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Parents
stage dharna in front of SGPC-run medical college
Vallah
(Amritsar), November 21
Anguished parents of 36 students of the second professional under the
PMT and the Sikh Minority quota in the SGPC-run Sri Guru Ram Das
Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Sciences today sat on a
peaceful dharna as the authorities failed to issue roll numbers to
their wards. The examination will commence tomorrow afternoon.
SGPC
chief: Badal consults PAC
Chandigarh,
November 21
The President of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, here
today held consultations on a one-to-one basis with members of the
Political Affairs Committee of the party with regard to the election
of the President of the SGPC for the next one year.
Patiala
lad is Mr Singh International
Amritsar,
November 21
Harpreet Singh from Patiala was crowned Mr Singh International
at a contest held late last night at the backdrop of majestic
Khalsa College building here. He was selected from the 44
finalists, who were shortlisted after the zonal contests held in
Pune, Karnal, Kanpur, Jamshedpur, Bhopal, Jammu, Chandigarh,
Malaysia, London and New York. The Akaal Purkh ki Fauj organised
the dazzling programme in which participants glided on the ramp
and showcased their mantle.
In video (28k, 56k)
Harpreet Singh (centre) who was crowned as Mr Singh International with runners-up Inderdeep Singh (right) and Inderjit Singh (left) during the Mr Singh International pageant held in Amritsar on November 20.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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Forward
Bloc office-bearers
Ropar,
November 21
The state unit of the All-India Forward Bloc decided to launch a protest
against contract farming and the proposed dismantling of the PSEB into
different companies in a resolution passed here today. The meeting was
held under the chairmanship of Mr Subrat Bose, an MP, said Mr V.P.
Saini, general secretary, All-India Forward Bloc.
Baba
Chicago to file defamation case
Denies charge of being with a woman
Amritsar,
November 21
Baba Daljit Singh Chicago is contemplating to file defamation cases
against all those tabloids and newspapers, which had published news
that he was caught from a motel in the USA with a woman.
Ramoowalia
highlights travel agents’ loot
Jalandhar
November 21
A huge amount of more than Rs 1500 crore has been “looted” from
nearly 50,000 gullible families of Punjab by unscrupulous travel
agents on the pretext of sending job seekers abroad, primarily because
of the failure of the Punjab Government to check them.
SAD, Cong
encouraging corruption: Ramoowalia
Faridkot,
November 21
The All-India Lok Bhalai Party will contest the next Assembly polls in
Punjab to developing on the issues of socio-economic and political
system which had lost grounds badly in the recent past in the state.
Mann
attributes youths’ arrest to his PIL against DGP
Bathinda,
November 21
Flaying the arrests of Punjabi youths in the state, SAD (Amritsar)
president Simranjit Singh Mann today alleged that all this was being
done, as he had filed a PIL in the Supreme Court against the
appointment of Punjab DGP S.S. Virk.
PEDA to
install 700 solar tubewells by March 31
Sangrur,
November 21
The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) will install 700 solar
tubewells by March 31 in the state, of which about 150 solar tubewells
will be installed by the end of December.
BJP-SAD
rally for SEZ
Amritsar,
November 21
The BJP-SAD combine today held a rally over the issue of Special
Economic Zone (SEZ).
Travails
of Hindu pilgrims to Pak
Ropar,
November 21
Even after the easing of tension between India and Pakistan, pilgrims
visiting Hindu temples in Pakistan continue to have a hard time.
Jor Mela
arrangements reviewed
Fatehgarh
Sahib, November 21
Mrs Jaspreet Talwar, Deputy Commissioner, today held the meeting of
all officers of the district administration at Bachat Bhavan to make
necessary arrangements for the smooth conduct of annual Saheedi Jor
Mela starting from December 24 at Fatehgarh Sahib.
Punjabi
Tribune holds milan samaroh
Fatehgarh
Sahib, November 21
Punjabi Tribune today organised “Punjabi Tribune reader’s milan
samaroh” at Bachat Bhavan today. Mr Shingara Singh Bhullar, Editor,
Punjabi Tribune and Mr Sham Singh, News Editor presided over the
function.
Anganwari
workers’ demand accepted
Chandigarh,
November 21
Conceding a major demand of anganwari workers, who had been sitting in
dharna here for the past two months, the Punjab Government today said
that no nursery school would be opened where balbaris (creches) were
being run by anganwari workers.
AMIE
engineers prefer old rules of promotion
Gurdaspur,
November 21
The AMIE Engineers Association demanded promotions as per the old
rules. In a press release issued here today, the general secretary of
the association, Mr Surinder Singh Kler, said that as per the old
rules of the Irrigation Department only the degree-holder engineers
were to be promoted to the post of subdivisional officer. There were
about 50 qualified AMIE engineers in the Irrigation Department against
100 vacant posts of SDO.
Rs 10,000
for each health sub-centre
Chandigarh,
November 21
As part of its health mission, the Punjab Government has distributed
Rs 10,000 to each health sub-centre in the state. This amount has been
deposited in the joint account of the village Sarpanch and the
Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) to meet petty expenses of the
sub-centre.
CPM
dharna against govt policies
Kharar,
November 21
A dharna was staged by the state unit of the CPM outside the office of
the SDM here today against the wrong policies of the government.
Newsman,
daughters hurt in mishap
Kharar,
November 21
The local bureau chief of a daily vernacular newspaper and his two
daughters were injured in an accident here today.
Pardon to
cops: HC summons records
Chandigarh,
November 21
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today summoned the entire records
pertaining to the grant of pardon by the Punjab Government to two
police officials convicted of abducting and murdering two persons.
Moga to
have new SSP
Chandigarh,
November 21
Mr Pavan Kumar Rai will be the new SSP, Moga, replacing Ms V. Neerja,
who has been shifted as SP, Special Staff Crime. Orders to this effect
were issued here today.
Truck
union clash: police foils rally
Sangrur,
November 21
The police today foiled holding of a rally in the DC office complex
here against alleged police “failure” to arrest seven persons,
booked by the Lehragaga police for killing two persons.
Man with
fake visa held
Rajasansi
(Amritsar), November 21
The ground staff of Air-India yesterday nabbed Jagdip Singh (22), a
resident of Bhalath, Kapurthala, while trying to sneak out of the
country on a fake Canadian visa.
TIET
organises entrepreneurship camp
Patiala, November 21
A one day entrepreneurship
awareness camp was organised by the Science and Technology
Entrepreneurs Park in collaboration with the School of Management and
Social Sciences at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
here on Saturday.
Jalandhar
college lifts festival trophy
Amritsar,
November 21
The APJ College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar, lifted the Guru Nanak Dev
University (GNDU) overall championship trophy in the inter-zonal final
youth festival concluded here today. Principal Suchreta Sharma of the
college received the trophy.
Army
School bags trophy
Abohar, November 21
The local Army School bagged the
10 Corps Zone Inter Army school cultural competition trophy during
cultural competitions which concluded today. Eleven Army schools took
part in the cultural competition.
New move
to run colleges criticised
Amritsar,
November 21
The Punjab State Medical and Dental Teachers Association, here today
criticised the move of the state government to grant academic,
administrative and financial autonomy to medical, dental and ayurvedic
colleges.
PCCTU to
hold dharna on Dec 7
Barnala,
November 21
The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union, a representative
body of college teachers serving in government aided but privately
managed colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh, has decided to intensify
its struggle by staging a dharna at Matka Chowk at Chandigarh on
December 7.
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