• Panchayat Election in Punjab on July 3: Brar

  Friday, 14/06/2013
  
  http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/panchayat-election-in-punjab-on-july-3-brar/80973#
  
  CHANDIGARH: The State Election Commission, Punjab has announced the Panchayat Elections scheduled and fixed July 3, 2013 as the date of polling.

   

• HC dismisses Bajwa’s plea challenging ward-bandi of Punjab panchayats

  Thursday, 13/06/2013
  
  http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/hc-dismisses-bajwas-plea-challenging-ward-bandi-of-punjab-panchayats/80930#
  
  CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa challenging the ward-bandi of panchayats in the state. This has paved the way for holding early panchayat elections. The court also vacated the stay on poll notification.

   

• Bajwa expresses grief over demise of Veteran Congress leader VC Shukla

  Wednesday, 12/06/2013
  
  http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/bajwa-expresses-grief-over-demise-of-veteran-congress-leader-vc-shukla/80855
  
  CHANDIGARH: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Partap Singh Bakwa has expressed grief over the sad demise of veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Mr V.C.Shukla in a private hospital in Gurgaon today.

   

• Cong workers protest against Maluka

  Wednesday, 12/06/2013
  
  http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130612/punjab.htm#2
  
  Chandigarh : The Punjab Congress today continued its protest against Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka as party workers from Patiala district staged a dharna near the party office here. They also submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister’s Office, demanding a CBI inquiry into the books scam.

   

• Nanhi Chhan political campaign: Khaira

  Tuesday, 11/06/2013
  
  http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/nanhi-chhan-political-campaign-khaira/80802
  
  CHANDIGARH: Congress spokesperson Sukhpal Singh Khaira said decline in sex ratio in Bathinda district goes on to prove that ‘Nanhi-Chhaan’ founded by Harsimrat Kaur MP, is less of a fight against female foeticide and more of a political campaign for her image makeover.

   

• Rehabilitate traders who must shift: Capt, Preneet

  Monday, 10/06/2013
  
  http://112.196.11.34/dailypost/Details.aspx?id=72077&boxid=57450&uid=&dat=2013-06-10
  
  Patiala: Former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh and Union Minister Preneet Kaur on Sunday asked the state government to ensure rehabilitation of all the traders affected by the High Court’s order, directing that the commercial establishments be removed from the residential areas in the city.

   

Amritsar: 15-year-old raped by classmate

Friday, 14/06/2013

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/amritsar-15-year-old-raped-by-classmate/81008

AMRITSAR: A student of Class 8 was raped by her classmate in Amritsar. The classmate also threatened the girl with dire consequences, the police said.

Sikhs honour environmentalist Baba Sewa Singh

Friday, 14/06/2013

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/us-sikhs-honour-environmentalist-baba-sewa-singh/80988

KHADUR SAHIB: US based Sikh organization Guru Gobind Singh Foundation (GGSF) has honoured Baba Sewa Singh, a renowned environmentalist and a humanitarian from Punjab, for his contribution in the field of education, environment conservation, sports and social work.