Friday, September 22, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

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Major-Gen gets 3 yrs in liquor scam
16 others, including four Brigadiers, face court martial
Chandigarh, September 21
About a week after it commenced, a general court martial ordered by the Army against Major-Gen Gur Iqbal Singh for alleged siphoning off canteen liquor has held the officer guilty for his alleged crime. He has been cashiered from service and has been awarded three years' rigorous imprisonment.

Cops thrash girl protesters
Ludhiana, September 21
It was brute and barbaric display of force by the police as it went berserk while clearing the way for the Chief Minister’s cavalcade heading for the Kisan Mela, organised by Punjab Agricultural University here today.

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A girl student struggles to free herself from the clutches of policemen and (right) a student is thrown into a vehicle during a protest in Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photos by writer

On-bail DSP beats up IRS officer
Amritsar, September 21
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Detective) Rajinder Pal hurled abusive language and thrashed senior Indian Revenue Officer of the 1988 batch Ravi Sarangal, Additional Commissioner, Income Tax, on Lawrence Road here late last evening.

Uphill task for Deshmukh at CMs’ conclave
New Delhi, September 21
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh will have a lot of explaining to do at the seventh Congress CMs’ conclave being held in Nainital this week-end given his state’s poor track record on the agriculture and internal security fronts, the two issues on the agenda of the upcoming meeting.

Govt puts sealing on hold till Sept 25
New Delhi, September 21
Bowing to traders pressure, the government today decided to put on hold the sealing of illegal commercial establishments in the national Capital and approach the Supreme Court with a fresh affidavit highlighting the “humanitarian aspect” and the “prevailing situation” ahead of the next hearing on September 25.

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Pak called ‘client state for sale to highest bidder’
New Delhi, September 21
True to the American sense of timing, as Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf prepares to meet US President George W. Bush tomorrow, a leading American daily has described Pakistan as a “client state for sale to the highest bidder”.

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Landless, farmers have penury to hold on to
Mohali, September 21
Amrik Singh had a half-acre plot in Sohana village in Mohali district. He used to grow vegetables and sell the same in nearby markets, earning just enough to take care of his family.

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