AICTE
bans diploma course in pharmacy
Ropar, April 1
On the recommendation of the
Pharmaceutical Council of India, the All-India Council of Technical
Education, has decided to stop diploma courses in pharmacy. New
permission is not being given to start a diploma college in pharmacy.
The existing institutes have also been directed to upgrade facilities to
start the B. Pharma courses.
Talwandi
for patch-up with Tohra
Sangrur, April 1
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee chief and senior leader of Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali
Dal, Jathedar Jagdev Singh Talwandi, today advocated patch-up with the
All India Shiromani Akali Dal, without any pre-condition from AISAD
chief Gurcharan Singh Tohra.
Kanshi
Ram meets Kamal Chaudhry
Hoshiarpur, April 1
Mr Kanshi Ram, BSP chief, held a
meeting with Mr Kamal Chaudhry, former MP, who recently resigned from
the BJP, for more than two hours at his residence here last evening.
He came to Hoshiarpur from Delhi to meet Mr Chaudhry only. On
receiving information about the meeting, mediamen reached the
residence of Mr Kamal Chaudhry to know the outcome of the discussion.
They had to wait for two hours to meet both leaders.
Congress
rally on April 5
Ferozepore, April 1
The Congress is making every
possible effort to exploit, the Tehelka expose. For this it has
planned a massive rally at Jalalabad on the April 5 where senior
Congress leaders like Mr Moti Lal Vohra and Dr Balram Jakhar will
participate. This was disclosed by Mr Sajjan Kumar Jakhar, District
Congress chief, while interacting with mediamen here yesterday. He
said the Vajpayee government which used to talk of transparent, neat
and clean governance stood exposed in wake of the events revealed by
the Tehelka team.
Lawyers
threaten agitation, oppose changes in CPC
Ropar, April 1
Lawyers at a state-level seminar
here yesterday threatened agitation against the proposed amendments in
the Civil Procedure Code under the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment)
Bill, 2000, presented in the Rajya Sabha by the Law Minister, Mr Arun
Jaitly, on December 22, 2000.
Railway
overbridge by June 30
Fatehgarh Sahib
Residents of the district can
breathe a sigh of relief because their long-standing demand for the
construction of a railway over-bridge on the railway crossing at
Sirhind has borne fruits. The work on the overbridge is going on
round-the-clock and is likely to be completed by June 30.
Poets
bemoan travails of modern life
Phagwara, April 1
Noted Punjabi poet and recipient
of several literary awards Surjit Pattar enthralled audience at a
tri-lingual mushaira organised jointly here last night by the
Navchetna Sahit and Kala Manch and the Rotary Club central, Phagwara.
People
worried over dryspell
Pathankot, April 1
Mr Brij Mohan Puri, organising
secretary of the PPCC and former Chairman, Local Improvement Trust,
has expressed concern over the drought-like condition prevailing in
the Dhar Kalan and other Kandi areas. He criticised the SAD/BJP
government and said the ruling party had failed on all fronts.
Govt
to allot plots to SCs free of cost
Phagwara, April 1
The Punjab Government has decided
to allot five-marla plots free of cost from Shamlat village land to
the houseless Scheduled Castes, according to Punjab Social Welfare
Minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur.
Residents
feel let down by authorities
Bathinda, April 1
Although the city has grown
geographically but the authorities concerned, have failed to provide
basic civic amenities to the residents who feel let down by the
authorities.
Need to revive traditional Punjabi
poetry
Patiala, April 1
The Punjab Sahit Sabhayacharak Manch organised a function to promote and save the traditional art of writing poetry in Punjabi at the Punjab Languages Department on Friday.
Pain of fitness freaks
Patiala, April1
Misplaced zeal sometimes can prove to be counter productive.
This is precisely what is happening to the hundreds of fitness freaks who register themselves with innumerable gyms dotting this sports conscious city. They are quick to step in the gym but barely a few days later after trying to melt down that extra flab or trying a bit too hard to develop their biceps to superhuman levels, they fall victims to the fitness misinformation boom.
Kohar
grilled on Punjab demands
Lohian (Jalandhar), April
1
The Punjab Minister for Jails and
Sainik Welfare, Mr Ajit Singh Kohar, virtually pushed the main and
long-pending Punjab demands like transfer of Punjabi-speaking areas
and Chandigarh to the state and sharing of river waters, on the
backburner by claiming that the biggest achievement of the SAD-BJP was
creating the atmosphere of communal harmony in the state and all other
issues comparatively held little relevance for the alliance.
Kiranjit
case panel rally today
Barnala, April 1
The Kiranjit Kaur Abduction Rape
and Murder Case Action Committee has again decided to resort to the
path of agitation by staging a demonstration and protest rally at
Grain Market, Mahel Kalan, tomorrow to express its resentment against
the Barnala police.
25 marriages solemnised
Patiala, April 1
A total of 25 marriages of poor girls and boys were solemnised at Amar Ashram here today. These marriages, were organised by Satya Nishkam Sabha, a voluntary social organisation.
Camp
concludes
Bathinda, April 1
A free medical camp organised at
Maisarkhana village by the Dost Welfare Society to provide first-aid
to the injured at Maisarkhana mela has concluded.
Minister-MC
chief row hits civic works
Fazilka, April 1
In violation of norms the
executive officer of the Municipal Council, Fazilka reportedly on
verbal instructions of the Surjit Kumar Jyani, local MLA and Forest
Minister, Punjab, has summoned a meeting of the council for April 3
without the concurrence of Mr Mohinder Pratap Dhingra, president
Municipal Council.
Rs
1.98 cr for roads, sewerage
Faridkot, April 1
The local Nagar Council has
earmarked Rs 1.98 crore out of its budget of Rs 4.5 crore for
development during the 2001-2002 financial year in this town. Stress
will be laid for repairing roads, maintenance of sewerage, besides
pavement of drains and streets in the slum areas.
2
killed as car, bus collide
Phillaur, April 1
Two occupants of a Maruti, car,
including an NRI, Girdhawar Singh, and a trader, Lalit Kumar, were
killed on the spot and two others, Balbir Kumar and Hausla, sustained
injuries, when their car was hit by a speeding bus on the Goraya-
Jandiala road late last night.
2
car occupants die in mishap
Jalandhar, April 1
Two Rurka Kalan residents were
killed when their Maruti Zen car hit a mini bus last evening.
According to the police, Lalit Kumar and Godawar Singh were proceeding
from Goraya to Rurka Kalan in their car when it collided head-on with
a Goraya-bound mini bus. Both car occupants died on the spot.
B.Ed
course may be discontinued
Bathinda, April 1
To clear the backlog in jobs, the
B.Ed. course should be discontinued for at least five years, opined Mr
Mohan Lal, Minister for Higher Education, Punjab, who was here today
in connection with the annual prize distribution function of the local
Government Rajindra College.
‘Guru
Nanak Bani’ in ‘Shahmukhi’
Amritsar, April 1
The academy of Punjabis in North
America headed by Dr Rachhpal Singh Aulakh, and the Punjab Heritage
Foundation headed by Dr Manzur Ejaz, both settled in the USA, have
brought the East and West Punjabs (Indian and Pakistani Punjabi)
closer.
PUDA allots 28 school sites
Chandigarh, April 1
The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority has issued letters of intent allotting 28 school sites in the six urban estates in Punjab at concessional rates and terms and conditions with the approval of the Finance and Accounts Committee under the chairpersonship of Dr Upinderjit Kaur, Housing and Urban Development Minister, Punjab.
Rajindra
College celebrates annual day
Bathinda, April 1
The annual function of Government
Rajindra College concluded here today amid fun and frolic. Mr Gopal
Singh, Principal of the college, while highlighting the achievements
of the college, said 39 students of the college had bagged merit
positions in the April, 2000, examination conducted by Punjabi
University, Patiala.
School
holds annual function
Bathinda, April 1
Baba Farid Public School
organised its annual function at which Mrs Gurbinder Kaur Dhillon,
Vice-District Education Officer, was the chief guest.
Promotion
sought
Bathinda, April 1
The class IV (matric pass)
employees of the Education Department, Punjab, have been waiting for
promotions for the past many years despite the fact that posts of
clerk and lab attendant have been lying vacant in the department.
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