SuedHisar: A local resident has moved the court seeking a ban on the song, `ab tak puri azad, mangni hui hai nahin ye shaadi, gal hai kachi-pakki, ja behn dee takki..' of Hindi film `Kudrat' being televised on Channel V, MTV. According to Sethi the use of words `behn di takki' is an abuse used in this part of the country, and has outraged the religious feelings of the Hindi and Punjabi-speaking people of Northern India.ContestFatehgarh Sahib: A religious procession in connection with the Guru Nanak jayanti was taken out at Mandi Gobindgarh today in which people from all walks of life participated. The procession led by Panj Piaras started form Gurdwara Singh Sabha.Punjabi weekAmritsar: Minister of Higher Education Manjit Singh Calcutta inaugurated the Punjabi Week organised by Department of Languages today at Guru Nanak Bhawan. The Minister stressed upon working for promoting the mother tongue. He also released various books and honoured various writers of distinction with cash prize of Rs 5,000 and mementos.MotionFatehgarh Sahib: The no-confidence motion move against the president of the Municipal Council, Mandi Gobindgarh, has taken an interesting turn with some Akali councillors, including Sukhwinder Singh Bhambri, who was also in the fray for the post of president, disassociating themselves from the move.BJP councillor Bal Mukand Aggarwal had been elected the MC president after the SAD-BJP alliance claimed majority with the support of two Independent candidates, one of whom joined the Akali Dal.ArrestedSangrur: The Sangrur Police today claimed to have aborted an attempt by a terrorist outfit, Black Panther Commands Force, to re-organise its cadre and revive terrorism in the area. The outfit was active in the area during the period when the militancy was at its peak in the state. Senior superintendent of police Arpit Shukla said that the breakthrough had been achieved with the arrest of self-styled assistant commander of the outfit, Gurmukh Singh of Jhal village under Amargarh station by a police party led by DSP Rajbachan Singh Sandhu. A large number of arms and ammunition, including a hand-grenade and foreign-made rifle were recovered from the arrested terrorist, he added.StoneRoopnagar: PWD Minister Harmeet Singh Tohra today laid the foundation stone of Rs 2.35 crore bridge at Dabhota near here. According to an official release, the proposed bridge shall link Nalagarh area of Himachal Pradesh with the district. Others present included HP PWD Minister Mohinder Singh, Town and Country Planning Minister Hari Narain Saini and Hoshiarpur MP Kamal Choudhary, the release added.
