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Agitators
to hold ‘chakka jam’
Seek clemency for 3 members of Kiranjit katal virodhi panel
Mehal Kalan (Barnala), August 12
The Sanghrash Committee, Punjab, today announced that if the state
government did not cancel the life imprisonment awarded to three
members of the Kiranjit Katal Kand Virodhi Action Committee namely
Prem Kumar, Narayan Dutt and Manjit Singh Dhaner and release them
unconditionally by August 25, then it along with 18 organisations
would hold a “chakka jam” on August 30 across the state.
Sarabjit
alleges torture by Pak authorities
Amritsar, August 12
Sarabjit Singh, the condemned Indian prisoner who is facing the
gallows in Pakistan, has alleged that he was being “meted inhuman
treatment in jail”.
Brar’s
supporters appear before disciplinary panel
Chandigarh, August 12
Some supporters of senior Congress leader Jagmeet Singh Brar appeared
before the disciplinary committee of the Punjab Pradesh Congress
Committee here today.
Badal woos
Dalits with big promises
Ferozepore, August 12
With an eye on the coming Assembly elections in the state, the
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today organised the “Dalit Chetna” rally
here today.
Pay
Commission a betrayal: Badal
Chandigarh, August 12
The Shiromani Akali Dal president, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, yesterday
dismissed the setting up of the Fifth Pay Commission in Punjab as “a
delaying tactic and the final act of betrayal of the employees by the
state Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh”.
CPI to
contest 35 Assembly seats
Sangrur, August 12
The Punjab unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI) will contest 35
seats during the ensuing Assembly elections in the state. It will
contest at least one seat in each district of the state.
Govt
committed to promoting Punjabi cultural heritage: Bhattal
 Chandigarh,
August 12
With the rustic vigour of the rich repository of folk songs and
dances, Punjabi music had emerged as a rare phenomenon on the world
music scene” stated Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal. She was interacting
with participants of a programme, ‘Tiyan di Bulloh’ by the Punjab
Sangeet Natak Akademi at Punjab Kala Bhavan here today. She explained
the significance of the festival with an insight into the profound
depth of the cultural heritage of Punjab.
‘Summon
SGPC chief to Akal Takht’
Patiala, August 12
The Akhand Kirtani Jatha and the Khalsa Chakravarty Mission, both Sikh
religious organisations, today urged Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti,
Jathedar, Akal Takht, to summon the SGPC chief, Mr Avtar Singh, Mr
Inder Mohan Singh Bajaj, president of the Patiala district unit of the
SAD and their associates for their alleged involvement in beating up
members of these organisations on July 25 on the premises of the
Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib here.
Change
work culture, Deputy Speaker tells docs
Amritsar,
August 12
Prof Darbari Lal, Deputy Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha, here today
exhorted the doctors, paramedical staff and students of the Guru Nanak
Dev Hospital and Government Medical College to change the work culture
so as to serve the humanity.
Prof Darbari Lal, Deputy Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha, inaugurates the lithotripsy machine at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar on Saturday.
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SAD to
oppose shifting of refinery project
Ferozepore, August 12
The Guru Gobind Singh Oil Refinery Project which was to be established
at Bathinda at an expenditure of Rs 16,000 crore seems to have become
a victim of politics.
2 murder
cases solved
Faridkot, August 12
The Faridkot police has succeeded in solving two murder cases dating
back to 2003 with the arrest of two members of a gang. Their four
aides have already been arrested in another murder case in Kotkapura.
Ganda
Kheri bridge — a nightmare for motorists
Rajpura, August 12
A strategic bridge on the Rajpura-Patiala road near Ganda Kheri
village has become a nightmare for the motorists and emerging as a
major accident-prone spot in the area.
The narrow bridge at Ganda Kheri village on the Rajpura-Patiala road which has become an accident-prone zone.
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Man
facing death seeks jathedar’s help for release
Amritsar, August 12
Davinderpal Singh Bhullar, facing death sentence in a bomb blast case
and currently lodged in the Tihar Jail, today urged Giani Joginder
Singh Vedanti, Akal Takht Jathedar, to launch struggle for his
release. His letter was handed over to Vedanti by a two-member
delegation.
Computer
crime symposium opens
Patiala, August 12
A national symposium on cyber forensics and computer crimes was
inaugurated by Mr N. Sitaram, Director, Centre for Artificial
Intelligence and Robotics and Intelligent Systems, DRDO, Ministry of
Defence, Government of India, New Delhi.
Khadi board to hold
expo
Chandigarh, August
12
The Chairman of the Punjab Khadi and Village Industries Board, Mr Charanjit
Singh Walia , today said here that subsidy cheques to borrowers, under the Rural
Employment Generation Programme , would be distributed by the Chief Minister,
Capt Amarinder Singh, at a state-level function on August 15 at Patiala. He said
the cheques would be given to those who generated employment for unemployed
rural youth by installing units in rural areas.
Fainting of kids:
suspension of officials sought
Bathinda, August 12
The Punjab Human Rights Committee has demanded immediate suspension of
government officials responsible for “criminal negligence” towards
schoolchildren, 11 of whom fainted at a local stadium here during a rehearsal
for the I-Day function in the blistering heat yesterday.
2
Kashmiri youths released
Ludhiana,
August 12
Two Kashmiri youths, who were detained late last night on the
suspicion of being terrorists, were released today after detailed
questioning, said City SSP A.S. Rai. The police could not find any
incriminating evidence against them, he added.
Lieut-Gen
P.K. Singh visits military station
Bathinda,
August 12
Lieut-Gen P.K. Singh made a visit to the military station here
yesterday after taking over as the General Officer
Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Command, from Lieut-Gen K. Nagaraj.
He was received by Lieut-Gen N.S. Brar, GOC, Chetak Corps, on his
arrival at the station.
Intelligence
agencies on high alert
Amritsar,
August 12
The intelligence and security agencies here have stepped up vigil at
major tourist spots and religious shrines as the authorities sounded a
red alert all over the country after a terror plot was uncovered in
the United Kingdom.
Capt to
visit Dubai
Chandigarh,
August 12
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, is expected to go on
a two-day visit to Dubai.
Student’s
death mourned
Patiala,
August 12
Students and staff of Multani Mal Modi College yesterday mourned the
death of Jaspreet Kaur Ballagan, a BCA-II student of the college, in a
road accident.
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