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Punjab’s cabinet reshuffle
Upinderjit gets Finance
Sekhwan new Education Minister; Sukhbir gets Public Relations
Chandigarh, October 20
 A former economics teacher and Education Minister, Dr Upinderjit
Kaur, was today allocated the Finance portfolio following the exit of Manpreet Singh Badal in a Cabinet reshuffle which saw Public Relations Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan being given the Education Ministry and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Information and Public Relations.
Games Village ‘mess’ puts Emmar-MGF in a spot
Builder’s Rs 183-crore bank guarantee seized
New Delhi, October 20
Coming down heavily on Emaar-MGF after “irregularities” and “deficiencies” were found in the Commonwealth Games Village constructed by it, the Urban Development Ministry on Wednesday directed the Delhi Development Authority to confiscate Rs 183-crore bank guarantee furnished by the real estate developer.
Wheat MSP up by
Rs 20
New Delhi, October 20
The government today announced a nominal hike of Rs 20 a quintal in the minimum support price of wheat, taking it up to Rs 1,120. However the prices of masoor and gram dals have been raised sharply to encourage farmers to grow more.
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The South Block is abuzz with high expectations from Barack Obama’s visit to India early next month, with mandarins at the foreign office quite optimistic about the US President formally endorsing India’s candidature for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
