Archive for February, 2011
PUNJAB HAS PROGRESSED, GLITCHES STILL REMAIN
Chandigarh February 27: After witnessing slow paced progress on several counts for years, Punjab has seen remarkable efforts in the past four years to emerge as a vibrant State. Development has become a buzz word in the State polity as the crucial Assembly poll approaches. The ruling SAD-BJP alliance is emphatic about a slew of [...]
February 27, 2011
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TOXIC TEARS: A TALE OF MANY PUNJAB VILLAGES
Chandigarh February 27: It is a juxtaposition of contraries that has now become ironic. Even though Punjab government has found a negligible number of farmers who merit Rs 2 lakh compensation, given to those who are driven to suicide because of debt, a Dutch researcher has been overwhelmed by the tragedy which has almost become [...]
February 27, 2011
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AKALI LEADER BOOKED FOR OUTRAGING MODESTY
Rajpura February 27: In a major embarrassment to the Akali-BJP government in Punjab, a Rajpura based Akali leader and vice chairman of Pepsu Development board, Jagdish Jagga was booked by the local police on charges of assaulting and intimidating a woman and two of her relatives. The police have also booked the accused for an [...]
February 27, 2011
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Clear stand on Hond Chillar issue;SAD asks Punjab congress
SAS NAGAR:Advisor to Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal Secretary, Spokesman Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema has termed the intrigue silence of the Punjab Congress party over merciless and inhuman massacre in Hond Chillar village of Haryana as most unfortunate and asked the Punjab Congress President Capt. Amarinder Singh to clear their stand over the issue. [...]
February 26, 2011
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SC REFUSES TO ENTERTAIN PIL BY VICTIMS OF TERRORISM IN PUNJAB
New Delhi February 26: The Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL filed by victims of terrorism in Punjab seeking a direction to the government to rehabilitate them. A bench headed by the Chief Justice SH Kapadia declined to pass any order on a petition filed by Terrorist Violence Victims Association and asked it to [...]
February 26, 2011
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“Social networking sites becoming popular with college students in Punjab”
FATEHGARH SAHIB: The social networking sites are becoming popular among the college students in Punjab. This was the collective view of students of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College Fatehgarh Sahib where students expressed views during shoot of ‘Saada Masla’ programme by ‘Saada Channel’, a Punjabi TV channel. In the program, as many as forty [...]
February 26, 2011
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DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PUNJAB IN FIXING MGNREGS WAGES: SAD
Chandigarh February 25: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today charged the Centre with blatant discrimination against Punjab in fixing MGNREGS wages which were much lower in the state than the wages in neighbouring Haryana and Chandigarh. In a statement issued here today, SAD joint secretary N K Sharma today said that by fixing Rs 124/130 [...]
February 25, 2011
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Haryana govt admitted killing of 32 Sikhs in Hond Chillar village
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Government Thursday clarified that 32 persons had lost their lives in village Hond-Chillar in district Rewari during anti-Sikh riots in 1984. While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that a compensation amounting to Rs seven lakh each was given by the Government under State and Central Schemes to the next of [...]
February 25, 2011
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Village Hondh-Chillar – Living Paradigm of “Sikh Genocide”, says Jathedar Akal Takhat
HONDH CHILLAR(Haryana) :Giani Gurbachan Singh, Jatherdar Sri Akal Takhat Sahib visited the village Hondh-Chillar, District Rewari, Haryana where mass Grave of Sikhs killed in November 1984 has been discovered after 26 years by the sustained and unceasing efforts of Engineer Manvinder Singh Giaspur. Echoing the pain to see the ruins of Village Giani Gurbachan Singh [...]
February 25, 2011
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Manpreet Badal flays Punjab cabinet decision to increase number of PPSC members
PATIALA : Former finance minister and nephew of Punjab chief minister Manpreet Singh Badal Wednesday criticized Punjab cabinet decision to increase the number of members in the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) from seven to 10. “We have to adopt austerity drive and should not burden state exchequer by increasing the numbers of members of [...]
February 24, 2011
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