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Mayawati
can kill Kanshi, says brother
Jalandhar, July 18
In a dramatic turn of events,
family members of Mr Kanshi Ram today alleged that the founder president
of the BSP could be eliminated at the behest of BSP President and former
UP Chief Minister Mayawati in case he (Kanshi) would not have been freed
from her custody.
Manmohan,
Musharraf invited for candlelight vigil
Amritsar, July 18
Veteran journalist and a votary of
cementing the ties between India and Pakistan Kuldeep Nayyar said he had
written to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and President Gen Pervez
Musharraf to come to celebrate together the Independence day of both the
countries on August 14 at Wagah joint check post.
Back from
UK, impressed
Raja Sansi (Amritsar), July 18
It was like a dream come true for a
group of 19 students of the Guru Hargobind Sahib Academy, a charitable
trust at Jagraon (Ludhiana), which returned today after a two-week
journey to the UK, sponsored by Mr Gurmail Singh Malhi, a London-based
NRI. Excited after an eventful first-ever trip to the UK, Arshdeep Kaur
(14) said, “We were impressed by their education system." |
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Students of the Guru Hargobind Sahib
Academy at the Raja Sansi airport after a two-week visit to the UK
on Saturday. — Photo by Rajiv Sharma
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Sewage
disposal poses threat to IAF planes
Gurdaspur, July 18
Sewage of the Municipal Council,
Pathankot is posing a threat to the flights of Air Force planes. The
sewage entering the Air Force station besides spreading foul smell is
also attracting birds that hamper the flights.
City faces
worst power cuts
Bathinda, July 18
Residents here have been facing not
only the unscheduled power cuts but also have been suffering from air
and noise pollution caused by hundreds of electric generators being used
by commercial establishments and other organisations. The threat to
their lives is also due to emission of flue gases and fly ash from
chimneys of the local Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant.
PSEB staff
to protest against trifurcation
Patiala, July 18
The PSEB Engineers’ Association has
decided to launch a protest against the state government’s decision to
dismantle the Punjab State Electricity Board.
PSEB to
bear cost of JE’s treatment
Patiala, July 18
The Punjab State Electricity Board
will bear the entire cost of the medical treatment being given to the
Junior Engineer who was attacked by a tubewell owner with firearms near
Ferozepore. This was stated in an official press note issued here today.
Caste-based quota opposed
Bathinda, July 18
Mr Harbans Singh Sidhu, district
president of the General Categories Welfare Federation, said yesterday
that if the government introduced caste-based reservations in private
sector, the federation would launch a countrywide stir in association
with like-minded organisations.
Check
plying of private buses, urges union
Moga, July 18
Members of the Punjab Government
Transport Workers’ Union has alleged that a large number of private
buses, belonging to MLAs and ministers, were plying in the state causing
huge losses to Punjab Roadways.
Masjid
action panel chief comes to Valmikis’ support
Amritsar, July 18 |
Mr Mohammed Azam Khan, Chairman of the Babri Masjid Action Committee,
today arrived here for a few hours before returning to Delhi, to attend
a function to launch Eklavya Sena under the Adi Dharm Samaj in support
of the demand to hand over the controversial Ram Tirath shrine to
Valmikis.
Mohammad Azam Khan (right),
chairman of the Babri Masjid Committee and Minister for Water Supply
and Employment in Uttar Pradesh, with Mr Darshan Rattan Ravan,
president of the Adi Dharam Samaj, in Amritsar on Sunday. — A
Tribune photograph |
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Rail coach
factory rolls out 25 postal vans
Kapurthala, July 18
The Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
has rolled out 25 postal vans to enable the Department of Post and
Telegraph to transport a large quantity of mail at a time.
Cold
storage owners convicted
Hoshiarpur, July 18
Mr Joga Singh, President, District
Consumer Forum, Hoshiarpur, has convicted Sohan Singh Gill, Mohinder
Singh Bath and Jaswinder Singh, all partners of Kisan Ice Factory and
Cold Storage Shamchaurasi under Section 27 of the Consumer Protection
Act and has sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for one year and to
pay a fine of Rs 5,000 in each execution application for not complying
with the order of the forum within the stipulated time.
Farmers stage dharna
Moga, July 18
Irked over unscheduled power cuts
and “false” cases being registered against them, farmers from various
villages staged a five-hour dharna at Chadik village yesterday. The
administration had deployed a police force to avoid any untoward
incident.
Bahl denies
effecting 200 transfers
Gurdaspur, July 18
Former Punjab Education Minister
Khushal Bahl today denied news reports in a section of the media that
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had cancelled 200 transfers effected by
him during his tenure as minister.
Cops
attached to Police Lines
Kotkapura (Faridkot), July 18
Following the “kidnapping” of a
Ferozepore police station “munshi”, SP (H) Vijay Sharma has attached ASI
Sukhdev Singh and Head Constable Amarjeet Singh to Police Lines and
ordered an inquiry into the incident by the SP (D).
Doctor
booked in blood transfusion case
Bathinda, July 18
A criminal case has been registered
against Dr Indu Bhushan Aggarwal, in charge, blood bank, local Civil
Hospital, and two other functionaries for their alleged involvement in
transfusing blood of wrong group to a road accident victim on July 5
which allegedly led to her death a few days ago.
9 held for
running illegal medical camps
Amritsar, July 18
Nine persons, including three
women, were caught by the Civil Surgeon for allegedly running illegal
medical camps for administering hepatitis-B injections in two separate
raids conducted here today.
Five held
for ‘damaging’ 66-kv grid building
Sangrur, July 18
The Sunam police has arrested five
persons, Baljit Singh Chhajili, Kuldip Sharma Ratolan, Jasbir Singh
Ratolan, Nirbhey Singh Chathe Nanhera and Bikar Singh Chathe Nanhera, in
connection with allegedly making an attack on the 66-kv grid of the
Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) at Chhajli village, near Sunam,
last night and damaging the property of the grid along with a large
number of other persons, belonged to different villages.
One more
arrested in murder case
Jalandhar, July 18
To solve the murder case of a
landlord of Wadala Colony, here the Jalandhar police yesterday arrested
Vinod Kumar, alias, Titu, a resident of Tarewal village in Ferozepore.
Vinod is a relative of the tenant and main accused, Kashmiri Lal, alias,
Roshi, who is suspected to be involved in the murder of Bishambar, the
landlord.
Head
Constable held for graft
Bathinda, July 18
Laxman Singh, Head Constable,
posted at Golewala police post in Faridkot district, was caught
red-handed while taking a bribe of Rs 300 from Mr Makhan Singh, a
resident of Kabarwala village of the same district for registering a
report regarding the loss of his driving licence and registration
certificate of his scooter.
Boy beaten
up, hospitalised
Ludhiana, July 18
An employee of the Christian
Medical College and Hospital has alleged that his minor son was tied and
beaten up by a man living in the neighbourhood in the residential
apartments of the CMCH.
College
prospectus ‘misleading’
Amritsar, July 18
Khalsa College here is alleged to
be ‘misleading’ the students of physiotherapy department. It has
published the names of four persons on the staff of the physiotherapy
department in its prospectus, out of which half of them are from other
departments in the college.
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In a surprise move, the SGPC today sacked Giani Mohan Singh, additional
Head Granthi of the Golden Temple. Earlier, Giani Mohan Singh had served as Head Granthi of Darbar Sahib
for a long period, however, after his retirement, he was appointed as
additional Head Granthi by the then SGPC chief, Jathedar Gurcharan Singh
Tohra, on February 1.
For Mr Manish Tewari, his
appointment as Secretary, All-India Congress Committee, yesterday, did
not come as a surprise. After he lost the last Lok Sabha elections from
Ludhiana, he was expecting an active role in the organisational and
party affairs.