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Police puppet of Akali govt: CPI
Bathinda, June 17
Mr Jagjit Singh Joga, District Secretary, CPI, alleged in a written statement issued here yesterday that the ruling Akali government and most of its ministers and relatives of the ministers had been indicted for one or the other charges.
Kanshi Ram rules out alliance
Pathankot, June 17
Mr Kanshi Ram, BSP supremo, has ruled out any alliance with any political party. He said the BSP had emerged as the third largest national, he said this addressing a meeting of the SC, ST, Government Employees Federation, workers meeting held a hotel here yesterday. Later, he addressed a rally at Bhoa village.
Cong meeting on June 22
Chandigarh, June 17
The president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Capt Amarinder Singh, will address a meeting of party leaders and workers on June 22 at Sherpur in Sangrur district. He will also listen to their problems.
BJP executive meeting from July 5
Tension persists over eviction
Bathinda,
June
17
Even as tension, which has built up in the town over the demolition of a building and an armed attack on its tenants occupants yesterday, by goons persists, the district administration has tried its best to defuse the situation by agreeing to accept two of the three demands of the Shahar Bachao Action Committee formed after the incident.
Three flood-control
centres for Bathinda
Bathinda, June 17
The drainage system in the district is poor, leading to a flood-like situation even after a short spell of rain in various parts of the city, particularly the Mall road, Sirki bazaar, Ganesha
basti, power house road, Amrik Singh road, Veer Colony and Guru Nanak
Pura.
Two children watching a swan sitting on their
duck-shaped boat at Rajindra Lake in Patiala on Sunday. — PTI
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‘Dastak’ towards
better policing
Jalandhar, June 17
To eliminate communication gap between senior and junior police officials and to ensure better relations with public, the Jalandhar police has decided to launch
“Dastak”, a novel single-window clearance mechanism from tomorrow.
Members not allowed
to attend meeting
Bathinda,
June 17
Resentment prevails among some members of the District Grievances Redressal Committee who were not allowed to attend a meeting held here last evening and which was presided over by its Chairman and Punjab Education Minister Tota Singh.
Tubectomy death blamed on doctor
Bathinda, June 17
The district unit of the Association for Democratic Rights has submitted its inquiry report on the death of Ms Laxmi Kaur, a resident of the city. It is alleged that Laxmi Kaur died due to negligence on the part of the doctor who performed the
tubectomy.
Advocate contests minister’s statement
Bathinda, June 17
Mr N.K. Garg an advocate who filed a civil suit against Mr Chiranji Lal Garg, Punjab Minister for Science and Technology and Law and Justice, said today the statement given by the minister that the land which he purchased in 1970 was not acquired by the government was not true.
Theatre workshop attracts 30
participants
Amritsar, June 17
The ongoing month-long theatre workshop that started on June 1, being organised by the National School of Drama, Kewal Dhaliwal’s Rang Manch and Guru Nanak Dev University on the university campus, has attracted more than 30 participants.
Parandi-makers rue changed times
Patiala, June 17
Parandi, the hallmark of a typical Punjabi girl, is being quietly jettisoned by the new generation girl, making the creator of this traditional beauty item suffer. The parandianwala bazar is home to the world-famous parandi of Patiala.
Psychiatrist for familial ties
Nawanshahr, June 17
The three generations living in a family should be properly guided to evolve an emotional coordination among themselves so that the children, parents and elders could share their emotions to dissolve the stress and strains of modern life.
Demolition of wall sought
Amritsar, June 17
Veteran CPI leader Satya Pal Dang in
a letter to the Minister for Local Bodies, Mr Balramji Das Tandon, has
demanded the demolition of a boundary wall between the open land of
the Railways and the Subhash road connecting Partap Bazaar at
Chheharta with the Lal Mills here.
Scheme to check transmission
losses
Ropar, June 17
The Union Government has launched an accelerated power development programme to check the transmission losses in the country.
The Union Power Minister, Mr Suresh P. Prabhu, said this while talking to newspersons at Nangal yesterday.
Decision on mini zoo
soon
Amritsar, June 17
The fate of the mini zoo in Ram Bagh will be decided at a meeting of the municipal corporation on June 20 to be presided over by the Commissioner, Mr
B.R. Banga. The meeting will comprise corporation’s landscape officer, horticulture officer, health officers of the corporation, assistant commissioner D.P. Gupta and the Deputy Commissioner.
DC orders survey for hepatitis-B
Bathinda, June 17
Mr R. Venkatratnam, Deputy Commissioner, has given instructions to officials of the Health Department to conduct a survey in Chauke village for suspected cases of hepatitis-B.
Case against cop for helping
smugglers
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 17
The police has registered a case against Prem Singh, a former SHO and presently with the Ludhiana Police under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 218 and 409, IPC, on the directions of the DIG, Patiala Range. The Tribune had highlighted the police-smuggler nexus recently.
Cases against travel agents
Hoshiarpur, June 17
A case of cheating was registered against a travel agent of Dhilwan district of Kapurthala at Tanda police station yesterday.
According to the FIR, the travel agent convinced Jaswant Singh of Kharl Khurd village to send his brother and son to the USA and charged him Rs 5,50,000.
Five booked for demanding dowry
Tarn Taran, June 17
Five members of a family at Naurangabad village under the local Sadar police station have been booked for demanding more dowry under Section 498-A, IPC.
The accused have been identified as Swaran Singh, father-in-law, Lakhwinder Kaur, mother-in-law, Daljit Singh, husband, Harjit Singh, brother-in-law, and Pinder Kaur, sister-in-law of Paramjit Kaur.
8 killed in road accident
Muktsar, June 17
As many as eight occupants of a jeep died when a truck coming from the opposite direction hit it near Chidewala village, 7 km from here, on the Muktsar-Kotkapura road today.
The victims were going from Muktsar to Baghapurana in connection with the betrothal ceremony.
3 die as car, bus collide
Phillaur, June 17
Three persons, including a woman and her daughter, were killed on-the-spot, when a Toyota Qualis No. (PB-08 AA-7066) in which they were travelling from Ludhiana to Jalandhar, collided with a Pepsu Road Transport Corporation bus
(PB 11E-9646) near Pachhowal village between Phillaur and Goraya on the GT Road on Sunday evening.
Employee robbed of Rs 2.3 lakh
Sangrur, June 17
Two unidentified persons yesterday robbed an employee of a petrol station of Rs 2.38 lakh near a bank at Ahmedgarh near
Malerkotla. The police said the unidentified persons robbed the employee when he was going to deposit the money in the bank.
Three die in road mishap
Ropar, June 17
Three persons, including a woman, were killed while one was injured seriously when the car in which they were travelling collided with a truck, near here, today.
‘Failed’ candidate creates
waves in IAS training
Patiala
For someone who could not clear the Civil Services examination himself, Vinod Sharma has come a long way. Students coached by him are posted as civil servants throughout the country. He has also mostly singlehandedly created a wave in the state as well as his hometown here encouraging a host of youngsters to take to the Civil Services.
Steps to check impersonation
Faridkot, June 17
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, has adopted a new method to check impersonation and use of unfair means in the Punjab Medical Entrance Test to be held on July 7 this year.
Admission deadline
extended
Amritsar, June 17
Guru Nanak Dev University has extended the last date for the receipt of admission forms in MA history and political science, Part-I till June 20.
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