Sunil Jakhar takes over as new Punjab Congress chief

Wednesday, 10/05/2017

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/sunil-jakhar-takes-over-as-new-punjab-congress-chief/404922.html

Chandigarh : Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday took over as the new president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) at Punjab Congress Bhavan in Chandigarh.

Jakhar was appointed the new Punjab Congress chief in the presence of Capt Amarinder Singh and other senior leaders.

He replaced Capt Amarinder Singh who has become the chief minister.

In the recently held Punjab Assembly elections he had lost to political greenhorn Arun Narang of the BJP from his pocket borough of Abohar.

Jakhar was expected to be accommodated in the Rajya Sabha alongside ex-state chief Partap Bajwa.

A senior Hindu leader, Jakhar is a staunch Amarinder Singh loyalist and someone who insisted on Amarinder replacing Bajwa as the Punjab Congress chief before the elections.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

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Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.