Suicides: Kalam forwards report to Finance Ministry
Chandigarh, November 3
The President , Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has forwarded a well-documented report regarding suicides by Punjab farmers and labourers to the banking division, Ministry of Finance, for necessary action.
Celebrations over victory of Bobby Jindal
Malerkotla, November 3
Today was the happiest day in the life of Malerkotla residents when they received the news that a boy from their area had earned fame by entering the House of Representatives in the USA.
Poland envoy lauds Indo-Pak talks
Amritsar, November 3
Dr Kryzysztof Majka, Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to India, today condemned all forms of terrorism.
Dr Kryzysztof Majka, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to India, along with his wife, pays obeisance at the Golden Temple on Wednesday.
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Khalra case witness wants CRPF vehicle
Patiala, November 3
After expressing no confidence in Punjab police security, former Special Police Officer and key witness in the Jaswant Singh Khalra murder case now wants the Punjab police vehicle, which brings him to the local court here from Amritsar, to be replaced with a CRPF vehicle.
Release salaries, orders Singla
Patiala, November 3
The Finance Minister, Mr Surinder Singla, today ordered the release of salaries of all government departments which had been withheld due to the failure of their drawing and disbursement officers
(DDOs) to reconcile the Group Insurance Scheme (GIS) accounts with the district treasury offices.
SAD seeks paramilitary forces
Chandigarh, November 3
Apprehending booth capturing and poll rigging with the connivance of the state police, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded deployment of paramilitary forces in all the three SGPC constituencies —
Dhariwal, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran — going to the polls on November 7.
State forest cover up
Moga, November 3
The forest cover in Punjab has increased from 6.1 per cent to 8.1 per cent in the past four years. The State Forest Minister, Mr Hansraj Joshan, revealed this while interacting with mediapersons here yesterday.
Sidhu’s appointment sparks off protests
Chandigarh, November 3
The appointment of Mr Balwinder Singh Sidhu as Director of Agriculture has stirred the hornet’s nest, and officers down to the field level are wearing black badges in protest, dubbing him as “non-agriculture” man.
33 girls married off
Abohar, November 3
Thirty three girls of financially backward families of different villages of Abohar and Fazilka Assembly segments were married off today at DAV College here.
Water schemes inaugurated
Kiratpur Sahib, November 3
More than 6,000 residents of 11 villages situated in the Kandi area of the district, who have been facing scarcity of water for the past many years, got a reprieve with the inauguration of two water supply schemes by the Minister of Public Health (Food and Supplies), Mr Avtar Henry, here today.
Key resolutions passed in MC amid protests
Moga, November 3
After defeating two no-confidence motions, the Municipal Council president, Mr Joginder Pal Jain, succeeded in getting a number of resolutions passed amid vociferous protests from rebel councillors led by their leader, Mr Naseeb Bawa, at the MC’s monthly meeting here today.
400 complaints by PUDA against illegal colonisers
Mohali, November 3
The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) here has lodged over 400 complaints against colonisers developing unauthorised colonies in the 3 districts of Patiala, Sangrur and Fatehgarh Sahib falling under PUDA Patiala zone.
Corporation proceeds against 2 colonisers
Patiala, November 3
The municipal corporation today proceeded against two colonisers in the city by plying bulldozers on roads constructed by them besides
destroying boundary walls and even levelling a few rooms in one colony.
Honesty not best policy, say ‘sufferers’
Patiala, November 3
The inaugural seminar of the Vigilance Awareness Week in the city today saw a few persons stating that toeing the honesty line had proved costly to them and that they would have been able to succeed in their business if they had lined the pockets of various government officials.
‘Uranium in water above required level’
Amritsar, November 3
Researchers have found that the uranium concentration in water is more than the required level.
Punjabi artistes to perform in Jalandhar
Jalandhar, November 3
A galaxy of Punjabi music stars, Sukwinder, Hans Raj Hans, Harbhajan Mann, Pammi
Bai, Sarabjit Cheema and Harjit Harman will perform in the city for a cultural festival “Mitti di khusboo”.
Appointment letters to 128 candidates
Chandigarh, November 3
Appointment letters were issued to 128 candidates on compassionate grounds by Punjab’s Transport Minister Mohinder Singh Kaypee at an impressive function organised here at Kisan Bhawan today.
Candidates being handed over appointment letters on compassionate grounds in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
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Workshop for parents of
‘special’ children
Patiala, November 3
More than 60 delegates from all over Punjab recently attended a workshop on strategic growth organised by the District Special Olympics Association to orient special educators and parents working with mentally-challenged children.
Ugrahan held
Sangrur,
November 3
In view of the “rail roko” agitation today by farmers’
organisations against the distress sale of cotton in the state, the
Sunam police today arrested Mr Joginder Singh Ugrahan, state president
of the BKU(Ekta) Ugrahan group, from the Sunam area.
Medical camp held
Sangrur, November 3
Following the detection of jaundice cases in various parts of the town, the district health authorities today organised a medical check-up camp in the worst
jaudice-affected local Adarsh Mohalla.
Anti-graft rally
Fatehgarh Sahib,
November 3
Mr. S.K.Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner, flagged off an anti-corruption rally from district administrative complex, taken over by the students of Divine Light International School Sirhind. The rally passed through Sirhind city and concluded at G.T.Road Sirhind.
Court gives partial relief to liquor contractor
Chandigarh, November 3
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday gave partial relief to liquor contractor Sanjiv Bhandari when it directed that the contractor whose bid is highest in the re-auction of liquor vends in Punjab would be given the liberty of paying the licence fee in three installments by January 31 as against the earlier decided deadline of December 31.
Punjab CM's election upheld
Chandigarh, November 3
Mr Justice Jasbir Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed a petition seeking setting aside of the election of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh from the Patiala Assembly constituency.
47.61 cr given as compensation in adalats
Bathinda, November 3
Compensations worth Rs 47.61 crore have been awarded in 424 Lok Adalats held in the district.
Seminar on free legal aid
Sangrur, November 3
As part of the beginning of the Free Legal Aid Week celebrations today, a seminar on “free legal aid services” was organised at the local Bhai Gurdas College of Law.
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PPS officers may be shifted from posts of SSP
Chandigarh, November 3
Notices under the Contempt of Courts Act are required to make the Punjab Government act.
6 booked in murder case
Bathinda, November 3
The district police has registered a criminal case against six accused at
Dialpura police station for allegedly murdering Vijay Kumar, a resident of Bhai
Rupa village in this district.
Mid-day meal scheme resumed
Moga, November 3
Moga has become the first district in Punjab to have resumed mid-day meal scheme in all its 337 primary schools covering 65,000 children.
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Mandeep Singh, distributes food items among schoolchildren in a school at Moga on Wednesday. The ADC, Mr Neelkanth Ahvad, (second from left) looks on.
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Principal alleges non-payment of dues
Pathankot, November 3
The Principal of SPN College, Mukerian, Mr Rakesh Mohan, has alleged that the management of the SRPAAB College here was not releasing his dues.
Stone crushers stifle tiny tots
Dera Bassi, November 3
Mist containing dust particles and chemically treated fumes has been affecting the health of tiny tots of Shiv Mandir Shivalik Bharti Public School that has come up amid stone crusher zone in Mubarikpur village about 3 km from here.
Punjabi varsity students go on strike
Patiala, November 3
The Punjabi University Students Confederation, which represents all major student bodies on the campus, has taken up the cause of four suspended student leaders by starting an agitation to get them reinstated.
Scholars honoured
Jalandhar, November 3
In recognition of their services to society, Mr Pal Singh Purewal, Sikh scholar, and Mr Sukhjinder Singh Sangha, UK-based Sikh principal of a college, Mr Amrit Singh Purewal and Mr Gurbaksh Singh Purewal, both NRIs, were honoured by the local Lyallpur Khalsa College Management Committee yesterday.
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