MC ex-chief booked for murder of daughter-in-law
Tarn Taran, November 4
Kulwant Singh, former chief, Municipal Council, Patti, and eight other members of his family have been booked for murdering the daughter-in-law, Ms. Vimaljit Kaur (38),
yesterday.
Inter-state gang busted; weapons seized
Muktsar, November 4
While cracking the abduction case of Kuldeep Kaur, a newly wedded woman from Bhagsar village, the police has busted an inter-state gang involved in abduction, land grabbing and robbery. The police has arrested key members of the gang apart from recovering arms and vehicles from their possession.
Dr Sidhu finds rare literature on Bhagat Singh
Chandigarh, November 4
A few days ago, the police authorities concerned at Chandrapur in Maharashtra seized a number of books from the stall of Daanish Books that was put up at the Chandrapur Book Fair by Ms Sunita Narayan, owner of the store.
Among the seized material, there were certain books on Shaheed Bhagat
Singh, whose 100 birth anniversary is being celebrated in various
parts of the country this year.
Dr Gurdev Singh Sidhu
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BJP demands action against Transport Minister
Sujanpur (Gurdaspur) November 4
The BJP organised a protest rally here today demanding action against Transport Minister Raghunath Sahai Puri who earlier heading PUDA department.
Don’t play into Congress hands, Badal tells Mann
Patiala, November 4
In a departure from his earlier stance, the SAD supremo, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today made an appeal to SAD (A) president Simranjit Singh Mann not to play into the hands of the Congress to defame the Sikh community.
Soni not to get ticket: Dullo
Amritsar, November 4
In a surprise move, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, president, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
(PPCC), has announced that his party would deny party ticket to Mr O.P. Soni, an MLA, and Chairman, Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation
(PSIDC), for the forthcoming Assembly elections slated for February next.
Dullo calls party meeting on Nov 7
Chandigarh, November 4
Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, president, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
(PPCC), has called an urgent meeting of ministers, MLAs, MPs, former MLAs and MPs, members of the PPCC and the All-India Congress Committee besides presidents of the District Congress Committees and party candidates who contested the Assembly elections in 2002 for a mass-contact programme on November 7 at Punjab Congress Bhavan here.
BJP raps Cong over inflation
Gurdaspur, November 4
The BJP today organised a district-level rally at the Hanuman crossing here to protest growing inflation rate and price rise in the country.
Equality Front to contest 65 seats
Hoshiarpur, November 4
The National Equality Front (NEF) at its meeting held here today under the presidentship of Dr S. S. Sharma has decided to contest 65 seats in the coming Assembly elections and will have an alliance on the remaining seats with like-minded parties.
Dist training centres sought
Samana (Patiala), November 4
Punjab Youth Congress chief Vijay Inder Singla today urged Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to make arrangements to open training centres in all districts to equip unemployed youth with necessary education and enable them to get jobs being generated by mega projects coming up in the state.
Increase in retirement age opposed
Chandigarh, November 4
The Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS) Association has opposed the move of the state government to increase the retirement age of medical and dental teachers from 58 to 62 years.
Long lines for filling job forms online
Ropar, November 4
A large number of candidates applying for various posts of teacher, as advertised by the state government, have been running from pillar to post to submit their forms at the local centre Gurukul Infotech of C-DAC here.
Devotees take out nagar kirtan
Amritsar, November 4
Thousands of devotees participated in the Nagar Kirtan, carried out to mark the 538th birth anniversary of Sikh's first Guru, Sri Guru Nanak Dev here today. The Nagar Kirtan, which was started after an Ardas at Akal Takht Sahib, was led by “Panj Piaras”. The procession marched with holy book Sri Guru Granth Sahib in a golden palanquin.
Trees felled in front of Khalsa College
Amritsar, November 4
Lush green trees in front of the 114 year-old Khalsa College were felled much to the disappointment of environment lovers here yesterday. This has also spoilt the front view of the majestic building of the college on the Amritsar- Wagah road.
