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Medicine
dealer found evading sales tax
Bathinda, September 10
The district Excise and Sale Tax
authorities have detected the evasion of sale tax on the medicines worth
lakhs of rupees by a medicine dealer of the city. The trader had evaded
the tax on the medicines worth Rs 1.5 crore in the past two years. A
penalty of Rs 30 lakh would be imposed on the dealer shortly.
6
booked for duping widow
Kapurthala, September 10
Shanta Kapur, a Kapurthala based
widow, has alleged that a 250-yard Amritsar-based plot, to which she and
her family has been laying claims on grounds of acquisition of
family’s another plot by the Amritsar Improvement Trust since death of
her husband in 1993, has been allotted to another Amritsar resident on
the basis of “forged” documents and without the knowledge of her
family.
Peon
dresses as schoolboy to give portrait to Kalam
Ludhiana, September 10
Among those felicitating President
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on his maiden visit to the city on September 4 was an
18-year-old temporary peon of the local Municipal Corporation, who was,
surprisingly, dressed as a school student to present a portrait to the
First Citizen.
Casting
WTC scrap into new forms
Mandi Gobindgarh, September 10
Today, the foundry owners of this
“steel” town of Punjab will join the people elsewhere in remembering
and paying homage to those who died when Al Quaida terrorists crashed
their planes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center this day in
New York in 2001.
Farmers threaten to intensify stir
Chandigarh, September 10
Thousands of Punjab farmers today held a rally against the “anti-farmer” policies of the Punjab and union governments and non-fulfilment of promises made to Punjab farmers at Matka Chowk here. The rally was jointly organised by six farmers organisations — Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta), All India Kirti Kisan Sabha, Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, Punjab Kisan Sabha, Khetibari Kisan Vikas Front and Kirti Kisan Union.
Chohan
terms Longowal traitor
Amritsar, September 10
Terming Sant Harchand Singh
Longowal, a former President of the Shiromani Akali Dal, a traitor of
the Sikh community, Dr Jagjit Singh Chohan, a Khalistan idealogue and
president of the Khalsa Raj Party, said here today that the Akali
leader had joined hands with the Congress and backed out of the Dharam
Yudh Morcha and the commitment made to the Sikh community.
Haryana
Sikhs want separate gurdwara panel
Patiala, September 10
The Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee, which is fighting for the formation of a separate committee
in Haryana for managing gurdwaras in the state, has appealed to the
Haryana Government to pass a Bill to this effect in the present
Assembly session.
Panel set up on development of
Chandigarh’s periphery
Chandigarh, September 10
The Punjab Government today set up a high-level committee to prepare a road map for the development of the periphery of
Chandigarh. Sources said today that the committee had been set up under the chairmanship of Mr Jai Singh Gill, Chief Secretary.
He
had no suicidal tendency, says ex-MLA’s son
Jalandhar, September 10
Though he was under stress for
being “harassed” by some people, Dr Harbhajan Singh, 75, the
former Adampur MLA, who has committed “suicide” at his Bhogpur
residence by shooting himself with his revolver on Monday morning had
never exhibited any tendency to take such an extreme step until last
week. He was regularly in touch with his England-based son and three
daughters.
FCI
staff stage dharna
Chandigarh, September 10
Executive staff of the FCI from
various parts of Punjab held a day-long dharna in front of the
regional office of the FCI here today in support of their demands.
They also held a rally later.
India to set up warehouse in Afghanistan
Chandigarh, September 10
The Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) will make a foray into Afghanistan and build a storage warehouse in Kandahar at a cost of Rs 5 crore to store dried fruit in that country.
Roadways
depot project hangs fire
Pathankot, September 10
The completion of the Pathankot,
Punjab Roadways Depot Project (PPRDP) has been hanging fire since the
past few years.
Protests
against WTO proposals
Sangrur, September 10
A large number of activists of
the district units of the Punjab Kisan Sabha, affiliated with the CPM,
and the Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union, led by Mr Bant Singh Namol,
district president of the sabha, and Mr Ram Singh Jawanda, district
president of the union, today took out a protest march from the CPM
office to the office of the Deputy Commissioner here.
AIDS
detection centre becomes functional
Hoshiarpur, September 10
Voluntary counselling and
treatment centre for the detection of immune deficiency virus and AIDS
has become functional at the local Civil Hospital. This was disclosed
by Dr Y.C. Markan, Civil Surgeon, Hoshiarpur, here today. He said all
drug addicts, persons having high risk behaviour, those living with
HIV spouse and children and suspected migrant labourers would be
screened for HIV at Rs 10 whereas previously it was done in the
laboratory at the cost of Rs 100.
Employees’
unions forge united front
Chandigarh, September 10
After prolonged behind-the-scenes
negotiations, various employees’ organisations have formed a united
front under the banner of the Punjab Mulazam Sangharsh Committee to
make the government concede their demands.
Eye
camp held for leprosy patients
Bathinda, September 10
As many as 40 leprosy patients
were given spectacles free of cost and 16 were identified for eye
operations during an eye camp organised at their colony here today. A
team of doctors from S.D. Mahabir Dal Eye Hospital conducted the camp.
No
prescription, no drugs
Bathinda, September 10
Mr Anurag Aggarwal, District
Magistrate, today imposed a ban on the sale of 34 drugs in the
district without the prescription of a “legally recognised”
doctor.
Heritage
festival in Amritsar
Amritsar, September 10
The district administration has
announced a five-day heritage festival in the city starting from
December 3.
High Court
Pakistan
kids
Chandigarh, September 10
The government of India has told
the state of Punjab that cases may be withdrawn against Pakistani
children who had strayed in the Indian territory. A communication to
this effect was placed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court during
the hearing of a habeas corpus petition seeking directions for the
release of Pakistani children from Faridkot’s juvenile home.
Bamra’s
aides remanded
Kharar, September 10
A local court today remanded two
close aides of Hardeep Singh Bamra, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to
former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, in police custody for two
days.
Charges
framed against wife in murder case
Chandigarh, September 10
Charges have been framed against
Sukhwant Kaur, a resident of Moga, for allegedly committing the murder
of her husband in connivance with four other persons.
Second
court opened
Amloh, September 10
Mr Mohinder Paul, District and
Sessions Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, has inaugurated the second court in
the Judicial Complex, according to Mr Harbans Singh Toor, president,
Bar Association, to the mediapersons here today.
Paddy
procurement arrangement reviewed
Faridkot, September 10
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr
Hussan Lal has recommended action against Mr Rakesh Ranjan, District
Manager, Food Corporation of India and Mr Jagroop Singh Gill,
Secretary, Market Committee Kotkapura for not attending a meeting of
senior officers of the state government agencies called yesterday to
discuss paddy procurement arrangements.
Process
of allotting rice to mills completed
Fatehgarh Sahib,
September 10
The process of allotting rice for
milling to the procurement agencies in the district has been
completed, said Mr Bhupinder Singh, Deputy Director, Food and Civil
Supplies, while talking to mediapersons here yesterday.
Special
‘girdawri’ ordered
Sangrur, September 10
Mr Sarvjit Singh, Deputy Commissioner, today ordered a special
girdawri to assess the losses to standing crops in six villages of
Moonak subdivision in the district.
Big
units to surrender plots
SAS Nagar, September 10
Big industrial units who had been allotted land many years ago have
been told to surrender vacant plots as they had failed to set up
industrial units on them.
SDMs
authorised to check petrol stations
Fatehgarh Sahib,
September 10
To ensure proper quantity and
quality of petrol and diesel at petrol stations, respective SDMs have
been authorised to check petrol stations in their areas. Mr S.K.
Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner, addressing a monthly meeting of
district officials here today, directed the Executive Officers of all
Municipal Councils to monitor the anti-encroachment drive daily and
report to his office about removal of encroachments.
Junior
engineer, patwari held for graft
Sangrur, September 10
The vigilance authorities here
arrested a PWD Junior Engineer posted at Barnala, and a patwari of Bir
Kalan (Tehsil Sunam) Patwar circle from two different places while
accepting bribe, on Monday.
50,000
tablets seized
Sangrur, September 10
Mr Amit Duggal, District Drug
Inspector, today raided a medicine shop at Kalua Park Market here and
seized about 50,000 intoxicating tablets and capsules.
Girl
killed for dowry, says father
Amritsar, September 10
Geeta, in her early 20s and
resident of the Sultanwind area, was allegedly strangled to death by
her in-laws for dowry yesterday. A case was registered today after the
complaint of the father of the girl, Mr Pritam Chand.
Cop
held for sexually exploiting colleague
Gurdaspur, September 10
A constable has been arrested for
sexually exploiting a woman colleague for a long period after assuring
her of marriage.
Two
booked for rape
Amritsar, September 10
A woman of Thathi village under
Lopoke police station in Majitha police district was allegedly raped
by two persons of same village late last evening. Her husband who
worked as a labourer in the local grain market was not at home.
Bir
Devinder to help end varsity deadlock
Patiala, September 10
Punjab Deputy Speaker Bir
Devinder Singh is again set to intervene in the Punjabi University
affairs after students approached him today in Chandigarh and
complained that the university was not adhering to the terms of the
agreement finalised by him which had resulted in lifting of the dharna
by them on September 1.
IGNOU tele-conference from Sept 13
Doraha, September 10
Indira Gandhi National Open University will organise a tele-conference for as many as 1 lakh students on September 13 and 14. This information was given by Mr
V.C. Pandey, Regional Director of IGNOU, today.
Chamber
for scrapping tax on scrap
Ludhiana, September 10
The Apex Chamber of Commerce and
Industry has made a plea for exemption of scrap from tax collection at
source (TCS) since it would adversely affect the iron and steel,
hosiery, spinning and paper industries in the state.
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