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Tribune Special
Chief Khalsa Diwan office-bearers cross swords again
Amritsar, June 24
The president and the secretary of Chief Khalsa Diwan, the oldest Sikh body, have once again crossed swords despite a peace deal brokered by Jathedar, Akal Takht, Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti following the disbanding of the education committee.
No langar for jobless now
Chandigarh, June 24
For unemployed youth, life is back to square one. In fact, it is a little worse now. Earlier, Akali leaders, who were then out of power, used to visit them at their dharna site here and help them by providing langar from nearby gurdwaras managed by the SGPC.
Health sector to get Rs 161 cr
Moga, June 24
Health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla has said her department will receive Rs 161 crore under the National Rural Health Mission for procuring medicines, advance medical technology and upgrade of health infrastructure in the rural sector.
Laxmi Kanta Chawla |
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2 die, 80 fall ill as gastroenteritis breaks in village
Rajpura, June 24
Two persons died and more than 80 others fell ill following an outbreak of gastroenteritis at Nagawan village in the subdivision. The health authorities have swung into action and deputed a rapid response team in the village to check the spread of the disease.
16 Armoured Brigade celebrates Raising Day
Pathankot, June 24
The 16 Independent Armoured Brigade stationed at Mamun military station celebrated its 38th Raising Day here yesterday. A large number of retired officers and soldiers, who had served in this brigade, attended the function.
Brig K.K. Kaul (retd) and Brig J.P.Singh salute at the war memorial of the 1971 war on the 38th Raising Day of the 16 Independent Armoured Brigade |
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Woman moves PHRC alleging harassment
Phagwara, June 24
A woman today approached the Punjab Human Rights Commission (PHRC) alleging that she and her family were being victimised and threatened by some people over her brother-in-law’s elopement with a village girl.
Centre’s nod to upgrade major highways
Chandigarh, June24
The Union Government has agreed , among other roads, to upgrade on priority the Amritsar-Pathankot, the Patiala-Bathinda and the
Ludhiana-Hussainiwala national highways in the state.
Bhatti to teach humour
Amritsar, June 24
To provide a bridge between the talent of the region and the Indian film industry, Punjab’s first full-fledged film and animation school will be launched at Mohali in the first week of July.
TV artiste and humorist Jaspal Bhatti and his wife Savita at the launch of their film school, MAD Arts, at a press conference in Amritsar on Sunday.
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No FIR yet
Amritsar, June 24
No FIR has been registered against the residents of Tehra village, under Ajnala tehsil, who had allegedly taken two executive engineers and an SDO of the PSEB hostage for over six hours on June 21.
Hardwar aarti live on TV
Patiala, June 24
News channel Time TV will telecast the evening aarti performed on the banks of the Ganga at Hardwar live on the channel. The aarti is performed at Har Ki
Pauri, Hardwar, at 7 pm everyday in which devotees from India and all over the world participate.
Keeping alive essence of Punjabi ‘tarka’
AMRITSAR:
Amritsar’s “Kesar Da Dhaba”, almost a century-old food outlet, is keeping alive the essence of traditional Punjabi “tarka”.
Clarification
Amritsar, June 24
Navjot Singh Sidhu, BJP MP, has given Rs 50 lakh to deputy commissioner K. S. Pannu from his personal bank saving account set up to fund the “Go clean go green” campaign for the holy city. It was inadvertently mentioned in these columns today that he gave the money from his MPLAD fund.
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