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Sidhu ran PPSC in an autocratic way: Report
 Sealed communications reveal members were ignored
Chandigarh, August 1
The report by a three-judge committee on Punjab Public Service Commission selections (executive branch and allied services) clearly suggests that Ravinderpal Singh Sidhu, former PPSC chairman, had assumed autocratic powers and manipulated the system to the
hilt.
Dubious past: The report by a panel on ppsc selections says that former chairman of the commission Ravinderpal Sidhu had assumed autocratic powers and manipulated the system to the hilt.
Beant Case
Baldev Singh’s parents feel ‘cheated’
Bathinda, August 1
Preferring not to comment on the verdict of the court delivered yesterday on killers of late Chief Minister Beant Singh, the parents of Baldev Singh, MLA, who had died in the bomb blast, lamented that their life had become hell due to the
“apathetic” attitude of the Congress.
Now, Rs 6-lakh loan weighs on Naseeb’s mind
Jhingran Kalan (Kurali), August 1
Naseeb Singh, the man who walked free after 12 years of imprisonment in the Beant Singh assassination case, wants to bury the past and start life afresh. He is now ready to fight another battle, repay the Rs 6-lakh loan his family had taken to contest his case.
Naseeb Singh, along with his son Harmanjit and wife Avtar Kaur, at his native village Jhingran Kalan on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
Minister turns commoner for a day
 Travels by bus to know what it’s like
Chandigarh, August 1
Commuters travelling by buses on the Chandigarh-Patiala route this morning were in for a surprise. The transport minister, Master Mohan Lal, chose to have a first-hand experience of state-run buses, problems faced by commuters and also facilities or lack of these. It was his version of a “sangat darshan”, that too a mobile one.
Master Mohan Lal, Punjab transport minister, interacts with passengers on a roadways bus during a journey from Chandigarh to Rajpura on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph
Cong fears rigging, protests to EC
Chandigarh, August 1
The Punjab Congress apprehends rigging in the municipal elections and has demanded that paramilitray forces be called in. The party also protested with the Punjab state election commissioner against the issuance of ration cards for the
atta-dal scheme.
Ward No. 13 unlucky for Congress
Its only candidate withdraws
Patiala August 1
In a setback to the Congress, its party nominee from Ward number 13 Harjinder Kaur today withdrew her nomination papers. Since there was no covering candidate, the Congress now has no candidate from the ward.
Atwal protests over names for MC poll
Chandigarh, August 1
Former Congress MLA Gurbinder Singh Atwal and now general secretary of the PPCC today lodged a protest with Janardhan Dwivedi, in charge of party affairs in Punjab, saying the panel of prospective candidates for the coming Ludhiana municipal corporation elections was prepared and submitted without consulting or confiding in all factions.
Truckers block traffic
Bathinda, August 1
Hundreds of truck operators today blocked traffic near the Hanuman Ji Chowk here to lodge their protest against the forcible possession of the premises of the Truck Operator Union by a section of people allegedly with the support of the Akalis.
Bus stand a victim of credit politics
Rajpura, August 1
Not allowing the Congress to take credit for setting-up of a new bus stand in the town, the SAD-BJP government has decided to re-inaugurate the local bus stand.
Govt to auction fancy vehicle numbers
Bathinda, August 1
In a significant move, the Punjab government has decided to auction fancy numbers of transport vehicles to generate more revenue.
8-year-old goes missing
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 1
Rohit, the eight-year-old son of a junior engineer (JE) working with the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) was reported to be missing since Sunday evening.
Abandoned baby girl finds home
Abohar, August 1
A state government employee posted in Muktsar district today formally adopted an abandoned female child. A sub-committee headed by SDM N S Brar okayed the legal formalities. Emotions ran high as Kiran Jain, wife of a social activist, sobbed while handing over the baby, nourished by her for the past eight days, to Gurvinder Kaur, wife of Gurlal Singh, in the subdivisional complex here.
Hans’ book released
Jalandhar, August 1
Renowned Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans’ book ‘Kuli Nee Fakir Dee Vicho’ was released at a simple function at Punjab Press Club this evening.
Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans at the release of his book in Jalandhar on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph
Cases against BKU workers
DMs told to submit report
Chandigarh, August 1
The Punjab government has directed all district magistrates in to submit reports on the withdrawal of criminal cases registered against leaders of the Bharti Kisan Union( BKU) at various places in the state in the past years The DMs have been told to submit reports after examining the reports submitted to them by the district attorneys and district police chiefs.
Round-up
All set for atta-dal scheme launch on Aug 15
Chandigarh, August 1
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will launch the atta-dal scheme in Ludhiana on August 15.
Threat letter raises tempers in village
Moga, August 1
An anonymous letter, cautioning certain Sikh activists against bringing back dera followers to the Sikh fold, raised tempers at Dina Sahib village in Nihal Singhwala subdivision, near here, today. However, timely police intervention kept the situation under control.
Sidhu opens cargo terminal at Rajasansi
Amritsar, August 1
The Rajasansi International airport needs a larger chunk of additional land for its proper expansion. For this, the Air Force station, which is spread on both sides of the airport, could be shifted to one side only.
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The Congress has named union ministers Ambika Soni and Pawan Bansal as its campaign managers for the coming municipal elections in Punjab where the “politics of vendetta being pursued by the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party government” will be the main poll plank.
Dera Baba Nanak, August 1
