Inter-state gang of vehicle-lifters busted, 13 cars recovered
Bathinda, July 22
The police today claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of vehicle-lifters and recovered 13 cars and a bike from the possession of four of its arrested members.
Addressing a press conference here, Mr Varinder Kumar, SSP, said the
police had received a tip-off that a gang of vehicle-lifters was
duping people of their hard-earned money by selling them vehicles
stolen from various parts of Punjab as well as its neighbouring
states.
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| Members of a gang of vehicle-lifters in police custody in Bathinda on
Saturday. Vehicles recovered from them are also seen in the picture.
— Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera
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No grant for aided schools, staff sans salaries
Chandigarh, July 22
For the past seven months, the Punjab Government has not released the 95 per cent grant to government-aided private schools and has thus denied salaries to the teaching and non-teaching staff. There are nearly 9,000 teachers and other employees in about 480 such schools.
Raninder lashes out at Akalis
Bathinda, July 22
Lashing out at Akalis for turning a blind eye to public issues when in power, the Congress general-secretary, Mr Raninder Singh, today urged people to foil the bid of “Ali Baba and his gang” to return to power and vote for the Congress for peace and prosperity in Punjab.
Senior ministers lambast Badal
Chandigarh, July 22
Taking an exception to the statement of SAD President Parkash Singh Badal on the “Tainted Congress ministers” which appeared in various newspapers today, the Deputy Chief Minister, Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, the Public Works Minister, Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, and all other senior ministers described Mr Badal as a “fountain head of corruption”.
Pandemonium at BJP meeting
Hoshiarpur, July 22
Factionalism in the Punjab BJP came to the fore when supporters of Mr Avinash Rai Khanna, MP and BJP chief Punjab, did not allow Mr Balramji Dass Tandon, a senior leader of the Punjab unit of the BJP, to complete his speech at a meeting of the state executive of the party at Garhshankar, 40 km. from here yesterday.
Congress councillor joins SAD
Patiala, July 22
The ruling Congress suffered a jolt when a former President of the erstwhile Patiala Municipal Committee and sitting Congress municipal councillor, Mr Sohan Lal
Jalota, joined the Shiromani Akali Dal in the presence of SAD chief, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, and other senior Akali leaders.
Gastroenteritis hits Nakodar, 4 dead
Phillaur July 22
A woman, Chand Rani, died in Nakodar due to gastroenteritis today, taking the toll to four, while more than 200 persons were affected by the disease .
J&K Govt stand discriminatory: Ahmadiyyas
Gurdaspur July 22
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of India has alleged discrimination by the Jammu and Kashmir Government. They have alleged that while in India the Ahmadiyyas are considered part of the Muslim community, the Jammu and Kashmir Government was treating them as non-Muslims.
