CHANDIGARH: The allegations of the Core Committee of Political Affairs Committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal holding Smt. Sonia Gandhi responsible for cropping up the issue of separate   SGPC in Haryana, one hand and the statement of SGPC President  Avtar Singh Makkar over the assurance given by the Prime Minister to effectively intervene to sort out the issue of creation of Haryana SGPC on the other hand  is paradoxical.

LONGOWAL (Sangrur): Off late, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), traditionally a Sikh party, was now again trying to regain its identity of being repersentative party of Sikhs. The changing face of SAD was evident at Sant Harchand Singh Longowal function here Wednesday.

KAPURTHALA:  The Punjab police is looking for a youth from a village in this district who cut his father into pieces and then set the body parts on fire Tuesday night.

LUDHIANA: 43 trucks loaded with relief material including eatable items, tarpaulins and fodder arranged by district units of Youth Akali Dal (YAD) Ludhiana Urban and Ludhiana Rural have been dispatched for  the distribution  among the flood affected families in Ferozepur and Moga districts today.