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SDM,
2 others booked on charges of forgery
Baba Bakala (Amritsar),
September 29
The Majitha police today booked
Mr Dilraj Singh Sandhawalia, SDM, Baba Bakala, and two others on
charges of forgery. The case has been registered on an inquiry report,
prepared by the DSP, Mr Lakha Singh for allegedly duping a widow of a
home guard who was killed by terrorist in 1990.
Smuggling
of drugs in Central Jail
Patiala, September 29
The local Central jail inmates
serving sentence under the Narcotics Act seem to have continued to do
their business in jail, with the authorities today apprehending one
such inmate while he was in the process of smuggling in 1000 capsules
which are used as intoxicants by addicts after they were handed over
to him during the official visiting hours by an outsider.
Heavy
rain damages paddy, cotton crops
Deon (Bathinda),
September 29
Paddy and cotton crops in
thousands of acres have been damaged after various pockets of
Bathinda, Faridkot, Muktsar and Ferozepore districts were lashed
by heavy rain, accompanied by strong winds, late last night.
Besides, the paddy and cotton crops were flattened by hailstorms
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| Labh Singh, a farmer of a village near Bathinda, tries to save his paddy crops which
were damaged by heavy rain and a hailstorm which lashed the region on Sunday night.
— Photo by Kulbir Beera |
Farmers
to block traffic today
Chandigarh, September 29
Talks between Punjab Chief
Minister Amarinder Singh and representatives of various farmers
organisations failed to resolve the deadlock on the problems of the
peasantry during a meeting called by the former at Punjab Bhavan this
evening.
Public
helps cops capture looter
Amritsar, September
29
With the cooperation of the
public, the district police overpowered Gurpreet Singh Sonu who
along with his companion had allegedly looted two Punjab State
Electricity Board employees by throwing acid here today.
SSP Kultarr Singh shows cash recovered form Gurpreet Singh, who snatched the cash
bag form two PSEB employees before being
caught. — Photo by Sawinder Singh Amritsar
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SAD
(A) seeks reopening of trade route with Pak
Wagah (Amritsar), September
29
Activists of the Shiromani Akali
Dal (Amritsar) and farmer organisations of the party today staged a
dharna at the Indo-Pak joint checkpost demanding resumption of trade
with Pakistan from Wagah border in Amritsar and Hussainiwala border in
Ferozepore.
LEAF FROM HISTORY
Sheesh
Mahal—a crowning glory
THE Sheesh Mahal in
Patiala is part of the Motibagh
Palace complex which now houses the National Institute of Sports and
can easily be called the crowning glory of the Patiala dynasty. The
Sheesh Mahal was constructed at the rear of the Motibagh Palace and
has a huge tank with two towers on both sides of ‘Lakshman Jhula’
which takes one across to the Banasar Ghar, which earlier housed the
National History Gallery.
Ex-servicemen
hold rally
Sangrur, September 29
The Sangrur block unit of the
Indian Ex-Services League (Punjab and Chandigarh) today organised a
rally at the War Heroes Stadium here in support of its demands. The
rally was also attended by leaders of the SAD and the BJP.
Traders
shut shops in protest
Tarn Taran, September 29
A controversy has arisen between
the 20 shopkeepers and the manager of the local Darbar Sahib, Mr Arjan
Singh, on whose complaint the local city police has registered a case
under Section 342, 506, 148, 149, IPC, against five shopkeepers for
allegedly beating and detaining the manager yesterday.
Aanganwari
staff hold rally
Chandigarh, September 29
Hundreds of aanganwari employees
affiliated to the Aanganwari Mulazim Union, Punjab, who held a rally
here today, warned the Punjab Government of an indefinite dharna if
their demands were not met. In the evening, the protesters marched
towards the Matka Chowk from the rally venue and submitted a
memorandum to the Chief Minister.
24
lakh spent on development of Dakala
Patiala, September 29
The Minister for Finance and
Planning, Mr Lal Singh, said today that Rs 24 lakh were being spent
for the overall development of Dakala and villages adjoining it. Addressing
a gathering on the premises of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium,
Dakala, on the occasion of 26th Annual Sports Meet held here, he said
the state government had started special programmes to preserve and
encourage the traditional sports of Punjab.
Pak
boys seek early release
Faridkot, September 29
All eight Pakistani boys have
appealed to the Government of Pakistan to get them back to their
country soon so that they could celebrate Divali and Id with their
parents.
16
resolutions passed at MC meeting
Kharar, September 29
Members exchanged heated words
and levelled allegations against each other at a meeting of the
municipal council held here today under the presidentship of Mr
Charanjit Singh.
Man
commits suicide
Hoshiarpur, September 29
The alleged torture by the wife,
the mother-in-law and the father-in-law a 25-year old youth, Mohan
Lal, son of Mr Gurbachan Singh of Bassi Bahian, has reportedly
compelled him to commit suicide.
4
caught stealing power cable
Ferozepore, September 29
The Crime Intelligence Branch of
the Divisional Railway on a tip-off laid a trap and arrested four
persons allegedly involved in several cases of theft of electricity
supply cable used by the Railways.
Admission
to BDS, MBBS courses today
Chandigarh, September 29
The Punjab Government has
implemented the recent order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
restoring the non-resident Indian quota in medical and dental colleges
in the state. The admissions to MBBS and BDS courses will be made at
SGGS Medical College, Faridkot, tomorrow.
Students
stir against police atrocity
Ropar, September 29
Students of ITI Ropar, today
observed strike to protest against the alleged beating up of leaders
of the SFI by the SHO (City), Ropar, on Saturday. Reports of strike in
ITI Nangal, Government College Bela and Khalsa College Anandpur Sahib
were also received.
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