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Power Tariff Hike
CM rules out immediate implementation
Ferozepur, November 3
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today ruled out immediate implementation of the hiked tariff of electricity rates in urban areas which is already being opposed by its coalition partner in the state, the BJP.

Lays substation stone
Nawanshahr, November 3
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal laid the foundation stone of a 66 kv substation at Bhaddi village, about 30 km from here today to be built at a cost of Rs 2.50 crore. It would cater to the power needs of 31 villages around Bhaddi and in Kandi area. The substations situated at Balachaur, Karawar and Kathgarh would be deloaded after commissioning of the Bhaddi substation.

Blames Cong govt for ’84 riots
Ludhiana, November 3
The 1984 anti-Sikh riots were abetted by none other than the Congress-led government at the Centre at that time, said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal while addressing a function of riots victims here today.

Ludhiana page: Badal leaves ‘84 riots victims high & dry

10 of family die as car falls into drain
Bhuchar Kalan (Tarn Taran), November 3
Ten members of a family died on the spot when the Alto car (PB-02 AY-1260) they were travelling in fell into a drain near Bhuchar Kalan village, 25 km from Tarn Taran.


Relatives of victims of a road accident cry over the body of a child in Amritsar on Friday. — AFP photo

Bhakra’s left bank house to generate more power
Chandigarh, November 3
The left bank powerhouse of the Bhakra will soon have an additional generation capacity of 90 MW. This additional generation will follow changing of the major parts of the turbines and generators in each of the five generator units of the left bank.

REGIONAL BRIEFS

FEELING THE EARTH: A boy gives final touches to earthen lamps for Divali in Amritsar. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma

YOUR TOWN

Amritsar Chandigarh Ferozepore Ludhiana Patiala Ropar

	State set to take on water commission November 3, 2007
	Badal allowed to go abroad November 2, 2007
	Govt nominees, VC men on collision course November 1, 2007
	After sixty years, they will finally get one October 31, 2007
	Disinvestment not on govt agenda October 30, 2007
	VB clean chit to Beas MLA October 29, 2007
	SEZ Act soon: CM October 28, 2007
	Akali MLA’s relative shoots youth October 27, 2007
	Ministry's no to commercial use of forest land October 26, 2007
	Court asks govt to reply in 24 hours October 25, 2007

A lesson in giving back to the country
Kamalpura (Ludhiana), November 3
Seated in a posh business office, Baljinder always had his mind drifting back to his motherland ever since he settled down in his family business at Hounslow in the Middlesex county of the United Kingdom.

ITI funds: Centre shows concern over slow utilisation
Chandigarh, November 3
The Union Government has expressed its concern to the Punjab Government over the slow pace of utilisation of funds provided to convert eight industrial training institutes (ITIs) as centres of excellence.

COMMUNITY

YPS turned dumping ground after live show
Patiala, November 3
The lack of civic sense on the part of the organisers virtually spoiled the “Maan Watna Daa” live show, organised at the local YPS ground on Friday night to mark the launch of the DE TV channel of senior SAD leader Surjit Singh Rakhra.

The YPS Patiala ground lies littered after the live show on Friday. — Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar

Residents block traffic
Demand arrest of money lender
Nangal, November 3
Residents and certain employees today blocked traffic on the Una-Chandigarh state highway here for about two hours, demanding the arrest of a money lender who allegedly forced a BBMB canal hospital employee, Roop Lal, to commit suicide.

Women outside the Nangal police station demanding arrest of the money lender. — Photo by Sushil Sharma

Fiscal position needs to be improved, says Kanwaljit Singh
Bassi Pathana, November 3
The fiscal position of the state government needs to be improved, said Capt Kanwaljit Singh, minister for co-operation and former finance minister, here, today.

Aulakh terms Virk’s allegations as ‘bundle of lies’
Chandigarh, November 3
Sounding rather peeved by the accusations, former Director-General MPS Aulakh has termed the “outburst” of his once senior colleague Sarabdeep Singh Virk as a “mere figment of imagination without an iota of truth in it.”

Enhance capacity utilisation of Bist Doab canal, says Cong MLA
Chandigarh, November 3
Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to enhance capacity utilisation of the Bist Doab canal that has full discharge capacity of 1,408 cusecs at its head. He has asked the Chief Minister to set up an advisory committee of experts for this purpose.

‘Sensitise public on green issues’
Ropar, November 3
Legal luminaries have expressed concern over the deteriorating environment in the country. At a seminar jointly organised by the Rayat and Bahra College of Law and the Asia Pacific Jurist Association in the college yesterday, 13 judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court urged the youth to work for the environment protection.

Implement career enhancement scheme: Engineers
Ropar November 3
The AMIE engineers of the irrigation department have demanded the implementation of career progression scheme announced for them by the government in 2006.

Deceased scribe’s family may get compensation
Patiala, November 3
The Punjab Government is considering according an ex-gratia grant of Rs 2 lakh to the family of Rakesh Rishi, sub-editor-cum-reporter of a local daily, who died on October 29.

Sufi singer-brother duo Sher Ali Sher and Amant Ali of Patiala Gharana perform during the Punjabi Sangeet Mela organised by Punjab Heritage Foundation at Punjabi University, Patiala, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Sarna seeks Makkar’s resignation
Chandigarh, November 3
Terming a book titled "Sikh Itihas" published by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee as "blasphemous", the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee today demanded resignation of the SGPC executive for hurting religious sentiments of the Sikh community.

Transportation of Birs
Khalsa panel for code of conduct
Amritsar, November 3
The Khalsa Action Committee has urged Akal Takht Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti to evolve a code of conduct on transportation of Birs and to direct the SGPC and the DSGMC to sink their differences in view of the third centenary of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib.

Medical service providers get new name
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 3
Conceding to the long-pending demand of the rural doctors working under zila parishads, the state government has decided to change their designation from medical service providers to rural medical officers.

Clarification
Ropar, November 3
Minister for rural development and panchayats Ranjit Singh Brahmpura is facing a case for violating Section 144 of the CrPC in a Ropar court.

COURTS

HC ends quota for wards of bureaucrats
Chandigarh, November 3
Ruling that the state of Punjab had expanded the scope for admission of needy children simply to accommodate the children of certain officials seeking admission to engineering colleges, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the deletion of “two offensive categories” from its revised nomination policy.

Rape of minor: New affidavit ordered
Chandigarh, November 3
The Punjab and Haryana High Court yesterday took a strong exception to the affidavit filed by Tarn Taran SSP in a minor sexual exploitation matter, and directed him to file a fresh affidavit, along with detailed report into the matter.

ADMINISTRATION

Saini is new chief architect
Chandigarh, November 3
Balwinder Saini has taken over as Chief Architect of Punjab. Earlier, she was on deputation with the Chandigarh Administration as Senior Architect.

Dowry seeker NRI released on bail
Patiala, November 3
A local court today granted bail to the NRI and his parents who were booked by the police for allegedly demanding Rs 50 lakh as dowry from the girl’s parents here on October 26.

EDUCATION

GND varsity Row
Bhattal to hold talks with Governor
Amritsar, November 3
The issue of election/nomination of three syndics of Guru Nanak Dev University here is likely to hot up after Diwali even as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has sought a detailed report from vice-president of the PPCC and member of the varsity senate M.M. Singh Cheema.

Controversy mars conclusion of intra-zonal youth fest
Students raise slogans against chief guest
Kharar, November 3
The Punjab Technical University's (PTU) intra-zonal youth festival -2007 concluded today at Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera Bassi, amidst controversy.

Fine, uniform not fine with Tangori students
Banur, November 3
Students of Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Tangori, blocked traffic on the Kharar-Banur road in protest against the imposition of fines on students by the college authorities here today.

Govt considering autonomous status for colleges: Badal
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 3
Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal stated here yesterday that the state government would soon consider granting of an autonomous status to state colleges to improve the standard of education in these institutes.