Tag Archives: Punjab

Newspaper reports that have been appearing from different corners of Punjab contain news items of death of a young life or the other snuffed out on account of accident on the road, and the hapless parents blaming the authorities for ... Read More »

The drama that is unfolding the in Punjab politics, the battle between heir apparent Sukhbir Singh Badal, and his cousin and Finance Minister Manpreet Badal, is indeed another modern version of Mahabharata, and the patriarch of Punjab politics is playing ... Read More »

25 May was the death anniversary of Sunil Dutt, but neither at the national level or in the state of Punjab tributes were paid to his memory, a man who in his own way soothed the frayed nerves of the ... Read More »

Leading IT company Tata Consultancy Services said it plans to add 25,000 employees this year. The company added that, finding immense potential in government projects, it is aiming at 10 per cent of its total revenue from these projects in ... Read More »

Islamabad, July 14 (ANI): The government in Pakistan’s Punjab province has decided to disassociate itself from the Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed case and filed a plea for its withdrawal. On Monday, the provincial government informed the Supreme Court that ... Read More »

Chandigarh, July 13 (ANI): The Indian footwear market has recently seen a demand shift from low-priced footwear to medium and high-priced products. But the huge potential that this development creates is as yet largely untapped. The growing aspiration to look ... Read More »

Ferozepur (Punjab), June 6 (ANI): As organic farming becomes a popular the world over, farmers in India are taking to it as well. Farmers in Ferozepur district in Punjab are slowly dumping chemical farming in favour of organic farming. They ... Read More »

Karachi, Jun.4 (ANI): At least seven trained Al Qaeda commanders have entered Pakistan to carry out attacks on President Asif Ali Zardari and other important personalities in the country, Pakistan intelligence agencies have learnt. According to the Daily Times, a ... Read More »

New Delhi, June 2 (ANI): A delegation of social workers and political leaders including legislators and parliamentarians from Punjab met external Affairs Minister S M Krishna here on Monday. The delegation, which included junior Foreign Minister Preneet Kaur, expressed concern ... Read More »

Islamabad, Jun.1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the Taliban and other extremist groups are now planning to expand their writ into the province, as the security forces have successfully flushed them out from important locations in ... Read More »

Washington, May 29 (ANI): With a relatively unheard of terror group, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Punjab (TTP) having taken responsibility for Wednesday’s terror strike in Lahore, fears have been raised about an increasing unity between different Punjabi militant groups and the Taliban. ... Read More »

Subhash Nagar, Jodhewal (Punjab), May 28 (ANI): Four persons were killed and eleven others injured as the roof of a building collapsed in Punjab. The incident happened when the labourers were renovating the building. Thousands of people gathered at the ... Read More »

Chandigarh, May 28 (ANI): Following improvement in the situation in areas hit by violence, day curfew was lifted in Jalandhar, Phagwara, Hoshiarpur, Malout and Ludhiana in Punjab. Punjab had witnessed large-scale violence and arson after followers of Sikh religious sect ... Read More »

Islamabad, May 28 (ANI): A relatively unheard of  terror group, the ‘Tehrik-i-Taliban Punjab’ has claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s Lahore suicide attack in which over 30 persons, including 12 security officials were killed. According to the Dawn, the claim was made ... Read More »

Chandigarh, May 27 (ANI): Punjab is slowly returning to normal, as railway traffic has resumed in the state. Besides local train services, two special trains have left for Delhi from Jammu. Hundreds of goods trucks, which were also stranded due ... Read More »