Officers
selected by Sidhu apprehensive
Ropar, April 25
The decision of the Punjab
Government to cancel 639 appointments made by the Chairman of the PPSC,
Mr Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu, has created apprehensions among many
Class-I officers appointed by him over the past few years. The officers
fear that the government may now cancel their appointments, too.
Rejected
by PPSC, disabled girl joins IAS
Bathinda, April 25
Polio paralysed both her
legs at the age of only 14 months. Nevertheless, it failed to
deter her from taking on the challenges of life. Braving all
odds, she became a college lecturer of English after winning
various awards of best girl student, best debater and prizes in
the quiz competitions. After doing MA. (English), she jumped
into the arena of competition. She made it to the IAS allied
services in her first attempt and made herself and parents proud
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Austerity measures to save 500 cr: CM
Patiala, April 25
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh today made it clear that netting a few big fish was not the goal
of his government in its ongoing drive against corruption and that the
drive would be taken to its logical conclusion with the objective of
removing the menace from the state.
Hunting
trip: student dies
Ropar, April 25
The Kot Kahlur police has booked
the Principal of the Dashmesh Academy, Anandpur Sahib, as the injured
student, Gurpreet Singh, a son of Mr Karnail Singh, died in the PGI
today morning due to the bullet injury. Sources said the student who
did not regain consciousness since he was brought to the PGI on April
20, died today morning due to the excessive blood loss from his
injured leg.
Amritsar
civic poll may be put off
Amritsar, April 25
Plans of various political
parties in the fray for the local municipal corporation elections have
gone awry, following the high court order effecting rotation of wards
for elections, on a writ petition. The BJP is happy over the orders of
the court as it is a battle won for the party.
Civic
poll: BJP sets up panel
Chandigarh, April 25
The Punjab unit of the BJP has
set up a committee for coordination with the Shiromani Akali Dal to
jointly contest the elections to the municipal corporations in the
state.
Remove
Modi or face dharnas: MLA
Nawanshahr, April 25
Mr Parkash Singh, local MLA,
while talking to mediapersons here today said as per the instructions
of Capt Amarinder Singh he along with Mr Satvir Singh, president of
the District Youth Congress, and local Congress workers had visited
Gujarat to take stock of the situation there.
Common
minimum agenda for Punjab mooted
Chandigarh, April 25
There is growing concern in
several quarters over the future of Punjab, which is faced with a slew
of problems like a fragile economy and ones with religio-political
connotations that require to be tackled by cutting across political
ideologies and interests.
Chhina’s
booty crosses Rs 2-cr mark
Amritsar, April 25
The Vigilance Bureau here has
managed to get information from Mrs Upjit Kaur, wife of Managing
Director of the Amritsar Central Cooperative Bank Surinderpal Singh
Chhina, who was arrested on April 13 and remanded in judicial custody.
Situation
in Gujarat under control: Swami
Patiala, April 25
Union Minister of State for Home
I.D. Swami said today that contrary to claims, the situation in
Gujarat had been brought under control and that complete normalcy
would return to the state gradually.
HC
orders rotation of MC poll wards
Amritsar, April 25
Plans of various political
parties in the fray for the local municipal corporation elections have
gone awry, following the high court order effecting rotation of wards
for elections, on a writ petition.
Panchayats to monitor schools,
dispensaries
Chandigarh, April 25
In a significant decision, the Punjab Government has decided to authorise gram panchayats to monitor and supervise the working of school teachers and doctors in the rural areas. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Subcommittee on fiscal reforms held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, here yesterday.
SGPC
to discuss Bhaniara issue report today
Amritsar, April 25
The report of the fact-finding
committee appointed by the SGPC chief on the Bhaniara issue will be
discussed by the executive meeting of the SGPC tomorrow at Gurdwara
Alamgir in Ludhiana.
SGPC
to set up research board
Amritsar, April 25
The SGPC yesterday decided to
constitute a Sikh history research board after the gap of more than a
decade. The President of the SGPC, Prof Kirpal Singh Badungar, has
been authorised by the sub-committee to nominate its members to revive
the research on Sikh history which had remained non-existent for many
years.
Notice
to PSEB
Kharar, April 25
Mrs Preeti Sahni, Additional
Civil Judge, Senior Division, Kharar, has issued notice to the
Chairman, Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), and the SDO,
Bhagomajra, for June 12 in a suit filed by Mr Baljinder Singh of
nearby village Dharak Kalan.
A farmer from Multania village reads aloud the latest weather report from a newspaper to his
friends as they wait for the lifting of their wheat after a downpour
at a grain market in Bathinda on Thursday.
— Tribune Photo Kulbir Beera |
Ownership
no basis for farmers’ relief
Amritsar, April 25
Mr S.S. Puri, Deputy
Commissioner, has announced that compensation will be paid to farmers
of border villages, regardless of the fact who the owner of the land
is. The plight of genuine farmers who might be denied compensation due
to the fact that revenue records may have been manipulated” was
highlighted by The Tribune in its April 13 and April 16 issues. The DC
informed that the first instalment of Rs 15 crore was distributed at
Bagarhian village on the Indo-Pak border here today.
Change
cropping pattern, farmers told
Mansa, April 25
Mr Alok Shekhar, Deputy
Commissioner, while inaugurating a state-level function organised by
the National Horticultural Research Department at Hodla Kalan village
in the district today stressed upon the need for changing the cropping
pattern and asked farmers to grow vegetables, fruits and flowers
instead of the traditional crops of wheat, paddy and cotton. He said
the production of these crops had reached a saturation point and it
would not be possible for the government to pay subsidies on wheat and
paddy.
Licences
of six arhtiyas suspended
Amritsar, April 25
Deputy Commissioner S.S. Puri has
suspended the licences of six arhtiyas and issued show cause notice to
nine in the district.
DC’s
order on public durbars
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 25
All Sub-Division Magistrates of
the district have been directed to hold public durbars along with
other Sub-Divisional Officers twice a month to redress the grievances
of the public at the grassroots level and have been asked to fix
permanent days for this purpose, said Mr Vikas Paratap, Deputy
Commissioner, while presiding over the meeting of District Grievances
Committee here today.
Stir
threat by MC staff
Gurdaspur, April 25
Employees of all state municipal
committees will observe a strike on May 7 if their demands, including
monthly payment of salaries and deposit of provident fund, are not
accepted. This was stated by Mr Ramesh Gupta, member of the Joint
Action Committee of the employees, here yesterday.
Pandey,
Izhar Alam made ADGPs
Chandigarh, April 25
Mr A. P. Pandey, who has been
supervising Punjab Public Service Commission chief Ravi Sidhu’s
case, is among two officers of the 1974 batch who have been promoted
Additional Director-General of Police.
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police districts to be merged
Amritsar, April 25
The two new police districts of
Tarn Taran and Majitha out of Amritsar district and Batala out of
Gurdaspur, in the wake of terrorist activities in the 80's, are likely
to be merged with the original districts, according to a report
prepared by the Chief Secretary on the advice of the Chief Minister.
Sangrur
MC staff strike ends
Sangrur, April 25
On the intervention of Mr Sarvjit
Singh, Deputy Commissioner, all employees, including 135 safai sewaks,
of the local Municipal Council, here today ended their 18-day-old
strike.
Advocates
resent appointment as Law Officers
Chandigarh, April 25
A number of advocates appointed
as Law Officers by the Punjab’s Department of Home Affairs and
Justice today expressed dissatisfaction over the move to appoint them
on posts they considered were “below their level”.
SAD
leader’s murder: prime suspect arrested
Bathinda, April 25
The police has arrested Nahar
Singh, one of the prime suspect involved in the murder of Teja Singh
Toofan, senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and husband of Darshan Kaur
Toofan, member of the SGPC, which took place on the evening of April
17 in the city.
SI
arrested on graft charge
Jalandhar, April 25
The district police has arrested
the in-charge of the Shankar village police post and a head constable
on the charge of accepting bribe. In a press note issued here today,
the SSP said Sub Inspector Kashmira Singh had seized a bag of poppy
husk from Krishna of the village about two-and-a-half months ago.
12-yr
jail term for woman
Ludhiana, April 25
Baljinder Kaur, a resident of
Bambhaura village, Sangrur, has been sentenced to 12-year rigorous
imprisonment under the NDPS Act. Ten kilogram opium had been recovered
from her possession.
Bid
to commit robbery, 4 held
Moga, April 25
The district police has foiled
the plan to rob an industrialist of the town, Mr Ravinder Kumar, by
arresting four members of the gang Darshan Singh, Manjit Singh, Hardev
Singh and Dilbagh Singh before they could commit the crime.
Clean Patiala campaign
Patiala, April 25
Students of Our Lady of Fatima Convent school launched a “clean Patiala campaign” in a unique manner with the students and staff members taking out an impressive procession carrying placards with the slogan of “do not use polythene”.
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more qualify for talent hunt contest
Moga, April 25
Pepsi today announced the names
of three more semi-finalists for the “Pepsi Banjaa Staara Yaraa
Contest”. Nine-year-old Kanak Joshi, 25-year-old Sewa Singh and
28-year-old Sukhdev Sagar emerged winners in the second quarterfinal.
In a live concert held at the Guru Nanak College Ground here, six
quarterfinalists performed in front of about 10,000 persons.
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