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Getting ready for a family. — Tribune Photo Kulbir Beera
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SAD
(A) celebrates Bhindranwale’s anniversary
Fatehgarh Sahib, February
12
The Shiromani Akali Dal
(Amritsar) SAD (A) today celebrated birth anniversary of militants
leader Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale here.
HIGH COURT
Missing
girl case: CBI probe sought
Chandigarh, February 12
Mystery continues to surround the
disappearance of a Mansa district resident’s minor daughter. Even
after a lapse of six months, the police has failed to trace her.
Dept
ready to implement order
Felling of trees in Mirzapur
forest
Chandigarh, February 12
The Punjab Forest Department said
today that while it was ready to implement the government order
authorising Mr Lachhman Singh, a well known forest contractor and
former MP, to fell certain types of trees in Mirzapur’s private
forest, it continued to differ with him over the interpretation of the
subsequent ‘‘extension’’ granted to him in the felling period.
Govt
‘encouraging’ hawkish forces
Phagwara, February 12
Mr Pawan Gupta, president, Shiv
Sena (Bal Thackeray), Punjab, today alleged that the government of
Capt Amarinder Singh was propping up hawkish and separatist forces in
the state to break the monopoly of Mr Parkash Singh Badal, a former
Chief Minister and Akali Dal President. SAD meeting on Feb 15
Chandigarh, February 12
A meeting of the SAD executive, members of the Political Affairs Committee, members of the SGPC, party MLAs, MPs, and presidents of district units of the Shiromani Akali Dal ( SAD) will be held at Gurdwara
Aalmghir, near Ludhiana, on February 15.
Hindus,
Sikhs greet Muslims
Malerkotla, February 12
 More
than one lakh Muslims offered namaz and greeted one another on the
occasion of Id-ul-Zuha here today. Maulana Hashim Shah Shabib, Shahi
Imam of the local Jama Masjid, led the namaz at the Idgah.
Mr Mohammed Sharief,
second-in-command of the Pakistan Rangers, presents a basket of sweets
to Mr D.K. Sharma, Commanding Officer, BSF, on the occasion of
Id-ul-Zuha on Wednesday. — Photo Rajiv Sharma
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Two boys greet each other on Id in Patiala.
— Photo Subhash Patialavi
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Sikh
panel to approach NCM
Jalandhar, February 12
The joint action committee (JAC)
of several Sikh religious and political organisations today decided to
approach the National Commission for Minorities following the
registration of a case against some members of the managing committee
of Gurdwara Shaheedan at Talhan village, near here, on the complaint
of Dalits.
NCM
cell to attend to Kashmiris’ problems
Amritsar, February 12
The National Commission for
Minorities (NCM) has decided to form a cell in New Delhi to attend to
problems of Kashmiris.
Avoid
witch-hunt, CM tells VB
Chandigarh, February 12
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt
Amarinder Singh, today urged the Vigilance Bureau to refrain from
witch-hunting and avoid settling personal scores.
Maharaja’s
dream forgotten
Patiala, February 12
 Once
projected to rival the boulevards of New Delhi, the Bhupindra Nagar in
city may be a shadow of its former self, but appears to be galling is
that the creator of the “Nagar” as well as that of modern Patiala
- Maharaja Bhupinder Singh - does not seem to be getting his due
during a time when the city is getting ready to showcase itself at a
Heritage Festival scheduled to start from February 14.
Wiled growth surrounds
a foundation stone in Patiala.
AITUC,
INTUC hold dharna
Amritsar, February 12
AITUC, INTUC and the BMS besides
other labour and teachers organisations held a dharna in front of the
labour office here today.
Anti-tank
bomb’s shell found
Bathinda, February 12
A shell of an anti-tank bomb was
found this morning from the Sirhind canal, passing through this town,
by a child who was playing on its bank.
Sewer
bursts, road damaged
Amritsar, February 12
A sewer in the busy Katra Jaimal
Singh area burst and damaged the road late last night. No one was,
however, injured. Scaling of manholes with road mix was reported to be
the cause of the incident.
Community
policing in 8 dists started
Moga, February 12
The Punjab Government has
introduced community policing on the pattern of the one in Western
countries in eight districts of the state to bring police force closer
to people. CPI against Iraq war
Chandigarh, February 12
The Punjab unit of the CPI today called upon the people to raise their voice against US plans to attack Iraq. Dr Joginder
Dayal, secretary of the unit, said today that the American President was trying to push the entire world to war.
Couple
held for embezzlement
Kapurthala, February 12
The police here today arrested
Parmod Kumar and his wife Priya Sharma, managing director and
director, respectively, of Van Raksha Plantation and Resorts Limited,
a finance company, under Sections 406, 420 and 120-B of the IPC for
fraudulently collecting large sums of money in the name of the
company.
2
duped of Rs 10 lakh
Amritsar, February 12
The Majitha police has booked
Rajesh Agarwal, a resident of Atma Nagar, Ludhiana, for allegedly
duping Avtar Singh and his friend Gurinderjit Singh, both residents of
Mudal village, for Rs 10 lakh.
Gang
selling fake degrees busted
Gurdaspur, February 12
The police has busted a gang of
cheats engaged in supplying fake M.A., B.A. degrees, 10+2 and
matriculation certificates of the Punjab School Education Board, fake
registration certificate of vehicles and fake driving licences.
Held
for posing as journalist
Bathinda, February 12
The police has arrested a person
who posing as a journalist duped people by promising to get them jobs.
Sarabjit Singh of Bhalojala village in Amritsar district used to
swindle people by promising to get them jobs through his ‘links’.
He boasted of connections with ministers, politicians and officials of
different department , as he was a press reporter.
8
students hurt in group clash
Sunam, February 12
Eight students were injured when
a clash took place between students of the local ITI and the local SUS
College at the bus stands here last evening.
Watchman
helps nab 2 of gang
Muktsar, February 12
The alertness of a watchman at
the local Punsup godown led to the arrest of two members of a gang
indulging in the theft of bags of wheat stored there.
Man,
girl commit suicide?
Hoshiarpur, February 12
The bodies of a man and a girl
were found lying on a blanket near the tubewell of Mr Bhim Singh at
Bajrawar village this morning.
4
held for murder, vehicles’ theft
Muktsar, February 12
The police has arrested four
persons allegedly for murders and theft of vehicles in Punjab, Haryana
a and Delhi.
Man,
son held on rape charge
Tarn Taran, February 12
The Verowal police has arrested
Karamjit Singh and his father Darshan Singh of Verowal Bawwian village
for allegedly raping a teenager of the same village.
Punjab
board Class X exams from March 5
SAS Nagar, February 12
Class X students appearing in the
Punjab School Education Board Matriculation examinations will have
their first examination on March 5 starting with English.
City
school boy wins laurels for making energy model
Bathinda, February 12
Rupinder Singh class X pupil of
Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, of the city has won second prize in
the Indian Science Congress held recently. Gurmat sangeet made ‘optional’
Patiala, February 12
The Faculty of Arts and Culture of Panjab University, Chandigarh, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and Punjabi University, Patiala, have virtually made the study of Gurmat sangeet optional at the undergraduate level in the state following a decision in this regard at a meeting held here yesterday.
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