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Badal
misusing power: DCC
Faridkot, February 25
The District Congress Committee,
Faridkot, has accused the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh
Badal, for misusing the official machinery and money power to win the
three byelections from Majitha, Sunam and Nawanshahr in the recent
past in the state.
Bus
concession a headache for women
Bathinda, February 25
Facility of travelling on
concessionary rates in the buses plied by the Punjab Roadways and the
Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, extended to woman who have attained
the age of 60 seems to have become a headache both for beneficiaries
as well as conductors.
Dusty,
bumpy ride on Bathinda roads
Bathinda
The city once considered to be a
backward area has been developing fast as an industrial centre of this
region. With the increase in the number of industrial units the number
of vehicles, particularly heavy motor vehicles, is also on the rise.
Census
sees change of heart among Bagris
Lambi, February 25
The ongoing census has witnessed
a change of heart among the Hindi speaking population of Punjab
villages along the Haryana border where anti-Punjab sentiments had
prevailed on account of Sikh militancy.
Sikh
Sangat backs SGPC stand
Phillaur, February 25
The Rashtriya Sikh Sangat has
supported the stand taken by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee (SGPC) for not sending any jatha to Pakistan in view of the
formation of the Pakistan Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee which “is a
puppet in the hands of the Pakistani military ruler”.
‘Brij
ki Holi’ at Jalandhar
Jalandhar, February 25
Holi may be a fortnight away but
wavy glimpses of the festival of colours were created by energetic
youngsters who came out with, “Brij ki Holi”, a form of folk dance
depicting Lord Krishna and his “gopis” indulging in the colour
affair, in the sprawling grounds of the local Apeejay College of Fine
Arts, which wore the look of a countryside fair during “Utsav-2001
— a two day arts and crafts fair — which concluded today.
Tributes
paid to Balbir Pannu
Tarn Taran, February 25
Rich tributes were paid to Balbir
Singh Pannu, senior vice-president of the SGPC and three others who
were killed in an accident on February 16 near Bareilly (UP). A
function in this regard was organised today at the Government Senior
Secondary School Naushehra Pannuan village, the native village of
Balbir Pannu.
Sangrur
to have SPCA centre
Sangrur, February 25
The Society for Prevention of
Cruelty against Animals will start functioning from the first week of
March in the district. The society has been formed to prevent cruelty
against the animals.
Rail
inquiry phone rings & rings
Bathinda
“Hello, speak loudly. I can’t
hear you properly, dial again”. Sometimes a computer answers:
“Please wait, you are on the line”. Often even after several
attempts one fails to contact on the telephone the inquiry official of
the biggest railway junction of North India here.
Very
few saplings survive
Talwandi Sabo, February
25
Nearly 18,000 out of the 6 lakh
saplings which were planted in various villages of this subdivision on
the sand dunes after levelling them, could survive after four years.
Court
orders status quo
Sangrur, February 25
The Civil Judge (Senior
Division), Sangrur, has directed Ms Pushpinder Kaur and others to
maintain status quo till February 28 regarding construction on a piece
of property earlier in the possession of the PSEB. The PSEB had its
offices on the property, popularly known as Old Power House, near the
bus stand here.
Seminar
on environment
Amritsar, February 25
“All-out efforts will be made
for the overall development of the holy city of Amritsar”, said Mr
Chiranji Lal Garg, Punjab Minister for Science and Technology, while
presiding over a seminar on “Keep Environment Clean and Green”
organised by the Amritsar Vikas Manch at the local Thakur Singh arts
gallery auditorium today.
Conference
on farmers’ plight
Barnala, February 25
Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, former Prime
Minister, Mr Kuldip Nayyar, celebrated journalist and MP Shabana Azmi,
film actress and Mr Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, national President of
the Lok Bhalai Party and MP, will be the star speakers at the
convention and public conference to be held here on March 2.
Depot
allotment hangs fire
Bathinda, February 25
Even as the District Food and
Supply Control authorities have interviewed all applicants for fair
price depots in various pockets of the district about two years ago,
no depot has been allotted so far.
Highway
robbery: six of gang held
Jalandhar, February 25
The police today claimed to have
solved the February 15 highway robbery case with the busting of a
six-member gang of robbers and the recovery of Rs 1.65 lakh in cash
from them.
Gang
of cheats busted
Gurdaspur, February 25
The police today claimed to have
busted a gang of cheats who had duped people of their hard-earned
money with false promises of getting them government jobs by arresting
two of its three members.
4
intruders loot dera inmates
Hoshiarpur, February 25
Four intruders looted cash after
assaulting two inmates of an Udasi dera near Tajpur village under the
Haryana police station past midnight today, police sources said.
Gambling
on rise in Abohar
Abohar, February 25
The Anti Corruption Board of
India today alleged that cricket bookies had spread their area of
operation in a big way and this was going to ruin many families. In
fact the centre of betting had shifted from the surrounding cities to
Abohar.
JBTs
to supervise plus-2 exams
Chandigarh, February 25
The Punjab School Education Board
will deploy only JBT teachers as supervisors in the matriculation and
plus-two examinations commencing on March 12 this year while centre
superintendents will be appointed from amongst the headmasters and
lecturers.
School
enables mute kids to speak
Bathinda, February 25
The Mahant Gurbanta Dass School
for Deaf and Dumb and Blind Children, being managed by the District
Red Cross society, has set an example for other similar institutes as
the students being trained and educated by it have shown a marked
improvement in their ability to speak and communicate with others.
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