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A devotee along with her
grandchild at a temple to participate in Janamashtmi celebrations in Bathinda on Sunday. —
Photo Kulbir Beera |
Coordinated
defence intelligence agency mooted
Ferozepore, August 31
The Ministry of Defence is again
seriously considering to strengthen the military intelligence by
co-opting staff from IB, RAW, and the armed forces to set up a new
agency that might also be put in charge of “information warfare”
as well as electronic, air and marine surveillance at a time when the
military standoff between India and Pakistan still continues.
Canal
wall cracks a threat to IAF station
Halwara (Ludhiana),
August 31
The authorities of the Air Force
station here are worried over the widening cracks in the walls of the
Abohar feeder canal near the IAF station. The cracks emerging in an
area of at least 60 feet are threatening to develop into a breach that
could inundate nearly low-lying residential areas and key
installations.
A hi-tech
hospital for the poor
Chandigarh
“It was after
making rounds of a number of government hospitals as well as the
PGI, where I was given a date for the operation after three
months, that I was guided to Sohana Eye Hospital, where within a
week my eye surgery was performed and that too free of cost,”
remarked Ajmer Kaur, from the Ropar area.
Shri Guru Harkrishan Sahib Charitable Eye Hospital, Sohana.
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Dal
Khalsa tells Sikhs to shun deras
Amritsar, August 31
A convention organised by the Dal
Khalsa today urged the Sikhs to crush the designs of all such sects
and cults which had recently mushroomed and were propagating the
concept of “living gurus” as it was against the Sikh faith and
tenets.
Leaders
pay tributes to Beant Singh
Chandigarh, August 31
A sarav dharma prarthana sabha
was held today at the samadhi of late Beant Singh, Chief Minster of
Punjab, on his seventh death anniversary. Several senior leaders of
the Congress high command including Mr Moti Lal Vora, and Ms Mohsina
Kidwai, and state leaders such as Capt Amarinder Singh, Mr H.S.
Hanspal, Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Mrs Jaswant Kaur, widow of Beant
Singh, her son Tej Parkash Singh, Mr Gurkanwal Kaur and other family
members paid homage with flowers to the departed leader.
ASI
tortures Dal (A) jathedar, suspended
Joga (Mansa), August 31
Mr Paramjit Singh, Assistant
Sub-Inspector, posted in police station here, was suspended by
District police chief S.S. Srivastava following the police station was
gheraoed by activists of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) after its
circle Jathedar, Bhole Singh was tortured in it today.
2
ministers to visit drought-hit areas
Chandigarh, August 31
The Chief Minister, Capt
Amarinder Singh, today deputed Mr Gurchet Singh Bhullar, Irrigation
Minister, and Mr Jasjit Singh Randhawa, Minister of State for Public
Health and Rural Development, to visit drought-affected areas in the
Malwa belt to assess the damage caused to the crops. This was done to
prepare a case for presentation before the Centre to seek compensation
for the drought-affected farmers, according to an official press note.
Mysterious
disease hits cattle
Khanna, August 31
Several head of cattle have died
of a mysterious disease in the Samrala area. Many such cases have been
reported recently from various villages of the area. Three head of
cattle of Bachitar Singh, a resident of Rajewal village, near Samrala,
died yesterday of the disease. Two such cases were reported last week
from Kulewal village near Samrala, and Bhatian village, near
Machhiwara.
Monsoon
failure hits 2,815 acres in Kapurthala
Kapurthala, August 31
Some 2815 acres have been
reported to be affected due to the failure of monsoon following a
special girdawari conducted from August 10 to 25 in the district. This
was stated by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Rakesh Verma. He said
maximum damage to 980 acres had been reported from Sultanpur Lodhi
while damage to 856, 853 and 126 acres had been reported from
Kapurthala, Phagwara and Bhollath tehsils, respectively.
NDPS
cases: concern over low conviction rate
Bathinda, August 31
Concerned about the low rate of
conviction in criminal cases registered under the NDPS Act, the
Narcotics Control Bureau, Chandigarh, has started acquainting police
officials with the provisions of the Act and their enforcement to
secure punishment for the guilty. The bureau has started holding
seminars in each district of Punjab in this regard.
Ground
water wilts crops
Bathinda, August 31
An alarming situation has arisen
in this region, with about 85 per cent of ground water samples,
brought in for testing at local laboratories, showing the heavy
presence of effluent.
Rain
brings cheer to residents
Bathinda, August 31
A sharp downpour this
afternoon brought cheer to local residents here, who had been
reeling under sweltering heat for the past few days. The
much-awaited showers, began at about 3 p.m. and continued for
about half an hour.
A brief but heavy downpour disrupted normal life in parts of Bathinda on Sunday. — Photo
KB |
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Mann
writes to Advani on Sikhs
Amritsar, August 31
The president of the Akali Dal
(Amritsar), Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, today sought redefining of Sikhs
under Article 25 of the Constitution which requires an amendment to
the Constitution.
Triplets
born in Ropar hospital
Ropar, August 31
Mrs Baljit Kaur, wife of Mr
Daljit Singh of Sukhrampur Taprian village, near here, this morning
gave birth to triplets (two boys and a girl) in the Civil Hospital,
here. Interestingly, her ultrasound scan report of July 2, 2002, says
“Twin fetii corresponding to 27.2 weeks period of gestation with
same placenta”. Her ultrasound scan was done at a local private
ultrasound centre.
Proclaimed
offender held
Ropar, August 31
The Anandpur Sahib police has
arrested a proclaimed offender, Chhote Lal, of Badaun district in
Uttar Pradesh. He had been selling vegetables on a rehri in Anandpur
Sahib for the past one year and was residing there along with his
family.
Bid
to defraud bank of 5 lakh
Amritsar, August 31
An attempt was made to encash a
stolen cheque for Rs 5 lakh with forged signatures from the Bank of
Punjab, Court Road branch. An alert officer of the branch got
suspicious of two persons who had come to the branch to draw Rs 5 lakh
from the account of Messrs Kay Vee Textiles Pvt Ltd. He immediately
contacted the Director of the company, Mr Jugal Kishore, to verify the
cheque.
Gang
of car thieves busted, 2 held
Jalandhar, August 31
The local police today claimed to
have busted an inter-state gang of car thieves with the arrest of two
Kashmiris.
Dacoits
loot goods worth 5 lakh
Phagwara, August 31
Dacoits injured an employee of
Kooka Motor Garage on the GT Road, near Kanshi Nagar on the outskirts
of the town and took away goods worth Rs 5 lakh last night.
Exhibition
showcases students’ abilities
Phagwara, August 31
An exhibition was put up by
students of various convent schools of Doaba region at Saint
Joseph’s Convent School today on the problems being faced by
countries, particularly environment. The exhibition was organised to
commemorate the 25th foundation day of Saint Joseph’s Convent
School.
TUF
announces team for PUTA poll
Patiala, August 31
The Teachers United Front,
comprising the Progressive Teachers Council, the Council of University
Teachers, the Democratic Teachers Front and the Forward Teachers Front
on Thursday released its team list for the PUTA elections scheduled
for September 6 in which Dr Balwinder Singh is contesting for the post
of president of the association.
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