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Varsity
publication panel chief resigns
Books on Guru Granth Sahib
Amritsar August 13
After a reported stormy meeting
of the Publication Committee of Guru Nanak Dev University yesterday
following opposition to proposal of “hurriedly” publishing set of
11 books which are be released by President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on
September 1, here during celebrations to mark the 400th year of
installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, chairman of the committee Dr
Raghbir Singh reportedly resigned in protest today.
Compensation
to Hit: Takht summons Kaka
Amritsar, August 13
Jathedar, Akal Takht Giani
Joginder Singh Vedanti, summoned Mr Jasbir Singh Kaka a former member
of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee for raising “ifs and
buts” on the directives issued by it (Akal Takht) on August 20.
Police
confiscates hard discs in Samra case
Jalandhar, August 13
The Jalandhar police has
confiscated five hard discs of a Chandigarh-based photo lab where the
face of an IPS officer was allegedly superimposed on the body of a
Jalandhar resident to show the former as dancing with a female dancer
in a photo clicked in a Jalandhar hotel in 1994.
Cong men resent
officials’ postings
Bathinda, August 13
Disappointment is writ large on
the faces of a large section of Congress workers of the district as
they are feeling let down over the fact that a large section of
officials, who have been posted in this district now, are those, who
were posted on the same posts during the previous SAD-BJP combine
government and had reportedly ‘misbehaved’ with them.
Civil
engineers should ‘man’ construction sites
Amritsar, August 13
The Association of Practising
Civil Engineers today sought the deployment of technical staff in
every construction project. In a press statement issued here, Mr P. S.
Sandhu, president of the association, said certain construction
projects were not being supervised by civil engineers.
Inquiry
finds flaws in scheme implementation
Patti (Amritsar), August
13
A high-level inquiry has found
many chinks in the implementation of the Centrally-sponsored
Integrated Development Scheme for Medium and Small Towns. A grant of
Rs 51 lakh was released through the District Planning Board to the
municipal committee here for constructing a modern bus stand and a
shopping complex.
Defence
equipment on display
Hoshiarpur, August 13
Brig A.M. Sharma, Sub-Area
Commander, Jalandhar, inaugurated an exhibition of major equipment of
the Indian defence forces at Army Ground here today. The defence
forces exhibited their might for the first time in Hoshiarpur.
Dal
Khalsa to hold public meeting on Aug 20
Jalandhar, August 13
To highlight alleged misdeeds of
the Punjab leadership on the river water issue, the Dal Khalsa has
decided to convene a public meeting at Ludhiana on August 20. The Sikh
body declared it has chosen the day as all major Akali parties would
be observing the death anniversary of Harchand Singh Longowal the same
day.
Road
named after Beant Singh
Chandigarh, August 13
The Punjab Government today
decided to name Doraha-Kotli road after the late Mr Beant Singh, the
slain Chief Minister, whose ninth death anniversary falls on August
31.
Residents
block traffic
Malerkotla, August 13
Residents blocked traffic for
three hours on the Malerkotla-Ludhiana road at Saroud Chowk here
today. They were protesting against the accumulation of sewage in
front of the Saroud Chowk mosque for the past couple of months.
Accidents
on rise in city
Bathinda, August 13
Two children of a local
businessman were crushed to death by an overloaded tractor-trailer
near SSD Girls College in the heart of the town. The father was
seriously injured when the tractor-trailer hit their scooter on August
7.
3
minor girls drowned
Kapurthala, August 13
Kali Bain, known for its sacred
reasons, turned fiery as it took the lives of three minor girls who
accidentally fell into it and drowned this evening. The incident took
place at Boot village in Subhanpur subdivision when the three girls,
who had come to its banks to pluck guavas, fell into it.
Kharar MC creates no-overtaking zone on national highway
Maximum speed limit 45 kmph
Kharar, August 13
The local Municipal Council has unanimously cleared a proposal to create a no-overtaking zone on that stretch of the National Highway which falls under the municipal limits at its meeting held here today.
Funds
for purchase of emergency equipment
Chandigarh, August 13
The Minister for Higher
Education, Medical Education and Technical Education, Ms Rajinder Kaur
Bhattal, today said that principals of medical colleges had been
authorised to spend up to Rs 1 lakh on the purchase of emergency
equipment for providing better medicare to patients in the hospitals
attached with the state government colleges.
MC
gives Rs 2 lakh for operation theatre
Amritsar August 13
The Commissioner, Municipal
Corporation, Mr K.S. Kang sanctioned Rs 2 lakh for the operation
theatre in the pre-partition founded Princess of Wales Zenana Hospital
here today.
Economically
sound states must: Singla
Chandigarh, August 13
''With a view to achieving the targeted 8-10% growth, the country needs economically healthy states," declared Mr Surinder Singla, Punjab Finance and Planning Minister, here today.
Mushaira focuses on Partition pain
Patiala, August 13
An Indo-Pak mushaira, Jashan-e-Azadi, which attracted acclaimed poets from both sides of the border, concluded on a vibrant note at the Central Library hall last night.
Bodies
of 3 labourers recovered
Moga, August 13
Bodies of three labourers who
were buried alive while digging a bore hole at Dhudike village on
Tuesday were recovered 72 hours after the incident. Rescue workers had
to dig a pit of 60 feet 70 feet to retrieve the bodies. A crane of
bigger capacity was used for the task.
High
Court
Badals' plea on Ropar Judge: High Court reserves order
Chandigarh, August 13
The Punjab and Haryana High Court
today reserved its judgement on the petitions moved by former Punjab
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, his son Sukhbir Badal, former
ministers Tota Singh and Sohan Singh Hundal challenging the power of
Special Judge, Ropar, S.K. Goel in hearing the disproportionate assets
cases involving them.
3
smugglers sentenced to 12-yr RI
Bathinda, August 13
Mr Raj Shekhar Attri, Additional
Sessions Judge, today sentenced three narcotics smugglers to 12 years
of rigorous imprisonment along with Rs 2 lakh each as fine while
holding them guilty of indulging in the smuggling of poppy husk.
Registration powers
of Tehsildar withdrawn
Barnala, August 13
Mr Husan Lal, Deputy
Commissioner-cum- Registrar, has ordered that the registration powers
of Mr Ajaib Singh Godara, Tehsildar-cum- Sub-Registrar, Barnala be
withdrawn till further orders.
11-year-old Dalit
girl raped
Sangrur, August 13
An 11-year-old Dalit girl, who
belongs to Uppli village, near here, was allegedly raped early this
morning by her 30-year-old neighbour who is also a Dalit and taxi
driver.
Councillor’s
son in police net
Kapurthala, August 13
The district police seized 1.5 kg
of opium from the son of a municipal councillor while he was on his
way back to the city from Dadupur village here today.
Bid to
replace FCI’s quality rice
Jalalabad, August 13
A flying squad of the FCI here
has foiled an attempt to replace a truckload of quality rice with
substandard rice during loading of a railway rake of rice.
Punjabi varsity to
have AIDS information centre
Chandigarh, August 13
The Union Ministry of Youth
Affairs has selected Punjabi University for setting up a zonal level
AIDS-HIV Information and Counselling Centre under the chairmanship of
Mr S.S. Boparai, Vice Chancellor of the university. Official
intimation has been sent to the University in this connection.
Research scholar levels bribery charge on guide
Approval of PhD dissertation
Patiala, August 13
After a case involving allegations of harassment filed by a girl student last year against her PhD guide, another case surfaced today with a PhD student levelling charges of corruption against her guide, saying the latter had demanded money from her through a middle man to approve her dissertation.
Protest
by jobless teachers on Aug 15
Moga, August 13
Intensifying their stir against
the contractual appointment of teachers, the Unemployed ETT Teachers
Union has decided that jobless teachers will take out a protest march
in seven major cities of the state on Independence Day in this regard.
Admission date
extended
Patiala, August 13
Punjabi University has extended the date of admission to affiliated colleges of Punjabi University for the session 2004-05 up to August 31.
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