Amritsar records 30-year high at 48 degrees Celsius
byChandigarh: The Sikh holy city of Amritsar today recorded its highest temperature in over three decades with the mercury hitting a high of 48 degrees…
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Australia looks into allowing Sikhs to wear turban at work
bySydney: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that she would look into the issue of allowing Sikhs in her country to wear the…
Punjab orders probe into ‘vulgar’ school books
byChandigarh: The Punjab government has initiated a probe into the distribution of text books containing allegedly vulgar and irrelevant content in government schools, a minister…
Akali Dal-BJP sweep Punjab rural polls
byChandigarh: The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine swept the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Punjab, the state election commission announced…
‘Chandila was to do spot fixing in another IPL match’
byNew Delhi: Ajit Chandila of Rajasthan Royals was about to spot-fix in another Indian Premiere League (IPL) match too for which he had taken…
Punjab enacts law to save heritage buildings
byChandigarh: Punjab has asked all its departments to seek permission from the cultural affairs department before renovating any government building that was constructed before 1947,…
Akali Dal claims clean sweep in Punjab local polls
byChandigarh: Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine today claimed a “clean sweep” in the zila parishad and block samiti elections. An Akali Dal…
Heat wave intensifies in Punjab, Haryana
byChandigarh: Heat wave condition intensified further across Punjab and Haryana today with temperatures at some places crossing 46 degrees Celsius yesterday, the weather office here…
Sikh man in Finland fights for right to wear turban at work
byLondon: A Sikh bus driver in Finland is fighting for his right to wear a turban while at work. Gill Sukhdarshan Singh, who works…
Sanawar boys unfurl school flag atop Everest Peak
byShimla: Unfurling the school flag to high speed winds atop Mt Everest was one of the dreams of the Lawerence School Sanawar team realized…