September 18, 2011 03:29 IST
The Punjab government has announced Rs 25 lakh as cash reward for the womens kabaddi team if they win the Kabaddi World Cup - the womens event has been included in the second edition of the tournament - to be held in November this year.
Sun, Sep 18, 2011September 13, 2011 00:10 IST
We are the first to start live telecast of Punjab kabaddi tournaments over the Internet, said Pardeep Taina of Sailbrah village in Bathinda,the driving force behind the initiative.
Tue, Sep 13, 2011September 02, 2011 03:25 IST
Shiromani Akali Dal convened an emergency core committee meeting in Ludhiana on Thursday to take stock of the situation after the Centre withdrew a notification which had barred Sehajdhari Sikhs from voting in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee elections scheduled for September 18.
Fri, Sep 02, 2011August 30, 2011 01:19 IST
Deputy CM and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said the Gobindpura row was a creation of the Congress party.
Tue, Aug 30, 2011August 26, 2011 01:13 IST
The villagers in Punjab may be up in arms against the Haryana government over the construction of a toe wall along the Hansi Butana Canal.
Fri, Aug 26, 2011August 21, 2011 00:35 IST
Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh on Saturday said former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was the architect of peace in Punjab but he was betrayed by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Amarinder said that the Punjab CM did not agree with Sant Longowal as he feared for his life.
Sun, Aug 21, 2011August 18, 2011 00:50 IST
Spells of rains have turned the study area in government elementary school in Alipur Araiyan,located on the periphery of Patiala,into a virtual island.
Thu, Aug 18, 2011August 15, 2011 03:58 IST
A documentary by Indian director Supriyo Sen,where he has tried to blur the border through cinema was in limelight in the US.
Mon, Aug 15, 2011August 13, 2011 00:11 IST
The counsel for Sarabjit Singh,an Indian on death row in a Pakistan Jail,on Friday said that he has appealed Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to release Singh on August 14,the countrys Independence Day.
Sat, Aug 13, 2011August 12, 2011 03:27 IST
A 24-year-old baseball player was found dead with a gunshot wound in his chest at his residence in Patialas Lehel Colony.
Fri, Aug 12, 2011
August 07, 2011 03:29 IST
The issue of construction of a concrete wall along the Hansi-Butana canal was not part of the inter-state water dispute between Punjab and Haryana,Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh said on Saturday.
Sun, Aug 07, 2011
August 03, 2011 03:51 IST
Police resorted to lathicharge to disperse a group of farmers who were protesting against land acquisition for the Gobindpura power plant.
Wed, Aug 03, 2011August 03, 2011 00:13 IST
Fatehgarh Sahib police on Tuesday released a sketch of the accused,based on the description provided by eyewitnesses and the taxi driver.
Wed, Aug 03, 2011August 02, 2011 02:14 IST
Police were unable till late evening to put a finger on the motive or identity of the assailant.
Tue, Aug 02, 2011
August 01, 2011 00:37 IST
The differently-abled children belonging to four centres in Punjab are set to explore the world of information technology.
Mon, Aug 01, 2011July 14, 2011 03:28 IST
Once considered to be forte of Punjabis,kabaddi has gone on to raid Sri Lanka,Malaysia and Iran,making these countries look towards Punjab to get their kabaddi players trained by coaches from Punjab.
Thu, Jul 14, 2011July 13, 2011 00:41 IST
The case related to mercy petition of Sarabjit Singh,an Indian prisoner languishing in Pakistan jails for over two decades,has a direct bearing on Pakistan-India relations.
Wed, Jul 13, 2011July 04, 2011 00:41 IST
Capt Amarinder Singh,appear to be poles apart on vital issues such as Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Mon, Jul 04, 2011June 24, 2011 03:29 IST
An empanelled enrolment agency of Unique Identification Authority of India may have violated the norms laid down by the authority and given collection of sensitive data from residents of Bathinda district to other firms.
Fri, Jun 24, 2011June 24, 2011 03:27 IST
A 50-year-old woman Surji Bai allegedly asphyxiated her seven-month-old granddaughter to death and tried to burn her body in a tandoor (oven made of clay) in Bazigar Thed,a residential area on the outskirts of village Lehranwali in Sirsa district.
Fri, Jun 24, 2011June 22, 2011 02:15 IST
British Midland International,a subsidiary of Lufthansa,today announced to start three times a week flights connecting the holy city of Amritsar with London.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011June 20, 2011 00:33 IST
Punjab is on a high and it is Rano,Paro,Tamanna,Heer and Jugni which is keeping the spirits soaring in the state.
Mon, Jun 20, 2011June 11, 2011 02:35 IST
An old man died while private and public property worth crores was damaged on Thursday night after strong winds swept the area near Sangrur and Barnala.
Sat, Jun 11, 2011June 11, 2011 02:28 IST
Thermal plants in Punjab at Bathinda,Lehra Mohabbat and Ropar created a record of sorts on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday when more than half of their power production units had to be shut down due to no demand of power in the state,in June long known as hottest month of the year.
Sat, Jun 11, 2011June 04, 2011 00:02 IST
Controlled application of gamma rays on fruits and vegetables increases their shelf-life,reduces spoilage an answer to post-harvest storage problems
Sat, Jun 04, 2011




