Amritsar
SAD (Badal) flayed: Gurmit Singh Mundiyan, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) Youth Wing, blamed the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) for deteriorating values among Sikhs. He said, “The SAD (Badal)-controlled SGPC had not chalked out any significant plan to propagate Sikhism.” He alleged that the state government did not allow a programme on Sikhism being organised by Bangla Sahib Gurdwara.
Batala
Thieves held: The police arrested two motorcycle lifters,
identified as Harjinder Singh of Nawapind village and Harpal Singh of Allowal, on Monday. The accused have confessed to their crime, the police said.
Bathinda
Stone laid for PSEB sub-station: Chairman of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) HS Brar laid the foundation stone of a 66-KV sub-station at Dialpura Mirza village in the district on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Brar disclosed that the sub-station would cost about Rs 4.5 crore. It would cater to consumers in Bhuttiwala, Kotli Sanger, Assa Butar and Haraj villages.
Baby show held: Rehan won the “Best Baby” award in a baby show organised here on Sunday. Rehan, son of Rahul Kansal of the PSEB, bagged the award in the 1 to 2 years age group. A local school had organised the show. Mayor Baljeet Singh Birbehman gave away the prizes.
BSNL staff stage protest: BSNL employees in Bathinda and Mansa districts organised a lunchtime demonstration under the banner of the Joint Forum of BSNL Associations/Unions of Executives and Non-executives to protest against what they called “retrograde recommendations” of Sam Pitroda Panel on 30 per cent disinvestment, retrenchment of one lakh workers through VRS, unbundling of last mile copper of BSNL etc. Office-bearers of the unions including Tara Singh, Manohar Lal, Jaswant Singh and others were present during the demonstration.
Jagraon
21 needy couple tie nuptial knots: The Lok Sewa Society got 16 couples married at the local Geeta
Bhawan. The religious ceremony (Anand Karaj) was solemnised by Bhai Nichawar Singh. Shivam Saini of Spring Dew School were the chief guest.
Household articles worth more than Rs 1 lakh were distributed among the
couples.
Pathankot
Nominated: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has nominated Raj Kumar Sharma,
local Youth Congress leader, for the membership of the Telephone Advisory Committee in Pathankot.
Check-up camp: A free medical check-up camp was organised by 9FOD at Kandrori complex here on Sunday. As many as 1,000 patients were examined by a team of Army doctors at the camp and free medicines were distributed among the patients.
Phagwara
One killed in mishap: One person was killed in an accident while another committed suicide. Pinder Paul was killed after being run over by a train near the railway station late last night. Pappu (40), a cook, reportedly committed suicide by setting himself afire in Garrha village near Phillaur yesterday.
