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Invest in state, CM to NRIs
Patiala, November 4
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here today appealed to Punjabis settled abroad to invest in Punjab and contribute towards the development and prosperity of the state.

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal releases a souvenir on the 11th death anniversary of Jathedar Kartar Singh at Rakhra village, near Patiala, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph 

Badal for 10-year education plan
Lays stone of Chief Khalsa Diwan varsity
Amritsar, November 4
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here today laid the foundation stone of the University of Chief Khalsa Diwan at the concluding function of the 62nd All-India Sikh Educational Conference organised at Sri Guru Harkrishan International School here.

A Day After Emergency
Less Pakistanis for retreat ceremony
Trade will not be hit, says exporters’ association
Attari, November 4
The shadow of emergency in Pakistan was discernible during the retreat ceremony on Wagah as comparatively less people from Pakistan thronged the joint checkpost here today. However, a large number of Indians were present during the ceremony.

A Pakistani dances during the retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border on Sunday. —  Photo by Rajiv Sharma

REGIONAL BRIEFS

A shopkeeper arranges plastic flowers in Amritsar on Sunday. Flowers are in heavy demand throughout India ahead of Diwali. — AFP

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6 members of family die
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 4
A collision between a car and a truck killed six members of a family, including two children, who were returning from a wedding party in the wee hours today.

Three youths killed
Lalru, November 4
Three motorcycle-borne youth were killed in an accident on the Lalru-Ambala stretch of the national highway here this morning.

Govt refuses grant for PAU pension fund
Ludhiana, November 4
The Punjab government has turned down the request of Punjab Agricultural University for funds to replenish the pension fund.

They pay tributes by donating blood, not flowing it
Chandigarh, November 4
For the past eight years, they have been paying tributes to victims of the 1984 Sikh riots in a novel way- by donating and not flowing blood. And in the past eight years, claims the Sikh Nation campaign, they have saved as many as 30,000 lives of North Americans with their blood.

COMMUNITY

Tackling drug menace in Punjab
‘Break nexus between politicians, cops, mafia’
Chandigarh, November 4
The Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune H.K. Dua today called for breaking the nexus between politicians-police-drug mafia to tackle the drug menace in Punjab.

Reema Anand makes a point after screening of the documentary "Punjab: The enemy within" in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Round-up
Govt to keep tabs on Diwali gift receivers
Chandigarh, November 4
In a determined attempt to curb “organised corruption” by way of exchanging Diwali gifts, health and family welfare minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla has engaged the services of detective agencies to keep a close watch on residences of senior officers of the Health Department and also doctors posted in the field.

Kandi area villagers shun development plans
Ropar, November 4
The non-cooperative attitude of the people of kandi area of the district is proving to be a bottleneck for a development project being worked out for them at the behest of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

40 Boys Stranded in Ukraine
Phone call leads to panic among parents
Jalandhar, November 4
A telephone call from abroad was all it took to whip up mass hysteria among parents of 40 boys stranded in Ukraine. The caller reportedly threatened to kill all youth if the issue was highlighted in the media.

Medical colleges online link with PGI soon: Chawla
Amritsar, November 4
The hospitals of three medical colleges in the state will be linked online with the PGI, Chandigarh, to give medical students knowledge about the latest techniques in medical science.


Students perform at a function on the concluding day of the All-India Dental Students Conference in Amritsar on Sunday.

Building Unsafe
Verandah converted into emergency ward
Rajpura, November 4
With the building being declared unsafe, the verandah of AP Jain Civil Hospital has now been converted into a provisional emergency ward, while the operation theatre here has been completely closed down.

New policy on small-digit numbers
Chandigarh, November 4
The government today notified a new policy to auction small digit numbers for registration of vehicles. An amendment to the motor vehicle rules 1989 has been made.

‘No info on sub judice matter under RTI’
Chandigarh, November 4
The Punjab state information commissioner on Friday ruled that information could not be provided under the RTI Act in a sub judice matter while turning down an appeal filed by Advocate H.C. Arora.

Online revenue records soon, says minister
Rampura (Bathinda), November 4
Revenue records in Punjab will be computerised soon. Announcing this, Ajit Singh Kohar, revenue minister, said shortage of staff was hindering the process but the services of retired kanungos, tehsildars, patwaris and naib tehsildars would be requisitioned to give shape to the plan.

Sukhbir favours foreign coaches
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 4
Acting president of the Shiromani Akali Dal Sukhbir Singh Badal today assured sportspersons that the state government would soon hire services of foreign coaches to make world-class training available to them.