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CM leads from front
Launches his own elementary school for poor
Badal (Muktsar), April 16
Picking up nearly 175 children of poor families from different villages of his Lambi constituency, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today launched an elementary school in the name of a trust in his native village, desiring free-of-cost quality school education to the poor children across the state.

Sewage pollutes Nangal wetlands
Nangal, April 16
The national Nangal wetlands are in a jeopardy as untreated sewage from the Nangal area has been flowing into it.

The Sutlej polluted with sewage water. A Tribune photograph

US varsity to have chair in Sikh music
Chandigarh, April 16
While work on the World Sikh University project at historic Fatehgarh Sahib, near here, is yet to begin, Hofstra University in Washington may soon be the top centre for study of Sikhism, Sikh religious music and interfaith studies.

POLITICS

Undeterred by party rap, Capt to get active
Chandigarh, April 16
Unmindful of the restrictions sought to be placed on him, former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today outlined a programme to reach out to the grassroots Congress workers, particularly those who have been “repressed” by the SAD-BJP regime.

Guru’s arms on web soon

Guru Manyo Granth Jagriti Yatra passes through Amritsar on Wednesday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Sikh General’s statue awaits installation
Amritsar, April 16
Paucity of funds with the municipal corporation has further delayed the installation of a statue of Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala, one of the great generals in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s army. The statue is to be installed at the Gateway of Amritsar. The statue has arrived here from Jaipur some time ago.

Panchayat poll notified
2-phase election to be held by May 31
Chandigarh, April 16
The government today notified that the general elections to the panchayat samitis and zila parishads would be held by May 15 and the general elections to gram panchayats would be held by May 31. With the issue of the notification, the model code of conduct comes into effect.

Ration cards for slum dwellers sought
Sangrur, April 16
President of district unit of the BJP and District Grievances Redressal Committee member Jatinder Kalra today asked the administration at the monthly meeting of the committee here to launch a special drive in the district for preparing new ration cards as the Food and Supply authorities had not done so for 10 years.

Ads by RMPs
Govt to get tough
Chandigarh , April 16
Registered medical practitioners (RMPs) of homoeopathy, ayurveda and allopathy giving advertisements and promising cure of various ailments, including sexual dysfunction, will face action. The Punjab government has decided to act against them.

IG Randhawa cremated
Hoshiarpur, April 16
The body of inspector-general (IG), Punjab Police, Hardish Singh Randhawa, who died here last evening, was cremated with police honours at Bodal village, 45 km from here, this evening. His son Sukhamrit Singh lit the pyre. Randhawa leaves behind his mother, wife, a son and a daughter.