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Date and Time	Match Details and Series
Thu Sep 13  09:30 local | 04:00 GMT	Warm Up : 1st T20 - Ireland vs Zimbabwe  Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Thu Sep 13  09:30 local | 04:00 GMT	Warm Up : 2nd T20 - Sri Lanka vs West Indies  Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
Sat Sep 15  09:30 local | 04:00 GMT	Warm Up : 3rd T20 - Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka A  Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Sat Sep 15  09:30 local | 04:00 GMT	Warm Up : 4th T20 - Australia vs New Zealand  Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
Sat Sep 15  09:30 local | 04:00 GMT	Warm Up : 5th T20 - Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe  Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Sat Sep 15  09:30 local | 04:00 GMT	Warm Up : 6th T20 - India vs Sri Lanka  P Sara Oval, Colombo
Mon Sep 17  09:30 local | 04:00 GMT	Warm Up : 7th T20 - Australia vs England  Nondescripts Cricket Club, Colombo
Mon Sep 17  09:30 local | 04:00 GMT	Warm Up : 8th T20 - Bangladesh vs Ireland  Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Mon Sep 17  09:30 local | 04:00 GMT	Warm Up : 9th T20 - New Zealand vs South Africa  Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Mon Sep 17  14:00 local | 08:30 GMT	Warm Up : 10th T20 - Afghanistan vs West Indies  P Sara Oval, Colombo
Mon Sep 17  14:00 local | 08:30 GMT	Warm Up : 11th T20 - India vs Pakistan  R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Sep 19  09:30 local | 04:00 GMT	Warm Up : 12th T20 - England vs Pakistan  P Sara Oval, Colombo
Tue Sep 18  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group C : 1st T20 - Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe  Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Wed Sep 19  15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Group B : 2nd T20 - Australia vs Ireland  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Sep 19  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group A : 3rd T20 - India vs Afghanistan  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Thu Sep 20  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group C : 4th T20 - South Africa vs Zimbabwe  Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Fri Sep 21  15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Group D : 5th T20 - New Zealand vs Bangladesh  Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Fri Sep 21  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group A : 6th T20 - England vs Afghanistan  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sat Sep 22  15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Group C : 7th T20 - Sri Lanka vs South Africa  Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Sat Sep 22  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group B : 8th T20 - Australia vs West Indies  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Sep 23  15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Group D : 9th T20 - New Zealand vs Pakistan  Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sun Sep 23  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group A : 10th T20 - England vs India  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Mon Sep 24  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group B : 11th T20 - West Indies vs Ireland  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Tue Sep 25  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Group D : 12th T20 - Bangladesh vs Pakistan  Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Thu Sep 27  15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 13th T20 - TBC vs TBC  Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Thu Sep 27  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 14th T20 - TBC vs TBC  Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Fri Sep 28  15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 15th T20 - TBC vs TBC  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Fri Sep 28  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 16th T20 - TBC vs TBC  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sat Sep 29  15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 17th T20 - TBC vs TBC  Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sat Sep 29  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 18th T20 - TBC vs TBC  Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sun Sep 30  15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 19th T20 - TBC vs TBC  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Sep 30  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 20th T20 - TBC vs TBC  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Mon Oct 1  15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 21st T20 - TBC vs TBC  Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Mon Oct 1  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 1 : 22nd T20 - TBC vs TBC  Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Tue Oct 2  15:30 local | 10:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 23rd T20 - TBC vs TBC  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Tue Oct 2  19:30 local | 14:00 GMT	Super Eights, Group 2 : 24th T20 - TBC vs TBC  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Thu Oct 4  19:00 local | 13:30 GMT	1st Semi Final T20 - TBC vs TBC  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Fri Oct 5  19:00 local | 13:30 GMT	2nd Semi Final T20 - TBC vs TBC  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Oct 7  19:00 local | 13:30 GMT	Final T20 - TBC vs TBC  R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Saadi love story to release in Jan, 2013

The Upcoming Punjabi film ‘Saadi love story’, shooting comes to an end, the film has mostly been shot at the Majithia farm on the Kharar-Landran road Mohali.

The renowned Punjabi actress Neeru Bajwa, would be seen in the film in special appearance in a song sequence.

‘Saadi love story’ would probably be Diljit Dosanjh fifth Punjabi film. Diljit made his debut in the Punjabi film industry with the film ‘Lion of Punjab’ where he played the character named Guddu Dhanoa. In his second film he shared his screen space with the prominent singer and actor Gippy Grewal in the film ‘Mel Karade Rabba’.

His third film was ‘Jine Mera Dil Lutiya’ opposite Neeru Bajwa. And his last film was also opposite Neeru Bajwa ‘Jatt and Juliet’, which has been a blockbuster and has gained Diljit a lot of appreciation.

In his upcoming film ‘Saadi Love Story’ Diljit Dosanjh would be sharing the screen space with Neetu Singh, from the ‘Call Jalandhar Ton’ fame (Harbhajan Mann song). Neetu had also won Miss PTC Punjabi title in the year 2008.

Neetu Singh would also be seen in another upcoming Punjabi film ‘Dil Tainu Karda Hai Pyaar’ opposite Gulzar Inder Chahal.

Other than that Amrinder Gill and Surveen Chawla are also in the film and are most likely casted opposite each other. The duo has previously shared the screen space in the film ‘Taur Mitra Di’.

The star cast of ‘Saadi love story’ includes Amrinder Gill, Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa, Surveen Chawla, Dolly Ahluwalia, Neetu Singh, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Navneet Nishan, Neeru Bajwa, Jimmy Shergill and Ranvijay would be seen in special appearances.

The film is due for release next year January.

Salman Khan's 'Dabangg 2' to be released on Dec 21

Mumbai: Salman Khan-Sonakshi Sinha starrer 'Dabangg 2' is half-way through and will hit the theatres on December 21. The film is a sequel to the 2010 blockbuster of the same name and is being directed by Salman's younger brother Arbaaz Khan.

"Well for all the Chulbul Pandey fans... 'Dabangg' 2 is almost 60 per cent complete, we resume shoot after the promotion and release of 'Ek Tha Tiger'.

"Dabangg 2 is slated for an end of the year Christmas release... 21st Dec 2012," he posted on his Twitter page. 'Dabangg 2' will also star Vinod Khanna and Prakash Raj

Ekta Kapoor tastes success again with 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

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Mumbai: Ekta Kapoor has single-handedly proved that she can get outstanding numbers for even an average film like 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum' (KSKHH) based only on its promotions.
Although the film got a thumbs down from the critics, the collections of the film are around Rs 23 crore in its first weekend. The numbers are huge considering that it is the month of Ramzan where the collections normally drop. To add to it, the film is an 'A' certificate film which again keeps the kids and family audience away. The film also did not boast of any major stars and in spite of all this, the film has got such big numbers.
Trade analyst Amod Mehra feels otherwise and said, "It has done reasonably well but it has been sold at a high price and the distributors needs to do double the business to break even. It was a similar case in 'Ferrari Ki Saawari' so while Ekta Kapoor will laugh her way to the bank, the distributors will find it difficult to break even. There has been a huge fall on Monday and too much of double meaning will keep the ladies and family audience away."

Girish Wankhede, spokesperson of a multiplex chain said, "The collections are good. From Day One it was very clear what to expect and that has worked in a big way. Another Hollywood release Ice Age 4: Continental Drift has also done very well in our chain. It was almost houseful on Sunday and we are very happy with its collections."
Trade analyst Atul Mohan said, "KSKHH is doing well. There are a couple of more holidays in this week plus there is no film in competition. which will help." Meanwhile 'Bol Bachchan' crossed the Rs 100 crore mark last week and 'Cocktail' running in its third week has managed to collect around Rs 73 crore after the weekend collections.
Source :http://ibnlive.in.com

Bol Bachchan crosses Rs. 100 crore mark

Director Rohit Shetty is on a roll! After Golmaal 3 and Singham, his Bol Bachchan has made it to the hyped Rs. 100 crore mark at the domestic box office.

Said to be inspired by 1979 movie Gol Maal, Bol Bachchan was made with a budget of Rs.70 crore with a cast including Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin Thottumkal and Prachi Desai.

The movie collected over Rs. 43.10 crore during its opening weekend after it released all over the country July 6. (Review: Bol Bachchan)

It went on to collect Rs. 66.81 crore in the first week, Rs. 24.12 crore in second and Rs. 9.33 crore during the third week, taking the total box office collections to Rs. 100.26 crore in 20 days, said a press statement from the production company.

Presented by Fox Star Studios and produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision and Ajay Devgn Films, Bol Bachchan has been very well received by both multiplexes and single screen audiences. It was released with 2,700 prints.

Punjabi singer Malkit Singh awarded MBE

MUMBAI: Punjabi pop singer Malkit Singh, whose Guru Nalo Ishq Mita had become an anthem in its time, has been honored with the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the British Government.

“I am blessed with this honour. This honour is not only to me, but it’s an honour to my entire community, moreover to my country India, and I feel like I am on the moon,” Singh said.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that was established on 4 June, 1917 by King George V. Queen Elizabeth II will present this award at a ceremony.

Tootak Tootak Tootiyan, Kurri Garam Jayee and Chal Hun are other famous songs of Singh. He also performed at Central London on 31 December, 2007 on the occasion of the New Year.

Simultaneously, actress-singer Kylie Minogue will receive the OBE for her struggle against breast cancer that inspired cancer patients across the world to fight the fatal disease. An OBE will also be awarded to the famous Sri Lanka-born BBC broadcaster George Alagiah for his reportage of world events.

Katrina Kaif is the Sexiest Woman in the world

Bollywood’s leading heroine Katrina Kaif has been named as the sexiest woman in the world among top 100 sexiest women poll conducted by FHM Magazine. This is not the first time that Katrina took away the crown among the list.

Aishwarya Rai who was a regular in such poll surveys missed out on the list this time. Katrina Kaif is definitely the sexiest as well as one of the most beautiful women in the world. That is the reason why she is currently enjoying number one status in Indian cinema.

Katrina Kaif is still ruling the roost and will rule for few more years as she has wonderful films lined up for release. She will also join the big hits club this year as she is paired up with superstars in her upcoming releases.

Aishwarya Bachan’s daughter has brown eyes

The Bachans guarded the baby Bachan, Aaradhya from the media glare for seven months. They have not given the glimpse of the baby to media and hence the suspense over the baby looks is still on. However, a fan got the chance to have a close look at Aaradhya.

Female fan of Aishwarya Rai Bachan met her London while she was there shopping for the baby. She took an autograph of Aishwarya and the actress allowed the fan to have a glance at the baby. That fan described the baby and revealed that she has brown eyes and beautiful eyelashes.

The complexion of the baby is little browner than Aishwarya it seems. However, the fan couldn’t find out how the baby exactly looks like. We have to wait for few more days to know how Aaradhya looks.

Bol Bachchan is getting glowing reviews

Rohit Shetty’s latest comedy Bol Bachchan has been getting glowing reviews from the critics. This movie is set to release on Friday and the special shows have been screened for the press and well wishers. Noted critics say that this film has all the ingredients to become successful.

Rohit is known for doing comedies and Bol Bachchan is yet another comic caper from him in the combination of Ajay Devgn. Abhishek Bachchan, Asin and Prachi Desai played the other lead roles in this film. Abhishek has been waiting for a big hit since long time and Bol Bachan has the ammunition to fetch him one.

Taran Adarsh, noted film critic rated it with four on five and sums it up as “On the whole, BOL BACHCHAN is a dhamaal entertainer that has the Rohit Shetty stamp all over it. A film that pays homage to the cinema of 1970s and 1980s, especially the ones made by Manmohan Desai. Big stars, big visuals, big entertainment, BOL BACHCHAN has it all.” Read more

New Digital Poster: Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tige

Doubtlessly the most eagerly awaited film of the year, Ek Tha Tiger, starring Salman Khan, is just a few weeks away from taking the theatres by storm and the production house Yash Raj Films is leaving no stone unturned to create as much curiosity as possible.

After the recently released first trailer in which we saw Salman Khan’s peerless chemistry with Katrina Kaif, the second digital poster of the film is out now.

It shows two helicopters with all guns blazing. In the crosshairs of their guns is none other than the RAW agent Tiger (Salman Khan). A silhouette of Tiger is shown jumping down a high building. The poster then cuts to the digital still of Salman and Katrina Kaif.

Ek Tha Tiger has Salman playing an Indian intelligence spy named Tiger who’s sent on a mission to keep an eye on a girl, a dance instructor named Zoya (Katrina Kaif). Since Tiger is known to be trigger-happy and cautioned by his bosses not to be violent, he decides to woo Zoya to become her confidant. Things get complicated when love happens between the two and Tiger has to choose between his Love and his Duty.

Directed by Kabir Khan, Ek Tha Tiger is slated to release on August 15. Catch the film’s second digital poster below:
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It’s baby boy for Shilpa and Raj!

Mumbai: It’s time for Shilpa Shetty and hubby Raj Kundra to learn the art of changing nappies as their bundle of joy arrived early Monday morning.

The Bollywood actress delivered a healthy baby boy in a hospital in Khar, Mumbai.

Talking to a leading daily, a source close to the Kundra family said, “The baby and mother are doing fine. Shilpa`s husband Raj Kundra was by Shilpa`s side from the beginning till the time she was admitted till her delivery at the break of dawn. It was only after he saw the baby that he finally left home to go and rest. Raj and his family and Shilpa`s entire family, including mother Sunanda and sister Shamita, were present. Dr. Kiran Coelho delivered the baby at a healthcare hospital in Khar. Though Shilpa was due any day, on Sunday she had gone for a normal check up but the doctors admitted her immediately as the contractions had begun.”

Shilpa married Raj, a London based business tycoon three years back and are celebrating their first born with the greatest joy.

Here’s congratulating the lovely couple on the arrival of the newest member of their family!
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'Khushiyaan' selected for Punjabi film fest in Toronto

Toronto, May 17 — US-based Indian filmmaker Tirlok Malik is delighted after his Punjabi film "Khushiyaan" was selected for a screening at the first Punjabi International Film Festival (PIFF), starting May 18. The four-day festival will be held in Ontario province with events planned for the cities of Toronto, Brampton and Mississauga.

"The film is about the journey of a family and when you will watch it, you may be surprised to find yourself there," Malik, who has been a pioneer of Indian American cinema, said in a statement. In 1990, the filmmaker was nominated for the New York Emmy award for his directorial venture "Lonely in America".

"Khushiyaan" portrays the complex emotions of children who have to leave their parents back in India and what happens when they get busy with the American life. Shot both in Punjab and New York, "Khushiyaan", a thought-provoking film, is a mix of drama, comedy, and music.

Singer-actor Jasbir Jassi is making his acting debut with the film, which also features Kulbushan Kharbanda, Rama Vij, Tisca Chopra and comedian Gurpreet Guggi.

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Malkit Singh honoured on Birmingham Walk of Stars

Malkit Singh has become the first Asian artist to be honoured on Birmingham's Broad Street Walk of Stars.

The Birmingham-based bhangra singer received his star at a special ceremony at the Gatecrasher venue at 18:00 BST.

The award is in recognition of his global contribution to bhangra music and is one of the genre's best-selling artists.

Singh joins the likes of Tony Iommi, Lenny Henry, Beverley Knight and Julie Walters to be awarded a star.

Broad Street Events Manager Nichole Samuels described Singh as "a global sensation", whose music "transcended all ages and cultures".

"I am proud that his contribution to Bhangra music will be officially acknowledged on our golden mile," she added.

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In 2008, Singh received an MBE from the Queen for his Services to Punjabi music.

His tracks have also featured in films such as Bend It Like Beckham and Monsoon Wedding.

The singer has lived in Birmingham since 1984 when he first moved to the UK and started work in a denim factory.

Singh said he was "extremely delighted" to be see his name on Broad Street.

The singer added: "Although bhangra music originated in Punjab, India, it was in Birmingham that it was recognised and has since become popular amongst all communities throughout the UK."

Why sing in English: Honey Singh

Mumbai: Punjabi rapper `Yo Yo` Honey Singh believes the Indian entertainment industry is self-sufficient and can do without international celebrities. He has openly challenged international rapper Akon, and says desi singers must promote Indian languages abroad, instead of aping the west and singing in English.

"Whether it`s Hindi or Punjabi, I will sing only in the language of our country. Why is it that abroad songs in Spanish and French are sung with such great pride? Why are we so apologetic about singing to the west in Indian languages," questioned Singh.

He slams the Bollywood culture of bringing western artistes like ‘Chhammak challo’ singer Akon to sing for Hindi films.

"Too much value is attached to American and British music in our country. I want to change that. I started rapping in Punjabi to create a sense of pride in our youth for our own culture.

"In every part of the world, there`s pride in its specific culture. Why are Hindi and Punjabi songs not reaching out worldwide? Why do we invite western musicians to sing in Hindi films?

"Every time musicians from Pakistan sing in Bollywood, there`s an uproar, when Pakistani and Indian artistes are like-minded brothers. Then why should we invite some American singer to do `che-che-pe-pe` in our country," he added.

Singh, whose song ‘Mujhe neat pilade sajna’will feature in Sunil Bohra`s gangster flick ‘Mastaan’, feels India`s pool of talent is vast.

"We`ve so much talent here. In France and Germany, they speak their own language. But we Indians want to speak and sing in English. There was a time when there was a non-film pop movement started by Alisha Chinai and Baba Sehgal. It lost its way because it couldn`t build its own identity.

"I want to bring back an identity to independent music in India. Let`s sing in Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri. Do you know an international remix of a Bhojpuri song `Loote la` is played in clubs all over the world?

"We`ve lost Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Jagjit Singh. Before we lose the other legends, let`s take them to an international level."

As for Akon, the 25-year-old ‘Dope shope’ singer has an open challenge.

"Arrange a concert on the same day and the time in the same city for Akon and me. See who attracts a bigger crowd. I`ve seen the connectivity I have with live audiences.

"Call Akon or Enrique Iglesias. I`m willing to take them on man-to-man, musician-to-musician. I`ll hold a concert on the same day and in the same city as them.

"If I don`t attract twice the number of people as compared to them, I`ll give up music. It`s an open challenge. The only international artiste I`d have feared to take on is Micheal Jackson," he said.

Singh is confident the Indian youth will support him whole-heartedly.

"If we want to reach international standards we shouldn`t ape their language. We should try to compete with their technical standards in recording and presentation. My fans would always complain that they though they loved my music, they didn`t find the videos good enough.

"I decided to take stock of the situation. One music video alone for my song `Brown rang` cost me $100,000. We shot the video in Dubai and invited mainstream hip-hop video directors from Los Angeles. It got 4 million viewings on the internet in just one month," he said.

IANS

Now Honey Singh set to conquer Bollywood

Punjabi rapper, music producer and now celluloid hero 'Yo Yo' Honey Singh is heading to B-Town with a song "Mujhe neat pilade sajna", his first in Hindi. The song will feature in Naseeruddin Shah-starrer gangster flick "Mastaan".

"Mastaan", produced by Sunil Bohra, will see Naseeruddin sharing screen space with his son Vivaan.

Singh, whose latest album "International Village" has fetched immense success, recently made his acting debut with "Mirza: The Untold Story".

Singh says he decided to saunter into Bollywood with a song on a friend's insistence.

"I'm happy where I am. But when my friend Sunil Bohra heard and liked my first Hindi song and said he wanted to use it in his Hindi film, I said, 'Take it! It's all yours'. He came to Delhi, heard my entire catalogue and liked at least 190 of my songs," said the singer.

Unknown to Bollywood, the 25-year-old is especially popular among Punjabis in India and Britain.

"I started my career as a music producer in 2005. In 2006, my single went to be number one in the BBC world charts. I used to sing in English.

"Then on the audiences' request, I began to rap and sing in Punjabi. I was in Britain for nine years. But now for the last three years, I've been creating my music in Punjabi," he said.

And now Honey Singh is extending his reach into Hindi cinema.

"Bollywood will be a bonus. But I will head to Bollywood only when the offers come with respect for my art. I am not here to sell myself," he added. Read More

India's first electronic toll plaza inaugurated at Zirakpur-Parwanoo highway

Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 17:30
By Punjab Newsline
CHANDIGARH: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Mr. C.P. Joshi today revealed that the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) would take up major road projects of 1167 kms with a tentative cost of over Rs 10.5 thousand crore in the states of Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh during the current financial year.

Mr. Joshi was addressing a function after dedicating the four-lanning of Zirakpur-Parwanoo portion (27.5 kilometer) of NH-5 to the nation at Chandimandir Toll Plaza near Panchkula here today, which has been constructed with an investment of Rs. 412 crore. He also inaugurated country’s first RFID Technology based Electronic Toll Collection Plaza. He informed that in Haryana four road projects with a length of 508 Kilometers, four in Punjab with a length of 454 kilometers and three in Himachal Pradesh with a length of 205 Kilometers would be taken up.

Mr. Joshi said that on the pattern of this newly inaugurated Electronic Toll, all Tolls in the country would be equipped with the RFID Technology so that the people could be benefited with the latest technology.

While elaborating on road projects which would undertaken this year, Mr. Joshi said that in Haryana NHAI would take up four laning of 80 kilometer long Rohtak-Hisar, two or four laning of 78 kilometer long Ambala-Kaithal, two or four laning of 160 kilometer long Kaithal to Haryana and Rajasthan border and two or four laning of 160 kilometer long Hisar-Dabwali raods would be taken up with an investment of Rs. 3574 crore.

In Punjab, 20 kilometer long Jalandhar-Amritsar, 63 kilometer long Ludhiana-Chandigarh, 172 kilometer long Sri Ganganagar-Amritsar and 199 kilometer long Jalandhar to Punjab and Haryana border roads would be taken up with an investment of Rs. 3301 crore. Similarly, this year 39 kilometer long Parwanoo-Solan road, 51 kilometer long Solan-Shimla and 115 kilometer long Ner Chowk-Manali roads would be taken up in Himachal Pradesh with an investment of Rs. 3664 crore.

Mr. Joshi said that the NHAI had completed 491 Kilometers road projects in Haryana with an investment of Rs. 1913 crore and 969 Kilometers long new projects were under implementation, which would cost Rs. 5962 crore, while 508 Kilometers long road projects worth Rs. 3574 crore would be awarded soon. Similarly, in Punjab, 1419 crore road projects of 357 Kilometer had been completed, 4791 crore projects of 645 kilometer were under implementation and 454 kilometer road projects of Rs. 3301 crore would be awarded soon. In Himachal Pradesh, the NHAI had completed five kilometer project with Rs. 50 crore investments, Rs. 1994 crore projects of 124 Kilometer were under implementation and 204 Kilometer long roads would be awarded with an estimated investment of Rs. 3664 crore, he added.

Referring to the issues raised by Haryana Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Union Culture Minister, Kumari Shelja and Haryana PWD Minister Mr. Randeep Singh Surjewala, Mr. Joshi said that the Union Government would consider exempting the natives of the village on whose land the toll plazas are set up from paying the toll tax. As per the policy, he also announced concessional monthly passes for the local residents.Read More

Nirmal Baba News

Nirmal Baba: Failed businessman to wealthy spiritual Guru

Friday, April 20, 2012 - 09:45
By Naresh Kumar Sharma
The controversial self-proclaimed Godman Nirmal Baba who has come under scanner following exposed by media has accumulated huge assets by resorting to deluding people to resolve their problems and woes. Any individual wishing to take part in his so-called “Nirmal Darbar” has to shell out a minimum amount of s Rs 2,000.

The amount is transferred directly into the three bank accounts of Nirmal Baba operated by him. His three back accounts are currently operative in Punjab National Bank, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank respectively. According to estimates Nirmal Darbar has an annual turnover of around 90 crore rupees.

A Hindi daily, Prabhat Khabar, in its report claims to have details of two of these bank accounts. As per the report of the newspaper, Rs 109 crore had been deposited in these two accounts this year till the first week of April 2012.

Though most of the money deposited comes from states like Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand, but transactions take place from all over the country. Besides this, the report also claimed that Rs 16 crore were deposited into Nirmal Baba's account on April 12, 2012.

The newspaper also claims that a fixed deposit of Rs 25 crores is held by Nirmal Baba in a leading bank. Nirmal Baba holds two accounts, one in his name — Nirmaljeet Singh Narula (real name o Nirmal Babae) and the other in the name of 'Nirmal Darbar'.

Reports also said that h has also bought a hotel in Greater Kailash area of Delhi for which he has paid whopping amount of 30 crores.

The controversial Nirmal Baba has come under sharp criticism from spiritual gurus and personalities across the country. The popular spiritual gurus including Baba Ramdev have censured Nirmal Baba for his allegedly deceiving and misguiding to people.

Swami Satyamitranand commenting on Nirmal Baba demanded thorough investigations into alleged frauds committed by Baba. He said appropriate legal action should be taken against Nirmal Baba as nobody is above law.

He said that due to misconduct of controversial gurus like Nirmal Baba, other genuine spiritual gurus in the country feel defamed. He said that police should investigate the cases registered against Nirmal Baba and if allegations are found true, he should be put behind the bars.

As far as life details of Nirmal Baba are concerned, he was born around 1950 in a Sikh family. He (Nirmal Baba) got married to the daughter of Dilip Singh Bagga in Jharkhand and has two children (son & daughter). Nirmal Baba is the brother-in-law of former speaker of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, Inder Singh Namdharee.

Namdhari married Baba’s sister in 1964 when Nirmal was only 14-15 years old. The father of Nirmal Baba was murdered during his childhood. During the seventies, Nirmal Baba ran a cloth shop but after few years he had to close down this business as he could not prosper. After this, he got into business of bricks but he failed in this venture also.

It is said that in early 1980’s he suddenly disappeared and went to Delhi. In Jharkhand, some people who know him said that he acquired divine powers during this period and gradually got spiritualism.

He now owns a huge home in New Delhi. Interestingly, it is said that he has special healing powers and can analyse the individual sitting hundreds of kilometers away .Even his family of Nirmal Baba is surprised that how he transformed from a failed business man into affluent big spiritual guru.

Source:
Punjab Newsline Network