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Minister’s assurance on turban
Amritsar, February 10
French Foreign Minister has given an
assurance to a delegation of Sikhs that the ban on turban would be looked into.
Mr Chain Singh, president of Singh Sabha Gurdwara in France and senior leader of
the SAD (Amritsar) stated today after arrival from France.
When PSEB cheated
consumers of crores
Jalandhar, February 10
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB)
for years has been charging meter security and allegedly not providing meters to
the consumers, forcing them to buy the meters from private sellers.
Governor’s call
to upgrade education to world standards
Bathinda, February 10
Justice O.P. Verma, Governor, Punjab and
Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala today said that curriculum and teaching
techniques in educational institutions of Punjab should meet of global standards
to prepare the youth and students for meeting challenges of the new millennium.
Octroi company
booked for fraud
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 10
Though the district police has registered a
case against Kirpal Singh and Company, octroi contractor of Municipal Council
Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib dated 6.2.04, on the recommendation of Punjab Government
allegedly for cheating the government.
Report on Khalsa Diwan
members not final,
says Dr Kapur
Amritsar, February 10
The administrator of Chief Khalsa Diwan
(CKD), Dr Prithipal Singh Kapur today claimed that the ‘draft’ recommending
the revocation of the suspension of 284 members, prepared by Justice R.S. Narula
and Justice Kuldip Singh was not accepted by other members of the sub-committee,
constituted by the Sikh clergy.
160 diarrhoea
cases reported
Ludhiana, February 10
More than 160 cases of diarrhoea were
reported from the city today. The health authorities claim that these were mild
cases and no hospital admissions had been done so far.
 Pak women
lawyers for peaceful co-existence
Patiala, February 10
An interaction with four women lawyers from
the Lahore High Court, Pakistan, is enough to efface the impression of meek,
self-effacing womanhood normally associated with most Islamic countries.
Women lawyers from Pakistan meet their counterparts at the judicial courts complex in Patiala on Tuesday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar
NRI lays stone
of operation theatre
Nawanshahr, February 10
Ms Satpal Kaur, Pandher, an NRI, belonging
to Gunachaur village, laid the foundation stone of an operation theatre to be
set up at Guru Nanak Mission Hospital, Dhahan Kaleran (Nawanshahr), in memory of
her grandmother Punna Devi Gill, yesterday.
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Donors
seek return of land
Health centre eludes panchayat
Chandigarh, February 10
This is the story of Rattewal village
in Balachaur subdivision of Nawanshahr district, which dates back to 1986.
Late Baloo Ram Banth, who was elected MLA
four times from Balachaur (1952 to 1969) persuaded the village panchayat
to donate land for a primary health centre (PHC). Taking the initiative,
he donated 1.5 acres while the panchayat made up the rest and 3.5 acres of
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‘Vande Matram’
scheme launched
Faridkot, February 10
More than 200 pregnant women were examined
and given medicines free of cost in different private clinics and government
hospitals in Faridkot district under the ‘Vande Matram’ scheme sponsored by
the Centre in collaboration with Fogsi, a national-level gynaecologists’
association, today.
Sikh bodies seek
action against pastor
Jalandhar, February 10
A number of Sikh organisations have alleged
that a pastor of a church at Khojewal village was misguiding poor Sikhs and
converting them to Christianity.
Dharna against
excise staff
Tarn Taran, February 10
A large number of residents, including
women, of Bath village and Pandori Gola yesterday staged a dharna in front of
the local Sadar police station in protest against the harassment of a Amritdhari
Dalit Sikh of Bath village.
LIC staff seek
manager’s transfer
Kapurthala, February 10
Development officers and staff of the local
branch of the Life Insurance Corporation today demanded the transfer of Branch
Manager T.C. Shinmar for allegedly misbehaving with a woman Development Officer
and other members of the staff.
IT teams conduct
surveys
Mansa, February 10
Seven teams of income tax officials today
conducted surveys on the premises of rice mill owners, commission agents,
private medical practitioners, colonisers and real estate dealers of Mansa and
Budhlada.
High
Court
Ascertain conduct breach by Punjab
officers,
says Bench
Chandigarh, February 10
In less than a fortnight after a list of
members containing names of bureaucrats, police officials or judicial officers
was submitted in the Forest Hill Golf and Country Club case, a Division Bench of
the Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked Union and Punjab governments to
ascertain “whether one or more of its employees had committed any apparent
breach of code of conduct”.
8 companies
ordered not to operate bank accounts
Amritsar, February 10
District Magistrate Raminder Singh stopped
withdrawal of money by eight companies, from the bank, whose directors or owners
were accused of fraud on public and had disappeared.
100 illegal structures along
highway removed
Zirakpur, February 10
More than 100 unauthorised structures,
including certain establishments that had come up along the Chandigarh-Ambala
and the Chandigarh-Patiala highways here, were removed by the Building and Roads
wing of the Punjab Public Works Department (PPWD) today.
Probe ordered
into encroachments
Ropar, February 10
The chairman of the Ropar district
grievances committee, Mr Tej Prakash, Transport Minister of Punjab, today
directed the SDM, Kharar, to inquire into the complaints of encroachments on the
village common land in the Kharar area.
IAS officers
shifted
Chandigarh, February 10
The Punjab Government today ordered the
transfers of four bureaucrats, including two IAS officers.
Notorious gangster held
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 10
The district police claims to have arrested
a most-wanted criminal, cheat and a notorious gangster, who had fled from police
custody twice — once from the custody of the Moga police and the second time
from the custody of the Ludhiana police.
Engineering students protest
against PTU’s decision
Dera Bassi, February 10
Protesting against the decision of the
Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jalandhar, over the technical training for
students studying in various engineering colleges, students of the Sri Sukhmani
Engineering Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera Bassi, today boycotted
classes.
College gets UGC
nod for new courses
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 10
Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, has
been allowed to start six new career-oriented vocational courses in humanities
and science by the University Grants Commission (UGC) from the next academic
year.
Students get
tips on writing script for radio
Patiala, February 10
Hard work, dedication and commitment were
three success mantras given by Dr Amrit Lal Paul, Station Director, All India
Radio, Patiala, to the students of journalism and mass communication. Mr Lal was
inaugurating a two-day workshop on “Radio programme production” in the
seminar room of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Punjabi
University, Patiala, here today.
Eco awareness
contest at Punjabi University
Patiala, February 10
The Punjab Eco-Friendly Association (PEFA)
Punjabi University (unit), its organised their second annual eco awareness
contest here today. Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor Swarn Singh Boparai
presided over the function.
Alumni meet held
Patiala, February 10
The local Blossoms School organised its
first alumni meet since its establishment in 1981. Besides a variety programme,
including a dance and musical performances, various other contests were also.
Johar invites
Lahore varsity VC
Wagah, February 10
The Minister for Higher Education, Mr
Harnam Das Johar, who returned from Pakistan after a 15-day stay there,
described his visit as journey down memory lane.
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