Post
offices not to accept BSNL cellphone bills
Sangrur, January 8
Post offices will not accept the
bills of the BSNL mobile phones from the subscribers. However, bills
of the BSNL mobile phones will be accepted by Punjab and Sind Bank and
Punjab National Bank at their cash counters. Besides, cash counters of
the BSNL will also accept mobile phone bills.
HIGH COURT
Notice
issued on Gurdev Badal’s plea
Chandigarh, January 8
Taking up a petition filed by
Punjab’s former Agriculture Minister Gurdev Singh Badal seeking the
grant of regular bail in an alleged corruption case registered against
him, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion
for February 13.
Award an
Xmas gift: Dosanjh
Chandigarh, January 8
Former British Columbia Premier
Ujjal Dosanjh, who is one of the 10 persons of Indian origin (PIOs)
being honoured in New Delhi tomorrow by Prime Minister Atal Behari
Vajpayee with the Pravasi Bharati Sanman, may rejoin politics, but not
in the immediate future.
Devotees playing 'gatka' on the eve of the birth anniversary of
10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh at Patiala on Wednesday.
Children of Modern Senior Secondary School in a light mood on the school's
annual day celebrations at Patiala on Wednesday.
— Photos by Pawan Sharma |
Trade
union members block traffic
Bathinda, January 8
On a call given by the All-India
Trade Union Congress (INTUC), activists of several trade unions staged
a dharna in front of the PRTC workshop for about two hours and blocked
traffic at the bus stand in protest against the privatisation policy
of the government.
Thermal
staff stage dharna
Bathinda, January 8
Employees of Guru Nanak Dev
Thermal Plant (GNDTP) today sat on a dharna on the Bathinda-Malout
road near the Plant, in protest against the proposal of forming of
corporations in place of the PSEB. Traffic on the national highway was
disrupted for about two hours due to the dharna.
Now,
Lohri for girl child
Burj Mehma (Bathinda),
January 8
The Social Security and Women and
Child Development Department, the local youth clubs and residents
organised a “Lohri” function to celebrate the birth of girls here
today, to motivate people against the menace of female foeticide.
Traffic
rules explained to drivers
Fatehgarh Sahib, January
8
Due to congestion of traffic and
lack of traffic sense, more than 50,000 people lose their lives in
road accidents in the country every year, affecting about five lakh
families, said Mr Vikas Paratap, Deputy Commissioner, while addressing
a function organised by the Sirhind Truck Operators Union yesterday to
educate the drivers about the traffic rules.
Follow
rules, admn tells circus owners
Amritsar, January 8
The District Magistrate, Mr Iqbal
Singh, has ordered the owners of Bharat Circus to conform to rules and
regulations as directed by the Animal Welfare Board of India under the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, failing which strict
action would be taken against them.
Better
power supply for temple area
Amritsar, January 8
The Punjab State Electricity
Board (PSEB) has prepared a plan to improve power supply to the area
surrounding the Golden Temple.
Martyr
cremated
Fatehgarh Sahib, January
8
The motral remains of constable
Dilbagh Singh, who laid down his life while fighting terrorism in J
& K , were consigned to the flames at his village, Rupal Heri,
with full state honour yesterday. People from all walks of life
attended the cremation.
BKU
jams traffic for arrears
Kharar, January 8
A large number of farmers
belonging to the Bharatiya Kisan Union Lakhowal (BKU-L) here today sat
on an indefinite dharna and blocked traffic starting 3 p.m. on
National Highway 21 (Kharar-Ropar section) to protest against
non-payment of sugarcane arrears amounting to 80 crore.
Information
Centre opened
Jalandhar, January 8
The Information Centre of Guru
Nanak Dev University was inaugurated by Dr Satinder Singh,
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, on the varsity’s regional campus at Ladhewali
here today.
Improve
potato quality, farmers urged
Rampura Phul, January 8
If farmers ensure an adequate
supply of better-quality potato to the food processing industry, they
could make a profit and potato could become a substitute for
traditional crops.
Encroachments
removed
Ropar, January 8
The district administration
claims to have removed encroachments in the rural and urban areas of
the district under the anti-encroachment drive launched by the
government.
Three
held for selling spurious drugs
Batala, January 8
The police has arrested three
persons, including two brothers, who are owners of Prince Medical
Store located at the Alliwal road here, for selling spurious drugs and
drugs without valid prescription.
Mansa
school wins Kavishri contest
SAS Nagar, January 8
A three-day annual state-level
competition of Secondary and Senior Secondary Classes organised by the
Punjab School Education Board started at Bal Bhavan, Sector 23,
Chandigarh today.
New
school timings
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