Punjab General News
Animal Welfare Board of India urges Punjab govt to ban bull race
Wednesday, 03/02/2016
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LUDHIANA: The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have shot off letters to the Punjab government urging to take immediate steps to stop “illegal bull races” and other uses of animals ahead of the upcoming Kila Raipur rural games to be held from February 4 to 7 in the district.
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Farmers say SAD-BJP govt crushing democratic forces
Saturday, 30/01/2016
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Moga : Demanding that the Prevention of Damage to the Public and Private Property Act, 2014, be repealed, hundreds of farmers and farm labourers protested against the SAD-BJP government outside the district magistrate’s office on Friday.
Akali leader among 2 held in suicide case
Friday, 29/01/2016
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Barnala : Following the arrest of the remaining two accused in the suicide case of Gurbans Singh of Jagjitpura village, near Tapa, his cousin ended his protest at the grain market of the village today.
Suicide victim’s kin seek SAD leader’s arrest
Thursday, 28/01/2016
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Barnala : A suicide victim’s cousin, Kulwant Singh, is unwilling to climb down a tower until two persons, including an Akali leader, are arrested. Kulwant has alleged that the two are responsible for Gurbans Singh’s death. Kulwant climbed a makeshift tower at the grain market in Jagjitpura village on January 25.
Cong holds protest against BJP for Hyderabad student suicide
Tuesday, 26/01/2016
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SANGRUR: The district leadership of Congress and vice-president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Surinder Pal Singh Sibia, protested against the Bharatiya Janata Party in front of the district administrative complex here on Monday regarding the recent case of suicide by a student of University of Hyderabad. Sibia, along with party workers, protested against the suicide of Rohith Vemula, but oddly enough, he forgot to speak about Rohith’s suicide and rather spoke about everything else.
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