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PSEB
in deep fiscal crisis
Low water level hits
generation
Chandigarh, July 10
The financial and power crises in
the PSEB has deepened with the closure of certain hydro-based power
generation units because of the lower water level in certain dams.
AISSF
memo on Badal sent to prachar panel
Amritsar, July 10
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani
Joginder Singh Vedanti has referred the memorandum of the All-India
Sikh Students Federation to the Dharam Prachar Committee of the SGPC.
The memorandum urged the Sikh clergy to summon Mr Parkash Singh Badal,
a former Punjab Chief Minister for participating in hawan in violation
of Sikh traditions.
Baba
Bhaniara returns to village
Says he is victim of
political rivalry
Dhamana (Ropar), July 10
After spending nine months in
jail, controversial Baba Piara Singh Bhaniara returned to his native
Dhamana village amidst tight security at about 2.30 p.m. today.
Earlier, he was released from Patiala jail after an Anandpur Sahib
court granted him bail yesterday.
FCI
staff object to probe panel
Bathinda, July 10
Even as the controversy raised by
the scam relating to the diversion of export category rice to domestic
market and recruitment of security guards for godowns of the Food
Corporation of India is yet to settle down, the constitution of a
departmental panel to probe the corruption charges on a senior
official by the FCI despite the state Vigilance Bureau already
conducting an inquiry into the matter has raised many eyebrows.
Ex-ministers, MLAs ready to join Tohra group
SAS Nagar, July 10
Certain former ministers, MLAs and SGPC members belonging to the Shiromani Akali Dal are willing to join the Tohra group. Meeting with them has been held and soon these persons will be brought in front of the public.
This was stated by Mr Prem Singh Chandumajra, former MP and general secretary of the
AISAD, while talking to mediapersons here today.
HC
verdict snub to CM, says Badal
Chandigarh, July 10
SAD President, Parkash Singh
Badal today described the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High
Court on panchayat elections as a “ moral defeat and personal snub
to Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh and a massive political blow to the
designs of the ruling party to subvert normal democratic processes in
the state”.
Rs
2-lakh stationery scam in MC
EO’s involvement alleged;
DC orders inquiry
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 10
Hardly had the dust over the
house tax scam in the council settled, when another alleged scam in
placing orders for the stationery for the council has come to light.
One of the firms of Sangrur, which had submitted tender forms, in a
complaint to the Deputy Commissioner has made serious allegations
against the Executive Officer in placing the orders. The Deputy
Commissioner has marked an inquiry in to the case. The inquiry will be
conducted by the ADC.
Man
posing as CBI officer charge-sheeted
Amritsar, July 10
The police has charge-sheeted
Parveen Kumar Sabharwal who was arrested on June 26 for posing as an
Assistant Director of the CBI. This is for the first time that a
person who is still in police remand has been charge-sheeted.
AIDS
cases on the rise
Chandigarh
Cases of AIDS and hepatitis B are
on the rise in Punjab. Forty cases of AIDS were reported during the
year 2001-2002 in the state compared to the previous year’s figure
of 14. Earlier, districts like Bathinda, Ferozepore and Jalandhar were
free from cases of AIDS.
From housewives to successful entrepreneurs
Patiala, July 10
They had never worked before, never had the opportunity. Unsure of their potential, their entire lives had been spent in the shadows of their menfolk they were dependent on for economic security and a sense of identity. But six weeks is sometimes enough time for a metamorphosis in the life of these 500- odd rural women are who not just self-reliant now but also possess a certain confidence that comes from economic self-dependence.
25-cr
heritage village project scrapped
Jalandhar, July 10
The Punjab government has decided
to scrap Rs 25 crore project of heritage village Pholriwal village
near here by the NRI Sabha, Punjab. Residents of Pholriwal had
approached Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh alleging that
their land was acquired on lease for 25 years by the sabha two years
ago without taking into account their objections against the project.
Seminar
on Sehajdhari issue
Amritsar, July 10
Prompted by Akal Takht
Jathedar’s communique to the Prime Minister on the Sehajdhari issue,
radical Sikh groups have come together to discuss the issue. The Akal
Federation has decided to hold a seminar in this regard here on July
13 with the support of the Dal Khalsa. The Jathedar of Akal Takht, Mr
Joginder Singh, will preside.
Hike
in house tax likely
Amritsar, July 10
The Municipal Corporation
Commissioner, Mr Jasbir Singh Bir, has hinted at an increase in house
tax. Speaking at the first meeting of the House today he blamed the
Local Bodies Department for banning new projects. Revision of electoral rolls from July 15
SAS Nagar, July 10
A special month-long house-to-house drive to revise electoral rolls of the Kharar constituency will start from July 15. The drive, which is aimed at streamlining the voting process, will be updating the requisite information regarding the voters residing in this constituency.
Punjab
farmers opt for medicinal crops
Chandigarh, July 10
A number of farmers in Punjab
have opted to try their luck by starting cultivation of medicinal and
aromatic plants. Through the Punjab Science and Technology Council,
they have tied up with a private company which has given
“buy-back” guarantee of the stuff produced by farmers.
Rs
90 lakh for slum development
Jalandhar, July 10
The local municipal corporation
has passed a Rs 105.50 crore annual Budget for 2002-2003 with a
special provision for Rs 90 lakh for development of slums. The meeting
of the MC house started with paying tributes to the mother of the
Mayor, Dhirubhai Ambani and two sewermen by observing two minute’s
silence.
Revenue
officials strike work
Jalandhar, July 10
On a call given by the Punjab
Revenue Officers Association, officials of the Revenue Department of
the district today observed a strike in protest against the recent
arrest of naib tehsildars and registry clerks by the Vigilance Bureau.
Robbers’
gang busted; five held
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 10
The district police claims to
have unearthed a gang of robbers with the arrest of its five members
last night and recovered arms and looted goods from their custody.
According to a press release issued by Mr I.S. Randhawa, SP (H), the
Gobindgarh police during the campaign against anti-social elements and
criminals got information that a gang of robbers armed with weapons
are hiding at a tubewell at Ladpur village in the district.
Two
held, 7 fake stamps seized
Amritsar, July 10
The police apprehended two
persons, Gurpreet Singh of Krishna Nagar and Gurdial Singh of East
Gobind Nagar, and recovered a stolen motor cycle and fake stamps of
different departments from them.
Undertrial
escapes from police custody
Abohar, July 10
Partap Singh, who has been facing
trial at the district courts for smuggling heroine, escaped from
police custody yesterday. Sources said Partap Singh had been nabbed by
the police a few months ago for being in possession of 15 kg of
heroin.
Fraudster
arrested
Moga, July 10
The police has arrested Pawan
Kumar of this district who was at large for the past several months
after cheating and defrauding many. A case under Sections 419, 420,
467, 468 and 120-B of the IPC had earlier been registered against him.
In a press note issued here today, the police said Pawan Kumar was
wanted in more than 10 cases of cheating.
Man
confesses to wife’s murder
Moga, July 10
The police has solved the murder
case of newly married Minoo Sharma who was stabbed to death while she
was travelling in a car with her husband Vikram near Phulowala village
in this district on Monday night.
2 IT institutes to be closed down
Students warned not to take admission
Patiala, July 10
The fate of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Institute of Information and Technology here and the Guru Gobind Singh Institute of Information and Technology at Talwandi Sabo seems to have been sealed with the Punjabi University authorities today warning students not to be misled by any admission notices and advertisements released by such institutes.
College
teachers strike work
Barnala, July 10
Teachers of government-aided
colleges of Sangrur district went on strike for two hours and staged
dharnas and rallies on college campuses on a call given by the Punjab
and Chandigarh College Teachers Union in support of their demands.
‘College
hostel ideal habitat for reptiles’
Amritsar, July 10
Students staying in
government medical college hostel are scared after having
spotted snakes on the premises. Students have already killed a
few snakes and insects spotted in the premises. They said that
they killed more than five-foot long pit-viper snake considered
the most poisonous in the world and claimed to have seen a
cobra. |
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| A
pit viper, a dangerous
species, killed by students in front of the hostel on
Wednesday. — Photo Rajiv Sharma |
Students
threaten to lock school
Bathinda, July 10
Residents of Chak Hira Singh Wala
(Pakka Khurd) and students of Government Middle School of the village
have threatened to lock the school. The students supported by their
parents and the panchayat submitted a memorandum to the Deputy
Commissioner.
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