Saturday, October 28, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Centre defers decision on wheat MSP
New Delhi, October 27
The Centre today deferred a decision to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat as Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was not in town to attend the meeting.

10 lakh bank staff go on strike
New Delhi, October 27
Banking and financial market operations across the country were hit today with over 10 lakh bank employees representing public, private and foreign banks going on a daylong strike against government’s bank reform measures.

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Barnala 20th dist of Punjab
Chandigarh, October 27
The Punjab Council of Ministers at its meeting held here under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today approved the creation of Barnala as the 20th district in the state.

Punjab page:Dist status for Barnala: residents upbeat

Infantry Day celebrated New Delhi, October 27 Infantry has a special place in the history of not only the armed forces but India herself in the form of its gallant contribution in persevering her sovereignty and integrity as also providing a conducive environment for her growth, prosperity and peace. (Details on Nation page) Army men at a ceremony on the occasion of the 59th Infantry Day at Amar Jawan Jyoti in New Delhi on Friday. — PTI photo

4-laning of Amritsar to Wagah road okayed
New Delhi, October 27
With elections to the Punjab Assembly due early next year, the Union Cabinet today cleared the long-pending demand of four-laning of the Amritsar-Wagah section of National Highway 1 on built-operate-transfer (BOT) basis at an estimated cost of Rs 207 crore.

Gobindgarh Fort to get additional land