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Three
LeT militants in police custody
Ludhiana, April 15
Three suspected militants,
including a woman, belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba, arrested by the
Jalandhar police in connection with the Goraya rail blast among other
cases, were brought here on production remand by the GRP this evening.
Three persons, suspected of having links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba, in police custody in Ludhiana on Thursday. — A Tribune photo |
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Sikh
jatha returns from Pak
Attari (Amritsar),
April 15
A Sikh jatha, comprising of 3,100
persons, arrived at the international railway station here today from
Pakistan in two special trains after celebrating Baisakhi in various
historical gurdwaras in Pakistan.
Engineers
up in arms over chargesheets
Chandigarh, April
15
A confrontation is brewing
between irrigation engineers and the Punjab Irrigation Department over
the issuance of charge-sheets to certain engineers.
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US
Ambassador visits farmhouse
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Fatehgarh Sahib,
April 15
“Wonderful, amazing!” replied
Dr David C. Mulford, US Ambassador to India, when he was asked to
comment on how he was feeling about his visit to the farm house here.
“Indian farmers, particularly of Punjab, are very hardworking”, he
remarked.
Dr David C. Mulford,
US Ambassador to India, with agriculture experts visit
Jalbehra village in Fatehgarh Sahib district on
Thursday.
— Photo by writer
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 Navjot
Sidhu to decide today
Amritsar, April 15
Cricket commentator and former
opener Navjot Singh Sidhu has yet to make up his mind to fight from
the Amritsar constituency on the BJP ticket against Congress leader
R.L. Bhatia.
Karan
Brar not forced to contest: Cong leader
Faridkot, April 15
 Mr S.K. Gupta, chairman of the
local Improvement Trust and close associate of the former President
Giani Zail Singh has challenged the statement of former Punjab Chief
Minister Harcharan Singh Brar published in some newspapers yesterday.
The statement blamed the Congress high command for forcibly allocating
the party ticket to Brar’s daughter-in-law, Ms Karan Brar, from
Faridkot.
SAD
(A) shifts Jakhu to Hoshiarpur
Ropar April 15
SAD (A) today announced Mr
Harjinder Jakhu as its candidate from Hoshiarpur. In a press
conference held at Anandpur Sahib today, Mr Charan Singh Lohara,
general-secretary of the party, said that the candidature of Mr Jakhu
was earlier announced by the party from Phillaur constituency.
BSP
nominee opens poll office
Patiala, April 15
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
candidate Hargopal Singh Kashyap, whose candidature was announced from
this parliamentary seat yesterday, today opened election office near
Sainik Rest House in the city. Mr Kashyap is an industrialist who
manufactures cranes at his factory in Mohali. He is an outsider for
Patiala though he says his in-laws are from Patiala and that he has
been coming to the city frequently.
Three
coaches derail after
bull-hit
Bathinda, April 15
At least three (two according to
official sources) coaches of the Sriganganagar-Hardwar Inter-city
Express derailed near Rampura after a stray bull hit it this morning.
The Sri Ganganagar-Hardwar
train which derailed near Rampura Phul (Bathinda) on Thursday.
— Photo by Kulbir Beera |
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RCF to
produce high-speed coaches
Kapurthala, April 15
The Indian Railways is entering
into a new era of speed like European countries. A new Delhi-Bhopal
Shatabdi Express to be run at a speed of 150 km per hour, highest ever
in the country, will be introduced in June this year.
Shun
self-styled gurus, Vedanti urges Sikhs
Sarai Naga (Muktsar),
April 15
Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti,
Jathedar, Akal Takht, today urged the Sikhs to follow Guru Granth
Sahib and shun the self-styled gurus. The Jathedar was here to attend
a function in connection with the 500th birth anniversary of Guru
Angad Dev, who was born here.
Sikh
women asked to bring youth into Panthic fold
Amritsar, April 15
All Sikh women were called upon
to follow the path shown by the Gurus and acquaint the new generation
with the glorious heritage today at the Sikh Women’s Conference held
at Khadoor Sahib, about 40 km from here, on the first day of the 500th
birth anniversary celebrations of second Sikh Guru Angad Dev.
Home
Guards to go hi-tech
Amritsar, April 15
The Punjab Home Guards (PHG) will
soon be introduced to e-governance. The department has received Rs 95
lakh for modernisation, which includes computerisation and
communications. The work will start in this financial year.
Good
Samaritans save Nepalese dancer
Kharar, April 15
Residents of Desu Majra village,
near here, saved a Nepalese woman who had been thrown out of a truck
in the area last evening. The driver of the vehicle fled after
throwing the woman out. She appeared to be under the influence of
liquor, said the residents.
High
Court
Review plea
Chandigarh, April 15
A Division Bench of the High
Court on Thursday dismissed the review petition filed by a relative of
liquor baron Ponty Chadha. In his petition, Mr Inderpreet Chadha had
sought review of the March 31 order of the High Court by which
auctions of liquor vends in some districts of Punjab had been set
aside.
Gangster
remanded in judicial custody
Phagwara, April 15
The police has formally arrested
gangster Shinderpal, alias Shinda, alias Baba, of Ghurka village who
was today remanded in judicial custody till April 29. Shinda was
wanted in dozens of cases of looting, snatching and robbery.
Addl
DC takes on DC over transfers
Ferozepore, April 15
In a development that could have
serious implications, Mr Sanjay Popli, Additional Deputy Commissioner
(General) of this district, has lodged a complaint with the
Commissioner, Ferozepore division, that the Deputy Commissioner, Mr
Ranjit Singh, has violated the model code of conduct for elections by
transferring certain employees in the district.
Poll
arrangements reviewed
Patiala, April 15
The Punjab Chief Electoral
Officer (CEO), Mr G.S. Cheema, today organised a meeting to deliberate
upon the arrangements being made for the Lok Sahba election. The
meeting was attended by the Returning Officers-cum-Deputy
Commissioners of five districts under Patiala division.
Observers
for Ferozepore appointed
Ferozepore, April 15
The Election Commission has
appointed Mr G.V. Sharma and Mr K.K. Khandelwal as general observer
and Mr Chhatan Rigzin as financial observers for the Ferozepore
parliamentary constituency.
Kharar
SDM meets poll supervisors
Kharar, April 15
The SDM, Mr Sukhvinder Singh
Gill, held a meeting with election supervisors in connection with the
forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in his office here today.
Speed
up loan recovery, says DC
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 15
In various legal cases heads of
certain Government departments are not pursuing cases properly, which
resulted in loss to Government.
Dera
head, follower shot
Tarn Taran, April 15
Two armed youths shot the head of
dera Akal along with his follower here last night. Two other followers
were injured in the incident. On the complaint of Ms Paramjit Kaur,
wife of the dera head, Baba Jagtar Singh, the police has registered a
case under Sections 302, 307, 452 and 34, IPC, and Sections 25, 54 and
59 of the Arms Act.
Kharar
attack: 7 arrested
Kharar, April 15
As many as seven students of a
college running at Bhagomajra were arrested by the police today on a
charge of injuring two residents of Kharar who were coming back from a
mela organised by the Municipal Council. The arrested persons were
later released on bail.
32
bags of poppy husk seized
Moga, April 15
The Punjab Police today claimed
to have seized a truck laden with 32 bags of poppy husk and arrested
two smugglers. The alleged smugglers were identified as Ajaib Singh
and Tarsem Singh both residents of Kotisekhan in this district.
Amritsar
doc tops PG entrance test
Amritsar, April 15
Dr Shikha Mehta, who passed her
MBBS examination from Sri Guru Ramdas Institute of Medical Sciences
and Research in 2002, has stood first in the Punjab State Postgraduate
Medical Entrance test.
Paper
outside syllabus, claim students
Jalandhar, April 15
First year students of B. Com
(Professional) of Lyallpur Khalsa College today alleged that the
question paper pertaining to Punjab history and culture, conducted by
Guru Nanak Dev University was outside syllabus.
Deputy
Speaker opens tech festival
Patiala, April 15
A three-day national-level
technical festival, Tech Disha-2004, organised by the Computer Science
and Engineering Department of Punjabi University, was inaugurated by
Mr Bir Devinder Singh.
Heavy
rush of students at new govt model school
Kharar, April 15
In view of the heavy rush of
students seeking admission to the town’s first Government Model
Senior Secondary School, admissions were carried out on the basis of a
written test for all classes, except nursery.
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