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Relief
to Dalits in domestic power bill
Sangrur, September 18
The Punjab Government has decided
to grant concession to the tune of Rs 250 in the domestic electricity
bill to each Dalit in the state. Besides, the state government will
also provide a piece of land measuring 5 marlas each to those Dalits
who have no residential accommodation.
Villagers
burn religious book
Block traffic on Morinda-Ropar
road
Ropar, September 18
Villagers of Ratangarh retaliated
against the burning of a ‘bir’ of the holy Guru Granth Sahib by
followers of Sant Piara Singh Baniara yesterday, by burning the Bhav
Sagar Samundar Granth in the house of one of his followers today.
Unemployed
being fleeced: Law Forum
Bathinda, September 18
Expressing serious concern over
the increasing unemployment and the alleged fleecing of the
unemployed, the Punjab Law Forum in a letter to the Chairman of Punjab
Public Service Commission (PPSC) and the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash
Singh Badal, has demanded that it should be ensured that the
recruitment process was fair and every eligible candidate was given a
fair chance to compete.
PM
to address rally in Muktsar on Sept 25
Faridkot, September 18
The SAD-BJP alliance will hold a
‘maha kissan rally’ at Killianwali in Muktsar district on
September 25. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will address the
rally. Among other senior leaders who will speak on the occasion are
Mr Chandrababu Naidu, Dr Farooq Abdullah, Mr Om Prakash Chautala and
Mr Parkash Singh Badal.
PPCC
against sharing of river waters
Jalandhar, September 18
The Punjab Pradesh Congress
Committee (PPCC) has asserted that Punjab has not a single drop of
river waters to share with Haryana and alleged that the Punjab Chief
Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, has “sold out” himself and the
interests of Punjab to his Haryana counterpart.
BJP
allocates poll work in 23 seats
Chandigarh, September 18
The BJP today formally allocated
23 Punjab Assembly constituencies, from which it contested last time,
to three senior ministers to supervise the election campaign work.
This was stated here today by Mr Brij Lal Rinwa, president of the
state unit of the BJP.
Cong
encouraged terrorism: CM
Faridkot, September 18
The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr
Parkash Singh Badal, addressed a conference organised jointly by the
Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP in memory of Guru Gobind Singh at Guru
ki Dhab at Jaitu in the district today.
SHSAD:
govt failed to protect Sikhs in USA
Bathinda, September 18
The Central Government did not do
anything for the safety of Sikh immigrants in the USA who were under
threat from miscreants after the recent terrorist attacks.
Mohi cautions Brar on seat
adjustments
Chandigarh, September 18
Former MLA and convener of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cell of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Dr Satwant Singh
Mohi, has cautioned the senior party leader, Mr Jagmeet Singh Brar, against making seat adjustments with other parties, especially the
BSP.
100
Shiv Sainiks join SAD
Phagwara, September 18
At least 100 activists of radical
Hindu body Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) led by a local Sainik, Mr Raj
Kumar Sharma, yesterday joined the ruling Akali Dal.
SGPC
withdraws extra vehicles of high priests
Amritsar, September 18
Following the decision of the
executive committee, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has
decided to withdraw ‘extra vehicles’ given to Sikh high priests,
obviously as part of austerity measures.
Panthic
Morcha for ban on Niara Granth
Ludhiana, September 18
The Panthic Morcha has sought a
ban on the publication of controversial book Niara Granth, a
collection of preachings of Baba Piara Singh Bhaniara. The morcha
alleged that the book was a distorted form of Guru Granth Sahib, in
which he had included details of his own incarnation.
Sops
not reaching border areas: INLD
Abohar, September 18
Mr A.L. Jakhar, state president
of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) said yesterday that benefits of
welfare schemes were not being passed on to residents of border
villages due to “apathy” of elected representatives and the
officials concerned. Mr Jakhar was addressing a meeting at Pucca
Chishti village, 3 km near the Indo-Pak Border.
Badal urged to declare NAC
Chandigarh, September 18
The Ghar Bachao Committee, Naya Gaon, has welcomed the holding of “sangat darshan” at Ratwara Sahib, near Mullanpur, on September 20.
Bhai
Ghanayia remembered
Garhshankar, September 18
In connection with the birthday
of Bhai Ghanayia, a disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, a seminar on blood
donation and drug addiction was organised in the S.G.G.S. Khalsa
College, Mahilpur, here today.
2-minute
silence observed
Gang
busted, eight members arrested
Ferozepore, September 18
The local police has busted an
inter-state gang of criminals involved in more than 17 cases of murder
and theft of vehicles, with the arrest of eight persons.
Three
undertrials give cops the slip
Patiala, September 18
Three undertrials gave the slip
to a police party bringing them back to the Central Jail here after
attending a court hearing at Sangrur by pointing a gun at them and
making away with the vehicle in which they were travelling.
Army
contractor arrested
Pathankot, September 18
The Sadar police has arrested the
owner of a firm allegedly involved in the misappropriation of defence
goods under Section 406 of the IPC.
3,800
kg of poppy husk seized
Hoshiarpur, September 18
The police seized 100 bags of
poppy husk on the Garshankar-Chandigarh road after intercepting a
truck last night.
Workshop
on technical education held
Chandigarh, September 18
A workshop on ‘‘accreditation
of technical education’’ was organised by the Institute of
Engineering and Technology, Bhaddal (Ropar), yesterday. The workshop
was sponsored by the All-Indian Council for Technical Education. It
was attended by 120 delegates, including Chairpersons, Principals,
Directors of the engineering colleges of Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and
Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and New Delhi.
463
take part in NCC camp
Bathinda, September 18
A 12-day camp of the National
Cadet Corps (NCC) concluded at the ITI here today. Cadets of senior
and junior division from all over the state participated in the camp,
organised by the 20 Punjab battalion, NCC.
College
teachers meet Badal
Malout, September 18
The local unit of Punjab and
Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) yesterday urged Punjab Chief
Minister Parkash Singh Badal to fulfil non-government college
teachers’ demands at the earliest.
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