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Governance
in Punjab still at standstill
Chandigarh, May 22
Even after 10 days of the completion of the Lok Sabha elections, the
governance in Punjab continues to be at a virtual standstill with the
political leadership staying away from the state capital.
SGPC
poll: Akali factions team up against Badal
Amritsar, May 22
Rival Akali factions have decided to project a common candidate for
the president’s post for the SGPC’s general election, scheduled to
be held on July 11, to give a fight to SAD (Badal).
Justice
Eradi for rivers on Union list
Ropar, May 22
Rivers are a state subject as per the Constitution. In the overall
interests of the country, however, these should be removed from the
list of state subjects and treated as a Union subject.
Man
intrudes into hostel, tries to kill girl
Faridkot, May 22
An unidentified man entered the girls’ hostel of local Guru Gobind
Singh Medical College late last night and tried to kill an inmate in
her room after bolting the door from inside.
Cong leaders flay
Badal’s statement
Faridkot, May 22
Congress leaders have criticised the statement of Mr Parkash Singh
Badal, SAD President, in Chandigarh yesterday describing the Congress
as anti-Sikh. Terming the statement as misleading, biased and politically
motivated, they said the Congress had not only safeguarded the
interests of Sikhs but also of minority communities.
Police
harassing Akali workers: Ajnala
Amritsar, May 22
Dr Rattan Singh Ajnala, MP and a senior Akali leader, today alleged
that the Majitha and Tarn Taran Police was working on the directions
of Congress leaders and had implicated more than 20 Akali workers of
these areas in false cases.
BSF to shift
fencing near Zero Line
Ferozepore, May 22
In a significant step, which could prove to be a boon for the farmers
having land holdings in the pockets bordering Pakistan, the BSF
authorities have agreed to shift the fencing erected alongside the
Indo-Pak border in Punjab near the Zero Line.
CPRC
helps woman, son reunite
Bathinda, May 22
The joy of Ms Ramkali, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, knew no bounds
when she met her son Lalman, who, she thought, had died, after two
years in the town today with the help of the community. Policing
Resource Centre (CPRC) set up by the district police.
SHO
accused of torture
Tarn Taran, May 22
Mr Inderjit Singh (28) of Bhail Dhaiwala village has alleged third
degree torture on him by the SHO of the local sadar police station for
no fault of his. The victim also alleged that the SHO forced him to
eat excreta.
Seer
offers to resolve temple issue
Phagwara, May 22
Badrinath seer Shankaracharaya Sri Madhvasharam Ji Maharaj has offered
to mediate for resolving the Ram temple issue of Vaishnav saints of
Ram Janambhoomi Ayodhya. He was addressing a press conference at the
residence of Mr Pawan Goyal, Chairman, Shri Rahda Krishan Shiv Mandir
and Mata Kailashwati Sanskrit Mahavidalaya Dosanjh Kalan here
yesterday.
Diarrhoea
tightens its grip
Bathinda, May 22
Even as the district health authorities have been making relentless
efforts to check the spread of diarrhoea in Gidderbaha town of Muktsar
district, about eight new patients had been admitted to the local
Civil Hospital. Apart from it, 15 persons of this town were getting
treatment in private hospitals dotting the region.
Ex-serviceman
feels wronged
Chandigarh, May 22
A Gurdaspur-based ex-serviceman has alleged that he has been wronged
by the Punjab Government. In a letter to the Chief Justice of India
and the Department of Social Justice, Mr Mukhtiar Singh has alleged
that while his services were terminated after three years, his
co-employees with lower merit were made permanent.
Latest
book on Sikh centenaries
Chandigarh, May 22
London-based Punjabi journalist Nirpal Shergill released his latest
book dedicated to celebration of Sikh centenaries during 2004, in
Patiala yesterday. The Global Punjab Foundation also organised a seminar on the works
of Mr Shergill before the release of his book.
Alert
passer-by averts rail mishap
Jalandhar, May 22
A mishap between a DMU train and a auto-rickshaw carrying
schoolchildren was averted yesterday due to the alertness of a
passer-by. Mr Arun Jain ran towards the train coming from Jalandhar
and waved hands to signal the driver to stop after he saw the
auto-rickshaw stuck on the railway track.
Punjabi
singers enthral audience
Bathinda, May 22
A galaxy of Punjabi singers, including Shanker Sawhney and Pammi Bai,
enthralled residents of this city and its surrounding areas by singing
their best numbers at a function organised by various business houses
in association with a Punjabi channel here, last night.
HC to have 13 more
judges
Amritsar, May 22
The Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr Justice B.K.
Roy, said here today that both Punjab and Haryana had agreed to get 13
more judges in the high court to raise the strength from 40 to 53.
MC
official’s remand extended
Hoshiarpur/Kharar, May 22
A Kharar court today sent Hoshiarpur Municipal Council Executive
Officer Gurvinder Goindi Randhawa to a two-day police remand in a case
of corruption registered against her by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau
(VB) at Mohali yesterday.
DC recommends
action against MC officials
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 22
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Ahluwalia, has written to the SSP to
register criminal cases against certain employees of the Municipal
Council Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib for failing to present the record
related to encroachments on the municipal land to the Deputy Director,
Local Bodies, Patiala, despite his repeated directions.
Bureaucrat
‘violates’ court order
Zirakpur, May 22
The Managing Director of Titan Motors (P) Ltd, an authorised service
station of Telco company located in Nabha village along the
Chandigarh-Patiala highway, Mr BS Bedi, in a complaint to the Station
House Officer (SHO), Dera Bassi, has alleged that Mr Puneet Bhardwaj
and his father, Mr R.R. Bhardwaj, a senior bureaucrat of Punjab, has
violated court orders.
Four of robbers’
gang arrested
Jalandhar, May 22
The district police claims to have busted an eight-member gang of
robbers with the arrest of four of its members. Mr G.P.S. Bhullar, SSP, stated here yesterday that with this, the
police has solved a robbery case wherein Rs 3.16 lakh was looted from
a petrol station at Littran village on May 15.
4
booked for dowry death
Phagwara, May 22
The police today booked four persons in connection with a dowry death
under Section, 304-B, IPC. It was learnt this evening that Mrs Amarjit Kaur (24) was allegedly
set ablaze by her in-laws at the Bhagana village nearby last night.
Naib
court arrested, remanded
Jalandhar, May 22
The district police yesterday arrested a naib court for allegedly
helping two contract killers in fleeing from outside Nakodar court on
May 17, where they were scheduled to appear before the court.
Conference on
RTCS-2004 concludes
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 22
The two-day national conference on RTCS (recent trends in control
systems) — 2004 concluded at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering (BBSBE)
College, here today. The Department of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering of the college organised the conference.
Government
schools perform poorly in middle exams
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 22
As per the declaration of result of middle class by Punjab School
Education Board, the district recorded 72.5 per cent result. As many
as 8929 students belonging to 176 schools in the district appeared in
the middle exams and out of these 6673 students were successful.
School
where only 3 cleared middle exam
Pathankot, May 22
Only three of the 31 students of Government Middle School, Gandla
Lahiri, in this subdivision, have managed to pass the middle standard
examination of the Punjab School Education Board.
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