ROPAR: Ambika Soni, AICC general Secretary and Union Minister for Information and Brodcasting on Tuesday strongly condemned Punjab Government action of handing over lists of select SAD workers to Deputy Commissioners to keep them in good humour.
KAPURTHALA: An emergency meeting of Indian Overseas Congress representatives have condemned the indefinite postponement of NRI Sabha elections by the SAD-BJP Govt. Elections to the post of President of the NRI Sabha Punjab slated for February 14 last was suddenly cancelled citing poor law and order in the State.
LONDON: Sikhs should be allowed to wear 'kirpans' to school and other public places in the country in accordance with their religious beliefs, believes Sir Mota Singh, Britain's first Asian judge to be knighted.
OTTAWA: The World Sikh Organization of Canada(WSO) reminds the Sikh community to become familiar with the guidelines accommodating the kirpan at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympics Games.It is important that all Sikh spectators at the Olympics who wear the kirpan strictly abide by the guidelines.
CHANDIGARH: Deputy Chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal's orders to Deputy Commissioners to honour Akali workers and leaders, to the extent of handling down list of names, has ruffled alliance partner, the BJP.
JALANDHAR: Thousands of migrant workers did not turn up for work and gathered in Focal Point areas in protest against the Sunday night sword attack that left a dozen and more factory workers injured.
CHANDIGARH: Punjab government is likely to get its thirteenth extension of two months to complete the unbundling of Punjab State Electricity Board.According to sources the state government has finally made up its mind to unbundle the PSEB and plan to register new power companies in coming months. Punjab Government has sought four months extension to complete the process of unbundling.
JALANDHAR: Having confronted a lot of opposition from candidates in the last session, the Punjab Technical University (PTU) authorities have decided not to hold any centralised manual counselling on Class XII merit basis for admission to engineering colleges this time.
CHANDIGARH: The SAD-BJP government has started raising the terrorism and Naxalism in the state, holding the UPA government responsible for it. Instead, the Badals would do well to acknowledge their failure in controlling the law and order situation in the state, Said Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, leader of Opposition in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
LUDHIANA: The renowned Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Saa Academy of Mumbai is a premier institution in the field of music and has accomplished a commendable job in recognizing and nurturing music talent from various states of India.
By SATINDER BAINS Investigation by PunjabNewsline.com nails lies of Rozana Spokesman CHANDIGARH: A 'false claim' by Punjabi newspaper 'Rozana Spokesman' published from Chandigarhg that its online edition has attained top rank among all the Punjabi and English newspapers in the world has created confusion among the readers. The leading Punjabi newspaper' Daily Ajit' published from Jalandhar has challenged the claim of 'Rozana Spokesman' quoting figures from Alexa.com, a website keeping record of visitors to millions of websites worldwide.
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's again hit out at Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi.Lashing out at the Rahul Gandhi in the latest the editorial in party mouthpiece Saamna, Thackeray said, "Rahul Gandhi repeatedly called Mumbai as Bombay in a speech before students during his four-hour trip here last week.
CHANDIGARH: Haryana has recorded the rainfalls ranging from 2.0 mm to 40.0 mm in the different parts on Feb 9, 2010. These rains will prove beneficial in enhancing the productivity and production of Rabi crops.
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration will organise a function on 25 February 2010 to commemorate the centenary of The Thirteenth Dalai Lama's exile to India, the Cabinet Secretariat said in an announcement here on Tuesday.
CHANDIGARH: The power position in Haryana may worsen with Yamuna Nagar Thermal plant reporting nil stock of coal. According to CEA report the coal stock at 600 MW Yamuna Nagar thermal plant is NIL and coal stock at 1360 MW Panipat Thermal Plant is 55000 MT which is sufficient for two days. The coal stock at both plants comes under super critical position.
DHARAMSHALA: Coinciding with the auspicious occasion of the Buddha Purnima, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will inaugurate the Buddha Smriti (Memorial) Park in Patna on 27 May.
CHANDIGARH: Member Badminton team of district Panchkula bagged Gold medal in the 55th School National Badminton Championship held at Pune from February 1 to 4, 2010.
By Ravinder Singh Robin AMRITSAR: AMRITSAR: Several ancient art forms such as copper relief art are on the verge of extinction in the country, but a few artisans in Amritsar have preserved this ancient form.
OTTAWA: The World Sikh Organization of Canada(WSO) reminds the Sikh community to become familiar with the guidelines accommodating the kirpan at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympics Games.It is important that all Sikh spectators at the Olympics who wear the kirpan strictly abide by the guidelines.
By Ravinder Singh Robin
