Punjab General News
Gurdaspur DDPO accuses Langah of threatening him
Tuesday, 16/12/2014
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GURDASPUR: Officers of the rural department went on strike in Gurdaspur district on Monday to protest against an alleged threat by former minister and Akali leader Sucha Singh Langah to eliminate the district development and panchayat officer (DDPO) for not complying with his wishes in the allotment of panchayat land.
Teachers of aided colleges hold statewide protest over no salaries
Tuesday, 16/12/2014
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AMRITSAR/JALANDHAR/PATIALA: More than 1,500 teachers working in Punjab governmentaided colleges across the state boycotted examination duty on Monday, affecting almost 2.5 lakh college students who were appear in their graduation examinations.
Delimitation of wards may be over by Christmas
Tuesday, 16/12/2014
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CHANDIGARH: The much-delayed delimitation of the municipal wards in Punjab is expected to be over by December 25 and is likely to lead to the local bodies elections in February.
MGNREGA workers await dues
Monday, 15/12/2014
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Fatehgarh Sahib : About 51,000 persons who have worked under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme of the Central Government have not got their dues for the past couple of months.
Urea shortage takes away smile of Sangrur farmers
Monday, 15/12/2014
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SANGRUR: Though the recent rainfall brought immense relief to the farmers here as the rain is good for wheat crop, the shortage of urea is a matter of great concern to them.
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