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Paddy Bonus
Cheque trouble for farmers
Sirhind/ Bassi Pathana, January 12
The paddy bonus cheques issued by Punjab government, have mistakes and have become a nightmare for farmers.
The Centre had announced bonus of Rs 50 per quintal for all farmers. The Centre released this payment to the state government, which handed these payments by cheques to the farmers.
SGPC seeks books taken during Op Bluestar
Amritsar, January 12
The SGPC in a memorandum to Vice- President of India Dr Mohammad Hamid Ansari during his visit to the Golden Temple, here today, urged him to prevail upon the central government to return rare books and manuscripts ,taken by Army or the CBI during Operation Bluestar in June 1984.
Ludhiana dominates livestock championship
Participants cry foul
 Muktsar, January 12
Amid objections and allegations, the Punjab State Livestock
Championship- 2009 concluded here today with a total of 2,465 head of cattle of various breeds and species participating in the event.
Students of the Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, showcashing acts of dare-devilry during the concluding day of animal fair in Muktsar on Monday.
Tribune photograph: Malkiat Singh
Five hi-tech livestock markets to come up soon: Sukhbir
Muktsar, January 12
The department of animal husbandry is soon going to introduce five state-of-the-art animal markets in the state, where all modern facilities would be made available to facilitate every purchaser or buyer of livestock.
Bringing up orphans with love
Ferozepur, January 12
Sharing love and compassion with those less fortunate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sanctioned a special gift of Rs 40 lakh from his discretionary quota on the eve of Lohri to 125 orphans being brought up here at Arya
Anathalaya, one of the oldest orphanages of the country.
Santosh PD Chowdhry (extreme left), manager of Arya
Anathalaya, and others celebrate Lohri along with inmates of the orphanage at Ferozepur on Monday. Photo by writer |
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India to tide over meltdown, feel bankers
Amritsar, January 12
India with robust economic fundamental would be able to tide over global economic meltdown and its fallout would be minimal said chairman and managing director (CMD), PNB, KC Chakrabarty here today during the State-level Bankers’ Committee meet.
SPVs to improve focal point infrastructure
Chandigarh, January 12
In a sneak peek into the much-awaited Punjab state industrial policy-2009, the state government today revealed the enactment of an Industrial Estate Maintenance Act to meet the long standing demand of the industry for better infrastructure in the focal points.
Setting up of dharamshalas a priority: Preneet
Patiala, January 12
Setting up of dharmshalas for people belonging to different sections of the society in each of about 1,150 villages falling in the Patiala Lok Sabha constituency figures as the top priority for Patiala MP Preneet
Kaur.
Class V test must for all students
Jalandhar, January 12
The office of the Director-General (School Education) said today that the class V examination is a must for every student studying in government, aided, unaided and private schools. Students of all schools affiliated to the Punjab School Education Board will also have to take the examination.
Amarinder to miss Maghi Mela
Chandigarh, January 12
The first major conference, which was to herald a united show of strength in the Punjab Congress at Muktsar on the occasion of Maghi Mela tomorrow, will miss the party’s campaign committee chairman Amarinder Singh, who is recuperating after a foot injury in Delhi.
Planning board members
Chandigarh, January 12
The Punjab government today nominated 15 members of the District Level Planning Committees of Ludhiana,
Kapurthala, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, Moga and Ropar. Santa Singh Umaidpur, Jagdev Singh
Gohalwaria, Jagjit Singh Talwandi, Harpreet Singh Garcha and Jiwan Dhawan have been appointed members of the Ludhiana committee while Harbajhan Singh has been appointed member of the Kapurthala committee.
Industrial policy in 2 months: Kalia
Bathinda, January 12
The government is likely to declare its industrial policy within the next two months. It would be prepared after going through a report of the United National Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), said Minister for Industries and Commerce Manoranjan Kalia here today. The minister was in the city for the unveiling ceremony of the statue of Swami Vivekanand situated at Rose Garden.
Taksal chief holds meeting on turban ban
Patiala, January 12
Damdami Taksal chief Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa has met Sikh Nation Organisation president Manjit Singh Randhawa to draw up programme on the issue of the ban on turban in France. The United Nations has recommended to the French government to review the law banning the use of turban in schools.
High Court
Costs imposed on Punjab education secy
Chandigarh, January 12
Punjab education secretary has to pay Rs 2,000 from his pocket for his failure to appear before the high court during the hearing of a contempt petition alleging non-compliance of an order on appointment. His failure to put in an appearance was also deprecated.
75 teachers remanded in judicial custody
Malerkotla, January 12
The Malerkotla police today arrested 75 ETT teachers on the charges of creating hindrance in the duty of police officials and damaging public property.
The teachers had protested against the Badal government at CM’s Vikas Rally organised here yesterday. Out of these total 79 booked teachers the police has arrested 75.
Charges framed against MLA’s son
Moga, January 12
The court of District and Sessions judge here has framed charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Sections 304, 304-A, IPC, against Akshit Jain, son of Congress MLA Joginder Pal Jain, in an accident case here yesterday.
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