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• Punjab govt expected to levy taxes in 2009-10 budget
• Pak lawyer Owais Sheikh to meet Sarbjeet in Kotlakhpat Jail on Friday
• Punjab CEO issues notice to union minister of state for violation of election code
• Punjab Chief Secretary pays obeisance at Golden Temple
• Heroin worth Rs. 5 crore seized in Amritsar
• Positive Swine Flu case detected in Holy city of Amritsar
• Punjab govt expected to levy taxes in 2009-10 budget
• P.S.Gill appointed Punjab DGP
• Punjab CM demands immediate withdrawl of petrol, diesel rate hike
• Sukhbir's resignation welcome but mistake should not be repeated, says RSS leader
• Punjab govt to boost technical education
• Amritsar's elevated road project to be completed by March 2010

Punjab govt expected to levy taxes in 2009-10 budget Posted: 02 Jul 2009 03:20 AM PDT CHANDIGARH: The Budget session of 13th Punjab Vidhan Sabha beginning Friday is expected to be a stormy affair as the main opposition Congress party has decided to corner government on many issues of public interest. This would be 7th session of present house.

Pak lawyer Owais Sheikh to meet Sarbjeet in Kotlakhpat Jail on Friday Posted: 02 Jul 2009 02:17 AM PDT AMRITSAR: Rekindling hope for Indian prisoner Sarbjit Singh on death row in Pakistan, a high court advocate Owais Sheikh of Pakistan who was appointed his new Lawyer recently, would meet his client in the Kotlakhpat prison in Lahore on Friday (July 3) morning.

Punjab CEO issues notice to union minister of state for violation of election code Posted: 02 Jul 2009 02:13 AM PDT CHANDIGARH: The Chief Electoral Officer Punjab Kusumjit Sidhu on Thursday issued show cause notice to Congress party for violation of election code of conduct by union minister of state for foreign affairs Preneet Kaur and SAD leader Prem Singh Chandumajra.

Punjab Chief Secretary pays obeisance at Golden Temple Posted: 02 Jul 2009 02:11 AM PDT AMRITSAR: Chander Aggarwal accompanied by his wife today paid obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum of the Harmandhar Sahib (Golden Temple) here Thursday. Thereafter, he also paid obeisance at the famous Hindu Durgiana Temple.

Heroin worth Rs. 5 crore seized in Amritsar Posted: 02 Jul 2009 02:06 AM PDT AMRITSAR: State Special Operation Cell of Punjab Police Thursday seized one kilogram heroin having worth Rs. 5 crore in the international black market with the arrest of three alleged accused here.

Positive Swine Flu case detected in Holy city of Amritsar Posted: 02 Jul 2009 02:02 AM PDT AMRITSAR: Karaman Preet Singh who had landed at the Rajasansi airport day before yesterday was admitted in the Guru Nanak Hospital with the symptoms of Swine Flue, Thursday tested positive. Punjab Health Minister belongs to Amritsar.

Punjab govt expected to levy taxes in 2009-10 budget Posted: 02 Jul 2009 01:36 AM PDT CHANDIGARH: The Budget session of 13th Punjab Vidhan Sabha beginning Friday is expected to be a stormy affair as the main opposition Congress party has decided to corner government on many issues of public interest. This would be 7th session of present house.

P.S.Gill appointed Punjab DGP Posted: 02 Jul 2009 12:03 AM PDT CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has appointed P.S. Gill, IPS (J K:74) as Director General of Police Punjab with immediate effect. Orders to this effect has been issued by the Department of Home Affairs and Justice, Government of Punjab here Thursday.

Punjab CM demands immediate withdrawl of petrol, diesel rate hike Posted: 01 Jul 2009 11:17 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday described the UPA government's on hike in the prices of petroleum products as the first honest gift of a government that came to power on the promise of price control and cheaper living for the aam aadmi .

Sukhbir's resignation welcome but mistake should not be repeated, says RSS leader Posted: 01 Jul 2009 11:15 PM PDT PATIALA: The National Secretary and state president of Rashtriya Sikh Sangat (RSS) Rulda Singh while welcoming the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal as Deputy CM said here,Thursday that though it was necessitated but with this timely action Sukhbir has saved the Chief Minister and his father Parkash Singh Badal from major embarrassment in the forth coming Vidhan Sabha session.

Punjab govt to boost technical education Posted: 01 Jul 2009 11:08 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government is committed to provide manpower at Diploma and Degree levels, as per the needs of the Industry, Technical Education and Industrial Training Department is presently providing 179 degree level and 95 diploma level course in the Technical Institutions of the state.

Amritsar's elevated road project to be completed by March 2010 Posted: 01 Jul 2009 11:05 PM PDT CHANDIGARH: Manoranjan Kalia, Local Government, Industries Commerce Minister Punjab disclosed here today that in order to reduce traffic congestion and to ensure direct access of public to Golden Temple, Punjab Government started construction of four lane Elevated Road in Amritsar.