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 President’s
rule must to solve SYL crisis: Dalal
Amritsar, July 19
The Centre should declare President’s
rule in both Punjab and Haryana to solve the vexed issue of SYL canal and
sharing of river waters, said Mr Karan S. Dalal, Congress MLA, Haryana, during
his visit to the Golden Temple here today.
Mr Karan S. Dalal (left), Congress MLA from Haryana, interacts with The Tribune in Amritsar on Monday.
— Photo by Rajiv Sharma
Benefits from
Bhakra more than expected, says study
Nangal, July 19
Benefits from the Bhakra Dam have been much
more than anticipated at the time of its conception, according to a study
conducted by the Centre for Policy Research.
Multi-coloured
umbrellas being sold on roadsides in Amritsar are much in
demand during the monsoon season. — Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma |
Sacking of Mohan
Singh taken up with Badal
Amritsar, July 19
The unceremonious removal of Giani Mohan
Singh yesterday has caught the attention of the senior Panthic leaders who are
worried over the denigration of the Sikh institution , since the celebrations of
the birth of Khalsa Panth in 1999. According to highly placed sources in the
SGPC , the matter regarding the removal of Giani Mohan Singh was taken up with
Mr Parkash Singh Badal , president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, today by certain
leaders of the party.
PUDA questions
validity of Puri’s decision
Mohali, July 19
The Punjab Urban Planning and Development
Authority (PUDA), today questioned the validity of a decision taken by the
Minister for Housing Urban Planning and Development, Mr Raghunath Sahai Puri,
for granting permission to change the land use of 120 acres of a prime land in
Mohali.
Death by
negligence: case registered against kin
Bathinda, July 19
The issue pertaining to the death of
Parveen Rani, a resident of Bhucho Mandi, allegedly due to the transfusion of
blood of wrong group in the local Civil Hospital, took a new turn today when a
criminal case was registered against her kin Rakesh Kumar and others for their
alleged involvement in an attempt to kill the driver of car while holding an
agitation at the Bathinda-Bhucho Mandi crossing on July 17.
Woman sarpanch harassed,
threatens to quit
Nangal, July 19
The woman sarpanch of Kalsera village, Ms
Anjna Garg, has threatened to resign from here post over harassment by certain
miscreants of the village. She has alleged that despite complaints neither the
district administration nor the police has come to her rescue.
Waste
management plant for holy city
Amritsar July 19
More than 500 tonnes of garbage produced
daily by the holy city which could be a health hazard will now be utilized to
produce electricity.
Indian fish
attracts BBC film-makers
Chandigarh, July 19
A fish species of the Harike wetlands has
attracted the attention of foreign freshwater filmmakers. They have rated this
species as unique because it has not been seen or documented on television. |
CWC refutes
Punjab’s low inflow plea
Nangal, July 19
To buttress its case on the SYL deadlock,
the Punjab Government has been maintaining that the inflows in all the rivers
running through the state have come down considerably.
BSF nabs insane
on border
Along the Zero Line,
Ferozepore:
The BSF which guards frontiers of the
nation is fighting an altogether different battle here, not against the enemy
but against the red tapism and procedural wrangles of our system.
Scanty rains
force more power cuts
Patiala, July 19
Scanty rains have forced the PSEB to impose
power cuts of over three hours in all important cities of the state, besides
already increasing power cuts in towns and rural areas.
Rainwater
harvesting a must for plot-holders
Jalandhar, July 19
The Improvement Trust authorities have
decided to make it mandatory for allottees of residential plots, measuring 200
yards and above, to make arrangements for rain harvesting of water at Guru
Gobind Singh Avenue and Surya Enclave localities on the Jalandhar-Amritsar
highway.
Youth Cong asks
BBMB to shun bias
Nangal, July 19
Youth congress activists and daily wagers
of the BBMB today staged a dharna to protest against the alleged discriminatory
attitude of the board. About 100 activists sat in front of the BBMB officers
club, venue of the national seminar on lined canals, raising slogans against the
management.
Malaria cases
reported from Muktsar, Hoshiarpur
Chandigarh, July 19
If you are living in Muktsar or Hoshiarpur,
just be a little more cautious. A majority of malaria cases reported till May
end were from these two cities.
No hindrance to
Punjab buses in Haryana
Chandigarh, July 19
Mr Mohinder Singh Kaypee, Transport
Minister, Punjab, today said that Punjab Roadways and the PRTC buses today plied
on various routes in Haryana without any hindrance.
Suspension of
JE, lineman triggers protest
Mohali, July 19
From tomorrow no Junior Engineer or lineman
employed with the Punjab State Electricity Board will be available to repair any
power supply problem arising in the township.
Bir Devinder to
fight for villagers’ cause
Mohali, July 19
The MLA, Kharar, Mr Bir Devinder Singh,
today reiterated his complete support to the cause of the villagers here
protesting against the acquisition of their land by the Punjab Urban Planning
and Development Authority (PUDA).
Community
policing centre to be set up in Ropar
Kharar, July 19
A community policing resource centre will
be set up in Ropar. It will have an extension centre at Mohali. Mr S.K. Sharma,
Inspector General of Police, Jalandhar zone, told this to mediapersons at a
press conference.
Historic gate on
verge of collapse
Patiala, July 19
Another historic gate is set to be wiped
out from the face of the city with one of the massive gates of the Samania Gate
becoming unhinged and falling on the other gate.
PSEB engineers
flay privatisation
Patiala, July 19
An emergency meeting of the Executive
Committee of PSEB Engineers’ Association was held here yesterday in which the
proposed move of the Punjab Government to unbundle the PSEB “in a secretive
manner without involving all stake holders in this exercise” was criticised.
PSEB technical
union members hold convention
Mohali, July 19
A state-level convention of members of the
Technical Services Union of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) was held
at the Haunman Mandir in Phase 3B2 here today. More than 350 members of the
union attended the meeting organised by the Zirakpur division.
High Court
Poaching case: Govt asked to examine
witnesses' statements
Chandigarh, July 19
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today
gave time to the Punjab Government to look into the statements of two main
witnesses in the Pathankot poaching case that they have been receiving
threatening calls.
Trial against
Gurdev Badal stayed
New Delhi, July 19
The Supreme Court today stayed trial
proceedings against former Punjab Minister Gurdev Singh Badal in a Rs 1.07 crore
corruption case, while issuing notice to the state government on his petition
challenging his prosecution.
Probe ordered
into extortion case
Faridkot, July 19
Taking serious note of the alleged human
rights violations against a lab technician trainer pursuing a diploma course in
Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission
(PSHRC) has marked a probe into the involvement of a doctor of the college in
extortion.
Ludhiana DC
summoned
Chandigarh, July 19
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today
summoned Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Anurag Verma to appear in court on July 22
to explain why contempt of court proceedings not be initiated against him for
not implementing court orders.
Case of fraud detected
Phagwara, July 19
The police has unearthed a case of fraud
under which a truck driver had disappeared with 180 quintals of wheat loaded in
his truck from godowns of FCI here. A case under Sections 407/468/471 of the IPC
has been registered.
Smack worth Rs 1
cr seized
Muktsar, July 19
The district police today made the biggest
ever seizure since this district was created. It seized 900 gm of smack worth Rs
1 crore in the international market from Har Bhagwan Singh, a resident of Malout
town.
Pbi varsity to shift Jaito
computer centre
Jaito (Faridkot), July 19
Punjabi University, Patiala, has decided to
shift the computer centre it is running in the Jaito block to Talwandi Sabo in
Bathinda district. This has come as a jolt for those willing to learn computers
in this small town.
Dharna against
teacher’s suspension
Moga, July 19
The Punjab Government-aided School Teachers
Union has launched an indefinite dharna to protest against the suspension of a
teacher by SD Senior Secondary School.
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