Punjab, India

State in northwestern India

Punjab is a state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by the Indian union territories of Chandigarh to the east and Jammu and Kashmir to the north. It shares an international border with Punjab, a province of Pakistan to the west. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres, which is 1.53% of India's total geographical area, making it the 19th-largest Indian state by area out of 28 Indian states. With over 27 million inhabitants, Punjab is the 16th-largest Indian state by population, comprising 23 districts. Punjabi, written in the Gurmukhi script, is the most widely spoken and the official language of the state. The main ethnic group are the Punjabis, with Sikhs (57.7%) and Hindus (38.5%) forming the dominant religious groups. The state capital, Chandigarh, is a union territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana. Three tributaries of the Indus River โ€” the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi โ€” flow through Punjab.

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Voting is underway in 15 assembly constituencies across four Indian states: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand. These bypolls, while significant,..
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Votes will be counted on November 23. The results of the bypolls, however, will not have any direct impact on the respective legislative assemblies.
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The Punjab and Haryana high court granted Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the assassination of former Punjab CM Beant Singh, a three-hour release to attend..
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India is gearing up for by-elections across 15 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand. The elections, scheduled for Wednesday..
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The Supreme Court withdrew its order requesting the President to decide on Balwant Singh Rajoana's mercy plea after the solicitor general assured to brief the..
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The farmers will move towards the national capital in batches from the Shambhu border. Tejveer Singh of the Bharatiya Kisan Union said they have been camping at..
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The Supreme Court has directed the President of India to consider the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in the assassination case of..
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The LBSNAA, in response to a Punjab and Haryana HC directive, is set to revamp its curriculum by incorporating administrative law. This decision comes after the..
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Ahmedabad police arrested and obtained a 10-day remand of head constable Virendrasinh Padheria for the murder of MICA student Priyanshu Jain. Padheria, a..
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Ludhiana, Punjab, India, November 13, 2024: On a crisp July evening in the Himalayas, two strangers met on a light trek, unaware that this encounter would change..
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Punjab's political parties, including the BJP's state unit, have united in opposition to the allocation of land in Chandigarh for a new Haryana assembly..
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