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Cong to meet Guv against police Act
Chandigarh, November 14
The Punjab Congress today opened two fronts against the ruling SAD-BJP combine. One-it demanded a “white paper” on the present state of economy of Punjab.
Housefed to build 6,000 houses for poor
Banur, November 14
“Economically weaker sections of Punjab are heading for a housing crisis,” said Punjab cooperation minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh here today while announcing that Housefed had taken the responsibility of financing at least 6,000 houses for the poor.
Punjab co-operation minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh at the launch of 54th cooperation week in Banur on Wednesday. — Tribune
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‘Misbehaviour’ with NRI carrying adopted child
UK judge lodges protest with officials
Amritsar, November 14
Justice Amarjit Singh Johal, a Sikh judge of High Oakham Manor, the UK, held a series of meetings with senior officials of Rajasansi Airport, including its director Arun Talwar and officials from the CISF and
FRRO,
to lodge his protest against the alleged “misbehaviour” with a UK-based NRI Harjinder Paul Singh, who wanted to take a adopted female child to his country.
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Cops begin checking at religious places
Chandigarh, November 14
Following information hinting at a new trend used by anti-national elements, the Punjab police has started checking the antecedents of people managing religious places of all religions and sects across the state and also verifying people staying there for more than a
few days.
Flying resumes at Patiala club
Patiala, November 14
A good news for flying enthusiasts of the northern region. Flying has finally resumed at the Patiala Aviation Club after a long gap of two years.
Round-up
Guv for upgrading quality of kids’ care
Chandigarh, November 14
The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Chandigarh, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), while presiding over the state-level Children’s Day function at Punjab Raj Bhawan here today, emphasised the need of a mass movement and participative endeavour, to upgrade the quality of children's care and development through a strong institutional network.
Admn mum as MC misuses funds
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 14
Instead of playing the role of a guardian of public money, the district administration has allowed the local municipal authorities to get away with misuse of funds meant for development of a park in the district.
Forced to go to school, boy kills
self
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 14
On Children's Day today, a 12-year-old student reportedly committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance after he was forced to go to school by his father.
Harassment of Dalit woman
SC body demands VC’s arrest
Patiala, November 14
The Punjab Scheduled Caste Welfare Association
(PSCWA), in its meeting, demanded immediate legal action against Punjabi University vice-chancellor Swarn Singh Boparai, registrar B.S. Sandhu and deputy registrar (establishment) Baljit Singh Sidhu for harassment of a Dalit woman, working in the university as a clerk.
Students protest discipline code
Go berserk, jam highway traffic, injure bus driver
Kharar, November 14
Students of Guru Gobind Singh Modern Technology and Polytechnic College rebelled against the college's bid to bring discipline on the campus.
 Not all supported protest….
Rural students pledge to fight TB
Gaggarpur, November 14
With a view to spread awareness about tuberculosis (TB) through school-going children in rural areas the District TB Control Society, Sangrur, today involved hundreds of rural students (boys and girls) of the local Government Senior Secondary School by making them take a pledge at a TB awareness through sources of entertainment programme organised in the school premises.
Ram Bagh
ASI to allot work to private agency
Amritsar, November 14
Historical buildings located inside the Ram Bagh garden-summer palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, will soon regain their glory.
Schoolchildren pay tributes to Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on his 118 birth anniversary in Amritsar on Wednesday. — PTI
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Badal reviews development works
Mohali, November 14
Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal reviewed the progress of development works in Sectors 76 to 80, Mohali.
Meetings put off as Badal indisposed
Chandigarh, November 14
While all important meetings such as on the power sector review and irrigation sector review were postponed today, the winter session of the Punjab Assembly will be held from December 17 to 24.
Cong men remember Nehru
Chandigarh, November 14
Senior Congress leaders led by Rajinder Kaur Bhattal today celebrated the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Death of ex-CM’s wife mourned
Chandigarh, November 14
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, president, and Mohinder Singh Kay Pee, working president of the Punjab Pradesh congress Committee, have expressed grief over the death of Gurcharan Kaur, widow of the late Chief Minister Darbara Singh.
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