At 84, Badal begins fifth innings as chief minister (Profile)
March 14th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 14 (IANS) In 1969, Parkash Singh Badal, then 42, became the youngest chief minister in the country when he took over the reins of Punjab for the ... Read more...
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Badal to begin fifth term as chief minister Wednesday
March 13th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 13 (IANS) With an expected crowd of over 50,000 people looking on, Parkash Singh Badal, 84, will become chief minister of Punjab for a record fifth ... Read more...
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Punjab gets country’s tallest religious tower
November 30th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 30 (IANS) Standing taller than Delhi's Qutub Minar, the Fateh Burj (Victory Tower) at Chappar Chiri village in Punjab's Mohali district became the tallest religious tower in ... Read more...
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Pakistani suicide bomber kills one (Lead)
April 7th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) A suicide bomber Thursday rammed his vehicle packed with explosives into a Pakistani police officer's home, sparking an explosion that killed one person and injured nine ... Read more...
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One killed, seven wounded in Quetta suicide attack targeting DIG Investigation
April 7th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, April 7(ANI): At least one person was killed and seven others injured in a suicide attackon the residence of Wazir Khan Nasir, Deputy Inspector General (Investigation) of police, in Quetta on ... Read more...
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Film on legendary Sikh warrior released
June 30th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 30 (IANS) The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the mini-parliament of Sikh religion, Wednesday released a one-hour telefilm "Baba Banda Singh Bahadar" to pay tribute to the legendary warrior.
The telefilm, ... Read more...
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Agra’s rising crime graph gives jitters to residents
October 14th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 14 (IANS) A series of murders, big burglaries and kidnappings in the past six weeks have left residents in the city of the Taj Mahal alarmed over the deteriorating crime ... Read more...
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22 tribesmen killed in suicide attack on local jirga in Bajaur
November 7th, 2008 - 10:05 am ICT by ANI
Khar, Nov 7 (ANI): Around 22 tribesmen were killed and 45 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Salarzai jirga in the Bajaur Agency last evening.A man claiming ... Read more...
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