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Round-up
Creation of knowledge hub
Regunathan meets Badal
Chandigarh, August 27
A three-member team of the national knowledge commission (NKC) led by its advisor S. Regunathan today called on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to apprise him of the recommendations made by the commission and their implementation to create a knowledge hub in the state.
MC employees to continue strike
Banur, August 27
An urgent meeting of the Banur Municipal Council members was held this morning to resolve the crises arisen due to the strike of the council employees.
The council employees have stopped work for the past two days protesting against
police inaction following the attack on the MC employees by a group of over
twenty persons when they tried to demolish an unauthorised structure on the
police station road here last week.
Banur MC employees protest in Banur on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph
Statement baseless, says
Ahluwalia
Chandigarh, August 27
Reacting to a statement by Simranjit Singh Mann, president of the Guru Gobind Singh Foundation Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia today clarified that he was not facing any trial in any CBI court, nor had the CBI ever booked him in any case.
Fluorescent lamps soon
Chandigarh, August 27
The Punjab government has set a deadline of three months for switch over to the use of compact fluorescent lamps ( CFL) in place of incandescent lamps and conventional tubes in all government buildings, including offices, guest houses, offices of boards and corporations, etc.
30 saplings planted
Patiala, August 27
The Helping Hands Society planted thirty saplings yesterday at Bachittar Nagar.
High Court
DGP told to file affidavit
Chandigarh, August 27
A Division Bench, comprising Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice Rajive Bhalla, today directed the Punjab DGP to file an affidavit and to ensure that no untoward incident happens during a religious congregation scheduled to be held in Ludhiana district from September 2-6.
Custodial Torture
PSHRC seeks report from SSP
Chandigarh, August 27
The Punjab Human Rights Commission has sought a report from the state government and the SSP, Hoshiarpur, on or before October 8 over alleged custodial torture of a salesman by the CIA wing.
Court reserves order on Sandhu’s bail plea
Patiala, August 27
The court of additional sessions judge and special judge Bhupinder Singh today adjourned the case of former registrar of Punjabi University Baldev Singh Sandhu for August 29 for orders on granting bail to him.
Need to stop disastrous cropping pattern: Report
Chandigarh, August 27
Forty years after the Green Revolution provided food security to millions in the country and changed the Punjab’s economy, its ecology needs immediate attention due to ill-affects of Green Revolution, especially the rotation of wheat-paddy, as per the latest scientific findings on the prevailing environmental conditions.
Another case against Moga MLA
Moga, August 27
Congress MLA from this Assembly constituency Joginder Pal Jain, along with four members of his family, was today booked for evasion of stamp duty by flouting PUDA norms. Following a complaint of chief administrator, PUDA, the police registered a case against Jain, his wife Swarn Lata, Rohini, and sons Puneet and Akshit for violating the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1995.
17-year-old girl killed in accident
Rajpura, August 27
A 17-year-old girl was killed while four others sustained injuries as a speeding bus rammed into a tractor-trolley near Ali Majra village near here, this afternoon.
Former mayor’s kin killed
Patiala, August 27
Four persons, including a father-son duo, were killed in two different accidents that occurred in the city today.
Accident victim dies
Kharar, August 27
Jagmohan Singh, a resident of Ranjeet Nagar, who met with an accident on August 25, died at the PGI, Chandigarh, today.
Medical Colleges
Mann supports poor students
Jalandhar, August 27
A major hike in the fees of medical educations by the Parkash Singh Badal-led SAD-BJP government has shattered the dreams of students from poor and medium-class sections.
Science workshop concludes
Patiala, August 27
The Punjab State Council of Science and Technology, in collaboration with the department of zoology, Punjabi University, Patiala, organised a seven-day motivational programme from August 20 to 26.
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Amritsar, August 27
The body of Gurjeet Singh, follower of Dera Sacha Sauda, who immolated himself late last evening, was cremated in the local cremation ground amid tight security arrangements.
