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Generator users face heat with diesel crunch
Consumers forced to buy premium fuel
Patiala, July 29
People of the state are forced to bear with 7-hour-long power cuts and scorching heat of July as they cannot even rely on generator sets due to “shortage” of diesel.

Film crew visits Rafi’s village
Documentary on legendary singer soon
Kotla Sultan Singh (Amritsar), July 29
A team of Films Division, led by Kuldeep Sinha, chief producer, today visited the native village of legendary playback singer Mohammad Rafi to shoot a documentary film on him for the first time.

A team of Films Division, Government of India, during the shooting of a documentary on Mohammad Rafi at his native village Kotla Sultan Singh in Amritsar on Tuesday. Photo: Vishal Kumar

Govt ropes in farmers to boost tourism
Chandigarh, July 29
The Department of Tourism is set to give a boost to farm tourism in the state by inviting interested parties to offer their properties for marketing to the department.

Kashmir Singh seeks passport to meet daughter in Italy
Chandigarh, July 29
Public relations minister Bikram Singh Majithia today handed over three bank drafts totalling Rs 5 lakh to Kashmir Singh, who was freed by Pakistan in March after languishing 35 years in jails.

 

POLITICS

Save honour of nation, says Bardhan
Amritsar, July 29
General secretary of the CPI A.B. Bardhan has given a clarion call to people to oppose Indo-US nuclear deal and “save the honour and integrity of the country”.

COMMUNITY

Boy killed as ‘dera’ chief opens fire
Mehatpur (Jalandhar), July 29
A boy was killed and a woman injured when a “dera” chief opened fire at the agitators from the Balmiki community who were protesting his alleged remarks against Maharashi Balmiki at Balloki village, 5 km from here, this morning.

Household goods burn at a dera after a clash between its head and members of the Balmiki community near Nakodar on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma

Curse of Budda Nullah
Shift polluting units: Panel
Chandigarh, July 29
The sub-committee set up by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on toxic pollutants in canals, water courses and rivers has favoured a separate cluster for electroplating units said to be behind such pollution.

Core groups to solve problems of Kandi, Bet areas
Chandigarh July 29
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today constituted four core groups to be headed by the ministers of water supply and sanitation, forests and wildlife, PWD (B&R), and irrigation and power.

Revolutionary sans memorial
Amritsar, July 29
The Central and state governments have not raised a memorial
in the memory of revolutionary Sohan Singh Josh, even after 26
years of his death.

Sohan Singh Josh

Court process halts teachers’ appointment
Devigarh (Patiala), July 29
Dr Upinderjit Kaur, higher education minister, said the government had recruited nearly 14,000 teachers on merit while the state government had promoted nearly 5,000 teachers but this process was halted when some teachers filed a writ in the Punjab and Haryana Court.

Rs 31 lakh to be spent on physical education college
Patiala, July 29
Punjab PWD minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa today said a sum of Rs 31 lakh would be spent on developing infrastructure of Prof Gursewak Singh Memorial Physical Education College.

Seminar on Rajiv Gandhi quality award held
Chandigarh, July 29
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chandigarh, organised an awareness seminar on the Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award here today.

COURTS

High Court
Notice to Punjab on admission denial to Sikh students
Chandigarh, July 29
Can Sikhs “trimming beards” and plucking eyebrows be denied admission in institutions with seats reserved for Sikh candidates?

ADMINISTRATION

Inside Babudom
State short of 20 IAS, 100 PCS officers
Chandigarh, July 29
Punjab is short of 20 IAS and 100 PCS cadre officers. Recently many IAS and PCS officers have retired.

‘New dists require more babus’
Sangrur, July 29
The Punjab State Ministerial Services Union (PSMSU) today sought the creation of new posts of ministerial staff for three newly created districts of Barnala, Tarn Tarn and Mohali as these have been provided ministerial staff by transferring employees from the old districts.