PunjabNewsline News

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• Chandigarh first city to plan service for govt school students
• Himachal CM greets Virbhadra Singh on getting cabinet slot
• Delegation from Punjab calls upon Austrian embassy officials in Delhi
• Badal mourns death of Ex-MLA Sadhu Singh Rajena
• Punjab Cong leaders the induction of MS Gill into the Union Ministry
• Punjab to get first cash-and-carry store in India on May 30
• Another Indian student stabbed in Australia
• Preneet Kaur takes oath as MoS in Manmohan Singh cabinet
• HP Govt to fill 249 posts of Patwaris, says Gulab Singh
• Ahmadiyya Muslim's convention concludes in Quadian
• Dera followers in Punjab burn effigy of Khalistan Zindabad Force
• Punjab suffered loss of over Rs.6000 crores due to viuolence: PPCC
• Punjab CM along with his deputy performed prayer in Golden Temple for Peace in Punjab
• Punjab employees to get enhanced salary in new pay scales from August 1
• Punjab, Haryana limps back to normal after three days of mayhem
• Robbers struck in Chandigarh in broad day light
• INLD Demands inquiry on the land scams in state
• "I owe it to patyalvies", says MoS designate Preneet Kaur
• PSEB to set up joint venture company for coal production
• Sikh diaspora condemns violence and appeals for peace
• M.S.Gill, Preneet Kaur and Pawan Bansal among 59 ministers in union cabinet
• Bhajji rescued in helicopter from curfew bound Jalandhar
• Normalcy starts returning to Doaba

Chandigarh first city to plan service for govt school students Posted: 27 May 2009 10:44 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: Students of model senior secondary schools boarding administration-run buses, especially arranged for them, every morning to reach their house of learning, and alighting from them in the afternoon to reach home, sparing the short-of-time parents the hassle of the daily drop-and-pick-grind.

Himachal CM greets Virbhadra Singh on getting cabinet slot Posted: 27 May 2009 10:39 PM PDT DHARMSHALA: In a gesture of goodwill cutting across party lines, Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pardesh Thursday congratulated Virbhadra Singh, former Congress Chief Minister of state for being sworn in as Union Cabinet Minister in the second phase of Cabinet formation.

Delegation from Punjab calls upon Austrian embassy officials in Delhi Posted: 27 May 2009 10:25 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: A 13-member delegation, sponsored by Punjab's ruling alliance Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) and BJP, led by Chief Parliamentary Secretary Avinash Chander Thursday called on Charge 'D' Affairs Dr. Gerunde Paschinger and Counselor Paul Jenewein at Austrian Embassy in New Delhi.

Badal mourns death of Ex-MLA Sadhu Singh Rajena Posted: 27 May 2009 10:16 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday expressed profound grief and sorrow over the untimely demise of former MLA from Baghapurana Mr. Sadhu Singh Rajeana who passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness.

Punjab Cong leaders the induction of MS Gill into the Union Ministry Posted: 27 May 2009 10:02 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: The Congress leaders from Majha has welcomed the induction of Manohar Singh Gill into the Union Ministry and thanked the Prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and AICC president Sonia Gandhi for giving representation to a Sikh in the union cabinet.

Punjab to get first cash-and-carry store in India on May 30 Posted: 27 May 2009 09:53 PM PDT AMRITSAR: Bharti Wal-Mart known as the world's largest retailer going to open its first cash-and-carry store in India on Saturday (May 30) in the northern city of Amritsar.

Another Indian student stabbed in Australia Posted: 27 May 2009 09:46 PM PDT MELBOURNE (Australia): Few days after an Indian student was beaten and robbed in a train here, another Indian student was robbed and stabbed in this Australian city. His pleas were not heard by the accused.

Preneet Kaur takes oath as MoS in Manmohan Singh cabinet Posted: 27 May 2009 09:34 PM PDT PATIALA: Preneet Kaur, who has proved her mettle by scoring hat-trick of victories from Patiala, has inducted in Union Council of Ministers today.

HP Govt to fill 249 posts of Patwaris, says Gulab Singh Posted: 27 May 2009 06:40 PM PDT DHARMSHALA: Thakur Gulab Singh PWD and Revenue Minister has said that the State government was filling up posts of as many as 249 patwaris in the State adding that out of which 100 posts will be filled up by direct recruitment whereas the remaining 149 on secondment basis. He said that it would go a long way in bringing about better functioning in the department.

Ahmadiyya Muslim's convention concludes in Quadian Posted: 27 May 2009 06:28 PM PDT GURDASPUR: The three day centennial Jalsa Salana (Annual Conference) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, India concluded Wednesday, at Ahmadiyya Grounds, Qadian.

Dera followers in Punjab burn effigy of Khalistan Zindabad Force Posted: 27 May 2009 02:37 AM PDT JALANDHAR: Tension simmered to some extent in curfew bound Jalandhar city and surrounding areas once again as the Ballan village based Dera Sachkhand supporters and followers of Sant Niranjan Dass burnt an effigy of the Khalistan Jindabad Force (KJF) at Chaugitti on the outskirts of Jalandhar city this afternoon despite imposition of curfew in Jalandhar.

Punjab suffered loss of over Rs.6000 crores due to viuolence: PPCC Posted: 27 May 2009 02:33 AM PDT AMRITSAR: The PPCC (Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee) strongly criticizes and castigates the SAD-BJP Govt. for its failure to curb violence that erupted in Punjab in wake of the Vienna shootings and demanded judicial enquiry into rioting that caused public losses.

Punjab CM along with his deputy performed prayer in Golden Temple for Peace in Punjab Posted: 27 May 2009 02:05 AM PDT AMRITSAR: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal here today while paying obeisance at the most popular holiest Sikh shrine Harmandhar Sahib ( Golden Temple) performed prayer for normalcy and peace in Punjab.

Punjab employees to get enhanced salary in new pay scales from August 1 Posted: 26 May 2009 11:49 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: Punjab government on Wednesday issued notification to implement the recommendatiosns of 5th pay Commission set up for government employees. The enhanced salary as per new pay scales will be paid in cash from August 1,2009.

Punjab, Haryana limps back to normal after three days of mayhem Posted: 26 May 2009 11:39 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: Peace returned to Punjab and Haryana Wednesday after two days of violence following the killing of a sect leader in Vienna with no untoward incident being reported from anywhere even as curfew relaxations periods were extended in the arson-hit areas of Punjab.

Robbers struck in Chandigarh in broad day light Posted: 26 May 2009 11:15 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: A businessman of UT returning from Delhi was annexed on National Highway no. 1 on Wednesday and robbers later also looted his house and managed to escape.

INLD Demands inquiry on the land scams in state Posted: 26 May 2009 11:11 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Wednesday demanded an inclusive inquiry from sitting Hon’ble Supreme Court Justice and a white paper on the number of land released in Haryana after issuing section 4, 6 or 9.

"I owe it to patyalvies", says MoS designate Preneet Kaur Posted: 26 May 2009 11:02 PM PDT PATIALA: Minister of state designate Preneet Kaur who will be sworn in Manmohan Singh cabinet said that “ I owe it to my voters of Patiala who have made me eligible to attain the honour.”

PSEB to set up joint venture company for coal production Posted: 26 May 2009 11:00 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: PSEB has decided to set up a joint venture company to undertake mining operations at coal blocks allocated to the board by Ministry of Coal.

Sikh diaspora condemns violence and appeals for peace Posted: 26 May 2009 10:55 PM PDT AMRITSAR: Sikh leaders and diaspora across world have condemned the violence in Vienna and in Punjab. The have appealed for peace and harmony.

M.S.Gill, Preneet Kaur and Pawan Bansal among 59 ministers in union cabinet Posted: 26 May 2009 10:41 PM PDT New Delhi: Member Rajya Sabha from Punjab Manohar Singh Gill, Preneet Kaur third time MP from Patiala, Member Rajya Sabha from Punjab Manohar Singh Gill and Pawan Kumar Bansal MP from Chandigarh were among the 59 ministers who will be inducted in the union cabinet by Prime Minister on Wednesday.

Bhajji rescued in helicopter from curfew bound Jalandhar Posted: 26 May 2009 10:26 PM PDT JALANDHAR: It was a rescue-de-royal indicating that affluent and well off people were well above their lesser mortal counterparts or commoners as off-spinner Harbhajan Singh Bhajji was eased out of the curfew bound city this morning in a helicopter arranged by the Reliance Industries Limited.

Normalcy starts returning to Doaba Posted: 26 May 2009 10:20 PM PDT People face shortage of milk, vegetablesJALANDHAR:Normalcy started limping fast to the violence- marred districts of Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana and Kapurthala today even as, common people came face to face with an itching shortage of essential commodities like vegetables, milk and fuel.

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