Punjab Politics News
Cong approaches governor over ‘ wrongful’ demarcation
Thursday, 17/01/2013
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CHANDIGARH: The Congress on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Punjab governor Shivraj Patil, seeking his intervention in the ongoing demarcation of wards of panchayats in the state, dubbing the move “wrongful, farcical and politicised”.
SAD demarcating rural wards for political benefit, Cong tells Guv
Thursday, 17/01/2013
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Chandigarh,: The Punjab Congress today submitted a memorandum to Governor Shivraj Patil stating that the SAD-BJP government was demarcating wards within gram panchayats with an aim of benefitting candidates of the ruling alliance in the forthcoming rural elections.
Will move privilege motion against Joshi on mining policy, says Jakhar
Thursday, 17/01/2013
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Chandigarh : The state Congress will move a privilege motion against Industries Minister Anil Joshi in the ensuing Budget session of the Punjab assembly for "misguiding" the House on making sand and gravel available in the state at affordable rates by August 15, 2012.
Plea on grant to Sanawar school turned down
Thursday, 17/01/2013
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Chandigarh : Less than three months after the donation of Rs 1 crore to one of the oldest boarding school of the country, Lawrence School Sanawar, came under the judicial scanner, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed a petition challenging the grant, observing that “all these issues need to be debated by the legislature and are to be left to its wisdom.”
SAD sarpanch booked for attempted murder in Gurdaspur
Wednesday, 16/01/2013
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Gurdaspur: The Gurdaspur police has booked the sarpanch of Dairiwal Daroga village, known to be an Akali loyalist, under Section 307 of the IPC (attempt to murder) for assaulting one of his relatives on the complaint of the victim's wife, Daljit Kaur.
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