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Hoshiarpur
Dal Khalsa tears into Modi's poll tactics: Dal Khalsa chief Harcharanjit Singh Dhami on Tuesday blamed BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi for the massacre of Gujarat Muslims and the victimisation of Sikh farmers in Kutch. He said: “Modi’s candidature contradicts India’s claim of being a secular country. Since there is a wave in favour of Modi, it is a foregone conclusion that the Election Commission will not be able to act against him.” Dhami said that by invoking Lord Ram to woo Hindu voters and by "spewing venom" against the Muslims, Modi had openly defied the EC.

Phagwara
House burgled: Bank manager Baldev Raj Komal’s house in Friends Colony was burgled on Saturday night. The family was sleeping at the time of burglary. Komal, working in the Bank of India, said the burglars might have sprayed some intoxicant substance to make the members of family unconscious. The accused decamped with Rs 35,000, six tolas of gold, an i-Phone, and a laptop.