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Vandalism at Shiv temple: SHO suspended
Hoshiarpur, February 22
SSP R.N. Dhoke has suspended SHO Jaspal Singh of the city police station for negligently performing his duty. The SSP said today that SHO was not traceable when various organisations and residents of Rorian village were agitating following the vandalism at Shiv temple on February 18.
80 huts demolished in Kabir park area
Amritsar, February 22
Hundreds of residents living unauthorisedly in Kabir park of the Kot Khalsa area of the city were rendered homeless as the Amritsar improvement trust today launched “operation clean” and demolished 80 huts and other structures.
46 in Valtoha booked under Arms Act
Tarn Taran, February 22
As many as 46 persons of
Valtoha area have been booked under Section 188 of the CrPC for not
depositing weapons prior to the election for the Valtoha seat. The
district police said here today that despite orders by the District
Magistrate to deposit weapons, the accused had not done so.
11 Punjabis caught in Mauritania
Jalandhar, February 22
The Mauritania police has caught about 300 South Asians while they were trying to illegally enter Spain in a boat in search for better livelihood.
Out of them 11 persons were from different districts of Doaba and Majha regions of Punjab, regional passport officer, Jalandhar, Amarjit Singh, said this while talking to The Tribune here yesterday.
Punj-Aab bus service normal
No extra security needed: Govt
Chandigarh, February 22
The Punj-Aab bus service to Lahore and Nankana Sahib has been plying without any shadow of fear and anxiety despite the Samjhauta Express train blast in which more than 60 persons died on Sunday.
Both India and Pakistan buses parked at the International Bus Terminus in Amritsar.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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Sacha Sauda ripples in Majha too
Algon Kothi (Valtoha),
February 22
The Sacha Sauda sect, which has considerable influence among voters of Malwa, today made its presence felt in the border belt of Majha too, announcing its support for the Congress candidate here.
Roads built month back in need of repair
Moga, February 22
Built barely a month before the Assembly elections, several roads in the district are already in need of repair bringing to light the carelessness in executing the work.
Some roads including state highways, which had been in bad shape for the past
five years were metalled again in haste just before Assembly elections.
Pollution
Control Board revokes NOCs to colonisers
Chandigarh, February 22
The Punjab Pollution Control Board has revoked all no-objection
certificates issued to promoters of residential colonies, following a
decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in this regard.
BBMB opens jatropha nursery
Initiative to save environment
Chandigarh, February 22
The Bhakra Beas Management Board today launched its own initiative to save environment and inaugurated a jatropha nursery spread across 750 acres. Jatropha plant helps produce bio-diesel.
Historical monuments under encroachers’ threat
Gurdaspur, February 22
The historically significant ancient monuments in Batala are under threat due to encroachments. Though buildings have been declared protected by the Archeological Survey of India, it has no affect on the encroachers.
An illegal building which has come up near an ancient monument at Batala.
— Photo by Jangi
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12 bodies handed over to Pak Rangers
Wagah, February 22
The Radcliff Line which comes comes to life with the national songs of the two neighbouring countries during Beating the Retreat ceremony turned into a grieving place today for people who lost their relatives in the twin bomb blasts in the Attari Express near Panipat.
6 injured as bus overturns
Abohar, February 22
Six women travelling by a mini bus were injured as the vehicle overturned while facilitating passage to a bullock cart on the Defence road last evening.
Sources said the bus was approaching Khubban village in this subdivision from
Malout with 32 passengers on board.
2 labourers killed while repairing well
Sangrur, February 22
Two labourers, Jagsir Singh (21) and Lali (19), both residents of Shahpur Kalan village, near Cheema in Sunam subdivision, were today killed when a chunk of earth fell on them at the time of repairing of a 40-foot-deep well in the fields of Bahadur Singh at Shahpur Kalan.
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