Life an ordeal for kin of Kargil heroes
Jalandhar, September 20
Looking after her three children on her own has been an ordeal for Ms Pushpa Devi ever since her husband fell to the enemy bullets during Kargil war exactly six years ago.
The next of kin at a function held in the memory of Kargil war heroes in Jalandhar on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma
No admission without SC orders, says CMC
Ludhiana, September 20
The CMC Ludhiana Society, running medical, dental and nursing colleges here has said that it would not admit any candidate sponsored by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) against 25 per cent government quota seats in these institutions unless the Supreme Court allowed the institutions to admit students beyond the time schedule, drawn by the court in the Mridul Dhar case and circulated to regulatory bodies like the MCI, the DCI and state governments.
Two shot in Sangrur
Sangrur, September 20
Two persons were killed and several injured in a clash that took place between two groups of the Lehragaga Truck Union at Lehragaga, about 40 km from here, today. In this clash, bricks, lathis and firearms were used by the groups.
Dental college accused of favouritism in admissions
Muktsar, September 20
Tension prevailed in Desh Bhagat Dental College here today as students who had come for counselling accused the college management of ignoring eligible candidates. They also raised the question of the allotment of seats in the management quota.
Working on fake identity for 27 years
Gurdaspur, September 20
In a startling case of forgery, two persons have been serving on two different posts on the basis of a single certificate for the last 27 years.
Biotech corridor from Dera Bassi to Patiala
Chandigarh, September 20
The Punjab Government has decided to declare a biotechnology corridor from Dera Bassi to Patiala. The Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, will lay the foundation stone of the Punjab biotechnology incubator and biotechnology park in Behra village, near Dera Bassi, on September 28.
Second thoughts on sale of sugar mills
Ludhiana, September 20
The Punjab Government is having second thoughts over the liquidation of cooperative sugar mills and may not go for the disinvestment of all the mills.
Mann keen on Third Front
Patiala, September 20
By organising a massive and first “political awareness rally” in the home town of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, the SAD (A) leadership today formally launched its efforts to make a front and subsequently to bring it into power in Punjab by keeping both Congress and Akali Dal headed by Mr Parkash Singh Badal away from power in the next Assembly elections.
Claims, counter-claims on civic poll results
Chandigarh, September 20
The just-concluded elections to two municipal councils and 24 nagar panchayats have become a game of claims and counter-claims between the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal. With the elections to the state Assembly less than 16 months away, public posturing counts.
Sant Samaj, Taksal reject calendar
Chowk Mehta, September 20
The Sant Samaj, headed by Baba Sarbjot Singh Bedi, Damdami Taksal, led by Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma, and representatives of about 150 Panthic organisations, including two former jathedars of Akal Takht, today rejected the Nanakshahi Calendar approved by both SGPC and Akal Takht.
Dams that can’t store water hallmark of Kandi project
Baloli, Samlah (Ropar), September 20
A look at the dams in Samlah, Baloli and Baruwal villages is enough for even a layman to deduce that there is some major fault with the designing of these structures.
The dam near Samlah village in which only a few feet of water has accumulated despite heavy rains.
— Tribune photo by Sayeed Ahmed
Baba Farid Mela: drama festival, seminar organised
Faridkot, September 20
Baba Sheikh Farid National Punjabi Drama Festival showcased three dramas against various social evils on its inaugural day in the Darabar Ganj complex here last night.
Dr D.J. Singh for UK conference
Chandigarh, September 20
The Cabinet of National Black Police Association (NBPA), UK, has invited Dr D.J. Singh, Deputy Director and Dean of Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, for the a keynote address at their annual conference to be held in Cleveland, England, from September 28 to 30.
Couple adopts abandoned girl
Hoshiarpur, September 20
Nature, at last, showered its blessings on a four-year-old girl, Labhi, who had lost her mother in an accident at the local bus stand two years ago. A couple of Zirakpur, Mr Parvinder Singh Sarna and his wife, Ms Reeta Sarna approached the district administration and social activists of Hoshiarpur after reading woeful plight of the girl in a section of press.
Dehra Dun police raids Phagwara village
Phagwara, September 20
The Dehra Dun police today raided Bahani village near here, the ancestral village of Charanjit Singh Channi, an accused in the bomb blast case at Chandigarh’s ISBT, and arrested Harvinder Singh, alias Dimpa, in connection with recovery of fake currency from his possession.
Protest by autorickshaw owners
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Notice to S.K. Sinha in Father Mark case
Chandigarh, September 20
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notices to former Home Secretary, Punjab, S.K. Sinha, and Ms Anne Wakeling, sister of Father Mark Barnes, a Jalandhar-based Christian priest, who died sometime back, and Mr Kamal Bakhshi, a former Member, Punjab Subordinate Services Board.
Court moved for Daya Ram’s release
Amritsar, September 20
The court of the ACJM here today asked the family from Ferozepore Bangar village in Sonepat district (Haryana) to submit an affidavit with the court by October 3, mentioning withdrawal of their claim of kinship over Daya Ram.
BJP cell plea on languages in courts
Sangrur, September 20
Mr Ashok Bharti, state president of the Legal Cell of the Punjab unit of the BJP, has sought official language status for Punjabi and Hindi languages (along with English) in the courts of Punjab and the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Bharti was here to attend the first meeting of the Sangrur district legal cell of the Punjab BJP.
2 cleaners held for stealing truck
Rajpura, September 20
The local police today claimed to have solved a truck-theft case with the arrest of two truck-cleaners. The police said the accused had stolen the truck loaded with goods worth Rs 1.82 lakh from a workshop in Rajpura, about a week ago.
Students threaten stir, varsity to remain closed today
Protests lose sting as students’ body splits
Patiala, September 20
Punjabi University authorities today decided to keep university closed tomorrow following threatening postures of expelled student leaders agitating in support of their demands.
UGC panel reviews work on schemes for minority students
Amritsar, September 20
The five-member UGC sub-committee today reviewed the implementation of various special welfare schemes for the students of the minority communities at the local Guru Nanak Dev University on the first day of the four-day workshop at the varsity.
Educationist dead
Samana, September 20
Eminent educationist and social worker, Sadhu Ram Gopal, breathed his last after a brief illness in the PGI, Chandigarh this morning. His mortal remains were consigned to the flames at a cremation ground at Patran road in the afternoon.
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