 Verma
to be sworn in tomorrow
Chandigarh, May 6
Justice O.P. Verma will take oath
as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator, Union Territory of
Chandigarh, at Raj Bhawan here on May 8, according to official
sources.
Move
to bar docs from civil services decried
Chandigarh, May 6
The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association has strongly resented
the move to bar the entry of doctors in civil services and demanded a
permanent scientific remedy to the problem of brain drain from the
medical fraternity.
Doctors
raising ‘bribery’ fund?
Amritsar, May 6
Certain medical officials who got
panicky after the surprise raids on rural dispensaries and hospitals
have reportedly started raising fund to bribe senior officials to
prevent future raids.
HIGH COURT
Directive
on FIR
Chandigarh, May 6
Acting on a petition filed by an
accused in the fake arms licences case, Mr Justice K.C. Gupta of the
high court directed the transfer of a first information report,
allegedly involving former Senior Superintendent of Punjab Police
Gurcharan Singh Pherurai’s relatives, to the Central Bureau of
Investigation.
Lawyers
demand HC bench
Faridkot, May 6
Members of the District Bar
Association, here have appealed to the Punjab and Haryana High Court
to establish a bench of the court at every divisional headquarter to
provide justice at the door in the state. According to reports a
request in this connection was made yesterday at a meeting with Mr
Justice M.M. Kumar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court who was on a
four-day tour of the area.
‘Punjabi
Haas Raag Rang’ staged
Patiala, May 6
The National Theatre Arts
Society, Patiala, presented “Punjabi Hass Raag Rang”, a monthly
theatre programme of Punjabi humour, music and drama as a part of the
series “Theatre on First Sunday of Every Month” under the Patiala
Baradari Gardens Theatre Movement, at Patiala.
PSEB
not keeping promise, say villagers
Jalandhar, May 6
Even as residents of Mand and
adjoining villages on the Jalandhar-Kapurthala road have deposited the
requisite fee with the PSEB to get uninterrupted power supply, the
situation in these villages has gone from bad to worse. Power is
available for about six hours a day.
Youth’s
death: suicide or murder?
Abohar, May 6
The police today disposed of the
case of death of Prem Kumar Premi (21) under Section 174 of the IPC.
He died at the Nehru Memorial Civil Hospital here last evening.
Wife
of missing JE files complaint
Amritsar, May 6
Mrs Kunta Devi has, in a
complaint to the police, alleged that her husband, Mr Harpal Singh,
employed as a Junior Engineer in the canal department is missing.
Fate
of pensioners’ files unknown
Abohar, May 6
The fate of 347 files of
pensioners is not known. The Punjab Government Pensioners Association
in a complaint faxed to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh yesterday said
following the transfer of state government pensions from the Treasury
to the banks, the pensioners had been suffering a number of
difficulties.
Release
of 18 jail inmates ordered
Moga, May 6
The Punjab and Haryana High Court
judge, Mr Justice M.M. Kumar, and the District and Sessions Judge,
(Faridkot), Mr A.N. Jindal visited the district jail at Faridkot and
listened to the grievances of the inmates even as 18 inmates were
ordered to be released.
Jail
inmate shifted to PGI
Bathinda, May 6
Kewal Krishan, an inmate of the
Central Jail here, admitted to the civil hospital, after he allegedly
swallowed a lizard has been shifted to the PGI, Chandigarh for
treatment.
Police
remand for accused in PMT scam case
Kharar, May 6
Devinder Singh, prime accused in
the PMT scam, was sent in police remand in another case till May 7 by
Kharar Judicial Magistrate Harinder Sidhu here today. The accused was
produced in the court in connection with a case registered under
Sections 406 and 420, IPC, here.
Re-employment
of ex-DSPs resented
Chandigarh, May 6
The Punjab Police Officers
Association has objected to the re-employment of superannuated Deputy
Superintendents of Police (DSPs) on a contract basis.
Rs 328
crore for better sewerage
Jalandhar, May 6
The Punjab government has
earmarked Rs 328 crore to improve sewerage in 33 towns and Rs 65 crore
would be spent for providing drinking water facilities in 12 towns.
CM
urged to check sale of fake seeds
Bathinda, May 6
The Judicial Accountability and
Human Rights Promotion Organisation has urged the Punjab Chief
Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to look into the selling of spurious
seeds and pesticides by traders allegedly in connivance with officials
of the Agriculture Department.
Wheat
damaged during storage
Jalalabad
A large quantity of wheat damaged
during storage with the Food Corporation of India has put a question
mark on the working style of the Union Government’s premium
procurement agency. About 70,000 quintals of damaged wheat worth Rs 5
crore (crop year 2000-2001) has been lying at local Shakti open plinth
and Laxmi open plinth.
Govt
announces transfer policy
Chandigarh, May 6
The Punjab Government has issued
guidelines for general postings and transfers during 2003-2004. An
official spokesman said here today that the transfers would be made
from May 1 to May 31.
EC
seeks Inspector’s suspension
Chandigarh, May 6
The Punjab State Election
Commissioner, Mr C.L. Bains, has sent another letter to the Chief
Secretary urging him to get Inspector Baldev Singh Brar suspended
immediately.
Panel
to supervise grants’ distribution
Ferozepore, May 6
The Union Government has formed a
district-level vigilance committee to supervise development works and
process of distribution of grants under various centre-sponsored
schemes.
Panel
to prepare reforms agenda
Chandigarh, May 6
The first meeting of the newly
constituted state appraisal and reforms committee was held here today
under the chairmanship of Mr Rajan Kashyap, Chief Secretary. An
official spokesman said here that the committee discussed the measures
to be taken for preparing a comprehensive strategy for modernisation
of the departments concerned.
CM’s
directive to Chief Secy, DGP
Chandigarh, May 6
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt
Amarinder Singh, today directed the Chief Secretary, Mr Rajan Kashyap;
and the Director-General of Police, Mr M.S. Bhullar, to undertake
joint tours to the divisional headquarters regularly to monitor the
functioning of the civil and the police administration.
Rice
mill owner arrested for fraud
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 6
The district Vigilance Department
yesterday arrested Shanti Swarup Markan, a rice mill owner of Sirhind,
under Sections 406 and 409 IPC for allegedly misappropriating paddy
belonging to the Punjab Ware Housing Corporation worth over Rs 24
lakh.
Booked
for forcing wife into flesh trade
Pathankot, May 6
A woman (22) married Parminder
Kumar of Lahri Mahantan village of this subdivision two years ago. The
husband alleged to be jobless and habitual drinker, a month ago took
his wife to a tent house in Sunder Chak village for some work.
XEN
booked on corruption charge
Gurdaspur, May 6
The Vigilance Bureau here has
booked Mr D.K. Syal, Executive Engineer Gurdaspur division, Upper Bari
Doaba Canal, on charges of corruption. A case under various sections
of the corruption Act and IPC was registered yesterday at a police
station in Jalandhar. Official sources allege that irregularities had
been committed in inviting tenders for 32 works by Mr Syal.
10
travel agents arrested
Jalandhar, May 6
The police here has arrested 10
“self-styled” travel agents for cheating persons wanting to go
abroad. Seven cases have been registered against these travel agents
at different police stations of the district, said Mr Varinder Kumar,
SSP.
4
held in dowry death case
Abohar, May 6
Four persons have been arrested
in connection with the dowry related death of Kiran, daughter of Mr
Baldev Raj Sharma, a resident of Anand Nagri here, police sources
said. The body of the victim was brought here from Bhawanigarh late
last night. The cremation took place this afternoon.
Dowry
case: raids in Jalandhar
Phagwara, May 6
The police has conducted raids in
Jalandhar and Ferozepore to arrest Sat Krishna Mehta and her daughter,
Madhu Prashar, who were booked along with four NRIs under Sections
420, 406 and 498-B of the IPC on Friday. Madhu Prashar is the
Principal at Dev Samaj College for Women Ferozepore.
Female
literacy rate falls in dist
Sangrur, May 6
The female literacy rate has
fallen from 49 per cent to 42 per cent during the past five years in
the district. This was stated by Dr Puran Singh Jassi, former
Director, Health Services, Punjab, while presiding over a function.
Girls’
hostel incident: panel formed
Amritsar, May 6
A five-member committee was
formed at Dental College here today following the incident of an
alleged intruder into the girls’ hostel premises late on Sunday
night. The Principal, Dr Amarjit Singh Gill, formed the committee
comprising Dr Bhupinder Kaur Padda as chairperson, Dr Navneet Grewal,
deputy chairperson, Dr Poonam Sekri, Dr Renu Bal and Dr Sukhwinder Pal
Singh as members.
Law
school Director threatened
Jalandhar, May 6
A father of a student of the
School of Law Studies, being run by Guru Nanak Dev University at its
Ladhewali Regional Campus here, today created unruly scene and
allegedly threatened to kill the institute Director, Dr Daljit Singh,
after he found that his ward might not be able to appear in the
examination due to shortage of lectures.
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