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Gurmeet
implicated under Badal’s pressure: mother
Kolianwali (Muktsar), July 1
Family members of murdered Congress worker Gurbachan Singh, alias Sharda
Singh, of Kolianwali village in Muktsar district have alleged that they
have not only been denied justice but Gurmeet Singh has also been
falsely implicated in the case for killing his father.
Villagers rejoice at Malhi’s win in Canada
Moga, July 1
Residents of Chuga Kalan village, 15 km from here, are jubilant as a son
of the soil (village) Mr Gurbax Malhi has become an MP in Canada for the
fourth time, a rare distinction. In the recently held elections, the
first turbaned MP of Canada, Mr Malhi defeated Mr Raminder Gill, a
minister in Ontario province’s government.
5 die, 3 hurt in
accident
Sangrur, July 1
Five pilgrims were killed on the spot while three others were
injured when their Tata Sumo, in which they were travelling,
and a truck-trailer collided at Mehlan Chowk village, about 10
km from here, today. The Tata Sumo was on its way to Anandpur
Sahib from Mansa while the truck-trailer was going from
Sangrur side towards Patran. The deceased have been identified
as Darshan Singh, a Patwari posted in Satoj Circle (near
Sunam) and a resident of Mansa, his wife Ranjit Kaur, his
brother Harbans Singh, his wife’s relative Shammi and an
assistant driver of the vehicle Tara Singh. Gurinder Singh,
Kuldip Singh, a relative of Darshan Singh’s wife, and
Gursewak Singh, driver of the Tata Sumo, suffered injuries.
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Police creates legal
awareness park
Patiala, July 1
The Punjab police may be known for its roughshod ways, but the Patiala
police is trying to make amends, with the creation of a legal awareness
park in its police complex in the Baradari Gardens in the city.
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Indian and Pakistani artists jointly perform the play Agnikund,
in Amritsar on Wednesday.
— PTI
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Opium
shortage hits patients
Sangrur, July 1
The number of registered persons who receive opium has reduced to 17
from 39 due to the death of the patients or other reasons during the
past 10 years in Sangrur district. Out of these 17 licence-holders five
could not get their quota of opium for June due to its shortage. Out of
these 17 patients, Dalip Singh of Gujran village gets 35 grams of opium
per month, Harchand Singh of Kanoi village gets 20 grams.
Pingalwara’s land grabbed by woman
Amritsar, July 1
The All-India Pingalwara Memorial Society — a home for the destitutes –
has allegedly been deprived of the property worth lakhs of rupees,
bequeathed to it by heirless couple .
PCMS
panel demands release of seniority list
Hoshiarpur, July 1
A deputation of the senior Punjab Medical Services Association
called upon the Secretary Health-cum-Managing Director, Punjab Health
Systems Corporation in Chandigarh under the Chairmanship of its
president, Dr Hardev Singh, Civil Surgeon Patiala.
Closure
of passport office draws flak
Amritsar, July 1
The closure of the passport office here has come in for flak from
various quarters. The flow of international tourists to the city is
likely to be affected, say the critics of the decision. They have
decried the silence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose hometown is
Amritsar, on the issue.
Engineers plan mass casual leave today
Mohali, July 1
Government engineers have decided to proceed on mass casual leave
tomorrow to protest against the Vigilance Bureau’s alleged
highhandedness in dealing with the engineers arrested in the bitumen
scam.
Power
cuts: BJP wants PSEB chief to quit
Sangrur, July 1
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Sangrur district unit today demanded
the resignation of the Chairman of the Punjab State Electricity Board
for announced power cuts for the past several days by the PSEB.
This has led to major power crisis in rural and urban areas of the
state,
Jan Seva
helps 12 destitutes
Bathinda, July 1
More than 12 destitutes who have been suffering from various kinds of
psychological disorders were given bath by volunteers of the Sahara Jan
Seva, a non-governmental organisation, today to save them from the
sunstroke.
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Relatives of
Prisoners of War in Pakistan hopeful of their return.
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High Court
Notice issued to
Centre on Akali leaders' petitions
Chandigarh, July 1
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued
notice to the Government of India, the Punjab Government and other
respondents on petitions filed by three Shiromani Akali Dal leaders.
Quash
proceedings of Ropar court, Badals urge HC
Chandigarh, July 1
Former Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh
Badal, his son and Lok Sabha member Sukhbir Badal, former ministers Tota
Singh and Sohan Singh Thandal today moved the Punjab and Haryana High
Court challenging the power of the Special Judge, Ropar, S.K. Goel in
hearing the disproportionate assets cases involving them.
Police
remand of ex-minister’s PA extended
Phagwara, July 1
Police remand of Sodhi Ram, a former PA of a former Punjab Minister and
senior BJP leader Mr Swarna Ram, was extended today for five days. He
was produced in a court here which extended the police remand.
Farmers demand
water, stage dharna
Amritsar, July 1
On the call of the Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, Punjab, hundreds of
farmers today held a dharna in front of the office of the Chief Engineer
Canal and Irrigation Department here.
Farmers from border villages of
Punjab sit on a dharna in Amritsar on Thursday. — PTI photo |
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SHO suspended for
detaining BJP leader
Jalandhar, July 1
In a case of alleged high-handedness, the SHO of Division No. 4 police
station beat up the General Secretary of the Punjab unit of the BJP and
senior Dalit leader, Mr Vijay Sampla, inside the police station late
last night and illegally detained him for about five hours.
MC
earmarks Rs 1 crore for development
Moga, July 1
The Municipal Council (MC) at a meeting here on Tuesday approved Rs 1
crore for development works in the city. It also decided to engage an
advocate for the case of octroi with Nestle India.
Councillor removed
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 1
The Department of Local Government, Punjab, has removed Mr Ashok Kumar
Sood, councillor and former president of the Municipal Council,
Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib, from the membership of the council with
immediate effect and debarred him from contesting the elections of the
MC for a period of five years.
Show-cause notices to 3 MC officials
Amritsar, July 1
Three Municipal Corporation (MC) officials were served show-cause
notices and asked to submit their replies within a week, following
allegations of negligence in the performance of their duties.
New DTO
takes charge
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 1
Mr Mukand Singh Sandhu took the charge of the DTO here. He was earlier
the DTO, Ludhiana. He replaced Mr Navjot Pal Singh Randhawa, who was
holding additional charge.
Kharar village
violence: 5 held
Kharar, July 1
Five persons were arrested today in connection with an incident of
violence involving members of two communities in Sahora village, near
here, yesterday. They had been booked on charges of rioting, armed with deadly
weapons, voluntarily causing hurt and house trespass.
NCERT fails to
clarify on errors in biology books
Bathinda, July 1
If you can’t convince anyone, confuse him. The National Council of
Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, seems to have
adopted this strategy while answering some queries made regarding
factual mistakes made in its Biology textbook for Class XI.
PTU not
to admit students to MBA: VC
Jalandhar, July 1
After running the first batch of MBA (international business) for a
year, Punjab Technical University has decided not to hold any
fresh admissions to the two-year specialised degree programme for the
new academic session.
SGPC
colleges’ staff await salaries
Chandigarh, July 1
“The days are not far when we will witness employees committing suicides
like farmers”, Mr Aminderpal Singh says while describing “tough times”
being faced by most employees, including teachers, in the SGPC-run
colleges in Punjab.
GND
varsity releases admission schedule
Amritsar, July 1
Guru Nanak Dev University today released admission schedule for B.Ed,
M.Ed and PGDCA (teaching) courses in its affiliated colleges for the
academic session 2004-05.
B.Ed
degree holders threaten to oppose Cong
Bathinda, July 1
Members of the B.Ed Berozgar Adhiyapak Front today threatened to oppose
Congress candidates in the byelections for three Assembly seats as the
state government had failed to implement already accepted demands.
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