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17,500 cattle smuggled
out of state daily
Patiala, April 18
Thousands of innocent animals - bulls, cows and buffaloes - are being smuggled out of Punjab and being herded to slaughterhouses of
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and across the Indo-Bangladesh border daily, thanks to well-oiled local and international gangs of conduits and middlemen, animal smugglers, slaughter house managements and police officials.
Eye on Bypoll
Majithia, Kang pay obeisance at Durgiana Temple
Amritsar, April 18
In a bid to give secular look to the Youth Akali Dal, its newly appointed patron and president, Bikramjit Singh Majithia and Kirandip Singh Kang, respectively, paid obeisance at the Golden Temple and the Durgiana Temple here today.
Youth Akali Dal president Kirandip Singh Kang pays obeisance at the Durgiana Temple
in Amritsar on Friday. — Photo by Vishal Kumar
Firing on Leader
Cong, Akalis blame each other
Jalandhar, April 18
The Congress and SAD today blamed each other for the firing, allegedly by Akali workers, on a Congress leader from Buttar village at Kapurthala chowk last evening.
Bir Devinder bats for Bhattal
Rakes up Amarinder’s past, Aroosa issue
Chandigarh, April 18
Immediately after being appointed chief spokesman of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), former Assembly deputy speaker Bir Devinder Singh promptly launched a full frontal attack on former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh questioning the latter’s antecedents during the period of militancy in the state, besides claiming his relationship with Pakistan journalist Aroosa Alam was an embarrassment to the party.
Reference Library of Golden Temple
Rare Sikh scriptures to be digitised
Amritsar, April 18
For the first time, rare scriptures of Sikh Reference Library in the Golden Temple will be preserved and then digitised with the help of experts.
A farmer dries wheat at the Grain Market in Bathinda.
— Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera |
Complaint against Spokesman editor
Terming Guru Granth Sahib as ‘book’
Amritsar, April 18
The Shiromani Akali Dal-Amritsar (SAD-A) lodged a complaint with the Galliara police under Kotwali police station here today against the editor of vernacular daily Spokesman and the writer of the editorial, “Matha tekan warge puja de Brahmani dhang Sikhan wich kadon te kithon aa gaye”.
Ramoowalia to observe hunger strike on May 15
Jalandhar, April 18
Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) chief Balwant Singh Ramoowalia will observe a day-long hunger strike here on May 15 to highlight the callous attitude of the Punjab government in providing employment to lakhs of educated youth of the state.
PF, interest of retired staff not taxable
Chandigarh, April 18
In a significant judgement benefiting retired employees in general, and the Punjab State Electricity Board staff in particular, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held any payment, including interest, received by assessees from provident fund, to which the 1925 Provident Fund Act applies, will qualify for exemption from income tax.
6 of family, driver killed in road mishap
Tarn Taran, April 18
Seven persons, including six members of a family, were killed while four others were seriously injured in a road mishap, when a speeding mini bus collided head-on with a Tata Sumo near Thathia Mohanta village, 20 km from here, today.
Infrastructure development council set up
Chandigarh, April 18
Eminent persons of high-profile companies, especially those engaged in the housing sector, figure in the newly set up Punjab Infrastructure Development Council under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal.
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