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BKU
condemns Longowal for accord
Kajoli (Ropar), August 20
Even as major political parties of
the state today observed the martyrdom day of Sant Harchand Singh
Longowal in Sangrur district, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and the
International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO) declared him a “traitor
to Punjab”.
Tributes
paid to Rajiv Gandhi
Faridkot, August 20
The District Congress Committee
held a function here today to mark the 58th birth anniversary of slain
former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Accused
to turn approver in Tangri case
Ludhiana, August 20
The case against Jagdish Tangri,
his son Sunil Tangri and three others today took an interesting turn
with a sixth accused expressing his desire to turn approver and the
submission of statements against the accused by at least three other
residents of the city in a district court.
A sister selects a rakhi for her
brother at Bathinda on Tuesday.
— Photo Kulbir Beera
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TRIBUNE IMPACT
Consider Lokpal’s report: Jacob
Nisha Kaura case
Chandigarh, August 20
Forwarding the Lokpal’s inquiry report pertaining to the Nisha Kaura case to the state government, the Punjab Governor, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), has asked the government to consider certain recommendations made therein.
Judicial
officers seek justice
Ludhiana, August 20
Reacting to the decision of
the Punjab and Haryana High Court to terminate their services,
some of the 39 judicial officers, who held a meeting here today
regretted that they were “convicted without a trial and not
given a chance to be heard”.
Fast-track
courts not yet functional
Ludhiana, August 20
The fast-track courts to be set
up in Punjab are yet to become functional with the state government
either not having set up these or not having appointed judicial
officers.
Pbi
varsity faculty head gets award
New Delhi, August 20
Dr Chaman Lal, Head of Hindi
Department, Punjabi University, Patiala, is among 20 persons honoured
by the Sahitya Akademi. Apart from this, four persons have been
honoured with the ‘Bhasha Samman’.
Civic
poll on September 8
Phagwara, August 20
The state Election Commission
yesterday issued a notification for elections to the Phagwara and
Muktsar Nagar Councils and to the Raiyya and Ajnala nagar panchayats
to be held on September 8.
Efforts
to unite Akalis
Ludhiana, August 20
Baba Sarbjot Singh Bedi,
president, Gurmat Sidhant Prachar Sant Samaj and Chairman of the
Panthic Ekta Committee said here yesterday that they had no intention
to form a third Akali Dal.
Tannery
effluent samples taken
Jalandhar, August 20
Even as the Punjab Small
Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) has failed to enhance the
capacity of the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) for the
disposal of effluents released by tanneries at the leather complex
here, special teams of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today
collected samples of untreated effluent from the tanneries,
accompanied by police officials.
Lampooning Laloo the right way
Patiala, August 20
Travelling
with Laloo Prasad Yadav is like taking the country road home while he
reminds you of how food was always cooked in “desi ghee’’
earlier, how the old practices were more practical and how necessary
it is to look at life from the common man’s viewpoint.
Ex-addl
SHO remanded
Ropar, August 20
Mr Ravinder Singh, Chief Judicial
Magistrate, here today remanded former Additional SHO of the local
Sadar police station Tarlochan Singh and his former bodyguard Harbaksh
Singh in police custody till tomorrow.
 MC
adds to traffic chaos
Amritsar, August 20
The municipal corporation
authorities, in bid to beautify roads, blocked a major thoroughfare to
paint zebra sign here today.
The municipal corporation blocks a road in Amritsar to paint zebra signs.
— Photo Rajiv Sharma
Attack
on Dalit: DM orders probe
Mansa, August 20
Mr Alok Shekhar, District
Magistrate, today ordered a magisterial probe into a complaint lodged
by the Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan in connection with an attack on a
Dalit farm labourer by a landlord.
Colonel
Salaria cremated
 Pathankot, August 20
The mortal remains of Col Kanwar
Jaideep Singh Salaria were today consigned to flames at Pangoli, his
native village, about 4 km from here, with full military and state
honours. Colonel Salaria (41), Commanding Officer of a Dogra Regiment,
died while fighting militants in the Naushera sector on August 18.
Virus
adds to farmers’ woes
Bathinda, August 20
Farmers of this region have
started ploughing their “til” (sesamum) crop after a virus attack.
Farmers
stage dharna
Mansa, August 20
Hundreds of farmers drawn from
all parts of the district staged a demonstration at Mansa today,
demanding adequate compensation for farmers for the loss suffered by
them due to drought.
Check
spread of enteritis: DC
Faridkot, August 20
Following the detection of 35
gastroenteritis cases in Jaitu town in the district during the past
week, Mr A. Venu Prasad, Deputy Commissioner, has directed the
district health authorities to find out the causes for the spread of
the disease.
Havaldar
shoots Major, self
Gazniwala (Ferozepore),
August 20
A Major of the Army posted on the
Indo-Pak border was reportedly shot dead late last night by a Havaldar.
PCCTU
threatens to file suit
Phagwara, August 20
Terming as mala fide the decision
of the Principal Secretary (Education), Dr N.S. Rattan, and the DPI
(C), Ms Nisha Sarad, to purchase NSCs amounting to 50 per cent of UGC
arrears, members of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU)
yesterday urged Mr Khushal Behl, Punjab Minister of Education, to
order the rectification of the decision.
Teachers
burn copies of pension scheme
Bathinda, August 20
Agitating members of the Bathinda
council of the Punjab and Chandigarh Teachers Union today burnt copies
of the recently issued pension-cum-gratuity scheme at a rally held
here.
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