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Punjab
sits over 353-cr drought relief
Chandigarh, January 14
With the lifting of the road
blockade by farmers at Kharar yesterday, the Punjab Government has got
only a temporary relief. There is a lot of resentment among farmers
against the state government. And they are in a mood to launch another
phase of agitation against the government.
 Govt
sops for Punjabi NRIs
Jalandhar, January 14
The Punjab Government today
announced sops for Punjabi NRIs, including assurance for establishing
fast-track courts to deal with their property dispute cases, matching
government grant for village development projects by NRIs, at the
annual convention of the NRI Sabha, Punjab, at Lyallpur Khalsa College
here.
Mr
Ujjal Singh Dosanjh, former British Columbia Premier, along with his wife
comes to participate in the annual convention of the NRI Sabha, Punjab,
at Jalandhar on Tuesday. — Photo Gaurav Sharma
 Bhai
Ranjit Singh marries
Mansuran (Ludhiana),
January 14
A former Akal Takht Jathedar,
Bhai Ranjit Singh today got married to Ms Gurpreet Kaur Saluja at a
simple function held at Gurdwara Damdama Sahib Asthan Baba Sahib Singh
Bedi, the headquarters of the Sant Samaj here today.
A former Akal Takht Jathedar, Bhai Ranjit Singh, and his bride Gurpreet Kaur at their Anand Karaj at Gurdwara Damdama Sahib Asthan Baba Sahib Singh Bedi, Mansuran, near Ludhiana, on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo Pradeep Tewari
HIGH COURT
Notice
of motion issued
Chandigarh, January 14
Taking up a petition filed with
an “objective of knowing the entire story as to how about 20,000
illegal colonies came into existence urbanising about 1 lakh acres
involving a scam of Rs 40,000 crore”, the Punjab and Haryana High
Court has issued notice of motion.
PPSC
examiners get bail
Patiala, January
14
The District and Sessions Court
today accepted the regular bail application filed by three teachers
accused of committing irregularities in the marking of answersheets of
candidates sitting for various examinations during the tenure of Mr
Ravinderpal Singh Sidhu under the Punjab Public Service Commission.
Signature
drive against terrorism
Chandigarh, January 14
The Punjab Bharatiya Yuva Janata
Morcha (BYJM) today launched a signature campaign against terrorism.
Led by Mr Manjit Singh Rai, President of the state unit of the morcha,
BYJM activists of the morcha met Punjab Governor, Lieut-Gen J.F.R.
Jacob ( retd), to apprise him of the campaign.
R-Day
function at Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh Sahib, January
14
The state-level Republic Day
function will be celebrated in the district at which Lt-Gen J.F.R.
Jacob (retd), Governor, will unfurl the national flag. This was stated
by Mr Vikas Pratap, Deputy Commissioner, while addressing a meeting of
district officials today.
‘Patch-up’
between DC, Dalit leader
Amritsar, January 14
Mr Inderjit Singh Basarke,
president District Congress Committee (Rural) yesterday claimed to
have resolved the dispute between Mr Amrik Singh Mardi, a Dalit
Congress leader and the Deputy Commissioner Mr Iqbal Singh Sidhu.
LIC
officers work in tent
Sangrur, January 14
About 12 development officers of
the local branch of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) have
been performing their duties in a tent pitched on the roadside outside
the main LIC office on the Railway road here.
Rajindra hospital docs
strike work
Patiala, January 14
The functioning of Government Rajindra Hospital here was thrown out of gear with doctors keeping away from the out-patient departments
(OPDs) and not conducting routine operations in support of the striking Amritsar doctors.
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Milkmen hitch a ride with their
bycycle on a sugarcane-laden tractor-trolley in
Rajupura
on Tuesday.
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Schedule
for revision of electoral rolls
Chandigarh, January 14
Mr C.L. Bains, Election
Commissioner, Punjab, today released the schedule for revision of
electoral rolls of gram panchayats, block samitis and zila parishads.
POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS
Punjab
shifts four police officers
Chandigarh, January 14
The Punjab Government today
ordered the transfer of four police officers.
Patwari
suspended
Mansa, January 14
Mr S.K. Ahluwalia Deputy
Commissioner, has placed Gurtej Singh, patwari, and Jagroop Singh,
kanungo, under suspension.
1
killed, 39 hurt in road mishap
Gurdaspur, January 14
One person was killed and 39 were
injured when a bus coming from Amritsar collided with a truck coming
from the opposite direction near Japuwal on the G.T. Road, 5 km from
here, today. The deceased has been identified as Surjeet Singh, the
driver of the truck and resident of Deriwal in Pathankot.
Robbers strike at
two places
Patiala, January 14
Robbers struck at two places in the city since last night, looting a house and making a bid to rob a bank.
1
held with fake passport
Amritsar, January 14
The district police today
arrested Amarjit Singh of Kapurthala district for allegedly possessing
a fake passport.
 UK
delegation visits varsity
Amritsar, January 14
A four-member delegation of the
British Parliament led by Mr Stephen Pound visited Guru Nanak Dev
University here today and had an interaction on higher education and
political systems in India and England with Dr Satinder Singh,
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and senior faculty members.
British
Parliament members Tony Clarke, Tom Watson, Stephen Pound and Vikas
Pota of House of Commons, pay tributes at the Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, on Tuesday.
— PTI
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