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 states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and 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.
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
The report also said governments in Punjab, Tripura and Uttarakhand also did not publish annual reports of the state information commissions for five years or more even after the SIC reports were.. IndiaTimes - Published
Hundreds of protesters participated in the march demanding justice and raised slogans against the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's government DNA - Published
The drone was spotted flying between 10-10:40 pm and then again at 12:25 am when it crossed the Indian border after which the jawans alerted their senior officials. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Hundreds of protestors participated in the march demanding justice and raised slogans against the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's government. DNA - Published
Ahead of the 550th birth anniversary celebration of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru, gurdwaras across Delhi, Punjab and Maharashtra have been hit by the scam that has unfolded in the Punjab &.. IndiaTimes - Published
After the recent drone droppings in Punjab, Indian security agencies have launched a massive manhunt in the Kashmir Valley to nab more than 40 terrorists despatched by Nengroo, the new poster boy of.. IndiaTimes - Published
The visit will mark a high profile start as the ‘jatha’ will include all elected representatives of Punjab, cutting across party lines. They will include MLAs and MPs and possibly some other senior.. IndiaTimes - Published
Canalization of rivers and development of riverfront areas, he said, will expand activities leading to widening of Punjab economy's base, diversifying economic activities and sources of livelihood for.. IndiaTimes - Published
Dr Manmohan Singh has accepted Punjab CM Amarinder Singh’s invitation to join the 1st Jatha to Kartarpur Gurdwara on November 9, according to Doordarshan. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in.. IndiaTimes - Published
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will carry out an investigation into cases of drones being used by Pakistan to smuggle arms into India through bordering areas of Punjab. On September 22,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Seven states had deemed their ministers too poor to pay income tax. So, they came up with a unique solution — let the state exchequer bear the mantris’ tax burden. Punjab took the lead with CM.. IndiaTimes - Published
Starting with the celebrations of Navratri, a 10-day 'Langur Mela' on Sunday commenced in Punjab's Amritsar which will be concluded on the next of Dussehra. It is believed that parents wish for a child.. DNA - Published
Mumbai Congress president Eknath Gaikwad on Friday said his party will move the court against the Reserve Bank of India's decision to impose withdrawal restrictions on customers of Punjab and.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Punjab Police on Friday recovered a Pakistani drone, a second such seizure within three days, at a border village here which was used to airdrop arms and ammunition in Punjab, police said. Earlier,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Centre would make public the process for the devotees to visit Kartarpur Sahib by October 1, according to Punjab Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa who met a senior Union home ministry official.. IndiaTimes - Published
Gill says he always felt that his studies were left incomplete which is why he decided to do get the masters degree, a wish budding for 61 years. DNA - Published
On Monday, the Congress announced its list of candidates for the upcoming by-elections for the Punjab Legislative assembly. The list was released by Congress General Secretary Mukul Wasnik. The list.. DNA - Published
With the Haryana-Punjab water dispute echoing at the Northern Zonal Council meeting chaired by him, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said all states should rise above politics to resolve the.. IndiaTimes - Published
The spy was found communicating confidential information on the developments related to Kartarpur corridor from the Indian side to his affiliates in Pakistan DNA - Published
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that the Indian Mission in Italy have been alerted to extend all help in the case of four Sikh men from Punjab who died after drowning in a.. DNA - Published
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