SGPC sewadar, among two arrested for looting banks
Muktsar, March 25
The police claimed having arrested two persons-including an employee of the SGPC, for involvement in bank dacoities which have rocked various districts of the state including Majitha, Tarn Taran, Ferozepore, Bathinda and Muktsar in the recent past.

Boy figures in sleaze CD; family goes in hiding

Tarn Taran, March 25 Even as a sleaze CD, in which a baptised boy figured with a married woman of the town, has been in circulation, the entire family of the alleged accused has disappeared, following police raids. The accused boy had acted the role of a Nihang in a religious Punjabi film, which recently hit the theatre screens. The CD, which has already rocked the town, has come as a great shock for the producer of the film, who belongs to Amritsar, since the picture of the alleged accused was displayed on the film posters. A resident of Tarn Taran who acted as a Nihang in a religious Punjabi film figured in a sleaze CD. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma

POLITICS

SAD workers hold dharna outside ex-CM’s residence

Patiala March 25 SAD workers, led by Harry Mann, today morning held a dharna in front of the new Moti Bagh residence of former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. They demanded the resignation from Perneet Kaur, Patiala MP and wife of the former Chief Minister. SAD workers hold a dharna in front of the residence of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at Patiala on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar

COMMUNITY

World TB Day
Chawla exhorts youth to shun drugs
Amritsar, March 25
Punjab health and family welfare minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla here yesterday awarded appreciation certificates to representatives of non-government organisations and individuals involved in the direct observation treatment of the revised national TB programme, on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day.

Farmers oppose shifting of Land Reclamation Dept HQ
Amritsar, March 25
The Kisan Sangharsh Committee led by Satnam Singh Pannu today criticised the government move of shifting the headquarter of the Land Reclamation Department from Amritsar to Ferozepore.

Dalbir threatens fast-unto-death
Amritsar, March 25
Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh facing death sentence in Pakistan, today threatened to go on a fast-unto-death if no “concrete step” was taken by the Central Government for his safe repatriation to India.

Seven to donate bodies after death
Tarn Taran, March 25
Seven persons, including five of a family, announced that they would donate their bodies after death at Taraksheel Mela (Rational Fair) at Sheron village,8 km from here, today. The Taraksheel Society has organised the fair.

Dyslexic kids need special care: experts
Pathankot, March 25
A three-day workshop-cum seminar on the identification and handling of children suffering from dyslexia at the Dyslexia centre of the Dalhousie Public School Badhani near here, concluded today.

COURTS

HC should appoint lower court judges: CJ
Fazilka, March 25
Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Vijender Kumar Jain has asked the Punjab Government to give the rights of appointing judges in lower courts to the high court to expedite the disposal of pending cases. Jain was here today to inaugurate a legal aid clinic at the local courts complex.

CRIME

Cong leaders booked
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 25
The police has booked certain Congress leaders, including chairman of the market committee, Chanarthal, Surinder Singh, under Sections 420, 406, 120-B of the IPC, allegedly for duping people of lakhs of rupees.

1.5 kg black powder recovered
Sangrur, March 25
The Dhuri police today recovered 1.5 kg of black powder explosive material (like RDX), 300 gm brown powder, 76 cartridges, three empty cartridges of 380 bore, two cartridges of .12 bore and a bundle of military colour wire from a field in Bhojowali village, near Dhuri.

• Pastor killed in mishap

EDUCATION

PTU centres in rural areas soon
Pathankot, March 25
To promote technical education in rural areas, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, will open coaching centres here. The free-of-cost coaching for two weeks will help the students prepare for combined entrance tests to be conducted by the PTU for admission to different courses offered by various technical institutes affiliated to the university.

Shun punishing dyslexic children, parents and teachers advised
Pathankot, March 25
A three-day workshop-cum seminar on the identification and handling of children suffering from dyslexia at the Dyslexia centre of the Dalhousie Public School Badhani near here, concluded today.

Drug menace, foeticide a challenge: Jain
Abohar, March 25
Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Vijender Kumar Jain has regretted that Punjab and Haryana had the lowest sex ratio. Speaking at a seminar on “Eradication of Female Foeticide and Drug Addiction” at the DAV College auditorium here this afternoon.

Vacant posts of teacher to be filled
Gurdaspur, March 25
The Punjab Government has decided to fill all vacant posts of teacher in the state. The posts abolished by the previous Congress government will also be revived. This was stated by D.S. Cheema, adviser to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Minister accused of protecting BJP councillor, brother
Pathankot, March 25
The district unit of the Government Teachers Union has threatened to organise demonstration against the police, here in case an FIR is not registered against a BJP councillor and his brother for assaulting a teacher when he prevented them from helping some students in copying in the examination centre at government senior secondary school, in Daulatpur locality.

Children display talent
Patiala, March 25
Euphoria and excitement gripped the air as YPS celebrated its 58th annual day on Saturday. Shomie Ranjan Das, an eminent educationist from The Doon School, Dehra Dun, was the chief guest.

• Campaign on environment