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Change of guard makes Malwa powerless
Chandigarh, March 5
The hinterland of Malwa, a most powerful region in state’s political structure till recently, has become almost powerless with the change of guard in Punjab Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh.

• Vidhan Sabha session to end on March 27

• Barssat appointed Political Secretary

• Sidhu to be MD, Health Systems

• Balayogi's death ‘a great loss’

• Index page: Bhattal in 19-member Council of Ministers

Work on DD tower resumed
Bid to check Pak propaganda
Fazilka, March 5
The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in a bid to check PTV’s India-bashing propaganda in the border areas of Ferozepore sector, has resumed work on the Doordarshan relay tower here.

Singla’s voters dismayed
Bathinda, March 5
Resentment prevails among a major section of residents of this Assembly segment as they feel cheated over non-inclusion of their representative, Mr Surinder Singla, MLA, into the Cabinet as Finance Minister.

POLITICS

Malout Assembly poll on April 4
New Delhi, March 5
The Election Commission of India has decided to hold poll from Malout Assembly constituency in Punjab on April 4. The poll in Malout was countermanded due to the death of a candidate.

Darbari Lal to lodge protest with Sonia
Amritsar, March 5
Prof Darbari Lal who has been elected from the city constituency for the third time is a sad man today as despite being one of the senior-most MLA, he has not been inducted into the Punjab ministry. 

Mann seeks to meet Prime Minister
Amritsar, March 5
Member of Parliament and the President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, has sought an appointment with the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, and High Commissioner, Pakistan, for seeking permission to send jathas to Pakistan on the occasion of Baisakhi which falls next month.

Kidnapped girl’s father threatened
Bathinda, March 5
Dr Vineeta Gupta, general secretary, Insaaf International, today alleged that on the one hand a section of police officials had been threatening Mr Hari Nath, whose four-year-old daughter had been kidnapped a few months ago, on the other the accused kidnapper, who had been identified, was being protected by them.

DC installs stone in his name, despite protest
Gurdaspur, March 5
The installation of stone at Triangular Park after the name of the former Deputy Commissioner, who relinguished charge yesterday, has left a bitter taste. According to Mr Rakesh Jyoti, president, Municipal Committee, the park is spread over 3 kanals and is the property of the Municipal Committee. 

1 killed, 13 hurt as bus overturns
Ferozepore, March 5
A person was killed and 13 injured when a private mini-bus carrying schoolchildren and teachers overturned near Tahliwala village on the Ferozepore-Abohar road today.

ADMINISTRATION

Hospital staff demand salaries
Fazilka, March 5
Three doctors, three paramedical employees and six Class IV employees of the emergency trauma ward and the post-mortem unit of the local Civil Hospital have not been paid salaries for the past three months.

CRIME

Kidnapping case takes new turn
Amritsar, March 5
The sensational kidnapping case is again in the limelight as the Civil Lines police station has registered a cheating case against two businessmen brothers Anil Dhawan and Pawan Dhawan of the Ranjit Avenue locality here last evening.