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TRIBUNE
IMPACT
Inspection
of nursing institutes ordered
Chandigarh, August 26
Taking note of the violations in
admissions committed by various private nursing institutes Mr Satish
Chandra, Secretary, Medical Education and Research, Punjab has sought
a detailed project report about the infrastructure, financial
sustainability and manpower requirement of these institutes.
Rally
against Naushera Pattan incident on Sept 2
Ludhiana, August 26
The Shiromani Akali Dal will hold
a rally at Naushera Pattan in Gurdaspur district on September 2 in
protest against police highhandedness on Akali and Bharatiya Janata
Party leaders and workers who were proceeding towards a bridge to be
“inaugurated” by Mr Vinod Khanna, member of Parliament from
Gurdaspur.
No
alliance for Lok Sabha poll, says Mann
Sangrur, August 26
The Shiromani Akali Dal
(Amritsar) will contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha and SGPC elections
without any alliance. The SAD (A) will contest the Lok Sabha elections
on the cart symbol and the SGPC elections on the horse symbol.
Cinema
row: CBI probe sought into stay of DC’s order
Bathinda, August 26
A section of CPI leadership today
demanded a CBI probe into how the order of cancellation of licences of
two local cinema houses allegedly involved in screening of blue films
was stayed by the Principal Secretary, Home, Punjab, Mr Sanjit Kumar
Sinha. Representatives of various social organisations also said they
would meet AICC General Secretary and in charge, Punjab affairs, Mrs
Mohsina Kidwai, on August 29 when she would address a Congress workers
training programme here.
More
all-women police stations needed: DGP
Ferozepore, August 26
The Director-General of Police,
Mr A.A. Siddiqui, today held a meeting with police officials of the
Ferozepore Range and discussed the law and order situation in this
border zone. Mr Siddiqui said his basic purpose behind visiting all
district and range headquarters was to get an insight into the
functioning of police stations and the problems being faced by the
force.
Muslims
decry Mumbai blasts
Phagwara, August 26
Muslims have denounced blasts at
the Zaveri Bazaar and the Gateway of India in Mumbai in which 50
persons died and over 150 were injured yesterday. Syed Nazir Ahmed,
President, Anjuman-e-Ihtadul Muslimeen, Punjab, today in a statement
said here that Islam had no place for killers of innocent people.
Tubewell
row between Jats, Dalits resolved
Jalandhar, August 26
The dispute between Jats and
Dalits over a tubewell for drinking water to residents of 4 kanal 5
marlas of village panchayat was resolved with the intervention of the
district administration with both sides signing an agreement today.
College students from the Catholic Church Mission
based in Pakistan wave to their Indian friends at the Indo-Pak
border check post on their way back to Pakistan on Tuesday. They
came to India on a goodwill visit. — PTI photo |
Pak
infant arrives for heart surgery
Amritsar, August 26
A 13 month-old Pakistani boy,
Mohammad Khan, with a hole in his heart and other related
complications arrived on the Lahore-Delhi bus via the Wagah joint
check point here today.
Licences
issued to 67 blood banks
Phillaur, August 26
The Punjab Government has issued
licences to 67 blood banks. This was announced by the Punjab Medical
and Education Minister, Mr Santokh Singh, while addressing a gathering
after inaugurating a dental seminar organised by the local branch of
the Indian Dental Association here yesterday.
Decision
on power consumption deposit modified
Ludhiana, August 26
Modifying its earlier decision,
the Punjab State Electricity Board has now decided that the Advance
Consumption Deposit at new rates would be applicable only for the
extension of new loads.
Bathinda
without potable water for two days
Bathinda, August 26
Residents of the town, which has
been accorded the status of fifth municipal corporation of Punjab,
seems to be doubly cursed as they have not been getting potable water
on one hand and on the other their localities get inundated whenever
it rains.
Pensioner
sans benefits due to red tape
Faridkot, August 26
Mr Chaudhri Ram Gambhir, a
retired superintendent of the Education Department and a local
resident, has been driven from pillars to post to get his pensionary benefits
for the past two years but in vain.
Commissioner’s
surprise check
Muktsar, August 26
Mr B. Sarkar, Commissioner,
Ferozepore division, today expressed his concern over lack of
cleanliness in the city and directed officials of local Municipal
Council to remove heaps of garbage from the town.
Anganwari
workers on war path
Tarn Taran, August 26
Members of the block unit of the
Anganwari Workers Union, Naushehra Pannuan, has decided to boycott
work till their demands are met.
Deputy Speaker warns officials
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 26
Chunni Kalan, a historical village in this district, which falls in the Kharar constituency, will be developed as a ‘model village’ under the Adarsh Gram Scheme. Government elementary school of the village has been upgraded and the classes will start from the next month, said Mr Bir Devinder Singh, Deputy Speaker, Vidhan Sabha, while talking to mediapersons here yesterday.
Bassi Pathana road work resumes
Fatehgarh Sahib, August
26
The decision of Ms Rajinder
Kaur Bhattal, Minister for Rural Development and Chairperson of the
District Planning Board, to order the suspension of Mr Santosh Singh,
XEN Construction Division No 2, SAS Nagar, yesterday during a meeting
of the board has proved a boon for residents of Bassi Pathana.
Sabzi Mandi rehris to be shifted
Patiala, August 24
The Municipal Corporation has identified five sites for the phased reallocation of rehris by year end.
HIGH COURT
Markfed
case
Chandigarh, August 26
Admitting a petition challenging
the appointment of Punjab’s former minister Harmohinder Singh Jassi
as the Chairman of Markfed, the high court today directed that the
same would be heard by a Division Bench.
Central
body to train farmers
Faridkot, August 26
The Agricultural Technology
Management Agency, a centrally-sponsored organisation, has finalised
its action plan for training farmers to generate income under various
self-employment schemes like fish and dairy farming and bee keeping in
the district.
Ministerial
staff’s stir enters second day
Sangrur, August 26
Members of the ministerial staff
of various government and semi-government departments for the second
day today wore black badges in protest against the non-implementation
of their already accepted demands and some new demands by the
government.
Doctor
in custody not suspended
Amritsar, August 26
Even after 72 hours, the district
TB officer, Dr Mitterpal Devgan, who was arrested by the police on
August 23, was yet to be served with suspension orders. He was
arrested allegedly for doing two government jobs simultaneously.
Extortion
letters create scare
Khanna, August 26
Letters demanding money sent by
an organisation the ‘Manav (Human) Bomb Commando Force’
(Naksalwadi) to certain persons in Khanna has created a scare in the
city and a headache for the police.
Smack
worth Rs 1.8 cr seized
Kapurthala, August 26
The police in a joint operation
with the Narcotics Control Bureau yesterday seized 1.8 kg of smack
amounting to Rs 1.8 crore from two women and a man during a naka near
Hamira.
4 kg
of opium seized at Attari
Attari (Amritsar),
August 26
Customs officials today
seized 4 kg of opium from a person at the Attari-Lahore railway
line crossing here. Mr P.S. Sodhi, Additional Commissioner,
Customs, said the contraband was seized from Prem Singh, a
resident of Algaon Kothi village in Patti tehsil.
Prem Singh (sitting), who was nabbed by Customs officials with 4 kg of opium, at Attari on Tuesday.
— PTI photo
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Ayurvedic
college management to sack Vice-Principal
Amritsar, August 26
Following fresh orders by the
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences of immediate termination of
services of the Vice-Principal, Dr Vibhakar Sharma, of Sri Laxmi
Narayan Ayurvedic College, the college management has decided to
terminate his services on charges of grave misconduct involving moral
turpitude. Dr Vibhakar Sharma had denied the charges.
Students
demand fee rollback, intensify stir
Patiala, August 26
The agitation by students
protesting against the fee hike in Punjabi University has paralysed
teaching work on the campus even as the varsity authorities are trying
to ensure that the agitation does not expand further by directing its
non teaching staff to attend to their duties punctually or face
action.
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| Students
of the Shaheed Udham Singh Institute of Engineering and
Technology, Tangori, protest against new rules of the Punjab
Technical University, Jalandhar, and the institute management.
— A Tribune photograph |
Protesting students block traffic
Tangori (Banur), August 26
To protest against the introduction of some new rules by Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, students of the Shaheed Udham Singh Institute of Engineering and Technology,
Tangori, blocked the Kharar-Landran-Banur link road for over two hours here today.
School
without regular staff for five years
Fazilka, August 26
The Education Department, Punjab,
under its policy of rationalisation, has shifted a large number of
surplus posts from different schools to where the necessity of the
posts existed.
Raids on octroi defaulters planned
Patiala, August 26
The
Municipal Corporation has decided to get tough on octroi evaders and
is set to check electronic and garments shops to ensure goods stored
have entered the city after paying octroi.
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