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Notice
issued on return of Sikh manuscripts
Chandigarh, August 21
Acting on a petition seeking
directions for the return of “all manuscripts, religious books, and
other articles” allegedly removed during “Operation Bluestar”
from the Sikh Reference Library at Golden Temple in Amritsar, a
Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued
notice of motion to the state of Punjab and other respondents.
10
supporters of Vinod Khanna, SAD booked
Naushehra Pattan
(Gurdaspur) August 21
The Gurdaspur police has
registered a case against 10 supporters of Vinod Khanna and workers of
the SAD-BJP combine for “rioting” and “stoning”and
“injuring” policemen during a rally of Vinod Khanna yesterday.
MC
covering up fund misuse?
Row over Town Hall
beautification
Amritsar, August 21
The beautification of Town Hall
heritage building inaugurated on the eve of Independence Day has run
into a controversy over fund utilisation.
Dal
Khalsa sets up organisational wing
Chandigarh, August 21
The Dal Khalsa today constituted
its organisational body with many new faces with an aim to “achieve
sovereign self-rule for Sikh people.” The body has 11 other members
on the executive committee.
Bhattal
case
Cong
MP appears on behalf of Punjab
Chandigarh, August 21
A top criminal lawyer and
Congress MP, Mr R.K. Anand, today appeared on behalf of Punjab in a
corruption case against state Agriculture Minister, Ms Rajinder Kaur
Bhattal, giving rise to a speculation that it was a legal intervention
by the Congress high command to stop the feud between the state Chief
Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh and Ms Bhattal.
Minorities
panel to take up case of Indian prisoner
Amritsar, August 21
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and
the National Commission for Minorities will take up the issue of the
death sentence awarded to the an Indian prisoner, Sarabjit Singh,
languishing in a Pakistan jail under mistaken identity, with the
Centres.
Poor
families to get Rs 63 lakh
Fatehgarh Sahib, August
21
The district administration has
completed the process of identifying families living below the poverty
line in the district and the Social Welfare Department would
distribute Rs 63 lakh to such families for constructing their own
houses, said Mr S.K. Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner, while addressing
the gathering at the valedictory function organised by the department
on the completion of one-year training in sewing, here today.
PRTC
seeks hike in fares
Patiala, August 21
The Pepsu Road Transport
Corporation (PRTC) has given a representation to the state government
seeking a hike of 6 paise in the fares keeping in view the
introduction of special road tax and the earlier hike in diesel
prices.
Club
under fire for I-Day bash
Abohar, August 21
The management of the Abohar club
has come under fire from members for allowing whiskey and free meals
to be served and dancers to perform on Independence Day. Some national
Hindi dailies had prominently carried stories on the way the club had
“paid homage” to heroes of the freedom struggle.
Protesters
seek arrest of murder accused
Sangrur, August 21
Hundreds of protesters, led by
former Dhuri MLA Dhanwant Singh, held a rally at Triveni Chowk in
Dhuri near here today. They were demanding the arrest of the two
remaining accused — Surinder Kumar Changli and Inderjit Singh —
allegedly involved in the murder of Bhalinder Singh (32), nephew of Mr
Dhanwant Singh, at his native Manwala village on August 15.
Nabard
aid for widening river beds
Patiala, August 21
Punjab Finance Minister Lal Singh
today said the work on the widening of various river beds in the
district and strengthening of their banks would be undertaken before
the next monsoon season following the approval of a Rs 33-crore scheme
by Nabard.
Farmers
lay siege to Xen’s office
Sangrur, August 21
A large number of farmers under
the leadership of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan), today reportedly
laid siege to the office of the Xen, PSEB (Rural), at Sunam. They
blocked the Sunam-Jakhal road/for about two hours protest against
electricity disconnections on account of non-payment of bills.
High
Court
DC
to pay money
Chandigarh, August 21
Three years after a government
contractor constructed a stage for the Independence Day celebrations,
a Division Bench of the high court today directed Fatehgarh Sahib’s
Deputy Commissioner and other respondents to pay Rs 45,000 to the
petitioner within two months.
Bail
of 18 thermal plant officers extended
Ropar, August 21
Interim bail of the 19 officers
of Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant (GGSSTP) here accused in the
EPF scam was extended by a court here till August 25.
Narottam’s
remand extended
Junior
engineers up in arms over promotions
Amritsar, August 21
Junior engineers in the
Irrigation Department are up in arms against the non-implementation of
the recommendations of the Draft Rules Committee set up by former
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to frame rules for the promotions
of diploma-holding junior engineers of the department.
DGP
okays new transfer policy for field staff
Chandigarh, August 21
A shake-up in the Punjab Police,
is on the cards with the Director-General of Police, Mr A.A. Siddiqui,
clearing a new transfer policy for the field staff today.
Disciple
held for cheating Baba Santa Singh
Bathinda, August 21
The Talwandi Sabo police has
arrested Kamal Kishore, alias Kamal Singh, who allegedly cheated Baba
Santa Singh, head of the Budha Dal, a Nihang sect, and the Rajasthan
Government by fabricating some documents in connection with the
possession of two pieces of land in Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar
districts of Rajasthan belonging to the Budha Dal.
Man
booked on rape charge
Amritsar, August 21
A girl was allegedly abducted and
raped by a person a few days ago. A sister and brother-in-law of the
suspect also helped him allegedly. A case was registered at the Sadar
police station here yesterday.
Junior
Engineer held on bribe charge
Bathinda, August 21
Mr Om Parkash Arora, junior
engineer (JE) with the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), Golewala,
in Ferozepore district, was caught today while he was allegedly
accepting a bribe of Rs 1,800 from Mr Jagmohan Singh, a resident of
Rukna Begu village (Ferozepore) for replacing a damaged transformer to
supply power to his tubewell motor.
Punjabi
varsity rusticates student for ragging
Patiala, August 21
The Punjabi University
authorities today rusticated a student and awarded punishment to five
others for ragging juniors in two cases last month.
Students protest against
PTU decision
Ropar, August 21
Students of various engineering colleges located in the area today staged a dharna outside their respective colleges to protest against the Punjab Technical University (PTU) decision of disallowing the students who had not totally cleared the first semester to appear in the fifth semester examination. Similarly, the students who had not totally cleared the second semester would be not allowed to appear in the sixth semester.
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