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Unclear
status compounds handicap of kidney recipient
Patiala, March 1
From fighting for two years to
get a disability certificate for himself and leading the struggle to
get the same for other kidney recipients, Vishal Mohindra has come a
long way. Vishal, who had to fight a two-year battle to get a
disability certificate from the local Civil Surgeon in 1997, is still
unsure of his status even as he gets ready to appear in the
re-examination for PCS Executive posts in April next.
Council
elections: nominations withdrawn
Dhuri, March 1
Out of the 113 nomination papers
filed for the elections to 17 wards of the Dhuri Municipal Council, 22
nominations were rejected yesterday and 12 candidates withdrew their
nominations today. Now 79 candidates have been left in the fray. The
elections will be held on March 9. Mr Kesar Singh of the Congress had
been declared unopposed from ward No 12.
SAD
fears violence, rigging
Zirakpur, March 1
Apprehending large-scale rigging
and violence during the Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat elections, the
Shiromani Akali Dal General Secretary, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, has
written to the State Election Commission for deputing additional force
under the supervision of unbiased officers.
Trees
drying and dying in Punjab
Bathinda, March 1
Even as the authorities concerned
have been trying to find the reasons for the death and dryness of a
large number of kikar (Acacia nilotica) and tahli (Dalvergia sissoo)
trees in Punjab over the past more than two years, the high mortality
rate in the neem (azadirachata), maharukh (ailanthus) and Cassia
manzium trees during the past three months has added to their worries.
NSS volunteers wait for their turn to present giddha at
the annual prize distribution function in Bathinda on Saturday.
— Photo Kulbir Beera |
Pension
payment from banks opposed
Sangrur, March 1
Resentment prevails among
government pensioners over the transfer of pension payment from the
government treasuries to the nationalised banks in the state. A
meeting of the Punjab State Pensioners Union of Sangrur district, held
under the presidentship of Mr Avtar Singh, Kaptan, president of the
union, here today criticised the letter, the Punjab Government
transferring of pension payment from the treasuries to the
nationalised banks, and urged the government to withdraw it.
Ban humour: Punjab artistes
Chandigarh, March 1
A number of eminent Punjabi big screen and small screen stars, led by Jaspal Bhatti, today urged the Punjab Government to “ban humour” and designate the Principal Secretary to the Government for clearing all “songs, comedies and skits” before public performance.
‘Bring
pollution under control’
Bathinda, March 1
Mr Sharat Chander Mahajan,
General Manager, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant, yesterday said that the
increasing pollution had been causing serious damage to environment
and urgent steps were needed to be taken to bring pollution under
control.
Vajra
Corps celebrates Raising Day
Jalandhar, March 1
Vajra Corps celebrated its 53rd
somewhere in the Western Sector today. Having drawn its name from the
Lord Indra’s powerful thunderbolt ‘Vajra’, 11 Corps has been
proving its mettle right since its inception on March 1, 1950. The
corps was raised at Ambala under the leadership of Lieut- Gen Kulwant
Singh, who was the first corps commander. Later the corps was
commanded by Lieut Gen S.P. Thorat, Lieut-Gen V.P. Malik, Lieut- Gen
H.B. Kala. Lieut-Gen Chaudhary and Lieut-Gen Kamal Davar. The battle
honours of the corps, which was presently headed by Lieut-Gen K.
Nagraj, included Asal Uttar, Dera Baba Nanak, Dogri and Barki.
‘Make
Amritsar pilgrimage destination’
Amritsar, March 1
Mr Tarlochan Singh, Chairman
National Minorities Com-mission, has urged Union Minister for Tourism,
Mr Jagmohan to promote Amritsar as a pilgrimage destination on the
pattern of Kurukshetra.
Canadian
minister calls on Punjab CM
Chandigarh, March 1
Mr Tony Clement, Minister of
Health and Long-term Care, Ontario (Canada), called on the Punjab
Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, here today to discuss the
prospects of improving health-care services between Canada and Punjab,
besides building a base for mutual exchange of knowledge and
expertise.
Bus
pass row: PRSU men threaten stir
Sangrur, March 1
The Punjab Radical Students Union
has condemned the withdrawal of bus pass facility to thousands of
students in the state. In a press
release issued here yesterday the union leaders, including Mr Amarjit
Raju, state president, and Mr Harbans Sonu, state secretary, said the
withdrawal of the bus pass facility had affected a large number of
students.
Shivratri
celebrated
Patiala,
March 1
Shivratri was celebrated with gusto in a number of Shiv temples in the city on Saturday. Most of the temples saw a heavy rush of people. Patiala MP Preneet Kaur paid obeisance at Shiv Mandir in the Bishen Nagar locality here.
Praying with milk: MP Preneet
Kaur pays obeisance at a Shiv Mandir at Bishannagar in Patiala
on the occasion of Shivratri on Saturday. — Photo Subhash
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arrested for NRI’s death
Phagwara, March 1
The police has arrested Jagmohan
Singh of Raipur Rasulpur village, Jatinder Singh, alias Lucky, of
Sarbha Nagar Reru and Avtar Singh of Reru near Jalandhar on charges of
killing Mohan Singh, an NRI of Rasulpur village on February 23.
Girl
refuses to marry addict, abducted
Amritsar, March 1
A girl (20) was allegedly
abducted from her house in Rup Nagar locality by four persons
including three women here last evening. Jagdish Kaur, mother of the
victim in a complaint has alleged that the four accused entered her
house, locked her in a room and kidnapped her daughter in a car.
Varsity
probe into institutes of IT complete
Talwandi Sabo, March 1
Punjabi University
Vice-Chancellor Swaran Singh Boparai today said that an inquiry into
the establishing and functioning of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Guru
Gobind Singh Institutes of Information and Technology, Bathinda and
Patiala, respectively, had been completed and senior officials of the
university and a very senior leader of a political party were involved
in it.
Probe
irregularities in college, says PCCTU
Sangrur, March 1
The district unit of the Punjab
and Chandigarh College Teachers Union today demanded a thorough and
impartial probe into the various “irregularities”, allegedly
committed by the management of Desh Bhagat College, Bardwal (Dhuri),
with regard to the non-payment of salaries and arrears of revised pay
scales to the teaching staff.
Education
Dept intervenes in school row
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 1
The conflict between the
Principal and the management of MG Ashoka Girls Senior Secondary
School took a new turn today with the intervention of the state
Education Department. The DPI (S), in an order to the DEO (S),
Fatehgarh Sahib, has appointed her the correspondent of the school
till further orders. The DEO (S) has directed the school Principal to
submit the school record in her office.
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