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 India
in debt trap: Manmohan
Amritsar, May 7
A former Union Finance Minister
and senior Congress leader, Dr Manmohan Singh, has chided the NDA
government for the throwing the Indian economy into a debt trap by
encouraging large-scale deficit financing, both at the Central and
state levels.
 Badal
no friend of farmers: CM
Gurdaspur, May 7
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt
Amarinder Singh, today accused the SAD chief, Mr Parkash Singh Badal,
of mortgaging the interests of the state to the BJP for his personal
gains.
Bhattal
confident of winning all seats
 Tarsika (Amritsar), May 7
The Deputy Chief Minister and
Agriculture Minister, Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, said today that the
Central Government had given its formal approval to provide Rs 5,500
per acre for about 16.25 lakh acres earmarked for the diversification
of crops in the state.
Hanspal
promises to release old-age pension
 Sangrur, May 7
Addressing an election rally of
Mr Arvind Khanna, Congress candidate from Sangrur Parliamentary
constituency, here last night Mr H.S. Hanspal, President, Punjab
Pradesh Congress Committee, stated that the payments of old-age
pensions and ‘Ashirbad’ scheme would be made to the beneficiaries
immediately after the Lok Sabha elections as funds for the purpose had
already been received by the respective Deputy Commissioners.
Actor Mukesh Rishi makes the victory sign while campaigning for
Congress candidate Preneet Kaur in Patiala on
Friday. — Photo by Rajesh Sachar |
Poll
overview
People-related
issues sidelined
Chandigarh, May 7
Active, open campaigning for the
Lok Sabha election will close in Punjab tomorrow evening. At the end
of the roadshows and ad campaigns in the media, din raised by the
political parties will fade into silence. The campaigns did not throw
any light on the people-related issues, but generated only heat and
political acrimony.
Keep
on-leave officers out of last places of posting: EC
Chandigarh, May 7
In less than three days before
the Lok Sabha poll, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has
reportedly asked the Punjab Government to ensure that the on-leave
officers — directed to be transferred out on the basis of
poll-related complaints — were not be seen anywhere in their last
places of posting during the elections.
Plus
two results declared
Mohali, May 7
The result of senior secondary examination (science and commerce
groups) held in March by the Punjab School Education Board was
declared today.
 Nation page:
Book,
documentary on Bhagat Puran Singh
New Delhi, May 7
To mark the birth
centenary of Bhagat Puran Singh and to pay homage to the man
whose purpose was to help the needy and disabled, the
All-India Pingalwara Charitable Trust will organise programmes
from June 1 to June 4.
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Encroachment on
PSEB land overlooked
Amritsar, May 7
The local administration has
turned a blind eye to the ongoing encroachment of prime land, worth
over Rs 1 crore, of the Old Power House of 132 KV sub station,
Naraingarh, on the Amritsar-Lahore road .
A view of the encroachment on
prime land of the old power house of the Punjab State
Electricity Board on the
Amritsar-Lahore road. — A Tribune photo |
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Flaw
in floating of tenders alleged
Kharar, May 7
Five local municipal councillors,
in a letter to the Principal Secretary, Local Self-Government, Punjab,
today alleged that the president and the executive officer of the
Municipal Council had misused their powers while floating tenders for
various works in the town. They demanded a high-level probe into the
matter.
Accused's plea
dismissed in cable scam case
Chandigarh, May 7
A Division Bench of the Punjab
and Haryana High Court today dismissed a petition filed by one of the
accused in the Amritsar cable-cum-sex scandal. The writ was filed by
Sanjiv Kumar, an accused in the case, to quash the FIR registered
against him by the Amritsar Police in the case.
HC
orders sealing of FCI godowns
Bareta (Mansa), May 7
The Punjab and Haryana High Court
today ordered the sealing of godowns of the Food Corporation of India
(FCI) located here. Mr R.K. Chaudhary, Deputy Commissioner, said the
high court orders had been conveyed to the district administration by
the Deputy Advocate-General.
Regularised
Chandigarh, May 7
A Division Bench of the High
Court today directed the Commandant General, Home Guards, Punjab, to
pass within four months a speaking order on the representation of 34
Home Guards to regularise their services and also ensure parity in
their pay scales.
Mother held on
charge of selling girl
Barnala, May 7
Two persons, Nirbhai Singh and
Ranjit Kaur, have been arrested on the charge of buying and selling a
minor girl. Stating this here today, Mr Amit Prasad, SSP, Barnala
police district, said that following a complaint lodged with the Tapa
police by Mr Gurdeep Singh, the case pertaining to the sale of a minor
girl by her mother had come to light.
Liquor
seized, one held
Jalandhar, May 7
The district police claims to
have busted a gang of bootleggers with the arrest of one person and
seized 720 bottles of Indian-made-foreign-liquor from him being
smuggled from Chandigarh.
Post-mortem
files recovered, clerk held
Amritsar, May 7
In a chance recovery the Civil
Surgeon’s office today got the possession of all files which were
stolen in three consecutive thefts committed by an employee of the
same department .
University staff
violate code?
Amritsar may 7
Some employees of Guru Nanak Dev University have violated the Model
Code of Conduct by making speeches in favour of the Congress
candidate, Mr R.L. Bhatia, last evening on the university campus. More
than 70 persons attended the poll campaigning.
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