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Talwandi
denies rift with Badal
Ludhiana, April 26
The SGPC chief, Mr Jagdev Singh
Talwandi, today denied that he had any differences with the Chief
Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, claiming that they enjoyed very
cordial relationship.
DEO,
admn officer booked
Mansa, April 26
The police here has registered a
case against Ms Bhupinder Kaur, District Education Officer (Secondary)
Mansa and Gurparshad, Administrative Officer of her office and others
under Section 3 of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 on a
complaint filed by Mr Darbara Singh Jatana, Lecturer in Political
Science and ex-Principal Government Senior Secondary School, Nangal
Kalan in the district.
Lawyers
submit memo to HC judge
Patiala, April 26
Advocates of the District Courts
here today alleged that the Punjab Government had made a change in the
construction plan of the judicial complex coming up adjacent to the
District Courts by shifting the administrative block of the complex to
a new site on the outskirts of the city.
Beard case: Chandumajra
meets Governor
Chandigarh, April 26
A deputation of Akali led by Mr Prem Singh
Chandumajra, general secretary of the Sarab Hind Shiromani Akali Dal, today met the Punjab Governor. They also presented before him, Mr Paramjit Singh, who had alleged that his beard was cut off by a Sangrur police party.
4-year-long
wait for pension
Jalandhar, April 26
The tall claims of the state
government notwithstanding, more than 400 residents of 11 villages are
running from pillar to post to get their pensions sanctioned for the
past four years.
Minister’s
assurance to pensioners
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 26
Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Finance
Minister, Punjab, while addressing a state-level convention of the
Punjab Government Pensioners Association here yesterday, conceded the
pensioners demand of giving old-age allowance of 5 per cent to persons
above the age of 65 and 10 per cent to those above the age of 75.
Earlier, the allowance was for persons above 70 and 80 years,
respectively.
Catch
a monkey, get Rs 500
Chandigarh, April 26
If you are unemployed and have no
source of income, then here is an opportunity to earn money. It is
official, duly approved by the Punjab Government. In fact, the payment
will be made by the government.
Wife’s
suicide: Dalit youth seeks justice
Barnala, April 26
Mr Krishan Singh a dalit youth
resident of Awa Basti here, whose wife, Kamaljeet Kaur (25), committed
suicide by burning herself last month, has been in search of justice
because none of the eight alleged accused named in the dying
declaration by the deceased has been arrested even after the death of
his wife on March 13 last.
Youths
hooked on Internet
Bathinda, April 26
If there is anything which
interests young people more than movies, fast food, fashion, music and
television, it is the Internet. When the Internet was launched in the
city in 1998, nobody could have imagined the enormous response and
success of cyber cafes in the city. The number of people visiting the
cyber cafes speaks volumes about the spell cast by the Internet.
Army
man cremated
Patti (Amritsar), April
26
Army man Harjinder Singh of 22
Rashtriya Rifles was cremated today with full military honours at his
native village Mandi Khalra this morning. The deputy director, Sainik
Welfare Board, Mr J.S. Mann, told newspersons that Harjinder Singh died
fighting militants in Baramula in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Probe
into tattoo charge ends
Ludhiana, April 26
The magisterial inquiry into the
alleged merciless beating up of and tattooing the word “Qatil” by
two jail officials on the back of an undertrial at Central Jail here
ended today.
Residents
allege discrimination by MC
Bathinda, April 26
Residents of Kamla Nehru Nagar in
the city have alleged that the municipal authorities is discriminating
against their locality with regard to the development of the area
despite repeated requests and representations.
Free medical treatment for freedom fighters
Chandigarh, April 26
The Punjab Government has decided to provide free medical treatment to freedom fighters at all government hospitals and dispensaries in the state.
GOC
pays obeisance at Golden Temple
Amritsar, April 26
On assuming the command of Vajra
Corps, Jalandhar, Lieut-Gen Shantonu Choudhry, General Officer
Commanding, visited the Golden Temple and Durgiana Mandir here today.
He was accompanied by Mrs Choudhry.
Canal irrigation plan
for kharif season
Chandigarh, April 26
The
Punjab Government has announced a rotational programme for canal
irrigation for the kharif season from April 24 to May 1. The Sirhind
canal system will run on a priority basis from the Patiala feeder, the
Abohar branch, the Bathinda branch, the Bist Doab canal and the
Sidhwan branch.
Case
against MC men for demolition
Bathinda, April 26
The district police has
registered a case against the officials of the local municipal council
for demolishing the wall of the government senior secondary school for
girls located on the Mall Road in the town.
One
held for forgery
Gurdaspur, April 26
The police has arrested Ashok
Kumar of Pathankot for preparing fake government documents like
registration certificates of vehicles and driving licences by using
fake-stamps of different authorities.
CM
has assured to hold probe: PUTA
Patiala, April 26
In a further twist to the ongoing
controversy between the elected Punjabi University Teachers
Association, which has recently been “denotified” by the
university management, and the Vice-Chancellor the former today
claimed that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had said that a
high-level inquiry would be conducted into the charges submitted by
the organisation against the VC.
PUTA,
VC urged to settle differences
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 26
Master Mohal Lal, Minister for
Higher Education, Punjab, has urged the Central Government to take
stern action against Bangladesh for brutally killing 16 BSF soldiers.
The minister was here yesterday to preside over the convocation of the
local Mata Gujri College.
Board
to hold exams in 8 subjects
Malerkotla, April 26
Mr Harbhajan Singh Dhindsa, the
state president of the Government Classical and Vernacular Union,
Punjab, said in a press conference here yesterday that the Secretary,
Punjab School Education Board, in accordance with the accepted demands
of the union, had issued a circular letter to all heads of middle,
secondary and senior secondary schools in the state, stating that the
school board would now conduct examinations at middle and matric
levels in health and physical education and one elective subject out
of drawing, Sanskrit, Urdu, Persian, agriculture, sewing and needle
work, home science, music, dance, subjects of AVM scheme, vocational
subjects and computer education from this academic year.
Children
teach their village counterparts
Patiala, April 26
For the children of Chhoti Rauni
here a visit by students and teachers of a big English School in the
city is welcome. Five-year-old Arjun and many others like him, all of
whom belong to the parents who earn their livelihood through labour,
usually await the goodies like biscuits, which the city children bring
with them, than being eager about their lessons.
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