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Sparks fly at
Cong MLAs' meeting
Chandigarh, September 16
Sparks flew at a meeting of the Punjab
Congress Legislature Party here today with ministers and MLAs openly criticising
the performance of their own government, resenting the non-availability of the
Chief Minister to his own colleagues and spying on them by the state vigilance.
Edicts by Akal
Takht in one volume
Amritsar, September 16
Amid reports of “missing record” from
the Akal Takht secretariat, the book, ‘Hukmname: Adesh Sandesh... Akal
Takht’ by assistant secretary, SGPC, Roop Singh, has become a reference
document. It incorporates 124 edicts (hukmnamas) issued from Akal Takht since
March, 1887, and is the first book to deal exclusively with the edicts.
RSS onslaught on
Sikhism: Vedanti’s
intervention sought
Phagwara, September 16
Dr Harjinder Jakhu, national general
secretary of Akali Dal (Amritsar), today sought the intervention of Giani
Joginder Singh Vedanti regarding intellectual onslaught on Sikhism by the RSS
and its allies.
Ministers vs
bureaucrats
Chandigarh, September 16
Punjab proposes to transfer six departments
to the Panchayati Raj institutions at a special function in Bathinda on October
3.
Labour court must
examine evidence before
order: HC
Chandigarh, September 16
It is incumbent upon the labour court to
examine the evidence led by a workman even for passing an ex-parte order, a
Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held in a significant
judgement.
SAD meeting put off
Chandigarh, September 16
The September 19 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Legislature Party meeting has been
postponed to September 23, according to Mr Balwinder Singh Bhunder, general
secretary of the party.
Army takes civilians' help to
locate mines
Bathinda, September 16
The Army authorities have started taking
help from civilian population in locating the missing mines which were laid down
in the pockets of the Rajasthan border with Pakistan during Operation Parakarm.
Prescribe
anti-TB drugs only under new guidelines
Sangrur, September 16
After the failure of the National
Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme started in 1962, the Punjab Government does
not want to take any chances in the newly launched Revised National TB Control
Programme (RNTCP) in checking the spread of TB.
Protest against
water cess hike
Nangal, September 16
Senior citizens blocked traffic and staged
a dharna outside the local Municipal Council complex in protest against the hike
in water and sewerage charges here today. About 200 senior citizens raised
slogans against the Punjab Government.
Drama festival
begins
Faridkot, September 16
Artistes from various parts of Punjab have
appealed to the state and Central governments to form constructive policies for
the youth to build the nation stronger.
ASP to probe
newsman’s frame-up
Patiala, September 16
The Patiala zone Inspector General of
Police (IGP), Mr Shashi Kant, today deputed the Amloh Assistant Superintendent
of Police (ASP), Mr D P Singh, to hold an inquiry into the picking up of a
Dainik Bhaskar journalist from outside a local eatery last night on the charge
of molesting a woman after a delegation of mediapersons represented that the
journalist had been framed by the local police.
Rehriwalas
observe strike
Sangrur, September 16
A complete strike was observed by
rehriwalas in the town today alleging that the local SDM had “misbehaved”
with their district president, Mr Hari Singh, yesterday while arguing on the
issue of removal of rehris from here.
Offer to repair
samadhi of Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Amritsar, September 16
Mr Shatrujit Singh, scion of the royal
family of Kapurthala, has offered to bear all expenditure on the repair and
maintenance of the samadhi of Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, a Sikh warrior.
Canadian team
visits Golden Temple
Amritsar, September 16
A Canadian team visited the Golden Temple
to review the security for the proposed visit of the Canadian Prime Minister
here on Divali on October 25.
Concern over
drug addiction
Abohar, September 16
Mr Sajjan Kumar Jakhar, vice-president
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and a former minister has expressed serious
concern over drug addiction among youths.
Book exhibition
comes to Barnala
Barnala, September 16
Punjabi author Ram Sarup Ankhi inaugurated
a four-day National Book Trust of India exhibition in Aggarwal Dharamshala,
Barnala, on Monday.
High
Court
Pre-arrest bail plea rejected
Chandigarh, September 16
Mr Justice Viney Mittal of the High Court
on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by Parminder Garcha —
the son of Punjab’s former minister Jagdish Singh Garcha in an alleged
cheating and corruption case.
Nine get life
term for murder
Moga, September 16
A local court has sentenced nine persons to
life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering a resident of Kapure village last
year.
Arhtiyas walk out of meeting
on procurement
Chandigarh, September 16
A meeting to review arrangements for
procurement of paddy from October 1 yesterday ended with a walkout by the
Arhtiyas Associations and slogans for and against Punjab Minister for Food and
Supplies Avtar Henry.
5,000 farmers
attend mela
Gurdaspur, September 16
More than 5,000 farmers from all over the
district participated in a district-level kisan mela held here today under the
aegis of the district Agriculture Department.
Two panels to review cases
Chandigarh, September 16
In view of the spate of court cases filed
by serving police officials challenging arbitrary promotions and recruitments by
the outgoing Director-General of Police, Mr M.S Bhullar, the Punjab Government
has constituted two committees.
Constable dies in road mishap
Sangrur, September 16
Constable Amandeep Singh (28) was killed
and Constable Dev Singh injured seriously when the scooter they were riding on,
collided with a Jeep near the Police Lines here last night.
Attack on
leader’s son, police station gheraoed
Jalandhar, September 16
Irked by the armed attack on the son of a
communist leader and the police “inaction” in the matter, a large number of
inhabitants of Shahkot gheraoed the town police station late last night.
School lecturers’ dharna
today
Barnala, September 16
The Punjab Government School Lecturers
Union has decided to stage a dharna tomorrow in front of the office of the DPI
(Schools), Secondary Punjab in strong protest against the indifferent attitude
of the Punjab Government towards longstanding demands of the union.
Sale of ethanol-blended
petrol decried
Jalandhar, September 16
Accusing the major oil companies of
“deceiving” consumers by selling them ethanol-blended petrol, the Punjab
Petroleum Dealers Associations has decried the Ministry of Petroleum’s
“arbitrary” decision to introduce ethanol-blended petrol without considering
its merits and demerits.
Traders’
protest today
Fazilka, September 16
A meeting of the Beopar Mandal, Fazilka,
was held in Ghas Mandi on Sunday to plan the protest against leasing out of
octroi on contract in Fazilka. Representatives of more than 25 traders’
organisation participated in the meeting.
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