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Punjab poultry
faces crisis
J&K may hike levy by 100 per cent
Chandigarh, December 20
A boom in demand for chicken and meat
products notwithstanding, Punjab poultry farmers are facing a major crisis as
the Jammu and Kashmir Government proposes to hike the recently levied toll on
poultry and meat products by more than 100 per cent.
 Lot of work to do
on Indo-Pak ties, says Menon
Wagah, December 20
There is still a lot of work to be done to
bring the relationship between India and Pakistan on a firm footing, said
India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr Shiv Shankar Menon, here today.
Mr Shiv Shankar Menon, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, at the Wagah joint
check-post near Amritsar on Saturday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
23 AIDS cases
detected in Ropar
Ropar, December 20
The voluntary counselling and testing
centre for AIDS patients at the local Civil Hospital has detected 23 new AIDS
cases this year.
Woman starved
kids to death, says husband
Patiala, December 20
A woman seems to have virtually starved her
two children to death as per the findings of the Board of doctors, which
conducted the post-mortem examination of the bodies which were exhumed from
their graves following a complaint from the father of the children.
NRI children
return to roots
JALANDHAR:
NRIs,
particularly those hailing from the Doaba region, have started sending their
children to Punjab for education.
Top artistes for
Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan
Jalandhar December 20
Music lovers are all set to find themselves
atop a different firmament of classical music as the stage is set for the
three-day 128th Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan which gets under way on December 26.
Women can become
Jathedars,
says Jagir Kaur
Ropar, December 20
Bibi Jagir Kaur, former president of the
SGPC, today added another paradigm to the ongoing debate over the right of women
to perform kirtan and ‘chowki sewa’ at Darbar Sahib by stating here that
women even had the right to become Jathedar of the Akal Takht.
Cold wave, fog
claim four lives
Flights cancelled, vehicular traffic
hit
Nawanshahr, December 20
In three road mishaps on the Chandigarh
road here due to dense fog, two persons were killed on the spot and six persons,
including two children, were injured since yesterday. An old person reportedly
died due to the cold.
Bill sought for
victims of NRI grooms
Jalandhar, December 20
The Lok Bhalai Party headed by Mr Balwant
Singh Ramoowalia, MP, on Thursday demanded enactment of a legislation with
provisions for extradition and blacklisting of those NRI grooms, who have
deserted their wives due to their wives failure to meet hefty dowry demands, and
setting up of special fast-track courts for trial of such “criminals”.
Breast cancer
common among spinsters, says doctor
Patiala, December 20
A mammography machine, first of its kind in
the city, was installed at Kamal Memorial Diagnostic Centre here recently. The
X-Ray mammography can pick up cancer when a tumor is not even palpable or
producing any symptoms.
Pharmacists burn
effigy of Health Director
Fazilka, December 20
Around 150 pharmacists of this district,
led by Mr Shashi Kant and Ravinder Kumar Luthra, president and secretary,
respectively, of the district unit of the Punjab State Pharmacists Association,
held a rally in front of the office of the Civil Surgeon last evening. They were
protesting against the non-acceptance of their demands.
PSHRC DGP to
probe custodial death case
Tarn Taran, December 20
The case regarding the custodial death of
Pardeep Singh, a student, will now be probed by the DGP of the Punjab State
Human Rights Commission.
“Thaggi”
staged
Phagwara, December 20
Noted Punjabi playwright, director and
producer Gursharan Singh known as Bhai Manna Singh also yesterday said that he
raises burning issues in his plays.
Funds for Do
Moria Pul released
Chandigarh, December 20
The Punjab Government has decided to
construct a railway overbridge at Do Moria Pul at Jalandhar at an estimated cost
of Rs 20.78 crore. The Chief Minister has sanctioned the first instalment of Rs
5 crore.
EGS centres
Robbery accused surrenders
Jalandhar, December 20
Darshan, a former police personnel and main
accused in Rs 1.22 crore foreign exchange robbery case, surrendered in the court
of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) here and was remanded into police custody
till December 23.
Grewal is
Sangrur Dist Bar chief
Sangrur, December 20
Mr Gurtej Singh Grewal was elected
President of the Sangrur District Bar Association here this evening. He defeated
Mr Harkewal Singh Sajuma by a margin of 25 votes. Mr Grewal and Mr Sajuma
secured 184 and 159 votes, respectively.
Woman, paramour held for
murder
Gurdaspur, December 20
What was alleged to be a case of rape and
murder on December 14 in a Punjab village has turned out to be a case of murder
by alleged victim of rape who was caught in a compromising position with her
pre-marriage boyfriend.
Fake certificate
racket unearthed
Jalandhar, December 20
The district police claims to have
unearthed a fake certificate racket with the arrest of its kingpin Suresh Kumar
Bedi and seized two computers, fake certificates and certain incriminating
documents from his possession.
320 kg of poppy
husk seized
Abohar, December 20
The police seized 320 kg of poppy husk from
a vehicle last evening.
Man trying to
cross into Pak shot
Ferozepore, December 20
An unidentified man was shot dead when he
tried to cross into Pakistan last night. He did not halt despite warnings by the
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel manning Basti Ram Lal border out-post.
Petrol station
owner looted
Abohar, December 20
The owner of a petrol station was looted
and his employee shot at by armed robbers here last night.
Posts of teacher lying vacant
Hoshiarpur, December 20
Educational services in government primary
schools in Hoshiarpur district has been suffering on account of shortage of
teaching staff.
Language lab
begins in Mata Gujri College
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 20
To meet the challenges posed by opening up
of the economy and the liberalisation of media, Mata Gujri College has set up a
language laboratory under the guidance of its Principal, Dr Gurmohan Singh
Walia, and the patronage of Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra, President of the
SGPC, for students of the college, said Prof Sadhu Singh, Head, Department of
English, while talking to mediapersons. He said the laboratory would also make
the students aware of the usage of latest techniques in the field.
Bank organises customers’
meet
Patiala, December 20
The State Bank of Patiala (SBOP) organised
a customers’ meet with a special focus on insurance products here today. The
meet was presided over by the General Manager (Treasury) of the bank, Mr Pardeep
Shankar.
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