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1,930 wheat bags missing from Punjab Agro stocks
Plinth in charge booked
Ropar, March 11
A scam in Punjab Agro Corporation Ltd has come to fore in the district as officials concerned have found 1,930 wheat bags missing from the stocks at Chamkaur Sahib.
Sources here said the department was now contemplating getting a case registered against plinth in charge of Chamkaur Sahib Gurdev Singh.
15 killed as bus rams into tree
Dhariwal (Gurdaspur), March 11
Fifteen persons, including five women, were killed and 40 others injured when a private bus rammed into a tree, near here, today, the police said.
The bus was coming to Batala from Gurdaspur when the accident occurred near the Bidhipur village railway crossing at around 5 pm.
1984 Riots
Sajjan
incited mob to eliminate Sikhs: Witness
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Mohali, March 11
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today recorded the statement
of 1984 riots victim, Gurcharan Singh, who has been bed-ridden after a
mob burnt him alive on the fateful morning of November 1, 1984.
Gurcharan told the CBI that Sajjan Kumar, a senior Congress leader,
incited the mob to eliminate Sikhs and was leading them.
Gurcharan Singh speaks to the media at his residence in Balongi village,
Mohali, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
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1984 Riots Case
Statement of key witness recorded
Ropar, March 11
The CBI today recorded the statement of Gurcharan Singh, key witness in the 1984 riots case. Joginder
Prashad, a CBI official, today came to the residence of Gurcharan Singh in Ekta Colony,
Kharar, with a questionnaire of 100 questions sources here said.
Rally by PSEB staff, farmer bodies
Scrapping of Electricity Act
Patiala, March 11
Employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) here today held a joint rally with farmers’ organisations demanding the scrapping of the Electricity Act of 2003, its non-implementation in the Board.
Members of the PSEB Technical Services Union, Punjab, hold a dharna in support of their demands in Patiala on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar
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Wife goes gaga over Badal
Hoshiarpur, March 11
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has never believed in vendetta politics with regard to his opponents. Cases of corruption against former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his associates were detected by the Vigilance Bureau of Punjab and according to its investigation these are being pursued.
Takht Patna Sahib confers Panth Ratan on US Sikh
Amritsar, March 11
Takht Patna Sahib Jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh yesterday bestowed the Panth Rattan Award on Didar Singh
Bains, affluent Sikh of the USA.
While conferring the award Jathedar Iqbal Singh also returned Rs 97
lakh, including interest earned, donated to Takht Patna Sahib by Bains two years ago.
Encroachments on berms
Chandigarh, March 11
Agriculture minister Sucha Singh Langah today assured the Assembly that he was prepared to launch a campaign against encroachments on berms on the either side of roads in rural areas, and the MLAs of the areas concerned should extend their cooperation.
Health dept a mess
Chandigarh, March 11
Health services in Punjab are a complete mess with most of medical institutions are running short on doctors, staff nurses, medical laboratory technicians grade I and grade-II, radiographers, public health nurses, etc.
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