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Badungar
seeks CM’s intervention
Phagwara, February 13
The SGPC President, Prof Kirpal Singh Badungar, has sought the intervention of the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, for rescinding the anti-Punjabi language decisions taken recently by the Syndicate of Punjabi University, Patiala. Talking to newsmen here today, he said he had also spoken to the Education Minister, Mr Khushhal Behal, about the issue.
CM’s
nod to ganda nullah project
Amritsar, February
13
After PUDA and the local
Municipal Corporation had locked horns for nearly a year over
the financing of the ganda nullah-project worth crores, the
Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, in a significant move,
intervened and overruled objections by PUDA.
Ganda Nallah scheme to cover one of the largest drains to restart in
Amritsar. — Photo Rajiv Sharma |
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Stocks,
dues sour sugar situation
Chandigarh, February 13
Uncleared stocks and unpaid dues
have together precipitated the sugar crisis in Punjab. By the end of
the current cane-crushing season, the state would have 50 lakh
quintals of sugar. The quantum of levy sugar will be 7 lakh quintals.
The sugar mills owe to the farmers over Rs 130 crore, as on January
31. The share of 14 cooperative sugar mills is Rs 56 crore.
SHSAD
not to contest civic poll on party symbol
Phagwara, February 13
The SHSAD may have an electoral
understanding with the Bhujan Samaj Party for the March municipal poll
and will also have local-level adjustments.
Police
remand for Thandal’s 2 ‘touts’
Kharar, February 13
Mrs Preeti Sahni, Judicial
Magistrate, Kharar, today remanded two alleged touts of a former
Akali minister, Mr Sohan Singh Thandal, who is already in judicial
custody, in police custody till tomorrow. The touts, Charan Dass, a
resident of Bharowal, village and Karnail Singh, a resident of
Garshankar, were arrested by the Punjab. Vigilance Bureau on
corruption charges.
Punjabi ambience for Crafts Mela
Patiala, February13 |
With preparations in full swing for the Patiala Heritage Festival, the district administration is leaving no stone unturned to ascertain that the venues where different items of the festival are scheduled to be held, also contribute to the aesthetic whole of the festival.
A view of the preparations for the Crafts Mela to be put up in the Sheesh Mahal complex
in
Patiala. — Photo by Subhash Patialavi. |
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Tent city coming up
Patiala, February 13
Rajasthani men saying "hukum" at every wish and command of a guest is likely to become a reality with the setting up of Swiss Cottage tents of the Maharaja of Jodhpur on two islands of the dried-up lake at the back of the Old Moti Bagh Palace.
Sale of spirit for drinking not new
Patiala, February 13
Deaths of 12 persons brought the use of spirit as an intoxicant into focus today. Use of methylated spirit for drinking by under-privileged is not new in the city. It has been going for a long time and tragedy of lower scale occurred in 1997 when four persons died after the consumption of the killer drink. Twelve persons in three different localities of the city last night are the latest
victims of “Bhakra da
Pani”.
President to visit Punjab on March 23
Chandigarh, February 13
The Punjab Government has started making preparations for the visit of the President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Informed official sources told The Tribune today that the President’s office has confirmed the visit of Mr Kalam to the state on March 23, the martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. The President is scheduled to visit the Golden Temple and Khatkar Kalan, the native village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, it is learnt.
With the growing
popularity of Punjabi music, children too attach themselves to
it in a wholehearted way.
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HC
withdraws work from judge
Kapurthala, February 13
The Punjab and Haryana High
Court has withdrawn judicial work from Mr A.L. Khichi, Civil Judge
(Senior Division). The decision was conveyed to members of the
District Bar Association in an order issued today by Mr Gurdev
Singh, District and Sessions Judge, entrusting the judicial work of
the court of Mr A.L. Khichi to the court of Mr S.S. Dhaliwal,
Additional Civil Judge, (Senior Division).
HIGH COURT
Kidney
case: notice of motion issued
Chandigarh, February 13
In less than a month after the
great kidney conspiracy was unearthed, the Punjab and Haryana High
Court today issued notice of motion for March 12 on a petition filed
by Dr Parveen Sareen seeking the quashing of a first information
report under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
Poets
lament hypocrisy, alienation
Phagwara, February 13
Hypocrisy in relations, sense
of isolation and alienation, communalism, the Delhi riots and Godhra
killings need for religious tolerance, brotherhood, emergence of new
feminine identity and urgency to fight forces of darkness and
enlightenment were major themes that dominated “kavi darbar”
held at local Guru Nanak College today.
BKU
(E) activists gherao bank
Bathinda, February 13
Activists of the Bharatiya
Kisan Union (Ekta) today gheraoed Primary Agriculture Development
Bank here and alleged that even as the Chief Minister had promised
that no farmer would be arrested for defaulting agriculture loans,
the bank authorities were despatching a warrant orders against
farmers.
Star
Cool told to pay compensation
Ropar, February 13
The District Consumer Forum
here has directed Star Cool, an Ambala firm to pay compensation to
Mangat Ram of Chamkaur Sahib in Ropar district. Mangat Ram had
alleged that he purchased a display counter from Star Cool for his
shop for Rs 58240, but the counter stopped working just one day
after the installation as its refrigeration system failed to work.
Cable
TV owners rivalry intensifies
Amritsar, February 13
Two rival groups of cable TV
owners in the city have filed several cases against each other in
the last week. Siti cable group, a subsidiary of Zee Telefilms, has
been under attack from rivals.
CRPF
jawan cremated with honours
Moga, February 13
Constable Gurmeet Singh (31) of
22 Battalion of the CRPF, who laid down his life while fighting
against militants in Jharkhand on February 10, was cremated with
full honours at his native village, Kanwanka Pattan, today.
CPI
protest against ‘police repression’
Jalandhar, February 13
Hundreds of activists of the
CPI today staged a demonstration here in protest against increasing
“police repression, custodial deaths and atrocities on Dalits in
the state”.
IAS
officers meet
Chandigarh, February 13
The executive of the Punjab IAS
Officers Association met here today to discuss the issue of
suspended Deputy Commissioner of Ferozepore, Mr D.K. Tiwari. The
association has not come out with any official statement with regard
to the meeting.
AOs
hold meeting at Ludhiana
Chandigarh, February 13
A meeting of the Agriculture
Officers Association, Punjab, was held at PAU Ludhiana today under
the Presidentship of Dr B.S. Sohal, Chief Agricultural Officer,
Patiala.
Probe
into co-option of bank directors
Bathinda, February 13
The Registrar, Cooperative
Societies, Punjab Government, has ordered an inquiry into the
alleged irregularities committed by the authorities concerned while
co-opting two directors of the Bathinda Primary Cooperative
Agriculture Development Bank, here, under political influence during
the previous SAD-BJP regime in the state.
Naib
Tehsildar suspended
Mansa, February 13
Mr Dharam Vir, Commissioner, Faridkot division, has placed Mr
Gurpreet Mohinder Singh
Chahal, Naib Tehsildar, Sardulgarh, under suspension with immediate
effect through an order. The copy of the said orders reached here
today. Mr Chahal will draw a subsistence allowance during the
suspension period as admissible under Rule 7.2 of the Punjab Civil
Services Rule Volume-I Part I. His headquarters during the period of
suspension will be the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Mansa.
Jalandhar
police chief shifted
Chandigarh, February 13
Besides ordering the transfer
of three other IPS officers, the Punjab Government today also
transferred the district police chief of Jalandhar and Gurdaspur,
respectively.
Rs
5.47 crore for development
Sangrur, February 13
A sum of Rs 5.47 crore was
released for development work and welfare schemes in the district at
a meeting of the District Planning and Development Board held under
the presidentship of Mr Avtar Henry, Punjab Industry Minister and
chairman of the board, here today.
Two
held for smuggling
Faridkot, February 15
The police nabbed two persons
on the Faridkot-Talwandi road near the canal yesterday and recovered
115 gm smacks from them. They have been identified as Major Singh
alias Pargat Singh son of Balwinder Singh alias Bahal Singh of Kler
village in Tarn Taran police district and Sunil a resident of Meerut
in Uttar Pradesh. A case under Section 21/61/85 of the NDPS Act has
been registered against them.
1
more held in church land scam
Gurdaspur, February 13
Mr Varinder Kumar, SSP, said
today that the police had arrested Sanjiv Kumar, alias Samual Masih,
alias Semi, a resident of Amritsar, for his alleged involvement in
the multi-crore church land scam at Madhopur in Pathankot
subdivision in the district. A case under Sections 420, 467, 468,
471 and 120-B of the IPC was registered on January 11 in this
regard.
700
kg poppy husk seized
Phagwara, February 13
The police has seized 700 kg of
poppy husk, worth Rs 5 lakh, from Manga and his sister-in-law
Tarsem, residents of Kirpal Pur colony. A press note issued by DSP
Harmanbir Singh Gill today said the two were retailers of poppy husk
and had brought a truck load from Rajasthan.
6
inmates injured in clash
Amritsar, February 13
Six inmates of the Central Jail
were injured in a clash between two groups inside the prison complex
here today.
Nod
to degree courses in polytechnics
Bathinda, February 13
The Punjab Government today
gave formal approval to run degree engineering courses in its seven
polytechnic colleges in the state from the next academic session to
make them financially viable and to generate an additional, 4,500
seats of diploma and degree courses in these institutions.
IT
festivals at DAV College
Amritsar, February 13
To create awareness about
various computer programmes amongst the youth, the local DAV College
organised state-level IT festivals ‘netwest’, ‘skillfest’
and ‘e-fest’ here yesterday.
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