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Education in border areas in a mess
Chandigarh, October 30
The Punjab School Education Department, which has been making loud claims such as introduction of computer education, has failed to ensure even the basic smooth functioning of most of the government schools.
Family rejoices over son’s success in foreign land
Deon, October 30
It was a day of celebrations in this otherwise sleepy village, about 18 km from here on the Bathinda-Muktsar road, as their “son”, Mr Jagroop Singh Brar, had been elected member of the legislative assembly from the British Columbia’s Sri-Panorama Ridge, Canada.
Family members of Mr Jagroop Singh Brar of Deon village in Bathinda district celebrate his victory in a British Columbia, Canada, byelection. |
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Poaching case: Ex-SDM's arms licence raises many questions
Chandigarh, October 30
The case involving poaching of the national
bird by former Pathankot SDM Mr Puneet Goyal has taken another significant turn
with the seizure of his arms licence.
2 security guards caught stealing in Quila Mubarak
Patiala, October 30
Within one month of the robbery of two miniature paintings worth lakhs from the Ranwas section of the Quila
Mubarak, two guards of the PESCO security agency who are responsible for guarding the quila complex, have been arrested on charges of trying to cart away iron scrap from behind the building.
Spectrum: Whose
heritage is it anyway
Heritage buildings
in Punjab are vulnerable because there is neither maintenance of
records nor safety. Jangveer Singh reports
on the apathy towards heritage, as exposed by the missing
miniatures from Quila Mubarak, Punjab’s only fort
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Badiala (Bathinda),
October 30
About 50 workers of the SAD (A), including Mr Varinder Mann and Mr Gursewak Singh
Jawaharke, presidents of the district party units of Bathinda and Mansa respectively and Mr Harcharan Singh, member, SGPC, were rounded up by the Tapa (Sangrur) police when they made an attempt to gherao the Youth Akali Dal president, Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon. Mr Dhillon was going to attend a function at the village this afternoon.
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A scuffle takes place between policemen and SAD (A) workers near Badiala village on the Bathinda-Barnala road after the activists tried to stop the cavalcade of Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, president of the Youth Akali Dal, on Saturday.
— Photo by Sonu
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Kainth
group to launch movement for Dalits
Phagwara,
October 30
Mr Satnam Singh Kainth, former MP and former President of the Bahujan
Samaj Morcha, at a press conference in the local PWD Rest house today
stated that his group would launch a statewide Dalit swaiman andolan
from November 17 to December 10 by holding demonstrations and protest
rallies at the district headquarters. The agitation would aim at a
seven-point social metamorphosis programme for the Dalits and the poor.
PSEB
engineers to oppose privatisation
Amritsar,
October 30
The Punjab State Electricity Board Engineers Association will oppose
the privatisation move of the state government.
Pensioners
resent non-release of dearness relief
Sangrur,
October 30
Resentment prevails among Punjab Government pensioners over the
non-release of 3 per cent dearness relief (DR) from July 1 to them by
the state government so far.
Women display their hands decorated with heena at a mehandi camp organised by
Women's Social Welfare Society on the eve of Karva Chauth, in Amritsar on Saturday.
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VB
justifies case against Brar’s kin
Chandigarh,
October 30
At a meeting with the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, the
Vigilance Bureau today again justified the registration of the case
regarding old-age pension against a brother and father of Mr Jaskaran
Singh Brar, Mr Brar had filed a PIL that led to the quashing of the
appointments of certain DSPs recruited in sports quota.
1971 war
hero dies in Canada mishap
Jalandhar,
October 30
A 1971 war hero, Col Ajit Singh (59), Vir Chakra, died in a road
accident in Canada last Saturday.
500
examined at eye camp
Kharar,
October 30
Eyes of early 500 persons were examined at a camp organised jointly by
the Lion Club and the Lions Club (Top) at the Civil Hospital here
today.
Families
of thresher victims get relief
Barnala,
October 30
As many as 14 families of thresher victims got monetary relief here on
Thursday.
57 donate
blood
Kharar,
October 30
Fiftyseven persons donated blood at a camp organised by the Shaheed
Bhagat Singh Blood Donors Society, Kharar, at Government Primary
School in Pir Sohana village today.
Sangrur
tops in paddy procurement
Sangrur,
October 30
For more than five years now, the district has been leading in the
paddy procurement As per the information gathered by TNS, this year
too, it is leading in the state.
Crackdown
on farmers condemned
Tarn
Taran, October 30
Mr Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu, convener of the Kisan Sangarash Committee
(KSC), has condemned the crackdown on farmers in view of the ‘rail
roko ‘ agitation call for November 3, given by the Joint Kisan
Morcha comprising the Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) and the KSC.
8 policemen suspended for negligence
Amritsar, October 30
Eight policemen, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), have been suspended for negligence in duty by the Majitha police district.
Ruhani wins first prize in inter-school music contest
Jalandhar, October 30
With view to dissuade youngsters from listening to vulgar music videos available in the market and to encourage traditional folklore and patriotic music, an inter-school music competition was organised on the third day of “Gadhri Babean da Mela” at Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall here today.
Apeejay College wins zonal youth fest
Jalandhar, October 30
Apeejay College of Fine Arts was declared the overall winner of the three-day inter-college zonal youth festival for boys organised by Guru Nanak Dev University that concluded at its regional centre at Ladhewali here, on Thursday evening.
PTU college declared best-business school
Jalandhar, October 30
One of the colleges of Punjab Technical University has been declared the best business school not only in Punjab but also Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
Elementary teachers threaten stir
Bathinda, October 30
The Berozgar Elementary Teachers Union (BETU) yesterday urged the Punjab Government to implement the Kapurthala Agreement reached between Cabinet Minister Lal Singh and representatives of the union on October 9 at the earliest. They threatened that if it was not done, the union would be forced to launch an agitation again.
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Senior Congress leaders of the Union Territory, Chandigarh, are claiming that they are behind the ouster of Justice O.P. Verma (retd) as Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator and senior Congress leaders in Delhi have also admitted that the Union Government was annoyed with Justice Verma since July 12, the day he signed the Punjab Termination of Agreements Bill a few hours after it was passed by the State Assembly.
