Surjit
sees post-poll tie-up
Jalandhar, February 16
Admitting that there were some hurdles to forming a complete secular
front before the parliamentary elections, Mr Harkishen Singh Surjit,
General Secretary of the CPM, said today that a secular government
under a post-poll alliance would be formed at the Centre.
Mr Harkishen Singh Surjit, CPM
General Secretary, addresses mediapersons in Jalandhar on
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Sikh
Missionary College students to meet Vedanti
Anandpur Sahib, February 16
Students of Anandpur Sahib-based Sikh Missionary College today decided
to approach the Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti. Talking to mediapersons at Dera Guru Nanak here, the students
alleged that the principal, Mr Surinder Singh, had beaten up student
Kuldeep Singh in front of Guru Granth Sahib.
Income
Insurance Scheme for farmers: Rajnath
Bhanor (Ludhiana), February 16
The Union Government has decided to introduce the Income Insurance
Scheme for farmers at the national level, replacing the existing
Agriculture Insurance Scheme. Initially 100 districts from different
states will be brought under this scheme on an experimental basis and
later the entire farming community of the country will be put under
the protective cover of this scheme.
Controversy
mars recruitment of sportspersons
Chandigarh, February 16
The Punjab Police is all set to create a record of sorts when it fills
seven posts of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSPs) from amongst
outstanding sportsmen and women here tomorrow.
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doctors, 3 cops found guilty in foeticide case
Rampura, February 16
A few doctors of civil hospital here including senior medical officer, Dr Shamsher Singh and certain policemen of the police station
here including Investigation officer, Malkeet Singh, have been found
guilty of helping Dr Laxmi Garg. Dr Garg was arrested for involvement
in illegal abortion and subsequently throwing the foetus into a
garbage dump here a few days ago.
Khadoor
Sahib to be made ‘white town’
Khadoor Sahib, February 16
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After Anandpur Sahib, another town of Punjab, Khadoor Sahib, is being
converted into a ‘white city’ to mark fifth centennial of Guru
Angad Dev. A decision to this effect was taken at a joint meeting, attended by
representatives of the SGPC, residents of more than 100 surrounding
villages, representatives from the USA, Canada, the UK and Baba Sewa
Singh of ‘Kar seva wale’ and Dr Raghbir Singh Bains, in charge
multi-media centre.
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A view of Gurdwara Khadoor Sahib, Amritsar district.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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BJP seeks 6 seats
Ludhiana, February 16
The BJP has staked claim for six Lok Sabha seats and will discuss
seat-sharing with the SAD. The party last time fielded three persons
out of which Gurdaspur seat was won by actor Vinod Khanna.
BSP
rules out alliance with Cong, SAD
Jalandhar, February 16
National general secretary of the BSP Narender Kashyap today ruled out
that any talks for an alliance with the Congress of the SAD was going
on and declared that the party would contest on all 13 Lok Sabha seats
in the state.
BBMB to collect
data on water inflow
Ropar, February 16
The Bhakra Beas Management Board will collect real-time data of
water inflow into the Sutlej and the Beas. Centres will be set up in
the catchment areas of the basins of the rivers to monitor the inflow
of water. The data from these centres will be sent round the clock to
the control room at Nangal, where it will be processed.
Politicians
creating problems, say Pak advocates
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 16
“The administrative system of India and Pakistan have become
corrupt. In Pakistan it has almost collapsed as the posts of deputy
commissioner have been dissolved and replaced with zila nazar, an
elected representative,” said Chaudhry Mohammad din Ansari,
Advocate, high court and Mirza Masood Sadak, Advocate, Supreme Court
of Pakistan, while interacting with the members of the District Bar
Association today.
Installation
of cell phone tower opposed
Kapurthala, February 16
The erection of a mobile phone tower in the thickly populated Jaspalan
Street-Bania Bazar locality here has become a bone of contention
between the phone company and residents of the area. The residents
protested against that installation of the tower this evening. They
said it could be a health hazard due to the high level of radiations.
Stray
dogs maul boy to death
Fazilka, February 16
Stray dogs today mauled to death a 10-year-old boy of Mehar Singhwala
village while he was going to a school. According to an eye-witness,
Balwinder Singh, 10, son of Gurbachan Singh of the village left his
house at 8 a.m. for the Government School. He had hardly covered a few
yards when three stray dogs pounced upon him and bit him on his neck
and other parts of the body.
Dharna
by doctors, paramedical staff
Sangrur, February 16
Doctors, members of Para-Medical staff and clerks of the Civil
Hospital here today sat on long dharna for three hours in the Civil
Hospital here in protest against the non-payment of salaries to them
for January.
‘Harmony-2004’
organised
Sangrur, February 16
A two-day cultural consumer fate programme “Harmony-2004”,
organised by the Bhai Gurdas College of Management and Technology,
concluded on the college complex yesterday. About 40 stalls were put
by different commercial organisation.
Narrow
escape for rail passengers
Phillaur, February 16
Hundreds of rail passengers travelling on the Indore-bound 9368 Dn
Malwa Express had a narrow escape when it hit an iron rod-laden truck
near the Nurmahal railway crossing last evening.
Cycle
expedition by 17 Army men for peace
Faridkot, February 16
A cycle expedition by 17 Army officials of 20 Sikh regiment spreading
message army countrymen, including Punjabis for peace, harmony and
national integration passed through this city today.
PF
scam comes to light
Bathinda, February 16
A scam pertaining to the withdrawal of provident fund amount belonging
to employees of the District Excise and Taxation Office here has come
to light.
Shobha
yatra by Shiv Sena
Phagwara, February 16
Activists of the Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) led by District
Vice-President Inderjit Karwal with bigsized snakes coiled round their
necks and dancing marked Shobha yatra here this afternoon in respect
of Mahashivaratri.
Cong
backs Sikhs on turban issue
Amritsar, February 16
The Congress yesterday took up the case of the Sikhs on the turban
issue imposed by the French Government.
Sitar maestro
bemoans commercialisation of art
Patiala, February 16
The man responsible for putting the lesser-known surbahar on the
world’s music map besides giving the ‘Imrat guitar’ is all but
disillusioned with the present artistic scenario in the country. Son
of the legendary Imdad Khan, Ustaad Imrat Khan accompanied by son
Wajahat Khan is in the city today to perform on the third day of the
Patiala Heritage Festival.
Inspired,
Chaurasia plays on
Patiala, February 16
Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia was loath to put aside his flute last
evening. Performing on the second day of the Patiala Heritage Festival
here, Panditji delighted his listeners by declaring himself carried
away by the ambience of the Qila Mubarak at the scheduled end of his
performance and went on to present yet another melodious offering from
his rich repertoire.
Patiala
gharana Khan legends in city
Patiala, February 16
The sur mandal which was invented by the legend of the Patiala gharana
— Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan — and his grandsons Mazhar and Jawaad
Ali Khan are making a comeback in the city which once occupied a pride
of place in the music tradition of the country.
Paintings
display quest for modernisation
Patiala, February 16
The National Gallery of Modern Art is exhibiting a collection of
paintings reflecting the quest for modernisation in the 19th century
and the use of abstract language in the 20th at the Patiala Heritage
festival at Banaser Art Gallery here. The exhibition was inaugurated
today by INTACH Vice-Chairman S.K. Misra.
High
Court
Pirzada
granted bail
Chandigarh, February 16
IAS officer Gurnihal Singh
Pirzada was today granted bail by Mr Justice Mehtab Singh Gill of the
Punjab and Haryana High Court in an alleged corruption case after the
state of Punjab did not contest the plea on merits.
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Voting rights
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Probe sought
Farmers hold dharna
against arhtiya
Sangrur, February 16
Members of the district unit of the Kirti Kisan Union, led by Mr
Dhanna Singh, district president of the union, today staged a dharna
near the shop of an arhtiya, Mr Kimat Rai, outside the New Grain
Market, here alleging that the arhtiya had not returned Rs 5 lakh to a
farmer of Chathe Sekhwan village, Mr Ajaib Singh.
Multiplex auction
cancelled
Amritsar, February 16
The auction by the local Improvement Trust of the proposed multiplex in the holy city could not materialise, as required number of bidders
failed to turn up. Only two bidders deposited the earnest money of Rs
21 lakh each for the prime site located at Ranjit Avenue following
which the auction was declared cancelled today.
Notice
served on Improvement Trust
Amritsar, February 16
The Ranjit Avenue C-Block Welfare Association has served a notice on
the Amritsar Improvement Trust regarding bifurcation of residential
plots, conversion of land use from residential plots to commercial
plots and alleged encroachment on Trust property.
Gurdaspur
gets 3 cr for development
Amritsar, February 16
The president of the municipal committee, Gurdaspur, Mr Raman Behl,
said here today that a sum of Rs 3 crore had been received for the
development of the district. The amount would be used to augment the
sewerage and water supply in the district.
SHO sent to police
lines
ENT specialist
arrested
Phagwara, February 16
Dr Kamal Kishore, an ENT Specialist of Civil Hospital here was today
caught by a Vigilance team while accepting rupees 1500 from the
husband of a patient.
Cellphones
seized from jail inmates
Jalandhar, February 16
The jail authorities have recovered mobile phones from the two murder
accused lodged in Central Jail here and reported the matter to the
district police for taking action against the outsiders who allegedly supplied the phone sets to them.
Obscene
dance at marriage leads to clash
Abohar, February 16
Obscenity during marriage ceremonies led to a bloody clash at a
marriage palace near the Bhagat Singh Chowk here on today.
Girl abducted, 4 booked
Govt senior
secondary school for Kharar from April 1
Kharar, February 16
A Government Model Senior Secondary School will start functioning in
the town from April 1. Initially it will be housed in the building
being vacated by State Institute of Health and Family Welfare.
Aided
schools staff resent govt move
Fazilka, February 16
Mr Raj Kishore Kalra, president, Punjab Government Pensioners’
Association, Fazilka, has revealed that the Punjab Government
notification of January 6, 2004 had hit the teachers and employees
working in 484 government-aided schools.
Punjabi
University has full-time Registrar
Patiala, February 16
Officiating Punjabi University Registrar Dr Param Bakshish Singh was
selected today full-time Registrar of the varsity by a Committee
headed by Guru Nanak Dev University Vice-Chancellor Dr S.P. Singh.
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AICC General Secretary, Mohsina
Kidwai admits that elections to the 14th Lok Sabha are being held at a
time when infighting dogged the Punjab Congress. As the person in
charge of the Punjab Congress, she exudes “feel good” signs that
the organisational wing of the Congress will eventually rise as one
man to ensure the success of the party candidates in all 13 Lok Sabha
constituencies.
