Khangura seeks UK consulate in Punjab
Chandigarh, June 14
At a meeting held here today, Congress MLA Jasbir Singh Khangura urged the British high commissioner to India, Sir Michael Arthur, to set up a full-fledged British consulate in Punjab. He said while the passport collection centre set up for visa purpose at Jalandhar provided a useful service, it fell far short of the service that the British Government should provide to Indians in Punjab and to NRIs in the UK.
Nabard backing for Rs 1,000-cr development schemes
Chandigarh, June 14
Punjab today secured financial backing for development schemes worth Rs 1,000 crore from Nabard.
Saved from cruel ‘husband’
Ajnala (Amritsar), June 14
A middle-aged woman, who had come to Amritsar for religious service, today got freed from the clutches of a 55-year-old man in Riar village in Ajnala subdivision, thanks to the initiative taken by local women. The police has registered a case of illegal detention against the man.
Heat wave claims 3 lives
Bathinda, June 14
Three persons, including one woman, died and six others, including two children, fell unconscious after suffering sunstroke in this town which is in grip of heat wave for the past 10 days.
Right to pension not recognised
Govt sends Rs 50,000 to freedom fighter’s widow
Chandigarh, June 14
Denied pension for 29 years, Gurnam Kaur, paralytic widow of freedom fighter Tara Singh Brar of Moga, finally has seen some compassion from the Punjab government. A month after the 90-year-old woman sat on indefinite fast in front of Moga deputy commissioner’s office to protest against official indifference to her cause, the government has sent her a cheque of Rs 50,000.
3 more areas declared protected
Hoshiarpur, June 14
The government has declared three more protected areas under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 for the conservation of biodiversity in the state.
State Round-up
Water scheme: survey of villages begins
Chandigarh, June 14
The Punjab government today launched a survey of all 20 districts to identify the villages to be covered by the World Bank-funded Rs 1,280 crore rural water supply scheme.
More facilities at Rajindra Hospital
Patiala, June 14
Local patients can avail of various facilities at Government Rajindra Hospital which is now equipped with latest machines.
Self-assessment scheme for house tax
Chandigarh, June 14
Punjab local bodies minister Manoranjan Kalia today said the government had decided to introduce the self-assessment scheme for depositing house tax in cities and towns of the state.
Pathankot MC dissolved
Pathankot, June 14
The ongoing controversy over the Pathankot civic body chief today ended when 19 municipal councillors passed a no-confidence motion against Sarwan Kumar, president of the local municipality. Only 10 councillors voted in favour while three were absent. A post of municipal councillor has been lying vacant after his death.
Punjabi daily copies burnt
Sangrur, June 14
Members of the Ek Noor Khalsa Fauz, led by district convener Jaswant Singh
Ladha, today burnt copies of a Punjabi daily being published from Jalandhar, at the Barra chowk in front of the city police station here. They also raised slogans against the newspaper.
Samjhauta gets another coach
