On 31 May 2026, in a modest Mumbai home far from the arc-lights that once glowed to her songs, Suman Kalyanpur’s voice finally fell silent. She was 89. For over two decades from the mid-1950s,…
On the day Danitza (“Dee”) walked into the recruiter’s offices to join the Marines, the Marine recruiter, her first choice, was out—so she joined the Army instead. Her parents were migrant farmworkers in California and…
Public health experts say there's no scientific basis for banning travelers from the United States just because they have recently visited a country experiencing an Ebola outbreak.The Trump Administration announced Friday that non-citizens, including green…
[caption id="attachment_21821" align="alignleft" width="475"] Gurpartap Singh Mann is a farmer and former Member of the Punjab Public Service Commission[/caption] The results of Punjab’s urban local body elections are not merely municipal. They are the first…
Chandigarh / Melbourne: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has expressed deep concern over the disappearance of NRI Sunil Sharma, who had travelled from Melbourne, Australia, to Punjab and has reportedly been missing for several…
Based on recent developments, Punjab's politics has entered a phase of intense confrontation between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government led by Bhagwant Mann and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. One of the biggest shocks…
[caption id="attachment_21482" align="alignleft" width="550"] MLA Pargat Singh[/caption] Jalandhar: Congress leader and MLA Pargat Singh has criticised the BJP-led Central Government over rising inflation and increasing prices of petrol, diesel, and cooking gas, claiming that the…
[caption id="attachment_20469" align="alignleft" width="500"] Image for representation only[/caption] The Punjab Cabinet's decision to regularise more than 65,000 outsourced and casual employees and eventually end the contract system is being hailed as a historic move. For…
Milpitas (California): The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) strongly condemns any move to restrict, ban, or suppress the screening of the Punjabi film Chardikala. We believe that artistic expression, cultural storytelling, and historical narratives are…
Punjab today stands at a critical crossroads. While the state faces numerous pressing challenges, including unemployment, declining agricultural profitability, drug abuse, migration, deteriorating law and order, environmental degradation, and a shrinking industrial base, many citizens…
