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DISTRICT PROFILE-MANSA
Independents
may give tough fight
Mansa, January 16
This 10-year-old district, carved
out of Bathinda, has always been politically active, having given rise
to many movements in the past. It was not only the cradle and hotbed of
the Praja Mandal Movement, but also a stronghold of the Naxalites in the
70s.
DISTRICT
PROFILE-BATHINDA
Malwa
shapes political contours
Bathinda, January 16
All five Assembly segments,
including the two reserve ones falling in this district, known as the
heartland of the Malwa region, have been witnessing the repeat of the
February 1997 poll, with some changes.
NHRC
rejects ex-SHO’s plea
Abohar, January 16
The National Human Rights
Commission has rejected the plea of a former SHO of the local police
Babu Ram Sharma to reconsider orders passed on June 20, 2000, directing
him to pay Rs 30,000 as immediate interim relief to Mr Shanti Lal Bajaj
a retired JCO, for allegedly “forcing” his wife Saroj Bajaj to
commit suicide.
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Illegal
colonisers, beware!
Jalandhar, January 16
Perturbed over the mushrooming of
illegal colonies in six districts, falling in its Jalandhar zone, the
Punjab Urban Development Authority has started tightening its noose
around the infamous land mafia and illegal colonisers, who have been
violating the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1995, and
the Property Regulation Act with impunity allegedly with the help of the
musclepower.
Candidates
step up their campaign
Fatehgarh Sahib, January
16
Mr Didar Singh Bhatti, the SAD
(B) candidate from Sirhind Assembly constituency, was weighed against
coins in all 11 villages, which he toured today. All candidates of the
constituency have intensified their election campaign.
Two
BJP leaders quit party
Amritsar, January 16
Disillusioned with the party high
command, two senior leaders and municipal councillors, Mr Avinash
Jolly and Ms Premwati, today resigned from the primary membership of
the BJP and joined hands with Mr Om Parkash Jolly, an Independent MLA
and a former Mayor.
Ex-minister
quits SAD
Fatehgarh Sahib, January
16
Protesting against the decision
of SAD (B) president to allot the party ticket to Mr Didar Singh
Bhatti from Sirhind Assembly constituency, Mr R.S. Cheema, a former
minister and strong contender for the ticket, resigned from the
working committee of the SAD (B) as well as from the primary
membership of the party and announced to contest the Assembly
election.
Morcha
ready to field SAD rebels
Ludhiana, January 16
The Panthic Morcha today extended
open invitation to SAD (Badal) rebels, saying that it was prepared to
alter the list if better candidates were found from amongst the
rebels. The morcha claimed that a number of such candidates had
approached the party and were in touch with them.
CPI
demands probe into MLAs’ funds
Amritsar, January 16
The CPI has demanded that MLAs’
funds, meant for the development of Assembly constituencies on behalf
of the state government, should be accounted for. Mr Amarjit Singh
Asal, secretary, district council of the CPI, has raised the issue in
a communication with the Chief Election Commissioner, Mr L.M. Lyngdoh,
copies of which were released to the press here today.
Congress no threat to SAD: Sukhbir
Kharar, January 16
Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal has claimed that although Mr Amarinder Singh, president PPCC, Mr Ravi Inder Singh, Speaker of former Punjab Vidhan Sabha and Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, leader of the Panthic Morcha, have reached a compromise with a view to defeat the Shiromani Akali Dal in the coming Assembly elections, but they will not be able to do so. Not even a single candidate of the Panthic Morcha would be able to win election, he claimed.
NCP
list for Punjab on January 20
New Delhi, January 16
The Nationalist Congress Party,
which is attempting to strike roots in Punjab, would announce its
candidates for the forthcoming elections on January 20.
Seven
file nominations on day one
Chandigarh, January 16
Seven candidates filed their
nomination papers as the filing of papers for the coming Punjab Vidhan
Sabha elections started today, a spokesmen of the Chief Electoral
Officer, Punjab, said this evening.
Cong candidate weighed against coins
Dera Bassi, January 16
The Congress candidate from the Banur constituency for the ensuing assembly elections, Ms Seelam Sohi, today opened party election offices at Lalru and Dera Bassi.
Spicmacay
to promote ‘Gurbani kirtan’
Amritsar, January 16
To mark the silver jubilee year
of Spicmacay, an all India society devoted to the promotion of culture
and classical music in its “purest form” will launch its
celebrations with ‘gurmat sangeet kirtan ‘darbar’ in the Golden
Temple here in collaboration with the SGPC complex.
The scene of collision between
a truck and a tractor-trailer near Neelon canal at Doraha. — Photo
Paramjeet Singh Happy |
Villagers
allege doctor’s negligence
Residents stage dharna
in front of hospital
Bathinda, January 16
Hundreds of residents of
Mahinangal, Bhagi Bander, Jhajjal and Laleana villages staged a dharna
in front of a hospital here against the alleged negligence of a doctor
which led to the death of Harbhajan Singh of Mahinangal village on
January 13.
Punjab’s assurance to envoys of South African countries
Chandigarh, January 16
The Punjab Chief Secretary, Mr N K Arora, today assured a six-member delegation of Ambassadors/ High Commissioners of South African Developing Countries that Punjab was keen to transfer technology in agriculture and industry besides encouraging entrepreneurs to make investments in their countries to resuscitate the economy.
Golden
Forest case referred to CBI court
Patiala, January 16
The Golden Forest land scandal
case has been referred to the court of the Special Magistrate, Central
Bureau of Investigation, here. According to sources, there are three
accused in the case — Romila Sinha, Pomilla Syal and Lehmbar Singh.
Special Magistrate Jaspinder Singh Heyer adjourned the case to January
30.
Sibbia confirmed as WSC president
Chandigarh, January 16
The appointment of Mr Baldev Singh Sibbia as President of the World Sikh Council was confirmed at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the World Sikh Council
held here today under the Presidentship of Mr Baldev Singh Sibbia.
SHSAD men
meet Jacob
Chandigarh, January 16
A deputation of the local unit of the Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal led by Mr Joginder Singh Sawhney and Mr M.S. Kohli, president and general secretary of the party, today met the Governor, and submitted a memorandum demanding among others things “due status” to Punjabi
language in the UT.
Meat
sold despite non-functional abattoir
Batala, January 16
The local Municipal Council’s
slaughterhouse has not been functioning for the past 18 years.
Earlier, the council used to charge Rs 5 for every animal slaughtered
and an average earning used to be between Rs 400 and Rs 500 daily from
this source.
Sadhu
found dead
Bathinda, January 16
A 60-year-old blind sadhu was
found dead in a cloakroom of the local railway station. Volunteers of
a local NGO performed the last rites after a post-mortem examination.
In another incident, two persons were injured seriously when their
scooter hit a cow near Jodhpur Romana village in the district. The
injured were identified as Malkit Singh and Basant Singh of
Hanumangarh.
Passport
office inaugurated
Muktsar, January 16
Mr Babu Lal, Deputy Commissioner,
today inaugurated a passport office in the city.
Markfed
staff flay govt inaction
Amritsar, January 16
Hundred of field employees,
workers, plant workers and ministerial staff of Markfed from all over
the state staged a protest rally in front of the district office of
Markfed here yesterday.
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booths ‘sensitive’
Phagwara, January 16
Thirtythree out of 170 polling
booths in this Assembly segment have been identified as sensitive, for
which additional security arrangements will be made. Returning
officer-cum-SDM Amarjit Paul said here today that no candidate had
filed nomination papers on the first day today.
SHO arrested for
taking bribe
Muktsar, January 16
Gurcharan Singh, SHO city police
here, has been put behind bars for taking bribe from Mr Sukhwinder
Singh, organiser of a dance group. Mr Vinod Chaudhary, DSP
(Vigilance), who headed the team which raided the house of Gurcharan
Singh today, said Gurcharan Singh, was demanding a bribe of Rs 5500
from Mr Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Sarai Naga village, to allow
him to organise dance shows on the occasion of Maghi mela.
Arjuna
awardee booked under NDPS Act
Bathinda, January 16
The police today registered a
case under various Sections of the NDPS Act against an Arjuna awardee
in wrestling, Jagdish Singh Bhola, who also won the title of Rustum-e-Hind,
for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of narcotics.
Smack
worth 40 lakh seized
Amritsar, January 16
The city police claimed to have
busted a gang of narcotics smugglers here today. The Islamabad police
apprehended two women and seized 400 gm of smack which cost Rs 40 lakh
in international market from them. However their accomplices
absconded.
Two
held with pistols
Amritsar, January 16
The CIA staff of the police today
arrested Balwinder Singh of the Islamabad area and Sukhdev Singh of
Kot Khalsa and seized two countrymade pistols and several cartridges
from them.
Man
with fake visa arrested
Amritsar, January 16
The police apprehended Harwinder
Singh, resident of Kapur village at Adampur for possessing a fake
passport at Rajasansi Airport yesterday. According to a case
registered at Rajasansi police station, the accused was to board a
plane for the UK.
GND
varsity to introduce IT courses
Amritsar, January 16
Keeping in view globalisation and
the information technology revolution, Guru Nanak Dev University will
introduce postgraduate, graduate and diploma-level courses at the
university campus, Amritsar, Regional Campus, Jalandhar and Gurdaspur,
and University College, Jalandhar, from the 2002-03 session.
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