About a historical region in BritishIndia other uses of the name Punjab disambiguation Infobox Former Subdivision native name conventional long name Punjab common name Punjab nation BritishIndia status text British colony era New Imperialism year start 1849 date start event start year end 1947 date end event end Partition of India event1 date event1 p1 s1 flag p1 flag s1 image flag image coat Arms of British Punjab.jpg image map Punjab 1909.jpg image map caption Map of BritishPunjab 1909 stat area1 stat year1 stat pop1 footnotes Wikisource1911Enc PunjabPunjab was a province of BritishIndia , it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between Pakistan and India . It comprised the present day areas of Punjab Pakistan Punjab , Pakistan PunjabIndiaPunjab , India Islamabad Capital Territory , Pakistan Haryana , India Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan until 1901, see North West Frontier Province 1901 1955 Himachal Pradesh , India Delhi , India Chandigarh , India Etymology The word Punjab ... http www.panthkhalsa.org raj raj be.php Sikhs in British Empire coord missing PunjabIndia Category Provinces of BritishIndia Category History of PunjabIndia SAsia hist stub India geo stub PunjabPK ... PunjabBritishIndia sv Provinsen Punjab ... the Punjab province of India was a triangular tract of country of which the Indus and the Sutlej ... by the British, the victory of the British allowed them to take over the Punjab. Punjab was annexed on the 2nd of April 1849 and became part of BritishIndia . In 1901 the frontier districts beyond the Indus were separated from Punjab and made into a new province the North West Frontier Province . References ... rivers but the British province also included a large tract outside those boundaries. Along the northern ... Britannica Punjab Encyclop dia Britannica article on Punjab ref The province included the important ... more details
, Amritsar , Bathinda , Patiala and Jalandhar . After the partition of India in 1947, the PunjabBritishIndiaPunjab province of BritishIndia was divided between India and Pakistan. The East ... of Lahore in 1849, the Punjab was annexed by the British East India Company , and Dhalip Singh was pensioned off. The Punjab became a province of BritishIndia , although a number of small states, most ... 1947 In 1947 the Punjab province of British Raj BritishIndia was divided along religious lines into West ... fleeing refugees. The Partition of India in 1947 split the former British Raj Raj province of PunjabBritishIndiaPunjab the mostly Muslim western part became the Pakistan i province of West Punjab ... name lang pa type States of India State nickname Land of Five Rivers image skyline Punjab Montage ... Punjab locator map.svg map alt map caption Location of Punjab in India image map1 Punjab locator ... of PunjabIndia Governor leader name Shivraj Patil ref http www.hindustantimes.com Narayanan ... Ministers of PunjabIndia Chief Minister leader name1 Parkash Singh Badal leader title2 Punjab ... title Federalism, Nationalism and Development India and the Punjab Economy first Pritam last Singh ... The geographical area of Punjab is 50,362 km sup 2 sup , in North west of India. Its average ... punjabataglance SomeFacts.htm title Welcome to Official Web site of Punjab, India publisher ... part of India. The Punjab Climate is determined by the extreme hot and extreme cold conditions. The region ... at the end of the Second Anglo Sikh War in 1849 into separate princely states and the BritishPunjabBritishIndia province of Punjab , which were granted statehood. Eventually, a Lieutenant Governorship was formed in Lahore as a direct representative of the British Crown . The British in Punjab ... against the succession struggles in the Punjab. In late 1845, British and Sikh troops engaged ... resident in Lahore and the annexation of territory south of the Satluj to BritishIndia . Sikhs ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 The Punjab Legislative Assembly was the legislature of the province of PunjabBritishIndiaPunjab in BritishIndia . Established by British authorities in 1910, the assembly had nominal powers and a membership of mainly pro British politicians and government officials. Voting was largely boycotted until the Government of India Act 1935 increased representation and the powers of the assembly. See also Muhammad Iqbal elected 1926 Category British rule in India Category History of PunjabIndia hist stub ... more details
Punjab region Punjab was annexed by British East India Company in 1849 after Second Anglo Sikh War through Treaty of Lahore . In 1849 Punjab became a PunjabBritishIndia province of BritishIndia . It includes modern Punjab Pakistan Punjab province of Pakistan and Indian states of PunjabIndiaPunjab , Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. The list of Governors of Punjab from 1849 until independence of India and Pakistan are listed below. border 0 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 2 bgcolor cccccc bgcolor cccccc Name bgcolor cccccc Took Office bgcolor cccccc Left Office bgcolor DDEEFF 1 bgcolor DDEEFF Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence bgcolor DDEEFF 1 Apr 1849 bgcolor DDEEFF 25 Feb 1859 bgcolor DDEEFF 2 bgcolor DDEEFF Sir Robert Montgomery bgcolor DDEEFF 25 Feb 1859 bgcolor DDEEFF 10 Jan 1865 bgcolor DDEEFF 3 bgcolor DDEEFF Donald Friell McLeod Sir Donald Friell McLeod bgcolor DDEEFF 10 Jan 1865 bgcolor DDEEFF 1 Jun 1870 bgcolor DDEEFF 4 bgcolor DDEEFF Sir Henry Marion Durand bgcolor DDEEFF 1 Jun 1870 bgcolor DDEEFF 20 Jan 1871 bgcolor DDEEFF 5 bgcolor DDEEFF Sir Robert Henry Davies bgcolor DDEEFF 20 Jan 1871 bgcolor DDEEFF 2 Apr 1877 bgcolor DDEEFF 6 bgcolor DDEEFF Sir Robert Eyles Egerton bgcolor DDEEFF 2 Apr 1877 bgcolor DDEEFF 3 Apr 1882 bgcolor DDEEFF 7 bgcolor DDEEFF Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchinson bgcolor DDEEFF 3 Apr 1882 bgcolor DDEEFF 2 Apr 1887 bgcolor DDEEFF 8 bgcolor DDEEFF Sir Charles James Lyall bgcolor DDEEFF 2 Apr 1887 bgcolor DDEEFF 5 Mar 1892 bgcolor DDEEFF 9 bgcolor DDEEFF Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick bgcolor DDEEFF 5 Mar 1892 bgcolor DDEEFF 6 Mar 1897 bgcolor DDEEFF 10 bgcolor DDEEFF Sir William Mackworth Young bgcolor DDEEFF 6 Mar 1897 bgcolor DDEEFF 6 Mar 1902 bgcolor DDEEFF 11 bgcolor DDEEFF Sir Charles Montgomery Rivaz bgcolor DDEEFF 6 Mar 1902 bgcolor DDEEFF 6 Mar ... www.worldstatesmen.org India states.html States of India since 1947 . World Statesmen.org. Administrators of provinces in BritishIndia Category Administrators in BritishIndia Category Governors of Punjab ... more details
http legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in Punjab.htm title Punjab Legislative Assembly accessdate 2008 05 12 work Legislative Bodies in India publisher National Informatics Centre, Government of India ref Departments and agencies Punjab Police IndiaPunjab School Education Board References reflist Category Government of PunjabIndiaIndia gov stub ...Infobox State government IN name of state Punjab coat of arms Image Seal of Punjab.gif 125px state flag seat of government Chandigarh name of governor Shivraj Patil name of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal name of dpy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal legislative assembly Punjab Legislative Assembly Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon dpy speaker Satpal Gosain member in assembly 117 legislative council chairman high court Punjab & Haryana High Court chief justice Mukul Mudgal website http punjabgovt.nic.in The Government of Punjab also known as the State Government of Punjab , or locally as State Government , is the supreme governing authority of the India n state of PunjabIndiaPunjab and its Districts of PunjabIndia 20 districts . It consists of an executive branch executive , led by the Governor of Punjab , a judiciary and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Punjab is the Governor , appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab, and houses the Vidhan Sabha Legislative Assembly and the secretariat. Chandigarh also serves as the capital of Haryana , and is a union territory of India. The Punjab & Haryana High Court , located in Chandigarh , has jurisdiction over the whole state. ref cite web url http www.ebc india.com lawyer hcourts.htm ... Book Company ref The present Legislative Assembly of Punjab is unicameral , consisting of 117 Member ... more details
Christianity is less than 2 of the population in PunjabIndia , a state of India . Sikh s form the majority in the state. John Lowrie and William Reed were missionaries who went there in 1834. ref http www.religion online.org showarticle.asp?title 1835 ref The diocese of Amritsar of the Church of North India has its seat in Punjab. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jullundur and Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer have their seat in the state. Christianity in Punjab Pakistan is a minority, too. Punjab Pakistan has a Islam Muslim majority. A Protestant church in the Indian province has been burned by Hindus in 2010. ref http www.laperfettaletizia.com 2010 02 punjab scontri fra cristiani ed.html ref There are thousands of settlements with a Christian congregation. ref http www.dmgint.de index.php?id 222 ref From 1881 to 1891 the Christian population of the then still united Punjab increased rapdily. ref http www.suedasien.info analysen 1685 ref Punjab has Persecution of Christians . ref http www.dmgint.de index.php?id 222 ref List of denominations Source ref World Christian Encyclopedia , Second edition, 2001 Volume 1, p. 369 370 ref Eternal Light Ministries Kashmir Evangelical Fellowship References reflist Category Christianity in PunjabIndia Category Christianity in India by region Category Religion in PunjabIndia Category Social groups of PunjabIndia ... more details
Taran col end Districts of India Category Districts of PunjabIndia Category PunjabIndia related lists ...Image Punjab district map.png thumb right 250px Districts of Punjab along with their headquarters A district of the PunjabIndiaPunjab state of India is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner India Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service . The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Punjab Civil Service and other state services. A Superintendent of Police India Senior Superintendent of Police , an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Punjab Police Service and other Punjab Police officials. A Deputy Conservator of Forests India Division Forest Officer , an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the Forests, environment and wild life related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Punjab Forest Service and other Punjab Forest officials and Punjab Wild Life officials. Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Agriculture, Health, Education, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to various State Services. The twenty districts of Punjab state are col begin col 2 Amritsar District Amritsar Barnala District Barnala Bathinda District Bathinda Firozpur District Firozpur Faridkot District Faridkot Fatehgarh Sahib District Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdaspur District Gurdaspur Hoshiarpur District Hoshiarpur Jalandhar District Jalandhar Kapurthala District Kapurthala col 2 Ludhiana District Ludhiana Mansa district, Punjab Mansa Moga District Moga Muktsar District Muktsar Patiala District Patiala Rupnagar District Rupnagar Mohali District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Sangrur District ... more details
PunjabIndiaPunjab has a long history of education. Primary and secondary education Empty section date July 2010 Tertiary education Punjab is served by sixteen public institutes of higher education listed below . All the major arts, humanities, science, engineering, law, medicine, veterinary science, and business courses are offered, leading to first degrees as well as postgraduate awards. Advanced research is conducted in all major areas of excellence. Punjab Agricultural University is one of the world s leading authorities in agriculture. It was instrumental and played vital role in Punjab s Green Revolution in the 1960s 70s. Guru Nanak Dev University , Amritsar Punjabi University , Patiala Panjab University, Chandigarh Punjab Engineering College , Chandigarh Punjab Agricultural University , Ludhiana Punjab Technical University , Jalandhar Desh Bhagat Institute of Engineering and Management , Moga, Punjab Baba Farid University of Health Sciences , Faridkot, India Faridkot Punjab Veterinary Sciences University , Talwandi Sabo ref cite web url http punjabgovt.nic.in Education HigherEducation.htm title Higher Education accessdate 2006 09 16 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20060714165730 http punjabgovt.nic.in Education HigherEducation.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 07 14 ref Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University ref cite web url http punjabgovt.nic.in TENDERS News2006 june 3June.htm title Finally, Punjab gets its first veterinary university accessdate 2006 09 20 date 2006 06 02 publisher Government of Punjab, India Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research , Mohali Dr. B R Ambedkar ... people The current Prime Minister of India , Dr Manmohan Singh was educated at Punjab University ... February 2011 References Reflist External links http www.punjabeducation.gov.in Government of Punjab Department of School Education Category Education in PunjabIndia ... more details
. The Punjab Regiment of India was formed from the 2nd Punjab Regiment of the British Indian Army in 1947 Prior to independence and partition there were a number of Punjab regiments in its fold these were amalgamated to form two regiments the 1st Punjab Regiment , and the 2nd. At the onset of independence in 1947, the 1st Punjab Regiment being predominantly a Muslim regiment went over to the newly raised Pakistan army, while the 2nd Punjab Regiment was retained in the Indian Army. Troops were transferred between regiments based on whether the soldiers would be a part of India or Pakistan. Organizational History The Punjab Regiment is one of the oldest in the Indian Army. It traces its ... of PunjabBritishIndiaPunjab , joined the Regiment. These were a battalion each from the Jind and Nabha ... The Punjab Regiment image Deleted image removed Image Punjab Regiment insignia.png 150px caption Regimental Insignia of the Punjab Regiment dates 1761 Present country India allegiance branch Indian ... IndiaPunjab , Haryana and Uttrakhand . However as an exception, two regular battalions 19 and 27 ...Image with questionable fair use claim removed Image Punjab Regiment.jpg frame right The Punjab regiment ... later became the 2nd Punjab Regiment and finally the Punjab Regiment, were raised during the hostilities in the Carnatic in south India between 1761 and 1776. The first and second battalions have been ... Presidency Army, the Indian Army 1895 1947 British Indian Army and the Indian Army during the 18th ... Infantry. After 1857, the British applied the Martial Races theory and north Indian troops replaced the south Indians, the regiment eventually being renamed as The Punjab Regiment. The 1st Battalion of the 2nd Punjab Regiment now the Punjab Regiment of the Indian Army initially formed part of the 44 ... Regiment in 1946. The unit retained Punjab Regiment uniform except donning the maroon beret, qualification ... Centre formed, 1st Punjab, became the 1st Bn of the Parachute Regiment and known as the 1st ... more details
attitude. The emergence of Punjab Police as a separate organization is a post 1861 development, which took place after the British annexation of Punjab in 1849. In about 150 years of its existence ... Battalions Punjab Armed Police India Reserve Battalions Punjab Cammando Police The headquarters of the Punjab ... more India Reserve Battalions raised in 2005 At present Armed Police has 20 Battalions. Punjab Armed Police 8 , Commando 5 & India Reserve Battalions 7 Punjab Armed Police PAP Jalandhar is the head quarter ... Vallabh Bhgai Patel, the first Home Minister of India made the following observations about Punjab ... Law enforcement in India Category Government of PunjabIndia Category State law enforcement agencies ...Infobox law enforcement agency agencyname Punjab Police nativename nativenamea nativenamer commonname abbreviation P.P. fictional patch patchcaption logo Pplogo.JPG logocaption Logo of Punjab ... legalpersonality country India countryabbr national federal international divtype State divname Punjab divdab PunjabIndia subdivtype subdivname subdivdab map IndiaPunjab locator map.svg mapcaption sizearea sizepopulation legaljuris governingbody Government of Punjab governingbodyscnd constitution1 ... award1 website http www.punjabpoliceindia.org Punjab Police official website footnotes reference The Punjab Police is responsible for policing in the state of PunjabIndiaPunjab , India . Its present Director General is a J&K cadre IPS officer Mr. PS Gill. Mission of Punjab Police is the prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and enforcement of the Constitution of India with an eye on technological advancement and human rights. History Punjab Police has had an extremely proud history and the legend of keeping duty before self. Even before Independence, Punjab Police ... was made in 1902 by the British, in the form of Indian Police Commission, to identify the shortcomings ... of finger print section has been among the achievements of the Punjab Police. During the late 1950s ... more details
TOCright According to the 2008 Global Hunger Index , Punjab, IndiaPunjab has the lowest level of hunger in India. Less than one fourth of children below the age of five are underweight, although Punjab ... http timesofindia.indiatimes.com IndiaIndia fares badly on global hunger index rssarticleshow 3596818.cms title India fares badly on global hunger index work Times of India year 2008 date 2008 10 15 ref Punjab is considered to have the best infrastructure in India ref name punjabgovt.nic.in http punjabgovt.nic.in ECONOMY Transport.htm Welcome to Official Web site of Punjab, India Bot generated .... Punjab also has the lowest poverty rate in India at 6.16 1999 2000 figures , and has won the best ... are also grown. Indian Punjab is called the Granary of India or India s bread basket. ref ... Web site of Punjab, India Bot generated title ref It produces 20 of India s wheat, and 9 of India ... to other states of India. A prominent feature of the industrial scenario of the Punjab is its small ... at 2 Million people. Said Mr H.S.Cheema, Chairman, Punjab committee, Northern India Textile Mills Association ... on Renewable energy. Business and infrastructure Punjab has the best infrastructure in all of India ... Web site of Punjab, India Bot generated title ref and as a result it is becoming attractive ... average. All major cities in Punjab benefit from this and have some of the lowest tariff s in India ... 6 Vardhman Polytex 2,955 References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Economy Of PunjabIndia Category Economy of Punjab ... 40d4 4355 8198 68a607038e35&&Headline Punjab is the best state Best overall performance award to Punjab .... Macro economic trend This is a chart of trend of gross state domestic product of Punjab at market ... of the Government of India Union Government is to reward well performing States. class wikitable Year ... 925,380 ref http specials.rediff.com money 2009 mar 31slide6 indias top ten debt ridden states.htm Punjab .... ref http specials.rediff.com money 2009 mar 31slide6 indias top ten debt ridden states.htm Punjab ... more details
Image Golden temple pano.jpg 800px centre The India n Punjab State state of Punjab is known for its cuisine, culture and history. Some of the main cities in Punjab are Amritsar , Jalandhar , Ludhiana and Patiala . Punjab s public transportation network provides excellent tourist transportation. Tourists to Punjab can enjoy culture, ancient civilization, spirituality and history Citation needed date March 2009 . Punjab has a rich religious history incorporating Sikhism , Islam and Hinduism. The royal ... Department of Museums, Government of PunjabIndia Government of Punjab http punjabtourism.gov.in Department of Tourism, Government of PunjabIndia Government of Punjab Tourism in India DEFAULTSORT Tourism In Punjab, India Category Tourism in PunjabIndia Category PunjabIndia .... Due to the scope and depth of Punjab s history there are many places of interest. Tourism is a swiftly expanding sector in Punjab. Forts and Palaces Gobindgarh Fort Amritsar ref http www.punjabtourism.in ... Govt. Museum Hoshiarpur Rural Museum, Punjab Agricultural University Qila Mubarak Patiala, Museum ... of Punjab Wild Life, Zoo, Wet Lands Harike Wetland Hari ke pattan , Amritsar , Ferozepur National ... of india.com punjab.html ref Punjab Cricket Association Stadium , SAS Nagar Subhash Chandra ... Bhatinda Virasat Mela and Heritage Fesivals at Patiala , Rupnagar , Kapurthala , Amritsar Punjab Heritage ... Sri Katalgarh Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib Image Nurmahal Sarai Mughal Heritage Punjab India.JPG Serai Nurmahal Image Sanghol India Museum.JPG Sanghol Museum Image Sainik School, Kapurthala.jpg Sainik School Kapurthala Image Chattbir Zoo, Chandigarh, Punjab, India A Guided Tour 12 13 2008 2 33 26 PM.jpg ChattBir Zoo Image Gurdwara Patalpuri, in Kiratpur, Punjab, India .jpg Gurdwara Patalpuri, Kiratpur Sahib Image Sculpture depicting village kids playing marbles jalandhar punjab haveli rangla punjab.jpg Haveli, Jalandhar Image Rauza sharif.jpg Tomb of Shagird, Sirhind Image LightsMohali.png Punjab ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Politics in Punjab is dominated by mainly two parties. One is Shiromani Akali Dal and the other is Indian National Congress . 1947 1966 During 1947 1966 Punjab was undivided and consisted of present day Punjab, IndiaPunjab , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Delhi and Chandigarh ... dominated by Indian National Congress. Pratap Singh Kairon and trifurcation of Punjab, IndiaPunjab .... Political parties Category Political parties in Punjab List of political parties in the state Politics of India by state or territory See also Punjab Pakistan Punjab, Pakistan PunjabIndiaPunjab, India History of the Punjab Punjabi people http www.punjabsarkar.blogspot.com Punjab Sarkar Blog DEFAULTSORT Politics Of PunjabIndia Category Politics of PunjabIndia ... of Punjab its infrastructure, settlement of refugees from west punjab, creation and development ... in India caused civil disorder when the central government attempted to marginalize a select group ... Akali Dal, the party representing the Sikhs in Punjab, initiated its first major movement in August ... unit of India. 26 The States Reorganization Commission, not recognizing Punjabi as a language ... tongue then the rulers of India would have seen no objection in establishing a Punjabi State. The Akal ... by the central government and Punjab was trifurcated under the Punjab State Reorganization Bill. Areas in the south of Punjab that spoke a language that is a derivative of Braj formed a new state of Haryana and the Pahari and Kangari speaking districts north of Punjab were merged with Himachal Pradesh, while the remaining areas formed a new state of Punjab. As a result, the Sikhs became a majority ... to achieve it.His popularity grew mainly among the youth of Punjab, and this triggered the rise of militancy in punjab. Indian army s Operation Bluestar in 1984 at Golden temple resulted in death ... to power. In the election Feb. 13, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab, with a voter turnout ... more details
See Wikipedia WikiProject Indian cities for details Infobox Indian jurisdiction native name Raman type city latd 29.9898 longd 74.9768 state name Punjab district Bathinda district Bathinda leader title MLA leader name MAKHAN SINGH altitude population as of 2001 population total 19549 area magnitude sq. km area total area telephone 911655 postal code 151301 vehicle code range PB03 sex ratio unlocode website footnotes Raman is a city and a municipal council in Bathinda district in the India n States and territories of India state of Punjab India Punjab . Demographics As of 2001 India census ref GR India ref , Raman had a population of 19,549. Males constitute 53 of the population and females 47 . Raman has an average literacy rate of 58 , lower than the national average of 59.5 male literacy is 61 , and female literacy is 55 . In Raman, 13 of the population is under 6 years of age. References Reflist Bathinda district Category Bathinda Category Cities and towns in Bathinda district PunjabIN geo stub it Raman India ... more details
POV date May 2009 Primary sources date June 2009 Background From 1984 to 1994, the state of PunjabIndiaPunjab in northern India was engaged in a power struggle between the militant secessionist Khalistan movement and Indian security forces. ref name ENSAAF1 cite book title Punjab in Crisis Human Rights in India publisher Human Rights Watch year 1990 url http www.ensaaf.org pdf reports HRW PunjabinCrisis.pdf ref The Indian government responded to the escalating Punjab insurgency by launching Operation ... to stop widespread abuse of human rights. ref cite book title The Punjab Mass Cremations Case India ... rights 1984 Anti Sikh riots Human rights in India Operation Bluestar Police encounter Punjab insurgency ... documentation organization focused specifically on Punjab, India http www.hrw.org en asia india The official ... website for India DEFAULTSORT Human Rights In Punjab, India Category Human rights in India ... last Kaur first Jaskaran title Twenty Years of Impunity The November 1984 Pogroms of Sikhs in India ...?page transcript&dte 2002 04 03&headlineid 427 title India Who Killed the Sikhs date 4 3 2002 publisher .... ref name ENSAAF1 Encounters The Human Rights Watch report on Punjab concluded that security forces in Punjab systematically violated international human rights law as well as the laws of war governing internal armed conflict. It further stated that members of the Punjab police, the federal paramilitary ... security personnel and members of the civil administrations in Punjab and New Delhi. Members of the delegation ... ref The Asia Division of Human Rights Watch formerly Asia Watch sent a delegation to Punjab for two ... bounties were paid to police in Punjab for extrajudicial killings of Sikhs between 1991 and 1993 alone ... Service publisher C spanarchives.org date 1987 10 07 accessdate 2009 08 09 ref and India has not allowed Amnesty International to conduct an independent human rights investigation in Punjab since 1978 ... Act In 1980, India s National Security Act was passed, which allowed security officials to detain a suspect ... more details
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This is a Partial list of victims of terrorism in Punjab Indian state PunjabIndia during 1980 s and 90 s. . List June 4 6, 84 Amritsar More than 20,000 Extremists, Sikhs civilians, children and women killed by Indian Army. Operation Blue Star July 84 to 87 Punjab different cities More than 10,000 Sikhs killed by Indian Security Forces in Operation Woodrose, I & II Nov.1 4 1984 Delhi More than 7000 civilien killed alone in the streets of Delhi. Many more killed all across India. Sep. 12, 84 Batala 8 Hindu bus passengers killed. June 22, 84 Irish sea Air India Boeing 747 blasted, all 329 passengers killed. Feb. 86 Nakodar 15 persons killed and many injured in indiscriminate firing. March 6,86 Kapurthala Many innocent persons killed in indiscriminate firing. March 28, 1986 Ludhiana 13 people Hindus killed in indiscriminate firing in Dresi ground. March 29, 1986 Mallian 20 innocent labourers killed Jalandhar . July 25, 1986 Mukatsar 15 innocent Hindu bus passengers gunned down. Oct. 31,1986 Ludhiana 8 migrant and local industrial workers, all hindus, gunned down in indiscriminate firing on Daba road. Nov. 30, 1986 Khudda 24 innocent Hindu bus passengers gunned down. July 87 Lalru 80 bus pessengers killed in Fatehabad on three Haryana Roadways buses. Aug. 6, 1987 Jagdev Kalan 13 innocent Hindus gunned down. Sep. 28,1987 Alawalpur 5 killed and 8 injured, firing near Geetha Bhawan. Oct. 20,1987 Delhi 12 persons shot dead at various places in Delhi on Diwali day. Jan. 15,1988 Dhadial Nijhran 8 members of a family including 2 women and 3 children killed in this village near Batala. Feb. 19,1988 Bombs exploded by Babbar Khalsa at Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Patiala. 12 person killed ... In Punjab, United Press International, March 29, 1986 Sikh Extremists Open Fire On Top Punjab Police Official, October 4, 1986 The New York Times See also Khalistan 1991 Punjab killings 1987 Punjab killings DEFAULTSORT List Of Terrorist Incidents In PunjabIndia Category Terrorism in Punjab ... more details
for the Chief Ministers of Pakistani Punjab Chief Minister of Punjab Pakistan The following is a list of all Chief Ministers of Punjab, India . The incumbent CM is Parkash Singh Badal. border 0 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 2 align center bgcolor d3d3d3 Key bgcolor e4e8ff INC br Indian National Congress bgcolor F4C430 SAD br Shiromani Akali Dal border 0 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 2 border 0 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 2 bgcolor cccccc No bgcolor cccccc Name bgcolor cccccc From bgcolor cccccc To bgcolor cccccc Party bgcolor e4e8ff 1 bgcolor e4e8ff Dr Gopi Chand Bhargava bgcolor e4e8ff 15 August 1947 bgcolor e4e8ff 13 April 1949 bgcolor e4e8ff Indian National Congress Congress bgcolor e4e8ff 2 bgcolor e4e8ff Bhim Sen Sachar bgcolor e4e8ff 13 April 1949 bgcolor e4e8ff 18 October 1949 bgcolor e4e8ff Indian National Congress Congress bgcolor e4e8ff 3 bgcolor e4e8ff Dr Gopi Chand Bhargava bgcolor e4e8ff 18 October 1949 bgcolor e4e8ff 20 June 1951 bgcolor e4e8ff Indian National Congress Congress bgcolor DDEEFF 4 bgcolor DDEEFF President s Rule bgcolor DDEEFF 20 June 1951 bgcolor DDEEFF 17 April 1952 bgcolor DDEEFF bgcolor e4e8ff 5 bgcolor e4e8ff Bhim Sen Sachar bgcolor e4e8ff 17 April 1952 bgcolor e4e8ff 23 January 1956 bgcolor e4e8ff Indian National Congress Congress bgcolor e4e8ff 6 bgcolor e4e8ff Pratap Singh Kairon bgcolor e4e8ff 23 January 1956 bgcolor e4e8ff 21 June 1964 bgcolor e4e8ff Indian National Congress Congress bgcolor e4e8ff 7 bgcolor e4e8ff Dr Gopi Chand Bhargava bgcolor e4e8ff 21 June 1964 bgcolor e4e8ff 6 July 1964 bgcolor e4e8ff Indian National Congress Congress bgcolor e4e8ff 8 bgcolor e4e8ff Ram Kishan bgcolor e4e8ff 7 July 1964 bgcolor e4e8ff 5 July 1966 bgcolor e4e8ff ... of Indian states Punjab Category Chief Ministers of PunjabIndia Category PunjabIndia related lists Chief Ministers de Liste der Chief Minister von Punjab Indien kn pnb ... Present bgcolor F4C430 Shiromani Akali Dal See also Chief Ministers of India External links http ... more details
Orphan date June 2010 This is a list of famous and notable people from PunjabIndia . This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well known during the peak of their popularity. Military leaders Deleted image removed File Marshal of IAF Current.jpg thumb right 150px Marshal Arjan Singh Image khudadad khan vc1915.jpg thumb right 150px Daily Mirror Khudadad Khan Minhas was awarded Victoria Cross , the first native Indian to receive this honour Indian Armed Forces Airforce Marshal Arjan Singh , Former Chief of Indian Air Force ., ref http www.mapsofindia.com who is who defence marshal arjan singh.html ... Punjab Category PunjabIndia related lists People Category People from PunjabIndia ..., Founder of TCS Vinod Khosla Co founder Sun Micro Systems Aroon Purie India Today group Gulshan Kumar T Series Kanwal Rekhi One of the first India Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley Mohan Singh Oberoi ... thumb right 150px Sonam Kapoor is an Cinema of India Indian film actor. David Dhawan ... Chopra.jpg thumb right 180px Priyanka Chopra is an Cinema of India Indian film actor. Ruby Bhatia ... Aslam Neville Tuli Jaspreet Singh Journalists Print India Kuldip Nayar Arun Shourie Aroon Purie Tarun ... Chandra Electronic Broadcast India Vinod Dua Karan Thapar Satinder Bindra Monita Rajpal Daljit Dhaliwal ... Singh Shailender Singh Anand Raj Anand Ghazals Ghulam Ali Bhangra and other Punjabi Folk India Image Jay Sean 2009 India Day Parade.jpg thumb Jay Sean Jagmeet Bal Asa Singh Mastana Surinder Shinda Surinder ... Jazzy B Miss Pooja Pop and Rock India Amrinder Gill Baba Sehgal Rabbi Shergill Mika Singh Vikas Bhalla ... Singh Sardul Singh Caveeshar Politicians India Amarinder Singh Arun Jaitley Baldev Singh Bibi ... Laxmi Kanta Chawla Sportspersons Tennis Neha Uberoi Shikha Uberoi Cricket India Image Harbhajan Singh ... more details
wiktionarypar PunjabPunjab or Panjab may refer to Geographical regions Punjab region , an area of South Asia stretching from central Pakistan to northwest IndiaPunjab Province BritishIndia , a historical province in BritishIndiaPunjab, India , a part of the Punjab which lies in IndiaPunjab, Pakistan , a part of the Punjab which lies in Pakistan Panjab District , in Bamyan province, Afghanistan Panjab, Afghanistan , capital of Panjab District Former countries, states and provinces Sikh Empire also known as Punjab Empire , a former religious monarchy in the region Punjab Province BritishIndia , a province of BritishIndiaPunjab Hill States Agency , an administrative unit of BritishIndiaPunjab States Agency , an administrative unit of BritishIndia Patiala and East Punjab States Union , a former state of modern India East Punjab , the part of the Punjab which became part of India after Partition West Punjab , the part of the Punjab which became part of Pakistan after Partition Other Punjab International Public High School , a public school in Pakistan Punjab, a character in the Little Orphan Annie comic strip, and the related film and musical Annie See also Punjab University disambiguation Punjab Assembly Punjabi disambiguation Punjabi language intitle Punjab lookfrom Punjab disambig ar ca Panjab desambiguaci cs Pa d b rozcestn k cy Punjab da Punjab de Punjab Begriffskl rung eo Pan abo eu Punjab ko id Punjab it Punjab he lv Pend ba hu Pandzs b egy rtelm s t lap ms Punjab nl Punjab ro Punjab ru simple Punjab sk Pand b sh Punjab sv Punjab ta uk ur vi Punjab zh ... more details
For other uses, see BritishIndia disambiguation and Presidencies and provinces of BritishIndia . List of British people who lived or were born in India Augustus De Morgan Engelbert Humperdinck singer Diana Rigg Derek Prince Hugh Bignell , cricketer Annie Besant William Makepeace Thackeray Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Charles James Napier Barry Hay , vocalist of Golden Earring Cliff Richard , born Harry Rodger Webb , singer Guy Douglas Arthur Fleetwood Wilson , administrator Maureen Wilson, ex wife of Robert Plant Rudyard Kipling , poet Norval Mitchell , author George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair , novelist John Harvey Jones George Adam Smith Vivien Leigh , actress Julie Christie , actress Merle Oberon , actress Gabrielle Drake , actress Joanna Lumley Richard Llewellyn Spike Milligan John Masters Mark Tully Jim Corbett George Thomas soldier Eyre Coote East India Company officer 1726 1783 , soldier and Commander in chief of India Eyre Coote British Army officer 1760 1823 , his nephew, Governor General of India Colin Cowdrey Paddy Ashdown Kenneth Kendall Ronald Ross Neale Cooper , footballer Percy Brandt , actor Francis Younghusband , tarveller Torin Thatcher , actor Antony Legard , cricketer Joseph Sullivan cricketer William Horton cricketer Charles Barton cricketer Maxmillian Wood , cricketer Edward Frederick , cricketer John Higgins cricketer Richard Ashley , cricketer Edward Hamilton Aitken , author Flora Annie Steel , author Monier Monier Williams , linguist Immigration to India Category Ethnic groups in India ... more details
Summary Information Description British and Sikh officers of the 26th Punjab Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry. Photographed 1873, India. Source http sikhs.org memories in1.html Date 1873 Author Permission This image is in the public domain and may be used free of charge without permissions or fees. br PD old 100 ... more details
Punjab Assembly may refer to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Pakistan Punjab Legislative Assembly IndiaPunjab Legislative Assembly BritishIndia in BritishIndia disambig ... more details
wiktionarypar Punjab Governor of Punjab may refer to List of Governors of PunjabBritishIndia , of the pre independence Punjab province of BritishIndia List of Governors of PunjabIndia , of Punjab state in India Governor of Punjab, Pakistan , of Punjab province in Pakistan disambig cs Pa d b rozcestn k cy Punjab da Punjab de Punjab Begriffskl rung eo Pan abo eu Punjab ko ms Punjab nl Punjab ro Punjab dezambiguizare ru simple Punjab sk Pand b sh Punjab zh ... more details
About a former state of India other uses of the name Punjab disambiguation East Punjab was the part of the Punjab region that went to India following the Partition of India Partition of the British Raj British province of the PunjabBritishIndiaPunjab between India and Pakistan in 1947. The mostly Muslim West Punjab became Pakistan s Punjab Province the mostly Sikh and Hindu eastern part became India s Punjab state. ref http agpunjab.gov.in html aboutus.htm Introduction PunjabIndia ref East Punjab was trifurcated in 1966 into Himachal Pradesh , Haryana and the current Indian state of PunjabIndiaPunjab . ref http legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in States Punjabpunjab w.htm Punjab Legislative Assembly ref Modern usage Today East Punjab is used in India to refer to the eastern part of Punjab state, while in Pakistan it means the eastern part of Pakistan s Punjab Pakistan Punjab province. Although Pakistanis sometimes refer to the current Indian Punjab as East Punjab. ref http www.dawn.com 2004 01 31 top9.htm Ties will grow, says Indian Punjab CM DAWN Group of Newspapers, 2004 ref See also Punjab region Punjab Pakistan PunjabIndia References Reflist coord missing PunjabIndia Category Divided regions Category Historical regions Category PunjabIndia PunjabIN geo stub simple East Punjab ta ... more details
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