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Hawara had hidden more ammunition, claims police
Chandigarh, June 13
Jagtar Singh Hawara, alleged assassin of the then Punjab Chief Minister, Beant Singh, had allegedly hidden much more ammunition than has been recovered by the Punjab police from the Neelon canal.

4 held for purchasing PMT paper
Faridkot, June 13

The police today arrested Balwinder Singh, who had allegedly bought the PMT paper from the peon of the Vice-Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences and sold it off to a number of people in various cities.
Dr Vinod Khanna, Nand Kishore, Balwinder Singh and Kamaljeet Singh, held for purchasing PMT paper in police custody in Faridkot on Monday. — Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera

CET results leave students fuming Jalandhar, June 13 While the controversy over the Punjab-PMT paper leak had hardly mellowed down, another controversy has sparked off with the declaration of the Punjab Technical University Common Entrance Test results. Candidates who appeared in the CET conducted by Punjab Technical University, along with their parents, prepare their representation demanding re-evaluation of their results on the university campus in Jalandhar on Monday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Pesticide industries defend products
Chandigarh, June 13
The issue of the “ high level of pesticide residue in human blood samples taken from Punjab villages”, highlighted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), other organisations and a team of doctors of the PGI, has created panic among most industries engaged in the manufacture of pesticides.

Business page: Villagers say no to Coke in Kerala

The Finance Minister of Punjab, Mr Surinder Singla, participates in a cleanliness drive in Bathinda on Monday. — Photo by Kulbir Beera

SGPC panel formation illegal: ex-member
Amritsar, June 13
The formation of the Dharam Parchar Committee (DPC) of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has come under the scanner even as a former SGPC secretary, Mr Kulwant Singh, has claimed that it was formed in violation of the rules and bylaws of the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925.

SGJC order on transfers stayed
Chandigarh, June 13
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed the implementation of the order dated May 19 passed by the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission (SGJC).

Release of stamps: SGPC blames govt
Amritsar, June 13
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today blamed the Punjab Government for withholding the release of commemorative stamps to mark anniversaries of three historic occasions in the Sikh history.

• Front asks SGPC to clarify stand on Poohla

Another sedition case against Mann
Amritsar, June 13
The Majitha police registered a case of sedition under Sections 124A , 153 A and 153 B of the IPC against Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, president, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), here today for raising slogans of ‘azadi’ (freedom) at the Damdami Taksal’s head- quarters.

• Tandon for action against Mann

Spanish girls join Sikh fold Amritsar, June 13 After pronouncement of ‘hukmnama’ (order of the day) at the Golden Temple, two Spanish girls Mariya Mettler and Mariya Fernananda became Satbir Kaur and Satyog Kaur, respectively, here today. Spanish girls from Barcelona with Bhai Jaswinder Singh (second from left) after joining the Sikh fold in Amritsar on Monday. Another Spain national Antoniyo (now Satpal Singh) is also in picture. — Photo by Rajeev Sharma

COMMUNITY

For getting hair cut, youth concocts story
Hoshiarpur, June 13
To get his hair cut against the wishes of his parents, a boy of Bassi Gulam Hussain village concocted a story of his kidnapping and cutting of his hair by one of the accomplices of kidnappers.

New power tariff rates today
Chandigarh, June 13
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission will pronounce its order regarding the new power tariff rates tomorrow.

• Farmers protest PSEB decision
• Talks between PSEB authorities, staff panel break down
• PSEB employees hold dharna

Goodwill gesture: Rama Mission reaches out to Muslim kids

Amritsar, June 13 In a rare gesture of goodwill Delhi-based Hindu organisation Shree Chetanya Jan Kalyan Prishad (SCJKP) today held a congregation at the local Jama Masjid Khairudin and addressed Muslim children. To promote communal harmony, the general secretary of the All-India Shree Chetanya Jan Kalyan Mission, Mr Krishan Murari Tripathi, addresses Muslim children at Jama Masjid in Amritsar on Monday. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma

Rally against govt policies
Sangrur, June 13
Under the banner of “Nijikaran Virodhi Mulazam Sanghrash Committee Punjab”, leaders and activists of six employees organisations — Punjab Subordinate Services Federation (PSSF)-Dhillon, PSSF (Barri), PSSF (Sajjan Singh), PSSF (Vigiyan Kendra), Punjab State Karamchari Dal and Democratic Employees Front (DEF) — burnt the effigy of the Punjab Government and held a ‘siapa’ near the traffic lights chowk here today.

Govt to hold ‘lok chetna’ rallies
Patiala, June 13
Mr Harchand Singh Barsat, Principal Secretary to the Punjab CM, said that the Punjab Government would be launching a series of ‘lok chetna’ rallies across the state in an attempt to neutralise the ‘misinformation campaign’ started by various political parties.

Woman’s body given to mother
Malerkotla, June 13
The death of a young woman, Paramjeet Kaur of Changli village near here, whose body was found at Fridpur Kalan village on June 10, took a new turn when her husband Maghar Singh and her mother Nifa wife of Bashir Khan a resident of Ludhiana, reached Civil Hospital, Malerkotla, today for taking possession of the body.

Farmers to launch fast in jail
Bathinda, June 13
Demanding their immediate release, the farmers who were arrested prior to the Tapa rally, today held a protest rally at the Central Jail here and announced to launch fast from tomorrow.

Anganwari workers hold protest Jalandhar, June 13 Anganwari workers deputed in different parts of the district held a protest rally outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office here today, demanding regularisation of their services. Members of the Anganwari Mulazam Union, Punjab, stage a protest dharna outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Jalandhar on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Minister visits storm-hit villages
Fazilka, June 13
Mr Hans Raj Josan, Minister of State for Forest, visited Jaimalwala, Ladhuwala Hithar, Ladhuwala Uttar and Khundwala villages and the plywood factory of Jalalabad which was reduced to ashes in a fire during the recent storm.

COURTS

Warrant officer gets kin of Beant Singh case accused released
Chandigarh, June 13
The Punjab Police got an egg on its face late last night when a warrant officer of the Punjab and Haryana High Court got released a brother of Shamsher Singh, an accused in the Beant Singh assassination case, from the illegal police custody.

Colonel Sayal cross-examined in Tehelka case
Chandigarh, June 13
Lieut-Col V P Sayal (retd), prosecution witness in the General Court Martial trying Brig Iqbal Singh for professional impropriety in the Tehelka case at Patiala today admitted during his cross-examination that he had lied under oath before the court as well as the Venkatswamy Commission of Inquiry earlier.

ADMINISTRATION

DC sets time frame for completion of work
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 13
Ms Jaspreet Talwar, Deputy Commissioner, while presiding over the monthly meeting of the district officials directed them to complete all on-going projects on time. She said SDMs would monitor these works and directed the officers to provide transparent and corruption-free administration.

Shift office, MC tells ADPRO
Barnala, June 13
The employees of the Additional District Public Relations Office (ADPRO) here are in a dilemma over a letter they have received to vacate the office premises at the earliest. The municipal council authorities have written a letter to the Additional DPRO to vacate the building occupied by the office for a decade.

CRIME

Wife, paramour held for murder
Amritsar, June 13
The Amritsar police today claimed to have solved the five-month-old case of murder of Dilbagh Singh by arresting Manjit Kaur, wife of the deceased, and her paramour Tarsem Singh here today.

Trucks’ collision: death toll five
Abohar, June 13
Death toll in trucks’ collision rose to five with another truck hitting two trucks already damaged due to a head-on collision near Hasera village (Loonkaransar) on the Abohar-Bikaner road on Sunday evening.

2 held with 50 poppy husk bags
Jalandhar, June 13
As many as 50 bags of poppy husk have been seized by the Phillaur police from a truck which was intercepted at the Sutlej bridge during routine checking.

2 killed in accident
Hoshiarpur, June 13
Two passengers, including a woman, were killed and five injured in a head-on collision between a Qualis van and a truck here this morning.

ASI held for taking bribe
Ropar, June 13
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau today arrested an ASI Piara Singh deployed at Police Chowki, Dhal, in Chamkaur Sahib subdivision, Ropar district while allegedly accepting bribe. The ASI was caught red handed accepting bribe of Rs 2,500 from Karam Singh of Sultanpur village, the vigilance Bureau sources said.

EDUCATION

Forum seeks Sonia’s intervention
Patiala, June 13
The Forum for Education Action and Reform (FEAR), in its meeting held here today, urged Ms Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of the UPA, to take notice of media reports about the recent developments in Punjabi University.

Baba Farid University VC hospitalised
Mohali, June 13
Dr J. S. Gujral, Vice-Chancellor, Baba Farid University, Faridkot, has been admitted to Fortis hospital here following a heart attack.