SAD to change youth president
Ropar, February 5
The SAD would soon change its youth president Sharanjit Singh Dhillon. This was stated today by Sukhbir Singh Badal while talking to newsmen.
Panel finds cleanliness, facilities at railway station poor
Amritsar, February 5
Unhappy over lack of hygiene and mismanagement at the Railway station here, the Passenger Services Committee
(PSC) of the Railway Ministry (Railway Board) has pulled up the authorities.
A seven-member board headed by Parmeshwari Prashad Nirala, chairman,
PSC, was in the city to inspect cleanliness and facilities at the railway station. The team found railway tracks, platforms, washrooms, benches and areas near the drinking water taps stinking.
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| Chairman of the Passenger Services Committee of the Railway Board Parmeshwari Prashad Nirala (extreme left) points at the stinking tracks at the Amritsar railway station on Tuesday.
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Speaker supports demand for
new district
Chandigarh, February 5
Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Nirmal Singh Kahlon today said that he was supportive of the demand made by Hargobindpur MLA Balbir Singh Bath and Batala MLA Jagdish Sahni to create Batala district.
Probe report against Poohla by Feb 20
Amritsar, February 5
The investigation report by the SSP, Amritsar, into the case against Nihang Ajit Singh Poohla will be submitted in the Punjab and Haryana Court by February 20 in a case involving the killing of seven persons of a family.
UK offers to open visa centre in state
Chandigarh, February 5
To check the growing trend of illegal immigration, the United Kingdom minister of state, Home Office, Liam Byrne today offered to open a visa centre in Punjab to facilitate Punjabis to immigrate to the UK legally.
Foreign nationals earn more, admits UK minister
Chandigarh, February 5
Foreign nationals not only earn more than Britons, but also contribute significantly to the economy of the United Kingdom, says Liam Byrne, its minister of state for Borders and Immigration, holding that "jobs, wages and productivity have been going up" in his country.
Police for steps to check antecedents of errant NRI grooms
Chandigarh, February 5
Punjabi women, who find themselves duped in marriage and are deserted by NRI-husbands, can look up to have some safety before entering the alliance. The Punjab Police has asked the Government of India to take up the matter with various countries and seek stringent action against errant grooms.
70-year-old woman's wish fulfilled
Sangrur, February 5
In February 2007, Kushalaya Devi (70), a local resident and wife of late Roop
Chand, got an affidavit prepared to donate her body after death to a medical college for research.
A clarification
Chandigarh, February 5
In the news item "Rejection of visitor visa highest among Punjabis " appearing in The Tribune on January 18, it was inadvertently mentioned that Seema Bhayana was an immigration consultant.
Bhayana, a woman of Indian-origin, is working full-time as an executive assistant to Canadian MP of Indian-origin Ruby Dhalla and not as an immigration consultant.
