Punjab
Geographic Region
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Unfavourable weather conditions can impact wheat production...due to increased frequency of Western Disturbances (WD), causing a drastic decrease in wheat production during these years in Punjab in particular and in the North West region in general. The occurrence of such climatic variability... |
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
Raids in Punjab to check video piracy
...cards, 5980 pirated CDs, five computers with DVD writers and memory cards. Seven accused involved in the piracy are arrested by the Punjab police. According to a release of IMI today, the police has recovered titles and MP3s of various...
In this article: Chandigarh, India, Punjab Police, DVD, Kismat Konnection, and Raaz
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New Kerala | 3 days ago
Tamil Nadu crush Punjab; Mumbai beat Himachal
...3-41) Uttar Pradesh 240 all out and 8/1 (Shivakant Shukla 5 not out, Mohammad Kaif 3 not out) At Amritsar, Punjab vs. Tamil Nadu: Punjab 228 all out and 248 all out (Abhinav Kakkar 33, Pankaj Dharmani 56, R Ashwin 5-116, R Aushik...
In this article: Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengal, Amritsar, Vinay Kumar, and R Ashwin
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New Kerala | 3 days ago
'The Great Khali' to fight Punjab police - outside the ring
...international colours in various sporting disciplines by giving them training at Jalandhar's Punjab Armed Police (PAP) complex, got Rana a job in the Punjab police in 1993. After landing in Jalandhar with his brother, who too was offered a...
In this article: WWE, Jalandhar, United States, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, and Bengal tigers
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New Kerala | 3 days ago
Punjab suffer innings defeat at hands of Tamilnadu
...fell to Ashwin, last man Ladda (15) put up some resistance but he became Ashwin's fifth victim. Tamilnadu collected six points from this win, while Punjab did not get any point. (c) 2009 Published with permission from United News of India.
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New Kerala | 4 days ago
Punjab forms Agri Mass Media Committee to assist farmers
Chandigarh, Nov 18 : The Punjab Government has constituted a state level Agriculture Mass Media Monitoring Committee with the objective to inform and educate the farming community to meet the emerging challenges using the media. Financial...
In this article: India
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New Kerala | 4 days ago
Punjab for light water reactor based nuclear power plant
Patiala, Nov 19 : Punjab wants the central government to allocate a light water reactor based nuclear power plant to the state which faces acute power shortage during the summer as well as winter months. This demand was put forward by...
In this article: Coal, Coal India Limited, Patiala, Gidderbaha, Banswara, New Delhi, and India
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New Kerala | 5 days ago
Punjab farmers get Rupees 12,800 crore for bumper paddy crop
...Jaideep Sarin, Chandigarh, Nov 18 : At a time when the central government says its national target for paddy procurement may not me met, Punjab farmers have not only managed a bumper crop but received payments of some Rupees 12,800 crore...
In this article: Sangrur, Balbir Singh, Pranab Mukherjee, and India
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New Kerala | 6 days ago
Punjab aims to curb spurious drugs, to reward informers
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New Kerala | 7 days ago
Punjab plays host to youth festival showcasing country's diverse culture
By Avtar Gill, Abohar (Punjab), Nov 16: Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) College in Punjab's Abohar city recently organized a youth festival that showcased country's diverse and vibrant culture, which included folk dances and music. The event,...
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L.A. Times - Middle East | 7 days ago
Pakistan Taliban taps Punjab heartland for recruits
...brace for the threat posed by Taliban-trained Punjabi militants. Their cells have spread throughout Punjab province, and law enforcement officials say Punjabi militants have established their own training camps in southern Punjab, a desolate...
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Punjab (ਪੰਜਾਬ, पंजाब, IPA: /pəɲdʒaːb/) is a state in northwest India. Punjab borders the West Punjab to the west, Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Chandigarh to the southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest. The total area of the state is 50,362 square kilometers (19,445 square miles). The population is 24,289,296 (2000). Punjab's capital is Chandigarh, which is administered separately as a Union Territory since it is also the capital of neighbouring Haryana. Other major cities of Punjab include Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala. The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the worlds first and oldest civilizations. It centered around the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro located in the Pakistani province of Punjab and the Pakistani province of Sind, respectively.
The Indian Punjab historically forms a part of the larger Punjab region, which includes some parts of Afghanistan, Pakistani province of Punjab and the North West Frontier Province, the Indian states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, parts of J&K and Delhi and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Indian Punjab was trifurcated in the year 1966 leading to the formation of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
When partition was declared East Punjab was hit hard with violence which involved up to thousands and thousands of innocent people being displaced from their homes.
- Name:
- Punjab
- Local Name:
- Punjab
- Also Known As:
- ਪੰਜਾਬ
- Type:
- state
- Language:
- Punjabi
- Largest City:
- Ludhiana
- Total Area:
- 50362
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