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70 per cent turnout in Punjab panchayat polls

Amid sporadic violence, nearly 70 per cent of 1.1 crore rural voters Sunday exercised their franchise for Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections in Punjab. An estimated 70 per cent polling......

US court dismisses rights violation case against Badal

A US court has dismissed a case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal accusing him of being involved in human rights violations. In its order, the US District Court in Wisconsin ruled......

Sukhbir behind political murders in Punjab: Congress

In the wake of alleged political violence in the state, the Punjab Congress on Friday demanded the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, saying he was the main architect behind......

UK girl row: Punjab hosp refutes charges of organs harvest

The state-owned GovernmentRajinderaHospital on Wednesday refuted allegations levelled by parents of an eight-year-old British Sikh schoolgirl that her organs were extracted during post-mortem. The......

Shahbaz Sharif to be Pak Punjab CM again

The Pakistan Muslim League-N will retain Shahbaz Sharif as chief minister of Punjab for a record fourth term, after briefly toying with the idea of giving him a slot in the federal government.......

PIX: Veena Malik visits Gurudwara in Punjab

Pakistani starlet Veena Malik, who recently broke a bizarre record for the promotions of her new film The City Never Sleeps, was spotted in Punjab recently. Malik paid a visit to the Gurudwara of......

First Look: Colors new show Gurbani

The Colors TV channel will launch a new serial titled Gurbani. It’s about young girls from Punjab who are enticed into marriage with NRIs by their parents and wait endlessly for their foreign......

Glamour queen of IPL 6: Preity Zinta

The bubbly Preity Zinta had little to cheer about in IPL 6 as her team, Kings XI Punjab, failed to qualify for the play-offs. But even while her Adam Gilchrist-led 'kings' missed......

Punjab crush Mumbai to give Gilchrist winning farewell

Kings XI Punjab produced an all-round show as they ended their Pepsi Indian Premier League campaign on a winning note with a 50-run humiliation of Mumbai Indians in Dharamsala, on Saturday. Riding......

IPL PHOTOS: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl against Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, in Dharamsala, on Saturday.-Scorecard Gilchrist is playing the final......

PHOTOS: Kings XI vs Delhi Daredevils at Dharamsala

Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils by seven runs in their Pepsi Indian Premier League match in Dharamsala on Thursday to keep alive their slim chances of qualifying for the play-offs.Having been......

IPL: Punjab beat Delhi to keep alive slim play-offs hopes

Kings XI Punjab eked out a close seven-run win over Delhi Daredevils in Dharamsala on Thursday to keep alive their slim chances of qualifying for the play-offs of the ongoing Pepsi......

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Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Punjab?
Francisco: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-was-the-first-chief-minister-of-punjab/25650068/answers/

Q. What is the State Tree of Punjab?
Pravin: A. pratap singh kairon more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-state-tree-of-punjab/25646166/answers/25650076

Q. Jallianwala Bagh is situated in which city of Punjab?
Pravin: A. shisham more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/jallianwala-bagh-is-situated-in-which-city-of-punjab/25644532/answers/25646171

Q. What is the capital of Punjab?
Divya Kulkarni: A. public garden in Amritsar in the Punjab state of India more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-capital-of-punjab/25644371/answers/25644552

Q. nestea badhiya ya cold coffee?
Rk: A. Chandigarh ..... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/nestea-badhiya-ya-cold-coffee/25638630/answers/25644374

Web results for Punjab

Pb govt signs MoU for all round development of rural students

To ensure all round development of rural students studying in government schools in Punjab, the state government today signed a Memorandum of... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pb-govt-signs-mou-for-all-round-development-of-rural-students-113052401059_1.html

Pb approves plan to provide drinking water to 1,300 villages

The Punjab government today approved a Rs 800 crore-plan to provide drinking water to as many as 1,300 villages of the state. Once implemented over... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pb-approves-plan-to-provide-drinking-water-to-1-300-villages-113052401061_1.html

Chemical cloud

From traditional heroin and cocaine to over-the-counter medicines, drugs hang heavy over Punjab's future with 70 per cent of youth believed to be... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/chemical-cloud-113052401011_1.html

Indo-Dutch agri initiative plans 10 centres of excellence

The Indo-Dutch joint initiative in agriculture envisages setting up about 10 centres of excellence (CoEs) in Punjab, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/indodutch-agri-initiative-plans-10-centres-of-excellence/article4746851.ece

Cotton planting picks up in N. India

Punjab reports higher acreage of 5 lakh ha despite delayed start to planting ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/cotton-planting-picks-up-in-n-india/article4746848.ece

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