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162 petrol outlets issued notices
Phagwara youth alleges torture by police
Farmers’ organisations plan rally against WTO
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162 petrol outlets issued notices
Jalandhar, November 22 He has also warned that strict action would be taken against those found indulging in malpractices like overcharging and supply of underweight commodities to consumers. The minister has directed the officials of Food and Civil Supplies Department to ensure the checking of petrol pumps and LPG outlets at regular intervals. On the directions of the minister, the Food and Civil Supplies Department has subjected 806 petrol and diesel outlets, and 192 LPG dealers of the state to checking so far. Of these, 162 petrol and diesel outlets, and 54 LPG outlets were found to be indulging in various types of malpractices. All these have been issued show-cause notices by the department. As many as 18 LPG outlets were subjected to checking in Jalandhar, 25 in Amritsar, 18 in Gurdaspur, seven in Kapurthala, 10 in Hoshiarpur, seven in Nawanshahr, nine in Ferozepore, 16 in Bathinda, 11 in Moga, seven in Mukatsar, six in Faridkot, seven in Mansa, 15 in Patiala, 20 in Sangrur, 12 in Ludhiana, two in Fatehgarh Sahib and two in Ropar. Similarly, as many as 43 petrol pumps were checked in Jalandhar district, 78 in Amritsar, 30 in Gurdaspur, 40 in Kapurthala, 62 in Hoshiarpur, 35 in Nawanshahr, 44 in Ferozepore, 57 in Bathinda, 17 in Mukatsar, 30 in Moga, 47 in Faridkot, eight in Mansa, 27 in Patiala, 125 in Sangrur, 130 in Ludhiana, 16 in Fatehgarh Sahib, and 17 in Ropar. |
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Phagwara youth alleges torture by police
Phagwara, November 22 The migrant, Krishan Kant, talking to this correspondent at the local Civil Hospital, where he was admitted by residents of the colony, alleged that he and his two cousins, Manoj Kumar (21), and Shashi Kant, a teenager, were picked up around midnight by the police. Krishna Kant alleged that they were taken to a marriage hall in the interiors of the town, where he was beaten by the cops, who asked him as to where he had kept the amount that was robbed from two private bank employees on the evening of November 16. “When I pleaded innocence, they subjected me to third-degree torture,” he alleged. “I kept pleading that I had been living in the quarters for the last seven years and had a clean record, but the cops kept torturing me,” he alleged, adding, “Manoj Kumar, my aunt’s son, was also beaten
up. However, Shashi Kant, the teenaged son of my uncle, was more or less spared,” he alleged. “When the police failed to get a confession from me, I, along with my two cousins, was let off,” he said. The enraged residents of the area alleged that since the police had failed to solve the robbery case even after one week, it was torturing innocent persons to extract a forced confession. When contacted, Kapurthala SSP, Mr Rajiv Ahir, said, “The matter has not yet come to my notice. If there is any such incident, it will be thoroughly probed.” Meanwhile, the police, still clueless in solving the robbery case, today took an eyewitness Mukesh Goel to the site near the PWD Rest House opposite the GT Road. Mr Goel had reported to the police that he had grappled with the robbers, who had eventually punched him and fled. He was taking the evening walk when the incident happened. Kapurthala SSP, SP (D) and other officials took Mr Goel to the site of the robbery and got further details about the case. The SSP also held a meeting with DSPs of Kapurthala district. |
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Farmers’ organisations plan rally against WTO
Jalandhar, November 22 The Jamhoori Kisan Sabha (Punjab), the Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta-Sidhupur), the All India Kirti Kisan Sabha and the Kisan Vikas would take part in the rallies. This was disclosed at a state-level meeting of the farmers’ bodies at the Desh Bhagat Yaadgaar Hall today. Speakers at the convention said farmers in the region needed to reunite. Noted scholar, Dr Prem Singh, said the “Pagri Sambhal Jatta” Movement was the very first movement of the people, particularly farmers, of the undivided Punjab. Addressing the convention, Prof Jagmohan Singh, the nephew of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, said the cost of production for the farmers was increasing day by day because of the “faulty” policies of the government. “The farmers are suffering because of the constantly decreasing subsidies under the directions of multi-national corporations.” The professor warned that if the proposals going against the interests of the farmers were passed at the forthcoming WTO convention to be held in Hong Kong from December 13 to 18, the farmers would be ruined. |
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Vajra Sappers complete 18,00 km cycle rally
Jalandhar, November 22 The rally was flagged in by Major General B.J. Gupta, Chief of Staff, Vajra Corps, with a colourful ceremony at the cantonment. He said the 1,800 km long rally was covered in a month’s time. The rally had been flagged off from Chennai. During the expedition, the Sappers met over 2000 ex-servicemen and widows. The objective of the expedition was to make the ex-servicemen and widows aware of their latest entitlements. Over 700 feedback forms and applications were collected from the ex-servicemen and widows, Major General Gupta said. He said the aim of the expedition organised by the Vajra Formation was to know about the problems of the ex-servicemen and suggest to them the possible solutions. |
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Quack surrenders
Jalandhar, November 22 He was sent to one-day police remand by the local court. Sharma is said to have an RMP certificate from Himachal University, says the police. The police has decided to send an officer to the university to ascertain the validity of the certificate. The alleged accused, meanwhile, claimed that the child had come to him for treatment two months ago and he had not administered any medicine to the child before the latter’s death. |
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