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Dubai
trip: Sukhbir questions security implications
Chandigarh,
July 3
The controversy surrounding the Punjab Chief Minister, Captain
Amarinder Singh’s secret trip to Dubai took a new turn today with
the former Union Minister, Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, seeking a
clarification from the Union Government on the CM’s alleged
non-compliance of foreign exchange regulations and the absence of
economic clearance by the Union Ministry of Finance for the trip.
SGPC
destroying originality of historic gurdwaras
Bathinda,
July 3
Sikhs are a minority community and not Hindus and they do not need a
certificate from anybody to prove it, stated Minorities Commission
Chairman Tarlochan Singh here today while replying to a query on the
Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s controversial remark. He was here to attend
a function at Public Library.
Iranian
varsities keen to collaborate with GND varsity
Amritsar,
July 3
The age-old relationship between Iran and Punjab are likely to
be strengthened in the coming days. This was stated by Mr
Siyavash Zargar Yaghoubi, Ambassador of Iran. He said today that
Iran was ready to teach Persian language to Sikh intellectuals.
Mr Siyarash Zarger Yaghoubi, Ambassador of Iran, along with embassy officials, pays obeisance at the Golden Temple on Sunday.
— Photo by P.S. Gill
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 ‘Khalistanis’
have been isolated in Canada: writer
Chandigarh,
July 3
Canada-based Iqbal Ramoowalia is a progressive writer of Punjabi and
also a political activist. Besides half a dozen books on Punjabi
poetry, Iqbal has also authored a novel in English, “The Death of a
Passport”.
Iqbal Ramoowalia
Now, US
school’s diktat to weld ‘kirpan’ with sheath
Amritsar,
July 3
Earlier, it was the ban by French authorities on wearing turban in
schools, now another controversy is brewing following a directive by a
school in the USA asking a baptised Sikh girl to weld her 'kirpan'
with sheath or to discontinue her education.
Cong has
failed on all fronts: Kanwaljit
Zirakpur,
July 3
The Congress-led government has failed at every front during its rule
in the state. The law and order situation has not deteriorated. Clean
governance, development and employment avenues have become dreams.
Moreover, peace and harmony have also been affected in the state.
Free
power a publicity stunt, says Badal
Bathinda,
July 3
Launching a scathing attack on the Chief Minister, Mr Amarinder
Singh, SAD President Parkash Singh Badal said today the Dixie
gurdwara row and the CM’s secret visit to Dubai hinted at
Amarinder’s “intention to spoil the atmosphere of the
state”.
SAD President Parkash Singh Badal and SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur lay the foundation stone of gurdwara hall at Kotshamir village on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera |
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SAD to
enrol NRIs as members
Ferozepore,
July 3
The Shiromani Akali Dal will commence its membership drive for the
enrolment of Punjabis settled abroad from the next month. This was
stated by Mr Zora Singh Mann, MP, while talking to media persons here
after his return from the tour of the UK, the USA and other countries.
No rift
among Batala councillors: Cong
Batala,
July 3
City Congress Committee (I) President Kasturi Lal Seth and Mr
Balwinder Singh Laddi, Chairman, Zila Parishad, Gurdaspur, defended
the action of the councillors while sending Mr Subash Sekhri on a
forced leave from the Presidentship of Municipal Council, Batala
 Harassed
by ‘minister’s men’, woman alleges police inaction
Hoshiarpur,
July 3
Fearing threat to her life by “influential men” close to a Punjab
minister and having been “coerced“ by them for over three years,
Ms Davinder Kaur Aulakh, chairperson of the local Sri Guru Ram Dass
College of Nursing, has been fighting a lonely battle to get justice,
but without any success so far.
Traffic
chaos in Jalandhar
MC, police look the other way
Jalandhar,
July 3
Traffic chaos has virtually gripped Jalandhar in the absence of proper
traffic management at almost all vital points.
Tension
in town during protest against Divya Jyoti Sansthan
Moga,
July 3
Tension prevailed in the city today when about 400 persons under
the banner of the Gurmat Prachar Committee tried to stop
disciples of Ashutosh Maharaj of the Divya Jyoti Jagran Sansthan
(DJJS) from holding their weekly programme. The police prevented
the protesters at Guru Teg Bahadur Gurdwara and foiled their
plan to march towards the programme venue. |
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Policemen stand guard during a religious body’s protest against a ‘dera’ in Moga
on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Iqbal Singh
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Report
finds high levels of toxicity in Punjab rivers
Chandigarh,
July 3
The rivers of Punjab are facing an ecological crisis as the
pollution level has increased tremendously resulting in a threat
to thousands of people and aquatic life.
A file photo of dead fish in the Sutlej near Nangal.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
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Sidhu
skips father-in-law’s ‘bhog’ in Patiala
Amritsar,
July 3
Member of Parliament Navjot Singh Sidhu, who swore not to step in his
hometown of Patiala if voted to power by the electorate of the holy
city, held a special tribute ceremony for his deceased father-in-law,
Major Shamsher Singh Grewal (retd), in the city today.
Dr Bains
gets Order of British Columbia
Phagwara,
July 3
Dr Raghbir Singh Bains, compiler of the first Encyclopaedia on Sikhism
and producer-creator of the multimedia Sikh museum, was honoured by
the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Iona Campagnolo with the
highest provincial award of the “Order of British Columbia 2005”
at an impressive investiture ceremony in Victoria on June 29.
Trust to
promote Dalits’ welfare in the offing
Faridkot,
July 3
The Scheduled Caste community plans to constitute Dr Ambedkar Gyan
Jyoti Trust to protect the interests of the weaker sections in this
district.
Computer-assisted
joint replacement surgery
Amritsar,
July 3
The holy city that once was a hub of top orthopaedic surgery added
another feather to its cap through the first-ever computer-assisted
joint replacement surgery at Amandeep Hospital here.
Toll tax
being charged from vehicles on military duty
Chandigarh,
July 3
Vehicles moving under military authorisation continue to be charged
toll tax when plying on certain roads and bridges. Headquarters
Western Command has now taken up the matter with the Ministry of Road
Transport and National Highways.
Operation
theatre’s AC finds way to CS’ home
Nabha,
July 3
The requirement of air-conditioner is felt more at the residence
of the Civil Surgeon, Patiala, than in the operation theatre of
the Civil Hospital, Nabha. Complying telephonic orders from the
Civil Surgeon’s office at Patiala, the authorities at the
Nabha hospital removed an air-conditioner from an operation
theatre of the hospital and now it is fitted at Civil Surgeon,
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Workshop
on anchoring from July 12
Amritsar,
July 3
Famous Guinness world record holder in anchoring shows around the
world, Mr Aftab, will hold three workshops of 15-days duration in the
holy city starting from July 12.
Driving
licence to dead: DC for action against DTO
Bathinda,
July 3
Following a probe into complaints of issue of driving licences to dead,
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Bhandari has recommended action against five
employees of the District Transport office, including the then DTO and
the ADTO.
A safe
haven for land grabbers!
Pathankot,
July 3
Pathankot has become a safe haven for land grabbers. The grabbers,
allegedly having nexus with the politicians, have become so powerful
that officials concerned never dare to take action against them.
Murderers’
gang busted
Batala,
July 3
The Batala police achieved a major success when it busted a gang of
murderers and snatchers, including a woman named Ratti, who was a
proclaimed offender. The police recovered gold ornaments weighing 23
tolas, silver ornaments weighing 25 tolas and eight wrist watches.
Sarpanch
hurt in clash
Hoshiarpur,
July 3
The ongoing dispute between the two groups, one led by Mr Naginder
Singh, sarpanch, and the other by his opponent Harjinder Singh, over
the construction of a sewerage chamber before the house of the latter
at Nainowal Vaid village of this district took a new turn when some
persons assaulted the sarpanch with sharp-edged weapons while he was
going on his motor cycle to his village after closing his shop from
Adda Saran at about 6 p.m. last evening.
Bid to
kidnap youth foiled
Abohar,
July 3
Armed miscreants made an unsuccessful bid to kidnap a youth at
Deewankhera village on the Abohar — Sriganganagar road here today.
PMET
topper wants to be cardiologist
Mansa,
July 3
Nishant Gupta, son of a doctor couple, has brought laurels to the city
by topping not only the PMET, but also the medical entrance test for
admission to private medical colleges in Karnataka.
Elementary
teachers hold rally
Sangrur,
July 3
Unemployed Elementary Teachers Union, Punjab, today warned the Punjab
Government that if it failed in issuing an advertisement with regard
to regular recruitment of 6,000 unemployed elementary teachers, the
members of the union would observe fast in front of the residences of
the Punjab Cabinet ministers on July 9 and 10.
College
team for UK festival
Tarn
Taran, July 3
A nineteen- member ‘gidha’ and ‘Bhangra’ team of Sri Guru
Angad Dev College , Khadoor Sahib, is leaving for the UK to take part
in the International Musical Festival.
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