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Amarinder
asked to appear in court
Chandigarh, April 16
Just days before the Lok Sabha
elections, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh was today asked
to appear in a local court on May 22 in a defamation case filed
against him by Akali leader and Rajya Sabha member Sukhbir Badal.
Congress
can’t exploit evidence, says Badal
Wadala (Jalandhar), April
16
Terming the evidence collected by
the Vigilance Bureau in cases relating to him as “case property”,
the Shiromani Akali Dal chief, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today said that
the Congress could not use it in its poll campaign. The SAD had
already approached a Ropar court to restrain Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh from doing so.
Sukhbir
accepts Amarinder’s challenge
Bathinda, April 16
The Former Union Minister and
General Secretary of SAD, Mr Sukhbir Badal, today accepted the
challenge thrown to his father, Mr Parkash Singh Badal by the Chief
Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, to have an open debate with him over
issues ranging from politics to economy.
Revolt
makes things tough for Dhindsa
Sangrur, April 16
Following the recent decision of
a SAD group and a BJP group not to campaign for Mr Sukhdev Singh
Dhindsa, Shiromani Akali Dal candidate from Sangrur, it appears that
all is not well in this constituency for the candidate. This decision
has aggravated problems for Mr Dhindsa.
He
dares to put his money where his mouth is
Sets up $ 200 m South-Asian
Foundation
Amritsar, April 16
The South-Asian Foundation,
founded by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh, launched 10,000
scholarships for under-privileged students in the eight SAARC
countries here today.
Pak
Sikhs perform kirtan at Khadoor Sahib
Khadoor Sahib, April 16
A jatha of Pakistani Sikhs today
performed ‘kirtan’ for the fist time after the Partition of the
country in the sanctum sanctorum of Darbar Sahib here today to mark
the first day of 500th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Angad
Dev. The devotees who had come here from far flung areas, including
foreign countries, listened to the kirtan with rapt attention.
A 600-year-old banyan tree
in Gurdwara Khadoor Sahib, the soil under which carries the holy
footprints of eight Sikh Gurus buried in time. |
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Play
on Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Amritsar , April 16
Amazingly, no Punjabi play was
written on the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy in the last 85 years despite
the fact that Amritsar remained the hub of ‘Punjabi manch’ since
pre-partition days. The first ever Punjabi play written by Dr Santokh
Singh Sheharyar - ‘Jallianwala’ has pointed out that there were
deliberate efforts to ignore the contribution of Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew,
the hero of Jallianwala Bagh .
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A view of the ‘samadh’ at Jallianwala Bagh with bullet
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US
ready to renegotiate with India
Chandigarh, April 16
The US is prepared to renegotiate
with India an agriculture-related issues that led to a deadlock at the
last WTO conference in Cancun, resulting in a walkout by a group of
countries led by the Brazil-India combine.
Patiala, April 16
The Congress nominee for the
Patiala parliamentary constituency, Ms Preneet Kaur, while reiterating
her commitment for the development of the local constituency, said the
project for providing drinking water and sewerage facilities to the
citizens was made possible only due to her initiative.
Patiala Congress candidate Preneet Kaur
makes the victory sign at a public meeting in Patiala on Friday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar |
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Kanwaljit dubs CM autocrat
Patiala, April 16
Capt Kanwaljit Singh, SAD nominee
for the Patiala Parliamentary constituency for the coming Lok Sahba
elections, today accused the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, of
behaving like an autocrat by suppressing the employees of the state
and taking away their basic rights.
Punjab
Cong told to back CPI candidate fully
Bathinda, April 16
Talking serious view of the poor
show at the Congress conference held at Talwandi Sabo on Baisakhi for
seeking votes for the Congress — CPI alliance candidate, Ms Kushal
Bhora, the party high command has directed the state leadership to
accompany Ms Bhora when she filed her nomination papers on April 20
from the Bathinda (Reserved) constituency.
Umeed
Foundation being used for canvassing: Mann
Sangrur, April 16
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann,
president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and a candidate for
the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, yesterday alleged that Mr Arvind Khanna,
chairman of Umeed Khanna Foundation (UKF), a social organisation, and
Congress candidate from the Sangrur constituency, was “using” the
foundation for political purposes.
YC
chief for ticket to Surjewala
Phagwara, April 16
Punjab Pradesh Youth Congress
president Raminder Amla yesterday came out in support of Mr Randeep
Singh Surjewala who had resigned as Youth Congress president to
protest against the denial of party ticket from Hisar Lok Sabha
constituency.
Beopar
Mandal unhappy with Congress
Faridkot, April 16
The Punjab Beopar Mandal has
convened a meeting of the executive committee at Kot Kapura 12 kms
from here in this district on April 18 draw up strategy on Lok Sabha
elections in the state.
BSP
nominee files papers
Amritsar, April 16
The Bahujan Samaj Party
candidate, Mr Ram Sharan Pal, was the sole candidate to file
nomination papers from Amritsar on the first day of filing nominations
here today. No candidate came forward to file nomination from Tarn
Taran.
2 file
papers in Punjab
Chandigarh, April 16
The election process in Punjab
was set in motion today with the issuance of a formal notification
regarding the forthcoming Lok Sabha poll. On the first day, two
candidates filed their nomination papers from Amritsar and Bathinda.
There are 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Independent
files papers
Bathinda, April 16
Mr Sham Lal, of the local Partap
Nagar area filed his nomination papers from Bathinda as an Independent
today.
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 16
A delegation of Pakistani
pilgrims led by Mr Meer Haji Treen, a former Union Minister, and Mr
Farqh Zaidi, liaison officer, Ministry of Religious Affairs, have
arrived here to pay obeisance at the annual Urs started at Rauza
Sharif today. The delegation was given a rousing welcome by the
district administration at the Sirhind railway station.
Members of a Pakistan delegation come out of Rauza Sharif in Fatehgarh Sahib on Friday. |
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Plea
to SGJC on Tohra’s widow
Amritsar, April 16
Mr Ranjit Singh Bhalla Pind and
Mr Balwinder Singh Jethumal, who had challenged the appointment of Mr
Manjit Singh Calcutta and Mr Dalmeg Singh as honorary secretary and
secretary of the SGPC, respectively, today filed an application in the
Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission to make the widow and a daughter of
the late SGPC chief Gurcharan Singh Tohra party following his death.
Delhi and Punjab to
have lesser power supply.
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Demand
to shift EVMs from college auditorium
Amritsar, April 16
The medical students association
of the government medical college here have resented the stacking of
electronic voting machines in the college auditorium for the past more
than two years.
Construction of
shops stayed
Amritsar, April 16
The Local Government Department
has ordered a stay on an agenda item that was presented in the
municipal corporation House on January 29. The item deals with an
approval sought for the construction of shops worth crores by Sri
Durgiana Management Committee. The prime land on which the shops were
being constructed was leased from the corporation to construct a
primary school.
High
Court
Petition filed
Chandigarh, April 16
A public interest petition has
been filed by the World Human Rights Protection Council in the Punjab
and Haryana High Court. The PIL seeks that an investigation by the
Central Bureau of Investigations be ordered into the recent mishap
involving the car of Mr Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, Media Adviser to
the Punjab Chief Minister.
Multi-crore project
on Attari railway station upgradation
Amritsar April 16
The Attari international railway
station on the Indo-Pak border will be upgraded under a multicrore
Central project. It is slated to start this financial year and be
completed within 12 months.
Kharar
council to get water from colonisers
Kharar, April 16
To overcome the shortage of water
in the town the Municipal Council has decided to take excess water
from the tubewells of the colonisers around the town. The decision to
this effect was taken at a monthly meeting of the council held here
today.
Pollution
board officials take samples from ghee factory
Kharar, April 16
A team of officials from the
Punjab Pollution Control Board collected various samples from a ghee
manufacturing unit located near Khanpur village here today. Residents
of the village had made a complaint to the pollution board to take
action against the factory as it was allegedly creating pollution in
the area.
Four booked over
dowry death
Hoshiarpur, April 16
A dowry death case at Chhani
Anand village was reported at the Mukerian police station in the
district yesterday. Mr Balkar Chand of Dadwan village under the Deena
Nagar police station alleged in his complaint that his daughter Naresh
Kaur was poisoned to death by her husband and members of his family
yesterday.
One
held for tampering with gaushala land records
Kapurthala April 16
The Kapurthala police has
arrested Gurdip Singh, a resident of Kanjali village, who was one of
the five suspects booked in a case of tampering with revenue records
of gaushala land.
Teachers’ body
‘harming’ image of college
Bathinda, April 16
Certain teachers of the local
Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering and Technology have resented
that the negative publicity due to the damaging and irresponsible
statements being issued by office-bearers of the teachers’
association of the college had led to the shattering of the
college’s dream of becoming a deemed university.
Technical
education board to hold JET on June 13
Jalandhar, April 16
The Punjab State Board of
Technical Education and Industrial Training has decided to hold the
Joint Entrance Test for admission to various diploma courses for
the session 2004-2005 on June 13 at about 100 centres to be set up in
different cities in Punjab.
Research
student alleges harassment, probe ordered
Patiala, April 16
A girl research student of the
Department of Economics of Punjabi University, Patiala, has filed a
complaint to the university authorities against her guide for alleged
harassment.
Rs 18
lakh UGC grant for Guru Nanak Dev varsity dept
Amritsar, April 16
The University Grants Commission,
New Delhi, has sanctioned special financial assistance of Rs 18 lakh
to the Department of Punjab School of Economics of Guru Nanak
Dev University under the Special Assistance Programme for
three years.
Labourers’
children do parents, teachers proud
Amritsar, April 16
Children of labourers have done
their parents and teachers proud by passing the V standard
examination. The first batch of 42 students of the National Child
Labour Project school run the Inner Wheel Club here cleared their
annual examination and have been promoted to class VI.
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