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Chandigarh, May 9: Wheat procurement in Punjab hit a new high Friday when the figure this season crossed the 10 million tonnes mark.
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By Jaideep Sarin, Jalandhar/Chandigarh, May 9 : He may not have visited his adopted home state Punjab yet but the square jawed wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, or The Great Khali as he is known all over the globe, is already selling on the streets.
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Patiala (Punjab), May 8: Sikh sect Nihang's Buddha Dal chief Baba Santa Singh, who led the reconstruction 'kar sewa' (voluntary service) inside the Golden Temple after the 1984 Operation Bluestar by the army, passed away in this Punjab town Thursday evening.
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Chandigarh, May 8 : World Wide Entertainment (WWE) champion wrestler Great Khali has beaten many a champion - but that has not deterred an 18-year-old here who Thursday challenged him to a fight with a Rs.500,000 bet.
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By Karan Kapoor, Ludhiana, May 8 : Many private industrial establishments are today coming forward to help needy people in the State particularly in areas like education, agriculture and women empowerment.
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Chandigarh, May 7 : A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Wednesday dismissed a frivolous public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a resident of Ferozepore town and slapped a fine of Rs.10,000 on him.
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By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar May 6, : As the U.S President George Bush's recent remarks evoked widespread criticism in India, it gave the Amritsar's Idiots' Club a chance to take a jibe at him on Tuesday.
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Chandigarh, May 6: This is one embarrassment the Chandigarh police could well do without: Two of their own Gypsy jeeps have been stolen, and their officials are now probing the mysterious thefts.
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Chandigarh, May 5 : With raised hopes that her brother Sarabjit Singh, on death row in Pakistan on terrorism charges, may not face the gallows, Dalbir Kaur has started a campaign to help about 45 Pakistani prisoners who are languishing in Indian prisons.
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Chandigarh, May 5 : Chandigarh - the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana - had nearly one million tourists visiting in 2007.
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Chandigarh, May 5: As wheat procurement touched 94 lakh tonnes today, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announced that Punjab may procure 100 lakh tonnes as the yield this year was 40 per cent more than previous year.
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Mohali, May 5: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today blamed the Centre for its arbitrary economic policies that had led an unprecedented price rise of essential commodities in the last six months.
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Chandigarh, May 5: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today greeted Justice Anoop Singh Chowdary for his elevation a Judge of the High Court in Uganda.
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Chandigarh, May 5: The first meeting of Board of Directors of Punjab Water Resources Management and Development Corporation Limited (PWRMDC) held here today reviewed the lining work of various canals.
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By Jaideep Sarin, Jalandhar (Punjab), May 4: Gloucester Mayor Harjit Gill has pipped British royals, including Prince Charles, and several top celebrities to emerge as the most popular person in the county, according to an opinion poll published in the Weekend magazine.
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By Jaideep Sarin, Jalandhar (Punjab), May 4 : Jalandhar-born Gloucester Mayor Harjit Gill has pipped British royals, including Prince Charles, and several top celebrities to emerge as the most popular person in the Gloucestershire county.
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By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar May 3, : Hundreds of activist of various organizations on Saturday took out a "peace March" in support of Tibetan cause in the heart of Amritsar.
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Amritsar, May 3 : The beleaguered family members of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian national on death row in Pakistan for the last 17 years, erupted in ecstasy in Amritsar after the Pakistani Government deferred Singh's execution.
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Bhikhiwind (Punjab), May 3 : This Punjab town Saturday woke up to drum beats as the family and friends of Sarabjit Singh celebrated the news that Pakistan had indefinitely put off the Indian prisoner's hanging.
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Jhurheri (Punjab), May 3 : Farmers at a Jhurheri village in Punjab have struck gold as they are offered a huge financial package as compensation for the land acquired by the government for construction of the Mohali International Airport.
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Chandigarh, May 2 : With the wheat procurement season just half way through, Punjab has already surpassed the eight million tonne target set for this year.
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Chandigarh, May 1: Describing the demand for ''Khalistan'' as ''irrelevant'', Punjab state Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajinder Bhandari today stressed the need to review the cases of former militants living in foreign lands, to bring them back into the national mainstream.
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By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar, May 1: Dr. Amarjit Singh, Director of the Washington-based radical Sikh leader suggested on Thursday in a press statement to the Akal Takht Jathedar, Joginder Singh Vedanti, that he will have the support of the three million strong Sikh Diaspora if he seeks political asylum abroad.
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By Sunil Sharma, Chandigarh, May 1 : Chandigarh, the first planned city of India, today presents a picture of a clean and open "garden" city with an array of architectural wonders. And the main credit goes to Le Corbusier and his team.
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Amritsar, April 30 : Nearly 12 kg of heroin was recovered here Wednesday from three people, including a woman, following a tip-off.
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Mohali (Punjab), April 30: A private school in Mohali town in Punjab Wednesday backtracked from its decision to turn out from their class three Sikh students who had worn turbans.
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By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar, Apr 30, : Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested three smugglers, including a woman and recovered 12 kilograms of heroin from their possession.
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Amritsar, April 30: In a tragic development, a Pakistani prisoner, suffering from Schizophrenia, succumbed to his illness in a government hospital in Amritsar three days ago.
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By Sunil Sharma, Chandigarh, April 30 : Punjabi language has today turned into a transnational language due the presence of Punjabis' around the world. But there are many thinkers who question whether the real essence of Punjabi existing any more?
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Abohar (Punjab), April 30 : The ongoing peace initiatives between India and Pakistan notwithstanding, Islamabad's propaganda-based radio programmes like "Punjabi Darbar" continue to routinely affect the friendly spirit between the two neighbours.
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Jalandhar, April 29: A former Khalistani terrorist who was extradited from the US in 2006 after a 12-year effort is set to walk free with a court here acquitting him in the third - and last - of the three murder cases registered against him by Punjab police.
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Patiala, Apr 29: Punjab CBI court today granted bail to Devinder Singh Garcha, former SSP and Parmdeep Singh Sandhu former SP (Headquarters) Moga, in connection with Moga sex scandal.
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Chandigarh, Apr 29: One person died of a heat stroke in Punjab as the heat wave intensified in several parts of north-west plains today following a further rise in the mercury.
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Chandigarh, Apr 29: The Punjab government would launch a special operation to check illegal operation of private buses and overloading of trucks in the state.
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Attari Border (Punjab), April 29: The family of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian on death row in Pakistan on terrorism charges, Tuesday returned to India with the hope that he would be pardoned by the Pakistan government.
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LUDHIANA, April 29: All bonafide victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, whose claims were turned down by the authorities, will receive compensation of Rs two lakh each within a month.
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By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar, April 28 : A group of 20 individuals have taken upon themselves the task of reviving lost glory of traditional instruments which reverberated the environment before suffering the onslaught of modernization in Punjab.
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Ludhiana, April 28 : A 60-year-old Britain-based Non resident Indian was found allegedly murdered in his house in this industrial city of Punjab Monday.
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Amritsar, April 28 : Trucks carrying over 3,000 tonnes of Indian red chillies bound for the Pakistani market have been stranded at Attari near the border for the past two weeks, triggering a protest by the irate truck drivers Monday.
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Jalandhar/Mohali (Punjab), April 28: No supporter turned up at Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh's home in Jalandhar Monday after the Indian Premier League banned him for 11 games for slapping Sreesanth during a match at Mohali Friday.
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