FCI contract exposes cracks in SAD
Mansa, August 31
Differences among senior leaders of the SAD of this district came to the fore here when one group started supporting the owners of a private company, which had been allotted the contract by the FCI to transport wheat from godowns to railway station, while the other group started opposing it.
Bitta for DNA test of dera chief
Ropar, August 31
President of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front M.S. Bitta has demanded narco analysis and DNA test of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh following the alleged sexual harassment of women at the dera and the murder of a journalist.
SAD-BJP united: Barnala
Nabha, August 31
Organising secretary of the SAD Gaganjit Singh Barnala today organised a sangat darshan at the local PWD rest house and heard grievances of party workers and leaders.
Tribune Impact
Controversial dean removed
Amritsar, August 31
Vice-chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University today removed Dr T.D. Narang as dean (academic affairs) following the controversy over the admission of his son to B.Tech (computer sciences) by allegedly flouting university rules. Professor (commerce) Raghbir Singh succeeds Dr
Narang.
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Devotion through hands
Gurmeet Singh (70) works on a handwritten version of Guru Granth Sahib at his home in Amritsar on the eve of the celebration of the 403rd anniversaryof the installation of Guru Granth Sahib on Friday. Gurmeet, who began his work in May, 2004, has almost completed 705 pages. He says at the present pace of writing, 1430 pages should be completed in around three years. — AFP |
CM for uplift of Bawaria community
Faridkot, August 31
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal assured the Bawaria community to take up with the Centre its demand for incorporating the community in the ST list and to consider raising its quota in jobs from present 2 per cent to 5 per cent.
Round-up
Nabard to construct Sangrur bypass
Chandigarh, August 31
A 24-km-long Sangrur bypass will be constructed under a special scheme of
Nabard.
Kanak-dal: Govt examining alternative schemes
Chandigarh, August 31
The state government is studying alternative schemes to the kanak-dal scheme launched on August 15. At present, kanak-dal is given to nearly 14 lakh beneficiaries through public distribution system.
Power board moves PSERC
Patiala, August 31
Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has moved the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission
(PSERC) for allowing it to recover the expenditure of its proposed scheme for training its manpower through tariff imposed on consumers.
Now, Own Your Tube Well
Patiala, August 31
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has decided to release tube well connections for agriculture purposes on a priority under Own Your Tube Well Scheme
(OYT) with immediate effect.
PRTC to resume Bassi-Delhi service
Rajpura, August 31
The Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) is all set to resume bus-service on the
Bassi-Delhi road following instructions issued by the Punjab transport minister Mohan
Lal.
Integrated computerised check post soon
Rajpura, August 31
The state transport department has decided to prepare a comprehensive plan to set-up an Integrated Computerised Check Post at Shambu barrier with an aim to promote and facilitate transporters in the state.
Protest out side registrar Sandhu’s office
Patiala, August 31
The members of the joint action committee today held a protest outside the office of B.S. Sandhu the registrar of the Punjabi University who yesterday resumed his duties after being released from judicial custody in corruption cases registered against him by the Punjab vigilance.
Insensitive Cops
Body unattended for 6 hours
Kharar, August 31
The body of a resident from Teeda village lay unattended for six hours here today.
ADTO shifted
Amritsar, August 31
Secretary, transport, D.S. Jaspal today transferred Dhyan Singh, an additional district transport officer
(ADTO), Amritsar, to Chandigarh on the complaint of the district police chief .
Turban Issue Gill’s plea to Pranab
Chandigarh, August 31
Manohar Singh Gill, Rajya Sabha member, has urged external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee to convey to the US resentment among Sikhs against the screening of turbans at US airports. He raised this issue in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.
