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Are
officials coming in the way of development?
Fatehgarh Sahib, November
26
Ruling SAD (B) leaders have
alleged that the development funds sanctioned by the CM during his
sangat darshan programme held here recently are not being allowed to
be utilised by Rural Development Department officials until the
concerned panchayats “do not settle commission with them”.
A
clarification
Cong
nominees’ list by Dec-end
Bathinda, November 26
To allot ticket to genuine party
workers for the coming Assembly elections, the Congress high command
will base its selection on the basis of reports of surveys conducted
by four different agencies, including official and private, engaged by
the AICC and the Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee (PPCC).
Split
in CPM imminent
Ludhiana, November 26
The Punjab unit of the Communist
Party of India (Marxist) is likely to split, unless the Central
Committee intervenes and stops the two warring groups from holding
parallel rallies. Both the factions of the Punjab CPM, one led by Prof
Balwant Singh, Secretary, and the other led by Mr Mangat Ram Pasla,
former secretary of the state unit, are now busy organising parallel
rallies. The Balwant Singh faction is supported by CPM General
Secretary Harkishen Singh Surjeet while the Pasla faction holds Mr
Surjeet responsible for the turmoil in the party.
Work
hard to form govt, Kanshi tells Dalits
Malerkotla November 26
The BSP supremo, Mr Kanshi Ram,
today gave a call to the Dalits to work hard for the formation of a
government of the Bahujan Samaj by giving a crushing defeat to the
SAD-BJP alliance and the Congress during the ensuing assembly
elections in Punjab.
Raja
complains against Capt to public
Ropar, November 26
Raja Narinder Singh, Minister for
Public Health and Civil Aviation, Punjab, once again vented his ire
against his colleague, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Finance Minister, at a
Press conference held at Nangal today.
No
poll deal with SAD: Baba Bedi
Mansa, November 26
Baba Sarbjot Singh Bedi,
convener, Panthic Morcha, said, “Unity with the SAD (B) is possible
only if Mr Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab, appears before
Akal Takht to seek forgiveness and restore Bhai Ranjit Singh as
Jathedar of Akal Takht. He said the Panthic Morcha would align with
like-minded political parties for Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections.
 Tohra,
Badal appeals
Amritsar, November 26
Mr Gurcharn Singh Tohra,
President, SHSAD, has given a call to all SGPC members to cast their
vote as per their conscience in the Shiromani Committee elections here
tomorrow. In case the Panthic Morcha, which has 60 members in the
House, fields its own candidate ruling party members might cross the
floor.
Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, president
of the Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal, addressing a press conference before the meeting of
the Panthic Morcha at Amritsar on Monday.
— photo Rajiv Sharma
Loudspeakers
blare, residents scream
Jalandhar, November 26
The much-publicised ban on use of
the public address system by the district administration is being
allegedly violated by many schools and religious institutions in the
city causing inconvenience to the residents.
SGPC
fund misuse case: proof presented
Amritsar, November 26
Counsel for petitioner Satpal
Singh Wadali, senior vice-president of the Sarb Hind Youth Akali Dal,
today presented photostat copies of the office note dated December 3,
1999 and its receipt number presented as mark A and mark B in a case
related to the alleged misuse of Rs 10 lakh by Bibi Jagir Kaur, former
president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
Raja
Porus Mela from November 29
Amritsar, November 26
A unique mela, dedicated to 10
lakh Punjabis who died in the communal frenzy of 1947, will be
organised at Punjab heritage village at the Wagah here on November 29
and 30. The mela named affair the great warrior, Raja Porus, seeks, to
establish peace and harmony in South Asia.
Peace
jatha from Pak arrives
Attari (Amritsar),
November 26
A 38-member peace jatha from
Pakistan arrived here via the Samjhauta Express under the aegis of the
South Asian Federation for Friendship and Peace. The jatha comprised
of six women members, majority of them belonging to the Millat Party,
a political party headed by Mr Farooq Ahmed Leghari, former President
of Pakistan.
Bad
roads compound traffic chaos
Bathinda, November 26
With dilapidated roads and an
uncontrollable traffic in the city, schoolchildren live under the
constant threat of accidents as most of the schools are situated on
busy roads. During peak hours, vehicles choke roads which cannot cope
with the flow.
Rural
areas ‘lack’ medicare
Jalandhar, November 26
Mr Sucha Singh Gill,
educationist, while speaking on the state of health services in Punjab
said the SAD-BJP combine had failed to provide basic health facilities
in rural areas. He was speaking at the concluding session of the
two-day seminar on “Analytical Assessment of the SAD-BJP Rule in
Punjab” organised by the Punjab Academy of Social Sciences,
Literature and Culture at Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall here yesterday.
5
die as car falls into canal
Bathinda, November 26
As many as five occupants of a
car, including two doctors, died when their car fell into a canal near
Dhapali village late last evening.
Dang
writes to CM for relief to poor girl
Amritsar, November 26
Mr Satya Pal Dang, a senior
leader of the CPI has sought compensation for a seven-year-old poor
girl Surinder Kaur, who lost one eye in an accident while her other
eye was also hurt seriously.
Groom
killed in mishap
Pathankot, November 26
Two persons, including the
bridegroom, were killed and four others injured seriously when a
maruti car carrying seven members of a marriage party hit a parked
truck near Rachhpalwan village yesterday evening.
Cows
died due to fungi in feed
Jalandhar November 26
The mysterious death of about
three dozen cows in the Pinjrapool gaushala at Bulandpur village, near
here, during the past week was caused by high intake of
carbohydrate-rich diet contaminated with severe growth of fungi. This
was stated by Dr H.S. Sandha, Deputy Director, Punjab Animal Husbandry
Department, Jalandhar.
Subsistence
relief extended
Chandigarh, November 26
The Punjab Government has
extended the subsistence allowance to the parents and widows of
special police officers/Home Guards volunteers who were killed by
terrorists before December 1, 1991.
Gurpurb
celebrations on Nov 30
Malerkotla, November
26
The birthday of Guru Nanak Dev will be celebrated
here at Guru Nanak Darbar near Sheesh Mehal.
Lawyers
hold dharna
Bathinda, November 26
Hundreds of lawyers on a call for
strike given by the District Bar Association today hold a rally and
staged a dharna at the local Circuit House. They were protesting over
the “apathetic” attitude of the district administration towards
the improvement of roads around the judicial complex.
Kinnow
growers seek export infrastructure
Ghuman Kalan (Bathinda)
November 26
“I have made efforts and
invested a lot of money for producing export-quality kinnows by
adopting Israeli techniques, but now I do not know whom to contact to
send these to the foreign countries,” said Mr Sukhpal Singh Bhullar,
a farmer of the village.
Markfed to study silos in Australia
Chandigarh, November 26
A five-member team, led by the Punjab Minister of Co-operation, Mr Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, leaves on a nine-day tour of Australia tomorrow.
Estate
to be dedicated to Atma Singh
Chandigarh, November 26
The Punjab Urban Planning and
Development Authority (PUDA) will dedicate its newly established Urban
Estate at Kapurthala to the memory of the late Atma Singh, a former
Cabinet Minister of Punjab, at a ceremony to be held at the site on
November 30.
Direct recruitment
proposal flayed
Chandigarh, November 26
The Punjab State Ministerial Services Union today urged the State Chief Secretary to scrap the proposal to make direct recruitment of Senior Assistants. Mr K.K. Jindal, General Secretary of the union, was said the need of the hour was framing a policy for stopping direct recruitment, at least at the first-level promotional post.
Sarpanch
hurt
Phagwara, November 26
Ten persons, including a Sarpanch,
Des Raj, sustained serious injuries in a clash between two groups at
nearby Dhak Pandori village yesterday.
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Dr Jatinder Kumar Jain, SSP (sitting), and other police personnel
along with four persons arrested from Bathinda district on
Sunday on suspicion of being involved in looting incidents.
— photo Kulbir Beera
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Institute
closes down, PTU comes under attack
Jalandhar, November 26
The functioning of Punjab
Technical University (PTU) has come under attack following the closure
of one of its affiliated computer institutes without prior
information.
Foreign tours for varsity teachers
Patiala, November 26
Under the special scheme, Punjabi University has earmarked Rs 25 lakh to send its teachers abroad every year to upgrade their skills as well as to interact with eminent scholars at the national level.
Vikram
Cement to use fly ash within week
Lehra Mohabbat
(Bathinda), November 26
Even as the 22-foot-high fly ash
dykes of Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant (GHTP) here have been filled up
the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) authorities have initiated
the process of raising its height to store more fly ash.
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