SGPC
for 50 cr aid for tsunami-hit
Kapurthala,
March 7
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has urged the
Central government to announce a Rs 50 crore special economic and
rehabilitation package for tsunami-affected Punjabi families settled
in Campbell Bay.
Camera may
have been destroyed: SSP
Ludhiana,
March 7
The police today said that it was investigating the possibility that
the camera allegedly used in the video-filming of a couple in hotel
Park Plaza could have been destroyed by the accused before their
arrest.
Hoteliers
decry Plaza ‘voyeurism’
Amritsar,
March 7
Expressing deep concern at an alleged attempt to violate the privacy
of guests by the staff of the Park Plaza hotel in Ludhiana, the
Amritsar Hotel and Restaurant Association has said it was the primary
duty of the hotel management and staff to protect the privacy of their
guests.
Pak SC
Judge gets nostalgic, visits ancestral village
Kariam
(Nawanshahr), March 7
 Mr
Justice Halil Ramdey, a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan got
emotional when he visited his ancestral village here. As he and his
wife Quarat-ul-Aim stepped out of their vehicle, a large number of
villagers greeted them with Mohammed Rafi’s number, “Baharon phul
barsaao, mera mahboob aaya hai.” He was escorted by the SSP, Mr M.F.
Farooqui.
Mr Justice Halil Ramdey of the Pakistan's Supreme Court waves at residents of his ancestral village, Kariama, near Nawanshahr, on Monday.
— Photo by writer
Farooque,
Sonali get standing ovation
Amritsar,
March 7
Standing ovation by the jampacked audience was the testimony to the
powerful performance by actors, Farooque Sheikh and Sonali Bendre
which cast a spell during the play “Aapki Soniya” staged here late
last evening.
Artistes,
know no barriers: Aamir
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Dharamkot, March 7
People are fed up with the
misrule of successive state governments led by the Shiromani
Akali Dal and the Congress and now a third front would emerge in
Punjab. SAD (Longowal) President Prem Singh Chandumajra stated
this while addressing a party rally organised as part of its
Mukti Andolan here today.
SAD (Longowal) chief Prem Singh Chandumajra, SAD (Ravi Inder) President Ravi Inder Singh and Lok Bhalai Party leaders at a political rally in Dharamkot on Monday.
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Capt ‘reneged on’ Amritsar declaration
Bathinda, March 7
Mr Gursewak Singh Jawahar Ke, general secretary, Youth Akali Dal (Amritsar), today alleged that Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had cheated the Sikhs by back-tracking from the stand taken by him when he signed the Amritsar declaration, demanding a separate Sikh state at Akal Takht in 1994.
Five old trees axed
Bathinda, March 7
Five old and fully grown trees, situated on Santpura Road near local Vishal Nagar area, were felled by the authorities to wider the road for the smooth flow of vehicular traffic.
No clue to missing farmer, family
Chhaapa (Barnala), March 7
There is no clue to the family of farmer Jang Singh that went missing from this village around 15 days ago.
The local BJP unit today expressed concern over the incident and demanded a
high-level probe into it.
Bank staff observe strike
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 7
On a call given by the All-India PNB Employees’ Federation, employees working in various branches of the PNB in the district abstained from work while participating in the one-day countrywide strike.
Labourer saves newly married woman from drowning
Ropar, March 7
A labourer saved the life of a 25-year-old newly married Shashi Rani who had jumped into Sirhind canal in the morning. The girl Nisha Rani hails from
Nawanshahr jumped from bridge over the canal at 10.30 am.
Women’s Day celebrated
Kharar, March 7
International Women’s Day was celebrated by Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Mohali at its field office in Sahoran village here today. Fifty women participated. Mr Anand Mohan Sharma, programme officer said women had made tremendous progress in various spheres of life after independence.
Rs 246-cr MC budget passed
Amritsar, March 7
The Municipal Corporation here today passed the budget estimates worth Rs 246 crore for 2005-2006.
High court
Plea on Dashmesh Academy dismissed
Chandigarh, March 7
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed a petition filed by Parents Teachers’ Association (PTA) of the Dasmesh Academy, Anandpur Sahib, in which the association had sought directions to the Punjab Government to ensure that the school is not closed.
Plea against PCA on passes dismissed
Kharar, March 7
A court here today dismissed a petition challenging the Punjab Cricket Association’s right to issue complimentary passes for the India-Pakistan Cricket match that begins at the PCA stadium tomorrow.
Khalra case witness cross-examined
Patiala, March 7
The prime witness in the case of the disappearance of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra was cross-examined in the court of Mr
S. P. Bangar, Additional Sessions Judge, here today.
Woman nabbed with pistol
Jalandhar, March 7
Secret information that some international smugglers were living in New Anand Nagar, near
Maqsudan, made the Jalandhar police stumble upon a woman from whom, a 7.65 mm piston has been seized.
Pvt college teachers to intensify stir
Nawanshahr, March 7
The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU), at its state executive meeting at
R.K. Arya College here yesterday, decided to intensify its stir to protest against the “indifferent” attitude of the state government towards the grievances of thousands of private college teachers in Punjab.
Govt Polytechnic emerges overall champion at youth fest
Bathinda, March 7
Amidst the roaring hometown support, the students of the local Government Polytechnic College lifted the overall trophy in the three-day seventh inter-polytechnic youth festival, which concluded here on Saturday.
Free counselling at Psychofest-2005
Talwandi Sabo (Bathinda), March 7
On the second day of the week-long Guru Kashi Utsav being celebrated at the local Punjabi University Guru Kashi campus, the students of the Department of Psychology, Punjabi university, Patiala, organised “Psychofest-2005” here yesterday.
Heroics of Banda Bahadur brought
alive
Patiala, March 7
The Department of Theatre
and Television, Punjabi University, brought alive the heroics of the
great warrior, Lachman Das, aka, Banda Bahadur, at Punjabi
University’s Talwandi Sabo centre today.
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