Centre’s free education scheme to benefit 32,380 students
Ludhiana, August 12
As many as 32,380 students from minority communities (in the Central list) in Punjab can get education free of charge, besides scholarship of Rs 100 per month under a recent special scheme of the Ministry of Minority Affairs. They will not be required pay admission or tuition fees. Applications can be sent by August 31.
4 in race for SAD ticket from Patiala
Chandigarh, August 12
Four candidates are in the race to secure ticket from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), headed by Sukhbir Singh
Badal, to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Patiala.
Dal Khalsa flays BJP for violence in J-K
Amritsar, August 12
Leaders of the Dal Khalsa here today lashed out at the BJP for engineering violence in the Jammu region to reap electoral benefits for the impending elections.
Badal’s no to farm cess shocks PAU
Ludhiana, August 12
The assurance by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to the BKU (Rajewal) that no cess will be imposed on farm produce to help PAU in tiding over the financial crisis has sent a shock wave at the university campus here today.
CM gives 50,000 to ailing artiste
Chandigarh, August 12
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today gave Rs 50,000 to Bhag Singh, theatre and Punjabi film artiste.
Village Land Row
ADC orders demarcation
Anandpur Sahib, August 12
ADC (general) Arshdeep Singh Thind and ADC (development) Pradeep Singh Kalike visited Dehni village today. Villagers had complained against panchayat administrator JE Naresh Kumar for selling panchayat land protected under the Punjab Land Preservation
Act (PLPA).
Sweets for Children on I-Day
Chawla sends Rs 1 lakh cheque to DC
Chandigarh, August 12
Punjab health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla, who has launched a drive against substandard eatables, synthetic milk, spurious medicines, drugs etc, has set a precedent for ministers visiting district headquarters on Independence Day (August 15) to unfurl the national flag.
School roof gives way in 45 days
Anandpur Sahib, August 12
Just after 45 days of its construction, the roof of the government primary school in Paharpur Samlah village collapsed this morning. However, the incident took place before the school was to start for the day.
Computer books not available
Jalandhar, August 12
The non-seriousness of the government towards computer education can be gauged from the fact that subject books are yet to be made available to government schools by the Punjab School Education Board even as the first terminal examination are only a month away.
4 of family drown in canal
Ferozepur, August 12
Four members of a family were drowned when the Jeep in which they were travelling fell into a canal near Kulgarhi village in this border district this morning.
Beekeepers reap sweet harvest
Bathinda/Dabwali, August 12
The 40-km stretch of the highway between Bathinda in Punjab and Dabwali in Haryana is dotted with bee farms that are having a bumper yield these days. Most of these makeshift farms have been set up alongside the cotton fields where the crop would bloom shortly. At the moment, the bees are carrying honey from the “kikkar” trees.
Beekeepers extract honey from
beehives in Bathinda. — Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera |
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