POLITICS

‘SAD (A) not responsible for crime by ex-member’
Sangrur, June 26
Referring to the name of Jaswinder Singh Akoi in the FIR registered by the Sangrur police in connection with a murder, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) Simranjit Singh Mann said today some years ago Akoi had been a senior leader of his party, but later he joined the SAD (Badal) by quitting the SAD (A).

COMMUNITY

Sanitation in rural areas
Sulabh International, Punjab govt sign MoU
Chandigarh, June 26
Global social service organisation, the Sulabh International, today firmed up strategic tie-up with the Punjab government for a statewide hygiene programme. The Sulabh will join up the state government initially for the construction of public and private hygiene units, including improvised, low flush toilets for the rural.

Manwal residents deny grabbing shamlat land
Chandigarh, June 26
In a suit filed before a Pathankot court, four residents of Manwal village in Pathankot have refuted the allegations of grabbing 15 acres of shamlat land. The plaintiffs, Jarnail Singh and three others, have also refuted the charge of getting the soil lifted from the shamlat land.

Eunuch leader to focus on amenities for down-trodden Bathinda, June 26 Having scored a hat-trick by winning election to the Bathinda Municipal Corporation (BMC), eunuch leader Santosh Kumari Mahant is all set to take up development activities in the town. She won the recently concluded election to Bathinda Municipal Corporation with handsome margin over others in the fray.
Eunuch leader Santosh Kumari Mahant is being garlanded by members of her community. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

New to any place? log on to Samfra.com Chandigarh, June 26 After doing his B.Tech in computer science and engineering, Amritsar’s Jeet Singh got a job in Infosys at Bangalore, there he faced problem related to food. He felt homesick, as he was unable to find any suitable Punjabi eatery near his working place.

Jeet Singh and Gagandeep Singh

EDUCATION

Syndicate nod to appointment of profs
Amritsar, June 26
The Syndicate of Guru Nanak Dev university today approved the appointments of professors under the UGC’s Career Advancement Scheme besides approving employment on compassionate grounds and amendments to the Guru Nanak Dev University Non-Teaching Employees Association constitution.

Pbi varsity results
Patiala, June 26
Punjabi University, here has declared results of B Sc (Bio-Tech. Part-II), Gayani, M.B.E. semester-IV, M.A. English part-I, M.A. Fine Arts semester-II, M.A. Defence Studies part-II, M.A. Sanskrit part-I & II, M.A. Women Studies part-II, M.A. Social Work semester-IV, L.L.B. semester-VI, B.P.Ed. part-III and B.C.A. part-III.

BCA part-III result today
Amritsar, June 26
Result of BCA (part-III) examination of Guru Nanak Dev university will be declared on June 27. Dr R.S. Bawa, registrar said the result could be accessed from the university website www.gndu.ac.in after 5 pm.

CRIME

2 cops attacked by thieves, hospitalised
Pathankot, June 26
Two Punjab Armed Police (PAP) cops, were attacked by thieves late last night near Madhopur railway underbridge when they tried to stop the accused, who were carrying stolen iron scarp in a tractor-trailer.

BUSINESS