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Anti-incumbency spells doom for Cong
Imposing power charges cost Cong dearly, says CM Admitting that the Congress has been virtually swept out from Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has said that he fully accepts the verdict of the people. He also said that he would come out strongly against the dissidents in the party. Verdict against Congress, says Badal Mr Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister of Punjab and President of the SAD, has demanded that the Congress Governmental led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, should quit office on moral grounds following a humiliating defeat of the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. |
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Sukhbir defeats Brar by big margin Supporters celebrate Preneet’s win Highly euphoric. The expression aptly summed up the mood of hundreds of supporters of Ms Preneet Kaur as the news of her victory over her main rival and SAD candidate Capt Kanwaljit Singh by over 20,000 votes trickled in. Cong supporter fires shots in the air Secularism has won: ex-MP Libra wrests Ropar seat from Dullo The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) candidate and Gurcharan Singh Tohra loyalist, Mr Sukhdev Singh Libra today wrested the Ropar parliamentary seat from the outgoing MP, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo of the Indian National Congress. Dullo polled more votes in Morinda segment Libra got more votes in Kharar segment Zora Singh tides over rebel factor Why Bhatia lost to Navjot Sidhu
Destitute kids trust in thick of controversy The Bhai Dharam Singh Khalsa Trust, established for destitute children, is again in the eye of the storm. The police is keeping a close watch on the working of the trust after its name figured in the preliminary interrogation of four associates of the Babbar Khalsa, who were arrested by the Majitha police yesterday. PSGPC publishes material on Pak gurdwaras The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandak Committee has published diaries, the Nanakshahi calendar, a table diary and a booklet on Sikh shrines in its country. Mr Harpal Singh Bhuller, president of the international Bhai Mardana Yadgari Kirtan Darbar Society said this after receiving the calendar and other paraphernalia from the PSGPC today. Unbundling not to affect employees,
assures PSEB Secretary A deputation of the PSEB S/C Power Engineers and Officers Association today met the Secretary PSEB, Ms Jaspreet Talwar, in connection with the unbundling of the board and its impact on the service conditions of SC officers and reservation policy. Air Marshal Tyagi visits Air Force station Air Marshal S.P. Tyagi, AOC-in-C, WAC, today visited various operational units and formations at the local Air Force station. The Air Marshal also saw the recently inducted operational equipments at the base. Police makes no headway in Kharar firing case The police has made no headway in the case of firing in which an SAD worker was injured on the day of elections at Dabali village, about 10 km from here.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued posting orders of 46 recently appointed Punjab Civil Service (Judicial) officers as Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-Judicial Magistrate in various parts of Punjab.
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currency seized, two held The Ajnala police under Majitha police district seized Rs 23,000 in fake currency and arrested two persons in this regard here today. The police has also seized a .12-bore double-barrel gun and 250 gm of opium from one of the accused. Jalandhar, May 13 An employee of the Punjab Waqf Board today was allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 1500 for clearing the case of a Mukerian farmer.
Computer applications made compulsory Punjabi University has taken a landmark decision to introduce computer applications as a compulsory subject for all BA and B.Sc. students from the coming academic session . Painting exhibition on
philosophy of Gurbani To commemorate the 400th Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, students of the Fine Arts Department of Punjabi University organised an exhibition of paintings on the philosophy of Gurbani ‘Reservoir of the pious souls’ here today. Thapar graduate clears Civil Services exam Asra Garg, a resident of Patiala, and a graduate from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, has cleared the Civil Services examination this year. He told the TNS here today that his parents cherished the desire of their son becoming a civil servant. |
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