Mandi
Board Chairman shot at by son
Ludhiana, March 14
Mr Mal Singh Ghuman, Chairman,
Mandi Board, Punjab, was allegedly shot at by his son Jaskeerat Singh
at their residence at Mullanpur Dakha today. The accused has been
arrested. Mr Ghuman received bullet injury on his right leg and is now
reported to be out of danger. He is admitted to the CMC hospital here.
Mazda patronising Lalru unit: complaint
Chandigarh, March 14
Complaints of serious irregularities in some of the state-owned or state-funded companies have started pouring into the Chief Minister’s Secretariat expecting the new government to take action and prevent any further losses to these public sector companies.
Fasting
students seek doctor’s removal
Longowal (Sunam), March
14
Students of the Sant Longowal
Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) staged a dharna and
began a relay fast at the main gate of the institute here today
demanding the removal of Dr Kuldip Singh, posted at the health centre
of the SLIET, while holding the doctor responsible for the death of a
student, Vikrant Singh, who was seriously injured in a road accident
near here and later died on the way to Ludhiana a few days ago.
SAD
meeting today
Moga, March 14
Former Chief Minister and SAD
President Parkash Singh Badal has convened a meeting of party MLAs,
Ex-MLAs, SGPC members, presidents district Akali Dals and SAD working
committee members at Malout tomorrow, Mr Chiranji Lal Garg, a former
minister in the Badal Government, said.
Ammonia
leakage affects 60
Jaitu (Faridkot), March
14
A case under various sections of
the IPC has been registered against the owners of an ice factory from
where ammonia leaked due to explosion of a cylinder last night which
caused problems like irritation in eyes and vomiting.
Sekhri’s one-man drive against graft
Chandigarh, March 14
A newly appointed minister in the Capt Amarinder Singh Ministry has on his own launched an anti-corruption drive and offered a reward of Rs 10,000 to anyone who brings a genuine case of corruption to his notice.
Bridegroom,
‘baraatis’ beaten up
Balachaur, March 14
A piquant situation arose in a
village, 5 km from here, when a bridegroom, Davinder Pal of Chadiani
Khurd village, refused to marry Sunita Rani of Udhnowal village on
March 8.
Mazar
damaged, cash looted
Jagraon, March 14
Mazar-e-Sharif of Pir Baba Mohkam
Din Bali situated in Khangah chowk has been found to be damaged, its
cash box broken and money looted. The police has registered a case
under Sections 452/379/323/427/506/148-149 of the IPC on the statement
of Mian Basant Baba, head priest of the Mazar-e-Sharif against Piara
Singh, Pritam Singh, Rana Singh, Joga Singh, Sukha Singh, Sucha Singh,
Mita Singh, Chinda Singh, Nek Singh and Raja Singh.
Thermal
staff stage dharna
Bathinda, March 14
Employees of the local Guru Nanak
Dev Thermal Plant staged a dharna in front of the plant gate here
today to show their resentment against the non-fulfillment of their
demands.
Demonstration
by bank staff
Sangrur, March 14
On the call of Central trade
unions, employees of various local bank branches today held a
demonstration in front of the main branch of the State Bank of Patiala
here to observe an all-India protest day.
Bank
employees hold protest
Bathinda, March 14
Employees of various banks of the
city today wore black badges to show resentment against the policies
of the government, which they said were anti-people and anti-employee.
Minister
hospitalised
Farmers
pin hopes on Bt-cotton
Bathinda, March 14
Cotton growers of Punjab,
suffering losses due to repeated failure of crop for the past seven
years for various reasons including the bollworm attack, have started
pinning hopes on Bt-cotton to overcome the problems.
PSEB
initiates reforms
Patiala, March 14
The Punjab State Electricity
Board (PSEB) has initiated the process of expediting reforms to revamp
and strengthen the existing power infrastructure in the state.
Creation
of OTA posts demanded
Barnala, March 14
The Punjab State Senior Operation
Theatre Assistants, Operation Theatre Assistants, Operation Theatre
Supervisors and Anaesthesia Technicians Union has demanded the
creation of posts of Operation Theatre Assistant in various civil
hospitals of Punjab.
Health corpn doing well, says minister
Chandigarh, March 14
The Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mr Ramesh Chander Dogra, today clarified that he had at no time stated that Punjab Health Systems Corporation had failed to deliver desired results.
Two
arrested in murder case
Mansa, March 14
The city police has arrested
Balbir Singh and Puran Singh, both of Mansa Khurd village in
connection with the murder of Mithu Singh. They have reportedly
confessed their guilt before the police. According to the police the
two accused along with Mithu Singh had consumed liquor on February 13
and after an altercation they murdered Mithu Singh and buried the body
in fields.
Drive
planned against poppy husk smugglers
Class
X Punjabi paper cancelled at 3 centres
SAS Nagar, March 14
The Punjab School Education Board
has cancelled the Punjabi paper of the matriculation examination at
three centres in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts and biology paper of
plus II at one centre in Kapurthala district here today.
Dharna
against VC
Patiala, March 14
Teachers, employees and students
of Punjabi University, on a call given by the Joint Action Committee (JAC),
staged a dharna in front of the office of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr J.S.
Ahluwalia, here today.
500
bank delegates attend meeting
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 14
Mr N.K. Gaur, general secretary,
Punjab Bank Employees Federation, presided over the regional meeting
of all bank branches of the district organised at the branch of the
State Bank of Patiala in Sirhind today. Nearly 500 delegates and
employees participated in the meeting.
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