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Row
over Vishal Panthic Conference
3 MLAs announce boycott
Bathinda, April 13
Three Independent MLAs have refused
to attend the Vishal Panthic Conference at Talwandi Sabo on Baisakhi
tomorrow. The MLAs — Mr Gurpreet Singh Kangar of Rampura Phul, Mr
Sukhdarshan Singh Mrar of Muktsar and Mr Harmeet Singh of Tarn Taran —
told the TNS today that some persons with vested interests had sabotaged
their plan to hold a conference of Independent MLAs to draw the
attention of the government towards the problems in their
constituencies.
Blatant
violations of Minimum Wages Act
Ropar, April13
As per the minimum wages notified
by the Punjab Government, even a simple labourer is entitled to a pay of
at least Rs 2,000 per month or Rs 76.95 per day. However, in spite of
the directions issued by the Deputy Commissioner to various departments
in this regard, even the minimum wage of Rs 2,000 per month fixed for
the labourers is not being given to many graduates and postgraduates
working in various organisations in the district.
Virtual
courtroom in law school
Jalandhar, April 13
With a view to augmenting its
“clinical” approach towards the legal studies and imparting
practical training to students about the court environment, a “virtual
courtroom” has been set-up by the School of Legal Studies being run
here by Guru Nanak Dev University at its Ladhewali Road regional centre.
Longer
Assembly session good: Bir Devinder
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 13
“The Vidhan Sabha is a temple of
democracy and its privilege, sanctity and traditions should be
maintained at any cost,” said Mr Bir Devinder Singh, Deputy Speaker,
at a press conference here today. He was here to attend a civic
reception given in his honour by citizens of Sirhind town.
Fearing
molestation, woman jumps from bus
Bathinda, April 13
Kuljeet Kaur (name changed), along
with another girl, boarded a bus at Pakka Kalan village to reach their
native village, Chak Heera Singhwala, 4 km from there, on April 9. Both
work at a machine-loom centre at Pakka Kalan village. Kuljeet wanted to
reach her home earlier than the usual time as her-in-laws, were not at
home, but she did not know what the fate had in store for her.
Langah
sees no development
Gurdaspur, April 13
Mr Sucha Singh Langah, former PWD
minister, while talking to newspersons at Dhariwal today said the
Congress government in the state could be described as a government
sans performance. There was not a single development project which the
state government could boast of having pursued during its present
regime.
Pensioners
sore over hike in MLAs’ salary
Chandigarh, April 13
There has been a sharp reaction
to ministers and MLAs raising their own salary and perks from
pensioners and non-government aided college teaching and non-teaching
staff. The Government Pensioners’ Association’s Additional General
Secretary, Mr Yash Paul Ghai, today told TNS about the resentment
brewing among the pensioners. He doubted if the charge of the ruling
Congress that the Akali-BJP Government had left behind empty coffers
was true.
Truckers’
nationwide stir begins today
Ludhiana, April 13
The movement of trucks across the
country will come to a halt from 6 a.m. tomorrow as a stir call was
given by the All-India Motor Transport Congress today.
After
40 years, Kali Bein has fresh water
Kapurthala, April 13
It was a moment of joy for
residents of Kapurthala, Sultanpur Lodhi and Bholath areas to see
fresh water flowing in the Kali Bein after a gap of nearly 40 years
following the release of 62 cusecs of fresh water from the Mukerian
Hydel channel at the Terkiana barrage two days ago.
Call
for boycotting US goods
Amritsar, April 13
Many organisations, including the
Lok Morcha, Punjab, the Association for Democratic Rights, the
Bharatiya Kisan Union and the Rationalist Society Bharat, led by
political analyst Prof Harish K. Puri, gave a call for the boycott of
goods produced by the US companies.
Avail
of ‘swajaldhara’ scheme: minister
Gurdaspur, April 13
Mr Vinod Khanna Minister of State
for External Affairs, in a press note released to sarpanches of the
Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency asked them to avail of the
‘swajaldhara’ scheme to cover the village for the supply of
potable water.
Farmers
prefer manual harvesting
Bathinda, April 13
A large number of farmers of this
region have started preferring manual harvesting of wheat as against
mechanised harvesting last year to save on wheat husk. This has also
led to a significant increase in daily wages of the labourers.
Excise
Dept warns hoteliers
Pathankot, April 13
The excise wing of the state
Excise and Taxation Department has warned hotel and restaurant owners
against the practice of serving liquor on their premises without valid
licences.
Cop
booked for taking bribe
Mansa, April 13
A scam of selling wheat meant for
Below Poverty Line residents in open market is going on in the
district, allegedly in connivance with police personnel. Yesterday, a
depot holder, Shambu Ram son of Bhan Chand of Burj Harika village in
the district, was arrested by the CIA staff of the local police and
was produced before the Duty Magistrate Ms Jatinder Kaur, along with a
tractor-trailer full of wheat meant for BPL residents.
Scooter
thieves arrested
Bathinda, April 13
Mr Ishwar Singh, SSP, in a press
note issued here today said that the police had arrested Mohan Lal and
Mira Rani, both residents of Mandi Dabwali, Haryana, for stealing a
scooter.
CMC
urged to change entrance test date
Bathinda, April 13
Students who will take the
Pre-Medical Entrance Test of Karnataka have urged the Christian
Medical College authorities at Ludhiana to change the date of its
entrance examination.
Notices to Secy,
Chairman of education board
Kharar, April 13
Ms Preeti Sahni, Additional Civil Judge, has issued notices for April 16 to the Chairman and the Secretary of he Punjab School Education Board and Ms Rajinder
Chohan, Project Officer of the Board, in a suit filed by Dr Gurmeet Singh.
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