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PunjabNewsline News
Punjab: Ravneet Bittu promsied to develop Anandpur Sahib on tourist map
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 02:15 AM PDT
NAWANSHAHR: The Congress candidate for the Anandpur Sahib seat Ravneet Singh Bittu Friday promised to develop Anandpur Sahib as an industrial hub on the pattern of Baddi in Himachal Pradesh to provide job avenues to the youth of the area, if elected from the seat.


AFI to conduct Grand Prix Series in south
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 02:06 AM PDT
CHANDIGARH: The Athletics Federation of India will conduct three Grand Prix Series-2009 in south. Announcing this AFI secretary Dr Lalit Bhanot said Friday that athletes winning first three places in each event will get cash prizes and for relay events there will be no prize money. These will be prize money competitions but to win prizes athletes have to participate in all the three editions.


Punjab Congress MLA questions Badal on credentials of Sumedh Saini
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 01:53 AM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Sukhpal Singh Khaira Congress MLA from Bhiolath in punjab has asked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to explain to people his extra ordinary interest in Vigilance Bureau Chief Sumedh Singh Saini allegedly responsible for eliminating Sikh youth in fake encounters.


Sonia must break her silence on Congress role in ’84 Sikh Carnage-Harsimrat
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 01:45 AM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Harsimrat Kaur Badal SAD-BJP candidate from Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency on Friday dared Sonia Gandhi to come clean on deliberate design of Gandhi family to award Lok Sabha tickets to butchers of Sikhs, Tytler and Sajjan, and going out of way to secure clean chit for them with a design to provoke latent hurt feelings of Sikhs 25 years after the carnage.


Akali families abandon their sinking ship to join the Congress party
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 01:43 AM PDT
BATHINDA: The Congress (I) candidate for the Bhatinda Lok Sabha Constituency Raninder Singh, accompanied by Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, MLA on his campaign in the Talwandi Sabo Assembly segment received a shot in the arm when ex sarpanch Harjinder Singh joined the Congress along with 12 families who had been staunch Akali supporters.


Akali families abandon their sinking ship to join Congress
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 01:42 AM PDT
BATHINDA: The Congress (I) candidate for the Bhatinda Lok Sabha Constituency Raninder Singh, accompanied by Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, MLA on his campaign in the Talwandi Sabo Assembly segment received a shot in the arm when ex sarpanch Harjinder Singh joined the Congress along with 12 families who had been staunch Akali supporters.


BJP too should follow the suit and withdraw ticket from Varun Gandhi
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 01:41 AM PDT
AMRITSAR: After Congress withdrew tickets from its tainted leaders, the Dal Khalsa today asked the BJP to follow the suit and withdraw ticket of Varun Gandhi for using foul and hatred language against Muslims and Sikhs.


Manmohan Singh Govt. has done for Punjab is beyond compare, says Raninder
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:40 AM PDT
BATHINDA: ‘‘This is the land of my forefather’s; you and I belong to the same soil.” With these words the Congress (I) Candidate S. Raninder Singh addressed the people in Bathinda rural Constituency. He repeated these words in every single village he visited and created an instant rapport with the village folks, who responded by pledging support to him.


"I am with Amarinder", says Bhattal
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:38 AM PDT
JALANDHAR: “ I am with the former chief minister Captain Amrinder Singh and very much with him to assist him in the election campaign for the party candidates in the Lok Sabha elections to which he is the chairman appointed by the national leadership of the party.”


Punjab police sounds alert on theft of weapons from gun store
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:35 AM PDT
HOSHIARPUR: Punjab Police has sounded a red alert in the state after a number of weapons and a large quantity of ammunition were stolen from a gun store here early Friday morning, officials said. The theft of weapons ahead of parliamentary elections has left police worried.


Power capacity addition target fell short by 56 percent in last financial year
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:32 AM PDT
NEW DELHI: Fresh power capacity addition has fallen short of target by 56 percent f in the financial year 2008-09, because of the delay in supply of critical components in thermal projects and non-availability of fuel.


Punjab Congress alleges misuse of official machinery by SAD-BJP govt
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:21 AM PDT
CHANDIGARH: The Congress Friday alleged the misuse of the official machinery by the ruling Akali-BJP alliance for the election purpose. A delegation of the Congress met the Chief Electoral Officer, Kusumjit Sidhu and brought to her notice various violations of the code of conduct been committed by the ruling alliance.


Amarinder ridicules Punjab govt’s cruel joke on farmers
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 12:11 AM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Capt Amarinder Singh, the former Chief Minister and the chairman of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Campaign Committee today ridiculed the Rs 4.77 crore relief package for the farmers whose crops were damaged due to recent untimely rains and hailstorm.


Hooda to triggers election campaign in Ambala on April 11
Posted: 09 Apr 2009 11:46 PM PDT
AMBALA: Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will trigger on the Lok Sabha Election Campaign from Baldev Nagar Chowk in Ambala city in the silhouette of Vijay Rath Yatra on April 11.First of all , Hooda will address a public meeting at Baldev Nagar. It was informed by MLA Naggal Nirmal Singh.


Shiv Sena (Hindustan) leaders quit party
Posted: 09 Apr 2009 11:12 PM PDT
PHAGWARA: Shiv Sena Bal Thakrey got more strengthened in Punjab, when senior Shiv Sena (Hindustan) Leaders including its Organising Secretary Inderjit Karwal, District Vice-Presidents Rajesh Palta, Gopal Chopra, Kuldip Dani and Local President Balwinder Singh quit the party and announced to join in mainstream of Shiv Sena Bal Thakrey Punjab.


SGPC shirks its responsibility on security of Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan.
Posted: 09 Apr 2009 11:06 PM PDT
AMRITSAR– Shriomani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar here today shirks his responsibility forthe security of Sikh devotees visiting to Pakistan to observe Baisakhi festival.