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| Tohra man suspended |
 Badal
camp gets tough
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 13 — The Badal camp-Tohra faction tussle
went further today as Col Jasmer Singh Bala
(retd), a close confidant of Mr Tohra, was
suspended from the Shiromani Akali Dal. |
Party workers
warned
JALANDHAR,
Dec13 — President of the Akali Dal Parkash
Singh Badal today said disciplinary action was a
logical consequence if anyone aired views against
the party outside party fora or in the media. |
Tohra’s
demand widely decried
AMRITSAR,
Dec 13 — Dr Manjit Singh Bhoma, AISSF
president, has criticised Mr Gurcharan Singh
Tohra for demanding the resignation of Mr Parkash
Singh Badal as SAD president. |
The firing is on,
says Tohra
PATIALA,
Dec 13 — While Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra
today said "the firing is on," his
close confidant and Lok Sabha member Prem Singh
Chandumajra described recent utterances of
Cabinet ministers decrying Mr Tohra's
"suggestions" as unfortunate. |
Show cause notice
illegal: Bala
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 13 — Reacting to his suspension from the
membership of the SAD, Col Jasmer Singh Bala
(retd) said here today that he had not violated
any code of the party by suggesting that Mr Badal
should make efforts to make the government and
the party efficient. |
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Shooters, athletes
bring cheers
(Sport page) |
| BANGKOK, Dec 13 — India had its
best day at the Asian Games in this "city of
angels" when its shooters and athletes
provided the contingent with two silver and three
bronze medals to make up for the past seven days. |
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Half-truths on
Punjab crisis
(Punjab page) |
| CHANDIGARH, Dec 13 — When
Akali-BJP leaders allege that the current fiscal
mess in which Punjab has landed is not of their
making, they are only stating half-truths. |
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