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Dera chief must come at Takht: Jathedar
Amritsar, September 4
Jathedar Akal Takht, Giani Gurbachan Singh has convened a meeting
of Sikh clergy on September 19 here in which Giani Iqbal Singh,
Jathedar Patna Sahib and deputy Jathedar Takht Hazoor Sahib have
not been invited.
Jathedar Gurbachan Singh
Letter on deras may put govt in dock
Chandigarh, September 4
An alleged letter by the Punjab Intelligence asking its zonal officers to identify religious deras having political influence, smugglers with vote banks and also Congress leaders who can assist
SAD-BJP nominees covertly in the forthcoming parliamentary elections is set to create a storm in the Vidhan Sabha tomorrow.
Artisans make a golden canopy with 12 kg of gold for Guru Granth Sahib’s palanquin to be presented to Takht Hazoor Sahib to mark the 300th Gurta Gaddi Divas in Amritsar on Wednesday. Photo: Vishal Kumar |
Members of the Christian community raise slogans against the Orissa government for its failure to protect Christians in Amritsar on Wednesday. Photo: Vishal Kumar |
Depts drag along with shortage of 1.32 lakh employees
Chandigarh, September 4
There is a shortage of 1.32 lakh personnel in government departments with some of these functioning with a skeleton field staff, causing inconvenience to the public.
‘Raise retirement age
or face stir’
Chandigarh, September 4
Punjab government employees have decided to launch an agitation post November 30 in case the government fails to implement its election manifesto promise to enhance the retirement age from 58 to 60 years.
Babus ‘want’ a twist in
proposed airport road
Chandigarh, September 4
Trouble is brewing in the Punjab government over the construction of the 200-metre wide road, which will connect Punjab to Haryana and cater to the upcoming Mohali international airport.
Gill for boosting
school education
Amritsar, September 4
Expressing concern over the dismal state of school education in the country, Dr M.S. Gill, union minister of sports and youth affairs, has said the Centre and state governments should give priority to the improvement of the school education with modern and effective curriculum.
Teachers hold protest
Sangrur, September 4
Members of the district unit of the ETT Teachers Union, Punjab, led by its district president Sukhvir Singh, today held a dharna in front of the office of the deputy commissioner here and took out a protest march.
Rs 10 lakh fake notes seized
Amritsar, September 4
The customs authorities at the Attari railway station today seized Rs 10 lakh in fake currency from a
woman. Pakeeja, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, worked as a courier to smuggle the currency and she had returned from Pakistan through Samjhouta Express. The notes were concealed in shoes.
— TNS
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