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Creation of the constitutional autonomous federal state of Punjab, with Chandigarh as its capital, for Punjabi-speaking people from the bilingual East Punjab state [1] Methods: Protest marches and demonstrations, hunger strike, general strike: Resulted in: Formation of Punjab and Haryana states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh on 1 ...
The 1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election was the eighth Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state. Indian National Congress emerged as the victorious with 63 seats in the 117-seat legislature in the election. The Shiromani Akali Dal became the official opposition, holding 37 seats.
With over 65 million digitized pages, it is the biggest resource of digital material on Panjab. [1] There are many historically significant documents stored and made available online. Its scope covers Sikh and Punjabi culture . [ 2 ]
In 1956, the eight battalions of 8th Punjab Regiment were merged with the Baluch Regiment. Their new designations were: [1] Indian Officers of 1st Battalion 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry), Poona, 1920. 1/8th Punjab - 1 Baluch; 2/8th Punjab - 2 Baluch; 3/8th Punjab - 3 Baluch; 4/8th Punjab (Prince of Wales's Own) - 4 Baluch; 5/8th Punjab (Burma ...
The 33rd Punjabi Regiment (now with the Pakistan Army) (A Picture of an Officer: A Punjabi Subadar). Men of a Punjab Regiment march out of the jungle near Pyagle, Burma, 1945. 2005 postal stamp on 300 years of 15 Punjab (former 1st Patiala) 2008 postal stamp on 250 years of the 14th Battalion - (former Nabha Akal Infantry) 2010 postal stamp on 16th Battalion - (former 2nd Patiala) The Punjab ...
Partap Singh Kairon (1 October 1901 – 6 February 1965) [1] was the 3rd Chief Minister of the Punjab province (then comprising Punjab, Haryana and part of Himachal Pradesh), and is widely acknowledged as the architect of post-Independence Punjab Province (or Punjab, Haryana and Himachal as of today).
Punjab (/ p ʌ n ˈ dʒ ɑː b / ⓘ; [8] Punjabi: [pənˈdʒɑːb] ⓘ) 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 Jammu and Kashmir to the ...
Agriculture has been the major economic feature of the Punjab and has therefore formed the foundation of Punjabi culture, with one's social status being determined by landownership. [1] The Punjab emerged as an important agricultural region, especially following the Green Revolution during the mid-1960's to the mid-1970's, has been described as ...