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Crops on thousands of acres submerged
Lambi (Muktsar), July 20
It’s been over a week since it rained heavily here, but thousands of acres of cotton and paddy crop is still submerged in Adhnia, Maniawala, Deonkhera, Kuttiawali and nearby villages as farmers lament government apathy in draining out water from their fields.
A farmer from Tappakhera village laments at the devastation of his cotton crop on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera
VB powers: Alam keeps Chief Secy’s order in abeyance
Chandigarh, July 20
The issue of allocation of powers to the Punjab Vigilance Bureau is getting tied up in knots. The Chief Director, Vigilance, Mr Mohd Izhar Alam, has shot off a letter to the state government stating that he had discussed the matter with the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, who, in turn, has given an assurance that all powers of the bureau will remain intact.
Rare FRCS honour for Ludhiana doctor
Chandigarh, July 20
Dr Kuldip Singh, Professor of Surgery at Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, has become the first doctor from the region to be conferred Fellowship ed eundem by the Royal College of Surgeons
(RCS), England.
Dr Kuldip Singh (right) with President of the Royal College of Surgeona Bernard Ribiero on being conferred the Fellowship ed eundem, in England.
80 students punished for not wearing uniform
Tarn Taran, July 20
Eighty students of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Public School here managed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) were given corporal punishment by a teacher for not wearing school uniform.
Patiala blind murder case solved
Patiala, July 20
With the arrest of Jasbir Singh, a resident of Rajpura town, the district police authorities have managed to solve the mystery of blind murder of another resident Kuldeep Kaur, which took place on the intervening night of June 20 and June 21 in her house located in Gobind Colony of Rajpura town.
Punjabi actor’s son booked for killing black buck
Abohar, July 20
A son of Punjabi film star Guggu Gill and his four accomplices are booked for hunting a black buck near the wildlife sanctuary area here, official sources said this
evening.
Calcutta forms joint front
Amritsar, July 20
Various Panthic groups, including SAD (A) and the Damdami Taksal, opposed to Parkash Singh Badal, today formed a joint front under the leadership of former Akali Minister Manjit Singh Calcutta.
Planning committees for districts soon
Sangrur, July 20
In the light of the 74th Constitutional Amendment,1992, and the Punjab District Planning Committees Act - 2005, the Punjab Government has ordered all Deputy Commissioners to hold elections for members from among directly elected members of the Zila Parishads and the Urban Local Bodies from their respective districts for the constitution of District Planning
Committees (DPCs).
Govt failed on job front: Badal
Hoshiarpur, July 20
Frustration is prevailing among the educated youths, in Punjab due to unemployment. Capt Amarinder Singh’s government has failed miserably in providing job opportunities to them.
Mann warns Badal
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 20
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, president SAD(A), has strongly resented the move of SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar by which he has written to all the gurdwaras being run by the SGPC in and outside the state to send at least 20 armed men to guard the proceedings at Akal Takht on July 21.
Filing of papers for MC poll ends
Mohali, July 20
The filing of nominations for the Municipal Council elections scheduled to be held on July 30 ended with 61 prospective candidates filing their papers here today. With this the total number of nominations has reached 175.
Cong wins 3 seats in dist planning committee poll
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 20
In the elections held for the three seats of the district planning committees, to be chosen by the councillors belonging to all five municipal councils of the district, the Congress candidates won all three seats, while the lone SAD (B) candidate lost the elections.
CM orders construction of road
Hoshiarpur, July 20
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, has ordered construction of a metalled road between Kot Patial and Nangal Jarial on the Punjab-Himachal border. The 5-km stretch of the road falling in Punjab has been causing inconvenience to motorists.
Kargil martyrs’ kin await petrol stations
Jalandhar, July 20
To quicken the pace of allotment of oil product agencies to wives and next of kin of Kargil martyrs the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Commission has pulled up state governments, including Punjab, and has sought the intervention of chief ministers for removal of bottle-necks.
Assn to hold protest against erratic power
Abohar, July 20
Upset over the erratic electricity supply, the Durgiana Market Association today decided to organise a protest march and hold a demonstration at the subdivisional office of the PSEB here on July 24.
Govt urged to reject Bajaj panel recommendations
Chandigarh, July 20
The Punjab Non-gazetted Employees Organisation has urged the state government to reject the recommendations made by the Bajaj Committee with regard to the various demands of employees.
Pashchatap divas today, SGPC task force put on alert
Amritsar, July 20
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) task force has been put on a high alert in view of the Pashchatap (repentance) divas to be held at Akal Takht here tomorrow.
Panel on biomedical waste disposal
Patiala, July 20
The Patiala branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has formed a two-member committee to oversee the disposal of biomedical waste following the directions of the Punjab Pollution Control
Board.
Promotional scales sought
Patiala, July 20
The Punjab State Karamchari Dal has condemned the state government for not implementing the demands of government employees.
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