Principal suspended for drawing absent teacher wife’s salary
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 22 (IANS) A principal of a government school in Patiala was suspended Wednesday by the Punjab government after it came to light that he was drawing the salary ... Read more...
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1984 Olympics: India missed medal when it was for taking (Sports Special)
July 18th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Reckoned to be one of the best teams ever in the post-Independence era, the Indian squad for the 1984 Olympics glowed with talent and promise to an extent that nothing less ... Read more...
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Defence estates official found dead in Lucknow
July 18th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 17 (IANS) A defence estates official was found dead under mysterious circumstances here Tuesday, police said.The official, identified as 46-year-old S.S. Grewal was posted here as the joint ... Read more...
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Six Indian-Americans win fellowships
April 28th, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Six Indian Americans are among 30 immigrants and children of immigrants from 20 countries who have won 2012 Paul and Daisy Soros New American Fellowships ... Read more...
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Foodgrain pile up scare in Punjab
April 4th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 4 (IANS) With huge stocks of wheat and rice occupying foodgrain storage facilities across Punjab, the government has set the alarm bells ringing of its "problem of ... Read more...
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Punjab, Railways basket national titles
December 24th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 24 (IANS) Punjab men dashed Tamil Nadu's hopes of a sixth title with a 70-62 win in the final, while Indian Railways women's team were too good for ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Tamil Nadu upstage Services
December 24th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Hosts Tamil Nadu pulled off a brilliant 74-70 extra-time win against last year?s runners-up Services to enter the men?s final in the 62nd senior National Basketball ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Services, Tamil Nadu rally to make semis (Lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) A young and relatively inexperienced Tamil Nadu turned back a 19-35 first half deficit to edge out Uttarakhand 56-54 and enter the men's semi-finals where they ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Services rally to make semis
December 22nd, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) Last year's runners-up Services, following their rather inconsistent showing in the league, tethered on the brink but pulled up their socks in the nick of time ... Read more...
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HI calls meeting of selectors, coaches to sort out players’ issue
August 24th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) has called a meeting of the selectors and the coaches to discuss the issue of Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh leaving the ... Read more...
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Court allows extradition of NRI fugitive to US
July 15th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday paved the way for non-resident Indian (NRI) fugitive Avtar Singh Grewal's extradition to the US to face trial for ... Read more...
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Hockey India to appoint foreign expert
June 1st, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) decided to form a five-member committee to look for a foreign expert for the Indian team.
The decision came after HI reviewed the ... Read more...
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Haryana couple takes love to great height - Mt Everest
May 20th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 20 (IANS) While the average couples plan families and buying a new car and house on bank loans, Sushma and Vikas Kaushik planned something unusual to take their ... Read more...
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Honey Baisoya wins Haryana Open junior golf
May 13th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 13 (IANS) Honey Baisoya of Delhi Golf Club completed a fine rally from his first round nightmare to emerge the winner at the Toyota Etios Haryana Open golf ... Read more...
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Rains could affect Punjab’s wheat crop
April 20th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Punjab contributes over 50 percent to the national kitty of wheat, but rain and thunderstorms in parts of the state this month could badly affect the ... Read more...
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Best-ever showing by Gauri Monga and Indian team at Queen Sirikit golf
March 11th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Filipina Dottie Ardina upstaged Korean favourite and defending champion Hyo Joo Kim to bag top honours, while India's Gauri Monga had the local fans spellbound ... Read more...
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HI shortlists coaches and support staff for national teams
January 5th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) Wednesday shortlisted Indian and foreign coaches for the men and women's teams.
The HI development committee, which met here under the chairmanship of former ... Read more...
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Akali Dal wants Manpreet Badal to quit assembly seat
November 16th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 16 (IANS) Upset with the good response being drawn by expelled leader and former finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Tuesday asked him to ... Read more...
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Reality show judge angers Sikh groups in Punjab
August 5th, 2010 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 4 (IANS) The exit of a seven-year-old participant from the "India's Got Talent" reality show after judge Sajid Khan commmented that the martial arts dance form he performed was too ... Read more...
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Ghosal is highest ranked Indian in World squash
June 2nd, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) Saurav Ghosal Wednesday became the highest ranked Indian squash player in the world rankings (PSA or WISPA) at 26, surpassing former women's national champion Misha Grewal who achieved ... Read more...
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Khalistanis want Indo-Canadian leader assassinated
April 24th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, April 24 (IANS) Using Facebook, Sikh extremists have called for the assassination of top Indo-Canadian leader and former health minister Ujjal Dosanjh for his opposition to Khalistani radicals.
Postings have appeared ... Read more...
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Virsa, an Indo-Pak venture shot in Sydney
April 6th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):A truly international Punjabi film with cast and crew from India, Pakistan and Australia...That's Virsa that deals with an expatriate Punjabi community, reconnecting with its roots and ... Read more...
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Rural Olympics 2010 attracts tourists
February 21st, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Kila Raipur (Punjab), Feb 21 (ANI): Several unique and daredevil sporting events at the Rural Olympics 2010 drew over hundreds of tourists in Kila Raipur here.Tourists gathered to witness the four-day Rural ... Read more...
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Murder charges framed against two Punjab policemen
February 5th, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 5 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Friday framed charges of murder against two Punjab Police officials, one of them retired, in an over 20 years ... Read more...
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Chikkarangappa moves ahead at Lalit Suri Eastern India Championship
November 11th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Defending champion Chikkarangappa took the sole lead after the second round of the Lalit Suri Eastern India Championship golf at the par-70 Tollygunge Golf Club here Wednesday.
A ... Read more...
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Punjabi Canadian editor fears for his life after attack
October 27th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Etobicoke (Canada), Oct. 27 (ANI): The editor and publisher of the Punjabi Post, Jagdish Grewal, has said that he anticipates another attack on his life, days after he was held at gunpoint ... Read more...
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Punjabi men can cook - and prove it too (With Images)
October 24th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) Punjabi men take pride in being macho, but a clutch of them proved they were equally good in the kitchen by rustling up some mouthwatering dishes ... Read more...
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Provogue launches the Wake Up Sid T Shirt Collection with panache and style
September 30th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
'Wake Up Sid' recently did a tie-up with fashion brand Provogue to launch a trendy and stylish range of 'Provogue Wake Up Sid T Shirt Collection'. The Provogue Wake Up Sid T ... Read more...
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Amid drought talk, Punjab targeting record paddy procurement
September 22nd, 2009 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 22 (IANS) Amid all the talk of drought-like conditions in many parts of the country this year, Punjab is targeting a record paddy procurement this season.
The state government would procure ... Read more...
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Deaf dog learns sign signal!
September 7th, 2009 - 10:57 am ICT by ANI
Melbourne, September7 (ANI): A deaf dog is learning sign language with the help of her carer.Coffs Harbour specialist Liz Grewal has taught Pixie, a border collie, to sit, drop and come ... Read more...
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Priyanka has 21,770 followers on Twitter (Film Snippets)
August 8th, 2009 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Priyanka Chopra has got as many as 21,770 followers on social networking site Twitter within a month, overtaking Mallika Sherawat and Gul Panag. And the credit ... Read more...
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Female Sikh constable wins race claim in the UK
July 28th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): A Brit Sikh policewoman is expected to win a five-figure payout after an employment tribunal ruled that she had suffered racist and religious humiliation at the hands of ... Read more...
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Indo-Canadian officer faces extradition to US for drug smuggling
July 5th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, July 5 (IANS) An Indo-Canadian officer with the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), who minted money by allowing smuggling of cocaine into Canada, faces extradition to the US after his indictment ... Read more...
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Kamya to step out of Sindoora’s Shade
May 29th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Kamya Punjabi famously known as Sindoora of Banoo Main Teri Dulhann, is very happy that her 3 year long show is going to end. The reason being she wasn't keeping well ... Read more...
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Karat votes ‘according to party decision’
May 7th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Thursday said he had voted according to his "party's decision" as there was no Left candidate in ... Read more...
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