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8 held for killing woman, children
Eliminated to save family property
Hoshiarpur, October 12
To get rid of his wife and children, a Havildar of the Army, in connivance with his mother, brothers and sisters, killed them.
Shootout claims life, PSEB engineer held
Sons, nephews also arrested
Abohar, October 12
The police has arrested Surinder Singh Behal, Additional Sub-Divisional Engineer, Punjab State Electricity Board, his two sons and nephews under Sections 302, 148, 149, 323, 427 IPC following a mid-night shootout here.
Kin demand probe into Kanshi Ram’s death
Ropar, October 12
The family members of the founder of the BSP, Kanshi Ram, today demanded a CBI inquiry into death of the leader alleging that BSP supremo Mayawati was responsible for it. They also expressed their desire to embrace Budhism on October 14 in Lucknow.
A name in Punjabi folk dances
Chandigarh, October 12
Gill Surjit, one of the most sought after directors for Punjabi folk dances — Bhangra, Gidha, Summi and Jhumar is himself a versatile artiste.
For 15 years, he represented Punjab either as a folk dancer, a choreographer or
as in charge of Punjabi culture troupes at Republic Day functions in Delhi.
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Dullo’s appeal to secular parties
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 12
“The decision to form a poll alliance in the coming state Assembly elections with the communist parties and BSP is neither in his hand and nor in the hands of the Chief Minister.
BJP seeks relief for hailstorm-hit farmers
Chandigarh, October 12
A delegation of BJP leaders led by the national secretary of the party, Mr Harjit Singh Grewal, here today met the Punjab Governor to seek compensation for the farmers whose cotton crop was damaged by a hailstorm in the Abohar-Fazilka belt last month.
Mr Harjit Singh Grewal, secretary of the BJP, along with other leaders come out of Punjab Raj Bhavan after submitting a memorandum to the Governor on Thursday in Chandigarh. |
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Coal shortage at thermal plant
Ropar, October 12
A shortage in the coal stock occurred in the 1260-MW Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant here today. The coal stock left in the plant is likely to last only four to five days. As per the Central Electricity Authorities, the plant should have a coal stock enough for at least 15 days, revealed thermal plant sources.
A girl child labourer gives final touches to earthern lamps at a workshop in Amritsar on Thursday. — AFP |
Kang launches cleanliness drive
Ropar, October 12
Cabinet Minister Jagmohan Kang, accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Alok Shekhar, today launched a 15-day cleanliness drive from Marouli Kalna village that belongs to freedom fighter (associated with the Gaddar party) late Kanshi Ram.
‘Yoga can’t rid people of spectacles’
Bathinda, October 12
Neither yoga nor any exercise could correct the refractive error in eyes and rid people of their spectacles, stated Dr Amrit Sethi, president, Bathinda Opthalmological Society, while addressing a press conference, jointly held by the society and a pharmaceutical company to mark World Sight Day here.
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