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Teachers to launch anti-Badal protest
Bathinda, December 25
Large number of ETT teachers from all over the state gathered here today to protest against what they termed was the government reneging on its promise and announced that a campaign against Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal would be launched from January 1.
 
ETT teachers block the Bathinda-Goniana road in Bathinda on Thursday. Tribune
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Jor Mela a platform to woo voters
Congress blows poll bugle, SAD (A) announces candidates
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 25
Religion took a backseat at the ongoing Jor Mela as political parties left no stone unturned to woo devotees and made tall claims foreseeing forthcoming elections.
Akali Dal (A) leader Simranjit Singh Mann with supporters sits in dharna to seek ban on capital punishment at the Jor Mela in Fatehgarh Sahib on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Farmers want interest on delayed bonus
Jalandhar, December 25
To take the issues related to the disbursement of bonus on paddy to farmers, the BKU (Rajewal) will hold a meeting with Food and Supply Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon tomorrow.
Ahmadiyyas defer celebrations
Qadian (Gurdaspur),
December 25
A function to be organised by the Ahmadiyya community at its headquarters here from December 26 to 29 to mark the conclusion of the centenary celebrations of the foundation of Ahmadiyya faith, has been postponed for indefinite period by its supreme head, the fifth
Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmed.
ASICON-2008
1,000 witness live surgeries
Ludhiana, December 25
As many as 1,000 surgeons from various parts of the country participated in a surgery workshop conducted on the inaugural day of the 68th annual conference of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASICON-2008) here today.
Surgeons watch a live surgery relayed at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital on Thursday. Photo: Rajesh Bhambi
Chowbey has performed 42,000 surgeries
Ludhiana, December 25
Having performed 42,000 laparoscopic surgeries in the past 20 years, Dr Pradeep
Chowbey, chairman, Department of Minimal Access Surgery, holds the Guinness Book of World Record for being the most successful surgeon.
Commissioner snubs DCs
Asks them to be punctual, people-friendly
Patiala, December 25
In what could turn out to be the first step towards bureaucracy streamlining exercise in Punjab and a move which could even disturb a number of senior Punjab officers, Patiala divisional commissioner Jasbir Singh Bir has not only directed the deputy commissioners to be punctual and more “people friendly” but has also asked them not to run their office from their residences on working days.
Sehajdhari: SGPC calls meeting
Amritsar, December 25
The SGPC chief has called an emergency meeting of all its executives on December 28 to rethink the definition of Sehajdhari in the wake of the ultimatum served on the Shiromani Committee by various Panthic organisations yesterday.
Punjab police to raise bills for PCA security
Chandigarh, December 25
The Mohali police would be raising a bill for the security it provided at the Punjab Cricket Association
(PCA) stadium for the India-England Test match.
Call off rail roko, CM to farmers
Chandigarh, December 25
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today appealed to farmers and different farmers associations of the state to call off their proposed ‘Rail Roko’
programme.
Appointment of PTU VC welcomed
Chandigarh, December 25
Punjab Unaided Technical Institutions Association (PUTIA) today welcomed the appointment of Dr Rajnish Arora as Vice Chancellor of Punjab Technical University
(PTU), Jalandhar.
Protecting witnesses against errant cops justified: HC
Chandigarh, December 25
The Punjab and Haryana High Court feels courts, trying police officials as
the accused, are perfectly justified in passing orders to protect witnesses from harassment, threat or injury.
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Amritsar, December 25
