Amritsar, March 19 : Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the highest governing body of Sikhs, has written a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh over the reported fire incident of a Gurdwara in East London (UK).

“The SGPC has written a letter to Dr. Manmohan Singh about Gurdwara Sahib burnt in East London (UK). It has also demanded a police investigation to know if it was an accident or anything else,” said Avtar Singh Makkar, the President SGPC.

Amritsar, March 18 : At a time when all political parties are announcing their lists of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the recently formed party of popular satirist and comedian Jaspal Bhatti has also announced its candidate.

Jaspal Bhatti has announced "Ghulle Shah" (comedian) alias Surinder Farishta, as the candidate of his Recession Party for Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency for the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

Khiyovali Village (Mukhtasar), Mar 14 : Women of Punjab are trying their hand at self-employment programmes.

The Government of India with the help of North India Technical Consultancy Organisation (NITCON) have set up a self employment training camp in Khiyovali village under the Mukhtasar district of Punjab to impart coaching in sewing to the girls and married woman.

In this camp, the girls are being taught to make school bags, school uniforms and ladies suits.

Abohar, March 13 : While the Bharatiya Janata Party, the main Opposition party in Lok Sabha, blames the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre for `dolling out' reservations and other benefits to minority section off and on, Radio Pakistan views the Congress as anti-minority.

Radio Pakistan has blamed Congress party of being an anti-minority party, which was behind carrying out of Blue Star Operation against militants who had turned the Golden Temple into a fortress in 1984.