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Lawyers,
cops to fight for deserted women
Chandigarh, December 18
The fight against exploitation of
young married women by their NRI grooms has started gaining momentum
following an overwhelming response from both policemen and lawyers
throughout Punjab, says Mr Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, ex-MP and
President of the Lok Bhalai Party.
Panthic
rows dominated 2002
Amritsar, December 18
The Sikh clergy could not solve
most of the vital Panthic issues, including he Nanakshahi calendar,
the Dasam Granth and many other controversial issues during this year.
Instead, jathedars embroiled themselves in a number of controversies,
including the infamous bribery case, which lowered their image in the
eyes of the Sikh masses.
Child
abducted by Bibi’s kin rescued
CRPF jawans at Bathinda Railway Station while going back to their respective destination after performing their duties in
Gujarat Assembly elections.
— Photo Kulbir Beera
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Border
district cops to work jointly
Abohar, December 18
Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana
have decided to curb criminal activities collectively by improving the
delivery system of law and justice. A decision regarding this was
taken by the high-level inter-state police coordination committee
meeting held here today.
Vigilance
nabs CIA Inspector
Patiala, December 18
The Punjab Vigilance Department
today arrested Inspector Didar Singh, in charge, CIA, Patiala, on the
charges of keeping a person in illegal detention and demanding a bribe
to set him free.
Akali
councillor booked for misusing funds
Bathinda, December 18
The police has registered a case
against Mr Tarlochan Singh, an Akali Municipal Councillor, in
connection with misusing sangat darshan funds.
Baba
produced in court amid protest
Hoshiarpur, December 18
More than 300 activists of the
Shiromani Khalsa Panchayat (SKP) from all over Punjab staged a
demonstration and shouted slogans against Baba Dhanvant Singh, head of
Vishav Ruhani Charitable Sanstha and accused in a rape case, when he
was brought by the police at the Sessions Court here today.
Lawyers
go on strike
Batala, December 18
Lawyers of the Batala Bar
Association, under the leadership of Mr Raghubir Singh Randhawa, went
on a strike on Wednesday in protest against the verdict of the Supreme
Court banning strikes by advocates.
Freedom
fighter seeks pension
Chandigarh, December 18
He struggled for the country’s
freedom, murdered a Britisher in 1943, was sentenced to rigorous
imprisonment for 20 years on March 23, 1947, before being released
from Central Jail in October, 1950. Today, Ferozepore resident Jagan
Nath, reportedly forced to ply a rickshaw because of his financial
condition, is fighting a different battle for freedom fighter’s
pension.
War
widow’s 37-yr wait for land
Kapurthala, December 18
Giving relief to a war widow,
Amarjit Kaur, the Deputy Commissioner of Kapurthala, Mr Rakesh Verma,
has cancelled the allotment of 80 kanals of land to Gurcharan Singh
Cheema, purporting to act as attorney of Amarjit Kaur, and directed
that the land be resumed and allotted to Amarjit Kaur afresh.
 Dharna
by farmers outside PSEB office
Patiala, December 18
On a call given by the Bhartiya
Kisan Union (BKU), a large number of farmers organised a dharna
outside the Punjab State Electricity Board’s (PSEB) head office here
in protest against the state government’s decision to issue bills on
electric motors installed by farmers.
Farmers stage a dharna outside
the PSEB's head office at Patiala on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph
Illegal
constructions in Mud Fort area
Abohar, December 18
The Archaeological Survey
Department has served notices to the local municipal council for
allowing the construction of houses in the Mud Fort area in violation
of the Ancient Monument and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958
(part 24 of the Act).
Harballabh
Sangeet Sammelan from Dec 27
Jalandhar, December 18
The 127th Shree Harballabh
Sangeet Sammelan — festival of Hindustani classical music will be
organised at Shri Devi Talab Mandir here from December 27 to 29. The
sammelan was started by Baba Harballabh-saint musician and master of
Dhrupad style of Hindustani classical music-here in the memory of his
Guru Baba Tulja Giri.
Langah
case: one remanded
Kharar, December 18
Mr Roshan Lal Chouhan, Judicial
Magistrate, today remanded Sudarshan Kaura in judicial custody till
December 24.
Judicial
posting
Chandigarh, December 18
Khanna’s Additional Civil Judge
(Senior Division) Gurmail Singh has been posted to Fatehgarh Sahib as
the Chief Judicial Magistrate by the Chief Justice and the Judges of
the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Security
for bridges, rail lines
Bathinda, December 18
Mr Anurag Verma, Deputy
Commissioner, in orders issued under the Punjab Village and Small Town
Control Act here yesterday said special arrangements for the security
of the railway lines, rivulets, water bodies, bridges, pipelines of
the Indian Oil Corporation should be made.
Repair
roads soon, DC tells officials
Fatehgarh Sahib, December
18
Mr Vikas Partap, Deputy
Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib, today directed the officials of the
Health Department to ensure that eye operations were performed only in
operation theatres where all facilities were available for this
purpose.
IG
Gupta shifted
Rape
accused booked for fraud also
Bathinda, December 18
Another case has been registered
against Dilbhajan Singh, already involved in a rape case allegedly for
defrauding a Delhi-based bank of more than Rs 1 crore on the basis of
fake sale deed of a piece of land in this town.
Property
Act violators booked
Gurdaspur, December 18
The police has booked 10 persons
under Section 36 of the Punjab Apartments and Property Regulation Act.
Gujjar
woman murdered
Amritsar, December 18
A Gujjar woman, Hanima, resident
of the Sultanwind area, was allegedly killed by relatives of the
second wife of her husband, Harim, last night.
Parents
booked
College
exam postponed
Nawanshahr, December 18
After the clash on the campus of
the local R.K. Arya College between teaching and non-teaching
employees yesterday, the ongoing house examination has been postponed.
The non-teaching employees, too, have gone on an indefinite strike.
Schools
told to enforce order from Dec 1
Bathinda, December 18
The District Education Officer
(Secondary) here in an order on December 12, 2002 to the heads of
schools in the district has warned them against negligence in the
implementation of the order of the Director, Department of Education
(Secondary), Punjab, of November 22, 2001 to be effective from
December 1, 2002.
Punjab
‘lacks concern’ for higher education
Jalandhar, December 18
The Haryana government has been
asking state’s educational institutions of higher learning to
improve quality of education by getting accreditation with the
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), but Punjab has
not taken any initiative to motivate the colleges for meeting the
global challenges in the field of education.
Teacher
‘molests’ schoolgirl
Fazilka, December 18
A teacher of Government Senior
Secondary School of Jandwala Bhimeshah village of this subdivision has
allegedly molested teenaged girl of plus one. Tension prevails in the
village following the incident.
‘Restore
95 pc grant to colleges’
Chandigarh, December 18
The Punjab and Chandigarh unit of
Non-government Colleges Managements Federation has urged the Punjab
Government to restore the 95 per cent grant-in-scheme in its original
form by releasing the withheld grants for the past two years.
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