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Nanded to be Hazur Sahib
Hazur Sahib, October 24
The Maharashtra government is contemplating renaming Nanded, situated on the Godavari, as Hazur Sahib Nanded to commemorate the tercentenary celebrations of Gurta Gaddi Divas and Parlokgaman of the 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh.

No Sankalp Diwas for Punjab: Badal
Khanna, October 24
The death anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi will not be observed in Punjab as Sankalp Diwas. This was stated by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said here today. “We have nothing to do with Sankalp Diwas,” he added. He was here paying tributes to late Basant Singh Khalsa, ex-minister and senior SAD leader, at a function organised to commemorate his 12th death anniversary.

Bhattal condemns govt for withdrawal

Freight rate unviable, say truckers
Jalandhar, October 24
As the authorities face problems in clearing paddy stacks from grain markets, truckers have blamed the government’s faulty policy for the mess.

Woman kingpin of drug trade held
Amritsar, October 24
The directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI) today managed to catch the big fish of drug cartel, Jeevan Lata, resident of Chandigarh, with three accomplices, near Phagwara while carrying a consignment of 5.17 kg heroin worth of Rs 25 crore in the international market.

COMMUNITY

Spreading green in Kandi area
Hoshiarpur, October 24
Taking a cue from crop diversification implemented in Himachal Pradesh, three farmers of the district have set up green houses in the Kandi area. Though it took them almost two years to decide on which alternative crop they should opt for, they finally decided to grow high-value crops, especially capsicum, at their green houses.

Harmanjit Singh Randhawa at his green house at Janauri village in the Kandi area of Hoshiarpur district. Photo by writer

K.P. S. Gill against new police Act
Chandigarh, October 24
Formaxer super cop and head of newly formed political outfit Tehrik-e-Watan-Parastan K.P.S. Gill said today that increasing police-politician nexus was dangerous for society and that a new police Act would give politicians even further control over the police force.

Dhaba owners can pay lump sum VAT
Chandigarh, October 24
In a change of policy to improve compliance in the payment of VAT (Value Added Tax), the Punjab government has allowed dhabha owners to pay a lump sum amount each year as tax.

Supplies Department to lift paddy from fields
Chandigarh, October 24
In a first such decision of its kind, the Food and Civil Supplies Department today decided to procure paddy from farmers in Punjab from their fields itself.

Amount withdrawn, staff yet to get salaries
Jalandhar, October 24
Daily wage earners working at the Harike Bird Sanctuary will be forced to observe a black Diwali for they have not been paid salaries for the past over seven months.

Paddy bonus disbursed
Amritsar, October 24
Taking a lead, district food and supply controller Anjum Bhaskar today distributed paddy bonus among 22 farmers at a special function organised at Rayya mandi.

Power staff get computer training
Patiala, October 24
Chairman of the PSEB Y.S. Ratra said yesterday that the board had decided to impart computer training to its employees.