Another travel agent duping story
4 landed up in Kuwait jail; bribed police to come back
Ropar, December 17
Despite awareness campaign launched in the media regarding travel agents duping youths, the practice is continuing due to persistent efforts of those who still want to go abroad for greener pastures and failure of the government to legalise the trade.
SAD (A) to file suit against govt
Amritsar, December 17
The SAD (A) will organise a rally at Fatehgarh Sahib on December 25 to create awareness among the public about the “barbaric” actions of the state government against the Sikhs and other minority communities.
PCS nominations: Revenue officers up in arms
Jalandhar, December 17
Revenue officers are agitated over the government decision to club nominations to the state’s provincial services for 2002 - 2007.This should have been a yearly practice.
Death on Marriage Anniversary
She died resisting snatching: Husband
Amritsar, December 17
An NRI, Kalpana Paramjit, from Toronto would not have thought that she will die on her 25th marriage anniversary while saving her bag from two motorcycle-borne persons at the Novelty Chowk area here last night.
Panic over reports of wild animal at village
Mansoorwal (Kapurthala), December 17
The presence of a carnivorous wild animal in and around Mansoorwal village on the Jalandhar road in Kapurthala district has created panic among villagers.
Bhagat Singh’s Statue
MP for Punjabis’ say in it
Chandigarh, December 17
Rajya Sabha member from Punjab Manohar Singh Gill, who made the Parliamentary Committee on Statues agree on installing the 18-foot bronze statue of Shaheed Bhagat Singh in the Parliament complex, has urged the Lok Sabha speaker to involve people of Punjab and their elected representatives in the statue installation.
Homoeopathic council charge against dy speaker
Chandigarh, December 17
Taking on the deputy speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Satpal Gosain, certain members of the Punjab Homoeopathic Council today alleged that Gosain was trying to build pressure on the government to shield his former officer on special duty
(OSD), Dr Tejinder Pal Singh, who was an owner of a private channel in Ludhiana.
Tributes paid to Pathak, train victims
Chandigarh, December 17
The week-long session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, which started here today, paid rich tributes to former Tribune Trust chairperson Justice
R.S. Pathak who died last month.
Promoting women empowerment through ‘Pride’
Mohali, December 17
Punjab cooperative movement’s flagship brand ‘Verka’ will soon have a companion competing for shelf space in various stores across the state.
Italian pasta from Punjabi wheat!
Chandigarh, December 17
Italian pasta may soon be made out of Punjabi wheat. You may find it hard to digest the fact, but the palatable reality is that the Italian ambassador Antonio Armellini is here for coming out with a perfect recipe for enhanced business cooperation between Punjab and his country, particularly in the agriculture sector.
