Double prestige at stake for Sukhbir BadalBATHINDA - As the young head of a political party with mostly ageing leaders, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has a lot at stake in this Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. Radical Sikh group again voices ‘Khalistan’ demandHOSHIARPUR - Radical group Dal Khalsa reiterated its demand for a separate Sikh homeland Wednesday, the 23rd anniversary of what it calls ‘Khalistan declaration day’. Vinod Khanna campaigns in a trainGURDASPUR - Ahead of the last three phases of general elections, the nominees of various parties are trying to woo the voters with every possible trick up their sleeves. Five killed as shell in metal scrap explodesPATIALA - Five people, including a girl and two women, were killed and two others were injured in this Punjab town Monday evening, as a shell in a heap of scrap exploded, police said. Four killed as shell in metal scrap explodesPATIALA - Four people, including a woman, were killed and three others injured in this Punjab town Monday evening, as an unexploded shell in a heap of scrap exploded, police said. Four killed as shell in metal scrap explodesPATIALA - Four people, including a woman, were killed and three others injured in this Punjab town Monday evening, as an unexploded shell in a heap of scrap exploded, police said. Pipe burst results in oil spill from thermal plant into SutlejROPAR - Thousands of liters of oil drained into Sutlej River in Punjab after a pipe burst at one of a unit of a thermal plant. Man chops wife, her cousin’s hands on suspicion of affairPATTI - The Punjab Police Monday arrested three people, including a registered medical practitioner (RMP), after he chopped off the hands of his newly wedded wife and her cousin brother on the suspicion that they were having an affair in this border-area town of Punjab. Pollution board checking effects of oil spill in Satluj riverROPAR - The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has taken samples of water and plants from Satluj river in Punjab to evaluate the damage caused by a furnace oil spill after a thermal power plant pipeline burst two days ago, officials said here Sunday. Vigilance Bureau custody for lawyer in bribery ‘deal’MOHALI - A court here Saturday sent a lawyer arrested for acting as the middleman in an alleged bribery deal with a police officer to two day’s custody of the Vigilance Bureau. Made in Punjab campaign caravans drive top politiciansLALRU - Called modern-day ‘raths’, the chariots that once drove fighters to battle, these converted caravans equipped with all facilities are helping top politicians ride the campaign trail in the gruelling elections. Man in relationship with niece held for killing her husbandMOHALI - A man who had an illicit relationship with his niece was arrested Thursday for allegedly killing his son-in-law more than six months ago in Kharar district of Punjab, police here said. Fiza to campaign against former Haryana chief ministerMOHALI - Fiza alias Anuradha Bali, the estranged wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed Tuesday announced that she would campaign against his father Bhajan Lal in the forthcoming elections. Congress banks on Dera support in PunjabHOSHIARPUR - The Congress is banking on the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect votes in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Fire breaks in forest area in PunjabPATIALA - A major fire broke out in the forest area of Bhadson in this Punjab district Sunday, spreading over a two km area, police said. Fertiliser factory unit gutted in Punjab townDERA BASSI - A unit of a fertiliser factory near this Punjab town was gutted in a fire Saturday, police said. Punjab wildlife sanctuary officials seek more government aidABOHAR - Officials of a sanctuary near Abohar in Punjab have sought more government aid. Sanctuary guards do not have proper uniforms or licenses to protect the animals from poachers. He contests against Gandhi family with a passionBARNALA - He is a Gandhian, wants to be prime minister and has been taking on India’s most politically powerful family for the last three decades with a wish to end dynastic rule. And now Mitt Singh Sehajara, 67, is back to doing what he loves - contesting against the Nehru-Gandhi clan. Rahul Gandhi slams Advani for his ‘unawareness’ on Kandahar issueBHATINDA - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani for his reported statement that he was not aware of the release of militants in exchange for Indian hostages during Kandahar plane hijack episode in 1999. Over 500 couples enter wedlock in PunjabNOSHERA DHALA - Over 500 couples tied the knot on Monday in a mass marriage ceremony held here on the occasion of Baba Jalan Dass Baisakhi Mela. Either Advani not telling truth or he wasn’t trusted: RahulTALWANDI SABO - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday renewed his attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on the Kandahar hijack episode, saying either he was not telling the truth or the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee did not trust him. Punjab corruption not letting benefits reach people: Rahul GandhiTALWANDI SABO - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said that the benefits of several schemes launched by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government were not reaching the people of Punjab because of corruption in the state. SGPC honours Sikh scribe for tossing shoe at ChidambaramAMRITSAR - Delhi based journalist Jarnail Singh who tossed a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram during a press conference in New Delhi April 7 was honoured by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Monday at Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. Indira Awaas Yojana delights needy families in PunjabABOHAR - Several needy families in Punjab’s Abohar city are today a happy lot after getting benefited from the Central Government’s Indira Awaas Yojana, a national housing scheme. Emirates to be title sponsor of Kings XI PunjabMOHALI - Dubai-based international airline Emirates will be the title sponsor of Kings XI Punjab for the second season of the Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL) to held in South Africa, an official release said here Saturday. Alert sounded over theft of weapons in PunjabHOSHIARPUR - Punjab Police has sounded a red alert in the state after a number of weapons and a large quantity of ammunition were stolen from a gun store here early Friday morning, officials said.The theft of weapons ahead of parliamentary elections has left police worried. Weapons, ammunition stolen from gun shop in PunjabHOSHIARPUR - A number of weapons and a large quantity of ammunition were stolen from a gun shop here early Friday morning, police said. Indian student drowns in sea in New ZealandMOHALI - Rajdeep Singh, a 25-year-old from Punjab who had gone to New Zealand in pursuit of a bright future and better job prospects, died after drowning in the sea there, his family said here Thursday. Salman Khan campaigns for Vinod KhannaPATHANKOT - Bollywood star Salman Khan on Thursday campaigned for the veteran actor and Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate from the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat Vinod Khanna. Former minister’s son remains defiant in PunjabZIRAKPUR - The embarrassment for the ruling Akali Dal in Punjab continued Sunday with Jasjit Singh Bunny, son of former minister Kanwaljit Singh, publicly announcing that he would contest for the Patiala Lok Sabha seat as an Independent candidate. |
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