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Governor’s help sought over selection ‘discrepancies’
Amritsar, July 16
Dr Raghubir Singh, Reader, Department of History, in a missive to the Governor, Punjab, Gen (retd) S.F. Rodrigues, who is also the Chancellor of the Guru Nanak Dev University, has pointed out serious discrepancies in the appointments of professors and Head of Department while setting up the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Chair
in 2001.
Badal urges PM to take up youths' issue with Iraq
Chandigarh, July 16
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up with the Iraq Government and other international organisations the issue of the Indian youths, including two from Punjab, who had reportedly been detained by the Iraqi police.
‘Khandedhar’ manager sacked
Amritsar, July 16
Infighting in the Damdami Taksal, once headed by the Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale group, today took a serious turn when Bhai Mohkam Singh, a spokesman of the Sikh seminary, sacked Mr Tardeep Singh, General Manager, ‘Khandedhar’, a monthly magazine of the organisation.
3 killed, 15 hurt in tractor-trailer, truck collision
Banur, July 16
Three pilgrims were killed and 15 injured, five of them seriously, when a tractor-trailer collided head-on with a truck on the Zirakpur-Patiala road near here today.
The pilgrims, residents of Dhanoli village, near Rajpura, were on their way to
Mansa Devi Temple in Mani Majra when the accident occurred near the Gian Sagar
Group of Institutes.
Water project little help to farmers
Amritsar, July 16
The Rs 178 crore project for remodelling of the Upper Bari Doab Canal, sanctioned by the Centre, faces rough days with farmers in border areas raising hue and cry over ‘non-functioning’ of distributaries (water channels).
A water channel with abundant vegetation hinders flow in the border belt.
— Tribune photo by Rajiv Sharma
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SAD forms panels for coordination with BJP
Chandigarh, July 16
For better coordination between the SAD and its electoral ally, the BJP, the Shiromani Akali
Dal (SAD) President, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today constituted 21 district level coordination committees.
Demonstration against Congress MLA
Abohar, July 16
Scores of workers of the Shiromani Akali Dal held a demonstration against Mr Parkash Singh Bhatti, Congress MLA from
Balluana, today. According to available information, Mr Bhatti, presently on a
development grant distribution spree, faced rough weather on his visit to
Jhotianwali village.
Thousands attend Dimpy’s ‘bhog’
Chand Bhan (Faridkot), July 16
Politicians from various parties were among thousands who attended gangster Prabhjinder Singh Dimpy’s “bhog” here today.
Mann wants continuation of peace process with Pak
Sangrur, July 16
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), today asked the Union Government not to give up peace efforts with Pakistan due to a few bomb blasts in Mumbai a few days ago.
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