Archive for December, 2010
Samjhauta blasts: Extremist Hindu leader sent to police custody till Jan 3
PANCHKULA: Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 24 (IANS) Hindu religious leader Swami Aseemanand was Friday sent to police custody till Jan 3 by the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) special court here in connection with the 2007 Samjhauta train blasts in Haryana that killed 68 people. Aseemanand was brought to NIA special judge Ritu Garg’s court under tight [...]
December 25, 2010
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Punjab Public Service Commission declares PCS exam result
CHANDIGARH: Inderjit Singh Sandhu, Secretary Punjab Public Service Commission said here this evening that the result of the PCS Executive and Combined Examination 2010 has been put on the web site of the commission -www.ppsc.gov.in on December 23, 2010. The exam was held on Dec 19 last. He clarified further that due to excessive access [...]
December 25, 2010
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Panel set up to examine controversial ‘granth’
The state of Punjab has constituted a committee to examine the controversial “Bhav Sagar Samunder Amarbani Granth” penned by Baba Piara Singh Bhaniara. The decision to constitute the committee, in compliance with the Punjab and Haryana High Court directions, was communicated to the Full Bench headed by Justice MM Kumar. The five-member committee comprises Prof [...]
December 25, 2010
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SIKHS IN US UNDER SCANNER: SGPC to approach Centre
Taking a serious view of the US move of clubbing Sikhs with Arab and Somali and other Muslim communities under security scan at airports, the SGPC and the DSGMC said today that they would soon take up the matter with the Centre and seek its resolution. Talking to The Tribune, SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar [...]
December 25, 2010
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Sikh community addresses civil & human rights issues at the global conference in Canada
SURREY (BC), Canada: Sikh leaders, community members and prominent civil and human rights advocates from around the world gathered in Surrey to address issues that most affect Sikhs worldwide at the 3rd Global Sikh Civil Rights Conference from December 17-19, 2010 in Surrey, Canada. The theme for this year’s conference was Protect Our Identity, building [...]
December 24, 2010
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Manpreet promises to change Punjab
Ousted Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Wednesday said that he would change the fate of Punjab in the next 14 months, hinting at the Assembly elections that are scheduled for February 2012 in the state. Addressing a rally at Khanna, Manpreet Badal said: “People who can feel the pain and agony of Punjab should [...]
December 24, 2010
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Jor Mela turns into political arena
The three-day Jor Mela starting from December 26 at Fatehgarh Sahib has merely turned into an arena for political parties trying to wrestle it out in public. With newly-appointed PPCC chief Captain Amrinder Singh expected to make an appearance at the political conferences of Jor Mela after four years, splinter groups like the SAD (A) [...]
December 24, 2010
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ਸਾਰੇ ਹੀ ਸਕੂਲ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਬਣ ਸਕਦੇ ਸਨ ਜੇ…..
ਪਿਛਲੀਆਂ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਚੋਣਾ ਸਮੇਂ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ ਬਾਦਲ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਚੋਣ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਪੱਤਰ ਵਿਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਹੋਂਦ ਵਿਚ ਆਉਣ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਸਕੂਲ 3 ਕਰੋੜ ਦੀ ਲਾਗਤ ਨਾਲ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿਚ 100 ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਸਕੂਲ ਖੋਲਣ ਦਾ ਵਾਅਦਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਸੀ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਕਿ ਹਰ ਸਾਲ ਇਨਾ ਸਕੂਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਕੋਈ 1.5 ਲੱਖ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ ਚੰਗੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨਗੇ। ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ [...]
December 24, 2010
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Principal arrested for derogatory question paper on Bhagwan Valmiki
BATALA: Santosh Vaid, principal, R.D.Khosla DAV Public Senior Secondary School was arrested by local police on the charge of using derogatory language against Bhagwam Valmiki in the Punjabi question paper of Matriculation exam. A case has been registered against her under the section of 295A IPC for hurting the sentiments of Valmiki community. Share: Bookmark [...]
December 23, 2010
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Punjab police to look into Rattu’s alleged terror links
CHANDIGARH: Punjab police would look into alleged links of the recently arrested notorious cheat Manjeet Singh Rattu with various terror outfits. Top brass of the police are of the view that Rattu had maintained close contacts with various Pakistan-based terrorist organisations since 1990. Rattu was first arrested by Jalandhar Police in an abduction case where [...]
December 23, 2010
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