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4 get
life
term for gang rape, murder
Barnala, August 16
In a significant judgement, a local court today sentenced four persons
to rigorous imprisonment for life on the charge of murdering,
abducting and raping a minor of Mehal Kalan village. The three other
accused involved in the case were, however, acquitted by the court of
the Additional Session Judge, Mr Sham Sunder, on the grounds of the
benefit of the doubt.
Ganna,
the ‘village of thieves’
Ganna (Phillaur), August 16
With a number of government-sponsored reformation and re-habilitation
schemes proving to be a failure, this village, 8 km from Phillaur, has
again earned the notorious distinction of being the one and only
‘village of thieves’ in the state police records.
Breaches
in Ghaggar inundate 2,000 acres
Sangrur, August 16
Following heavy flow of water in the Ghaggar, two breaches, nearly
60-foot each, occurred today in the river at Makror and Mandvi
villages in Khanauri area. It led to the spread of water in standing
crops in about 2000 acres in the nearby villages of Makror, Mandvi and
Chandu. The Ghaggar water has also entered the fields of Moonak
village.
Sikh
Gurdwara panel meeting today
Amritsar, August 16
Justice Harbans Singh (retd), Chairman Sikh Gurdwara Commission has
convened an emergency all-party meeting at Chandigarh tomorrow. Apart
from Dr Gurbachan Singh Bachan, secretary and Bibi Kiranjot Kaur,
general secretary, SGPC representatives of the SAD, the SAD
(Amritsar), the SHSAD and other Akali factions would attend the
meeting.
Cong to contest on
all seats in Punjab
Moga, August 16
The Congress has decided to contest on all seats during the
forthcoming Assembly elections in the state. This was stated here
yesterday by a former Minister of State for Health and general
secretary of the PPCC, Mrs Malti Thapar, and president of farmers’
wing of the PPCC, Mr Satnam Singh Sandeshi, while talking to
mediapersons here today.
CM
biased against Oppn MPs: CPI
Bathinda, August 16
Mr Bhan Singh Bhaura, CPI MP, has alleged that the state government
was ignoring the representatives of the public and no meeting of the
MPs had been organised with the ministers of the state government.
Functions mark I-Day celebrations
Patiala, August 16
The 54th Independence Day was
celebrated with great fervour and enthusiasm by different sections of
bodies amidst cultural programmes and singing of National Anthem here
yesterday. Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, Vice Chancellor of Punjabi
University, unfurled the flag on the university campus. On the occasion,
Dr Ahluwalia gave a clarion call to the students for aiming and
achieving high goals in life. A PT show was presented by the students of
Punjabi University Model School while students of Music Department
played National Anthem.
2 children of Army
Subedars missing
Amritsar, August 16
Twelve-year-old Gurshranjit Singh, also knows as Lucky, is missing
since yesterday from his 7/1 Gulat Road cantonment residence. The boy,
son of Mr Gurdeep Singh, a Subedar in the Army belonging to the 95
field regiment, had gone yesterday morning to the house of his
maternal uncle, Mr Joginder Singh, at Sharifpura. The boy never
reached there and is missing since then, according to a report lodged
at the Civil Lines police station by his father.
Water
treatment
plants for three districts
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 16
The government has conducted a survey in the state to identify the
places where drinking water has become polluted for the installation
of water treatment plants in collaboration with foreign companies,
said Mr Raja Narinder Singh, Minister for Public Health, talking to
this correspondent here today.
2
motorcyclists killed in accident
Jalandhar, August 16
Two Amritsar-based pilgrims were killed when their motor-cycle was hit
by a truck near the Kishangarh Chowk, about 12 km from here today. According to the police, Arwinder Kumar (24), the son, died on the
spot and his father , Ashok Kumar (55), succumbed to injuries on the
way to the local Civil Hospital.
Govt plan on paddy
procurement
Faridkot, August 16
The Punjab Government has formulated a plan to ensure smooth
procurement of paddy in the forthcoming kharif season in the state.
Under the scheme, adequate employees of all state government agencies,
besides the Food Corporation of India, will be deployed a week
before the commencements of the purchase. Sufficient gunny bags will
be provided and alternative arrangements for the lifting of the
produce will be made to avoid any delay and loss.
Panchayat bungled
funds: probe report
Moga, August 16
An inquiry report regarding the misappropriation of several lakhs of
rupees by the panchayat of Bhekha village in this district, which was
completed yesterday, has revealed that lakhs of rupees provided as
funds by the government and certain NRIs for the village’s
development had been misapproprited.
SDM raids liquor vends
Kharar, August 16
Mr Devinder Singh, SDM, Kharar, raided some liquor vends yesterday evening after receiving information that liquor was being sold openly at some liquor vends in spite of ban orders imposed by the Punjab Government in connection with the Independence Day. He sealed four vends and rounded up five persons who were selling liquor.
Swindlers’ gang
busted, four held
Faridkot, August 16
The Faridkot police has arrested four members of a 36-member
inter-state gang of swindlers involved in defrauding various
nationalised and private banks in different parts of the country of
crores of rupees during the past few years. The arrested have been
identified as Surinder Pal Singh, alias Jawa, alias Bittu, alias
Sukhwinder Pal Singh, and Harpreet Singh, alias Happy, both from
Faridkot district, Subash Chander, alias Kala, from Gurdaspur district
and Sher Singh of Zira district, Ferozepore.
Namdhari Samaj chief’s nephew
arrested
Kharar, August 16
Thakur Dalip Singh, nephew of Satguru Jagjit Singh, chief of the Namdhari Samaj, was arrested by the CIA Staff, Kharar, here today when he surrendered before the police in connection with a case registered against him at SAS Nagar police station under Sections 307, 120-B/34 of the IPC. He was charged of hatching conspiracy to kill Mr Avtar Singh of SAS Nagar, who is also a prominent figure in the Namdhari Samaj.
14-yr-old
Dalit raped
Malerkotla, August 16
A 14-year-old Dalit girl of Balamgarh village was allegedly raped by
Kulwinder Singh, a resident of Inabajwa village in Sherpur. According to information available Kulwinder Singh had raped the
girl on August 4, 2001, at the residence of his relative in her
village.
In-laws
not held despite registration of FIR
Bathinda, August 16
Gain Singh, a local resident, has alleged that despite registration of
an FIR against the in-laws of his daughter, the police has failed to
arrest them. In the FIR lodged on July 3 with the police, Ranjit Kaur, daughter
of Gain Singh, had alleged that her in-laws had been harassing her
since her marriage in 1998 for bringing inadequate dowry.
Two
held
for cow slaughter
Sohia Kalan, Majitha (Amritsar), August 16
Six cows, including a calf, were slaughtered at Sohia Kalan village in
Majitha police district early this morning at 3 a.m. On a tip off, the
Majitha police rushed to the spot minutes later to rescue the animals,
but they had already been killed, said DSP Paramdeep S. Teja.
PTU in the soup
again
Bathinda, August 16
Even as the authorities of Punjab Technical University have been
denying bunglings and harassment of students time and again numerous
complaints by the students and the parents alike raise a finger of
suspicion.
Dental
college gets permission to admit students
Sangrur, August 16
The Central Government has approved the renewal of permission to four
year BDS course for admitting the fourth batch of students during
academic session 2001-2002 with 60 admissions at Guru Nanak Dev Dental
College and Research Institute, Sunam.
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