Punjab is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, and Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest. It is bordered by the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres, 1.53% of India's total geographical area. It is the 20th-largest Indian state by area. With 27,704,236 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Punjab is the 16th-largest state by population, comprising 22 districts. Punjabi is the most widely spoken and official language of the state. The main ethnic group are the Punjabis, with Sikhs (58%) and Hindus (38%). The state capital is Chandigarh, a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana. The five tributary rivers of the Indus River from which the region took its name are Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum Rivers; Sutlej, Ravi and Beas are part of the Indian Punjab.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah greeted former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on his birthday on Sunday. The Akali Dal patriarch, a five-time chief minister,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The state-wide facility will be available on DIAL 100, 112 and 181, through which the woman caller will be connected immediately to the Police Control Room (PCR). DNA - Published
The Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday termed as "very unfortunate" the statement of Union home minister Amit Shah in Parliament that no pardon has been given to Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted.. IndiaTimes - Published
Many Kashmiri students studying in Dehradun and Punjab have alleged that their colleges charged them late fee and fined them for short attendance as they were not able to manage their academic schedule.. IndiaTimes - Published
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Thursday said innovative ways of thinking should be adopted to ensure delivery of quality electoral services to the stakeholders. The CEC held a meeting.. IndiaTimes - Published
The letter was sent to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Puducherry.. DNA - Published
A satellite-based climatological study has found that farm fire occurrences increased by 4% over Punjab and Haryana regions during October-November in 10 years between 2007 and 2017. The model-based.. IndiaTimes - Published
"We are very serious about the issue of pollution. For the first time, we have recognised the concept of air shade. It is not Delhi's geographical boundary, it is the air shade which has impacted... IndiaTimes - Published
RailTel has provided Wifi services at more than 5300 railway stations and soon all railway stations will be getting free wifi courtesy of RailTel DNA - Published
On Sunday (November 10), 2,147 cases of stubble burning were recorded in the state, taking the total to 48,155 since September 23, according to the data released by Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC)... IndiaTimes - Published
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan for understanding India's sentiment on the issue of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor. It will be easy to pay obeisance at.. IndiaTimes - Published
The first batch of pilgrims includes former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, et al DNA - Published
The Supreme Court, which lashed out at authorities on Wednesday for failing to curb severe air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region, directed the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sources in security establishment have asked the BSF and other agencies who are responsible for monitoring the international border about the report of latest infiltration into Punjab. DNA - Published
The Centre had on Sunday announced that the Cabinet Secretary would monitor the situation with the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Punjab on a daily basis. DNA - Published
The apex court, which also summoned the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on November 6, said every year a "piquant situation" of severe pollution arises in the region for.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered around 35 cases related to bank frauds. The searches are being conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka,.. IndiaTimes - Published
With pollution in Delhi and NCR assuming the proportions of a health emergency, the Supreme Court on Monday passed a slew of orders and directed UP, Haryana and Punjab governments to immediately stop.. IndiaTimes - Published
India and Pakistan had on October 24 signed the agreement connecting Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab's Gurdaspur with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan. DNA - Published
The principal secretary to the prime minister and the cabinet secretary will hold a high-level meeting Sunday evening to discuss the issue of deteriorating air pollution in Delhi-NCR, officials said... IndiaTimes - Published
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Saturday urged the Centre to provide for a separate bonus to farmers to manage stubble. Singh expressed his anger and anguish and made the pro-farmer proposal in a letter.. IndiaTimes - Published
Addressing media persons after an event here, Javadekar said, "I think it is unfortunate that a chief minister, instead of finding solutions to mitigate pollution is into a blame game." "Instead of.. IndiaTimes - Published
The first batch of 1,100 Sikhs from India arrived in Pakistan on Thursday, crossing over through the Wagah border, for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak. The 'Nagar Kirtan'.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Punjab chief minister said the occasion of 550th Prakash Purb was one of pride which his govt wanted to celebrate collectively, rising above petty political considerations. However, the Shiromani.. IndiaTimes - Published
According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR, the effective stubble fire counts of Haryana and Punjab have increased from 1654 to 2577 in the past 24 hours after showing a.. DNA - Published
Narayan Dutt, a resident of Katra in Udhampur district, was fired upon by the terrorists in the evening in the Kanilwan area of Bijbehara in Anantnag, a police official said. Dutt died on the spot, he.. IndiaTimes - Published
India and Pakistan have deferred by a day the signing of an agreement to operationalise the Kartarpur corridor due to logistical issues, and the deal is now expected to be sealed on Thursday, official.. IndiaTimes - Published
Blaming people within the Congress for causing unease between Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu, the cricketer-turned-politician's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Tuesday said her.. IndiaTimes - Published
BSF personnel posted in Punjab's Hussainiwala sector have spotted three drones along the India-Pakistan border, officials said on Tuesday. Though there were reports that Border Security Force (BSF).. IndiaTimes - Published
An apple trader from Punjab and a brick kiln worker from Chhattisgarh were shot dead in separate attacks by terrorists in J&K on Wednesday, taking the number of civilian killings to three in as many.. IndiaTimes - Published
The bases were only put off high alert recently after the security forces had decided that the possibility of an immediate assault was low. DNA - Published
How chronic the problem has become is evident from numerous wall writings in villages with phone numbers for rehabilitation centres. IndiaTimes - Published
At a time when Pakistan-backed terror groups are using small drones to smuggle weapons and narcotics into India, the security forces have been given clearance to shoot down drones flying at 1,000 feet.. IndiaTimes - Published
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor, connecting the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab's Gurdaspur with Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan, on November 8. IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA
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