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CM
rejects Johl’s resignation
Chandigarh, August 1
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today rejected
the resignation sent by Dr S.S, Johl, Vice-Chairman of the Punjab
State Planning Board. Dr Johl had sent his resignation to the Chief
Minister on July 8.
Poohla
aide too held for murder
Nawanshahr, August
1
The police arrested Karnail
Singh, alias Kaila, another aide of Ajit Singh Poohla accused in a
murder case. The Ludhiana police also started proceedings against Ajit
Singh Poohla in a case registered him against his original name
“Jaswinder Singh alias Good Fighter” at Kotwali Police station in
Ludhiana, in which he was declared a proclaimed offender in 1981.
Sikh
religious work beyond bias: expert
Amritsar: The
cultural resource and conservation initiative which has been entrusted
with the task of preparing the ground work for the ‘formulation of
methodology and strategy for conservating the Golden Temple’ funded
by the International Ford Foundation, had started work on project
here.
Vedanti’s
directive to DSGMC draws flak
Amritsar, August 1
A directive issued by Akal Takht
Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti asking Mr Parlahad Singh Chandok,
President of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, to make a
payment of Rs 1.10 crore to Mr Avtar Singh Hit as compensation for the
school handed over to the DSGMC, has ruffled many feathers.
SAD
moots body to curtail clergy
Amritsar, August 1
In a move apparently aimed at
clipping the wings of Jathedar of Akal Takht, Shiromani Akali Dal
yesterday mooted a proposal to constitute a religious advisory
committee of Sikh intellectuals which would advise the Sikh clergy on
religious matters.
Pak
cobbler brings 'tilley wali jutti' for PM
Wagah
(Amritsar): A thrilled
Mohammed Ali Khan Mallik (73), a schoolmate and friend of Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh from his native village Ghah, tehsil Chakwal,
crossed over via the joint check post border land route along with a
29- member delegation of members of local councils, here recently.
Acute drinking
water crisis in villages: survey
Kotkapura, August 1
With the condition of waterworks
becoming worse and groundwater level dipping, residents of the nearby
villages are facing an acute water shortage here. The situation is
even worse in Dalit localities.
Villagers
getting contaminated water
Moga, August 1
Even though the administration is
busy finding reasons behind the diarrhoea outbreak at Mari Mustafa
village here, villagers are still consuming contaminated hand pump
water.
Getting
relief from meditation
Amritsar: People
chronically ill, depressed and lethargic, whose ailments doctors are
unable to diagnose or treat, could get relief through meditation and
prayer in a certain way. This is the concept of Tapowan Ashram, a
unique institution for healing the day-to-day problems and chronic
physical and mental diseases through Gurbani.
Punjab
biodiversity report approved
Chandigarh, August 1
The Ministry of Environment and
Forests has approved a report of the Punjab State Council for Science
and Technology on biodiversity. Funded by the United Nations
Development Programme, all states have been directed by the ministry
to prepare action plans for the conservation of biodiversity. “This
will contribute to formulating the National Biodiversity Strategy and
Action Plan”, says Dr Neelima Jerath, Joint Director (Environment)
of the council.
RCF to
supply 32 coaches to Myanmar
Kapurthala, August 1
The Rail Coach Factory here will
manufacture 32 coaches for Myanmar Railways. Purchase order in this
regard came from Major General Aung Min, Minister of Rail
Transportation, Union of Myanmar, during his visit to the factory here
yesterday.
MCI
sticks to July 31 deadline
Ludhiana, August 1
The Medical Council of India has
reiterated that the last date for admission to the MBBS course was
July 31 and it was statutory and mandatory. In response to a letter by
Dr Ujjagar Singh Dhaliwal, Principal, Sri Guru Ramdas Institute of
Medical Sciences, Amritsar, the Secretary, MCI, Lt-Col (Dr) A.R.N.
Setalwad, has said: “Needless to state that there is no scope for
any authority not to adhere to the time and schedule for medical
admission.
Row
over election of IMA president
Sangrur, August 1
The names of Dr Lal Chand Bansal
and Dr Harinder Singh Ballian have been approved as president and
secretary, respectively, of the local unit of the Indian Medical
Association by the state unit of the IMA at its meeting held at
Ludhiana on July 25.
Atwal
gives 5 lakh for dental ambulance
Phagwara, August 1
Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker
Charanjit Singh Atwal announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh from the MPLAD
fund for the purchase of a mobile dental ambulance. Mr Atwal was the
chief guest at the installation ceremony of the Rotary Club South-East
team here last night.
Pot-holed
road, power cuts affect C-Pyte
Kapurthala, August 1
The lackadaisical attitude of the
Punjab Government in repairing the link road from main Kapurthala-Subhanpur
Road to Theh Kanlja village has created problems for the Centre of
Training and Employment of Punjab Youth (C-Pyte).
Delhi-Sharjah
flights
Jalandhar, August 1
Indian Airlines has decided to
increase number of flights from Delhi to Sharjah and vice-versa from
August 12. Mr Kamaljeet Singh, Area Marketing Manager, said that
flights on the route would be increased from two to four flights a
week.
Play in memory of Mehmood
Patiala, August 1
The National Theatre Arts Society dedicated the 18th Punjabi Haas Raag Rang programme, including a humorous play ‘Bhagwad Ajjukam’ to the legendary Hindi cinema comedian Mehmood here today.
Rain brings cheer
Patiala, August 1
Residents of the city heaved a sigh of relief as it rained in the afternoon today. The rain started at around 3 p.m. flooding streets in low lying areas of the
city. Residents of New Bishan Nagar had organised langar before the showers to appease the “rain-god”, said president of the Mohalla Sudhar Committee Devinder Sharma.
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Low lying area of the city flooded with rain
water in Patiala on Sunday. — Photo by Rajesh Sachar.
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Rain brightens
crops’ prospects
Bathinda, August 1
The prospects of normal growth of
paddy, cotton and other kharif crops brightened after two hours of
heavy rain that lashed this region yesterday. Power cuts were also
reduced by the PSEB.
PUDA Act likely to
be amended
Bathinda, August 1
The Punjab Government has been
contemplating to introduce a Bill in the next assembly session to make
amendment in the existing PUDA Act to make it more stringent by
incorporating severe punishments for those, who had been violating its
provisions by setting up unauthorised colonies.
Inside
Babudom
3 international
sportsmen among four promoted
Chandigarh, August 1
Three international sportspersons
of yesteryear -- Paramdeep Singh Teja, Charanjit Kumar and Sarwan
Singh -- are among the four Deputy Superintendents promoted as
Superintendents of Police in Punjab.
Road
project funds diverted, contractor stops work
Jalandhar, August 1
The alleged swindling of funds
meant for the Rs 1.61-crore strengthening of the Sansarpur-Jandiala
road project has resulted in delay in the completion of the work,
causing inconvenience to more than 80,000 residents of 20 villages.
Child sacrificed?
Phagwara, August 1
A suspected case of human
sacrifice came to light near here today. The body of a two-year-old
boy was found near a canal at Bhullarai village. The legs, arms and
the sexual organ of the boy were chopped off. There was a hole in the
head as if made by a hot iron rod.
Travel
agent arrested on rape, abduction charges
Amritsar, August 1
The Sadar police has arrested
Satnam Singh (55), a travel agent and resident of the Majitha Road
area, who has 10 children from earlier two marriages, for allegedly
abducting, raping and keeping a girl in illegal detention for a month.
Bid to
loot LIC office
Jalandhar, August 1
Security officials of the Life
Insurance Corporation and people present foiled an attempt to loot Rs
2 lakh in cash and revenue stamps Rs 7,000 here yesterday. Two persons
running away with the cash and revenue stamps were caught even before
they could move out of the building, other two members of the gang
escaped.
Farid varsity
PMET:
result likely today
Faridkot, August 1
The Pre-Medical Entrance test
conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Faridkot ended
today. As many as 8,147 candidates appeared in the test at 40
sub-centres set up in five cities, Amritsar, Faridkot, Jalandhar,
Ludhiana and Patiala.
Suspended
Registrar says paper he taught discontinued
Patiala, August 1
The former Registrar of Punjabi
University, Dr K S Sidhu, who is under suspension, alleges that the
university has discontinued teaching of the paper “Area
Studies-South Asia and Indian Ocean” to post graduate students since
it was his area of specialisation.
Exhibition
at Blossoms School
Blossoms School on
Sunday organised an exhibition on its premises. Models and
projects created by students in the social arts literature and
Punjabi culture were displayed on the occasion. Students were
seen displaying a model of Hawai island with number of volcanoes
A model on display at the annual exhibition of Blossoms School in Patiala on Sunday.
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BSc
course may get the nod
Mansa, August 1
Mr Jatinder Kumar Agra,
Development Secretary, Old Student Association of Nehru Memorial
College, today said that the Punjabi University authorities were
likely to allow the college authorities to run bachelor degree classes
in science courses, including medical and non-medical streams, from
the current academic session.
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