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Lt Gen Brar’s attackers get 10 to 14 years in jail
A British court has sentenced four Sikh extremists to a total of 49 years and six months in prison for carrying out a revenge attack on Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar (retd), who led the 1984 Operation Bluestar. Dilbag Singh (37) of London and Mandeep Singh Sandhu (34) of Birmingham were sentenced to 14 years each. Harjit Kaur (39), also of London, was sentenced to 11 years, while Barjinder Singh Sangha (34) of Wolverhampton was given 10 years and six months.

‘They got what they deserved’
Chandigarh, December 10
Terming it as a “heavy sentence”, Lt General KS Brar (retd) said the convicts “got what they deserved”. “It is a very good thing and they have got what they deserved. The United Kingdom has proved that they do not tolerate terrorism; that they are very strict against terrorists; and that they are very strong in their resolve against terrorism,” he told The Tribune over the telephone from Mumbai, when asked for his reaction.

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SC sees red over misuse of beacons
New Delhi, December 10
The Supreme Court today set a one-month deadline for the police across the country to remove the red lights and sirens from all unauthorised vehicles and allow their use only by the high dignitaries identified by the Centre and state governments.

Rs 65k-cr investment booster for Punjab
Chandigarh, December 10
The Progressive Punjab Investors Summit, the Punjab Government’s mega effort to attract industrial investment, concluded today with the state signing over 90 MoUs during the day, entailing an investment of around Rs 10,000 crore.
Punjab page: CM firm on timely execution of projects
Editorial: Destination Punjab

Ganguly refuses to quit as WBHRC chief
Kolkata, December 10
Notwithstanding the growing clamour for his resignation as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, former Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Ganguly today ruled it out.

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AAP sees a valuable ‘asset’ in Khemka
New Delhi, December 10
Buoyed by its dream run in Delhi, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is now eyeing the Lok Sabha elections in 2014. In the neighbouring state of Haryana, it is now seeing a “valuable asset” in whistle-blower IAS officer Ashok Khemka.

Shahbaz Sharif to visit India on Punjab CM’s invite New Delhi, December 10 Enhancing trade and commercial links between the two Punjabs will be high on the agenda when Pakistan’s Punjab province Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, younger brother of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, visits India later this week. Shahbaz Sharif will be the chief guest at the World Kabaddi Championship final to be held at Ludhiana on December 14. India, Pak need to develop trust: Nawaz