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Chandigarh,
August 16
A sad and visibly
disturbed ‘‘Flying Sikh’’ Milkha Singh, probably
the most celebrated Indian athlete of all times, today
refused to accept the Arjuna Award for lifetime
contribution, saying: “I have been clubbed with
sportspersons who are nowhere near the level that I had
achieved”.
Milkha Singh addresses a
Press conference in Chandigarh on Thursday. |
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Punjab Govt on recruitment spree
Chandigarh, August 16
The cash-strapped Punjab Government is on a recruitment spree. It has put its recruitment machinery in a top gear in various government departments. The way the government is moving on the recruitment front, obviously, it wants to fill the vacant posts before the issuance of the notification for the Assembly elections in the state.
Water
in Harike barrage rising
Harike (Amritsar),
August 16
As the water-level of the
Harike barrage, where the Beas and the Sutlej confluence, has
been rising, residents of the mand area, especially migrant
labourers, have started shifting to safer places.
Wheat worth Rs 16,000 cr
stockpiles
Chandigarh, August 16
Punjab is saddled with huge wheat stocks.
It is estimated that the combined stock with the state’s five procurement
agencies is of the order of over 165 lakh tonnes, excluding the one with the
Food Corporation of India. The value of this wheat is approximately Rs
16,000 crore, excluding the interest payable on the food credit taken by
Punjab from banks, post-procurement costs and other charges the agencies have
to pay per annum.
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Ultras kill 5 in Udhampur
August 16, 2001
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13 killed in HP landslides
August 15, 2001
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Take Brajesh off J&K,
Jaswant, Advani tell
PM
August 14, 2001
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NC leader among 12 killed
August 13, 2001
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PM,
Advani face Pak ultra threat
August 12, 2001
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Loktantrik party pulls out of UP
Govt
August 11, 2001
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Centre determined to crush proxy war
August 10, 2001
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Jammu to be under Disturbed Area Act
August 9, 2001
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Ultras open fire at Jammu railway station, kill 9
August 8, 2001
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Caravan of peace to Pak will continue:
Jaswant
August 7, 2001
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