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Topper
in block declared failed
Mass tampering of result
sheets
Gurdaspur, August 23
Shami Kumar is a poor Scheduled
Caste student of a government school in Jammu Kaliari village, near
Pathankot. His parents labour in the fields to provide for his
education. However, they received a shock when they learnt their son
had failed in the class V board examinations in 2002-2003.
Panel
suggests setting up DRCs to check financial loss
Chandigarh, August 23
The Committee on Civil Service
Reforms has recommended the constitution of a dispute redressal
machinery for government servants both at the Centre and in the
states.
Punjab
to release water in Narwana branch on Aug 26
Chandigarh, August 23
Though the prevailing inclement
weather has obstructed the repair of breaches in the Narwana branch of
the Bhakra Mainline Canal in Patiala district, the Punjab Irrigation
Department authorities concerned have assured their counterparts in
Haryana to release water in the canal on August 26.
Minister’s
kin gets possession of ‘sealed’ house
Amritsar, August 23
The ‘sealed’ residence of a
conman who absconded after duping residents of Amritsar of over Rs 60
crore has been opened in alleged connivance with senior officials of
the district administration.
The house of Kulwant Singh
Nagi, who absconded after duping people of over Rs 60 crore. —
Photo by Rajiv Sharma |
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Bathinda
refinery project will be completed: Singla
Chandigarh, August 23
The Punjab Government is
re-negotiating the financial package which it had promised to
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited for setting up an oil refinery
of 9 million tonnes per annum capacity at Phulo-Khari village, near
Bathinda, three years ago.
Rachpal is BSP
nominee for Garhshankar
Jalandhar, August 23
Mr Rachpal Singh, a former
patwari, has been chosen as its candidate by the Bahujan Samaj Party
for the Garhshankar Assembly seat, which, would go through byelection
shortly along with Ajnala and Kapurthala shortly.
Endless wait for
justice
Amargarh Kaler (Ludhiana),
August 23
How can a person hope for justice
in this country when orders of various courts, including that of the
Supreme Court, are not implemented even more than a decade after they
were issued?
Seminar
on distortions in history
Patiala, August 23
The Bharatiya Itihaas Sankalan
Samiti organised a seminar on the topic “Distortions in Indian
history” at the State Language department here recently. The former
professor and Head of the Department of History in Kurukshetra
University, Dr Satish Chander Mittal, was the main speaker.
Members of the Punjab Nursing Association hold a protest in
support of their demands at Government Rajindra Hospital in
Patiala on Monday. — Photo by Rajesh Sachar
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Lahore
Addl AG for exchange of law officers
Wagah (Amritsar), August
23
There is a need for amendment in
laws in Pakistan and India in the view of the changed socio-economic
scenario and increased cyber crime. The exchange of delegations and
regular interaction between law officers of the two countries could
help in this direction.
Babaji
returns with cash for hospital
Nawanshahr, August 23
Dr Budh Singh Dhahan, a renowned
social worker, affectionately called Baba ji , founder president of
the Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Education Trust, Dhahan Kaleran
(Nawanshahr), returned from a three-month-long-fund-raising tour of
Canada on Saturday.
6
units identified hazardous
Ropar, August 23
The Ropar administration today
identified six industrial units — National Fertilisers Limited, Guru
Gobind Singh Thermal Plant, Punjab Alkalis and Chemicals Limited,
Philips India Limited, Ajay Electrical Lamps and Neon Chemicals
Private Limited — in the district as a major accident hazard zone.
MLA for CBI probe into ‘tardy’ development
Kharar, August 23
The Kharar MLA, Mr Bir Devinder Singh,
has demanded a CBI inquiry to find out why no activity in connection
with various development works had started in the Kharar constituency.
The foundation stones of some of the projects had been laid by the
Punjab Chief Minister several months ago.
Book in-laws of deceased: villagers
Ropar, August 23
Family members of Baljinder Kaur who died yesterday under mysterious circumstances along with a large number of villagers from Mianapur village fall under the Kurali subdivision, today held a protest in front of the office of the SSP here demanding registration of a case of murder against the deceased’s in-laws.
Rights
panel orders probe into torture case
Patiala, August 23
The Punjab State Human Rights
Commission has directed the Director-General of Police of the Commission
to inquire into the alleged violation of human rights of Mr
Sudershan Mittal, a Municipal Councillor of Samana, who has charged
police officials with torturing him.
Palledars
gherao FCI office
Bathinda, August 23
Hundreds of palledar belonging to
the FCI and the Punjab Food Agencies Palledar Union today gheraoed the
district manager of the Food Corporation of India and his office
to lodge their protest against the non-payment of their wages by the
contractors.
CJM orders probe in
‘forgery’ case
Sangrur, August 23
In a case of an alleged act of
forgery (change of an application with another application under the
same receipt number and date) by a man, running a finance company, in
connivance with the police officials, the Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Sangrur, has directed the SSP, Sangrur, to get the matter investigated
through the officer not below the rank of SP.
Peacock
poaching: wardens level serious allegations
Chandigarh, August 23
The two wardens of the Punjab
Wildlife Department, who are eye-witness to the alleged shooting of
rare birds by some persons, including the then Pathankot
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Puneet Goel, today leveled serious
allegations against the officer during hearing in the matter.
Man kills
grandfather over land dispute
Patiala, August 23
A grandson murdered his
grand-father last night by shooting him when the latter was sleeping
in their house in Bhatehri Khurd near here. According to police
sources, there was friction between 70-year-old Thakur Singh and his
son Kulwant Singh as the former refused to sign his land in the
latter’s favour.
Objections to Punjabi University appointments
Patiala, August 23
Punjabi University’s Deputy Controller of Local Audit has raised objections to the appointment of a few persons, including a professor, and remuneration being given to senior teachers for non-teaching responsibilities held by
them.
Few takers for
private law colleges
Patiala, August 23
Private colleges of law with
fancy infrastructure and air-conditioned classrooms in the state, have
taken a beating from the two universities and their regional centres
as far as admissions to both BA, LLB (five year) and LLB (three year)
courses are concerned.
Teacher
alleges molestation
Gurdaspur, August 23
A teacher of Little Flower
Convent School here, Ms Rani Yohannan, has levelled a charge of
molestation against Father Ruby, administrator of the school.
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