CM
asks Sonia to appoint new PCC chief
New Delhi, May 9
Punjab Chief Minister Capt
Amarinder Singh said today that he had requested Congress President
Sonia Gandhi to relieve him of the post of PCC chief as he was not
finding enough time for party work.
SAD MLA
Keetu granted bail
Barnala, May 9
After 43 days in judicial custody
in Barnala Sub-Jail Malkiat Singh Keetu, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)
MLA from here was granted bail in Bhadaur and Barnala Truck Union
funds misappropriation cases by Mr R. S. Sachdeva, Additional Sessions
Judge, yesterday.
HIGH COURT
Pre-arrest
bail for Ahluwalia allowed
Chandigarh, May 9
Issuing notice of motion to
Punjab’s Advocate General for May 22 on a petition for anticipatory
bail filed by Punjabi University’s former Vice-Chancellor Jasbir
Singh Ahluwalia in a cheating case, Mr Justice R. C. Kathuria of the
Punjab and Haryana High Court today ruled that the arresting officer
would release him on bail in the event of his arrest on his furnishing
the requisite personal and surety bonds.
Punjabi
University dons quit admn posts
Patiala, May 9
The United Teachers Front group
of teachers in Punjabi University today “gave free hand” to acting
Vice-Chancellor N. S. Rattan “to fill all important university posts
with anti-Ahluwalia men” by resigning en masse from all 15 posts
being held by them even as two new Deans took over office today.
CIVIC POLL
Dissensions
over selection of candidates
Amritsar, May 9
Resentment prevails amongst the
cadres of both major political parties in the municipal corporation
poll fray to be held on May 19. The Congress list, which has left out
eight candidates or their confidents out of the total of 11 sitting
councillors, has become a cause for worry.
MC
poll: Kaypee, Henry have their way
Jalandhar, May 9
Under pressure from two Congress
ministers of the district, the Congress selection committee today
changed candidates in four wards, pre-empting resentment brewing in a
section of party over “wrong” allotment of ticket to a number of
aspirants for the forthcoming Municipal Corporation elections.
Cong
men file nominations in upbeat mood
Patiala, May 9
Congress candidates today filed
their nomination papers for the May 19 Municipal Corporation elections
in a celebratory mood causing traffic jams with most of them insisting
on filing their papers at the head of a convoy of vehicles.
Bhatia
camp jittery as rebels get ticket
Amritsar, May 9
Congress member of the Parliament
from Majha region R. L. Bhatia and four party MLAs were left high and
dry when 14 candidates of rebel camp led by Mr Om Parkash Soni, a
former Mayor and independent MLA managed Congress ticket for the
corporation elections just hours before the filing of nomination
papers here today.
MC
poll campaign disrupts traffic
Jalandhar, May 9
The traffic drive launched by the
police here last week went haywire today with “challan happy”
cops’ “failure” to regulate traffic in important parts of the
city.
Traffic jam at
Jalandhar’s BMC Chowk as hundreds of vehicles carrying supporters of
candidates crowded the area.
— Photo by Inder Mohan
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Decision
on Modi internal affair of BJP: Badal
Jalandhar, May 9
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)
washed its hands off the “Gujarat Affair” as SAD chief Parkash
Singh maintaining today that the fate of Gujarat Chief Minister
Narendra Modi and any decision about him was an “internal” matter
of the BJP.
Urs
sans Pak pilgrims begins today
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 9
Due to strained relations between
India and Pakistan and the closing of rail and bus links between the
two countries, the visits of pilgrims from Pakistan for annual Urs to
pay their obeisance at Rauza Sharif Fatehgarh Sahib have been badly
affected. Visits by thousands of Pakistani pilgrims were received only
last year after a gap of five years as the Pakistani Government had
been denying visas to Pakistani pilgrims due to strained relations.
The Pakistani pilgrims used to be the main attraction at the Urs and
the shopkeepers at Sirhind stock bulk quantity of goods as visitors
from across the border do brisk shopping.
“Untrained”
drivers behind fatal mishaps
Chandigarh, May 9
In Punjab, fault of pedestrians,
inaccurate judgement by drivers and overspeed are responsible for 72
per cent of the accidents taking place on highways and other major
roads. Lack of training and discipline among the drivers is being
cited as a major reason behind the accidents.
Judges
vow to get panel report implemented
Jalandhar, May 9
The All-India Judges Association
has vowed to get the report of the National Judicial Pay Commission
implemented and resolved to step up its efforts to take up the cause
of the district judiciary with the Government of India and the Supreme
Court.
Start
anti-corruption drive, lawyers urged
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 9
The District Bar Association held
a meeting here today. Addressing the members, Mr Gian Singh Saini,
president of the association, urged lawyers to start a campaign
against corruption.
Govt
in spot over PSEB proposals
Chandigarh, May 9
The Punjab State Electricity
Board’s proposals for the revision of power tariff across the board
for all sections of power consumers has caught the Punjab Government
in a piquant situation.
Polling
for RS seat on May 30
Chandigarh, May 9
The Chief Electoral Officer,
Punjab, Mr Gurjit Singh Cheema, today announced the programme to hold
the byelection to fill one casual vacancy in the Rajya Sabha from the
state.
Unemployed
youth to fight corruption
Bathinda, May 9
The Unemployed Youth Union,
Punjab, has decided to launch a massive war against corruption by
generating a public opinion against it by holding conventions,
seminars, rallies and dharnas throughout the state. Dr Dharminder
Singh, president of the Unemployed Youth Union, Punjab, in a press
note issued here today, said the first convention in this regard would
be held at Panchayat Bhavan, Patiala, on May 12.
Vigilance
takes samples of medical goods
Patiala, May 9
The local Vigilance Bureau
yesterday took samples of Government Rajindra Hospital which was
sealed today following allegations that substandard medical goods had
been supplied to the hospital by a medical firm.
Bandh
to mourn cows’ drowning
Samana May 9
Complete bandh was observed here
today. All shops, commercial establishments, including the educational
institutions remained closed, to mourn the death of over 60 cows which
drowned in the Bhakra canal near Dhainthal village on Tuesday. Only 13
cows could be saved without the timely help of villagers.
PAC
‘wrongly’ taking bureaucrats’ advice
Chandigarh, May 9
The Public Accounts Committees,
Punjab has not been aware of its powers regarding the financial
control mechanism as recommended by the S. L. Shakdhar Committee in
1993.
Vigilance
check to curb absenteeism
Barnala, May 9
In the wake of special drive of
the Punjab government to check absenteeism in various Departments of
Punjab Government Vigilance Officials yesterday raided Barnala region.
Liquor
smugglers’ gang busted
Hoshiarpur, May 9
The Hoshiarpur police last night
busted a gang of liquor smugglers and fake currency peddlers and
seized a huge quantity of liquor and fake currency from the gang. Ms
Gurpreet Deo, local SSP, stated here today that during nakabandi a
police party headed by Mr Dharam Singh Uppal, DSP (D), and Mr Kulwant
Singh, Sub-Inspector, CIA staff, intercepted a scooter and checked its
occupant Balwant Kumar, alias Suresh Kumar, son of Mr Jiwan Lal Dass
of Bihar, at present residing at the local Mohalla Sukhiabad. The
police seized two cases of whisky from him.
Manufacture
of spurious drugs on rise
Bathinda, May 9
The town seems to be emerging as
a haven for manufacturers of spurious, sub-standard and duplicate
medicines for the past few years. In the past few years, the police
has unearthed factories manufacturing spurious drugs and cough syrups
and arrested a number of persons who have been trying to make a fast
buck by playing havoc with the lives of unsuspecting buyers.
Students
from Bathinda excel
Middle class exam results
SAS Nagar, May 9
Three student of SSD Public High
School, Bathinda, have secured the first three positions in the result
of the middle class examination of the Punjab School Education Board
declared here today.
Sweeper
suspended for ‘causing’ burns
Bathinda, May 9
The District Education Officer
(Secondary), Ms Bhupinder Kaur, has placed Jagdish Kumar, a sweeper at
Government Senior Secondary School, Bhucho Kalan, under suspension for
his alleged involvement in causing burn injuries to a Class VIII
student, Gurwinder Singh, by asking him to collect waste paper from
the school premises and throw it into a fire pit.
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