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Bhunder
blames poll system for corruption
Mansa, March 17
Shiromani Akali Dal Badal (SAD)
general secretary and Rajya Sabha Member Balwinder Singh Bhunder said,
although the story of tehelka.com. was not good for the country, but
it was conspiracy of the Congress which had been involved in
corruption since its inception from Nagarwala episode of former Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi to ex-Prime Minister P.V. Narsimha Rao.
Channi
seeks PM’s resignation
Hoshiarpur, March 17
Mr Charanjit Singh Channi, MP
from the Hoshiarpur Parliament constituency, demanded resignation of
the NDA government led by Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee on moral grounds
keeping in view the expose by tehelka.com alleging malpractice in the
defence deals in a video tape brought by it.
PM’s
effigy burnt by Cong
Amritsar, March 17
Effigy of the Prime Minister, Mr
Atal Behari Vajpayee, was burnt in the busy Hall Bazar area today by
workers of District Congress Committee. The
workers protested against the unprecedented scandals during the NDA
regime. The rally passed through the main bazars of the city.
Two-year
RI for engineer
Bathinda, March 17
Mr Surjeet Singh, Special Judge,
Bathinda has sentenced Raghbir Singh Sukhija, Sub-Divisional Engineer
(SDE), Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) two years’ rigorous
imprisonment (RI) and imposed Rs 5,000 as fine after holding him
guilty in a corruption case registered against him in police station,
Maur Mandi in 1993.
Army
to hold rally of ex-servicemen
Ferozepore, March 17
To resolve the post-retirement
grievances and improve the quality of life of ex-servicemen, the Army
with the assistance of the civil administration has decided to organise
a rally of ex-servicemen settled in Punjab. For this purpose, the Army
has decided to set up mini-offices of various departments at the rally
site to provide on-the-spot reparation, assistance and guidance to
them.
Talwandi
condemns killing of 2 Sikhs
Amritsar, March 17
The SGPC President, Mr Jagdev
Singh Talwandi, severely condemned the murder of two Sikh youths in
Poonch. He alleged that it was a deep-rooted conspiracy to oust the
Sikhs from Jammu and Kashmir. He said the incident had created a fear
psychosis among Kashmiri Sikhs. He urged for strict action against
those who had unleashed a reign of terror amongst the Sikhs and
demanded adequate compensation for them.
NFL
staff oppose disinvestment
Bathinda, March 17
The National Fertilisers
Employees Union has criticised the decision of the Union Government to
disinvest 51 per cent equity in the National Fertilisers Limited (NFL)
and transfer the managerial share to private hands.
Prisoners learn to beat stress
Patiala, March 17
A seven-day-long course in ‘The Art of Living’ concluded in Central Jail here today.
The course, the first of its kind in Punjab, was conducted by a two-member team of a Bangalore based group that teaches various forms of yoga and aerobics. The team comprised Ms Mohini of Chandigarh and Ms Satinder Kaur, a teacher in the local Government Model Senior Secondary School of Civil Lines.
Fire
destroys cotton factory
Bathinda, March 17
A major fire broke out at a
small-scale cotton factory in the industrial area of the city this
evening and destroyed the machinery and the material but no loss of
life has been reported.
14
huts gutted
Barnala, March 17
About 14 huts of labourers near
Daraj railway crossing of Tapa, about 20 km from here, were gutted in
a fire that broke out today morning at about 3 a.m.
PUDA
auction fetches Rs 62 lakh
Jalandhar, March 17
The Punjab Urban Development
Authority (PUDA) earned Rs 62 lakh from an auction of 21 free-hold
commercial and residential sites at Kapurthala yesterday.
Train
halted as passenger dies
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 17
The Amritsar-Darbhanga Flying
Mail going to Darbhanga was yesterday halted at Sirhind station for
about an hour following the death of a passenger, Railway sources
said.
Profitable
but much-avoided work
Bathinda
Most people are not ready to open
a piggery despite the fact that it is a low-investment and profitable
business. The main reason for this is that people in general do not
think that it is a “respectable” occupation.
Hailstorm
destroys wheat crops
Hoshiarpur, March 17
Standing crops, including wheat
and green fodder, on more than 2,500 acres of land under Muradpur
Nariala, Dhamian, Nainowal, Badala, Dhuge, Sarhala and Bure villages
were damaged by a hailstorm on March 14.
Conserve
water, farmers told
Moga, March 17
In view of the ground water level
going down every year in Punjab, particularly due to sowing of paddy
by farmers, experts of Punjab Agricultural University have called upon
the farmers to diversify from traditional paddy sowing to other crops
like sugarcane so that sub soil water level should not fall further.
Optical
fibre for rural exchanges
Barnala, March 17
About 70 per cent of the rural
telephone exchanges in Sangrur district have been provided with the
new technology, the digital optical fibre cable (OFC) which offers a
broader band width and manifold lines.
Murder
accused arrested
Jalandhar, March 17
The district police has arrested
a person, who was wanted in a murder case by the Mumbai police, along
with an illegal weapon.
New dept from next session:
VC
Patiala, March 17
While addressing the annual conference of the Principals of the colleges
affiliated to Punjabi University here yesterday, Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia,
Vice-Chancellor, said that to encourage studies and to spread awareness about
environment, university would establish a full-fledged new department of
Environmental Studies on the university campus from the next session.
Teachers
postpone dharna
Phagwara, March 17
Teachers working in 11 SGPC-run
colleges have postponed their dharna from March 18 to March 25, it was
learnt today.
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