Punjab

Punjab Vigilance continues its drive to nab corrupt officials

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

The VB was also able to secure the conviction of 15 accused in thirteen different vigilance cases.

One killed, 12 injured in bus-jeep collision in Punjab

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

The deceased has been identified as Joginder Singh, aged 68, and a resident of Malout town.

Fake currency worth Rs 900,000 seized in Punjab

Timpu (Free subscription) | yesterday

Ferozepur (Punjab), Nov 7(ANI): Alert patrolling personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF), deployed along the India-Pakistan border, seized counterfeit currency notes worth Rs. 900,000, said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of BSF Rajesh Gupta on Saturday. Click Here To Read the Full Post

Fake currency worth Rs 900,000 seized in Punjab

A little about .... (Free subscription) | yesterday

Ferozepur (Punjab), Nov 7- ANI: Alert patrolling personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF), deployed along the India-Pakistan border, seized counterfeit currency notes worth Rs. 900,000, said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of BSF Rajesh Gupta on Saturd

Gaurav Gambhir comes good for Punjab

Hindu (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Chennai: Debutant Gaurav Gambhir helped Punjab take a point out of its Ranji Trophy Super League group ‘A’ match against Mumbai at Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh on Friday with an unbeaten final-day half century. The ...

Management training for Panchayat Raj representatives in Punjab

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Keen on modernising the outlook and performance of Panchayati Raj representatives, the Punjab government is all poised to embark upon an ambitious training programme.

CBI busts poachers’ gang; tiger skins seized

Big Cat News (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

CBI busts poachers’ gang; tiger skins seized Pradip Kumar Maitra, Hindustan Times Nagpur, November 07, 2009 First Published: 16:24 IST(7/11/2009) Last Updated: 16:34 IST(7/11/2009) With the arrest of five persons and seizure of tiger skins and bones from a train, CBI sleuths have busted a major inter-state poachers’ gang. The sleuths feel that the gang has been active in the central India’s...

Akalis, SGPC offer prayers, seek justice for riot victims

Sify (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) leadership Sunday kept up the pressure to seek justice for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the country and led people in offering prayers for the victims.

Zaheer Khan set for comeback

The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | yesterday

Calcutta: Speedster Zaheer Khan's remarkably quick recovery from shoulder surgery and his quickly getting into form (seven wickets for Mumbai against Punjab) has encouraged the national selectors to "very strongly consider" picking him for the Test series against Sri Lanka.

Badal seeks 250 MW of additional power

Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday urged the Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to allocate 250 MW of additional power to the State to ensure uninterrupted water supply so as to facilitate wheat-sowing in ...

• Badal seeks 250 MW of additional power for Punjab from Shinde - Daily News Analysis

[khabor.com] FW: The Message.--The Message of the Prophet Muhammad (S.) [1 Attachment]

Daily Khabor @ Khabor.Com (Free subscription) | yesterday

[ Attachment(s) from S A Hannan included below] -----Original Message----- From: Yaminul ISLAM [mailto:yaminul.islam@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:14 AM Subject: The Message. Attached is the text of an erudite lecture that desreves to be disseminated worldwide for the benefit of mankind. The Message of the Prophet Muhammad (S.) SYED ABUL ALA ' MAUDUDI (This address was delivered in...

How to Control Talibanization in Pakistan

The Pakistani Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday

Pakistan: The Militant Jihadi Challenge Asia Report N°164 13 March 2009 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The recent upsurge of jihadi violence in Punjab, the NWFP, the FATA and Quetta demonstrates the threat extremist Sunni-Deobandi groups pose to the Pakistani citizen and state. These radical Sunni groups are simultaneously fighting internal sectarian jihads, regional jihads in Afghanistan...

Clean chit for Justice Yadav in cash-at-door case

Hindu (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

New Delhi: Justice Nirmal Yadav of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has been given a clean chit in the “Rs. 15 lakh cash-at-door scam”, 15 months after she was relieved of judicial work. The Supreme Court collegium headed by ...

Global Funk + Yasmin Levy interview: Spin The Globe playlist 6 November 2009

SoundRoots (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

It's a funky world, and this week's show highlighted some of the best, from Congo to Bombay to Nigeria and beyond. Plus an interview with Israeli singer Yasmin Levy, who is on tour (and performs at Seattle's Triple Door on Nov. 9). Sorry -- due to technical problems, no podcast of this show is available. Global Funk + Yasmin Levy interview: Spin The Globe playlist for 6 November 2009 as heard on radio...

Mumbai get three points

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Punjab, who were trailing by 105 runs on Day Three, held the defending champions to a tame draw, finishing the day at 311 for seven in their second innings.

Indian Real Estate: NRI Housing Societies, Foreign Partners and Nature Resorts

neilsamsung | 28/09/2009

Punjab Real Estate : Punjabis Wanna Come Home Hot speculation about young and old NRI techies wanting to come home has led entrepreneur T.S. Dhillon to chalk out plans for a comfortable housing society for NRIs in Mohali. Inaugurating his NRI Services Centre in Sector 34, Chandigarh, Dhillon said his impetus for planning a housing society was the number of NRIs wishing to return home, or those that...

Indian Real Estate: Ludhiana Epicentre of North India’s Retail Revolution

neilsamsung | 27/09/2009

Punjab Real Estate: All for the Mall India Inc. looking beyond metros for growth is seeing the real numbers coming from A and B class towns, as the retail revolution churns out astounding figures. Till last year, Punjab had only two functional malls covering 2.7-lakh sq. ft. This year, nine projects will become operational, shooting the total mall space to 31.8-lakh sq. ft., a twelve fold increase...

Indian Real Estate: Transforming Amritsar

neilsamsung | 15/09/2009

Amritsar Real Estate: From Sacred City to Hip & Happening People crossing over from Wagah into India will soon be subjected to the razzle dazzle of Amritsar as real estate developers plan to pump in big money to make the city a rival for the golden glitter of the Golden Temple. Delhi based realtors of repute have added a spurt to real estate activity in the sacred city of the Sikhs by building malls,...