SBS Punjabi - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

In a major setback to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) headed by Sukhbir Singh Badal, a group of expelled Akali leaders announced the formation of a new political party SAD-Taksali. Hear this news and much more in this week’s weekly Punjabi Diary. Here is the podcast in case you missed hearing it on the radio. For missed programs, podcasts, and much more, please visit www.sbs.com.au/punjabi 

In our weekly literary series, we review Pakistani Punjabi poet Irshad Sindhu's collection of poetry, Koh Koh Aggan Laggiyan. 

India cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur has already made a big impact in the Women's Big Bash League. The 29-year-old Sydney Thunder player smashed the second-fastest half-century in the competition’s history earlier this season. Preetinder Singh Grewal reports........

ਭਾਰਤ ਦੀ ਕਪਤਾਨ ਹਰਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਕੌਰ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਬਿਗ ਬੈਸ਼ ਲੀਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਧੀਆ ਖੇਡ ਦਾ ਮੁਜ਼ਾਹਰਾ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੇ ਨਾਂ ਵਜੋਂ ਉਭਰਕੇ ਸਾਮਣੇ ਆਈ ਹੈ। 29-ਸਾਲਾ ਸਿਡਨੀ ਥੰਡਰ ਦੀ ਇਸ ਖਿਡਾਰਨ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਸੀਜ਼ਨ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਦਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਤੇਜ਼ ਅਰਧ ਸੈਂਕੜਾ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਹੈ।

Have you ever wondered why there are fewer female taxi drivers? There’re multiple reasons for this gender disparity the major being the ‘challenging’ environment of the taxi industry. Meet Simerdeep Kaur who joined Melbourne’s taxi industry over a year ago.

It is believed that this will not only make the search easy for parents but also keep fees under check.

State and territory leaders are split over whether the country should reduce its refugee intake or not.

Five young Australian language students have been selected as the winners of the third annual SBS National Languages Competition. The winners were selected from around 4,000 entries representing 80 languages. 

Catch your weekly dose of news and updates from the world of cinema and entertainment in Bollywood Ghupshup.

SBS have announced the winners of the SBS National Languages Competition 2018, a nationwide initiative which aims to inspire and encourage language learning and retention. The competition received nearly 4000 entries from all states and territories across Australia spanning 82 languages, including Punjabi, Hindi, Mandarin, French, Japanese, Arabic, German, Greek and Spanish.

ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਨੇ ਕੌਮੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਦੇ ਪੰਜ ਜੇਤੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਮੈਲਬੌਰਨ ਦੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕੁੜੀ ਹਰਨੀਪ ਕੌਰ 8 ਤੋਂ 12 ਸਾਲ ਉਮਰ ਵਰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੇਤੂ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਰ ਤੋਂ 82 ਬੋਲੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ 4000 ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਵੱਧ ਐਂਟਰੀਆਂ ਆਈਆਂ ਸਨ।

Shiromani Akali Dal is an Indian political party which is mainly influential in the state of Punjab. Formed on 14 December 1920, the party has ruled Punjab for over two decades. Punjabi writer and an Akali Dal activist Giani Santokh Singh shares his observations about party's past, present, and future in Punjab.