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Talks only
solution to inter-state disputes, says Venod Sharma
 Chandigarh, July 25
In an upbeat mood after his appointment as
special invitee to the Congress Working Committee of the All-Indian Congress
Committee, local Congress leader, Venod Sharma, who was in the city yesterday,
said table talks were the only solution to inter-state disputes of the region.
News
Analysis
 Captain builds
case for farmers
Chandigarh, July 25
Many problems beset Punjab agriculture. The
Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, presented these to the 12th Finance
Commission on July 22. These problems have contributed to low and slow growth of
economy, particularly in the 1990s. The Green Revolution of the mid-60s brought
prosperity to the state.
Punjab wins
sympathy of Finance Commission
Chandigarh, July 25
Punjab has succeeded in winning
“sympathy’’ of the 12th Finance Commission, given the cogent and
convincing presentation the state made on its financial needs on Thursday.
Inside
Babudom
Punjab Police
applies two sets of rules
Chandigarh, July 25
Already caught in a plethora of
controversies, the Home Department has put the Punjab Police in a piquant
situation. In the infamous wireless scam, the Home Department has ordered the
suspension of Mr Malvinder Singh Sidhu, Superintendent of Police, while action
is yet to be initiated against the then head of the wireless section, Mr D.R.
Bhatti, Additional Director-General of Police.
Deputy Speaker to
attend Ottawa conference
Phagwara, July 25
The Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha, Mr Charanjit
Singh Atwal, today disclosed he or the Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr Som Nath
Chatterjee, would attend the 10-day conference of the presiding officers, to be
organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Ottawa in September.
Pak built bunkers
with Indian cement, says J&K Dy CM
Jalandhar, July 25
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister
Mangat Ram Sharma revealed that Indian cement and iron was used for the
construction of bunkers by enemy troops on Kargil heights.
Take
care of the poor: Shekhawat
Jalandhar, July 25
Terming the 26 per cent below
poverty line population of the country as fifth pillar of democracy,
Mr Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vice-President of India, stressed to
strengthen democracy by taking care of this segment of people and
solving their problems on priority.
Notice
issued to IG (Prisons)
Chandigarh, July 25
Taking note of a news report -
Inhuman conditions for juvenile offenders - published in The Tribune
recently, the National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to
the Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab.
Condition
of jails deplorable, says minister
Amritsar, July 25
Mr Malkiat Singh Birmi, Minister for Prisons, admitted here today that
condition of jails in the state was deplorable. He
said was due to paucity of funds.
A peacock enjoys the change in weather at Deer Park in Patiala on Sunday.
— Photo by Rajesh Sachar |
Burning
dolls’ prayer to rain god
Bathinda, July 25
Even as the monsoon has been
playing truant so far, a large section of farmers and women of
Bathinda and Mansa districts have started holding prayers to please
the rain god as paddy and cotton crop have started wilting. Not only
farmers and women folk, but businessmen and a large section of
urbanites have too joined the prayers.
No
diarrhoea case in Sultanwind
Amritsar, July 25
The district administration
claimed that no diarrhoea case was found in Sultanwind village. The
Excise and Taxation Minister, Mr Sardool Singh Bandala, visited the
village along with officials of the district administration and the
Head Department today.
Malout
resident killed during Amarnath Yatra
Malout, July 25
A Malout resident was killed and
three others were injured as their car fell into a deep gorge at
Ramgarh while returning to the base camp at Jammu after paying their
obeisance at the Amarnath cave.
Revoke
transfer orders of doctors, demands IMA
Patiala, July 25
To discuss in detail the
agitation by doctors of the local Rajindra Hospital a meeting of the
state council of the Indian Medical Association was held here today.
Authority
urged to stop communal activity
Bathinda, July 25
Villagers of Bhucho Kalan have
urged the civil and police authorities to check outsiders from
delivering explosive speeches and holding religious rallies.
Sexual
harassment case against principal
Amritsar, July 25
A case of sexual harassment has
been reported from Kendriya Vidyalya (I), Amritsar cantonment, against
the principal. The English teacher of the school in her complaints to
the Chairman of the school, the General Officer Commanding, the
Assistant Commissioner, Jammu KV Sangathan, the Commissioner, KV in
Delhi, the National Human Rights Commission and the Human Resource
Development Ministry alleged “sexual harassment” by the Principal
Mr A.K. Upadhyay.
Woman
kills husband with paramour’s help
Moga, July 25
The police has solved the case in
which a woman belonging to Kot Ise Khan killed her husband in alleged
connivance with her lover. According to police sources, the father of
the victim said his son, Darshan Lal, was working with the Railways
and residing at Kot Ise Khan.
ASI
caught taking bribe, booked
Chandigarh, July 25
Continuing with its drive against
corruption, Punjab Vigilance Bureau sleuths today caught another
public servant on the allegations of accepting a bribe. Acting on a
complaint, the sleuths nabbed ASI Sukhwinder Singh who had allegedly
demanded Rs 20,000 from the son of suspect in a drug-trafficking case
and another person for not implicating them in the matter.
ASI
suspended for beating up employees
Phagwara, July 25
ASI Tirlochan Singh had been
suspended and sent to Kapurthala Police Lines Assistant Sub-Inspector
of Police following reports of beating up of four employees of a
petrol station here on July 23 by the ASI and his juniors.
No
arrest in hand severing case
Kapurthala, July 25
The Kapurthala police is yet to
make any headway in the shocking incident in which a group of young
boys had chopped off both hands of a 22-year-old youth in a clash at
Pandori village of Bhulath subdivision, on July 5.
Bathinda
emerging as centre for fake CDs
Bathinda, July 25
Beware while buying an audio
musical compact disc (CD). A casual approach while buying a musical CD
on your part can cause you financial loss and loss to your music
system as fake CDs have flooded the markets of urban and rural areas
of the district.
Gang
of criminals busted, 1 held
Amritsar, July 25
The Majitha Police yesterday
arrested Ajmer Singh, a member of a gang involved in several crimes
committed in the area. However, Jagtar Singh Kala, Harjot Singh Jota,
Ranjit Singh Rana and Kamaljit Singh Lada, other members of the gang
are still on the run.
Minor
girl abducted
Bathinda, July 25
Paramjit Kaur, a minor girl from
Kaur Singh Wala village, was allegedly abducted by Kaur Singh and
Talwinder Singh, both residents of Bada Bhai Ka village of Faridkot
district. The police said the accused used a motor cycle. Both the
victim and her mother, Ms Amarjit Kaur, were working as labourers in
the village.
Dental
institute dares govt on fee structure
Faridkot, July 25
The management committee of the
local Dashmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences has dared the
Punjab Government to change the fee structure for students who have
already got admission in the four-year BDS courses last year in state
colleges as recommended by the fee fixation and admission supervision
committees.
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The new SGPC team must address the
issue of defiance to the Akal Takht supremacy by the jathedars of Takht
Sri Patna Sahib and Takht Sri Hazoor Sahib on the Nanakshahi calendar
issue. This was stated here today by SAD General Secretary, Leader of
Akali Dal Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha and a former Union
Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.
Amritsar, July 25
