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		<title>Manpreet Singh Badal &#8211; An Insight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[-Education Qualification: BA(Hons.) graduate from Delhi&#8217;s St Stephen&#8217;s college and LL.B.(Hons.) bar-at-law from London - Elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in a By-election in May 1995, 1997 and in February, 2002 and 2007 and remained Member of several committees of Punjab Vidhan Sabha. - Member Senate, Panjab University Chandigarh, Punjabi University Patiala; Member Regional [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manpreetbadal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4737541&amp;post=198&amp;subd=manpreetbadal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No bouquets and lunch please, save money: FM to organisers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No bouquets and lunch please, save money: FM to organisers An article by Rakhi Jagga http://www.indianexpress.com/news/no-bouquets-and-lunch-please-save-money-fm-to-organisers/635273/0 Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal gives away prizes to the winners of a lucky coupon scheme, in Ludhiana on Thursday. Small savings dept function:In a cost-cutting measure, Manpreet Badal tells officials not to make additional expenditure on garlands and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manpreetbadal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4737541&amp;post=191&amp;subd=manpreetbadal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Provide quality education and better infrastructure to students, says Punjab Governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 01:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Provide quality education and better infrastructure to students, says Punjab Governor http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/provide-quality-education-and-better-infrastructure-students-says-punjab-governor Punjab Newsline Network Wednesday, 05 May 2010 CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Governor Shivraj V. Patil, while presiding over the the meeting of Board of Governors of Punjab Public School, Nabha, reviewed the activities, achievements and future programmes of the school. Stressing upon imparting quality [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manpreetbadal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4737541&amp;post=188&amp;subd=manpreetbadal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>State&#8217;s economy back on track</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[State’s economy back on track, says Manpreet Amarjit Thind/Tribune News Service http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100411/punjab.htm#12 Jalandhar, April 10 It’s news that will bring cheer to all Punjabi’s who had been worried about the state’s economy. Finance Minister Manpreet Badal has said the worst was over and despite the global meltdown, the state has registered a significant growth in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manpreetbadal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4737541&amp;post=187&amp;subd=manpreetbadal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The rationale of not increasing the retirement age of Government employees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a state where youngsters are migrating abroad and to other states for jobs, the issue of increasing retirement age for government employees would have further hindered the changes of youngsters from securing government jobs. By increasing the retirement age, the state would have only prolonged the anguish of youngsters who are vying for jobs. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manpreetbadal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4737541&amp;post=184&amp;subd=manpreetbadal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Manpreet: The lone ranger</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article appeared in the Tribune and was written by Ruchika M. Khanna Manpreet: The lone ranger Ruchika M. Khanna Tribune News Service http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100318/main5.htm Chandigarh, March 17 For someone who loves to read history to understand conflict between nations, Punjab finance minister, Manpreet Badal, seems to have learnt little in trying to resolve the conflicting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manpreetbadal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4737541&amp;post=182&amp;subd=manpreetbadal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Raja Narinder Singh’s services to SAD lauded</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A news item in The Tribune by Rajnish Sharma http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100308/punjab.htm#4 Nabha, March 7 There will be a common general sale tax (GST) system from April 1, 2011, throughout India and no state can increase or decrease that tax. Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal expressed these views at Gurdwara Akalgarh Sahib on occasion of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manpreetbadal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4737541&amp;post=180&amp;subd=manpreetbadal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>‘If Centre does not provide aid, Punjab must help itself’</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article by Amrita Chaudhry http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-If-Centre-does-not-provide-aid&#8211;Punjab-must-help-itself-/586188 Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Tuesday said it was time Punjab decided to walk on its own two feet. “With nothing for the state in the Union Budget, it is clear that Punjab has to work its way out of its financial trouble on its own. The recommendations made [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manpreetbadal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4737541&amp;post=178&amp;subd=manpreetbadal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jonathan Bush visits Gidderbaha</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former US prez brother gets feel of rural Punjab Gidderbaha http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20100211/1442600.html This rural belt of Punjab today had a surprise visitor in Mr Jonanthan Bush, younger brother of former US President George W Bush (junior) who went around a couple of villages to have a feel of the &#8216;real Punjab&#8217;. He seemed highly impressed with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manpreetbadal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4737541&amp;post=176&amp;subd=manpreetbadal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Imagining Indian polity without Jyoti Basu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100119/nation.htm Basu shaped destiny of Indian politics Manpreet Singh Badal As I pay tribute to one of the greatest icons of Indian political firmament, I try and think about how the entire Indian polity would have been different had it not been for Jyoti Basu. While people delve on “historic blunders”, it is time to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=manpreetbadal.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4737541&amp;post=174&amp;subd=manpreetbadal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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