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LeT
militant held in Mukerian
Hoshiarpur, August 8
The police has arrested a
Lashkar-e-Toiba militant from Mukerian, who was wanted for his
involvement in several acts of crime including two bomb blasts carried
out in the district and also for his links with another LeT militant
who is already in custody a senior police officer said today.
DD
Jalandhar to woo sponsors
Jalandhar, August 8
In its bid to earn more revenue
in this age of stiff competition, the Jalandhar Doordarshan
authorities have decided to adopt a new strategy, involving soliciting
of private sponsorships for a few of its existing technically sound
programmes of immense archival value, and for a host of other fresh
programmes, depicting different aspects of Punjabi culture and music.
Foreign
scholars interact on Punjab
Chandigarh, August
8
There is something in the
“blood and life” of the land of five rivers to attract
researchers from various parts of the world to come here to
study the life, customs and traditions. |
Unions
oppose en masse removal
‘Tainted’ PSSSB, school
board selections
Chandigarh, August 8
Various employee unions have come
out in the support of clerks and other non-gazetted employees who have
either been removed or are to be removed because their appointments
have become “suspect” following investigations made by the
Vigilance Bureau.
Varsity
rescinds decision on IT institutes
Patiala, August 8
Shortly after the State
government withdrew the notification disaffiliating from the Punjabi
University various Information Technology Institutes offering
professional courses the University now has withdrawn the decision by
which it had closed two inhouse IT Institutes on the campus here and
at Damdama Sahib. The Institutes were started by former
Vice-Chancellor Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia.
Sidhu
given copy of challan
Ropar, August 8
The court of the Special Judge
here today supplied copies of challan to Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu,
suspended PPSC Chairman, and Shamsher Singh alleged tout of Sidhu.
Kairon
to attend SAD dharna today
Amritsar, August 8
In a significant development Mr
Surinder Singh Kairon, a former Congress MP and a close relative of Mr
Parkash Singh Badal, has decided to join the district-wise dharna
being staged by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in front of district
courts tomorrow.
538-cr
water scheme for villages ‘botched up’
Bathinda, August 8
Though the Central Government
announced a Rs 538 crore grant this week to augment water supply in
the rural areas due to the dry spell, the accelerated Rural Water
Supply Programme, launched to supply drinking water to villages, has
drawn flak for failing to meet objectives.
15
lakh earmarked for potable water supply
Jalandhar, August 8
The Punjab Health Minister, Mr
Ramesh Chander Dogra, said today that the Punjab Government had
earmarked Rs 15 lakh for the augmentation of the drinking water supply
system in the district in view of the increasing power cuts.
DCs
told to provide adequate potable water
Patiala, August 8
The Punjab Government has
directed Deputy Commissioners of five districts to ensure adequate
supply of drinking water in their respective areas, if need be, by
requisitioning the services of government or even private tankers.
Student’s
death to be probed
Bathinda, August 8
A 12-year-old girl, Jagpreet
Kaur, student of the local Summer Hill Convent School, died yesterday
after taking part in the rehearsal for a parade to be held on August
15 at the local stadium. It is being alleged that she along with other
students were made to sit in the scorching sun for several hours.
Traders
give call for bandh
Row with excise
officials snowballs
Amritsar, August 8
Even as shopkeepers in
Wahyian Wala Bazaar closed their shops for the second
consecutive day today and gave a call for an Amritsar bandh on
Monday in protest against the alleged manhandling of a
businessman, the Excise and Taxation Department claimed that it
had detected tax evasion worth crores by businessmen during the
two-day raids. |
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Shopkeepers of
Wahian Wala Bazaar, Amritsar, play cards as bandh was observed in protest against the alleged manhandling of a
shopkeeper by a
raiding excise and taxation party. — Photo Rajiv Sharma
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Scope of
panel on Ashutosh ‘limited’
Chandigarh, August 8
While hailing the recommendations
made by the committee set up by the Punjab Government to inquire into
the activities of the Divia Jyoti Jagran Sansthan headed by Ashutosh,
the Shiromani Khalsa Panchayat today said the scope of the inquiry was
very limited.
Employees’
panels to hold rally at Pathankot
Faridkot, August 8
The Punjab and Chandigarh
Employees Joint Action Committee and the Employees Action Committee,
Punjab, will jointly hold rally at Pathankot on August 19 in protest
against the Punjab Government’s anti-employees proposals finalised
in this year’s Budget. They will also stage district level dharna on
August 13.
Bureau
asks SSP to produce SHO
Patiala, August 8
The Patiala Vigilance Bureau
today requested the local Senior Superintendent of Police to produce
Kotwali Station House Officer Didar Singh, who is accused keeping a
person in illegal custody and demanding Rs 1 lakh to free him, before
the department within 24 hours.
68
corporation staffers transferred
Amritsar, August 8
As many as 68 employees of
various departments of the corporation were today transferred by the
Mayor, Mr Sunil Datti.
2
policemen suspended for misbehaviour
Ferozepore, August 8
The Senior Superintendent of
Police, Ferozepore district, has suspended an Assistant Sub-Inspector
and a Head Constable posted at the cantonment police station on
charges of “misbehaving with the public” and not reacting
immediately to a complaint brought to their notice by two local
advocates.
One
dead, 5 hurt in group clash
Gurdaspur, August 8
Sukhjinder Singh was killed and
Jatinder Singh, Manjit Singh, Gurjinder Singh, Karnail Singh, and
Daljit Singh all resident of Dhariwal Khichian were injured in a group
clash here on Tuesday night.
Drunk,
soldier kills 2 jawans
Gurdaspur, August 8
A drunk Army soldier shot dead
two Army jawans and wounded five others when he opened fire in a fit
of rage at Sadawali post in Dera Baba Nanak sector this evening.
Gang
of vehicle lifters busted, 1 held
Patiala, August 8
The local police today claimed it
had busted a gang of vehicle lifters by nabbing one person - Charanjit
Singh, alias Channi, and recovered two motor cycles and one scooter
from him.
AIFUCTO
to hold march to Parliament
Phagwara, August 8
Teachers, workers and students
will organise a march to Parliament on August 13 in protest against
the “anti-education and anti-national” policies of the Centre and
state governments, according to Dr V.K. Tewari, national secretary,
All-India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations
(AIFUCTO) here today.
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