Plan
to enhance advt support to vernacular media
Ladhewali
(Jalandhar), February 26
The Punjab Government is
planning to enhance advertisement support to vernacular media of
Punjab. Announcing this at a function organised by the Guru
Nanak Dev University’s regional centre here today, Mr B.I.S.
Chahal, Media Adviser to the Punjab Chief Minister, said with a
view to strengthening vernacular, small and medium newspapers of
Punjab, the state government was planning to extend more
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| Mr B.I.S. Chahal, Media Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister, reads his speech on the regional campus of the GND University at Ladhewali village in Jalandhar on Saturday.
— Photo by S.S. Chopra |
Warrants
against CBI witness in Khalra case
Patiala,
February 26
A local court today issued non-bailable warrants against Kuldeep
Singh, who is the prime witness of the CBI in the ongoing case in
which seven police personnel stand accused of murdering human right
activist Paramjit Singh Khalra and disposing off the body by throwing
it into a canal.
Crowds
throng to see Aamir play Bhagat Singh
Amritsar,
February 26
Crowds swelled near the golden temple to see Aamir Khan enact
the role of Bhagat Singh for the film “Rang de Basanti” shot
for the second day here today.
Aamir Khan enacts the role
of Bhagat Singh for the film ‘Rang de Basanti’ in Amritsar
on Saturday. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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Extension
sought for panel on Netaji
Sangrur,
February 26
Declaring Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose a victim of an international
conspiracy, the All-India Forward Bloc and the Netaji Probe and
Research Foundation, New Delhi, today asked the Government of India to
extend the term of Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry probing
into the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for
another six months.
Suicide by
couple: groom had ‘soured’ relations with family
Fatehgarh
Sahib, February 26
Ranjeet Kaur was quite happy with her marriage and had no problem with
her husband, Kuldeep Singh. But the quarrel between Kuldeep and his
family members forced him to commit suicide.
NHPC to
review Shahpur Kandi designs
Shahpur
Kandi (Gurdaspur) February 26
A team of three Chief Engineers and a project manager of the National
Hydro Power Corporation on Thursday visited and supervised the site of
the Shahpur Kandi project. The team comprised the Chief Engineers Mr
SK Dubey, Mr Manoj Basu and Mr Rajiv Batwaria.
Lieut-Gen
visits Khadoor Sahib gurdwara
Tarn
Taran, February 26
Lt-Gen S. Pattabhiraman, GOC- in-C, Western Command, a long with his
wife Laxmi Raman, today paid obeisance at the historic gurdwara at
Khadoor Sahib, 22 km from here. He was presented with a siropa and
literature related to second Sikh Guru Angad Dev by Baba Sewa Singh,
head of the kar seva, Khadoor Sahib.
1 killed,
2 hurt in roof collapse
Jalandhar,
February 26
A person was killed while two others were injured when the roof of a
room in a dairy farm collapsed in the Gulmarg colony area here today.
National
policy for disabled demanded
Fatehgarh
Sahib, February 26
On the second day of the sixth All-India Disabled Conference being
held at Bachat Bhavan, Mr Didar Singh Bhatti, member, SGPC, was the
chief guest.
Visa
seekers cautioned
Jalandhar,
February 26
Cautioning Indian visa seekers against consultancy services provided
by a large number of self-styled immigration and visa consultants and
agents, the authorities Canadian High Commission have clarified that
it or the Canadian Immigration authorities only deal with those
registered with the Association of Consultants of Canada.
Mock
exercise to check police alertness
Ropar,
February 26
A red-alert was sounded in the district and the police set up nakas at
several places today after a rumour spread that one person was shot
dead by two identified persons near Bindrakhiya village in the
morning.
Kidnappers’
remand extended till Feb 28
Hoshiarpur,
February 26
A local court yesterday extended the police remand of Abhi’s alleged
kidnappers and murderers till February 28.
Two
granted bail in rape case
Barnala,
February 26
Mr Justice Baldev Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has
granted bail to Mrs Sheela Devi and her daughter Meera Rani in Sheela
Devi versus State of Punjab case. According to information, the orders
were passed after Sheela Devi and Meera Rani had moved an application
for the grant of bail.
Two held
in kidnapping case
Sangrur,
February 26
A team of the CIA staff, led by Mr Devinder Singh Malhi of Bahadur
Singh Wala, arrested two kidnappers namely Sohan Sikandar of Sahnewal
village and Pritpal Singh of Alamgir village from Dhuri area on
Thursday night.
Flesh
trade racket busted, 5 held
Phagwara,
February 26
The police has claimed to have unearthed a racket of flesh trade in a
residential area here and arrested five persons, including two girls,
in this regard.
Man held
for supplying drugs in jail
Amritsar,
February 26
Harjit Singh, a resident of Patti, was arrested by the jail
authorities allegedly for possessing intoxicants which were meant to
be delivered to a prisoner. He was nabbed with the contraband which he
had concealed in a ghee container. He has been handed over to the
Gumtala police and a case has been registered.
One held,
liquor seized
Kharar,
February 26
Fifteen boxes of liquor were seized by the police at a naka at Landarn
chowk last night.
GND
University to transmit lectures
Jalandhar,
February 26
In an effort to reach students in rural and remote areas, Guru Nanak
Dev University has decided to transmit special lectures via “Edusat
project” run by the Government of India.
Dhani Ram
House win Champion House Cup
Patiala,
February 26
For writer Ramachandra Guha his visit to Yadavindra Public School here
was special in more ways than one. He was coming to an institution
which is now headed by his old Doon School teacher and also one where
he scored the most swashbuckling innings in Cricket.
Dr Aulakh
is Honorary Colonel
Chandigarh,
February 26
The Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Dr K S
Aulakh, was today conferred the rank of Honorary Colonel in the
National Cadet Corps (NCC) at a ceremony organised at the Punjab Raj
Bhawan here today.
Workshop
on media ethics held
Jalandhar,
February 26
A workshop on media ethics was organised at the Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Regional Campus of Guru Nanak Dev University here on Friday.
Class X,
XII examinations from March 2
Hoshiarpur,
February 26
Mr D.K. Tiwari, District Magistrate, Hoshiarpur, in a press note here
today said the Punjab School Education Board examinations of Classes X
and XII would be held from March 2 to 16 and March 2 to April 4,
respectively.
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The
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee has reportedly written to the party
high command to take immediate disciplinary action against Mr Jagmeet
Singh Brar, a former Member Parliament and member All-India Congress
Committee, for his public outburst against Chief Minister, Capt
Amarinder Singh.
