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Badal, Bhattal console fire-hit families
Midhu Khera/Tharajwala (Muktsar), May 3
To comfort families of victims of the fire which engulfed fields in the Malwa belt on Thursday, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, today visited the villages in Muktsar district.

  Tussle with Bhattal to be resolved soon: Capt

Nursing their burns
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday consoles a woman whose mother was burnt alive in a devastating fire in the fields at Tharajwala village in Muktsar PPCC chief Rajinder Kaur Bhattal consoles two minor boys whose mother and sister were burnt alive in the fire at Midhu-Khera
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday consoles a woman whose mother was burnt alive in a devastating fire in the fields at Tharajwala village in Muktsar district earlier this week; and (right) PPCC chief Rajinder Kaur Bhattal consoles two minor boys whose mother and sister were burnt alive in the fire at Midhu-Khera village. Tribune photos: Malkiat Singh

Capt begged me for reconciliation with Bhattal: Singla
Chandigarh, May 3
One-time ministerial colleagues are increasingly taking on former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, with former finance minister Surinder Singla too today claiming that Capt Amarinder Singh had sought PPCC president Rajinder Kaur Bhattal’s cooperation at times, but was now finding it difficult to work with her.






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Poll Shrills Get Louder
Cong alleges tampering with papers
Gurdaspur, May 3
Up in arms against a revenue official who rejected nomination papers of six Congress candidates for the Block Samiti and Zila Parishad elections in the Kahnuwan constituency allegedly at the behest of Akali leadership, Congress leaders today staged a dharna at Kahnuwan.

Bularia files papers
Amritsar, May 3
Candidate of the SAD for the Amritsar (South) byelection Inderbir Singh Bularia filed his nomination papers before returning officer Vimal Kumar Setia here today. He was accompanied by senior Akali and BJP leaders, including Bikram Singh Majithia, Gulzar Singh Ranike, Laxmi Kanta Chawla (all ministers), MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, Mayor Shwait Malik, MLA Anil Joshi, and president of the Youth Akali Dal Kiranbir Singh Kang.

Bhattal warns rebels of action
Amritsar, May 3
President of the PPCC Rajinder Kaur Bhattal today asked the SAD and the BJP to clarify their respective stand on the demand of separate Sikh Homeland by Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar of Akal Takht, here today.

SAD win definite in Benra
Sangrur, May 3
Jasbir Singh, a candidate of the SAD for Benra (SC) Zila Parishad (ZP) zone, will be declared elected unopposed as no other candidate has filed nomination papers for this zone.

Tempers run high over certificate
Amritsar, May 3
A scene was created in the office of estate officer-cum-returning officer here today when Congress and SAD nominees from zone number 15 indulged in a verbal duel over the delayed submission of SC certificate by the Akali nominee.

COMMUNITY

Poll takes toll on teachers
Jalandhar, May 3
There is resentment among teachers of government and aided schools and colleges. Despite repeated assurances, they have been put on election duty for the coming Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections.

  ...and on ex-deputy speaker

Dalbir to pursue release of 45 Pak prisoners
Jalandhar, May 3
Sarabjit Singh’s sister Dalbir Kaur addresses a press conference in Jalandhar Struggling for the release of her brother Sarabjit Singh, Dalbir Kaur has now decided to pursue the early release of 45 Pakistani prisoners lodged in different jails of India. Dalbir has already sent the copies of list of those 45 prisoners with details to external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi in this regard.
Sarabjit Singh’s sister Dalbir Kaur addresses a press conference in Jalandhar on Saturday. Photo: S.S. Chopra

Family hopes for Sarabjit’s early release
Amritsar, May 3
The family members of Sarabjit Singh, who was to be hanged in Kot Lakhpat Rai Jail, Lahore, on April 1, today celebrated the decision of the Pakistan government to put off his execution till further orders.

Labourer falls into well, dies
Rescue workers pull out the body of 65-year-old labourer Surjan Singh, who died after he fell into a 30-ft-deep well at Jahlan village, 7 km from PatialaPatiala, May 3
The body of a 65-year-old labourer was recovered from a 35-ft-deep well at Jahla village, near here, after he accidentally fell into it. He remained buried there for more than six hours. The labourer, Surjan Singh, was working to install a submersible pump in the well, which was being dug up for a tubewell.




Rescue workers pull out the body of 65-year-old labourer Surjan Singh, who died after he fell into a 30-ft-deep well at Jahlan village, 7 km from Patiala, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar

Fire at Paharpur village forestland
Anandpur Sahib, May 3
More than 20 acresof forestland was gutted in a fire at the Paharpur area village today.

 
COURTS

Transport Appellant Tribunal
‘Reducing pendency of cases top priority’
Chandigarh, May 3
Punjab’s District and Sessions Judge Birender Singh is all set to put the State Transport Appellant Tribunal back on the track, again.

AGRICULTURE

Levy on Basmati
Farmers, exporters seek PM’s help
Amritsar, May 3
The farming community and rice exporters have sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to review the proposed levy of US $ 200 on the export of basmati rice.

BUSINESS

World Bank team to evaluate projects
Chandigarh, May 3
A group of 12 executive directors of the World Bank has arrived in Punjab to monitor the progress of the ongoing World Bank-aided projects.

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