The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

Bid to loot bank in Rayya, 4 booked
Amritsar, December 12
Four unidentified persons tried to loot the State Bank of India in Rayya falling under Amritsar Rural police district last evening.

Tributes paid to ‘Father of pension schemes’
A file photo of Parduman Singh (second from left), along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Amritsar, December 12
Tributes were paid to Parduman Singh, communist leader and also known as “Father of pension schemes in India,” on his first death anniversary held on December 10.

A file photo of Parduman Singh (second from left), along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. A Tribune photograph

One killed in accident
Amritsar, December 12
One person was crushed, while several others were injured in the wee hours today in a head-on collision between a bus and a milk tanker on the Ram Tirath road here. The injured were rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital.

48 get appointment letters
Amritsar, December 12
The Amritsar municipal corporation today issued appointment letters for jobs given on compassionate grounds to the kin of 48 employees who had expired while in service.

Mumbai attacks: PIPI chief joins Indians in peace march
Amritsar, December 12
Members of the Kartarpur Corridor Committee and Pak-India Peace Initiative carry out a peace march in Amritsar People of Pakistan also felt the pain as the Indian people have as more than 200 innocent lives were lost besides several hundred injured in the terror attacks in Mumbai.

Members of the Kartarpur Corridor Committee and Pak-India Peace Initiative carry out a peace march in Amritsar on Friday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

ART centre: Need to curb graph of AIDS patients
Amritsar, December 12 More and more HIV/AIDS patients were coming to the Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) Centre in Guru Nanak Dev Hospital. More than 3,654 patients had registered themselves with the centre till October.

Defer Mohali airport project by 10-15 years, says AVM
Amritsar, December 12
The Amritsar Vikas Manch (AVM), an NGO, has urged the Punjab government to postpone the Mohali airport project as it would prove to be detrimental for Rajasansi International Airport here.

Whenever, wherever
Superstar singer Shakira is reportedly in talks to perform at US President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration party on January 20. She may perform at a celebration to be held as Obama is formally sworn into office, according to reports. The paper further states that the Hips Don't Lie hit-maker may join stars, including Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee, and Anne Hathaway celebrate Obama's historic White House Victory in Washington, DC. She was a vocal supporter of Obama during his election campaign. "Obama can restore peace and the world's confidence in the United States," a source said.

PWD employees hold protest
Amritsar, December 12
Members of the PWD Employees Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, held a rally in Majitha town to protest against the state government for its failure to regularise the services of daily-wage workers. The protesters, who later blocked the main road of the Majitha town, lashed out at the state government for not fulfilling the promises made to them during the last assembly elections even after two years of coming to power.

‘World Wonders’ annual craft exhibition begins
Amritsar, December 12
The annual craft exhibition of Spring Blossoms School for 2008-09 commenced on Fatehgarh Churian Road here today.s

Campus Buzz
Varsity to give certificates to jail inmates
Amritsar, December 12
Guru Nanak Dev University would give certificates to those inmates of Amritsar Central Jail who have completed their courses run by the Adult Continuing Education and Extension Department of the university.