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11 schoolchildren die in road accident
Cong nails ‘govt lie’ on Adarsh schools
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Counselling for PG medical courses marred by protests
Policewomen have a word with protesting medical
graduates during counselling at Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,
Faridkot, on Tuesday. A Tribune photo
No threat, BBMB not to release more water yet
Bajwa has not dared to counter-challenge
Harsimrat: SAD
Engage experts, not babas, for kar sewa, says Bibi Kiranjot
Kauni could be in further trouble
Bajwa: Explain displacement of Kutch Sikhs
Sidhwan expressway may be delayed further
Heading
nowhere: An incomplete railway over-bridge en route the Sidhwan Canal
Expressway Project near Ludhiana. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Facing nationality crisis, a family has nowhere to go
March to
freedom: The released Pakistani prisoners while crossing over to their home country at the Attari-Wagah border on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
PCS officer’s plea on retirement quashed
Recruitment of rural
teachers
Illegal
colonies
Anti-Punjabi bias won’t be tolerated, says Bittu
IAS officers can’t claim arbitration fee: Centre
'Suicide' by inmate
Illegal mining
Brahm Bhog feeds 700 persons everyday
Serving the needy: An official of Brahm Bhog dhaba serves food in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma
South Asian Punjabi Conference opens
Illegal mining
Two get 7-yr RI for murder
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Cong nails ‘govt lie’ on Adarsh schools
Chandigarh, July 30 Addressing mediapersons here, PPCC spokesman Sukhpal Khaira showcased audit and inspection reports procured under the Right to Information (RTI) Act to corroborate his charges. Khaira alleged that the Adarsh schools at Hardasa village in Ferozepur and Manawan village in Moga districts had been charging Rs 3,100 as annual admission fee. This, he claimed, despite the state government paying a monthly grant of Rs 1,680 per student as tuition fee and uniform and travelling allowance. The Congress leader pointed out that many of these schools had, in the audit, shown a managing director drawing a salary of Rs 50,000 a month even though nobody was actually occupying the chair. He also pointed out that a number of other staff members shown on the rolls, including clerks, gardeners and even doctors, were actually non-existent. A special audit objection on Rs 3.57 lakh shown as fuel expenditure in June when the schools were closed for summer break was also pointed out. The sons of JS Dhaliwal, the chairman of Baba Isher Singh Educational Society, which was running these two schools when the audit was conducted, were shown drawing salaries even though they were not working. Dhaliwal’s younger son, in fact, was studying abroad, it was alleged. Dhaliwal, however, said, “We left the Hardasa school in November last and have nothing to do with its administration now. In Manawan school, we appointed new staff in April as the old teachers had started indulging in indiscipline. The allegations about my sons drawing salary are unfounded… A government inspection has found everything functioning according to the rules.” Demanding an audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and a ‘white paper’ on the issue by the state government, Khaira said an FIR should be registered against the society. PPCC general secretary Fatehjung Bajwa, former minister Inderjit Singh Zira, affected Adarsh schoolteachers Gurpreet Singh, Dildar Singh and Jaskaran Singh and Chamel Singh, a parent of a student, were among those present with Khaira. The setting up of Adarsh schools has been a dream project of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and more than 20 schools have come up in rural areas of the state so far. These schools have been set up on panchayat land on a lease of 99 years. While the state government was to bear 50 per cent of the initial establishment cost and 70 per cent of the monthly operational cost, the rest was to be borne by the firm entrusted to run these schools. Sparing a couple of schools run by the Bharti Foundation, others are said to be in a bad shape.
Education Minister terms Cong allegations “humorous” Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka has termed the Congress allegations as “humorous”. He said only recently, the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre had said Punjab was number one in the country in the field of education. He said 41 Adarsh schools were being run by the state government. He claimed no school had been closed and only the management in seven schools had been changed because of certain flaws. Allegations abound
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Counselling for PG medical courses marred by protests
Faridkot, July 30 But the university refused to entertain the request, triggering angry protests. Hundreds of young doctors reached the university today to attend counselling for MD/MS/Diploma and MDS seats in various government and private medical colleges of the state. They argued that with the court allowing an incentive of up to 30 per cent marks to the RMOs in the National Eligibility Entrance Test (10 per cent for each year in service), they had been virtually knocked out of the competition. As the crowds that indulged in sloganeering began to turn restive by 5 pm, a heavy police force was called in to assist the university authorities and the venue for counselling shifted to a meeting room. The counselling started as late as 6.30
pm. Roopinder Singla, one of the aspirants for a PG seat, had earlier filed a writ petition in the High Court demanding that admissions be made as per the admission information brochure released by the university before the National Eligibility Entrance Test
(NEET-PG). This brochure did not mention any incentive for candidates (except for those in the reserved category) in the 40 per cent general category seats. “Now with 30 per cent incentive to the
RMOs, we have been knocked out of the competition,” Roopinder claimed. SS Gill, Vice Chancellor, said the counselling was being conducted as per the High Court directions and that it was to be completed before July 31. Dr Rajesh Kumar, an office-bearer of the
RMOs' Association, said the High Court had granted them relief after they were denied admission in the 60 per cent quota for PCMS in-service doctors. Out of about 700 MD/MS/Diploma and MDS seats in various colleges in the state, 50 per cent are filled through the
NEET-PG. Of the remaining seats, 60 per cent are filled from among PCMS in-service doctors. For the remaining 40 per cent general category seats, fresh graduates are now required to compete with
RMOs.
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No threat, BBMB not to release more water yet
Chandigarh, July 30 Earlier, it was decided that if the water level at the dam reached 1,650 feet before July 30, excess water would be released from the dam in a regulated manner. However, Punjab's Chief Engineer (Canals) Amarjit Singh Dullet, who represented the state at the meeting, said the level of water in the dam was 1,648 feet today. A BBMB official said about 36,000 cusecs of water was being released from the dam. Of it, about 23,000 cusecs was flowing into the canals and the remaining into the river. "We have told the BBMB authorities to generate power to the optimum level and to make adequate water available for irrigation. There is no need to release additional water from the dam at this stage", said Dullet. He said the BBMB authorities had been told to let the dam fill up to 1,670 feet in August and at that point, the situation could be reviewed accordingly. The dam, which was earlier allowed to be filled up to 1,685 feet, is now filled up to 1,680 feet. In case the water level goes beyond 1,680 feet before September 20, excess water is released in the river. Releasing excess water from the dam has proved dreadful several times in the past. In the late 1980s, additional release of water had created havoc in downstream areas, especially in Anandpur Sahib area of Ropar district. Owing to heavy rain in the catchment area of the reservoir some weeks ago, there was a sudden rise in the level of water at the Bhakra dam, "The situation had created panic among all concerned. Because of this reason, today's meeting was called to review the situation," said an official. He said due to lopsided rainfall during the past some days, the augmentation in the level of water in the Bhakra had slowed down. In fact, it had come down to a foot a day, which was a normal phenomenon during the monsoon, he added.
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Bajwa has not dared to counter-challenge
Harsimrat: SAD
Chandigarh July 30 "We are amused that Bajwa has refused to counter-challenge Harsimrat and has instead thrown his party's biggest leader in the ring to face her," Bains said. He said by insisting that Rahul could contest only from Amethi, the PPCC president had further admitted that their prime ministerial candidate lacked national appeal. " "By refusing to counter-challenge Harsimrat, the PCC president has betrayed his panic and conceded that he himself has neither the capacity nor the nerve to counter-challenge her for a fight in Punjab," Bains said. He further said that by asking Harsimrat to travel to UP to contest from Rahul's home constituency, Bajwa had conceded that she was invincible in Punjab and that even Rahul had no chance against her in the state. "Bajwa, who not only belongs to Punjab but is also the president of his party's state unit, has not shown the courage to challenge Harsimrat to a fight on any constituency in Punjab and has insisted on her travelling to UP, and that too to Amethi, clearly conceding that even in UP, Rahul is not confident on any any other seat but Amethi," Bains added.
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Engage experts, not babas, for kar sewa, says Bibi Kiranjot
Amritsar, July 30 Talking to The Tribune here today, Bibi Kiranjot Kaur said: “When you think about restoration or preservation of an architectural marvel, you should engage professional experts with the necessary experience in the field. Baba Bhuriwale doesn’t have any background in restoring or conserving artwork.” She said Baba Bhuriwale was handed over the ‘kar sewa’ of Darshani Deori gates but had yet to complete the task. She pointed out that the ‘kar sewa’ to replace the gold-plates on the outer walls of the shrine in 1995-99 was not up to the mark. “Those engaged in the kar sewa had claimed that the gold would not lose its sheen. But it started turning black within a couple of years.” She said the material used for repair work at that time did not gel well with the original material used in the construction of the shrine. “There was no seepage in the sanctum sanctorum, which stands amid a sarovar, prior to the gold-plating in 1995-99. Now, the seepage needs to be treated scientifically on priority.” The former SGPC general secretary said that “kar sewa wale babas” should not be allowed to carry out any work in the Golden Temple complex, as “these babas are primarily involved in the construction of new buildings while restoration requires expertise.” She felt that the SGPC should constitute a heritage cell comprising conservation experts and a dedicated staff for the purpose. Bibi Kiranjot pointed out that the Damdami Taksal had raised Operation Bluestar Memorial taller than the adjoining Gurdwara Thara Sahib in violation of the original plan. “Now, they are re-constructing the gurdwara after demolishing the old building so as to raise its height and erect a dome atop,” she said. On the other hand, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar said though Baba Bhuriwale had been asked to undertake “'kar sewa”, the renovation works would be done in consultation with and under the supervision of experts. He said Bathinda Member of Parliament Harsimrat Kaur was personally monitoring the work.
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Kauni could be in further trouble
Archit Watts/TNS Documents procured by a resident of Muktsar district under the RTI Act reveal that Kauni owned a retail liquor vend and a tavern in Patiala and a company registered on his son’s name obtained the L-13 licence to sell liquor in Bathinda. The documents show that Kauni owned a retail liquor vend and a tavern at Tripuri in Patiala during the financial year 2000-01. Also, a company on the name of his son, Sukdeep Singh, had the L-13 licence to sell country liquor in Bathinda. Baptised Sikhs are banned from consuming liquor or any other intoxicant. When approached, Kauni said: “I am aware of those who have launched a propaganda against me. If they have obtained documents under the RTI Act showing a liquor vend allotted on my name, then they must be correct.” When probed further, he said: “Yes I was into the liquor business. But what is wrong with that?” Kauni said he had been elected SGPC member since 1996 from the Doda
constituency. This shows that at the time when he was running the liquor vend, he was an SGPC member. Kauni was summoned by Akal Takht on July 26 to explain his presence at a function organised by Dera Sacha Sauda followers despite a ban by the Sikh high priests. But he sought exemption from the same on health grounds. Earlier in 2011, the Sikh high priests had awarded a 15-day “tankhah” (punishment for religious misconduct) to Kauni for attending a Dera Sacha Sauda function in Doda village. When contacted, the Akal Takht chief, Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, said: “A Sikh, especially an SGPC member, should not do such business. In Sikhism, the use of intoxicants is forbidden.”
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Bajwa: Explain displacement of Kutch Sikhs
Bunga Sahib (Ropar), July 30 Bajwa, who was addressing a meeting of party workers as part of the Congress’ mass contact programme here, cited a report that appeared in a section of the media today. He said the incident highlighted the “anti-minority” mindset of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, “whom Badal had accorded a grand reception in Pathankot recently”. The report, prepared by the National Commission for Minorities, stated that the Gujarat Government had “prima facie” discriminated against the state’s Sikh community in Kutch by ordering them to sell their land and return to Punjab as they were not Gujaratis. It stated that Modi cited the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948. The commission, however, strongly disapproved of the Gujarat Government’s interpretation that only Gujarati farmers could own or buy land in the state under the Act. Bajwa said the Sikhs from Punjab had migrated to Kutch on being invited by former Prime Minister the late Lal Bahadur Shastri. He said the Sikh farmers had worked hard to make the land fit for cultivation and contributed their bit in the Green Revolution. Criticising the Punjab Chief Minister, he alleged Badal preferred silence over the issue despite a deputation of Sikhs from Gujarat having called upon him in the past. Describing the political alliance between the SAD and the BJP as an “understanding of opportunism driven by the business interests of the Badal family”, Bajwa said the Akali Dal was not a true representative of the Sikhs.
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Sidhwan expressway may be delayed further
Ludhiana, July 30 The Public Works Department (PWD) officials, who have been supervising the project, claimed they were in constant touch with the railways department and that the barriers would be removed shortly. The Rs 328.16-crore expressway project is 26.9 km in length, with carriage way on each side from Doraha to Ludhiana-Ferozepur Road. It will provide as a bypass for the traffic moving towards Ferozepur. Its foundation stone was laid in 2009 and the project was scheduled to be completed by February 2012. After missing the first deadline, the authorities concerned said the work would be done by December. Pardeep Kumar, a top official of the company that has been allotted the project, said they had been pressing upon the PWD officials to get the rail barriers removed since August last. “A year has passed but the authorities have been sitting on our request. The foundation of a portion of the over bridges has to be laid exactly where these barriers are located,” claimed Pardeep Kumar. Ajit Pal Singh Brar, executive engineer, PWD, claimed they were in talks with the railway department for the removal of these barriers. “The contractor should carry out the remaining work because these barriers certainly are not posing any hindrance,” he said.
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Facing nationality crisis, a family has nowhere to go
Amritsar, July 30 As such, the family could not be repatriated even today when its members, comprising Sona Ali, his wife Julaha Begam and their three children, were freed from the Amritsar Central Jail along with 22 Pakistani prisoners. Though appearing mentally fit, the family members once introduced themselves as the residents of Bangladesh. But on another occasion, they said they belonged to Myanmar (Burma), a jail official said. The jail authorities, as per law, also arranged a counselling session with the High Commission of both the countries, but to no avail. The officials today referred their case to the Foreign Regional Registration Office to facilitate them a year’s stay in India under the long-term visa policy through the Union Ministry of External Affairs. As of now, the family has been handed over to the Tarn Taran police, said RK Sharma, Deputy Superintendent of Amritsar Jail. “After the
completion of their jail term, they were kept as interns in a transit camp inside the jail as they had nowhere to go. We consider them under the category of ‘stateless’,” he said.
India repatriates 22 Pak prisoners In a goodwill gesture, India on Tuesday repatriated 22 Pakistani nationals, including eight civilians and 14 fishermen, through the Attari-Wagah Integrated Check Post. They were handed over by the BSF to the Pakistan Rangers.
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PCS officer’s plea on retirement quashed
Chandigarh, July 30 As such, her petition against the state government, filed merely on the basis of trepidation, has failed to evoke any response from the Bench and stands dismissed as non-maintainable. In her petition against the State of Punjab and other respondents, PCS officer Kiran Rosy had earlier told the High Court that she was currently posted as Deputy Secretary (Pension and Grievances). Appearing on her behalf, a senior counsel had told the Bench that the instant writ petition had been filed for “quashing the decision taken by the respondent-authorities as regards compulsorily retiring her from service”. Taking up the matter, Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa asked the senior counsel to clarify the present position with regard to her continuation in service. It was then the Bench was told that no such order had been passed by the authorities concerned. In his orders pronounced in the open court, Justice Dhindsa asserted: “On a pointed query having been put to the senior counsel, it stands conceded that as of date, there is no order as regards premature retirement/compulsory retirement that has been passed by the competent authority”. Refusing to grant the PCS officer the relief she was seeking from the Court, Justice Dhindsa minced no words to say: “Clearly, the present writ petition has been filed on a mere apprehension. The writ petition accordingly is not even maintainable. The civil writ petition accordingly is dismissed”.
Curious case
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Recruitment of rural
teachers
Chandigarh, July 30 The counsel for the petitioners argued that Parminderpal Singh and other candidates had earlier filed another petition in the High Court. Taking up the matter, the Bench had stayed the finalisation of the recruitment process for 5,078 posts of rural associate teacher. The government, under pressure of interim orders, was compelled to conduct TET for 2012. Four of the present petitioners qualified the examination conducted on June 9. Since the High Court has, in its judgment dated July 19, held that holding of TET at least once a year was mandatory, the petitioners should also be allowed to submit their applications for participation in the recruitment process initiated by the Punjab Education Department for the recruitment of rural associate teachers, the counsel said Justice Dhindsa, while issuing notices to the respondents for August 14, directed the state counsel to seek instructions from the government on the issue of extension of cut-off date for permitting candidates who qualified TET on June 19 also to submit their applications for consideration in the recruitment process.
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Illegal
colonies
Sangrur, July 30 Kamal said this during his visit to the town as part of his state-wide tour today. He said meetings were being held at the government level on the issue of e-trip and he was hopeful that a suitable result would come out soon. He said e-trip was not any type of tax but it was a system (filing of information online) under which the Excise and Taxation Department had reduced the transaction limit to Rs 50,000 from Rs 3 lakh. The state BJP chief said since traders were opposed to it, the BJP had asked the Chief Minister to find an amicable solution in this regard. He told party workers and leaders to gear up for the Lok Sabha elections. There was a need to mobilise supporters in a big way, he told workers during his visit to the town as part of his state-wide tour. Kamal claimed the Congress would have to face a crushing defeat as the people were "fed up with the anti-people policies of the UPA Government". Corruption, price rise, unemployment and poverty were the major issues, he said.
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Anti-Punjabi bias won’t be tolerated, says Bittu
Chandigarh, July 30 The MP said the SAD-led Government had failed to protect the interests of Punjab and Punjabis. He urged the state government to send officials on deputation to claim 60 per cent posts reserved for the state employees in the UT, Chandigarh. "Because of the lacklustre approach of the state government, Punjab's claim over Chandigarh has weakened," Bittu claimed. He appealed to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to pull up senior officials on deputation in Chandigarh for their failure to protect the interests of the state in the Union Territory. He also urged the Chandigarh Administration to put up boards in Punjabi at important places in the state capital in view of the sentiments of the people of Punjab. He said even in the national capital, boards in Punjabi had been put up on official buildings. The MP said there was no information in Punjabi on CTU boards to inform commuters of various bus routes. This was deplorable.
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IAS officers can’t claim arbitration fee: Centre
Chandigarh, July 30 An affidavit submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court stated that the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has even set the things clear by issuing guidelines vide a circular dated July 26. The reply came in response to a petition filed in public interest by advocate HC Arora. It alleged that IAS officer SR Ladhar collected Rs 1.58 crore as fee for conducting arbitration between the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and farmers whose land was acquired. Ladhar had fixed the arbitration fee as Rs 3,600 per case. In a particular case involving 629 applications, he charged separate fee per application and collected Rs 26 lakh for passing a common order, the petition alleged. In its reply, the Central Ministry added: “Arbitration in land acquisition cases is a routine part of normal duty of such officers.” The affidavit by secretary to Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Vijay Chhibber, categorically stated: “As far as arbitration proceedings are concerned, the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as well as provisions of NH Act would apply. “In respect of other aspects, such as payment of fee etc, the arbitrator is also governed by his own service rules. The respondent, SR Ladhar, is a member of IAS, and is, therefore, governed by Rule 13 (4) of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968, which states that “no member of the Service shall accept any fee for any work done for any public body or for any private person without sanction of the Government.”
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'Suicide' by inmate
Patiala, July 30 Sources said it was a lapse on part of the jail officials that an inmate hung himself with a handcuff chain meant to tie him up with the hospital bed. They said handcuffs were allowed inside the jail only after an approval by the Deputy Jail Superintendent and the Jail Superintendent. But in this case, no permission was taken, they said. A senior jail official said while a magisterial probe was on, another probe had been ordered by the Jail Department to nail officials responsible for the negligence. Victim's father Rulda Singh has demanded a high-level probe and a criminal case against the guilty officials. "The jail authorities are hiding the facts," he alleged. Patiala District Magistrate Gopal Krishan Singh said a probe by the Chief Judicial Magistrate was underway and the report would soon be sent to the Jail Department and the Principal Secretary, Home. Case file
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Illegal mining
Amritsar, July 30 Disclosing the findings of a committee set up to inquire into "illegal mining," Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal said "no illegality" had been found in the mining operations in Raipur Kalan village. The site had been officially identified, auctioned and approved by the Mining Department earlier this year. However, some "irregularities" had been found in the mining procedure. Contrary to rules permitting mining up to 10 ft, it had been found between 15ft-18 ft at the site. Subsequently, the contractor has been issued a show-cause notice and the committee had recommended that his licence for the site be suspended. The DC said the committee had written to the Principal Secretary, Mining, for departmental action and suspension of Ravinder Kumar, Inspector, Mining, for dereliction of duty. The committee had also found that the SDO, Drainage, had lodged a complaint against illegal mining with the Ajnala SHO on July 18 and again on July 23. But the SHO had failed to act. Therefore, SHO Gurmeet Singh and Head Constable Harjeet Singh had been suspended. The DC said regular checking was being undertaken to curb illegal mining and in the past six months 58 FIRs had been lodged, 89 identified and vehicles, including 45 trucks and 31 tractors, impounded.
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Brahm Bhog feeds 700 persons everyday
Ludhiana, July 30 The kitchen, that is not associated with any religion or sect, serves lunch to at least 300 persons in Chandigarh, inmates of old-age homes and schools in Ludhiana’s Ram Nagar, Anand Nagar and Bihari Colony, all slum areas. Girdari Lal says: “At Brahm Bhog, we serve vegetables, pulses, rice and salad.” The initiative to provide food to the poor under the banner of “Dream and Beauty Charitable Trust” was started by an NRI, Anil Monga, in 1996. Initially, the trust charged Re 1 for the meal so that the beneficiaries felt that they were contributing towards the kitchen. Now, Brahm Bhog provides food free of cost. Ramesh Kumar, a bank employee, who often comes to Brahm Bhog for lunch, says: “One has to spend Rs 25 to Rs 30 in the market for a decent meal. Here, the food is prepared on a large scale. Hence, it costs less. I enjoy the food here. It is delicious.”
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South Asian Punjabi Conference opens
Patiala: The two-day South Asian Punjabi Conference, being organised by the World Punjabi Centre of Punjabi University, got underway at Kala Bhawan on the university campus today. Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra inaugurated the event.
Dr Jaspal Singh, Vice Chancellor, said the efforts of Punjabi University had resulted in motivating the Uttarakhand and West Bengal governments to initiate the process for establishing Punjabi academies in their states. Dr Anarkali Kaur, MP in the Upper House of Afghanistan, said Punjabis in Afghanistan had been able to maintain their identity despite heavy odds.
— TNS
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No licence for liquor vends along highways for now: HC
The Bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul also asked the states of Punjab and Harayana to carry out a survey to find out the number of liquor shops along the highways. The states have also been asked to prescribe the period for their removal. The Bench made it clear that boards on vends advertising liquor brands need to be removed. For the purpose of submitting a report, four weeks have been granted to the Secretaries, Local Bodies and Excise and Taxation. The directions came on a petition filed by Arrive Safe Society through its president Harman Singh Sidhu. In the petition filed in public interest, the NGO has sought directions for removal of liquor vends situated along national highways near Chandigarh and the neighbouring states. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), on a previous date of hearing, had informed the High Court that it had written to the Chief Secretaries of all states for implementing the guidelines issued by the National Safety Council, Union Ministry of Surface
Transport. The guidelines include removal of liquor vends from highways and roadsides. Counsel for the NHAI claimed the ministry had also sought action-taken reports from the states and had directed that liquor vends should not be opened on highways. Already, an over-sized advertisement board on liquor vends dotting the roads have been removed in Ludhiana district. The state counsel had placed before the court written instructions received by him showing that such boards had since been removed and necessary action taken against the persons concerned for violation of the provisions of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, and the rules framed
thereunder.
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A day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed Rural Medical Officers to compete with medical graduates
(MBBS/BDS) for admission to post-graduate medical courses, the latter demanded that Baba Farid University of Health Sciences should postpone counselling as they intended to challenge the court order in the Supreme Court.
Chandigarh, July 30
Bibi Kiranjot Kaur, SGPC member and a former SGPC general secretary, has opposed the move to hand over the ‘kar sewa’ for renovating the Golden Temple interiors to Baba Kashmir Singh
Bhuriwale, contending that the decision would “ruin heritage”. The ‘kar sewa’ is scheduled to be launched on August 18.
Talking to The Tribune here today, Bibi Kiranjot Kaur said: “When you think about restoration or preservation of an architectural marvel, you should engage professional experts with the necessary experience in the field. Baba Bhuriwale doesn’t have any background in restoring or conserving artwork.”
Ludhiana, July 30
Amritsar, July 30
Sangrur, July 30
A charitable trust has been running Brahm Bhog, a dhaba popularly known as “ek rupaye wala dhaba”, that serves free lunch to at least 700 persons everyday.
Located near the Vardhman factory on the Chandigarh road, dhaba manager Girdari Lal is shy of disclosing the cost of the meal. He refuses to comment on the row among netas on the cost of a meal in the country.
Chandigarh, July 30