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Punjab ultras regrouping
Chandigarh, August 24
Intelligence agencies have
noticed fast regrouping of various top Punjab militants lodged in
jails across the country and renewed anti-India propaganda by Pakistan
— post-Agra summit.
SGPC poll process from Sept 3
Chandigarh, August 24
The Gurdwara Election Commission has started the election process.
As per a press note issued today by the commission secretary, Mr Gurdev Singh, the work of registration of voters, Sehajdhari Sikhs and Keshadhari Sikhs, will commence from September 3. There are two sets of forms available to be filled to become eligible as a voter in the gurdwara elections.
Aiyer
for sustained Indo-Pak dialogue
Amritsar, August 24
Taking a clear stand on Indo-Pak
relations, Congress MP and a former Indian Foreign Service diplomat,
Mr Mani Shanker Aiyer, has said the only way to improve relations with
our neighbour is to have sustained dialogue. Mr Aiyar who returned
from Lahore here today, while talking to The Tribune, said there was
no need for a summit at the highest level, but there should be a
continuous dialogue with a structured agenda.
Vital
crane floated in RSD reservoir
Chandigarh, August 24
Derrick crane, vital for
monitoring of dam reservoirs, weighing 480 tonnes and having a 30
metre length and 20-metre width has successfully been floated in the
reservoir of the Ranjit Sagar Dam built on the Ravi in Gurdaspur
district.
PPCC
political conference at Malout
Abohar, August 24
The next political conference of
the PPCC will now be held at New Grain Market, Malout, 30 km from
here, on September 11. Stating this Mr Gurdas Girdhar a member of the
PPCC said here today that Mr Jagmeet Singh Brar, MP, and in charge of
the rally would be addressing workers’ meetings on August 25 at Moga
and Panjgrain, on August 26 at Baghapurana and Kotkapura, on August 27
at Muktsar, Malout and at Lambi, the home constituency of the Chief
Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Advani
‘meddling’ in Sikh affairs
Amritsar, August 24
The Shiromani Akali Dal
(Amritsar) has alleged that a ‘secret correspondence’ has been on
between the Union Home Ministry and the Punjab Government with regard
to the Sehjdhari issue. Addressing a joint press conference here
yesterday, Mr Jagmohan Singh, Mr Gurjatinder Singh Bhikhiwind, both
General Secretaries, and Mr B.S. Sodhi, district president, alleged
that the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal wanted to postpone the SGPC
elections which were due in October this year.
BJP
saffronising education: CPM
Phillaur, August 24
CPM national secretary Harkrishan
Singh Surjeet has accused the BJP of saffronising the education system
and spreading communalism in the country. Addressing a conference at
Zandiala village in this subdivision here this evening, Mr Surjeet
said the BJP was working to spread Hindutva in the country which could
create disharmony.
 Jagmeet for all-party meeting on waters issue
Chandigarh, August 24
Building up further pressure on the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, the Punjab Congress today urged him to immediately call all-party meeting to discuss the river-waters issue and to take a united stand to defend the state’s riparian rights and claims.
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level crossings to be manned: DRM
 Amritsar,
August 24
The 700-odd unmanned level
crossings in this region have become death traps with hundreds of
persons dying due to accidents, the Divisional Railway Manager,
Ferozepore Division, Mr J. S. Marwaha, said while talking to this
correspondent here today. He expressed grief over the killing of 11
persons near Gurdaspur when a tempo was overrun by the Ravi Express on
the Amritsar-Pathankot section yesterday.
Dalit
employee transferred 5 times
Bathinda, August 24
Is the Department of Social
Security for Women and Child Development, Punjab, rendering the same
service for which it has been set up? Going by the plight of a Dalit
woman employee of this department who has been transferred five times,
one would reply the question in negative. Ms Raj Surinder, Child
Development Project Officer, was transferred to Talwandi Sabo from
Abohar on May 16, 2000.
India,
Pak must reunite: Kewal Singh
Amritsar, August 24
Even as leaders of both countries
have accepted the harsh geographical and historical reality of the
Partition, the open letter written by Giani Kewal Singh, Jathedar
Takht Damdama Sahib, to Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf and Prime
Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for the reunion of India and Pakistan,
may have serious ramifications.
PATIALA DIARY
Shifting
of market hangs fire
Patiala
The authorities decided in 1978
to shift the sprawling tractor market and the adjoining ‘Kabari
Bazar’ on Bahera Road to another site. Shopkeepers were asked to
deposit Rs 1,000 each and were assured that they would be provided
with plots elsewhere.
CM
attends Lamba’s bhog ceremony
Samana. August 24
Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal today attended the bhog ceremony of Balwinder Singh Lamba,
brother-in-law of Mr Joginder Singh Panjrath, an executive member of
the SGPC, at the Aggarwal dharmshala here. Mr Badal said Balwinder
Singh was a dedicated worker.
Directory
of NRIs to be released
Patiala, August 24
A directory containing the
details of NRIs residing in all the districts of the division falling
under the authority of the Deputy Commissioner is being prepared. The
data will be collected following a survey carried out with the help of
the field staff.
Punjab SLP on
Anandgarh
admitted
Chandigarh, August 24
The Supreme Court today admitted a special leave petition (SLP) of the Punjab state against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order to strike down the acquisition of land for the controversial Anandgarh project but rejected stay.
A scene from the play, "Fire of
Peace," written and directed by Surjit Jugnu.
— Photo Subhash Patialvi
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Play
depicts woes of poor
Patiala
The problems of corruption,
unemployment, dowry and war are highlighted in the Nukad Natak staged
by theatre students on the campus of Punjabi University. The play,
“Fire of Peace”, depicts the problems faced by the rural
population of the country.
‘Ban’
Bhawsagar granth
Amritsar, August 24
Residents of the Kahnuwan block
of Gurdaspur district, accompanied by Dal Khalsa and Human Rights
Democracy Forum leaders, in a memorandum submitted to the Governor and
the Chief Minister, Punjab, sought ban on “bhawsagar sammunder”, a
granth, and immediate arrest of its author Baba Pyara Singh Bhanyara,
who has already been excommunicated from the Sikh panth.
Technocrats stage dharna
Chandigarh, August 24
On a call given by the Punjab Technocrats Action Committee, agricultural technocrats of Ropar and Chandigarh units today staged a dharna at the Matka Chowk in Sector 17 here. The technocrats have been protesting since August 20.
Challenge demotions in SC: Gosain
Chandigarh, August 24
The Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Mr Satpal
Gosain, yesterday urged the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, to question in the Supreme Court the judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court delivered on August 20 ordering demotion of thousands of state police personnel.
Bitta
advocates amnesty for cops
Bathinda, August 24
Mr Maninderjit Singh Bitta,
Chairman, All-India Anti-Terrorist Front, while advocating the need
for a national government at the Centre, urged the Union Home
Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, to make arrangements for granting general
amnesty to Punjab Police officers who have been facing trials in
various courts for the violation of human rights during the days of
terrorism in Punjab.
Army
recruitment rally from Sept 4
Amritsar, August 24
The Army will organise a
recruitment rally for soldier (general duty), soldier (technical) and
soldier (nursing assistant) belonging to all castes from September 4
to September 7 at Dera Baba Nanak, including wards of ex-servicemen
exclusively from Gurdaspur district.
Indigenous
way to tackle bollworm
Bathinda
As efforts of agriculture experts
and farmers have failed to control the attack of the American Bollworm
on the cotton crop, the farmers of the region have devised an
economical way to tackle the problem.
Remit
farmers’ loans: BKU (L)
Mansa, August 24
“The only solution to save
farmers from the economic crises being faced by them is to remit loans
outstanding against them.” This was stated by Mr Ajmer Singh
Lakhowal, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lakhowal), while talking
to mediapersons here today. He said farmers of Punjab were under a
debt of Rs 10,000 crore.
‘Disinterest’
of farmers led to scheme failure
Bathinda, August 24
Dr S.S. Bains, Director,
Agriculture, Punjab, said the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Scheme
has failed due to the lack of cooperation from farmers. In an
interview with this correspondent yesterday, Dr Bains said the IPM
failed due to the fact that the farmers were not ready to compromise
on the quantity of the produce.
Farmers’
march on Sept 15
Patiala, August 24
The Agricultural and Farmer
Development Front of the state has decided to hold a series of
‘kisan chetna rallies’ which will include the villages from the
districts of Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib.
Special
task force to check highway robberies
Abohar, August 24
A special task force has been set
up under the DSP (D) to investigate cases of highway robberies and
killings on the Fazilka-Jalalabad road. Five SHOs have been directed
to assist the DSP (D) to nab the culprits. The killing of a trader
from Amritsar at Jalalabad was a matter of serious concern for the law
enforcing agency.
Surprise
visit by Health Minister
Gurdaspur, August 24
Dr Baldev Raj Chawla, Health
Minister, after a surprise visit to the Civil Hospital here today
directed Medical Officers to ensure that no sex determination test was
done in their respective jurisdiction. He advised them to create
awareness in this regard so that male and female ratio was maintained.
MC
comes under fire
Abohar, August 24
The failure of the civic
authorities to provide potable water, figured at a meeting called by
Mr Sumer Singh Gurjar after he took over as the SDM here today.
Representatives of various sections of society criticised the
functioning of the local municipal council.
XEN,
clerk die in road mishap
Gurdaspur, August 24
Gurmeet Singh Bedi, Executive
Engineer, Drainage Department and Madan Lal, Subdivisional clerk of
the department died on the spot when the Tata Sumo in which they were
travelling collided with a truck near Jappowal Dhariwal, 5 km from
here, today at 2.30 p.m
JE
crushed to death
Abohar, August 24
Atma Ram, who was recently
promoted as junior engineer by the PSEB was allegedly crushed to death
by a military vehicle near an ice factory late last evening.
450
gm of heroin seized, 1 held
Ferozepore, August 24
The police has seized 450 grams
of heroin worth about Rs 45 lakh and arrested one person in this
connection.
UTF
criticises PUTA faction
Patiala, August 24
The United Teachers Federation
has refrained from being a party to the ongoing slanging match between
a faction of the Punjabi University Teachers Association and the
university leadership.
‘Pvt agencies can’t monitor academic standards’
Patiala, August 24
Mr Hari Gautam, Chairman, University Grants Commission, in a letter to leaders of the Punjabi University Teachers Association
claimed that private establishments being declared as university study centres were responsible for the
enrolment of students, teachers and conduct of examinations.
School
board extends date
SAS Nagar, August 24
The Punjab School Education Board
authorities today extended the last date for depositing the fee for
the special chance given to the candidates who had failed to clear
their compartments.
Meeting
of college Principals put off
Amritsar, August 24
The Punjab Government has
postponed the meeting of Principals of colleges affiliated to Guru
Nanak Dev University scheduled to be held on August 28 on the
university campus here due to some administrative reasons.
AISSF
men clash with students
Amritsar, August 24
On the issue of electing new
president activists of the All India Sikh Student Federation, Mehta
Chawla group, clashed with students of Khalsa College on college
campus today.
Punjab Lotteries may yield
Rs 55 cr profit
Chandigarh, August 24
The Punjab state lotteries were expected to yield a profit of Rs 55 crore in the current year.
This was stated here today by Finance Minister, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, at a prize distribution function of the Department of Lotteries, in respect of Punjab State Baisakhi Bumper, 2001 draw for which was held on April 13, 2001 at Ludhiana.
Auction
of 21 shops fetches Rs 2.58 cr
Amritsar, August 24
Auction of 21 shops in the Nehru
Shopping Complex on the main Lawrence Road today fetched more than Rs
2.58 crore.
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