When you’re on ground during such times, rush to break news leaves little room to process & reflect. Yet, as I left Tungwali village, I told myself ‘Thank God no one was hurt here’.
Villagers in Bathinda have huddled inside their homes. Students are refusing to use candles to study. 'We only use mobile torches to move around the house when it’s absolutely necessary.'
She had earlier applied for voluntary retirement, but her request was rejected by Punjab govt. Though her resignation has been accepted, she will not get pension & other emoluments.
SAD (Amritsar) chief Mann has also fielded retired Punjab Police inspector Bhupinder Singh Bhullar from Ferozepur constituency. Bhupinder is the father of slain gangster Jaipal Bhullar.
Firing incident happened 4.35 am Wednesday, says Army. 2 gunmen were isolated in a mess area. Both have INSAS rifles with magazine of 28 rounds that went missing 2 days ago.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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