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Kewal
Krishan cremated, curfew reimposed
Balachaur, June 10
The body of Kewal Krishan, a
42-year-old painter, was cremated peacefully here today, even as the
curfew, which was imposed on Wednesday, was relaxed from 12 noon to 6
p.m. Kewal was alleged to have been killed in police firing.
Mohinder Kaur, wife of Kewal
Krishan, wails along with relatives alongside the body of
Kewal Krishan in Balachaur on Wednesday. — Photo by S.S.
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Negligence
led to the epidemic
Ferozepore, June 10
Even as the authorities are
working round the clock to contain the outbreak of gastroenteritis,
negligence in maintaining hygiene suggests that such incidents were
just waiting to happen in this border district of Punjab.
33
fresh cases of gastroenteritis reported
Hoshiarpur, June 10
Thirtythree fresh cases of
gastroenteritis have been reported —27 from various mohallas of the
city and six from the surrounding villages— at the local Civil
Hospital in the past 24 hours.
Govt
for fast-track courts for NRIs
Jalandhar, June 10
Hailing the central
government’s decision to have a separate ministry for NRI affairs
redress to problems of the NRIs, vice-patron of the NRI Sabha, Punjab
Avtar Henry today announced that the state government would again
approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court for setting up fast-track
courts for NRIs at Jalandhar and Patiala.
PAU
alumnus is Lord Mayor of Leicester
Ludhiana, June 10
An alumnus of Punjab Agricultural
University has become the Lord Mayor of Leicester in England. He is
not only the first Sikh to get the prestigious political post, but
is also the first Indian to achieve it.
The Lord Mayor of Leicester in England, Mr Piara Singh Clair, in the traditional attire of the Mayor, with his wife Jusbinder Kaur.
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Cops force Dalit
family out of house
Talwandi Sabo, June 10
The belongings of a Dalit family,
residing in a colony set up under the landless labour scheme by the
government at Lehri village in the district, were allegedly thrown out
of the house by the police late last evening.
Dalit
paraded after blackening his face
Lambi (Muktsar), June 10
In a bizarre incident, a Dalit of
Kuttianwali village falling in this police station was allegedly
paraded in the village after blackening his face and putting shoes
around his neck by some three persons, including the husband of the
Sarpanch of the village.
Unannounced
power cuts cripple life in Kharar
Kharar, June 10
Unannounced power cuts have hit life of residents here. Though
business has been adversely affected, residents in general too have to
sweat it out in the humid weather.
SGPC
constitutes editorial board
Amritsar, June 10
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has constituted a
four-member editorial board to compile ‘Panth Rattan Jathedar
Gurcharan Singh Tohra Simriti Granth’.
Takht chief releases
Bhai Talwara’s book
Amritsar, June 10
‘Gurbani Da Saral Viakaran-Bodh’ a book by late Bhai Joginder Singh
Talwara, who was a member of the Akhand Kirtani Jatha and noted Sikh
scholar, was released at Akal Takht by Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar
of Akal Takht, here today.
Shopkeepers
block traffic
Muktsar, June 10
Shopkeepers of Tibba Sahib locality of the city blocked traffic for
more than an hour to protest against an attempt to stop repair of a
road today morning.
Ropar
thermal plant achieves new milestone
Ropar, June 10
The Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant, Ropar, has achieved a new
record by continuously running a single unit for 126 days.
PSEB
to replace 3 towers
Patiala, June 10
The Punjab State Electricity Board yesterday claimed that it
had decided to replace three towers which had been severely damaged
following a storm on June 6.
Power
supply to 100 villages restored
Tarn Taran, June 10
Power supply to more than 100 villages which was disrupted due to a
storm on June 6 when two 220 KV towers had breakdown near Sakkianwala
village, has been restored.
Contract
workers oppose retrenchment move
Ropar, June 10
Contract labourers of the Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant
yesterday staged a protest by removing their shirts.
Punjabi
Congress chief bereaved
Chandigarh, June 10
The Indian Chapter of the World Punjabi Congress at a meeting held
here today passed a resolution expressing grief over the death of Ms
Sheasta Habib, wife of Mr Fakhar Zaman, Chairman of the World Punjabi
Congress.
Court’s nod to
Sukhbir’s US visit
Ropar, June 10
The special court, Ropar, today granted Mr Sukhbir Badal conditional
permission to visit the USA. The conditions are that he will have to
furnish a personal surety bond of Rs 10 lakh and another bond of same
amount in the court.
Phones of police
stations disconnected
Muktsar, June 10
While the Punjab government has approved computerisation of all police
stations of the state Muktsar is perhaps is the only district of the
state where even phones in all police stations are in working
condition for several weeks. Reason: the phones were disconnected by
BSNL as the police has not deposited bills for several years.
Memo
submitted to Commissioner
Amritsar, June 10
More than 15 councillors of the Amritsar Municipal Corporation have
decried the move of the civic body to takeover the land worth crores
of a local power substation at the Lawrence road.
Public
Health Dept posts lying vacant
Pathankot, June 10
Several top posts in the Public Health Department are lying vacant
here. An officer of the rank of Sub-Divisional Officer is in charge of
Pathankot and Dunera water supply systems.
SDO booked for
embezzling 96 lakh
Sangrur, June 10
The Vigilance Bureau here registered a case against Sat Pal Jindal, an
SDO the Irrigation Department, posted at Ladda village near here,
yesterday allegedly for embezzling Rs 96 lakh of the Department.
Attempt
to rape in Muktsar village
Muktsar, June 10
Two influential youths of Shirwali village under Muktsar Sadar police
station allegedly made an attempt to rape an under-privileged girl of
the same village on Tuesday night.
School principal
held by Vigilance Bureau
Jalandhar, June 10
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested Ms Raj Kumari Mohi,
Principal, Government Model Co-educational Senior Secondary School,
Ladowali Road here and a former Chairman of the selection Committee
(Gurdaspur) for selecting two candidates as primary teachers in
alleged violation of norms.
Chosen
to design space city, students await funds for travel to USA
Patiala, June 10
Building a colony on the moon may be the task of “Team Force”, but
getting to the USA and the US space agency NASA to do so is becoming
the biggest hurdle for students of this city who lack the requisite
funds to travel to the USA.
Abhishek Aggarwal (fourth from right) along with students of TIET and Budha Dal Public School, who want sponsors to enable them to participate in a NASA space programme
in the USA. — Photo by Rajesh Sachar |
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PAU
signs MoU with Russian varsities
Ludhiana, June 10
Punjab Agricultural University has signed a memorandum of
understanding with two Russian universities for exchange of students,
faculty and technology in the field of agro-engineering and
environmental engineering based in Moscow. The Russian universities
are Moscow State University of Environmental Engineering and Moscow
State Agro-Engineering University.
DEO to function on
Saturday, Sunday
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 10
The Education Department has announced a simplified policy of transfers to avoid unnecessary harassment to teachers. The department has authorised the respective District Education Officers
(DEOs) to order all transfers in their districts.
PTU
likely to hike BBA fees
Jalandhar, June 10
Punjab Technical University is likely to enhance its fee for students
taking admission to BBA and BCA courses in all its affiliated colleges
from this session.
Khalsa
College fine case: notice to trust
Amritsar, June 10
The Divisional Commissioner, Jalandhar issued notice to the
Improvement Trust here, in a case of Rs 10 crore fine imposed on the
Khalsa College Governing Council for delaying the completion of
College of Information Technology and Engineering.
5
teachers shifted from Lattour school
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 10
The Education Department has ordered the transfer of five teachers of
Elementary School Lattour after getting the inquiry report of DEO (S).
Expansion of mobile
network on the anvil
Sangrur, June 10
The local BSNL authorities will make operational 10 new base
trans-received stations by June-end to expand the capacity of the
mobile network from 23,000 mobile phone connections to 34,000
connections in Sangrur district.
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