Cong leader Balbir Singh joins SAD
Jalandhar, April 5
The Punjab Congress today received a major setback when senior party leader and MP of the dissolved Lok Sabha Balbir Singh, accompanied by his confidant, Daljit Sahota, Chairman of the Overseas Congress, joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
Badal lashes out at CM over ads
Sukhbir sees collapse of Cong after elections
BJP, allies threat to nation’s unity, says CPM
Old rivals Bhinder, Ashwani
share dais
Democratic samaj party to contest five
LS seats
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Mr Balbir Singh, senior Congress leader and MP of the dissolved Lok Sabha, announces his joining the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), in the presence of SAD supremo Parkash Singh Badal and other leaders in Jalandhar on Monday.
— Photo by S.S. Chopra |
Rs 148-cr flood protection works for Patiala, Sangrur
Patiala, April 5
The Patiala Congress parliamentary candidate Preneet Kaur today said that the Rs 148-crore flood protection works, which had been sanctioned by NABARD, would cover both Patiala and Sangrur districts, and that no proposed flood protection work for Sangrur district had been stopped.
Thousands of devotees perform the second round of Kar seva while cleansing one fourth portion of the Amrit Sarovar at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Monday. — PTI |
Journalist threatens
self-immolation
Ludhiana, April 5
A Malerkotla-based scribe has threatened self-immolation in front of the CM’s residence if the police fails to arrest the accused involved in the murderous assault on him and his younger brother on March 20. The main accused — Youth Congress chief Shakil — was reportedly nabbed the next day but was “let off on instructions from the top.”
CEO seeks comments on plea against ADGP
Chandigarh, April 5
Acting on election-related complaints — including one against an Additional Director-General of Police (ADGP) — Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer has reportedly sought comments from the Home Department and the Punjab Police.
Slum kids make teachers proud
Amritsar, April 5
All 25 children, some of them ragpickers and beggars, have made their parents and teachers proud by securing good marks in the primary board examination in the first attempt.
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Truckers of CM’s village seek justice
Bathinda, April 5
A large section of truck operators belonging to Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s native village, Mehraj, in the district have been running from pillar to post to seek district administration’s help for the removal of their grievances pertaining to alleged maladministration in the Truck Union, Rampura.
A kite maker of Amritsar, Jagmohan Kanojia, has made kites with pictures of Indian and Pakistani cricket players and victory slogans. — PTI |
Union-contractor tussle hits wheat procurement
Jalalabad, April 5
The ongoing tussle between the new labour contractor and the labour union has affected the procurement of wheat in the local mandi. The union has refused to lift the wheat procured at the rate quoted by the contractor.
Withdraw false cases against labourers, union
Bathinda, April 5
Members of the Punjab Pardesh Palledar Majdoor Union today held a rally in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner to lodge protest against the handing over of the contract of loading and unloading of gunny bags by Punsup to a private contractor.
Seminar on empowering rural marginalised
Patiala, April 5
Bosco Institute for Rural Development (BIRD), an NGO, organised a seminar today on ‘Empowering the Rural Marginalised’ to develop partnerships between the institute and various stakeholders here.
Non-implementation of decision irks oustees
Dalhousie, April 5
The Ranjit Sagar Dam Oustees Association is sore about the non-implementation of a Punjab Government decision to provide jobs to one member of each ousted family belonging to Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district adjoining Dhar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.
Few turn up for Saigal’s function
Jalandhar, April 5
Only 12 persons were present yesterday to pay tributes to legendary singer K.L. Saigal at the K.L. Saigal Memorial Trust building in the city. It was the singer’s death anniversary.
Pak youth held near border
Amritsar, April 5
A 20-year-old Pakistani, Rana Irfan, was arrested near a border outpost near Rajatal last afternoon. According to reports, the Pakistani youth was seen about 150 yards inside the Indian side near the border fencing. Rana is a resident of Manalwala, Sheikhupura district.
SGPC protests deletion of pilgrims’ names
Amritsar, April 5
The SGPC today lodged a protest against the deletion of the names of 118 pilgrims who wanted to visit Pakistan to pay their obeisance in Sikh shrines.
HIGH COURT
Re-auctioning of liquor vends sought
Chandigarh, April 5
The issue of alleged irregularities in the recently conducted liquor vends auctions in Punjab refuses to die down. Today, a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising Mr Justice N.K. Sud and Mr Justice Hemant Gupta ordered the production of the entire record of the auction process for the district of Gurdaspur on the next date of hearing.
Capt remanded in judicial custody
Pathankot, April 5
Capt Parteek Kumar Ghosh and his accomplice Gurpreet Singh, alias Bhinder, were remanded in judicial custody till April 17 by Mr Ranjit Singh, Judicial Magistrate, here today.
Life term for killing uncle
Sangrur, April 5
Mr Jagroop Singh, Sessions Judge, Sangrur, today awarded life imprisonment to Iqbal Singh of Sheron village in Sunam tehsil for gunning down his relative Sukhjinder Singh on March 18, 2003.
Farmers
block traffic
Amritsar, April 5
Agitated farmers, under the banner of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee, blocked traffic for nearly three hours on the Amritsar-Ferozepore road near Alladinpur village, Tarn Taran bypass and three other areas today.
New PSEB members appointed
Patiala, April 5
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) today elevated two of its senior engineers to the rank of Technical Members to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of Mr H S Sahai and Mr S.K. Anand as Member, Generation and Member, Distribution, respectively.
Youth Akali Dal leader booked on rape charge
Kapurthala, April 5
The Dhilwan police has registered a case under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC against Gurinderjit Singh of Bhullar village on the charge of raping a married woman of the village on March 24 at pistol-point at his flour mill in the village.
3 held in chain snatching cases
Kapurthala, April 5
The district police has arrested three youths involved in chain snatching incidents in Kapurthala and Phagwara.
Woman, child abducted
Moga, April 5
Around six armed persons abducted a married woman along with her six-month-old daughter from her house at Mastian village on April 3, the police said today.
Demand to release aid for Dalit students
Bathinda, April 5
Mr Hans Singh, Punjab general secretary, All-India Confederation of SC/BC/ST Organisations today said that the state government had failed to release financial aid for Dalit students.
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