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 Daler’s police
remand extended
Patiala, December 28
Duty Magistrate P.S. Dhanoa today extended
the police remand of pop star Daler Mehndi until December 30 even though the
prosecution had urged for a five-day extension of the remand so that Daler could
be taken to Mumbai to affect more recoveries in the human trafficking case
registered against him.
Daler Mehndi being led to a court in Patiala on Sunday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar
Mullahs
misinterpreting ‘jihad’, say Ahmadiyyas
Amritsar, December 28
The real meaning of “jihad” was spelled
out on the concluding day of the International Ahmadiyya Convention at Quadian.
Films with
Punjabi themes aimed at NRIs: Harbhajan
Jalandhar, December 28
While the Punjabi film industry is still in
the doldrums due to lack of government initiative to boost this sector since
independence, Bollywood producers are now aiming to cash in on the Punjab factor
by producing more and more films based on Punjabi heritage and culture to have
better returns through their release abroad.
 Father-son duo
weaves magic
Jalandhar, December 28
Grammy Award winner Mohan Veena
maestro Vishwa Mohan Bhat and his son, Salil Bhat, captivated hundreds
of music lovers who converged last night in front of the ‘samadhi’
of Baba Harballabh, the saint who initiated this journey of classical
music 128 years ago.
Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhat
(left) and his son, Salil, perform at the 128th Harballabh Sangeet
Sammelan in Jalandhar on Saturday night. — Photo by S.S. Chopra
BJP cells, units
reconstituted
Phagwara, December 28
Punjab BJP president Avinash Rai Khanna
said at a press conference here today that out of the total 32 frontal wings and
cells of the state party, about 17 had been reconstituted while all 24 district
units had been reconstituted to activate the organisational set-up.
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Men warm their hands over a fire in Amritsar
on Sunday. A cold snap sweeping across north India has killed 24
persons, mostly the poor and homeless, in the past two days.
— Reuters
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BSF: more hits less misses
this year
Along the zero line (Ferozepore),
December 28
With fog engulfing the entire region, the
task of the BSF sleuths to man the International Border has become increasingly
arduous. Keeping in view the hostile weather conditions.
Woman backtracks
on charges against Mayor
Amritsar, December 28
Former Mahila Congress leader Neelam
Chaudhary backtracked on her statement on Friday evening, and said that she was
under pressure from certain local Congress leader backed by an MLA to name Mr
Sunil Datti, Mayor in the flesh trade racked.
India should
sign treaty on landmines, says NGO
Abohar, December 28
Dr Bal Krishan Kurve, coordinator, Indian
Campaign to Ban Landmines, affiliated to the United Nations Organisation (UNO),
has said India and Pakistan should make up their mind during the SAARC Summit to
sign the international treaty to stop using landmines near borders.
Civil enclave to
be ready in April
Pathankot, December 28
Pathankot shortly would be on the civil
aviation map of the country. As more than 80 per cent work on civil enclave
Pathankot had been completed, and by April 2004, the central government would
dedicate it to the people. This was stated yesterday here, by Master Mohan Lal,
former Punjab Minister.
9 couples tie
the knot
Kapurthala, December 28
Baba Ashok Singh Rajdev, a “pramukh” of
Dera Sehanshah Alam Dargah Peer Kadar Shah at Mander Bet village, 10 km from
here, today organised mass marriage of nine couples.
Bank Manager
still untraced
Amritsar, December 28
The State Bank of India’s Kasel branch
Manager, Mr Prem Sagar Mahajan, has been missing since November 30. He left his
house that day on foot but did not return.
Consumer forum tells PUDA to
refund excess transfer fee
Mohali, December 28
In an important decision, the Consumer
Disputes Redressal Commission Chandigarh (CDRC) has entitled a complainant to a
refund of the ‘extra’ transfer fee charged by Punjab Urban Planning and
Development Authority (PUDA) from him.
Ropar MC faces financial
crunch
Ropar, December 28
The Ropar Municipal Council is facing a
financial crunch. With its earnings equal to expenditures, the council has
almost nothing to spend on development. As a result, despite being the district
headquarter, Ropar has poor roads, streets and lanes.
Sewerage work
inaugurated
Patiala, December 28
City Mayor Vishnu Sharma today inaugurated
the start of sewerage work in Ward Number 18 which covers the New and Old Bishen
Nagar besides Ram Nagar and the Sewa Singh Thikriwala complex.
Murder mystery solved
Abohar, December 28
With the help of the Punjab Police, the
Sriganganagar Police yesterday claimed that murder of Gurbachan Singh Bawri at
Rawla Mandi had been solved.
 Gang of robbers
busted
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 28
The police claimed to have busted a gang of
robbers by arresting five members of the gang, who were planning to strike in
industrial town of the district, Mandi Gobindgarh. Two .12 bore pistols, four
live cartridges and four kirpans and iron rods were seized from their
possession.
The CIA staff with six members of
a gang of robbers.
Three killed in
mishap
Ropar, December 28
Three of a family including Kulwinder Kaur,
her husband Tajinder Pal Singh and his father were killed in an accident on the
Ropar-Anandpur Sahib road near Bharatgarh today.
College teachers not paid for eight
months
Barnala, December 28
Resentment prevails among teachers of
Guru Gobind Singh College, Sanghera (Barnala). They have not been paid salary
for eight months.
Students pledge
to abstain from drugs
Phagwara, December 28
On the concluding day of the three-day
zonal Gurmat training camp at Guru Nanak College here today, as many as 140
students of 10 schools and colleges of Kapurthala and Jalandhar districts
pledged to abstain from drugs and apostasy.
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