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SAD
reviving terrorism: Channi
Hoshiarpur, June 24
The SAD-BJP government headed by
Mr Parkash Singh Badal is trying to bring back all those, who were
responsible for the killing of more than 25,000 innocent persons,
including women and children, during terrorism on the pretext of
bringing them back in the mainstream. This was alleged by Mr Charanjit
Singh Channi, the Congress MP from Hoshiarpur, in a press note issued
yesterday.
Badal
doing RSS bidding: Bhaur
Phillaur, June 24
The SAD has left the “Panthic
agenda” on the directions of the RSS for political interests. This
was stated by the SHSAD general secretary, Mr Sukhdev Singh Bhaur,
while talking to newspersons here today.
Gidderbaha
MC chief may quit
Gidderbaha, June 24
Even as Mr Subhash Jain Lilly,
president of the local municipal council, has called a meeting of
municipal councillors on June 27 in connection with voting on the
no-confidence motion moved against him by a section of councillors, he
is likely to submit his resignation tomorrow.
Villagers’
good work ‘may come to nought’
Devinagar Hirasinghwala
(Patiala), June 24
Fighting against time in the face
of an imminent monsoon, residents of this village and others along the
Kotla minor canal are not ones to admit defeat easily. They gave up
their land for the construction of a drain which was supposed to take
excess water released from the Kotla canal to Tangri river to
safeguard their villages in the area.
Dorangla
residents resent govt apathy
Gurdaspur, June 24
Residents of Dorangla town and
its surrounding villages are sore about the apathy of the SAD-BJP
government towards the development of the area. Residents of a number
of panchayats, including Dorangla, Dugri, Dostpur and Hardochhani at a
meeting at Dorangla recently resolved to boycott the coming Assembly
elections if their demands were not met.
Balbir
Singh Nathana cremated
Chak Fatehsinghwala
(Bathinda), June 24
Body of Mr Balbir Singh, MLA,
Nathana was cremated here today at 4.15 p.m. with full state honours.
He died at the PGI Chandigarh at 12.15 a.m. today. He was suffering
from cancer and admitted in the PGI on June 6.
Mr Parkash Singh Badal,
Chief Minister, Punjab Mr Tota Singh, Education Minister, Mr
Sikander Singh, Power Minister, Mr Sukhminder Singh and Mr
Makhan Singh both MLAs and members of the SGPC were present on
the occasion.
Mr Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab, paying tributes to Mr Balbir Singh, MLA, Nathana, at his native village Chak Fatehsinghwala on Sunday evening.
— Photo Kulbir Beera.
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Water-borne
diseases on rise in Mansa
Mansa, June 24
Spread of water-borne diseases in
this district has reached alarming proportions. While private clinics
are receiving a large number of patients suffering from diarrhoea,
jaundice, gastroenteritis and typhoid, very few cases have been
reported at the local Civil Hospital.
Liquor
den in govt building
Pathankot
The patwarkhana (a place where
the revenue officials work) situated at the Shahpurkandi road, about 5
km from here, was constructed by the government by spending a huge
amount about 10 years ago. The building was constructed at a suitable
place so that it could be easily accessible for the inhabitants of
Kuther, Siunti, Manwal, Gho, Pangoli and Shahpurkandi.
Concessions
for urban voters soon: Rinwa
Ropar, June 24
The BJP will extract some
concessions for the urban voters from its coalition partner, the SAD,
in view of the forthcoming Assembly elections. An indication to this
effect was given by the state President of the party, Mr Brij Lal
Rinwa, while talking to newspersons at Nangal yesterday.
Send
mahant to jail, demand residents
Barnala, June 24
The demand of sending Mahant Sewa
Dass Muni, chief of Dera Baba Inder Dass (who allegedly raped an
eight-nine-year-old girl) to jail in and around Tapa is gaining
ground.
Punjab
to check vulgarity on TV
Phillaur, June 24
The Punjab Government will not
allow vulgarity in TV programmes. Nor will it allow any Punjabi male
or female singer to sing a vulgar song or songs with double meaning.
1
killed, 15 hurt in road accident
Sangrur, June 24
Sukhraj Singh (20) of Hoshiarpur
district was killed and 15 others were injured when the canter in
which they were travelling overturned near Mastuana Sahib, about 8 km
from here, this afternoon. Occupants of the canter were on their way
to Longowal from Sangrur after appearing in a written test for
recruitment in the Army. From Longowal, they were to go to Kapurthala
and Faridkot for joining Army training camps.
1
killed as bus overturns
Phagwara, June 24
Luv Kumar (35) was killed and 24
others, mostly women, were injured, when a private mini bus overturned
as its rear tyre burst on the G.T. Road near Chachoki village today.
The Party was coming from Ludhiana and was to reach Phagwara for a
‘shagun’ ceremony.
Grabbing
of MC land ‘not to be allowed’
Pathankot, June 24
Master Mohan Lal, Minister for
Higher Education, Punjab, stated during a meeting with municipal
council employees today that he would not allow the local Dhobi
Mahasabha to grab land of the municipal council.
NTAS plea on rail fare relief
Chandigarh, June 24
The Patiala-based National Theatre Arts Society has urged the government to ensure simplification and implementation of the railway fare concession rules for the artists.
Cable operators’ plea to govt
Patiala, June 24
Local cable operators want the intervention of the district administration so as to regularise the rates of pay channels.
Punjabi
writer dead
Chandigarh, June 24
Mr Baljit Singh Balli, who edited
a Punjabi magazine, Jagriti, for about 12 years and also contributed
to various newspapers after retirement from government service, died
here after a prolonged illness. He was 70.
Dist
HQ to have admn complexes
Moga, June 24
The Punjab Government has decided
to set up administrative complexes at district headquarters all over
the state with a view to bringing all government offices under one
roof for the convenience of people. This was stated by Chief Minister
Parkash Singh Badal while laying the foundation stone of a mini-secretariat
here today.
6
‘kale kachhewale’ attack house, 1 held
Jalandhar, June 24
A gang of six armed persons,
alleged to be “kale kachhewale,” attacked a house in New Sarabha
Nagar locality early this morning. One of the marauders was nabbed by
the police after being informed by a resident. No one was injured in
the attack mounted by the gang members.
Shop
attacked, 2 killed in shooting
Ferozepore, June 24
Two persons were killed and
several others injured in a shooting that took place amid hundreds of
people near the Makhu gate locality here yesterday. According to
information, at around 7 pm, around 20-25 persons equipped with
weapons, hockey sticks and iron rods thronged a shop situated in a
thickly populated area. They came in a Maruti Zen and a jeep with
motive to threaten and kidnap the owner of the shop, Baaj Singh,
against whom Pritam Singh, who allegedly led the attack, was nursing a
grievance.
Woman
kills daughter, commits suicide
Fazilka, June 24
An instance of poisoning of a
four-year-old girl by her mother and later on she (mother) committing
suicide in the Jain Street locality here has come to light. According
to details, Krishan Devi (32) is believed to have given poison to her
daughter Pooja, on Saturday afternoon and consumed the same poison
herself.
Migrant
labourer gangraped
Phagwara, June 24
A young migrant woman was
gang-raped by three migrant workers Manoj Kumar, Shivnarayan and Arun
who were arrested under Section 376 IPC yesterday, the police said
today. The medical examination of the woman confirmed that she had
been raped.
Harassed
wife files FIR against husband
Pathankot, June 24
A harassed wife has filed an FIR
against her husband and his brother. According to police sources Ms
Asha Rani, wife of Piare Lal of Gujjaran Lahri village, stated before
police on Wednesday, that she was married to Piare Lal of Sujanpur, a
PSEB employee posted at Jugial.
PAU
gets Rs 50 cr corpus grant
Ludhiana, June 24
The Punjab Government has
sanctioned a corpus grant of Rs 50 crore to the PAU to give impetus to
Green Revolution or what is known as diversification of agriculture in
the state. Stating this, Dr K.S. Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, PAU told The
Tribune today that the university had submitted 18 projects to the
Punjab Government in this regard and research would be intensified to
give a new direction to agriculture.
SBP
to set up 50 more ATMs
Sangrur, June 24
The State Bank of Patiala will
install 50 more automated teller machines in Punjab, Haryana,
Chandigarh and Delhi by the end of March, 2002. Presently, only five
ATMs have been functioning at Chandigarh, Shimla, Jalandhar, Patiala
and Delhi in the SBP branches.
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