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Barnala town wears festive look
Barnala, October 28 Barnala today wore a festive look and gave a rousing welcome to its staunch well wisher, Mr Kewal Singh Dhillon, vice president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, for playing a major role in getting full fledged district status for Barnala. Mr Dhillon is said to be an aspirant for the Congress ticket from Barnala during the ensuing Assembly elections. He belongs to Tallewal village in Barnala. Dhillon's supporters also erected welcome gates at various places and displayed banners appreciating his efforts. Mr Bachan Singh Pakho, a veteran leader of theparty; Mr Makhan Sharma, president of local municipal council; Mr Balwant Singh Sekha, Block President of the Congress; and Mr HarpreetSingh Bajwa, Chairman of Mehal Kalan Market Committee; were among those who were present at the local Truck Union office complex where Mr Dhillon addressed mediapersons and the truck operators separately. Mr Dhillon termed today’s day as a historical one which had come in the life of Barnalavis after more than 50 years. He gave all credit to Capt Amarinder Singh, Ms Rajinder KaurBhattal, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullon, besides Ms Sonia Gandhi, for carving out Barnala as the 20th district of the state. Mr Dhillon, without taking the name of Mr Surjit Singh Barnala, said though Barnala had produced a chief minister and union minister, but no one thought about the creation of Barnala as a district. He said probably the notification to carve out Barnala as a district would be issued on November 1, Punjab Day. He also clarified that except the areas of Barnala subdivision, no new area from any other subdivision had been included in the new district.
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Fazilka residents go on relay fast
Fazilka, October 28 Those on fast are Mr Jai Pal Singh Sandhu, general secretary, District Congress Committee, Mr Mohinder Pratap Dhingra, general secretary of the BJP district unit, Mr Rakesh Nagpal, editor of a local daily, and Mr Ashok Aneja and Mr Rakesh Kasrija, both advocates. A large number of townsmen, including Mr Rajesh Angi, Chairman, Zila Banao Sangharsh Committee, Mr Ranjit Singh Dhaliwal, president, Bar Association, Fazilka, and office-bearers of different socio-political organisations, reached the venue and raised slogans against Capt Amarinder Singh and Dr Mohinder Kumar Rinwa, MLA, Fazilka. All members of the Bar Association and adjoining Jalalabad town boycotted courts in support of those on fast. Mr Ranjit Singh Dhaliwal, president, Bar Association, talking to mediapersons, said the present Congress regime had ignored the claim of residents of this historical town, which had been one of the three biggest subdivisions of Punjab.
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Kashmiri language workshop kicked off
Patiala, October 28 The inaugural function was attended by Mr Tejpal Singh, Rajinder Raina, and Shad Ali Farooqui, all from the local office. The renowned scholars, who attended the workshop, included Dr S.N. Raina, Mr Jawahir Lal Raina, Mr Jagar Nath Sagar, Mr J.L. Saroor, Mr Rattan Lal Jawhar, Mr Prem Nath Shad, Mr Piarey Hatash, Mr R.K. Bharati and Dr Nisar Ahmed Koka. The workshop will prepare material for composition in Kashmiri for three levels of teaching — basic, intermediate and advance courses — for the graduate and postgraduate in service teacher trainees of the NRLC who were deputed by the various state authorities of the country. The Principal, Dr Jograj Yog, in his inaugural speech, said he would endeavour to prepare relevant material for classes taught in NRLC.
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Cops from Bhutan visit Police Academy
Phillaur, October 28 The delegation keenly studied all indoor and outdoor training programmes. It had a round of the campus and keenly observed the modern firearm training system, the underwater search technique and anti-sabotage management. It appreciated the higher police education and research set-up, the first of its kind in Asia. The delegation interacted with Mr Rajdeep Singh Gill, Director of the academy, and shared views on the need for change in police training strategies to fight terrorism and drugs trafficking and also had a detailed discussion on training exchange programmes between India and Bhutan. Senior officers of the academy who were present were Dr S.S. Chauhan, DIG-cum-Joint Director, Dr. D.J. Singh, Dean and Deputy Director, Mr G.S. Sandhu and Mr K.S. Sandhu, both Deputy Directors.
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Villagers gherao PSEB staff
Bathinda, October 28 The PSEB staff was reportedly “held hostage” for about five hours by the villagers. Sources said the board employees from Rampura Phul and Bhucho Kalan were carrying out surprise checks to curb power theft in the area. However, trouble began as soon as they registered five theft cases in the village. A group of residents utilised the public address system of the local gurdwara to inform others about the raid. Soon a large number of villagers converged on the spot. The board staff comprised an Assistant SDO, junior engineers and linemen. The villagers forced them to stay put in a house. On being intimated in this regard, a senior board official, along with a police official, arrived in the village. They persuaded the board employees and the villagers’ representatives to sort out the matter. It took them five hours to reach a compromise. As per the understanding, no power connection would be snapped and those caught stealing power would have to pay penalty.
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Historical Bunga demolished in Hazoor Sahib
Amritsar, October 28 Mr Balvinder Singh, a reader in the Department of Guru Ram Das Planning, Guru Nanak Dev University, who was an eyewitness to the demolition of the “bunga”, while talking to The Tribune here today, said that he tried his best to save the “bunga” by convincing the representative of the Maharashtra Government posted at Hazoor Sahib, but there was nobody to listen to him. He said old buildings were being demolished as part of the prestigious expansion plan of Hazoor Sahib to mark the “Gurgaddi Divas”, scheduled to be held there in 2008. The Maharashtra Government has earmarked several crores for the expansion of Hazur Sahib City. The word “bunga” is derived from Persian, meaning a hospice, or a dwelling place. Akharas and “bungas” served as centres of elementary Sikh education for a long time. The name of the old building is “Wassan Singh Da Bunga”, which was reportedly built along with other buildings in 1832 on the directions of great Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who had specially sent masons and architects from Punjab to construct the buildings. However, they had come back after the death of the Maharaja in 1839. Talking to TNS from Hazoor Sahib, Mr Amar Singh Bunga, great grandson of Sardar Waryam Singh Bunga, described the demolition of the heritage building as most unfortunate. He alleged that the Bir of Guru Granth Sahib was hurriedly taken away without caring for Sikh Maryada and the building was reduced to rubble by bulldozers.
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Henry re-elected chief of Punjab Motor Union
Chandigarh, October 28 Meanwhile, the general house of the union, which held a meeting here today, urged the government to enter into a one-time settlement with private transporters to recover tax dues from them. A union spokesman said that private transporters were ready to clear tax dues provided they were exempted from paying interest and penalty on the dues. The union opposed the challaning of private buses by the police. “It is illegal,”said the spokesman. He said that if the state government did not stop the police from doing this, the union would move court. The union also protested against the checking of documents of private buses by employees of Punjab Roadways and the impounding of buses at the behest of such employees by the police. The spokesman said the employees had no right to check the documents. It opposed the charging of adda fee by every municipal committee and nagar panchayat without providing proper facilities at bus stands. The union said the charging of such fee was unjustified.
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Gobindgarh Fort: mute witness to historic events
Amritsar, October 28 It is a coincident that the fort was handed over to Army in October 1948, a year after the Partition of the country. The fort occupies unique place in the Indian’s military history. Built in 1760, it was called Bhangian Da Kila (Bhangis was one of the 12 Sikh misls). According to historians, in 1808, the fort was known as the fort of Gujjar Singh Bhangi. Later it was re-built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh with the help of Jodh Singh. The Maharaja strengthened fortification of the fort to keep his treasures and treaties in safety. The specially constructed toshakhana, in the Centre of the fort, also stored a large amount of grains and provisions for the 12,000-strong army. The Phansi Ghar located in Gobindgarh Fort is the place where a large number of city residents, had lost their dear ones during summary trials under the British rule. It would help residents gather information about their relatives hanged to death in the Phansi Ghar. Some of the freedom fighters had sought permission of the government to build a suitable memorial at the Phansi Ghar, which had stood out as a place of resistance against the atrocities of British General, O Dyer, perpetrator of massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919. The British Army had added Darbar Hall, Hawa Mahal and Phansi Ghar (hanging place) to the fort after the annexation of Punjab. After the Partition, the fort provided temporary shelter to a large number of refugees from Pakistan. The Army had tried its best to keep the buildings in the fort intact. However, reservations are already being expressed whether the state government would be able to preserve (and restore) its original glory. The fort was constructed with brick and lime with numerous Army bastions and iron gates with 25 cannons on the ramparts, now replaced with modern weaponry.
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Mystery shrouds death of undertrial
Amritsar, October 28 According to reliable sources, Harinder died in the local Civil Hospital here late last night. He was a proclaimed offender and was nabbed by the police in September. He was addicted to drugs and was under treatment. He was brought to jail on September 3. The sources said he had gone for hearing in the court of ADJM Sumit Saini a couple of days back. However, on his return he brought some smack with him. This led to a scuffle between him and three other prisoners in the jail.
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Chhath Pooja begins with gaiety
Phillaur October 28 Chhath Pooja is the only festival in the country where prayers are offered not only to the rising sun but also the setting sun. This festival is observed six to seven days after Diwali. Shanti, a Bihari woman, said Chhath is a festival of prayer and propitiation and they observed fast (varta) for 36 hours. They take meal only after performing the rituals. Meanwhile, thousands of devotees were seen standing in knee-deep water in the Sutlej to observe the Chhat pooja. Manju, also a Bihari, said they sleep on the floor and wear unstitched clothes. At sun set, holy water and milk are poured in the nearby river or canal and given 'argya'.
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NRI actors arrive for serial shooting
Patiala, October 28 Mr Pran Sabharwal said 11 episodes, including four shot earlier in the first shooting schedule, were being telecast by Channel Punjabi, UK.
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Cop booked for taking bribe
Tarn Taran, October 28 District police sources said here today that Lakhwinder had taken a bribe of Rs 8,000 from Massa Singh of Kamalpur village. The Head constable had given this amount for changes in a post-mortem report in a murder case. The accused has absconded. — OC
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Dacoity in posh Amritsar locality
Amritsar, October 28 However, senior police officers believe that the story might be ‘concocted’ for vested interests. As per the complaint, lodged by the money changer, the dacoits, in their early twenties, who were speaking chaste Punjabi, had entered the house of Mr Tejinder Singh, a money changer, who was not at home at the time of crime. The miscreants pushed Ms Palwinder Kaur, wife of the money changer, into bathroom and bolted it from the outside . However, she managed to escape from the rear door and raised alarm. However, the dacoits fled after committing the crime in a Scorpio vehicle. The district police chief Mr S.S. Srivastva, who rushed to the spot immediately after receiving the information said that the police was working on various theories. He said the truth would come out after proper investigations. He, however, said that the statements, given by the family members were being pieced together . However, some of the persons who initially stated that they had seen one Santro vehicle nearby at the time of the crime had refused to come on record. The police was also verifying the ‘personal record’ of the family members. The reports said that one of the family members was already involved in a case. The police was also verifying whether the money changer had financial dispute with somebody.
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Child killed by brother-in-law
Amritsar, October 28 Earlier, a case of kidnapping was registered in this connection on the statement of Kashmir Kaur, mother of the deceased. In the complaint lodged with the police, Kashmir Kaur and Gurbhej Singh said that on October 23 their son went to school, but did not return. During investigations it was found that their daughter, Harpreet Kaur, was married to Tarsem Singh, a farmer and a drug addict. They alleged the accused would often demand more dowry from them.
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7 Bangladeshis nabbed
Amritsar, October 28 Mr Pavan Tulia, Company Commander, 12th Battalion, in a complaint lodged with the Lopoke police, said the accused were roaming near the border in Rania village. They were identified as Mughal Mian, Shamshir Haq, Tushir Mian, Naseeruddin, Sohel Mian, Sahrur Rehman and Aman Ullah. A case has been registered.
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Man booked for raping minor
Banur, October 28 According to Mr Purshottam Singh Bal, SHO, the incident occurred on October 26 when the girl was on way to the house of a relative. She was taken to a secluded place where she was allegedly raped by the accused. A case has been registered.
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20 school kids hurt
Hoshiarpur, October 28 The school bus, after a five-day tour, was returning to Jammu from Shimla when it collided with a truck. The police has registered a case against the truck driver.
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Medical college Principal removed
Amritsar, October 28 Dr Kultar Singh Batra, a senior Professor of Medicine has been appointed as acting Principal of the college. However, decision to appoint Mr Harbeant Singh, secretary, SGPC, as member secretary of the trust, has been deffered following objections by certain members of the trust. Dr Walia was asked to continue as Principal till further orders. However, Mr Avtar Singh, president, SGPC, said Dr Walia had been removed due to ‘over-age’. Meanwhile, no decision had been taken to reinstate Dr U.S. Dhaliwal who was placed under suspension following serious charges . It is learnt that Dr Dhaliwal might be reinstated after the February 2007 elections.
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NRI distributes cheques among students
Patiala, October 28 Dr Iqbal Singh also interacted with the faculty and students of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research of the university. The Vice-Chancellor honoured Dr Iqbal Singh with a shawl and a set of university publications.
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Youth festival begins
Nabha, October 28 Inaugurating the event, Mr Bhagat Singh, senior manager of Glaxo Smithkline Consumer, exhorted the students to preserve the rich cultural heritage of Punjab. He said these events give the necessary oxygen to the dying folk arts and traditions. Director Youth Welfare Sunita Dhis said this type of platform is necessary for students. Among the 10 teams that participated in Giddha, Government Physical College and Government College (Girls) bagged the top honours. University Campus Patiala and Ripudaman College Nabha got the second position. Ramandeep Kaur was judged the best Giddha artiste. Other results are: classical dance: First — University Campus and Govt College for Girls Patiala. Second — Patel Memorial National College Rajpura. In the Western group song, Western vocal solo, classical instrument percussion, clay modelling, rangoli and painting, the first two positions were awarded to Government College (Girls) and University Campus Patiala. In the Western group, the second position was achieved by Ripudaman College Nabha and Khalsa College Patiala. LBM College Nabha abd Ripudaman College were second in Western vocal solo. In classical instrument percussion, Khalsa College Patiala and Vikram College Patiala were ranked second. In the non-percussion, Khalsa College Patiala and Government College (Girls) bagged the second position, while in clay modelling Ripudaman College Nabha and State College Patiala were second. Spot painting: Second — University Campus and Khalsa College. Rangoli: Second — Mohidra College Patiala and SRSMCE women Rajpura.
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