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Price hike fuels hoarding
Peeved customers at an Indian Oil petrol station in Goniana Mandi (Bathinda) due to unavailability of petrol on Wednesday. Chandigarh, June 4
Even as steep hike in petro- products was announced today, diesel remained unavailable to the consumers across most parts Punjab.
Peeved customers at an Indian Oil petrol station in Goniana Mandi (Bathinda) due to unavailability of petrol on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera

UPA has failed common man: CM
Chandigarh, June 4
The hike in prices of fuel has been widely condemned . Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said the hike in petrol, diesel and LPG rates would make it extremely difficult for the common man.

POLITICS

SAD, BJP to contest MC polls jointly
Chandigarh, June 4
A joint meeting of senior leaders of the SAD and the BJP was held in Chandigarh today. It unanimously resolved
that both parties would jointly contest the coming local bodies elections.

COMMUNITY

Hardliners to fight it out unitedly
Sikh, Kashmiri, Christian groups to launch struggle against Centre; Geelani addresses Sikh conclave through cellphone
Amritsar, June 4
Protesting against the alleged repression of minorities, radical Kashmiri and Sikh organisations and a section of Christians today resolved to launch a joint struggle against the central government.

SGPC honours Prof Geelani

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EARLIER STORIES

	Khatra went on leave on his own: Badal June 4, 2008
	Hurriyat leader Geelani under house arrest June 3, 2008
	Central Cong leaders dither on contesting from state June 2, 2008
	Centre approves rail projects for state June1, 2008
	State to ward off de-recognition of 3 medical colleges May 31, 2008
	Virk’s stand vindicated, gets posting May 30, 2008
	2 SAD rural winners held for kidnapping, murder May 29, 2008
	SAD sweeps Tarn Taran, Nabha May 28, 2008
	Polling by and large peaceful May 27, 2008
	Family attacked in Golden Temple serai May 26, 2008

Govt buses to carry courier mail
Amritsar, June 4
The managing director of Punbus has signed an agreement with owner of Delhi- based Crown Courier Service to carry parcels/ mail on its buses.

Air Marshal visits Mullanpur base
Chandigarh, June 4
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, Air Marshal P.K. Barbora, visited the Mullanpur Air Force Station near here today.

AG’s documentary to benefit pensioners
Chandigarh, June 4
Thousands of pensioners and general provident subscribers (GPF) in Punjab and Chandigarh can breath easy with the accountant general, Punjab and Chandigarh, further streamlining the grievance redressal system.

COURTS

High Court
Pleas pour in to challenge civic polls
Chandigarh, June 4
If the petitions filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court are an indicator, Punjab seems to have exercised its franchise in favour of electoral mismanagement.

Cancellation of Admission
HC issues notice to Centre
Chandigarh, June 4
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion to the Union health ministry’s Department of AYUSH, the Central Council of Homoeopathy and the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences on a petition filed by Ludhiana-based Sri Guru Nanak Dev Homoeopathic College.

CRIME

Patran Dacoity
UT cop got Rs 5 lakh from accused, booked
Patiala, June 4
Union Territory police inspector Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has landed himself in soup for allegedly extracting Rs 5 lakh from the Patran dacoity accused with promises to protect them from the Punjab Police.

One held on girl’s complaint to CM
Ludhiana, June 4
The police yesterday arrested one of the three youths who had allegedly teased a girl of Jirakh village.