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SAD
candidate starts intensive campaigning
Bathinda, February 27
Even as the Congress and the CPI,
the two major parties of state, are yet to announce its candidate from
this reserved parliamentary constituency, Paramjit Kaur, SAD
candidate, has started intensive campaigning. She is the wife of Mr
Justice Nirmal Singh, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Sonia
inexperienced, says Badal
Barnala, February 27
The electorate must give a massive mandate to the NDA in order to hand
over the reins of the country to Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee for another
five years. Mr Parkash Singh Badal, SAD president, said this at an SAD
“zabar virodhi” election rally here today.
1984
riot victims to go on fast
Jalandhar, February 27
A section of 1984 riot victims
have threatened to go on an indefinite fast at Patiala from March 15.
Five members of the Danga Pidat Welfare Society, had earlier initiated
a protest march from Amritsar to Chandigarh in June 2003, with a
resolve to immolate themselves in front of the Punjab Chief Minister
at Chandigarh but, the march was stalled midway near Nawanshahr by the
police and the programme was postponed following an assurance by the
authorities concerned that their demands would be met within 15 days.
Zila
Parishads not involved
Recruitment of 2,010 teachers
Chandigarh, February 27
Though the Punjab Government has
empowered Zila Parishads to recruit teachers to provide elementary
education in schools, the task has not yet been handed over to these
bodies.
Pakistan
may import seeds of
Indian flowers
Rakhra (Patiala),
February 27
Agricultural scientists from
Pakistan said today they would take flower seeds developed in Punjab
for testing to Faislabad Agricultural University. They called for
removal of trade restrictions at the Wagah border so that Indian
agricultural implements could be available to Pakistan farmers.
Pak Scientists at the premises of
Plantsman’s Seeds in Patiala on Friday. — Photo by Rajesh
Sachar.
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CPM has ruined
Bengal: Verma
Hoshiarpur, February 27
Mr Sahib Singh Verma, Union
Labour Minister, has criticised Left parties for trying to create West
Bengal-type of conditions in the country. Talking to mediapersons here
today, he alleged that the CPM had ruined West Bengal as almost all
big industrial units had been forced to close due to the policies of
the CPM government.
Kidney scam case:
Dang for fair probe
Amritsar, February 27
Alleging that the government had
failed to prosecute politicians, police officers and other officials,
Mr Satyapal Dang senior CPI leader yesterday urged the government to
entrust the case to Kanwar Vijay Partap, who had busted the
multi-crore kidney scam which involved several doctors.
‘Dance
Like a Man’ to be staged in Jalandhar, Amritsar
Chandigarh, February 27
Lillete Dubey’s hugely
successful theatrical production, ‘Dance Like a Man’, comes this
time to Jalandhar and Amritsar, courtesy the Chandigarh-based Durga
Das Foundation. Sponsored by Spice Telecom and the Tribune Group of
Publications it is scheduled to be staged in Jalandhar and Amritsar on
February 28 and 29, respectively.
Girls perform Haryanvi folk dance at the Heritage Craft Mela
in Patiala on Friday.
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Skit
on menace of female foeticide in Punjab
Bathinda, February 27
A section of people failed to
keep their tears in control after seeing the emotional outburst of a
female foetus pleading to save her life. The function was held to
highlight the menace of female foeticide in Punjab.
Pak
Punjab Education Minister coming
Chandigarh, February 27
Mr Imran Masood, Education
Minister of West Punjab ( Pakistan), will visit East Punjab (India) in
the second week of March.
26
units of blood donated
Mansa, February 27
Twentysix persons donated blood
at a camp organised by the District Red Cross Society in cooperation
with voluntary organisations and NGOs at Bal Bhavan here today.
1 hurt
as gun goes off accidentally
Jalandhar, February 27
Jagtar Singh, a resident of
Bhogpur township, was injured as the double barrel gun of another
villager, accidentally went off at a tea shop in the District
Administrative Complex, where the latter had come for seeking the
renewal of his arms licence.
Sikh
judicial body Chairman bereaved
Faridkot, February 27
Mrs Dalip Kaur, mother of Mr
Manmohan Singh Brar, Chairman of the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial
Commission, died here today after a prolong illness. She was 80.
High
Court
DSPs impleaded in
recruitment case
Chandigarh, February 27
Taking up an application for
staying the process of finalising the list of candidates selected for
the posts of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP), a Division Bench
of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the impleading of
recruited officers as party in the matter.
Farmers to continue
stir as talks fail
Patiala, February 27
BKU (Ekta) activists decided to
continue their agitation as their meeting with Irrigation Minister
Gurchet Singh Bhullar yesterday had failed to resolve the issues. The
meeting was attended by Chairman of the Mandi Board Sant Ram Singla,
Deputy Commissioner Tejveer Singh , ADC Shiv Dhullar Singh Dhillon,
SSP (City) A.S Rai, SDM T.P.S Phoolka and President of the BKU (Ekta) Joginder
Singh, Convener of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee Kamaljeet Singh Pannu
and farmer leaders Baldev Singh and Santram Pannu.
PSHRC seeks more
powers
Chandigarh, February 27
The Punjab State Human Rights
Commission Chairman, Justice N.C. Jain, said today that the pendency
of complaints for initial hearing was zero at present against 2,423
when he had took over charge one year ago.
7 injured in group
clashes
Kharar, February 27
As many as seven persons were
injured in clashes between two groups here yesterday. While one of the
persons had sustained a sharp injury, the rest suffered blunt
injuries. Five of them were admitted to Civil Hospital here. A car was
also damaged by agitated persons.
One held for poaching
Dera Bassi, February 27
The police has arrested a person and booked his companion for poaching a blue bull calf in the Bir forest area, near here, last evening.
Following an information from the residents of Bir Dandrala village, a team of forest officials along with the police raided the house of Bhajan Singh of the same village and recovered the rear part of the 2-year-old blue-bull calf.
Ordinance to scrap
posts of Pro-VC signed
Patiala, February 27
Punjabi University
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Dr R.N. Pal’s term has been cut short with the
Punjab Governor and university Chancellor, Justice O.P. Verma (retd),
signing the ordinance for abolition of the post yesterday. The
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, Dr Satinder Singh,
also leaves the job with the abolition of the post of Pro-VC in all
universities of Punjab.
15,000
colleges to be brought under UGC scheme
Amritsar, February 27
The Vice-Chairman of the
University Grants Commission, Prof V.N. Rajeshckharan Pillai, has said
that the Ministry of Human Resources has formulated an action plan to
bring all 15,000 colleges in the country under the UGC eligibility
criterion for Central assistance.
Unavailability
of syllabus books irks students
Hoshiarpur, February 27
Resentment prevails among
students of M.Sc (information technology) of third semester of Punjab
Technical University (PTU) against the university authorities for not
providing them with syllabus books even after charging them for the
books.
College
teachers protest over dues
Pathankot, February 27
The teachers’ union and the
managing committee of the local SMDRSD College are at loggerheads over
the functioning of the college.
Pvt
colleges resent cut in grant
Fatehgarh Sahib, February
27
A meeting of delegates of the
Federation of Association of Principals of Non-Government Affiliated
Colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh was held at Mata Gujri College,
Fatehgarh Sahib, today.
Amritsar
polytechnic wins trophy in boys’ youth festival
Jalandhar, February 27
The two-day sixth youth festival
for boys, in which 24 teams of different polytechnics of the state
took part, concluded on a colourful note at Government Women
Polytechnic, Ladowali, here today.
Students of G.H.K. Pharmacy College, Gurusar Sudhar in Ludhiana district, present a bhangra item at the Government Polytechnic for Women in Jalandhar on Friday.
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Prize
distribution function at SD College
Mansa, February 27
Mr Birdevinder Singh, Deputy
Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha, today presided over the prize
distribution function of S.D. Kanya Maha Vidiyala here and gave away
degrees and medals to more than 400 students.
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