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 PM’s New Year wish: An effective Lokpal
New Delhi, December 31
Having been under constant fire on the twin issues of corruption and governance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to set the record straight on both fronts with a special New Year message to the nation in which he delineated the UPA government's future roadmap and reiterated his personal resolve to "provide an honest and more efficient government."

PC: Govt may redraft Lokayukta provision
Perspective: AN OPPORTUNITY LOST

PM Manmohan Singh in Amritsar on Saturday.

Manpreet packs his first list with first-timers
Amritsar, December 31
People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) chief Manpreet Badal today released Sanjha Morcha’s first list of 41 candidates for the Assembly elections, most of whom are political greenhorns who quit cushy jobs to join politics.

Pak clears import of 16 vegetables from India
Islamabad, December 31
Pakistani authorities have cleared the import of 16 vegetables and raw jute from India through the Wagah land border in order to bring down prices in the domestic market and added 18 more items to the list of goods that can be imported from the neighbouring country.

Hard-to-miss musical ring to Punjab poll campaign
Singers, big and small, lend voice to jingles eulogising their clients
Ludhiana, December 31
Love it, hate it but you can’t ignore it. Such is the musical blitzkrieg launched by Punjab politicians, cutting across party lines.

Parodies to boost BJP campaign in U’khand

Canada eyes Bollywood potential to fight economic slowdown Chandigarh, December 31 If the launch of the Punjab International Film Awards (PIFA) in Toronto in August next year, which was announced here last night, is any indication, Canada and its provinces have joined the select band of Western nations that have accepted Bollywood as an engine of economic growth to negate the global slowdown.