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 Hearing
in Giani Kewal Singh case adjourned
Bathinda, December 10
Giani Kewal Singh, former
Jathedar of Takht Damdama Sahib, and his son Baljinder Singh today
failed to secure bail as the Additional Session Judge, Mr Jaspal
Singh, today adjourned the hearing to January 28, 2003, in the dowry
death case registered against them at police station, Talwandi Sabo,
after recording the evidence of complainant Amarjit Singh.
A former Jathedar of Takht Shri Damdama Sahib, Giani Kewal Singh, who is facing trial in a dowry death case, comes out of the court of the Additional Civil Judge, at Bathinda on Monday.
— Tribune photo Kulbir Beera
Former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
addressing a meeting of the SAD PAC in Bhai Gurdass Hall in Amritsar
on Tuesday. SGPC chief Kirpal Singh Badungar and Capt.
Kanwaljit Singh are also seen in the picture.
— Photo
by Rajiv Sharma |
Lensman’s
death: murder case registered
Amritsar, December 10
Even as the police has registered
a murder case in connection with the death of a photographer yesterday
it is contemplating taking action against the owner of the marriage
palace where the incident happened.
EPF
scam: arrest of engineers ‘imminent’
Ropar, December 10
The arrest of some engineers in a
case related to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) scam, which took
place in the Ropar Thermal Plant (RTP) from 1997 to 1999, is imminent,
police sources said here today.
Amritsar shivers
at 4°C
Chandigarh, December 10
A cold wave swept the north-west
region for the second consecutive day today with icy north-westerlies
blowing across the region, dipping the mercury by several degrees.
Hectic
lobbying for municipal elections
Pathankot, December 10
Hectic lobbying has began in
Congress circles here for the municipal elections. The morale of
Congress leaders seems high following the party’s landslide victory
in the recent panchayat elections.
MC
poll: panels to select SAD candidates
Bathinda, December 10
The district unit of SAD held a
meeting here yesterday to chalk out a programme for the municipal
council elections here.
HIGH COURT
Petition
of MLAs to come up on December 12
Chandigarh, December 10
Taking up a petition filed by Dr
Rattan Singh and seven other MLAs seeking directions for the
registration of a first information report against Punjab minister Lal
Singh, member of Parliament Shamsher Singh Dullo, besides former
minister Balmukand Sharma and Lakhmir Singh Randhawa, a Division Bench
of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the filing of a
short affidavit.
IG
gets 6 months to complete probe
Chandigarh, December 10
In just over 12 years after a
Patiala resident was accused of being involved in a case regarding the
disappearance of her daughter-in-law, Mr Justice Viney Mittal of the
Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed Punjab’s Inspector
General of Police (Crime) to finalise the investigation in the case as
expeditiously as possible.
Spurt
in crime: SAD MLAs voice concern
Hoshiarpur, December 10
Mr Balbir Singh Miani and Mr Des
Raj Dhugga, SAD MLAs from Tanda and Garhdiwala segments of the
district, respectively, jointly alleged here today that the law and
order situation in Hoshiarpur was going from bad to worse.
Permission
for jatha to Kabul sought
Ferozepore, December 10
The president of the
International Bhai Mardana Yadgari Kirtan Darbar Society has sought
permission to take a jatha comprising 100 members to Afganistan,
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and other neighbouring countries via Wagha.
Ardas
for jailed Sikh youths
Amritsar, December 10
To commemorate Human Rithts Day,
the Khalra Commission today performed ardas at Akal Takht for the
release of hundreds of Sikh youths languishing in jails for the past
18 years.
Kanwaljit
meets jailed ex-ministers
Jalandhar, December 10
The General Secretary of the SAD
and former Finance Minister, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, today ruled out any
compromise with the SHSAD headed by former SGPC chief Gurcharan Singh
Tohra, terming him as an agent of the Congress.
Safai
karamcharis dump dirt
Nangal (Ropar), December
10
Safai karamcharis of the Nangal
Municipal Council dumped dirt in front of the residences of council
President Ranjit Singh Saini and Sanitary Inspector Gurmail Singh this
evening, despite the presence of the police.
Wall
made to divide the dead
Phagwara, December 10
At Nangal Majha, 7 km from here,
a fortnight-old dispute over the dead was today resolved with the
construction of a wall at the cremation ground to divide the dead.
Action
against NRI husband sought
Phillaur, December 10
An NRI woman, Mrs Monica Sharma,
of Phillaur has urged the chairman of the Punjab NRI cell and Human
Rights Commission, Punjab, to take action against her NRI husband and
in-laws, who are residents of Phagwara, for torturing her physically
and mentally.
Work
on railway line starts
Pathankot, December 10
The construction work on the
Mukerian-Pathankot railway line, started today after performing yajnas.
Rail
link electrified
Phillaur, December 10
The electrification of the
railway track between Ludhiana and Phillaur has been completed and it
would be carried out between Phillaur and Phagwara within this month.
Soldier
cremated
Muktsar, December 10
The mortal remains of Sepoy
Sukhjinder Singh of 30 RR Battalion, who was killed while fighting
militants at Jama village in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on
December 6, was today consigned to flames with military honours at his
native village Aalamwala today. Sukhjinder Singh had joined the Army
in 1998.
Missing
boy returns home
Patiala, December 10
Mithilesh Gupta, a class VII
student who had disappeard from the local Play Way High School after
being caught stealing money from the bag of a teacher, was today
brought home by a stall owner from Ludhiana.
Engineers’
body seeks clarification
Bathinda, December 10
Even as the PSEB management has
tried to control the damage inflicted on its reputation by appointing
Mr Padamjit Singh as Chief Engineer, Enforcement, after his removal
from the post of Chief Engineer (Systems operation), PSEB engineers
refuse to dump the issue.
BBMB
daily-wage workers stage dharna
Ropar, December 10
Daily-wage workers of the BBMB
today staged a dharna in front of the office of the Chief Engineer
(Irrigation) at Nangal today and demanded regularisation of their
service.
DC
raps Nangal MC authorities
Ropar, December 10
The Deputy Commissioner, Ms Seema
Jain, today reprimanded the Nangal Municipal Council authorities for
trying to purchase laboratory tables for the Shivalik College of
Pharmacy at exorbitant prices.
2.97
lakh theft at SDO’s office
Raman Mandi (Bathinda),
December 10
A sum of Rs 2.97 lakh and cheques
for more than Rs 4 lakh were stolen from the office of the SDO, Punjab
State Electricity Board, last night.
700
kg of poppy husk seized
Mansa, December 10
The city police seized 20 bags of
poppy husk, weighing 700 kg, from a truck here today. A police party
led by an SHO intercepted the truck near the new grain market here
during a nakabandi.
Plea
to start course on Punjabi culture
Faridkot, December 10
The Punjabi Overseas Cultural
Association, Canada, has urged the Punjab Government to introduce a
special course in educational institutions of the state to promote
Punjabi culture. This was stated by Mr Satwant Singh Boparai,
vice-president of the association, while talking to this reporter here
today.
‘Lok
virsa academy’ suggested
Faridkot, December 10
A three-day zonal competition of
folk dances, music, and painting organised by Punjab in collaboration
with the Punjabi Overseas Cultural Association, Canada, to promote
Punjabi culture at the national and international level, began at the
local Government Brijindra College yesterday.
Students
caught taking liquor in hostel
Amritsar, December 10
In a raid conducted by the
Warden, Assistant Warden and other staff members of Guru Nanak Dev
University, three hostlers were caught while they were consuming
liquor in a hostel room late last evening.
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