| Govt has let loose police on opponents: Bhattal
The president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, here today said Punjab Governor S.F.Rodrigues had assured her to set up a cell to deal with complaints against police excesses. A delegation led by Bhattal submitted a memorandum to the Governor raising several political issues. Bhattal and others have stated that the ruling party has let the police loose to suppress political opponents, Dalits and government employees. Others who accompanied Bhattal were Santokh Singh Randhwa, Mohinder Singh Gill, Rana Gurjit Singh, Brahm Mohindra, Lal Singh, Tej Parkash Singh, Amarjit Singh Samra, Avtar Singh Brar, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, Kewal Dhillon, Randip Singh, Harmohinder Singh, Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Tarlochan Singh and Amrik Singh. In the memorandum, the Congress has strongly objected to the hike in electricity tariff, bus fare, revenue collector rates, fees and other charges in various professional colleges.
War as a Spectator Sport
It started Dec. 16, 1944, as a German offensive in Belgium's Ardennes forest and lasted until Jan. 25, 1945. More than a million troops fought in the battle, including about 600,000 Germans, 500,000 Americans and 55,000 British. This was the snowbound fight so famously depicted in 2001 in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries "Band of Brothers." The term "bulge" refers to the salient that the Germans initially put into the Allies' line. The Gap, which has been hosting the event for more than 20 years, has a connection to the Battle of the Bulge because the 28th Division, now part of the Pennsylvania National Guard, was one of the units that took part in the battle. "The 28th Division took the brunt during the first few days of the Battle of the Bulge," Shaw said. "They were right in the center of it.
Is it time to bring tennis balls and sack races to the All-Star Game?
Editor's note: In our "Friday Faceoff," ESPN.com NHL writer Scott Burnside (based in Atlanta) and Toronto Star columnist and frequent ESPN.com contributor Damien Cox (based in Toronto) duke it out over any given hockey topic. Let the games begin! This week's topic: The rosters were named this week for this season's All-Star Game, which will be held Jan. 27 in Atlanta. But really, who cares? How can the NHL make the All-Star Game relevant and fun again? Scott: Hello, Damien. How are things on the West Coast? I see the Leafs don't much like the weather out there, either. But you must be pumped about the All-Star Game. Or not. Damien: You know, being an Eastern Conference guy now after years of following the Maple Leafs when they were in the West, it's weird to come back to L.A.
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