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 Mann
gets French reply on turban issue
Chandigarh, March 23
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
president Simranjit Singh Mann has received a reply from French
Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin on the turban issue that he had
raised with him. Mr Villepin informed that the “law project on
turban will not be in effect until the following school season in
September and hence this time should be used in removing all kinds of
misunderstanding”.
8
leave BSNL holding bills worth 80 lakh
Patiala, March 23
In a massive fraud, eight men
took BSNL Cell One mobile connections simultaneously, ran up bills
amounting to Rs 80 lakh in February and disappeared. BSNL has been
left high and dry as the men had given fake addresses in their
application forms.
Akalis, secular
forces should join hands against Badal: Zira
Bathinda, March 23
A former Punjab minister, Mr
Inderjit Singh Zira, who has revived the Shiromani Akali Dal
(Longowal) in the recent past, said yesterday that he was of the
opinion that all Akali Dals and other secular forces should join hands
to field common candidates against the SAD-BJP alliance and Congress
candidates in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Barnala
supporters join Dhindsa’s poll campaign
Sangrur, March 23
The election campaign of Mr
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Shiromani Akali Dal candidate for the Sangrur
parliamentary constituency, today got a shot in the arm with leaders
of the Barnala faction starting campaign in favour of Mr Dhindsa. Mr
Baldev Singh Mann, general secretary of the SAD and a close confidant
of Mr Surjit Singh Barnala, kicked off the campaign from Mehlan
village.
Don’t
carry derogatory ads, urges Badal
Bathinda, March 23
Former Chief Minister and
President, SAD, Parkash Singh Badal has appealed to publishers of
various newspapers to not carry any derogatory advertisements against
him and his family members without verifying facts.
Cong
leader decries BJP’s attack on Sonia
Bathinda, March 23
Dr Malti Thapar a former Congress
minister, while accusing BJP leadership, including the Prime Minister,
Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, of indulging in personal attack on Ms Sonia
Gandhi and her family members in their election campaign, yesterday
claimed that only a selected few, who had unaccounted wealth, were
“feeling good” under the rule of the BJP-led NDA government.
Shiv
Sena not to enter into alliance
Phillaur, March 23
Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray),
Punjab, vice-president Pawan Parbhakar and its chief spokesman Jagdish
Kataria have claimed that the Shiv Sena will not make any poll
alliance with any political party.
NFL, PACL may buy
power from other states
Ropar, March 23
Owing to high cost of power
industrial units in Punjab are exploring the possibilities of buying
cheap power from other states due to the opportunities available after
the passing of the electricity Bill, 2003.
Exploit
potential of Punjab rivers: experts
Amritsar, March 23
Town planners participating in
the national seminar on “Challanges and priorities in urban and
regional planning” were of the unanimous opinion that geographical
advantages like gas pipeline from Iran to Punjab should be exploited
to make the economy of the country strong.
Library
holds book exhibition
Bathinda, March 23
The local public library today
held a book exhibition which was inaugurated by Mr D.P.S. Kharbanda,
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development). Mr Kharbanda said
reading was a good habit. Reading books was like chatting with
intelligent people.
Special
plane to take 150 holy books to Canada
Amritsar, March 23
The Sacha Sauda Society, Canada,
will take 150 volumes of Guru Granth Sahib in a chartered plane to
Canada on April 3.
High
Court
Mann’s case
Chandigarh, March 23
Taking up a petition filed by
Member of Parliament Simranjit Singh Mann seeking directions for
shifting Prime Minister’s residence from Race Course Road to any
other “safer place” will come up for hearing on April 6. The
petition was filed in less than a fortnight after Punjab Chief
Minister’s aircraft hovered over the Prime Minister’s residence.
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Industrial area
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Order stayed
Gang of robbers
busted
Jalandhar, March 23
The Jalandhar police has busted a
six-member inter-district gang of bank robbers and kidnappers by
arresting all its members and recovering firearms, cash and vehicles
used in crime from their possession.
Woman
strangled
Abohar, March 23
The Sadar police has booked
Sheokaran, a resident of Kula village in this subdivision, for
allegedly strangling his wife to death, official sources said this
evening.
Singla nominated to
Senate
Patiala, March 23
Senior Congress leader and Punjab
Mandi Board Chairman Sant Ram Singla has been appointed a member of
the Punjabi University Senate.
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