PSHRC
seeks CBI probe into youth’s death
Tarn Taran, March 1
In a significant development, the
Punjab State Human Rights Commission PSHRC has directed the state
government to hand over the case of “mysterious death” of a youth
to the CBI as the parents of the deceased had lost faith in the crime
branch of the Punjab police.
PSEB needs
salvaging
Chandigarh, March 1
The Punjab State Electricity
Board, a sinking ship, requires immediate salvaging to keep it
floating. The PSEB, one of the biggest organisations, which is often
called a "state within a state", is being run on an ad hoc
basis for the past several months.
SC: quota
in SGPC institutions to continue
Amritsar, March 1
In a significant judgement, the
Supreme Court in an order dated February 25 has allowed all kinds of
reservations made in SGPC run institutes to continue and referred the
case to a Bench of 11 judges of the apex court for deciding matters
about the constitutional rights of the minority communities in India.
BJP focuses on reasons for defeat
Chandigarh, March 1
The Punjab unit of the BJP, which met here today under the chairmanship of a senior leader, Mr O.P. Kohli, said that the Congress “hijacked the people’s mandate from the SAD-BJP combine by using unfair means through the media”. And it has passed a resolution in this connection also.
Plague
fear persists in Mansa
Mansa, March 1
Residents of the district and
surrounding area are still in panic due to the fear of pneumonic
plague. According to informations reaching here today, Jaspal Kaur, a
class IX student of Government Senior Secondary School at Gandhukalan
village in the district was sent back to home from the school as she
was suffering from fever.
A cultural show at the rural sports being held at Kila Raipur
in Ludhiana ditrict.
— Photo Parmajit Happy
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Budget
termed as anti-people
Bathinda, March 1
Even as the housewives all over
the country have condemned the increase in the price of the household
LPG cylinders, various forums, trade unions and Opposition parties
have termed the Union Budget as anti-people.
Kapurthala
police website launched
Phagwara, March 1
A website of the Kapurthala
police was launched here today by Mr J.S. Randhawa, SP (headquarter)
with a view to bridging the gap between the police and the public.
Cop
held for hitting councillor
Hoshiarpur, March 1
Tension gripped the city when a
traffic police constable allegedly hit a local municipal councillor on
his forehead with a cane as he tried to cross traffic lights when
these turned amber.
Makha
given state funeral
Mansa, March 1
Mr Kirpal Singh Makha, president
of the DCC and former Punjab minister was given a state funeral at his
native village Makhewala, near here, last evening.
Bail
plea of dental college MD rejected
Mansa, March 1
Mr Sukhdev Singh, Additional
District and Sessions Judge, Mansa, yesterday dismissed the bail
application of Naginder Singh Harika, Managing Director, Khalsa Rural
Dental College and Hospital, Nangal Kalan, who is in judicial custody
since May 1, 2001.
Reservation
caused BJP defeat: Sidhu
Bathinda, March 1
Mr Harbans Singh Sidhu, district
president of General Categories Welfare Federation, said today that
the reason behind the defeat of the BJP in the recent elections was
due to caste-based reservations in different educational institutions.
Local
Bodies Dept violates MC Act
Jalandhar, March 1
The functioning of the Local
Bodies Department has come under a cloud when a junior assistant was
assigned the charge of an inspector at the local municipal corporation
allegedly bypassing his 200 senior counterparts, who have decided to
resort to an indefinite strike in case the department failed to
withdraw its controversial order within a week.
Auction
of properties cancelled
Bathinda, March 1
The local Improvement Trust
authorities today cancelled the auction of residential and commercial
properties which were to be held on March 4.
Wife,
3 others convicted for death of man
Kapurthala, March 1
Mr Jagroop Singh Mahal,
Additional Sessions Judge, on Thursday convicted Gurjit Kaur, alias
Debo, of Bhandal Bet village and her three relatives under Section 306
of the Indian Penal Code on the charge of forcing Balbir Singh,
husband of Gurjit Kaur, to commit suicide.
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Chandigarh,
March 1