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Sonia
to hold roadshows in Punjab
Jalandhar, March 6
The state Congress chief H.S.
Hanspal today said the party President Sonia Gandhi would visit the
state for roadshows in the third week of March. Mr Hanspal told PTI by
phone that exact dates and places for the roadshows would be finalised
soon.
Memorial
to mark 500th birth anniversary of
Guru Angad Dev
Ludhiana, March 6
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee (SGPC) has decided to raise a minaret-type “Gurmukhi Smark”,
a memorial at Khadur Sahib to mark the 500th birth anniversary of Guru
Angad Dev on April 18. The history of Gurmukhi script would be
inscribed on it.
FDO’s
circular creates ruckus in GND varsity
Amritsar, March 6
Trouble is fomenting in Guru
Nanak Dev University here as the Finance and Development Officer and
various associations of the university crossed swords over certain
‘purchases’ in alleged violation of statutes of the university.
Father’s
fight for memorial to Uphaar tragedy hero
Chandigarh, march 6
Capt Vardeep Singh Bhinder of
Amritsar is fighting a different battle. Armed with an order of the
Delhi High Court declaring that his son Capt Manjinder Singh
Bhinder’s death in Uphaar cinema tragedy was attributable to
military service, he is struggling to get a memorial constructed in
his only child’s memory.
Mai
Roop Kaur — a profile
PPSC to rebuild
confidence in selection process
 Chandigarh, March 6
The prefix ''Mai'' intrigued the
select gathering at Raj Bhavan on Friday when the Governor
administered the oath to Roop Kaur as a member of the Punjab Public
Service Commission. Polite enquiries did not reveal much, except that
just as ''Bhai'' is a prefix in the case of men, ''Mai'' in the case
of women who belong to a particular Bagrian family whose ancestors are
traced to Raja Bhagtu in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.
Holy
revellers violate
traffic rules
Jalandhar, March 6
While young Holi revellers
violated traffic rules in all parts of the city with impunity,
residents here celebrated Holi with traditional fervour in their homes
and at public places in the city.
A group of Holy revellers ride two-wheelers without
helmets in front of the Model Town gurdwara in Jalandhar on Saturday.
— Photo by S.S. Chopra |
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Yash Chopra winds
up shooting
Attari (Amritsar), March 6
The film unit of Yash Chopra
today wound up the shooting schedule at the Attari railway station, a
day ahead of the schedule. According to information, a communication
in this regard has been forwarded to the in charge of the railway
station in this regard.
Gurdwara
poll panel to meet parties
Chandigarh, March 6
The Chief Commissioner of
Gurdwara Elections has called a meeting of various political parties
to discuss the issue of elections of the SGPC on March 16. The Union
Government had announced May 21 as the tentative date to hold the
general election of the SGPC. The commission has made all preparations
to hold the elections.
Mann
to seek transfer of judge
Bathinda, March 6
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann,
President, SAD (Amritsar), along with his party workers will stage a
dharna in front of the district courts complex here on March 16 to
press the authorities concerned to transfer Mr Justice Nirmal Singh,
Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, whose wife Mrs Paramjit Kaur is
the SAD nominee from the Bathinda seat for the Lok Sabha elections, to
some other high court.
A woman carts a pile of bricks at a brick kiln on the eve of
International Women's Day,
in
Patiala on Saturday. — Photo by Rajesh Sachar. |
Health
Dept team serves notices on eateries
Phagwara, March 6
A team of the Health Department,
headed by District Health Officer, Dr DS Gill, today inspected Metro
Food Super Market on Palahi road, Hot Stuff Restaurant,
opposite the Bus stand on GT Road and rehris in the eating joint of
the local Hargobind Nagar.
Sardool
clarifies on liquor vends’ auction
Jalandhar, March 6
Reacting over the allegations levelled by the opposition parties that
the Congress has taken Rs 20 crore from liquor baron Ponty Chadha in
lieu of awarding him liquor vends in the state, Mr Sardool Singh,
Minister for Excise and Taxation, today refuted the allegations and
said that not even a single penny was taken from him.
Local Self Dept to
adjust surplus staff
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 6
It is matter of concern that all
municipal councils and corporations except for the Mandi Gobindgarh
Municipal Corporation in the state are spending more than 50 per cent
of their budget on salary and wages and the rest on other expenses and
minimum amount is left for the development of projects.
Water
supply tenders cancelled
Amritsar March 6
Tenders worth crores dealing with
the operation and maintenance cell of the Municipal Corporation have
been cancelled by the Commissioner, MC Mr KS Kang, on allegations that
a councillor, who was also chairman of the department of Water Supply
and Sewerage Works of the corporation, had signed and issued the
tenders.
Man booked for
forging warrants against VIPs
Abohar, March 6
A case has been registered
against Boota Singh of Bhagsar village in the border tehsil of
Anoopgarh under Sections 465, 466, 467, 468 of the IPC for allegedly
forging warrants of attachment of immovable property against a dozen
persons, including the Presidents of India and Pakistan.
One
held on abduction charge
Bathinda, March 6
The district police today
arrested Sandeep Kumar, who had allegedly abducted a minor girl of the
city on February 23. The police claimed that the girl was recovered
from his possession.
Plaint against
Principal admitted
Amritsar, March 6
Taking a prima facie notice, the
Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has admitted a complaint
against Dr B.S. Bedi, Principal Government Medical College here, in
the case of admissions of students to the MBBS course who were lower
in merit.
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