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SAD (A) congratulates Badal on 81st birthday
Reminds him of unfulfilled commitments to Panth
Chandigarh, December 9
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) today congratulated Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on his 81th birthday saying Badal during his four terms as Chief Minister had participated in several struggles for the sake of Punjab, which needed to be reviewed and taken to logical conclusion as many Punjabis had struggled hard for them, but these remained inconclusive.

DSP Anand was terror in Nabha area
Patiala, December 9
Despite 40 of a total of 43 witnesses, including brother and aunt of victim of custodial death Balbir Singh of Bharoh village, turning hostile, what brought nemesis in the shape of life imprisonment to Nabha DSP Rajinder Pal Singh Anand and five other police officials was a set of glaring loopholes in the “fractured” police theory.

Cabinet nod to luxury tax on hotels, marriage palaces, banquet halls
Chandigarh, December 9
The state Cabinet today gave green light for the setting up of 1800 MW Talwandi Sabo thermal power plant at Banwala village in Mansa district.

News Analysis
Portrait politics: State issues take a back seat
Chandigarh, December 9
Political parties in Punjab have started sidetracking critical issues pertaining to the state and move the focus of attention onto themselves by using communal politics.

Pak likely to pass Anand Marriage Act this month
Attari, December 9
The Pakistan government may pass the Anand Marriage Act this month by promulgating an ordinance.

Ropar power plant officials in the dock
Ropar, December 9
Senior officials of the local Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant (GGSSTP) are in the dock over the registration of contractor M/S Sodhi Erectors for highly technical jobs relating to turbine generator maintenance.

NRI Punjabi Sir
He captured footage of Vietnam war aftermath
Phulanwal (Ludhiana), December 9
Mohinder Singh Dhillon’s is an inspiring success story of an NRI Punjabi “Sir” who captured rare footage of the Ethiopian famine and the aftermath of the Vietnam war. Work of Sir Mohinder Singh forms part of the BBC and National Geographic Channel archives, besides a number of international documentary libraries.

COMMUNITY

Row over blowing of car horn
VIP’s men block traffic
Hoshiarpur, December 9
Supporters of chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) Santosh Chowdhary and her husband former MLA Ram Lubhaya blocked traffic for more than half-an-hour at Piplanwala on the Hoshiarpur-Jalandhar road (from 5:45 pm to 6:30 pm) this evening.

Govt to recruit 150 specialists
Boosting Health Services
Tarn Taran, December 9
The state government has decided to recruit 150 specialists doctors in full pay scale to provide better health services in the state.

New Buses
Govt yet to decide on company
Bathinda, December 9
The Punjab government will introduce 300 new buses soon, most of which will be air-conditioned and have better facilities for passengers. This was stated by state transport minister Master Mohan Lal here yesterday.

Minimum Wages
‘Govt adopting delaying tactics’
Jalandhar, December 9
Labour unions have taken a strong exception to the recent decision of the SAD-BJP government to constitute a 21- member Punjab Minimum Wages Advisory Board.