Sukhbir Singh Badal during the meeting stressed on the need of taking along all Akali leaders, including those who were either annoyed or not happy with certain decision of the party.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh to attend the function that begins tomorrow; office-bearers from the Medical Association in Pakistan to participate.
Nearly 50 houses were razed in Punjab's Latifpura by the Jalandhar Improvement Trust on Dec 9. Residents of the houses, including around 100 children, have been staying at the site since.
Rahul wished him good luck for the yatra and said that he will support whatever campaign will be taken out to unite the country. He also gifted his book to Rahul Gandhi and both discussed Bhagat Singh and Pt Jawaharlal Nehru.
Dressed in sports gear, Pargat Singh looked like a sportsman when he welcomed Rahul Gandhi as the Yatra entered Jalandhar from the Phillaur side on Saturday. But after the cancellation of the event due to Jalandhar MP’s sudden demise yesterday, he was seen wearing a turban and a simple attire.
Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary was standing beside Rahul Gandhi when he collapsed. Party workers said he had been working tirelessly this week to finalise arrangements for the Yatra.
Farmer-leader Jagmohan Singh in a statement rejected Centre and former vice-chancellor of Delhi University Deepak Pental’s argument that India procures 70 per cent of its mustard oil from other countries by spending millions of dollars.
Blaming the police force and the government for negligence, Kuldeep's cousin Kirandeep Kaur, said that the law and order situation is so bad in the state that even policemen are getting killed.
According to the information within the district, there are a total of 29,997 registered unemployed in the district including 12,376 Schedule caste/ST, 179 BC& OBC, and 17,442 general categories. But unemployment allowance is not being given to anyone.
Monday's resolution passed by SGPC demanded legal action in the case and a copy of the same was handed over to Bapu Baldev Singh, the father of one of youths who was been fighting for justice for the last several years.
The power minister Harbhajan Singh said that the purpose of the surprise visit was to ensure that the staff of this essential services department are on duty.
“The case against Sarari is much serious as he is on record discussing how to extort money from a contractor with his officer on special duty (OSD) which has been confirmed by the OSD,” Khaira said while asking Mann what more proof or evidence did he require to remove him from the ministry and to register an FIR against him.
More than 3,000 schoolgirls under 19 years of age from across the nation representing 15 zones went head-to-head for proving their mettle in the highly charged 24 sporting events.
According to the details procured from the Punjab Agriculture Department, this year the state’s average productivity is recorded at 363 kg lint per hectare (147 kg lint per acre), while the raw cotton productivity is 1,089 kg per hectare (441 kg per acre).
Of the districts, Hoshiarpur district saw the maximum area diversion of around 10,000 hectares, followed by Fazilka at 7,000 hectares, Mohali at nearly 4,000 hectares. The rest of the districts recorded 1,000 to 2,000 hectares less area under the crop this year.
They also announced blocking the main Delhi-Amritsar railway track and NH-1 for three hours near Dhanowali on January 16 if their demand for rehabilitation at the same place in Latifpura was not met.
There are nine types of millets grown in India, including three major millets and six minor ones. Among major millets, 'bajra' (pearl millet), 'jowar' (sorghum) and 'ragi/mandua' (finger millet) are grown, while among the minor ones, 'kodo' millet, 'kutki/sama' (little millet), 'kangni' (foxtail millet), 'cheena' (proso millet), 'korale' (browntop millet), and 'jhnagora/sawan' (barnyard millet) are grown.
The term loan assistance will be provided to such units for acquisition of land, construction of factory or office building, equipment, plant and machinery and other fixed assets.
The organisation urged Akal Takht to take cognisance of the matter and summon those Sikhs, who under the influence or patronage of Modi dispensation, were organising Monday’s function in Delhi and elsewhere under the nomenclature of ‘Veer Bal Diwas’.
