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Rajpura boy found murdered in UK

Rajpura, May 26 Mystery shrouds the death of Mohan Singh, a youth from Madan Pur Chalheri village, near here, who died in the UK recently.

Family members of Mohan Singh (inset), who died in the UK recently under mysterious circumstances, break down at Madan Pur Chalheri village, near Rajpura, on Saturday. — Photo by JS Virdi

Dera Standoff
Police takes weapons into possession
1,000 personnel deployed
Salabatpura (Bathinda), May 26

Even as followers of the Sacha Sauda sect have started reaching the local dera branch in the wake of the Akal Takht deadline for tomorrow, the district police authorities have left nothing to chance.

ON GUARD: A policeman on duty near Dera Salabatpura in Bathinda on Saturday. — PTI

Vedanti okays panel to meet Governors
Amritsar, May 26
Akal Takht Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti has finalised the 51-member committee of religious leaders, led by the SGPC chief, who will submit a memorandum to the Governors of Punjab and Haryana on May 31 in Chandigarh against the activities of Dera Sacha Sauda, even as Congress MLA from Bathinda Harminder Singh Jassi, a close relative of dera chief, has been making last-ditch efforts to resolve the stand-off .

Sunam victim’s bhog
Tight security at gurdwara, deras
Sangrur, May 26
In the light of the bhog ceremony of Kanwaljit Singh (who died on May 17 in firing near a dera of Sacha Sauda sect at Sunam) on May 27 at Gurdwara Nankiana Sahib near here and the ultimatum given by Akal Takht to vacate all deras of Sacha Sauda by May 27, the district administration has made elaborate and tight security arrangements in Sangrur and at all deras falling in the district.

Plea against use of word ‘Sacha Sauda’
Ferozepore, May 26
The International Bhai Mardana Kirtan Darbar Society has raised objection against the use of the title Sacha Sauda by Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

Pak okays cotton import through Wagah
Bathinda, May 26
The Pakistan government has given its nod for importing cotton from India through land routes, including the Wagah border. A high-powered delegation of Pakistan, including its commerce and textile ministers, businessmen and other cotton traders, is expected to meet India’s union minister of textiles and other functionaries of various ministries in June or July this year on this issue.

Rs 4,800-cr state plan
Chandigarh, May 26
The Punjab government, which has pegged its annual plan for the current financial year at Rs 4,800 crore, will ask the union government to provide a special package of funds from the money earmarked for centrally sponsored schemes.

 

 

COMMUNITY

Food Policy
Kanwaljit for reformulation
Chandigarh, May 26
The Punjab cooperation minister, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, today underlined the need for reformulating the food policy to make the country self-sufficient in foodgrains by providing remunerative prices to farmers, the required concessions to millers and processors and proper marketing.

Rise of diabetes among Khatri Sikhs
Amritsar, May 26
The medical fraternity, in collaboration with the Department of Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, will soon identify genes to control the alarming rise of diabetes in the country, particularly in North India.

Date for abolishing night soil lifting extended
Phillaur, May 26
The Union government has extended the date for abolishing the lifting of the night soil by safai karamcharis throughout the country from December 31, 2007, to March 31, 2009.

12 cows die
Bathinda, May 26
Twelve cows died and about 15 fell ill after consuming polythene bags while they were grazing in the fields located on the outskirts the city.

Sathasivam is legal services chief
Chandigarh, May 26
Justice P. Sathasivam, the senior-most judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court next to the Chief Justice, has been appointed chairman of the Punjab State Legal Services Authority. A government notification to the effect has been issued. Justice Sathasivam had joined the High Court here in April following his transfer from the Madras High Court. — TNS

Hospital Fire Case
Insurer told to pay Rs 90 lakh
Chandigarh, May 26
After suffering huge losses in a devastating fire which destroyed their hospital and after battling unscrupulous insurance officials for two years, a Ludhiana-based doctor couple has finally got justice, courtesy the Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

ADMINISTRATION

A district without officers
Barnala, May 26
The 20th district of the state, created during Capt Amarinder Singh’s rule, remains neglected even after six months of its creation. People living in the district face difficulty in their day-to-day activities as most of offices are yet to come into existence.

EDUCATION

LAW ASPIRANTS: Candidates come out of examination centre after appearing for entrance test for 5-year integration law course at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Patiala on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar

Breach in seniority list irks lecturers
Bathinda, May 26
The alleged breach in the seniority list made by the state education department while giving promotions to school lecturers in the recent past is likely to snowball into a major controversy as the entire cadre of lecturers have started contemplating to go on mass leave.

Seminar on emerging trends in IT at CIIS
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 26
An international conference on “Emerging trends in design 2007” and on latest trends in information technology was organised at the Canadian Institute of International Studies (CIIS), Jalvehra campus, here, today.

CBSE Sahodaya meet at Budha Dal school
Patiala, May 26
The Patiala CBSE Sahodaya School Complex Meet was organised at Budha Dal Public School, here, today. The meet was attended by various educational institutions as part of the CBSE Sahodaya Movement Cluster.

BIPS holds cross-country race
Patiala, May 26
Bhupindra International Public School (BIPS) organised an inter-house cross-country race here today.