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Decline
in milk supply to plants
Chandigarh, July 31
While the Central team that
visited various drought-hit areas of Punjab and Haryana to assess the
loss caused to crops on Thursday returned to Delhi, there has been a
substantial decline in milk supply from the countryside to various
milk plants in Punjab.
PUDA
urges DGP to book colonisers
Patiala, July 31
The Punjab Urban Planning and
Development Authority has approached the Director-General of Police,
Dr A.A. Siddiqui, to get 300 cases registered against illegal
colonisers in the state.
Selfless
service to Panth yet no reward
SALEEM SHEIKHAN
(PATIALA): Freedom fighter
and octogenarian Dewan Singh devoted his whole life for the Panth. So
did his father, Jathedar Sharam Singh, who was responsible for
breaking the blockade during the “Guru ka bagh” morcha in 1922 to
ensure that food reached the devout during the anti-Mahant movement.
NASA
winners get warm welcome
Patiala, July 31
The city today saluted its
“NASA winners” at various felicitation ceremonies which saw the
children astride an open jeep with scores of city children standing on
the road at various points to meet and congratulate them for emerging
victorious in a gruelling space design competition organised in
Florida from July 16 to 19.
The NASA Space Settlement Design
Contest winners wave to admirers during a public reception in Patiala on
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Shaheed Udham Singh
foundation formed
Sunam (Sangrur), July 31
Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder
Singh today announced the formation of the Shaheed Udham Singh
Foundation and named Mr Lal Singh, Irrigation and Power Minister,
Punjab, its president.
Tributes
paid to Shaheed Udham Singh
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 31
All those who sacrificed their
lives for the nation are always remembered and become immortal. They
are a source of inspiration for the coming generations. The
communities that forget and don’t respect their martyrs cannot make
progress, said Dr Harbans Lal, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, while
paying tributes to Shaheed Udham Singh during the commemoration of his
65th martyrdom day at his memorial at Rauza Sharif here today.
One-time
cash grant for awardees
Chandigarh, July 31
The Punjab Government under the
leadership of the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, has
announced a one-time cash grant for the future awardees of `
Mention-in-Despatches of Rs 2.50 lakh with effect from May 27, 2004.
Nursing
home water supply found contaminated
Bathinda, July 31
In a startling revelation, the
water being consumed by the staff, patients and their attendants in a
private hospital located in the town was found contaminated with
insects and suspended particles when a team of doctors of the local
Civil Hospital conducted a surprise check this morning.
Forest
officers support DFO
Jalandhar, July 31
The Punjab State Forest
Officers’ Association have condemned the behaviour of Mr H.S.
Grewal, Conservator of Forests, Working Plan Circle, who allegedly had
threatened Patiala District Forest Officer Karamjeet Singh and his
staff for providing official record to the Vigilance Department.
Heavy
rain submerges Muktsar, Malout areas
Muktsar, July 31
An hour’s rain in this district
today, brought some relief to farmers and residents here, but due to
bad disposal system Muktsar and Malout cities turned into lake as
several low-lying areas were submerged.
Union
seeks action against Forest Conservator
Hoshiarpur, July 31
The Punjab State Forest Officers
Association has expressed shock and outrage over Mr H.S. Grewal,
Conservator of Forests, working plan circle, for threatening the
Divisional Forest Officer, Patiala and his staff with dire
consequences for providing the official record to the Vigilance
Department as demanded by the latter.
Trash
stops power generation
Gurdaspur, July 31
Reeling from power crisis the
PSEB suffered anther setback when the UBDC powerhouse had to stop
generation due to excess trash in the canal. Sources here said that
due to rain in the upper hills a lot of trash flowed into kutcha
unlined UBDC canal that led to the choking of the powerhouse.
Dalit
Samaj to move SC, ST commission
Muktsar, July 31
The Dalit Samaj Action Committee,
led by Mr Parkash Doshi, general secretary of the Punjab Congress
SC/ST cell, today decided to approach the National SC/ST Commission
demanding justice in the case related to the former Congress MLA, Mr
Raghubir Singh, who had allegedly used derogatory remarks against some
Dalit women.
Football coach
acquitted in TADA case
Patiala, July 31
The court of Additional Judge
Designate TADA today acquitted the football coach of the Punjabi
University’s Physical Education department who had been listed as an
accused in the killing of former Excise and Taxation Commissioner A.K.
Mishra.
Advisory councils
reconstituted
Chandigarh, July 31
The Punjab Government yesterday
reconstituted three of its advisory councils dealing with Kandi,
border and bet areas. The Chief Minister would be the chairman of all
the three, says a press release.
MLA’s wife booked
for fraud
Kotkapura (Faridkot), July 31
The wife of an Akali Dal MLA from
Kotkapura, Mrs Amandeep Kaur, has been booked on the charge of getting
a government job by producing a fake gradation certificate. A case
under Section 420 of the IPC has been registered against her on the
orders of the Director, Sports. She was appointed under the sports
quota.
2 more
govt officials held for corruption
Chandigarh, July 31
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau
yesterday caught red-handed two more government officials — an
Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police and an accountant with a municipal
council — while demanding and accepting bribe. The ASI has also been
booked under the provisions of the Excise Act after 50 bottles of
liquor were allegedly recovered from his residence.
Councillor
arrested
Samana, July 31
Sudarshan Kumar Mittal, Municipal
Councillor, Samana has been arrested as an FIR under Sections 385,
386, 387, 389, 506 and 34 of the IPC is registered against him on the
complaint of Mr Yash Pal Singla, President of the Nagar Council.
Concern over
increase in universities
Amritsar, July 31
Prof Arun Nigavakar, Chairman
University Grants Commission, New Delhi yesterday expressed his deep
concern over the mushrooming of a number of universities which
promises higher education without having infrastructure.
5
observers appointed for PMET
Faridkot, July 31
The Punjab Government has
appointed five observers at its Amritsar, Faridkot, Ludhiana,
Jalandhar and Patiala centres to ensure fair and free PMET being
conducted by the Baba Farid University of Medical and Health Sciences,
Faridkot, on August 1.
Master’s
in Dental Sciences at Muktsar dental college
Chandigarh, July 31
The Desh Bhagat group of
institutes is starting a Master’s in Dental Sciences at Dental
College, Muktsar, and scholarships for the PMT and MET toppers. The
group runs various professional and medical colleges in Punjab and
Chandigarh.
PTU
counselling schedule
Jalandhar, July 31
Counselling for admission to
engineering colleges in the state, has been re-scheduled for the
outside state by Punjab Technical University. Dr S.K. Salwan,
Vice-Chancellor, said that the counselling of the candidates would now
be conducted in three phases.
Shopkeepers sore
over changed timings
Patiala, July 31
Shopkeepers of the city here are
sore over the state government’s decision of restricting shop
timings from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. of commercial and business
establishments except hotels, restaurants and other eating outlets.
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