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Saving Rajasansi
Central panel for drastic steps
Rajasansi, December 16
The high-powered parliamentary panel on civil aviation, at a meeting held here today, decided to take drastic corrective measure to pave way for the creation of a conducive environment for airlines to re-start their operations at the Rajastansi International Airport here.

Parliamentary panel members review infrastructure projects at the Rajasansi International Airport in Amritsar on Tuesday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Power Bill Arrears
Punjab police, MC waterworks major defaulters
Chandigarh, December 16
Considering the Punjab police’s standing, it may not send shock waves, but the organisation is among the prime defaulters of electricity bills. The number one position has been bagged by the state’s MC waterworks.

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POLITICS

Bhattal supporter is dist youth Cong chief
Sangrur, December 16
In the elections held here today for the post of president of the Sangrur District Youth Congress (DYC), Poonam Kangra, a candidate of Rajinder Kaur Bhattal’s faction and wife of local Congress municipal councillor Darshan Kangra, emerged victorious by defeating Rajvir Kaur with a margin of five votes. Poonam got 58 votes, while Rajvir polled 53 votes.

UPA defaming state govt: Sukhbir
Bathinda, December 16
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal today accused the Congress-led UPA government of trying to defame the SAD-BJP combine government by suddenly changing the cotton procurement policy that has created problems for growers.

REGIONAL BRIEFS

YOUR TOWN

Amritsar Chandigarh

Members of the Punjab Border Area Sangharsh Committee raise slogans during a rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Tuesday. 
Tribune Photo: Manas Ranjan Bhul

	Cops crack writer’s disappearance case December 16, 2008
	Mob sets bus on fire after kid’s death December 15, 2008
	Arguments on framing of charges fixed for Jan 10 December 14, 2008
	Central nod to food park December 13, 2008
	BJP MLA stages dharna against non-construction of road December 12, 2008
	Amarinder re-inducts expelled ex-MLA December 11, 2008
	Declare Punjab sensitive: Amarinder to EC December 10, 2008
	PPCC to relaunch campaign with Mohsina December 9, 2008

COMMUNITY

Think tank to guide planning of Punjab cities
Mohali, December 16
In a unique experiment, the social and private economic sector is being involved in chalking out the future of cities in Punjab.

Govt keen on expanding Annual Plan size
Jalandhar, December 16
Keen on jacking up its Annual Plan size Rs 7,500-Rs 8,000 crore for the next fiscal year (2009-10), the government authorities will hold discussions with senior officers of the Planning Commission tomorrow in Delhi.

Docs protest attack on jail officer
Hoshiarpur, December 16
Doctors of the local Civil Hospital today staged a demonstration on the hospital premises by suspending their work for about two hours to register their resentment against superintendent of district jails, Hoshiarpur, Sat Pal Singh for allegedly instigating a prisoner of the jail to assault the medical officer of the district jail, Dr Gurwinder Singh, on the jail premises on December 12, allegedly due to his personal enmity with the doctor.

Farmers get paddy bonus by cheques
Chandigarh, December 16
The state government today started the process of distributing cheques worth Rs 325 crore to farmers on account of bonus announced by the Centre on paddy purchase, along with a dollop of propaganda hailing its own achievement.

Himachal, Punjab police discuss Bhakra dam security
Nangal, December 16
The Punjab and the Himachal Pradesh police today convened a coordination meeting pertaining to the security of the Bhakra dam here today in wake of Mumbai terror attacks.

Council strives to make Khalsa College a varsity
Amritsar, December 16
Even as the union government has decided to establish a world-class university here besides granting the Central university status to one of the universities in Punjab, the Khalsa College Governing Council has stepped up efforts to turn the century-old historic college into a university.


Satyajit Singh Majithia, president, Khalsa College Governing Council, addresses the media in Amritsar on Tuesday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Guv returns file recommending Arora as VC
Tribune News Service 
Chandigarh, December 16
The Punjab Governor is learnt to have returned, without approving, the file recommending the posting of Rajnish Arora as vice-chancellor of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.

Education Secy bereaved
Chandigarh, December 16
Parveen Gupta, younger brother of Ashok Gupta, secretary, Education, died this morning following a massive heart attack. He was 45. He was cremated at his hometown Zira in the evening.

List of holidays 

COURTS

HC orders relief for victim’s family
Chandigarh, December 16
Gurtej Singh’s family is on for relief. Nine years after the youngster died in the custody of Amritsar police, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the payment of Rs 5 lakh as interim compensation.

HC seeks details on cancer hospital project
Chandigarh, December 16
The Punjab and Haryana High Court wants to know the details of the steps initiated by the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board for the setting up of a super-speciality cancer centre in Bathinda.

Moga case: Bail plea of main accused rejected
Moga, December 16
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected the bail application of Shinder Singh, the main accused in the case of sexual exploitation of a Dalit woman of Ghal Ghalan village, near here.

Punjab to take back anganwari supervisors
Chandigarh, December 16
Punjab is all set to take back the anganwari supervisors. As a bunch of petitions against their termination came up for hearing before the high court, Division Bench of Justice Ashutosh Mohunta and Justice Rajan Gupta, Punjab advocate-general Hardev Singh Mattewal informed the Court that as many as 50 supervisors would be adjusted against the posts meant for direct recruits after amending the relevant rules.