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Amarinder
govt no different: Pasla
Sangrur, March 10
Launching the election campaign of his party candidate from the
Sangrur parliamentary constituency, Mr Sukhdev Singh Barri, here
today, Mr Mangat Ram Pasla, state secretary of the CPM (Punjab), said
there was no difference between the previous Badal regime and the
present Amarinder government as both were the two sides of the same
coin as far as corruption-related issues were concerned.
Sack
Punjab YC chief, demand office-bearers
Jalandhar, March 10
A delegation of Punjab Youth Congress office-bearers today met
Central party leaders, including AICC General Secretary Mohsina Kidwai
and the in charge of Congress frontal organisations, Mr Oscar
Fernandes, and sought the removal of newly appointed Punjab Youth
Congress chief Raminder Singh Amla, who has allegedly been booked in a
Rs 70-crore scam of the Food Corporation of India.
Split
in DCC over ticket comes to the fore
Kapurthala, March 10
Split in the district Congress committee today came to the surface
over the recommendation of Congress ticket from Jalandhar
parliamentary constituency to local MLA Rana Gurjit Singh and member
of the dissolved House Balbir Singh.
Tohra
is SAD candidate for RS
Bathinda, March 10
Former Punjab Chief Minister and SAD President Parkash Singh Badal
today announced that SGPC chief Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Mr Varinder
Singh Bajwa, president, SAD (B) Hoshiarpur district, and Mr Raj
Mohinder Singh Majitha would be the party candidates for nomination to
the Rajya Sabha.
SAD
(Delhi) to campaign for Tur
Amritsar, March 10
Rebel Akali leader and former member of Parliament Tirlochan Singh Tur
today received a shot in the arm when the Shiromani Akali Dal, New
Delhi, headed by Mr Paramjit Singh Sarna extended him support during
Lok Sabha elections.
Raksha Dal to
contest twelve seats
Faridkot, March 10
The Rashtriya Raksha Dal (RRD) will contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha
elections from 12 parliamentary constituencies in Punjab. While the
candidates for four constituencies — Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur
and Ropar — have already been announced, the list of other
candidates and their constituencies will be finalised by the state
body of the RRD at its meeting in Chandigarh on March 12.
BSP
leader joins BJP
Kapurthala, March 10
Mr Om Parkash Sidhi, a senior BSP leader left the BSP and announced to
join the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mr Sidhi announced to join the BJP at a election rally held in
Shalamar Garden on Tuesday in favour of Mr Naresh Gujral.
Youth
Cong to hold chetna rally
Bathinda, March 10
The Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) has decided to organise a chetna rally
at Moga on March 12 to counter the impact of the rally organised by
the Youth Akali Dal (Badal) at Ludhiana few days ago.
Coal slurry dumping
may contaminate water
Nangal, March 10
The underground dumping of coal slurry by National Fertilisers Ltd
(NFL) within the municipal limits of Nangal has caused concern among
environmentalists. The NFL authorities have been dumping coal slurry
lifted from their dykes in ‘kutcha’ ditches about 200 metres away
from the Nangal Municipal Council.
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Poohla
eviction panel suspends procession
Poohla (Tarn Taran), March 10
The Poohla Eviction Committee (PEC) today suspended its procession,
which was proposed to be taken from Pahoowind to Poohla, due to
promulgation of Section 144 in the region. Meanwhile, Ajit Singh
Poohla announced that a committee had been formed to oust Poohla
Eviction Committee from the village.
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Members of the Poohla Eviction Committee, headed by Col G. S. Sandhu (retd) at a meeting in Bhikhiwind on Wednesday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma |
Promotee
railway officers hold protest
Patiala, March 10
All promotee railway officers in Diesel Mechanical Works (DMW) today
observed a fast in protest against the Railway Board’s policy of
surrendering senior scale posts to enable upgradation in higher grade
posts.
Cong
making false promises: ayurvedic docs
Faridkot, March 10
The Unemployed Ayurvedic Doctors Association (UADA) Punjab has
criticised the Congress for making a false promise in its manifesto
released at New Delhi yesterday for creating more jobs to check
unemployment after coming to power at the Centre.
Leopard’s
pugmarks noticed
Lalru, March 10
Officials of the Punjab Forest Department today visited Kurli and
Batoli villages following reports of the presence of a leopard in the
area. The team of officials, headed by Mr Harbans Singh Dhillon,
Deputy Divisional Forest Officer, from Patiala, noticed pugmarks of a
leopard in the fields.
Lahore-based
Briton operated on
Amritsar, March 10
British National, Abdul Hamir Chaudhary presently based in Lahore
after having been operated on at the Escort Heart and
Multi-specialities Institute here returned to Pakistan today.
Prohibitory
orders till May 3
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 10
Mr S.K. Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate, today
issued prohibitory orders under Section 144, IPC, banning playing of
orchestra and other instruments creating noise pollution at marriage
palaces till late in the night, use of crackers and playing of
loudspeakers at high pitch at religious places.
Panth
Khalsa march to begin on April 3
Amritsar, March 10
The Panth Khalsa march will commence from Akal Takht on April 3 as a
part of the commemoration of three important events in the Sikh
history. The march will conclude at Takht Hazoor Sahib on April 13,
the Baisakhi day.
BJP
flays J&K daughters’ Bill
Amritsar, March 10
The BJP today lashed out against the Bill passed by the Jammu and
Kashmir Government. Ms Laxmi Kanta Chawla, vice-president of the
BJP’s Punjab unit said the Congress should be ashamed of having
supported the Bill.
102
operations performed at eye camp
Barnala, March 10
Dr Triloki Nath and his team performed 102 eye operations and inserted
intra-occular lenses in 22 patients at a free eye operation camp
organised at the local Civil Hospital, Barnala.
High
Court
Poll petition
dismissed
Chandigarh, March 10
Mr Justice Ashutosh Mohunta of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today
dismissed a petition challenging the election of MLA Kushaldeep Singh
Dhillon from the Faridkot Assembly constituency.
Eight jailed for life
Experts give tips
to farmers
Nawanshahr, March 10
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, organised a kisan mela at
Kandi Agriculture Research Centre, Bullowal Sonkheri, about 30 km from
here, today. Dr K.S. Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, presided over the function,
while Ms Supinder Kaur Cheema, adviser of PAU committee, was the chief
guest.
Transparency
in purchase officers’ meetings demanded
Barnala, March 10
Meetings of the district and sub-division-level paddy and wheat
purchase officers should be made transparent so that the farmers and
commission agents have some say at these meetings to contain rampant
corruption in procurement process by the procurement agencies and to
bring their problems and grievances to the notice of the authorities
concerned.
Officials trained
in use of EVMs
Kapurthala, March 10
Training for operating EVMs was imparted to assistant returning
officers of the district for Jalandhar and Phillaur Lok Sabha seats at
the local Yojna Bhavan under the supervision of Mr Rakesh Kumar Verma,
Deputy Commissioner-cum- District Returning Officer, today.
Man shot at,
injured
Hoshiarpur, March 10
Mr Sohan Lal Gotra, a former Manager of a bank, seriously injured when
two unidentified persons shot at him while he was going to his house
on the Sutehri road here last night.
NRI
family robbed of jewellery
Phillaur, March 10
Some unidentified armed persons wearing masks robbed an NRI family of
about Rs 3 lakh near Ladhian village in Phillaur subdivision
yesterday.
Two-day Sangeet
Utsav begins
Patiala, March 10
A two-day Sangeet Utsav, organised by the Department of Music of
Punjabi University, started here today. The festival was inaugurated
by the Dean, College Development Council, Prof S.P.S Virdi.
Harwinder Sharma plays the sitar at the Sangeet Utsav at Punjabi University in Patiala on Wednesday. |
Bikram College of Commerce students with their certificates after the annual prize distribution function at the college in Patiala on Wednesday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar |
Punjabi
University teachers seek decision on poll
Patiala, March 10
Punjabi University teachers, who have been without a forum with the
Punjabi University Teachers Association (PUTA) not being in effect
since September, 2002, have urged the Chief Justice of the Punjab and
Haryana High Court to dispose of writ petitions regarding the 2002
PUTA elections.
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Gujral
for 100 pc literacy in state
Jalandhar, March 10
Former Primer Minister Inder Kumar Gujral today exhorted NGOs to make
Punjab a 100 per cent literate state for its overall development. Mr Gujral was addressing a gathering after laying the foundation
stone of Sant Baba Bhag Singh International School at Khiala village,
about 20 km from here.
Pharmacy
students march to CM’s house
Patiala, March 10
Students of pharmacy colleges of the state marched towards the
residence of the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, here today. They
were protesting against the Punjab Technical University (PTU) policy
due to which they have been denied admission to the sixth semester.
PTU
students hold protest rally
Nawanshahr, March 10
The PTU Students Action Committee of the IITT College of Engineering,
Pojewal, about 25 km from here, organised a rally in protest against
the “apathetic attitude” of the PTU authorities towards their
demands.
Economists
discuss impact of WTO
Amritsar, March 10
Leading economists today opined that India could provide leadership to
the Third World to meet challenges emerging from the WTO agreement. On the concluding day of the national seminar on “opportunities
and challenges to the Indian business under the WTO regime,”
organised by the Department of Commerce and Business of Guru Nanak Dev
University, Prof H.S. Sidhu from the School of Economics, delivering
the valedictory address, expressed dismay over downgrading of the
Planning Commission for the benefit of super powers.
Entrepreneurship
summit at Longowal
Sangrur, March 10
A national summit on “entrepreneurship” was held today at the Sant
Harchand Singh Longowal Central Institute of Engineering and
Technology at Longowal, Mr Sachit Jain, Executive Director, Auro
Spinning Mills, a unit of Vardhman Group, was the chief guest.
Students’
demonstration
Ropar, March 10
Students of the Institute of Engineering, Bhaddal, took out a march
against the non-implementation of the 24 credit system by Punjab
Technical University (PTU). As many 100 students of the college
marched raising slogans to the main road.
- 10-month imprisonment
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