Jail authorities offer prisoners as servants
Gurdaspur, October 23
The Department of Jails has offered prisoners as servants for household and other chores to the license holder citizens. In a written communication issued recently the respective Jail Superintendents have asked the license holders if they wanted any prisoner for household or agriculture chores.
Attack on doctor sparks strike in hospital
Hoshiarpur, October 23
At least 30 unidentified persons assaulted Dr Des Raj in the emergency ward of the Civil Hospital here to express resentment against alleged negligence of a doctor of the hospital due to which Hamraj Kumar alias Sonu (32), of Gobindgarh mohalla
(Bahadurpur), died last night. Windowpanes of the emergency ward were smashed.
100-year-old railway overbridge to be replaced
Chandigarh, October 23
An over 100-year-old railway overbridge (ROB) that has become a major bottleneck in smooth traffic between Ferozepore city and Ferozepore cantonment will be dismantled soon. The Punjab Government has now sanctioned Rs 15.80 crore to build a new ROB.
A view of the railway overbridge in Ferozepore that will be replaced soon.
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Two BSF jawans commit suicide
Ferozepore, October 23
Domestic circumstances allegedly drove Head Constable Haripal Singh belonging to 07 battalion of the BSF to take extreme step of committing suicide, revealed BSF sources here this evening.
Notice to Chief Secy on ads
Chandigarh, October 23
Accusing the Punjab Government of causing loss to the state exchequer by issuing advertisements allegedly full of lies, SAD general secretaries Capt Kanwaljit Singh and Balwinder Singh
Bhunder, along with four other MLAs, have asked the state authorities to stop the issuance of such advertisements.
Sports quota cops to be back in main cadre
Chandigarh, October 23
The services of 337 Punjab Police personnel, who were recruited and promoted under the sports quota, will be merged again into the main cadre of the police. The state government has taken a decision in this regard and a notification will be issued soon.
Bhattal lays stone of bridge on Ghaggar
Sangrur, October 23
Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, and MLA from Lehragaga, laid the foundation stone of a bridge, to be built on the Ghaggar in her Assembly constituency, at Chandu village yesterday. The bridge will connect Chandu and Bushehra villages of the Moonak area.
Panel, SAD(A) to hold bhog of Kanshi Ram
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 23
The Kanshi Ram Bachao Sangharsh Committee and the SAD(A) have decided to hold akhand path on the departed leader’s bhog ceremony at Fatehgarh Sahib gurdwara here.
Rice millers threaten stir
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 23
The Punjab Rice Millers Association has submitted its charter of demands to the state government and the FCI, declaring that if their demands are not met by November 7, they will go on an indefinite strike and till then they have decided not to deliver rice to the FCI.
Scribe dies of cardiac arrest
Abohar, October 23
Pramod Sachdeva, a young journalist died of cardiac arrest at his Fazilka residence at 11.30 pm after entertaining a few friends with fruits and sweets, on the eve of
Divali. He was 36.
3 killed in road accident
Phillaur, October 23
Three occupants of a Maruti car (PB-23C-8017), including two youths and a woman, were killed on the spot while four others sustained critical injuries, when their car collided with a Corolla car (DL-C-AF-1445) near Dosanjh Khurad village between Goraya and Phillaur on the national highway this evening. They were coming back to Sirhind from Amritsar.
