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Nothing special; CM claims Rs 12,191-cr largesse
Amritsar, December 20
Even though the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has not announced any special package for Punjab, yet the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today claimed that the PM had given projects worth over Rs 12,191 crore to the state. Referring to the delay in the launching of the Halwara Civil Airport project, the Chief Minister said there was a difference of the opinion on the project between the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Defence.

Amend Gurdwara Act: SGPC
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after receiving a siropa at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday. Amritsar, December 20
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today visited the Golden Temple in the morning paid obeisance and listened ‘Gurbani’ as humble devotee for 20 minutes here. He was honoured with a ‘Siropa’ (robe of honour) by head granthi Giani Gurbachan Singh in the presence of SGPC chief, Avtar Singh in the sanctum sanctorum.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after receiving a siropa at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma







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Gobindgarh Fort belongs to people now: PM
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, hands over the key of the Gobindgarh Fort to the Chief Minister,Capt Amarinder Singh, in Amritsar on Wednesday. Amritsar, December 20
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today handed over the key of the historic Gobindgarh Fort to the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh. With this he has accepted the long-pending demand of the Punjabis.


The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, hands over the key of the Gobindgarh Fort to the Chief Minister,Capt Amarinder Singh, in Amritsar on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma


Want promotion, get a fake degree
Gurdaspur, December 20
Government officials are securing invalid degrees from deemed universities for getting promotion. Recently, the Punjab Tubewell Corporation gave temporary promotions to two officers who had secured B-Tech degrees from colleges affiliated to the Institute of Advanced Studies, Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahar, Rajasthan.

India, Pak to exchange 443 fishermen
Amritsar, December 20
With the continued thaw between India and Pakistan another batch of 443 Indian and Pakistani fishermen would be repatriated on December 22 through the Wagah joint check post.

Power from rice straw: Patiala village to show the way
New Delhi, December 20
Ghanaur village in Patiala district has attained the unique distinction to be the pioneer for the first commercial power project based on rice straw.

Spreading Roshni in the lives of special children
Disabled children under Roshni’s care. Chandigarh, December 20
Until some time ago, they were all living lonely lives. Suffering deformity of various kinds, they didn’t know what to do or where to go. But of late, suffering has taken a back seat and hope is again flickering on the horizons of their lives. Ask them what has made the vital difference and they say: “Roshni”.

Disabled children under Roshni’s care. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

POLITICS

SAD, Cong witness loyalty swap
Phillaur, December 20
With Assembly poll around, change in political loyalty was witnessed here today when hundreds of Akali workers, led by SAD, Phillaur, vice-president Jasbir Singh and press secretary Shiv Nanda announced to join the Congress.

BSP leader terms Cong, Akalis corrupt
Chamkaur Sahib (Ropar), December 20
Accusing both the Congress and the Akalis of corruption the BSP state president, Mr Avtar Singh Karimpuri, today said there was no difference between the two main political parties of the state as Akalis looted the common man during their regime while the Congress Government was now involved in the scams.

Cong mobilises workers for Jor Mela
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 20
Dr Harbans Lal and Mr Sadhu Singh, both MLAs, today addressed a meeting of Congress workers organised by the District Congress Committee at Aam Khas Bagh here today. The aim of the meeting was to mobilise party workers and assigned duties for the proposed political conference of the Congress during the coming Saheedi Jor Mela on December 25.

COMMUNITY

Rs 20-crore shops auction scam alleged
Amritsar, December 20
In a missive to the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, the Chairman of the Market Committee, Mr Dharam Bir Sareen, has alleged that around 100 shops of the committee were sold without “auction”, thereby causing a loss of Rs 20 crore to the state exchequer.

15 Punjab battalion on UN mission to Lebanon
Chandigarh, December 20
One of the oldest and highest decorated battalions of the Army, 15 Punjab (Patiala), will proceed to Lebanon this week for deployment under a United Nations peacekeeping mandate.

BKU-Ekta activists block road traffic in support of their demands in Bathinda on Wednesday. BKU men block road traffic
Bathinda, December 20
Activists of the Bharatiya Kisan Union-Ekta today staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office and later blocked road traffic near the bus stand for about half an hour in support of their demands.

BKU-Ekta activists block road traffic in support of their demands in Bathinda on Wednesday. — Photo by
Kulbir Beera

Staff seek regularisation of services
Chandigarh, December 20
As many as 35 employees of the Punjab Energy Development Agency and Punjab GENCO Limited have urged the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to regularise their services as is being done in the case of daily wage workers and work-charged staff.

Road rage triggers protest
Ropar, December 20
A large number of city residents today held a protest on the college road demanding a ban on plying of private buses and heavy vehicles on internal roads in the city.

 
COURTS

Sajuma is Bar Assn chief
Sangrur, December 20
Mr Harkewal Singh Sajuma, was today elected president of the Sangrur District Bar Association (DBA). He defeated Mr Balbir Singh Dhillon.

AGRICULTURE

Rice millers demands accepted conditionally
Chandigarh, December 20
The Union Government has accepted two main demands of Punjab rice millers, who had stopped the delivery of rice to the Central pool about two weeks ago.

ADMINISTRATION

11 SSPs shifted
Chandigarh, December 20
The Punjab Government has ordered the transfer and fresh posting of 11 district police chiefs, including that of SAS Nagar (Mohali).

EDUCATION

Textbook board affairs in a mess
Chandigarh, December 20
The functioning of the Punjab State University Textbook Board is in a mess. At one point of time it was one of the important institutions that was given the task of getting books related to various subjects published in Punjabi.

Women manage things better than men: seminar
Amritsar, December 20
General view of scholars from different states of India participating in the UGC-sponsored seminar on “Capacity Building for Women Managers in Higher Education” was that instead of demanding reservation, the women of India should occupy managerial and other higher positions on a par with men.

‘Women form 67 pc of world’s work force’
Amritsar, December 20
Women constitute about 67 per cent of world’s work-force. However, they earn only 10 per cent of the global income, said scholars at a UGC-sponsored seminar on “Capacity Building for Women Managers in Higher Education”, at Guru Nanak Dev University here today.

BUSINESS

HDFC opens branch
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 20
HDFC, opened its 34th branch at Fatehgarh Sahib.


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