CPI against changes in Jallianwala Bagh
Chandigarh, September 22
The Punjab unit of the CPI has warned the state government against tampering with the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in any manner.
Dalit boy attempts immolation
Gurdaspur, September 22
Forced by the village panchayat to confess stealing of a mobile phone of his fellow
labourer, a Dalit teenager allegedly attempted self-immolation at Matholla village in the Shri Hargovindpur area this morning. The victim is struggling for life with 90 per cent burn injuries at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital,
Amritsar.
Ex-servicemen to be members of panels
Sangrur, September 22
Representatives of ex-servicemen will be made members of the district planning boards and the district grievances committees in the state.
Balle, balle: Ist book on UK bhangra
London, September 22
The popularity of the pulsating, foot-tapping music of rural Punjab has been charted by a Manchester-based academic of Indian origin in the first book on British bhangra that traces its origins and spread across the country.
43 devotees injured in road accident
Amritsar, September 22
At least 43 Sikh devotees were injured when the vehicle of kar sewa belonging to Dera Baba Jagtar Singh hit a tree on the Majitha road, near here, today.
Ration for mid-day meal rotting
Ludhiana, September 22
Ration worth crores stored in various schools of the state under the Mid-day Meal scheme has been rotting in the absence of funds for cooking the food. The scheme, aimed to check the growing number of school dropouts, has been non-operational at most of the schools for nearly two months now.
Power engineers in quandary
Patiala, September 22
The recent order of the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission
(PSERC) regarding tariff hike has left engineers of the PSEB in a quandary.
Importance of riaz emphasised