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Voting Results Punjab |
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Tuesday, 06 March 2012 10:17 |
 The Congress and the Akali Dal-BJP appeared to be in a neck and neck race in the Punjab Assembly polls, but the ruling combine is slowly pulling away from the Congress. Around 9.30 am, The SAD-BJP was leading in 57 seats, Congress in 33. The Congress was leading in Ghanaur, Amritsar Central, Khadoor Sahab, Garh Shankar, Talwandi Sabo, Rajpura, Fatehgarh Churian, Samana and Patiala. Former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was leading in Patiala and his son Raninder Singh from Samana. The SAD was leading in Raja Sansi, Sultanpur Lodhi, Faridkot, Nabha, Barnala, Attari, Ropar and Balachaur. Punjab Assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon was trailing in Fatehgarh Churian. The BJP was leading in Phagwara, Anandpur Sahab and Dasuya while an Independent was leading from Amritsar East. BJP+SAD065+165 Congress038038 Others02__2 |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 March 2012 10:37 |
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HAPPY LOHRI AMRITSAR |
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Friday, 13 January 2012 12:59 |
 Lohri is an extremely popular Punjabi agricultural midwinter festival that is close to every Punjabi’s heart. Amritsar is popular for flying kites on this festival. On this day people fly kites at day time and at night sit together, sing “Sunder Mundriye ho! Tera Kaun Vicharaa ho! Dullah Bhatti Walla ho!” along with til, gachak, crystal sugar, gur(jiggery), peanuts & popcorn. This Lohri is then distributed amongst everyone at night during the bonfire and these eatables were traditionally thrown into the fire. The traditional dinner with makki ki roti and sarson ka saag isquintessential. In Amritsar, Lohri celebrates fertility and the joy of life, and in the event of the birth of a male child or a marriage in the family, it assumes a larger significance wherein the host family arranges for a feast and merry-making with the traditional bhangra dance along with rhythm instruments, like the dhol and the gidda. The first Lohri of a new bride or a newborn baby is considered extremely important. There are some interesting socio-cultural and folk-legends connected with Lohri. According to the cultural history of Punjab, Bhatti, a Rajput tribe during the reign of Akbar, inhabited parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Gujarat (now in Pakistan). Dulla Bhatti, Raja of Pindi Bhattian, was put to death by the Mughal king for revolting against him. The tribal mirasis (street singers) trace the history of the tribe and interestingly, claim Maharaja Ranjit Singh as one of its scions.
Dulla Bhatti, like Robin Hood, robbed the rich and gave to the poor. The people of the area loved and respected him. He once rescued a girl from kidnappers and adopted her as his daughter. His people would remember their hero every year on Lohri. Groups of children moved from door to door, singing the Dulla Bhatti folk-song: "Dulla Bhatti ho! Dulle ne dhi viyahi ho! Ser shakar pai ho!" (Dulla gave his daughter a kilo of sugar as a marriage gift). According to folk lore, in ancient Punjab Lohri was celebrated on the eve of winter solstice day. It is for this reason that people believe the Lohri night is meant to be the longest night of the year and on the day after Lohri, day light is meant to increase.
But now a days sitting around the bonfire has been replaced by the parties and clubbing.
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 January 2012 13:17 |
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EC Warning to SAD Candidate in Ajnala |
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Friday, 13 January 2012 12:33 |
 Amritsar: The Election Commission has issued a warning notice to SAD candidate and Ajnala MLA Amarpal Singh Bony for violation of the model code of conduct. Bony held a meeting at Gurdwara on January 3 in Salodeen village. The matter was brought to the notice of the returning officer(RO) of Ajnala the very same day. A release on Thursday stated that a flying squad from the ROs office had reached the village. However,by then,Bony had left. On inquiries from villagers,it was found that the SAD candidate had taken part in a meeting at the village shrine.” A warning notice has been issued to Bony and it has also been posted on the notice board of the ROs office,”a release from the Ro office said. (HT)
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 January 2012 12:58 |
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Badals’ leanings towards Izhar Alam questioned |
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Wednesday, 09 November 2011 18:31 |
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AMRITSAR: Taking exceptions to the statement of former DGP Mohammad Izhar Alam that he had not violated human rights, as he was not in Punjab from 1990 to 1995, the Dal Khalsa questioned him about his stint as SSP Amritsar in 1986 and 1987.Ever since the Shiromani Akali DAl (SAD) of the Badals had hinted to field him as its probable candidate from Malerkotla, Sikh groups had been questioning his record, Dal Khalsa leader HS Dhami, stated here on Tuesday. (HT)
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SGPC PRESIDENT HITS BACK AT AMRINDER |
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Wednesday, 09 November 2011 18:09 |
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AMRITSAR: Reacting to the remark of former CM captain Amrinder Singh that various gurdwaras,including Dabar Sahib, were running in losses,SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said on Tuesday that Amrinder was miles away from truth, and making remarks “to gain cheap publicity”.He said that in the recent SGPC elections as well, the Congress had alleged that Gurdwaras were running in losses but people had defeated factions it supported. (HT)
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