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Akali
unity slow, steady process
Chandigarh, April 25
The issue of unity between the
Badal-led SAD and the Tohra-led Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal will be a
‘’low key’’ affair at the meeting of the Political Affairs
Committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal here tomorrow, say sources.
‘Pressured’
by politician, official goes on leave
Jalandhar, April 25
Is political interference behind
the mushrooming of illegal buildings in Jalandhar, where two influential
builders and three civic body officials have been booked by the
Vigilance Bureau in an alleged multi-crore building composition fee
scam?
Misleading
ads shatter dreams
Fazilka, April 25
A case of minting money by
inserting misleading advertisements has come to light here recently.
Vinod Kumar (29), a postgraduate and resident of Kailash Nagar
locality here who is presently working at Vidya Niketan Public High
School here told the correspondent that he read the advertisement
regarding the recruitment of teachers published in Employment News
tabloid on April 5 and 11.
Aneja
heads Jalalabad MC
Jalalabad, April 25
Mr Ashok Aneja of the Congress
was today unanimously elected president of the local Municipal
Council. The election was held at local Municipal Council office,
where all the 14 newly elected Municipal councillors, also belonging
to Congress Party were present.
Cong
nominee is zila parishad chief
Hoshiarpur, April 25
Mr Arjan Singh of Nangal Bihala
village and Mr Gurdial Singh of Bohan village, both Congress nominees,
were elected unopposed as Chairman and Vice-Chairman, respectively, of
the Zila Parishad (reserved), Hoshiarpur, here this afternoon. The
Congress has a strength of 22 in 30-member Zila Parishad.
Cong men boycott Bir Devinder’s
function
Patiala, April 25
Congress men today deserted the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, virtually boycotting a samman samaroh organised in his honour at the Circuit House by a social welfare organisation which he had earlier headed.
10
in fray for medical council poll
Phagwara, April 25
Ten candidates were left in fray
for the election to the Punjab Medical Council after the scrutiny of
papers. Dr Raman Kumar Aggarwal of Phagwara, one of the candidates,
told this correspondent that the scrutiny was conducted in the office
of the Returning Officer, Dr A.S. Padda, Joint Director, Medical
Education and Research, at Chandigarh, today.
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Order
to release 9 prisoners
Gurdaspur, April 25
Mr Justice Nirmal Singh of the
Punjab and Haryana High Court during his inspection of the Central
Jail here released nine prisoners, including two Bangladesh nationals,
and an undertrial from Jammu and Kashmir.
Suspected
SARS patients recovering
Bathinda, April 25
Ms Saroj (45), wife of Jagdish
Rai Sharma, a suspected patient of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
who was admitted to the local Civil Hospital on April 23 after she
complained of high temperature and breathing problems, has recovered
fully and is likely to be discharged today.
SGPC
panel meets Panthic bodies
Chandigarh, April 25
The SGPC has not yet reached any conclusion on allowing women to do
“seva” in Darbar Sahib. A meeting of the SGPC subcommittee set up
on the issue, was held at local Kalgidhar Niwas here toady. Briefing
the press Dr Darshan Singh said another meeting would be held on May 8
and the subcommittee would submit its report to SGPC President Kirpal
Singh Badungar by May 15.
HIGH COURT
Victim’s
mother granted compensation
Chandigarh, April 25
In less than three years after a
soldier was accidentally killed during counter-insurgency operations in
Jammu and Kashmir, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed a
payment of Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the victim’s mother.
- Plea dismissed
- Notice issued
Snag
costs power plant lakhs
Bathinda, April 25
Unit number one of the Guru Nanak
Dev Thermal Plant here which was switched on in the morning, yesterday
after repairs, tripped in the evening. The unit was started after
routine repair. Some fault in the boiler of the unit led to tripping.
CM’s
visit propels action
Chandigarh, April 25
As a sequel to the surprise visit
of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to Ropar yesterday the district
administration has initiated action. A spokesman for the Punjab
Government said the visit by the Chief Minister had acted as a
propeller to instill confidence in the public regarding government
commitment to good governance.
2
women devotees save ‘bir’ from fire
Hoshiarpur, April 25
Ms Manjit Kaur and Ms Chinti Devi
— devotees — saved holy Bir of Sri Guru Granth Sahib from burning
at Kunta village gurdwara under police station Hariana in early
morning today.
Bungling
of Red Cross funds to be ‘probed’
Abohar, April 25
Mr Jagtar Singh Khatra, DPI
(Elementary), has reportedly assured the Democratic Teachers Front
that a high-level inquiry would be conducted into the alleged
misappropriation in Red Cross, sports and child welfare funds at a
Block Education Primary office here.
Woman
drowns 2 daughters
Batala, April 25
A 30-year-old woman, married for three years, allegedly drowned her
two daughters, aged two years and seven months, at home this morning,
the police said. Sukhwinder Kaur,
after allegedly drowning Jaideep (2) and Kirandeep (7 months) in a
water bucket at home in Mann Nagar around 3 am, woke up her husband,
father-in-law and mother-in-law and informed them they had died in
accidental drowning.
Woman,
son held for minor’s rape, murder
Jalandhar, April 25
Murder case of 10-year-old school
girl, from Dhilwan village whose body was found in a plastic bag near
her house, was solved with the arrest of her middle-aged neighbour and
father of three, who allegedly had strangled the girl and tried to
conceal it with the help of his mother.
Unit
making fake Glucon-D unearthed
Jalandhar, April 25
The district police has unearthed
a chemical factory allegedly manufacturing duplicate Glucon-D. Mr
Varinder Kumar, SSP, in a press note issued here today, said Heinz
India Private Limited has been manufacturing and selling Glucose-D
under the trade name of Glucon-D.
PUDA
staffer caught taking bribe
Bathinda, April 25
The Vigilance Bureau arrested an
employee of the Punjab Urban Development Authority while he was
accepting a bribe of Rs 1,500 here today.
Refund
security, dental college told
Mansa, April 25
The District Consumer Disputes
Redressal Forum here has ordered Mr Naginder Singh Harika, Managing
Director, Khalsa Rural Dental College and Hospital for Women, Nangal
Kalan in the district to refund Rs 1 lakh along with interest at the
rate of 18 per cent per annum to Ms Shikha Sharma, daughter of Mr
Lachman Dass Sharma, of Panchkula a student of the above college.
Punjabi
University bans mobiles
Patiala, April 25
Punjabi University has banned the carrying of mobile phones into its examination centres after it was discovered that the phones were being used as a copying tool by various
candidates.
Publishers
in league with schools?
Bathinda, April 25
With the start of the new
academic session, some book sellers and publishers of guides and other
help books have allegedly started making deals with some schools to
get “favourable recommendations” for their books.
5
NCC cadets honoured
Jalandhar, April 25
The NCC Group Headquarters here
today honoured five cadets and gave them Rs 5,000 each.
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