Army orders probe
Blast in cantonment area, four injured
Amritsar, June 16
Four safai karamcharis of the Army cantonment board were injured, two of them seriously, in a high intensity blast in a garbage dump near the cantonment area on the Amritsar-Wagah bypass road at 10.30 am today.
Paramjit Singh, who was critically injured in the blast that took place in the cantonment area in Amritsar on Saturday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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UBDC Scam
Minister summons records
Patiala, June 16
The Punjab government has summoned the records in connection with the UBDC scam. Many irrigation officers are likely to face action in the Rs 100-crore scam.
Robbers kill farmer, injure wife
Kharar, June 16
An elderly farmer, Harmesh Chand, was brutally done to death and his wife injured when a gang of robbers struck in the nearby Daon village in wee hours of today, triggering panic in the area.
A view of the crime scene where an elderly farmer, Harmesh Chand (inset), was done to death by robbers in Daon village, near Kharar, early on Saturday.
— Photo by Vicky Gharu
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A first
for Punjab
Setting up community reserves
Chandigarh, June 16
With the declaration of two community reserves, one each in Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur districts, under the Wildlife Protection Act, Punjab has become the first state to constitute community reserves. The government has also declared one sanctuary in Gurdaspur district.
Police laxity forces family to flee village
Bathinda, June 16
Family members of Darshan Singh of Buladewala village in this district seem to doubly cursed as firstly his son, Gurlal Singh, escaped a murderous attack and now the entire family is receiving threats from attackers, who could not be arrested for the reasons best known to police officials.
Statues
Don’t forget Sukhdev, Rajguru, says body
Sangrur, June 16
The district unit of the Punjab State Freedom Fighter Organisation today asked the President and the Prime Minister to get the proceedings initiated with regard to installation of statues of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru in the Parliament complex.
Rs 200-cr project for Amritsar unveiled
Amritsar, June 16
The Central government has unveiled an ambitious Rs 200-crore heritage preservation project. Interestingly, the entire project was kept under wraps by the state bureaucracy and even the local BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu did not know about this project.
Drainage Dept once again under scanner
Gurdaspur, June 16
The alleged malpractices by officials concerned in allocating tenders for various works to be carried on the Ujj and Jalali rivers has once again brought the local Drainage Department under scanner.
Martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev observed
Amritsar, June 16
The martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev was observed at gurdwaras of the Chief Khalsa Diwan and Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary Public School here today.
Copies of magazine confiscated
Amritsar, June 16
The police today confiscated copies of a controversial magazine, “Shamsher-e-Kaum”, from book stalls across the city. The matter has been brought to the notice of the administration.
Controversy over ‘naam charcha’
Sangrur, June 16
Tension gripped Bahadurpur village, 4 km from here on the Sangrur-Barnala road, regarding the proposed “naam charcha” by a follower of Dera Sacha Sauda, Mohinder Singh, at the village tomorrow. The proposed “naam charcha” will be held as part of the bhog ceremony of the follower’s wife, who had died some days ago due to illness.
CM condoles death of novelist Narula
Chandigarh, June 16
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today expressed shock at the demise of famous writer Surinder Singh Narula, who expired at Ludhiana today after a brief illness.
98 lakh plants planned
Chandigarh, June 16
The Punjab Government has prepared a Rs 10-crore plan for the plantation of saplings in the state under various forestry projects.
