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Promises galore by Sukhbir Badal
Bathinda, January 13
Sukhbir Singh Badal, working president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), today listened to the problems being faced by residents of the town and made a commitment not only to remove these within a time frame but also announced that the Punjab government had sent a proposal to the human resource development ministry for setting up a central university here. 

Vacant PCS posts to be filled through promotions
Ropar, January 13
With the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declining its offer to recruit PCS officers, the Punjab government is now planning to fill vacant posts in the cadre through promotion. Chief secretary, Punjab, Ramesh Inder Singh said today at Anandpur Sahib that the government would soon promote officers from BDO and tehsildar cadre to fill the posts of PCS officer.

Unfair Immigration Laws
Punjab-origin MP takes up case in Canada
Chandigarh, January 13
Gurbux Singh Malhi, a Canadian MP of Punjabi origin, has moved a motion in the House of Commons in Canada seeking an amendment to immigration laws in that country to prevent fraud in marriages. Malhi said several cases have been reported in which young men and women from India got married to youth in Canada with the sole purpose of getting immigration.

BJP working committee to meet tomorrow
Chandigarh, January 13
The BJP will hold a two-day working committee meeting here from Tuesday, a senior party functionary said here today.

COMMUNITY

Sikh’s Deportation
Canadian minister hits out at supporters
Toronto, January 13
Canadian public safety minister Stockwell Day has criticised the Indo-Canadian supporters for resisting deportation of a failed refugee claimant Laibar Singh.

Community Lohri for girls
Chandigarh, January 13
While most people are celebrating Lohri to welcome their newly born sons, a substantial number of people are celebrating Lohri for their daughters.

State to act tough with non-users of Punjabi in offices
Sangrur, January 13
The state government is seriously considering making amendments in the Punjab State Language Act to ensure the use of Punjabi language in the government offices at all levels. It will also initiate harsh steps against non-users of Punjabi language in office work.

NABARD aid to check waterlogging in Malwa
Chandigarh, January 13
Hundreds of villages in Punjab’s Malwa region, which have lost productivity to waterlogging turning fields barren, may become fit for cultivation following the intervention by NABARD and other agencies.

After violence, Lohri celebrations in jail
Jalandhar, January 13
A week after violence in central jail here inmates celebrated the Lohri festival in an open ground in front of the gurdwara and the temple this afternoon.

Seminar on Indian diaspora
Chandigarh, January 13
The Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development here is organising a two-day academic conference on “Indian Diaspora : Migration and Development with Focus on the state of Punjab”.