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Vigilance
team finds 17 doctors absent
Patiala, April 23
At least 17 doctors and several
other employees were found absent from duty when a team of the
Vigilance Department raided hospitals, health centers and dispensaries
at various places in the district.
Youth-on-drugs
worries DC
Faridkot, April 23
Mr A. Venu Prasad Deputy
Commissioner, Faridkot has expressed great concern over high rise in
the number of drug addicts in this district. He said nearly 40 per
cent youth in rural and urban areas was on different drugs like opium,
poppy husk, liquor, phensydryl, dexowan and proxywon.
MC
chief’s allegation against SDM, EO
Budhlada (Mansa), April
23
Ms Savita Yadav, President of the
local municipal council, has alleged that the SDM, Mr A.P.S. Sandhu,
and Executive Officer Suraj Kumar Chabbra have caused a loss of
revenue amounting to lakhs of rupees to the municipal council while
deciding some cases pertaining to the rent of booths under the Public
Premises Act.
Bar
associations at loggerheads
Pathankot, April 23
The District Bar Association,
Gurdaspur, is at loggerheads with the Bar Associations of Pathankot
and Batala, on account of the fixation of their cases on Wednesday and
Thursday, respectively, at Gurdaspur.
Steps
to check bonded labour
Sangrur, April 23
With a view to eradicate the evil
of bonded labour in the subdivision, Mr Neelkanth Avhad, SDM, Sangrur,
today appealed to the social, religious, voluntary organisations,
youth clubs and social workers to bring the cases of bonded labour to
the notice of the district administration.
Sikh
Research Board may be revived
Amritsar, April 23
In a significant development the
SGPC today decided to revive the Sikh Research Board. A meeting of the
sub-committee will be held here tomorrow in this connection.
34
per cent schoolchildren anaemic
Hoshiarpur, April 23
A recent medical examination of
school-going children showed that about 34 per cent total students
were found anaemic in Hoshiarpur, Dr Ajay Bagga, in charge of the
school health programme, said here today.
Govt
proposes council to promote Punjabi
Chandigarh, April 23
The Punjab Government has
proposed to set up a ‘Punjabi Promotion Council’ to look after all
aspects of development of Punjabi and its monitoring under the
chairmanship of the Chief Minister.
Driver
killed in bus collision
Jalandhar, April 23
One person was killed and seven
women were injured in a head-on collision between two buses near the
Doordarshan kendra here today. The condition of two of them is stated
to be critical. The deceased has been identified as the driver of a
staff bus of a local leather manufacturing unit.
IOC
adopts 80 TB patients
Bathinda, April 23
The Kandla-Bathinda oil pipeline
wing of the Indian Oil Corporation has adopted 80 patients suffering
from tuberculosis will bear all expenses for their treatment.
FCI
union groups clash in Bhikhiwind
Amritsar, April 23
Tension gripped the border town
of Bhikhiwind when two groups of union of Food Corporation of India or
other procurement agencies who were at loggerheads made several
attempts to clash.
Merry time for birds as wheat is spread for drying at Khanna Grain Market. — Photo Paramjeet Singh Happy |
Fire
destroys wheat crop
Gurdaspur, April 23
Standing wheat crop in more than
100 acres has been burnt in fire caused by shortly burnt circuiting of
electric wires in this district during past 24 houses. Wheat crop in
15 acres at Nangal Brahmanan, 13 acres at Mustafabad, 15 acres at
Atwal and 60 acres at Dalia Mirzan was reduced to ashes.
Paddy
worth 2.51 crore missing
Patiala, April 23
A team from the Vigilance
Department raided and sealed two rice mills in the area after paddy
worth Rs 2.51 crore was found missing from shellers. The department
has recommended registration of criminal cases against the
proprietors.
Procurement
of wheat
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 23
The Deputy Commissioner,
Fatehgarh Sahib, Mr Vikas Partap, said 2.90 lakh mt of wheat was
expected to be procured in this district till April 30.
DC
warns officials against bribe
Muktsar, April 23
Residents of the district could
now hope of getting their works done without paying any bribe, if the
Deputy Commissioner could ensure that the instructions given to
officials by him were implemented in letter and in spirit.
Sarpanch
misappropriates funds, shown the door
Bathinda, April 23
Close on the heels of the
suspension of the sarpanch of Doomwali village last month for the
alleged irregularities in panchayat funds, another sarpanch in the
district has been suspended by the Director, Panchayats.
Panchayat
officers held for taking bribe
Jhunir (Mansa), April 23
Mr Subash Chander Aggarwal, Block
Development Panchayat Officer and Mr Baljeet Singh, Panchayat Officer,
today fell into the police net after they were caught redhanded while
taking a bribe of Rs 1500 from Mr Jasbir Singh, former secretary
panchayat.
POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS
12 civil
servants shifted
Chandigarh, April 23
The Punjab Government ordered the
transfer and fresh posting of three IAS and nine PCS officers today.
Kehar
Singh to stay as board chief
Chandigarh, April 23
The Chairman of the Punjab School
Education Board, Dr Kehar Singh, will continue in his present post,
according to informed sources.
Council
in financial crisis
Faridkot, April 23
The local Nagar Council has been
facing financial crisis for the past three months after the abolition
of octroi in the state. All development works has come to a
standstill.
Mother,
son cheat youth of Rs 3 lakh
Phagwara, April 23
Ramesh Soni of the local Lambian
mohalla has reportedly been defrauded of Rs 3.50 lakh by three
persons, including a mother-son due belonging to the same mohalla. The
trio had promised to send him to the USA after a payment of Rs 6 lakh.
Half of the amount was paid in advance and the remaining had to be
paid later.
PAU
VC takes austerity steps
Ludhiana, April 23
In an unprecedented austerity
measure, the authorities of Punjab Agricultural University has put
restrictions on the use of mineral water and offering of snacks to
guests in various functions of the university. The university had also
distinguished between Indian and foreign guests by directing that only
foreigners would be served with the ‘costly’ mineral water.
Students
refute molestation charge
Amritsar, April 23
The management of Shree Narain
Ayurvedic College today managed to win over the support of a section
of students in a bid to refute the charges of sexual harassment
levelled by some women teachers and a former sweeper.
Pepsi
talent hunt qualifiers announced
Bathinda, April 23
Pepsi today announced the names
of first three contestants who have qualified for the semi-finals of
the music talent hunt in Punjab “Pepsi Banjaa Staara Yaraa
Contest”.
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