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memorial for war veterans
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Ludhiana
The British Government is
constructing a monument in memory of Common-wealth veterans who
sacrificed their lives for the British in the First and the Second World
Wars. The Commonwealth memorial gate is being built by the British
Government, thanks to the efforts made by Lt Col Chanan Singh Dhillon a
veteran of World War II, who heads the Ex-services League, Punjab and
Chandigarh.
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Queen Elizabeth with members of the Ex-services League after laying the foundation stone of a memorial gate to honour veterans of the two World Wars in London.
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Bathinda
refinery work going full steam
Chandigarh, November 19
A prestigious project of the
Badal government, the Bathinda oil refinery, will go on stream as
scheduled in December, 2005. This was announced here today at a press
conference by Mr H.L.Zutshi, Chairman and Managing Director of
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation.
No
factionalism in PPCC : Bhattal
Ludhiana, November 19
Senior Congress leader and former
Chief Minister, Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal today claimed there was no
factionalism in the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and the party
was poised to contest elections with an edge over others. She was have
to attend a function organised by the Ludhiana chapter of the Indian
Medical Association, Mrs Bhattal, however, evaded queries on the issue
of Chief Ministerial candidate of the party.
Chohan
for amending Constitution
Jalandhar, November 19
The Khalsa Raj Party today
advocated that the Indian Constitution should be amended to
incorporate the right to self-determination for all states. Dr Jagjit
Singh Chohan, president of the KRP, addressing a press conference here
today said though the right to self-determination to part with the
Union of India was allowed to those states which had been annexed by
India after Independence, but the same had been withdrawn by amending
the Constitution in 1956.
Punjabi pop singer Jasbir Jassi
makes the city residents dance to the tunes of his Punjabi pop songs
at Bathinda on Sunday night. — Tribune photo Kulbir Beera
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Five
die in mishaps
Bathinda, November 19
Five persons died in separate
incidents in past 24 hours in the district. Hospital sources said Mr
Sham Sunder Mittal, a businessman from Delhi fell from the Dainik
Express train this morning near the Patiala Phatak and received serious
injuries.
Mann
for CBI probe into Channi-Chief Secy links
Sangrur, November 19
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann,
President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and MP from Sangrur,
today demanded a CBI probe into the alleged links between Mr N.K.
Arora, Chief Secretary, Punjab, and Mr Charanjit Singh Channi, an
alleged land-grabber of Jalandhar.
“Cooperative
sector backbone of economy”
Fatehgarh Sahib, November
19
“Only state cooperative
institutions have advanced loans to the tune of Rs 2,532 crore to
farmers, which comprises 60 per cent of institutionalised credit, at
low interest rates of 12 to 13 per cent, which no other commercial or
non-commercial institution in the country have. Even commercial banks
have started our policies”, said Mr Suresh Kumar, Registrar,
Cooperative Societies, after laying the foundation stone of the
‘Sehkarta Bhavan’ while addressing a massive gathering here
yesterday as part of the ongoing celebrations of the co-operative
week.
Thrashing
of SDO: stern action sought
Bathinda, November 19
Members of the PSEB Engineers
Association of Bathinda circle, condemned the beating up of SDO and
other staff members of PSEB office Dhuri, when they visited a house
during a checking of power theft.
Memorial
to Army martyrs soon: Deputy Commissioner
Fatehgarh Sahib, November
19
A memorial to the Army martyrs of
the district who sacrificed their lives while defending frontiers of
the country would be raised on the premises of Sainik Bhavan, being
constructed at a cost of Rs 20 lakh, said Mr Vikas Partap, Deputy
Commissioner, while addressing a quarterly meeting of the District
Welfare Board here today.
 Pooja
first girl from district to join Army
Bathinda, November 19
Pooja Mehra, a local resident,
has done the people of the area proud by becoming the first woman of
the district to get commissioned in the Army. She is one of those 45
women inducted under the 18th WSES course and passed out from the
Officers Training Academy, Chennai.
Pen-down
strike by health staff
Sangrur, November 19
Members of the district unit of
the Punjab Health Department Subordinate Offices Clerical Association
led by Mr Balwant Singh Saini, district unit president of the
association, today observed a pen-down strike and sat on a dharna in
the Civil Surgeon’s Office complex here.
2.5
acres for ‘Maharaja panorama’
Amritsar, November 19
The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr
Parkash Singh Badal, has put to rest a major controversy by agreeing
to allot a 2.50-acre plot in the Ram Bagh Golden Complex for setting
up a panorama in memory of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
250
PSEB employees hold rally
Dhuri, November 19
Nearly 250 PSEB employees held a
rally in front of the office of their Senior Executive Engineer here
today. The employees were protesting against the police for not
arresting Baljit Singh and Malkiat Singh who have been booked by the
Dhuri police under Sections 333 and 353 of the IPC along with four
others, for allegedly beating up Mr S.R. Vashist, AEE, City
Subdivision, Dhuri and Junior Engineers Surinder Singh and Bhup, Singh
when they allegedly “caught” Surinder Singh for theft of power
during a routine checking here on November 8.
Sikh council to
meet in Dec
Patiala, November 19
At a meeting of the World Sikh Intellectuals Council held here, members of the council decided to organise a two-day seminar on various concepts of Guru Granth Sahib at Patiala in the last week of December.
Jathedar’s
vehicles cost SGPC dear
Amritsar, November 19
Does Giani Puran Singh, Head
Granthi, Golden Temple, travel more than other Sikh high priests? The
reply is in affirmative after scrutiny of the official record. An
official notice of the SGPC points out that the expenditure on petrol
from April to September on two vehicles (number 9370 and 4400)
allotted to the Head Granthi was whopping Rs 88,891 and Rs 1.54 lakh,
respectively, while the maintenance cost during this period was Rs
56,767 and Rs 51,597, respectively.
World
Heritage Week starts
Amritsar, November 19
The World heritage week and
cultural awareness seminar organised by the Archaeological Survey of
India, Chandigarh circle, stated here today. Inaugurated by the Deputy
Commissioner, Mr Narinder Singh, the week started with the photo
exhibition by Dr Balwinder Singh, Head of Planning, GND varsity, and
release of a brochure depicting photos of national sites and monuments
of Punjab.
Painting
contest for kids held
Lassara (Jalandhar),
November 19
To commemorate the Founder’s
Day of Canara Bank, the Lassara branch organised an on-the-spot
painting and drawing competition. As many as 30 students of Shaheed
Babu Labh Singh Senior Secondary School took part.
DRME
office may review policy
Patiala, November 19
The Punjab Research and Medical
Education Department may review purchase policy following allegations
that had purchased non essential items in bulk for the Faridkot
Medical College and was in the process of making more such bulk
purchases for its other colleges in Amritsar and Patiala.
New
SSP takes charge
Fatehgarh Sahib, November
19
Mr Parampal Singh Sidhu assumed
charge as SSP of the district on Monday. He was earlier SSP Amritsar
and has replaced Mr H.S. Saran, who has been posted as SSP Amritsar.
2
booked in cheating case
Sangrur, November 19
The local police has registered a
case under Section 420 of the IPC against Amandeep Singh and Surinder
Kaur, the purchaser and the seller, respectively, of the land on which
a school in the name of Baba Vishavkarma is reportedly situated here.
Three
booked in milled rice case
Muktsar, November 19
Gurpreet Singh, Jaswinder Singh
and Paramjit Kaur, who were partners in a rice mill they had taken on
lease, have been booked under Sections 406, 409, 420 and 120-B of the
IPC for their alleged involvement in misappropriating milled rice
worth Rs 1 crore belonging to government agencies.
Burglars strike again, Rs 1 lakh stolen
Patiala, November 19
In yet another incident of burglary almost Rs 1 lakh was stolen from house number 26, Doctors Enclave, on Saturday. Mr Ashoo Tuli , owner of the house, while talking to this correspondent said no one was at home at the time of the robbery as his parents had gone out for dinner . He vaulted the gate and found that the front door had been forced open. He could also hear noises coming from within.
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