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Punjab Politics News

Don’t notify panchayat poll: HC to state

Friday, 17/05/2013

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130517/punjab.htm#5

Chandigarh : In a setback of sorts to the Punjab Government, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today verbally asked the state not to issue notification for the forthcoming panchayat poll. The verbal directions will remain in operation at least till May 29, when the Bench takes up the matter again.
Don't backstab colleagues, Tewari warns party workers

Thursday, 16/05/2013

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130516/punjab.htm#6

Ludhiana : Lashing out at the SAD-BJP government for its alleged all-round failure, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today cautioned Congress workers against backstabbing by own partymen.
6 years on, most govt promises unfulfilled: Bajwa

Thursday, 16/05/2013

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130516/punjab.htm#8

Chamkaur Sahib : Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Partap Singh Bajwa today hit out at the SAD-BJP state government for allegedly surviving on false promises in its six years of rule.
Houses to be vacated by June 15, HC told

Thursday, 16/05/2013

http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=69882&boxid=58512&uid=&dat=2013-05-16

Chandigarh : The Punjab and Haryana governments and the Chandigarh Administration, on Wednesday, informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the process of vacating all the government houses occupied unauthorisedly would be completed by June 15 and the court order would be complied with.
SAD, Congress banking on village groupism

Wednesday, 15/05/2013

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130515/punjab.htm#1

Tarn Taran : With virtually no major issues to highlight, the SAD and Congress bigwigs are banking on political groupism in rural areas to win elections in the 17 zila parishad and 145 block samiti zones of this border district.
PRI polls: After Governor, Cong approaches Election Commission

Wednesday, 15/05/2013

http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=69824&boxid=57965&uid=&dat=2013-05-15

Chandigarh : A day after meeting the Punjab Governor Shivraj Vishwanath Patil, a delegation of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) on Tuesday met the State Election Commissioner (SEC) S S Brar to press for its demand to ensure free and fair conduct of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) elections slated for May 19.

Punjab General News

Man sells on Facebook baby boy sold by grandfather

Wednesday, 24/04/2013

http://punjabnewsline.com/news/Man-sells-off-grandson-after-deal-struck-on-Facebook.html

LUDHIANA: In a deal allegedly struck on Facebook, a baby boy was put on sale on the social networking site and finally picked up by a Delhi man for Rs 8 lakh after his maternal grandfather sold him off to a nurse for Rs 45,000. The child has been rescued by police from Delhi.

NRI NEWS

In FY13, NRI deposits climb 19%

Friday, 17/05/2013

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/article4721310.ece

Lured by higher returns offered by banks in their homeland, non-resident Indians (NRIs) placed deposits aggregating $14.18 billion in the financial year ended March 2013, an increase of 19 per cent over the previous year.