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Three NRIs among 6 killed in accident

Kartarpur, June 24 An NRI, his wife and two daughters, besides two acquaintances, were crushed to death as their car collided with a Dera Beas bound bus here today.
The mangled remains of the car that met with an accident, killing six persons on the Jalandhar-Amritsar road, near Kartarpur, on Friday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

SHO held with cache of arms, drugs
Amritsar, June 24
The SHO of the Tarn Taran city police station was today nabbed from his residence by the Vigilance Bureau (VB) for possessing a large quantity of arms and drugs and for suspected links with the Khalistan Liberation Force.

Sikh Panth forgets Master Tara Singh’s birth anniversary
Amritsar, June 24
The Sikh Panth including the SGPC and the SAD, seems to have forgotten Master Tara Singh, the first leader to receive the title of “Panth Rattan” as no Sikh leader turned up at his house to celebrate his 120th birth anniversary here today.

Threat to Bhattal: CM orders IB probe
Patiala, June 24
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today categorically rejected the demand of Deputy Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal for holding a meeting of Council of Ministers to review the security aspects in the state following the arrest of Jagtar Singh Hawara recently.

I was not aware of banner in gurdwara, says Amarinder
Chandigarh, June 24
Defending his recent visit to the controversial Dixie Road gurdwara in Canada, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today said “I cannot read all banners or posters in a hall where I go to speak.” Moreover, the banner with the words ‘Khalistan zindabad’ on it was “behind me and I do not have eyes on my back”.

SAD rejects CM’s clarification
Nation page: Punjab CM’s explanation strange: BJP

CM takes tough stand against bureaucrats
Chandigarh, June 24
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today said he would not tolerate the hurdles, being created by bureaucrats, in the development of the state.

Current-duty charge withdrawn from 20 SDOs
Chandigarh, June 24
The Punjab Government has issued orders to withdraw the current-duty charge the of post of Subdivisional Officer from 20 junior engineers with immediate effect. These 20 SDOs, holding current-duty charge, have been asked to work as junior engineers against their original posts.

GND varsity VC may get extension
Chandigarh, June 24
While the Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, Dr S P Singh, is all set to get an extension, his counterpart in Baba Farid University of Medical Sciences, Dr J.S. Gujral, may be asked to go.

COMMUNITY

Police blamed for Dalit’s death
Kapurthala, June 24
Barely the Balbir custodial death case had faded from the memories of residents when another incident pertaining to the death of a 23-year-old dalit, summoned for interrogation by the police, sparked off a row here today.

Phasing out of border projects opposed
Amritsar, June 24
The Punjab State Social Welfare Board has voiced its concern over the phasing out of the welfare extension and demonstration projects in the border areas of the state.

Malwa residents cry for water, power
Bathinda/Moga, June 24
While a number of villages in Malwa are reeling under long power cuts, inadequate power supply to tubewells has forced farmers in Moga to take to streets.

CM expresses concern over grim power scenario
Chandigarh, June 24
After virtually paying through its nose to buy power from outside, the Punjab Government will now set up power plants with massive investments to make the state self-sufficient in power generation.

Heat wave claims 5 more lives
Ludhiana, June 24
With the heat wave continuing unabated in the region, three more deaths were reported today in Ludhiana and two in Bathinda due to sun stroke taking the toll to six here since yesterday. Three bodies were recovered today from three different places. The police said they died of sun stroke.

No check on smuggling from Rajasthan
Abohar, June 24
The Rajasthan Police has withdrawn all check posts from the inter-state-border that linked Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh with this subdivision of Punjab. This raised many eyebrows as smuggling of narcotics from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh through this route has increased.

123 down with gastroenteritis
Sangrur, June 24
The total number of patients reportedly suffering from gastroenteritis in Pandori village, near Barnala, today rose to 123 from 50 last night. These patients had reportedly drunk sweetened water from a “chhabeel” on June 21.

Goods train derails, traffic hit
Abohar, June 24
Train traffic on the Abohar-Sriganganagar track remain suspended for nine hours as a wagon of a goods train derailed at Fatuhi station near border township of Hindumalkot.

Two drowned in village dam
Ropar, June 24
Two children, including a five-year-old girl and seven-year-old boy, of Bilaspur got drowned in a small dam at Gawalithai village this evening. The two were taken to the BBMB hospital at Nangal at about 7 p.m. where they were declared brought dead.

COURTS

Remand of Hawara’s wife extended
Dhuri (Sangrur), June 24
The police remand of Balwinder Kaur, wife of Jagtar Singh Hawara, chief of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in India, was today extended till July 2 by a local court.

Police remand for Hawara’s accomplice
Kharar, June 24
A local court today remanded Parvinder Singh, alias Bhinda, an alleged accomplice of Jagtar Singh Hawara, to four days of police remand. Parvinder had been arrested by the Khanna police and brought to Kharar for questioning on production warrants.

ADMINISTRATION

DCs to countersign clearance certificates
Chandigarh, June 24
The Punjab Government has asked all deputy commissioners in the state to countersign police clearance certificates (PCCs) issued by the police. This will help in avoiding inconvenience to those seeking visa or immigration.

CRIME

2 youths killed in clash
Jalandhar, June 24
Tension gripped Kot Sadique village near here today after two persons died after being allegedly attacked by a group of youths of the same village led by Lekhraj Lekhu and his brother Sarbjit Sabi.

Deformed baby boy found abandoned
Kapurthala, June 24
A new born deformed baby boy was found abandoned in Laxmi Colony close to Amritsar Road here early this morning.

Bid to kill civic body chief, 2 held
Sangrur, June 24
Protesting against the alleged “murderous attack” on the Khanauri Nagar Panchayat chief, Mr Girdhari Lal Garg, by an octroi contractor and his accomplice last night at Khanauri village, about 60 km from here, residents today blocked the Sangrur-Delhi road at Khanauri for more than two hours and observed a bandh in the city.

Assailants attack family, injure 4
Batala, June 24
Nearly 12 armed miscreants entered a house in Prem Nagar Mohalla, Dara Salam, last night and thrashed the inmates. While fleeing they fired shots in the air.

12 hurt in clash over carrying passengers
Abohar, June 24
Twelve persons, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Punjab Police, were injured as employees of a private transport company clashed with supporters of three-wheeler owners here today.

EDUCATION

Tribune Impact
MBBS students allowed to take exam
Vallah (Amritsar), June 24
The SGPC-run Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research today allowed 21 students of the first year (first prof) of MBBS to appear for examinations.

PMET admission notice amended
Chandigarh, June 24
The Punjab Government has allowed those candidates who have already secured admission to aparticular course earlier to appear in PMET-2005 for admission except in the same course. Amendment has been made to the relevant notification for the purpose.

BUSINESS

AISAD opposes bank merger
Chandigarh, June 24
The president of the All-India Shiromani Akali Dal (AISAD), Mr Jaswant Singh Mann, who was also a co-founder of the Bank of Punjab, said that he was opposed to the merger of the bank with Centurion Bank.