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Land Deal
Woman alleges intimidation
Chandigarh, February 15
Within days of the Ferozepur police registering a case of cheating against Major Harminder Singh (retd), the woman who alleged that she was cheated, has now levelled allegations that Major Harminder was threatening her and her family.

Seniority Issue
2 college teachers stake claim to one post
Amritsar, February 15
Two teachers of the Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, have locked horns over seniority.

No lunch for undertrials who go for court hearings
The best mid-day meal they can get is parched grams
Chandigarh, February 15
For the undertrials lodged in Punjab jails, overcrowding is not the only issue. There are worse situations at hand- lack of food being one.

Liver Disease
Impure water, not liquor, the major
cause: Docs
Chandigarh, February 15
Alcohol is not the major cause of liver disease which is one of the top ten killer diseases in India causing lakhs of deaths every year.

Liver disease experts Dr Gerald Kircheis and Dr Roger Butterworth during an interaction in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

12 hurt as bus overturns 
Amritsar, February 15
Twelve passengers, including five women, were injured as a mini-bus overturned near Ashoka School on the Amritsar-Jalandhar road this morning. Hazura Singh and Jasvir Kaur were among those seriously injured in the accident and were taken to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar, along with other injured. Hazura’s condition was critical as he had received serious head and eye injuries.

The ill-fated mini-bus which overturned on the Amritsar-Jalandhar road on Friday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Drugs, Spurious Milk Products
Cash awards for informers: Chawla
Ludhiana, February 15
With drug addiction among youngsters and spurious milk products playing havoc with the lives of many, the state Health Department has started a scheme for awarding informers to expose the illegal activities.

SGPC’s grouse on renaming bus stand
Amritsar, February 15
Member of the SGPC Manjit Singh Calcutta has alleged that the renaming of the local bus stand by the BJP leadership in connivance with the Municipal Corporation was the latest attempt by the Sangh Parivar to separate the holy city from its historical heritage.

AGPC warns against change in Nanakshahi calendar
Amritsar, February 15
The American Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (AGPC) convener, Dr Pritpal Singh, today said that the Sikh diaspora would not tolerate any change in the Nanakshahi calendar.

Bonanza for Senior Citizens
Old-age pension for all
Ropar, February 15
The Punjab government has decided to extend senior citizen pension to all males above the age of 65 years and females above 60. This will, however, exclude government employees already getting pension.

NOC waived for enhancing power load
Chandigarh, February 15
The state has accepted the long-pending demand of the existing industry regarding enhancement in power load without seeking a no-objection certificate (NOC). This was announced by industries minister Manoranjan Kalia.

MMS facility launched
Ropar, February 15
Local residents can now know the status of their applications at the Suvidha centre here through MMS.

PUNBUS fares cheaper
Chandigarh, February 15
The Punjab government has announced reduction in the fares of air-conditioned buses operated by PUNBUS in the state. The new fares from Chandigarh are: Amritsar (Rs 215), Jalandhar (Rs 145), Ludhiana (Rs 90) and Delhi (Rs 370). The new fares to Delhi are as follows: From Chandigarh (Rs 370), Amritsar (Rs 585) and Jalandhar (Rs 515) and to Delhi Airport are as follows: From Chandigarh (Rs 370), Amritsar (Rs 630) and Jalandhar (Rs 565).

Pak maestros call for cultural exchange policy
Chandigarh, February 15
“Despite sharing strong bonds of cultural inheritance, India and Pakistan have no official cultural exchange policy, which could serve to strengthen harmony between the two nations,” observed brothers Ustad Badar-uz-Zaman and Qamar-uz-Zaman, both acclaimed Pakistani maestros.

Action ordered against project officer
Sangrur, February 15
Sangrur deputy commissioner V.K. Ohri today ordered the initiation of disciplinary action against the Lehragaga child development project officer (CDPO) for allegedly not performing duties in a proper manner.

Katasraj idols dumped in room
Amritsar, February 15
Idols of Shiv Parivar (family of Lord Shiva) sent to the Katasraj temple in Pakistan on Shivaratri last year have been gathering dust in a room of the temple. There is no priest in the temple, which opens once in a while.