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Uncertainty looms large
Students in a fix as PSEB withholds result
Batala, June 16
The Punjab School Education Board has withheld results of 15 students of 12th class of R.R. Bawa DAV College for Girls here, without giving any reason. The students are from medical and non-medical streams.

Minister’s PA accused of encroaching land
Jalandhar, June 16
An aged farmer Kakka Singh of Baupur village in Shahkot alleged that Punjab revenue minister, Ajit Singh Kohar’s PA Jarnail Singh felled over 30 trees from about one-third portion of his six acre agricultural land after encroaching it on Thursday. Vimal Kant, Shahkot SHO, did nothing to stop him and his associates from doing so, alleged Kakka Singh.

Akali leader hurt in attack
Phagwara, June 16
Youth Akali Dal senior vice-president Gursharan Singh was critically wounded when he was attacked by more than 20 masked unidentified assailants in local new model town late last night.

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Beas Turns Land-eater

Farmers of village Chakoki in Kapurthala are a worried lot. The river is steadily eating into their agricultural land. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

‘People top our priority’
Nawanshahr, June 16
The focus is on people. During the first hundred days in the office, the SAD-BJP combine government has launched major projects for infrastructure development and improving drinking water facility.

BJP protests tantrik’s act
Hoshiarpur, June 16
The BJP activists, led by district general secretary Raman Ghai, today raised slogans against tantrik Baldev Singh Sodhi for displaying a signboard outside his shop on which eight photographs of Hindu deities were printed along with his photograph in saffron clothes.

Uncertainty looms large
Students in a fix as PSEB withholds result
Balraj Mahajan

Batala, June 16
The Punjab School Education Board has withheld results of 15 students of 12th class of R.R. Bawa DAV College for Girls here, without giving any reason. The students are from medical and non-medical streams.

The anxious parents said the board has withheld the result at the time when their wards have to appear for PMT and CET counselling, which would commence from June 25. They fear that non-declaration of result may leave their kids disqualified for a year.

The students claimed that at the time of submission of examination forms all the required formalities were completed by them and neither the board nor college authorities pointed out any objections while issuing the roll numbers.

Also no student was informed about any such lapse till the declaration of results on June 7. The last date for the submission of PMT forms is June 23.

The worried parents have appealed to the board authorities to expedite the result proceeding so that the future of the students may not be jeopardised.

When contacted, Satish Khosla, vice-principal of the college said she visited the PSEB head office in Mohali on Friday.

“The board officials will be here for verification of records by June 19. The results will be declared soon after,” she added.

Minister’s PA accused of encroaching land
Dharmendra Joshi
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 16
An aged farmer Kakka Singh of Baupur village in Shahkot alleged that Punjab revenue minister, Ajit Singh Kohar’s PA Jarnail Singh felled over 30 trees from about one-third portion of his six acre agricultural land after encroaching it on Thursday. Vimal Kant, Shahkot SHO, did nothing to stop him and his associates from doing so, alleged Kakka Singh.

When contacted Kohar denied any interference in the land dispute between Kakka Singh and his PA.

He further claimed that the land belonged to his PA. Similarly, SHO claimed that he had no information about the incident. No one had brought the matter to his notice, he claimed.

However, Kakka Singh alleged that Jarnail Singh started felling 32 trees after encroaching about two acres of his land with the help of at least 50 of his associates, despite a stay order from a local court.

Kakka Singh said he brought the matter to the notice of the SHO immediately but instead of acting on the stay order, he took side of the minister’s PA and did nothing to stop him.

Kakka Singh has submitted a written complaint to the SSP.

The SSP has marked the complaint to the Shahkot DSP, Daljinder Singh Dhillon. Kakka Singh has also sent copies of the complaint to the DC, Human Rights Commission, Punjab DGP and the DIG.

Akali leader hurt in attack
Our Correspondent

Phagwara, June 16
Youth Akali Dal senior vice-president Gursharan Singh was critically wounded when he was attacked by more than 20 masked unidentified assailants in local new model town late last night.

He has been admitted in the local civil hospital, police said. He was working in his electrical shop, when the assailants-cum-robbers attacked him and ransacked his shop.

The robbers decamped with a cash of Rs 6,500 and a gold chain. The police has registered a case.

‘People top our priority’
Our Correspondent

Nawanshahr, June 16
The focus is on people. During the first hundred days in the office, the SAD-BJP combine government has launched major projects for infrastructure development and improving drinking water facility.

This was stated by MLA Jatinder Singh Kariha, while addressing a gathering of sarpanches, panches and prominent citizens of the area at Baradari Garden, here on Thursday.

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is taking keen interests in the schemes, he said, adding that soon special projects would be initiated for accelerating the pace of development. Also on the anvil are welfare schemes for different sections of the society, he added.

The MLA further said the CM has asked party leaders and workers to formulate development projects according to the needs of the people in their areas.

Kariha said weekly meetings with the public and representatives of Panchayti Raj Institutions would be held soon to take stock of their problems. He also distributed cheques, amounting Rs 53 lakh, for various development works.

BJP protests tantrik’s act
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, June 16
The BJP activists, led by district general secretary Raman Ghai, today raised slogans against tantrik Baldev Singh Sodhi for displaying a signboard outside his shop on which eight photographs of Hindu deities were printed along with his photograph in saffron clothes.

The shop is located on Fatehgarh Road. They said the tantrik had not only tried to exploit the public but also had injured the religious sentiments of Hindus.

They removed the signboard and demanded the registration of a case against the tantrik. Police rounded up Asha and Harpreet Singh, wife and son of tantrik, respectively. The tantrik is absconding.