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‘Commute’
Bhullar’s sentence
Amritsar, August 31
Sikh radicals and other
organisations yesterday came out strongly against the death penalty
awarded to Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar prime accused in a bomb blast
case. Dal Khalsa and Human Rights Forum advocates commuting of the
death sentence and demanded the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh
Badal, to request the President of India for a mercy plea in view of
the 200 years of coronation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Chohan
case hearing on September 4
Patiala, August 31
A local court today heard
arguments for the grant of anticipatory bail to Khalistan ideologue
Jagjit Singh Chohan and fixed September 4 for pronouncing of orders in
the case. The arrest of Dr Chohan has been stayed till then.
Aggrieved
councillors approach minister
Bathinda, August 31
The thrashing of two municipal
councillors belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party, including its
group leader, Mr Krishan Kumar Garg, on August 28 in the local
municipal council hall allegedly by a section of municipal councillors
of the Shiromani Akali Dal and their henchmen, may snowball into a
major controversy. The senior party leaders of the BJP have approached
the high command to take necessary steps in this connection.
BJP
leaders seek removal of Nakra
Hoshiarpur, August 31
Infighting among leaders of the
district unit of the BJP became an open secret yesterday when
dissatisfied senior leaders boycotted all meetings of various cells
even after the invitation extended by Dr Ram Kirpal Sinha, national
secretary of the BJP, who had come here to make the assessment of
party performance.
CM
carrying on Cong legacy: Chandumajra
Phagwara, August 31
Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra,
General Secretary of the Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal and a senior
leader of the Panthic Morcha today alleged that Punjab Chief Minister
Parkash Singh Badal was carrying on the Congress culture and legacy
and had become heir apparent to the Congress.
 Revolt
against Baba Sarabjot Singh
Ludhiana, August 31
Thirteen saints belonging to the
Sant Samaj owing allegiance to the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh
Badal, have strongly opposed the decision of Baba Sarabjot Singh Bedi
to lead the Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic Morcha), a political outfit.
They said being the chief of the Sant Samaj, an apolitical body, he
should not indulge in partisan politics.
Move to shift PSEB office
opposed |
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Bathinda, August 31
Hundreds of residents of
the local Parasram Nagar today held a rally in the locality and
blocked traffic for more than three hours to press the
authorities not to shift the office of the Punjab State
Electricity Board from there to some other place. Residents,
including women, were protesting against the move of the PSEB
authorities to shift the office from their locality to the
Multania road. |
| Residents of Parasram Nagar block traffic at the main
chowk in Bathinda on Friday to protest against the shifting of the PSEB office. |
 REMEMBERING
COMMUNITY LEADERS
He
worked for Sikh institutions
Chandigarh, August 31
Rich tributes were paid to
Jathedar Ranjit Singh Riar on his 11th death anniversary here on
Wednesday. It was on August 29 , 11 years ago, that Jathedar Riar, the
then President of the local unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal, was
gunned down by militants outside the Sector 15 gurdwara.
Book
SGPC member’s son: Cong
Samana (Patiala) August
31
Congress workers today held a
dharna in front of the tehsil complex in this town for three hours to
protest against the police for not taking any action against the son
of a SGPC member Gobind Singh Panjrath who they alleged had led a
murderous assault on some workers on August 27. IN
FOCUS
Woes of patients’ attendants
Patiala
Attendants of patients in the Government Rajindra Hospital have to travel long distances to purchase medicines, besides having to cope with the problem of stray dogs in the hospital corridors.
The biggest problem of the attendants is that they have to go out of the hospital premises to medicine shops on the Patiala-Sangrur road, even for small items such as bandages and syringes.
Peripheral colonies to get sewerage and water supply connections
Patiala, August 31
Peripheral colonies in the city are in for sewerage connections and augmentation of water supply according to a scheme finalised with the financial assistance of HUDCO.
HUDCO is collaborating not only with the Patiala Municipal Corporation but also the municipal committees of Zirakpur, Dera Bassi and Samana for making sewerage and drinking water available to residents of the towns, especially in the unplanned colonies which have sprung up all over.
A
showpiece that reflects shame
Jalandhar
Despite being situated in the
heart of the city’s VVIP area, the park in the exclusive Civil Lines
locality here is a picture of neglect. Its proximity to the residences
of all top bureaucrats, including the Commissioner, Jalandhar
Division, the Deputy Commissioner and the Senior Superintendent of
Police, holds no meaning as this park has been crying for maintenance
for several years. Interestingly, almost all officers and their
families can be seen having their morning walk in this park,
particularly as it is safe from the security angle. 3 samples show signs of contaminated water
Patiala, August 31
Out of the five samples of water sent for testing following the Samana epidemic, three of them have shown signs of contaminated water.
Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh Bir said that the three samples that gave signs of unhealthy water were from Balmiki Mohalla, Gharawa Patti and Chakla Bazar.
PUDA
raises 4.12 cr for medical institute
Jalandhar, August 31
Decks for construction on the
first phase of the Rs 300-crore Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences
project here have been cleared with the Punjab Urban Planning and
Development Authority raising funds to the tune of Rs 4.12 crore by
auctioning its 44 prime commercial sites on the erstwhile Sugarcane
Research Institute premises here on Wednesday.
POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS
New
Commissioner of Faridkot Div
Chandigarh, August 31
The following postings and
transfers in the Police Department were ordered today on
administrative grounds: Mr Narinder Sharma is now DIG, Provisioning;
Mr Hartej Singh Sekhon is SP, Headquarters, Jagraon; Mr R.L. Moonga is
SP, Detective, Muktsar; Mr Kanwaljit Singh is SSP, Barnala; Mr Tulsi
Ram is SSP, Nawanshahr; Mr Ishwar Singh is Comdt., 6th IRBN, Ladda
Kothi (Sangrur); Mr Yurinder Singh, is Zonal SP, Special Branch, CID,
Ferozepore; Mr Gurkirpal Singh is SP, Headquarters, Patiala; Mr
Narjinder Singh Sekhon is SP, Detective, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Mr
Mukhtiar Singh is SP, Detective, Kapurthala.
Register
cases against bank officials: DC
Sangrur, August 31
Mr Sarvjit Singh, Deputy
Commissioner, yesterday directed the SSP, Sangrur, to register cases
against the bank officials who do not open accounts of pensioners
whose pensions had been sanctioned by the Department of Social
Security.
Petrol
station murders: 4 held
Ludhiana, Aug 31
The sensational double murder and
robbery incident at Jackson Petrol Station near the Jalandhar byepass
on the morning of August 20 has turned out to be an in-house
conspiracy. The Ludhiana police today claimed to have arrested four
persons, including an employee of the petrol station, who allegedly
committed the crime.
Wheat
theft racket unearthed
Gurdaspur, August 31
The police has unearthed a racked
involving theft of wheat from a godown of the local Punjab Agro
Industries Corporation Limited. The theft was being committed in
connivance with officials of the corporation. Red light car confiscated with poppy
husk
Patiala, August 31
A Maruti Gypsy with a red light blinking overhead and which was smuggling 476 kg of poppy husk was confiscated by the district police here today.
The Gypsy was stopped and searched by a police party led by Mr Ashish Kapoor, DSP, Samana, during a naka near Dedna village, falling under the jurisdiction of Ghagga police station.
BHMS
students hold dharna, block traffic
Jalandhar, August 31
The traffic on the Civil Lines
road was disrupted for about two hours today following a dharna near
the Circuit House here by more than 200 students of Guru Nanak
Homoeopathy College, Ludhiana, after their talks with the Medical
Education Minister, Punjab, failed over the postponement of their
final examination scheduled to start on September 10.
Shifting
of teacher’s post resented
Bathinda, August 31
Resentment prevailed among
residents of Bhairupa village in the district due to the shifting of
one post of mathematics teacher from Government Girls High School of
the village to some other school.
NAAC team to visit
Punjabi University
Patiala, August 31
All offices and teaching departments of Punjabi University will remain
opened on September 1 and 2. Giving this information, Dr B.S. Bhatia,
Registrar, said that the offices would remain opened on these days as
a team of National Assessment and Accreditation Council would
visit the university campus on September 2.
Non-teaching
staff observe strike
Bathinda, August 31
Non-teaching employees of various
private colleges of the city today observed a strike in their
respective institutes to press the authorities to accept their
demands. The call for the strike was given by the state unit of
Private College Non-teaching Employees Union.
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