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Controversy mars SLIET appointments
Sangrur, April 23
After the information collected through the Right to Information (RTI) Act by some teachers from the authorities of the Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Longowal, the appointment of some assistant professors (APs) in various departments of SLIET seems to be in the thick of controversy as resentment prevails among some APs (already promoted to the posts of AP under the career advancement scheme (CAS) in various departments of the institute) as they were not appointed as AP (through the direct recruitment process).

Groundwater depleting at fast pace
Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sangrur and Moga are the worst-hit districts, where experts foresee acute shortage of water with every passing season
Ropar, April 23
The groundwater resource in Punjab is depleting at an alarming rate. Not only depletion, even the quality of water has suffered to a great extent due to its overexploitation.

Central Varsity in Amritsar
HR ministry wants 700 acres free of cost
Chandigarh, April 23
The Union government has sought 700 acres, free of cost, from the Punjab government for setting up world-class Central university at Amritsar. Union human resource minister Arjun Singh has written in this regard to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Use Punjabi language or face the music
Ordinance on its use in govt, semi-govt offices soon
Ludhiana, April 23
The ordinance on the use of Punjabi language in all government and semi-government offices and to introduce it as a compulsory subject in schools, is all set to be implemented in the state. If the statements issued by ministers are any indication, the state government will act tough (in the form of legal action) with officials, bureaucrats, employees etc if they fail to comply with the directive.

‘Meteorite’ found in field
Sunam (Sangrur), April 23
After the fall of a suspected meteorite on August 1, 2007 night in a farmer’s field at Hotipur village (near Khanauri), one more suspected meteorite fell in this district today morning. The suspected meteorite fell in a field on the Jawandha Road at 3 am today, 3 km from Sunam.

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Tenders not floated for canal repair: Contractor
It’s our discretion: Executive Engineer
Madhopur (Gurdaspur), April 23
Officials of the Irrigation Department have been allegedly doing repair works of the main canal and Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) without floating tenders. The alleged misappropriation of huge money is being done by officials of the department in alleged connivance with certain contractors.

A scene of repair work being carried out at the UBDC headworks main canal at Madhopur near Pathankot on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

GND varsity Syndicate sacks finance and development officer 
Amritsar, April 23
The Guru Nanak Dev University Syndicate today decided to dismiss Varinder Pal Sharma, finance and development officer (FDO), following two different inquiries conducted by retired judges.

Sarabjit’s family leaves for Pak
Attari, April 23
"I want to call him Papa for the first time in my life before I hug him and experience what a father’s love is like," said Poonam, younger daughter of Sarabjit Singh, Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan, before crossing the international border with her kin at the Indo-Pakistan joint check-post here today.

Police forcing me to forgive him, claims rape-bid victim
Ludhiana, April 23
The victim of an attempt to rape in a bus may not have thought after going through the nightmarish experience the police would rub salt on her wounds in her pursuit  of justice.

Shift Swaraj Mazda unit, says AISSF
Amritsar, April 23
Panthic organisations have urged the Punjab government to initiate steps to shift the Swaraj Mazda factory near Ropar in order to save the heritage associated with Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Seniority of ayurvedic teachers
List drawn up after 11 years cancelled
Patiala, April 23
The list drawn up by the fixation committee relating to the seniority of professors working in the government ayurvedic colleges of the state has been rejected by the Medical Education and Research Department (MERD).