Retrenchment fear grips Sugarfed workers
Patiala, June 9
The Punjab government was contemplating retrenching employees of sick sugar mills in the state. Indication to this affect has been given in a letter written by the Punjab State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills to the general managers of
Faridkot, Jagraon, Zira, Patiala and Tarn Taran.
Develop infrastructure, demand hoteliers
Zirakpur, June 9
At the receiving end of the paucity of basic amenities, hotel and banquet owners of Zirakpur have sent an SOS to the Punjab government to develop infrastructure in the township to give a fillip to the hotel industry.
Staff upset over govt dithering on demands
Chandigarh, June 9
A vast section of the government employees is upset over dithering by the
SAD-BJP government with regard to the enhancing of the retirement age of employees from 58 to 60 years and implementing other demands.
Kartar Singh’s death anniversary
Govt, SGPC seem to have forgotten him
Amritsar, June 9
Giani Kartar Singh, a prominent figure in the history of modern Punjab, seems to have been forgotten by the SGPC and state government. This can clearly be seen from the fact that the state government has not organised any official function on his 30th death anniversary tomorrow, at his native village Nagoke in the district.
Chahal denied lawyer during questioning
Ludhiana, June 9
A city court today declined the plea of B.I.S. Chahal, former media adviser of Capt Amarinder Singh, that his lawyer be allowed to remain present during questioning by the Vigilance Bureau at its local office tomorrow in connection with the City Centre scam.
Akali leader shielding murder accused: Bajwa
Gurdaspur, June 9
Alleging highhandedness by the Shiromani Akali Dal, former PWD minister Punjab Pratap Singh Bajwa said the government had been harassing Congress workers of his assembly constituency.
Barnala’s mother-in-law dead
Patiala, June 9
Daljit Kaur (92), mother-in-law of Tamil Nadu Governor Surjeet Singh
Barnala, died at her residence here today. Deputy commissioner D.S. Grewal laid a wreath on her pyre on behalf of the state government.
PSEB to hold bijli darbars
Phagwara, June 9
After the sangat darshan programme of the state government and lok adalats of the Punjab aids free legal services authority, now it is the turn of the Punjab state electricity board
(PSEB) to resolve complaints and grievances of the people by holding bijli darbars throughout the state.
Bus service for corpn cities
Chandigarh, June 9
The Punjab government has decided to run a city bus service in all municipal corporation cities on the Indore city pattern.
A meeting in this connection was held here today by principal secretary, local bodies, D.S.
Bains, with the commissioners of the municipal corporations of Bathinda,
Patiala, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Ludhiana.
