Patient
given wrong blood
Timely intervention saves life
Bathinda, June 26
Next time you buy a unit of blood, ensure that it perfectly matches
the blood group of the patient before transfusion. A casual approach
in this connection may put the life of the patient in danger and even
cause his or her death.
Fancy
for
cars, money lands 21 in jail
Jalandhar, June 26
They would buy flashy and expensive cars through some finance company,
flaunt them for some days only to make them “disappear” and sell
these with the help of forged documents.
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Bhullar, Chahal made DGPs
Chandigarh, June 26
The Punjab Government today ordered the promotion of two Additional
Directors-General of Police — Mr M.S. Bhullar and Mr Jarnail Singh
Chahal — as Directors-General of Police besides ordering the posting
of 20 Superintendents and 87 Deputy Superintendents of Police. The
government also ordered the transfer of two IAS and three PCS
officers.
Will Ravi Inder be
projected?
Ropar, June 26
Will Mr Ravi Inder Singh, SAD MLA from Morinda, be the BSP candidate
for the chief ministership in the forthcoming Assembly elections?
Indications in this direction are being given repeatedly by the BSP
supremo, Mr Kanshi Ram.
Ramoowalia
to fight for secularism
Faridkot, June 26
The All-India Lok Bhalai Party will lay stress on strengthening
secular policies, removing corruption and opportunism and exposing
dynastic rule in its election manifesto for the forthcoming Assembly
elections in Punjab.
SAD
youth
wing to seek 40 pc seats
Sunam, June 26
The Youth Wing of the Shiromani Akali Dal will seek 40 per cent
of party ticket to participate in the ensuing Assembly elections in
Punjab. Stating this here last night at a press conference, Mr
Parminder Singh Dhindsa, MLA from Sunam, and a youth leader, added
presently there were 25 per cent young MLAs in the Punjab Vidhan
Sabha. In view of this, the demand to seek 40 per cent quota was
justified, he added.
Stamp duty worth
crores being evaded
Mansa, June 26
Evasion of stamp duty amounting to crores of rupees is taking place in
the district allegedly with the connivance of the sub-registrars of
the district. Sub-registrars are allegedly pocketing part of such
stamp duty amassing huge money.
PUDA
to
modernise Ludhiana bus stand
Patiala, June 26
The Punjab Urban Development Authority is in the process of
constructing modern bus stands at Ludhiana, Jagraon and Anandpur
Sahib. This was stated by Dr Upinderjit Kaur, Housing and Development
Minister, Punjab, while talking to the newspersons at the inaugural
ceremony of the Office Complex and Community Centre at Urban Estate,
Phase II and III respectively here today.
DSPs
may get powers to raid chemist shops
Ropar, June 26
To check the growing problem of drug addiction through prescription
drugs, the Punjab Government was considering the proposal of giving
powers to check this illegal practice to the DSPs and Senior Medical
Officers in the state.
Sugar
mill
workers to get 54 months’ pay
Mansa, June 26
The Punjab government today agreed to make payment to workers of
Budhlada Cooperative Sugar Mill which was closed down a few years ago.
Mrs Raji. P. Srivastva, Deputy Commissioner, talking to The
Tribune said that the Punjab government had decided to make payment of
salary to 200 workers of the mill for 54 months. She added that the
payment would be made to workers shortly.
SHO’s
explanation sought
Faridkot, June 26
The district police chief, Mr Gurpreet Singh Gill, has sought an
explanation from Mr Mukhtiar Singh, SHO, Sadar police station for
negligence in not informing his seniors about the cremation of the
body of Principal Gurdev Singh on June 10, here. Mr Gill also
recommended departmental action against the head munshi and
information officer of the police station in this regard.
De-addiction
Day observed
Bathinda, June 26
The International Day Against Drug Abuse was celebrated here today by
many agencies, including the District Red Cross Society, NGOs and the
district police. While the district police organised a rally in
association with the Sahara Jan Seva, the District Red Cross Society
organised a drug de-addiction and drug abuse awareness programme at
the Red Cross Deaddiction hospital here.
Drive
against
drugs yields results
Bathinda, June 26
This district due to its unique position and sharing of borders with
Rajasthan and Haryana has been the hub of narcotics and drug
smuggling, especially during the past few years.
Congress
for talks between presidents
Patiala, June 26
Senior Congress leader and party’s Political Training Department
Chairman Mani Shankar Aiyar today questioned Prime Minister Atal
Behari Vajpayee’s credibility to safeguard national security and
said the President should hold talks with Pakistan President Pervez
Musharraf during his forthcoming visit to the country.
Khalsa
Panchayat wants Talwandi to resign
Chandigarh, June 26
The Khalsa Panchayat, Chandigarh, has
urged the President of the SGPC, Mr Jagdev Singh Talwandi, to resign. The
panchayat, an umbrella organisation of various Sikh religious bodies, said
Mr Talwandi had no right to continue as President of the apex religious body
of Sikhs as he had failed to enforce the Sikh “maryada” approved by the
SGPC and Akal Takht for Sikh religious places.
‘Revive
history research board’
Chandigarh, June 26
The Institute of Sikh Studies has urged
the SGPC to revive the History Research Board to decide on the disposal of
any handwritten or other birs and also preserve documents, manuscripts, etc,
and act as a watchdog for any further publications.
Resentment
among pensioners
Chandigarh, June 26
The Punjab Government Pensioners’
Association today regretted that the state government had not so far
honoured its commitment of giving old-age allowance to Punjab pensioners on
attaining the age of 65.
Copies
of Hindi daily burnt
Hoshiarpur, June 26
Members of the Malta Boat Tragedy Probe Mission burnt copies of Dainik
Jagran, a Hindi daily, at the Phagwara road here today to protest
against a report published in the newspaper.
Pace of development irks
residents
Patiala, June 26
Residents of the Urban Estate, Phase III, today expressed concern regarding the slow pace of development work by PUDA to Dr Upinderjit Kaur, Housing and Urban Development Minister, when she came here to inaugurate a community centre and an administrative block.
Govt
decision
to work against SCs
Bathinda, June 26
Mr Malkit Singh general secretary of the district unit of the Gazetted
and Non-Gazetted SC/BC Employees Federation, has said that decision of
the government in which it has said that no SC/BC student who did not
secure 40 per cent marks in the pre-medical entrance test would
be given admission in Medical Colleges of Punjab was against the
interests of the poor.
City
lacks
civic amenities
Bathinda, June 26
The city which reportedly is soon going to have the fifth municipal
corporation of the state is suffering due to the lack of civic
amenities. Water stagnates in the low-lying areas and the high
altitude areas suffer from shortage of drinking water. Stray animals,
particularly pigs, are also a nuisance. These are usually left free in
the city to feed on garbage.
Chemists warned against selling Schedule-H drugs
Chandigarh, June 26
The Ropar District Health authorities have warned chemists selling Schedule - H drugs without prescription.
No
vehicle,
yet challaned
Sangrur, June 26
Ever received a police challan for alleged violation of traffic rules
on a vehicle you did not possess?
Probe levy rice ‘scandal’: Cong
Chandigarh, June 26
The Agriculture Committee of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
has sought a CBI inquiry into an alleged scandal in the purchase of levy rice in the state.
Mr Sukhpal Singh Khaira, convener of the committee, said that the official procurement agencies were directed by the state government not to procure the common variety (IR-8) during the last paddy season. Following the government direction, there was distress sale of this variety as it was bought by rice millers at a rate which was much lower than the minimum support price.
Put
up complaint boxes, DC tells officials
Ferozepore, June 26
Mr S.R. Ladhar, Deputy
Commissioner, has instructed all district and field officials to put
up complaint boxes in front of their offices to enable people to write
to them in connection with their grievances by putting it in the
boxes.
 Illegal liquor vends in
Patiala 
Patiala, June 26
Illegal
liquor vends are thriving in the city with various kinds of shops being
taken over by local liquor contractors to sell liquor without permission
from the Excise Department, which is oblivious to the
development. Liquor contractors are using a myriad of small shops and
even a shop of a cement stockist to sell liquor. All these shops are
functioning as subvends of the contractor in areas where the main vend
is a little far away from a section of the city’s population. However,
such contractors are not paying anything to the Excise Department for
opening these “sub vends” nor have they taken permission for the
purpose.
Three
booked for smuggling
Bathinda, June 26
The police has registered two
cases against three persons allegedly involved in the smuggling of the
narcotics and has recovered 54 kg of poppy husk. It has also impounded
a jeep allegedly used for the purpose.
Woman
jumps before train, killed
Ludhiana, June 26
A migrant labourer, Usha Rani
(27) allegedly committed suicide today by jumping before a train along
with her three children near Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib. Two
children, both girls, had a miraculous escape as they suffered minor
injuries. Her only son was admitted in critical condition at the CMC
hospital.
PCCTU
ultimatum to Punjab Govt
Phagwara, June 26
The Punjab and Chandigarh College
Teachers Union today served an ultimatum on the Punjab Government to
either solve various issues exercising the mind of 6,000 teachers
working in 170 non-government colleges by July 15 or face a protracted
agitation for which a calendar of struggle was released to newspersons
by Prof Jaspal Singh Randhawa, general secretary of the PCCTU.
Elementary
teachers to continue fast
Bathinda, June 26
Mr Jaswinder Singh, district
president of the Unemployed Elementary Teachers Union, in a press note
issued here today said the union would continue the fast unto death
started at Chandigarh to get its demands fulfilled.
Sainik
board to run computer classes
Faridkot, June 26
The District Sainik Welfare Board
will impart O-level computer education to the wards of ex-servicemen
and weaker sections of society at a concessional fee of Rs 4,200 per
year at the Sainik Institute of Stenography and Computer Education here. The
duration of the course will be one year and classes will be
held for six hours everyday. As many as 22 students have already been
admitted against a total of 40 seats.
Malfunctioning of
ATM
Amritsar, June 26
A Special Correspondent of an
English national daily, in a complaint, has drawn attention to the
malfunctioning of the ATM system of the Bank of Punjab. He claimed to
have lost Rs 10,000.
Traders
resent govt apathy, warn stir
Bathinda, June 26
Mr Ashok Garg, president of the
Punjab Youth Beopar Mandal, today said here the state government was
not paying attention towards the problems of the traders. He alleged
that it was giving money only for the development of villages through
“sangat darshan” programmes. In a press note issued here today, he
said the demands of traders like ending the octroi and simplification
of rules for getting permits.
Protest
in factory 
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