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SGPC election issue
rocks Punjab Assembly
Chandigarh, June 24
Non-allotment of election symbols
to three SAD candidates for the SGPC elections in Amritsar and
Gurdaspur districts today rocked the Punjab Assembly as Akali MLAs led
by the leader of the Opposition, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today blocked
the proceedings of the House by raising slogans against the
government.
Budget
proposals passed amidst Akali protests
Chandigarh, June 24
The Punjab Vidhan Sabha today
passed the Budget estimate proposals for 2004-05, without the Finance
Minister, Mr Lal Singh, able to reply to the two-day discussion on it.
Inside
Babudom
Punjab
DGP recommends shifting of 11 SSPs
Chandigarh, June 24
For complying with the directions
issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the posting of
non-cadre officers against cadre posts, the office of Punjab's
Director-General of Police has reportedly recommended the shifting of
11 Senior Superintendents of Police.
Canadians Jeff, Chris and Steve Eager, brothers who covered around 4,200 km from Kolkata to Wagah in an autorickshaw, wave the Tricolour at the Indo-Pak checkpost on Thursday. — PTI
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Wagah
to have closed circuit cameras
Hoshiarpur, June 24
Keeping in view the increase in
the traffic on the Wagah border has been decided to install closed
circuit cameras there. This will help keep a watch on the activities
of visitors.
Moga
village thirsts for water
Moga, June 24
They paid from their pocket to
get the water works repaired twice, but are still not getting a drop
of potable water in their homes.
Govt
decides to remit sentence of prisoners
Chandigarh, June 24
For commemorating the
quincentenary birth celebrations of Sri Guru Angad Dev, the Punjab
Government has decided to remit remaining sentence of lifers "and
to grant special remittance to prisoners convicted by the civil courts
in Punjab and who are more than 70 years old and have undergone actual
sentence of more than five years as on April 18". A detailed
notification would be issued in "due course of time".
Farmer,
labourer killed as pit caves in
Patiala, June 24
A farmer and his labourer are
suspected to have been killed after a rescue attempt to dig them up
from under 40 feet of earth could not succeed till late this evening.
The farmer and the labourer were buried under nearly 40 feet of earth
when the earth caved in around them when they were assisting in the
repair of a tubewell motor. Earlier, a mechanic had also been down in
the pit with them but he came out a few minutes before the pit caved
in.
12
labourers fall ill after taking food
Patiala, June 24
As many as 12 labourers were
taken ill after they consumed dinner last night. The labourers, all of
whom were working in the fields of a farmer at Bibipur village in
Samana subdivision, were brought to Government Rajindra Hospital here
today in the afternoon in an unconscious state.
Case
sought against P.K. Industries’ owner
Moga, June 24
The District Manager, Punjab
State Warehousing Corporation, Moga, has asked the Senior
Superintendent of Police to register a case against Mr Hukam Chand
Chhabra, proprietor of M/s P.K. Industries, under Sections 406, 409 of
the IPC for misappropriation of paddy.
High
Court
‘Sangrur
SSP demanded Rs 1 lakh for boy’s release’
Chandigarh, June 24
The family of a young man has
leveled serious allegations of corruption and misconduct against top
police officers of Sangrur district, including the Senior
Superintendent of Police.
Kharar
MC retrieves prime land worth Rs 3 crore
Kharar, June 24
The Municipal Council took
possession of about 5 acres of land, worth about Rs 3 crore, amid
protest by those being evicted, here today. The illegally occupied
land measuring 38 kanals and 14 marlas fell in Mundi Kharar village,
near here. It is within the municipal limits, Earlier, on March 19 the
civic body had retrieved about 7 acres of land, worth about Rs 1.5
crore, falling in Khanpur and Aaujlan villages.
Admn
draws up disaster plan to tackle quakes
Jalandhar, June 24
Even as the administration has
chalked out a District Disaster Plan and geared up itself to meet any
exigency in the wake of an earthquake in the high-risk upper Punjab
area, falling in Zone IV, some recent small-intensity tremors in the
zone, particularly in and around New Delhi, have generated curiosity
and agencies among officials who manage earth-quakes, including the
United Nations Development Programme.
Octroi
evasion: DC orders probe
Faridkot, June 24
Mr Hussan Lal, Deputy
Commissioner of Faridkot, today marked an inquiry to Mr Vijay Gupta,
Executive Officer of the local Nagar Council, with regard to the
alleged evasion of octroi by local contractors.
Special
check of weighing scales conducted
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 24
A special team constituted by Mr
S.K. Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner, today checked nine weighing
scales in Mandi Gobindgarh and out of these five were found faulty.
All these five weighing scales were sealed and fine worth Rs 28,000
was imposed on them.
One
injured in fight over shamlat land, 6 booked
Khadadpura (Samana), June
24
A fight broke out over possession
of shamlat (common) land here today, with the aggressors seriously
wounding one person and continuing to fire after the arrival of the
police.
Another
dowry death, in-laws booked
Bathinda, June 24
Ms Baljit Kaur, a resident of
Kothe Chappri Wale village and mother of one and a half years old son,
was allegedly strangulated to death by her husband Gurmail Singh and
his two brothers, mother and sister-in-law last evening. The lust of
more dowry is said to be the cause of the crime.
3
booked for murder
Bathinda, June 24
The Nahianwala police has
registered a case against three residents of Kothe Chappriwala village
of this district for their alleged involvement in the murder of
Surjeet Singh, which took place a few days ago.
Woman
poisoned by in-laws, 4 booked
Moga, June 24
The police has registered a case
against four persons after a woman was allegedly poisoned by her
in-laws at Dharamkot here.
B Tech
counselling begins at PTU
Jalandhar, June 24
Electronics and communications
engineering remained a favourite branch among the BTech aspirants who
came to attend the CET counselling, which began at PTU here today, for
admission to Punjab Technical University, Punjabi University and Guru
Nanak Dev University.
Students
hold dharna at PTU
Jalandhar, June 24
Demanding another chance for
compartment and failed cases, students of BBA and BCA of various
affiliated colleges of the Punjab Technical University (PTU) have
started a dharna on the campus.
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