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Bhattal
not consulted on 2 CPI MLAs
Bathinda, October 19
Punjab Rural Development
Minister, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, said yesterday that she was not
consulted by party men before admitting two CPI MLAs Mr Gurjant Singh
Kuttiwal and Mr Nathu Ram into the Congress party.
Set
up more fast-track courts, Parshad tells Punjab
Amritsar, October 19
Fast tack courts were proving to
be great boon for over 2 lack undertrials awaiting bail, claimed the
Union Minister of Law, Justice and Coal and Mines, Mr Ravi Shanker
Parshad.
Fast-track
courts for economic offences sought
Chandigarh, October 19
There are 25,000 families in
Punjab who have been duped by human smugglers in the garb of travel
agents. The amount of money they paid to these “agents” runs into
a stupendous figure of Rs 1,250 crore, say sources in the Police
Department.
Cong
not rigid on CM issue, says Khurshid
Jalandhar, October 19
Mr Salman Khurshid, senior
Congress leader, said today that the Congress was not rigid about the
selection of the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister or about going along
with the National Conference, but at the same time it wanted to
represent the feelings of the people of the valley in a true sense.
A soldier unloads his baggage to board a train from Amritsar after guarding the border on Saturday.
The Army is due to begin pulling hundreds of thousands of soldiers back from the border with Pakistan, ending the longest and biggest peacetime deployment in
country's history.
— Reuters |
Canal
water theft: JE seeks arrest of 3
Gurdaspur, October 19
Sukhjinder Singh, Junior Engineer
of the Upper Bari Doab Canal, Dhariwal sub-division, has complained to
SSP of police district Batala, Deputy commissioner, Gurdaspur and DIG,
and police Border Range to arrest Jarnail Singh, Karnail Singh, and
Joginder Singh, residents of Bangowal under Kalanaur police station in
Batala police district, against whom a case was registered on August
21 this year for stealing canal water.
PSEB
subsidy adjustment ‘illegal’
Patiala, October 19
The Punjab State Electricity
Board Engineers Association today claimed that the subsidy adjustment
of Rs 795 crore in the tariff order announced by the Punjab State
Electricity Regulatory Commission was not in accordance with Section
67-A of the Electricity Supply Act .
Arhtiyas’
loans to farmers may sink
Amritsar, October 19
More than 450 arhtiyas
(commission agents) of the district have been affected due to the
withdrawal of free power from the agricultural sector. They fear less
procurement of paddy by the government agencies which has set some
standard for purchasing the paddy. This will not only lead to cut in
their commissions but the arhtiyas who are unofficial money lenders to
farmers also fear losing their money due to the added expense of the
electricity bills.
Problems galore at Writers Home
Patiala, October 19
Artists are welcome to stay in an air-conditioned room at the Writers Home for Rs 25. However, there’s one big problem at the place. It has
been without electricity for the past five months as the Punjab State Electricity Board has cut the Home’s power connection due to the non- payment of bills.
Police
remand for PCS officer
Kharar, October 19
A local court today remanded a Punjab Civil Services officer, Jagir
Singh, presently posted as Sub- Divisional Magistrate in Malout, in
police custody till Wednesday in a case of issuing fake arms’
licenses during his postings in Amritsar district.
Judicial
remand for bank Director
Kharar, October 19
A court here today remanded
Malout Land Mortgage Bank Director Sukhwant Singh Tillu in judicial
custody till October 30 in a case of corruption registered against
former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s aide and Officer on
Special Duty Hardeep Singh at Mohali on August 29.
HC:
grant disability pension to ex-jawan
Chandigarh, October 19
Allowing a petition filed by a
soldier sent out of military service after he sustained injuries while
on way to attend his mother’s last rites, Mr Justice Amar Dutt of
the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Union of India and
other respondents to grant disability pension to him.
Pherurai’s
remand extended
Ludhiana, October 19
A Jagraon court today extended
the police remand of former Ferozepore SSP Gurcharan Singh Pherurai
till October 23 in a case of disproportionate assets registered
against him.
Clear
probation of doctors: PCMSA
Amritsar, October 19
The PCMSA has demanded to clear
the probation period of 1998 and 1999 batches of PCMS doctors on
priority basis. Mr Navtej Pal Singh, president of the association, in
a press note issued here yesterday said although the doctors of the
batches had served the government for more than four years, the
government had not cleared their probation period.
Amendment
in ‘ardas’ sought
Amritsar, October 19
Bhai Ashok Singh Bagrian, Sikh
scholar, has sought an amendment to the daily “ardas” performed at
the Golden Temple in accordance with the “true traditions” of
Sikhism. He regretted that several communications to the SGPC
authorities and Akal Takht Jathedar in this regard had elicited little
response.
Sehajdharis
‘part of Sikhism’
Amritsar, October 19
Noted Sikh scholar and founder
President of the All-India Sikh Students Federation Bhai Harbans Lal
today sought amendment in the procedure for nominating Sikh high
priests including jathedar of Akal Takht.
4
kids injured in accidental shooting
Gurdaspur, October 19
Four children, all aged below 15
years, were wounded in accidental shooting at Talwandi Raman village
yesterday. According to the police, Malkiat Singh, Manpreet Kaur and
Gurpreet Kaur, were wounded when they were hit by shots fired from a
.12-bore gun.
18
passenger trains searched
Phagwara, October 19
The railway police team, headed
by Superintendent of Police (Operation) Surinder Singh Sidhu, and
anti-sabotage team today searched more than 18 passenger trains at the
railway station here.
Fingerprint
cell to be modernised
Phagwara, October 19
The ADGP of Punjab (Computer and
Wireless), Mr D.R. Bhatti said yesterday that the border districts of
the state were being linked up through computers with the police
headquarters at a cost of Rs 8 crore.
Cinema
owner held for selling stolen vehicles
Abohar, October 19
The police here today arrested Mr
Rakesh Aggarwal for a cinema house owner and another person selling
stolen vehicles; ASP said that that the police had put up naka.
Vehicle
thieves’ gang busted
Muktsar, October 19
The police here claims to have
busted a gang of vehicle thieves who used to rob vehicles on
gunpoint from areas of the state. Mr Manoj Singh Dhillon, SSP, in a
press note said here today that Rajinder Singh of Bathinda was
arrested for robbing a vehicle on gunpoint from Mr Narinder Mohan. The
SSP said the robbed vehicle, 12 cartridges of .12 bore and a gun were
recovered from the possession of the accused.
Punsup’s
field officer held
Jalandhar, October 19
The local branch of the Vigilance
Bureau today arrested a field officer of PUNSUP on the charge of
accepting a bribe at the Talwandi Sabho grain market. According to the
Vigilance Bureau here, a trader, Daljeet Singh of Kang Sabhu under
Nakodar police station, complained to the Bureau that field officer of
PUNSUP, Ram Rishi, was demanding Rs 24,000 for passing the quality of
his 2,400 quintal of paddy.
Punjab
to implement Sarv Sikhiya Abhiyan
Nawanshahr, October 19
The Punjab government will
implement the “Sarv Sikhiya Abhiyan” in letter and spirit and
strive hard to fulfil the desired target of 100 per cent literacy by
bringing all children in the age group of six to 14 years in the fold
of education. The government has earmarked Rs 129.80 crore to be spent
for infrastructural development in government schools in the current
financial year and has released a sum of Rs 64.90 crore in the state
as its first installment.
Khalsa
College Principal booked
Amritsar, October 19
Dr M.S. Dhillon, Principal of the
local Khalsa College, was booked by the police for allegedly hatching
a conspiracy to assault Prof Baljinder Singh of the Department of
Commerce, of the college, here last evening. At least five miscreants
had allegedly assaulted him on July 17.
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