Farmers take government to task
Mansa, December 11
Farmers and labourers of state would oppose the political parties not coming clean on problems faced by them, unemployed, salaried class and small traders in their manifestos in the forthcoming Assembly poll. This was announced at the
Majdoor-Kisan Mahapanchayat held at the local grain market today.
Talaq, talaq, talaq
Sangrur, December 11
After withdrawal of a matrimonial dispute case from a Malerkotla court by the chief judicial magistrate
(CJM) to his own court here on November 23 last, Mr Harsh Mehta, the CJM, within a period of just 15 days, succeeded in persuading both parties, belonging to the Muslim community, to settle their matrimonial dispute amicably.
No decision on seat sharing with BJP: Dhindsa
Sangrur, December 11
The SAD(B) will finalise the modalities of its manifesto for the ensuing state Assembly elections within 10 days, for which a meeting under the presidentship of Mr Sukhdev Singh
Dhindsa, chairman of the manifesto committee, would be organised at Chandigarh.
Campaign for Delhi gurdwara election picks up
Ludhiana, December 11
With the announcement of the election schedule for the general house election of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee
(DSGMC), the campaigning for the same has started picking up.
Halwara airport project may get the nod on Dec 18
Chandigarh, December 11
The Punjab Government is hopeful that the much-awaited project of an international airport at Halwara will get the nod from the Union Cabinet when it meets on December 18. Two days ago, the Union Cabinet at a meeting had decided to put off approval to the airport.
Preneet inaugurates power grid
Patiala, December 11
The Patiala MP Ms Preneet Kaur, today claimed that Punjab was the first state in the country that had all of its 13125 villages getting round the clock power supply.
She said this after inaugurating a 66 KV power grid station at Loh Simbli
village here today.
Govt has nothing to do with Sidhu case: CM
Chandigarh, December 11
The Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today said he was unmoved by the “disinformation” being spread by the BJP leader, Mr Navjot Singh Sidhu. He said his government had nothing to do with his case.
Sports stadium cries for use
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 11
The district-level Nawab Sher Mohammad Khan sports stadium is in a pitiable condition. It is proving to be a white elephant and not being used for promoting sports in the district.
Disinvestment: BSNL employees hold rally
Patiala, December 11
Hundreds of BSNL employees assembled under the banner of the National Federation of Telecom Employees and staged a rally in protest against the management’s decision to disinvest government stake in the BSNL and stop the increase of FDI from 49 per cent to 74 per cent.
