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Water
in toxic-lined tankers
Ropar, June 4
The people of Himachal facing
shortage of water these days are being supplied water contaminated
with chemicals.
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Punjab wheat to woo Rajasthani voters
Bathinda, June 4
While much hue and cry is being
raised about the “empty coffers” of the state, not only did the
government float tenders for the procurement of wheat husk for gifting
it to drought-affected Rajasthan, but also Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh has decided to send 20,000 quintal of wheat that would be
flagged off from here tomorrow.
Informers
pocket reward money, turn hostile
Bathinda, June 4
A section of the complainants,
who have pocketed the reward money for getting gazetted and non-gazetted
government officials caught red-handed by the Vigilance Bureau, have
been turning hostile to save the accused in corruption cases by
retracting their statements in the court.
Villagers
without power for 1 month
Gurdaspur, June 4
Resentment prevails among
residents of border Rahimabad village against the failure of power
supply for the past one month. Mr Parminder Singh Saabi, member, Zila
Parishad, said PSEB employees concerned removed the transformer more
than two weeks ago on the promise to replace it the next day.
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Fate
of Indian POWs unknown
FEROZEPORE: The
recent confidence-building measures undertaken by both Indian
and Pakistani governments have raised fresh hopes for the kith
and kin of 54 Indian PoW’s languishing in Pakistani jails for
more than 31 years now. |
BSP
not to contest panchayat poll
Bathinda, June 4
The state unit of the Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP) has decided not to field its candidates in the
forthcoming panchayat elections as the party leadership has been busy
for the past several weeks in strengthening the party at the grass
root level.
Fund
constraints delay spinal injury centre
Chandigarh, June 4
The overzealous approach of the
Punjab Government to extend and broadbase its ambitious Regional
Spinal Injury Centre coming up at Sector 70, SAS Nager, has now
created the problem of resource crunch.
Minister’s
kin taste power breakdown
Gurdaspur, June 4
Some family members of Mr Gurchet
Singh Bhullar, Irrigation Minister, were trapped in a lift while they
were on their way to spillway of the Ranjit Sagar Dam on Monday,
according to the reports received here today.
Encroachments
galore in Amritsar
Amritsar, June 4
Even as authorities are quick to
move against ordinary persons, the same authorities completely shirk
their responsibilities when it comes to the rich and the powerful.
Custodial
torture: cop held guilty
Mansa, June 4
The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM)
of Mansa, Mr Harsh Mehta, today convicted Sub-Inspector (SI) Rupinder
Bhardwaj and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for six
months and a fine of Rs 200 under Section 342 of the IPC. In default
of payment of fine, he will have to further undergo RI for 15 days.
TRIBUNE FOLLOW-UP
Mayor
promises to improve civic amenities
Amritsar, June 4
Mayor Sunil Datti announced that
20 new tube-wells would be installed this year. He said that 27 more
tubewells would be installed in the district with the help of the
District Planning Board.
He
is all set to become ‘she’
Patiala, June 4
Mr Amrik Singh of Urban Estate
here has been taking guidance from a plastic surgeon, Dr Harish Sood,
for a sex change operation. The 23-year-old Sikh has been visiting
Gurdwara Dukhniwaran for the past 40 days to pray for the success of
the operation.
Probe
ordered into ‘cheating’ by financier
Abohar, June 4
The SSP Ferozepore has ordered
the anti-fraud squad of the police to probe allegations of
‘misconduct and cheating’ against a finance company. The squad has
reportedly summoned four persons, including one based in New Delhi.
Adjust
surplus coop mill staff: CM
Abohar, June 4
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh
has directed heads of corporations and apex bodies in the cooperative
sector to speed up the process of adjusting surplus staff of
cooperative Spinning mills and Spinfed as the state government has
decided to wind up the units that were running in heavy losses.
Residents
give aid to fire victims
Ropar, June 4
Residents and non-government
organisations (NGOs), in response to the appeal issued by the district
administration, have contributed generously for victims of the fire
tragedy at Ropar on Monday in which over hundred huts were gutted.
2.8
lakh saplings to be planted in Punjab
Chandigarh, June 4
With a view to replenish the
depleting forest cover in the state and to reduce the pollution level
in its vicinity, as many as 2.8 lakh saplings would be planted by the
Departments of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development, Sports
and Youth Services, Punjab, in various government institutions in
association with the Forest Department.
Residents
of CM’s village feel neglected
Mehraj (Bathinda), June 4
The euphoria generated among a
large section of residents of this native village of Capt Amarinder
Singh after he was sworn in Chief Minister of Punjab more than a year
ago, has started diminishing due to the repeated failure on his part
to pay it a visit. This is his ancestral village where a “samadh”
of his forefathers is present.
Medical
representatives’ strike today
Sangrur, June 4
Medical representatives from all
over Punjab will observe a complete strike from June 5 to June 7.
Badungar
inaugurates gate
Kharar, June 4
Mr Kirpal Singh Badungar,
President of the SGPC, today inaugurated a gate constructed by the
managing committee of Gurdwara Sahib Akali Daftar, Kharar, here today.
Show
dedicated to Prithvi Raj Kapoor
Patiala, June 4
Baradari Gardens Theatre
Movement, launched by the National Theatre Arts Society (NTAS),
Patiala, under the “Theatre on first Sunday of Every Month”
campaign is gaining momentum and popularity.
Ban
on loudspeakers till July 26
Amritsar, June 4
District Magistrate Raminder
Singh has banned the use of loudspeakers, especially at marriage
palaces and religious places. The ban, ordered under Section 144, Cr
PC will remain in force till July 26.
Grants
given to 45 families of martyrs
Hoshiarpur, June 4
As many as 72 Army men of the
district have laid down their lives while protecting the borders since
1999. A grant of Rs 2 lakh each has been given to 45 of these
families.
Photo
journalist holds exhibition
Patiala, June 4
Rajesh Sachar, a photo
journalist, exhibited his photographs here today on the premises of
Theta Management Services. The main theme of his photographs was
“True Life”.
Children look at
photographs clicked by Rajesh Sachar, a photo journalist, during an
exhibition in Patiala on Wednesday. — Photo Subhash Patialvi
Save
Grain Campaign
Chandigarh, June 4
Fifty farmers of Mauran village
in Sangrur district have been trained to deal with insects, rodents
and micro-organisms as part of the Central Government’s Save Grain
Campaign.
MLAs,
Mayor laud role of Amritsar MC chief
Amritsar, June 4
MLAs, councillors, and Mayor
Sunil Dutti lauded the efforts of Mr Jasbir Singh Bir for achieving a
96 per cent record budget target for the first time in the history of
the MC, at a special farewell held for Mr Bir, Commissioner, Municipal
Corporation, here yesterday.
Two
arrested in fake currency racket
Ludhiana, June 4
The police here has arrested two
persons for supplying fake currency and recovered fake currency of Rs
1. 35 lakh from their possession. Surinder Singh alias Shinda of
Jandiali a business partner of Man Singh Garcha, a brother of former
Akali minister Jagdish Singh Garcha.
8
travel agents booked for duping people
Jalandhar, June 4
The district police has booked
eight travel agents in as many separate cases on the allegations of
duping people of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of sending them
abroad.
Melon
seller duped
Phagwara, June 4
Two car-borne thugs tricked a
musk melon seller of Rs 1,000 in the name of religion. They came to
the seller for purchasing two-and-a-half quintal of musk melons to be
distributed at a “chhabeel”.
Man
kills wife’s paramour
Amritsar, June 4
Husband and three members of the
parental family of Ninder Kaur (24) killed her alleged lover Pargat
Singh on June 2 night. The deceased was sleeping at his “chakki”
when he was attacked and strangled.
Bangladeshi
national arrested
Amritsar, June 4
The BSF nabbed a Bangladeshi
national late last evening when he was trying to sneak into the Indian
territory from Pakistan.
Nakodar
college girl tops B.Sc-II
Amritsar, June 4
Shasia YM of BD Arya Girls
College Jalandhar cantonment and Manu Priya of KRM DAV College Nakodar
(Jalandhar) topped the merit list (provisional) of BA–II and B.Sc
–II examinations respectively.
Protest
against college fee hike
Bathinda, June 4
Members of the Pirthipal Randhawa
Manch held a candle march in the city last evening in protest against
an increase in the tuition fee of colleges.
Students
visit police station
Sangrur, June 4
As many as 54 students of the
local General Gurnam Singh Public School, accompanied by their
Vice-Principal Kulwinder Singh and some teachers, today visited a
police station on the invitation of Mr A.S. Rai, SSP.
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