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Amritsar-Lahore
bus dry run today
Amritsar,
December 10
History will be created tomorrow as after a gap of more than five
decades the two Punjabs will be connected through a regular bus
service, to be formally launched on December 23, for which a dry run
will be conducted tomorrow.
Abohar,
December 10
Workers of the Bhartiya Kisan Union, led by the state president,
Mr Ajmer Singh Lakhowal, shifted the site of dharna on the 33rd
day from the new grain market to the bypass that linked Abohar
with Fazilka and Sriganganagar. The BKU, however, limited the
three-day bandh call to two days realising that residents were
being harassed for no fault of theirs.
Passengers walk with luggage as buses are denied entry to Abohar by BKU workers on Saturday.
— Photo by Raj Sadosh |
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Sukhbir
questions Natwar’s Patiala retreat
Chandigarh,
December 10
The Shiromani Akali Dal today alleged that the mysterious and
hush-hush retreat of former Union Minister for External Affairs K.
Natwar Singh to the New Moti Bagh Residence of Punjab Chief Minister
Amarinder Singh had raised fresh issues about a nexus between the two
brothers-in-law in the oil-for-food scam.
Student’s
death: police inaction alleged; dharna held
Pathankot,
December 10
Residents of Taragarh village today held a dharna in front of
the SP office, here to protest against the police failure to
register an FIR in the case of mysterious death of Baghwan
Singh, a class X student of Adarsh Model School. The wailing
handicapped father of the deceased, Mr Lakshaman Dass, while
addressing the protestors alleged that his son had been
murdered.
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| Wailing Lakshaman Dass, whose son Baghwan died under mysterious circumstances, addresses protestors in front of the SP’s office in Pathankot on Saturday.
— Photo by Jangi |
Tribune Impact
Forest scam
probe begins
Gurdaspur,
December 10
The Punjab Vigilance Department has initiated an inquiry into the
forest scam in Dhar subdivision reported in these columns on December
8.
Will Tikshan Sud be shown the door?
Pathankot, December 10
Despite denials that there was something going seriously wrong in the BJP, factionalism between the old and emerging leadership might intensify in the coming days.
Stop CM from visiting Dubai, Mann to
Cong
Pathankot, December 10
The president of SAD (A), Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, at a press conference held here today requested the central leadership of the Congress to shop Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh from going to Dubai.
Pak lawyers pay obeisance at Rauza Sharif
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 10
A delegation of advocates from Pakistan led by Justice Fakhar-un-Nisa Khokher (retd), president of the Lahore High Court Bar Association, yesterday paid obeisance at Rauza Sharif and Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib.
Visiting offices my duty: Bir Devinder
Kharar, December 10
Reacting to the statement of the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, that the Kharar MLA, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, should not raid government offices, the MLA today clarified that he never raided any office and just visited the offices in his constituency as part of his moral and social responsibility.
Workshop on improving quality of buildings
Ropar, December 10
With a view to launching a special campaign in Punjab to improve the quality of construction work by offering short-term quality improvement training programmes, a convention was organised near here today.
5 lakh jobs to be created in IT
Amritsar, December 10
Newly elected vice chairman, Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation Ltd, Mr Tejpreet Singh Sandhu said that five lakh jobs would be available in the IT sector in the next five years in Punjab.
Veterinary officer caught taking bribe
Patiala, December 10
In a significant development which could expose the hollowness of anti-corruption drive launched by Capt Amarinder Singh’s government in Punjab, Dr Bhupesh Kumar Goyal, a Veterinary officer of Samana, was today caught red-handed while taking a bribe of Rs 1,000 from Mr Mann Singh in lieu of issuing him a certificate in connection with the death of his buffalo insured with an insurance company.
Death due to poisoning, say experts
Barnala, December 10
Chemical experts have confirmed after tests that Mrs Jatinder Kaur, wife of Mr Yadvinder Singh, had died because of poisoning.
Mohali man dies in mishap
Ropar, December 10
A resident of Mohali, Ravinder Singh, was today killed while Simranjit Singh was seriously injured in an accident involving a motor cycle and a truck on the Ropar-Nangal road here.
A view of the social science exhibition on Human Rights Day at Patel Public School in Rajpura on Saturday.
— Photo by J.S. Virdi |
Seminar on polymer science technology begins
Sangrur, December 10
A two-day national seminar on “Recent advances in Polymer Science and Technology” organised by the Department of Chemical Technology of the Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, was today inaugurated by Dr R. P.
Bajpai, Vice-Chancellor of Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar, on the SLIET campus.
Campus placement programme
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 10
Punjlloyd Ltd, New Delhi, has shortlisted 15 seventh semester B.Tech students during its placement camp held at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, here.
GND varsity technologist honoured
Amritsar, December 10
Dr Jasbir Singh of the Department of Electronic Technology of Guru Nanak Dev University has been honoured by the India International Friendship Society, New Delhi, with the globally reputed Vijay Rattan Award for his academic excellence and research contributions.
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