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ASI
arrested for beating youth
Ludhiana, November 7
Admitting that a youth belonging to
Ludhiana who was allegedly brutally beaten up by the Haadon police, the
Khanna police late this evening arrested ASI Sukhminder Pal Singh, In
charge of the police force concerned, and booked him on the charges of
torturing the youth and negligence of duty. The SSP Khanna, Mr R.N.
Dhokey, told the Tribune that an inquiry conducted by the DSP, Mr Sushil
Kumar, had held the ASI guilty of torturing the youth, Mr Randhir Singh.
Trying
to read people’s minds
Fatehgarh Sahib, November
7
Keeping in view the approaching
elections of the State Assembly, different survey agencies have
started analysing not only the minds of the voters but also the trends
likely to emerge during the elections.
Mann
refutes Dhindsa’s stand
Sangrur, November 7
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann,
President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and senior leader of
the Panthic Morcha, today said the SAD (A) would influence the
policies of the morcha to a great extent. So, it was wrong of Mr
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa to say that since he (Mann) was not a candidate
of the Panthic Morcha for chief ministership, he should not be talking
of tax holiday in Punjab or putting Congress and Akali leaders behind
bars under corruption charges.
No
truck with Badal, says Panthic Morcha
Patiala, November 6
Panthic Morcha convener Baba
Sarabjot Singh Bedi ruled out any truck with the Shiromani Akali Dal
by saying that Mr Parkash Singh Badal had ditched the Punjabi
community time and again and he was feeling insecure as the assembly
elections were round the corner.
Cong
promises probe into corruption cases
Hoshiarpur, November 7
The Congress will constitute a
commission to probe into the corruption cases of SAD-BJP ministers,
including Mr Parkash Singh Badal, if it came to power after the
forthcoming election of the state Assembly. This was stated by Ch.
Jagjit Singh, Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha,
while talking to mediapersons at the local PWD Rest House here today.
He alleged that SAD-BJP ministers had made the state bankrupt.
Bitta
differs with party on POTO
Amritsar, November 7
Close on the heels of the
outbursts of Mr Jagmeet Singh Brar, Mr Maninderjit Singh Bitta,
President, Anti-Terrorist Front and former President, Indian Youth
Congress, fired a salvo against the party high command on its stand on
the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance.
Ranjit
Singh dares Vedanti
Amritsar, November 7
Bhai Ranjit Singh, a former
Jathedar, Akal Takht, has threatened to summon Mr Joginder Singh
Vedanti, Akal Takht Jathedar, and Prof Manjit Singh, Jathedar, Kesgarh
Sahib, if he was reinstalled for allegedly violating the Panthic
maryada.
Farmer
commits suicide
Fatehgarh Sahib, November
7
Indebtedness has claimed another
life in the State with the death of Jaswant Singh, a farmer of Bibi
Pur village near here. He allegedly committed suicide today as he was
trapped in debt. A suicide note was recovered by the police from his
pocket.
Her
daily fight for survival
Ferozepore
This is the story of Nimmo, a
desolate woman in her mid-forties who is fighting every moment, every
day in abject misery under the sky. Nimmo, along with mother Krishna,
were thrown out of their house by her father, a former sarpanch of a
neighbouring village about 10 years ago on the excuse of being
mentally retarded and an unsound mind.
Cheque
comes before mandal
Bathinda, November 7
Even as residents of the district
are yet of forget the distribution of cheques for thousands of rupees
to bhajan mandlis and bhandara mandlis during the sangat darshan
programmes held by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in the
Bathinda and Rampura assembly segments by violating the norms, another
such case has come to light.
BJP to observe Nov 25 as Unity Day
Chandigarh, November 7
In response to a call given by the President of the BJP, Mr K. Jana
Krishnamurthy, the Punjab unit of the party has decided to observe November 25 as National Unity Day against terrorism.
Date for instalments
extended
Chandigarh, November 7
The Punjab Government has extended the date for depositing instalments for government land till December 31.
Dist
Food Controller found dead
Ropar, November 7
District Food and Supplies
Controller, Ropar, Hem Raj Mangla (55) was found dead at his residence
in the government officers’ colony here yesterday. The body was
found lying on the floor of his house by his servant early in the
morning.
Jeep
driver dies in road mishap
Garhshanker, November 7
Gurdev Singh, the driver of a
jeep of the Excise and Taxation Department, was killed when the
vehicle, which was on its way to Garhshankar from Mahilpur, collided
with a truck near Golian village on the Hoshiarpur Chandigarh road, 5
km from here. Kewal Singh, who was also in the jeep, was seriously
injured. He was admitted to the Garhshankar hospital and later
referred to the DMC, Ludhiana.
Payments
not made, say arhtiyas
Sangrur, November 7
Nearly 100 arhtiyas of the local
grain market today sat on a dharna and observed a complete strike in
the grain market protesting that no payments had been made for the
paddy procured by different agencies.
Border
farmers getting power for 3 hrs: Rinwa
Fazilka, November 7
Dr Mohinder Kumar Rinwa, member
of the election campaign committee of the PPCC and former MLA,
Fazilka, talking to mediapersons here today urged the Punjab and
Central Governments to pay Rs 10,000 per acre to farmers whose cotton
crop had been ruined by American bollworm.
BJP
councillor’s election nullified
Kapurthala, November 7
Mr Vivek Aggarwal, Deputy
Commissioner-cum-Presiding Officer, District election Tribunal, today
declared as null and void the election of Mr Harbans Lal, a BJP
municipal councillor, from Ward No. 12 of the local Municipal Council.
Mr Rajinder Singh, his opponent, was declared elected as municipal
councillor from the ward.
ASI
killed in road mishap
Amritsar, November 7
Ajit Singh, an ASI, was killed
and two others were injured when the Contessa car in which they were
travelling collided with a truck overloaded with bags of husk at
Jandiala here last night. The car was coming from Rayya. According to
reports, the incident occurred when bags of husk from the truck fell
on the car.
Man
arrested for killing brother
Bathinda, November 7
The police has arrested Bhagwan
Singh for allegedly murdering his brother Gursewak Singh on November
2. The SSP said in a press note issued here today that Bhagwan Singh
had killed his brother with a sharp-edged weapon.
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