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Pak
leader to work for Indian youths’ release
Chandigarh, May 28
Pakistan’s only Sikh member of
the National Assembly, Mr Gian Singh, today assured of working hard
for the release of Indian youths languishing in jails there across the
border.
 Inside
Babudom
Punjab police
among the best, says Sarabjit Singh
Chandigarh, May 28
“The Punjab police, which has
been conditioned to meet emergencies and crises, is one of the best
forces in the country. Under good leadership it can deliver the
desired results,” says Mr Sarabjit Singh, country’s seniormost
police officer.
State
of Rivers - III
Beas gets
polluted in Himachal Pradesh
Sultanpur Lodhi: The
Beas, originating from Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh, gets
polluted in “God’s abode” as the state is called,
because of release of untreated sewage and sullage of some
towns and localities of the Kullu and Kangra valleys.
Soil erosion caused by the
Beas near Ahli Kalan village in Kapurthala. — Photo by S.S.
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Malta
boat tragedy: mission to file fresh case
Hoshiarpur, May 28
Mr Balwant Singh Khera, Chairman,
Malta Boat Tragedy Probe Mission at a press conference here today said
that Mr U.S. Rawat, Under secretary (Consular), Ministry of External
Affairs, India in a letter of May 17, 2004 had informed the Mission
that its Advocates Studio Legal Sall Cano & Reale Associato
through Ezachia Paolo Reale from Italian town Siracusa had informed
that a hearing of their case was held on April 29, 2004.
A man of
extra-ordinary courage.
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40
nursing students forced to leave hostel
Faridkot, May 28
Students of the local Guru Gobind
Singh Medical College (GGSMC), who have been agitating against the
failure of the authorities concerned to nab the intruder who had
attacked an inmate of the girls’ hostel on the night of May 21, were
shocked today when 40 students of the nursing course were forced to
the leave hostel on the hospital premises.
Congress
high command looking for Punjab solution
Chandigarh, May 28
Facing an enormous task of
revitalising the party in Punjab, the All-India Congress Committee may
look for troubleshooters to end dissidence and give a fresh look to
its organisational set-up in the state before the byelections to three
assembly seats are held before the end of the year.
Hanspal
prepares report on infighting
Amritsar, May 28
Many heads may roll in the Punjab
Congress as Mr H.S. Hanspal, President, Punjab Pradesh Congress
Committee, has prepared a comprehensive report about infighting in the
state party unit, which led to the defeat of many candidates in the
recently held parliamentary elections.
BJP leader quits
party
Amritsar, May 28
Mr Amrik Singh, president of the
dissolved (Urban) unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has resigned from
the primary membership of the party.
Conflict between
Shahmukhi and Gurmukhi persists
Chandigarh, May 28
World Punjabi Conferences may
have succeeded in resolving the identity crisis faced by Punjabis
across the world, but they have succeeded little in promoting the
cause of the Punjabi language. Even after 10 conferences, the conflict
between Shahmukhi and Gurmukhi scripts of Punjabi continues to linger.
 Having
fought dictatorship, poet fights poverty
Chandigarh, May 28
If you have the slightest
interest in literature, you would have heard the name Ahmad Salim. If
not, it is worth knowing him. He is here in City Beautiful as part of
the Pakistani delegation attending the World Punjabi Congress.
197
recruits pass out of BSF centre
Hoshiarpur, May 28
Mr D.R. Bhatti, Additional
Director-General, Punjab Armed Police, took march past salute from 197
recruits at a passing-out parade at the Border Security Force
Subsidiary Training Centre, Kharkan, 12 km from here, today.
Kooka
were martyrs: Hanspal
Amritsar, May 28
Mr H.S. Hanspal, a prominent
leader of Namdhari sect and President of Punjab Pradesh Congress
Committee, today said the freedom movement started by Namdhari Guru
Ram Singh, was the movement of entire Sikh community. The martyrs of
this movement were the Sikhs and not just Namdharis. He said it was
the Britishers who divided our community for their political motives.
Bus
fare hike on cards
Ludhiana, May 28
The State Transport Department
has recommended a hike in the bus fares with immediate effect. This
was stated by Mr Ved Parkash Gupta, Chairman, Pepsu Road Transport
Corporation (PRTC), here today.
Animals’
performance in circus banned
Jalandhar, May 28
Following objections from the
Animal Welfare Board of India, the district administration yesterday
banned performance by animals in circus here, on the first day of its
show in Nakodar yesterday.
SMO
allays fears on gastroenteritis
Phagwara, May 28
After gripping Jaito and
Jalandhar, gastroenteritis has started spreading its tentacles in and
around Phagwara. The local SDM, Mr Pritam Singh, held a meeting with
various departments, including Health.
Rajasthan
asks PPCB to check water pollution
Jalandhar, May 28
The Rajasthan Government has
urged the Punjab Pollution Control Board to check pollution in the
Sutlej, which is affecting people of the desert state, who receive
water from Indira Gandhi Canal.
Substation
to be shifted for shopping mall?
Amritsar May 28
An electricity substation located
in the Lawrence road area is likely to be shifted reportedly under
political pressure. The substation with two transformers is located in
the prime area and its land is worth crores of rupees.
File that could not
be produced in the HC
Chandigarh, May 28
Pressure tactics were applied to
prevent the Sports Department from producing a file dealing with the
recruitment of six Deputy Superintendents in the Punjab Police under
the sports quota.
High
Court
Judgement in
DSP selections case reserved
Chandigarh, May 28
The Punjab and Haryana High Court
today reserved its judgement in the cases relating to alleged
irregularities in the selection of Deputy Superintendents of Police by
the Punjab Government.
Undertrials beat up
cop in court premises
Jalandhar, May 28
Two undertrials today allegedly
beat up a policeman escorting them in the court premises, where they
were brought for hearing. The incident occurred in the morning when
two undertrials, Malkiat Singh Titu and Santokh Singh, facing charges
of theft and the NDPS Act, respectively, and lodged at the Central
Jail, Jalandhar, reportedly beat up Constable Vijay Kumar, who was
escorting them to the court.
PSEB
cashier shot, money looted
Ropar, May 28
Two robbers today killed a
cashier of the Punjab State Electricity Board posted at Morinda and
fled with Rs 7,78,156 he was carrying.
NBA accredits
college
Fatehgarh Sahib, May
28
The Baba Banda Singh Bahadur
Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, has become the first college of
Punjab Technical University to be accredited by the National Board of
Accreditation, constituted by the All-India Council of Technical
Education to grade the standard of technical education in the country
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Tejinder
does Kharar proud
Kharar, May 28
Tejinder Singh, a student of
Henderson Jubilee Senior Secondary School, has topped in Kharar by
securing 89.8 per cent marks in the matriculation examination
conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, the result of
which was declared today. Tejinder got 449 marks out of 500.
Medical
institute gets nod to start PG courses
Amritsar, May 28
The Punjab Government had granted
permission to the Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences to start
postgraduate courses.
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