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Firing in Moga district courts
Moga, August 2
A person was injured when three youths opened fire in the district courts complex in an attempt to kill two undertrials here this afternoon. One of the assailants has been arrested.

An injured of the firing incident at the district courts being treated in the Civil Hospital at Moga on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

Eye Camp ‘Botch-up’
Seal operation theatre: DM
Moga, August 2
Reacting to “botched” eye surgeries at a free medical camp, district magistrate of Moga Satwant Singh Johal has asked the health department to seal the operation theatre of the eye hospital run by Guru Ram Dass Charitable Trust and write to the police for appropriate action in the case.

Magisterial probe ordered

Ambulance service in 15 minutes
Govt to launch Public-private scheme
Pathankot, August 2
The Health Department will provide 74 ambulances at major towns under public-private partnership this year and by 2009-10, the entire state would be covered under the scheme.
Health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla inaugurates a trauma centre at the Pathankot Civil Hospital on Saturday. Photo: N.P. Dhawan

There was never any move to privatise PSEB: Jairam 
Nangal, August 2
Governments of Punjab and Haryana have shown keenness in having nuclear power plants in their states. Minister of state for power and commerce, government of India, Jairam Ramesh stated this to mediapersons at Satluj Sadan here today. On a visit to the Bhakra Nangal project, Jairam said the nuclear deal would pass the final and third stage in October after the US Congress passed it. "It will take at least six years to start nuclear plants in the country.

Union minister of state for power and commerce Jairam Ramesh visits the Bhakra Nangal project at Nangal on Saturday. A Tribune photograph 

POLITICS

Bhattal’s new bet — a youth brigade
Chandigarh, August 2
After an abortive bid to launch a new youth outfit, the Naujawan Sangharsh Samiti (NSS), led by her son Rahul Sidhu, Pradesh Congress president Rajinder Kaur Bhattal on Thursday blessed another outfit called the National Students Organisation (NSO) aimed at countering the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) sponsored the Students Organisation of India (SOI).

COMMUNITY

Special kendra that makes a difference
Ropar, August 2
Four-and-a-half-year-old Aayushi and her father Satish Arya are having the time of their lives. For Satish Arya, who is working with DCM Engineering, Aayushi is a bundle of joy. Her ‘namaste’, with a broad smile, is heart-warming.
Special children make candles at the Ambuja Manovikas Kendra, Salora, Ropar. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Arrest miscreants: IMA
Sangrur, August 2
The Punjab unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) today issued an ultimatum to the Punjab Police that if it failed to arrest the miscreants (who had recently attacked two private hospitals in Sangrur and Samana) and initiate action against a Samana police officer for allegedly making a change in the FIR registered against the miscreants, by August 5, it would observe a medical bandh in the state on August 7.

Police station gheraoed 
Amritsar, August 2
Residents of the Guru Nanakpura locality here today gheraod the Islamabad police station demanding the withdrawal of cases registered against some residents a few days ago. Addressing the protesters, Amarjit Singh Asal, general secretary, CPI, said the dharna would continue till cases were withdrawn.

‘Declare Ram Setu national monument’
Hoshiarpur, August 2
The district president and a senior leader of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad Manu Sharma and Bhanu Sharma, respectively, today demanded that the Centre should declare Ram Setu a national monument.

 

Threat to Patna Jathedar Amritsar, August 2 Jathedar, Patna Sahib, Giani Iqbal Singh has complained of getting threatening calls. In a press note faxed from Patna Sahib here yesterday, Giani Iqbal Singh alleged that the unidentified caller had claimed he (Jathedar) might be removed at the meeting of the Takht Patna Sahib Management Committee, to be held with SGPC president Avtar Singh on August 4 here. The caller had also informed that some “doctored CD”, containing objectionable information had also been prepared to defame him.

Giani Iqbal Singh

Threat to blow up Patiala temple
Patiala, August 2
Security has been beefed up around the local Kali Mata temple and railway station in the wake of a threat letter by “SIMI” saying that the two places would be blown up on the lines of Gujarat bomb blasts.

SGPC for CBI probe into Ishmeet’s death
Amritsar, August 2
President of the SCPC Avtar Singh has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a CBI probe into the death of singer Ishmeet Singh.

Writer thanks CM for aid
Amritsar, August 2
Shiromani Sahitkar award recipient Kulbir Kang (73) today thanked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for providing Rs 1 lakh for his treatment of joint pain.