Simmer
on the border
Hussainiwala, May 27
It could almost have been a
script out of “Monty Python”. Cheered on by rival crowds, two sets
of goose-stepping soldiers hurtled towards each other. The evening
flag-lowering ceremony on the border between India and Pakistan is the
stuff of pure comedy — until, of course, you remember that both
sides could soon be blowing each other’s brains out.
Mortar
shelling in Pathankot sector
Pathankot, May 27
The Pakistani forces have been
firing mortars on this sector for the past one week. People living in
the border villages of Kotli Jawahar, Palah, Talopur, Bhopalpur and
other adjoining villages have left their villages and taken refuge in
various camps.
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Huge
cache of arms, ammunition seized
In video (28k,
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Mr Rajan Gupta, IG (Border Range) and Mr Narinderpal Singh, SSP,
Amritsar, at a Press conference with a huge cache of arms and
ammunition, which were recovered from a field in a border
village in Attari sector on Monday.
— Photo Rajiv Sharma
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Langah,
Sidhu file bail applications
Ropar, May 27
Mr Sucha Singh Langah, a former
Punjab PWD Minister, today filed an anticipatory bail application in
the Sessions Court here in a case registered against him by the Punjab
Vigilance Department for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate
to his known sources of income.
Clear
position on graft, Badal tells party men
Jalandhar, May 27
The former Chief Minister, Mr
Parkash Singh Badal, today urged Akali leaders and his former
ministerial colleagues to face any investigation boldly and to clear
their position about corruption charges before the people.
Power
generation falls despite turbines’ overhaul
Ropar, May 27
Renovation of turbines carried
out by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), at Ganguwal and Kotla
power houses have failed to pay off even though a large amount has
been spent in the process.
Punjab
all set to see another poll battle
Chandigarh, May 27
Punjab is all set to see another
major electoral battle among the main political parties. The filing of
nomination papers for the zila parishad and block samiti elections
started today.
Civic
bodies’ elections: hundreds file papers
Jalandhar May 27
Process of elections to Panchayat
Samitis and Zila Parishads in the state has started with hundreds of
candidates filing nominations here today. Major political parties
including the Congress and the SAD have not announced their candidates
so far.
20
councillors who took the same bait
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 27
The election to the post of the
President of the Municipal Council, Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib, has
become a prestige issue for the local councillors. Although, the local
Minister Dr Harbans Lal, managed to muster the required support to
vote out the SAD-BJP candidate from the post of the president by
bringing a no-confidence motion against him last week, but now sharp
differences have cropped up among the councillors of his own group
over the choice of the council president.
No
nomination filed on first day
Kharar, May 27
No nomination paper was filed on
the first day of the filing of nomination papers for the elections to
Panchayat Samitis of Kharar and Morinda, here today.
TRIBUNE CAMPAIGN-II
Princely
states’ records poorly maintained
Patiala
The way the archival records of
as many as eight erstwhile princely states which are housed in
Rajindra Palace here are being maintained leaves much to be desired.
The records are housed in a building which has decayed for want of
funds. Practically no funds have been provided for the upkeep of the
records with the department.
Flesh
trade thrives in holy city
Amritsar, May 27
Raids on posh hotels have exposed
the flesh trade thriving unabated in the holy city. The high class
segment indulging in this trade is using mobile phones to evade
detection and get immediate information in case of raids.
CM
disappoints ayurveda docs
Chandigarh, May 27
“History has bestowed upon us a
chance to restore the lost glory of ayurveda to the country of its
origin”, Vaidya P. K. Warrier said at the All-India Ayurveda
Congress which began here today.
PCMS
body alleges irregularities
Patiala, May 27
The president of the PCMS
Association, Dr Hardip Singh, today alleged that the delay in bringing
out the prospectus for post graduate MD/MS courses and the cut-off
date fixed by Baba Farid University has been done to appease and
accommodate some “VIP candidates”.
Probe
sought into ‘royal’ marriage of Laloo’s daughter
Ropar, May 27
The All-India Forward Bloc today
demanded a judicial probe into the alleged misuse of public money and
state machinery in the marriage of Rohini Acharya, daughter of Laloo
Parsad Yadav, a former Chief Minister of Bihar, it also demanded from
the Union Government for the assessment of the actual expenditure on
the marriage and verification of the sources of Mr Yadav’s income.
Bitta
seeks J&K CM’s resignation
Pathankot, May 27
Mr Maninderjit Singh Bitta,
president of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front, has said that Dr
Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, should step down
immediately following the alleged failure of the state government, the
police and intelligence agencies in checking terrorism in the state,
resulting in the Kaluchak carnage.
Tax
on rail passes opposed
Amritsar, May 27
All four rail employees
federations today held a rally on a call given by the joint action
committee against the imposition of income tax on their free-travel
facility.
SGPC
meeting on May 31
Amritsar, May 27
Prof Kirpal Singh Badungar SGPC
chief has called a meeting to discuss the growing trend of apostasy,
drug-addiction and other social evils that are threatening the tenets
of Sikhism.
Plan
to augment water supply
Faridkot, May 27
The Punjab Government has worked
out a five-year plan to augment the drinking water supply and sewerage
in the state. Under the plan, nearly 7,000 of 12000 villages and the
urban areas which are facing these problems will be covered under the
Rs 4,800 crore plan.
78
buses impounded during checking
Chandigarh, May 27
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau said
today that during the special checking of buses in the state as many
as 78 buses were impounded as these were plying without any valid
documents. Out of the total 684 buses checked, 260 buses had not paid
taxes or lacked the requisite documents.
Notification
for zila parishad poll
Bathinda, May 27
The notification for the
conduction of zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in the
district was issued today.
Narcotics
seized from SGPC member’s car
Bathinda, May 27
The district police has achieved
a major success in unveiling the politician-smuggler nexus indulging
in the smuggling of narcotics for the past many years in this region
when it managed to seize huge quantity of poppy husk from the personal
car of former President of Market Committee, Bhadur, and member of the
SGPC, Sadhu Singh Ragi.
Murder
case: 2 arrested, 3 surrender
Bathinda, May 27
The police today claimed to have
solved a murder case with the arrest of two persons. Three others
involved in the case have surrendered in the court. Mr Milap Kishore,
SP (City), while addressing a press conference here today said the
deceased, Sukhdev Singh, had illicit relations with Veena, of
Pilianbanga near Hanumangarh in Rajasthan.
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