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Man
poisons school water, tragedy averted
Bathinda, June 1
An unidentified person allegedly
mixed some poisonous substance in the water tank of a private school
in Bazzoana village here today. However, an alert teacher averted a
major tragedy from happening.
Accused
in multi-crore fraud detained, let off
Jalandhar, June 1
The Jalandhar police today
detained Rocky Malhotra, a resident of Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana, for
his alleged involvement in a multi-crore fraud case involving over 10
persons.
'Get
my kids released from illegal custody of my wife'
Chandigarh, June 1
A unique case came before the
Vacation Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today. Strange
because it was a habeas corpus filed by a man, asking the High Court
to get his two children released from the illegal confinement of none
other than his wife.
Cong to look into
causes of defeat in Banur
Dera Bassi, June 1
To know the reasons of defeat in
Banur segment of Patiala constituency in the recent Lok Sabha
elections, the Congress will conduct an inquiry.
MASR
outlines priorities for Amarinder
Chandigarh, June 1
The Movement Against State
Repression (MASR) has listed certain priorities for the Congress to
follow in Punjab.
Water released in
Billewala minor
Faridkot, June 1
Mr Avtar Singh Brar,
vice-president of the PPCC and former Education Minister, released
water in Billewala minor at Arainawala village, 5 km from here, today.
He said the project, covering a stretch of about 22 km and passing
through 12 villages, had been built through ‘kar seva’ by
villagers in about a year.
Samples
of Sirsa bridge road material taken
Ropar, June 1
Experts from the Central Road
Research Institute (CRRI) today collected samples and carried out
investigation into the controversial approach roads to the Sirsa
Bridge road.
Shifting
of dairies leads to milk shortage
Jalandhar, June 1
Even as the Municipal Corporation
has managed to shift about two third of the dairies from the city to
the Jamsher village-based dairy complex during the past three days,
the ongoing operation has caused a temporary shortage of milk in the
city, forcing the residents to go in for pasturised milk or pay more
for the dairy milk.
Gian
Singh’s statement on PSGPC contradicted
Amritsar, June 1
Mr Sham Singh, president of the
Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC), today
contradicted the statement of Mr Gian Singh, member of the National
Assembly (MNA), Pakistan, in which he had stated that the new
committee of the PSGPC would consist only of Pakistan Sikhs.
Tribune
Manager bereaved
Amritsar, June 1
Mr Raghuvansh Chopra, 94, freedom
fighter and father of Mr Rajeshwar Chopra, Circulation Manager, The
Tribune Group, died here last evening. His cremation took place at the
Durgiana Temple cremation ground today.
Shopkeepers
stage dharna against Spice
Bathinda, June 1
A number of shopkeepers staged a
dharna in front of the regional office of Spice Communications Limited
here today. They were protesting against the alleged refusal of the
company to settle accounts of its former distributor, M/s Anoop
Enterprises.
Blood
donation camp held
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 1
On a call of the State Revenue
Patwar Union, the district unit of the union, organised a blood
donation camp at Bachat Bhawan here today.
Seven
of family injured in accident
Abohar, June 1
Seven persons, travelling in a
van, were injured as an Army vehicle hit it on the Abohar-Hanumangarh
road yesterday.
Residents
stage dharna
Abohar, June 1
Residents of Nai Abadi and
shopkeepers today staged a dharna in front of the old city police
station to express resentment over growing activities of anti-social
elements.
Law officers:
reshuffle awaited, 2 AAGs appointed
Chandigarh, June 1
Strange are the ways of the
Punjab Government. While on the one hand, top government functionaries
have initiated the move to bring in a team of law officers for the
next year, starting August 1, two more Assistant Advocate Generals (AAG)
have been appointed in Punjab.
High
Court
Selection
row: Sports Department file finally brought
The
Punjab Government on Tuesday finally brought the file of the Sports
Department concerning the recent selection of Deputy Superintendents
of Police (DSPs) for submitting it to the high court.
Residential
colonies planned for policemen, says IG
Mansa, June 1
The Punjab police authorities
have drawn up a comprehensive plan to provide houses to policemen
throughout the state and initiated work in this direction. While
stating this at a press conference late last evening, Mr Rajinder
Singh, Inspector General, Zonal, said the authorities had already
purchased 30 acres of land at the cost of Rs 4 crore in Mohali to
develop a residential colony.
DC
orders cleaning of seasonal streams
Muktsar, June 1
Mr B. R. Banga, Deputy
Commissioner, said today that as a large number or seasonal streams
criss crossing the district were in bad shape, the people living in a
number of villages here could suffer heavy losses, including that of
human lives, in case heavy rains lashed the area during the monsoon.
Two groups of truck
operators clash
Rampura, June 1
A number of truck operators were
injured when members of two groups of the local Truck Union exchanged
fire and lathi blows and threw stones on each other this evening on
the premises of the union.
Two minors raped
Bathinda, June 1
Two minor girls of Chuge Kalan and Bhagwangarh villages in the
district were allegedly raped in the past three days. Police sources
said a 12-year-old girl of Chuge Khurd village was allegedly raped by
two boys living in her neighbourhood on the intervening night of May
28 and 29.
Bir Devinder flays
VC on Punjabi language issue
Patiala, June 1
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Deputy
Speaker Bir Devinder Singh, who represents the state government in the
Punjabi University Syndicate, today came out openly against the
university which proposes to reduce the marks allocated to Punjabi
language at the graduation level even as the Punjab Student Union
threatened to launch an agitation in the issue.
Young girls perform a classical dance during a 15-day workshop organised by Punjab Senior Secondary School in Patiala on Tuesday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar |
Favouritism
alleged in Registrar’s appointment
Patiala, June 1
The Forum for Educational Action
and Reform (FEAR) today alleged that the Punjabi University
Vice-Chancellor, Mr Swarn Singh Boparai, had appointed his relative Dr
Param Bakshish Singh as Registrar after cancelling a scheduled
interview for it.
Punjabi
University signs MoU with Nainital institute
Patiala, June 1
Following the suggestion of the
UGC for establishing a linkage between universities and national
laboratories in research and academic activities, Punjabi University
has recently signed an MoU with the Aryabhatta Research Institute of
Observational Sciences, Nainital.
Sayali
launches diploma courses
Patiala, June 1
Sayali Bhagat, Femina Miss India
World, 2004, visited the city to launch the degree/diploma courses
being offered by Annamalai University in technical collaboration with
the National Institute of Fashion Design here today.
Miss India World 2004 Sayali Bhagat poses for photographers at the NIFD in Patiala on Tuesday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar |
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UK
college delegates visit Phagwara
Phagwara, June 1
A five-member delegation from
City College, Birmingham, UK, led by Mr Amrik Singh Sahota,
Vice-Chairman of its Board of Governors, visited colleges in and
around Phagwara, including Community Polytechnic College, Palahi, and
Guru Nanak College, Phagwara, today.
Sarpanches
rally behind Bhaddal institute chief
Ropar, June 1
In a new twist to the controversy
surrounding the Institute of Engineering at Bhaddal, sarpanches of
villages around the institute rallied behind Ms Kulwinder Kaur, wife
of the former chairman of the institute, Gurcharan Singh.
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