Tribune Impact
Many offer to fund education of poor man’s bright son
Amritsar, July 2
Philanthropists, BJP MP, Guru Nanak Dev University educational institutions and common people have responded to help rickshawpuller’s son Om Parkash for higher professional education here today.
Truckers-minister meeting a fiasco
Chandigarh, July 2
Representatives of agitating truckers today said they had gone to meet union surface transport minister
T.R. Balu regarding their demands this morning, but the minister dismissed their pleas saying he had nothing to do with the demands.
Sardulgarh MC Poll
Cong MLAs condemn rigging, booth-capturing
Chandigarh, July 2
Congress MLAs Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Mangat Rai
Bansal, Makhan Singh, Ajaib Singh Bhatti and Sher Singh Gagowal have condemned alleged incidents of high-handedness and booth-capturing in municipal elections at Sardulgarh on June 30.
Sunam MC Poll
Silent march held
Sangrur, July 2
In a protest against the reported rigging in the Municipal Council (MC) elections, allegedly by supporters of the ruling party and alleged excesses done to Congress candidates and workers on the polling day, a large number of Congress workers, led
by Rajinder Deepa, today took out a silent march.
Badal reviews development projects
Chandigarh, July 2
Decks have been cleared for a major modernisation and infrastructure make over of Anandpur Sahib and Talwandi Sabo at a cost of Rs 200
crore. The makeover would be a part of the Guru-Gaddi anniversary
programmes.
No function to mark Akal Takht’s foundation day
Amritsar, July 2
Eyebrows were raised even as no function was held to mark the foundation day of Akal
Takht, the supreme temporal authority of the Sikhs, here today. Though jathedar, Akal
Takht, Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti arrived here from long foreign tour today, yet he failed to address the Sikh masses on the occasion.
No separate line to check water stagnation yet
Chandigarh, July 2
Despite the assurance of the deputy commissioner to develop a separate line to prevent the swelling of water bodies during rainy season in Basti Guzan area in Jalandhar district, no action has been taken by the concerned authorities.
Kesgarh Sahib jathedar to probe Akalis’ unruly conduct
Anandpur Sahib, July 2
Sri Kesgarh Sahib jathedar Giani Tarlochan Singh will conduct an inquiry into the
unruly scenes witnessed here yesterday. Giani Tarlochan Singh told The Tribune that he would conduct a probe. “We will look at the larger picture tracing out people responsible for the mess. No one will be spared,” he said.
A labourer carries saplings at a paddy field in a village in Punjab on Wednesday. — Reuters |
‘Farmers being punished by Centre’
Chandigarh, July 2
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has lodged a protest to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for what it described as “ditching” of farmers of the state on loan waiver and other issues.
Export of Non-basmati Rice
Mann asks PM to challenge SC order
Chandigarh, July 2
SAD (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to challenge the Supreme Court’s decision with regard to the ban on export of non-basmati rice before the full Bench of the apex court. He said best lawyers should be fielded in the Supreme Court to protect the interest of farmers.
Anganwari workers, helpers a ‘discontented lot’
Sangrur, July 2
Expressing concern over the “indifferent attitude” of the state government towards the long-standing demands of anganwari workers and helpers, state president of the Anganwari Mulazam Union, Punjab, Usha Rani yesterday asked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to announce enhancement in the monthly honorarium of anganwari workers and helpers on the pattern of Uttarakhand without any further delay.
Amritsar gets state’s first trauma centre
Amritsar, July 2
Concerned at rising incidents of misbehaviour with doctors and other staff of government hospitals, Laxmi Kanta
Chawla, health minister, has said action will be taken against the guilty.
Legislator refutes mother’s charge
Chandigarh, July 2
The Congress legislator from Nabha, Randeep Singh, has refuted allegations made against him by his mother and sister alleging that he was trying to dispose them of their property.
Rs 24 lakh for memorial
Chandigarh, July 2
The State of Punjab has released Rs 24 lakh for completing the construction of half built memorial for martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha in his native Sarabha village in Ludhiana district.
