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15-day
ultimatum to vends on highways in Punjab
Chandigarh, June 20
Though two liquor
vends-cum-ahatas on the Kharar-Kurali stretch of the national
highway, which the PWD authorities claimed were located on their
land, have been relocated but their new makeshift premises
continue to be in violation of the Punjab Regional and Town
Planning and Development Act, 1995.
A liquor shop on the national highway near Dera Bassi. — A Tribune photograph |
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Indo-Pak
talks focus on return of innocent persons
Wagah (Amritsar), June 20
The Border Security Force and
Pakistan Rangers decided to accelerate the return of innocent persons
and share information about the smuggling of narcotics at the
DIG-level talks which began after a gap of three years at the joint
checkpost here yesterday.
Farmers
happy over Indo-Pak thaw
Wagah, June 20
The thaw in the relations of the
two embittered neighbours India and Pakistan, has had a positive
fallout on the farming community living alongside the International
Border.
Following the improvement in relations between India and Pakistan, farmers plough paddy fields across the fence without fear under the watchful guards of BSF.
— Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma |
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Amarinder
intervening in SGPC poll: Badal
Muktsar, June 20
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh is trying to intervene in the SGPC elections, alleged former
Chief Minister and SAD President Parkash Singh Badal while addressing
an election meeting at Malout today. Earlier, he inaugurated an
election office of SAD candidate from Malout Dayal Singh Kolianwali,
who has recently been exonerated by the Muktsar police from a murder
charge.
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BSF
officials discuss bilateral issues with Pakistani counterparts.
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Atwal
prefers walkout to disrupting House proceedings
Patiala, June 20
Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker
Charanjit Singh Atwal today said it was better to stage a walkout than
to disrupt the proceedings of the House. Mr Atwal was here to pay
obeisance at the Dukhniwaran Gurdwara in the city.
Youth
Cong plans protest over SYL
Hoshiarpur, June 20
Mr Raminder Awla, president of
the Punjab Youth Congress, said State Youth Congress workers would not
allow a single drop of water to flow into the SYL canal.
Jail
inmates have access to drugs, says report
Jalandhar, June 20
Now it’s official that opium
and other psychotropic substances were easily available to the inmates
of the local central jail at a high price. The SDM-cum-inquiry
officer, Mr Mohinder Pal, was entrusted to conduct a probe into clash
between the two inmates groups on Wednesday night.
Politicians
patronise corrupt: Bir Devinder
Hoshiarpur, June 20
“On account of grabbing 80 per
cent money of the state exchequer through corrupt means by
politicians, bureaucrats, administrators and managements of various
organisations, Punjab is facing financial crisis. Corruption is
prevailing in almost all fields and majority of corrupts are holding
key positions and there is no check on their activities.
Shop
sale puts ZP in dock
Jalandhar, June 20
The functioning of the local Zila
Parishad has come under cloud as one of its shops in a posh market
adjoining the Civil Hospital has been allegedly sold for Rs 10 lakh by
its tenant in violation of the terms of the rent agreement.
PCMS
Assn decries Health Corpn decisions
Patiala, June 20
The PCMS Association has flayed
the recent decisions by the Punjab Health Corporation regarding
prescribing medicines in their generic names alone and fixing
benchmarks for operative interventions describing these decisions as
anti-poor and anti-patient.
Panel
on illegal allopathy practice
Sangrur, June 20
The state Drugs Advisory
Committee has constituted a three-member sub-committee to suggest ways
and means to check the practice of allopathy by unauthorised persons.
The member of the sub-committee are Dr Dharam Bir Kapoor, chairman,
All-India Medicos Society, Hoshiarpur, Dr Surinder Singla, a former
state secretary of the Punjab unit of the Indian Medical Association,
and Mr Ajay Singla, Drugs Inspector, Ferozepore.
Giving
hope to hopeless
Rajpura, June 20
The polio check up and treatment
camp conducted by Dr Ujagar Singh of Rampura Phul came to an end
today, with several polio cases being treated. With the help of
finances from Rotary Club, Rajpura, about 72 hopeless cases of polio
have been treated over the past one year.
Litchi-producing
zone of Punjab
Pathankot, June 20
Pathankot litchi is in great
demands in Gulf and European countries. The export order this season
is likely to go up by more than 10 times compared to the order
received last year by the local litchi growers.
Brar
hails decision on farm reforms
Ferozepore, June 20
Congress leader and former MP,
Jagmeet Brar today welcomed the Union Government’s decision to bring
massive reforms in agriculture sector and provide relief to the
farmers. He was addressing mediapersons at the residence of former
minister, Bal Mukand Sharma here. Mr Brar said the farmers were the
backbone of the nation but they were ignored by the NDA government.
Two
robbers nabbed, cash, pistol seized
Sangrur, June 20
Two robbers, allegedly involved
in an incident in which motor cycle-borne persons had looted Rs 6 lakh
from a ‘munim’ of an ‘arhtiya’ at Dirba village on May 17
last, have been arrested by the district police. The police has
recovered Rs 2.50 lakh, a pistol and a motor cycle from them.
Executive
members of Cosmo Club booked
Amritsar, June 20
Sealing of the Cosmo Club took a
new turn on Friday night with all executive members of the club
charged under the Excise Act though the club has a valid liqour
licence. A copy of the licence is with The Tribune. The Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Mr Taranjit Singh, confirmed that
the club holds a valid liquor licence and has not been a defaulter. No
objections have been reported against the club in the past, he added.
Scooterist
dies in mishap, 4 hurt
Bathinda, June 20
A scooter-driver, identified as
Deepak Kumar, was crushed to death and four persons were injured, when
a speeding bus hit the victim’s vehicle near Sirsa railway crossing
on Bathinda-Dabwali road here last evening.
Truckers
clash; 13 booked
Sangrur, June 20
The Dirba police registered a
case against Darshan Singh, leader of a group of Dirba truck operators
union and his 12 supporters under Sections 307 and 452 of the IPC.
They allegedly injured Mr Pargat Singh, leader of another group of
Dirba truck operators’ union, at Dirba on Friday.
Foundation
stone of Gurmat Sangeet Bhavan laid
Patiala, June 20
The Vice-Chancellor, Mr Swarn
Singh Boparai and Bibi Jasbir Kaur Khalsa, chairperson, Guru Gyan
Parkash Foundation, New Delhi, jointly laid the foundation stone of
Gurmat Sangeet Bhavan on the Punjabi University Campus today.
Prominent among those present were Bhai Ashok Singh Bagrian, Dr Dalip
Kaur Tiwana and Dr H.K. Manmohan Singh, ex-Vice-Chancellor.
PTU
decision on staff after court verdict
Jalandhar, June 20
The Vice-Chancellor of Punjab
Technical University, Dr S. K. Salwan, yesterday said the university
would wait for the court judgment before taking a decision on the
regularisation of services of 95 employees, whose recruitment was
termed as tainted in the Vigilance Bureau report.
PTU to
hold placement fair
Jalandhar, June 20
Punjab Technical University will
hold a three-day placement fair at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall here from
July 9 to 11.
Lovely
Institute students excel
Jalandhar, June 20
Students of the Lovely Institute
of Technology have brought laurels to the institute by attaining top
positions in Punjab Technical University this year.
Rahul
Sharma tops plus 2 (arts) exam
Patiala, June 20
Rahul Sharma, a student of the
local S.D.S.G Senior Secondary School has topped in the city with 86
per cent marks in the 10+2 (Arts) examination conducted by the Punjab
School Education Board.
Staff
of govt aided schools denied salary
Batala, June 20
Resentment prevailed amongst the
teaching and non-teaching staff of govt-aided schools of Gurdaspur
district due to non-payment of their salaries since January, 2004.
PSEB
to install electronic meters
Patiala, June 20
The Punjab State Electricity
Board will install electronic meters on the premises of all
three-phase connection holders, besides six to seven lakh such meters
in one-phase connections all over the state by March 31, 2005.
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The President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam, has asked the Chief Secretary of Punjab to take appropriate
action in the alleged recruitment scams which took place in the local
Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering and Technology between 1997
and 2002.
