Libra followed his conscience: Khangura
Chandigarh,July 27
In a letter to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Congress MLA from Qila
Raipur, Jasbir Singh Khangura has stated that Sukhdev Singh Libra deserved national and international recognition for his sacrifice.
Election of Sarpanch
Panches allege irregularity
Chandigarh, July 27
Panches from Landa village in Moga district today alleged that officials on duty at the counting station had refused to acknowledge their representative as sarpanch though six out of total 11 panches were on one side.
‘Minority group man elected sarpanch’
Amritsar, July 27
The presiding officer has nominated one Jasbir Singh of minority group as sarpanch showing the majority group absent in the proceeding book on July 22, allegedly on back date.
Property of 3 drug smugglers to be attached
Ludhiana, July 27
As a measure to prevent smuggling of drugs in the state, the Department of Revenue under the Union Ministry of Finance has allowed the Punjab Police to attach property of three accused in smuggling of drugs cases registered recently in different parts of the district.
4 chartered planes to transport postal material
Sangrur, July 27
After the successful use of a chartered aeroplane to transport postal material in the eastern sector
(Kolkata, Guwahati, Agartala and Mizoram etc), the Department of Posts has plans to charter four aeroplanes for transporting postal material in the northern, southern, western and central sectors of the country.
Sikh heritage vandalised in Pakistan
Amritsar, July 27
The Pakistan Evacuee Property Trust Board, which controls the religious shrines in Pakistan, including
gurdwaras, has whitewashed frescos at historical Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore, in utter disregard to the Sikh heritage.
This vandalisation act has been despite tall claims of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
(PSGPC) and the board about the preservation of the Sikh heritage.
