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Vedanti for
preserving historical buildings
Phagwara, December 14
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Joginder Singh
Vedanti today underlined keeping intact the architectural beauty of historical
and religious buildings at the time of kar sewa for renovation.
Power Board to
recruit 1500 engineers
Amritsar, December 14
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB)
would fill 1500 vacancies soon, said Mr Raman Bhalla, Administrative Member of
the board to reporters after a state-level seminar on ‘Energy Conservation
Day’ held at Thakur Singh Art Gallery here today.
Cassettes, CDs of Gurbani
released
Tarn Taran, December 14
 Compact discs and audio cassettes of
Gurbani of Sikh Guru Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji in holy Sri Guru Granth Sahib were
released today at Sri Darbar Sahib Khadoor Sahib. Congregation was dedicated to
the fifth birth centenary of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji.
CDs and audio cassettes of Gurbani of Guru Angad Dev being released by Mr Manjit Singh Calcutta, Honorary Secretary, SGPC, at Khadoor Sahib on Sunday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
Evasion of sales
tax detected
Patiala, December 14
The Department of Excise and Taxation has
been able to detect a suppressed turnover of sales tax running into crores
during simultaneous inspections of business premises involved in the evasion of
sales tax in all districts of the state here recently.
Fog affects
normal life
Abohar, December 14
The region had first thick fog of the
winter season. It started on Saturday night and the entire subdivision remained
enveloped by the fog till today.
Villagers seek
removal of garbage
Phagwara, December 14
Irate villagers of nearby Rawalpindi
yesterday blocked vehicular traffic on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road and shouted
slogans in protest against the stinking garbage dump there. However, the
municipal contractor said three fields had been got on contract from former
village Sarpanch Kulwant Singh for throwing garbage there.
Demonstration of
latest in eye surgery given
Jalandhar, December 14
More than 100 eye doctors were apprised of
the utility and application of Phaconit — the latest international level eye
surgery with world’s smallest incision ranging between 1 mm and 1.2 mm —
with the help of interactive Live Video Eye Surgery Demonstration at the 7th
annual conference of the Punjab Ophthalmology Society at Akal Eye Hospital here
today.
He paints with typewriter
Patiala:
It is difficult to confine artistic talent. If it cannot be expressed
through the medium of canvas and brushes it will find another way out. As in the
case of Wazir Chand Sayal, whose creative muse draws inspiration from none other
than the commonplace type writer to churn out a variety of sketches and
portraits.
Tributes paid to
Zail Singh’s daughter-in-law
Faridkot, December 14
A large number of people, including leaders
of various political parties, chairmen of various boards and senior
administrative officers from Punjab and other states paid tributes to Surinder
Kaur, wife of Mr Joginder Singh and daughter-in-law of former President of
India, Giani Zail Singh, on her antim ardas at Sandhwan village, 8 km from here,
today.
Rana Sodhi’s
mother cremated
Ferozepore, December 14
Rajkumari (86), mother of Rana Gurmit Singh
Sodhi, Political Secretary to the CM, Punjab, was cremated at her native village
Mohan Ke, near Guruharsahai, with ceremonial honours.
Freedom fighter
dies at 85
Batala, December 14
Freedom fighter and a member of the Indian
National Army, Gian Singh, died at his native Ghuman village in Gurdaspur
district early this morning. He was 85.
Old holy scripts
consigned to flames
Tarn Taran, December 14
Twentyfive old holy scripts (saroops) of
Guru Granth Sahib and hundreds of old Gurbani-related material were consigned to
the flames today at Goindwal Sahib, 25 km from here.
Govt directed to take action
against doctor
Bathinda, December 14
Mr D.S. Malwai, Additional Sessions Judge,
today passed a stricture against the doctor who conducted the medical
examination of some injured persons (complainants) and allegedly gave a false
medico-legal report in connection with the injuries suffered by them.
3,200 cases
taken up by state Lok Adalat
Hoshiarpur, December 14
A special state-level Lok Adalat was
organised for setting different categories of cases such as pre-litigative bank
loan, labour court, matrimonial, motor accident claim, municipal act,
cooperative bank loan cases and cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable
Instrument Act here today.
One killed, 9 of marriage
party hurt
Tarn Taran, December 14
One woman died on the spot and nine others
of a marriage party were injured yesterday when a truck hit a Tata Sumo near
Khabbe Dagnan village near here.
Woman raped,
mother-in-law killed by burglars
Pathankot, December 14
A woman was raped, her mother-in-law
murdered late last night at Gharota village. According to sources, three persons
entered into the house of Parkasho Devi (70) at Gharota village and killed her
with sharp-edged weapons.
9 booked in rape
case
Abohar, December 14
Nine persons, including three women, have
been booked in connection with an alleged case of rape at Surghuri village
located on the Abohar-Ferozepore road, the police said this yesterday.
Three booked for
duping
Abohar, December 14
The city police has booked Jatinder Singh,
son of Vaid Onkar Singh of Sector 37, Chandigarh, Daljit Singh, alias Jeona and
his brother Inderjit Singh, alias Raja, sons of Mehar Singh of the Panjpeer
locality here, under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC for allegedly duping 12
residents on the pretext of providing employment to them in Canada.
Undertrial
escapes, three cops booked
Mansa, December 14
Subegh Singh, who had been facing a
judicial trial in a criminal case registered against him for his alleged
involvement in the smuggling of narcotics, escaped from police custody while he
was being brought back to the Central Jail, Bathinda, after a hearing at the
court of Additional Sessions Judge here on Friday.
2 killed in road
accident
Bathinda, December 14
Two occupants of a canter were killed here
today when their vehicle hit a truck after going out of control due to running
over the corpse of a cow which was lying on the Bathinda-Barnala road.
College honours Surjit Pattar
Phagwara, December 14
Noted Punjabi poet Surjit Pattar and
popular comedian Balwinder Bicky, better known as Chacha Raunki Ram, were today
honoured by the local Mohan Lal Uppal DAV College for their outstanding
contribution to the Punjabi language.
Eight primary
schools sans teachers
Fazilka, December 14
As many as 40 posts of JBT, head teachers
and centre head teachers are lying vacant in educational blocks of I and II of
Fazilka. As a result teaching has been affected in the schools of remote border
areas.
Bank organises cultural
evening
Patiala, December 14
An all-India inter zone cultural programme
was held at the State Bank of Patiala here yesterday. The Managing Director of
the local branch, Mr A.K. Das, inaugurated the programme.
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