Chandigarh: Amid a raging debate over the benefits of 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail for growers, farmers in Punjab have proposed to foray into the vegetable retail business by launching their own retail operations to fetch remunerative returns. A clutch of farmers have stepped on cooperative movement by setting up a Global Healthy Vegetables Marketing Cooperative Society which would undertake... 

Singh Sahib Bhai Jasvir Singh Ji Khalsa and members of International Panthic Dal are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Mata Gurnam Kaur, mother of Panth de Mahaan Shaheed Bhai Harjinder Singh Jinda. Mata Ji passed away at a hospital in Amritsar yesterday 3rd December 2011. Mata ji had been admitted to the hospital earlier for health reasons. Before passing way, Mata Ji had stated to her family... 

In a letter to Jathedar (chief) Gurcharan Singh of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who is half Sikh from his mother’s side, has pleaded his innocence in the 1984 massacre of Sikhs in various parts of the India in which thousands of Sikhs were murdered. Along with the letter, the megastar has enclosed some photographs to highlight his... 

Patiala: A Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee panel has finalised a place to build a memorial dedicated to those killed during the Operation Bluestar in 1984. In its report submitted to SGPC two weeks ago, the committee proposed that the memorial would be build between Shri Akal Takhat Sahib and the Nishan Sahib of Miri-Piri in front of Darshani Deodi of Golden Temple, sources said here today.... 

New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) A Shiromani Akali Dal MP today alleged that Sikhs were being “deliberately targeted” in Italian airports and charged the government for its failure to safeguard the interests of the community despite assurances. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Harsimrat Kaur Badal said she was registering a strong protest on behalf of the entire community against the... 

Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev’s fasting grabbed attention of the entire world. But did you know there is one lady from an Indian North Eastern state Manipur who is fighting for the rights of North Eastern people for more than a decade and she has been on hunger strike since the year 2000. Having refused food and water for more than 500 weeks, Irom Sharmila Chanu has been called “the world’s longest... 

Months ahead of the Assembly elections in Punjab, the ruling SAD-BJP government in state is going all out to woo ex-servicemen. The government has have invited more than 20,000 decorated ex-servicemen, 300 retired armymen, and all the gallantry award winners from Punjab, to attend the inauguration function of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Memorial here. The invited ex-servicemen include Arunachal Pradesh... 

MALERKOTLA: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh will have his say in making amendments to the century-old Anand Marriage Act, being hotly debated in Sikh circles. Amarinder will discuss the modalities of amendments to be made with Union home minister and the report prepared after Amarinder’ deliberations with home ministry would be put before the Union cabinet for approval. Revealing this... 

MUMBAI: There were large-scale protests throughout Maharashtra by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) activists on Thursday late evening after NCP President and Federal Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was slapped by Harvinder Singh, a young Sikh transporter, when Pawar had gone to attend a literary function in New Delhi. Singh had earlier assaulted former telecom minister Sukhram outside Rohoni court... 

The C­h­h­o­ta Gh­allugh­ara Martyrs­ Memo­rial is to be opened today at Kah­n­uw­an­ C­h­h­amb in Gurdaspur district. The C­h­h­o­ta Gh­allugh­ara Martyrs­ Memo­rial at Kah­n­uw­an­ C­h­h­amb in Gurdaspur district  will be i­n­­augurated by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday. It’s been b­ui­l­t i­n­­ the memory of­ over 11,000 S­i­khs­...