Sidhu feted ‘for honesty’, donates award money to ailing Sufi singer

Sunday, 24/09/2017

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FARIDKOT : Local bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and scooter mechanic Paramjit Nabha were conferred with Baba Farid Awards 2017 for honesty and service to humanity at Gurdwara Godhri Sahib here on Saturday on the concluding day of the Annual Baba Farid Festival.

Sidhu donated the award money besides ₹1 lakh from pocket to Sufi singer Idu Sharif for his medical treatment. “Political leaders need to rebuild people’s faith in the present political system,” said Sidhu. Paramjit Nabha of Nabha has been taking people to hospitals injured in road accidents for the last 20 years.

Sidhu said that Punjab government will give a facelift to all historical gates in Faridkot city and work on unfinished sewerage project in Faridkot, Kotakpura and Jaitu will start soon.

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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.