Cong worker alleges humiliation by Akali supporters
Moves PSHRC
Chandigarh, June 28
Ashwini Kumar, a resident of Gurdaspur, has complained of inaction by Punjab Police when his face was allegedly blackened and he was forced to move about by a group of five miscreants.
Punjabi Youths Abroad
Congress MLA writes to Patil, wants blacklists reviewed
Chandigarh, June 28
Sukhpal Singh Khaira, a Congress MLA representing the Bholath Assembly constituency has written a letter to union home minister Shivraj Patil seeking review of the blacklist of youths of Punjabi origin living
abroad.
All set for MC polls using EVMs
Chandigarh, June 28
For the first time electronic voting machines (EVMs) would be used in elections for 87 municipal
councils/nagar councils and eight nagar panchayats in the state on June 30 from 8 am to 4 pm.
Cong seeks probe into youth leader killing
Amritsar, June 28
A deputation of Congress leaders, led by state working president Mahinder Singh
Kaypee, today met Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here to lodge protest against the alleged killing of Batala Youth Congress leader Ranjit Singh Laddi (21) by BJP leaders last night.
Mahinder Singh Kaypee (left) and Ashwani Shekhri (right) during a meeting of a Congress delegation with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in Amritsar on Saturday.
— Photo by Vishal Kumar
Chamkaur Singh’s shardhanjali samaroh
Bhattal seeks security
Patiala, June 28
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Rajinder Kaur Bhattal will attend the ‘bhogh’ and ‘antim
ardas’ of Chamkaur Singh, a Congress worker who, was injured in shooting on June 5 at Kishan Garh village and had subsequently, succumbed his injuries on June
18.
Youth Cong goes for revamp
Patiala, June 28
The Punjab Youth Congress has removed presidents of five of its district units in the state and has introduced two new faces as chiefs of its Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur units.
Will not contest LS polls: Sukhbir’s wife
Muktsar, June 28
Harsimrat Kaur, wife of ruling SAD chief Sukhbir Badal, today put an end to the speculations that she might contest the coming Lok Sabha elections.
Security to Virk’s family
M’rashtra writes to home ministry
Chandigarh, June 28
Failing to elicit any response from the Punjab Police on the issue of security for the family of former Punjab and serving Maharashtra
DGP, S.S. Virk, the Maharashtra government has now taken up the issue with the Union Home Ministry.
Protester jumps before train
Bathinda, June 28
Protesting alleged rigging of elections for the local Municipal Corporation by the SAD, an elderly Sikh, Jugraj Singh, threw himself before a running train here today. He was referred to the medical college in
Patiala.
Jugraj Singh just before he jumped before a train.
— Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh
Varsity extends conditional admission
Amritsar, June 28
Guru Nanak Dev university has decided to allow plus 2 compartment candidates admission to
BA/B.Sc/ B.Com in its affiliated colleges.
Pakistan’s gesture to Mukherjee
Amritsar, June 28
In a gesture of goodwill the Pakistani government today allowed Indian government’s chopper carrying Pranab
Mukherjee, minister of external affairs, and Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, to fly over its territory to oversee the plan of a corridor to historic Kartarpur Sahib
gurdwara, under the consideration of the union government.
Widow allowed insurance claim
Sangrur, June 28
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum here has directed the New India Assurance Company Limited to pay Rs 1 lakh with 9 per cent interest to Jasvir
Kaur, widow of Ranjit Singh of Ballian village in Dhuri tehsil of this district.
440 cases of country liquor seized
Sangrur, June 28
A team of the Excise Department officials led by ETO Surinder Pal
Pahuja, today raided two “unauthorised premises” at Ubhawal village (near here) and took 440 cases of Punjab medium liquor (country liquor) into possession from there.
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