A group of Sikh children appeal to Prime Minister
designate Dr Manmohan Singh to look after the controversial
French law on turbans, in Patiala on Thursday. — PTI |
Aspirations
of Sikhs rise
Chandigarh, May 20
The reaction of the Sikh
community to the appointment of Dr Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister
has been on the expected lines. Like the rise of sensex on his
intervention, aspirations and expectations of the Sikh community have
also risen.
PPCC
gen secy in fix over Bluestar
Amritsar, May 20
Mr Harminder Singh Gill, general
secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, today found
himself in a difficult situation when asked whether he would
participate in the anniversary of Operation Bluestar, as he had been
doing.
Govt
contractors boycott tenders
Chandigarh, May 20
Scores of government contractors
in the region are boycotting tenders being floated by the Punjab PWD (
B and R) and protesting against government's failure to increase
quarry rates despite a steep hike in the prices of petrol, diesel and
wages of labour.
Leprosy
patients seek protection of human rights
Chandigarh, May 20
The Punjab Human Rights
Commission has rushed to the aid of leprosy patients from Muktsar who
are facing a greater health risk due to the establishment of an animal
dumping ground adjacent to their ashram.
Limb centre
inaugurated
Faridkot, May 20
Mr A. Venu Prasad, Secretary,
Mandi Board, Punjab, inaugurated an upgraded high-tech artificial limb
centre here today. The centre is set up by the District Red Cross
Society with the financial assistance of the Mandi Board at the local
government Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital.
Diarrhoea
spreads its tentacles
Bathinda, May 20
Diarrhoea, which gripped Jaitu
town and its surrounding areas of Faridkot district, seems to have
started spreading its tentacles as about 73 cases were detected in
this district in the past four days.
Month-long
campaign to issue birth certificates
Kharar, May 20
A special month-long campaign has
been started to issue birth certificates to children. The campaign has
been launched for Kharar and Gharuan blocks.
Move
to acquire land kicks up row
Kharar, May 20
A controversy has arisen over the
move of the government to acquire land falling within municipal limits
here to build houses for police personnel. The Punjab Police Housing
Corporation plans to construct a residential complex for employees in
the area.
Guru
Granth Sahib anniversary
Amritsar, May 20
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee has decided to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the
installation of Guru Granth Sahib all over the world with the support
of the local gurdwara committees of the respective countries .
High
Court
Pathankot SDM
charge-sheeted: govt
Chandigarh, May 20
The Punjab Government today
informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that Pathankot
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Puneet Goel has been transferred and
charge-sheeted for major penalty for his involvement i the killing of
six birds in a forest area sometime back.
Seminar on
eco-friendly farming
Patiala, May 20
The Patiala forest division
organised a seminar at Van Chetna Kendra here make people aware of the
harmful effects of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
Encroachment bid
foiled
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 20
Timely action by the Deputy
Commissioner has saved government land worth more than Rs 50 lakh from
encroachment. The encroachers had engaged at least 50 labourers and
pressed into service a JVC machine to encroach upon municipal council
land near the district administrative complex. ASI Attar Singh and
other police personnel were providing protection to the encroachers.
3 undertrials
re-arrested
Jalandhar, May 20
The district police has
re-arrested three undertrials, including two contract killers involved
in a broad daylight murder of an NRI and one involved in a double
murder case, who managed to escape from the police custody recently
from the court premises on different occasions.
In-laws
booked for woman’s death
Hoshiarpur, May 20
Daljit Kaur, wife of Kuldip Singh
of Lame village under the Bhulath police station, succumbed to her
injuries at the DMC, Ludhiana, yesterday. She was admitted to the
hospital on May 18 after being allegedly beaten up by her in-laws.
Spurious
drugs seized
Jalandhar, May 20
A special CBI team today raided a
chemist wholesale shop at the Dilkhusha market here and seized
spurious drugs.
Farmer
robbed of cash, jewellery
Jalandhar, May 20
A group of robbers decamped with
cash and jewellery from the residence of a farmer at Dyalpur village
near here late last night. They injured two members of the family who
tried to resist them.
Duplicate
CDs seized; 2 arrested
Moga, May 20
The police yesterday seized 1,272
duplicate CDs from Bhupesh Kumar of Mittal Electronics and 704
duplicate CDs from Bal Krishan of Sapna Music Centre in the town.
Paper outside
syllabus: students threaten fast
Hoshiarpur, May 20
The students who appeared for the
examination of MA/MSc (Mathematics) IInd year’s paper of
Differential Geometry, held on April, 20, 2004, conducted by Panjab
University, have threatened to go on a fast if the paper was not held
again.
Fee,
exam committees formed
Chandigarh, May 20
The Punjab Government today
constituted two committees — the fee fixation committee and the
examination committee, under the Chairmanship of Justice G.R.
Majithia.
3 Pbi varsity dons
to present papers
Patiala, May 20
Three members of faculty of the
Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Punjabi University,
have been invited to present papers at international seminars.
Need to strengthen
govt schools stressed
Patiala, May 20
A two-day seminar on
“Universalisation of education in Punjab: Status and challenges”,
organised by the Department of Education and Community Service,
Punjabi University, concluded here today. Dr Param Bakhshish Singh,
Registrar, was the chief guest at the valedictory session.
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