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Move
to forge unity in Punjab Cong
Chandigarh, June 30
Having failed to bring about unity
among the top brass of the Congress in Punjab, the party high command
has initiated another move in this direction.
TN
police action condemned
Chandigarh, June 30
The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr
Parkash Singh Badal, and the Punjab BJP chief, Prof Brij Lal Rinwa, have
expressed their deep concern over the developments in Tamil Nadu since
this morning.
Stripping
of women: DM orders probe
Fazilka, June 30
Mr S.R. Ladhar, District
Magistrate, Ferozepore has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the
incident of alleged stripping of Dalit women by two families of Neolan
village in this subdivision of the district recently.
Bhattal
for President’s rule in Punjab
Chandigarh, June 30
Former Punjab Chief Minister,
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has demanded President’s rule in Punjab. She
said that there was threat to hard-earned peace in the state because
of the soft approach of the SAD- BJP Government led by the Chief
Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, towards the militants and Khalistani
elements.
SYL canal breaches worry villagers
Patiala, June 30
A state level sangat darshan programme was held by Mr Jasbir Singh Bir, Deputy Commissioner, at District Red Cross Hall here yesterday. In a complaint lodged by Fattu Ram of Shatrana village the area Patwari was accused of taking a bribe of Rs 15,000 for transfer of a Will. The complainant alleged that the Will had not been transferred and the money had also not been refunded. Mr Bir asked the District Revenue Officer to get details about the issue and asked to charge sheet the Patwari concerned. He even gave orders for the transfer of the patwari.
Youths
handed over to kin
Amritsar, June 30
It was a happy re-union, as the
intelligence agencies today handed over all 12 Punjabi youths, who
reached Attari through a special train along with Sikh pilgrims, to
their family members today. The investigation was completed within 24
hours of their arrival.
Living
with a bullet in his brain
Jalandhar, June 30
He has no option but to carry a
bullet in his head for the rest of his life. He has been doing so for
the past 17 years, ever since militants sprayed bullets from AK-47
rifles on him and his friends when they were walking down a lane in
Lopoke village of Amritsar district on February 22, 1984.
A CT scan showing the bullet lodged in brain of Kimti Lal. |
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No
power cut on July 1
Bathinda, June 30
The Punjab State Electricity
Board in a press note issued here today said the scheduled power cut,
on July 1 had been cancelled keeping in view the B.Ed entrance test to
be held on that day in various educational institutes of the city.
‘New
PDS a burden on food agencies’
Patiala, June 30
The Targeted Public Distribution
System recently implemented by the Central Government in place of the
Composite PDS is proving to be burden for the various food agencies
due to the availability of excessive stock of wheat and rice with
these agencies.
4
killed, 8 hurt in road mishap
Kapurthala, June 30
Four members of a marriage party
were killed and eight others injured in a head-on collision between a
Tata Sumo and a milk tanker near Hamira village on the
Jalandhar-Amritsar national highway today, the police said.
Two
sarpanches die in mishap
Bathinda, June 30
As many as three persons,
including two sarpanches, were killed in an road accident, near Maur
village, near here this evening. Sources said that they were the
guests of a “barat” and were going from Ram Nagar village to Raman
Nandi village when their Maruti car hit a tree.
Couple
dies in accident
Jalandhar, June 30
A Ludhiana-based young couple
died and its two children received serious injuries when their car
collided head on with a mini truck near Kartarpur today.
“Dai”
sells off newborn baby
Moga, June 30
In a bizarre incident, a
“dai” (midwife) allegedly sold off a newborn baby when its mother,
a local residents was not able to pay the required fee for the
delivery. Police sources said an investigation into the case was being
conducted.
In-laws
booked for woman’s death
Kapurthala, June 30
The police has registered a case
against the in-laws of Mrs Rani (40) a married women of Kalasanghian
village for burning her to death. Rani succumbed to her burn injuries
in the local civil hospital.
Tantrik
held for murder of woman
Tarn Taran, June 30
The Khem Karan police has arrested tantrik Mukhtar Singh, a resident
of Valtoha village, allegedly responsible for the murder of a married
woman whose naked body was found by the police on June 24 from a canal
of Kalash village.
210
kg of poppy husk seized
Bathinda, June 30
The police has made a major
breakthrough by seizing 210 kg of poppy husk from near Gospura village
in the district. Dr Jatinder Kumar Jain, SSP, in a press note issued
here today said the police had put up a naka near the Gospura village
yesterday for the check-up of the vehicles. Seven packets of poppy
husk were found in tractor-trailer with each packet weighing 30 kg.
Pak
intruder shot dead
Fazilka, June 30
Jawans of 42 Battalion, BSF, shot
dead a Pakistani intruder near the Nirmal checkpost in the border
village of Kadar Baksh, in the Fazilka sector last night.
Teachers
resent govt decision
Malerkotla, June 30
Resentment prevails among school
lecturers and B.Ed teachers against the decision of the Department
Selection Committee (Teaching), Punjab, to not include the philosophy
(social science) subject combination for the post of social science
teachers.
RBI
promises fair distribution of coins
Bathinda, June 30
The currency notes of the small
denominations like Re 1, Rs 2 and Rs 5 were not available in the
market for the past few months under the new policy of the Reserve
Bank of India.
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