Jaspal Singh, who recently
entered the Guinness Book of World Records for making the
smallest book, shows another of his creations, micro kites made of wood which he passed through the needle
through a 1mm hole, in Amritsar on Thursday.
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1,250 candidates seek interview
Corp chairman says results
were rigged
Nabha, September 4
Candidates who have cleared the tests for 250 posts in the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation
(PSWC) now, resent the delay in conducting the interview.
HC to conduct PCS exams from September 6
Chandigarh, September 4
In just over a year after the Punjab Public Service Commission recruitment scam rocked the state, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday will conduct examinations for selecting PCS judicial officers.
Cong councillors lock horns with minister, Mayor
Jalandhar, September 4
A majority of the Congress councillors have locked horns with the state Local Bodies Minister, Choudhary Jagjit Singh, and the city Mayor, Mr Surinder Mahey, by accusing both of them of discrimination in executing development works in their respective wards.
17 wagons of goods train derailed
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Rail traffic on
Sirhind-Una section hit
Chandigarh, September 4
Rail traffic on the Sirhind-Una section was today disrupted when 17 wagons of a goods train ferrying coal to the Ropar Thermal Plant derailed in the wee hours near Mianpur railway station, 8 km from Ropar. No loss of life has been reported.
Heavy machinery being used to lift derailed wagons of a goods train at Mianpur on the Una-Sirhind rail section on Thursday.
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Stop privatisation of
PSUs: panel
Mansa, September 4
A three-hour dharna was organised today by the district unit of the Punjab State Employees Agitation Committee in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here in support of their demands. The main demand of the committee was to stop privatisation of the public sector undertakings.
Tankhaiya to be declared by all
jathedars: Vedanti
Amritsar, September 4
Even as Giani Iqbal Singh, who has become the first Patna Sahib Jathedar to attend the meeting of the Sikh clergy here after Operation Bluestar, announced that all Takhts had the right to declare anybody
tankhaiya, the Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti said was the prerogative of Akal Takht only.
MC fails to impose octroi on mobile phones
Amritsar, September 4
The Octroi Department of the municipal corporation here is in a tizzy over the records of the past 11 months regarding the imposition of octroi charges on mobile phones and sim cards.
Move to shift slaughterhouse
Patiala, September 4
The
slaughterhouse near the Sanauri adda and Hadda Roria, a place for
dumping dead animals near the Ghalauri Gate, are likely to be shifted
from the city.
Highway deaths trigger protest
Phagwara, September 4
Protests were triggered after a couple was crushed to death in an accident on the GT Road near the village of Mehtan near here last night.
Martyr gets state honour at funeral
Mamoon (Pathankot), September 4
Capt Ajay Rana, who had laid down his life on Tuesday at Kargil resisting unprovoked firing from the Pakistan side was cremated today at his native village of Mamoon with full military and state honours.
Ajnala allowed to join probe
Amritsar, September 4
Dr Rattan Singh Ajnala, an Akali MLA, who was booked on January 19 by the Vigilance Bureau for possessing property disproportionate to his known sources of income, today presented himself before the Vigilance Bureau officials to join the investigation here.
Dr.
Rattan Singh Ajnala (first from right) presents
himself before vigilance officials to join the investigation in
Amritsar on Thursday. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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Safai
karamcharis, MC staff lock horns
Bathinda, September 4
Tension gripped the local municipal corporation when activists of the Nagar Nigam Safai Sevak Karamchari Union, supported by three other associations, and activists of the Municipal Corporation Employees Union raised slogans against each other over the issue pertaining to the removal of pigs from city and the privatisation of sanitation in various pockets of the city.
Two held for demanding more dowry
Kapurthala, September 4
The police has arrested Kulwant Singh and his wife, Sukhjinder Kaur, both of Mangeke village on the charge of harassing and torturing Ms Surjit Kaur of Nadala village falling under Subhanpur police station in the district for bringing more dowry.
Doctor booked for illegal abortion
Patiala, September 4
The Patiala Civil Surgeon has ordered registration of a case against a Samana nursing home following a raid on the premises yesterday in which it was revealed that an illegal abortion had been performed there.
Punjabi varsity to get Rs 1.25 cr from govt
Patiala, September 4
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today informed Punjabi University that the government would provide Rs 1.25 crore to it to offset the loss suffered by it on account of the fee rollback announced on September 1.
Faculty
underqualified, say students
Patiala, September 4
Students of Bachelor of
Physiotherapy have accused Punjabi University of launching the course
in 2001 without providing qualified teachers, infrastructure or
equipment required for running a professional course.
College students observe strike
Barnala, September 4
In response to the Joint Students Associations Front’s strike call in Colleges of Punjab, students of S.D. College and S.D. College of Pharmacy stayed away from classes yesterday.
