FIR against Cong leader Jalandhar: An FIR has been lodged against Congress leader Seth Satpal Mahal,while notices were served to the district presidents of SAD-BJP,BSP,BJP Yuva Morcha and Congress. The notices were served on the basis of a Video Surveillance Team report,where Returning Officer Iqbal Singh Sandhu had alleged that though posters of parties were removed from the city,these reappeared on Wednesday. Show cause notice has also been issued to the circle education officer in Jalandhar in whose complex hoarding were put up with photos of SAD leaders. Another Akali leader resigns Patiala: Former parliamentary secretary Surinder Singh on Wednesday resigned from SAD. He was upset with the Akali Dal after it decided to give a ticket to Gobind Singh Longowal from Dhuri. Hitting out at senior leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa,Surinder Singh accused him of putting family interests ahead of the party. Rs 13 lakh seized in Jalandhar Jalandhar: Jalandhar police seized Rs 13 lakh in cash during checking in the city. In the last three days over Rs 45 lakh has been recovered from Jalandhar. Cold wave claims life Jalandhar: The prevailing cold wave has taken one more life in Jalandhar. The deceased has been identified as Shyam Lal from Madhya Pradesh. Morcha names conveners Shimla: Going ahead with the appointment of office-bearers,Maheshwar Singh,head of Bhrashtachar Mukti Morcha,on Wednesday,named nine district conveners. They included former BJP MLA K D Darmani in Bilsapur,Shayam Lal Pirta for Shimla,Devnder Verma for Solan,Rajender Negi for Sirmaur,Prakash Thakur for Hamipur,Bilbir Chaudhry for Kangra,Kuldeep Dogra for Una,Tej Singh Negi for Kullu and Wazir Yashonand for Mandi. Dhumal opens new MRI unit Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Wednesday dedicated the new MRI unit set up at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore in Indus Hospital. Dhumal said that the state was encouraging private sector to create high-quality health infrastructure and specialised services for the people.
