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Punjab
moots computer education in schools
Chandigarh, July 8
Having failed earlier to
introduce computer education in 5,000 schools of the state, the Punjab
Government has now decided to re-launch the scheme in 200 government
schools under a centrally sponsored project.
News analysis
Piquant
situation over fee hike decision
Chandigarh, July 8
The decision of the Punjab
government to enhance the fees in government and private college from
the 2003-04 academic session has created a piquant situation.
Table:
Comparison of the notified Tuition Fee of the three Universities with Punjab Govt. and U.T. Administration for the session 2003-04
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Students
boycott admissions
Malerkotla, July 8
Members of the Punjab Students
Union held a rally at the local government college here today to
protest against the fee hike. All students boycotted the admissions
which started from today.
SC/ST
panel delegates to arrive today
Jalandhar, July 8
In its bid to assess the
situation arising out of spurt in alleged atrocities on Dalits in
Punjab, a high-powered team of the National Commission for Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes will visit the state tomorrow.
High
Court
Pak
Hindus seek citizenship
Chandigarh, July 8
Acting on a petition filed by
Pakistani Hindus now settled in Jalandhar seeking the grant of Indian
citizenship, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has
issued notice of motion to the Union of India and the state of Punjab.
Ravi
in spate, 60 villages threatened
Pathankot, July 8
More than 60 villages in Narot
Mehra have been threatened by floods as the Ravi has been flowing
above the danger level following heavy rains. The villages of Bamial,
Narot, Bhawalpur are among those threatened by floods.
MiG
crash: failure of landing gear suspected
Ferozepore, July 8
A major tragedy was averted by
sheer providence yesterday when the MiG-23BN combat aircraft, which
took off from the Halwara air force station, crashed into paddy fields
near Mahianwala Kalan village barely at a stone’s throw from a
cooperative mill and a private school.
Trees
felled illegally in NFL colony
Nangal (Ropar), July 8
With the sacking of the Punjab
Forest Minister, another case of reckless felling of trees has come to
the fore here. The NFL had recently allowed the felling of 297 trees
from its colony.
MLA
Kangar’s arrest stayed till July 21
Bathinda, July 8
Mr Karnail Singh, Additional
Sessions Judge, today stayed the arrest of Mr Gurpreet Singh Kangar,
an independent MLA of Rampura Phul till July 21 after he moved an
application for anticipatory bail as his name figured in the FIR
registered in connection with a criminal case against a trader Mr
Mohinder Pal at police station, Rampura in the second week of June
2003.
6
months’ jail for New Mandi Township official
Ferozepore, July 8
The local District Consumer and
Disputes Redressal Forum has sentenced the Administrator, New Mandi
Township, Punjab, based in Sector 22, Chandigarh to imprisonment of
six months and imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 for non-compliance of the
order of the forum of December 10, 2001.
687
acres given to farmers
Fazilka, July 8
In the last phase of handing over
the demined fields to farmers about 687 acres were handed over to
farmers by Brig R.C. Malik in a programme arranged by Army in the
border village of Mumbeki, 10 km from here today.
Traders
suffer as ETO, ST advocate lock horns
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 8
The tussle between a senior
advocate of the Sales Tax Department and the local Excise and Taxation
Officer (ETO) has affected the working of the local excise office,
besides causing great inconvenience to traders. Lawyers’ and
traders’ organisations have now become involved in the tussle.
Road
caves in after just one month
Ropar July 8
The road laid along the newly
constructed bridge on the Sirsa river, near here, has peeled off in
just one month. The construction of the road was completed just a
month ago by a Chandigarh-based firm at a cost of about Rs 3.5 crore.
ICICI
Bank told to return car
Amritsar, July 8
The District Consumer Dispute
Redressal Forum has directed ICICI Bank here to return a car,
allegedly taken into possession by the bank “forcibly”. This is
for the first time that a court has directed the bank to return a car
taken into possession by it.
‘Enforce
PNDT Act effectively’
Sangrur, July 8
The District Advisory Committee (DAC)
for the implementation of the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT)
Act 1994 at a meeting here today recommended to the district
authorities to implement the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)
Act 1971 properly to get the PNDT Act implemented, effectively.
MC
fails to check encroachment on parks
Bathinda, July 8
This city — known as the heart
land of the Malwa region — has got various titles during the rule of
different governments of Punjab. First, it was called “Sharjah” of
Punjab. Then it was named the “Textile City” of Punjab. Again it
was given a new name as the “Future City” of Punjab.
DGP
inaugurates traffic institute
Phillaur, July 8
Punjab Director-General of Police
Mahal Singh Bhullar inaugurated the Punjab Police Traffic Management
Institute at the Punjab Police Academy, here today. The academy
Director, Dr G.S. Aujla, and the IG, Traffic, Mr R.C. Parshad, were
present on the occasion.
 Muslim
youth embraces Hinduism
Amritsar, July 8
A Muslim youth of Turkey adopted
Hindu religion as per Hindu rituals here today. Unsal Ozenen (25), a
national of Turkey adopted Hindu religion in the presence of Hindu
leaders including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the Bajrang Dal and the
Arya Samaj. He changed his name to Shankar Natrajan Arya.
Unsal
Ozenen, a Turkish Muslim, who adopted the Hindu religion
in Amritsar on Tuesday. —
photo Rajiv Sharma
4
killed in mishap
Bank
manager’s kin move NHRC
Lawyers
hold dharna
19
cops get local rank of Inspector
Ludhiana, July 8
Almost two years after the Punjab
and Haryana High Court reverted several ORP rank police officers in
the state, the state Police Department has in a controversial order
promoted 19 policemen to the ‘special’ local rank of an Inspector.
Suicide:
Akali leader’s kin booked
Moga, July 8
The case of alleged suicide by
senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Gurdyal Singh on Sunday last
today took a new turn after the Punjab Police booked five family
members of the leader, including his two sons and wife, for harassing
the old man.
One
murdered, 2 hurt in quarrel
Patiala, July 8
One person was murdered and two others
were injured in a quarrel between neighbours in the Gobind Nagar
locality of the city on the Sirhind road today.
4
booked for duping people
Nabha, July 8
The local police has registered
an FIR under Sections 406 and 420, CrPC, against four proprietors of
the Mahalakshmi Home Needs, who allegedly decamped with lakhs of
rupees collected from local residents on the promise of supplying them
household goods at cheaper rates.
52
booked for forging sale deeds
Pathankot, July 8
The Narot Jaimal Singh police,
here has booked 52 persons for executing fake sale deeds pertaining to
the land belonging to the Khiala village panchayat.
6
booked for threatening tenant
Bathinda, July 8
The police yesterday registered a
case under various sections of the IPC against six persons for
allegedly threatening Mr Hari Parsad, a tenant of a shop in the Sadar
Bazaar area of the city, and damaging the roof of the shop last
evening.
Four
arrested in murder case
Hoshiarpur, July 8
The police has arrested Balkishan
Sharma, his sons Rakesh Kumar, alias Vicky, and Navdeep Sharma
residents of Ward No 1, Mahilpur and Amandeep a resident of Uchi
Bassi, Dasuya, in the Ram Tirath Kaur murder case.
Engineering
college likely to get autonomy
Bathinda, July 8
The local Giani Zail Singh
College of Engineering and Technology is likely to get an autonomy
within a month or so as the task force of Punjab Technical University
(PTU) has recommended the same to the Board of Governors headed by the
Punjab Technical Education Minister, Mr Mohinder Singh Kaypee.
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