Chief secy’s assurance to PUDA staff
Chandigarh, June 8
Employees of PUDA were yesterday assured by chief secretary Ramesh Inder Singh that they would not be dislocated from their present places of posting after the formation of the proposed urban development authorities in certain cities.
Ludhiana MC told to pay Rs 10,000
Failure to provide info under RTI Act
Chandigarh, June 8
The Punjab State Information Commission has awarded one of the highest-ever compensation of Rs 10,000 to be paid by the Municipal Corporation,
Ludhiana, to complainant Naresh Kumar Ghai, advocate, for delay in supplying information regarding change in the use of residential properties to commercial in the zone-D of the corporation.
Political Vendetta Cases
DGP seeks information
Chandigarh, June 8
In what could open a Pandora’s box, the director-general of Punjab police has asked all SSPs to provide a list of cases that were apparently registered to settle political scores during the previous Congress regime.
Cong coordination panel to meet today
Chandigarh, June 8
A meeting of the coordination committee of the Punjab Congress will be held here tomorrow. Janardhan
Dwivedi, general secretary of the all- India Congress committee, who is in charge of party affairs in Punjab, will preside over the meeting.
City Centre scam
Vigilance summons Chahal, Raninder
Patiala, June 8
The vigilance bureau today gave summons to Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, former media adviser to Capt Amarinder Singh, and Raninder Singh, Amarinder’s son, directing them to join investigation in the Ludhiana City Centre scam on June 10 at the vigilance office, Ludhiana.
Headmistress of Ryan International school Pooja Sharma distributes certificates to children on the concluding day of a 15-day summer workshop held at the school in Patiala on Friday.
— Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar |
Pact on housing, slum development
Chandigarh, June 8
An agreement was signed here today between the ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation, union government, and the department of local government, Punjab, on implementing and expediting central, state and local sector schemes pertaining to urban development, local self-government, housing and urban poverty alleviation.
Banda Bahadur Anniversary
Vedanti to address congregation today
Jammu, June 8
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti and “Singh Sahibaans” of four other Takhts will address a congregation being held here tomorrow to commemorate the death anniversary of Banda Singh Bahadur, who hailed from Rajouri.
Child labourer’s arms cut in fodder-cutter
Bathinda, June 8
Tragedy struck when child labourer Santosh Kumar’s both arms were cut off after getting entangled in a fodder-cutter at Nathana village of the district today.
‘Kallianwala Khuh’ martyrs remembered
Ajnala, June 8
The CPM Punjab here today remembered 282 unsung heroes who laid down their life during the First War of Independence in 1857.
Vedanti, SGPC chief meet
Amritsar, June 8
Jathedar, Akal Takht, Joginder Singh Vedanti and SGPC chief Avtar Singh today held a closed door meeting here today to resolve their difference following the controversy over the bringing of Guru Gobind Singh’s Kalgi (sacred crest) from Canada. The meeting was arranged by senior functionaries of the SGPC at the information office of Darbar Sahib.
