Malta tragedy victims’ kin hold protest
A
nostalgic visit to BUC College of Batala
BATALA:
Baring Union Christian College,
Batala, had a cosmopolitan character with several American and
European missionaries on its teaching staff until disturbed conditions
in Punjab made the stay of foreigners difficult.
Chandigarh,
December 25
An 11-member team from the Budha Dal School, Patiala, has bagged a
place in an International Space Settlement Design Competition being
organised by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
by beating eight other schools in Asia during the competition's
semi-finals.
Students of Budha Dal School, Patiala, who had won the Asian leg of an international space settlement design competition, in Chandigarh, on Saturday.
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Badal flays
govt for doubling power duty
Chandigarh,
December 25
The Shiromani Akali Dal chief, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today criticised
the Punjab Government for doubling the electricity duty and increasing
the stamp duty from 6 to 9 per cent.
Water supply once in 3 days!
Gurdaspur, December 25
Villages in Dhar area (kandi area) of the district are being supplied drinking water just once every three days the reason being that rural water supply schemes are not function at due to shortage of power.
They live in govt houses at
own
risk
Patiala, December
25
Surinder Singh thanks his stars that it was only his double bed
that gave way when a slab of concrete disengaged itself from its
holding in his P-type government house in the Rajpura Colony recently.
“I would not be standing in front of you had I been lying there at
that time”, he adds.
2004: IN RETROSPECT
Road mishap deaths went up
Ropar, December 25
The number of persons killed in the road accidents this year were more in comparison to the past year’s. However, there has been a decline in the cases of murder, rape, dacoity, theft and narcotics drugs in the city and its surrounding areas. As many as 55 persons lost their lives in the road accidents while 36 sustained serious injuries this year in comparison to 48 deaths last year.
Federation comes to defence of gen secy
Bathinda, December 25
Taking serious note of the case registered against their general secretary, the General Categories Welfare Federation yesterday said the case was registered at the behest of vested interests who were trying to malign the image of the federation.
‘Politicians not interested in peace’
Ludhiana, December 25
Politicians across the border are not allowing permanent peace between the two countries even though the people are strongly inclined for opening of borders and putting an end to hatred and killing of innocent persons.
Medical officer complains of harassment
Amritsar, December 25
Dr Inderjit Singh, medical officer at Sri Guru Ram Dass
(SGRD) hospital being run by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), today complained to member secretary of the SGPC of mental harassment by Dr Shakeen Singh, Deputy Medical Superintendent
(DMS), officiating Medical Superintendent of the hospital.
Trains cancelled due to fog
Phillaur, December 25
The Northern Railway today cancelled Amritsar-bound 3049 UP Amritsar-Howrah Express and Darbanga-bound 4650 DN Amritsar-Darbanga Flying Mail.
Former minister bereaved
Ludhiana, December 25
The mother of former Health Minister and SAD General Secretary Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal died at a city hospital this morning following a brief illness.
Sidhu urges people to fight poverty
Moga, December 25
The BJP MP and cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu today called upon the people to fight against poverty, illiteracy, unemployment and take steps to control the increasing population if the countrymen wanted to make India a stronger nation.
BKU defers dharna plan
Abohar, December 25
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)
has deferred its dharna that was to be staged at the Market Committee
complex here from Monday.
Rly station to get IVRS facility
Barnala, December 25
The local railway station will soon be equipped with interactive voice response system
(IVRS). Disclosing this here today Mr Manohar Lal, Station Superintendent, Barnala Railway Station, said the decision to install the system had been conveyed by the Senior Section Engineer (Telecom), Northern Railways, Bathinda.
Notice against accused on hospital wall
Abohar, December 25
A notice of proclamation, under Section 82 of the Cr.P.C., was pasted on the walls of the Nehru Memorial Civil Hospital here, yesterday against the six persons booked for allegedly abetting daughter of an employee of the hospital to commit suicide.
Farmer shot over land dispute
Phagwara, December 25
A farmer Pal Singh (55), was today murdered at Bhakhriana village falling under the Sadar police station. He sustained a bullet injury in his chest, he was rushed to the Civil Hospital, here which referred him to Ludhiana but succumbed to his injury on the way.
Physiotherapists’ association writes to Vice-Chancellor
Amritsar, December 25
The tussle in Guru Nanak Dev University over the headship of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy Department today took a new turn when the Indian Association of Physiotherapists
(IAP) wrote to the Vice-Chancellor, Dr S.P. Singh, and threatened to review its recognition of the programme.
Hike commission, say LPG distributors
Jalandhar December 25
The All-Punjab HP Gas Distributors Association today urged the Central Government to hike the distributors’ commission on supply of gas cylinders to customers.
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