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Broadcast area
worldwide
Network
BBC World Service
Headquarters
Delhi
Programming
Language(s)
Punjabi
Picture format
1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner
BBC
Sister channels
BBC News BBC Urdu BBC Gujarati BBC Bangla BBC World Service
History
Launched
2 October 2017; 6 years ago (2017-10-02)
Links
Website
bbc.co.uk/news
Availability
Streaming media
BBC Punjabi
BBC Punjabi online
BBC Punjabi (in Punjabi: ਬੀਬੀਸੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Gurmukhi), بی بی سی پنجابی (Shahmukhi)) or BBC News Punjabi is an international news service in Punjabi language. It was started on 2 October 2017.[1][2] The service is on websites and social networking sites.[3] The launch is part of the World Service's biggest expansion since the 1940s, following a government funding boost announced in 2016.[4][5]
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BBCPunjabi (in Punjabi: ਬੀਬੀਸੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Gurmukhi), بی بی سی پنجابی (Shahmukhi)) or BBCNewsPunjabi is an international news service in Punjabi language...
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village became 'Chamkila' and reached the heights of singing]. BBCNewsPunjabi (in Punjabi). Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March...
& Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2020. "Roshan prince started the shoot of his Directorial debut film | 13Teen | Punjabi Film". ABP...
Rajinder Singh Rai (Punjabi: ਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ; born February 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Panjabi MC, is a British-Indian recording artist, rapper...
Adil Ray OBE (Punjabi: عادل رے, born 26 April 1974) is a British actor, comedian and radio/television presenter. Ray stars in the BBC One comedy Citizen...
of his artistic work focuses on Punjabi music and films. He is recognised as being among the biggest artists in Punjabi music. Maan was born as Tejinder...
Anushae Babar Gill (Urdu, Punjabi: انوشے بابر گِل; born 22 January 1999), professionally known as Shae Gill, is a Pakistani singer and cover-artist, mostly...
worked predominantly in Punjabi-language music and cinema. Moose Wala was generally regarded to have been one of the greatest Punjabi artists of his generation...
This is a list of international news channels, categorised by continent. Georgia: PIK was a Caucasus-focused news channel broadcasting in Russian in 2010-2012...
music video director, videographer and actor associated with the Punjabi Music and Punjabi Film Industry. He started his career as a video director then...
Punjabi festivals are various festive celebrations observed by Punjabis in Pakistan, India and the diaspora Punjabi community found worldwide. The Punjabis...
Dil Apna Punjabi (Punjabi pronunciation: ['dɪl 'aːpɳaː pʌnˈdʒɑːbi]; transl. Our Heart is Punjabi) is a Punjabi feature film released on 3 September 2006...
film producer and television personality. He works in Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. Dosanjh entered Social 50 chart by Billboard...
the BBC and CNN. Riz Khan was born in April 1962 in the British colony of Aden (now part of the Republic of Yemen). His father was a Pakistani-Punjabi born...
Paramdeep Sehdev (Punjabi: ਪਰਮਦੀਪ ਸਹਦੇਵ) (born 21 August 1971, in Hammersmith) better known as Bobby Friction, is a DJ, television presenter and radio...
July 1936 - 6 May 1973) was an Indian poet, writer and playwright of the Punjabi language. He was most known for his romantic poetry, noted for its heightened...
Baani Sandhu is an Indian singer, and actress known for her work in Punjabi - language music and films. Baani Sandhu was born as Rupinder Kaur Sandhu...
as a session and recording artist, and became a bhangra, hip hop, and Punjabi music producer. Honey Singh played a significant role in popularizing hip...
Koti (Punjabi: ਸਾਬਰਕੋਟੀ) was an Indian Punjabi singer. He was best known for his song Tennu Ki Dasiye which was one of the hit songs in Punjabi music...
September 15, 2022. "India-Canada tensions: Punjabi hip-hop stars hit by row over Sikh separatism". BBCNews. October 4, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023...
received the Best Playback Singer (Female) award at the Filmfare Awards Punjabi, for the song "Yaar Di Gali", in 2017. Sultana and Jyoti Nooran trained...
Sandeep Singh Sidhu (born November 15, 1989), known as Sunny Malton, is a Punjabi Canadian rapper and singer. He rose to mainstream with his track 'Issa...
Fool 2013 Punjabi film. In 2014, he released a single "Lethal Combination" with Roach Killa under Beyond Records in 2014. The single topped BBC Asian Charts...