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Cop faces sexual harassment charge
PSHRC entrusts probe to ADGP
Chandigarh, February 26
A woman from Barnala has complained to the Punjab State Human Rights Commission
(PSHRC) against a head constable for outraging her modesty.
PSEB will have to spend Rs 5,200 cr on power
Ropar, February 26
Cash-starved Punjab Sate Electricity Board (PSEB) will have to spend about Rs 5,200 crore in the financial year 2008-09 to control power cuts. As per the aggregate annual report submitted by the PSEB before the
PSERC, the state will have to buy 16,850 million units from other states, central utilities and private players to meet the gap between supply and demand.
1st Anniversary of SAD-BJP Government
Punjab Cong to observe black day on March 1
Chandigarh, February 26
As the SAD-BJP combine has raised the political temperature by organising a political rally in Delhi against the Congress-led UPA government in the
Centre, the Congress today decided to give the combine a befitting reply by observing March 1, the day
SAD-BJP combine completes one year of its rule, as black day.
After message from Akal Takht
 Nandgarh
lifts agitation
Abohar, February 26
The sit-in led by Jathedar Balwant Singh
Nandgarh, on this side of the inter-state border, on
Abohar-Hanumangarh road was lifted after receiving a faxed message
from the Akal Takht today afternoon.
Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh addressing the gathering after lifting dharna on the inter-state border near Abohar on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph
Damdama Sahib Jathedar reluctantly calls off dharna
Amritsar, February 26
Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh is unhappy over the appeal by Akal Takht which led to the lifting of the four-day-old dharna on the Rajasthan border.
NRIs share views on development
Sangrur, February 26
The local Scientific Awareness and Social Welfare Forum organised a meeting with two non-resident Indians
(NRIs) Jora Singh Sohi and Rupinder Singh to know about progress in developed countries. The meeting was held at the Sehyog School of Special Education here on Sunday.
CBSE affiliation for Adarsh schools
Chandigarh, February 26
The Punjab Education Development Board that met under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minster Parkash Singh Badal has decided to affiliate Adarsh schools to the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE).
Site for IISER
Centre’s team calls on Badal
Chandigarh, February 26
A four-member high-empowered team of the Government of India (GoI), led by Dr T.
Ramasami, secretary, Department of Science and Technology (GoI), yesterday called on Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to apprise him with the latest developments regarding the setting up of the Nano Technology Institute and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
(IISER) at Mohali.
Rail
Budget
Superfast train brings cheer to Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur, February 26
The introduction of a superfast train -- Delhi-Amritsar-Pathankot-- in the new rail budget has brought cheer to
Gurdaspur. Residents of Pathankot and Batala, however, have
expressed their unhappiness over this. People of the area said
the train would not serve any purpose for those travelling to
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| TV sets show railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav presenting the Railway Budget in Parliament at a showroom in Amritsar on Tuesday. — PTI |
Corridor ext denial disappoints Amritsar
industry
Amritsar, February 26
The business community in this border region today expressed its disillusionment over the railway budget as Lalu Prasad has failed to accede to their request to extend the western railway corridor from Mumbai to Amritsar via Ludhiana.
Rs 353-cr health plan proposed
Mohali, February 26
A meeting of the executive committee, State Health Society, under the National Rural Health Mission
(NRHM) was held here today under the chairmanship of Vijay Kain, principal secretary, health and family welfare, Punjab, to discuss the State Programme Implementation Plan for 2008-09. A Rs 353-crore plan was proposed by the committee.
Water corpn staff go on mass leave
Chandigarh, February 26
Work in the Punjab Water Resources Management and Development Corporation came to a halt as 2,200 employees of the corporation took mass casual leave demanding jobs on compassionate grounds for relatives of 80 employees.
Protesting employees of the Punjab Water Resources Management and Development Corporation raise slogans at the head office of the corporation in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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Pass Farmer Debt Relief Bill: Sabha to govt
Sangrur, February 26
The Punjab Kisan Sabha today asked the SAD-BJP government to pass the Farmer Debt Relief Bill on the pattern of the Kerala government in the Assembly’s Budget session to waive the outstanding debts of farmers.
BSNL told to pay Rs 10,000
Sangrur, February 26
The local District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the
BSNL, Barnala and Sangrur offices, to pay Rs 10,000 as compensation for mental tension and harassment caused to Amrik Singh of
Barnala. Besides, the forum has also directed it to pay Rs 1,000 to the complainant as litigation expenses.
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