Theft of Passports case
Chandigarh Police raids travel agent’s premises
Jalandhar, June 22
A team of Chandigarh police today raided the premises of a travel agent in Jalandhar in connection with the theft of 24 passports from Chandigarh two years back. The team reportedly seized several incriminating documents from the house and the office of travel agent Bharat
Ghai.
Pontoon bridge dismantled, 11 villages cut off
Gurdaspur, June 22
Nearly 11 villages of this border district were cut off from rest of the country when the pontoon bridge linking these with mainland was dismantled by the authorities. The villages, known as Lassian enclave, are inhabited by more than 10,000 people, have access by land to Pakistan.
Factionalism plagues Chief Khalsa Diwan
Amritsar, June 22
Factionalism in the Chief Khalsa Diwan has come to the fore again. There is simmering feud within the oldest Sikh institution following the acceptance of the resignation of executive committee member Jatinder Singh Bhatia in a hush-hush manner.
VC Row: Dal Khalsa flays govt
Rs 1.25 cr power theft detected
Patiala, June 22
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has detected power theft of Rs 1.25 crore May this year in an anti-theft drive.
Chairman of the board Y.S Ratra said 25 cases of theft were detected in the five zones of the PSEB in the state.
Govt ignores topper from humble family
Ludhiana, June 22
Shilpi Negi, who scored 427 out of 450 marks in class XII examination held by the Punjab School Education Board and topped in the district, is disappointed at not being considered for the Rs 2 lakh reward by Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal.
Fish mortality: WWF for action units
Amritsar, June 22
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) was alarmed at fish mortality due inflow of poisonous pollutants from units into Sutlej which meets Beas at Harike
Pattan.
Granthi stabbed near Akal Takht
Amritsar, June 22
A granthi was injured in an assault on him by another priest and his son at an SGPC building near Akal Takht today. Enmity was said to be the reason behind the clash.
A versatila writer of Urdu songs
Amritsar, June 22
It was struggle for K. Sharnjit Singh ,a resident of border town Batala, who went to Mumbai as film journalist in late sixties and later became famous as ‘Fida Batalvi’ by penning a number of Urdu/ Punjabi lyrics for great singers of India and Pakistan .
