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Cops
take away fasting mill worker
Bathinda, June 10
The police today allegedly picked
up Mr Beant Singh Kainth, president of the Sugar Mill Chalao Action
Committee, who has been on fast since June 1 in front of the sugar
mill at Budhlada along with 10 of his supporters. Mr Binder Singh took
over the place of Mr Kainth and carried on the fast, the reports said.
Crucial
BJP meeting tomorrow
Chandigarh, June 10
The assessment of achievements
and failures during the past one year and a critical appraisal of
party’s position at the polling station level in each of the 23
Assembly segments from where it contested the last Assembly elections
in 1997 would be the main items on the agenda of the executive
committee of the BJP when it meets here on Tuesday.
Boards
put up for free legal services
Jalandhar, June 10
The District Legal Services
Authority has launched an awareness campaign to create awareness among
weaker sections of the society regarding their right for free and
competent legal services by putting several display boards at most of
the public places. It has decided to organise legal aid camps in
Jalandhar and Nawanshahr district.
Differences
within BJP unit
Rampura Phul, June 10
Factionalism in the local unit of
the BJP came to the fore yesterday when two groups raised slogans and
indulged in allegations and counter-allegations at a function presided
over by the Punjab Health Minister and senior BJP leader, Dr Baldev
Raj Chawla.
Electrifying
moments at Hussainiwala
Ferozepore
When dusk shrouds, the eerie
silence is punctured and the mute lush fields of Hussainiwala are set
ablaze by the thunderous tapping of feet by BSF sentinels, who match
every step, every motion with their Pakistani counterparts. The
retreat ceremony at the Hussainiwala border, 11 km from this district
headquarters, is a treat to watch.
Work
on drainage project starts
Bathinda, June 10
Residents of the local Janta
Nagar and adjoining colonies could hope to have roads and streets in
their areas dry after rains in the coming monsoon season, with the
inauguration of work on a ‘disposal project’ by Mr Chiranji Lal
Garg, Minister for Science and Technology here today.
Cargo
traffic to be streamlined
Wagah, June 10
A quarterly meeting between the
Indian and Pakistan authorities has decided to streamline the cargo
traffic on the Attari-Lahore rail link, the only railway route link
between the two countries.
Punjab
Regiment honours war widows
Ferozepore, June 10
The Punjab Regiment at a solemn
function honoured war widows, kin of martyrs and the disabled jawans
and gave financial help worth Rs 1.70 crore. The function was attended
by Mr Prakash Singh Badal, Irrigation Minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon,
Lt-Gen, R.S. Dayal, Lt-Gen P.P.S. Bindra, Maj-Gen S.K. Awasthy,
besides hosts of senior serving and retired Army officers.
Mr Parkash Singh Badal, Chief
Minister, Punjab releasing a book on Giani Kartar Singh a renowned Akali Leader of his time edited his
Mr Jasdev Singh Sandhu at Tanda in Hoshiarpur District of Punjab on Sunday. |
Tributes
paid to Giani Kartar Singh
Hoshiarpur, June 10
Paying tributes to Giani Kartar
Singh, a renowned leader of the Akali Dal, on his 27th anniversary at
Government College, Tanda, 32 km from here, this afternoon, Mr Parkash
Singh Badal Chief Minister, said the Giani had dedicated his life to
the welfare of the Sikh Panth. He did not care for office and his main
aim was to serve the Panth only. He said Giani Kartar Singh was an
able and honest thinker-politician. He worked hard to rehabilitate
those who come to India after Partition. Mr Badal said a memorial
would be constructed in the memory of the leader at Tanda.
Bar Association Labour Court protest
Patiala, June 10
The Bar Association Labour Court, Patiala, on a call given by the President of Sangrur District Bar Association, has condemned the lathicharge on the lawyers by the police in Sangrur.
Bitta
criticises govt for inviting Musharraf
Jalandhar, June 10
President of the All-India Anti
Terrorist Front Maninderjit Singh Bitta criticised the BJP-led Central
Government for inviting Chief Executive of Pakistan, Gen Parvez
Musharraf, for talks to resolve all bilateral matters, including Jammu
and Kashmir, and has termed that the move would have adverse impact on
the morale of the security forces, fighting proxy war in the valley.
Vinod
Khanna opens bridge
Pathankot, June 10
The long-awaited demand of the
construction of a pantoon bridge over the Ravi near Kathlaur was met
today with Mr Vinod Khanna, MP of Gurdaspur, inaugurating the bridge.
Mr Vinod Khanna had promised the people a bridge during his election
campaign.
Awareness
camp on health held
Bathinda, June 10
A health awareness camp was held
by the Seva Bharti at Mata Bhagvan Devi Hospital, yesterday to create
awareness regarding the eradication of TB, AIDS and sexually
transmitted diseases among people of remote areas.
Rally
against privatisation
Sangrur, June 10
A large number of farmers,
employees, workers and student organisations, including the Punjab
Kisan Sabha, the Punjab Students Federation and the Punjab unit of
AITUC have drawn up a programme for a phased and sustained struggle,
starting with a rally on June 21 at Ludhiana to “save the people
from the ill-effects of liberalisation, privatisation and
globalisation”.
‘Compensate
parents of electrocuted boy’
Amritsar, June 10
In a letter to Chief Minister
Parkash Singh Badal, Mr Satya Pal Dang, veteran CPI leader, has sought
compensation for the death by electrocution of a 7-year-old son of
Jagdish Prasad and Radhika Devi, residents of Bhalla Colony, Chheharta.
Councillor
cremated
Phagwara, June 10
Municipal councillor Charanjit
Mittal, who died of cardiac arrest this morning was cremated here this
evening. He was 46. He had returned from America a few days ago.
Indebted
farmer killed self: BKU (E)
Bathinda, June 10
Mr Harnek Singh and Mr Shingara
Singh, state vice-president and district general secretary,
respectively, of the BKU (Ekta) alleged today that Mr Neta Singh of
Bhuchu Khurd village had committed suicide because he was not able to
return the debt that he had taken for farming purposes.
Foodgrain
thefts on the rise
Moga, June 10
Theft of foodgrain bags valued at
several lakhs of rupees at the hands of certain unscrupulous persons
allegedly in collusion with employees of government procurement
agencies and the police are on the increase. According to a recent
complaint lodged with Baghapurana police station in Moga district on
Saturday by Jagtar Singh, son of an MLA, nearly 100 bags of wheat had
been stolen from the grain market of Smalsar village by certain
persons in collusion with the police.
Boy
kidnapped from classroom
Phagwara, June 10
A seven-year-old student of the
local Jyoti Model School was allegedly kidnapped by an unidentified
youth from the school classroom yesterday, the police said. Mr Raj
Kumar, father of the child, in his complaint lodged with the Satnampur
police station, had alleged that a clean-shaven youth in his early
twenties went to his son’s classroom and asked for him by name.
Two
quacks arrested
Bathinda, June 10
The district police has arrested
two quacks, who have been giving villagers intoxicating drugs.In a
press note issued here today, Dr Jatinder Kumar Jain, SSP, said a
quack Jalore Singh, was running a medical hall at Kotshamir village of
the district. He had been supplying intoxicating medicines at very
high rates to the unsuspecting villagers under the garb of treating
them. Another quack Baljit Singh, alias Balli, was running a medical
store near bus stand in the city. He had also been selling intoxicants
to people at high rates.
 Class
III textbook full of errors
Amritsar, June 10
At least 37,000 copies of the
social studies textbook approved and published for students of Class
III by the Punjab State Education Board contain glaring mistakes
besides vital omissions. 
Reader
receives threat calls
Amritsar, June 10
Mr G.S. Bhalla, Reader in Guru
Nanak Dev University, has been allegedly receiving threat calls after
the publication of his letter in The Tribune titled “Ph.D case
exposes nexus between politicians and educationists.”
Topper
from a rural govt school
Bathinda, June 10
Amandeep Kaur, a student of the
plus two commerce group of Government Senior Secondary School,
Nathana, of this district has stood sixth in the Punjab School
Education Board examination held in March, 2001.
Students want pool to function
Patiala, June 10
The royals residing in the erstwhile Bhupindra Kothi had a dip in it, but for girl students of the local Government College of Girls, the pool, which was earlier a part of the Kothi, has never been filled up for want of funds.
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