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Punjab consumer panel chief takes charge
Chandigarh, October 9
The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission will be more sensitive towards those belonging to the economically weaker sections of society, says Justice S.N Aggarwal, president of the commission who took charge today.
Cong asks workers to reach Chandigarh
Bathinda, October 9
District in charge (Congress) Avtar Singh Brar, at his first meeting with the area MLAs and other office-bearers yesterday, urged them to reach the Congress Bhavan in Chandigarh on Saturday. Senior party leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal is to take over as the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
(PPCC) president on that day.
State turning into land of old people
Chandigarh, October 9
Punjab is fast turning into a land of old people. Women live longer than men in the state. In fact, after
Kerala, Punjab is the second state with the highest percentage of aged persons (above 60 years). Consider these figures. In 1971, percentage of the old (above 60) in rural areas of Punjab was 8.03 per cent and in urban areas 7.48 per cent.
INNOCENCE IS
BLISS: Commandos were deployed at Behman Jassa Singh village, Bathinda, as a preventive measure on Tuesday. A child enjoys tea unaware of the gravity of the situation.—
Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera
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Power
tariff hike
SAD, BJP patch up
Chandigarh, October 9
Ruling alliance partners SAD and the BJP today arrived at peace, at least, for public consumption. BJP ministers will attend the Cabinet meeting tomorrow while the issue of power tariff hike that had troubled the two partners will be “sorted out separately and in the best interest of the people,” said functionaries of both the parties after Sukhbir Singh Badal and Rajinder Bhandari met here this evening.
Suicide
Case
Relief, jobs demanded for cop’s daughters
Behman Jassa Singh (Bathinda), October 9
Rampal Kaur, 20-year-old physically handicapped daughter of Gurjant Singh, the cop who set himself and four members of his family on fire on September 29, has said the police medal which her father had received for his bravery during the days of terrorism, will be returned to the
DGP.
Sex Ratio
Attitude changing towards second child
Patiala, October 9
A recent study conducted on around 526 randomly selected families from across the state has indicated change in attitude of parents towards having a second child. It’s another area of major concern that needs government attention.
Gurpurb celebrated
Amritsar, October 9
The 473rd parkash utsav of the fourth Sikh Guru and founder of the holy city of
Amritsar, Guru Ram Das, was celebrated with great fervour here today. A
gurmat samagam was organised at the Golden Temple to mark the occasion
while a large number of devotees paid obeisance at the holy shrine.
The Harmandar Sahib all decked up on the birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das in Amritsar on Tuesday. — AFP
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10-day-old girl child found abandoned
Bathinda, October 9
A 10-day-old girl child was found lying abandoned at the Goniana road, 7 km from here, today.
Sources said the baby was rushed to a local children’s hospital where doctors
said, after examining her, that she was in good health. The child is now in the
custody of a local welfare association.
Bathinda MC voter list to be revised
Bathinda, October 9
The list of voters of the local Municipal Corporation will be revised according to the new ward categorisation policy. The Punjab government issued a notification in this regard on September 6. The number of wards in Bathinda will also increase accordingly from the present 35 to 50.
Civil hospital-PGI videoconferencing launched
Bathinda, October 9
Patients visiting the civil hospitals in the district will now have a good reason to smile. The Punjab Health System Corporation
(PHSC) has set up a system for videoconferencing with doctors at the PGI,
Chandigarh.
Timber shop gutted
Abohar, October 9
One of the oldest timber shops in the timber market here was gutted as the “ill-equipped” municipal council fire brigade failed in controlling the fire that broke out here on Sunday night. Ten fire tenders battled for five hours to extinguish the fire. Shop owners dealing in timber, paints, plywood and footwear tried to douse the fire prior to the arrival of the fire tenders.
Council
acquires land amidst protests
Bassi Pathana, October 9
Amidst protests by the shopkeepers, the
staff of Municipal Council led by executive officer, Charanjit Singh,
today acquired two acres of prime land belonging to the council, worth
two crores, on the Chandigarh road here today. The five shopkeepers
who had occupied the land since long protested the move of the council
and raised slogans against the government and the council.
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