Tag: punjabi
Australia Census 2021 – Largest increase in people speaking Punjabi
India has overtaken China and New Zealand to now become the third-largest country of birth, after Australia and England, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Monday. The latest census...
Punjab Govt makes Punjabi compulsory in schools till Class 10
Punjabi has been made a compulsory subject for all students from Class I to X in the state, said Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi today. He tweeted: “To promote mother tongue, Punjabi...
Punjabi to be taught in NSW schools from Kinder to Year 10
NSW, Australia: Public Schools in New South Wales state of Australia is going to teach Punjabi language from Kindergarten To Year 10 from next session. Gurmeet Kaur, who has been working for development...
Labour Govt Election promises to introduce Punjabi in VIC Kinders
Kindergarten children across Victoria will have access to lessons in a range of languages under the state Labor government's latest education election promise. Before most of the under-fives can read or write, they...
Ex-MLA Jarnail Singh appointed Vice Chairman of Punjabi Academy Delhi
Chief Minister and chairperson of the Punjabi Academy, Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal has appointed Jarnail Singh, former MLA from the Rajouri Garden constituency, as Vice-Chairman of the academy. Jarnail Singh is a resident of...
Census 2016: Punjabi fastest growing language in Australia
Its official – Punjabi is the fastest growing language in Australia. The 2016 Census has revealed that Punjabi is the fastest growing language in Australia, showing an increase from 71229 people in 2011...
Love for Punjabi makes man cross law barrier
CHANDIGARH: Baljeet Singh Khalsa, 50, a resident of Mohali, has the noble intention of promoting Punjabi language at heart. But in his misplaced zeal, he has taken to defacing English and Hindi...
Sarbjeet Kaur, Canberra’s first female Punjabi Bus Driver
While it is quite common today to see women among the fleet of bus drivers of the state-owned and managed bus companies in Australia, it is the first time in its history that...