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No move to privatise govt
hospitals: Badal
Patiala, July 19
Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal accused the Union government of withholding grant for the super-specialty hospital planned at Jalandhar. The said hospital was to be first hospital of the state having infrastructure facilities on a par with AIIMS. However, the entire project has been scuttled as the Centre has withheld grant for it. It is a setback for the state in terms of development of health services.

Rs 4.86 cr released for Pul Kanjri,
Wagah post 
Amritsar, July 19
The state government has released Rs 4.86 crore for the restoration of Pul Kanjri (associated with Maharaja Ranjit Singh), Serai Amanat Khan and Wagah joint checkpost with a view to promoting tourism. However, the administration is yet to receive a grant of Rs 10 crore for the restoration work of Ram Bagh and Gobindgarh Fort.

A view of Pul Kanjri.  — Photo by Rajiv Sharma

Prez Poll
116 MLAs cast vote 
Chandigarh, July 19

Polling to elect the President of India was conducted at the Vidhan Sabha here with 116 of the 117 MLAs casting their votes. After casting vote in the Presidential election at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha complex, former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh greets senior Congress leaders, including Shamsher Singh Dullo, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Poll Win
Dullo gives credit to Cong men, not Chahal
Chandigarh, July 19
President of the Punjab pradesh Congress committee Shamsher Singh Dullo today alleged that Parkash Singh Badal was acting as the Chief Minister of the Shiromani Akali Dal and not of Punjab.

Dates of MC poll
EC reprimands local bodies dept
Chandigarh, July 19
In an embarrassment to the Punjab government, the state election commissioner today ticked off the local bodies department for having unilaterally announced elections to four municipal corporations in the state.

Politicians ‘protecting’ dera chief
Bathinda, July 19
Partap Singh, former MLA, Haryana, today alleged that a large section of politicians of various states had been protecting and promoting Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, head, Dera Sacha Sauda.

Dera Row
Clergy for sticking to Sikh tenets 
Talwandi Sabo, July 19
Sikh clergy, representatives of the Sant Samaj and the SGPC today decided to counter the activities of the chief of Dera Sacha Sauda by strictly adhering to the Sikh tenets and keeping the unity and integrity of the country intact.

Another case against Chahal likely
Patiala, July 19
The Vigilance Bureau is preparing to slap another case on B.I.S Chahal former media adviser to former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for violating rules for issuing government advertisements.

COMMUNITY

Raninder Singh’s presence not being marked: Lawyers
Chandigarh, July 19
Alleging that the Vigilance Bureau, Ludhiana, was not making any attempt to even record the presence of Raninder, son of Captain Amarinder Singh, and his cousin Raminder at its office, the duo’s lawyers today shot off a letter to the SSP, Vigilance.

Diarrhoea resurfaces in Bagha Purana
Moga, July 19
After a fortnight-long lull, diarrhoea again broke out in this sub-division this time at Mohalla Purana Patti.

MLA’s son beats up SDO
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 19
A sub-divisional officer (SDO) of the Zila Parishad here today alleged beating up by a son of Akali MLA Didar Singh Bhatti of Sirhind for not submitting a ‘report against’ the sarpanch of a village.

COURTS

Notice to Transport director
Chandigarh, July 19
The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Mahesh Grover, today issued notice to Punjab and director, state transport department, on a plea raising questions at the appointment of a law officer in the department.

AGRICULTURE

Markfed to help farmers counter mealy bug
Bathinda, July 19
Markfed has initiated efforts to help farmers, whose cotton crop has been hit by mealy bug, by providing them free pesticides and guidance in connection with other agriculture applications round the clock to help improve their production.

‘Water licensing to hit farmers’
Abohar, July 19
The licensing system on water being proposed by the state government will increase corruption and prove fatal for the debt-ridden farming community. The warning came from Rajinder Singh, a water conservationist and recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership for pioneering work on water management. He was here on a visit to the homoeopathic medical college complex late last evening.

CRIME

Durgiana temple panel ex-chief booked 
Amritsar, July 19
The police here has booked Surinder Arjun, a former president of the Durgiana Temple Committee and another office- bearer, on charge of embezzling more than Rs 6 crore, when he was president of the committee here today.

• Murder case
• Arrested

DSP booked on sarpanch’s complaint
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 19
The district police has booked DSP Anil Kumar, posted in the district unit of the CID, under the Prevention of Corruption Act on a complaint by the sarpanch of Pandrali village, Ranjit Kaur.

Woman ‘raped’ by ex-sarpanch, friend
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 19
The district police has booked DSP Anil Kumar, posted in the district unit of the CID, under the Prevention of Corruption Act on a complaint by the sarpanch of Pandrali village, Ranjit Kaur.

PO gives cops the slip
Kharar, July 19
A team of the Chandigarh Police that had gone to arrest a proclaimed offender  ended up messing up with Balongi police  post cops.

EDUCATION

Pbi University Law Courses
Vacant seats, still govt spends Rs 15 lakh on holding test
Just 1,200 apply for 2,800 seats
Patiala, July 19
The government is spending Rs 15 lakh for conducting the entrance test for law courses in the state. The test for filling 2,800 seats in colleges and universities of the state is being conducted by Punjabi University, Patiala. The last date for applying for the entrance test lapsed on Monday. However, the university has received just 1,200 applications.