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Rahul pays obeisance at Golden Temple
Amritsar, September 22
The unscheduled visit of Rahul Gandhi, general secretary of the All-India Congress Committee (AICC), to Golden Temple here today surprised the police, mediapersons as well as the public.

General secretary of the AICC Rahul Gandhi partakes of langar at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Monday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Accorded warm welcome at Bhawanigarh
Sangrur, September 22
Hundreds of people accorded a warm welcome to Rahul Gandhi at Bhawanigarh, 22 km from here.

Enjoys sarson da saag, makki di roti
Patiala, September 22
Rahul Gandhi relished “sarson da saag” and “makki di roti” and said he enjoyed the flavour and taste of Punjab’s delicacy so much that he would try it once again whenever he got the opportunity.

Rahul stays away from Moti Bagh Palace
Patiala, September 22
Rahul’s act of “staying away” from the Moti Bagh Palace
of Capt Amarinder Singh despite “best efforts” of
Congress MP Preneet Kaur to ensure his visit to the
palace is being seen as a big setback to the former
Chief Minister and his loyalists.

Floodgates of Bhakra Dam opened
6 villages hit; crop damaged
Burj (Anandpur Sahib), September 22
Keeping in view the rising level of water towards the danger mark in the Bhakra Dam, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) opened the dam’s floodgates and released water last night.

A flooded road at Burj village in Anandpur Sahib on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Army help sought to plug Ghaggar breach
Sangrur, September 22
As the civil authorities were facing problems in plugging about 70-foot breach, occurred in the Ghaggar river near Andana village in the Khanauri area last night, additional district magistrate Indu Malhotra today sought the help of the military to get the breach plugged.

Panic button shouldn’t have been pressed, says engineer
Chandigarh, September 22
The BBMB decision to release water from Bhakra Dam has come in for criticism from engineers in Punjab who feel BBMB has pressed the panic button instead of waiting to let the situation stabilise as rain has already stopped in the catchment area.

State sans chief info commissioner for 2 months
Chandigarh, September 22
The Punjab State Information Commission is without chief information commissioner (CIC) for almost two months now.

COMMUNITY

DAP fertiliser ‘out of stock’
Bathinda, September 22
Faced with the unavailability of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) ahead of the wheat-sowing season, state farmers have been making a beeline for Dabwali and Killianwali in Haryana to buy this fertiliser there.

An IFFCO shop at Bathinda where the DAP fertiliser has gone out of stock. Tribune photo: Kulbir Beera

Bathinda Air Terminal
Go-ahead for land acquisition
Chandigarh, September 22
The Punjab State Land Acquisition Board (SLAB) today approved acquisition of 40 acres of Bhisiana village for civil air terminal adjacent to Bathinda Air Force Station.

Baba Farid Purb declared heritage festival
Faridkot, September 22
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced to celebrate Baba Farid Aagman Purb as heritage festival from next year like heritage festivals of Patiala, Amritsar and Kapurthala to promote cultural significance of Baba Sheikh Farid’s legacy.

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal lights the lamp at the Baba Farid centenary celebrations at Faridkot on Monday. Tribune photo: Kulbir Beera

Badal for more cops, modern arms
Ghubaya (Fazilka), September 22
“Before framing a new law to check terrorism, the Centre should ascertain the views of all Chief Ministers,” said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at a press conference at Ghubaya, village of Sher Singh, chief parliamentary secretary and MLA Jalalabad, 20 km from here, today.

Paddy allotment notified
Chandigarh, September 22
The Food and Supplies Department today notified the schedule of paddy allotment to rice mills for kharif marketing season 2008-09.

COURTS

High Court
Compassionate appointment
Heir of temporary staff can also be employed
Chandigarh, September 22
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that compassionate appointment can be granted to the heir of an employee, who is in line for regularization, but dies before it.