Fate to blame for Sidhu’s legal woes
Chandigarh, December 5
Tomorrow when former BJP MP and ex-Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu is handed out a sentence by a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court he would have nobody else but his fate to blame for the timing of the judgement.
Pak national killed, 10 kg heroin seized
Ferozepore December 5
The Border Security Force today gunned down one Pakistani national who was trying to smuggle heroin in Indian territory and recovered 10 kg of heroin Mr Kailash Chander
Jha, Officiating CO 7 battalion, BSF said today morning at 3:15 am, BSF constable Ram Asre Yadav spotted unusual movement on the Pakistani side near border pillar 192/14, 400 metres from Border outpost Jagdish along the zero line of Indo-Pakistan border.
Fly-by-night firm dupes people of 28 cr
Bathinda, December 5
The police today claimed to have arrested an accused in a cheating case involving a fly-by-night firm which duped people to the tune of crores here.
EC ‘turns down’ SAD request
Ludhiana, December 5
The Election Commission of India is understood to have told a Shiromani Akali Dal delegation that it cannot interfere in the affairs of the Punjab Government until the Model Code of Conduct is imposed on the state.
NRI asks for BJP ticket from Amritsar
Chandigarh, December 5
Mr Vikramjit Singh Bajwa, a former chairman of the overseas cell of the Indian National Congress, has approached the president of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Mr Rajnath Singh, for party ticket to contest from the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat.
SAD leaders meet EC
Chandigarh, December 5
A high-level delegation of Shiromani Akali Dal( SAD), led by its secretary-general, Mr Sukhdev Singh
Dhindsa, met the Election Commission in Delhi yesterday and demanded disqualification of all 37 Congress MLAs from Punjab, who were holding office of profit. It also demanded that model code of conduct should be imposed in Punjab with immediate effect to stop misuse of government machinery and public money by the ruling Congress.
Office of profit issue: Cong MLAs preparing replies
Chandigarh, December 5
While the crucial meeting of the Punjab Council of Ministers, to be held on December 7, has been postponed to December 15, many of the Congress MLAs today remained busy in getting their reply prepared with regard to the ‘office of profit’ case. They are supposed to file the reply before the Election Commission by December 8.
Majha Akali Dal comes into being, to counter Badal
Amritsar, December 5
A new Akali Dal is being established here to counter influence of Mr Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), in the Majha belt. Announcing the formation of the Majha Akali Dal Mr Raghbir Singh, Secretary, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) said that a 16-member executive, headed by him had been constituted to draft constitution of the party.
CPI to contest 26 seats: Dayal
Sangrur, December 5
The CPI will contest about 26 seats in the coming Assembly elections in Punjab. The final list of these seats will be approved by the state executive of the CPI at its meeting convened on December 15 in Ludhiana. However, the CPI has so far announced the names of 12 Assembly constituencies, including
Budhlada, Payal, Amritsar (West), Lehragaga, Khadoor Sahib, Valtoha, Majitha, Bathinda, Moga, Shatrana and
Faridkot.
Shiv Sena protest against Tarn Taran attack
Hoshiarpur, December 5
Activists of the Shiv Sena (Bal Thackrey) of Hoshiarpur district, led by Mr Ranjit Rana, president, Mr Chaman Lal, vice-president, and Mr Ashok Sethi, general secretary, staged a protest march from the Committee Bazar to Clock Tower here today to show their resentment against the attack by activists of the SAD (Amritsar) with sharp-edged weapons on workers of the Shiv Sena at Tarn Taran on December 3.
Mehta supporters decide to leave SSF
Amritsar, December 5
Supporters of Rajinder Singh Mehta a former president of the Sikh Students Federation today decided to resign from the federation in protest against the attitude of president Gurcharan Singh Grewal.
People “disillusioned” with rallies
Badal (Muktsar), December 5
Even as the SAD and the Congress are flexing their muscles to ensure a massive turnout at their December 8 rallies in Moga and Badal village respectively, it seems people here aren't much interested in their "number game politics".
Mann ‘rejects’ HC order
Chandigarh, December 5
The president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, today said he had refused
accept a verdict of the Punjab and Haryana High Court with regard to the release of his passport, that had been impounded earlier.
Rs 85 crore sanctioned for Wagah-Attari checkpost
Chandigarh, December 5
The Union Government has okayed a development plan of Rs 85 crore for infrastructure at the Wagah-Attari
checkpost. This will include building of new arrival and departure terminals, which will be air-conditioned and have integrated facilities for customs and immigrations officials. The cargo handling facilities, to enable trade between the two countries, will also be augmented.
GCM of acquitted jawans reconvened
Chandigarh, December 5
The Army today reconvened the General Court Martial (GCM) at Ferozepore of two Army jawans whom it had acquitted earlier for alleged loss of a carbine from unit premises, to reconsider its findings.
Work on superspeciality hospital begins
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 5
The construction on Baba Zorawar Singh Baba Fateh Singh memorial superspeciality mother-child hospital started at Peerjain village 8 km from here, today.
PSEB maintenance pays dividends
Patiala, December 5
The PSEB Chairman, Mr Y.S. Ratra, has claimed that various research and maintenance works carried out by the board to increase efficiency of its thermal plants have resulted in excellent performance in different areas.
Neglect of education to farmers worries experts
Patiala, December 5
Dr G.S. Kalkat, Chairman, Punjab Farmers Commission, has said the constant neglect of education available to about 70 per cent of Punjab’s population is going to create irreversible fractured social system.
