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Talwandi’s
utterances annoy Sikh scholars
Amritsar, November 15
Cold War between Giani Joginder
Singh Vedanti, Jathedar, Akal Takht and Mr Jagdev Singh Talwandi,
President, SGPC intensified when both read parallel ‘message’ in the
name of ‘panth’ to celebrate Divali yesterday.
3 armed robberies in one night
Eight injured; residents block traffic
Patiala, November 15
Eight persons were injured in three incidents of armed robbery on the outskirts of the city last night. This follows a bid by armed dacoits to rob a farmhouse in Dera Bassi
subdivision two days back.
BJP
draws up poll strategy
Chandigarh, November 15
Concentrating on 23 assembly
constituencies from where it contested the last elections in 1997, the
Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to adopt a
double-pronged strategy for the rallies and public meetings to be held
on National Unity Day against terrorism on November 25.
Punishment
under Essential Commodities Act to go
Ropar, November 15
In a final bid to please traders,
who are considered to be a traditional vote bank of the ruling alliance
partner BJP, the Punjab Government will abolish the Essential
Commodities Act in the state.
Senior
Congress leaders join SAD
Amritsar, November 15
The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal
today got a shot in the arm as the one time general secretary of the
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and currently its member Dr Dalbir
Singh (a former MLA) today joined the ruling party along with his
supporters in presence of the Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal.
Keep
off SAD affairs, Mann tells BJP
Sangrur, November 15
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann,
president of the SAD (A) and senior leader of the Panthic Morcha,
today said Prof Brij Lal Rinwa, president of the Punjab BJP, was
interfering in the affairs of the SAD by enticing Mr Gurcharan Singh
Tohra, president of the SHSAD and senior leader of the Panthic Morcha,
to join the SAD. He said this type of interference would not be
tolerated by the Akali groups.
Panthic
Morcha constitutes council
Chandigarh, November 15
The Shiromani Akali Dal Panthic
Morcha convener, Baba Sarbjot Singh Bedi, today announced the
constitution of a 74-member Panthic Council. A morcha press release
said there would be 10 permanent invitees.
SAD
to discuss SGPC poll
Chandigarh, November 15
The Political Affairs Committee
of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal will meet at the Chief Minister’s
residence here on November 25, according to a party release issued by
the secretary, Mr Kirpal Singh Badungar.
Cong
to organise rally on Nov 18
Nawanshahr, November 15
The meeting of a newly
constituted executive committee of district unit of the Congress was
organised here today at Punjab Mata Vidhyawati, Bhavan, with a view to
motivate Congress workers for the forthcoming Assembly elections and
for making the district-level Congress rally, to be held at Old Grain
market here on November 18, a success.
Sitting
Cong MLAs to get ticket
Faridkot, November 15
The Congress has decided to give
ticket to its sitting MLAs in the forthcoming Assembly election in
Punjab. Their names are likely to be announced in the next week.
Doctors
to take mass leave on Dec 1
Patiala, November 15
Doctors of medical and dental
colleges in the state are set to paralyse work in all major hospitals
on December 1 by going on mass casual leave to protest against the
failure of the government to fulfil their demands.
Educational
institutes to have FM radios
Amritsar, November 15
Ms Sushma Swaraj, union minister
for Information and Broadcasting today announced that FM radios would
be installed at each educational institute of the country. The first
phase of this ambitious scheme would start from universities and IITs
right down to the school level.
Union Information and
Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj sitting with Punjab Chief
Minister Parkash Singh Badal after the inauguration of a high-power
transmission tower at Basarke Gillan in Amritsar on Thursday.
— Photo Kulbir Beera
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PATHANKOT ROUNDUP
Villagers
await promised power house
EVEN after a lapse of 15
months the residents of Gharota village in Pathankot subdivision are
eagerly awaiting the implementation of the Punjab Chief Minister’s
orders for the installation of a 66 KV substation to ensure a 24-hour
power supply to the village.
8
incidents of fire reported
Bathinda, November 15
Even as eight incidents of fire
reportedly took place here on Divali, no loss of life was reported.
Damage to property, however, was minor. The fire incidents happened at
Gangaramwali Street, near Melaram Hospital, near Rose Garden, at
Aggarwal Street, Sevian road, Sanpura road and Powerhouse road. The
fires were brought under control quickly. Three incidents of fire took
place on Aggarwal Street but no huge loss was reported. A house was
gutted in a fire incident on Powerhouse road. The house belonged to Mr
Harbans Singh. The fire broke out due to leakage in an LPG cylinder.
Another incident of leakage of LPG gas occurred at Santpura road but
it was controlled immediately.
Action
against MC official demanded
Mansa, November 15
Shopkeepers, who are tenants of
the Municipal Council, Mansa, and have deposited Rs 20,000 per square
yard with the municipal council to become owners of the shops they are
holding, have demanded action against the Executive Officer of the
council for his failure to execute sale deeds of the shops in their
favour.
Golden
Temple official transferred
Amritsar, November 15
Mr Major Singh, Additional
Manager, Darbar Sahib has been transferred to Haryana till further
orders. Though no reason has been assigned for Mr Major Singh’s
transfer, sources said he was “punished” for allegedly arranging a
meeting between Bibi Jagir Kaur, former SGPC chief, and her supporters
in the SGPC complex after the beginning of the bicentenary
celebrations of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s coronation. On the
directions of Mr Talwandi, Mr Major Singh will remain at Gurdwara Teg
Bahadur, Jind (Haryana), in the same capacity till further orders.
Pharmacists’
rally at Lambi on Nov 18
Sangrur, November 15
Nearly 3,000 pharmacists, working
in the government hospitals and dispensaries in Punjab, will hold a
state-level rally and demonstration on November 18 at Lambi, the
Assembly constituency of the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh
Badal, in protest against the non-implementation of their demands by
the Chief Minister on June 22 last.
Medicines
worth lakhs destroyed in fire
Malerkotla, November 15
Medicines worth lakhs of rupees
were destroyed in a fire which broke out in a chemist shop situated on
the College Road here last night. A short circuit is said to be the
cause of fire.
Wrath
of tipsy policemen
Kapurthala, November 15
Cops vested with the rights to
challan drivers for the violation of traffic laws become nasty at
times particularly when why are under the influence of liquor. This
was exactly what happened with Happy, a local resident and a BA-I
student of Sports College, Jalandhar today. Happy along with two
friends was moving on a scooter when two cops under the influence of
liquor signalled him to stop in the Mahatabhpur locality of the town.
Polio
drops to be given on Dec 2
Chandigarh, November 15
As many as 35 lakh children below
the age of 5 years will be administered polio drops on December 2 and
January 20 by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Punjab, under
the polio immunisation programme.
BSP
(A) plans stir against SHO
Tarn Taran, November 15
Mr Mangal Singh and Mr Lalit
Kumar Lovely, leaders of the Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar), in a
written press statement issued here today said the party had planned
to launch an agitation against the use of vulgar language by an SHO
for a senior district women leader and against other police
atrocities.
Poll
officer visits Faridkot
Faridkot, November 15
Mr S. Mendiratta, Deputy Election
Commissioner from New Delhi visited Faridkot today to review the
distribution of photo identity cards and other process in this
division comprising Bathinda, Mansa and Faridkot districts. He held a
meeting with senior officers of these districts.
Admn
Secys asked to implement EIS
Chandigarh, November 15
The Punjab Chief Secretary, Mr
N.K. Arora, has directed all Administrative Secretaries to devise a
plan for their department to implement Executive Information System, a
pilot e-governance project, in their departments. The direction was
issued during a special meeting called for the implementation of EIS,
on Monday.
VDCs
may be back
Zirakpur, November 15
The Patiala police is likely to
reintroduce the Village Defence Committee scheme to curb the alarming
rise in crime in Dera Bassi and its surrounding areas. Sources in
police department revealed that under this scheme, the police and
local administration would include some responsible retired defence
personnel and youth of the villages. Arms and ammunition would be
distributed among them.
One
more held in robbery case
Jalandhar, November 15
The district police today claimed
to have arrested one more person in last month’s Rs 1.22 crore
foreign exchange robbery case and recovered foreign currency worth Rs
1.1 lakh from his possession.
Pak
national held
Batala, November 15
The Punjab police today
apprehended a Pakistan national who had crossed international border
from Pakistan illegally.
10
hurt in clash
Bathinda, November 15
As many as 10 persons, including
two women, were injured late last night at village Behman Diwana in a
group clash, hospital sources said today.
NAAC
accredits Punjabi University
Chandigarh, November 15
The National Assessment and
Accreditation Council, an autonomous institution of University Grants
Commission, has granted accreditation to Punjabi University, Patiala
and 24 other institutions of higher education in the country.
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