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Bill to repeal Punjab vigilance panel Act today
Chandigarh, March 20
The SAD-BJP government is all set to repeal the Punjab State Vigilance Commission Act in next two days before the case on the appointment of Sumedh Singh Saini as the Punjab Vigilance Bureau chief comes up before the Punjab and Haryana High Court on March 23.
Bhattal seeks wheat bonus from state govt
Chandigarh, March 20
The Punjab Congress today demanded that the state government announce a matching bonus of Rs 100 per quintal on wheat and also accused the SAD-BJP-led government of indulging in political victimisation and of allegedly framing political opponents in false cases.
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Representation for women in PSGPC
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Decision on ‘palki’ after Takht nod
Wagah, March 20
In a significant development, the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has decided to give due representation to women at the time of the annual election scheduled to be held next year.
Members of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee on arrival at the Wagah joint check post near Amritsar on Tuesday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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Saini as VB chief: Even CVC had raised objection
Chandigarh, March 20
Even as four Congress MLAs have mounted a legal challenged to the posting of IGP Sumedh Singh Saini as Vigilance Bureau
director by the SAD-BJP government on March 8, it now transpires that even Punjab chief vigilance commissioner
Justice Amar Dutt (retd) had objected to the move.
Crime series: Police on hunt for 6 youths
Abohar, March 20
The police has launched a combing operation in the Sriganganagar area to nab six
culprits, aged 25-30 and believed to be residents of this district,
official sources said. They had broken the police cordon using an Indica car last night after indulging in a series of crime.
Naresh Gujral set to enter Rajya Sabha
Chandigarh, March 20
Naresh Gujral, son of former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral will be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in the by-election to fill the lone seat from Punjab, which fell vacant due to the death of senior Congress leader Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder.
The nomination papers of Gujral were found to be in order and
there is no other candidate. A formal notification will be done
at the end of this month to declare him elected.
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Naresh Gujral
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Congress distances itself from Chahal
Chandigarh, March 20
The Punjab unit of the Congress today made it clear that it had nothing to do with B.I.S. Chahal, former media adviser to Amarinder Singh. President of the Punjab
Pradesh Congress committee Shamsher Singh Dullo and leader of the Congress legislature party Rajinder Kaur Bhattal said:“Chahal is not even a primary member of the Congress and the party is in no manner accountable for his actions.”
House pays tributes to ex-legislators
Chandigarh, March 20
Cutting across party lines, members of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha paid tributes to some parliamentarians, their ex-colleagues (legislators), freedom fighters and men of letters who had died since the last session of the
assembly.
8 hurt as portion of temple collapses
Abohar, March 20
Eight children were injured as the projection of the second floor of a temple collapsed here this afternoon. Nearly 500 devotees were taking langar at the time of incident, sources said. Some others sustained minor injuries.
Warning against buying church property
Amritsar, March 20
The Amritsar Diocese Trust Association has warned the general public against the so-called Bishop of the Amritsar Diocese Trust Church of Indian Anglican
who was trying to mint money by selling the trust properties in connivance with the land mafia at throwaway prices.
Inside Babudom
Garcha first Olympian to be second time district police chief
Chandigarh, March 20
Punjab may boast of hordes of Olympians and international sportsmen and women, but not many get into top echelons of civil services in the state.
Last week when the new SAD-BJP government ordered administrative reshuffle in the Police Department, Olympian Davinder Singh Garcha was named new police chief of Moga.
Manpreet
plans to revive staggering economy of Punjab
Chandigarh, March
20
Continuity in the economic policy, irrespective of the change in
political leadership, is the only way to revive the staggering economy
of Punjab. With an average growth of just 5 per cent, as compared to
the national average growth rate of 8 per cent, drastic measures will
have to be taken to get the state’s economy back on rails.
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Manpreet Badal
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Trauma centres for Amritsar, Jalandhar, Pathankot
Amritsar, March 20
Health and family welfare minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla has said the state government will open three trauma centres at Amritsar, Jalandhar and Pathankot at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore.
Talking to The Tribune today, Chawla said she would ensure that no doctor was implicated in any false case.
Chicken pox creates panic
Pathankot, March 20
The outbreak of chicken pox has created panic among residents of Dhira Jatta locality here.
Over 18 residents, including children and aged, have become victims of the disease in the past one month but the district health authorities are still ignorant about the facts.
MC budget passed amid protests
Amritsar, March 20
The Rs 131.51-crore budget of the Amritsar Municipal Corporation for 2007-08 was passed amid protests and walkout by SAD-BJP municipal councillors here yesterday, showing a deficit of Rs 23.45 crore.
Garhshankar DFO’s transfer cancelled
Hoshiarpur, March 20
The transfer of Garhshankar divisional forest officer Paramvir Singh has reportedly been
cancelled. Highly placed sources in the department revealed that the Punjab forest minister had cancelled the previous orders in which the forest secretary had directed Paramvir Singh to report at the office of the conservator of forest, Shivalik Range, Chandigarh, with immediate effect.
PSEB trips on technical staff
Patiala, March 20
The new government has declared power sector its top priority. However, the human resources situation in the PSEB remains a matter of concern.
The post of assistant electrical engineer is vital in managing the power distribution system.
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