 million, which is mainly concentrated in Britain, North America, South-East Asia and the Middle East.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]source:[/B] [/COLOR][URL="http://www.indianrealtynews.com/real-estate-india/delhi/nri%e2%80%99s-seek-better-policies-for-more-fdi-inflow-in-punjab.html#more-4906"][U][COLOR=navy]http://www.indianrealtynews.com/real-estate-india/delhi/nri%e2%80%99s-seek-better-policies-for-more-fdi-inflow-in-punjab.html#more-4906[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [COLOR=navy]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] [SIZE=5][COLOR=navy][B]NRIs don't feel safe investing in Punjab: Ruby Dhalla[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=navy]Tue Jan 18 2011, 19:17 hrs [/COLOR] [SIZE=4][COLOR=navy][B]Amritsar: [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=navy]Visiting Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) Ruby Dhalla said Punjab's hopes of attracting more investment from NRIs are unfounded, as the majority of overseas Indians feel there is no security for their hard-earned money. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Speaking at an interaction at Guru Nanak Dev University, Dhalla -- who represents the Brampton-Springdale district of Ontario, Canada -- said, "There is no sense of security in Punjab and NRIs are scared to invest here. Even the ratio of fraudulent cases is enough to keep NRIs away from investment." [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"Don't expect the old generation which left India several years back will invest their hard-earned money all off a sudden... Their children are coming to Punjab to invest, but they need a safe atmosphere," she said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]She made the comments in response to a query on why NRIs expect VVIP treatment during visits to their home country, whereas their investments in Punjab were minimal. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"In Canada, there is no servant and chauffeur culture, as one has to drive his or her own car, so life is not simple as people think here," Dhalla said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"My mother several decades back, when she left Punjab for Canada, worked in a factory as a labourer... The hard efforts of my mother, who brought me up with good education and facilitated me to reach some calibre, was not an overnight job. It took several years," she added.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"Now I am here in Punjab to explore the opportunities to invest safely," the Canadian MP said. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]In this regard, Dhalla said, "I even talked on this issue to Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who assured me he would look into matter and extend all possible help to NRIs, who are keen to invest in the state of Punjab." [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"I held a thorough meeting recently with Sukhbir Badal about the safety of NRIs and their property in Punjab during the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference in New Delhi," she added.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]On the subject of fraudulent marriages by NRIs, "People in Punjab dispose of huge chunks of land to marry off lovely daughters to NRIs with the expectation of sending them to greener pastures. But things take a turn for the worst when the NRIs spend a few days with the Indian bride and then never come back."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"It happens as most of the NRIs are already married there," she said. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"I will raise the matter in Canadian Parliament about the people who deceive innocent Punjabi girls... to prevent such practices," Dhalla assured.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"But at the same time, I do suggest that Punjabi parents take time and go for a thorough investigation when NRI grooms come forward with a proposal of marriage for Punjabi girls. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Such decisions should not be taken in haste," Dhalla added.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]source:[/B] [/COLOR][URL="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nris-dont-feel-safe-investing-in-punjab-ruby-dhalla/739080/0"][U][COLOR=navy]http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nris-dont-feel-safe-investing-in-punjab-ruby-dhalla/739080/0[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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