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Students forced to sit in open despite chill
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Bathinda, January 22
Students of several government senior secondary schools are being forced to sit under the open sky in chilly weather due to scarcity of rooms following establishment of computer labs.
Students rehearse for R-Day in rain
Despite rain and chilly weather, students of various schools rehearse for the Republic Day function at Nehru Stadium in Ropar on Saturday.
— Photo by Kiran Deep
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Jaundice cases reported
Phagwara, January 22
Over48 cases of jaundice have been reported from various areas of
Hadiabad sub-town, mohalla Dugglan, Kumraman, Sudhiran, mohalla, main
bazar’s residential areas and local Adarsh Nagar and its adjoining
localities. The patients include children, women and aged persons.
Canadian MP visits Golden Temple
Amritsar, January 22
Mr Liean Myries, member of parliament in Canada and Chairman of the Dairy Commission there, said today that the Bill regarding same sex marriage brought before the House of Commons in Canada would be debated prior to taking any decision regarding its implementation.
Cop throws new light on lives of Sahibzadas
Jalandhar, January 22
 After
successfully trying his hand on elaboration of Gurbani, Mr. Iqbal Singh, who has
many firsts to his credit as an outstanding police officer, has surprised one
and all by making a fresh effort to throw light on the lives and sacrifices of
the four Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh through Lalkaarde Sahibzade, a book
which was claimed to have replaced certain poetic anomalies with sheer
historical truths about the lives the Sahibzadas.
Mr Iqbal Singh, SP, shows a copy of a
historical letter written by the Nawab of Malerkotla to Aurangzeb about the need
to spare the four Sahibzadas. — Photo by SS Chopra
Congress leaders at loggerheads over removal of signboards
Patiala, January 22
The uprooting of signboards of a welfare organisation headed by Congress leader Balwinder Singh Safdipur at Bahadurgarh has taken the shape of a controversy with the leader claiming that the action has been taken at the instance of Cooperation Minister Jasjit Singh Randhawa.
Fazilka killing: BJP Kisan Morcha to move high court
Fazilka, January 22
Mr Surjit Kumar Jyani, president, BJP Kisan Morcha, Punjab, and former Forest Minister, today said the party did not expect fairplay in the Krishan Kumar murder case and in the prevailing situation, it had been decided to take up the matter in the High Court within one week.
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Patiala resident alleges torture by SHO
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Patiala, January 22
A visit to the Civil Lines police station turned nightmarish for a local resident, Kulwinder Singh, when he was allegedly beaten up and humiliated by SHO Rajwinder Singh and others on duty when he demanded that a case be registered against the landlord of his friend Sarabjit Singh.
Kulwinder Singh, a shopkeeper, who was allegedly beaten up by the police, in the Rajinder Hospital in Patiala
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Golden Temple to get trained women
ragis
Amritsar, January 22
The women ragis who will be well versed with the Gurmat raagas will be
available for presenting their performance from the Golden Temple from
next year for the first time, thanks to Punjabi University.
Providing food to needy patients
Faridkot, January 22
Following the Sikh traditions, Baba Ajit Singh, a kar sewak, has started a community kitchen for needy patients at the local Government Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital.
Donations pour in for trauma centre
Nawanshahr, January 22
The ultra modern 39-bedded trauma centre to be constructed at a cost of Rs 15 crore at Guru Nanak Mission Hospital, Dhahan Kaleran here, got a big boost today as a number of industrialists and philanthropists came forward to provide financial assistance for the project.
Workshop on management of drug
de-addiction for NGOs
Chandigarh, January 22
A two-day workshop on management issues for NGOs working for drug de-addiction programme in Punjab was organised in the Bhai Ghaniya Hall Punjab Red Cross Bhavan here today.
Life term for murder
Ropar, January 22
A resident of Saulakhiyan village, Swaran Singh, was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday by a local court in a case of murder. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5000 on the accused. In a case of default in payment of fine, the accused will have to undergo an additional jail term of six months.
Police remand for alleged cheat
Kharar, January 22
One of the suspects booked by the police for allegedly cheating an 86-year-old man of Chilla Manauli village was remanded in police custody till January 24 by a local court here today.
Revenue officers to stop work from Feb 1
Ludhiana, January 22
Punjab Revenue officers have decided to stop all registration work across the state from February 1 as the state government has failed to fulfil its assurance of reviewing the cases registered against some officers.
Three killed over land dispute
Moga, January 22
Three persons, including a youth, were killed at Gajiana village, near here, last night, reportedly over due to a land dispute.
The deceased have been identified as 80-year-old Karnail Singh, his wife, Jagir
Kaur, and their grandson, Sandeep Singh.
GND varsity lifts youth festival trophy
Amritsar, January 22
Guru Nanak Dev University created history at the national level by lifting the All-India Inter-Varsity National Youth Festival Overall Trophy for the fifth year in succession.
The university also bagged the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Trophy for securing maximum
first positions in the festival.
Minister visits science city
Kapurthala, January 22
To keep a track of the various development activities that were on at the Pushpa Gujral Science City, Mr Rakesh
Pandey, Minister of State for Science and Technology and Industrial Training, took its round here today.
Officers of Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, take Mr Rakesh Pandey, Minister of State for Science and Technology and Industrial Training, for a round of the exhibition.
— Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma
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Workshop on wetlands held
Nawanshahr, January 22
The Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh, organised a one-day training programme on wetlands under the conservation and management of state wetlands project at Rayat Institute of Management, Rail Mazra, about 35 km from here.
Students gesture towards tsunami victims
Abohar, January 22
Students of matric and plus II classes in Jhamku Devi Senior Secondary School, Dhora Mehrajpur village here have resolved to cancel farewell party to be given by their juniors on the eve of the annual exams to help victims of tsunami disaster.
Seminar on ‘Classical music of Punjab’
Amritsar, January 22
A classical singer, Bhai Tejpal Singh, one of the Singh Bandhus, said the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee must allow the descendants of Bhai
Mardana, who accompanied Guru Nanak Dev during his religious journeys, to perform kirtan in the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple, like in the pre-partition days.
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