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NGOs suspect police role in foeticide cases
Bathinda, December 12
Terming police role in female foeticide cases pending in courts as ‘dubious’, 40 NGOs of the district yesterday submitted a memorandum to the CM and top police officials in this regard. The NGOs warned if the police didn’t take action against the guilty they would stage a dharna in front of the Bathinda zone IG’s office.
PM may visit Punjab on December 19
Chandigarh, December 12
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, is expected to visit Punjab on December 19.
2 students killed as bus, auto-rickshaw collide
Amritsar, December 12
Two schoolchildren were killed, while six others were seriously injured, when the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in collided with a bus here today.
Sikh
parties seek ‘justice’ for booked persons
Chandigarh, December 12
Representatives of four Sikh parties
submitted a memorandum to the Punjab Governor, Gen S.F. Rodrigues
(retd), to express “anguish over attempts by right-wing groups and
parties to vitiate the atmosphere of the state”.
BJP seeks seats in Malwa belt, SAD reluctant
Sangrur, December 12
Despite opposition by the Shiromani Akali Dal regarding allotment of some seats to the BJP in the Malwa belt of the state in Assembly elections, the Malwa unit of the BJP, comprising Sangrur, Mansa, Bathinda,
Faridkot, Muktsar, Moga, Fatehgarh Sahib, Barnala and Patiala districts, seems to be bent on seeking seats in the Malwa belt as SAD-BJP alliance partner, as it had not given up claim on some seats as SAD-BJP alliance partner.
Badal out to contain groupism
Barnala, December 12
Mr Parkash Singh Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal chief, taking the contest to be tough affair this time, is leaving nothing to chance to contain groupism in Barnala by visiting the residences of the past detractors of Mr Malkiat Singh
Keetu, MLA.
Two labourers die as earth caves in
Bathinda, December 12
Two migrant labourers were killed and another was injured as earth caved in while they were engaged in sewerage work on the Power House road here today.
According to sources, the labourers identified as Ambika, Altaf and Vijay were
laying sewers from the Power House road to Urban Estate Phase III for the past
one and a half months.
A labourer is taken to the Civil Hospital after a mishap on the Power House road in Bathinda on Tuesday.
— Photo by Kulbir Beera
Pre-recruitment training rally to be held today
Ludhiana, December 12
Lt Col Surinder Singh, Camp Commandant, Centre for Training and Employment of Punjab Youth
(C-PYTE) Nabha said a rally for pre-training for recruitment in Army and para-military forces, placement in factories, security agencies and imparting technical training to youth of Sangrur, Patiala and Ludhiana is would be held on December 13 at 9.30 am onwards at the
C-PYTE Centre, Nabha.
Rice millers’ strike: Centre rushes officer
Chandigarh, December 12
As the crisis on the rice front turned serious, the Union Government rushed a Joint Secretary, Mr Sanjay Kaul, to deal with the issue of strike by rice millers in Punjab.
Ammonia leak leaves villagers panicky
Hoshiarpur, December 12
Panic gripped Bassi Kale Khan village, near Hariana town, 22 km from here, this evening when ammonia gas started leaking from a nearby chemical factory, Arch-M Industries Pvt Ltd.
Jor Mela preparations on full blast
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 12
To commemorate the supreme sacrifice of the younger Sahibjadas of Guru Gobind Singh, who were stoned alive here, to make adequate arrangements for the annual Saheedi Jor Mela, which is from December 24 to Dec 27, Mrs Jaspreet Talwar, the Deputy Commissioner, issued related orders today. She said no employee or officer can take leave in December nor will they leave their station. In case of any emergency, the person concerned has to take prior permission of the Deputy Commissioner.
Ex-Capt wants to be treated as riot victim
Faridkot, December 12
Capt Joginder Singh (retd), who had been a victim of the 1984 riots, today lamented that despite being seriously injured in the riots he had been denied benefits being given to civilians who had been affected by the riots.
Tributes paid to martyr
Bathinda, December 12
Members of the SAD’s ex-servicemen wing, led by Col P.I.S. Phoolka (retd) today paid tributes to Naib Sube Nand Singh Bahadarpur on his martyrdom day here. Ex-minister Sikander Singh Malooka also joined them in paying homage to the martyr.
Jobless
linemen hold rally
Patiala, December 12
Members of the Unemployed Linemen Union,
who had to face the fury of the police yesterday when they were
staging a protest near the Punjab Chief Minister’s residence, today
took out a protest march in the city.
DMs told to suspend screening of ‘Baghi’
Mandi Ahmedgarh, December 12
The Punjab Government has directed all District Magistrates to take immediate steps to suspend the screening of a film, “Baghi”, at cinemas and video parlours of their respective areas.
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Jalandhar, December 12
Chandigarh, December 12
