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Brar's men come out in his support
Moga, March 28
A group of Mr Jagmeet Brar loyalists today said a “political dictator” could not stifle democratic views. They flayed the PPCC chief, Mr H.S. Hanspal, for recommending Mr Brar’s expulsion from the party.
PSEB helpless against govt defaulters
Ropar, March 28
While the Punjab State Electricity Board is in the process of computerising the billing system, it has not yet worked out any mechanism to recover outstanding bills from various government departments.
Murder of girl: father’s plea to register FIR
Gurdaspur March 28
Dr S.P. Singh, a local resident has been running from pillar to post since June last year to get an FIR registered against the alleged killers of his daughter, Gurleen
Kaur. His daughter was a first year student of GGS College of Technology and Engineering in
Kharar, Ropar district. In June last year, she left the college hostel in Mohali
for Chandigarh but never reached the destination. The report of her missing was
lodged at Phase XI police station in Mohali.
Gurleen Kaur
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Civilians resent ban on entry to religious places in Cantt |
Jalandhar, March 28
The civilians living in Jalandhar Cantonment area are a disappointed lot due to restrictions imposed by the Army authorities on their entry to a gurdwara and a temple on the main cantonment road.
Signboards put outside the gurdwara and the temple clearly mention that only
serving army personnel or
ex-servicemen can enter the religious places.
A signboard put outside a gurdwara on Cantonment Road, Jalandhar, indicates a restriction on the entry of civilians to the premises.
— Photo by S.S. Chopra
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BJP crosses sword with RSS
Detention of youths
Amritsar, March 28
The Bharatiya Janata Party has crossed sword with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
over the recently released report of the RSS alleging that Mr Parkash Singh
Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal, had obstructed the release of Sikh youths from prison.
VB to probe society’s functioning
Moga, March 28
Can anyone claim salary for 13 months in a year? If allegations levelled by a member of Bilaspur the Agricultural Cooperative Society are to be believed, then some of the society employees have claimed salary for 13 months in a year and that, too, not once but for 14 years in a row.
Preneet inaugurates ‘Kalash Yatra’
Patiala, March 28
Patiala MP Preneet Kaur today inaugurated “Kalash Yatra” containing the holy water from the Katas Raj temple in Pakistan even as she claimed her husband, Capt Amarinder Singh, was the only Chief Minister who had taken special interest in conserving dilapidated temples in Pakistan.
Patiala MP Preneet Kaur carries the holy water kalash on the occasion of Kalash Yatra at Qila Chowk, Shiv Mandir, in Patiala on Monday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar
Work halts in hospital after ‘manhandling’ of SMO
Ferozepore, March 28
The Senior Medical Officer of the local Civil Hospital, Dr Pritam Singh Sauna, was allegedly manhandled by the SDM, Mr Bhupinder Singh, following which the functioning of the hospital, except emergency services, came to a halt.
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Doctor writes to CM over suspension
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 28
Dr S.K. Bansal, Deputy Medical Commissioner Fatehgarh Sahib, was suspended by Secretary Health on Jan. 5, 2004, in a communication to the Chief Minister, the Chief Secretory and the Health Minister has urged them to reinstate him, as he had been mentally harassed and tortured by Mr D.S.Guru Secretory Health without reason.
Mann seeks UN probe into Kanishka tragedy
Dhanaula (Sangrur), March 28
Holding the Research and Analysis Wing of the country responsible for the Air-India Kanishka bombing in 1985 in which 329 passengers were killed, Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), today asked the Union Government to give a grant of Rs 5 crore each to the families of all killed passengers.
373 Home Guards, defence men receive three months’ salary
Chandigarh, March 28
The Punjab Finance and Planning Minister, Mr Surinder Singla, announced in the Vidhan Sabha today that salaries to 373 Home Guards and civil defence personnel for three months, ending February this year, have been released.
high court
Court summons record in Virk case
Chandigarh, March 28
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Punjab Government to submit in court the record relating to a charge-sheet served on Punjab DGP S.S. Virk sometime back as also his service book.
BKU decries cess on diesel
Samrala, March 28
The union as well as state Budget of Punjab has nothing for farmers instead rupee one per litre cess on diesel by Punjab Government will ruin the farm economy of Punjab since it is not reflected in cost calculated to fix MSP of wheat etc.
Goldsmith fraud case solved
Bathinda, March 28
The local police has solved the case pertaining to defrauding of a local goldsmith by a person about a year ago by identifying the suspect.
Police sources said suspect had been identified as Ravi Sahni, a resident of
Jalandhar, who had been cheating the people by claiming himself as kin of
certain IAS, IPS and PSS officials of the state.
7 convicted in murder case
Barnala, March 28
The court of the Additional Sessions Judge, Mr Fatehdeep Singh, today held seven persons guilty of the murder of Dalip Singh of Mehalkalan. The convicted are Narayan Dutt, Prem Kumar, Manjeet Dhaner, Labh Singh, Avtar Singh, Sukhwinder Singh and Bakhtaur Singh.
One killed, 27 hurt in road mishap
Moga, March 28
A person was killed and 27 others, including eight women, and three children, were injured when two buses collided head on near Singhawala village here today.
Labourer killed in accident
Patiala, March 28
A labourer was killed when a truck ran him over near the YPS chowk in the city late last night.
The labourer, Pankaj Kumar, was riding a motor cycle. The truck hit him after
breaking through the NIS gate.
Two Haryana residents arrested with 7 kg
of opium
Mansa, March 28
In its drive launched against
smuggling of narcotics, the district police arrested two persons and
seized about 7 kg of opium from them today.
Uncle betrays orphan’s trust, charged with
rape
Kharar, March 28
A 15-year-old orphan girl of Malikpur Taparian village near here was allegedly raped by her uncle. The victim, now six-month pregnant, has named her father’s elder cousin, Balbir Singh, as the father of her unborn child.
Seminar on Punjabi language, literature begins
Amritsar, March 28
A former Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor, Dr Joginder Singh Puar, today emphasised on the establishment of the Punjabi literature and cultural centres at Patiala, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Amritsar during the inauguration of a two-day international seminar on “Punjabi language, literature and culture: study and teaching” organised by the School of Punjabi Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University here today.
157 students get prizes
Patiala, March 28
As many as 157 students were given prizes for academic excellence in the university exams and house examinations at the annual prize distribution function of Government College of Girls held here today.
BJP holds rally against VAT
Amritsar, March 28
Tying black arm bands, activists of the Punjab Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party led by its president, Mr Avinash Rai
Khanna, held a protest march against the VAT in the state here today.
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