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State dream of sweet oranges turns sour
Citrus project faces cash crunch
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Chandigarh, May 24
Bureaucratic tussles and dithering at the political level have turned Punjab’s dream of the sweet orange sour. Faced with grave ecological problems created by the wheat-paddy rotation, the Punjab government had come out with a diversification plan whose focus area was horticulture.
A view of the Jalowal citrus nursery near Jalandhar.
— Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma
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Projects worth 20,000 cr cleared
Chandigarh, May 24
Eight-lane super express highway, connecting Pathankot with Ajmer via Jalandhar, a luxury train for the religious artery of the state to cover Mohali, Patiala, Amritsar, Kangra and Anandpur Sahib, sprawling eight-lane ring-roads around Ludhiana, Amritsar and
Jalandhar.
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Pak
hands over 99 prisoners
Attari, May 24
After the two neighbours inked an agreement on consular access to
prisoners, Pakistan this afternoon released 99 Indians, including 96
fishermen, who mostly belong to Gujarat where there is no marking to
indicate the border. |
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SONS OF SOIL: Indian fishermen kiss the soil after crossing over to India from the Attari-Wagah joint check post after their release by Pakistan on Saturday.
— Photo by Vishal Kumar
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Cheema for 3-member poll panel
Gurdaspur, May
24
In the wake of the high number of complaints and disputes relating
to the elections in the state, the state election commission, which is a
single-member body, be made a three-member commission on the pattern of
the Central commission. This was demanded by M.M. Singh Cheema,
vice-president of the PPCC. He said the government should form a
three-member state election commission for the coming urban local
bodies elections. |
M.M.S. Cheema
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Elections for 57 Gram Panchayats postponed
Chandigarh, May 24
The state Election Commission today postponed the general elections to 57 gram panchayats in 12 districts of Punjab, which were scheduled to be held on May 26. Besides, three election officers have been removed.
Probe into SAD-BJP clash deferred
Amritsar, May 24
A high-level probe into the clash between SAD MLA Harmeet Singh Sandhu and BJP MLA Anil Joshi at Tarn Taran has been deferred till the completion of the panchayat elections.
PRTC to replace 75 overaged buses
New fleet ready to roll
Patiala May 22
The Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) is all set to replace 75 of its 500 overaged buses within the next three months. One of its proposed 75 new buses has already been fabricated and is ready to hit the road.
Help terrorism-hit families: BJP
Chandigarh, May 24
The BJP, Punjab unit, today said there was immediate need to extend financial help, apart from providing jobs to terrorist victim families in the state. The BJP said pension and other benefits being given to such families were not adequate and there was a need to do more to help such families.
Raja Ali to gift PM 110-year-old ancestral shawl
Amritsar, May 24
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s childhood friend Raja Mohammad Ali from Pakistan wants visa restrictions removed for people of two neighbouring countries to cement the bond between them.
Raja Mohammad Ali (right), schoolmate of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, shows a 110-year-old shawl to DAV Public School students in Amritsar on Saturday.
— Photo by Vishal Kumar
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Man from South popularises Punjabi literature
Gurdaspur, May 24
Lack of love of mother tongue among Punjabis has failed to promote literature of great Gurus the way it should be. Punjabi is a rich language and lack of its promotion has kept generations bereft of the teachings of the Sikh Gurus.
Pt Rao Dharenavar on the “Promote Punjabi literature movement” in Pathankot on Tuesday.
— Photo by writer
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Promoting Punjabi ethos in UK
Chandigarh, May 24
Neither an idealist nor a mystic, yet Wolverhampton (UK) based author Darshan Singh Dhir is hailed as the pioneering literary exponent of Punjabi ethos in the Queen’s land, especially reviving the spirit of Doaba in his creative writings.
Credited with 17 literary creations, including 10 novels and
seven short story collections, Darshan Singh has been undeniably
reigning supreme as the preeminent novelist on the Punjabi
literary firmament abroad. |
Darshan Singh Dhir
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SP retired ‘compulsorily’ due to sexual harassment
Khanna, May 24
Ajmer Singh Romana SP (headquarter) was today retired "compulsorily" , two-and-a-half years before his
superannuation. He was retired following a fax message received from the Raj Bhawan today.
‘Forcible conversion’ foiled
Amritsar, May 24
Members of the local Dharam Jagran Samanvay Vibhag today foiled an alleged attempt of a missionary of Dehra Dun to forcibly convert students of kusht ashrams.
Dr Markan joins as DHS (ESI)
Mohali, May 24
Dr Y.C. Markan, additional director health services, Punjab, has taken over as director health services
(ESI), Punjab. Dr Markan, did his M.S. in orthopaedics from CMC, Ludhiana and joined the Punjab Civil Medical Service in
1979.
Old-age pension sought from SGPC
Sangrur, May 24
The district unit of the Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) has urged the SGPC to give pensions every month to old, needy persons on the pattern of the Waqf Board.
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