Five-year jail for head constable
Muktsar, March 8
Additional session judge fast track PP Singh sentenced a Punjab police head constable five-year imprisonment and also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 in an attempt to murder case.
Fallout of water pact issue: Farmers resume stir
Abohar, March 8
Scared over the threat of stoppage of water from Punjab, farmers in neighbouring districts of Rajasthan have resumed a stir. The Kisan Sangharsh Samiti gave a call to the farmers, including those who migrated from border areas to Rajasthan due to terrorism in Amritsar-Taran Taran in 1984-1992, to court arrest and warned proposed termination of Section 5 of the water agreement would ruin Punjabi farmers settled at the tailend of Indira Gandhi canal and Bikaner/Gang canal.
More farmers take to contract farming
Chandigarh, March 8
A proper contract mechanism with a legal binding will ensure that more and more farmers take to contract farming, which has helped the farmers in Punjab gain a better price for their crops. Contract farming has also helped in the diversification of crops from the wheat- paddy cycle.
Beas SHO suspended
Amritsar, March 8
SHO of the Beas police station Ved Parkash was suspended by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) yesterday for refusing to give VIP duty. Earlier also, an SHO of the Beas police station was suspended during elections in the constituency.
Teenager kills self to escape marriage
Ropar, March 8
A 16-year-old girl, Rupinder Kaur, committed suicide as she was ebing forced by her father to marry a 35-year-old man. She jumped into the Sirhind canal and drowned.
Seven injured in clash
Sangrur, March 8
In a reported clash between two groups, allegedly belonging to the SAD and the Congress, about seven persons were injured at Bhawanigarh today.
Journalists visit GNDU
Amritsar, March 8
A delegation of journalists from 22 countries visited the Guru Nanak Dev University campus here today and had a lively discussion on the various academic issues concerning higher education in India with Vice-Chancellor Jai Rup Singh and other senior faculty members.
China ready for academic exchange with university