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Raise paddy MSP to Rs 1,300: Youth Akali Dal
Chandigarh, June 13
The Youth Akali Dal has threatened to gherao UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi if the Union government fails to raise the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy to Rs 1,300. The youth wing of the party says it will lay a siege on 10 Janpath.

Centre probes threat to Hindu families
New Delhi, June 13
The recent incident of a few Hindu families in Rayya, Punjab, being stopped from holding a kirtan and jagran is in the notice of the Union home ministry.

COMMUNITY

CM grants Rs 65 cr more for Amritsar
Central approval to world-class university in the city
Amritsar, June 13

Acceding to the demand for revamp of the holy city’s infrastructure to meet international standards, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a grant of Rs 65 crore, in addition to the Rs 100 crore already allocated for the integrated development of the city.
Guru gyan: From BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during a presentation of a development project in Amritsar on Friday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Leader booked; Maadh families return
Amritsar, June 13
The beleaguered families of Maadh village returned to their homes today after the intervention of senior officers of the district administration who had agreed to register a case against the Akali leader for threatening them.

Akshay to be shown with full beard
Amritsar, June 13
Following pressure from Mumbai-based Sikh organisations, Vipul A. Shah, producer of Hindi feature film, “Singh is Kinng,” yesterday submitted an affidavit that Akshay Kumar, the hero of the film, would be shown as a
“reformed Sikh” by carrying out the necessary amendments in the script.

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EARLIER STORIES

	MC demolishes boundary wall of Ram Bagh June 13, 2008
	Nathpa-Jhakri closure to hit paddy sowing June 11, 2008
	Patna priests reject Akal Takht Gurmatta June 11, 2008
	BJP meekly calls for rollback June 10, 2008
	Takht Hazoor Sahib rejects Akal Takht Gurmatta June 9, 2008
	Giani Iqbal Singh to bring out White Paper June 8, 2008
	CM writes to PM for rollback June 7, 2008
	Price hike fuels hoarding June 6, 2008
	Price hike fuels hoarding June 5, 2008
	Khatra went on leave on his own: Badal June 4, 2008

Attari-Wagah telecom link snaps
Amritsar, June 13
Telecommunication link between Attari (India) and Wagah (Pakistan) snapped for several hours due to damage to cables near Jandiala (Amritsar), near here, today.

Kendari Singh Sabha runs into trouble
Ludhiana, June 13
The Kendari Singh Sabha, an organisation of the Sikhs which undertook the spread of Sikhism, has run into trouble.

MC poll campaign picks up in Sangrur
Sangrur, June 13
With the announcement of tickets by major political parties for the local municipal council (MC) elections to be held on June 30, many candidates today intensified their election campaign.

Punjabi exam on June 24
Patiala, June 13
Deputy director of the Punjab languages department Balbir Kaur has said that those candidates whose qualifications had been relaxed by the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) from PhD to M.Phil and whose vacancies were advertised by the PPSC recently can now appear for their Punjabi examinations on June 24.

COURTS

Promotions: HC notice to govt
Jalandhar, June 13
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice of motion to the state government for August 4 on a writ petition filed by members of the AMIE (India) Engineers Association, Punjab, (Irrigation), regarding violation of rules/instructions in promotions by the Irrigation Department.

HC raps judge for ‘eulogising’ his tasks
Chandigarh, June 13
A District and Sessions Judge’s attempts at “eulogising” the tasks of a judicial officer by using terms like “talent and skill” have not escaped the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s notice.

No fresh rural polls in Punjab
Chandigarh, June 13
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today said no to the decision of holding fresh elections to gram panchayats in Punjab where elections were countermanded after the candidates were declared elected.