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August 15, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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BJP
decides J&K poll strategy Badal
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Shivani
case: judicial custody for Bhagwan TMC merges
with Congress Sikh
regiment Subedar awarded Ashok Chakra
President’s
medal for 40 CRPF personnel 17 CBI officials get police medal
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records to be made public New Delhi, August 14 Defence Minister George Fernandes while declaring that the Nation had the right to know the truth about the details of the post-independence wars fought by India announced that the ministry had decided to accept the recommendations of the committee which went into the issue. “The truth about what went wrong, where and why should not embarrass anyone and it is a must that we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past,” Mr Fernandes observed at a function here. He said the recommendations of a high-powered committee on making public these war records would soon be implemented. Speaking after formally releasing a biography of “Marshal of the Indian Air Force — Arjan Singh”, written by The Tribune’s Assistant Editor Roopinder Singh, the Defence Minister said national defence in India had suffered over the centuries as Indians did not care much for battle history. “If we learnt from past battle
mistakes, we would not be facing such security threats as we do at present” Mr Fernandes said as he lamented that India over the years had failed to pen down the details of historic battles fought on Indian Soil. Though the Defence Ministry has come out with an official account of the 1947-48 Kashmir operations, it has not come out with war records of the 1962 Sino-Indian as well as 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. The Defence Minister in this context also urged the Marshal of the IAF to pen down his memoirs and said writing about the history of wars was somehow not approved not only by the military establishment in the country but also by the government. “For whatever reasons there seems to be a fear of letting the nation know about the truth,” he said. Earlier Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy said the IAF owed a great deal to the Marshal of the IAF and recalled his days as a junior officer under the then Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh. He said thanks to him and many others the IAF had been able to prove its battle worthiness in the very year of its inception. |
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decides J&K poll strategy New Delhi, August 14 The Central Election Committee of the BJP is meeting next week to finalise the party candidates for the elections, the sources said, adding that the party would contest all seats in Jammu and Ladakh region, while in the valley it would field enough candidates to register its presence. The main campaign plank is going to be fight against terrorism and regional councils for Jammu and Ladakh. The party is of the strong view that the demand for autonomy as formulated by the National Conference and other political groups has to be answered with the devolution of power which should also mean shifting of power from Srinagar to Jammu and Ladakh . Earlier, the party took strong exception to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf describing the forthcoming poll in Jammu and Kashmir as “farcical” and that his country not be held responsible for failure of the poll.” General Musharraf’s address to the nation on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day is a challenge to the civilised world which is fighting the menace of global terrorism and his nervousness about the democratic procedure in Jammu and Kashmir is obvious,” party spokesman Sunil Shastri told newspersons here. He took strong exception to General Musharraf describing the terrorists acts in the state as “freedom struggle” saying that “we strongly object to this remark by him and totally condemn it.” Mr Shastri said the Pakistan President should concentrate on holding elections in his country rather than be concerned about the Assembly poll in Jammu and Kashmir. |
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Badal
trying to derive mileage: Amarinder New Delhi, August 14 The Chief Minister, who has returned from a foreign visit, said Mr Badal knew that the net was closing in on him. The state government would continue to persue cases of corruption to their logical conclusion, he said. Asserting that he stood by his earlier statements, the Chief Minister said investigations into the assets of Mr Badal was continuing. However, no disclosures would be made till the investigations are complete, he said. In a statement issued here yesterday, Punjab Congress chief H.S. Hanspal had said that Mr Badal was resorting to “diversionary tactics” to divert attention from the charges of corruption being faced by him. He said Mr Badal was unable to face the charges against him politically. The PCC chief said allegations of misappropriation were levelled by the Congress even while the party was in Opposition but Mr Badal had been “quiet” for the past eight months. “Now that dharnas being staged by Mr Badal are not succeeding and there is fear of investigations catching up with him, Mr Badal has taken the legal course,” Mr Hanspal said. Several Punjab ministers and MLAs have also taken exception to Mr Badal’s remarks about the Congress government not lasting its full term of five years, “If Mr Badal has the courage to face the popularity of the Congress government, he should face it politically and should not take shelter in other fields. All the MLAs, ministers and the Congress party is solidly behind Capt Amarinder Singh who has emerged as strong leader,” they said in a joint statement. Apart from Mr Hanspal, the signatories to the statement included Punjab ministers Chaudhry Jagjit Singh, Ashwani Sekri, Ramesh Dogra and Partap Singh Bajwa; Mr Surinder Dawar, Harjinder S. Thekadar Jugal Kishore and Dr Rajkumar, all MLAs and Mr R.S. Bhardwaj, state Planning Board Deputy chairperson. In a separate statement, senior Punjab Congress leader Sant Ram Singla, former MP, said the Congress government would continue its drive against corruption and nepotism. Describing Mr Badal’s tenure “as the darkest in the history of Punjab,” Mr Singla said the Akali Dal (Badal) had been rejected by the people of Punjab and Mr Badal was adopting “various tactics” to keep his party united. He said Capt Amarinder Singh’s crusade against corruption had been widely welcomed and the state government was trying to mobilise resources to put the economy back on the rails. Maintaining that the Amarinder Singh government had not launched a witch-hunt against its political adversaries, Mr Singla recalled the treatment meted to Congress workers after Mr Badal came to power in 1977. He said false cases were registered against several Congress leaders following the party’s Mattaur session. |
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Shivani case: judicial custody for Bhagwan New Delhi, August 14 Metropolitan Magistrate Raj Kumar Chauhan gave the order when Sri Bhagwan, who earlier was remanded to 14 days’ police custody, was produced before him upon expiry of the remanded period. The court also allowed the accused counsel Surat Singh “to have an interview with the accused in the lock-up at the Karkarduma court complex for 15 minutes”. The defence counsel had sought permission to talk to his client “to ascertain whether Bhagwan has been subjected to torture by the police or pressurised to turn an approver” in the case.
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TMC merges
with Congress Madurai, August 14 The merger ceremony took place at the G.K. Moopanar “thidal” (grounds), named after the founder of the TMC, on the outskirts of this temple town.
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Sikh
regiment Subedar awarded Ashok Chakra New Delhi, August 14 Surinder Singh, who made the supreme sacrifice in the battle near Pir Badesar, is the lone recipient of Ashok Chakra, the equivalent of Param Vir Chakra, in the Independence Day armed forces honours list this year. Although Indian and Pakistani troops have been at a tense standoff all along the international border and the Line of Control for the past eight months with almost daily exchange of artillery and small arms fire, the Army has so far not declared “Operation Parakarma” as a battle with the enemy. Thus, no war decorations have been awarded. Major Ushnisha Jaitlay of 3/11 Gorkha Rifles, Naib Subedar Ishwar Singh of 5 Parachute Regiment and Naib Subedar Deve Bahadur Thapa of 1/4 Gorkha Rifles have each been honoured with Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime award, for exemplary bravery in flushing out militants in operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Major Jaitlay and Naib Subedar Thapa will also get the award posthumously. A total of 272 officers and jawans have been decorated in the honours list, which includes 33 Shaurya Chakras, 4 Bar to Sena medals, 221 Sena medals, 7 Nao Sena medals, 5 Vayu Sena medals and 4 mention in despatches. Of the 33 recipients of Shaurya Chakra, six have been awarded posthumously, most of them for the ongoing anti-militancy drive in Jammu and Kashmir. The Shaurya Chakra winners includes a civilian, Bachittar Singh, of the Village Defence Council from militancy-infested Mahore region near Udhampur, in Jammu and Kashmir. Four officers — Col Ramesh Singh Chauhan of the Army Aviation, Major Vikrant Singh of Mechanised Infantry, Capt Gurmeet Singh of 30 Rashtriya Rifles and Capt Girish Upadhaya of Assam Rifles — have the rare honour of being awarded Sena Medal for the second time. |
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President’s medal for 40 CRPF personnel New Delhi, August 14 President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service has been awarded to four while Police Medal for Meritorious Service to 36 officers and personnel. The awardees are as under: President’s police medal for distinguished service:- P.C. Joshi, IGP (Special Sector); J.S. Bisht, DIGP, Durgapur; L.R.Sidhra, Commandant 55 Battalion; and M.S. Negi, Comdt. Dte, Genl. Police Medal for Meritorious Service:- G.S.Tiwana, DIG (Operations) Bongaigao, Mr Rajender Ghai, Comdt. 27 Bn; P.S.Sberawat, Comdt 125 Bn; S.A. Jabbar, Comdt 22 Bn; Jai Singh, Comdt 54 Bn; Jagrup Singh, Comdt 113 Bn; Sumer Singh Yadav, Comdt 16 Bn; Subhash S.Yadav, Comdt 132 Bn. K.C.Yadav, Comdt 9 Bn; G.A. Ali, 2-in-Command 115 Bn; K.K. Velu, 2-1/C 93 Bn; C.B.S. Rathore, 2-1/C 70 Bn; R. Singh, 2-1/C 16 Bn. R.U. Shanker, Dy.Comdt 113 Bn; P.K. Dey, Asstt. Comdt 5th Signal Bn; P. Singh, A/Comdt 113 Bn; B.B. Singh, A/Comdt, Group Centre, Khatkhati; Dr P.K. Dash, Chief Medical Officer, Hyderabad; Subedar Major/PS K.K.G. Prakash, Dte. Genl, Inspector/crypto K.S. Rawat; 3rd Signal Bn; Inspector C. Yadav 65 Bn; SI R.S. Yadav, 43 Bn; SI Ramesh Kumar Dte, Genl; SI Jwala Dutt CTC, Nanded; SI H.R. Yadav, 82 Bn; SI H. Singh, Recruits Training Centre, Neemuch; SI K.N. Nair Central Training College, Coimbatore; SI C.S. Aulakh 86 Bn; HC V.G. Mohan 78 Bn; HC B. Dha 1 Bn; HC S.R. Ali 126 Bn; HC/Radio Operator Nanak Chand 2nd Signal Bn; HC R.N. Khurd, RTC; Chennai; HC T.L. Sharma 46 Bn; HC H. Singh 87 Bn and CT H.B. Rana Group Centre, Ajmer.
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17 CBI officials get police medal New Delhi, August 14 The following is the list of the recipients: President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service: G.N. Gupta, Addl SP, SIC-III, New Delhi; M.S. Sundrarajan, DSP, ACB, Chennai; and Rajender Singh, Head Constable, SU, New Delhi. Police Medal for Meritorious Service: R.K. Garg, DIG, CBI, Chandigarh; N.R. Reddy, DIG, ACB, Chennai; M.A. Ganapathy, DIG, AC-I, Delhi; P.D. Meena, SP, SIC-II, New Delhi; R.K. Saran, Addl SP, EOW-II, New Delhi; K.C. Joshi, Addl SP, SIU-IX, New Delhi; A.K. Sharma, DSP, SIU-X, New Delhi; Daulat Ram, Inspector, SIC-IV, New Delhi; K.S. Thakur, Inspector, SIC-II, New Delhi; M. Satya Sheela, Inspector, Interpol, New Delhi; Gugan Singh, Sub-Inspector, SIC-IV, New Delhi; B.N. Binjola, Sub-Inspector, CBI HQ, New Delhi; Udaivir Singh, ASI, SIU-X, New Delhi; and Harbans Lal, Head Constable, SIC-IV, New Delhi.
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