One dead; Cong
MLA, SP booked
Beas,
January 29
One person was killed
and at least four injured when Congress men today
allegedly opened fire on Akali workers near Sant Enclave
here.
Police personnel lift the body of SAD worker Dilbag Singh, who was allegedly shot dead by Congress workers near Beas in Amritsar district on Monday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
Stage rage: Notices to Singla, Sidhu Amritsar, January 29
The Returning Officer here issued notices to Mr Surinder Singla and Mr Navjot Sidhu, Congress and the BJP candidates, respectively, for violating the code of conduct by levelling personal charges against each other during a TV debate last night.
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Gorakhpur: DM, SSP removed
Lucknow, January 29
As violence from Gorakhpur spread
to six more districts in three divisions of east Uttar Pradesh,
popularly called Purvanchal, the state government today showed the door
to both the DM and the SSP.
Mini
truck rams into huts Two dead; Ludhiana tense Ludhiana, January 29
The driver of a mini truck,
reportedly in an inebriated condition, mowed down at least two persons
and left two injured, four of them in critical condition, at Tajpur road
late this evening.
Maruti
cars to cost more from Feb New Delhi, January 29
All models of Maruti will cost more
with a maximum hike of up to Rs 12,000 from February 1, said Maruti
Udyog Ltd (MUL) CEO and MD Jagdish Khattar today.
Modi
dropped from apex body in new BJP team New Delhi, January 29
BJP president Rajnath Singh today
constituted his new team effecting crucial changes in the organisation
by replacing Mr Sanjay Joshi with Mr Ramlal Agarwal as the new general
secretary in charge of organisation and dropping Gujarat Chief Minister
Narendra Modi from the Parliamentary Board.
Shilpa
Shetty wins Big Brother London,
January 29
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty
today emerged the winner on Celebrity Big Brother, bagging the top
prize money of £ 100,000 (nearly Rs 85 lakh), riding on sympathy
from UK viewers over racial taunts she suffered from fellow
contestants.
Shilpa Shetty after being voted the winner of Celebrity Big Brother. — AFP
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