Building Collapse in Jalandhar
9 MC officials suspended 
Chandigarh, October 1
The Punjab goverment has suspended two municipal town planners, four ATPs and three building inspectors of the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, for their alleged negligence in the construction of a building which led to collapse during construction, causing death of four labourers.

Landran Clash
3 students held; 12 rusticated
Kharar, October 1
Three students involved in a bloody clash at Chandigarh Engineering College (CEC), Landran, were arrested this afternoon.

 

POLITICS

It’s Gaganjit show in Dhuri
Dhuri, October 1
With a view to prove his supremacy in the Shiromani Akali Dal in Dhuri area, organising secretary of the SAD and area in charge of the party Gaganjit Singh Barnala today nominated his confidants as presidents of the Dhuri rural and urban circles of the party.

Cong leaders come to rescue of Amarinder
Amritsar, October 1
Senior Congress leaders, including Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Harpartap Singh Ajnala, Savinder Singh Kathunangal, Harminder Singh Gill, Sukhbinder Sukh Sarkaria, Tarsem Singh and others, in a joint statement today condemned the SAD leadership for murdering the legal system in the state and destroying basic tenets of democracy.

COMMUNITY

‘CM should guarantee freedom of Press’
Muktsar, October 1
In a sharp reaction to the attack on the offices of a Punjabi daily in different parts of Punjab, the media fraternity here today demanded that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal should guarantee freedom of the Press and also the safety of journalists in the state.

Malwa: Development plan unveiled
Bathinda, October 1
The Punjab government has drawn up a comprehensive development plan to turn a major part of Malwa region into one which will have fast-food joints, tourism centres, air-condition bus stands with business hubs, apart from basic amenitis like potable water, sewerage and good roads.

Stones for strengthening of roads laid
Muktsar, October 1
Working president of the SAD Sukhbir Badal today laid three foundation stones for the strengthening of village link roads under the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojna in Faridkot parliamentary constituency.

COURTS

Chahal gets pre-arrest bail
Chandigarh, October 1
Allowing pre-arrest bail application filed by the then medial adviser to Punjab’s former Chief Minister, BIS Chahal, in the Ludhiana City Centre case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today observed ‘he appears to have been implicated merely on the basis of suspicion’.

Hawara moves court on illegal confinement
Chandigarh, October 1
Sentenced to death in Punjab's former Chief Minister Beant Singh assassination case, Jagtar Singh Hawara today moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court against his alleged segregation from other convicts. His petition is likely to be taken up on Wednesday.

 

AGRICULTURE

Land Acquisition
Farmers threaten a Nandigram in Chandigarh
Ludhiana, October 1
The state unit of the BKU today threatened the Chandigarh Administration that it could face a Nandigram on city roads in case farmers, whose land was being acquired for different projects, were not compensated according to the existing market rates.

CRIME

Three held for driving boy to self-immolation
Batala, October 1
The police here has arrested Sawinder Singh, alias Kala, and Rattan Singh for driving Sandeep Singh,alias Sonu (14), a Dalit boy of Matholla village in the Sri Hargobindpur area, to commit self-immolation. The third suspect in the case, Raghubir Singh, is absconding.

5 arrested from court complex
Sangrur, October 1
The Sunam police today arrested five persons and seized weapons and vehicles from them. These persons had reportedly come to Sunam court complex in support of an alleged criminal, known as Kala Dhanaula, who had come to the court complex at Sunam for appearing in a court there today.