Punjab General News
Petrol dearer by 75 paise, diesel 50
Saturday, 04/01/2014
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New Delhi: Petrol prices were hiked by 75 paise and diesel by 50 paise per litre due to an increase in global crude oil prices and a fall in the rupee value.
6 run over by truck near Jalandhar
Friday, 03/01/2014
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Jalandhar : Six persons were run over by a speeding truck near Kahnpur village on the Jalandhar-Jammu national highway early this morning. The deceased included two couples, a seven-year-old boy and an auto driver. A two-year-old child and a youth sustained fractures.
Ludhiana acid attack: panel seeks action against groom’s family
Monday, 30/12/2013
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LUDHIANA: A day after the cremation of acid attack victim Harpreet Kaur, the Barnala residents demanded action against the groom’s family.
Sikhs asked to fight female foeticide
Saturday, 28/12/2013
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Fatehgarh Sahib : The three-day annual Saheedi Jor mela concluded here today with an impressive Nagar Kirtan from Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib to Gurdwara Jyoti Swarup Sahib after "ardas" by Giani Mal Singh, Jathedar, Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib.
Acid attack victim dead
Saturday, 28/12/2013
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Ludhiana : After battling for life for 20 days, the acid attack victim from Barnala passed away at the National Burns Centre, Mumbai, early this morning, said Commissioner of Police Nirmal Singh Dhillon. Acid was thrown on the 21-year-old in a beauty parlour at Sarabha Nagar here, hours before her wedding on December 7. Her condition was declared critical by the Mumbai doctors last week.
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