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PM-CMs
interface on fiscal reforms today
Chandigarh, October 17
Most of the damage done to finances
in the states is due to the Centre’s ‘generous hike’ in the
pay/allowances of its employees based on the recommendations of the 5th
Central Pay Commission. Since the states had no choice but to follow
suit, they got mired in a debt-trap. The empowered committee of state
Finance Ministers had taken cognizance of this fact at its last meeting
in New Delhi on September 12.
Troops
withdrawal: villagers heave sigh of relief
Indo-Pak Border, October 17
Residents of the border belt, who
have been virtually living on the razor’s edge ever since the Army
deployment along the international border, are feeling relieved after
the decision of the National Security Advisory Board to withdraw troops
in a phased manner. However, the losses in terms of human lives in
various mine blasts would continue to haunt them.
Mann hails withdrawal, wants open border
Chandigarh, October 17
The withdrawal of troops and de-escalation of tension on the Indo-Pak border is a welcome sign. It must be followed with an amicable solution to the vexed Kashmir problem so that the development of border states like Punjab gets revived with a rejuvenated vigour.
Four
of family die as car hits trees
Faridkot, October 17
The scene at Ram Bagh cremation
grounds here was distressing when the bodies of Dwarki Devi (75) and
Nirmal Kumar (45), mother and son, who died in a car accident on the
Malout- Muktsar road yesterday, were consigned to the flames today.
Dwarki Devi’s two daughters and the car driver also died in the
accident.
Probe
victimisation by Cong workers: PHRC
Amritsar, October 17
In a recent direction the Punjab
Human Rights Commission on a complaint of Mr Harbhajan Singh, a
resident of Saidpur Kala village, Gurdaspur, has sent his complaint to
the ADGP attached to the commission for an immediate inquiry.
Improve industry in state: MLA
SAS Nagar, October 17
‘‘The disinvestment policy of Punjab is a fraud. It is part of a conspiracy against our state by its politicians and bureaucrats’’. This was stated by Mr Bir Devinder Singh, MLA, Kharar, at the general body meeting of the Industrial Welfare Association Phase IX held here today.
Bajwa
promises wider highways
Ropar, October 17
The Punjab government has drawn
up a comprehensive plan for widening and strengthening of all state
highways in the next two years. This work will be completed at a cost
of Rs 1,000 crore with the financial assistance of National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development.
Recruitment scam: 4 allowed bail
Ropar, October 17
The Sessions Judge, here today granted regular bail to Tirath Singh, OSD to VC of Baba Farid University of Medical Sciences, and Col (retd) Jora Singh, and anticipatory bail to Jagjit Singh Sidhu, Secretary of the Punjab School Education Board
and Pavitar Pal Kaur, Deputy Director, PSEB, in a case registered against them by the Vigilance Bureau on June 14 at SAS Nagar.
HIGH COURT
Badungar’s
plea
Chandigarh, October 17
Adding a twist to the on-going
controversy, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee President Kirpal
Singh Badungar on Thursday denied the allegations that he had visited
the dera of Piara Singh Bhaniara in August 2000 where announcement was
made by the Baba regarding his plans to publish a granth.
Bhaniara case: hearing on Oct
31
Patiala, October 17
The District and
Sessions Judge here today issued notice to the State of Punjab for
October 31 on a revision petition filed by accused-turned-approver
Karnail Singh against the transfer of the case to the Chief Judicial
Magistrate, Ambala.
LIC
staffers looted of Rs 7 lakh
Gurdaspur, October 17
Two scooter-borne youths looted Rs 7.80 lakh from LIC employees
outside their office in the city this afternoon. The accused escaped
after firing a shot which wounded a shopkeeper, Mr Ashok Kumar
Mahajan.
Hotel
raided, 10 arrested
Amritsar, October 17
At least five couples were
arrested from a hotel in Putlighar area under the Immoral Trafficking
Act last evening. The hotel belongs to a former Akali MLA. According
to information available, a police party headed by DSP (R) on a
tip-off raided the hotel, Sun-n-Shine and caught four women, one
unmarried girl and five men.
Guru
Granth Sahib conference opens
Amritsar, October 17
“Guru Granth Sahib is the most
modern spiritual granth of the world and could bring solutions to
various modern day problems,” said Prof S. Rinpoche, Prime
Minister-in-exile of Tibet. He was inaugurating the three-day
international conference on Guru Granth Sahib at Guru Nanak Dev
University here today.
Panel to decide IT students’ fate
Patiala, October 17
The Punjabi University authorities yesterday constituted a five-member committee to look into ways and means in which the future of students enrolled with the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Institute of Information and Technology situated on the university campus here and the Guru Gobind Singh Institute of Information and Technology which is running the distance education courses at Talwandi Sabo could be protected.
Rs
10.80 lakh received for midday meals
Muktsar, October 17
The Central government has
released first instalment of Rs 10.80 lakh for midday meal for 50 days
for children of primary schools in the district. Rupees 43.20 lakh,
would be spent on meals for 200 days in a year to children of primary
schools in the district.
PTU
VC Rajan assumes charge
Jalandhar, October 17
“The challenges ahead of me are
to improve quality of education and to bring the industry closer to
academics, besides maximising the employment potential for students
through campus recruitment,” says Dr Y. S. Rajan, Vice Chancellor of
Punjab Technical University, who assumed charge here today.
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