Punjab Politics News
Whitefly attack: Cong to protest on Aug 26
Tuesday, 25/08/2015
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Abohar : Congress workers will organise a dharna at the sub-divisional complex on August 26 to protest government’s poor handling of the whitefly attack on cotton. Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Leader Sunil Jakhar, who visited Sappanwali village on Abohar-Sriganganagar highway, said the Agriculture Department didn’t supply whitefly-resistant seed that some companies were offering. Instead, he said, the department chose to provide subsidised insecticides to cotton growers, which have proved ineffective on the bug.
PM Modi again ditched Punjabis, claims Bajwa
Tuesday, 25/08/2015
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Chandigarh : Punjab Congress president Partap Bajwa today alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again cold-shouldered the Badal government by cancelling his proposed visit to Dhudike to participate in the 150 anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai on August 28.
Take back ‘Panth Rattan’ title from Badal, say Surat Khalsa supporters
Tuesday, 25/08/2015
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AMRITSAR: The supporters of Surat Singh Khalsa, who has been on a hunger strike since January demanding the release of Sikh detainees, on Monday appealed to Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh to withdraw the ‘Panth Rattan — Fakr-e-Qaum’ honour bestowed on Shiromani Akali Dal patron and chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.
ANOTHER AIDE OF KAMAL SHARMA UNDER POLICE LENS
Tuesday, 25/08/2015
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FEROZEPUR: Arminder Singh alias Pothi, another close aide of Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Kamal Sharma would be made to join the investigation by Ferozepur police in a case of forgery and graft in a bid to drop the drug case against a couple in which president of the district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Jaspal Singh “Jimmy Sandhu”, and two others were booked.
ED officer Niranjan alleges Majithia hand in his transfer
Tuesday, 25/08/2015
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EMBARRASSMENT FOR GOVERNMENT High court continues stay on his transfer to Kolkata, special public prosecutor also cannot be moved to Bengaluru - The only reason I was transferred was that I summoned Majithia. NIRANJAN SINGH, ED officer, to high court bench.
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