An unlikely duo make the most of Holi at
Patiala. — Photo Subhash Patialavi |
Hola
Mohalla concludes
Anandpur Sahib, March 20
The five-day annual Hola Mohalla
in Kiratpur Sahib and here concluded yesterday evening amid cultural
and religious ceremonies. The religious ceremonies on the concluding
day of Hola Mohalla started with the performing of ardas at Takht Sri
Keshgarh Sahib. After the ardas, a nagar kirtan led by Panj Piaras was
taken out from Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib.
Haryana page: Hola
Mohalla celebrated
Himachal page: Maintain
‘maryada’ of Takhts, demands congregation
No
notification on MBBS seats despite HC order
Faridkot, March 20
First, procedural lapses on part
of the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, here spoiled the
carrier prospects of aspiring medicos in the state and, now, the
Punjab Government has failed to issue the notification authorising the
university to full up vacant seats of the all-India quota for the MBBS
courses.
2 held for helping units steal
power
Patiala, March 20
Electronic meter, installed by spending crores in industrial units in Chandigarh and Punjab, seem to have been out done by an electronic remote system which can jam meters meaning loss of crores to the Union Territory Administration and the Punjab State Electricity Board.
Kalam
to visit DAV College
Amritsar, March 20
The President Dr A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam will inaugurate the golden jubilee celebrations of DAV College
here, on March 23. Principal M.L. Aeri said here today that the
President had promised to visit the college in December 2000 and he
had redeemed his promise to interact with the faculty and the
students.
PM
‘appeasing’ Muslims
Phagwara, March 20
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad
“Dharam Jan Jagarn Yatra” reached here yesterday as a run up to
the March 27 — April 2 gherao of Parliament to press for the
construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhaya. Swami Surya Partap of the
VHP’s Pradesh Marg Darshan Mandal alleged that the Vajpayee
government wanted to convert Hindustan into an Islamic country and
with his appeasement of Muslims.
Cong
meetings
Chandigarh, March 20
PPCC President H.S. Hanspal has
convened a meeting of the presidents of district and block Congress
committees here for March 22. The meeting will also be addressed by
Capt Amarinder Singh and Ms Mohsina Kidwai, General Secretary of the
AICC, in charge of Punjab affairs.
Kamboj
elected MC president
Fazilka, March 20
Mr Hari Chand Kamboj of the
Congress has been unanimously elected President of the local municipal
council. His name was proposed by Mr Surinder Kalra and seconded by Mr
Joginder Lal Setia. He has been elected unopposed as a municipal
councillor before the Civic Body poll on March 9 for the second time.
He belongs to the Backward Class.
Strike
by petrol dealers
Amritsar, March 20
The Amritsar District Petrol
Dealers Association went on strike today. Serpentine queues were seen
at petrol-filling stations since early yesterday. However, many small
outlets were open in spite of the strike call.
Labourers
beat up ‘outside’ contractors
Bathinda, March 20
A protest by labourers
forced the authorities here today to postpone allotting
contracts for hiring labourers for loading and unloading of crop
procured from various mandis in the district.
Labourers from Punjab
attacked associates of labour contractors from Haryana, at Bathinda on Thursday.
— Photo Kulbir Beera |
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BKU
to support PSEB staff stir
Bathinda, March 20
Mr Joginder Singh, state
president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, (Ekta) in a statement here
today said that activists of the BKU would reach Chandigarh tomorrow
to support the stir of the state Electricity Board Employees against
the privatisation of the PSEB.
SKP
to publish ‘White Paper’
Amritsar, March 20
The Shiromani Khalsa Panchayat
today vowed to continue its “peaceful struggle” till the removal
of Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar, Akal Takht, who was
allegedly facing charges of corruption.
Accidental
poisoning kills kid
Bathinda, March 20
Seven-year-old Happy of Talwandi
Sabo subdivision of this district died after consuming some
insecticides he had accidentally mixed in Holi colours.
ST
evasion: Commissioner proposes, juniors dispose
Amritsar, March 20
Even as the Additional Excise and
Taxation Commissioner directed his Assistant Excise and Taxation
Officer to get a criminal case of ‘impersonation’ and floating of
‘bogus firms’ registered against the owner of an influential air
conditioner dealer, junior officers of the department have claimed
that there was no such provision as the matter could be dealt under
the Sales Tax Act only.
Murder
on court premises: 11 held
Batala, March 20
The police here arrested 11
persons today, including six women in the daylight murder in the court
complex last month. Dr Naresh Kumar, SSP said that the culprits had
confessed that they were involved in the killing of Hardev Singh (34),
brother of Jagdev Singh, of Khujala village who had married Rajwant
Kaur against the wishes of her relatives two years ago. The marriage
was solemnised at Satkartaria gurdwara.
3-year
boy murdered
Bathinda, March 20
The body of a three-year-old boy
was recovered from the fields of Dialpura Mirja village in a badly
mutilated state. Sources said the body of Harpreet was found on
Tuesday morning in the fields and handed over to the police.
Liquor
vends auctioned for Rs 119 cr
Sangrur, March 20
In all, 469 Punjab medium liquor
vends and 90 Indian-made foreign liquor vends in Sangrur district were
auctioned today for Rs 119.7 crore for the financial year 2003-4. Last
year, these vends had been auctioned for Rs 110.54 crore.
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