BJP
to seek more seats from SAD
Hoshiarpur, September 30
The Punjab unit of the BJP will
impress upon the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal to allot one
seat each in Sangrur Mansa, Bathinda, Muktsar, Faridkot, Moga,
Fatehgarh Sahib and Nawanshahr districts in the Assembly elections to
its candidates.
BJP
may kick out Mathra Dass
Bathinda, September 30
Mr Mathra Dass Setia, senior BJP
leader, on whose writ petition the Punjab and Haryana High Court has
stayed the Punjab Government’s move to abolish octroi, may be
disowned by the party’s state leadership.
Labourers
allege bungling in PF
Bathinda, September 30
Labourers working for the mandi
labour contractors and handling contractors engaged by the Food
Corporation of India (FCI) authorities in Bathinda district have
allegedly been cheated of their provident funds by a section of
contractors in connivance with officials of the FCI and the Employees
Provident Fund (EPF) Department.
Desecration:
people block traffic
Fatehgarh Sahib,
September 30
Sacrilege was committed in a
place of worship at Tarkhan Majra village on the outskirts of Sirhind
town last night. The priest of the place of worship, who was asleep
came to know about the incident after hearing the cracking of panes.
SGPC
probe panel meeting a fiasco
Amritsar, September 30
The meeting of the inquiry panel
constituted by the SGPC to probe the alleged flouting of rules while
purchasing 15 mini-buses worth Rs 1 crore ended in a fiasco. The panel
comprising Bibi Kiranjot Kaur, general secretary, and two other
executive members has not been able to get details of the
controversial buses.
Book
Baba for murder: Talwandi
Ropar, September 30
“If a case of murder under
Section 302 of the IPC was not registered against Baba Piara Singh
Bhaniara, it would lead to bloodshed. I am ready to sacrifice myself
for punishing those who burned the holy Guru Granth Sahib ‘bir’.
Villagers and Sikhs from foreign countries have also approached me,
offering to sacrifice themselves for punishing the culprits,” Mr
Jagdev Singh Talwandi, president of the SGPC, said while talking to
newsmen here today.
Panthic
Morcha rigid over unity with SAD
Ludhiana, September 30
Panthic Morcha leaders are
adopting a rigid stand on the question of having unity with the
Shiromani Akali Dal led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Justice
Bhan lauds bar associations
Sangrur, September 30
Mr Justice Ashok Bhan of the
Supreme Court today said efforts were being made by the judiciary to
provide justice to the people at the earliest in the courts. He said
introduction of Lok Adalats was a step in this direction as no appeal
or revision could be made against the decision of a Lok Adalat.
Ex-PM
for joint efforts to end terrorism
Pathankot, September 30
Former Prime Minister,
Chandrashekhar has said that terrorism has been the main cause of
global disturbance and that it can be eradicated only when joint
efforts at international level are made.
Free
entry to zoos for one week
Chandigarh, September 30
The Wildlife Department of Punjab
will celebrate Wildlife Preservation Week from October 1 to 7.
Ministerial
staff’s threat
Bathinda, September 30
The activists of the Punjab State
Ministerial Service Union have threatened to boycott the process of
coming elections if the government failed to implement their demands.
Special plan for jail inmates
Patiala, September 30
Dr Ritu Sharma, Director of Ahasaas, has chalked a special programme for the inmates of local central jail.
Ex-servicemen
hold rally
Faridkot, September 30
The people of country should be
aware of the evil designs of the enemy forces who have been engaged in
a proxy war to destabilise the unity of our country.
Army,
villagers hold meeting
PR
official bereaved
Markfed
procures 4.18 tonnes of paddy
Chandigarh, September 30
Markfed has procured 4.18 lakh
tonnes of paddy worth Rs 234 crore during the first week of
procurement of the current season. It thus leads other state agencies
active during the procurement operations in the state, according to
official information here today.
Khet
mazdoor union conference ends
Bathinda, September 30
A two-day national conference
organised by the Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union (BKMU) on the problems
of women agricultural labourers concluded here today after passing a
13-point charter of demands. Mr Nagendra Nath Ojha, MP and General
Secretary of the union, while reading out the charter of demands said
the union would fight relentlessly for the cause of women farm
labourers.
538.25
lakh given for development work
Bathinda, September 30
The District Planning and
Development Board (DPDB) has been given Rs 538.25 lakh for the
development works to be undertaken by various departments in the
current financial year.
Travel
agent booked for cheating youth
Phagwara, September 30
The police has registered a case
against Dinesh Kumar, a travel agent, under Sections 420, 406 of the
IPC for defrauding Harjit Singh of Rs 2.25 lakh.
Bid to take away
car foiled; 4 held
Patiala, September 30
The Rajpura police foiled a bid to forcibly, snatch a car by arresting four persons, including a woman while they were trying to overpower the vehicle owner. The four had reportedly hired a Tata Sumo (DL-8C A 9136) that was coming from Ludhiana and was on its way to Delhi.
Bank
employee attacked
Amritsar, September 30
Jaswant Singh (40), a bank
employee, was attacked last night near his house in the Karampura
area, New Abadi, the Rattan Singh chowk.
Anniversary
of Chicago address celebrated
Bathinda, September 30
Swami Vivekananda Study Circle of
the city today celebrated the 108th anniversary of Swami
Vivekananda’s address at the World Religious Parliament in Chicago
in 1893 at the local SSD college.
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