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Lokpal
for proper probe into clerk selections
Chandigarh, August 6
Accepting the complaints submitted
by Mr Gurdarshan Singh and two others against the selection of clerks by
the Punjab State Subordinate Services Selection Board, the Lokpal,
Punjab, Justice D.V. Sehgal, has felt the need of holding a full-fledged
inquiry against the conduct of Chairman and members concerned of the
board.
HIGH COURT
Stay on sack
of school board clerks
(Chandigarh page)
Chaman Lal Verma of Patiala, busy on giving final touch to a bicycle, having weight half gram, length 2.5 cm, width 1.75 cm, claimed to be the smallest bicycle in the world. Chaman Lal is preparing to enter his name in the Guinness Book of World record.
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Another
challan against Sidhu
Ropar, August 6
The Punjab Vigilance authorities
today presented another challan in the court of the Sessions Judge, Mr
Maghar Khan, here against Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu, suspended Chairman
of the Punjab Public Service Commission, for possessing assets
disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Kewal
Singh refused bail
Bathinda, August 6
Mr Jaspal Singh, Additional
Sessions Judge, today refused bail to Giani Kewal Singh, former Jathedar
of Takht Damdama Sahib, in a dowry death case registered against him and
his son Baljinder Singh and one of their kin, Joginder Kaur, at Talwandi
Sabo police station.
Nangal
NFL plant to be closed by Aug-end
Ropar, August 6
Curtains will finally be brought
down on one of the oldest heavy water plant based at Nangal by month-end
as the government has directed National Fertiliser Ltd (NFL) to stop
production in it. The plant was installed here in 1962.
Cong
leader hits out at Amarinder
Calls for review of
‘anti-people’ policies
Bathinda, August 6
In an outburst, which could have
far-reaching consequences, a former minister and general secretary of
the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr Surinder Kapur, while
alleging that the law and order situation had deteriorated in the
state, said today that people had started distancing themselves from
the Congress government because of its anti-people and anti-employee
policies.
MC
chief resigns
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 6
The acting president of the
Municipal Council, Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib, today submitted his
resignation to the Executive Officer of the council. The EO has
confirmed the receipt of resignation.
Suspected
polio case in Maur Mandi
Maur Mandi (Bathinda), August
6
Even as various agencies of the
state have spent crores of rupees on polio-eradication programmes,
detection of a suspected polio case in this town has put a question
mark on the effectiveness of these drives.
PSEB CUTS CONNECTIONS
‘Shocked’
govt depts pay power bills
Patiala, August 6
A day after the Punjab State
Electricity Board started cutting connections of defaulting government
departments and issuing three-day notices to those engaged in
essential works, it has netted Rs 7 lakh and cut 27 more power
connections.
4-yr
wait for water supply scheme
Hoshiarpur
Residents of Dholbaha village are
running from pillar to post to get the water supply scheme of their
village completed for the past four years but nothing has materialised
so far. This village, located in the Kandi area of Bhunga block of
this district, has a population of about 3,500. The village is spread
over a 20 sq km area.
Power
cuts hit water supply
Amritsar, August 6
City residents are facing the
driest monsoon this time, creating an acute scarcity of water. It has
only rained twice in the entire season. The
non-coordination of the electricity board with the local municipal
corporation is taking its toll on the water situation in the city.
World
tour on foot for peace
Bathinda, August 6
He does not know what inspired
him last year when he set out on a world tour on foot to spread the
message of peace and universal brotherhood, a journey which would take
about 10-12 years to complete.
‘Give
priority to Army men’s cases’
Chandigarh, August 6
In instructions circulated to all
Secretaries, Heads of Departments and Deputy Commissioners of all
districts, the Punjab Government has directed that the court cases
pertaining to defence personnel may be heard expeditiously and on
priority, during their period of leave.
Candlelight
vigil at Wagah
Jalandhar, August 6
Despite escalating tension
between India and Pakistan, members of the India-Pakistan Dosti Manch
will hold a candlelight vigil at the Wagah joint checkpost on August
14.
Attack
on Pak bus: Sena men acquitted
Phillaur, August 6
The Judicial Magistrate, Mr
Jagjit Singh Bhinder, has acquitted Punjab Hindu Shiv Sena president
Surinder Dogra, vice-president Pawan Parbhakar, sena activists Dhiraj
Karwal, Rajesh Palta, Narinder Sharma, Vinod Gupta, Inderjit and Gopal
Chopra of the charges in connection with the stopping of a Pakistani
bus near Chachrarri village on March 4, 2000, damaging it and
threatening the driver.
Unions
criticise Civil Surgeon
Abohar, August 6
The PCMS Association and the
Paramedical Staff Union have criticised the Civil Surgeon, Ferozepore,
for allegedly misbehaving with doctors and other staff members of the
Civil Hospital here during a visit to the hospital on Saturday.
Doordarshan
to celebrate foundation day
Jalandhar, August 6
For the first time since the
inception of Doordarshan the Prasar Bharti Corporation authorities
have planned three-day celebrations to mark Doordarshan foundation day
at all 40 regional Doordarshan kendras across the country.
Yoga
centres in govt hospitals
Rajpura, August 6
The Punjab Health and Family
Welfare Principal Secretary, Mr Rajan Kashyap, has said the state
government has decided to start yoga centres in government hospitals where trained instructors would guide patients in practising yoga
lessons.
LPG
dealers to challenge PM’s decision
Jalandhar, August 6
Annoyed at the Prime Minister’s
decision to cancel all allotments of petrol stations, LPG and kerosene
dealerships made after January, 2000, the All-Punjab New LPG
Distributors Association has decided to challenge the decision in the
appropriate court.
4
pc ST on fertilisers may go: Bhattal
Bathinda, August 6
Agriculture Minister
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal said today that the state government was
likely to withdraw 4 per cent sales tax on fertilisers and she
would write a letter to Union Agriculture Minister Ajit Singh
the state government could not put extra burden on farmers.
Punjab Agriculture
Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal steps out of a helicopter on her visit to the drought hit areas of Bathinda on Tuesday.
— Tribune Photo Kulbir Beera. |
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Suspended
official still in saddle
Ferozepore, August 6
A Markfed official who was
recently suspended on charges of fraud following an inquiry by the
Vigilance Bureau is still performing official duty. Mr V. K. Sharma,
the controversial branch manager of the Guru Har Sahai branch of
Markfed, was suspended on June 19 this year for duping the
co-operative society of more than Rs 1 crore. However, through
manipulation he is still performing official duty illegally.
Streetlighting
in Patiala goes private
Patiala, August 6
The Patiala Municipal Corporation has decided to privatise
streetlighting in the city by passing a resolution in this regard at a
meeting held here today. Stating this, the Mayor, Mr Vishnu Sharma,
said the corporation would save money and fix accountability in a more
effective manner by privatising the service. Giving details, he said
around 13,000 streetlight points would be handed over to private
operators who would be paid per point by the corporation.
Boy
rescued from kidnapper
Abohar, August 6
A deaf and dumb boy who had been
kidnapped yesterday allegedly for ransom was rescued from the
kidnapper today at Dalmirkhera village, near here. The alleged culprit
was in police custody, but sources said parents of the victim were
still divided over getting the case registered.
Man
posing as Vigilance officer dupes jeweller
Hoshiarpur, August 6
The police has registered a case
under Section 420, IPC, against an impostor who duped a jeweller of
jewellery worth about Rs 1.75 lakh by posing as an officer of the
Vigilance Department, Delhi, and a friend of the Deputy Commissioner,
Hoshiarpur.
Robbery
in hostel
Patiala, August 6
A midnight robbery in the
postgraduate wing of the girls’ hostel of the local Medical College
has created panic among students staying at the hostel. The robbers
entered the PG Hostel No. 2 around 1.30 am and managed to break into
room Nos: 147, 151, 152 and 161. They decamped with wrist watches,
other sundry items and about Rs 5,000 in cash.
Scholars
condemn GNDU on “pirated” edition
Chandigarh, August 6
Five academicians of Panjab
University have criticised Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, for
bringing out a “pirated edition” of its book “B-40 Janamsakhi
Guru Baba Nanak Paintings”.
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