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Statements
recorded in gang-rape case
Ludhiana, September 27
Ms Manisha Gandhi, amicus curie
appointed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to assist in the
investigations of allegations of the gang-rape of a
four-and-a-half-year old, today recorded statements of various persons
concerned.
Quake jolts Jalandhar
Jalandhar, September 27
A mild earthquake shook Jalandhar and its adjoining areas tonight.
The earthquake was felt around 9 pm. No injuries or damage to property was reported.
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Khanna
to head Punjab BJP
Chandigarh, September 27
Mr Avinash Rai Khanna, MLA from
Garhshankar, was today chosen the next president of the Punjab unit of
the BJP. However, a formal announcement to this effect would be made
by the Minister of State in the Union Cabinet, Mr Sangh Priya Gautam,
who will preside over the election meeting tomorrow.
Preneet
discusses MC functioning, Cong infighting
Patiala, September 27
Factional fighting among the
Congress members as well as the functioning of the Mayor and the
Municipal Commissioner were the focus of the first one-to-one meeting
held by Patiala MP Preneet Kaur with the Congress corporators of the
city today.
Langoor Mela begins
at Bara Hanuman Temple in Amritsar.
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New
transport policy soon
Bathinda, September 27
The Punjab Transport Minister,
Mr Tej Parkash Singh, said today that the state government would
shortly come out with its new transport policy in which the
privatisation of the transport sector would be given a boost.
Mysterious
disease kills 24 animals
Gurdaspur, September 27
More than 24 animals in the
area of Dhar sub-division have died due to a disease which has not
been identified. The animals mostly were owned by Gujjars. Deras of
Gujjars whose animals died due to this disease are located close to
the five villages identified as Chemeror, Sukret, Mansua, Hardo
Saran, Phanlali in the Dhar Sub-division.
104
temporary sheds for lawyers
Sangrur, September 27
As many as 104 temporary sheds
were allotted to lawyers in the judicial complex here Lawyers here
organised “path” of ‘Sukhmani Sahib’ in the complex
yesterday.
Protesting
man picked up by police
Patiala, September 27
The police here today picked up
Sukvinder Singh, a member of the Unemployed Lineman Union, who was
sitting on a chain fast and admitted him to Rajindra Hospital here.
Heavy
rain damages cotton, paddy crops
Lakhewali
(Muktsar), September 27
Farmers in Bathinda,
Muktsar, Faridkot and Ferozepore districts seem to head for
another bad year as heavy rain has damaged the standing paddy
and cotton crops.
Flattened paddy crop spread over a large area at Lakhewali village.
— Photo by Kulbir Beera
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Law
enforcer flouts rule
Jalandhar,
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Don’t the law
enforcement authorities or officials themselves ignore legal
provisions sometimes? Yes, it seems to be true in the case of
an official car, which was found displaying a red light atop
it at the PAP T-point intersection here this morning.
A government car belonging to Punjab
Transport Department flaunts a flickering red light atop it without displaying the mandatory permission sticker, in Jalandhar on
Saturday. — Photo by S. S. Chopra.
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cops booked for extortion
Phagwara, September 27
The police has registered a
case against two constables, Lakhwinder Singh and Parshottam Lal,
under Sections 386, 506 and 120-B of the IPC on the charge of
extortion. The two policemen had recently been booked on the
complaint of Mr Bhupinder Singh of Road Majra village, near Banga.
Two
cops booked for fraud
Kapurthala, September
27
The Bholat police has
registered a case of fraud under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code
against Pardeep Singh Assistant Sub Inspector and Sukhwinder Singh
head constable of Punjab Police for accepting a bribe of Rs 4000
from a resident of Begowal village for making wrong verification of
his passport documents.
3
arrested for fraud
Fatehgarh Sahib,
September 27
The district Vigilance
Department has unearthed a scam by arresting three persons, who
allegedly used to cheat and commit frauds worth lakhs of rupees with
banks by preparing bogus and fake revenue documents in connivance
with revenue, bank and other officials.
Armed
mob enters court, kills youth
Mansa, September 27
Gurpal Singh (23), son of a
retired teacher of Mansa, was murdered by some persons last night.
The city police has registered a case against six persons —
Kuldeep Singh, Raj Kumar alias ‘Raja’, Gagandeep Singh alias
‘Gaggi’, Parminder Singh, Kulwinder and Ajay Kumar alias
‘Boney’, all from Mansa — under Sections 302, 148 and 149 of
the IPC in this regard.
3
die in mishap
Gurdaspur, September 27
Three persons died, one on the
spot and two others in hospitals at Gurdaspur and Amritsar and three
were injured, two of them critically in collision between a jeep and
truck near Jhande Chack 10 km from here on the GT Road yesterday
evening.
2
petrol station workers murdered
Moga, September 27
Two attendants of a petrol
station near here on the Mudki road were found murdered this
morning, the police said.
Parents
sore as NRI quota is scrapped
Patiala, September 27
The Punjab Government has lost
nearly Rs 15 crore in revenue by abolishing the Non-Resident Indian
quota in medical colleges in the state. Sources said the government
had lost Rs 35 lakh per seat for the 30 seats earmarked for the NRIs
in medical colleges of the state.
Teacher
third in Naval course
Nabha, September 27
Mr M.S. Chadha, a teacher of
English at Punjab Public school here, has given a commendable
performance in the recently concluded 18-day refresher course for
Naval officers at Visakhapatnam.
Most
businesses being run without licence
Patiala, September 27
If the Patiala Municipal
Corporation is to be believed, there are neither any commercial
establishments in the city nor any petrol pumps, hotels or marriage
palaces. This because very few commercial establishments have
acquired licences from the corporation to run their businesses.
New
Cooperative Act to be implemented
Patiala, September 27
To strengthen the Cooperative
Department and the movement the state government has decided to
institute a new Cooperative Act. This was disclosed by the Punjab
Finance and Planning Minister, Mr Lal Singh, at a function organised
at Sanour. While addressing the gathering Mr Lal Singh said the new
Cooperative Act had already been approved by the Cabinet and it
would be implemented shortly.
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The
overseas Punjabi community is enthusiastic about ploughing back a
substantial portion of its earnings in infrastructure development and
other projects in Punjab, says Mr H.S. Hanspal, President of the Punjab
Pradesh Congress Committee, who has returned after a fortnight-long tour
of North America.
