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Cong leaders unwilling to be led by Amarinder
Chandigarh, November 17
Despite reconciliation efforts, the Punjab Congress stands divided with the top leadership unwilling to be “led” by former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and even trying to put him in his place by repeating the supremacy of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) over the campaign committee which he heads.
All set for Rahul’s Amritsar visit today
Amritsar, November 17
The stage for the elections to the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) is set as All-India Congress Committee
(AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi will announce the date for elections of the Punjab Youth Congress here tomorrow on his second visit to the state.
Restoration of Baba Atal
Frescoes found hidden under bathroom tiles
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Amritsar, November 17
The heritage experts engaged by the SGPC and the district administration have found priceless frescoes from the first floor of Baba
Atal, the tallest building of Amritsar, hidden under bathroom tiles put up by Sikh Babas during previous kar
sewa.
A view of the damaged priceless frescoes on the walls of Baba
Atal. The building is in the Golden Temple complex. Photo: Vishal Kumar |
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A view of the pavilion put up by Punjab at the annual trade fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Monday.
Tribune photo: Kamal Kishore |
Viability of Amritsar Airport
Civil aviation panel’s visit may be delayed
Jet Airways to stop flights from Dec 1
Amritsar, November 17
Due to elections in certain states and top leaders busy campaigning, the visit of the high-profile civil aviation panel, formed to look into the viability of Amritsar international airport, may be delayed.
Civil Aviation Grounded — I
Department’s working marred by blame game
Chandigarh, November 17
Probes ordered by the Punjab Chief Minister and the director-general of Civil Aviation into the October 29 crash of the state’s only fixed-wing executive aircraft notwithstanding; a blame game has been rocking the Civil Aviation Department.
Arvind sure of getting Cong ticket
Sangrur, November 17
Former local Congress MLA Arvind Khanna today showed firm inclination to contest the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat as a Congress candidate, by saying that he had full confidence that he would get the party ticket.
UPA biased against state farmers: Majithia
Gidderpindi bridge to be reconstructed
Ferozepur, November 17
The Congress-led UPA government was deliberately ignoring interests of people of Punjab, especially of farmers of this border state, stated Bikramjit Singh Majithia, public relations, science and technology, water supply and sanitation, and non-conventional resources minister, while addressing party workers at Makhu, 40 km from district headquarters.
Excessive cess puts agro industry on back foot
Amritsar, November 17
The agrigarian state of Punjab is facing a dilemma due to its highest taxation structure in agriculture, forcing the agro industry here to think over to shifting to neighbouring states having low-tax structure.
Be ready to pay cops for verification
Chandigarh, November 17
If you have applied for a passport, vehicle registration certificate, character certificate or even your new arms license, then be ready to pay the Punjab police cop for its verification, as “facilitation charges”. The proposal is again under consideration as per recent circular issued by the
IGP, Punjab.
Principal’s transfer: Girl students protest again
Fathegarh Churian (Gurdaspur), November 17
Hundreds of students of the local Government Senior Secondary School for Girls today jammed traffic on almost all major roads of the town for hours together and took out a march in the city. They were protesting against the transfer of Principal Sukhdev Singh Kahlon to Ludhiana from here allegedly for
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| Students of the Government Senior Secondary School for Girls, Fathegarh Churian
(Gurdaspur), stage protest in the town on Monday. Photo by writer |
Students burn effigy of ‘imperialism’
Sangrur, November 17
Activists and members of the All-India Student Federation (AISF) and the Sarb Bharat Naujwan Sabha today burnt the effigy of “imperialism” in front of the main gate of the Government Ranbir College here and raised slogans against imperialism.
Gurbakhash, Mehboob to get Gurmat awards
Chandigarh, November 17
The Sikh Educational Society (SES) has decided to bestow Gurmat awards, being given in the memory of former SGPC president Gurcharan Singh Tohra every year, upon two prominent Sikh scholars, Dr Gurbakhash Singh and Harinder Singh Mehboob.
Sweets shop fails purity test
Sangrur, November 17
All four samples of sweets, khoya (two samples), rasgula and cham-cham (one each), allegedly belonging to one of a famous sweets shops of the town, Harman Sweets, have failed the purity
test.
DTO in dock
Chandigarh, November 17
A district transport officer (DTO) is in the dock on a petition filed by a
Mansa-based driving school operator.
In an attempt to belie the DTO’s claim of not having discussed the training school license issue, the petitioner today placed before the court a compact disc, allegedly containing excerpts of conversation with the officer.
High Court
Plea rejected
Chandigarh, November 17
Less than a month after Fortis Healthcare Limited accused Punjab of denying it a “level playing field” for developing Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences at Jalandhar, the high court today ruled there was no merit in the plea.
Headmaster held for molesting girl
Tarn Taran, November 17
The headmaster of a government school was caught allegedly for molesting a Class VI student at Bhullar village here today.
However, Gian Singh (52), headmaster, Elementary School, Bhullar, denied the
charge, saying the victim was like his granddaughter.
Seven booked for kidnapping woman
Amritsar, November 17
The Islamabad police here last evening booked seven persons for allegedly kidnapping and selling a woman Shama
Rani, a mother of four children. A case under sections 365, 355 and 498, IPC, has been registered at Islamabad police station.
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