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Cong desperate for tie-up with CPI: Dr Dyal
Amritsar, January 8
The CPI’s National Executive member, Dr Joginder
Dyal, today claimed that the Congress high command had been desperate to forge political alliance with his party which was ‘out of question’.
Farmers gherao Amritsar bus stand
To organise village rallies from Jan 15
Amritsar, January 8
Intensifying their stir hundreds of farmers, along with their family members, here today gheraoed the bus stand in protest against the state government for not fulfilling their demands.
Hundreds of farmers, along with their family members, gheraoe the bus stand in Amritsar on Monday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
Lambra-Kangri society wins national award
Chandigarh, January 8
The Lambra-Kangri Multipurpose Cooperative Service Society has won the national award for excellent performance and contribution to the cooperative movement.
The secretary of the Lambra-Kangri Multipurpose Cooperative Service Society, Mr Chander Dev Singh (left), and other members pose with the trophy and certificate of excellence that the society got as part of the national award for its activities.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
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Code violation: Admn removes hoardings
 Kharar, January 8
The district administration today removed the hoardings put up by the state government and other political parties a day after the Tribune highlighted the violation of model code of conduct by the political parties displaying hoardings and banners on the National Highway-21 passing through Mohali district.
A signboard on the National Highway-21 near Balongi, Kharar, from where a hoarding carrying photographs of the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and other Congress leaders was removed by the district administration on Monday.
— Photo bu Vicky Gharu
Ballian to contest as Independent
Sangrur, January 8
After the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) ticket was denied to him from the Sangrur Assembly constituency, Mr Ranjit Singh
Ballian, a minister in the previous SAD-BJP government, reportedly has “made up” his mind to contest from two Assembly constituencies, namely Sangrur and
Sunam, to “teach a lesson” to the SAD high command and its secretary-general Sukhdev Singh
Dhindsa. He holds Mr Dhindsa responsible for the denial of ticket to him.
Amarjeet Bajwa to join Congress
SAD faces dissidence in Qadian
Gurdaspur, January 8
Dissidence in the SAD over allotment of ticket continues unabated. After Mr Gurmeet Singh Para
announced that he would oppose the party in case Mr Gurbachan Singh
Babaehali, Milkfed Chairman, who recently quit the Congress to join the SAD, was allotted the party ticket, another SAD leader from Qadian has declared his exit from the party.
Lobbying on for Cong ticket from Banur
Chandigarh, January 8
The lobbying for the Congress ticket from the Banur assembly segment has picked up momentum even as there is a clear "divide" between the local and "outside" candidates.
Don’t field Sidhu, wife from Amritsar: Mann
Amritsar, January 8
The Shiromani Akali Dal should put up its own candidate for the byelection to the Amritsar parliamentary seat who could raise the issue concerning Harmandar Sahib.
SAD (A) to contest 60 seats
Will also have alliance with Third Front
Amritsar, January 8
The Shiromani Akali Dal, Amritsar (SAD-A), will contest 60 seats apart from having an alliance with the Third Front to defeat the Congress and the SAD-BJP combine in the forthcoming Assembly elections, said Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, President, SAD (A), while talking to newsmen here today.
Uma to interview ticket aspirants
Amritsar, January 8
Ms Uma Bharti, chief of the Bhartiya Janshakti Party, will interview probable candidates for the coming Assembly elections on January 12 here.
Khair wood smugglers injure forester
Hoshiarpur, January 8
Khair wood smugglers critically injured Mr Gurdeep Singh, a forester in the Mehengrowal range, last evening hitting him with their vehicle at a
naka.
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