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Man
marries sister just for Canadian visa
Bathinda, February 15
Rajinder Singh, a resident of Mehraj Basti of Rampuraphul, reportedly
married his sister Ranvir Kaur to get a visa for Canada.
Get
going, Arora tells juniors
Chandigarh, February 15
Maximum utilisation of Government of India plans, efficient disposal
of papers, well-regulated and well-planned visits to the Union Capital
and monitoring of the implementation of decisions taken at meetings is
part of the agenda the new Chief Secretary of Punjab, Mr Naresh Kumar
Arora, has spelt out to various senior officials of the state,
including administrative secretaries, through his demi-official
letters.
Cong
‘stumped’ over freepower issue
Bathinda, February 15
Mr Babu Singh, secretary, district unit of SAD, said on Tuesday that
the decision of the Punjab Government to extend the facilities of free
power for the tubewell connections to Scheduled Caste farmers had left
the Congress and other political parties without any issue.
Decision
on ceasefire at right time: George
Phillaur, February 15
Union Defence Minister Geroge Fernandes has announced that the Union
Government led by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will decide on
the ceasefire issue at an appropriate time.
Traffic
rules’ violation despite HC order
Ferozepore, February 15
Despite the high court order seeking the implementation of traffic
rules in the region, the local police and the district transport
authorities have failed to reduce road safety rules violations.
Pinky
was an ex-militant: DSP
Chandigarh, February 15
Admitting Inspector Gurmeet Singh Pinky to be a former militant, the
State of Punjab today claimed that investigations in the murder case
registered against him were being conducted without ‘favouring
him’.
Preparations
on for Hola Mohalla
Ropar, February 15
The district administration has started preparations for Hola Mohalla
at Anandpur Sahib, from March 5 to 10. A meeting in this regard was
held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner, Mr G.S.
Grewal, last evening.
Railway
staff hold dharna
Fatehgarh Sahib, February
15
The Northern Railway Men’s Union (Ambala division) held a protest
rally and staged a dharna outside the railway station at Sirhind town
today against GM, Northern Railway, for allegedly implicating union
leaders in false cases, issuing chargesheets and for his alleged
dictatorial attitude towards the employees. Hundreds of employees, led
by senior union leaders from the northern region, raised slogans
against the GM.
HIGH COURT
FIR
quashed
Chandigarh, February 15
Allowing a writ petition, Mr Justice S.S. Nijjar of the Punjab and
Haryana High Court today quashed a first information report registered
against a medical officer on the allegations of accepting bribe for
conducting a medical termination of pregnancy. Mr Justice Nijjar also
quashed the proceedings pending in the court of Special Judge at
Kapurthala.
Ex-DC’s
kin allege harassment
Bathinda, February 15
Ms Surinder Sidhu and Mr Ravinder Singh Sidhu, daughter and son of
late Sardar Bhadur Pritam Singh Sidhu, who served as Deputy
Commissioner in the princely state of Patiala, have been running from
pillar to post to get a criminal case registered against those who has
allegedly into trespassed into their residential premises and were
trying to evict them from there .
Mulazim
Dal to set up more units
Faridkot, February 15
The All-India Rashtriya Mulazim Dal has launched a campaign to set up
a unit in each state to sort out problems of the employees in all
government departments in the country. Three units have already been
established in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
Millers’
concern over delay in payments
Patiala, Feb 15
The State government’s assurance to rice millers to accept levy rice
on a priority basis by providing sufficient space and release of
payments promptly so as to encourage the millers to adopt new levy
routes was shelved and the delivery of levy rice was tagged with the
custom milling even before the end of last year.
TB
detection camps on Feb 26
Faridkot, February 15
The district Health Department in Association with various voluntary
organisations has planned to eradicate tuberculosis in the district.
Under the scheme camps will be organised in slum areas and villages to
detect TB patients. Two such camps will be held at the local Bazigar
Basti and Dheemawali village on February 26 to identify TB patients,
if any.
Be
innovative, Justice Punchhi tells lawyers
Abohar, February 15
Justice M.M. Punchhi, a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
advised lawyers to inculcate innovative ideas with an introspection to
concentrate on work to become successful in profession.
Employee
forced to retire ‘voluntarily’
Ferozepore, February 15
A controversy has rocked the local Markfed office after Joginder Pal
Handa, former senior assistant, accused the District Manager of
forcing him to voluntarily retire from service.
Sanitation
scheme for village SCs
Bathinda, February 15
The Punjab Government has earmarked Rs 7 crore for launching Rural
Sanitation for Scheduled Caste Only scheme in the state in the current
year.
Govt
proposal on PF withdrawals condemned
Patiala, February 15
The Punjab and UT Employees Joint Action Committee has condemned the
decision of the Union Government for initiating a proposal to tax the
provident fund withdrawals at the rate of 30 per cent.
Probe
ordered
Bathinda, February 15
Residents of Kotha Natha Singh village have moved an application
before the Deputy Commissioner to enquire into the alleged land
grabbing plans of some influential persons of the village.
Farm
technology agency set up
Sangrur, February 15
Sangrur district has established Agriculture Technology Management
Agency recently under the National Agriculture Technology Project to
integrate all agriculture related extension and research activities in
the district by having coordination with all government departments,
research organisations, non-government organisations and agencies,
involved in agriculture development activities.
Farmers’
ultimatum on canal water
Abohar, February 15
Farmers of Abohar subdivision today served an ultimatum to the
Executive Engineer, Irrigation, at Circle here that an agitation will
be launched in a phased manner from February 28 if water supply in the
canals and sub canals in this area was not regularised by then.
Farm
technocrats meet Badal
Amritsar, February 15
Farm technocrats of Punjab have urged the state government to
implement the already-taken decision on December 8 and to rectify the
November 28 notification in which the pay scales and status of
agriculture technocrats was lowered.
Centre
gives 11.15 lakh to Bathinda
Bathinda, February 15
The Central Government has released Rs 11.15 lakh for the district
under the Prime Minister’s Gram Uday Scheme. Mr Jaspal Singh, Deputy
Commissioner, while presiding over a meeting of the officials of the
administration here today, said that the Centre was helping all
districts of Punjab under the scheme. The meeting was convened to
review various ongoing development projects in the district.
Warrants
against two on farmer’s plea
Bathinda, February 15
Mr K.K. Lomas, Judicial Magistrate, Class I, Bahinda, has issued non-bailable
warrants against Jiwan Lal and his father, Parveen Kumar, commission
agents of Goniana Mandi for alleged non-payment of dues to Raj Singh,
a farmer of Aklia Kalan village, for the paddy purchased from the
latter.
22
booked for encroachment
Pathankot, February 15
On a complaint of Mr Karam Chand of Basroop village , the police has
registered a case against 22 persons. According to police sources, Mr
Karam Chand had been cultivating a land situated at Basroop village
since 1980.
Married
woman raped by relative
Tarn Taran, February 15
A married woman of Lauka village, the wife of a BSF soldier posted in
Jammu sector, has been reportedly raped by a relative.
Gang
of robbers busted, 3 held
Jalandhar, February 15
The district police claims to have busted a six-member gang involved
in looting train passengers with the arrest of three of its members
here today. Two pistols were seized from them.
Dist
education institute in bad shape
Deon (Bathinda), February
15
The District Institute of Education and Training which caters to the
needs of the district for the training of students in the Elementary
Teachers Training course is in bad shape.
PUTA
show concern over VC’s participation
Patiala, February 15
A large number of teachers participated in a dharna in front of the
Vice-Chancellor’s office held by the Punjabi University Teachers
Association here today.
Symposium
on biodiversity
Patiala, Feb 15
The ecological balance is becoming so acute by every passing day that
the very existence of life on earth has become a puzzle. The man made
phenomenon with the byproducts of urbanisation and industrialisation
based on the capitalist industrial revolution has made nature an
inanimated matter.
ABVP
against move to hike tuition fee
Faridkot, February 15
The Akhil Bharati Vidyarthi Parishad will oppose any move of the
Central and the state governments to hike the tuition fees in
educational institutions.
Cultural
and sports meet
Patiala, February 15
The first annual sports day was organised by Kaintal School here.
About 280 children of the school participated in the meet. The meet
will be an annual feature in the future, according to Mrs Neena
Dhundia, Principal of the school.
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