Treatment meted out to Gujral at Wagah condemned
Ludhiana, October 18
The Dhan-Pothohar Brotherhood and the Punjab Sangeet Kala Manch have condemned the ill-treatment meted out by customs officials to former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral at Wagah border yesterday. They have demanded the dismissal of those responsible for the incident.
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Members of the Dhan Pothohar Brotherhood and the Punjab Sangeet Kala Manch welcome former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral and journalist Kuldip Nayar at the Ludhiana railway station.
— A Tribune photograph
Probe ordered into humiliation to Gujral
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Bhai Mardana’s descendants visit Golden Temple
Wagah (Amritsar), October 18
The 17th generation descendants of Bhai Mardana, a Muslim, who accompanied Guru Nanak Dev throughout his journeys arrived here from Pakistan via the Indo-Pak joint check post, here today.
Ashiq Ali Bhai Lal (left), 17th generation descendant of Bhai Mardana (the companion of Guru Nanak Dev on his journey across the sub-continent and abroad) along with his brother Bhai Irshad (2nd from right) and two sons after paying obeisance at the Golden Temple on Monday. — PTI
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Sikh leaders clash in USA
Amritsar, October 18
An unsavoury situation arose when two groups of Sikh leaders of the USA clashed in the Tri City (New York) in the presence of Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti and Giani Tarlochan Singh, Jathedars of Akal Takht and Kesgarh Sahib, respectively, at a function yesterday. The function was organised in connection with quadricentennial celebrations of installation of Guru Granth Sahib.
Kapurthala Heritage Festival
Radha was an illusion, not reality, says Uma Sharma
Kapurthala, October 18
Kapurthala came alive with its old world charm this evening. As the yearly ritual of Baba Jassa Singh Sharad Utsav was performed against the backdrop of the majestic Jagatjit Palace, it was time to revisit fine musical and dance traditions with the celebrated kathak dancer Uma Sharma who lent a special touch to the show.
Celebrated kathak dancer Padma Bhushan Uma Sharma presents a Raas Leela sequence of Braj on the opening day of Kapurthala Heritage Festival at Jagatjit Palace, Kapurthala, on Monday evening.
— Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma
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Ex-district chief of BJP suspended
Hoshiarpur, October 18
The infighting between two factions of the district BJP unit of Hoshiarpur further intensified today when state the state BJP chief, Mr Avinash Rai Khanna, suspended a former district president of the unit, Mr Bhagwant Kishore Gupta, for his “anti-party” activities.
HPCL-govt standoff can cause financial loss: CPI
Bathinda, October 18
The local unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI) today alleged that the stubborn attitude adopted by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Punjab Government in connection with some exemptions pertaining to sales tax as a pre condition for setting up a oil refinery project in the district would cause huge financial loss to the state.
Pak mother’s plea for visa extension rejected
Rasool pur (Mandi Ahmedgarh), October 15
The hopes of a Pakistan-based mother of an eight-year-old schoolgoing boy to get her son operated upon for hernia were dashed to the ground after the district administration, Sangrur, yesterday forced her to board a train from Attari railway station after rejecting her plea to extend her permission to stay in India for a week.
Imran Haider, a Pakistan national who needed a surgery in India, before leaving for his country. |
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Major tragedy averted in Ludhiana
Ludhiana, October 18
Ludhiana was literally sitting on a volcano. A huge quantity of ammunition hauled from the steel scrap at the dry port in Dhandari Kalan, near here, during the past six days has sent shivers down the spine of people here.
Plea for speedy trial in cases against Poohla
Amritsar, October 18
Col G.S. Sandhu, president of the Poohla Eviction Committee and chairman of Majha ex-servicemen human rights body, today said he would appeal to the Punjab and Haryana High Court to establish a special court for speedy trial in various criminal cases, including those of murder and extortion, registered against controversial Nihang chief Ajit Singh
Poohla.
PSEB’s partial privatisation favoured
Patiala, October 18
Employee leader and Punjab Khadi Board Chairman Charanjit Singh Walia today said he was in favour of partial privatisation of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB).
Indigenous trees heading for death
Gurdaspur, October 18
Indigenous trees are drying in Punjab. Large tracks of acacia variety, including kikar and tahli (local names), have dried along the roads and railway tracks in Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur districts.
Dried up trees along the railway track in the Dasuya area of Hoshiarpur district.
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Class IV employees to hold protest on October 26
Amloh, October 18
A meeting of the class IV Employees Union of the tehsil was held in the ground of Canal Rest House today. Employees from various departments participated in the meeting.
MC chief faces another no-trust move
Moga, October 18
After biting the dust in the no-confidence motion last month the dissident municipal councillors have again raised the banner of revolt against the Municipal Council chief, Mr Joginder Pal Jain.
Makeshift bridge a relief to residents
Dera Bassi, October 18
Closure of a bridge on the Punjab and Haryana interstate border in Mubarikpur village by the Building and Roads wing of the Punjab Public Works Department
(PPWD) has been putting residents of scores of villages of the bordering areas to a great hardship.
Banker devoted to blood bank
Patiala, October 18
He is one banker with a difference. He is Branch Manager, DCW, State Bank of Patiala, Satpal Bansal. For 25 years he has been motivating people to donate the most precious resource known to man — blood.
Quiz, plenary session mark DMCH conference
Ludhiana, October 18
The annual conference of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (north zone) concluded at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
(DMCH) yesterday.
Partial privatisation favoured
Patiala, October 18
Employee leader and Punjab Khadi Board Chairman Charanjit Singh Walia today said he was in favour of partial privatisation of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB).
Nuisance by jhuggi dwellers alleged
Zirakpur, October 18
Eve-teasing by truckers, foul from godowns and nuisance by jhuggi dwellers are some of the problems being faced by residents of Sunny Enclave, Zirakpur, for the past over six months.
BKU (Ekta) activists stage dharna
Bathinda, October 18
Hundreds of activists of the BKU (Ekta) led by its district president, Mr Hardev Singh Jai Singh Wala, today staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here to lodge their protest against the falling prices of the cotton and to press the authorities to arrest the same.
Bombs taken to Jalandhar
Mandi Ahmedgarh, October 18
A team of experts from the Punjab Armed Police, Jalandhar, took the stock of explosives which was found from the dry bed of
Doraha-Sidhwan canal near Sangowal village by the Simlapuri police station yesterday.
Army team inspects bombshell
Neembuan (Dera Bassi), October 18
A team of Army personnel from Patiala today visited the site where a live bombshell was found on the bed of a seasonal rivulet on October 9.
Revenue officials stage dharna
Bathinda, October 18
Members of the Revenue Patwar Union along with other revenue officials, including kanungos today staged a dharna at the local tehsil complex to protest against the implication of Revenue Department employees into false corruption and other criminal cases by the Vigilance Bureau and other agencies of the state government.
9 hurt in stampede at recruitment rally
Pathankot, October 18
Nine Army aspirants were injured in a stampede at the Mammon cantonment today. Thousands of youths had gathered here this morning to participate in a recruitment rally organised by the Army.
Improvement Trust officials get bail
Ropar, October 18
A Ropar court today granted bail to former Executive Officer of the Improvement Trust Parminder Singh and two others in a corruption case. The case was registered against them by the Vigilance Bureau for their alleged involvement in a scam worth Rs 55.77 lakh.
Commissioner’s order on will stayed
Faridkot, October 18
Already facing allegations of graft, the Faridkot Division Commissioner, Mr B. Sarkar, received another jolt when the Finance Commissioner (Revenue), Punjab, stayed one of his verdicts.
Fake dairy raided, two arrested
Barnala, October 18
The Barnala police today raided a fake desi ghee manufacturing dairy and arrested two persons. SSP Amit Prasad said the dairy owner, Happy Garg and Rakesh Garg, had been arrested. The samples of the artificial ghee had been collected and sent for laboratory test, he added.
Ex-sarpanch arrested
Bathinda, October 18
A former sarpanch of Bhagi Bander village and Congress leader, Jangir Singh, was arrested on charges of smuggling liquor.
Theft case against serai in charge
Amritsar, October 18
Even as the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has not initiated any action in the theft case which happened in Mata Ganga Nivas in Golden Temple complex here last evening, the Kotwali police has arrested Surjit Singh, in charge of the
nivas, and registered a theft case under Sections 380 and 457, IPC, against him.
NIT faculty, admin cross swords
Jalandhar, October 18
The faculty and administration of Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) are on loggerheads these days over the alleged “pick and choose policy” being adopted by the latter in various matters. The administration, on the other hand, has said there was complete transparency and all decisions were being taken in a fair manner.
Private college teachers’ stir today
Barnala, October 18
Thousands of college teachers serving in private colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh will stage a demonstration at Matka Chowk, Chandigarh, tomorrow in protest against the alleged indifferent attitude of the Punjab Government towards their grievances.
PAU students boycott exams
Ludhiana, October 18
The students of the five colleges of Punjab Agricultural University today boycotted their mid-term examinations to protest against the lathi charge on students during the musical night on the campus on Saturday evening.
Probe panel gives clean chit to Principal
Amritsar, October 18
A committee, formed to inquire into the expelling of four Dalit girl students from Government Elementary School by the principal at Avan village in Ajnala, near here, has given a clean chit to the principal in the case.
Relevance of NAAC discussed
Patiala, October 18
A lecture on relevance of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) was organised by Modi College here today in which Prof. K.E. Radha Krishna, President Karnataka, College Principal’s Association, Bangalore was the Chief Speaker Dr Radha Krishan said that the quality in education is very important issue in this age of globalisation and competition.
Bank of Punjab opens branch in Mansa
Chandigarh, October 18
The Bank of Punjab opened its 131st banking office at Mansa today. The branch will offer its complete range of services and products, including car loans, two-wheeler loans, home loans, personal loans, education loans, agricuture loans, locker facility and depository services.
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