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Court
summons served on Amarinder
Chandigarh, September 24
It took more than an hour for two
employees of the Chandigarh District Courts to serve summons on the
Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt Amarinder Singh, in a criminal
defamation case filed against him by Mr Parkash Singh Badal. Capt
Amarinder Singh was served summons in his office in the Civil
Secretariat this afternoon.
Punjab Govt to get loan of Rs 817 crore
SAS Nagar, September 24
The Punjab Government has signed an agreement with the World Bank under which it would be given a loan of Rs 817 crore for providing drinking water in various areas of the state.
Teacher
thrashes students
DEO to start inquiry today
Lehra Khana (Bathinda),
September 24
Amrit Pal Singh, a student of
Class VIII of Government Elementary School, Lehra Khana village in the
district, has been suffering from fear psychosis since he was
allegedly mercilessly beaten up by a mathematics teacher, Mrs Kiran
Bala, with a wooden stick on September 22 for failing to solve the
questions given by her.
Morcha
trains guns on Mayawati
Phagwara, September 24
Concern for the health of BSP
supremo Kansi Ram overshadowed the state level rally of the BSM
breakaway outfit of the BSP, here today with speakers, including Mr
Satnam Singh Kainth, President, Bahujan Samaj Morcha, praying for the
speedy recovery of Mr Kanshi Ram.
8
more Pak boys to be freed
Faridkot, September 24
Eight Pakistani boys who have
been languishing at the juvenile jail here for the past over a year
have welcomed the decision of the Indian Government to release them
after getting a nod from the government of Pakistan.
PWD notice to unauthorised colonies
Patiala, September 24
More than 25 years after slums and colonies have come up on government land, the Punjab Public Works Department
has “discovered” these unauthorised structures and served notices asking people to vacate them immediately.
Historic
monument in a state of neglect
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 24
Fatehgarh Sahib district has many historic monuments that stand
testimony to its Afghan and Mughal links. The Mughals are still alive
in magnificent architectural legacy, which they had left for the
future generations. One such monument is the Aam Khas Bagh.
Watchman
hurt foiling theft bid
Bathinda, September 24
Mr Ram Bahadur, a night watchman
working in the Bhatti road area of this town, was severely injured by
a group of three thieves late last night after he resisted an attempt
by it to loot a tyre shop.
CPI leader questions SDO’s transfer
Amritsar, September 24
Mr Satya Pal Dang, veteran CPI leader in a letter to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, has raised the issue of transfer of SDO Rahul Tiwari from Amritsar to Shahkot after a stay of merely two months.
Sewerage
project inaugurated
Patiala, September 24
The Municipal Corporation here today started work on laying down sewerage and water supply lines in ward number 7 with the grant of Rs 4 crore by the state government.
Unemployed linemen block traffic
Patiala, September 24
The Unemployed Lineman Union, whose leaders are undergoing a fast unto death, today stopped traffic on the Mall Road for a few hours in protest against the Punjab State Electricity Board for not recruiting them as linemen. The jam was lifted after nearly four hours.
Vigilance officials quiz top PUDA official
SAS Nagar, September 24
Punjab Vigilance officials questioned the Additional Chief Administrator PUDA, Mr Yashvir Mahajan, here today in connection with a complaint regarding the renting out of a showroom in Sector 17, Chandigarh.
Rail roko
stir on
September 30
Patiala, September 24
Nine farmer organisations who have decided to organise a “rail
roko” stir in Punjab on September 30, today said that they would stop rail traffic at Rajpura.
Disclosing this here today, Bharatiya Kisan Union
(Ekta) leader Pashora Singh Sidhupur and Gurbaksh Singh Balbehra said a meeting was organised at the Nehru Park to finalise the preparations for the protest.
Ahluwalia assails
move on Adi Granth celebrations
Chandigarh, September 24
Dr Jasbir Singh
Ahluwalia, a well-known Sikh scholar and former Vice-Chancellor of
Punjabi University, Patiala, today complained that the move for celebrating he fourth centenary of Sri Adi Granth had been cold shouldered by the Vajpayee government.
PSEB unions to hold protest march
Patiala, September 24
On the call given by the joint forum of all major trade unions of the Punjab State Electricity Board, the Board employees from all over the state have decided to hold a protest march towards the Punjab Vidhan Sabha tomorrow.
’65
war martyr remembered
Abohar, September 24
Tributes were paid to Major
Surender Prasad who had sacrificed his life in the Khemkaran sector in
1965. A function was held at the Samadhi Sthal, developed by the
Fellows Club, here in this regard.
SDM
begins probe into death of 2 schoolboys
Phagwara, September 24
Local SDM Pritam Singh is
reported to have begun a probe into the death of two schoolboys, Mohit
and Rajesh, found drowned in the historic Kaulanwala pond here on July
22.
HIGH COURT
10
petitions by SGPC members allowed
Chandigarh, September 24
The Punjab and Haryana High Court
today allowed a bunch of 10 petitions filed by Shiromani Gurdwara
Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members against the order passed by the
Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission restraining them from exercising
their franchise during the SGPC elections held last year.
HC orders action against guilty in ‘murder’ case
Chandigarh, September 24
Nearly 17 months after Jharkhand resident Rakesh Mirdha, “murdered” for having an “illicit relationship” with two girls, walked into the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr Justice Viney Mittal today directed Punjab Chief Secretary and Director- General of Police to take action against the guilty officials.
Livestock
census launched in Punjab
Chandigarh, September 24
The Punjab Animal Husbandry,
Fisheries and Dairy Development Minister, Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang,
today launched the 17th quinquennial livestock census by releasing the
formats register.
Ex-SDM,
6 others booked
Mansa, September 24
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau today
registered a case at the Vigilance Bureau, Bathinda, against Mr Baljit
Singh Sandhu, former Subdivisional Magistrate, Sardulgarh, now posted
as District Development
Rs
1.25 lakh looted from bank
Malerkotla, September 24
Three youths looted Rs 1.25 lakh
on gunpoint from the State Bank of Patiala, Mohrana village branch,
about 5 km from here, today.
Junior
Engineer booked for taking bribe
Mansa, September 24
A team of the Punjab Vigilance
Bureau led by Mr Vinod Kumar Chowdhary, DSP (Vigilance) today caught
Baru Ram, Junior Engineer of the PSEB, while accepting a bribe of Rs
2,000 from a tea stall owner, Amrik Singh.
2 teachers removed from varsity
gurdwara panel
Patiala, September 24
The Punjabi University has again raised the issue of alleged sacrilege which occurred in the gurdwara in its campus during the student agitation, by removing two teachers who were functioning as President and member of its Executive Committee.
Law
students on indefinite fast
Muktsar, September 24
Three students of the Department
of Law of the local Punjab University Regional Centre today started
indefinite fast to lodge their protest against the apathetic attitude
of the Punjab University authorities towards their problems.
Paper
outside syllabus, say PCS candidates
Patiala, September 24
Candidates appearing for the
Mathematics-two paper of the PCS examination which is being
reconducted by the Punjab Public Service Commission here today
complained that as much as 60 per cent of the questions were outside
syllabus.
Unruly
scenes mar college elections
Ferozepore, September 24
The elections to the post of
president of the students union of the Guru Nanak College took an ugly
turn when some unscrupulous persons who had gathered outside the
college fired some shots in the air which was followed by a mild cane
charge by the police.
Cutting tools industry
needs govt help
Patiala
The cutting tools industry in Patiala, which once supplied equipment and machinery to nearly all industrial hubs of the country is on the brink of collapse due to the setting up of ancillary units of this nature all over the country and general recession in the industry.
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