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POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS
Punjab shifts 5 IPS
officers
Chandigarh, October 30
The Punjab Government tonight transferred five Indian Police Service officers and 17 Punjab Police Service officers in the state with immediate effect, an official spokesman said here.
Press Club, college at loggerheads
Pathankot, October 30
The local Press Club and the management of SMDRSD College are at loggerheads on account of yesterday’s incident in which a scribe was allegedly manhandled by the college authorities.
Shopkeepers block traffic
Protest against anti-encroachment drive
 Amritsar, October 30
Shopkeepers of the Raina Bazar in the Sharifpura locality here today blocked traffic and shouted slogans against the Municipal Corporation when MC workers tried to remove encroachments.
Agitated people resort to traffic jam in
Amritsar against an anti-encroachment drive. — Photo Rajiv Sharma
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86-year-long wait for justice
Kala Sanghian (Kapurthala), October 30
He was a great revolutionary and a close associate of Kartar Singh Sarabha. But this proved to be a bane for his family, which is still struggling to get back its 15 acres confiscated by the British government in 1916 following Baba Harnam Singh’s refusal to help arrest Sarabha and Vishnu Ganesh
Pingle, who often visited him.
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Badal absent from SAD function
Badiala (Bathinda), October 30
Former Chief Minister and SAD president Parkash Singh Badal did not attend a function organised by his party here today to mark the 30th death anniversary of Sant Fateh Singh, main architect of the Punjabi Suba Morcha.
HIGH COURT
Petition for free power dismissed
Chandigarh, October 30
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed a petition filed by the Kisan wing of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) seeking the quashing of an announcement issued by the Punjab Government for denying free power for tubewells belonging to the farmers in the state.
Vigilance Bureau clears zoo authorities
Chhat Bir (Patiala), October 30
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has failed to come across any instance of irregularities committed by the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park authorities in permitting the villagers to encroach upon forest land and lifting of soil. Fazilka MC meeting held in open
Fazilka, October 30
Owing to prevailing row between the President and the Executive Officer of the local Municipal Council for the past about six months, a meeting of the civic body was held in the open for the first time last evening.
Little care for AIDS
patients
Hoshiarpur, October 30
Though there has been an increase in the number of HIV-positive cases in the district, the health authorities have not yet geared to check the spread of AIDS. Dr
S.K. Sharma, District Health Officer, told this correspondent today that 74 HIV patients had been indentified in the district to date, of which 10 had died.
Move for tax-free theatre
shows
Patiala, October 30
Mr S.S. Gill, Director, Punjab Department of Cultural Affairs, agreed to initiate a case for exempting ticketed theatre performances by genuine registered theatre groups of Punjab from entertainment tax and bringing Punjab’s cultural policy at par with that of Delhi state in this regard.
Protest against PUDA scheme
Barnala, October 30
The Anti-Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority Action Committee, Barnala, affected residents and plot holders of 270.24 acres of land colony acquired by PUDA, Patiala, staged a protest demonstration here today against the PUDA move to develop an urban estate in the area.
Ban on sale of drugs without
prescription
Kapurthala, October 30
The District Magistrate, Mr Rakesh Verma, has issued orders under Section 144,
CrPC, that no chemist or drug store should sell medicines misused as intoxicants without a prescription from a qualified doctor.
Aujala, wife get anticipatory bail
Ropar, October 30
Mr R.L. Roojam, Sessions Judge, Ropar, today granted anticipatory bail to Mr Dharam Singh
Aujala. Additional Secretary in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha and his wife Gurnam Kaur in a case registered against them under Sections 406 and 498-A of the IPC on October 23 at SAS Nagar.
Spy ring busted
Gurdaspur, October 30
The police has busted a gang allegedly indulging in espionage activities and smuggling of narcotics from Pakistan.
Recruitment rally from Nov 11
Jalandhar, October 30
The Punjab Regimental Centre will organise a recruitment rally from November 11 for Sikh, Dogra and other communities for soldiers general duty and tradesmen at Katoch stadium, Jalandhar Cantt.
Two injured as Congress, Akali workers
clash
Malout, October 30
In a clash between activists of the Congress and the SAD this morning, one leader of each side received injuries.
As per information received here, the clash erupted over claims by both parties for making efforts in the laying of concrete flooring in a street of Ward No 1.
Two faint after consuming ‘prashad’
Ropar, October 30
Mr Jai Gopal Kakkar (65), an arhtiya in the local grain market, and his servant, Ramu (18), today fell unconscious allegedly after consuming ‘prashad’ which was offered to them by an unidentified person in the market, near Gurdwara Bhatha Sahib, here.
New Central Excise Division in
Phagwara
Phagwara, October 30
A new Central Excise Division will be functional at Hargobind Nagar here from November 1.
The jurisdiction of the division comprises districts of Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr and parts of Kapurthala and Gurdaspur districts, according to information sent by Ms
F.M. Jaswal, Commissioner, Central Excise Commissionerate Chandigarh-II, to Mr Ashwani Kohli, member of the regional advisory committee of the department, here this evening.
Mid-day meal scheme launched
Faridkot, October 30
Mr A. Venu Prasad, Deputy Commissioner, launched the midday meal scheme for the Faridkot block at Government Primary School,
Sadiq, 15 km from here, today. He said the scheme would cover 37 primary schools.
SAD worker booked
in rape case
Jalalabad, October 30
Mr Surinder Kamboj, SAD worker and chairman of the local PADB Bank, along with his two accomplices, was booked in a rape case on a complaint of Lalo Bai (18) of Lallewala Basti here.
FCI inspector held for
graft
Bathinda, October 30
The Vigilance Bureau today arrested Laxmi Narain, Inspector, Food Corporation of India, on charge of corruption and registered a case against him.
50 sleepers stolen, 2 held
Ropar, October 30
The Ropar police has arrested Jagtar Singh, resident of Pinjore in Haryana, and Pat Ram, resident of Shimla district. As many as 50 wooden sleepers were seized from their possession. These were allegedly stolen by them.
Murdered boy identified
Moga, October 30
The body of a 12-year-old boy in school uniform recovered outside an Army area here has been identified. He was kidnapped and then murdered in a case of personal enmity.
Intoxicants seized from medical store
Faridkot, October 30
Dr P.D. Sharma, Civil Surgeon, Mr Davinder Singh, SDM, Dr Rajinder Singh DHO, Mr Dinesh Gupta, Drug Inspector, and Mr Des Raj Bhatia, DSP, along with other police officials, conducted a raid on a leading medical store here today and seized a huge quantity of intoxicants.
Parents want teacher back
Bathinda, October 30
Parents of students and members of Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of Government Senior Secondary School at Ghuman Kalan village have resented the conversion of post of social studies master into that of mathematics master and then shifting it to a nearby school.
Two injured as students clash
Amritsar, October 30
A group of outsiders along with some students of the Law Department of Guru Nanak Dev University clashed with students belonging to the opposition group seriously injuring Harmeet Singh, president of the Students Welfare Council and Jatinderpal Singh around 1 p.m. today after they came out of the office of the Dean, students’ Welfare, Dr Rakesh Bedi, on the varsity campus.
Praneet opens rice mill at Bela
Ropar, October 30
Mrs Praneet Kaur, MP from Patiala and wife of the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today said the state was passing through a financial crisis, but the Congress government had made several efforts to strengthen the economy of the state during the past eight months.
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