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Ludhiana, January 31
The Pradesh Congress President, Capt Amarinder Singh has defended his
party’s advertisement campaign, which has targeted Chief Minister,
Parkash Singh Badal, by launching personal attacks on Mr Badal, his
family and the policies adopted by them.
NAILING SAD LIE? PCC president Capt Amarinder Singh shows copies of the Akali Dal manifesto of 1997.
— Photo Rajesh Bhambi
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SAD CAMPAIGN
Subtle intra-party intrigues at
work
Ludhiana, January 31
Notwithstanding the warning and threats issued by the Chief Minister and
the SAD president, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, to the dissidents for not
supporting the official candidates, some senior party leaders are
supporting candidates in other constituencies and not in their own. This
is being done just to evade action against them on disciplinary grounds
for not joining the party’s campaign actively.
CITY SCAN
Kashmiri roots of city’s economy
PHYSICAL
features separate many lands, while some features provide several links.
History is mostly the story of power seekers causing wars. Few win, many
lose. It, however, directly or indirectly, records in parts the lamps
which men of vision lit in the darkness of mind. Kashmir is close to our
hearts. History throws light upon human bonds : Noor-ud Din — alias
Nand Rishi, Habba Khatoon, Zoon, the moon; Lallah Jogeshwari, Lal Dedh.
Bhai Vir Singh, the Tagore of Punjab, treats many Kashmiri themes. He is
a Punjabi poet, the landscape in his poetry is richly Kashmiri —
chinars to chashmas, lakes to highlands.
It’s
big time for small-time artistes
Ludhiana, January 31
Thanks to nukkad rallies by various political parties to allure voters
before the state Assembly elections, small-time artists and singers are
making a fast buck. Talented or not, organisers hire their services to
hold the commoners till the contestants and leaders arrive for
canvassing.
Vote
with
care, says welfare body chief
Ludhiana, January 31
The Environmental and Welfare Association has alleged that the ruling
SAD-BJP alliance had done nothing for the welfare of common man during
the past five years. Mr Sher Singh, president of the association, said in a press
statement yesterday that the ruling party was harping on various
development works completed during their tenure.
Khurana
blames
Cong for Kashmir problem
Machhiwara, January 31
The BJP’s Vice-President and former Chief Minister of Delhi, Mr Madan
Lal Khurana, has termed the election manifesto of the Congress as an
extract from the SAD-BJP governments’ achievements in the past five
years.
Book
on
stress management
Ludhiana, January 31
‘Freedom from Stress’ is the new book written by a city-based
psychiatrist, Dr Rajeev Gupta. The book, divided into four parts, provides a comprehensive
information about its various manifestations. It covers a wide-range of
subjects on its prevention management.
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