New Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University Dr S. P.
Singh addressing his first Press conference on the university
campus on Thursday.
— Photo Rajiv Sharma
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Research,
Punjabi on new VC’s agenda
Amritsar, July 26
Guru Nanak Dev University has
decided to explore the international funding agencies, including the
World Bank and Unesco, to carry out research work. This was disclosed
by Dr S.P. Singh, new Vice-Chancellor, while addressing his first
press conference, here today. He said the university would give
incentives to genuine researchers so that their research could be
reckoned at the global level.
Review
appointments by Soch, says Dang
Amritsar, July 26
In a letter to the Governor,
Punjab, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob, who is also the Chancellor of Guru
Nanak Dev University, Mr Satya Pal Dang, CPI leader, has requested
that all decisions taken on July 20 at Chandigarh regarding the new
appointments by the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the university, Dr
H.S. Soch, should be reviewed.
Badal govt ‘passing the buck to opponents’
Chandigarh, July 26
The spokesman of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr Sant Ram Singla, said today that the Badal government not only had a faulty approach to the state’s development but its methodology with regard to the development process was destructive.
Cong
to give youth chance
Jalandhar, July 26
In its efforts to gear-up for the
Assembly elections, the recently formed 12-member coordination
committee of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee has decided to give
a chance to the youth in those constituencies where its candidates
lost by over 15,000 votes during the last Assembly elections.
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MPs on Congress manifesto panel
Chandigarh, July 26
To bring about cohesiveness in
the top ranks of the Congress in Punjab, the party high command has
accommodated a few senior leaders, including MPs, in the manifesto
committee of the party.
SAD committee meets on Aug 8
Chandigarh, July 26
The secretary of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Kirpal Singh Badungar, said today that separate meetings of the Political Affairs Committee and district jathedars of the party would be held here on August 8 to discuss important issues pertaining to the party and the coming assembly elections.
JD (S) seeks action against Cong MP
Chandigarh, July 26
Mr Harish Khanna, president of the Punjab unit of the Janata Dal ( S), has urged the Punjab Government to initiate action against Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, a senior Congress leader and member of the Lok Sabha, on the basis of a report of the Lok Pal.
Conspiracy
to ‘defame former Prime Minister’
Bathinda, July 26
Mr Darshan Singh Jeeda, president
of the Samajwadi Janata Party, Punjab, today alleged that former Prime
Minister and party’s national president, Mr Chander Shekhar, was
being defamed under a well-planned conspiracy in connection with the
Bharat Yatra Kendra Trust’s land case.
Villagers
living in fear of flood
Mansa, July 26
People living in villages along
the embankments of the Ghaggar river in the district are under
constant threat from the rising water level of the river. During the
last one and-half decades they have faced the fury of floods four
times. No other arrangement has been made on the Chandpura barrage
except placing 45,000 sand bags. The administration claims to have
made all arrangements to face the situation.
Passport
inquiry system non-functional
Jalandhar, July 26
Hundreds of passport applicants
have been inconvenienced due to the non-functioning of the
computerised inquiry system which was installed by the Regional
Passport Office authorities here with much fanfare.
Government
lax, quacks make hay
Bathinda, July 26
Even as the authorities concerned
have failed to check the menace of quacks in urban and rural areas of
this district, the selling of intoxicants for addiction to the people
by fake doctors in this area has started acquiring alarming
dimensions.
‘Sangat darshan’ programme
Patiala, July 26
The residents of Chaura village today said water had accumulated during the monsoon around five or six villages, due to which there was danger of spreading of various diseases. They also complained of illegal closing by certain workers of the nullah.
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drug addicts found suffering from AIDS
Gurdaspur, July 26
Two drug addicts of the district
have been found suffering from AIDS according to Dr J.P. Jalota,
project director of the district de-addiction centre, which is being
run by the Red Cross. They were taking morphine injections and
probably used the same syringe for injecting themselves repeatedly, he
said.
‘Inaction’
of cops in kidnapping case flayed
Sangrur, July 26
A large number of men and women
under the banner of “Sunil Agwa Action Committee” today took out a
march through the town, protesting against the local police as it has
allegedly failed in locating 1 year-old Dalit boy Sunil Kumar, who was
kidnapped by a woman on July 19 from a temple near the main bus stand
here.
Several
fall ill after drinking dirty water
Amritsar, July 26
Several residents of Haripura,
declared as a slum area, have fallen ill after drinking contaminated
water. A visit to the area revealed that there was a probability of an
epidemic due to water-borne diseases even as the district
administration and the municipal corporation authorities continue to
turn a blind eye to the situation. The water is stagnating in the
low-lying areas.
Probe
lathi charge on farmers: Tohra
 New
Delhi, July 26
Condemning the unprovoked lathi
charge on agitating farmers in Bathinda this week, the Sarb Hind
Shiromani Akali Dal President Gurcharan Singh Tohra today demanded a
judicial probe into the incident. The police had initially allowed
peaceful agitation by the farmers for seven days and swung into action
only when Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal gave them a
go-ahead after his arrival from the USA, the former SGPC chief told
newspersons here.
Technocrats
stage dharna
Amritsar, July 26
On a call given by the
Agricultural Technocrats Action Committee, Punjab, hundreds of
agricultural technocrats of various departments of the district held a
dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office to press for
early acceptance of their demands.
Rain
fails to enthuse paddy growers
Ludhiana, July 26
The more than average monsoon
this year in the region over the past few days, has failed to enthuse
the paddy growers. The area under paddy transplantation in the state
has significantly declined as farmers have not forgotten the marketing
problems faced in selling paddy during the last season. However, the
apprehensions of those, who have grown paddy this year, have further
increased after the good monsoon.
Panel
to remove shellers’ problems
Sunam, July 26
The Punjab Government has divided
the state into three regions —Patiala, Jalandhar and Ferozepore —
to remove the grievances of rice shellers regarding discolouring of
paddy and broken rice.
POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS
New
police chiefs for 4 districts
Chandigarh, July 26
Patiala, Ludhiana, Jagraon and
Mansa will have new district police chiefs as the Punjab Government
today ordered the transfer of three IPS and five PPS officers. Fresh
posting orders of one IPS and one PPS officer will be issued later.
Bhaini
Sahib board reconstituted
Chandigarh, July 26
The Punjab Government has
reconstituted the Sri Bhaini Sahib and Raiyan Development Board under
the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal.
Plan
to improve Bathinda drains
Bathinda, July 26
To drain out rain water from the
roads of the city and to beautify it, a survey would soon be conducted
by a reputed national agency. Mr Venkat Ratnam, Deputy Commissioner,
while presiding over a meeting of the District City Planning Committee
here today, said that the survey would be conducted so that proper
planning could be done in this regard.
Seven houses
demolished
Patiala, July 26
The district
administration today demolished seven houses which had been built on
panchayat land in Theri village on the outskirts of the city. The
administration swung into action in the morning using a bulldozer and
a crane to demolish construction made on village land which is right
next to the Urban Estate, Phase I.
Two
held for minor’s rape, murder
Jalandhar, July 26
The police has solved the mystery
behind the alleged suicide by a 14-year-old girl in April last year
and has arrested two of the four accused this morning, Mr Gaurav
Yadav, SSP, stated here today that on the morning of April 4, last
year body of Geeta of Anshik Impex Factory, Maqsudan was found hanging
from a ceiling fan with dupatta in the servant quarters in the
premises of the factory at Maqsudan, where she had been living with
her parents.
Bag
with cash, papers snatched
Jalandhar, July 26
Two scooter-borne persons
deprived a cyclist of his bag, which contained Rs 30,000 and valuable
financial documents, at the local Central Town locality this evening.
Seven
arrested, stolen goods recovered
Faridkot, July 26
The district police claims to
have solved 10 cases of theft with the recovery of stolen goods
including scooters, bicycles, gold jewellery and coils used in
electricity transformers estimated to be worth more than Rs 3 lakh.
No
marksheets even after 15 days
Bathinda, July 26
The alleged negligence of the
Punjab School Education Board has cost students of government schools
of Nathana, Poohla, Gidder, Kalyan and Poohli villages dear as the
board failed to despatch the detail marksheet. A teacher of Government
Senior Secondary School, Nathana reportedly sold the computer printed
marksheets at exhoribitant rates.
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expelled from hostel for ragging
Amritsar, July 26
Five students of B.Tech.,
computer sciences and engineering, Guru Nanak Dev University, have
been expelled from the hostel and fined Rs 10,000 each after being
found guilty of ragging. The decision was taken after an inquiry
conducted by Dr Bikramjit Singh Ghumman, Dean, Students Welfare.
Counselling for B.Ed. admissions
from Aug 3
Patiala, July 26
The counselling
for admission to B.Ed. courses in various colleges of Punjab will
start on the Punjabi University campus here on August 3. Giving this
information, Dr B.S. Bhatia, co-ordinator of B.Ed. entrance test, said
the counselling for general category candidates would be held from
August 3 to 6, while the counselling for various reserved categories
would be held from August 7 to 10. The shifting of already admitted
candidates from one college to the other, subject to the availability
of seats, would be allowed on August 11.
ETT
teachers stage dharna
Sangrur, July 26
Unemployed ETT teachers, under
the banner of Unemployed Elementary Teachers’ Union, led by Mr
Jagjit Singh Bhola, district president, today staged a four-hour-long
dharna here in front of the residence of Mr Ranjit Singh Balian,
Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Punjab, against
the Punjab Education Minister’s alleged adamant attitude towards
their demand
Sodhia
is GND varsity Dean
Amritsar, July 26
Mrs Manjit Kaur Sodhia was
appointed Dean, College Development Council, Guru Nanak Dev
University, for one year.
Select
JBT teachers on merit: Kataria
Abohar, July 26
Former PPCC President Virendra
Kataria has urged the Punjab Governor to ensure that the SAD-BJP
government is not allowed to collect election funds on the pretext of
getting teachers appointed against thousands of JBT posts, interview
for which was now in progress.
Teachers’
delegation meets DEO
Bathinda, July 26
Members of the local unit of the
Democratic Teachers Front met the District Education Officer,
Secondary, today and urged him to fulfil their demands. Mr Darshan
Maur, secretary of the union, said in a press note here today that
they urged the DEO to instruct officials and employees of his office
to complete all type of paper work within two weeks.
Non-teaching staff hold
dharna
Patiala, July 26
The Punjabi University Employees
Association (Non-Teaching) organised a dharna in front of the main
gate of the University here today. Similiar dharnas were organised at
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab School
Education Board, Mohali, and Panjab University, Chandigarh.
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