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Cong
ex-MLA’s threat to contest as Independent
Nabha, January 9
Senior Congress leader and former legislator Ramesh Singla today raised the banner of revolt against the party by announcing that he would contest as an independent candidate in case he did not get the party ticket for this seat.
It’s Cong-bashing
again at SAD rally
Banur, January 9
The Congress has been adopting “divide and rule” policy during its rule of 45 years which has rendered the economy of the state in
badshape, besides inciting social and religious sentiments of common people, stated Capt Kanwaljit Singh, general secretary of the ruling Shiromani Akali
Dal.
Indiscipline will be checked: Sahib Singh
Hoshiarpur, January 9
The central leadership of the BJP is serious about the increasing indiscipline within the party and is now taking concrete steps to control it. This was stated by Mr Sahib Singh
Verma, former Chief Minister of Delhi, while talking to mediapersons at the residence of Mr Tikshan
Sud, State Minister for Excise and Taxation, here today.
Lok Bhalai Party may
become ‘third alternative’
Bathinda, January 9
Even as major political parties, including the Congress, SAD and BJP, are yet to announce the list of their candidates for the coming Assembly elections, the Lok Bhalai Party led by Mr Balwant Singh
Ramoowalia, which is yet to open its account in Punjab, is virtually leaving no stone unturned to spring a surprise in the poll.
Panthic Morcha to contest 70 seats
Chandigarh, January 9
Senior leaders of the Panthic Morcha have resolved to contest 70 seats in the coming Assembly elections. They met here this evening to decide the number of seats to be contested by different constituents of the
Morcha.
Punjab Lok Morcha to contest 60 seats
Bathinda, January 9
The Punjab Lok Morcha (PLM) leadership has decided to field its candidates in 60 Assembly constituencies for the coming elections in Punjab and its common manifesto would be released during this week.
Yuva Shakti to contest 4 seats
Amritsar, January 9
The executive committee of the Yuva Shakti, Punjab, at a meeting held here today announced its decision to contest at least four Assembly seats in the state.
CPI (ML) announces 8 candidates
Kapurthala, January 9
The CPI (ML) has decided to contest eight seats in the coming Assembly elections in the state. This was stated in a press note yesterday by Mr Balwinder Singh
Bajwa, a spokesman for the election committee of CPI (ML).
Dango, Dharam’s real village
Ludhiana, January 9
Dharminder. Dharam Bhaji. Garam Dharam. And so on. Punjabis and people elsewhere in the country fondly call the “he man” actor from Punjab in several ways.
Ask any one in Punjab the name of Dharminder’s village and the
answer will be: Sahnewal.
Dharminder’s partially demolished ancestral house at Dango village in Ludhiana district.
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Accidents due to ‘faulty licensing’
Phagwara, January 9
The traffic warden scheme on the pattern of the United Kingdom will be introduced in Punjab and residents will be included in it. This was stated by Mr J.P.
Birdi, Zonal Inspector-General of Police, Jalandhar zone, at a traffic safety week function held here today. He also inaugurated the highway first-aid post on the
G.T. Road at Chiheru, 1 km from here.
Munir
Khan, father of Akbar Ali, a resident of Aligarh, who was killed in
a mine blast near Attari, with Army officers before the burial of
the soldier at Amritsar on Wednesday. — Photo by Rajiv
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Youths pledge to stop intoxicants’ use in poll
Ropar, January 9
The youths of Nangal area today vowed to stop the use of intoxicants in the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state. At a huge rally organised in the main market at Nangal today the youth leaders of the area accused the politicians of distributing intoxicants among them especially during campaigning.
Technical snag causes power cut
Ludhiana, January 9
A two-hour power cut is being imposed in the urban and industrial towns in Punjab following some snag in the transformer in unit no. 4 of the Ropar thermal plant and cut in generation in the Ranjit Sagar dam.
DC conveys EC directives
Patiala, January 9
The District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Patiala, Mr Jasbir Singh
Bir, today informed about directives issued by the Election Commission regarding the forthcoming Vidhan Sabha elections to be held in the state on February 13.
Staff to be trained
for EVMs
Bathinda, January 9
The district has received 110 electronic voting machines (EVMs) for training officials and employees put on election duty for the Assembly elections in the state.
Man murdered over woman’s ‘possession’
Bathinda, January 9
The cold-blooded murder of a truck driver, Naib Singh, on December 19, which the police thought to be an accident, has turned out to be a fallout of a battle of “possession” between two paramours of a married woman.
PUTA ‘robbing’ teachers of their rights
Patiala, January 9
The Teachers United Front, which had earlier spearheaded the agitation against Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia before being reduced to a minority in the last elections to the Punjabi University Teachers Association, today accused the dominant faction of denying the teachers their democratic right to requisition a general body meeting of the Association.
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Scores
of residents of border villages in Punjab, who fled their
homes following heavy troop deployment along the border
with Pakistan, seek refuge in a temple in Amritsar.
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