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A view of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma |
PSEB engineers at loggerheads with member(Finance)
Misrepresentation of facts to government
Patiala, August 26
The PSEB Engineers’ Association is at loggerheads with member (Finance) of the board. The association has accused the member of distorting facts regarding the financial health of the board in his recent communication to the state government.
Plan to have commercial hubs around cities
Prime land to be acquired
Patiala, August 26
After failing to develop focal points and the special economic zones the government has been planning to develop commercial hubs around cities.
 Marketing
of Vegetables
State to adopt aggressive plan
Ludhiana, August 26
Cooperation minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh has said his department is all set to adopt an aggressive marketing strategy for the marketing of vegetables, fruits and other crops so that the income of the farmers is enhanced substantially.
Snap poll inevitable: Dhindsa
Ludhiana, August 26
Shiromani Akali Dal secretary-general Sukdhev Singh Dhindsa today said snap poll in the country was inevitable, irrespective of whether the Left withdraws support to the government at the Centre or not.
SAD (A) shows door to Bittu
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 26
Citing disciplinary reasons, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) today relieved Daljit Singh Bittu of the post of senior vice-president.
Atrocities against Cong men
MLA to raise issue in House
Bathinda, August 26
Harminder Singh Jassi, local MLA, today said Congress MLAs would raise the issue related to the atrocities being committed on party workers in the next session of the Vidhan
Sabha.
Ludhiana MC: 8 Independents join SAD
Ludhiana, August 26
Eight Independent councillors in the local municipal corporation today joined the SAD, taking its tally from 24 to 32. With this the
SAD-BJP combine has 46 councillors in the House. Sukhbir Badal, officiating president of the SAD, welcomed the councillors at a special function organised here today.
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TAKEN FOR A CAMEL RIDE
Two girls take a joy ride at a function organised at Bathinda on Sunday to celebrate Teej festival.
— Photo by S.S. Sonu |
Turban Controversy
No change in UK screening procedure
Amritsar, August 26
The department of transport, UK, has confirmed that there was no change in the existing procedures for screening turban-wearing Sikhs at its airports.
Verification of Punjabis in UAE, Dubai jails starts
Hoshiarpur, August 26
To ascertain the identification of those persons of Punjab who have been languishing in prisons in the UAE and Dubai on account of losing their passports and other relevant documents, the Punjab Police has started verifying their character and addresses.
Tur Dalits face social boycott
Tarn Taran, August 26
A few Dalits of Tur village, 25 km from here, are being socially boycotted by families of landlords for the past one week.
We will oppose gurdwara Bill: Mann
Chandigarh, August 26
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann has expressed strong reservations on the proposed Sikh Gurdwara Bill and urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to invite a wider pluralistic circle of Sikh intellectuals to ratify the Bill.
Amritsar to Anandpur Sahib rail link proposed
Phagwara, August 26
The two main holy towns of Punjab, Amritsar and Anandpur Sahib, will be linked directly by rail in the near future, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal announced here yesterday.
Giving details to reporters here, Atwal said a proposal had been
discussed with Railway Board chairman for the construction of a
Rs 532-crore railway link between Amritsar and Anandpur Sahib by
laying a 45-km railway line between Jejon and Anandpur Sahib via
Garhshankar.
Deputy Lok Sabha Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal addresses a press conference at
Phagwara. — A Tribune photograph |
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Farmers resolve to get SEZ policy scrapped
Patiala, August 26
The farmers’ convention organised by the Peoples Democratic Front of India concluded here today with a resolve to fight for the scrapping of the SEZ policy and oppose forcible acquisition of farmers’ land.
Workers fix gold plates during kar sewa at Akal Takht in Amritsar on Sunday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma |
Traffic arrangements for Rakhar Punnia fair
Amritsar, August 26
Iqbal Singh, SSP, has said the district police had made security elaborate arrangements in view of the Rakhar Punnia fair being organised at Baba
Bakala.
Brahmins up in arms against thrashing of priest
Amritsar, August 26
A large number of Brahmin organisations are up in arms against the beating up of a priest of a 300-year-old Shani Temple near the Golden Temple by a few persons here on Friday night.
Renake to visit border villages today
Amritsar, August 26
The commission for denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes will soon complete its survey in the left-out states with regard to the various schemes launched by the Central government for uplifting the social and economic status of these tribes.
Yoga camp
Patiala, August 26
The Nishulk Patanjali Yog Kendra, Patiala, conducted a free yog vigyan shivir at Chitra Model School, under the supervision of Braham Kumar, a yoga teacher of the Patanjali Yog
Samiti, Patiala, here yesterday.
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