Punjab General News
Rural job plan may be tampered with: Joshi
Thursday, 27/11/2014
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Jalandhar : Blaming the BJP-led NDA government of being pro-corporate, Congress leader and former Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Dr CP Joshi said he was apprehensive that the provisions of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, would be tampered with to make it anti-poor.
Payment to farmers held up again - Central Government yet to clear last installment of cash credit limit
Thursday, 27/11/2014
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Chandigarh : Payments to thousands of farmers in lieu of the paddy procured are held up as the Centre has yet to clear the last installment of of the cash credit limit totalling Rs 3,000 crore.
Congress to contest local body polls on party symbol
Wednesday, 26/11/2014
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CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Congress will contest the forthcoming local bodies elections in the state on the party symbol.
Sikhs versus sidhu
Wednesday, 26/11/2014
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Jalandhar: Joining the protest of the Sikh Council Jalandhar and other Sikh organisations, Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi (SADD), a splinter group of SAD on Tuesday also demanded registration of an FIR against senior BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Receiving many complaints against Sidhu: Akal Takht
Wednesday, 26/11/2014
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Amritsar : Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh here on Tuesday said that he was receiving many complaints from various Sikh organisations against former Amritsar Member of Parliament Navjot Singh Sidhu for misquoting Gurbani. He said, “The matter will be discussed in the next meeting of Sikh clergies.” “I have not taken any action against him but it will be decided soon,” he said.
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