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Fiscal
reforms on anvil
Chandigarh, May 10
Notwithstanding the
politicisation of the White Paper on the state’s finances in Punjab,
the fact remains that fiscal deterioration set in 1991-92 and only
worsened during 1996-97-2000-01. Apportioning blame will not help;
correctives will.
Recruitments against quota suspect
Chandigarh, May 10
Recruitments made against posts reserved for the handicapped by various departmental committees headed by senior bureaucrats during the tenure of the previous SAD-BJP government in Punjab have become suspect.
AG denies report, Speaker refers matter to panel
Chandigarh, May 10
The Accountant-General (Audit) of Punjab and the Union Territory, Mr Nand Lal, today denied he had said that the PAC was wrongly, taking bureaucrats advice.
Govt
urged to reconsider bypass survey report
Kharar, May 10
Mr Karam Chand Bansal and Mr
Pushpinder Kumar Bansal, two farmers from Khanpur village in Kharar
district in a letter sent to the PWD Minister Punjab, have demanded
that the Government should reconsider the survey report of the
proposed by-pass from Desu Majra village to Kharar on National Highway
Number 21.
SAD ‘reaping whirlwind’
Chandigarh, May 10
Commenting on the petition filed before the Punjab State Human Rights Commission by the Shiromani Akali Dal MLA, Mr Manpreet Singh
Badal, alleging police atrocities against his party workers, the President of the Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal (SHSAD), Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, said that the SAD headed by Mr Parkash Singh Badal had sown the wind and was now reaping the whirlwind.
Lab
technicians “spreading infection”
Bathinda, May 10
Laboratory technicians of a
government hospital at Fazilka used one needle to prick all patients
for blood tests. In Bagha Purana, technician did not use spirit swab
after collecting samples for tests.
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PSEB cashiers suspended
Gurdaspur, May 10
Punjab State Electricity Board
officials have unearthed a scam involving three cashiers of the board
posted in South subdivision, Batala, since the past four years. The
cashiers had allegedly collecting billed amount from customers, but
were not depositing it in the ledger book of the board. The cashiers
— Sarfreen Masin, Gurmeet Kaur and Madan Gopal — have been
suspended.
Suicide
case: fresh probe demanded
Amritsar, May 10
Alleging foul play in the
cancellation of the FIR in the suicide case of Anil Sharma, a medical
sales officer, Mr Satya Pal Sharma, the father of the deceased, has
urged the authorities to conduct fresh investigations by an
independent agency in the case of abetment to suicide.
Sikh
priests: prove bribe charges
Amritsar, May 10
The Sikh high priests today
sought ‘concrete proofs’ from Sikh leaders who had levelled
serious charges of bribe against them.
EO’s
official residence being ‘misused’
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 10
The official residence of the
Executive Officer of Municipal Council, Fatehgarh Sahib, located in
the premises of the council office, is being used as a guesthouse for
the past one year by the students of the local Engineering College.
The residents of the area have complained that their peace was being
disturbed due to the activities of these students.
Ferozepore
to have agro-based industry
Ferozepore, May 10
To give impetus to the industrial
growth, a unit of agro-based industry will soon be set up here. This
was stated by Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, MLA and Political Secretary to
the Chief Minister, while presiding over the 5th annual convocation of
the Martyr Dr Anil Baghi School of Nursing here today.
Bangladeshi
national apprehended
Pathankot, May 10
Army officials today apprehended
a Bangladeshi national from the airfield in Darsopur moving under
suspicious circumstances.
Cong
rally over Gujarat riots
Bathinda, May 10
Hundreds of Congress workers, led
by the DCC President Dr Bhagat Singh Dhaliwal, today staged a dharna
in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner and held a rally in
protest against the communal riots in Gujarat.
Deepti
Naval issued summons
70
lakh for repairing Phagwara roads
Phagwara, May 10
About 19 km of roads in the
constituency will be repaired at a cost of Rs 70 lakh by June 31.
PWSSB
defrauded of 1.54 lakh
Abohar, May 10
Even as the local municipal
council has been able to pay only Rs 2 lakh out of Rs 17 lakh on
account of maintenance charges to the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage
Board (PWSSB), auditors have reportedly detected an embezzlement of Rs
1.54 lakh in the recovery of water and sewerage charges by the staff
on deputation. As many as 76 employees of the council are on
deputation with the PWSSB.
Rally
by junior engineers
Gurdaspur, May 10
About 100 junior engineers of the
Punjab State Electricity Board owing allegiance to the Junior Council
of Engineers held a rally in front of the office of the Superintending
Engineer here today.
SHO,
3 others suspended
Hoshiarpur, May 10
An SHO, a havildar, a constable
and a head constable have been suspended by SSP Gurpreet Deo for
“charging monthlies” from bootleggers, “satta-operators” and
anti-social elements operating in the city allegedly with the help of
police officials.
Undertrial
escapes from police custody
Ferozepore, May 10
An undertrial lodged in the local
Central Jail who had been undergoing treatment in the Civil Hospital,
escaped from police custody in the morning today.
Education board decisions put on hold
SAS Nagar, May 10
Even as the Vigilance Bureau is digging out facts about the financial and administrative irregularities in the Punjab School Education Board, the Punjab government has put the decisions taken by the board management between January and April this year on hold.
Punjab school board
exam results
SAS Nagar, May 10
After releasing the gazette of the Class VIII results here today, the board authorities are gearing to declare the results of the matric and senior secondary examinations.
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