Govt develops cold feet on indebtedness Bill
Chandigarh, September 14
While the tussle between various farmers’ organisations and commission agents on the debt issue has started taking a vicious turn in various towns of the state, the Punjab Government appears to have started dragging its feet on finding a permanent solution to this problem.

Recovery of loans from ex-ministers’ pensions
Chandigarh, September 14
The Punjab Council of Ministers today approved the recovery of loan money from certain former Ministers by deducting the money from their pension in instalments. There are as many as eight former Ministers who have not returned the loan which they had secured to either buy cars or to build houses from the state government.

Punjabi murdered in USA
Saintpur (Kapurthala), September 14
A pall of groom descended on Saintpur village under the Bholath subdivision yesterday after the news of the demise of a local person in the United States of America reached here.

Students develop model to check drunken driving
Chandigarh, September 14
If these lads have their way, drunken drivers — who are the main cause of road accidents across the globe - would be pinned down to their stationary vehicles till alcohol levels in their blood drop within drivable limits.

COMMUNITY

Copter pilot ignored warning signs: SSP Gurdaspur, September 14 The controversy over, who was at fault in the helicopter crash of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is refusing to die down. The dust rising from the spot where the helicopter was landed before the crash at Bahadurpur Rajoa village in the Sri Hargobindpur area of Gurdaspur. — Photo by Jangi

Dal Khalsa to meet over Akal Takht Jathedar’s powers
Jalandhar, September 14
Virtually challenging the authority of the Jathedar of Akal Takht and the SGPC, the Dal Khalsa has observed that there was an urgent need to build consensus among Sikhs regarding appointment, removal and working sphere of the Jathedar of Akal Takht.

Dutch environmental experts to visit Punjab
Chandigarh, September 14
A team of environmental experts from Holland will visit Punjab from September 18 to sensitise the public, especially students, about solid waste management. The week-long visit is part of the awareness campaign launched by the Lions Club International, district 321-F.

PSEB employees hold rally
Patiala, September 14
Hundreds of members of the Punjab State Electricity Board Employees Federation held a demonstration in front of the PSEB head office to protest against the implementation of the Electricity Act 2003 here today.

AGRICULTURE

Talks on with Centre over paddy bonus merger
Chandigarh, September 14
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, has said that the state government was taking up the matter regarding the merger of the bonus of Rs 40 per quintal on paddy into the existing minimum support price of Rs 610 with the Central Government.

CRIME

Press photographers shot at; five arrested
Amritsar, September 14
Two groups of press photographers clashed at Dharam Singh Market, near the Golden Temple and Kotwali police station, which led to firing, resulting in injuries to two photo journalists, Avdesh Kumar Lali and Om Parkash, of two Hindi dailies published from Jalandhar late last evening.

5 nabbed for illegal sale of crops
Barnala, September 14
The Market Committee has nabbed five arhtiyas for illegally dealing in cotton and wheat. The accused are Pawan Kumar, Devinder Kumar, Bhola Ram, Manohar Lal and Pawan Kumar.

5 booked on abduction charge
Tarn Taran, September 14
Five persons, including two women, have been booked by the Goindwal police for allegedly abducting a college girl. A case under Sections 363 and 366-A IPC, has been registered.

St Paul’s church vandalised
Amritsar, September 14
Unidentified elements last night vandalised the St Paul’s church near the Circuit House.

Cop held for forging document
Hoshiarpur, September 14
The district police has arrested Head Constable Sewa Singh posted at Garhdiwala police station and RMP doctor Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha, a son of Piara Singh of Khurdan.

EDUCATION