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DIG
serves notice on IAS officer
Patiala, August 12
A senior police official has
charged former Patiala Division Commissioner and now Secretary Programme
Implementation R. N. Gupta with getting Punjab Police commandos deputed
for his security in contravention of government rules and “illegally
and arbitrarily” cancelling the allotment of a house to an officer
after he ordered withdrawal of the commandos provided to the then
Commissioner.
120
bombs found from Sirhind ‘choe’
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 12
The district police has found more
than 120 live bombs from a Sirhind ‘choe’ on the outskirts of Mandi
Gobindgarh town near here. According to the SP, Mr Inderjit Singh
Randhawa, the state police has asked Army experts to defuse the bombs at
the site while the area has been cordoned off.
BSNL
to provide 45,000 connections
Jalandhar, August 12
To provide better services to its
subscribers and compete with private counterparts in the telecom sector,
the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has decided to provide 45,000
connections under the Wireless local loop technology with limited
mobility and 1.10 lakh mobile connections in Punjab telecom circle by
March 2002.
Morcha
panel on Aug 15
Phagwara, August 12
The recently floated Panthic
Morcha of radical Akalis and the Sant Samaj will announce its
11-member executive committee at the “shaheedi” conference at Isru
in Ludhiana district on August 15. This was disclosed here today by
Bhai Dhiyan Singh Mand and Mr Jaskaran Singh, vice-president and
general secretary, respectively, of the Shiromani Akali Dal (A) headed
by Mr Simranjit Singh Mann. Earlier, the announcement of the executive
committee was to be made on August 16 at Amritsar.
Mann
decries Disturbed Area Act in Jammu
Phagwara, August 12
Shiromani Akali Dal (A) President
and Member of Parliament Simranjit Singh Mann yesterday criticised the
declaring of six districts of the Jammu region as disturbed areas. It
would prove counter-productive, he asserted here. Earlier only the
Kashmir valley was declared disturbed under the Armed Forces (J&K)
Special Powers Act, 1990, and now the Jammu region had also been
brought under the purview which would further lead to the violation of
human rights, continued the radical Akali stalwart.
Support
to Farooq a compulsion: MP
Ferozepore, August 12
With Assembly elections in the
state round the corner, the BJP Kisan Morcha today organised a rally
here which attracted a significant crowd. Leaders from the state as
well as the Centre participated. Launching a scorching attack on the
Congress, Mr Sangpriya Gautam, MP, Rajya Sabha, and General Secretary
of the BJP, claimed that the accords signed after the 1965 and 1971
wars with Pakistan had acted like cancer and were responsible for the
present scenario in Kashmir.
BJP
not to be soft on terrorists
Gurdaspur, August 12
Mr Brij Lal Rinwa, President of
the Punjab BJP unit has said the BJP will not compromise on the unity
and integrity of the country and be ready to make sacrifice as it did
during the black days of terrorism. He was here to participate in a
three-day women’s morcha training camp of the party that concluded
here yesterday. Eighteen out of 24 party districts in Punjab
participated.
Janshakti
to enrol 15,000 workers in Punjab
Hoshiarpur, August 12
The militancy in Jammu and
Kashmir and its promotion by the ISI has become a political issue
between India and Pakistan. This was stated by Mr Ram Vilas Paswan,
Union Minister for Telecommunication, while addressing a press
conference here today. He said the stand taken by both countries was
clear on the issue. To isolate terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir,
Pakistan should oppose the same to clarify its position.
SAD
infighting may intensify
Amritsar, August 12
After the Punjab Pradesh Congress
Committee, the infighting within the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal may be
intensified. This was indicated from the decision of the newly
appointed president of the Jalandhar unit of SAD, Mr Partap Singh
Advocate, and his supporters to meet Mr Parkash Singh Badal,
president, Shiromani Akali Dal.
Govt
fanning corruption, says Congress leader
Abohar, August 12
Former PPCC president Virendra
Kataria while talking to mediapersons here yesterday said the SAD-BJP
alliance was trying to lure urbanites by giving signals that octroi
was going to be abolished, but in the same breath it was inciting
municipal employees to oppose the move saying it would be impossible
to make up the Rs 400 crore revenue loss.
Seven
aspirants stake claim for ticket
Kapurthala, August 12
As many as seven Congressmen have
staked their claim for ticket from the Kapurthala Assembly seat for
the coming elections to Mr K.D. Sultanpuri, central observer of
All-India Congress Committee, who was here today.
3
of in-laws' family get life term
Ropar, August 12
The District and Sessions Judge,
Ropar, has sentenced Gurdebo, Balasa Singh and Surjit Singh, all
residents of Bamnara village of the district, to life imprisonment for
murdering Baljinder Kaur.
E-filing
of income tax returns by September
Patiala, August 12
The on-line filing (also known as
E-filing) of income tax returns by the assessees and providing
internet facilities for linking of the offices of the IT Department
all over the country will be some of the major changes in the Income
Tax Department.
Registration
of case against cop sought
Bareta (Mansa), August 12
The local residents, led by Mr
Lachman Dass Salemgariha and Mr Kulwant Rai Singla, president and
vice-president, respectively, of the local municipal council, staged a
dharna in front of the local police station demanding registration of
a rape case against Darshan Singh (35), Head Constable, posted at the
local police station, and two others allegedly involved in the gang
rape of Jasbir Kaur (20), a Dalit divorcee of Kishangarh village, near
here.
Pingalwara
ousted staff fast continues
Amritsar, August 12
The deadlock between the
Pingalwara orphanage authorities and its ousted workers on fast
continues, with both sides taking an adamant stand. Both have locked
horns over reinstatement of the dismissed employees.
Important
SGPC files missing
Amritsar, August 12
The SGPC headquarters here is
facing rough weather in view of the missing files relating to
promotions, reversions and the mini bus purchase scandal. A senior
political functionary of the SGPC, preferring anonymity, pointed out
that the advent of Bibi Jagir Kaur as president of the SGPC heralded
the era of mismanagement.
Civil
hospital lacks basic facilities
Nabha, August 12
The non-functional equipment at
the local Civil Hospital has created resentment among patients and
their attendants. They are seen running to various private labs at the
time of emergency. These labs are charging a huge amount for the tests
which are done at subsidised rates in the Civil Hospital. The
inadequate staff also make the functioning of the hospital miserable.
Body
of youth killed in Italy brought home
Phagwara, August 12
The body of 29-year-old Deepak
Nanda, who was murdered in a restaurant in Rome in Italy on July 19,
was brought here yesterday and cremated. The body reached Delhi
airport on Friday night and the local administration, on the direction
of Deputy Commissioner Vivek Aggarwal, transported the body to
Phagwara by bearing the cost of transportation.
National
Youth Camp in Punjab this year
Ludhiana, August 12
To encourage Punjabi youth and
mobilise them for social work, the National Youth Camp, would be
organised in the state this year. This camp would help the personality
development of youths in Punjab. The campers would be addressed by
youth experts of international repute. This was disclosed by Mr
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers,
in a meeting with office-bearers of the Punjab Cultural Promotion
Council held here last evening.
Balbir
Bedi dead
Patiala, August 12
Prominent Punjabi writer and
journalist Balbir Singh Bedi (46) died at the PGI, Chandigarh, today.
He had suffered a bout of paralysis and was admitted to the PGI a few
days ago. His body, which was brought here, was cremated here this
evening. Mr Bedi is survived by his wife and three sons.
‘Biotech
plant soon at Ageti’
Patiala, August 12
“A biotechnology plant will
soon be set up at Ageti,” said Raja Narinder Singh, Public Health
Minister, at a function after inaugurating a civil dispensary, a
school building and a Dalit ‘dharamshala’ at Ageti village in
Nabha subdivision here today. He said farmers would also be taught how
to use the latest agricultural technology to improve the quality of
their product.
Minister
assures probe into murder
Phagwara, August 12
The Punjab Tourism Minister, Mr
Swarna Ram, today assured relatives of Pardeep Singh that he would
take up with the Haryana and Union Governments the issue of
Pardeep’s murder in Kurukshetra district last month so that killers
were traced and nabbed.
Forum
demands rescheduling of train timing
Abohar, August 12
The Democratic Citizen Forum has
demanded that the timing of 336 Dn Sriganganagar Bathinda train be
rescheduled to give relief to students. In a letter faxed to the
General Manager, Northern Railway, on Friday it said school and
college students were facing inconvenience due to the closure of
railway crossing on the Hanumangarh road for the arrival and departure
of the passenger train at 7.35 am.
Quackery
at beauty parlours must be checked: expert
Abohar, August 12
Skin therapist Indira Ahluwalia
has suggested that quackery at beauty parlours be checked by fixing
minimum educational qualifications as well as making training from
recognised institutes compulsory for those who want to join the
profession of skin therapy.
Millers
not to store paddy
Kharar, August 12
The rice millers in Punjab have
decided not to store the paddy purchased by government agencies in
their shellers during the coming paddy season until the Punjab
Government accepted their demands and solved their problems. This was
announced by Mr Tarsem Saini, president, Punjab Rice Millers
Association, yesterday while talking to mediapersons, during a meeting
of the rice millers of the district here.
25
arrested for various offences
Bathinda, August 12
The district police has arrested
25 persons for various offences. Of these, five were arrested along
with 250 gm of opium and 31 kg of poppy husk. Dr Jatinder Kumar Jain,
SSP, said the police was not only keeping tabs on drug peddlers, but
was motivating addicts to quit drugs.
Farmer
kills wife’s paramour
Mansa, August 12
Gurcharan Singh (27), a farmer of
Burj Dhilwan village in the district, with the help of his aunt,
Mukhtiar Kaur, allegedly killed Gurjant Singh, alias Mitha Singh (26),
paramour of his wife Sukhjit Kaur (24) at Burj Dhilwan village,
yesterday evening.
Petrol
station looted
Phillaur, August 12
Three armed robbers allegedly
looted a petrol station and injured two of its employees near Goraya
in this subdivision yesterday. According to reports received here
today, three armed robbers came to the local petrol station at about
11 p.m. and asked the employees to fill the petrol in their vehicle.
A
dream come true for village
Abohar
He had never thought even in his
wildest dreams that he would be elected a Member of Parliament, but Mr
Zora Singh Maan was keen to get a school established in or around his
village, Suhelewala, 12 km away from here, on the Abohar-Ferozepore
road.
PCCTU
march to Vidhan Sabha on Aug 22
Jalandhar, August 12
The Punjab and Chandigarh College
Teachers Union has decided to organise a march to the Punjab Vidhan
Sabha during the start of the monsoon session on August 22 to protest
against the indifferent attitude of the state government towards its
demands.
GACL
to increase flyash consumption
Ropar, August 12
The Gujrat Ambuja Cements Ltd has
signed an agreement with the Punjab State Electricity Board to
increase the utilisation of flyash from the Ropar thermal plant from
3.97 lakh tonnes to 8 lakh tonnes per year in the coming years. At
present the GACL and the ACC cement were utilising about 60 per cent
of the flyash generated by the Ropar thermal plant.
Petrol
dealers justify protest
Amritsar, August 12
Petrol dealers all over the
country will close their outlets to observe ‘no purchase, no sale’
of petrol and diesel from August 20 on a nationwide call to protest
against the government’s “indifference” towards their demand for
quality check and commission, Mr J.P. Khanna, chairman of the
coordination committee of the Federation of All-India Petroleum
Traders, said here today.
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