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CM waives tax on Naatshala
Amritsar, June 29
Acceding to the prolonged demand of theatre lovers and artistes who have been fighting for the waiving off of the entertainment tax on live performing arts, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in a rare gesture announced to exempt the Naatshala from entertainment tax.
A scene from the play “Faasle” the 200th show of which was staged in Amritsar on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Badal wants more
Amritsar, June 29
It was a dream coming true for founder of Naatshala Jatinder Brar to whom goes the credit of creating the most modern theatre infrastructure in the holy city when Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal asked him to build a similar theatre in his constituency to promote this performing art.

Descendant of Maharaja’s minister sheds light on his secular character
Amritsar, June 29
There is a need to look at Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh by modern historians and advise present rulers to adopt his secular policies for social and cultural transformation of the region.

Fakir Saif-ud-Din, sixth generation descendant of Fakirs, who held eminent positions in the darbar of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, addresses a press conference in Amritsar on Sunday. — Photo by Vishal Kumar

Passport office inauguration: BJP resents ignoring Sidhu
Amritsar, June 29
A controversy has arisen over breach of protocol by the Ministry of External Affairs by failing to provide proper seating on the dais to local MP Navjot Singh Sidhu during the inauguration of regional passport office by Pranab Mukherjee here yesterday.
                                                                     Navjot Singh Sidhu

High Purchase Price
15 pvt milk plants close operations
Chandigarh, June 29
At least five private milk plants in Punjab have closed their operations owing to the high purchase price of milk. With the retail price of milk having failed to keep pace with the high purchase price, these milk plants had become economically unviable.

Cong prepares list of ‘SAD-BJP’ officers
Patiala, June 29
The PPCC has prepared a list of 32 IAS, IPS and other officers, who had “helped” the SAD-BJP candidates in the panchayat and civic body polls in the state.


PPCC president Rajinder Kaur Bhattal addresses a press conference in Patiala on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Bhattal gives Rs 1 lakh to Chamkaur Singh’s family
Nabha, June 29
Thousands of Indians sacrificed their lives for freedom and once again it was the turn of Congress workers to sustain it. PPCC chief Rajinder Kaur Bhattal stated this at Kishangarh Gurthali village, 17 km from here, at the antim ardas of Chamkaur Singh.

BJP cashes in on rising prices
Ludhiana, June 29
With rising prices likely to be a major poll issue in the coming parliamentary elections, leaders of the BJP have readied themselves to cash in on public sentiment.

Cong workers seize MLA’s car
Ferozepur, June 29
State general secretary of the Congress Parminder Singh ‘Pinki’ has alleged that the official machinery was being misused by the SAD-BJP government to influence voters here. Talking to The Tribune, he said alliance leaders were trying to create a ‘terror’ among the Congress candidates. 

Congress workers gherao the car of BJP MLA Sukhpal Singh Nannu in Ferozepur on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

An aerial view of submerged Sirki Bazar roads after Bathinda received heavy rainfall on Sunday morning. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

Jail staff to get latest training
Rs 30 cr for setting up college in Kapurthala
Barnala, June 29
To impart the latest training to jail staff in the state, a new college will be set up at Kapurthala shortly while the already existing college in Patiala will be upgraded to have facilities of the latest training techniques. A sum of Rs 30 crore has been earmarked by the state government for the purpose, said Hira Singh Gabria, minister for jail and social welfare.

Tributes paid to Maharaja
Chandigarh , June 29
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today paid glowing tributes to Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh on his 169th death anniversary. Remembering the great ruler on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the four-decade-long rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Punjab had become an ideal for all governments to emulate.

Campaign against quacks launched
Patiala, June 29
The state Medical Education and Research Department has launched a campaign against quacks and self-styled doctors, particularly those who offer ‘guaranteed treatment’.

Roads in Patiala dotted with potholes
Patiala, June 29
Patiala’s reputation of having best roads in the region has almost got eroded even before onset of monsoon triggered heavy rains with a number of city roads and the ones leading to nearby villages and townships having been dotted with potholes, deep enough to lead to accidents.

Manekshaw’s Funeral
PPCC resents defence apathy
Amritsar, June 29
Vice-president of the PPCC M.M. Singh Cheema has expressed resentment over the apathetic attitude of top functionaries of the defence forces vis-a-vis the funeral of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw at Wellington.

10-yr-old girl dies of bullet injury
Amritsar, June 29
Mystery surrounds the death of 10-year-old girl Arunima who was hit by a stray bullet when she was playing with her younger brother on the roof of her residence here late last evening.