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Minister’s
warning to defaulters
Jalandhar, March 7
The Punjab Local Bodies Department
will initiate a probe into the non-realisation of penalty, running into
crores of rupees, by the fund-starved municipal corporations from those
who have constructed huge buildings in all corporation cities of the
state without seeking prior approval of their building plans.
 Probe
into deletion of voters’ names
New Delhi, March 7
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh said today a high-level inquiry had been instituted into the
“eleventh hour deletion’’ of names in the voters list that made
the Congress lose at least 20 seats by a narrow margin, particularly
in the Malwa region.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in Delhi on Thursday.
— Tribune photo
Pro-VC
told not to take decision sans VC nod
Patiala, March 7
In further dramatic developments
in Punjabi University, the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia,
today sent a fax message from outside the city for ‘’strict
compliance’’ in which he directed that the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
should not take any decision without his prior approval.
City
wing of BJP dissolved
Councillor blames Rinwa for
defeat
Abohar, March 7
The city unit of the BJP was
dissolved yesterday. Mr Brij Mohan Sharma has replaced Mr Pramil
Kalani as president of the unit. All allied wings of the party also
stand dissolved.
MLA’s
widow given Malout ticket
Malout, March 7
Former Chief Minister and
President of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today
nominated the wife of late Sujan Singh, former Panchayat and Rural
Development Minister, Mrs Mukhtiar Kaur, for the Assembly election of
the segment, which was adjourned by the Election Commission following
his death during the General Elections.
Another
bid for Akali unity soon
Chandigarh, March 7
Another bid for Akali unity will
be made soon. This was disclosed here today by Mr Jaswant Singh Mann,
founder general secretary of the World Sikh Council.
Henry
— a surprise exclusion
Jalandhar, March 7
The non-inclusion of Mr Avtar
Henry, senior Congress leader and Vice-President of the Punjab Pradesh
Congress Committee (PPCC), in the Punjab Council of Ministers has come
as a surprise for staunch supporters of Mr Henry in particular and
local residents in general.
Khanna
leader of BJP Legislature Party
Poor
not benefiting from WB policy
Chandigarh, march 7
The World Bank mandate of
providing a corruption-free, efficient, poor and women-friendly
healthcare services notwithstanding, a poor woman has to shell out a
minimum of Rs 1,186 to deliver a child at any outlet of the Punjab
Health Systems Corporation.
Complex
premises being illegally used
Amritsar, March 7
Nearly 200 labourers have been
illegally using the premises of the elite multi-storey Nehru Plaza
shopping complex here allegedly in connivance with the employees of
the improvement trust here. They have been using more than 10 of the
unsold shops of the complex as dormitories’ beside using the terrace
for the purpose of cooking.
Repair
road, forum tells MC
Muktsar, March 7
The District Consumer Disputes
Redressal Forum (DCDRF) has directed the Secretary, Local Bodies
Punjab and local Municipal Council to reconstruct/repair the road from
Railway road to telephone exchange and beyond it up to the Officers’
Colony in the city.
Kikar
dying in 5 dists
Bathinda, March 7
Extreme winter and hot summer
seasons, erratic rainfall with long dry spells during active growth
season, short rainy season and extremely foggy days during the past 10
years are the key factors which have induced high rate of mortality in
shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) and kikar (Acacia nilotica) trees in Punjab
as per the preliminary study carried out by scientists of the Regional
Centre of the Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry,
Nauni-Solan (H.P.)
Tumultuous
welcome to ministers
Jalandhar, March 7
The four ministers belonging to
Jalandhar were received by their supporters at the local Circuit House
today with pipe bands, dhols and bhangra parties on their visit as
ministers after taking the oath of office.
‘Umeed’
gets help from Japan
Sangrur, March 7
The Government of Japan will
provide two tractors, two trailers and two fogging machines to
Sangrur-based non-government organisation (NGO) “Umeed” for its
project “Eradication of mosquito-borne diseases.” These items will
be given by the Japanese government under its scheme of “Grant
assistance for grassroot projects.”
Gen
Sehgal visits Signals units
Jalandhar, March 7
Lieut-Gen D.P. Sehgal,
Director-General of Signals, who is on a three-day visit to the
forward areas of the western sector, visited Signals units at
Jalandhar today.
New
SSP takes over
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 7
Mr B. Chanderasekhar today
assumed the charge as the new SSP of the district. He replaced Mr
P.P.S. Sidhu.
PSEB
engineers want technocrat as head
Patiala, March 7
The Punjab State Electricity
Board (PSEB) Engineers Association yesterday urged the Chief Minister,
Capt Amarinder Singh, to appoint a technocrat as Chairman of the
Board, besides calling for immediate reforms to get the Board out of
its debt trap.
Gang busted
Patiala, March 7
The Patiala police today nabbed members of an inter-state gang of criminals, actively involved in killing and looting for quite some time in the region and adjoining area. The gang members, including Balwinder Singh, Vijay Kumar, Shashi Kumar and Surinder Kumar, have been detained by the police for interrogation.
Poor
Mansa students visit Chandigarh
Mansa, March 7
The local Young Patriots Club
organised a visit for its members and some students of poor family to
Chandigarh on Tuesday. The visit was organised under Into-British
project and 30 students participated in it.
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