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Hooda ministry to be sworn in Saturday
Chandigarh, Nov 6 : The Congress government in Haryana led by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will induct new ministers Saturday, 15 days after the assembly poll results came Oct 22, an official said Friday.
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Mobs block trains, seek justice for 1984 riots victims
Ludhiana (Punjab), Nov 6 : Rail traffic on the busy Amritsar-New Delhi section was severely hit Friday as mobs demanding justice for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, stopped trains at various places in Punjab, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.
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Sukhbir condoles death of Prabhash Joshi
Chandigarh, Nov 6 : Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today expressed profound grief at the death of noted journalist Prabhash Joshi in New Delhi last night.
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Protesters block train traffic in Punjab
Ludhiana, Nov 6 : Rail traffic on the busy Amritsar-New Delhi section was severely affected Friday morning as protesters, who are seeking justice for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, stopped trains at various places. Hundreds of railway passengers were stranded.
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Rail Roko agitation disrupts traffic, Shatabdi delayed
Ludhiana, Nov 6 : Hundreds of protesters today blocked railway tracks and held up Amritsar-Delhi Swarn Shatabdi Express here for about three hours in response to a 'Rail Roko' call given by various Sikh Organisations demanding justice for the '84 anti-Sikh riots victims' families.
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Nayar blames Punjabis for poor state of their mother tongue
Ambala, Nov 5 : Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar today blamed the Punjabis for the increasing neglect of their mothertongue and said the real danger to the Punjabi language was from the Punjabis who were showing a distaste for learning and promoting the language.
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Sibal hopeful on central status to Panjab University
Chandigarh, Nov 5 : Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday told a delegation of students from Panjab University (PU) that he was hopeful of central status for the varsity but it was necessary to first convince the state government on the issue.
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Scam-linked Chandigarh official transferred
Chandigarh, Nov 5 : Chandigarh's Director of Public Instructions (schools) Samwartak Singh, whose name cropped up in a teachers' recruitment scam, was Thursday transferred from the education department with immediate effect, officials said.
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Chandigarh teacher showed kids pornographic sites: Parents
Chandigarh, Nov 5 : Parents of a child studying in a private school here Thursday filed a complaint with the union territory authorities alleging that a teacher of the school was showing kids pornographic websites. The UT education department has asked the school to respond to the allegations.
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Punjab, Haryana cross 150 lakh tonnes paddy procurement
Chandigarh, Nov 5 : Achieving another target despite less than favourable weather conditions this year, Punjab and Haryana have crossed 150 lakh tonnes of paddy procurement this season, officials of the two states said Thursday.
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Badal rejects Rs 20 hike per quintal in MSP of wheat
Chandigarh, Nov 5 : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today rejected the hike of Rs 20 per quintal in Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Wheat as announced by the Centre, raising it to Rs 1,100 from last year’s Rs 1,080 per quintal.
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Badal rejects wheat MSP enhancement as 'too meagre'
Chandigarh, Nov 5 : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday rejected the hike of Rs.20 per quintal in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat announced by the central government, saying it was 'too meagre'.
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26 school children hurt as tractor-trolley overturns
Rupnagar, Nov 4 : At least 26 students of Government Senior Secondary School Laudimajra were injured when the tractor-trolley in which they were travelling overturned on Rupnagar-Laudimajra road near local Pincassia Tourist Complex this afternoon.
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1984 riots: Badal seeks NHRC intervention for speedy trials
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Nov 4 : Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday sought the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) intervention for the speedy trial of cases against Congress leaders Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler, accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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Hooda to induct new ministers Friday
Chandigarh, Nov 4 : New ministers in the Congress government in Haryana led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda will be inducted Friday, officials said Wednesday.
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PM 'deeply regrets' Chandigarh man's death
Chandigarh/New Delhi, Nov 4 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday expressed his "profound sense of sadness" over the death of a man at the PGIMER hospital in Chandigarh for want of timely treatment due to security restrictions in place for his visit there.
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Kalia distributes job letters to 1100 safai sewaks sans CM
Jalandhar, Nov 4 : Local Bodies and Industry minister Manoranjan Kalia distributed appointment letters to 1100 safai sewaks today in absence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, at a function organised to dedicate the newly built Dr B R Ambedkar Administrative Complex to the public.
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116.79 lakh tonnes paddy procured in Punjab
Chandigarh, Nov 4 : Government agencies and private millers procured more than 116.79 lakh tonnes of Paddy till last evening as compared to 120.64 lakh tonnes upto November 3 last year.
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Woman run over by train
Phagwara, Nov 4 : A woman was crushed by a train near here while the body of a beggar was found on the local railway station here last night.
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Woman passenger run over by train
Phagwara, Nov 4 : A woman passenger was crushed under the wheels of a running train near here while the body of a beggar was found on the local railway station here last night.
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PM talks education, health, his security blamed for death
Chandigarh, Nov 3 : On a hectic six-hour trip to the city where he once resided, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday talked of deficiencies in effective healthcare and higher education, but his tight security was blamed for contributing to the death of a young man who failed to reach the hospital in time owing to blocked traffic.
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Walk down memory lane for PM, old colleagues
Chandigarh, Nov 3 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to his alma mater Panjab University Tuesday was full of emotions and nostalgic feelings for both him as well as for those who had spent days together with him then in the campus.
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Punjab shutdown against riots hits normal life
Chandigarh/Amritsar, Nov 3 : Trains were stopped, road traffic was hit while schools and colleges were closed in many Punjab towns as radical groups called for a shutdown Tuesday to protest the denial of justice to families of the thousands killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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Protesters stop Shatabdi trains in Haryana, Punjab
New Delhi, Nov 3 : A Shatabdi Express from Amritsar to the national capital was prevented from leaving Tuesday by activists of a Sikh outfit, while another Shatabdi was stopped in Haryana by villagers after it ran over six people.
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Radical Sikhs disrupt train service in Punjab
Amritsar (Punjab), Nov 3 : Activists of the radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa today blocked trains and buses in Amritsar to enforce the Punjab bandh called by them to protest the alleged inaction against the 1984 riots accused.
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Amarinder likely to head Punjab Congress
Faridkot, Nov 3 : The AICC seems to have cleared the decks for the appointment of former chief minister Capt Amrinder Singh as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Commttee (PPCC).
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Punjab shutdown against riots hits normal life
Chandigarh/Amritsar, Nov 3 : Trains were stopped, road traffic was hit and schools and colleges were closed in many Punjab towns as radical organisations called for a one-day shutdown Tuesday to protest denial of justice to the families of thousands of people killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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Dal Khalsa activists stop trains in Amritsar
Amritsar, Nov 3 : Dal Khalsa activists stopped trains at the Amritsar Railway station Tuesday following a call for a strike across Punjab. The radical activists are demanding justice for the thousands of victims who were killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi and other places.
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Devotees pay obeisance at Gurdwaras on 'Gurupurab'
Amritsar, Nov 2 : 'Gurupurab', the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism was celebrated today with religious fervour and traditional gaiety with devotees thronging Gurdwaras to pay obeisance.
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Cricket training for Chinese women in Punjab
By Sunil Sharma, Mohali, Nov 2 : Even as officials in India and China are taking their time to prevent provocative statements from being issued from either countries, an all-women cricket team from China is undergoing training here.
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Chinese women cricketers have stars in eyes
By Abhishek Roy, Mohali, Nov 2: For Weng Meng and her teammates nothing could have been more thrilling than watching their favourite stars --Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar and Brett Lee -- play 'Shen Shi Yun Dong' or the 'noble game' as cricket is known in the land of Mao.
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Shiv Sena theat ends in a whimper
Mohali, Nov 2 : Hindu right-wing group Shiv Sena's threat to disrupt the fourth One-day international between India and Australia remained an empty threat here Monday.
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Punjab all geared up for 'bandh' against 1984 riots
Chandigarh, Nov 2 : The Punjab Government has made elaborate security arrangements in view of the one day state 'bandh' call given by various 'panthic' (Sikh) organisations to protest against the 1984 anti Sikh riots and the failure of the central government to give justice to the riot victims.
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CBSE, ICSE schools asked to introduce Punjabi
Sultanpur Lodhi, Nov 2 : The Punjab Languages department has given an ultimatum till November 30 to the CBSE and ICSE affiliated private schools in Ludhiana, Mansa and Ferozepur districts to implement the Punjab Languages Act regarding the compulsory studies of Punjabi language up to 10th standard failing which action would be taken as per the new act.
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Punjab, India celebrate Gurparab
Amritsar/Chandigarh, Nov 2 : Millions of devotees lined up at gurdwaras across Punjab and elsewhere in the country early Monday morning to celebrate Gurparab - the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism.
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Sukhbir Badal wants Prez, PM to give justice to riot victims
Chandigarh, Nov 1 : Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh badal today demanded the intervention of the President and the Prime Minister for 'giving justice to the victims of 1984 anti-sikh riots'.
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