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Drastic cut in annual power purchase
Chandigarh, July 4
If one is to strictly go by the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (PSERC) power tariff order today, the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) may not be able to purchase any electricity as a short-term measure for the remaining nine months of the current financial year.

Chickenpox scare in Bathinda
Boy dies, 10 suffering from disease
Bathinda, July 4
Despite tall claims of the government that chicken pox has been eradicated in the state, the death of a boy due to the disease has created panic among local residents today. According to sources, Karamjit Singh (13), who was studying in Mussoorie, had come to his parents here. During his stay in the city, he contracted chicken pox. He was admitted to a private hospital where his condition deteriorated.

NRI intellectuals back GND varsity VC
Chandigarh, July 4
Several literary and academic organisations of NRIs living in the US and Canada have urged Governor Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) to stand against the unwarranted political interference in the affairs of Guru Nanak Dev ( GND) University by the Punjab government.

Sam’s statue to be installed in Amritsar 
Amritsar, July 4
Even as BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu has promised to install a statue of late Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw here, president of the SAD (A) Simranjit Singh Mann has said his party would oppose the move.

83 given jobs on compassionate grounds
Chandigarh, July 4
Punjab irrigation minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon today handed over appointment letters to 83 persons, who are dependents of employees who had died in harness. They have been given jobs on compassionate grounds. 


Irrigation minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon with candidates in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Canadian top honour for Indian couple
Chandigarh, July 4
Indian-born scientist and an alumnus of the Panjab University, Dr Ashok K. Vij, and his wife Dr Ratna Ghosh have received Canada’s highest Lifetime Outstanding Achievement Award, 2008. Dr Vij and his wife become the first couple in the history of Canada to achieve this distinction.                                                                Dr Ashok K. Vij

Truck union members distribute laddoos in Bathinda after their strike was called off on Friday. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

Data on farmer suicides sent to Speaker
Chandigarh, July 4
Inderjit Singh Jaijee, convenor of the Movement Against State Repression (MASR), has said patwaris in Sangrur district have collected information with regard to the cases of suicide by farmers.

400 qtl fungus-ridden pickle destroyed
Chandigarh, July 4
After targeting the synthetic milk and ‘khoya’ mafia in the state, the Punjab Health Department authorities have now started inspecting other eatables. The department has destroyed and dumped fungus-ridden 400 quintals of pickle that the department claimed was prepared and stored under unhygienic conditions by a Samana (Patiala district)-based company.

Photo poll rolls being revised
Chandigarh, July 4
Punjab Chief electoral officer Vijay Kain yesterday said photo electoral rolls for all Vidhan Sabha constituencies, as per the newly delimited Assembly constituencies, were being revised.