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Women join farmers’ dharna
Sangrur, June 23
On the second day of the dharna here in front of the office of the Superintending Engineer (SE), Distribution, PSEB, Sangrur Circle, by the Bharatiya Kisan Union
(Ekta-Ugrahan), several women today also joined the dharna. The BKU
(Ugrahan) has been organising dharnas under the leadership of Mr Joginder Singh
Ugrahan, state president of the union, in support of its demands.
Inside Babudom
EC says no transfer, govt seeks review
Chandigarh, June 23
The Election Commission of India has told the Punjab Government that Subdivisional Magistrates (SDMs) who are also associated with election work should not be transferred from their present place of posting till August 31. In response to this, the state government yesterday sent a fresh request to the EC to allow transfers in view of administrative requirements.
Revised voter lists displayed
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 23
The District Administration has displayed the revised electoral rolls of 78 Amloh and 79 Sirhind Assembly constituencies at the offices of the Tehsildar, SDM, post offices as well as polling stations. The names of all those who are eligible to caste votes up to January 1 2006 have been included in these electoral rolls, said Mrs Jaspreet Talwar, Deputy Commissioner-cum-Election Officer.
Couple arrested for firing at truck driver
Hoshiarpur, June 23
Panic gripped the area when a husband and his wife, who were later identified as Swaran Singh Chib and Rani
Chib, residents of Noida, after coming out of their car (UP-16M-0800) fired two shots at Bidhi Chand, a son of Ghungru Ram, driver of a TATA-909 truck (PB-07P-6188), near the octroi post at the local Bharwain road last evening. Bidhi Chand had a narrow escape.
Creditor coerces divorcee for marriage
Amritsar, June 23
Two persons barged into the residence of a divorcee, Ms Ritika Nayyar, a resident of Khoo Bombaywala here, and exerted pressure on her to marry one of them.
3 arrested in petrol station looting case
Amritsar, June 23
With the arrest of three persons, the district police today solved the case of looting of a petrol station in which unidentified persons looted Rs 2 lakh from a petrol station here on June 17.
Labourer killed
Phillaur, June 23
A Bihari migrant labourer, Baljit Kumar, alias Jeeta (14), was reportedly murdered with sharpedged weapons by his cousins, Barre Lal and Chotte Lal, with the connivance of an unidentified culprit at the house of a farmer, Assa Singh, at nearby Sarhali village in Phillaur subdivision on Thursday night.
Khadi board’s initiative for rural unemployed
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 23
The Punjab Khadi and Village Industries Board would sanction loans and would provide subsidy to approximately 700 borrowers for setting up industrial units in rural areas to generate sustainable employment for 13,520 rural unemployed of the state.
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