Punjab General News
Congress protest against poor lifting of wheat grain
Sunday, 03/05/2015
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Jalandhar : Criticising the ruling SAD-BJP government for poor wheat lifting in the state, Congress leaders from Doaba held a ‘rail roko’ protest at the local Dakoha railway line on Saturday afternoon. Holding placards and raising anti government slogans, the congress leaders attacked both the state and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led centre government. The congress leaders said that while the farmers were ruined, the state government had turned a blind eye towards their problems.
Employees burn effigy of CM on Labour Day
Saturday, 02/05/2015
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JALANDHAR: The union members of Class-4 employees with the municipal corporation burnt the effigy of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal opposite the Nehru Garden on Friday to protest against the state government’s decision of stalling their recruitment on permanent basis.
Women activists seek Sukhbir’s resignation as home minister
Saturday, 02/05/2015
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PATIALA: Condemning the Moga bus molestation incident, in which a woman and her 13-yearold daughter were pushed out of the bus by the conductor and the teenager died, the Istri Jagriti Manch has demanded resignation of deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal from the post of the state’s home minister.
PYC president holds protest at Goraya grain market
Friday, 01/05/2015
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Jalandhar : Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary along with youth Congress workers sat on dharna at grain Market Goraya to protest against the lackluster and dillydallying approach of the SAD-BJP government in the state towards the problems faced by the farmers in procurement and payment of their yield.
Wheat on NRI land in Moga harvested under police cover - 100-strong force gathers around contract farmer to prevent ‘hostile takeover’ by Akalis
Thursday, 30/04/2015
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CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police NRI wing had to gather a 100-strong task force around a farmer on Wednesday to protect him from hostile Akalis while he harvested wheat on 14 acres at Badhni Kalan village in Moga district.
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