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Two rebel SGPC members join SAD(Badal)
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 09:44 PM PST
CHANDIGARH: Two rebel members of Shiromani Gurdawara Parbhandak committe(SGPC) owing alliance to SAD(Panch Pardhani) on Monday joined SAD(Badal) here in presence of SAD president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.


Bhattal demands adequate compensation for lands acquired under Ghaggar project
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 09:37 PM PST
CHANDIGARH: Alleging step motherly treatment to farmers of Sangrur, Patiala Mansa districts, especially Lehra Assembly Constituency, Leader of Opposition, Punjab Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has demanded from the State Government adequate compensation to farmers whose land has been acquired under the Ghaggar project.


No laxity in law and order will be tolerated, says Sukhbir Badal
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 09:34 PM PST
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal who also holds the portfolio of home department on Monday said that no laxity would be tolerated in maintaining law and order in the state. He was speaking to newsmen after taking meting of state and district police officers.


Ch Ranbir Singh cremated with state honours
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 09:12 PM PST
ROHTAK: A tearful adieu was given to the lone surviving member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Ch Ranbir Singh Hooda, as his mortal remains were consigned to flames at SamvidhanSthal near IMT, Rohtak on Monday with full State honours.


Lt Geb A.N.Aul, Chief of Western Command conferred PVSM
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 09:03 PM PST
CHANDIGARH: Lt Gen Amar Aul Chief of Staff Western Command has been awarded the Param Vishisht Sewa Medal (PVSM) for distinguished services of the most exceptional order by the President of India on the occasion of the Republic day.


BJP to forward Tikshan Sud's resignation to Punjab CM
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 09:01 PM PST
Punj owns moral responsibility for the death of five newly born infants AMRITSAR: BJP general secretary and incharge for Punjab Balbir Punj has said that BJP has no hesitation to admit about the poor infrastructure in the Government hospitals in Punjab whereupon five infants lost lives at Patiala hospital during the fire incident on Saturday.


Badal seeks support for SAD, BJP candidates
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 08:59 PM PST
AMRITSAR: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday sought unstinted support from the people of Majha in ensuing Lok Sabha elections repeating their faith in SAD-BJP combine as done in last vidhan sabha elections in the state.


Union minister Ashwani Kumar describes Ananadpur Sahib resolution separatist
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 08:57 PM PST
JALANDHAR: Asserting that the measures taken by the UPA-led government to bring down inflation had started yielding results, the Union Minister of state for Industury Ashwani Kumar Monday predicted that the lowering crude oil prices coupled with strong initiatives taken by the central government would further push inflation down from existing five to four percent.


Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen use common couduits to ferru arms, claims police
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 07:44 PM PST
SRINAGAR: After the arrest and sustained interrogation of militant over ground worker (OGW)by police in Jammu a starling revelation has come into fore that Lashker-e-Toiba (leT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants have the same conduits to ferry arms and ammunition and other logistic materials for keeping militancy alive in Jammu and Kashmir.


J and K police register murder case against army in Kupwara killing
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 06:44 PM PST
KHURHAMA (KUPWARA): Police on Monday registered a case of murder against the 18 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) army for killing of father of four children in Lolab area of Kupwara district.


One hurt in student clash in Amritsar Medical College
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 06:33 PM PST
AMRITSAR: There was tension in government medical college, here after two groups of medical students clashed this evening. Students of MBBS (first year) damaged a car of BDS interns who allegedly tried to thrash them.


Punjab doctors may lose right to practise
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 06:30 PM PST
CHANDIGARH: A well-intentioned, but legally questionable move by the Punjab Medical Council, could translate into most allopathic doctors in the state losing their right to practise by the end of this month, if they fail to comply with the council’s directive to re-register.


Phagwara Safai Karamchari Union start agitation for demands
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 05:27 PM PST
PHAGWARA: Nagar Council Sanitation Committees Safai Karamchari Union Phagwara Monday launched its 12 days long agitation in support of their demands and against indifferent attitude of Nagar Council Phagwara.


Punjab Cong MLA flays govt for poor health services
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 05:23 PM PST
PHAGWARA: Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, while expressing deep shock on the Patiala trgedy, which took lives of five innocent kids, has strongly crticised the Non performance of SAD-BJP Government.


UK based Punjabi NRI electrocuted in Punjab village
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 05:20 PM PST
PHAGWARA: Ina tragic incident, one UK based NRI Seetal Singh (60) was electrocuted at the roof top of his house in his native nearby village Dosanjh Kalan Sunday afternoon.


An Ideal Place For Learning-Blooming Buds School Moga
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 04:49 PM PST
MOGA: When we talk of school, a feeling of completion Flow through in ture spirit. Blooming Buds School at Moga is a dream school. BBS is a co-educational, English Medium, CBSE affiliated school Which is going to be Senior secondary School very soon.


Desh Bhagat Institute organized seminar on Information Technology
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 04:19 PM PST
FATEHGARH SAHIB: Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences, Mandi Gobindgarh organized seminar on the theme Techvision 2020 Emerging Paradigms in Information Technology .


Chander Kumar ridicules Himachal CM on central university issue
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 04:01 PM PST
JAWALAMUKHI: Member of Lok Sabha senior congress leader Chander Kumar today ridiculed Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal for his announcement with regard to opening of central university at Dehra. He said the Central University would be an institute of excellence and center of knowledge and the UPA had sanctioned to set up the University in Dharamshala or a near by place.


School van hits train in Punjab, three children die, 12 injured
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 03:57 PM PST
CHANDIGARH: Two school children died on the spot and eight injured when a school van collided with a train at an unmanned railway crossing at village Hajra in Ferozepur district on Monday.


Heroin worth Rs. 25 crore seized in Amritsar
Posted: 01 Feb 2009 12:06 AM PST
AMRITSAR: Special Narcotic Cell (SNC) of Punjab Police today claimed to have seized 5 kilogram heroin (drug) having worth Rs. 25 crore in the international market with the arrest of two Nigerian nationals here today.


Robber's gang operating under garb of Rickshaw drivers's lands in police net
Posted: 31 Jan 2009 10:32 PM PST
JALANDHAR: That the crime scene is changing with each passing day in Punjab was exhibited by a Jalandhar based gang of criminals who, were posing as auto-rickshaw drivers and were using their auto-rickshaws as their front to lure and loot innocent passengers after taking them to deserted places.


Former CE's plea to revive PSEB through internal reforms
Posted: 31 Jan 2009 10:12 PM PST
CHANDIGARH: “It is possible to revive fund straved Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) through technical and managerial reforms” said Virender Singh an expert on power matters who retired from PSEB as Engineer-in-chief. Talking exclusively on eve of foundation day pf PSEB, Singh also found unbundling of board undesirable.