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Limited Assembly sittings threat to democracy, says Bir Devinder
Chandigarh, December 6
Expressing his serious concern over the reducing number of Vidhan Sabha sittings and the diminishing role of legislature in debating issues of public interest ,former Deputy Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Bir Devinder Singh has urged the Speaker, Dr Kewal Krishan, “to save this citadel of democracy from crumbling.”
PAU don pays the price for exposing seed scam
Ludhiana, December 6
While the Capt Amarinder Singh-led Congress government in the state was claiming to fight against corruption, a whistle-blower of a seed scam in Punjab Agricultural University was allegedly suffering harassment for exposing corruption.
Is police trying to hush up Bareta rape case?
Bareta (Mansa), December 6
Even as the local police has failed to arrest any accused in the rape and death case of Pinki, a controversy has erupted over the fact that her dying declaration could not be recorded by the Duty Magistrate, as the police official concerned initiated proceeding for the same after a long delay.
Victim knifes accused in court
Patiala, December 6
An accused, who had come to the District Courts here today to attend a hearing, was knifed by the victim while he was sitting at the desk of his advocate.The
incident took place when Amit Kumar, who is an accused in a case of murderous
assault on Moosa Khan, was sitting with his lawyer along with Gurmeet Singh, who
had accompanied him to the court.
Amit Kumar, who was knifed on his legs and thigh, at the Patiala court complex.
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Govt wakes up to save its 35 acres
Team visit Pak to locate record
Gurdaspur, December 6
The Punjab Government has finally woken up to save its 35 acre of prime land belonging to the Hydraulic Research Centre at Malikpur. All out efforts have been started to locate the revenue record illustrating the acquisition of the land by the government in the period between 1935 and 1940.
Dalit girl’s marriage disallowed at gurdwara
Bahona (Moga), December 6
Tension prevailed in this village today when the committee members of Gurdwara Sahib Chardi Kala disallowed the marriage of the Dalit sarpanch’s daughter at the gurdwara forcing the family to hold the ceremony at their home.
Flood-hit farmers of 26 villages await compensation
Sangrur, December 6
Farmers of 26 flood-hit villages of Moonak-Khanauri belt of the district have been waiting for the compensation on account of the damage to their standing crops during floods in the Ghaggar in August, but to no avail so far.
Auction fetches Rs 1.74 cr
Amritsar, December 6
A low turnout was seen at the auction for shops, booths and plots by the Improvement Trust here today.
Inculcate spirit of Sikhism among youth, says Kanwaljit
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 6
The first ever religious youth festival of Khalsa colleges being run by the SGPC concluded here with religious ceremonies. On the concluding day Capt Kanwaljit Singh, SAD leader, presided over the function.
Don’t allow TV in child’s bedroom: expert
Patiala, December 6
Experts while speaking at a continual medical education programme on adolescent problems at Government Medical College here today recommended that television and computers should not be allowed in bedrooms of children.
Home Guards celebrate raising day
Ferozepore, December 6
The 44th Raising Day of the Punjab Home Guards and Civil Defence was celebrated here amidst a lot of enthusiasm and patriotic fervour at the 5th battalion headquarters.
High Court
Proper power supply sought
Chandigarh, December 6
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice on a public interest petition seeking directions to the Punjab State Electricity Board to provide proper electricity supply to consumers.
Lawyers demand upkeep of Ambedkar statue
Bathinda, December 6
A section of lawyers practising in the district courts here alongwith Mr Sham Singh Jaura, general secretary, Bahujan Samaj Party have demanded proper arrangements for the upkeep of the place where the statue of Bharat Rattan Dr B.R. Ambedkar had been installed.
Rice mill owner booked for embezzlement
Muktsar, December 6
A case has been registered against Jaswinder Singh, alias
Babbi, owner of the Baljindra Rice Mills, located on the Muktsar-Guru Harsahai road, in the city police station today for his alleged involvement in making embezzlement in the paddy worth lakhs of rupees belonging to
Punsup.
Man held for murder
Jalandhar, December 6
The district police today arrested a person for allegedly murdering an electrician with a sharp-edged weapon in the Bhargo camp locality here last night even as raids were being conducted to arrest the main accused identified as “Kufri”.
2 Batala residents arrested in looting case
Amritsar, December 6
With the arrest of two persons, the Majitha police today claimed to have solved a looting case in which the accused had robbed Rs 3.30 lakh from Surjit Singh and Tejinder Singh, both dealers of fine chaff of rice and residents of Khanna Nagar, here on December 6.
Woman's body found in water tank
Kotkapura, December 6
A woman's body was recovered from a water tank belonging to the Railways located at Lajpat Nagar here yesterday.
Residents of the nearby Railway Colony said that they had spotted her body
yesterday morning.
Sons, grandsons booked for woman’s murder
Moga, December 6
Four persons have been booked for murdering an elderly woman for taking possession of her land. The accused are two of her sons and two grandsons.
1 held for rape bid
Moga, December 6
A person has been booked for attempting to rape a girl belonging to Thuthgarh village, near here.
According to sources, Jasveer Singh, one of the grandsons of the deceased, in
his complaint to the SSP, has stated that his grandmother, Nand Kaur, was
staying with her sons, Kehar Singh and Mehar Singh at Kokri Hera village.
34 primary schools face closure in
Sangrur
Sangrur, December 6
As many as 34 government primary schools in Sangrur district may face closure in the months to come if the state government goes ahead to implement its reported move to close down those government primary schools which have 20 or less than 20 students in all primary classes from Class 1 to Class V.
Teachers to stage state-level dharna on December 8
Bathinda, December 6
The members of the Government Aided School Teachers and other Employees Union will stage a state-level dharna in front of office of the DPI, Punjab, in Chandigarh on December 8 to lodge their protest against the non-implementation of their already accepted demands and non-acceptance of their other demands by the government.
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