Pukaar News

10/11/2025

Thali lovers, get ready!
returns 6–12 Jan 2026 🎉
Celebrate South Asian flavours, community, and culture — one platter at a time. 🍛

👀 Click here to find out more: https://pukaarnews.com/national-thali-week-returns-for-a-second-year-to-celebrate-south-asian-cuisine-across-the-uk/31624/

07/11/2025

All UK young journalists (30 and under) do take this opportunity of putting your work forward for these awards so your brilliant and wonderful achievements in journalism can get the recognition they deserve.

And all editors and senior journalists who know of young journalists who have impressed you by their work, please alert them to the opportunity to enter this superb new awards scheme and encourage their participation.

Deadline 12 p.m. Monday 10th November

The categories are:-

Business/Financial Journalist of the Year

Campaigning Journalist of the Year

Political Correspondent of the Year

Environment Journalist of the Year

Arts Journalist of the Year

News Reporter of the Year

Feature Writer of the Year

Health Journalist of the Year

Travel Journalist of the Year

Sports Journalist of the Year

Showbiz Journalist of the Year

Overall Young Journalist of the Year

Register and enter at https://registration.livegroup.co.uk/youngjournalistaward/
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04/11/2025

Can you help?

Witnesses and dashcam footage are being sought by detectives investigating a serious collision in Kirby Muxloe on Sunday (2 November).

Police were called to the junction of Desford Lane, Desford Road and Hedgerow Lane just before 2pm following a report of a collision involving a blue Seat Ibiza and red MG ZS.

Two women in their 60s and 30s who were in the MG were taken to hospital, where they currently remain, to be treated for serious injuries. The driver of the Seat – a 19-year-old man – was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening or life changing.

No-one was arrested but enquiries to establish the circumstances of the collision are continuing.

Detective Constable Emma Neeves, from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU), said: “I’d like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or saw either vehicle beforehand as I believe they may have information that could help.

“I’d also like to speak to anyone who was travelling in the area at the time and has a dashcam in their vehicle. Please get in touch if you think you can assist us.”

You can pass on information by visiting https://leicspolice.link/SGJDx and quoting reference 25*642856.

Alternatively call 101.

https://leicspolice.link/GZ4zV

03/11/2025

“I was the first Punjabi Sikh woman to step into the ring in the UK — and soon, I’ll be the first Sikh world champion.” 🥊

Meet .birdi — London bus driver by day, boxing powerhouse by night — breaking barriers and making history.

Read her story here: https://pukaarnews.com/sangeeta-birdi-the-bus-driver-fighting-her-way-into-history/31593/ 👀

(Picture courtesy of .birdi )

19/10/2025

Wishing everyone a Diwali filled with light, joy, and prosperity! Happy Diwali! 🪔✨

22/09/2025

“Let’s walk it out and break the silence”.

Bhupinder Sandhu is walking London to Cardiff from October 19-26 to start conversations, reduce stigma and encourage change around mental health.



Read more by clicking here: https://pukaarnews.com/london-to-cardiff-bhupinder-sandhu-walks-to-raise-mental-health-awareness/31528/

22/08/2025

19/08/2025

In a world increasingly dominated by screens, one woman is helping South Asian families and friends reconnect the old-fashioned way — through play. Aanchal Khandelwal, a 30-year-old entrepreneur from Leicester now based in London, is the creator of SAMOSA, a vibrant new party board game rooted in ...

18/08/2025

.takhar popped into the Pukaar office to talk about her upcoming film ‘Emma Nu Rehna Sehna Ni Aaunda’ - out August 22 ! ⭐️

It was great to hear about her upcoming projects and her insights into the industry 🤗

Check out our interview by clicking the link in bio 👀

30/07/2025

Read the inspiring story of Paramjit Nagdi; how one British Punjabi woman turned adversity into a groundbreaking gin brand ⭐️

Click the link in bio to read more! 👀

30/07/2025

27/07/2025

The much-anticipated Sikh Games UK are set to return for their second edition this summer, taking place from August 1st to 3rd at Brunel University London, in what promises to be the largest Sikh sporting event in the country. Founded by Mandeep Kaur Moore, a commercial lawyer and long-time communit...