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BJP
to document police ‘excesses’
Chandigarh, March 15
The Punjab unit of the BJP today
set up a three-member committee to document facts with regard to the
police “excesses” on party activists in various parts of the state
during the recent municipal elections.
Minister
Kaypee unhappy with party Mayor
Jalandhar, March 15
Punjab Technical and Industrial
Training Minister Mohinder Singh Kaypee today accused Congress Mayor
of local Municipal Corporation Surinder Mahey of bringing bad name to
the party by pursuing anti-people policies.
Dharna
by SAD, BJP workers
Sangrur, March 15
Activists of the BJP, the SAD,
and residents of the town today staged a dharna at the Pheruman Chowk
here to protest against the assault on Mr Nanak Chand Kalra, former
chairman of the Sangrur Improvement Trust, and his son Jatinder Kalra,
a BJP Municipal Councillor and demanded the arrest of the remaining
four accused.
Nagpal
appointed city Cong chief
Abohar, March 15
Mr Sunil Jakhar MLA warned
officials of the Municipal Council and the Punjab Water Supply and
Sewerage Board of action if sanitation was not attended to in a few
days. Officials looking after amenities would have to shed lethargic
life-style, Mr Jakhar said at a press conference later.
A shopkeeper
waits for customers with all supplies for Holi on display, at Bathinda on Saturday. — Photo
Kulbir Beera |
PSSSB
case: accused gets judicial remand
Kharar, March 15
Mrs Preeti Sahni, Sub-Divisional
Judicial Magistrate, here today sent Gurmail Singh, who was arrested
by Vigilance Bureau in connection with the appointment scandal of the
Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board, in judicial remand till
March 26.
25
buses leave for Afghanistan
Wagah, March 15
A convoy of 25 buses was flagged
off from the joint checkpost here today around 1 p.m. Mr Abdul Razzaq
Jalali along with Mr Shahid Kazim and Mr Abdul Waffa, Director of
Transport Ministry, Secretary, Transport, and official in the
Transport Ministry of Afghanistan, respectively, accompanied the buses
to Pakistan for their onward journey to Afghanistan.
Badungar
flayed for sacking Manjit
Patiala, March 15
Sympathisers of the dismissed
Jathedar of Kesgarh Sahib, Prof Manjit Singh, today organised a
seminar here today in the hometown of SGPC President Kirpal Singh
Badungar to censure the latter and urge the Akal Takht Jathedar to
finalise the service rules of the jathedars of the Sikh Takhts.
Heritage
status for Golden Temple opposed
Amritsar, March 15
The Khalra Mission Committee has
opposed the move of giving heritage status to the Golden Temple and
allowing women to perform seva and kirtan in the sanctum sanctorum of
the Golden Temple.
4
ultrasound units face action
Violation of PNDT Act
Sangrur, March 15
To initiate proceedings against
four ultrasound units of this district, the District Advisory
Committee (DAC) for the implementation of the Pre-Natal Diagnostic
Techniques (PNDT) Act, at its meeting, recommended the cancellation of
registration of one ultrasound unit for the violation of various
provisions of the PNDT Act. It also recommended suspension of
registration of three ultrasound units for one month on a similar
ground.
Doctors
told to pay 2 lakh
Pathankot, March 15
The District Consumer Redressal
Forum, Gurdaspur, presided over by Mr Gurdial Singh Sandhu, has held
two doctors of Gurdaspur responsible for operating upon Amarjit Kaur
in a “careless” and “negligent” manner causing her death. The
forum directed the two doctors to pay Rs 2,00,000 as compensation to
the complainants.
Symbolic
protest against squalor
Phagwara, March 15
A section of local journalists
presented a unique memento to civic body chief Malkiat Singh Ragbotra
here yesterday. As a symbolic gesture against the insanitary
conditions in town in general and around the statue of Mahatma Gandhi
outside local Town Hall in particular, the journalists cleaned and
washed the statue with milk and swept its surrounding areas.
Demand
for Baba Bairagi memorial
Chandigarh, March 15
Mr Krishan Kumar Bawa, President,
Bairagi Mahan Mandal, Punjab, today demanded that the Central
Government should install a memorial in honour of Bairagi Baba Banda
Singh Bahadur at Mehrauli, where he was martyred.
ZP
chief’s vehicle challaned
Bathinda, March 15
The police has challaned the
private vehicle of Chairman of the Zila Parishad, Mr Bikramjit Singh,
for violating the rules. The vehicle was challaned near the Bibiwala
Chowk last evening when a relative of Mr Bikramjit Singh was driving
it.
Officials
review Kathua, Chamba problems
Pathankot, March 15
Top civic and police officials of
Punjab, Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir today held a meeting to sort
out the problems of Kathua and Chamba and review the security
arrangements at the Ranjit Sagar Dam.
Auction
of liquor shops put off
Chandigarh, March 15
The Punjab Excise Department
authorities today postponed the auction of liquor shops in the Banga
area and Hoshiarpur district. Informed official sources said the
participants in the auction had pooled and had been asking for
lowering the reserve price by Rs 10 crore.
Suspended
for insubordination
Gurdaspur, March 15
The General Manager, Milk Union,
Gurdaspur, on Thursday placed under suspension Balbir Singh, a Senior
Assistant (Administration), on charges of dereliction and negligence
in the performance of duty, disobeyance of orders, abusing and showing
ill-will against higher officials and making complaints against higher
authorities for ulterior motives.
Gang
of thieves busted, 6 held
Jalandhar, March 15
The district police has busted a
seven-member gang of thieves with the arrest of its six members and
recovery of stolen electronic goods. Mr Varinder Kumar, SSP, in a
press note issued here today, said following a tip-off, a police party
raided the cremation grounds at Lambra village and arrested six
persons — Amarjeet, Harpreet Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Tilak Raj, Ashok
Kumar and Balwinder Singh — all residents of Malkon village.
SI
arrested for extorting money
Gurdaspur, March 15
The police has arrested
Sub-Inspector Karanjit Singh, posted as Station House Officer,
Dorangla police station in the district, for allegedly extorting Rs
2,000 from Joginder Singh of Sadda village under Dorangla police
station.
Custodial
death: 2 cops booked
Nawanshahr, March 15
The local police registered a
case against Head Constable Bhola Amir Singh and Constable Kundan Lal
under Section 304, IPC, here today in connection with the alleged
custodial death of suspected Kashmiri terrorist Qasim (35) of Tanka
village of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday.
PUNJABI UNIVERSITY
CONVOCATION
Sinha
rules out talks with Pakistan
Patiala, March 15
External Affairs Minister
Yashwant Sinha today ruled out talks with Pakistan unless it stopped
aiding terrorism in India. He said both countries would benefit if
Pakistan permitted economic linkages and greater people-to-people
contacts between the two countries.
PUOSA
may take up issues of public interest
SAS Nagar, March 15
Need for taking up important
social issues like family planning, diversification and better
healthcare for masses was stressed at the general body meeting of the
Punjabi University (Campus) Old Students Association held here today.
Holiday
confusion upsets exam dates
Bathinda, March 15
While a section of teachers
enjoyed the Moharram holiday, which was never declared by the Punjab
Government yesterday, the students of classes 6, 7, 9 and plus one in
some schools of this and nearby districts could not appear in their
annual exams.
| Better
education in govt schools stressed |
Amritsar, March 15
Expressing dissatisfaction
over the basic structure of the government-run schools in
Punjab, the Minister of State for Education, Professor Darbari
Lal, said more than 90 per cent of such schools were without
minimum basic infrastructure and needed special attention.
Prof Darbari Lal
addresses
a press conference in Amritsar on Saturday. This is his first visit to the city after becoming
Minister of State for Education. — Photo Rajiv
Sharma
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