Punjab Cong leaders may seek Central rule
New Delhi, December 26
Punjab Congress leaders would meet President K.R. Narayanan and Chief Election Commissioner
J.M. Lyngdoh to protest against the “misuse of official machinery” in Punjab and demand a thorough probe into the complaints of irregularities in the voters lists in the state.
Traders to oppose SAD-BJP nominees
Abohar, December 26
Senior leaders of trade organisations from Punjab and Rajasthan have vowed to oppose the SAD-BJP candidates in the next Assembly elections by fielding 25 candidates of their own and supporting potential candidates of other political parties.
Top leaders absent from Congress
rally
Dhanaula (Sangrur),
December 26
Though thousands of Congressmen participated in the constituency-level Congress rally for the Dhanaula segment at the stadium ground here today but no top leader of the party turned up to address the rally organised in connection with the ensuing Assembly elections.
Border villages in Punjab
witness mass exodus as Army puts ex-armymen on alert.
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Border residents against war: panel
Phagwara, December 26
An 11-member study team constituted by the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) president and MP, Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, to guage the public mood and gather the version of people living in the border areas of Ferozepore, Gurdaspur and Amritsar districts has come to the conclusion that residents of these areas do not want the tension between India-Pakistan to flare up into a full-scale war.
‘Frame’ law against sexual
harassment
Mansa, December 26
The SAD-BJP government led by Mr Parkash Singh Badal was failed to frame law to check sexual harassment, despite directions given by the Supreme Court. This was stated by Ms Rekha Sharma, district President of the Punjab Istri Sabha yesterday.
2 jawans injured in mine
blast
Fazilka, December 26
Two Army jawans are reported to have been injured in land mine blast in Chack Amira village, 6 km from here, yesterday. According to eyewitnesses the jawans were on guard duty near the land mines but one of them slipped fell on the mines.
3 Army men killed in accidental
blast
Batala, December 26
Three Army personnel were killed when a landmine they were laying near the border went off accidentally in Gurdaspur district yesterday, official sources said today.
Unmanned level crossing claims
5 lives
Ferozepore, December 26
Three women and two brothers were killed on the spot and other five were seriously injured when a jeep in which they were travelling collided with a train at a unmanned railway crossing near Kasu Begu village of the Ferozepore-Bathinda section this morning.
Badhnikalan sub-tehsil
inaugurated
Moga, December 26
Badhnikalan, one of the 25 sub-tehsils recently announced by the Punjab Government to be set up, was formally inaugurated by state Education Minister Tota Singh today.
MC to allot work to pvt contractors
Jalandhar, December 26
Even as the committee headed by the Punjab Chief Secretary, Mr N.K. Arora, is yet to submit its report to the state government regarding alternative measures to generate revenue after the abolition of octroi from December 1, the local municipal corporation authorities have envisaged a plan to allot development works worth Rs 1.5 crore on Built, Operate and Transfer basis to private contractors.
Sandhu is Health Director
Chandigarh, December 26
The Punjab Government has promoted Dr D.P.S. Sandhu, Deputy Director Health Services, Punjab to the post of Director, Health and Family Welfare, Punjab in the scale of Rs 18600-22100, with immediate effect.
PSEB to acquire coal mine
Patiala, December 26
The Punjab State Electricity Board, in order to arrange better quality, coal at cheaper rates, has taken an initiative to acquire its own captive coalmine for the thermal plants in the state.
Police postings
Tortured by wife, man ends life
Hoshiarpur, December 26
The police said here today that Mahesh Chander, son of Jaggi Ram of Railway Colony, Ludhiana, reportedly committed suicide by jumping into a canal. His body had been recovered from the canal near Tarkiana village of this district last evening.
3 typists booked for fraud
Phagwara, December 26
Three persons have been booked by the police for allegedly receiving Rs 10,000 from a person to prepare a will.
According to the police, the three — Sunita Rani, her father Bhupinder Lal and her brother Vijay Kumar — were working as typists in a tehsil complex.
50th sociological conference
opens
Amritsar, December 26
A three-day golden jubilee conference being hosted by the Sociology Department of Guru Nanak Dev University, in collaboration with the Indian Sociological Society, was inaugurated here today. The 27th Indian Sociological Conference is also being held here as part of the golden jubilee conference.
Students’ woes: AISSF to meet
CM
Jalandhar, December 26
Showing concern about the problems faced by students particularly in the rural areas, and the functioning of prevailing education institutions, the All-India Sikh students Federation has decided to take up the matter with the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal.
Youth festival from Jan 7
Bathinda, December 26
The youth festival of Bathinda-Faridkot zone will be held from January 7 to 9, 2002, at the local DAV College.
Appointment letters
for ETT posts
Jalandhar, December 26
The District Education Officer (Primary), Mr Amrit Singh, informed here today the B.Ed candidates, who have been selected for ETT posts in the district, should collect their appointment letters from his office up to December 31.
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