CheckKapurthala: Punjab Local Bodies Minister Balram Dass Tandon, today, in a surprise check of the local municipal council office found five employees absent from duty. He asked the executive officer to issue show cause notices to the absenting employees and take stern action against them. The employees who were found absent include Joga Singh, clerk, Yash Raj Kalia, sanitary inspector, Promjit Singh and Mahesh Kumar, both bill distributors and Mohini Devi, peon.CrimeKapurthala: The detective staff of Kapurthala police, today, arrested Sarabjit Singh alias Sabi, a resident of village Tahli under police station Kartarpur on the charge of making fake Scheduled Castes and backward classes certificates and driving licenses. The detective staff recovered fake driving licenses and stamps from his possession. DSP (Detective) S S Mand, in press note, here today, said that the investigation was going on.ChargeRoopnagar: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee member Rana K P Singh, today, charged that his party leaders were being implicated by the ruling Akali Dal. In a statement issued to ENS, Rana said that the Congress was not opposed to the Lok Pal, as is being made out by the government. "We are only opposed to the person, who has been appointed as the Lok Pal because of his proximity to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal", he said. Rana demanded that "political witch hunting" of Congress leaders by the Lok Pal be stopped.Lok adalatRoopnagar: Special Lok Adalatas will be held at various courts across the state on November 9. Announcing this in an official release, District and Sessions Judge Amar Dutt revealed that these Adalats will be held through out Punjab as part of the free Legal Aid Day.SeminarPatiala: The Languages Department, Punjab would organise Ghalib Memorial Urdu Seminar and Ghazal singing competition on November 9 at the Bhasha Bhawan here to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary of famous Urdu poet Ghalib, according to a press release issued here yesterday by the department. The director of the department, Madan Lal Hasija said that Principal Secretary, Higher Education and Languages, G P S Sahi will preside over the function. He said that two Urdu poets Azad Gulati and Nasir Nakvi would present their papers. In the Ghazal singing competition the department will give a price of Rs 1,000, Rs 750 and Rs 500 respectively to first, second and third and two consolation prizes would also be given. About 200 singers, educationists and writers from the state and outside it are expected to participate.CampPatiala: Punjab Yuvak Chetna Manch would organise a blood donation camp at village Rakhra on November 6, the second death anniversary of Subedar Kartar Singh Dhaliwal, according to a press release issued by the Manch, here yesterday. Convener of the Manch, Inder Kumar said that 200 youths will donate blood on the occasion.HomageAmritsar: Bajrang Dal paid homage to Ram Sevaks who "sacrificed" their lives at Ram Janam Bhumi, in Ayodhya. Rakesh Madan, Convener of the Bajrang Dal in a press release here yesterday gave a call to ``Hindu Samaj'' to prepare themselves for the protection of Ram Janam Bhumi. He said any interference from any political party would not be tolerated in the "Sewa of the temple." Awareness camp for disabled on Nov 7.DrivePhagwara: Punjab Food and Supplies Minister Madan Mohan Mittal has instructed departmental officials to accelerate the drive to check adulteration in petrol and diesel and to keep a check on their measurements at several petrol pumps in the state. Mittal said he had instructed officials to check normal supply of essential items and LPG supply. He claimed that there was no scarcity of any essential commodities in the state. He denied reports that Union government could not control price rise of essential goods, saying "it was the responsibility of all state governments to work under Essential Commodities Act to ensure normal and smooth supply of essential goods''. Mittal also declared that "jamakhori" would not be tolerated in the state.One arrested for fraudLudhiana: The Economic Offences Wing of the police has booked one Sat Pal Singh for allegedly cheating an auto finance company here. According to SP (Hq) and incharge of Economic Offences Wing Varinder Kumar, the accused had approached Amardeep Leasing and Finance Company for getting financed a Mahindra-550 vehicle. After a loan of Rs 2.29 lakh was sanctioned to him, he got the vehicle from Modern Motors. The finance company rejected the loan proposal of the accused for failing to complete the formalities but he retained the vehicle without making the payment to the dealer. In another case of fraud, police have arrested one Paramjit Singh, a resident of Dashmesh Nagar for allegedly forging the will of his deceased father.Cleanliness drive launchedFatehgarh Sahib: Municipal Council, Gobindagarh launched a two-week cleanliness drive from Guru ki Nagari area of the town, yesterday. A large number of prominent persons, municipal councillors alongwith municipal council president Bal Mukand Aggarwal were present on the occasion. Later talking to media persons Yash Raj Goyal, executive officer, municipal council, Gobindgarh, said that besides the cleanliness drive, a large number of saplings would be planted and streetlights installed in different parts of the town.
