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U-17 WC: No opening ceremony?

New Delhi : The Government’s move to organise a lavish opening ceremony for the FIFA U-17 World Cup doesn’t look like fructifying.  The ceremony, scheduled for October 5 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here, had been worked around speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and FIFA president Gianni Infantino. But it’s been learnt from […]

Bharat, Pakistan brothers here

Malout (Muktsar) : India and Pakistan may have mostly shared a bitter relationship on strategic or political fronts but Bharat and Pakistan have a different story to narrate in Malout town of Muktsar district. Meet brothers Bharat Singh (12) and Pakistan Singh (10), who share the bonhomie just like any other siblings. Their father Gurmeet Singh […]

Dead ‘paid’ for acquired land, DC orders inquiry

Ferozepur : An alleged scam worth crores of rupees during the acquisition of land for the construction of national highway (NH-54) from Amritsar to Bathinda in Zira sub-division has come to the fore. Sources said a notification regarding land acquisition for the construction of NH-15 (now NH-54) was issued on August 11, 2014, as per the […]

’84 riots: 241 cases closed by SIT to get relook by SC panel

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday set up a supervisory panel of two retired judges to scrutinise 241 cases relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi closed by a special investigation team (SIT) formed by the NDA government to re-investigate them. A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra asked the supervisory […]