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“The SGPC will launch a strong drug de-addiction campaign from April 1 next to save the younger generation from falling a prey to the obnoxious malady and help the existing victims to come out of it. The Committee has reserved Rs one crore for the purpose. It will also spend Rs one crore to organise [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called for immediate ouster of Congress led UPA government at Centre in order to pave a way for installation of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance government for seeking justice and equity for the long pending demands and ensuring socio-economic development in the state. Addressing a [...]

Founder patron of `Nannhi Chhaan’ Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said that she will request Chief Minister S. Parkash Singh Badal to reward the village panchayats that will took initiatives to lower the difference in sex ratio and plant maximum trees for environmental protection by issuing special grants and announced that organization will also honor [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Centre to adopt the concept of ‘economic federalism’ in true spirit to ensure balanced economic development of the states and Centre.
Addressing massive public rally at Nadala in Bholath assembly constituency as a part of his development tour in Doaba region, Mr. Badal said that the [...]

Statement issued by Kolkatta Sikhs
High Court had asked,
“as to whether or not a person who cuts his hair and/or shaves his beard is a “Sehajdari Sikh”, if he performs ceremonies according to Sikh rites, does not use tobacco or Kattha in any form, and can recite the ‘mool mantra’, with reference to Section 2(10-A)”
The Affidavits [...]

The Akali’s led by S. Prakash Singh Badal have abandoned the Panthic agenda and important demands related to Sikh community. This is abundantly clear from the reply that I have received for my question through Vidhan Sabha. To my question the govt. has admitted receiving the draft of All India Gurudwara Act from Ministry of [...]

The trials to select players for the Khalsa Sports Event being organized under patronage of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee at Hazoor Sahib Nanded (Maharashtra) on 31st October & 1st November 2008, will be held at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana and Gurur Nanak College, Moga on 5th & 16th October, respectively.
SGPC Secretary Dalmegh Singh, who is [...]

The Shiromani Akali Dal president Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today urged the Maharashtra Government to take exemplary action against those guilty of firing at innocent and unarmed Sikhs, killing one and seriously injuring several others in Mulund area in Mumbai last week.Mr. Badal, who is leading a delegation of senior Akali leaders from Punjab, also [...]

The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today assured the joint delegation of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PSGPC) and International Commission of Human Rights (ICHR) Pakistan that he would soon take up the issue with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India for relaxation in visa norms to enable the people to [...]

Congress MLA from Bholath constituency, Sukhpal Singh Khaira today filed a complaint against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for allegedly committing a corrupt practice under the All India Gurdwara Act. In a complaint filed with the Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Khaira alleged that the Chief Minister of Punjab in order to allure [...]

Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh Badal today opposed the proposal to form a separate gurdwara committee for Haryana. He handed over a letter to the Prime Minister apprising him about the proposed ill conceived and ill mooted move of the Haryana Government to form a separate Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to manage the Sikh shrines in [...]

The Shiromani Akali Dal President Mr. Parkash Singh Badal nominated former Member of Parliament and senior leader Mr. Kamal Chaudhry to the Political Affairs Committee of the party today. Mr. Chaudhry had left Congress and joined SAD in the month of October.
Mr. Kamal Chaudhry is the son of an [...]

Dr. Sawraj Singh will be one of the recipients of the Bharat Gaurav Award (Pride of India) during a celebration of Global Friendship Day in New Delhi, India, on January 8, 2007 by the India International Friendship Society. The India International Friendship Society is an organization engaged in helping achieve India’s targeted economic growth and [...]

B.I.S Chahal, Advisor to Chief Minister, Punjab today demanded resignation of Mr. Avinash Rai Khanna and Mr. Prakash Singh Badal from the leadership of the their respective parties owing the moral responsibility for the crushing defeat of their joint candidate Anil Kumar Bajaj, District President BJP Patiala Unit who was defeated by Congress nominee Mr. [...]

Training Workshop on GIS Based Emergency Planning and Response System held at Director Technical Education & Industrial Training, Punjab, here today. To enlighten the Members of District crisis groups and managements of Major Accident hazard units a one day above training workshop was sponsored by Ministry of Forest, Government of India and was organised by [...]

Priya Dutt, sister of Bollywood actor, Sanjay Dutt today offered prayers at Darbar Sahib, Amritsar.
She was accompanied by scores of people at the Darbar Sahib.
Sanjay Dutt is awaiting judicial verdict for his alleged role in the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings.
Priya Dutt made an offering of degh of karah parshad at the sanctum sanctorum.
Priya Dutt later [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh today called on the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in his office at Delhi and urged upon him to find an early solution of genuine problems confronting the farmers of the State.
Capt. Singh urged upon him that the farmers should be paid remunerative MSP of wheat to obviate increase [...]

Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh today called upon the farm scientists and researchers of the Punjab Agricultural University to play a pro-active role in the diversification of agriculture thereby motivating the farmers through persuasive and scientific approach to shift from the traditional wheat-paddy rotation to new cropping pattern.
While addressing the farmers after [...]

A Government College for Boys shall be set up at Verka which shall be spread over 10 acres of land donated by the residents of the Verka. The Improvement Trust of Amritsar had already sanctioned Rs.2 crore for the construction of the college campus.
This was announced by the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh at [...]

Dy. Chief Minister Punjab Smt. Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, who is incharge Minister of higher education had serious meeting with the management and faculty members of the Institute in Banglore on 23 rd August, 2006. The objective was to study the basic structure and academic atmosphere of the first Science Institute of India so that [...]

It was a night of entertainment, prestige and glamour all rolled up into one; the 16th annual MISS INDIA-CANADA Pageant had it all! Organized by Canada-India Beauty Quest in association with MOVADO, the sold-out event was truly a memorable experience that those present will remember for years to come. At the end of the evening, [...]

The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has demanded that Damdama Sahib should be joined via a railway link. They have decided to approach Indian Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav for laying Railway Line upto Dam Dama Sahib.
This shall coincide with the tercentenary celebrations of the completion of compilation of Guru Granth Sahib.
The SGPC also proposes [...]

The Punjab Government has registered an overall revenue collection of Rs. 1280.47 crore during the last two months of April & May of the current financial year which is 19.5 percent i.e. 208.73 crore more than the collection of Rs. 1071.74 crore from the corresponding period in the previous year.
Stating this here today, a spokesman [...]

Brig. Mohinder Partap Singh Bajwa, YSM (Retd.) today took over as Chairman, Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) in the presence of Sh. Partap Singh Bajwa, PWD (B&R) and School Education Minister, Punjab and other senior officers of state and PEDA staff.
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