Manpreet Badal ploughs a lonely furrow (Punjab Newsletter)
August 24th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) When the People's Party of Punjab (PPP) was floated in March last year, there were expectations that its leader and former Punjab finance minister ... Read more...
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Punjab to launch card for NRIs
July 30th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 30 (IANS) The Punjab government Monday announced that it will soon launch an NRI card for Punjabis living abroad to identify them for official purposes and facilitate various ... Read more...
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2000 Sydney Olympics: Controversies affect India’s chances (Sports Special)
July 22nd, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
For the umpteenth time, the Indian hockey team's preparations for the Olympics were hampered by the usual quota of controversies and uncertainties. After the poor finish at the 1996 Atlanta Games, ... Read more...
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Opposition attacks government on NCTC, PM reaches out (Afternoon Lead)
April 16th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Opposition chief ministers Monday used the annual meet on security to attack the government over the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre, claiming it was ... Read more...
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Akali Dal to meet to elect leader
March 8th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Fresh from its historic victory in the assembly elections in Punjab, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal has called a meeting of its legislators here later ... Read more...
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Hockey captain Pargat wins from Jalandhar
March 6th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, March 6 (IANS) Former India hockey captain and Olympian Pargat Singh won his maiden political fight winning the assembly elections on a Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) ticket from Jalandhar ... Read more...
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All set for Punjab vote count
March 5th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) All arrangements have been made for counting of votes Tuesday for 117 assembly seats in Punjab, Election Commission officials said Monday evening.The counting begins at ... Read more...
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Amarinder hits out at Badals for going on holiday
February 15th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 15 (IANS) With Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal flying off to South Africa for a family holiday, state ... Read more...
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Prominent candidates in Punjab assembly polls
January 28th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) The following are the main candidates from various political parties in the fray for the Jan 30 elections to 117 assembly seats in Punjab:Total Seats: ... Read more...
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Akali Dal announces 48 names for Punjab assembly polls
December 23rd, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 23 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal Friday announced its first list of 48 candidates for the Punjab assembly election to be held in February next year.The list ... Read more...
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SAFF Cup: Afghan coach accuses Singapore referee of bias
December 11th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Afghan football coach Mohammad Yusuf Kargar Sunday accused Singapore referee Sukhbir Singh of being biased towards India, who won 4-0 in the SAFF Cup football ... Read more...
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India retain SAFF Cup, pound four goals on 10-man Afghanistan
December 11th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) India dominated the last 20 minutes of the SAFF Cup football final against a 10-man Afghanistan at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday, thrashing them ... Read more...
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Man killed in Delhi
November 18th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A middle-age man was shot dead near a railway station in north Delhi while he was returning home, police said Friday.Vidya Sagar, 40, was returning ... Read more...
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Doping taint hurts kabaddi anti-drug campaign
November 15th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) World Cup Kabaddi may have started off on the right note - by engaging Punjab's youth in the traditional sport and weaning them away from drugs ... Read more...
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Three cops suspended for vandalism in Chandigarh
June 23rd, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 23 (IANS) Three constables of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) have been suspended after they were found guilty of damaging public and private property during a clash, Chandigarh ... Read more...
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Akali Dal, BJP stage state-wide protest against corruption
June 17th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Leaders and activists of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Thursday staged sit-in protests in all districts of Punjab to protest against the prevailing corruption ... Read more...
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Five BJP ministers inducted in Punjab cabinet
May 15th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) Five Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including three new faces, were Sunday sworn-in as ministers in the Punjab cabinet after seven of its leaders, including ... Read more...
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All five BJP ministers in Punjab resign (Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) All five Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in Punjab resigned Thursday over a corruption taint on the party's state leadership.Besides, two BJP chief parliamentary secretaries ... Read more...
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Youth rapes mentally challenged Dalit girl
May 4th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Jind (Haryana), May 3 (IANS) A youth has been booked here for raping a 20-year-old mentally challenged Dalit girl, police said Tuesday.The youth, identified as Sukhbir Singh, is absconding.According ... Read more...
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Chatwal denies contact with PM, Akali Dal on n-deal trust vote
March 18th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Indian American hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal has denied as "baseless and absurd" a purported WikiLeaks report suggesting that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was trying to ... Read more...
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Cop convicted for taking bribe told to surrender
March 14th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a head constable's plea for suspension of a two-year jail term awarded to him by a lower court in ... Read more...
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Railway budget leads to war of words in Punjab
February 25th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) Announcements for Punjab announced in the rail budget by railway minister Mamata Banerjee Friday have led to a political war of words in the state.While Manish Tewari, ... Read more...
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Punjab players get cash rewards
February 5th, 2011 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), Feb 4 (IANS) The Punjab government Friday disbursed cash rewards of over Rs.7.48 crore to the state's players, including Commonwealth Games medalists, and announced that any player winning a ... Read more...
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Smuggler arrested with 14 kg heroin in Punjab
January 11th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar (Punjab), Jan 11 (IANS) A man was arrested here with 14 kg of heroin worth Rs.70 crore, police said Tuesday. A pistol and some cartridges were also recovered from him. Sukhbir ... Read more...
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Two arrested for honour killing in Haryana
November 28th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehabad (Haryana), Nov 28 (IANS) In a case of honour killing over caste, a young man in Haryana's Jind district was murdered by his wife's brother and an accomplice for belonging to ... Read more...
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Haryana honour killing: Man shoots brother-in-law
November 12th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehabad (Haryana), Nov 12 (IANS) In another case of honour killing in Haryana, a 28-year-old man was shot dead by his wife's brother as he hailed from a different caste, police say. ... Read more...
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Punjab Games to have rich cash incentives
November 10th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 10 (IANS) In a bid to promote sports in the state, the Punjab government will organise Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Punjab Games from Dec 4-12."The idea behind the state level Games ... Read more...
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Punjab finance minister suspended from Akali Dal (Lead)
October 12th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 12 (IANS) The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Tuesday evening announced that the state's Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal has been suspended from the party.The suspension of Manpreet Badal ... Read more...
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Akali leaders gun for Punjab finance minister
October 10th, 2010 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 9 (IANS) Within a week of linking Punjab's serious debt situation to populist policies of the ruling Akali Dal, Finance Minister Manpreet Badal is in the firing line of his ... Read more...
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India, Argentina sign MoU on agriculture cooperation
September 13th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): India and Argentina have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors.The MoU was signed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and ... Read more...
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Now computer education compulsory in Haryana colleges
August 22nd, 2010 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 22 (IANS) The Haryana government has made computer literacy compulsory in all its colleges from this year, a minister said Sunday.
Minister of State for Agriculture and Cooperatives Sukhbir Singh Kataria ... Read more...
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Three held in Delhi on charges of cheating
August 20th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Three people were arrested in Delhi Friday on charges of cheating people on the pretext of providing them air tickets for abroad, police said.
"The accused persons have ... Read more...
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GVK offers to triple Punjab thermal plant capacity
August 20th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (IANS) The Hyderabad-based GVK group Friday said it could expand the capacity of its upcoming thermal power plant in Punjab three times by adding two more units.
GVK Chairman G.V.K. ... Read more...
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Punjab to assess farmers’ losses following canal breach
July 5th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) The Punjab government Monday ordered "girdawari" (loss assessment) of farmers in certain areas of Ludhiana district where a breach in an irrigation canal has led to flooding of ... Read more...
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Akali Dal opposes defence university in Haryana
May 20th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 20 (IANS) The ruling Akali Dal in Punjab Thursday opposed the move to set up an Indian national defence university in Haryana, saying the institute was promised to Punjab.
A meeting ... Read more...
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