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NDA promises to waive off all agricultural and small loans
Posted: 13 Apr 2009 11:49 PM PDT
TALWANDI SABO: Shiromani Akali Dal today promised to waive off all loans of farmers and poor people if NDA comes to power in mid May. Putting Congress party on defensive, in the political conference at Talwandi Sabo on the occasion of Baisakhi, Akali Dal today questioned the sincerity of its pro poor and pro farmers policies.


Punjab govt seeks EC permission to compensate for suicide by farmers
Posted: 13 Apr 2009 11:46 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: The State Revenue department has sought approval from Election Commission of India to grant compensation of Rs. 2 Lakh each to the next of the Kin of the deceased farmers and farm labor who committed suicides in the district of Sangrur and Bathinda.


Punjab Congress welcomes Election commission’s decision on Pay Commission
Posted: 13 Apr 2009 11:42 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress on Tuesday welcomed the decision of Election commission for allowing the 5th pay commission, constituted by previous the congress government, to submit its report to Punjab government.


Four persons including to teenagers die in road accident
Posted: 13 Apr 2009 11:32 PM PDT
PHAGWARA: Two Carborne Teenaged yoth were Tuesday killed on the spot in a collission between their Esteem Car and a speeding truck near village Birr Bansian on Rurrkakalan--Sanghdhesian road near Goraya.


Amarinder's aunt Amarjit Kaur joins SAD
Posted: 13 Apr 2009 11:28 PM PDT
Sukhbir Scoffs at ‘Rotational Headship’ in Punjab CongressPATIALA: Amarjit Kaur, aunt (Chachi) of Amarinder Singh Tuesday quit Congress party and joined Shiromani Akali Dal in the presence of SSAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal and party's Lok Sabha candidate from Patiala Prem Singh Chandumajra..


Four young boys drowned in Satluj near Ropar
Posted: 13 Apr 2009 11:26 PM PDT
ROPAR: Four young boys aged between 14 to 19 were Tuesday drowned in river Satluj near Ropar while they were swimming near Gurdawara Tibbi Sahib.


Six more candidates file nominations in Punjab
Posted: 13 Apr 2009 11:16 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: As many as six candidates have filed their nomination papers today for the forthcoming Parliamentary Elections 2009 in the State.


Punjab govt gets EC nod for submission of 5th Pay Commission report
Posted: 13 Apr 2009 11:00 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Punjab government on Tuesday got a shot in the arm when the Election Commission of India accepted its plea to allow submission of the report of 5th Punjab Pay Commission to the Government and its processing by the State Government.


Khaira objects to Punjab CM's letter to blue card holders
Posted: 13 Apr 2009 10:57 PM PDT
CHANDIGARH: Sukhpal Singh Khaira Punjab Congress MLA from Bholath on Tuesday complained to Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab Kusumjit Sidhu against a letter written by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to 13.50 lac holders of blue cards for Atta-Dal scheme to vote in favour of SAD-BJP.


Baisakhi observed in Golden Temple with gaity and fervour
Posted: 13 Apr 2009 10:04 PM PDT
AMRITSAR: Sea of crowd of devotees, from home and abroad paid obeisance in the sanctum sanctorum of Harimandhar Sahib (Golden Temple the holiest Sikh shrine) on the eve of Baisakhi festival here Tuesday.


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