Commission agents to go on strike
Non-payment by procurement
agencies
Chandigarh, November 9
Good work done by making almost hassle-free procurement of paddy has been washed away by the non-payment of dues by government procurement agencies to farmers and commission agents in various parts of Punjab.
Finance
Minister gheraoed
Budhlada, November 9
Dissidence in the Shiromani Akali
Dal came to the fore here yesterday when hundreds of supporters of Mr
Harbant Singh, Chairman, Market Committee, Budhlada, raised slogans
against Mr Kanwaljit Singh, Finance Minister, and gheraoed him in a
bid to prevent him from visiting Kalipur village in the district.
Mann clarifies on
Morcha-BSP tie-up
Jalandhar, November 9
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
president and Panthic Morcha leader Simranjit Singh Mann today sought
to make it clear that the Morcha would not be a junior partner in case
of a poll alliance with the BSP.
Shahpur Kandi Dam
promise not fulfilled
Gurdaspur, November 9
Repeated assurances by Mr Parkash
Singh Badal, Chief Minister, and Mr Sat Pal Saini, Minister of State
for Information and Technology, regarding the initiation of
construction of Shahpur Kandi Dam Project in October have not been
fulfilled. According to official sources, the construction is likely
to be deferred till the next government is sworn in after the coming
Assembly elections.
Patiala’s first bypass surgery
performed
Patiala, November 9
Patiala has achieved a new milestone in healthcare as the city’s first two bypass surgeries were conducted recently at the Patiala Heart and Healthcare Institute, a modern institution with state-of-the-art facilities, which has started these operations recently.
BBMB
derecognises
Karamchari Sangh
Ropar, November 9
The Bhakra Beas Management Board,
on directions from the Union Ministry of Labour has withdrawn the
recognition granted to the Bhakra Management Board Karamchari Sangh,
union of workers of the organisation affiliated with the BMS.
Terrorist
victims face govt apathy
Amritsar, November 9
Five persons were interviewed in
the terrorist victim dependent quota on May 11 this year. All of them
received selection letters dated May 28 for the Class III posts of
senior assistant in the ITI branch of Katra Sher Singh here.
Surprisingly, none of them has yet been appointed against the vacancy
despite a lapse of more than four months. All of them are running from
pillar to post for the promised jobs.
SC admits plea
on cess
Chandigarh, November 9
While admitting a special leave petition against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision pertaining to the Punjab Social Securities Act, the Supreme Court has issued notice of motion in the case, according to official sources.
Money
going
to fake pensioners: Dang
Amritsar, November 9
Piari, who was drawing old-age
pension via PLA No. 21525 from January 4, 1986, last received her
pension on September 11, 1999. Thereafter, her pension was stopped. It
was found that the official register of the District Social Securities
Department had been “tampered” with, revealed Mr Satya Pal Dang,
veteran CPI leader, here today.
Seminars
mark Legal Services Day
Chandigarh, November 9
Seminars were today held in
various districts and subdivisions in the region to celebrate Legal
Services Day. The participants, mainly judges, lawyers, judicial
officials, panches and other citizens, talked of free legal aid being
provided.
Memorial
gate inaugurated
Sangrur, November 9
Mr Rajdip Singh Gill, IG Police,
Zone-1, Patiala, today inaugurated a shaheed Police Memorial Gate at
Gharachon village, about 12 km from here. The gate is built with the
joint efforts of the police, village panchayat and other prominent
persons in memory of ASI Dalel Singh who was killed in an encounter.
Ahmadiyas
criticise Pak ulemas
Qadian (Amritsar),
November 9
Leaders of the Sadr Anjuman
Ahmadiya Organisation used the occasion of their 110 jalsa salana
(annual celebration) of the Ahmadiya community here today to come down
heavily on Pakistan’s religious heads and politicians who were
misleading gullible Muslim masses about the Ahmadiya community”.
Arhtiyas stage
dharna at DC’s office
Sangrur, November 9
A large number of arhtiyas of the
district today sat on dharna in front of the office of the Deputy
Commissioner here and took out a protest march in protest against the
non-payment of paddy, procured by different procurement agencies since
October 12, so far.
SSP
transferred
Firm
stealing power worth Rs 4 cr caught
Tarn Taran, November 9
A team of the Punjab State
Electricity board led by the Enforcement staff of the local PSEB
circle has detected power theft worth Rs 4.14 crore in a raid on Sada
Shiv Castings, an induction Furnance at Dera Bassi. This is the
biggest ever power theft detected by the PSEB during the past five
years period, claim board sources.
Man
beats
up officials; arrest sought
Sangrur, November 9
The PSEB Engineers Association of
the Sangrur region today demanded the arrest of Surinder Singh of
Dhuri village and his other accomplices for allegedly “beating up”
Mr S.R. Vashist, AEE, City Subdivision, Dhuri, and JEs Surinder Singh
and Bhup Singh when they allegedly “caught” Surinder Singh for
theft of power during routine checking last evening.
Youth Festival from
Nov 16
Amritsar, November 9
Guru Nanak Dev University will be
organising a four-day Zone ‘A’ youth festival for women from
November 16, while three-day youth festival for men will be held from
November 20 to 22.
Talent
search competition results
Bathinda, November 9
The MIMIT Institute Malout,
organised a talent search competition yesterday. Dr S.P. Singh,
regional director AICTE, presided over the function. Dr Gurdeep Singh,
Principal of the institute in a press note issued here today said
students were given opportunity to show their talent in 16 categories
which were judged by various eminent personalities in their respective
fields.
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