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Turban: Mann lodges protest in Gwalior
Chandigarh, January 25
President of the SAD (A) Simranjit Singh Mann, today chose Gwalior to register his party’s protest against the French Government.
Sukhbir says no to hot seat
Mattewal (Amritsar), January 25
Sukhbir Badal, acting chief of the SAD, today put speculations about succeeding Parkash Singh Badal as Chief Minister at rest by announcing that his father would complete the term.
RTI Rules
Panel issues notice to Punjab
Chandigarh, January 25
In response to the activists raising objections over the RTI Rules, notified recently by the Punjab government, a full Bench of the Punjab Information Commission has issued notice to the Secretary of Administrative Reforms department asking it to reply to the issues raised in this regard.
A procession being taken out to mark the birth anniversary of Shaheed Baba Deep Singh in the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Friday. — AFP |
Clergy rejects Patna Sahib’s edict
Vedanti refuses to summon Giani Iqbal Singh
Amritsar, January 25
The Sikh clergy, at its emergency meeting here today, rejected the controversial “hukamnama” (edict) , pronounced by Sikh high priests of Takht Patna Sahib, challenging the “maryada”( Sikh tradition) and Nanakshahi calendar , approved by the SGPC and Akal Takht .
Tillers to be made land owners
Ropar, January 25
The Punjab government has decided to make tillers land owners. The government land on which tillers have carrying out farming for decades will now be allotted in their name.
‘Girl child should be welcomed’
Chandigarh, January 25
“The girl child should be welcomed in a family in the same way as a male child,” said Capt Kanwaljit Singh, minister of cooperation, Punjab, while inaugurating a symposium on “Girl Child - A Fight for Dignity”, organised by Panjab University Centre for Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, here today.
A member of the Dal Khalsa holds a poster during a rally on the Bhandari Bridge in Amritsar on Friday. Photo: Vishal Kumar |
Condition set for chemist shops in civil hospitals
Faridkot, January 25
With the aim of providing medicines at lower prices than market rates to patients, the state will offer shops in all civil hospitals to private players and NGOs following competitive bidding of lowest rates among them.
History comes full circle
Amritsar, January 25
Sikh history seems to have come full circle! The marriage of the son of Baba Ram Singh, former chief of the Akhand Kirtani
Jatha, who was born at the time of Sikh-Nirankari clash on April 13, 1978, was solemnised at the site where the tragedy, in which 13 Sikhs were killed, took place 30 years ago.
‘Awas-Parwas’ organised
Sangrur, January 25
Delivering the keynote address at the programme “Awas-Parwas”, organised by the district education office (secondary), at a government senior secondary school here, president of an NGO, Scientific Awareness and Social Welfare Forum, A.S. Mann said there was nothing wrong in going abroad, but one should understand that dollars in foreign countries could only be earned by working very hard in the fields, restaurants and factories etc there.
Police medals 2008 awarded
Chandigarh, January 25
Two Punjab cadre IPS officers, Anil Kaushik, ADGP, Security, and Paramjit Singh Gill, DIG, Patiala Range, have been conferred the President’s Police Medal for distinguished service.
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Anil Kaushik |
Gaurav Yadav |
Kuldeep Singh |
Mohinder Kaur |
Major Singh |
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