Sub-inspector in the dock again for torture of Cong worker
Amritsar, July 21
Police officer Rashpal Singh is in the dock for a second time for allegedly torturing a Congress worker Lakhwinder Singh of Raian village in Chogwan. The latter was referred to the DMC, Ludhiana, in a serious condition by the doctors of a local private hospital yesterday.

POLITICS

Back Manmohan: Calcutta
Amritsar, July 21
Describing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a true Sikh of Guru Gobind Singh who has staked his position and prestige for the sake of national interests over the Indo-US nuclear deal, Manjit Singh Calcutta, Akali leader and member of the SGPC, today appealed to all right- thinking people to support and strengthen the Prime Minister for going ahead with the deal.

Eight districts selected for learning session
Patiala, July 21
The Punjab Youth Congress (PYC) has initiated a move to identify and recruit three persons from each of the eight villages selected by the All-India Youth Congress (AIYC) in Punjab to implement its ‘Aam aadmi ke sipahi’ programme initiated by Rahul Gandhi.

COMMUNITY

Curse of Budda Nullah
IHRO: Dyeing units polluting groundwater
Ludhiana, July 2I
A team of the International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO) today said even when a number of electroplating and dyeing units were polluting water bodies through Budda Nullah, some politicians favoured leniency towards these.

Angry anganwadi workers block traffic To meet Punjab Chief Minister on July 30
Chandigarh, July 21 After blocking the Matka Chowk for around two hours today, anganwadi workers from across Punjab finally managed to get an appointment with Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal on July 30. THE UPRISING: Anganwadi workers try to break the barricades at Matka Chowk, Sector 17, on Monday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Poor release of water in canals
Chandigarh, July 21
Several villages in the Mansa area are facing problems due to the non-availability of drinking water from the government-operated waterworks. In the absence of water supply from the canal system, most of the waterworks have dried.

Dera follower attacked
Ludhiana, July 21
Five persons, including two children, suffered minor injuries when the family of a Dera Sacha Sauda follower and a group of youths opposing them pelted one another with stones in Kamla Nagar, Model Town, late this evening.

Bandh
Flag march in Sangrur, Dhuri, Sunam
Sangrur, July 21
Keeping in view a call for Punjab bandh on July 23 by the Khalsa Action Committee, 600 policemen, led by SSP Naunihal Singh, held flag marches in Sangrur, Dhuri, Malerkotla, Bhawanigarh, Moonak and Sunam areas today as a precautionary measure.

COURTS

High Court
Sangrur SP in dock
Chandigarh, July 21
Sangrur superintendent of police G.S. Pannu has landed himself in dock. Following his reported refusal to comply with the Punjab and Haryana High Court orders, he has been asked to remain present in the court.

EDUCATION

Teachers of aided schools to launch stir today
Amritsar, July 21
Thousands of teachers of government-aided privately managed schools will launch an agitation outside DPI Schools from tomorrow to get their long-pending salaries in view of the government’s inability to clear their dues under the 95 per cent grant-in-aid scheme.

Council to train 50,000 teachers in English
Patiala, July 21
The British Council, educational arm of the British High Commission, has decided to impart training modern techniques of learning English to 50,000 BEd teachers. Chief of the State Partnerships (Project-English) Alison Barret stated this at the State College of Education here today.

Expel students indulging in ragging: Sud
Chandigarh, July 21
Punjab Medical Education and Research minister Tikshan Sud today issued direction to all principals and staff of all government and private medical, dental, ayurvedic, homeopathy, para-medical and nursing colleges to immediately expel students found indulging in the practice of ragging.

CRIME

226 passports made using forged documents
Moga, July 21
As many as 226 passports prepared during the past one year in Moga district by the regional passport office, Chandigarh, have been found to be made fake by tampering with official records.