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Bibi
Kiranjot to arrange kirtan by women
Amritsar, February 2
For the first time after the
formation of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee in 1925, Bibi
Kiranjot Kaur, a former General Secretary of the SGPC, will arrange
kirtan by baptised Sikh women inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden
Temple next month, despite opposition from orthodox Sikhs.
Most
expensive gurdwara to open before Baisakhi
 Chandigarh, February 2
World’s most expensive gurdwara
built at Southall, a suburb of London, will be thrown open for the
“sangat” before Baisakhi this year. About Rs 120 crore have been
spent on the construction of Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Southall.
Bus
fare hiked in Punjab
Phagwara, February 2
The Punjab Government has increased
the bus fare in the state second time, with immediate effect. According
to the sources in the state Transport Department, minimum bus fare in
any ordinary bus has been fixed Rs 2.
Race
hots up for top ZP posts
Jalandhar, February 2
To grab the coveted posts of the
chairman and vice- chairman of the Zila Parishad for their “men”
and to stage a “show of strength”, two groups of the
Jalandhar-based Congress ministers have started flexing their muscles
to get the “nod” of the Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder
Singh, and the Punjab Pradesh Congress chief, Mr H. S. Hanspal, in
favour of their respective candidates.
Infighting
in Cong comes to fore
Bathinda, February 2
Even as the Punjab Congress
leadership has been trying to infuse zeal among party activists and
workers to perform well in the coming municipal council elections to
be held in March, differences and groupism in the district Congress
unit has started acquiring alarming dimensions as four members of the
zila parishad did not attend meeting convened by DCC (I) president, Mr
Bhagat Singh Dhaliwal, today for electing the candidate to be
nominated for the election of chairman and vice-chairman of the zila
parishad scheduled to be held on February 4.
Girls dressed to perform during the annual function of Dashmesh Senior Secondary School at Bathinda on Sunday.
— Tribune Photo by Kulbir Beera |
Sarpanch,
panchayat secy held
Bathinda, February 2
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has
arrested Mr Pritam Singh, sarpanch, Mr Makhan Singh, officiating
sarpanch and Mr Gurtej Singh, panchayat secretary of Ramsra village
for the alleged misappropriation of funds. Sources said here today
that the panchayat had shown that Rs 53.54 lakh had been spent on
various development works in the village during 1998-2002, but the VB
had received a complaint alleging bungling in the funds and siphoning
of funds by a section of panchayat members with the connivance of the
panchayat secretary.
VB
sleuths quiz Saini, son
Pathankot, February 2
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has
started a probe against Mr Satya Pal Saini, former BJP minister, for
allegedly having assets disproportionate to his known sources of
income.
Organ
transplant: IMA seeks fresh guidelines
Sangrur, February 2
The Punjab unit of the IMA has
urged the state government to issue fresh guidelines stressing
transparency on organ transplants in consultation with medical bodies
and noted doctors of the country.
Leaders
flay Sikh ‘black list’
Amritsar, February 2
The Akali Dal (Mann) has convened
a crucial meeting of its working committee and executive committee at
Ludhiana tomorrow to discuss various issues pertaining to the Sikh
Panth.
SAD
to institute award in memory of Kalpana
Chandigarh, February 2
The Shiromani Akali Dal has
decided to institute an award in memory of Kalpana Chawla. Announcing
this here today, the president of the party, Mr Prakash Singh Badal,
said the award would be given annually to a Punjabi or a person or
Punjabi origin for his outstanding contribution in the field of space
research at the national or international level.
US
body to implement Nanakshahi calendar
Amritsar, February 2
In a significant development, the
American Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee has decided to implement
the Nanakshahi calendar in all Sikh shrines in the USA.
Health workers seek probe
Kharar, February 2
Demanding a high-level probe into the assault on Harjinder Singh, steno to Civil Surgeon, a few days back, the Punjab Health Department Subordinate Offices Clerical Association has sought stern legal action against all those involved in the incident.
Judicial
remand for MLA’s son
Moga, February 2
On the expiry of day’s police
remand, the police yesterday produced Kulwant Singh, son of Malkiat
Singh Kittu, MLA Barnala, in the court of Judicial Magistrate Tarsem
Mangla.
BKU
(E) activists stage dharna
Mansa, February 2
Activists of BKU (E) sat on a
dharna here yesterday near the district courts complex in protest
against the registration of a criminal case against more than 100
workers of the union and arrest of five workers, including Mr Malook
Singh Hirke, vice-president of the state unit of the BKU (E).
Border
highways to be widened
Gurdaspur, February 2
State highways in the border
districts of Ferozepore, Gurdaspur and Amritsar will be widened on a
priority during the next financial year and will be partly financed by
the World Bank.
Salaries
not paid for 8 months
Batala, February 2
Resentment prevails among
employees of Post-Portum Unit (Family Planning) and Revamping Schemes
of the Punjab Health Department working with the Civil Hospital,
Batala, as they have not been paid salaries for the past eight months.
Gang
of cheats busted
Gurdaspur , February 2
The police has busted another
gang of cheats who were involved in extorting large sums of money from
people on the pretext of sending them abroad and get them lucrative
jobs.
Robbers
parade women naked
Pathankot, February 2
A 25-member gang, suspected to be
Kale Kachhewale, struck at three villages in Pathankot and Kathua
early this morning and committed robbery in four houses. Women members
of the Gujjar community were forcibly paraded naked and injured.
In-laws
held in dowry case
Tarn Taran, February 2
The police has arrested four members of a family under the Dowry Act.
Police sources said here today that father-in-law, mother-in-law and
sister-in-law of Kulbir Kaur, daughter of Mr Sardool Singh of Uppal
village, under the Verowal police station, were arrested on a
complaint of Kulbir Kaur (24).
Schools
forced to buy outdated books
Bathinda, February 2
“Purchase books for library on
January 8, 2003. If the books are not purchased on the date, you will
be personally responsible for departmental action taken against you.
So ensure that you reach the DEO (Secondary) office on the date. This
is most urgent.”
Punjabi
varsity cuts holidays
Patiala, February 2
Punjabi University has decided to
reduce the number of public holidays on the campus from 37 to only
eight besides switching over to the semester system of examinations. A
decision in this regard was taken at a high-powered committee meeting
held here yesterday which was chaired by Vice-Chancellor Swaran Singh
Boparai and consisted of representatives of student bodies,
meritorious students of all teaching departments, Deans of faculties,
heads of teaching departments and other senior functionaries of the
varsity.
Padyatra
for loan recovery
Jalandhar, February 2
In a unique attempt to recover
loans, running into crores of rupees, from its defaulters, Uco bank
today launched a special “padyatra” in the Doaba region of Punjab
requesting defaulters to repay the dues or face strict action
according to law.
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