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 SGPC members may
have to take pledge at Akal Takht
Amritsar, July 12
Even as Akal Takht has received a number of complaints regarding the violation
of the ‘religious code of conduct’ by candidates during the SGPC elections,
Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti is likely to direct the newly elected members of
the ‘mini parliament’ of the Sikhs to take a pledge to work for the upkeep
of Panthic traditions in front of Akal Takht before holding the first meeting of
the General House.
Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar Akal Takht shows a gold medal which was presented to him by an international Sikh organisation during his visit to the USA for taking a bold stand on female foeticide.
— Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma
 It is victory of
Panth: Badal
Chandigarh, July 12
SAD President Parkash Singh Badal would not have thought even in his dream that
his political fortune will have a upturn so soon. After losing the Assembly
elections Mr Badal faced rough times as the Vigilance Bureau probed his
properties.
Badal emerges as
tallest Sikh leader
Chandigarh, July 12
By returning an impressive tally of 134 of 167 seats in the just concluded
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections, the Shiromani Akali
Dal chief, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, has re-emerged as one of the tallest leaders
of Punjab in general and Sikhs in particular.
SGPC college
teachers denied salary
Moga, July 12
The issue of non-payment of salaries to the staff of SGPC-run educational
institutions has kicked off a row. While SGPC secretary Dalmegh Singh has been
claiming that salaries are being paid, employees of the institutions are saying
that they had not been paid for the past seven months.
Students in a happy mood on the first day of college at Multani Mal Modi College in Patiala on Monday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar
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Investigations
into case against DIG Randhawa completed
Chandigarh, July 12
Inspector-General of Police (Amritsar, border) J.P. Birdi has completed the
probe into the registration of a case against Deputy Inspector-General of Police
(DIG) Hardish Singh Randhawa. The officer was accused of being involved in a
case of “illegal confinement and criminal breach of trust”.
PoW’s family
awaits official help
Kot Bhai (Muktsar), July 12
No Central or state government official has bothered to visit the Kot Bhai house
of Lance Naik Jagsir Singh, a prisoner of war (PoW), to show solidarity with his
family members.
Imbroglio continues between
MC staff, doctors
 Patiala, July 12
The imbroglio between Municipal Corporation employees and doctors of Government
Rajindra Hospital continued for the fourth day today with both parties holding
protest rallies. The corporation employees demanded that doctors responsible for
the death of their colleague while in hospital after an acid attack be
suspended. The doctors criticised the district administration and the
corporation authorities saying both of them had failed to honour the promise to
get garbage lifted from the front of residences of two doctors of the hospital.
A Municipal Corporation employee holds a placard during a protest against doctors of Rajindra Hospital on Monday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar
Summon Boparai,
demands SC Morcha
Patiala, July 12
The Scheduled Caste Morcha of the BJP has alleged that the Punjabi University
Vice-Chancellor, Dr S.S. Boparai, is acting in a manner which is detrimental to
the interests of Dalits and claimed that the policy of reservation in
appointments for Scheduled Castes in the university has been disbanded.
Medal for Air
Commodore
Jalandhar, July 12
Air Cdre Ram Rattan Bhardwaj has received Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) from
the President of India.
Chemists protest
against cops
Pathankot, July 12
Members of the Wholesale and Retail Chemist Association today closed their shops
for four hours in protest against the alleged high-handedness and arrogant
attitude of the police in implicating a chemist in a false case.
Piracy cripples
Punjabi music industry
Jalandhar, July 12
The once flourishing Punjabi music industry has virtually plunged into a deep
crisis. There is a steep decline in sales, roughly by 60 to 70 per cent during
the past two years, mainly due to increasing piracy of music even as video
compact discs (VCDs) have replaced age-old cassettes and even audio CDs.
VHP, Bajrang Dal
discuss Amarnath yatra
Amritsar, July 12
A state-level meeting of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal
concluded here yesterday.
Sirhind Rotary
Club to the fore
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 12
Rotary Club, Sirhind, bagged 10 prizes in different competitions in the Rotary
District 3090 comprising more than 80 clubs of the states of Punjab, Haryana and
Rajasthan in two different functions of the district held at Palampur (HP) and
Ganganagar.
PWD employees
hold rally
Patiala, July 12
On a call by the joint action committee of the PWD (B&R) a number of
officials and employees organised a rally on the tenth consecutive day in front
of Mini Secretariat to protest against the Vigilance action in the bitumen scam
here today.
Effigies of ‘tainted’
ministers burnt
3 get life term in murder
case
Pathankot, July 12
Mr Iqbal Singh Bajwa, in charge fast-track court-cum-Additional District and
Sessions Judge today sentenced three persons to life imprisonment and imposed a
fine of Rs 2000 each in a dowry death case.
Life term for
killing daughter-in-law
Faridkot, July 12
The judge of a fast-track court, Mr Hardayal Singh, on Saturday sentenced a
woman to double life imprisonment for killing her daughter-in-law and her
one-year-old daughter.
Cop sentenced to
life imprisonment
Patiala, July 12
The Additional Sessions Judge, Mr K.C Puri, today sentenced Constable Ranjit
Singh to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs 20,000 for killing on 11-year-old
boy in a tea shop in front of NIS Chowk here on August 2 last year.
Police conducts raids to
arrest Kahlon
Gurdaspur, July 12
The Batala police today raided various suspected hideouts of a former Minister
for Rural Development and Panchayats, Mr Nirmal Singh Kahlon, including his
residence at Amritsar. However, till the filing of this report the raiding
parties had failed to achieve any success in arresting either Mr Kahlon or his
supporters.
Patwari arrested
on graft charge
Amritsar, July 12
The Vigilance Bureau today nabbed a patwari, Vijay Kumar of Gurdaspur, for
allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 500 from Jasbir Singh Saini of
the same area.
Gang of bookies
busted
Amritsar, July 12
The police today claimed to have busted a gang of bookies with the arrest of 10
persons who were caught while gambling in a private hotel here.
3 bombs found
from plot
Ferozepore, July 12
Three bombs were found this evening from a plot near octroi post no. 8 in
Ferozepore Cantonment when it was being filled with earth brought from
Ferozepore feeder, Manasinghwala.
PTU students to meet Bhattal
Jalandhar, July 12
The striking students of the BBA and BCA courses from Punjab Technical
University said that they could see a ray of hope after the appointment of Ms
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal as Minister of Technical Education.
Few get jobs at
PTU placement fair
Jalandhar, July 12
The three-day job fair organised by the Punjab Technical University (PTU) that
concluded here yesterday turned out to be a futile effort as only 47 out of the
nearly 4,000 university passouts received appointment letters.
B.Ed aspirants
suffer KU apathy
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 12
More than 500 students have suffered due to the alleged negligence on the part
of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
Inter-school
declamation competition
Patiala, July 12
Komal of local Arya Girls Senior Secondary School, Parveen Bashisht of
Shakuntla Girls Senior Secondary School and Vibha Sharma of Model Town
Girls School stood first, second and third, respectively, in an
inter-school declamation contest organised to mark World Pollution Day
yesterday.
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Hundreds of farmers today gheraoed the Senior Engineer Office of the PSEB and Xen’s office at Khandwala here to protest
against low voltage of electricity.
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