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Punjab
Govt warns principals
Enforce tuition ban
or face action
Chandigarh, May 7
Taking a cue from Haryana
and the success the government has achieved in curbing the
tuition menace rampant in the state, the Punjab government has
taken its first step in the direction of banning tuition work
by college teachers by asking principals of non-government
affiliated colleges to take guarantee for their teachers. |
MC
poll expenses limit up
Chandigarh, May 7
The State Election Commission has
enhanced the limit of maximum election expenses to be incurred by
candidates during the Municipal Corporation elections from Rs 60,000
to Rs 1.5 lakh.
 25
buses leave for Afghanistan
Wagah, May 7
A convoy of 25 buses gifted by
the Indian Government to war-torn Afghanistan left for the country via
Pakistan from the Wagah check-post amid tight security here today.
Surprisingly, no minister was present to flag off the contingent or
see off the Deputy Transport Minister of Afghanistan, Mr Saaid Sadi
Mutafaquir.
Buses cross the Wagah checkpost on their way to Afghanistan via Pakistan. Afghan Deputy Transport Minister
Saaid Sadi Mustafaquir is accompanying the fleet of 25 buses from India.
— Photo Rajiv Sharma
Expired
medicines in Civil Hospital
Drug stores at Patiala,
Faridkot hospitals sealed
Amritsar, May 7
Sealed drug stores in the Civil
Hospital were inspected by a team led by the SMO, Dr R. Jindal and
vigilance officers (technical) who arrived here from Chandigarh today.
The team comprised Magistrate Mr Amarjit Singh and three DSPs,
including Mr Rachpal Singh and Mr Jagir Singh.
Transfusion
of untested blood continues
Bathinda, May 7
Even as transfusion of untested
blood has been going on clandestinely in various private nursing
homes, clinics and hospitals dotting this region against the norms,
the authorities concerned have turned a blind eye to the practice
despite the fact that cases of Hepatitis-B and Hepatitis-C are being
detected in large numbers in the blood bank of the local Civil
Hospital during tests.
Teenager
gets life term for murder
Ropar, May 7
The District and Sessions Judge
here, Mr Maghar Khan, has sentenced Bahadur Singh, a 19-year-old youth
of Bande Mehal Kalan village to life imprisonment, for killing his
mother’s alleged paramour.
Patiala
to have Virasat Kala Kendra
Patiala, May 7
Punjabi music, culture and folk
art are set to get a boost with renowned artist Sukhi Brar opening a
special centre for their propogation under the name of Virasat Kala
Kendra.
Forest
fire engulfs hundreds of acres
Pathankot, May 7
The fire which started on Friday
in the Damtal forest area, falling under the jurisdiction of Nurpur,
near here, continued to rage today, engulfing hundreds of acres of
forest land and causing a loss of lakhs to the Forest Department.
Four
discharged on police request
Khanna, May 7
A Khanna court discharged four
persons arrested on the charge of attempt of murder on a Akali worker,
on the request of the police here today. An Akali worker, Mr Shivinder
Singh, lodged an FIR on April 18 at Khanna police station that as many
as eight persons had attacked him at night.
School
student suffers burns
Bathinda, May 7
Gurwinder Singh, a student of
Class VIII at Government Senior Secondary School, Bhucho Kalan village
in this district, suffered burn injuries on his legs after being asked
by a sweeper to collect waste paper on the school premises and throw
it into a fire pit.
15-yr-old
dies after taking poison
3
arrested for robbery
Moga, May 7
The police has arrested Daraban
Singh, Kulwinder Singh and Kinda following a tip-off by residents of
Manuke village under Baghapran police station.
Highway
robbers nabbed
Ludhiana, May 7
Two persons belonging to highway
robbers’ gang were caught by policemen of the PCR motorcycle squad
here tonight. A stolen Tata Sumo vehicle, two pistols and some
ammunition were recovered from them.
360
kg poppy husk seized
Patiala, May 7
The police today seized 360 kg of
poppy husk in 10 sacks during a special naka in the district.
Punjabi
paper rescheduled
Clash
of exam dates irks students
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