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Punjab States

American  

plural noun

  1. a former group of states in NW India: amalgamated with Punjab state (in India) in 1956.


Punjab States British  

plural noun

  1. (formerly) a group of states in NW India, amalgamated in 1956 with Punjab state

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This triggered two of the alliance’s key partners in West Bengal and Punjab states to say they would contest seats there alone.

From Seattle Times

Farmers, who began their march from northern Haryana and Punjab states, are asking for a guaranteed minimum support price for all farm produce.

From Seattle Times

Elections next year will cover Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest and most populated, Uttarakhand and Punjab states, where Modi’s party hopes to win them back or shore up its rule.

From Seattle Times

Farmers in Haryana and Punjab states traditionally resort to stubble burning during the months of October and November as a cheap way of clearing their fields after harvesting the crops.

From Seattle Times

Pollution levels in the week leading up to Wednesday reached more than 25 times the safe limit, mostly due to farm fires Haryana and Punjab states, which formed a cloud of smoke over north India that “hundreds, if not thousands of kilometres long and about 20 to 30 kilometres wide”, said Josh Apte, an assistant professor at the University of Texas who researches air quality.

From The Guardian