Govt
rejects HPCL plea to restore refinery package
Chandigarh,
May 8
The Punjab Government has rejected plea of the Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Limited for the restoration of the tax and other
concessions which were allowed by the previous SAD-BJP government for
the installation of oil refinery at Bathinda.
ETT
course: no age relaxation for SC candidates
Chandigarh,
May 8
A controversy has erupted in the corridors of the Punjab Government as
the Education Department has not given relaxation in the age category
to Scheduled Caste candidates keen to apply for admission in the
Elementary Teacher Training course.
Punjab to
allow limited killing of wild boars, blue bulls
Chandigarh,
May 8
After years of dithering, Punjab has decided to clear the
controversial proposal of allowing the shooting of wild animals that
have been causing damage to crops in the state.
PPCC
lashes out at NDA over boycott
Jalandhar,
May 8
Lashing out at the NDA-led Opposition for its boycott of the two
houses of Parliament for the rest of the Budget session till May 13 on
“frivolous and baseless” grounds, the Punjab Pradesh Congress
Committee (PPCC) has alleged that the NDA and its constituents have
not only utterly failed to project themselves as a responsible and
accountable Opposition, but have also “betrayed” people of the
country.
Use of
abusive language by Fernandes flayed
Chandigarh,
May 8
Rajya Sabha MP Ashwini Kumar has flayed the use of abusive language by
former Defence Minister George Fernandes against Congress President
Sonia Gandhi. Mr Kumar, in a statement issued here today, said the
former Defence Minister had allowed his personal prejudices to vitiate
the democratic political discourse.
Youth
Cong seeks action against Modi
Jalandhar,
May 8
Angry over inaction against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in
the Best Bakery and Godhra episodes, a large number of workers of the
Punjab Youth Congress blocked traffic and burnt effigy of
Narendra Modi at BMC chowk here today and urged the President Dr
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to initiate action against Mr Modi.
Mann
flays SAD for writing to PM over France visit
Sangrur,
May 8
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, President of the Shiromani Akali Dal
(Amritsar), today criticised the SAD leadership, especially Mr Sukhdev
Singh Dhindsa, secretary-general, for writing a letter to Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to seek time from the French
Government for a deputation of the SAD MPs and representatives of the
SGPC which wanted to visit France to have discussions with the
government over the turban issue.
New-look
buses on state roads soon
Jalandhar,
May 8
Peace and prosperity of Punjab is all set to be depicted by the Punjab
Transport Department through its new 360-strong fleet of buses. The
buses would be painted in a new pleasant combination of soothing green
and tranquil white, replacing the dull pale and blue colours.
MC told
to cancel sale deed
Reluctant, it pleads status quo
Sangrur,
May 8
A unique case of selling a part of a road in a populated area by the
local municipal council (MC) some years ago to the owner of a petrol
station on the Roxy road outside Sunami Gate here, has come to light
as the Director, Local Bodies, Punjab, in a letter to the MC on March
23, has directed it to cancel the sale deed of the land and file a
civil suit in this regard in the court.
Fake
eunuchs make an easy buck
Pathankot,
May 8
Unbelievable, but true. Fake eunuchs have descended on the town. In
order to earn a decent livelihood, a group of two to three men dressed
up like eunuchs can be seen at various functions.
Chawla’s
gesture to victims of family feud
Gill
Warraich (Tarn Taran), May 8
Ms Laxmi Kanta Chawla, BJP vice-president, has offered assistance in
providing free education and lodging to two minor girls who became
victims of a family feud. The help would be provided by an NGO Shakti.
World Red
Cross Day celebrated
Fatehgarh
Sahib, May 8
“Service towards mankind is service towards God and Red Cross
Society must work with this aim and should make allout efforts to help
the needy, handicapped, and helpless sections of society”.
Rs 27
lakh spent on aid to needy
Bathinda,
May 8
The District Red Cross Society has spent about Rs 27 lakh on the aid
for handicapped, widows, students, patients and other needy people
during the past two years. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr K.A.P. Sinha,
stated this at a function held to mark World Red Cross Day here today.
80 cases
of hepatitis-C detected
Malerkotla,
May 8
The detection of about 80 cases of hepatitis-C in a month in the
Malerkotla town and adjoining areas panic has spread among people,
here.
7-year-old
burnt in jhuggi fire
Kapurthala,
May 8
A seven-year-old girl died of burns while her mother, two brothers and
a sister are fighting for their lives in the Civil Hospital after
their jhuggi caught fire at Fazalpur village early this morning.
Lok adalat
settles 98 cases
Ropar, May 8
About Rs 1.13 crore compensation
was granted to litigants in the special lok adalat held in the local
district court here yesterday.
Addl
Registrar elevated to IAS
Chandigarh,
May 8
Mr Kahan Singh Pannu, Additional Registrar, Cooperative Societies,
Punjab, has been elevated to the Indian Administrative Services.
SHO held
on bribe charge
Sangrur,
May 8
A team of the Vigilance Bureau, led by Mr Rashpal Singh, DSP, Sangrur,
arrested the Longowal SHO Jagjit Singh from Longowal police station
last evening when he was allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 5,000 from Mr
Nishan Singh, sarpanch, Pindi Dhilwan village (near Longowal), for not
harassing him and other members of his family in a case registered
against his father Sukhdev Singh and others under Sections 379, 420
etc of the IPC at Longowal.
Youth
booked for blackmailing teenaged girl
Hoshiarpur,
May 8
A case of the blackmail of a teenaged girl by the driver of a truck
was reported at the Garhshankar police station on Friday.
‘Most
wanted’ by Punjab police arrested
Abohar,
May 8
Vikram, alias Vicky, identified as the most – wanted man in the
Punjab police files, was nabbed from his house near the Civil Hospital
at Sriganganagar, 40 km from here, by the Rajasthan police yesterday
and handed over to a police party from Talwandi Sabo, sources said.
9 kg
heroin seized,1 held
Amritsar,
May 8
The Customs Department yesterday arrested one person and seized 9 kg
heroin worth Rs 9 crore from his possession near the Indo–Pak border
village of Nikipindi.
Man
shoots brother
Abohar,
May 8
Angrej Singh was shot dead by his younger brother at Gajsinghpur in
the Sriganganagar area, 40 km from here, on Saturday, the police said.
Girl
jumps into Beas, dies
Amritsar,
May 8
A 26-year-old girl, Kulbir Kaur, jumped into the Beas at about 10 this
morning.
4 Mansa
students among 10 toppers
Mansa, May
8
Even as Mansa is considered to be one of the backward districts of
Punjab in the field of education, four students of a local school have
brought laurels to the town by securing ranks among the top 10 merit
holders in Class VIII result declared today.
Middle
standard exam: eight on merit list
Chandigarh, May 8
In the result of the middle
standard examination conducted by the Punjab School Education Board,
girls have once again taken the lead in securing positions in the
merit list released by the board authorities here today. The
examinations were held in February.
This
topper hopes to make it to IIT
Ferozepore,
May 8
“I was hopeful that if not first, I would be at least placed among
the first five position-holders in the state”, exclaimed an elated
Sagar Narang who topped the middle standard examinations conducted by
the Punjab School Education Board this year.
Bathinda
boy bags 3rd place
Bathinda,
May 8
Satinder Singh, Class VIII student of Dashmesh Public Senior Secondary
School, made the city proud by securing third place in the merit list
of the Punjab School Education Board middle standard examination.
Parents
brave sun as wards appear for exam
Jalandhar,
May 8
Parents of hundreds of Class XII students who appeared for All-India
Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) at Police DAV Public School
were forced to bear the scorching heat for almost eight hours on the
Jalandhar-Amritsar highway.
B.Com (I)
results today
Amritsar,
May 8
The results of B Com (Part I) of Guru Nanak Dev University that was
held in April, 2005, would be declared tomorrow, Dr R.S. Bawa,
registrar, stated in press note here today.
MoD
officials visit Sainik School
Kapurthala,
May 8
A high-powered team from the Ministry of Defence visited Sainik
School, Kapurthala, today to take a round of the building for the
restoration of which it had recently received a grant of Rs 1.01
crore.
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