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Drive against
corruption directionless, says SAD (A)
Nawanshahr, October 5
Dr Harjinder Jakhu, general secretary, SAD
(Amritsar), yesterday, ridiculed former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for
filing a petition before the National Human Rights Commission against the
alleged misuse of power by Capt Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister Punjab.
Amarinder going
Beant way, says Mann
Phagwara, October 5
There is a police “raj” and “danda
raj” in Punjab and the government of Capt Amarinder Singh was following the
footsteps of Beant Singh and Mr Parkash Singh Badal.
Sammelan
challenge to Takht, says Calcutta
Amritsar, October 5
Dubbing the proposed ‘World Sikh Sammelan’
as ‘anti-Panthic’ the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today
decided to take up the issue in the Dharm Prachar Committee and executive
committee meeting, scheduled to be held at Fatehgarh Sahib on October 10.
Fake currency
racket busted, four held
Amritsar, October 5
The district police yesterday busted a fake
currency racket with the help of public here. The police has arrested four
persons in this regard and seized fake currency notes worth Rs 9,500 from them.
Ravana goes up in smoke
Patiala, October 5
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder
Singh, set aflame the effigy Of Ravana amidst tight security arrangement at the
Vir Hakikat Rai park in Rajpura colony here this evening.
Dasehra
celebrated in ‘Galat Malat’ style
Patiala, October 5
Comedy king Bhagwant Mann and his troupe,
Galat Malat Manch, celebrated Dasehra in their own style by comparing corruption
with the mythological figure of Ravana and burning his effigy at the Baradari
Gardens, here today.
SGPC secy told
to appear before medical board
Amritsar, October 5
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
(SGPC) today directed its secretary, Mr Harbeant Singh, to appear before the
three-member medical board before sanctioning his two-month leave.
Centre to set up
panel for disabled
Jalandhar, October 5
Mr Satyanarayan Jatiya, Union Minister for
Social Welfare and Empowerment, said today that the Central Government was
geared up to set up a national commission to deal with problems being faced by
handicapped people in the country with a more comprehensive approach.
Shiv Sena to
hoist Tricolour in Srinagar
Phagwara, October 5
The Shiv Sena (Hindustan) yesterday
announced plans to send a ‘Balidani Jatha’ (sacrificial squad) of its
activists to Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Republic Day next year and hoist the
Tricolour and saffron flag there with a view to challenge the Lashkar-e-Toiba
and the Jaish-e-Mohammad militants in the valley.
Beant Singh
complex in state of mess
Patiala, October 5
The Beant Singh Shopping Complex, which was
built more than a decade ago by the Improvement Trust, is at present in a state
of neglect as the building has not yet been transferred to the Municipal
Corporation.
Dog bites many,
panic in Verka
Amritsar, October 5
Panic prevailed in Verka situated on the
Batala road as a rabid dog reportedly bit several people, including a
10-year-old girl and animals, today.
Phone service in
a mess
Nabha, October 5
Resentment prevails among residents of the
town over poor telephone services. They said that when they contacted phone
authorities, they were told to make complaints on the computerised number 198,
but the computer failed to register the complaint.
Rs 14.11 lakh
given for rural water supply
Nawanshahr, October 5
Mr Parkash Singh, local MLA, distributed
cheques for Rs 14.11 lakh to Begumpur, Jadla, Bhan Mazara, Lodhipur, Ghakewal
and Pallian Kalan villages for providing drinking water facility here yesterday.
Book of Punjabi
ghazals released
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 5
Mr S.K. Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner,
released Gazal Changer, a book of Punjabi ghazals, written by Kirpal Singh
Preshan at a function in Bachat Bhavan here. Speaking on the occasion, Mr
Ahluwalia said that the poetry of Preshan is full of human values and high
thoughts.
Lathicharge on
linemen flayed
Chandigarh, October 5
The state president of the BJP and the
leader of the party in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Mr Avinash Rai Khanna, today
condemned the lathicharge on the Unemployed Linemen’s Union outside the
residence of the Chief Minister in support of their demands.
1 pilgrim killed
as truck overturns
Amritsar, October 5
One person was killed and 25 others injured
when a truck carrying a group of Sikh pilgrims overturned after losing balance
on blind turn at Chabbal village, 20 km from here today, the police said.
Insecticide dealers made to
compensate farmers
Abohar, October 5
The Agriculture Department Punjab yesterday
persuaded insecticides sellers to pay compensation to the farmers who had
alleged that their cotton crop was damaged due to use of “sub standard”
insecticides.
Shocked at rape of daughter,
man commits suicide
Phagwara, October 5
Shocked over the rape of his minor daughter
by his cousin, a man committed suicide by jumping before a train at the Kherra
railway crossing here in the early hours today.
3 booked for
raping minor
Kapurthala, October 5
The Sadar police has booked three youths of
Kalasanghian village on the charge of raping a minor girl of the same village.
Flesh trade
racket busted
Jalandhar, October 5
A flesh trade racket has been busted with
the arrest of four alleged prostitutes, including its kingpin, the police said
today.
Retired DFO
arrested
Hoshiarpur, October 5
On the instructions of Mr Lok Nath, SSP
(Vigilance Bureau), Jalandhar, the bureau today arrested retired Divisional
Forest Officer Sardara Singh, Garshanker, under the Prevention of Corruption Act
for amassing disproportionate assets beyond known source of his income.
Teachers to cease work if not
paid
Phagwara, October 5
The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers
Union today served an ultimatum on the government that it would give a cease
work call in all 172 non-government colleges if the grant for the second quarter
was not released and disbursed next week.
Office-bearers
Nabha, October 5
Mr Shafi Mohammad Mungo, State Vice-
President of the School Teachers’ Association Punjab, said that the following
had been elected office-bearers of Patiala unit of the association.
DAV students top
in group song contest
Bathinda, October 5
Students of R.B. DAV Senior Secondary
School stood first while students of S.S.D. Girls College, Bathinda, got the
second position in the junior section of national group song competition
organised by the Bharat Vikas Parishad here today.
Traders threaten to observe
bandh
Bathinda, October 5
In a significant move which could have far
reaching impact on the on-going agitation by farmers’ organisations,
representatives of the Punjab Pardesh Beopar Mandal today while alleging that a
handful of farmers from different kisan unions were blackmailing traders and the
administration today threatened to launch an agitation in case the authorities
concerned failed to check their illegal activities.
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