Punjab, Pak cotton traders sign pact
Bathinda, March 19
In a significant development which could make the governments of India and Pakistan to open up the Wagah and Hussainiwala borders for the smooth flow of trade. The Punjab Cotton Factory and Ginners Association and the Indo-Pak Cotton Ginners Association signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) late last evening to start cotton trade between the two countries.
Rajasansi airport to be expanded
Civil Aviation team to inspect it next month
Amritsar, March 19
The Punjab government will get the Rajasansi airport, Amritsar, inspected by officials of the Civil Aviation Department next month for facilities provided to passengers at the international airport and a plan will be prepared for its expansion.
Governor’s
Address
SAD-BJP extends hand of cooperation to Opposition
Chandigarh, March 19
Besides extending its hand of friendship and cooperation to the Opposition, the SAD-BJP says it is determined to consign all bitterness to the realm of the past and go ahead with its date with the promised goal of peace, prosperity and all-round development.
Bhattal objects to skipping of Vande Matram
Chandigarh, March 19
The main Opposition led by Rajinder Kaur Bhattal today strongly objected to the skipping of the playing of the national song, “Vande Matram,” in the Punjab Assembly.
Nachhattar Singh Mavi, secretary, Vidhan Sabha, tries to explain a point to the leader of Opposition Rajinder Kaur Bhattal in the House in Chandigarh on Monday.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik
Cong men present set of excuses
Chandigarh, March 19
A set of beleaguered Congressmen, all losing candidates in the last month’s Assembly elections in Punjab, besieged the party office here today with their versions, opinions and theories on “why the Congress lost the elections”.
Rs 1.5 crore given to CM’s relief fund
Chandigarh, March 19
In response to an appeal by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, cooperation minister Kanwaljit
Singh, agriculture minister Sucha Singh Langah and chief administrator, PUDA, Som Parkash today contributed a sum of Rs 50 lakh each towards the CM’s relief fund.
3 commandos of CM's security hurt
Sangrur, March 19
Four members of the Punjab Chief Minister's security staff, including three commandos, were injured when their vehicle and a truck collided near Dhanaula village on the Sangrur-Barnala road last night. The names of the injured persons were Satish Kumar,
T.C. Yateesh, C.B.S. Reddy (all commandos), and driver of the vehicle Narinder Singh.
‘Puri’ shop owner in tax net
Patiala, March 19
The income tax authorities today raided the premises of Sadhu Ram, owner of a puri-kachori shop at the Arya Samaj crossing area of walled city. People relish his preparations sitting on wooden benches in his small shop. Long queues of puri-kachori seekers can be seen in front of it in the morning and evening.
Villagers pull down “disputed” structure
Barnala, March 19
Angry residents today demolished a wall erected near gurdwara at Bhaduar village. Hundreds of angry villagers who had gathered at the gurdwara to offer prayers took back the possession of the disputed land between the gurdwara and Nanksar
thath. In retaliation, members of the Nanaksar thath fired in the air.
Holidays on Bhagat Singh’s birth,
death anniversaries
Chandigarh, March 19
The state government will organise year-long celebrations to observe the 75th martyrdom day and 100th birth anniversary of Sardar Bhagat Singh that fall this year.
