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Gurdwara
poll: Takht to send observers
Amritsar, August 14
Akal Takht has decided to send
observers to check distribution of liquor, drugs and money during the
gurdwara poll. Taking a serious view of the violation of the direction
of Akal Takht in this regard by leaders of various Akali factions during
the recently held Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee elections,
Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar, Akal Takht, said he would ensure
drug/liquor-free gurdwara poll in future.
Ban
activities of Ashutosh: SGPC
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 14
The activities of Ashutosh should
be immediately banned in the state to avoid communal tension as these
are anti-Gurus and Sikhs and the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh,
should act now. Mr Kirpal Singh Badungar, president, SGPC, stated this
while talking to The Tribune.
Punjab, J&K get lion’s share of police medals
Chandigarh, August 14
The police chiefs of Punjab and Chandigarh figure in the list of 34 police officers chosen for the award of President’s Police medal for both meritorious and distinguished services.
Punjab issued notice in PSSSB chief case
Kharar, August 14
Mr Roshan Lal Chouhan, Judicial Magistrate, Kharar, today issued notice to the State of Punjab through Mr Jatinder Jit Singh Punn Public Prosecutor, for August 17 on an application moved by counsel of Tejinderpal Singh Sandhu, former Chairman of the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board, for the cancellation of warrants of arrest issued against him by the same court.
Bags of
wheat found underweight
Ropar, August 14
The Chamkaur Sahib-based godown of
Markfed from where 440 bags were stolen recently has once again come
into news with bags of wheat stored here found underweight. The bags
were detected during a recent verification conducted as part of the
state-level checking to identify the status of the foodgrains lying in
various godowns.
Curbs
on ACs, streetlights go
Patiala, August 14
The Punjab State Electricity
Board today lifted the ban on Airconditioners imposed on commercial
establishments besides removing restrictions on streetlights as well
as industrial consumers using arc and induction furnaces.
Police
tortures shopkeeper
Ferozepore, August 14
Sukhdeep Singh (30) is lying in the
surgical ward of the local civil hospital after torture by the Mamdot
police, while the accused police officials are at large. The victim has
alleged that senior officials of the police are trying to hush up the
matter to protect the accused police officials instead of registering a
criminal case on the basis of the MLR.
‘Quash
FIR against Parmeshwar’
Chandigarh, August 14
The Board of Directors of Punjab
state co-operative banks, the apex body of all cooperatives in the
state, has warned that credit dispersal to farmers could be adversely
affected if the FIR by the Vigilance Bureau against Additional Registrar
Parmeshwar Singh Sidhu, who has now been granted bail, is not quashed.
Move
to dismantle Nangal plant
Nangal (Ropar), August 14
The heavy water plant here today
completed 40 years of smooth functioning after it was installed on
August 14, 1962. On the same date today, the high-powered committee
headed by Dr Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission
and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, decided to stop production
and dismantle the plant.
Three
children die of gastroenteritis
Phagwara, August 14
Three children reportedly died of
gastroenteritis in the town in the last few days though no
gastroenteritis patient was admitted to the local civil hospital,
according to Senior Medical Officer Dr Subhash Sharma.
India,
Pak citizens’ meeting not allowed
Fazilka, August 14
The Sadaqqi check post in this
sector on the Indo-Pak border, 12 km from here, is the site of the
border meeting of citizens of India and Pakistan who were separated at
the time of partition of the country. The tradition had been
continuing for several years, but was discontinued at the time of the
Kargil conflict in 1999. Since then, the separated family members and
relations of the two neighbouring countries were deprived from the
conventional cross-border meeting on August 14 and 15.
NGO
treats poor kids to feast on Independence eve
Amritsar, August 14
On the eve of Independence Day,
as many as 60 poor children were treated to a feast by Shakti, an NGO.
The children were given the Tricolour to put atop their houses,
besides eatables and notebooks.
Rag-pickers of Amritsar get a taste of
Independence Day for the first time in their lives with BJP leader
Laxmi Kanta Chawla. — Photo Rajiv Sharma
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Misuse
of Gramudyog funds: probe begins
Bathinda, August 14
A team of senior officials of the
Khadi and Village Industries Commission led by Mr Mehnga Singh has
started checking accounts of the Bathinda Khadi Gramudyog Karyakarta
Sangh, a registered society, after certain members alleged bunglings
in the accounts.
Scam
in forest project, 1 suspended
Muktsar, August 14
The Punjab Forest Minister, Dr
Harbans Lal, today alleged that a scam in the Japan-aided
afforestation project had come to light and an inquiry had revealed
the involvement of a political bigwig of the previous SAD-BJP
alliance.
Youth
shot dead by father
Ferozepore, August 14
A class XII student was shot dead
by his drunk father at Mallunwala village in the district last night,
reports said here today. The police has registered a case under
Section 302, IPC, and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act against
Dalbir Singh for killing his son and running away with the gun.
Pak
boy killed in infiltration bid
Amritsar, August 14
A minor Pakistani national was
killed by the 19 Battalion of the BSF while trying to cross over to
the Indian territory last evening.
Teenager
dies in mishap
Fazilka, August 14
A class VIII student was killed
while two Class IX students were injured when the scooter they were
riding collided with a multi-utility vehicle on the Fazilka-Abohar
road here this evening.
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To regain the lost ground in the
state, the former Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today raised
the issue of Operation Bluestar and anti-Sikh riots while addressing a
gathering of workers in the local historical gurdwara in connection with
the mobilisation of people for the 17th death anniversary of Sant
Harchand Singh Longowal on August 20 as a show of strength.
