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Decks cleared for Khanna as
Punjab BJP chief
Chandigarh, September 23
Decks have almost been cleared for the election of Mr Avinash Rai Khanna as President of the Punjab unit of the BJP. He is a party MLA from
Garhshankar. The election of the President is to be held on September 28 and nomination for it would be filed on September 27.
 Raj
Babbar announces film on Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Chandigarh, September 23
The love of the soil and stories of
its soldiers are tugging at him again. And Raj Babbar is more than just
paying attention. He is making it a movie, “The Land of The Five
Rivers: Maharaja Ranjit Singh”.
PTU
stops admissions to online campus programme
Jalandhar, September 23
To improve the “Academic
Credibility” and due to “shortcomings”, the Punjab Technical
University has stopped admission to various courses run under Online
Virtual Campus programme.
Wife
alleges bigamy
Writes to Sonia for
intervention
Chandigarh, September 23
Within few months of his
appointment as Moga District Congress chief, Tara Singh Sandhu is
facing allegations of bigamy from his wife, Kanwaljit Kaur, who has
taken the matter to AICC President Sonia Gandhi, seeking immediate
intervention and probe.
17
fresh cases of dengue reported
Batala, September 23
Dengue fever continued to spread
here for the third week, with 17 fresh cases reported today. These
cases were reported a day after Punjab Health Minister R.C. Dogra and
his Deputy Ashwini Sekhri, a local resident, took stock of the dengue
in this industrial town of 1,50,000 population.
CM for fresh talks on Bathinda oil refinery
Chandigarh, September 23
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today said that the Central Government would have to talk afresh with the Punjab Government regarding the terms and conditions of setting up the Bathinda oil refinery.
Baba
Farid Aagman Purb concludes
Faridkot, September 23
Over 50,000 men, women, children
and representatives of various social and religious organisations,
besides Mr Hussan Lal, Deputy Commissioner, and other district
officers, paid obeisance at Gurdwara Godri Sahib, 4 km from here on
the outskirts of the town, on the concluding day of celebrations of
the Sufi saint Baba Sheikh Farid Aagman Purb, which started here on
September 15.
Sanjhi festival being revived
Patiala, September
23
Sanjhi, a day for rituals, prayers and celebration which unfortunately most of the urban people have not even heard off, is celebrated in October. Sanjhi is the name given to the images of the Mother Goddess designed by rural women of Punjab and Haryana during
Navratras.
Civil Hospital lacks post-mortem
facilities
Dera Bassi, September
23
Even after being awarded the status of a sub-division, residents
of this town lack facilities like those for conducting post-mortem
examinations in local civil hospital. Despite repeated reminders over
the past five years, the governments have failed to take note of the
increasing number of accidents in and around Dera Bassi.
Scheme
for village pond launched
Ropar, September 23
Duckweed technology was launched
at Sidhwan village here today. The project, under the aegis of the
Punjab Council for Science and Technology, seeks to divide the village
pond into two parts. Mr N. S. Tiwana, Executive Director of the
council, said initially the waste water coming to the pond would be
kept in a sedimentation tank.
Benefits of contraceptives as therapeutic device stressed
Patiala, September 23
The 15th annual conference of the Patiala Obstetrics and Gynaecology Association on Sunday saw noted gynaecologist and Padma Shree — Dr Sheila Mehra — talk on the benefits of women contraceptives as a therapeutic device.
Youth found dead in
hotel room
Patiala, September 23
The body of a youth was found in a room of Surya hotel situated near the bus stand in mysterious circumstances.
According to officials, the hotel authorities called the police around 3 pm today after they failed to get any response from inside the room despite repeated knocking at the door. The room had been hired by Raj Kumar of Patran yesterday.
Homoeopathy practitioners’ plea to
CM
Patiala, September
23
Members of the Central Council of Homoeopathy today appealed the
Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to ensure that those who could
not get themselves registered with the Council of Homoeopathic System
of Medicine, Punjab and Chandigarh area, be given another chance to do
so.
100
shops being raised illegally
Amritsar, September 23
About 100 shops are allegedly
being raised illegally in the industrial area of Chheharta. A lane is
being constructed to allow easy access to the shops from GT Road. The
shops are being constructed without any sanction plan.
Cultural programme organised
Fatehgarh Sahib,
September 23
The Youth Club in association with the District Cultural
Society organised a mega cultural programme at Amloh on Saturday
night. Mr Sadhu Singh, MLA, was the chief guest, while Mr S.K
Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner ‘cum’ Chairman of the District
Cultural Society, presided over the function.
HIGH COURT
Order
on effluent treatment plant
Chandigarh, September 23
Taking up a petition filed by the
Punjab Leather Federation and other petitioners regarding the setting
up of common effluent treatment plants, a Division Bench of the Punjab
and Haryana High Court has ordered Jalandhar’s District Judge to
carry out an inspection and submit a factual report in the matter.
Police
remand for two cops
Hoshiarpur, September 23
The Vigilance Bureau produced
Sub-Inspector Karamvir Singh, Additional Station House Officer, and
head constable Avtar Singh before Mr K.S. Cheema, Chief Judicial
Magistrate, here today who remanded them in police custody up to
September 25.
HC notice
to govt on old-age pension
Amritsar, September 23
The Punjab and Haryana High court has issued a notice to the state government regarding public interest litigation filed by Ms Laxmi Kanta Chawla, former BJP MLA, about the non-payment of old-age pension for the past few years.
Arrangements
for procurement of paddy
Bathinda, September 23
The district administration has
made arrangements for the procurement of paddy in all 104 mandis in
the district.
Travel
agents booked
Bathinda, September 23
In its campaign against
unscrupulous travel agents, three criminal cases have been registered
in the past four days. Mr Ishwar Singh, SSP, in a press note issued
here today, said a case under Section 420 of the IPC was registered
against Raman Kandhari, Managing Director, 3 ARP Company, Patiala;
Narang, driver of the company, and other staff members on a complaint
of Ms Saranjit Kaur, a resident of Burj Kahan Singh Wala village in
the district.
3
killed in accident
Batala, September 23
Three persons died when the car
in which they were travelling met with an accident at Udhowal village,
10 km from here, on the Batala-Gurdaspur road this morning, according
to Mr Ram Singh, chief of Batala police district.
Shopkeeper damages neighbouring shops
Fatehgarh Sahib,
September 23
The police has registered a case against Mohinder Pal Singh, a shopkeeper of Akali Market
Sirhind, his son and four of his employees under Sections 427, 379, 506, 148 and 149 of the IPC for causing damage to neighboring shops. Two of his employees have been arrested, while other accused are still at large.
Death
of woman: case after 6 months
Amritsar, September 23
On the directions of Punjab and
Haryana High Court the Ajnala police station under the Majitha police
district today registered a case of murder against in-laws of Gurmit
Kaur who was allegedly poisoned to death in March this year.
4
financiers arrested
Amritsar, September 23
The district police yesterday
busted a five-member inter-state gang which used to first finance two
or four wheelers and then sell these in other states after conniving
with bank and transport officials. The police has arrested four
persons.
Man
rapes relative
Bathinda, September 23
Gurdev Singh, a resident of
Harraipur village in the district allegedly raped his close relative
for several days by keeping her in his house on the pretext of taking
her on a pilgrimage.
Students
hold victory rallies
Patiala, September 23
Five suspended student leaders
and seven former students of the university who had been barred from
entering Punjabi University, today entered the campus amidst
celebrations. They were garlanded and laddoos were distributed among
the students.
Engineers should become
entrepreneurs, says Prof
Fatehgarh Sahib,
September 23
“Entrepreneurs are not afraid of implementing WTO,
regime but are wary of the Government industrial policy which changed
very frequently. One day they apply Exim policy other day it is VAT so
it is highly unpredictable” said Mr Alok Saini, Director, Kad Group
of Industries, Patiala, while presiding over the inaugural function of
one week training programme on entrepreneurship development organised
by the Technical Teachers’ Training Institute, Chandigarh,
held at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh
Sahib.
Salaries
not paid in 120 colleges
Phagwara, September 23
Member of the Punjab and
Chandigarh College Teachers Union today flayed the indifference of the
government regarding the non-payment of salaries to staff of
non-government colleges.
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