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Woman wins
battle against land mafia
Abohar,
April 14
Ms Dimple Miglani, who had been spearheading a fight against the land
mafia for the past 18 months, today succeeded in getting back the
physical possession of her house in the Radha Swami colony on
Hanumangarh road here.
Cops help
coloniser grab land
Ludhiana,
April 14
At a time when it takes years to solve a simple crime, the local
police allegedly acted with undue haste in helping a coloniser to take
possession of land, the matter of which was sub judice in a local
court.
Source
of Kali Bein drying up
Hoshiarpur,
April 14
The depleting ground water level has dried up the original
source of the historically significant Kali Bein river. The
river used to originate from the bauli (a place where water
naturally erupts from the ground) in Dhanoa village falling in
Mukerian subdivision of Hoshiarpur district.
The bauli in Dhanoa village was the source of the Kali Bein river.
— Photo by Jangi |
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Preneet
inaugurates Patran subdivision
Patran
(Patiala), April 14
Ms Preneet Kaur, Member of Parliament (MP) from Patiala, while
promising a high-level probe into the alleged use of substandard
material in the construction of the Patran bypass road, today said
that the guilty officials would not be spared.
Girl
unites with mother after 10 years
Amritsar,
April 14
It was emotional atmosphere all around Pingalwara, a house of
destitute, mentally retarded and old persons here when Gudiya (15)
reunited with his mother Rupinder Kaur after a decade.
Leaning
transformer poses threat
Pathankot,
April 14
A Punjab State Electricity Board transformer in the Bajri company
locality poses threat to life and limb of schoolchildren. The
transformer is located next to the government middle school in the
locality.
Ambedkar
remembered
Sangrur,
April 14
The Punjab unit of the BJP Scheduled Castes (SC) Morcha, the district
office of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Welfare
Department, Punjab, and the local Dr Ambedkar Social Welfare Naujwan
Society here today celebrated the 115th birth anniversary of Bharat
Ratna Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
Insurance
Co told to pay compensation
Hoshiarpur,
April 14
The District Consumer Forum, headed by Mr B. C. Gupta, president, has
accepted the complaint of Mr Sunder Sham Sood, a resident, filed by
him under section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the
National Insurance Company.
NRI,
parents booked in cheating case
Abohar,
April 14
Balkaran Singh Bhullar, a Canada-based NRI, has again been booked
along with his father Dhian Singh and mother Gura Devi for allegedly
cheating a widow. The city police last night registered a case against
them under Sections 406, 420 and 506, IPC, official sources said
today.
Rotary
Club sets up academy
Fatehgarh
Sahib, April 14
The Rotary International District 3090 has set up a leadership academy
to “awaken” the youths in Patiala and for this pilot project it
has chosen certain educational institutions, said Prof Dr Harbans
Pathak, district governor, Rotary 3090, while addressing a function
organised by the local Rotary Club here today.
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