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Punjab
to start IT courses for drop-outs
MALOUT, Jan 29 — The
Punjab government has decided to impart Information Technology education
to the school drop-outs in the state. Official sources said that the
Punjab government had decided to extend the facility of free education
in the IT to those school drop-outs who had left studies due to poverty
or lack of knowledge.
600
spinning mill workers join SAD
BATHINDA, Jan 29 — The
Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) today got a shot in the arm when at least
600 members of the Bathinda Cooperative Spinning Mill Workers Union
joined the party in presence of Punjab Science and Technology
Minister, Mr Chiranji Lal, at a function organised here.
Wipe
out Cong in next poll: Hussain
JAITU (Faridkot), Jan 29
— The death anniversary of a BJP leader, Mr Gurbachan Singh
“Patanga” , virtually turned into a pre-poll campaign, when the
Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Mr Shah Nawaz
Hussain, appealed to the Sikhs to wipe out the opposition Congress in
the next assembly election.
Punjab
sends 2 lakh blankets
AMRITSAR, Jan 29 — Even
as Chief Minister Punjab Parkash Singh Badal appealed to Punjabis to
donate liberally blankets, woollen sheets, lohis, clothes and articles
of daily use for earthquake victims. Capt Amarinder Singh president of
the PPCC talking to mediapersons today pressed for the urgency of
sending foodgrains to quake victims, such as rice that is in plenty in
Punjab obviously an attempt at cutting on the fervent appeal of the
Chief Minister.
Periphery
area residents meet Governor
CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — A
deputation of residents of areas surrounding Chandigarh today met the
Governor of Punjab, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd) and submitted a
memorandum to him opposing the new city of Anandgarh. The deputation
was led by Mr Shamsher Singh Dulo, MP, and Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang, a
former Punjab Minister.
Noise,
air pollution affect Abohar
ABOHAR: This
sub-divisional town of Ferozepore district has emerged as a highly
polluted area, thanks to apathy of the civil and police authorities.
Even after local as well as district authorities received a number of
complaints, action was deferred due to political or other kinds of
influence, sources said. The residents of many localities are
protesting against the functioning of small-scale industrial units in
residential areas.
HC
summons CBI record on PCA land
CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — Mr
Justice Amar Dutt of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today summoned
the record of CBI on the basis of which UT’s Special Judge, Mr B.S.
Bedi, had quashed the FIR pertaining to the allotment of 15 acres of
land to the Punjab Cricket Association, Mohali
Three
of family die in mishap
LUDHIANA, Jan 29 —
Tragedy struck the Chadha family living in the Book Market area once
again with three of its male members losing their lives in a road
accident near Nauni village, about 45 km from Mandi in Himachal
Pradesh. The deceased included Amandeep Singh, his cousin Gurjinder
Singh and the latter’s brother-in-law Ravinderpal Singh.
Encyclopaedia
of Sikhism to be on DVD
PHAGWARA, Jan 29 — The
Canada-based first author of multimedia Encyclopaedia of Sikhism on
CD-ROM, Mr Raghbir Singh Bains, today declared the encyclopaedia would
be brought on still more sophisticated DVD in 2002.
Sikhs
urged to shun rituals
NAWANSHAHR, Jan 29 —
The Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust, Dhahan Kaleran,
about 20 km from here, yesterday celebrated the “agman purv of Guru
Gobind Singhji in a different way. Besides organising kirtan durbar
and a religious congregation the trust invited Sikh scholars to
mobilise and educate the people regarding the teachings of the great
Sikh gurus and exhort them to devote themselves for the welfare of
mankind rather than getting immersed in ritualism.
Residents
sick of power cuts
BATHINDA, Jan 29 — The
district has got two power plants but still has the ‘distinction’
of facing frequent, long and unannounced power cuts. The
two thermal plants of the district, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant
Bathinda and Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant at Lehra Mohabat have
produced record power the last year still the residents face the
uncertainty of power cuts.
Women
should fight for rights: Uma
BADAL (Muktsar), Jan 29
— Ms Uma Bharti, Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, said the
women would not secure equal rights in society unless they get equal
respect from every member of society.
Rich
tributes paid to Baba Ram Singh
RAYIANA (LUDHIANA), Jan
29 — Glowing tributes were paid to Baba Ram Singh, the founder of
the Kuka movement, on his 186th birth anniversary here today. A simple
but impressive function was organised here in his native village,
which was attended by hundreds of people belonging to different sects
and ideologies.
Khalra
panel decries RSS statements
AMRITSAR, Jan 29 — The
Khalra Mission Committee took strong objection to the reported
statement by the RSS spokesman Mr M.G. Vaidya reiterating RSS earlier
stand of “Sikhs as part and parcel of the great Hindu society.”
Stamp
on Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir released
CHANDIGARH, Jan 29 — A
stamp on Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir, a veteran freedom fighter and
first Chief Minister of reorganised Punjab in 1966, was released by Mr
Ram Bilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, at Delhi at a formal
function to commemorate the stamp on personality series:
‘‘Socio-Political’’ on January 27.
TB
eradication drive stepped up
FARIDKOT, Jan 29 — The
Punjab Government has divided the state into four zones to mobilise
the TB eradication programme in the state. A state-level committee
headed by the Principal Secretary, Health, has also been constituted
in this regard, said Dr Baldev Raj Chawla, Health Minister, at a press
conference here today.
Truckers’
threat to boycott FCI goods
BARNALA, Jan 29 — The
Sangrur Truck Operators Union has threatened Food Corporation of India
not to transport any of its commodities unless payments of truckers
for transporting paddy were cleared and their securities refunded.
Spinning
mill union leader ends fast
MANSA, Jan 29 — The
district administration was able to persuade Mr Jagdev Singh Chakerian,
general secretary of the Save Mansa Cooperative Spinning Mill Action
Committee, to end the fast today which he had begun on January 22.
Price
panel’s recommendations criticised
BATHINDA, Jan 29 — The
Punjab state unit of the Janata Dal (United) has criticised the
recommendations of the Commission on Agricultural Cost and Price to
reduce the minimum support price of wheat by Rs 60.
312-cr
scheme for SCs
BATHINDA, Jan 29 — Mr
Chiranji Lal Garg, Punjab Minister for Science and Technology, has
said the state government would spent Rs 312 crore for the welfare of
the Scheduled Castes under the component scheme in the current
financial year.
300
cr to be spent on 29 flyovers
JALANDHAR, Jan 29 — The
Punjab Government has chalked out a special programme under which an
amount of Rs 300 crore would be spent for construction of 29 flyovers
in different parts of the state.
Fake
recruitment scam detected
Warrants issued against two
BATHINDA, Jan 29 — The
district police has secured the arrest warrants of Amarjit Singh
Chadda, president, and Subhash Kumar, an office-bearer of the Security
Guard Union affiliated with a Class IV Employees’ Union of the Food
Corporation of India (FCI) for their alleged involvement in cheating
people of crores through a fake recruitment agency.
Gang
of robbers busted, 2 held
JALANDHAR, Jan 29 — The
district police claims to have busted a gang of robbers with the
arrest of two of its members and recovered 25 kg of poppy husk from
their possession.
Terrorist
held, 2 pistols seized
BATHINDA, Jan 29 — The
district police has made a major achievement by arresting Harcharan
Singh, alias Tally, who was allegedly involved in terrorist
activities, and has seized two .12 bore pistols and four live
cartridges from his possession.
Sarpanch
held for defalcation
GURDASPUR, Jan 29 — The
Dorangla police today arrested Mahinder Kaur, Sarpanch of Paharipur
village, while her accomplice Rajinder Singh, Panchayat Secretary, a
resident of Khokhar, 5 km from here, is absconding. The accused had
misappropriated panchayat funds to the tune of Rs 3.09 lakh. Mr
Varinder Kumar, SSP, said that a case under Section 409, IPC, had been
registered against the accused.
PUTA
to put up issues before PFUTA
PATIALA, Jan 29 — The
Punjab Federation of University Teachers Associations, will take up
the case of alleged victimisation, “tardy” implementation of the
career advancement scheme and the decision to get teachers appraised
by students in Punjabi University at a meeting being held on the
campus here on February 3.
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