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Chandigarh, May 12
Various parts of Punjab and Haryana
are enveloped in darkness after mid-day these days as farmers set their
harvested wheat fields aflame in the afternoon to burn the residue. As a
result, the area turns smoky, affecting visibility to a great extent. It
also causes irritation in the eyes, making driving difficult as roads in
the countryside turn hazy because of smoke factor.
Wheat stubble on fire in Sheakhpura village of Patiala on Wednesday. |
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Principal’s
grave vandalised
BATALA: Resentment
prevails among residents, particularly members of the Christian
community, of Suniya village, 4 km from here, on the Batala-Fatehgarh
Churian road, against demolition of a grave allegedly by three
villagers.
Harsh glare forces these damsels to cover their faces during the highest temperature of 42.3ºC at Punjabi University in Patiala on Wednesday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar |
FOCUS ON PUNJAB
Stanford
varsity, CRRID
sign pact
Chandigarh, May 12
With focus on Punjab, a memorandum
of understanding was signed between the Stanford Centre for
International Development, at Stanford University and the Centre for
Research in Rural and Industrial Development on May 10. MoU aims at
collaborative research in rural, industrial and human resource
development.
Kalam
lauds Baba Seechewal’s efforts
Kapurthala, May 12
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has
lauded the efforts of Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal in cleansing the
160-km long Kali Bein rivulet near here where Guru Nanak Dev is said to
have received enlightenment after a dip.
Practising
art for art’s sake
Patiala, May 12
The often-repeated cliché art
for art’s sake assumes significance after meeting Subhasish Ghosh,
an artist who believes that a painting or sculpture does not
necessarily have to propound a philosophy or impart message. However,
as a medium of entertainment, the first pre-requisite it should fulfil
is that it should be pleasing to the eye. And then what could be more
pleasing to the eye than pure unalloyed female form which Subhasish
specialises in dabbling into.
SGPC
bans statues in gurdwaras
Amritsar, May 12
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee today imposed a ban on the installation of statues of any
type in Sikh shrines, stating that idol worship had no place in
Sikhism.
Civil
Surgeon told to explain on diarrhoea cases
Faridkot, May 12
Mr Hussan Lal, Deputy
Commissioner, has sought explanations from Dr Rajinder Singh, Civil
Surgeon here, and Dr Ajit Singh, SMO, Civil Hospital, Jaito, for
failing to handle the spread of diarrhoea in the Sukhchainpura,
Himmatpura and Balmiki Bastis in Jaito town and its adjoining areas of
Kasam Bhatti village, Surghoori and Chand Bhan in the district.
Cops
accused of favouring scamsters
Bathinda, May 12
Mr N.K. Garg, the advocate who
unveiled large-scale bunglings in the sale of Milky Bazaar land by the
then Municipal Council in 2000, today alleged that the police was
favouring the accused involved in that scam.
Sukhmani
Sahib Seva Society function
Amritsar, May 12
The Sri Sukhmani Sahib Seva
Society of gurdwara Mata Kaulan Ji here announced that its annual
function this time would commemorate the 400th year of installation of
Guru Granth Sahib in the holy city.
Cancer
treatment restored after 6 years
Patiala, May 12
The facility for the treatment of
cancer by radiotherapy has been restored at the local Rajindra
hospital at an expense of Rs 65 lakh after a gap of six years.
Treat
AIDS patients free of cost: Dang
Amritsar, May 12
Mr Satya pal Dang, CPI leader,
has urged Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to ensure that the state
government bears treatment expenses of poor persons suffering from
AIDS/HIV, as in the case of TB.
Kin of
abducted youth stage dharna
Jalandhar, May 12
Residents of Basti Sheikh and
family members of a youth who was allegedly abducted late last night,
today staged a dharna in front of police division no 5 to protest
against the failure of the police to nab the accused.
High
Court
Human
rights body seeks release of 2 Army men
Chandigarh, May 12
The World Human Rights Protection
Council today moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking
directions to the Union Government to take immediate steps to ensure
the release of two Armymen, who are in the custody of Pakistan since
the Kargil war.
Langah
allowed to visit USA
Ropar, May 12
A local court today granted
permission to former Akali minister Sucha Singh Langah to visit the
USA to attend marriage of a kin but directed him to report back in the
court in person on May 31, the next date of hearing in the graft case
registered against him in 2002.
Farmers
ignore advice, transplant paddy early
Faridkot, May 12
Even as the state government has
been trying to educate farmers about the negative affects of early
sowing of paddy, section of the farmers of the Malwa region have
started transplanting the same.
In-laws
booked in dowry death case
Lalru, May 12
Amarjit Kaur (25) allegedly
committed suicide at Basauli village, near here, today. According to
police sources, her body was found lying in the verandah of her
in-laws’ house by her brother Harvinder Singh, a resident of Khadoli
village, near Rajpura.
Deed
writer found dead in tehsil complex
Patiala, May 12
Purshotam Lal Mittal Bursatwala
(42), resident of his Jai Jawan Colony, Badungar, was found dead at
his shop today. He was working as a deed writer at tehsil complex
here.
Man
kills labourer, tries to implicate father
Bathinda, May 12
Tirlok Singh of Pitho village in
the district, who had allegedly tried to implicate his father Bant
Singh in a murder case, has himself landed in police custody.
Bir
Devinder controlling IET, allege trustees
Ropar, May 12
The undercurrents of infighting
for the control of the Institute of Engineering Bhaddal finally
erupted today, with the trustees holding a press conference here. The
trustees alleged that the Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha,
Mr Bir Devinder, was trying to take control over the college.
Students of the Department of Fine Arts participate during the installation of “Different Strokes” at Punjabi University in Patiala on Wednesday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar |
Guru
Nanak Girls College students fare well in exams
Ludhiana, May 12
Most of the students of BCA-III
of Guru Nanak Girls College, Model Town, Ludhiana, secured above 65
per cent marks. Three students got above 75 per cent while 11 students
secured above 70 per cent. Harinder Kaur stood first in the college by
securing 76.4 per cent marks (1825/2400), Smriti Jain second with
75.79 per cent marks (1819/2400) and Gurvinder Kaur third with 75.62
per cent marks (1815/2400).
Placement
cell for NCC cadets
Jalandhar, May 12
The NCC group headquarters here
has set up a welfare and placement cell to ensure better job
opportunities for girl cadets.
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