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.

Delhi-based businessman hangs himself in Punjab town

ZIRAKPUR - The body of a Delhi-based 45-year-old businessman was found hanging from the hook of a ceiling fan at his home in this Punjab town Sunday, police said.

Bathinda hosts three-day Malwa heritage festival

Bathinda (Punjab), Dec.8 (ANI): A three-day-long Malwa Heritage festival, which commenced this week, is being celebrated in a grand way here to showcase the traditional values and culture of the region.

Student commits suicide in Punjab college hostel

MOHALI - A 25-year-old law student committed suicide inside her hostel room in a college campus here, police said Tuesday.

Car hits oil-tanker in Punjab, two men burnt alive

ZIRAKPUR - Two businessmen in their mid-thirties were burnt alive after their car caught fire when it hit an oil-tanker, near the sales tax barrier here, police said Friday.

Four soldiers killed in truck explosion in Jalandhar (Lead, Changing dateline)

JALANDHAR - Four soldiers were killed Tuesday evening after an army truck caught fire following an explosion in Jalandhar cantonment in Punjab.

Sikhs vie for title of ‘Mr Singh’ in Amritsar

AMRITSAR - Sikh youths from across the world competed for the coveted title of ‘Mr Singh International’ at a Sikh fashion show here on Saturday.

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.

Punjab to set up 13 new colleges

MOHALI - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday announced that 13 new degree colleges would come up in the state by next year at a cost of Rs.104 crore.

Punjab-trained private guards for CWG

HOSHIARPUR - Trained guards from Punjab will help private security agencies to secure the venues of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) to be held in New Delhi October next year.

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.

Gang of robbers busted in Punjab

RAJPURA - Punjab police claimed to have busted a gang of robbers with the arrest of seven people in this town Wednesday. Goods worth millions of rupees have been recovered from their possession, officials said.

Hunt on for kingpin of IELTS exam racket

PATIALA - Searches were conducted at various places in Punjab and Haryana to arrest the kingpin of a multi-million Rupee racket in the global online English proficiency test exposed Saturday, police said Monday.

Fake currency worth Rs 900,000 seized in Punjab

FEROZEPUR - 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.

BSF recovers counterfeit currency in Punjab

FEROZEPUR - Sleuths of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered counterfeit currency notes with a nominal value of Rs.900,000 in Punjab’s Ferozepur district, officials said Saturday.

Four held in Punjab with 15 kg of opium

RAJPURA - Four people were arrested in this Punjab town Thursday with nearly 15 kg of opium, police said.

After movie trip, Punjab students land up in hospital

ROPAR - Authorities in Punjab’s Ropar district Thursday ordered a probe into an incident in which students from a village government school were illegally transported on a tractor-trolley for a film show held here by the district administration.

Radical Sikhs disrupt train service in Punjab

AMRITSAR - Activists of the radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa today blocked trains and buses in Amritsar to enforce the Punjab bandh called by them to protest the alleged inaction against the 1984 riots accused.

Five killed in Punjab road accident

BALACHAUR - Five people including four of a family were killed when their car collided with a truck, near this town in Punjab’s Nawanshahar district Sunday, police said.

Heroin worth Rs.25 crore seized, two held in Punjab

JALANDHAR - Two people were arrested and at least 5 kg of heroin, worth Rs.25 crore in the international market, was seized from them in this Punjab city, police said Wednesday.

Punjab zoo introduces battery-run vehicles for visitors

ZIRAKPUR - In order to curb pollution and maintain the environment’s ecological balance, visitors who come to Punjab’s Chhatbir zoo can use a battery-operated vehicle rather than their personal car inside the premises, officials said Wednesday.

Gurudwara Shahid Ganj commemorates the martyrdom of Sikh soldiers

MUKTSAR - Situated 30 miles from Faridkot, Muktsar in Punjab commemorates the martyrdom of 40 Sikh soldiers three centuries ago.

Devout criminal exposed by CCTV cameras

PATIALA - Technology in the hands of god proved to be the nemesis for a ‘religious-minded’ criminal in Punjab when he was caught with the help of CCTV cameras, police said Wednesday. The CCTV footage revealed that the criminal had looted a bank and had then made an offering with the stolen money to a Hindu temple here.

Nigerian man, Indian wife held with drugs in Punjab

KHARAR - A Nigerian man and his Indian wife were arrested in this Punjab town for allegedly running a drug racket, police said Wednesday.

‘Punjab equipped to curb ISI designs on reviving militancy’

PATIALA - Punjab’s police chief Sunday said that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency was trying to revive Sikh militancy in the state but this would be curbed.

BSF-Pakistan Rangers exchange sweets at border on Diwali

ATTARI - Border security officials from India and Pakistan exchanged sweets at the Attari-Wagah border joint checkpost Saturday to mark the festival of Diwali.

Five-day annual fair dedicated to Baba Sheikh Farid held in Faridkot

FARIDKOT - A five-day-long annual fair promoting communal harmony and dedicated to Baba Sheikh Farid, a 12th century Sufi saint, was recently organized in Punjab’s Faridkot city.

Sadqi border check-post overflows with patriotism during Beating Retreat ceremony

SADQI BORDER - Thousands of people from across India and even abroad come to Punjab to witness the Beating Retreat ceremonies held at the Sadqi joint check-post at India-Pakistan Border in Punjab.

NRI family lands in Punjab jail, hours after marriage

HOSHIARPUR - A family of NRIs from Britain and the US, including a groom who rode an elephant for his wedding, his mother and his sisters, have landed in prison here — just hours after the ceremony.

Punjab Police solve one-day-old bank robbery, one held

LUDHIANA - Acting swiftly, the Punjab Police have solved a day-old bank robbery in Batala district with the arrest of a state government employee, officials said Sunday.