Punjab General News
‘Rotten’ wheat being given under Atta-Dal scheme in Ludhiana
Wednesday, 28/10/2015
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Ludhiana : Beneficiaries of the Atta-Dal scheme are allegedly receiving sub-standard wheat grain in Ludhiana district. People of Pakhowal block alleged that panchayats were distributing rotten food grain under this scheme. They said they had also not been receiving pulses (dals) from several months.
Farmers return to streets; add to govt woes
Saturday, 24/10/2015
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Stage protests near residences of several ministers to seek adequate relief for loss to cotton crop due to whitefly attack
Farmer organisations to gherao houses of legislators, MPs
Friday, 23/10/2015
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LUDHIANA: After a little silence, farmers will gherao the residences of MLAs and MPs on Friday. On the one side, Sikh activists are protesting against the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib and killing of Sikh agitators since October12 and on the other side, the gherao call of eight farmers’ organisations may increase the worries of the Punjab government.
Protesters bring city to a halt, press for CM Badal’s resignation
Sunday, 18/10/2015
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LUDHIANA: Protesters, who are up in arms against the alleged sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib, have demanded Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal’s resignation on Saturday saying the state government had failed to stop such blasphemous acts.
AAP TO TAKE OUT TORCH MARCHES FROM TODAY
Monday, 12/10/2015
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GURDASPUR: The volunteers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will take out torch processions in all the mandis across the state on Monday to awaken the “sleeping government” over the financial loot of farmers at the alleged patronage of the government while procuring their basmati varieties of rice crop this season.
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