Mohali international airport approved

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday gave its formal approval to the setting up of an international airport at Mohali.

A spokesman of the Punjab government said that the Cabinet also approved the memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed between the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) on Friday.

The Cabinet also gave approval to Housing and Urban Development department to arrange funds for acquisition of 300 acres of land and any other allied expenditure beyond the scope of the cost of the land acquisition through its agencies GMADA, Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) and Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority.

The spokesman said the Home Department would provide peripheral security and anti-hijacking squad for the airport. All the notifications for acquisition of land would be issued by the Department of Civil Aviation.

The Cabinet also cleared annual administrative reports for the Department of Labour for the year 2005 and Department of Soil and Water Conservation for the year 2006-07.

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BJP playing regional card:Congress

The Congress held on Thursday that the BJP's divisive politics of playing the regional card and attempting to draw electoral mileage by pitting lower Himachal against the higher hilly one would fail as such campaigns had already run their course.

Congress spokesman Kuldeep Rathore said that the opposition was upto mischief again and was attempting to divide the people for petty political gains.
"Instead of resorting to such gimmicks, BJP should try and set its house in order for the party was sharply divided along personality lines," he said.

"Over the last four-and-a-half-years, the state has witnessed an all around development and no area has been discriminated against," claimed Rathore.
As the campaign for the three tribal seats peaks, the Congress is trying to defend its position by claiming that it was their government, which has ensured that these remote regions developed in pace with rest of the state.

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Guru Granth Sahib in English

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday announced to translate Guru Granth Sahib in English. The decision was taken in the meeting of Dharam Parchar Committee (DPC) of SGPC.


DPC also passed a resolution condemning the efforts of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) of allegedly exporting saroop of Guru Granth Sahib.


Avtar Singh Makkar, SGPC president, said the decision has been taken to spread the philosophy of Guru Granth Sahib. He said for this purpose services of Sikh scholars - Jaswant Singh Neki and Jodh Singh - will be taken

Courtesy:The Times of India
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