A vendor at the Amritsar railway station sells tea in earthen pots on Wednesday after Union Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav ordered the use of such pots instead of plastic cups to serve tea. —PTI. |
Club poll: Commissioner ‘influencing’
candidates
Jalandhar, June 9
The Gymkhana Club elections, scheduled for June 13, have virtually engineered a vertical split in the elite of the city as two major contesting
groups — Lala group headed by renowned film distributor Mr Yash Pal Mittal and Mann group led by Dr H.S.Mann — are indulging at in mud each other slinging to impress upon over 4000 members to vote for their candidates.
Chit fund owner, family disappear after duping
people
Amritsar, June 9
A large number of investors were left high and dry when owner of Subline Chit Fund Company, Kulwant Singh Nagi, along with his family, disappeared after duping people of crores of rupees. Nagi allegedly fled from the city following a complaint by retired CBI Inspector, Mr Ranjit Singh Nanda, who expressed apprehension over the intention of the conman.
Tempers rise as auction gets cancelled
midway
Amritsar, June 9
Sudden arrival of a fax message by the Local Bodies Department led to the cancellation of auction of shops by the improvement trust here today.
Tempers rose as the announcement of cancellation was made after two shops had come under the hammer while auction for the third was in process.
Nahar blames
BSP gen secy for defeat
Jalandhar, June 9
Holding state BSP general secretary Pawan Kumar Tinoo responsible for the diversion of party votes in favour of the Congress nominee for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat, Rana Gurjit Singh, a former vice-president of the BSP, Mr Devi Dass
Nahar, on Sunday alleged that money had changed hands to ensure his defeat.
Language issue has been ‘politicised’
Patiala, June 9
The issue of language which always relegates everything else to the background in Punjabi University did so again in the last fortnight with various organisations taking up cudgels against the institution which had moved a proposal to reduce the marks of Punjabi and English at the graduate level to pave the way for introduction of computer education in colleges affiliated to it.
Badal asked to explain
conduct
Chandigarh, June 9
Punjab Transport Minister, Mr Tej Parkash Singh, son of the late Mr Beant Singh, today asked SAD President Parkash Singh Badal to explain his sharing the stage with those propagating terrorism on June 6, the anniversary of Operation Bluestar, at Amritsar.
1 dead, 5 hurt as shell explodes in welding shop
Jalandhar, June 9
One person was killed and five were injured, two of them seriously, when an explosion took place in a welding shop in Model House locality here today. A scrap dealer had brought a discarded gun shell to peel off brass out of it.
450 await pension: Dang
Amritsar, June 9
Mr Satya Pal Dang, a Communist leader, has alleged that 450 beneficiaries of old-age, widow and handicapped pensions have not been paid for a period ranging from six months to three years.
Fatehgarh Sahib all set to tackle floods
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 9
Flood control rooms would be set up at the tehsil level in the district under the supervision of respective Tehsildars and district level main flood control room would be set up here and these would be functional from July 1. The district drainage department and the Health Department should complete all necessary arrangements for tackling floods, said Mr S.K. Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner, while presiding over a meeting of the Flood Protection Arrangement Committee here today.
MC asks PSIEC to carve plots at a suitable site
Mohali, June 9
Opposing the move of the PSIEC of carving plots near the waterworks in the Phase IX industrial area, the Municilpal Council has requested the corporation authorities to carve plots in another area which could be more suitable.
PSEB staff protest against Power Bill
Kharar, June 9
Members of the Punjab State Electricity Board Employees Federation staged a dharna and organised a rally in protest against the Power Bill, 2003, here today.
After taking part in the dharna, the protesters marched through the town and handed over a memorandum, for the Punjab Chief Minister, to the SDM, Mr Sukhvinder Singh Gill.
VB opposes Sukhbir’s plea on US visit
Ropar, June 9
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau today opposed the application of Mr Sukhbir Badal seeking permission to go to USA for medical treatment.
Mr Sukhbir Badal, earlier in a application moved in the special court Ropar, had sought permission to go to USA. Mr Sukhbir had pleaded before the court that he had an appointment with the doctor in USA on June 13.
Tricycles given to
disabled
Bathinda, June 9
Forty-five physically challenged persons were given tricycles, seven were given wheelchairs and 32 received callipers at a free camp organised by the local Helping Hand Educational Society at Akalia Jalal village in the district on Sunday. Ms Paramjit Kaur Gulshan, MP, inaugurated the camp.
Ayurvedic camp in Muscat
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 9
Foreign nationals as well as NRIs turned up in large number and showed keen interest in the first ever ayurvedic camp organised in Muscat, Oman, by the AMTC group of hospitals. Dr Anil Garg, an ayurvedic specialist, working as Ayurvedic Medical Officer at Railon village in district, said majority of patients were cured.
‘Enterprising’
minister
Chandigarh, June 9
A Punjab minister planned his holiday in Himachal Pradesh in such a way that he wanted to be in Wildflower Hall Hotel in Shimla on the days Mrs Priyanka Gandhi Vadhra was there on a family holiday.
Police resubmits plea on
Daler
Patiala, June 9
The Patiala Police today resubmitted an application seeking the discharge of popstar Daler Mehndi in the human trafficking case registered against him and his brother Shamsher Mehndi besides others in September last year.
More Benches sought for consumer
panel
Jalandhar, June 9
Holding the state government responsible for providing poor infrastructure to the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Justice
H.S. Brar, president of the commission, yesterday demanded that three additional Benches should be constituted as per the recent recommendations of the Union Government in this regard.
Midwife penalised for negligence
Moga, June 9
The Faridkot District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has held a midwife guilty of negligence and directed her to pay a compensation to the extent of Rs 25,000 to a Abohar woman Neelam Rani, besides Rs 7,000 as medicine expenses incurred by the latter.
Businessman abducted, SHO sent to
Police Lines
Ferozepore, June 9
Mr Harinder Singh Chahal, district police chief, today sent Mr Surinder
Sud, Station House Officer, Police Station, cantonment, to police lines for showing negligence in a case pertaining to the alleged kidnapping of a businessman and contractor of this town, Mr Darshan Lal Arora, on June 6.
Loan officer held on
defaulter’s complaint
Anandpur Sahib, June 9
The Vigilance Department yesterday arrested the loan officer of Punjab National Bank on a complaint by a defaulter, Mr Tarsem Lal.
Following a decree against his land, Mr Tarsem Lal entered into an agreement with the bank following which the decree was held in abeyance.
Students’ confederation submits memorandum to VC
Patiala, June 9
Punjabi University Students Confederation today submitted a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor and urged the authorities not to implement the proposal to reduce the marks of the Punjabi language at the graduate level in colleges affiliated to it.
Insurance firm office opened
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 9
The Allianz Bajaj Insurance Company inaugurated its insurance care consultant centre at Sirhind yesterday to apprise the people of the district, particularly of rural areas, about the benefits of insurance and the new schemes of the company.
Small savings agents stage dharna
Patiala, June 9
Members of the Small Savings Agents Union organised a dharna in front of head post office here today to protest against the Deputy Postmaster who allegedly demanded bribe from their commission.
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