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Amarinder
vows to scrap ‘corrupt’ PPSC
Chandigarh, July 13
If the Congress is voted to power
in Punjab in the coming assembly elections, it will scrap the Punjab
Public Service Commission and the Punjab Subordinate Services
Selection Board.
Malta
boat tragedy: wreckage found
Hoshiarpur, July 13
The Indian Embassy in Rome has
informed the headquarters of the Malta Boat Tragedy Probe Mission
about the discovery of the wreckage of the Maltese boat involved in
the Malta tragedy on the ocean floor off the cost of Sicily. According
to the latest communication, the Italian authorities began the
official search at the accident site on June 25, 2001.
Controversies
dog Languages Dept
Patiala, July 13
The controversy over a missing
attendance register in the translation wing of the State Languages
Department here has turned murkier with the department deciding to
register a police case in this regard.
Fate
of overbridge project now depends on Railways
Patiala, July 13
The fate of the proposed
overbridge planned to come up at the railway crossing number 22 to
tackle the problem of traffic jams due to busy markets on both sides
of the crossing, now hinges on the Centre as the proposal is pending
with the Railway Ministry. Authorisation fee: Punjab IMA wants review
Chandigarh, July 13
The Punjab unit of the Indian Medical Association has expressed concern over the high authorisation fees imposed on hospitals and nursing homes in the State by the Punjab Pollution Control Board by invoking Sub rule 3 of rule 8 of Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998.
Spurious
cold drinks flood market
Bathinda, July 13
Next time you buy a bottle
of cold drink of your liking please ensure its genuineness. Your
casual approach in this matter may deprive you of the “taste
of thunder” as spurious cold drinks have flooded the markets
of this region.
Spurious cold drinks filled in branded bottles are easily
available in Bathinda district without any check.
— Tribune photo Kulbir Beera |
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‘Excise
officials own benami properties’
Bathinda, July 13
Mr Ashok Garg, president, Punjab Pradesh Yuva Beopar Mandal, alleged in a press note issued here
yesterday that Excise and Taxation officials of the state were
“looting” the traders and did not consider the traders as honest.
Councillor’s
death: Cong to take up issue
Jalandhar, July 13
The Punjab Congress has set up an
eight-member action committee to take up with the state government the
case pertaining to the alleged murder of cantonment councillor Vijay
Paplu under mysterious conditions in the local Central Jail last week.
Congressmen were accusing the district police of shielding Deputy
Superintendent of the jail Surinder Singh, the main accused, by not
arresting him.
Magician Samrarat
Shanker performing a show in aid of the Indian Red Cross
Society in Amritsar on Friday. — Photo Rajiv Sharma |
Villagers pulling a school van out of a pond at Gill village
on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road. — Photo Manjit Singh Khalsa |
Open
Hussainiwala border: SAD (A)
Phagwara, July 13
The Shiromani Akali Dal (A),
headed by Mr Simranjit Singh Mann MP, today demanded that the opening
of the Hussainiwala border be included in the agenda of the Agra
summit.
Badal
has gone for eye surgery: Badungar
Chandigarh, July 13
Reacting strongly to the
statement made by the Leader of Opposition, Chowdhary Jagjit Singh,
that the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, in the garb of a
patient had gone abroad to meet the terrorists, the Secretary of the
Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Kirpal Singh Badungar, said the Congress
leader should not behave like a frustrated politician.
Destitute
girl battles for life
Bathinda, July 13
An unidentified teenaged girl,
who was found in a very bad shape on a road by some villagers near
Sangat today, has been battling for her life in the local Civil
Hospital .
Old
power meters to go within week
Patiala, July 13
The PSEB has decided to change
all old meters within a week besides reducing charges for consumers
wishing to transfer their connections from Rs 700 per kw to Rs 500 per
kw. Block-level stadium planned
Bhog ceremony of Sohi
Zirakpur, July 13
The Punjab Government will construct a block-level stadium, a road linking the Chandigarh-Ambala highway with Bartana village and a gate on the
Zirakpur-Bartana road in memory of Ravinder Singh Sohi, who died following a massive heart attack on July 3.
Nominations
invited for awards
Bathinda, July 13
The Gurdwara Godri Sahib Baba
Farid Society will give three awards this year namely Baba Farid Award
for Honesty (Judicial), Baba Farid Award for Honesty (General) and the
Bhagat Puran Singh Award for Service to Humanity.
Sarhali
Baba cremated
Tarn Taran, July 13
Kar Seva wale Baba Charan Singh
of Sarhali and head of Dera Nawan Padao who died on Wednesday night in
Mumbai was cremated today at Gurdwara Gurpuri Sahib, Sarhali, with
great religious fervour. A large number of devotees, including
representatives of different political, social, religious and other
organisations and a large number of panches and sarpanches of gram
panchayats of the area, attended the cremation.
World
Sikh Council’s clarification
Chandigarh, July 13
Mr Jaswant Singh Mann,
secretary-general, World Sikh Council, clarified today that the
decision to set up the World Sikh University at Chamkaur Sahib was in
the wake of the resolution adopted at the World Sikh Conference held
in 1995.
 Vikas
leaves for India Gate
Amritsar, July 13
Even as peacenik Vikas Singh
today bid adieu to the holy city to resume his mission. His greatest
regret is his inability to meet Gen Pervez Musharraf, President of
Pakistan scheduled to reach India tomorrow. In a message to General
Musharraf, Vikas says, “Kashmir should not be a ‘focal point of
the proposed talks as pain and bitterness were linked to the issue.
Tandon
distributes grants
Patiala, July 13
A grant of Rs 2 lakh was given
for the construction of a bridge at Salimpur Nangal village. Another
grant of Rs 1 lakh was given for school building and Rs 1 lakh for
development works.
Pilgrim
dies at Hemkunt Sahib
Ludhiana, July 13
Sukhdev Singh Ghuman, 49,
Divisional Manager of New India Assurance Company, died at Hemkunt
Sahib on Wednesday after slipping on a road.
Bhattal
kin’s plea on transfer allowed
Chandigarh, July 13
A Division Bench of the Punjab
and Haryana High Court today allowed a petition filed by former Punjab
Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal’s sister, Balwinder Kaur
Bhattal, challenging her transfer from Mansa to Ropar. The petitioner
is working as District Public Relations Officer.
- Order to close MLA’s history
sheet
- Notice to Punjab on appointment
Motivated by agriculture experts, farmers of Bathinda
district started growing fruit, but marketing is proving
to be difficult. —
Tribune photo Kulbir Beera |
CBI
books 39 rice millers
Mansa, July 13
The CBI has registered a
preliminary FIR against 52 persons, including 39 rice millers of 13
rice mills and 13 top officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI)
of Bareta town in the district and has started investigation in the
supplies of rice to the FCI, which was beyond rejection limit.
‘Search foreign markets for wheat export’
Patiala, July 13
Punjab Federation of Arhtiya Association Emiritus president Bal Krishan Singla has said that slashing the sale price of wheat by 30 per cent will not result in more consumption and the only solution lay in searching new foreign markets.
11 promoted to
rank of Executive Engineer
Chandigarh, July 13
The Punjab Government today ordered the promotion of 11 Subdivisional Engineers
as Executive Engineers of the Punjab PWD (B and R).The order was issued by Mr Mohinder Singh, Secretary, PWD (B and R).
Corruption
case against SDO, JE
Bathinda, July 13
A case under the Prevention of
Corruption Act has been registered against Hardidar Singh, an SDO and
Labh Singh, a JE, of the PSEB, cantonment subdivision, today by the
vigilance bureau.
Dismissed
cop in police net
Bathinda, July 13
Balkaur Singh, who was dismissed
from the Punjab Police in 1994 was arrested today for allegedly
smuggling liquor into the district. Balkaur Singh who became drug
addict after his dismissal from service used to buy drugs by selling
liquor. Police sources said he managed to get liquor at cheap rates
and sold it at a premium.
7
arrested in different cases
Bathinda, July 13
The district police has arrested
seven persons for various crimes during the past 36 hours. The
persons, Gurtej Singh and Tarsem Singh, were arrested for possessing
poppy husk.
Decision
to increase seats “retrograde”
Bathinda, July 13
The decision of the Punjab
University Syndicate to grant 10 per cent additional seats in the
teaching departments has snowballed into a major controversy. The
syndicate decided on January 25 that 10 per cent additional seats
(minimum five seats), of the sanctioned seats, in all teaching
departments would be created for poor and meritorious rural students.
Nursing
institute’s MD booked
Mansa, July 13
The police has registered a case
under Section 406/420 of the IPC against Mr Naginder Singh Harika,
managing director of Khalsa Rural Hospital and Nursing Training
Institute of Nangal Kalan village in the district.
VC’s
term over, still in office
Jalandhar, July 13
Even as uncertainty prevailed
regarding the much-hyped extension to the Punjab Technical University
Vice-Chancellor, Dr H.S. Gurm, he continued supervising counselling
MBA students even a day after the expiry of his term on July 11.
ETT
interviews from July 16
Nawanshahr, July 13
Mr Santokh Singh Ranu, District
Education Officer (S) and Chairman, District Selection Committee,
Nawanshahr and Jalandhar districts, in a press note issued here today
said the interview of ETT candidates of the district would commence
from July 16 at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Model Town,
Jalandhar.
Scholarships
for students
Patiala, July 13
The Punjab Elementary Education
Project Committee has selected 20 students for scholarships on the
basis of a written test that was conducted on July 1. The committee
that works under the aegis of the Nishkam Sikh Welfare Council of New
Delhi, has selected 10 boys and 10 girls of sixth standard from 350
candidates who took the test. Each of these students will get Rs 150
per month as scholarship for the next three years.
Small
savings agents’ training camp
Ropar, July 13
The National Savings Organisation
along with the Directorate of Small Savings, Punjab, organised a
one-day orientation camp for Standardised Agency System agents of
small savings of the district at the Deputy Commissioner’s office.
Industrialists
submit memo to PSEB
Patiala, July 13
The Small Scale Industries
Association, Patiala, today urged the Punjab State Electricity Board
to open a complaint centre in Focal Point to facilitate
industrialists.
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