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Prez medal for 15 cops
Chandigarh, August 14
Fifteen Punjab Police officers and officials have been awarded the President’s Police Medal for distinguished service on the occasion of Independence Day.
Vaid Jagjit nominated for state award
Chandigarh, August 14
A ‘khandani’ vaid, who is also a qualified ayurvedic physician and has made a name by actively exposing quacks in his profession, has been nominated for the State award in the “Learned Profession” category which will be awarded at the State Republic day function at Ludhiana tomorrow.
Bitterness remains at Cong joint show
Chandigarh, August 14
The attempt of the Punjab Congress to present a united front by displaying its warring leaders together on a single platform today only highlighted the deep-rooted differences between newly nominated party Campaign Committee chairman Capt Amarinder Singh and Congress Legislature Party
(CLP) leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal. The leaders made it clear that they were not on speaking terms with each other and even though they were seated on both sides of newly appointed Pradesh Congress acting president Mohinder Singh
Kaypee, they did not exchange pleasantries.
Kissa Kursi Ka: It was a triangular contest for
grabing the chair. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Sutlej flows above danger mark
Ludhiana, August 14
Villages alongside the Sutlej remained on high alert throughout the day today as water in it flowed much above the danger mark. 
Flood situation in Ferozepur grim
Ferozepur, August 14
Residents of hundreds of villages along the India-Pakistan border in this district are once again facing vagaries of nature with their fields already submerged. If rain persists, the Sutlej might flood their dwellings as well.
Two villagers point to a flooded link road in Maste Ke village. — Photo by writer
Flood threat looms in Moga
Villagers asked to move to safer places
Moga, August 14
Thousands of acres on the 30-km stretch along the Sutlej in Moga district has been inundated. It has been raining heavily in catchment areas of the river for two days.
Swan water receding
Anandpur Sahib, August 14
The flood situation in villages of Nurpur Bedi, Anandpur Sahib and Nangal is under control. The level of water started receding considerably at around 1:30 am. While Chamkaur Sahib villages registered loss of crops, those in Nurpur Bedi and Anandpur Sahib reported loss of belongings as well as standing crops.
Flood-like situation in Mand area
Roof cave-in kills one
Tarn Taran, August 14
Life in this border belt and Mand area along the Beas River was affected due to the flood- like situation due to rain in two days.
Vendalism at Hospital
Docs end chain fast
Sangrur, August 14
The local unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) today ended its 11-day-old chain fast outside the district administrative complex.
BKU condemns Noida killings
Chandigarh, August 14
Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) has condemned the killing of farmers in greater Noida by Uttar Pradesh police. Joginder Singh
Ugrahan, president and Sukhdev Singh Kokri Kalan, general secretary of the union said cases should be registered against civil and police officials who had ordered firing to kill farmers. Dependents of deceased farmers should be given adequate compensation.
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