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CM’s
statement on VC’s appointment hailed
Patiala, May 16
Almost all teachers’ bodies of
Punjabi University today welcomed the statement of the Chief Minister,
Capt Amarinder Singh, pertaining to the appointment of the
Vice-Chancellor of the university.
ISI
planning trouble in Punjab
Fazilka, May 16
Following an attempt by six
Indian nationals to blow up Lashkar-e-Toiba’s headquarters at
Muridke, 30 km from Lahore in the last week of April, this year the
ISI of Pakistan has made fresh plans to revive their activities in
Punjab and Rajasthan.
Border
villagers feel insecure
Indo-Pak border
(Amritsar), May 16
The hardened stand of Mr Atal
Behari Vajpayee and Mr Lal Krishan Advani against Pakistan after the
militant attack on the Army camp near Jammu has instilled a sense of
insecurity among residents of the border belt. The heightened tension
has severely hit paddy sowing in the area.
PRTC
ends free, concessional travel
Patiala, May 16
In a major decision the Pepsu
Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) has put an end to free and
concessional travel on its buses plying under the kilometre scheme in
the state.
Arrest
warrants against 520 farmers
Mansa, May 16
The cooperative banks in the
district have obtained arrest warrants against 520 defaulting farmers
who have not repaid back the loans given to them. These banks have so
far sent 14 defaulting farmers to the jail.
Cong
trying to reign in dissidents
Patiala, May 16
The Congress is pulling out all
stops to make dissidents posing threats to back down even at the last
minute with even police officials, local CID men being engaged to
gauge the threat.
Talwandi
releases report on Bhaniarawala
Ludhiana, May 16
Alleging that the SGPC was
sitting over and trying to hush up the three-member commission report
on the activities of Baba Bhaniarawala, former SGPC president and the
senior vice-president of SAD Jagdev Singh Talwandi released the copies
of the report to the media here today. He said his only purpose was to
bring the findings of the commission before the general public.
Lack
of funds hits dam project
Pathankot, May 16
The Shahpur Kandi dam project has
been hanging fire for want of funds. The multi-purpose Ranjit Sagar
dam project, known as Thein Dam, estimated to cost Rs 3,800 crore,
will be completed only when, three projects, the Shahpur Kandi dam
project, 168 mw, the Upper Doab project, State III 57 mw and the
Shahpur Kandi extention hydel project 75 mw are taken up and
completed.
DCC
seeks President’s rule in Gujarat
Bathinda, May 16
The District Congress Committee (DCC),
Faridkot, yesterday held a rally in front of the Mini-Secretariat,
Faridkot, to show resentment over the incidents in Gujarat. The
committee also submitted a memorandum to the President for the
implementation of the President’s rule in Gujarat.
Rs
1.28 lakh suit against Gurdas Mann
Ropar, May 16
A local court has issued a notice
for July 19 to Gurdas Mann, Punjabi singer, and Narinderjit Singh of
Patiala to present their case in a civil suit filed against them for
the recovery of Rs 1.28 lakh by the Sea Hawks Musical Organisation,
Ghanauli (Ropar).
 Goods
train derails, traffic hit
Amritsar, May 16
Six coaches of a goods train
carrying wheat derailed here early this morning, delaying more than
nine trains for more than five hours. The train that was coming from
Gurdaspur derailed in the city limits near the busy Bhandari
overbridge, allegedly due to a technical fault.
Bogeys derailed at
Amritsar.
— photo Rajiv Sharma
Probe
into admissions scam starts
Mansa, May 16
Mr Lajpat Singh Batala, a police
official, has started an inquiry into the alleged scam involving Rs 10
crore of admissions to Khalsa Rural Dental College and Hospital,
Nangal Kalan in the district.
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die in mishap
Amritsar, May 16
Three persons were killed when
their car collided head-on with a police bus in New Amritsar, near the
Amritsar-Jalandhar highway, today.
The car that collided with
a police bus, resulting
in the death of its three occupants on Thursday.
— photo Rajiv Sharma
DC
pulls up SDM in social boycott case
Kapurthala, May 16
Mr Rakesh Kumar Verma, Deputy
Commissioner, has taken a strong note of the alleged social boycott of
members of the Balmiki Community at Toderwal village by members of
upper castes following a news item published in The Tribune yesterday.
Lecturers
remanded in police custody
Bathinda, May 16
Three lecturers of the local
Rajindra Government College, who were caught red-handed by the
vigilance Bureau taking tuitions at their residential premises
yesterday, were remanded in police custody up to May 17 when they were
produced before the chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Surinder Mohan,
today.
Forum
to fight corruption
Bathinda, May 16
The Vigilant Citizens Forum (VCF),
established under the aegis of Swami Vivekanand Study Circle,
Bathinda, on Tuesday, while deciding to fight corruption in its all
manifestations, urged the authorities concerned to give exemplary
punishment to corrupt public servants by treating them as
anti-national, traitors and criminals.
Lok
adalat to decide cases on May 18
Bathinda, May 16
A lok adalat will be held at
local courts on May 18. Mr B.C. Rajput, District and Sessions Judge,
will preside over the adalat. Mr HPS Mahal, Member, Secretary of the
Punjab Legal Services Authority, will be special guest. Ten courts
will be held on that day as part of lok adalat.
BKU
(E) to launch stir
No duty charge for PSIEC officers
Chandigarh, May 16
To improve efficiency and eradicate slackness in the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation.
(PSIEC), it has been decided as a policy to do away with giving current duty charge to officers/officials working in the corporation.
PSEB
staff hold rallies
Bathinda, May 16
Members of various unions of the
Punjab State Electricity Board held rallies at different places in the
city on a call given by the Struggle Committee, to pressure the
authorities to accept their long-pending demands.
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get jail for taking bribe
Bathinda, May 16
Mr Channan Singh, Special Judge,
Ferozepore, has sentenced a clerk, Basant Singh, at tehsil office,
Zira, and a mandi supervisor, Surjeet Singh, at Ferozepore to
one-and-a-half years’ imprisonment and fine in separate cases of
corruption registered against them.
PTU
computer courses get good response
Chandigarh, May 16
The overwhelming response to
distance education computer courses of Punjab Technical University (PTU)
has not only raked in revenue of Rs 30 crore for the university at the
start of this academic session but also created hundreds of jobs.
Probe
into fake degree racket ordered
Ropar, May 16
The Department of Education,
Punjab has ordered an inquiry into the recruitment racket involving
use of fake degrees to get admission to ETT course. Taking congnisance
of the report published in The Tribune, the Additional Secretary,
School Education, Mr Amarjit Singh Pannu, today directed the DPI,
primary schools, to submit a report on the matter.
Baba
Farid varsity PMET test on June 23
Abohar, May 16
The Baba Farid University of
Medical Sciences, Faridkot, has been authorised by Punjab Government
to hold Punjab Medical Entrance Test (PMET)-2002 in compulsory
subjects of physics, chemistry and biology for admission to MBBS/BDS
courses in medical colleges at Amritsar, Patiala, Faridkot, Ludhiana,
Sunam, Dera Bassi and Muktsar.
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