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5 HC judges sworn in
Daya first woman elevated to Bench from Bar
Chandigarh, December 5
First woman advocate to be elevated to the Bench from the Bar, Daya
Chaudhary, and four other advocates today were administered oath as additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court by Chief Justice Vijender
Jain.
CJ for more women on Bench
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Newly appointed judges share a light moment in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph
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Virk questions powers of VB
Chandigarh, December 5
In his petition seeking pre-arrest blanket bail or 10-day advance notice in any case likely to be registered in Punjab, the state's former DGP S.S. Virk today virtually questioned the powers and authority of the Vigilance Bureau (VB) to inquire or investigate cases on its own.
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PSEB unbundling: Farmers block rail traffic
Sangrur, December 5
Hundreds of farmers, employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board, students, and agriculture workers today blocked rail traffic for three hours at the railway station in
Sunam, about 13 km from here, in protest against the proposed unbundling of the PSEB by the Punjab government.
Technocrats
not consulted, say engineers
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Farmers from the border area protest at the railway track at Manewala railway station, near Amritsar, on Wednesday.
— A tribune photograph
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Bhindranwale Portrait Row
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Internal matter of Sikhs: Hindu samiti
Amritsar, December 5
President of the All-India Hindu Suraksha Samiti Surinder Kumar Billa has said the installation of a portrait of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in the Central Sikh Museum was an internal matter of Sikhs. Hence leaders of various political parties should refrain issuing inflammatory statements on the issue.
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Book accused, says SAD(A)
Sangrur, December 5
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) today asked the Punjab government to register cases against those who have been issuing provocative and objectionable statements over the installation of a portrait of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale at the Central Sikh Museum by the
SGPC.
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A deep conspiracy, says BSP
Hoshiarpur, December 5
BSP chief, Punjab, Avtar Singh Karimpuri said yesterday that the installation of the portrait of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale at the Sikh Museum of the Golden Temple after 23 years of his killing in Operation Bluestar was done under a deep conspiracy to disturb the peace of Punjab.
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NRIs more sinned against than sinning: MLA
Ludhiana, December 5
"Reports of estimated 14,000 proclaimed offenders in Punjab, more than 1,000 are NRIs who are guilty of heinous crimes, including murder, criminal intimidation, kidnapping and forgery, are wide of the mark. In fact, it is the NRI who has suffered the most from the filing of false
FIRs", said Jassi Khangura, MLA of KiIla Raipur, in a press note here today.
Round-up
Govt approves 3 sewage plants
Chandigarh, December 5
The Punjab Government yesterday approved a project of installation of sewage plants at
Jamalpur, Balloke and Bhattian at a cost of Rs 87.07 crore. A decision to this effect was taken at a state-level steering committee meeting chaired by the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here.
Row over fountain demolition
Pathankot, December 5
Demolition of a fountain at the Garhi Ahata chowk here has put sub-divisional magistrate Manasvi Kumar and executive officer Vijay Kumar of the civic body here in a spot.
Local resident S.P. Bhasin has sought registration of a case against both officers.
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