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PSSSB
to recruit Inspectors, ASIs
Chandigarh, September 29
To great dismay of the departmental
selection committees, the recruitment of Assistant Sub-Inspectors and
Inspectors in the Police Department has gone back to the Punjab
Subordinate Services Selection Board.
Punjab:
octroi move a policy-decision
Chandigarh, September 29
The Punjab government feels that by
staying abolition of octroi in the state, the Punjab and Haryana High
Court has “interfered” in the domain of the executive and the
legislature.
Sangat
darshan poll gimmick: Bardhan
Bathinda, September 29
“Punjab is now being
transformed into a poor state where farmers are forced to commit
suicide due to wrong policies of the ruling party,” Mr A.B. Bardhan,
General Secretary of the CPI said here today while addressing a
national conference on problems of women agricultural labourers.
16
block YC chiefs nominated
Amritsar, September 28
On the directions of Mr Amarinder
Singh, president, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, 16 block
presidents of the Youth Congress have been nominated by Mr Maninder
Singh Patti, president district youth president.
AIDS
patients: nurses seek risk allowance
Amritsar, September 29
Even as the Government Medical
College Council today decided to set up two operation theatres at Guru
Teg Bahadur Hospital and Guru Nanak Hospital exclusively for operating
AIDS patients as a precautionary measure, the association of nurses
and employees have demanded risk allowance for performing such
operations.
DSP’s
bail plea rejected
Fatehgarh Sahib,
September 29
The Additional District and
Session Judge, Mr G. S. Gill, has rejected the bail application of Mr
Harbhajan Singh, DSP, I.R.B., who allegedly molested a lady constable
of the district police in Gurdwara premises. Sources told that DSP
escaped from the court to avoid arrest.
Sant
Samagam under way at Ratwara Sahib
Ratwara Sahib, September
29
This small village on the
outskirts of Chandigarh is agog with spiritual activity as thousands
of people drawn from all over north India and even abroad, including
the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany and New Zealand, are here to
participate in the 11th annual samagam of the Vishav Gurmat Ruhani
Mission.
Two-day
police remand for Baba
Ropar, September 29
The Judicial Magistrate, Anandpur
Sahib, has remanded Baba Piara Singh Bhaniara in police custody for
two days today. Earlier, the police had registered a case under
Section 25 of the Arms Act against him after the alleged recovery of
illegal arms from the dera.
Release
of 14 jail inmates ordered
Moga, September 29
Punjab and Haryana High Court
Judge Mehtab Singh Gill today ordered the release of 14 Moga sub-jail
inmates whose challans had not been put up in trial courts in cases of
petty recovery of poppy husk and liquor. During his visit to the jail,
the judge also ordered the release of Harinder Singh of Kapure village
on humanitarian grounds on furnishing a surety bond of Rs 50,000. The
accused has been languishing in the jail for 18 months.
Seminar
on legal aid today
Sangrur, September 29
Mr Justice Ashok Bhan of the
Supreme Court will preside over a seminar on “Free Legal Aid” on
September 30 in the District Court complex here. A state-level Lok
Adalat will also be organised on this occasion.
Local
youths worked in Laden’s company
Feroze (Jalandhar),
September 29
This small village has a
connection with the world’s most wanted man — Osama bin Laden.
Three youths of Feroze had worked as labourers with the Saudi bin
Laden Group, the construction company owned by the Bin Laden family.
The company did not forget to pay compensation to one of the youths
who had died at its Dubai headquarters on December 15 last year,
though it paid after about 10 months.
REMEMBERING OUR
COMMUNITY LEADERS
N. S.
Gill — a true democrat
Chandigarh, September 29
It was on this day 10 years ago
that Mr Nachhattar Singh Gill, a true democrat and a legislator from
Moga, laid down his life for democracy and communal harmony. Popular
as “Baiji”, Mr Nachhattar Singh Gill was born and brought up in
Moga. He did his matriculation from Khalsa High School, Moga, and
graduation from Brajindra College, Faridkot, and Law from Law College,
Delhi.
Sikh’s
identity: plea to Akal Takht
Amritsar, September 29
The Culture and Heritage
Conservation Initiative yesterday sought directive from ‘Akal
Takht’ to wear saffron head gear, ‘kara’ an iron bangle and a
badge of ‘Khalsa emblem’ to make identity of Sikhs distinct vis a
vis Muslims, who have almost similar dress code for men and women.
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Pak delegates attend seminar
Amritsar, September 29
Inaugurating the first ever
seminar of South Asian Federation of Accountants the Union Minister of
Power, Mr Suresh Parbhu, emphasised the need of all segments of the
society to take pledge to help uplift the standard of living of the
poor.
Rs
550-crore plan to revitalise agriculture
Bhai Rupa (Bathinda),
September 29
Mr Kanwaljit Singh, Finance
Minister, Punjab said a scheme of Rs 550 crores had been formulated by
the state government to revitalise the agriculture sector. The
minister who laid the foundation stone of a sports stadium at this
village today while talking to mediapersons said the plan would be
aided by the Union Government and the cropping pattern would be
changed in the state. New technology, improved techniques and seeds
would be utilised. A grant of Rs 40 crores had been released by the
state government for this scheme in the past two years.
16,000 MT of paddy procured
Patiala, September 29
Around 16,000 metric tons of paddy has been procured from Patiala District till now during the current paddy season out of which about 9000 MT has been procured by the government agencies and around 7000 has been procured by the private procurement agencies.
Admn
starts process to regularise encroachments
Fatehgarh Sahib,
September 29
As per the directions of the
state government to regularise the illegal encroachments on the
revenue lands in the urban areas in the district, the administration
has initiated the process to allot the occupied land to the people who
had constructed their houses on the encroached lands in cities.
Six
ultrasound centres raided
Sangrur, September 29
A vigilance committee, formed by
the district health authorities for the implementation of Pre-Natal
Diagnostic Techniques Act, today conducted surprise “raids” at six
ultrasound centers at Barnala.
13
commission agents booked
Budhlada, September 29
The local police has registered
criminal cases against 13 commission agents today for their alleged
involvement in violence under Section 307, 148 and 149 of the IPC.
Police sources said the cases had been registered following a clash
between two groups at a local hospital.
Held
for screening blue films
Bathinda, September 29
The district police has arrested
six persons for their alleged involvement in different criminal
activities and registered cases against them. In a press note issued
here today, Dr Jatinder Kumar Jain, SSP, said Ramesh Kumar, son of
Khem Chand, had been arrested for allegedly screening the blue movies
for minors at his shop.
Man
held for pension fraud
Bathinda, September 29
The police has arrested Gurbax
Singh, resident of Harraipur village of the district, for his alleged
involvement in a fraud by withdrawing pension in the name of his
deceased father.
Accused in stabbing case arrested
Patiala, September 29
The police yesterday arrested the man from Rajpura who had stabbed a woman with a knife and fled with her jewellery.
According to Rajpura DSP R. K. Sharma, the accused Kuldeep Singh occasionally visited the house of Muskaan for some computer work as the woman was running a computer centre in her house.
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Seven
youth detained by Pakistani authorities for illegally crossing
the border were released.
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