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Vedanti
for end to Romana-Iqbal Singh row
Talwandi Sabo, May 27
Efforts have been initiated by
Akal Takht Jathedar, Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti to bring to an end
the controversy relating to “relations” between Bhai Iqbal Singh,
Jathedar, Takht Patna Sahib and Mr Mohinder Singh Romana, President,
Takht Patna Sahib Management Committee, who has been declared
“Tankhaiya” by the former recently.
Vedanti
confidant meets Bhai Ranjit Singh
Amritsar, May 27
Mr Prithipal Singh Sandhu, a
former P.A. and relative of Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar
Akal Takht today held a closed-door meeting with Bhai Ranjit Singh, a
former Jathedar of Akal Takht at latter’s residence here today.
Punjab ‘poor in ST collection’
Chandigarh, May 27
The Planning Commission is not happy with the Punjab Government’s performance in the collection of various taxes, especially sales tax. This has been officially conveyed by the commission to the state Chief Secretary, Mr Rajan Kashyap.
Boycott
of Dalits: SC panel summons Chief
Secretary
Jalandhar, May 27
The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled
Tribes Commission has summoned the Punjab Chief Secretary, the
Director-General of Punjab Police, and the Principal Secretary (Home)
in its Delhi office on May 28 in respect of alleged boycott of Dalits
in Talhan village near here.
Cong gears up for elections
Chandigarh, May 27
The occasion to mark the death anniversary of the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was today used by the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) to hold a meeting of its executive committee and interact with the new district presidents and other office-bearers at the party office here.
BJP
not to allow ‘manipulation’ of poll results
Morinda (Ropar), May 27
The Punjab unit of the BJP will
seek the Union Government’s help if the state government tries to
use the administrative machinery to “manipulate” the results of
the coming panchayat elections.
OCTROI EVASION CASE
Mayor
points finger at MC ex-chief
Patiala, May 27
The case of alleged octroi
evasion by a local trader in electronic goods has taken a new turn
with Mayor Vishnu Sharma announcing that former Corporation
Commissioner Gurinder Singh Grewal had been guilty of negligence in
the case and that he would write to the Secretary, Local Bodies, to
demand a Vigilance probe in the matter.
Delhi-Lahore
bus service opposed
Phillaur, May 27
The Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray)
Punjab has condemned the Union Government’s decision to restore bus
service between India and Pakistan. Talking to mediapersons here today
Sena’s state unit President Swami Pushpender Swaroop and
vice-president Surinder Dogra also criticised the Union Government’s
move to release Pakistani prisoners three times more than those
released by Pakistan.
MC
forced to change Gurdas Mann nite venue
Amritsar, May 27
Even as invitation cards and
passes had been issued days ago, the local municipal corporation was
forced to hurriedly change the venue of the pop-cum-folk singer Gurdas
Mann’s live performance, scheduled for May 30 here.
HIGH COURT
Clubs to
be shifted from Amritsar Company Bagh
Chandigarh, May 27
Acting on a public interest
litigation, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
today directed the shifting of clubs from Company Bagh at Amritsar.
The garden, developed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, has been declared a
heritage site by the state of Punjab.
- Former minister’s arrest
stayed
- Driver gets bail in kidney scam
case
Poll
staff not paid dues
Bathinda, May 27
While the state authorities have
started gearing up for the panchayat elections to be held on June 29,
the employees who had performed duties during the zila parishad and
panchayat samiti elections held last year are yet to be paid their
honorarium.
Trust
adopts 21 children
Morinda (Ropar), May 27
The Dharamarth Trust here has
adopted 21 poor children from North-East states. A member of the
trust, Mr Madan Mohan Mittal, former Minister for Food and Civil
Supplies, Punjab, while talking to newsmen today said the children
adopted by the trust belonged to Mizoram and Tripura.
Bairagis seek quota
Ludhiana, May 27
The Bairagi Maha Mandal, Punjab,
has demanded reservation in panchayats for Backward Classes and other
downtrodden sections of society.
Farmers
urged not to pay tubewell bills
Tarn Taran, May 27
The kisan conference organised
here today by the Kisan Sangarash Committee has called the farmers not
to pay the power bills of their tubewells. The conference was attended
by a large number of farmers, including womenfolk. Workers of the
Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) and different employee unions, too,
participated in it and declared their support to the agitating
farmers.
Father-in-law
booked for rape
Amritsar, May 27
A young married woman, resident
of Chheharta, has alleged that she has been repeatedly raped by her
father-in-law of the same area. In her complaint lodged at Chheharta
police station, she has stated that she was married 14 months ago. She
alleged that one day her father-in-law locked her in a room after
sending her husband on an errand. He raped her and also threatened to
kill her if she disclosed this to anyone.
3
hurt as members of truck unions clash
Rampura Phul, May 27
Three members of two truck unions
— the Truck Union, Rampura Phul, and the Guru Nanak Truck Operators
Union — were injured when a clash took place between them at two
different places today. Besides, some persons, who suffered injuries,
were missing.
Drug
addict held with stolen LPG cylinders
Bathinda, May 27
When Gurbir Singh had started
taking drugs some years ago he had not thought that the addiction
would one day land him in police custody. Gurbir, a resident of the
local Parasram Nagar, was arrested by the police last night for
allegedly stealing LPG cylinders. He allegedly used to sell these
cylinders at cheaper rates for getting money to purchase drugs.
CV
Raman varsity to open centres in region
Jalandhar, May 27
The Dr C.V. Raman University of
Science, Technology, Commerce and Management is all set to make its
presence felt in the northern region of the country by opening 50 of
its distance education centres in Punjab, 18 in Haryana and 14 in
Delhi.
Poor
show by rural schools
Fazilka, May 27
The result of Class XII science
group under the Punjab School Education Board in Ferozepore district
has been disappointing, particularly in rural areas. Crores of rupees
spent on providing education seems to have gone waste.
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lecturers ‘tampered with marksheets’
Ropar, May 27
The district education
authorities indicted four lecturers of government senior secondary
School Nangal for tampering with mark sheets of the class XI students.
Sources here said that science lecturers of the said school including
Ms Kanchan of Physics, Mr Dharma Pal Saini of biology, Mr Gurdeep Ram
of Chemistry and Mr Pathak of Mathematics allegedly tampered with
passing mark sheets of the class XI of the said school to help certain
students.
Governor
visits PTU
Jalandhar, May 27
The Punjab Governor, Justice O.P.
Verma, today stressed the need for taking effective steps towards the
development of human resources for the cyber industry. Speaking after
a presentation held at Punjab Technical University during his first
visit to the university, the Governor said the technical education
system of the state had to be responsive to innovation in technology
and fulfil the requirements of new industrial and economic environment
of the country.
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