BJP
stakes claim to 35 seats
Ludhiana, October 14
It is official now. The BJP will no
longer be content to contest only 23 seats in Punjab which it had
contested in 1997. It will ask for at least 12 more seats this time.
This was made clear by the state general secretary of the party, Mr
Avinash Jaiswal, at a press conference after attending a meeting of the
senior party leaders and prominent workers here today.
Front
to contest 40 seats: RPI
Hoshiarpur, October 14
The Republican Party of India
will contest from 50 segments in alliance with the National Democratic
Front, constituted recently, in the forthcoming assembly elections.
They
work under shadow of death
Bathinda, October 14
“It is better to die working
than to die of hunger”, said Kiran, a washerwoman working near
Gobind Fort here for the past many years. She is among hundreds of
people working on the road alongside the wall of the fort, which has
been declared unsafe by the authorities concerned.
Visually
impaired on warpath
Chandigarh, October 14
The visually impaired of Punjab
are on the warpath again in protest against the alleged apathetic
attitude of the state government towards their long-standing demands.
Directory
for blind soon
Bathinda, October 14
The Divine Eye Research
Foundation, an NGO, will publish a directory for the blind to help
them get treatment. In a press note issued here today, Mr Rakesh
Narula, president of the foundation, said with the help of social
service organisations of the region and youth clubs the details about
blinds were being collected.
Pensioners
unhappy with Punjab Govt
Chandigarh, October 14
Pensioners in Punjab have
expressed disillusionment with the state government for its inability
to meet their long-pending demands. Government pensioners have alleged
that despite repeated assurances by the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr
Parkash Singh Badal, and the Finance Minister, Capt Kanwaljit Singh,
regarding the implementation of the recommendations of Fourth Punjab
Pay Commission, little has been done by the administration.
Conference
discusses role of anaesthesia
Amritsar, October 14
The two-day conference of the
Indian Society of Anaesthesiologist concluded here today. Dr H.L.
Kaul, Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS, New
Delhi who delivered the “first Dr Pritam Singh Oration” sensitised
the delegates regarding the need and skills of practice of anaesthesia
required in the next decade for improving patient care. He emphasised
the need to develop innovative products, processes and use newly
developed technical advances.
State
‘retracting’ from responsibilities
Amritsar, October 14
In his valedictory address on the
concluding day of the two-day national symposium on the review of the
working of Constitution, political scientist Bhupender Singh Brar
remarked that the Indian state was retracting so far as its
responsibilities were concerned but was advancing in its moves towards
acquiring more power.
Voters’
I-card preparation from Oct 18
Fatehgarh Sahib, October
14
A campaign to prepare the
remaining voters’ photo identity cards is to be launched in the
district from October 18. “Voters shall get their I-cards within
four days of being photographed,” said Mr Vikas Partap, Deputy
Commissioner and the District Electoral Officer.
Ex-servicemen
allege discrimination
Barnala, October 14
Liet Gen M.M. Lakhera (retd.),
Chairman, Ex-Servicemen Cell of the All-India Congress Committee
addressed a massive convention of the Ex-Servicemen Cell of the PPCC
on Sunday at the Bansal Palace here in which ex-servicemen from
Bathinda, Moga, Nawanshahr, Ropar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mansa, Sangrur and
Ludhiana districts participated in large numbers to share their
grievances and discuss various problem being faced by them.
Kishore Kumar remembered
Patiala, October 14
A function was held on the 14th death anniversary of late singer Kishore Kumar at Government Education College here last evening.
The programme was organised by the 3-A Creation Club in collaboration with
A. S. Music and Dance Academy. Mr Manjit Singh Narang, SDM, Patiala, was the chief guest on the occasion. Mr Jagjit Singh
Dardi, member of the Press Council of India, and Mr Ved Prakash Gupta, President, District Congress Committee (Urban) were also present at the function.
Dev
Anand’s village a picture of neglect
Gurdaspur, October 14
Residents of Gharota, 27 km from
here native place of Bollywood star Dev Anand are worried about
neglect of the area. Mr Jaimal Singh, sarpanch, Dilbeero Rani, Yash
Pal and Pritam Chand, panches of Gharota said the village had only one
tubewell for the supply of drinking water, which operates only for
one hour. He said Mr Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister Punjab when
visited the area in April this year promised to sink another tubewell
and also ordered the public health department to complete the
installation of another tubewell within a year, but in vain.
SHO
slaps BJP activist, probe ordered
Sangrur, October 14
Mr Anil Kumar, a BJP activist was
allegedly slapped by SHO Balbir Singh last night when he was closing
his shop. Mr Anil Kumar alleged that the SHO was under the influence
of liquor and mufti when he misbehaved with him.
Brahampura
opens cultural festival
Tarn Taran, October 14
Mr Ranjit Singh Brahampura,
Punjab Cooperation Minister yesterday inaugurated the three-day
interstate youth cultural festival here organised by the Socioeconomic
Development Programme of the diocese of Amritsar.
Rashtriya
Rifles jawan cremated
Ropar, October 14
Jawan Gurjeet Singh of the
Rashtriya Rifles (Mahar), who died fighting militants in Jammu and
Kashmir on October 11, was cremated with full military honours at his
native village Khabra near Ropar. Gurjeet Singh succumbed to his
injuries during the encounter with militants at Barakuchan village in
Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. He had just joined his duty.
Patwaris
to hold dharna tomorrow
Amritsar, October 14
All patwaris of Punjab will hold
dharna and rallies against the Deputy Commissioner of Police and
district revenue office of the Amritsar at various district
headquarters on October 16.
Bibi
Jagir Kaur hospitalised
Jalandhar, October 14
Bibi Jagir Kaur, a former
president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, was
hospitalised following drug reaction which occurred while she was on
way to her “dera” at Begowal last night.
Probe
sought into union leader’s murder
Amritsar, October 14
Leaders of various political
parties, including SAD and BJP, demanded the arrest of those
responsible for the sensational murder of union leader Devinder Singh
Walia last week.
Late
train irks passengers
Bathinda, October 14
Mr Khushal Dutta, Vice-President,
Northern Railway Passengers Association, in a complaint lodged with
the Divisional Railway Manager, Ferozepore, alleged that train number
345 (down) running on the Ferozepore-Bathinda-Jind section had been
running late for sometime and no action had been taken to improve the
situation.
Medicinal
plant board soon
Ludhiana, October 14
The Punjab Government is all set
to constitute a medicinal plant board in the state. The board will
have multiple functions with main focus on conserving, preserving and
producing medicinal plants, besides motivating farmers to go for crop
diversification and grow medicinal plants, which are claimed to have
good export and domestic demand.
Govt
may sell land to encroachers
Gurdaspur, October 14
Mr Nirmal Singh Kahlon, Minister
for Rural Development and Panchayat while talking to news- persons
here today said as much as 4000 acres belonging to zila parishads in
the urban areas had been encroached upon by individuals. He said the
government planned to transfer this land to the encroachers on prices
assessed by the respective deputy commissioners and his team.
Improper records of paddy: 2 issued
show-cause notice
Lalru, October 14
Two persons, including an employee of the local Market Committee, were issued show-cause notice by the Chairman of the committee for not maintaining proper records of the paddy received in the grain market.
Mill
worker dies in accident
Tarn Taran, October 14
Three deaths have been reported
in the area during the past 24 hours, including that of an employees
of the local Co-operative Sugar Mill. According to sources, Major
Singh, a resident of Naushehra Pannuan village, an employee of the
Co-operative Sugar Mill, Sheron, was killed on the spot when his
scooter was hit by a vehicle near Sheron village last night.
‘Bully’
Excise men identified
Jalandhar, October 14
The Nawanshahr police has
identified the Excise and Taxation officials who allegedly harassed
late night commuters on the Chandigarh-Amritsar GT Road by raising
“Special Naka” near Balachaur on the night of October 12 and 13.
The officials who had stopped vehicles including tourist buses and
forced the travellers to open their baggage and even misbehaved with
them were led by Inspector Pushpinder Singh and five junior officers
and not by some Surinder Pal Singh, said a senior police officer from
Nawanshahr.
Eunuch
shot at for refusing to dance
Hoshiarpur, October 14
Eunuch Seema Mahant got bullet
injuries when infuriated Veerpal Singh opened fire on her refusal to
dance with him at a function. The incident took place at the house of
an NRI, Mr Nasib Chand, at the local Purhiran locality yesterday.
Seema Mahant was admitted to the Civil Hospital.
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