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NRIs care for holy city’s cleanliness
Sister-city status with Bakersfield soon
Amritsar, October 31
The Punjabi-dominated city of Bakersfield in California has offered to actively participate in development activities of the holy city. Residents of Bakersfield have proposed to donate two modern sweeping machines for the high-tech cleaning process for the city. Main architect of the city-sister concept Nazar Singh, NRI settled in the USA, said during the visit of Amritsar mayor Shwet
Malik, the large Indian community had offered to contribute liberally for improving the infrastructure and cleanliness drive to make the city of the Golden Temple beautiful and clean.
Mattewal lashes out at bureaucracy
Chandigarh, October 31
Litigation involving the Punjab government is on the rise, apparently because of the bureaucrats shying away from using their “elbow room discretion” and “passing the buck” instead of taking decisions. As the office of the advocate-general finds itself overwhelmed with more cases than it can handle, the advocate-general has finally hit out at the bureaucracy, accusing it of having an “indifferent and callous attitude”, leading to minor issues ending in court.
Manpreet Badal seeks help of NGOs
Chandigarh, October 31
Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal gave a call to all non-government organisations (NGOs) and voluntary organisations (VOs) to come forward in getting programmes and policies of the state government effectively implemented at the grassroot level.
Traditional fervour at sports fest
Hazur Sahib, October 31
Two-day Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa Sports Festival, being held here to commemorate the tercentenary of Gurta Gaddi Diwas of Guru Granth Sahib, featured Maharashtra’s traditional game malkhamb and Sikh martial art today. Malkhamb is like acrobatic exercises, once displayed by bazigars in Punjab.
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| A Nihang prepares his horse for Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa Sports Festival at Hazur Sahib on Friday; (right) a budding gatka player. Photos: Vishal Kumar |
Pak devotees allege maltreatment
Hazur Sahib, October 31
Sikh devotees from Pakistan, led by Bishan Singh, former president of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, have lodged a protest against the Takht Hazur Sahib Management Committee, led by P.S. Pasricha, a former DGP, Maharashtra.
Seechewal holds kar sewa of Godavari
Hazur Sahib , October 31
Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, who came into the limelight after carrying out kar sewa of the holy Kali Bein (Kapurthala), today paid a surprise visit to clean the holy Godavari, along
with followers.
UT admn shouldn’t take up major projects: Dhindsa
Jalandhar, October 31
Secretary-general of the SAD Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa said today that the administration of the union territory of Chandigarh had no right to make any major changes in the character and the landscape of City Beautiful because it was a disputed territory and Punjab had a claim over it.
Raids on to check DAP fertiliser shortage
Gurdaspur, October 31
In a significant development, the Punjab government has launched a campaign to take unscrupulous traders and cooperative society employees to task to overcome the shortage of DAP fertiliser, much needed by farmers during the sowing of the coming wheat crop.
SAD (A) seeks action in over-weighing of paddy
Sangrur, October 31
A deputation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), led by state general secretary of the party Jeet Singh
Alloarkh, on Wednesday submitted a memorandum, regarding alleged over-weighing of paddy at the time of procurement in grain markets, to additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Indu
Malhotra. The deputation demanded action against the “erring” arhtiyas.
Farmers to intensify stir
Amritsar, October 31
Several farmers’ organisations in the state have planned to intensify their struggle to focus on the anti-farmer policies of the state and Central governments. They have decided to block Railway traffic for indefinite period from November 14.
Special team to probe scribe extortion case
Chandigarh, October 31
The director-general of police (DGP), Punjab, today ordered constitution of a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged registration of a false case of extortion by the Kapurthala police against Ashwani Malhotra, a private news channel reporter.
Rights panel asks health director to submit report
Chandigarh, October 31
The Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) today asked the director, Health Services and Family Welfare, Punjab and Chandigarh, to submit a report regarding a news item that appeared in a Hindi daily.
‘Hindutva forces would divide country’
Patiala, October 31
The All-India Shiromani Akali Dal (AISAD), which led a peace delegation to Jammu and Kashmir recently in its bid to create communal harmony in the valley and which was in the process of hammering out a third front in the Punjab’s political scenario, has apprehended that the widespread deterioration of the law and order scenario and uprising of “communal Hindutva forces” could create a situation akin to the disintegration of the erstwhile USSR.
Land Grab Case
Ferozepur SSP to probe allegations
against Sekhon
Chandigarh, October 31
Ferozepur senior superintendent of police (SSP) will now look into
allegations of official record tampering levelled against Punjab
irrigation minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon and others in a land matter.
High Court
Relief for Barjinder
Chandigarh, October 31
The CBI today undertook not to arrest Punjab’s former minister Tota Singh’s son Barjinder Singh in the Moga sex scam till November 4.
Revenue suptd held taking Rs 10,000 bribe
Sangrur, October 31
A team of the local Vigilance Bureau, led by DSP Roop Singh Maur, today caught Surinder Kumar Garg, superintendent in the office of the financial commissioner (Revenue), Punjab, Chandigarh, while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from Bharpur Singh, superintendent in the office of the Mansa deputy
commissioner, in the district administrative complex here.
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