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Action
sought against doctor couple
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 19
The Physically Handicapped
Association, Punjab, at its state-level meeting held here today
condemned the threats of killing being given to Mr Manmohan Jargar,
general secretary of the association, and his brother Sham Sunder by
Dr Gurpreet Singh Padda of Gurpreet Nursing Home, Sirhind, and his
wife.
Talhan:
BSP plans rally
Jalandhar, June 19
With normalcy returning in
troubled Talhan village, the district administration again allowed a
11-hour relaxation in curfew while maintaining it in the night as a
precautionary measure.
PANCHAYAT POLL
Notaries
have a field day
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 19
Rumours were rife in the district
today that the panchayat elections are being postponed. However, a
clarification by the District Electoral Officer cleared the confusion
and nominees rushed to file nominations. There is great enthusiasm
among the masses for the elections.
SAD
workers hurt, ex-MLA manhandled
Jalalabad, June 19
Two SAD workers were seriously
injured and former MLA Sher Singh Ghubaya was manhandled twice
allegedly by Congress supporters on the last day of the filing of
nomination papers for the panchayat elections here this afternoon.
Sarpanch’s
poll set aside
Jalandhar, June 19
Much to the dismay of residents
of Chachowal village of the district, the State Election Commission
has set aside the “unanimous” election of a general category woman
as the sarpanch of the village against the reserved seat.
Panchayats to recruit teachers on contract
Chandigarh, June 19
The Punjab Government today decided to hand over the supervisory control of government schools in the state to panchayats.
The recruitment of teachers will now be made by the panchayats. However, their salary will be paid by the government.
Encroachers
use politics, religion to evade action
Bathinda, June 19
About 300 acres of prime land,
belonging to the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA),
had been encroached upon by unscrupulous elements with the active
patronage of the then ruling politicians in the early nineties.
Improvement
Trust set to go hi-tech
Jalandhar, June 19
In its bid to bring transparency
and efficiency in its working, the local improvement Trust is all set
to turn hi-tech by going online besides setting up an enquiry counter
for the redressal of public grievances and for speedy disposal of
cases pertaining to Urban property.
HIGH COURT
Punjab
issued notice on MLA’s bail plea
Chandigarh, June 19
Taking up a petition by MLA Sohan
Singh Thandal seeking the quashing of an order passed by Ropar’s
Session Judge rejecting his application for grant of regular bail in a
corruption case, Mr Justice Hemant Gupta of the Punjab and Haryana
High Court today issued notice of motion to Punjab’s
Advocate-General for July 4.
Scuffle
between Indian, Pak porters
Wagah, June 19
A scuffle broke out between
Indian and Pakistani porters here last evening, resulting in minor
injuries on both sides.
Mine
blast: report belies Army claims
Ferozepore, June 19
The reports of the Punjab
Forensic Laboratory reveals that the powerful blast that took place at
the residence of Resham Singh of Ladhuka village near the
Indo-Pakistan border, occurred due to the explosion of a
non-detectable APM mine generally used by military personnel.
Jagmohan
clears funds for ‘galliara’ project
Amritsar, June 19
Union Cabinet Minister for
Tourism Jagmohan cleared the remaining phases of “galliara”
project of the Golden Temple following a meeting with Union Minister
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa who led a delegation to Delhi.
Another
jatha to visit Pakistan
Amritsar, June 19
The SGPC has decided to send a
jatha of 209 pilgrims led by Mr Onkar Singh Sharifpura, a close
confidant of Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra to visit Pakistan on June 26 to
mark the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh which falls on
June 29 as per Nanakshahi calendar.
3
die as car rams into tree
Gurdaspur, June 19
Three persons died on the spot
and one was seriously injured when their car rammed into a tree near
Sohar, 9 km from here, this morning.
PSEB
cancels order on meters
Patiala, June 19
In a sudden turnaround, the
Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) led by former Chief Secretary
Y.S. Ratra has cancelled an order for purchase of around 16 lakh
electronic meters at a cost of Rs 42 crore orders for which were
passed during the fag end of the chairmanship of Mr Sudhir Mittal.
PSEB
suspends two officials
Patiala, June 19
The Punjab State Electricity
Board (PSEB) has suspended a Senior Executive Engineer and an
Assistant Electrical Engineer on a charge of dereliction of duty
following a fire which broke out at its 220 KV grid substation at
Patti last night.
Govt appoints directors of Boards
Chandigarh, June 19
The Punjab Government today made the appointment of directors of various state-owned Boards and Corporations. In fact, the government has accomodated a large number of Congress activists including former MLAs etc, while making the appointment of directors.
Kain
is Transport Principal Secretary
Chandigarh, June 19
The Punjab Government ordered the
following postings and transfers today: Mr
Vijay Kain will be the Principal Secretary, Transport. Mr Dilsher
Singh Kalha, Secretary Science, Technology and Environment will also
look after the work of the Secretary, Medical Education and Research.
MLA’s
confidant arrested
Rampura, June 19
A criminal case may be registered
against the local MLA, Mr Gurpreet Singh Kangar, for his alleged
involvement in forcibly taking away television sets, seized by
employees of the local municipal council from an electronic goods
trader, Mr Mohinder Pal, from their custody in the first week of
November last year.
Police
clueless about murder
Tarn Taran, June 19
Residents of Walipur village, 4
km from here, are sore about the murder of Mastan Singh (76) who was
pursuing the case of his grandson, Gurpartap Singh, alias Taboo
allegedly killed in a fake encounter by the police.
Man,
nephew murdered
Gurdaspur, June 19
Mohan Singh and his nephew were
reportedly murdered at Purowal Araian village yesterday. According to
police sources, the victims had a land dispute with some persons.
Wife
killed, body thrown into drain
Amritsar, June 19
The district police of Majitha
has booked Harmit Singh, a resident of Kaler village, for killing his
wife and then disposing of the body on Tuesday evening.
Another
murder in Tarn Taran
Tarn Taran, June 19
Even as the mystery shrouding the
death of Mastan Singh is yet to be solved, another murder of a youth
rocked the city for the second consecutive day today.
Pay
salaries to DIETs staff, govt urged
Sangrur, June 19
In view of the hardships being
faced by the staff of various District Institutes of Education and
Training (DIETs) due to non-payment of salaries for the past couple of
months, some leaders of various teachers’ organisations have urged
the Punjab Government to pay the salaries to the staff of DIETs
regularly either by raising a loan from any financial institution or
from the state exchequer to enable the DIETs staff to meet their
monthly expenses.
Schools not teaching Punjabi
may be derecognised
Chandigarh, June 19
All recognised public and convent schools in Punjab, which are not teaching Punjabi from Class I, will face derecognition, as per the latest order of the state government.
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