Ahluwalia
furnishes bail bonds
Patiala, May 15
Former Punjabi University Vice-
Chancellor Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia today furnished bail bonds for Rs
15,000 in the court of District and Sessions Judge S N Aggarwal on the
directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Punjab
Budget session from June 12 likely
Chandigarh, May 15
The Budget session of the Punjab
Vidhan Sabha is likely to start from June 12. This was stated here
today by the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh. There would be no
expansion of the Council of Ministers and reports pertaining to it
were baseless, he added.
Amarinder
cancels unity rally
Change in nominees upsets
Congress men
Amritsar, May 15
Even as four days are left for polling and only a day more for
electioneering, the sudden change in Congress candidates from three
wards — 48,37 and 27 — has created confusion in the party rank and
file.
Rebels
may affect Cong chances
Patiala, May 15
The Congress seems to be up against its own party men in the race for
controlling the local Municipal Corporation with dissidents
threatening to affect the chances of party candidates in about 12
constituencies.
Bhagat
Singh’s village sans potable water
Khatkar Kalan
(Nawanshahr), May 15
Crores of rupees might be
involved in the making of three films on Shaheed Bhagat Singh and
governments might have made promises of developing his village into a
model village, but in reality people of this village are still
awaiting basic amenities like potable water.
Dalits
allege persecution by upper castes
Todarwal (Kapurthala),
May 15
Nearly 30 Scheduled Caste
families of this village have been facing persecution by upper caste
residents of this village and adjoining villages for the past two
months. The Scheduled Caste families had raised voice against certain
village level leaders belonging to upper class who allegedly were
instrumental in the illegal clubbing of a piece of land belonging to
the village primary school with the land belonging to the village
gurdwara.
Languages
Dept to house archival records
Patiala, May 15
Archival records of as many as
eight former princely states preserved in the crumbling Rajindra
Palace here are being shifted to the state Languages Department as an
emergency measure.
Pak
to release Sikh youths next month
Moga, May 15
The Pakistan Government, at the
intervention of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and at
the instance of the International Bhai Mardana Kirtan Darbar Yaadgari
Society, has agreed to release all 13 Punjabi Sikh youths from Kot
Lakhpat (Lahore) and Mach (Baluchistan) Jails.
SGPC
wants to send jatha to Afghanistan
Amritsar, May 15
In a significant development, the
Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee yesterday sought permission
from the Prime Minister to send its delegation to carry out ‘kar
seva’ of historical Sikh shrines in the war-ravaged country
destroyed due to the “indifferent” attitude of the Taliban.
Kabul-Amritsar
flight resumed
Amritsar, May 15
The national carrier of
Afghanistan, Ariana, will resume its biweekly flights from Kabul to
the Rajasansi airport from Monday. The general sales agents of the
airlines, A. Mr Ajit Mehra, said here today that the president of the
company, Mr Jahed Azimi, will come here on the maiden flight from
Kabul.
Carnage
exposes Centre’s failure: Raj Babbar
Amritsar, May 15
Bollywood star and MP Raj Babbar
said today that the Kaluchak carnage has exposed total failure of the
intelligence agencies in the country. Talking to the mediapersons here
Raj Babbar said the intelligence failure had drifted the situation in
the valley from bad to worse.
Poll
panel to probe Manpreet’s complaint
Chandigarh, May 15
On a complaint by the Akali MLA,
Mr Manpreet Singh Badal, the State Election Commissioner, Mr C.L.
Bains, has deputed Mr Kulbir Singh Sidhu to visit Gidderbaha tomorrow
for verification of the allegation that Akali supporters are not being
registered as voters by the district administration.
Judicial
remand of CE, DDPO extended
Chandigarh, May 15
Ropar Special Magistrate A. S.
Kathuria today extended the judicial remand of District Development
and Panchayat Officer Kuldeep Singh, the accused in the illegal
recruitments in the Rural Development Department, till May 29.
22
poor girls married off
Tapa, May 15
A construction company solemnised
the marriages of 22 couples belonging to the weaker section of society
today. Several residents came to the banquet hall to bless the
couples. Some persons contributed household items while others gave
cash gifts to the couples.
Wheat
arrivals dwindle
Procurement target may not be
achieved
Ludhiana, May 15
The wheat procurement target of
1.20 crore tonnes set by the FCI and other agencies may not be
achieved this year as only of 97.5 lakh tonnes of wheat has been
procured in the state so far. The state Agriculture Department had
predicted marketable surplus of 1.20 crore tonnes of wheat this year
against the procurement of 1.10 crore tonnes last year.
GNDTP
units to be modernised
Power Finance Corpn to raise
182 cr
Bathinda, May 15
Even as the PSEB has cleared the
renovation and modernisation work worth Rs 182 crore of two units of
the local Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant, residents can get relief from
ash rain being generated by four chimneys of the plant.
Woman
killed in group clash
Ferozepore, May 15
A woman was shot dead and seven
others injured in a group clash at Badala village in the Ferozepore
today. According to details available from the police, the incident
took place in Badala village falling under Mallanwala police station
at 11 a.m.
Pension
scam kingpin eludes arrest
Amritsar, May 15
The police has failed to arrest
Surinder Kumar, kingpin in the Rs 29-crore pension scam, even after
eight months. According to sources, Surinder Kumar has succeeded in
getting a passport and may flee to a foreign country anytime.
SHO
hit by car, hospitalised
Phagwara, May 15
Additional SHO, city police
station, Sub-Inspector Ram Lubhaya, here was seriously injured last
night after his scooter was hit by a car at Sugar Mill Chowk on the GT
Road while he was on patrol duty.
SAD
leader held
Abohar, May 15
Mr Brij Lal Khairwa,
vice-president of the sub-divisional unit of the SAD has been arrested
by the Khuyiansarwer police in connection with a case registered on
April 22 under Sections 325, 326, 307, 148, 149 of the IPC and
27/54/59 of the Arms Act.
Dang
urges CM to take over college
Amritsar, May 15
Veteran CPI leader, Mr Satya Pal
Dang, has alleged that certain senior professors of Shree Lakshmi
Narain Ayurvedic College had used indecent remarks against girl
students tantamount to outraging their modesty.
Meritorious
students honoured
Bathinda, May 15
The teachers should work hard and
live a disciplined life so that students from the district follow
their example and secure top positions in different examinations
throughout Punjab and remove the stigma on the district being an
educationally backward area.
DD
Punjabi scores over other channels
Jalandhar, May 15
“DD Punjabi” the Prasar
Bharati’ city-based satellite channel has scored over other TV
channels by cornering 19.5 per cent of the urban viewership of
Chandigarh and adjoining areas.
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