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Punjab pins hopes on US envoy’s visit
Chandigarh, April 10
While Punjab is preparing to seek the help of the USA to resolve the crises it is facing on the agricultural, industrial and new technology fronts, it also hopes to step into the global market by starting the export of various goods with the help of that country.
HIGH COURT
Election of
CM, 10 others contested
Chandigarh, April 10
On the last day of submitting poll
pleas, at least 11 more petitions challenging the elections of Punjab
Chief Minister, Capt Amrinder Singh, former Finance Minister and
Planning Minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh, besides other successful
candidates, were filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, raising the
number to 26. After the previous elections in 1997, 19 petitions were
filed.
Mann
ready to court arrest on jatha issue
Sangrur, April 10
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, President
of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and MP from Sangrur, today said he
was ready to get himself arrested under POTA if the government forcibly
stopped his 11-member jatha from crossing the Wagah border on foot to
participate in the Baisakhi celebrations at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.
Sangat
darshan programme to be discontinued
Ropar, April 10
The Congress government has decided
to discontinue the much publicised sangat darshan programme of the
previous government. The Minister for Grievances, Mr Ramesh Dutt, said
this while talking to The Tribune today.
Red
Cross flouting norms
Running drugstores without
licence
Bathinda, April 10
Even as the district Red Cross
Society, which is not a commercial organisation, has been running three
drugstores in different state government hospitals in the district
without a licence, the authorities concerned have turned a blind eye to
the same.
Rabies
strikes Ferozepore dist
Khui-Khera (Ferozepore),
April 10
Rabies has struck Khui-Khera,
Hirewala and adjoining villages in Fazilka subdivision of Ferozepore
district, causing viral infection among dozens of milch cattle.
5-member
SAD panel on seat adjustment
Amritsar, April 10
To reach seat adjustment with the
BJP, the BSP and other like-minded parties, the Shiromani Akali Dal,
headed by Mr Parkash Singh Badal, has constituted a five-member
committee.
‘SAD govt ruined Punjab economy’
Dera Bassi, April 10
The Shiromani Akali Dal government has ruined the economy and made the state bankrupt during the past five years. Corruption had touched new heights following which the Congress government has to face a lot of problems to streamline the administrative functioning.
Jalandhar
MC gears up for poll
Jalandhar, April 10
Political activity and
competition among ticket seekers and sitting councillors has
intensified as they have already started poll campaign in various ways
like organising early morning nukkad meetings after the announcement
of elections to all four municipal corporations scheduled to be held
in May.
Controversy
over erasing of councillor’s name
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 10
A controversy has erupted over
the removing of the name of Mr Ashok Sood, president, Municipal
Council, Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib, from all five foundation stones of
different dharamshalas laid in the town by the Forest Minister, Dr
Harbans Lal, yesterday.
 PMO
helps poor ailing boy
Jalandhar, April 10
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO),
a former Prime Minister, a local hospital and the management of a
school have joined hands to come to the rescue of a Class IV student
afflicted with a serious heart disease.
Neelam Rani and her son, Arun Kumar, with two doctors at Jalandhar’s BBC Heart Care Centre.
— Photo Inder Mohan
Delhi-Chandigarh
Express train from April 16
Pathankot, April 10
The Railways Minister Nitish
Kumar has said an express train between Delhi and Chandigarh will be
introduced on April 16, which is Railways Raising Day.
Sehajdhari
issue figures at Akali meeting
Amritsar, April 10
The Sehajdhari issue dominated
the proceedings of the joint committee meeting of the SAD held here
today even as Mr Chiranji Lal Garg, a former Akali minister handled
that it should be handled properly so that the Congress Government did
not exploit the same during the forthcoming general elections of the
SGPC.
Norah, Nanda remembered
Patiala, April 10
The mother of Punjabi Theatre, Norah Richards, an Irish lady, settled in India and Prof Ishwar Chander Nanda, pioneer of the Punjabi theatre movement were remembered at the 88th world Punjabi Theatre Day programme ‘Raunaq Punjab Di’, organised by City Cable Opera, here under the Baradari Gardens Theatre Campaign.
Dhindsa
meets Keetu in jail
Barnala, April 10
Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Union
Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister, and Secretary-General, SAD
yesterday visited the sub-jail here to call upon Mr Malkiat Singh
Keetu, MLA.
Friends
commit suicide
Malerkotla, April 10
Two youths, Jagmit Singh (23) of
Dulman Khurd village and Ranjit Singh (24) of Bhogiwal committed
suicide by consuming some poisonous substance near the Adampal drain,
about 2 km from here, today.
Worker falls from crane, dies
Dera Bassi, April 10
Surinder Singh, employed as a fitter with Hansa Tubes , a factory located on the Dera Bassi-Mubarikpur road, died when he fell from a crane while doing some repair work this noon.
Plan
to boost cotton production
Faridkot, April 10
The Punjab Government in
collaboration with the Central Government has formulated a
comprehensive plan to boost cotton crop production in the state this
year. Under the scheme, pesticides, seeds, equipment and various other
agricultural items will be provided to the farmers on the no-profit
no-loss basis. Demonstrations and exhibitions will also be organised
for plant protection. The entire project will cost Rs 8.9 crore out of
which 75 per cent funds will be shared by the Union Government.
POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS
51 more
police officials shifted
Chandigarh, April 10
The Punjab Government today
ordered 51 fresh postings in the Police Department in addition to 149
ordered yesterday. Among those shifted today are four IPS officers.
Three former district police chiefs and three SPs shifted last month
have also been given new postings now.
More
employees join MC workers’ strike
Sangrur, April 10
Employees of the sanitation,
water supply, sewerage and fire brigade wings of the local Municipal
Council today joined the indefinite strike by the clerical staff and
sewadars of the council, protesting since April 8 against the
non-payment of salaries to them for March and non-depositing of the
deducted provident fund amount of Rs 40 lakh into their provident fund
accounts.
PSEB to reconnect defaulting units
Patiala, April 10
In a significant decision, the cash-strapped Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has decided to reconnect those industrial units whose connections have been permanently disconnected on account of default in arrears, unauthorised extension of load or theft of energy.
Priest
found dead, disciple injured
Hoshiarpur, April 10
Mahant Shital Das of a dera at
Sona village in the district was today found murdered while his
disciple Sewa Ram was found wounded and unconscious at the dera, the
police said.
3
held for murders
Tarn Taran, April 10
The district police has solved
the mystery of three murders in the area during the past three months
by arresting three members of a gang while the main accused Mukha Baba
and one of his followers have committed suicide.
Khalsa
college to offer 3 new courses
Jalandhar, April 10
Guru Nanak Dev University has
given its approval to start new courses during the current academic
session at the Layallpur Khalsa College for Women, here.
JAC seeks ‘severe’ punishment for VC
Patiala, April 10
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) comprising teachers, students and non-teaching employees of Punjabi University today demanded that the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, against whom two criminal cases were registered, must be punished severely.
Students
make ‘robot 007’
Bathinda, April 10
Students of the local Government
Polytechnic College have made a walking robot, “Bharat 007”, which
they claim is the first of its kind in the country.
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