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Farmers allege harassment by commission agents
Phagwara, October 15
The delay in the paddy procurement by government agencies is creating all sorts of problems. Despite relaxations in conditions of paddy procurement and tall claims of the speedy procurement by the Punjab Government, farmers are still a harassed lot.
Woman succumbs to burn injuries
Pathankot, October 15
In a gory crime, a 27-year-old woman was allegedly burnt to death at Madhopur cantonment on Thursday. Priyanka, a post-graduate teacher from RS Pura area of Jammu and Kashmir, was married to Rajiv of Madhopur 18 months ago.
Mother and sisters of the woman burnt to death wail at the Pathankot Civil Hospital on Friday.
— Photo by Jangi
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Deferred poll irks councillors
Phagwara, October 15
Repeated deferring of poll for two Council posts today drew flak from Opposition councillors who alleged that it amounted to gagging democracy and favouring the Congress party.
Probe begins into overcharging by octroi contractors
Barnala, October 15
Mr Tej Partap Singh Phulka, Deputy Director, Local Bodies, today held an enquiry into the alleged overcharging of octroi fee from M/s Standard combines pvt ltd.
Mr Phulka took the statement of the managing director of standard combines, Mr
Nachhattar Singh.
Tributes paid to BSF jawan
Abohar, October 15
Tributes were paid to BSF jawan Parsa Ram at Shradhanjali Samagam held
at his native Sappanwali village in this subdivision today. His body was
found in a nullah at Kooch Behar in West Bengal after two days’
search.
Civil and BSF officials console the mother of Parsa Ram, BSF jawan who was found dead at Kooch Behar in West Bengal on October 6, during Shradhanjali Samagam at Sappanwali village near Abohar on Saturday.
— Photo by Raj Sadosh |
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Drugs and Cosmetics Act being modified
Amritsar, October 15
Dr Gajendra Singh, president of the Punjab Branch of Indian Pharmacy
Graduates’ Association, yesterday revealed that Drugs and
Cosmetics Act was being modified as approved by the Drugs Technical
Advisory Board of the Government of India.
8 gurdwaras damaged in quake: SGPC
Amritsar, October 15
The three-member SGPC damage assessment team returned from Jammu and Kashmir here today, after meeting MP Mehbooba Mufti and Sheikh Najid Ahmed, general secretary, NC.
Six chemist shops raided
Sangrur, October 15
On the orders of the Director, Health Services, Punjab, and the state Drug Controller, Punjab, a four-member team, led by Mr Pardeep
Mattu, Licensing Authority, Punjab, yesterday raided six chemist shops at Sangrur and Barnala.
Challan filed in Nayagaon rape case
Ropar, October 15
The Special Investigative Team, constituted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, today filed a challan against 25 accused, involved in the infamous Nayagaon rape case, in the Special Court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ropar, Mr S.K Goel, this evening.
Vigilance appoints info officers
Chandigarh, October 15
The Right to Information Act has been implemented by the Vigilance Bureau, Punjab, Mr A.P. Pandey, Chief Director, has claimed.
A spokesperson said the bureau was among the first departments of Punjab to
implement the Act for the convenience of the public.
Man held for murdering father
Bathinda, October 15
Police today claimed to have solved a murder case with the arrest of the
victim’s son and daughter-in-law. In another breakthrough, police
nabbed 4 persons in connection with an abduction case and got the
abducted man freed.
Handcuffed Bhola Singh, who has been arrested for killing his father, along with his son in Bathinda on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera
Naib Subedar kills mother
Hoshiarpur, October 15
In a bizarre incident, a Naib Subedar killed her mother at Talwandi Dadian village of Hoshiarpur district last evening.
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7 booked on industrialists’ complaint
Batala, October 15
The Civil Lines police here today registered a case against seven persons of Raju Nihang for demanding a raise in wages of industrial labour in the town.
The cupola of M/s A.V.R. Foundry was running when Raju Nihang and his men
allegedly stopped it.
4 held for contract killings
Ropar, October 15
The Ropar police today arrested all four accused, who were allegedly involved in the murder of a childless couple of Agampur of Anandpur Sahib town in the district. The four arrested include a relative of the deceased, Amarjit Kaur, tantric Labha Singh, Kulwant Singh and Sanjay Giri.
IMCT students interact with business honchos
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 15
The RIMT-Institute of Management and Computer Technology, Mandi
Gobindgarh, organised, a seminar on “Emerging Trends in IT Sector and
related HR Issues” today. Dr M.S. Grewal, Registrar, Punjab Technical
University, was the guest of honour.
PU youth festival begins
Hoshiarpur, October 15
The five-day Panjab University Zonal Youth Festival started at SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, here yesterday.
Colonel Anup Singh who was the chief guest inaugurated the function by unfurling
the youth festival flag and took salute of contingents of the NCC unit of the
college.
New colleges sanctioned despite ban
Abohar, October 15
Despite a blanket ban on opening new government colleges in Punjab two politicians have sanctioned one college each for their constituencies, sources said.
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