No impounding of buses for rally
Chandigarh, November 11
For the proposed party rally scheduled to be held on November 14 in Ludhiana, the ruling Congress will make payment for the vehicles to be engaged to transport people from various parts of the state to the rally venue.

 

POLITICS

SAD lays claim to Rajpura seat Rajpura, November 11 In a significant statement having far-reaching effect on the SAD-BJP alliance ahead of the February, 2007 Punjab elections, the former Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today hinted that SAD might stake a claim to the Rajpura Assembly seat. Capt Kanwaljit Singh and Mr Parkash Singh Badal, SAD general secretary and President, respectively, (from right) at a rally in Fatehpur Garhi village, near Rajpura, on Satuday. — Photo by J.S. Virdi

Badal signals Kohli’s candidature
Patiala, November 11
The SAD Chief and former Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, virtually okayed the candidature of the former minister, Mr Surjit Singh Kohli, for the Patiala seat for the forthcoming Assembly poll.

Ex-servicemen to get more sops: ex-minister

Ludhiana, November 11 Former Union Minister and chairman of the All-India Ex-Servicemen Congress Brig K.P. Singh Deo has thanked UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for partially fulfilling the “one-rank, one-pay” demand of the ex-servicemen by giving certain relaxations to personnel below officer rank (PBOR). Former Union Minister and chairman of the All-India Ex-Servicemen Congress Brig K.P. Singh Deo addresses ex-servicemen in Ludhiana on Saturday. — Photo by Inderjit Verma

COMMUNITY

Sikh pilgrims return from Nankana Sahib
Amritsar, November 11
Hundreds of Sikh devotees returned to India through Atari railway station after paying obeisance and participating in the celebrations to mark the 538th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev at Nankana Sahib.

Pak jatha arrives
Amritsar, November 11
An 80-member jatha from Pakistan, including three former ministers and three members of the National Assembly, crossed over to India today to participate in a three-day festival in memory of Hazrat Sain Mian Mir who had laid the foundation of Sri Harmandar Sahib.

COURTS

Remand for BKU leader
Sangrur, November 11
Jhandha Singh Jethuke, senior vice-president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan), was today remanded in judicial custody till November 25 by a Barnala court in connection with an attempt-to-murder case. The case was registered on February 18 by the Dhanaula police under Sections 307, 353 and 186 of the IPC. Jethuke was arrested on November 9 and was remanded in police custody for one day by the Barnala court yesterday.

HC judge visits district courts
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 11
Mr Justice M.M. Aggarwal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today visited the District Judicial Complex and saw the working there.

ADMINISTRATION

A precious wedding gift for martyr cop’s son
Chandigarh, November 11
When Punjab police Inspector Amanpreet Singh, alias Jugnu, got married at Patiala last week, he could not have expected a better gift than the presence of Mr Sukhdial Singh Bhullar, a retired Inspector-General, and one time supervisory officer of his “martyr” dad, Deputy Superintendent Surjit Singh.

CRIME

Body of priest found hanging
Phillaur, November 11
The body of a temple priest, Pt Shiv Kumar Avasthi, was found hanging with a ceiling fan in his room at Moron village last night. Some devotees, who had gone to the temple to pay obeisance, saw the body hanging in the temple room. The police has registered a case and started investigating the matter. The body has been sent for post-mortem.

Man kills mother, sister
Ferozepore, November 11
A man allegedly in a fit of rage killed his mother and sister over a property dispute in the family.

3 poachers ensnared, 2 escape
Chandigarh, November 11
Punjab Wildlife Department officials caught three poachers, while two of their accomplices gave them the slip, during a patrol on the Chandigarh-Siswan-Kurali road, near Parol village, in the wee hours today.

EDUCATION

BBMB to organise painting contest
Chandigarh, November 11
A painting competition on the theme "save electricity, save money" and "use but don't mis-use electricity" will be organised in Chandigarh on November 14.

Contests galore at youth fest
Amritsar, November 11
Skit, mime and fancy dress competitions were the main attraction on the second day of the Guru Nanak Dev University Women’s Zonal Youth Festival being held on the university campus.