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NFL privatisation on April 30
Bathinda, April 11
Despite several dharnas and rallies by employees of the National Fertilisers Limited (NFL), the process of selling 51 per cent shares and transferring the control of the organisation to private owners would be completed on April 30.
Rs 10,000 cr earmarked for wheat procurement
Jalandhar, April 11
The Central Government, keeping in view an expected arrival of 110 lakh MT of wheat at 1,625 mandis of the Punjab, has decided to earmark Rs 10,000 crore for the procurement of the crop.
Biotechnology park
for Ludhiana
Chandigarh, April 11
The Punjab Government has allotted 200 acres in Ladowal, Ludhiana for setting up a biotechnology park.
This forms part of the Central Government’s project under which two more such parks will be set up in Andhra Pradesh and Delhi.
Badal satisfies BJP
Chandigarh, April 11
Functional and other irritants notwithstanding, the leadership of the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has every reason to rejoice after a series of meetings it has had in the recent past with the state Chief Minister and President of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, on the ensuing assembly elections.
People fed up with SAD-BJP: Joga
Bathinda, April 11
The people of the state are fed up with the ‘misrule of the SAD-BJP combine and were in search of a viable alternative government in the coming Assembly elections.
Register case against Fernandes: MLA
Faridkot, April 11
Mr Avtar Singh Brar, Vice-President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) and local MLA, has demanded the
registration of cases against Mr George Fernandes, former Union Defence Minister, Mr Bangaru Laxman, former President of the BJP, and several other senior officials working in the Prime Minister’s Office for their alleged involvement in the arms deal case exposed by tehelka.com.
Effigies of PM, George burnt
Sangrur, April 11
Effigies of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and former Defence Minister George Fernandes were burnt in front of the city police station here today by Congress workers led by Mr Surinder Pal Singh
Sibia, secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.
A gurdwara devoted to rural uplift
Nawanshahr
Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj at Urapur (Nawanshahr) is a beacon for other religious places as it provides education and medical facilities to the area. The Parbandhak Committee of the Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj with the efforts of Mr Daljit Singh, sarpanch of the village, and Mr Karam Singh, president of the Parbandhak Committee since 1994, have been mobilising local and NRI donors to make contributions to serve the masses.
Bar association to intensify
‘no work’ stir
Sangrur, April 11
The local District Bar Association at its meeting held under the presidentship of Mr Balraj Singh
Sohi, president of the association, here today decided to continue its “no work” campaign till April 16, against the non-construction of the chamber block for the lawyers in the newly-built District Judicial Complex. The campaign began on April 9.
German coaches for Shatabdi
Kapurthala, April 11
Rail passengers will have a more comfortable ride in the German-made Alstom air-conditioned coaches as a new Shatabdi Express train comprising these coaches is likely to run either on the Delhi-Lucknow, the Mumbai-Baroda or the Delhi-Amritsar section by April end.
Laxman ‘should have been’ indicted
Bathinda, April 11
“If a common man had been involved in the tehelka.com expose, he would have been indicted by the police under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act CPC Act,” the President of Peoples Law Forum
(PLF), Mr Vasudev Aggrawal, said.
Move to demolish shop,
MC staff forced to leave
Jalandhar, April 11
Shopkeepers led by a Congress councillor protested against the move of municipal corporation employees to demolish a shop near Namdev Chowk and forced them to leave the place here today.
Preaching not up to mark: Talwandi
Amritsar, April 11
Taking a dig at the working of the Dharam Parchar Committee of the SGPC, the SGPC President, Mr Jagdev Singh Talwandi, said here yesterday the preaching of the committee was not up to the mark.
Political conferences on Baisakhi
Talwandi Sabo, April 11
Devotees in large numbers have started arriving here to pay their obeisance at various historical gurdwaras on the occasion of Baisakhi mela.
‘Use alternative forms of energy’
Bathinda, April 11
To control environmental pollution and reduce pressure on our natural resources, the use of alternative means of energy, including solar lighting systems, should be encouraged.
MLA challaned
Jalandhar, April 11
A team appointed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court challaned several persons, including VIPs and Punjab Roadways bus drivers, during a surprise checking here today.
Power cuts hit paddy milling
Jalalabad, April 11
The 24-hour weekly power cut on industry and unprecedented erratic power supply have crippled the custom milling process of paddy procured by the state and Central procurement agencies i.e. Markfed, Punsup, Food and Supply, Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, Punjab Agro and Food Corporation of India.
PSEB warning
to farmers
Jalandhar, April 11
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) authorities have advised farmers to report about the use of combines or tractor having high structures during harvesting of the ensuing wheat crop so that remedial measures could be taken to save their produce from any loss due to fire.
Provisions for self-help groups
Ropar, April 11
The Punjab Government has decided to give loans worth Rs 342.25 crore to about 2.06 lakh beneficiaries in the district. This target was higher by Rs 78.39 crore than the last year’s outlay. The Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, Mr
G.S. Grewal, gave this information while talking to this correspondent here yesterday.
Treatment plant to be set up at Hadiabad
Phagwara, April 11
Even after 50 years of Independence more than 10,000 citizens of Hadiabad a sub-town of Phagwara have been deprived of the basic civic amenity like sewerage. But residents were surprised today when workers of Punjab Sewerage and Water Supply Board started digging near a canal in Hadiabad area to install treatment plant at a cost of Rs 1 crore under the Sutlej action plan scheme.
POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS
Fatehgarh Sahib DC shifted
Chandigarh, April 11
The Punjab Government today effected the following postings and transfers with immediate effect.
Among those shifted is the Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mr Balbir Singh Sudan, who becomes State Transport Commissioner replacing Mr Kulbir Singh, who has been appointed Managing Director, Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation, in place of Ms Surjit Kaur, since shifted as Secretary, Irrigation.
Student
sodomised by teacher
Jalandhar, April 11
A private schoolteacher allegedly sodomised his Class V student on the school premises at Haripur village near Adampur this afternoon.
ITI Principal in Vigilance net
Ferozepore, April 11
The Vigilance Bureau has registered a disproportionate assets case against Narinder Singh Bhatia, Principal, Industrial Training Institute (ITI) here. According to Mr Hardyal Singh Mann, SP, (Vigilance Bureau), after an inquiry it was found that he has amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Boy falls prey to superstition
Gurdaspur, April 11
A teenaged boy has lost his life due to superstition. According to a late report received here today, Tarlok Singh (13) of Nath village near Qadian usually remained sick inspite of regular treatment.
Thieves arrested, arms recovered
Hoshiarpur, April 11
Mr Sanjeev Kalra, SSP said here yesterday that the district police had achieved success in nabbing member of two gangs of thieves on Monday night.
Primary schools in state of neglect
Gurdaspur, April 11
Primary education is in a state of utter neglect in the district. As many as 32 schools in Dhar subdivision of the district out of a total of 44 primary schools do not have any teachers.
Pbi University VC felicitated
Patiala, April 11
Mr Tarlochan Singh, Vice-Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities, alleged that Pakistan was behind the recent attacks on members of the Christian community and urged leaders of the minority communities to understand conspiracy behind the attacks.
Lecturers allege harassment
Bathinda, April 11
Part-time lecturers posted at the local Government Rajindra College have been experiencing mental stress and agony due to the alleged
indifferent attitude of the college authorities.
Edutech centre in Bathinda
Bathinda, April 11
The global slowdown in information technology companies and profit warnings by Indian IT companies will not hamper the growth of IT training companies said Mr
S.K. Patnaik, General Manager, Edutech Informatics India (EIIL), who was here today to launch a computer centre.
English medium schools’ assurance to government
Chandigarh, April 11
In response to the Punjab Government's instructions that all English medium schools in the state should teach Punjabi as a compulsory subject, the managements of such schools have started submitting affidavits assuring the compliance of the order to the state government authorities concerned.
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