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Tohra’s
ashes immersed in canal
Patiala, April 4
Ashes of late Shiromani Gurdwara
Parbandhak Committee President Gurcharan Singh Tohra were today
collected and immersed in the Bhakra Canal, one km from his Tohra
village in this district, by relatives and associates.
Tohra’s
death a setback for SAD
Chandigarh, April 4
It is the second time that the
Shiromani Akali Dal has suffered a major setback at the time of
elections. This time because of the death of the SGPC chief Gurcharan
Singh Tohra .
SAD
forgets its morcha martyrs
Kup Kalan, April 4
Leaders of the Shiromani Akali
Dal, a party which prides on the history of sacrifices and morchas
fought for the redressal of the problems of the masses, were too busy
in electioneering to observe the 21st death anniversary of 12 persons,
including Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus, killed in the police firing in
the state on the eve of the dharam yudh morcha on April 4, 1983.
Jaguars’
crash: Mann wants Fernandes to quit
Phagwara, April 4
SAD (A) president Simranjit Singh
Mann, in a statement here today, demanded the resignation of the Union
Defence Minister in wake of crashing of two warplanes Jaguars in
Sonamarg valley in J&K and an explanation from the Prime Minister
about it.
 A
charitable trust to help widows
Amritsar, April 4
Nearly 1,000 widows are getting
free ration worth Rs 4 lakh from Mata Kaulan Bhalai Kendra (MKBK) —
a charitable trust established with the funds collected from “kirtan
darbars”. Bhai Guriqbal Singh of Gurmat Satsang Sabha, who has been
organising “kirtan darbars” in India and abroad, established the
trust, especially for widows, through the collections during the
“kirtan darbars”.
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1.5 lakh devotees reach Khadoor
Sahib
Tarn Taran, April 4
More than 1.5 lakh devotees thronged to Khadoor Sahib today in different Khalsa Chetna rallies on the quincentennial birth anniversary of Guru
Angad Dev.
The Khalsa Chetna march from Ludhiana was the main attraction. It had more than 2,500 vehicles carrying almost 55,000 devotees. |
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Jakhu decries BKU
for supporting SAD-BJP alliance
Phagwara, April 4
By refusing to accept the Kuka
and Kamagatamaru movements as the national freedom struggle movements,
the NDA government had conspired to belittle the role of the Sikhs in
the freedom struggle.
Pak MP for flexible
attitude for durable peace
Jalandhar, April 4
Member of the National Assembly
of Pakistan Rai Aziz Ullah Khan today suggested that both Indian and
Pakistan governments should adopt flexible attitude to solve the
Kashmir issue to further improve bilateral relations.
Suspended
cop running from pillar to post for justice
JALALABAD: Mr
Raj Kumar Vohra a constable suspended 18 years ago from the Punjab
Police, is running from pillar to post to seek justice.
Suffering from acute financial crisis, he has appealed to the Chief
Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Human Rights
Commission for justice.
Woman hit
by Chahal’s car dead
Chandigarh, April 4
Sixty-year-old Gurdial Kaur, who was seriously injured in an accident in which the car of Mr
B.I.S. Chahal, Media Adviser to the Punjab Chief Minister, was involved, succumbed to her injuries at the PGI here tonight.
Stress
on promotion of scientific temper
Bathinda, April 4
The three-day national conference
of rationalists and humanists, which concluded here this evening,
stressed the need for cooperation among organisations working for the
promotion of rational thought and scientific temper.
New
PSEB norms hit MCB suppliers
Nabha, April 4
Specifications laid down by the
PSEB, Patiala for the purchase of meter cup board (MCB) has raised
eyebrows of many suppliers. Aggrieved over the specifications for
procurement of MCB, the present suppliers have made an appeal to the
chairman of the PSEB to reconsider the specifications of the tender in
the interest of the state as it would cause a loss of Rs. 10 crore to
the board and hence to the subscribers without any benefit.
Pulse
polio campaign launched
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 4
Dr D.P.S. Sandhu, Director,
Health Services, today launched the pulse polio campaign in the state
by administering polio drops to a child at Civil Hospital here. Mr
S.K. Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner, inaugurated the campaign in the
district by administering polio drops to children at a camp organised
by a Citizen’s Club at Bassi Pathana.
Van of
Divya Jagriti sansthan attacked
Nawanshahr, April 4
The van of Swami Achalanand of
the Divya Jagriti Sansthan headed by Swami Ashutosh, was attacked by
some persons near Mujjafarpur village at 3.45 pm on Saturday. A
disciple Sonu was injured and the van was damaged. Swami Achlanand, in
his complaint, has held Mr Kashmir Singh and Punjab Singh residents of
Sujjowal village (Balachaur) responsible for the incident.
Kala
Afgana dares Vedanti
Amritsar, April 4
Ex-communicated cop-turned-Sikh
scholar Gurbax Singh Kala Afgana offered to rub his nose before Akal
Takht and apologise to the Sikh Panth if the Jathedar, Akal Takht,
prove his writings wrong.
Eye
check-up camp held
Ludhiana, April 4
The Ludhiana Midtown Jaycees
organised a free eye check-up and operation camp at Baba Namdev
Charitable Hospital, Shastri Nagar, here on Sunday. It was inaugurated
by Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, SAD candidate from the Ludhiana
parliamentary seat.
Labourer
killed, three hurt
Bathinda, April 4
One labourer identified as Sudama
Shah died while three others were injured when a mound of sand caved
in while they were digging a pit for laying down the sewerage pipes in
Dhobiana road area of this city today.
10-year jail for
smuggling
Sangrur, April 4
A court here has sentenced a poppy husk smuggler to 10-year
imprisonment and fined him Rs one lakh.
Probe into
recruitment scam begins
Bathinda, April 4
The Mansa police has started
investigating into the alleged recruitment scam in the Giani
Zail Singh College of Engineering and Technology. Sources revealed
that a senior police official from Mansa had started recording the
statements of complainants Mohinder Singh and Lalit Mohan Sharma,
president and secretary of the GZSCET Teachers Association of the
college.
Three
held for blasphemy
Amritsar, April 4
Five persons were booked, three
of them arrested, today for allegedly using unsavoury language against
a temple and seriously injuring five persons in the 100-feet road area
of the temple here last evening.
Man
killed by wife, son
Bathinda, April 4
Woman along with his son
allegedly killed her husband in Pathrala village of this district
yesterday over some dispute of property.
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“The Congress has an assured
future and undeniable relevance to our nation. As long as we in the
Congress pursue our path of selfless commitment to the core values of
our Republic, our future as India’s premier political party is
assured,” says Mr Ashwani Kumar, who has been re-elected to the
Rajya Sabha from Punjab.
