High Court
Visit to UK from June 10
Notice to Punjab over Amarinder’s plea
Chandigarh, June 5
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice to Punjab over a petition submitted by former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in which he sought the permission of the court to visit the UK.
Bail to ex-minister’s kin invites ire
Batala, June 5
Eyebrows were raised as bail was granted to Fateh Jan Bajwa, the brother of former Punjab Public Works Department minister Pratap Singh, here today.
MC told to pay Rs 71,000
Sangrur, June 5
The local MC has decided to file
an appeal in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the judgement of
a local additional district judge. As per the judgement, the MC has been
ordered to pay Rs 71,000 as damages to a plaintiff for injuries suffered
by him due to negligence on the part of the MC.
Abohar, June 5
Vehicular traffic on NH 10 between the Abohar-Fazilka stretch remained suspended for two hours today as hundreds of farmers and farm workers sat on a dharna
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Bathinda,
June 5
Activists of the Bharatiya Kisan Union Ekta (Ugrahan) today blocked traffic on three roads in this district to lodge their protest against the
non-fulfilment of the promise made to them by Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal.
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Sangrur,
June 5
A large number of farmers today blocked roads for two hours at Sunam town and Salemgarh village in Sangrur district and Dhaula village in Barnala district in protest against the Badal government’s delaying tactics |
Two held with 10.2 kg of opium
Faridkot, June 5
The district police has arrested two smugglers Pargat Singh and Jaswinder Singh and seized 10.2 kg of opium and Rs 8 lakh from them.
Murder accused held after 15 yrs
A man wanted in a murder case has been arrested after 15 years from the Patti area in Tarn Taran police district, sources said yesterday.
Man set on fire
Bathinda, June 5
Manjeet Singht of Kothe Thande Wale village of this district was
allegedly set on fire while he lying on cot in the courtyard of his house today evening .
Computer teachers resist government orders
Patiala, June 5
The state’s computer teachers decided against doing clerical work in government schools today, thereby resisting the government’s orders in this regard.
Baba Farid university
Chief secy assures funds
Faridkot, June 5
Hopes of the cash-strapped Baba Farid University of Health Sciences to
get regular funds have revived with chief secretary R. I. Singh, who
visited the town yesterday, giving assurance to the university
authorities in this regard.
GND varsity keeps courses in abeyance
Amritsar, June 5
Guru Nanak Dev University has decided to keep some of its courses in
abeyance for one year. These include the five-year integrated courses
of M.Tech, MCA and MBA at the university campus, Amritsar; MBA (5
years), MCA (5 years) being run at the GND varsity college, Jalandhar;
and MCA (5 years) at Regional Campus, Gurdaspur.
St Xavier’s students top in district
Bathinda, June 5
Three students of the local St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School
bagged the top three positions in the district in the Class X
examination conducted by the CBSE.
Anti-ragging panels soon
Chandigarh , June 5
The Punjab government has directed various education departments, including technical and medical, to immediately tackle the problem of ragging in state educational institutions.
First in North India
Certified hallmarking centre for jewellery opens in Ludhiana
Chandigarh, June 5
The first certified hallmarking and assaying centre for gold and silver jewellery in North India has finally come up in
Ludhiana. Though this laboratory, LD Gold Lab, is the only centre certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards
(BIS) for hallmarking in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal
Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh, it is proposed to establish six other centres in the region.
