POLITICS

Sukhbir takes a dig at Amarinder
Barnala, November 30
“The power of the masses has forced the ‘Maharaja’ and Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to come on roads for securing votes,” said Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, MP and general secretary of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), while addressing a public rally at the local Handiaya Bazar last night.

BKU (E-S) splits Sushil Goyal
Sangrur, November 30
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Sidhupur) today received a set back when a group, led by Mr Malook Singh Heerke and Mr Balkar Singh Dakonda, state vice-president and state general secretary respectively, of the union, at a meeting at Mastuana Sahib, near here expelled Mr Pishora Singh Sidhupur, state president of the union, and some other leaders from the union for alleged “anti-union” and “anti-farmer” activities. Mr Pishora Singh Sidhupur termed the meeting held by these union leaders as “illegal”.

Peeved at SAD, BJP leaders in Delhi
Chandigarh, November 30
Senior leaders of the Punjab unit of the BJP, today went off to Delhi to meet top leadership of their party to lodge a protest against statements being made by their alliance partner, Shiromani Akali Dal.

Ex-minister tries to woo traders
Nabha, November 30
A former Finance Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, yesterday assured traders that if voted to power, the SAD would remove the complexities of the value-added tax (VAT) system.

COMMUNITY

Man struggles to bring murderers of son to justice
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 30
Mr Amarjit Singh, a resident of Shergarh Bara village is running from pillar to post to get justice from the district police regarding the killing of his minor son Hardeep Singh, allegedly by some persons of the village.

Probe Saragarhi school demolition: Dang
Amritsar, November 30
The state government should initiate an inquiry to find out who were behind the move to demolish 155-year-old Saragarhi School, demanded Mr Satyapal Dang, a veteran CPI leader, in a missive to the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh.

A trip down memory lane
Muktsar, November 30
It was a trip down the memory lane for the Vice-Chancellor of Government College University, Lahore, Dr Khalid Aftab, who today visited his ancestral home here. “ It’s a moment interspersed with memories of good and bad times that I spent under this roof,” he averred while having a glance at the walls of his ancestral home.

The Vice-Chancellor of Government College University, Lahore, Dr Khalid Aftab, at his ancestral home in Muktsar on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera

Poor to get 200 units of free power
Chandigarh, November 30
Just months before the Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today allowed 200 units of free electricity for domestic consumption to all 4.44 lakh families categorised as living below the poverty line.

Stir against DC spreads
Tarn Taran, November 30
The indefinite strike spearheaded by ministerial staff of the local Deputy Commissioner’s office since yesterday spread throughout the district today. They were protesting against the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Jaspal Singh, who had suspended three of their colleagues.

Graft charge against Food Inspector
Bathinda, November 30
The Vigilance Bureau today nabbed a Food Inspector while he was reportedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from a contractor for clearing his pending bill here.

CRIME

Smuggler held with 1 kg heroin
Amritsar, November 30
The Special Narcotics Cell (SNC) today arrested notorious heroin and fake Indian currency smuggler Kulwant Singh, alias Kanta, operating at the Indo-Pak border here.