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  2. Punjab - Wikipedia

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    e. Punjab [b] ( Punjabi: [pə̞ɲˈdʒäːb] ⓘ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb ), [c] historically known as Pentapotamia [d] or Panchanada, [e] is a historical, geopolitical, ethnolinguistic and cultural region in the northwestern part of South Asia, along the five major eastern tributaries of the Indus River in the Indian Subcontinent.

  3. Punjab, India - Wikipedia

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    Punjab (/ p ʌ n ˈ dʒ ɑː b / ⓘ; Punjabi: [pənˈdʒɑːb] ⓘ), historically known as Panchanada (Sanskrit) or Pentapotamia, 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 ...

  4. History of Punjab - Wikipedia

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    The History of Punjab refers to the past history of Punjab region which is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in the northwest of South Asia, comprising eastern Punjab province in Pakistan and western Punjab state in India. [1] It is believed that the earliest evidence of human habitation in Punjab traces to the Soan valley of the ...

  5. List of Punjabi-language newspapers - Wikipedia

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    Nirpakh Post : Punjabi Language website and newspaper publish from SAS Nagar Mohali (Punjab). Daily Suraj: This daily newspaper is published from Ludhiana since 1970. It covers news from different parts of Indian Punjab and India. [2] Jagat Sewak: This Punjabi weekly newspaper is published from Bagha Purana, India.

  6. Punjab, Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    punjab .gov .pk. Punjab ( / pʌnˈdʒɑːb /; Punjabi, Urdu: پنجاب, pronounced [pəɳˈdʒɑːb] ⓘ; abbr. PB) is a province of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest by population. Lahore is the capital and the largest city of the province.

  7. Politics of Punjab, India - Wikipedia

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    Politics in reorganised present-day Punjab is dominated by mainly three parties – Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal). [1] [2] Since 1967, Chief Minister of Punjab has been predominantly from Jat Sikh community despite its 21 percent state population. [3] [4] [5] Exceptions are Giani Zail Singh, the Chief ...

  8. Punjab Legislative Assembly - Wikipedia

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    The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members , directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies .

  9. Panjab Digital Library - Wikipedia

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    Gifted by the royal family of Nabha to Punjab Government. The Panjab Digital Library is a voluntary organization digitizing and preserving the cultural heritage of Panjab since 2003. 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 ...