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Two
held, 2 kg RDX seized
Muktsar, March 30
Punjab militants based in Pakistan,
have started luring youths from Rajasthan for realising their subversive
plans. An incident came to light when the police arrested two
Rajasthan-based youths with 2 kg kilogram of RDX. The youths, have been
identified as Pritpal Singh and Jhamak Lal, residents of Udaipur (city
of lakes) of Rajasthan and were arrested yesterday.
7
booked for raping minor
Phagwara, March 30
The police here has registered a
case under Sections 366, 376, 342, 343, 404, 506, 120-B of the IPC for
rape, kidnapping, wrongful confinement intimidation, mis-carriage
without women’s consent and conspiracy against seven persons,
including Gurdip Singh and two doctors Niranjan Kaur and Dr Babbu on the
complaint of a minor girl Preet Nagar Mohalla.
District
admn ‘ignoring MP’
Ferozepore, March 30
Member of Parliament from
Ferozepore, Zora Singh Mann in a letter Union Home Minister, L.K.
Advani has alleged that the central government-sponsored Border Area
Development Fund meant for development works in the border area was
being used according to whims of the Congress men and the Lok Sabha
member was being ignored regarding its distribution by the district
authorities.
Sarna
flays Bitta’s remarks
Amritsar, March 30
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee President Paramjit Singh Sarna today criticised All India
Anti Terrorists Front Chairman M.S. Bitta for his reported statements
asking him to appear before Akal Takht and said he had no right to say
such things.
Bir
Devinder ‘quite happy’ now
Ludhiana, March 30
While asserting that “voice of
dissent” was quite important in a democratic set up and it should
not be gagged, the dissident Congress leader and the Deputy Speaker of
the Punjab Assembly, Bir Devinder Singh said today that he was
“quite happy” with the responsibility he had been assigned.
A child artiste performs Kathak dance at a function in Amritsar on
Sunday.
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Border
villagers want anti-flood steps
Gurdaspur, March 30
Residents of border village Rossa
and surrounding areas are a worried lot as the Punjab government has
not undertaken anti-flood steps on Ravi river on a scale undertaken by
the Pakistan government. BSF sources said Pakistan had constructed 5/6
km-long bandh opposite Rossa BSF observation post near Ravi.
Ropar
to have equine farm
Jalandhar, March 30
In its bid to explore potential
for export of horses in the international market and to conserve
threatened breed of Sindhi horses for the benefit of state farmers,
the Punjab Government has decided to set up an equine farm at Ropar,
for which the Central Government has already agreed upon to release a
grant of Rs 1 crore.
Set
up ‘special economic zone’
Bathinda, March 30
The industrial development in
south Punjab has not caught up with other parts of the state due to
neglect of governments and even the much-hyped industrial growth
centre project initiated by the SAD-BJP government has failed to
deliver the goods,” said Dr Prem Kumar President Bathinda Management
Association.
Vedanti
justifies removal of jathedars
Patiala, March 30
Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti
Jathedar, Akal Takht justified the removal of jathedars by the Sikh
Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and added that conditions had been
created leading to the removal of the Jathedars.
Holding
of dual charges resented
Hoshiarpur, March 30
The working in some of the wings
of the Punjab Irrigation Department has been adversely hit due to
irregular appointments of chief engineers. According to official
sources, chief engineers of some of the wings of the department are
holding charges of one or more than one post of their counterparts in
addition to their assignments.
Simplify
procedure in accident cases
Amritsar, March 30
Expressing concern over the
alleged harassment of the persons who help in taking road mishaps
victims to hospital, Ms Laxmi Kanta Chawla, former BJP MLA, alleged
that this attitude was keeping common public away from accident
victims.
Viscera sent to Patiala
Mullanpur Garibdass, March 30
The Ropar police has sent the viscera of Hari Singh, who died on Thursday allegedly after being beaten up by his neighbours in Mullanpur-Garibdass village, to Patiala for further examination as the post-mortem of the victim did not reveal any fatal injuries.
Provide
more staff, says FCI staff body
Bathinda, March 30
Mr Brij Mohan Sharma, president,
FCI Quality Control Staff Welfare Association while addressing the
delegates at a meeting held here today said proper procedures must be
adopted for the disposal of complaints received regarding the despatch
of foodgrains by the FCI.
Mela
in memory of freedom fighters
Amritsar, March 30
Hundreds of people today
participated in the fourth cultural mela organised in the memory of
the freedom fighters at Kathunangal near here by ‘Swatantarta
Sainani Comrade Hari Singh Baaghi Yaadgari Manch’.
6
hurt in mishaps
Bathinda, March 30
Six persons, including one girl,
were injured in four separate accidents, which took place in the past
24 hours in the city. Ram Singh, (50) who was on his way to home near
the old Thara Road was injured when he was hit by iron rods being
unloaded from a truck.
EO,
ex-councillor of MC arrested
Pathankot, March 30
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has
arrested Executive Officer of the Municipal Council Jagtar Singh and
former Municipal Councillor Girdhari Lal, and booked three others
including a former MC chief for allegedly committing irregularities
and embezzlements, and misuse of their position.
Four
held for cheating
Bathinda, March 30
Mr Paramjit Singh of Naruana
village in his complaint to the police said that his loan of Rs 1.20
lakh raised from a commission agent swindled by his neighbour, Manga
Singh son of Bachhiter Singh, who lured him into doubling the amount.
He said that he had contributed Rs 15,000 and he was planning to buy a
tractor.
Four
held for immoral trafficking
Jalandhar, March 30
The police busted a call girl
racket in near-by Baring village under the Sadar police station last
night. A police release here today said four persons, including a
woman and two young girls were arrested.
Car
taken away at gunpoint
Amritsar, March 30
Two unidentified clean-shaven
persons took away a white Maruti Zen (PB-02AD-0549) on Friday at
gunpoint from a driver of Vinod Grover when the driver was cleaning
the vehicle.
Beopar
mandal calls for bandh
Amritsar, March 30
Trade and industrial units will
observe a two-day bandh from March 31 to protest against the
imposition of value-added tax.
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