Abohar’s sacred Gurudwara Nanaksar Tobha

ABOHAR - Situated on Fazilka road in Punjab’s Abohar town is Gurudwara Nanaksar Tobha that stands in testimony to a visit by Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru.

Punjab Government enables farmers to keep middlemen at bay

ABOHAR - The Punjab government is encouraging farmers to sell off their produce in the market without suffering exploitation at the hands of middlemen in the State.

Radio Pakistan continues to harp on condition of Sikhs in Punjab

ABOHAR - The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan seems to be disappointed with the response of Sikh population in the border areas to its programmes which continue to harp on the theme that Sikhs are discriminated against in India. The programme continues to harp on the theme that Sikhs are ill treated in Punjab. But Sikhs in Punjab refuse to be provoked.

Radio Pakistan keen on wooing Sikhs

ABOHAR - The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan continues to harp on the state of Sikhs in India. In the latest programme it has chosen the non-resident Indians to support its allegation that Sikhs are unhappy in India.

Punjab plays host to youth festival showcasing country’s diverse culture

ABOHAR - Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) College in Punjab’s Abohar city recently organized a youth festival that showcased country’s diverse and vibrant culture, which included folk dances and music.

Pakistan Radio ‘discovers’ that India never cooperated for peace in the region since 1947

ABOHAR - Having become known the world over as the epicentre and haven of terrorism, Pakistan is now projecting through the Punjabi Darbar programme that India has not been cooperating in maintaining peace and tranquillity in the region since 1947.

One killed, 15 injured in tractor-train collision

ABOHAR - At least one person was killed and 15 injured Thursday when a tractor-trolley collided with a passenger train at an unmanned railway crossing near Punjab’s Abohar town.

Radio Pakistan sees India being behind terror attacks in Pakistan

ABOHAR - Despite having initially blamed the Talibans and Lashkar-e-Toiba for causing trouble across its country, Radio Pakistan in its recent Punjabi Darbar programme has blamed India for carrying out terrorist attacks in its territory.

Radio Pakistan’s latest worry is adulteration of food in Punjab

ABOHAR - Radio Pakistan in its latest broadcast has expressed concern on adulteration of food in Punjab. The allegation is that all traders are Hindus and they are doing so to hurt the Sikh community.

Radio Pakistan worried that Sikhs are a happy lot in India

ABOHAR - Pakistan is in turmoil; fighting the Taliban. Everyone in India hopes that it will succeed in putting down terrorism in the country. One also wishes that better sense will prevail with programmers of Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan, who still feel there should be trouble in India too.

Radio Pakistan says Indian judiciary is biased against minorities

ABOHAR - Radio Pakistan in its latest Punjabi Darbar programme has chosen to allege that the Indian judiciary is pro-Hindu and anti-minorities.

Radio Pakistan ‘concerned’ about drug-addiction

ABOHAR - The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan broadcast a programme expressing concern about the spread of drug addiction among Punjabi youth.

Farmers urge Punjab Government to buy their cotton product

ABOHAR - Farmers in the Abohar region of Punjab are demanding that the State Government buy their cotton produce.

Radio Pakistan’s effort to revive Khalistan agitation, an effort in vain

ABOHAR - Radio Pakistan in its recent Punjabi Darbar programme has given an indication that Pakistan wants to revive the Khalistan agitation which caused misery to thousands of Sikhs in India and retarded the economic development of the State.

Radio Pakistan wants India to spend more money on health and education

ABOHAR - Radio Pakistan in its recent Punjabi Darbar programme has suggested that India should spend less on defence and more on education and health.

Radio Pakistan blames India for delay in starting dialogue

ABOHAR - Radio Pakistan in its Punjabi Durbar programme has blamed India for the delay in finding out the identity of perpetrators of Samjhauta Express blast of 2007 in which several Pakistanis died in Indian Territory.

Radio Pakistan unhappy over criticism of Jaswant Singh book on Jinnah

ABOHAR - The expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh has got a new fan in Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan.

Radio Pakistan harps on Kashmir, again

ABOHAR - The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan seems to have run out of ideas. In its latest programme, it has criticised Dr. Manmohan Singh for not including the future of Jammu and Kashmir in the India-Pakistan dialogue.

Radio Pakistan unable to understand importance of Goddess Kali

ABOHAR - The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan has chosen to hurt the feelings of Hindus in border areas by calling the Goddess Kali as “bloodthirsty”.

Virus-free plants for farmers who want to grow Kinnow

LUDHIANA/ABOHAR - The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and private nurseries are providing virus-free plants to farmers who want to grow Kinnow.

Panj Peer in Abohar serves as an example of communal harmony

ABOHAR - Punjab is dotted with shrines of gurus and sufi saints. One such shrine the ‘Panj Peer’ in Abohar serves as an example of communal harmony and equality of all religions.

Radio Pakistan still obsessed with Sikhs’ rights

ABOHAR - The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan seems to be obsessed with the welfare of Sikhs in India, unaware that Sikhs are being driven out of parts of Pakistan.

Hyderabad based NGO transforms Punjab villagers’ lives with clean drinking water

ABOHAR - Life of a large number of villagers in Punjab’s Muktsar district has transformed since they have been enabled to have safe drinking water with the initiative of a non-governmental organization here.

Radio Pakistan nostalgic about Khalistan movement

ABOHAR - The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan is still nostalgic about the ‘Khalistan’ which had many followers in the early eighties.

Radio Pakistan spreads propaganda about Dalits in India

ABOHAR - : Radio Pakistan, in its recent Punjabi Durbar programme, has said Scheduled Castes (SCs) children are being denied admission in schools in India, but nothing can be further from the truth.

Pakistan Radio keen on propaganda ‘victories’, not solution of problems

ABOHAR - India has time and again stated that Pakistan should stop allow its territory to be used by terrorists against India, before any serious dialogue could commence.

Punjabi Durbar programme seeks conflict in India

ABOHAR - The Punjabi Durbar programme of Radio Pakistan seems to be unhappy that the Sikh Gurus were successful in uplifting the Dalits in the society centuries ago.

Radio Pakistan’s Dalit propaganda exposed

ABOHAR - Radio Pakistan, in its recent Punjabi Durbar programme, has said Scheduled Castes (SCs) children are being denied admission in schools in India, but nothing can be further from the truth.

Radio Pakistan still hopes to revive Khalistan agitation

ABOHAR - Radio Pakistan in its latest broadcast has attempted to provoke communal sentiments in Punjab.

Radio Pakistan Comes to The Aid of Dalits in India

ABOHAR - Radio Pakistan in its Punjabi Durbar programme has taken up the cause of Dalit community in India.The Radio Pakistan has said that the Dalits in India do not have even basic rights.