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Cop
held for theft, intimidation
Bathinda, May 3
The district police has arrested
Budh Singh, Inspector of the Punjab police, in a case relating to the
theft and intimidation registered against him on May 1 in the Thermal
Plant police station here.
Procedure
to elect civic body chiefs changed
Chandigarh, May 3
The presidents, the senior
vice-presidents and the vice-presidents of municipal committees in
Punjab will be elected henceforth by show of hands by the municipal
councillors concerned. Earlier, they were elected through secret
ballot.
Hold
SGPC poll on time: SCG
Chandigarh May 3
The Chandigarh chapter of the
Sikh Core Group has called upon all panthic organisations to exert
their influence for ensuring the holding of SGPC elections on time.
Funds
being misused: Arshi
Bathinda, May 3
Mr Hardev Singh Arshi, CPI leader
and MLA, today alleged that Mr Parkash Singh Badal was using the funds
meant for development of the state for creating vote bank for his
party.
Singla
flays move to form Sikh MPs’ group
Patiala, May 3
Senior Congress leader Sant Ram
Singla today criticised National Minorities Commission Vice-Chairman
Tarlochan Singh for proposing the formation of a group of Sikh MPs in
Parliament.
Helping
addicts quit drug abuse
Bathinda, May 3
The district de-addiction centre,
situated on the Bathinda-Goniana road, has emerged as a boon for the
drug addicts of the city and nearby districts. The number of persons
who get treatment at the centre, which is run by the Red Cross is
increasing with each year.
Punjab
to give aid to religious bodies
Badal (Muktsar), May 3
The Punjab Government has decided
to give financial aid to the registered religious institutions in the
state.
Beard
case: DSP serves notice to complainant
Sangrur, May 3
Mr Surjit Singh Grewal, DSP,
Sangrur, has served a legal notice through his counsel on Mr Paramjit
Singh, who had alleged on April 25 at a press conference in Chandigarh
that the DSP and five constables had forcibly snipped off his beard
when he declined to withdraw his complaint against a Punjab minister.
No
fire tenders, staff to douse fire
Jalandhar, May 3
Hundreds of acres of standing
wheat crop has been destroyed by fire at many places in the district,
but much of the damage could have been avoided if fire tenders and
adequate strength of fire staff were available at most of the
subdivisional headquarters in the district.
Panel
for shifting liquor shop
Abohar, May 3
The National Commission for
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has directed the state
government to immediately shift the “most controversial” liquor
shop located near Guru Ravidass Temple in Thakur Abadi here.
Women
favour separate gyms
Bathinda, May 3
Even as gymnasiums in the city
and its surrounding towns have been witnessing a heavy rush of men,
women who want to shed the extra flab have been finding it difficult
to do the same in the absence of a separate gymnasium and health club
for women.
Lawyers
cancel protest, foundation stone laying
Sangrur, May 3
The Sangrur district Bar
Association today did not organise protest march in the town and also
cancelled foundation stone laying for the construction of chambers for
lawyers in the newly-built Judicial Complex here on May 4.
Labourers
still trapped
Barnala, May 3
Even after 51 hours of efforts of
the Barnala administration, Manjit Singh and Manpreet Khan are still
trapped under a 55-foot heap of soil in Hamidi village near here.
Red
Cross medical stores flout rules
Mansa, May 3
Red Cross medical stores are
working in contravention of law, rules and regulations, in almost all
main hospitals of Mansa district. The district Red Cross Society
leases out these stores to private parties wrongly showing person
concerned to be managers of these stores. Last year Mr P.K. Verma,
Health Secretary, Punjab, had issued directions for the closure of all
these medical stores but the directions of the secretary had been
ignored and no action taken to close these stores.
March
held to demand shifting of depot
Pathankot, May 3
People of the area today held a
protest march to demand shifting of the ammunition depot at Mamoon
cantonment where a fire broke out on Sunday.
Lifting
of procured wheat lax
Mansa, May 3
The district administration has
failed to make adequate arrangements for the lifting of wheat from the
purchase centres of the district, despite claims to the contrary. A
tour of purchase centres revealed huge stacks of bags of wheat lying
at Akanwall, Beroke Kalan, Kanakwal and Bhainibhaga purchase centres.
Truck operators reportedly are demanding money from procurement staff
and commission agents over and above carriage charges for the lifting
of wheat. They alleged that when officials of procurement agencies and
commission agents were making money they too should get their share.
This tussle between the transporters and officials of procurement
agencies and commission agents is causing delay in the lifting of the
stocks.
Punjab
to promote floriculture
Hoshiarpur, May 3
To promote flower cultivation in
the state, Mr C.L. Bains, Financial Commissioner, (Development)
Punjab, along with a team of officers, visited Kangar village near
Mahilpur yesterday. The team inspected the first flower-oil extraction
plant set up recently in the village.
Officers
told to attend sangat darshan
Sangrur, May 3
Asking the district officers to
be present in the weekly “sangat darshan” programme, Mr Sarvjit
Singh, Deputy Commissioner, warned that disciplinary action would be
taken if the officer concerned was found absent in the programme.
Gang
of robbers busted, 8 held
Phillaur, May 3
The Goraya police led by the DSP,
Phillaur, Mr Ashok Baath, has succeeded in nabbing an inter-state gang
of robbers involved in several incidents of robbery committed at
different religious places, including Mai-da-Darbar,” and some
gurdwaras.
SI
killed as revolver goes off by accident
Sangrur, May 3
Amarjit Singh, a Sub-Inspector
posed at the local police control room, was killed when his revolver
reportedly went off accidentally at his residence at the police lines
here last night.
Doctor
booked for taking bribe
Patiala, May 3
The Patiala Vigilance Bureau
today trapped an Associate Professor of the Department of Forensic
Medicine while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 to conduct the
postmortem of two bodies. The two persons were killed in a group clash
today morning at Chuharpur village.
Review
decision to cut aid: PAU
Ludhiana, May 3
The Punjab Agricultural
University authorities have urged the Punjab Government to review the
decision of imposing a cut of 10 per cent on grant-in-aid to the
university.
Chemists
seek MRP on all medicines
Bathinda, May 3
The All-India Organisation of
Chemists and Druggists has urged the Union Government to bring all
medicines under the maximum retail price, inclusive of all taxes.
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