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CISF to handle
security of Srinagar airport
Jalandhar, May 25
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF),
will take over the security of Srinagar airport shortly. The security of the
airport is handled jointly by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the
Jammu and Kashmir police.
Gastroenteritis
claims one more life
Jalandhar, May 25
With one more death in the Bhargo Camp area
today the toll due to suspected gastroenteritis, prevalent in the locality of
the city for the past week, reached six. Patient suspected of gastroenteritis,
identified as Jaya Ram (54), of Pishourawala mohalla of Bhargo Camp area, who
was admitted yesterday to a private hospital died today.
Jeweller shot
dead
Amritsar, May 25
Lalit Arora, owner of Madan Lal Jewellers,
in the Guru Bazar area, was shot dead in Cash Dhara Bazar last night by
unidentified assailants. The two motor cycle borne assailants decamped with his
bag containing gold jewellery and cash.
29 lottery
sellers held for cheating govt
Bathinda, May 25
The district police has arrested 29 sellers
of lottery tickets for allegedly committing fraud with the state government and
facilitating the playing of “satta” by giving paper slips to customers
instead of lottery tickets.
Badal’s dharna
plan a political stunt: SAD(A)
Phagwara, May 25
The announcement of the SAD(B) president,
Mr Parkash Singh Badal, that his party would stage a dharna in Chandigarh, on
the first day of the Punjab Assembly session to force the government to restore
various facilities to people, was a political stunt aimed at misleading the
Punjabis.
Khaira to
contest Kapurthala seat
Kapurthala, May 25
Mr Sukhpal Singh Khaira, a Punjab Congress
leader has announced to contest from Kapurthala Assembly seat as Congress
nominee. Rana Gurjit Singh a Congress MLA from Kapurthala Assembly, was elected
to the Lok Sabha from Jalandhar as Congress candidate and the Kapurthala
Assembly seat will become vacant if Rana decides remain Member of Parliament.
Police congress
lays stress on training
Jalandhar, May 25
In order to bring professionalism and
specialisation in the police, specialists should replace generalists, ranks and
lateral entries at senior levels should be reduced and investment of time,
energy and money in training should be made for ensuring constant upgradation of
skills.
Lack of
monitoring led to poppy smuggling: IGP
Jalandhar, May 25
Unlicenced growth of poppy is a major
problem for the police even as 80 per cent of crime is of petty nature in
Rajasthan.
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Cops turn
blind eye to LPG-run cars
Amritsar, May 25
A large number of vehicles running on
LPG in the city and its outskirts has exposed the claims of the police
that it would bring to book bring such mechanics and small time
shopkeepers who lure customers to use this device instead of petrol. |
Sunam MC
employees call off strike
Sangrur, May 25
Employees and safai sevaks of the Sunam
Municipal Council today called off their strike after an assurance was given by
the Sunam SDM and the DSP that action would be taken against the persons who had
removed foundation stone unveiled by Ms Geeta Sharma, president of the Sunam
Municipal Council, on May 20 for a tubewell in ward No. 1 in Sunam.
Farmers resent
harassment by security forces
Fazilka, May 25
Hundreds of activists of the Punjab Kisan
Sabha, All-India Youth Federation and the All-India Students’ Federation led
by Mr Darshan Lal, member, Block Samiti, Jalalabad and president, Kisan Sabha,
marched in protest through bazars and held rally before the SDM’s office here
today in support of their demands.
Improvement
sought in medical services at college
Faridkot, May 25
A deputation of senior district Congress
leaders, including Mr Mohanjit Singh, general secretary, intellectual cell, PPCC,
Mrs Veena Sharma, vice-president, women cell PPCC, Mr Surinderiqbal Singh Brar
and Mr Satish Baghi, president and press secretary, DCC Faridkot, respectively,
and Mr S.K. Gupta, Chairman, Improvement Trust, met Mr Santokh Singh, Minister
for Medical Education and Research, here yesterday.
Clarification on
water samples
Bathinda, May 25
Mr A.K. Singla, Municipal Engineer,
Municipal Corporation, and Mr M.L. Bansal, Executive Engineer, Punjab Water
Supply and Sewerage Board, today said no sample of water being supplied in
Bathinda city had failed so far.
Guard who foiled
robbery bid dead
Moga, May 25
One of the two guards of the Punjab State
Warehousing Corporation, who on Sunday night foiled a robbery attempt by about
12 armed miscreants at Ajitwal in this district, succumbed to his injuries at
the Moga Civil Hospital last evening.
PSEB launches
mobile vans
Jalandhar, May 25
The PSEB authorities here in their bid to
redress consumer grievances today launched special mobile vans for immediate
rectification of faults, particularly in rural areas.
International
Nurses Day celebrated
Patiala, May 25
Bhai Gurdas General Nursing School in
association with Sadhbhavna Heart Institute and Hospital celebrated. The
International Nurses Day on the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale here
today.
High
Court
Ex-Markfed Chairman’s
plea dismissed
Chandigarh, May 25
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today
dismissed the petition filed by former Markfed Chairman Jagdish Singh Walia,
seeking quashing of the order of the Punjab Government to replace him with
Harminder Singh Jassi.
Another hostel
intrusion case comes to light
Faridkot, May 25
Even as students of the local Guru Gobind
Singh Medical College (GGSMC) held a demonstration in front of the hospital here
today in protest against the attack on an inmate of its girls hostel on Friday
night by an unidentified intruder, inmates of the nursing hostel today disclosed
that a stranger had intruded into their hostel on May 19.
Gang of car
thieves busted, two held
Jalandhar, May 25
The police has nabbed two members of an
inter-state gang of car thieves and recovered four stolen cars from their
possession.
One killed, 10
hurt in mishap
Abohar, May 25
The driver of a Chandigarh-bound de-luxe
bus was killed and 10 passengers were injured when the vehicle rammed into the
boundary wall of the labour colony on the outskirts of the town.
SHO suspended, 2
cops booked
Gidderbaha, May 25
Mr Jaswinder Singh, Station House Officer (SHO),
police station here, was suspended following the escape of Gurbachan Singh from
the custody of a police team which was taking him a court in Muktsar yesterday.
DAV plus II
girls top in commerce
Amritsar, May 25
Shardha Mintri (95.4 per cent) and Saniya
Khanna (94.6 per cent) both of the commerce stream of DAV Public School here
have topped the Chandigarh region CBSE plus two examination.
Simranjeet
secures 91 pc in plus two exam
Patiala, May 25
Students of Budha Dal Public School
excelled in both commerce and science streams in the Class XII CBSE
examinations, the results of which were declared on Sunday.
PCCTU hails Johl
panel report
Sangrur, May 25
The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers
Union (PCCTU), Sangrur district unit, today hailed report of the Punjab Plan
Resource Committee, headed by Dr S.S. Johl, vice-chairman, Punjab State Planning
Board, wherein ways and means had been suggested for the promotion of higher
education, including 100 per cent grant-in-aid to private colleges of Punjab
against the 95 per cent at present.
PCCTU hails Johl
panel report
Sangrur, May 25
The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers
Union (PCCTU), Sangrur district unit, today hailed report of the Punjab Plan
Resource Committee, headed by Dr S.S. Johl, vice-chairman, Punjab State Planning
Board, wherein ways and means had been suggested for the promotion of higher
education, including 100 per cent grant-in-aid to private colleges of Punjab
against the 95 per cent at present.
Union appeals
not to reduce marks
Patiala, May 25
The Punjab and Chandigarh College
Teachers’ Union has appealed to the Punjabi University authorities not to
reduce the total marks of Punjabi and English, which are compulsory subjects at
the graduation level, from 100 to 50.
Strike at Hero
Cycles ends
Ludhiana, May 25
The three-month long strike by workers of
the Hero Group of companies, the largest manufacturers of bicycles in the world,
ended here today following an agreement between the striking workers and the
management.
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Amritsar, May 25