Punjab government allows bursting of green firecrackers till December 31 The state has imposed a statewide ban on the manufacture, stockpiling, distribution, sale, and use of joined firecrackers ...

Punjab was once among India’s most prosperous states. But the remnants of the 1980s conflict, combined with failed economic policies and shrinking job opportunities, have unleashed a slow ...

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 6 (ANI): In a major reshuffle, the Punjab Government on Sunday issued transfer orders of 65 Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) officers in the state."The ...

AMRITSAR, India — The Indian government is sounding the alarm about what security officials see as signs of a potential revival by a Sikh separatist movement in the northern state of Punjab.

A bitter row between India and Canada over the murder of a Sikh separatist is being felt in Punjab, where some Sikhs fear both a backlash from India's Hindu-nationalist government and a threat to ...

At home and abroad the Modi government is targeting Sikhs, a continuation of a dark history in India. ... The British East India Company conquered Punjab in 1849, ...

The state government of Punjab, which is led by the opposition Aam Admi Party, ... Today, it is the majority religion in Punjab but comprises less than 2% of India’s 1.3 billion people.

Police in India’s northwestern state of Punjab, the country’s only Sikh-majority state, say they are on the hunt for a prominent voice in the separatist movement and have taken extraordinary ...

Very little was known about Singh until he arrived in Punjab state in 2022 and began leading marches calling for the protection of rights for Sikhs, who account for about 1.7% of India’s population.

The Punjab Government has also initiated a pension programme for the elderly residents of the state, benefiting 22 lakh senior citizens who are currently receiving Old Age Pension .

Authorities in the Indian state of Punjab Sunday issued a restrictive order on gun ownership. The order introduces a three-month pause on new gun registration, a complete ban on the public display of ...