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Residents
may be consuming infected meat
Ropar, June 2
Next time you plan to eat meat,
think twice. You maybe eating meat of an infected animal slaughtered
in unhygienic conditions. The meat consumed could infect you with
microbes causing diseases like rabies, TB, gastroenteritis, and skin
diseases. Besides you could also get infected with parasites like
tapeworms that may be infecting the animals being consumed.
Punjab
wants educational qualifications relaxed
Chandigarh, June 2
Punjab is for a relaxation in the
educational qualifications for recruitment of SC/ST youths in the
Army. This issue, among others, will be taken up with Prime Minister,
Manmohan Singh by Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh next week.
‘I
was sold off for 12 lakh by my uncle’
Chandigarh, June 2
A young girl has approached the
Punjab State Human Rights Commission, alleging that her paternal uncle
and his wife, who brought her up, forcibly married her off to an
elderly rich Non-Resident Indian for a sum of Rs 12 lakh.
BSP expels
Sahungara
Jalandhar, June 2
The BSP has terminated the
primary membership of Mr Shingara Ram Sahungara, a former MLA, for
anti-party activities.
Miss India World
respects Lakshmi’s decision
Bathinda, June 2
“I respect the decision of
Lakshmi Pandit, who returned the crown of Miss India World —
2004,” said Femina Miss India World — 2004 Sayali Bhagat.
Addressing mediapersons here today, she said though Lakshmi Pandit
returned the crown out of embarrassment and pressure, society and the
media played a responsible role and helped her to take such step.
Schoolchildren take part in a peace march in Amritsar on
Wednesday. The march was organised by the Punjab Pradesh Youth
Congress. — Reuters |
Probe
into dismantling of heavy water plant sought
Ropar, June 2
Statement of Union Chemicals and Fertilizers minister Ram Vilas Paswan
regarding dropping of disinvestment of National Fertilizers was hailed
here yesterday. Chairman of the Punjab Pollution Control Board K.P.S.
Rana claimed that disinvestment of the NFL has been dropped due to
efforts of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.
Mayor’s
apology sought over gastro toll
Jalandhar, May 2
The existing differences between
a group of Congress councillors owing allegiance to the Punjab
Technical Education Minister, Mr Mahinder Singh Kaypee, and the Mayor,
Mr Surinder Mahey, came to the fore once again when the former sought
public apology from Mr Mahey over his recent statement pertaining to
cases of gastroenteritis in the city.
Writer’s
Home awaits repair
Patiala, June 2
The establishment of the Congress
government seemed to be a red letter day for the Writer’s Home which
is the only residential facility for writers in the state as part of
the State Language-Department headquarters here. The Home, which needs
repairs, was promised a facelift by Higher Education Minister Harnam
Das Johar during a surprise visit to the city, nearly a year ago.
Sewage
gives residents a headache
Patiala, June 2
For residents of Baba
Deepsinghnagar and Shakti Nagar, a modern urban town does not exist.
Situated on the outskirts of the city, they may as well not be counted
as its residents also. This is because they have to time and again
face the problem of sewerage water overflowing into their compounds
with no help in sight.
Onset
of summer adds to water shortage
Pathankot, June 2
With the onset of summer, water
crisis in the area has deepened. In Mission Road, Rampura Mohalla,
Bhadroya, Preet Nagar, localities the situation has become alarming
and people have resorted to dharnas against the administration
demanding restoration of water supply.
SGPC
for special visas to Pak Sikhs
Amritsar, June 2
SGPC secretary Dalmegh Singh has
urged the Union Government to issue special visas to Pakistani Sikhs
for participating in the 400th Gurpurb celebrations of the
installation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The celebrations begin at the
Golden Temple on September 1.
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NZCC holds exhibitions |
An artist with his paintings at an exhibition organised by North Zone Cultural Centre at Banasar Art Gallery in Patiala on Wednesday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar |
‘Rationalists’
visit murdered boy’s house
Phagwara, June 2
Two members of the Tarksheel
(Rationalists) Society, Punjab, Mr Jaswinder Singh and Mr Ghansham,
visited Hussainpur Dulowal village, near Sultanpur Lodhi, where a
12-year-old Dalit schoolboy, Jatinder, was beaten and strangulated on
May 15 allegedly by a village farmer and his mother, who suspected the
boy had stolen vegetables from their field.
Dharna
against anti-encroachment drive
Jalalabad, June 2
Shopkeepers here yesterday
observed a bandh and staged a dharna to protest against the
anti-encroachment drive launched by local Municipal Council.
Missing
demand draft
Ropar, June 2
A demand draft for Rs 10,000 has
gone missing in the office of District Development and Panchayats
Officer Ropar.
Notice issued to
Sports Dept Jt Secy
Chandigarh, June 2
The court case regarding alleged
irregularities in the recent selection of Deputy Superintendents of
Police by the Punjab Government took a new turn today.
Villagers protest
against irrigation officials
Abohar, June 2
Farmers of the villages located
along the Lambi sub-canal sat in a dharna at the Irrigation Office
complex here today and held a demonstration against the officials.
Ban on sale of
reflectors on main roads
Ropar, June 2
The Deputy Commissioner, Ms Seema
Jain, today stepped in to save the truckers and other vehicle owners
from being looted by traders selling reflectors in connivance with
certain policemen. In an order passed today, she has stopped the sale
of reflectors on the main roads of the district.
Govt
employees go without salary for months
Ropar, June 2
With Congress ministers fighting
against each other, governance and administration has taken a back
seat in the state. Thousands of employees have been going without
salary for the past several months due to the absence of ministers
from their offices.
Official
suspended for aiding octroi evasion
Amritsar, June 2
Three truckloads of textiles from
Surat and Bhiwindi divert to a pre-marked access route to the city in
the dead of the night. The octroi “moharr” (officer in charge of
octroi barrier) issues octroi receipt and lets goods worth lakhs cross
the barrier. An octroi evasion of Rs 48,000 takes place in just three
minutes.
Truckers booked for
clash
Rampura, June 2
Even as two criminal cases were
registered against truck operators belonging to different truck
unions, for their alleged involvement in the clashes, that took place
at two places in the area yesterday, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr K.A.P.
Sinha here today announced that the election for the presidentship of
the Truck Union would be held on June 12.
2 of
notorious gang held for killing goldsmith
Amritsar, June 2
The district police today claimed
to have solved the murder of Lalit Kumar, a goldsmith, who was
shot dead on May 24 when he was returning home. Two persons have been
arrested while three suspects are still at large.
Manjit Singh Lati (right) and
Manpreet Singh Kala, who have been arrested for killing an
Amritsar goldsmith. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma |
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Swindler
who fled with lakhs held
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 2
The district police today
arrested Prem Chand of Sirhind, who had fled from the town and started
living in Chandigarh to evade arrest in a fraud case registered
against him at Sirhind under Section 420 and 406, IPC, for committing
fraud and cheating residents, traders and farmers of the district to
the tune of lakhs of rupees. He was arrested from the Amloh area.
Cheated
turns out to be cheater!
Jalandhar, June 2
His urge to make a fast buck by
enacting a theft drama landed him behind bars. The district police
today claimed to have solved a case in which a bag containing Rs 1.60
lakh was said to have been snatched from an employee of a money
exchange dealer on May 25, with the arrest of the complainant himself.
Cop
wanted in fraud case held
Hoshiarpur, June 2
Proclaimed offender constable
Joga Singh wanted in a cheating and fraud case has been arrested by
the Garhshanker police, Mr Lok Nath Angra, SSP Hoshiarpur, said here
today.
Cong
leader, wife assaulted
Jalandhar, June 2
Three persons including the wife of a Block Congress president, were
injured, when over 20 persons today attacked them with sharp-edged
weapons at their New Rajan Nagar residence here.
Man
accuses in-laws of kidnapping wife, child
Ludhiana, June 2
Mr Avtar Singh , a resident of
Shimla Puri, who recently returned from Dubai, has complained to the
police that in his absence, his in-laws had kidnapped his wife and a
child.
12
seriously hurt in mishap
Phagwara, June 2
About 50 passengers, including
women and children, were injured 12 of them seriously, when a Punjab
Roadways bus rammed into a tree on the Phagwara-Banga road near
Maharaja Palace and fell into a ditch.
Constable
among 2 held for smuggling liquor
Kharar, June 2
The local police today arrested
two persons, including a constable on the charge of smuggling liqour
from Chandigarh to Punjab. Sixtyfive boxes of liquor were seized from
them.
Hospital
hands over man to police on theft charge
Kharar, June 2
A man working with the IRP was
handed over to the police on suspicion of theft at the Civil Hospital
here this evening.
Man
killed in road mishap
Jalandhar, June 2
One person was killed yesterday
when the tractor-trailer which he was driving rammed into a truck near
the Pathankot bypass here.
Man
kills wife, held
Amritsar, June 2
Rajni, a school teacher and
resident of the Gali Bangalia area, was allgedly strangulated by her
husband after she refused to give him money here yesterday.
College students
suspend strike till June 20
Faridkot, June 2
Students of the local Guru Gobind
Singh Medical College have suspended their 13-day indefinite strike
till June 20, following an assurance by the Punjab Government to
accept their demands within a stipulated period. They took the
decision after a meeting with Mr Satish Chandra, Secretary, Medical
Education and Research, who visited the institution here today to
reach an amicable solution to the issue.
Mixed
response to new subject at Pbi varsity
Patiala, June 2
The decision of Punjabi
University to introduce a new compulsory subject of computer
application at the graduation level has received a mixed response from
the academic faculty.
IGNOU
centres for three Punjab jails
Ludhiana, June 2
The Indira Gandhi National Open
University has decided to open special study centres for central jails
in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala. The centres, opened under the
Special Study Centres Scheme of IGNOU, will start functioning from
July 2004.
14,210
students appear in CET
Jalandhar, June 2
As many as 14,210 students today
appeared in CET-2004, conducted by Punjab Technical University, for
admission to different engineering, management and pharmacy colleges
of the state.
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