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PIL against remission to rape convicts
Badal orders probe; university not recognised by UGC
Plots allotted free of cost sold off
State govt to identify Kuka
Seven illegal colonies identified in Sangrur
Complaint boxes installed to check eve-teasing
Central Govt empanels Suresh Arora as Addl DGP
Plunging mercury shoots up power demand
Nawanshahr leads in per capita income
Anti-drug drive
1,059 suffer from cancer-related
symptoms in Fatehgarh Sahib
No specialist at newly-built maternity & childcare block
MC irked over garbage dumping in vacant plots
Woman sarpanch of Abohar village suspended
Sarna wants guards of SAD activists in Delhi withdrawn
NRI Sammelan
Pbi cinema experimenting with characters: Director
Gurdaspur court awards life sentence to three for rape
Life convict seeks release after 20 years
Highway robbers’ gang busted in Batala; 7 arrested
NRI couple booked for youth’s murder
FIR against Rajpura woman for 'false' rape complaint
Two boys loot Bathinda shopkeeper at knifepoint
Truck hits 2 policemen at Ropar naka
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Alarming rise in HIV among drug addicts
Tarn Taran, January 7 The Opiod Substitution Therapy (OST) Centre here has over 1,000 registered male patients, of whom 180 have been regularly visiting the centre to avail the treatment. Amritsar too has an OST Centre with 420 men listed with it; 90 have been visiting regularly for treatment. Confirming the figures, the centre’s nodal officer, Dr Rana Ranbir Singh, said most alarming was the fact that HIV prevalence had far exceeded the national average in these border areas. OST centres are an initiative of the National Aids Control Organisation, which provides free medicines for the treatment of IDUs. Sources said one of the main reasons behind the increasing number of IDUs was that addicts find injecting drugs cost-effective. By injecting drugs, primarily heroin, into their veins, they get a high with a small quantity of the drug. On the other hand, addicts end up wasting a part of the heroin if they sniff it, said sources. Apart from heroin, the border belt youth are getting hooked on to smack and pharmaceutical drugs like morphine. The addicts mostly are in the 20-40 age group, but they cut across different sections of the society. Another cause for concern was the easy availability of drugs, which was corroborated by various individuals. An addict from Sakhyawali village said he never faced any problem in getting his daily dose. He said most of those dealing in the drug trade themselves were addicts. A physician from Guru Ka Khu village said drug peddlers and addicts could easily be spotted on the streets carrying out their deals in a secretive manner. “Some people even run the drug racket from their houses,” he said. Among the areas where drug addiction is on the rise in Tarn Taran are Patti, Khemkaran, Valtoha and Khalra, besides villages like Kazikot, Valipur, Bugga, Palsora, Fatehchak and Muradpur. De-addiction facilities ill-equipped Though drug addiction is rising in the border belt, de-addiction facilities seem to be unmatchable. A couple of months back, only the district headquarters had de-addiction and OST centres in its civil hospital. The de-addiction centre in Patti got functional two months ago, but it is yet to start proper medication of addicts. A de-addiction centre located at Kairon village near Patti has been lying shut for the past sometime while the infrastructure inside it is rotting. The authorities have neither shifted its furniture to a hospital nor put the building to an alternative use. This, despite the fact that addicts from Patti had been visiting Tarn Taran for treatment in the past. Dr Rana, also the in-charge of the Patti centre, said the town will soon have its own OST centre and Tarn Taran will become the first district in the country to have two OST centres. Worst-hit areas in Tarn Taran Patti, Khemkaran, Valtoha and Khalra and villages like Kazikot, Valipur, Bugga, Palsora, Fatehchak and Muradpur. Addicts using deserted buildings Drug addicts have been exploiting the premises of government hospitals and de-addiction centres to have their daily dose of drugs. The Tribune team spotted the leftovers of paper used to sniff drugs at a deserted building of the Panchayati Raj Department located on the premises of the Tarn Taran Civil Hospital, besides a room inside the de-addiction centre building in Patti. Superintendent of Police (detective) Harvinder Singh said he would be issuing orders to all station house officers to keep an eye on deserted buildings in the district.
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Remembering Yadavindra Singh Chandigarh, January 7 Former bureaucrat and Punjabi University Vice Chancellor Dr Swarn Singh Boparai, speaking about the former Maharaja on his birth centenary, said the latter was known as a staunch nationalist. He said Yadavindra did not think of his own interests while deciding to resist the overtures of the Nawab of Bhopal who advocated secession from India. Boparai, a close friend of the Patiala family, said key conspirators among the princes had even decided on a person who would lead them. But owing to opposition by Yadavindra, who was ably supported by the Maharaja of Bikaner, the plan fell through. The former VC, who wants Yadavindra to be given the Bharat Ratna for his contribution to the nation, said the then Home Minister Vallabhai Patel had also recognised the Maharaja’s unique contribution to the country. Among Patialvis, Yadavindra is known as a towering personality who stood by his friends and loyalists. Former Punsup Chairman Brij Lal Goel said Yadvindra was a close associate of his father Bhagwan Swarup and was also known to him. “The Maharaja recommended my case for the party ticket from Dakala and when the ticket was allotted to his relative, he did not support her as he had recommended my name,” Goel recalled. Deeply religious, Yadavindra donated liberally for establishing gurdwaras and mandirs, he said. Sangrur Member of Parliament Vijay Inder Singla, whose grandfather Roshan Lal was a close associate of the late Maharaja, said Yadavindra always stood for communal harmony. “He set an example by welcoming those displaced after Partition. He helped thousands of refugees to settle in Patiala and neighbouring Rajpura,” Singla said.
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PIL against remission to rape convicts
Chandigarh, January 7 The public interest litigation filed by advocate HC Arora is scheduled to come up for hearing before a Division Bench on Tuesday. Another petition on the rising incidents of rape in Punjab is also expected to be taken up the same day. Arora is seeking directions to abolish the provisions contained in the policy circular dated August 8, 2011, issued by the Home Secretary. As per the circular, rape convicts, and even those convicted for murder and rape, can be prematurely released by the Punjab Government after getting an approval from the Governor of Punjab. Arora claimed the Punjab Government was granting remission to rape convicts sentenced to life imprisonment even as the entire nation was demanding that the punishment for rape should be made more stringent. Referring to the policy, Arora said “mere rape” under it does not fall under the definition of ”heinous crimes”. A life convict on rape charge was entitled to seek premature release after spending just six years’ in jail. Even a murder with rape convict, sentenced to life imprisonment, was entitled to pre-mature release under the policy after spending nine years in jail. The petition comes at a time when Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri has taken suo-motu cognisance of news reports on suicide by a minor harassed by the police after being raped. “Enough is enough”, the Chief Justice said, while taking cognisance. Chief Justice Sikri also drew a parallel between the law and order situation prevailing in Delhi and the State, and minced no words to say crime against women was on the rise in Punjab. In a scathing indictment of the Punjab Police, the Chief Justice had said: “The manner in which the incidents are taking place in the last few days is an eye opener. Enough is enough…. The primary function, nay, the solemn duty of the police is to protect the citizens and track down the criminals. However, when the police start shielding and protecting the culprits and start treating the victims of crime as accused, it is sad day for the democracy of a country governed by the rules of law”. The policy Rape convicts, and even those convicted for murder and rape, can be prematurely released by the Punjab Government after getting an approval from the Governor of Punjab The plea The Punjab Government is granting remission to rape convicts sentenced to life imprisonment even as the entire nation is demanding that the punishment for rape should be made more stringent
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Badal orders probe; university not recognised by UGC
Chandigarh, January 7 Also, it has come to light that the Guru Ravi Das Ayurved University, established in 2009, was yet to get recognition from the University Grants Commission (UGC). Badal today directed the Principal Secretary, Medical Education and Research, to conduct an inquiry into the re-totalling of marks and penalise the guilty officials. The Chief Minister also directed the inquiry officer to give suggestions on making the examination as well as evaluation system foolproof. As the university does not have its own building, it has not been provided recognition either by the UGC or the Central Council of Indian System of Medicine. Having own building is a mandatory provision of the UGC for recognition. The university is currently functioning from a rest house of the Public Works Department. Sources said the failure to get early recognition would mean the students passing out this year would not be able to apply for government jobs or even do private practice as they will not be able to register their names in their respective state councils. Students who have completed their BAMS studies are finding it difficult to even do their internship. Punjab Homoeopathy Council member Dr PS Ranu today demanded that the students studying in the Hoshiarpur university should be provided degrees by Baba Farid University, Faridkot, which was recognised by the UGC. Dr Ranu also claimed that the ayurved university was being run like a private company without any Senate, Syndicate or Board of Studies for the last three years. He said having these three bodies were mandatory for enforcing the university Act. He claimed the Board of Studies was the formal body which appointed examiners and dealt with examinations. But at the university, the examination work had been kept under the direct control of the Vice-Chancellor as there was no Board of Studies. He demanded a high-level probe to bring out the facts and for punishing the culprits. The Vice-Chancellor could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.
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Plots allotted free of cost sold off
Faridkot, January 7 The plots were allotted by the Rural Development and Panchayat Department to people belonging to the Scheduled Castes, weaker sections and the landless during 1995-97. The plots carved out of shamlat (village common land) can neither be sold not transferred. During an inquiry by the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO) in Moga it was found that a large number of beneficiaries had sold the plots for monetary benefit. "The police has booked all those who have sold or purchased these plots for cheating and violating the Punjab Village Common Land Regulation Act," said Ranjit Singh Bains, BDPO, Moga-11. Under the Act, five-marla plots are being allotted to the poor and Dalits in the state. Most of these are carved out from the village common land (shamlat deh). As per Section 13-A of the Act, the beneficiary cannot sell, mortgage or dispose of the plot. In a writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a Sangrur resident had demanded an inquiry into the allotments, alleging that a large number of beneficiaries had sold off the plots. "We have asked the panchayats to submit details of these plots. The Panchayats of Kadiyal, Jogewala, Darapur, Baghelewala, Jhandeana Garbi, Dagru, Mahesri Sandhua, Kaliewala, Korewala Khurd Mangewala and Daroli Bhai villages revealed that a large number of beneficiaries had sold off their plots in violation of the terms and conditions," Bains said. As the ownership of the plots still remained with the village panchayats, criminal cases had been registered against those who had sold/purchased these plots," said Moga Senior Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh. Sources say that all over the state, a large number of beneficiaries have sold off their plots. At some places where the government constructed houses on the plots, most are in a dilapidated condition and are used by drug addicts. The Act and Violations
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State govt to identify Kuka
Chandigarh, January 7 A high-level committee under Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh has been set up for the task. The committee, which has been told to submit the report at the earliest, will take the help of various universities and organisations. The Union Government had on December 13, 2008, declared the movement as an integral part of India’s freedom struggle by issuing a notification through the Union Home Ministry. Freedom Fighter Department's Principal Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal said the descendants and legal heirs of Namdhari martyrs would be treated on a par with families of other freedom fighters for grant of pension by the Central Government. “There is no authentic report available with the Freedom Fighter Department to indicate whether the descendants or legal heirs of martyrs were awarded pension or any other facility after Independence”, said Kaushal. After the task is accomplished, the state government will prepare a policy that would be submitted to the Union Government for granting pension and other benefits to the kin of Kuka martyrs.
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Seven illegal colonies identified in Sangrur
The council has written to the Sangrur sub-divisional magistrate to initiate action against these colonies in the light of the Punjab and Haryana High Court orders. The council authorities have also intimated the Deputy Director, Local Government Department, Patiala. These colonies are situated on Mehlan road, near the new truck union, on the Sangrur-Uppli road, near old Radha Swami Satsang Bhawan, near BSNL Park and on Ubhawal road. In September last year as well, the local police had, on the municipal council’s complaint, registered five FIRs against 33 persons for allegedly developing unauthorised colonies. These FIRs were registered under Section 36 of the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) Act. Sub-Divisional Magistrate Gurpreet Singh Thind said his office had already written to the PUDA authorities to initiate requisite action against these colonies. Jatinder Kalra, a senior BJP leader and former municipal councillor, said in the past decade, over 60 unauthorised colonies had come up in the city. He sought a reply from the authorities concerned as to why these illegal constructions were not stopped at an initial stage.
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Complaint boxes installed to check eve-teasing
Muktsar, January 7 Senior Superintendent of Police Surjeet Singh said, “Usually it has been observed that girls hesitate in reporting eve-teasing or related incidents either to the police or to their own family. But, they can now directly lodge their complaint with us by dropping a letter in the box and mentioning the name of the accused.” Surjeet said the police would open the boxes twice a week and the key of the box would remain with the principal or the head of the educational institute or the police. “The police will first verify the facts mentioned in the complaint and thereafter a criminal case will be registered against the accused,” the police officer said. In all, 185 boxes would be installed across the district. Of these, 146 boxes had already been put up near women colleges, schools and other public places.
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Central Govt empanels Suresh Arora as Addl DGP
Chandigarh, January 7 In all, 21 officers in the country have been empanelled. Arora is the only one from Punjab. Other officers from the 1982 batch in Punjab are Director-General of Police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini, Sanjiv Gupta and Rajinder Singh. All are empanelled as IGs with the Centre. Arora and Gupta have also been empanelled as Joint Secretaries. This clears Arora's way for appointment as Additional DG with the Border Security force
(BSF), the Central Reserve Police force (CRPF), the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) or the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) apart from other central deputations. The 21 officers empanelled for appointment as Additional DGP will be considered for empanelment as DGPs in 2015.
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Plunging mercury shoots up power demand
Patiala, January 7 The demand was recorded at 798 lakh units on January 6 last year. It is 988 lakh units this year. The availability of power on January 6 was 950 lakh units whereas the demand was 988 lakh units, “The demand for power by the agriculture sector is up as the farmers have sown potatoes and other vegetable which need a lot of water”, said a senior official — TNS
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Nawanshahr leads in per capita income
Ludhiana, January 7 A survey (publication 928, till 2008) by economic adviser to the Punjab Government released recently states the per capita income in Punjab has increased from Rs 39,296 in 2004-05 to Rs 49,422 till 2008. If these figures are extrapolated at the same rate till date, the average per capita income would be Rs 60,000 in the state with Nawanshahr taking a lead with Rs 75,000. Another small district Moga would emerge at number two with per capita income of Rs 72,000. Gurdaspur will rank at the bottom with Rs 47,000 as per capita income. Tanu Kashyap, Deputy Commissioner, said the only reason for this feat could be the district's huge NRI population which contributes to its economic development. "People in this district are financially sound. A large numbers of families from the district have settled in countries like Canada, the UK, and the US. Their kin here regularly receive huge amounts from abroad which contribute to the prosperity of the district," said Nachhattar Singh, a local resident. Special feat The estimated per capita income of Punjab as on date is Rs 60,000. Nawanshahr ranks first with per capita income of Rs 75,000. While Moga is at number two with Rs 72,000, Gurdaspur ranks last with Rs 47,000 as per capita income.
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Anti-drug drive
Ropar, January 7 Blood samples of at least 19 persons have been sent to a laboratory, said Ropar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Inder Mohan Singh. While 13 samples were of persons belonging to Anandpur Sahib, the remaining six were taken at Morinda, he said. Under Section 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Act, 1985, consumption of drugs like cocaine, morphine and heroin attracts rigorous imprisonment up to one year or a fine of Rs 20,000 or both. Similarly, for consumption of other drugs, imprisonment up to six months or fine up to Rs 10,000 or both are provided under the law. Those who volunteer for treatment, however, enjoy immunity from prosecution. The drive has been initiated to compel more and more drug addicts volunteer for treatment, said the SSP. While the drive will prove a deterrent for youths prone to falling prey to drug addiction, those who are already addicted to drugs will look for rehabilitation, he said.
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1,059 suffer from cancer-related
symptoms in Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 7 The survey is being conducted by health workers under the National Rural Health Mission. Anganwari workers and nursing trainees are also assisting the health workers. Sources said out of the district's total population of 6,06,491, about 4,88,069 persons had been covered. The survey is being carried out across the state to ascertain the reasons behind the spread of the disease, besides creating awareness among the people about 12 symptoms of cancer so that the disease could be detected at an early stage. Deputy Commissioner Yashvir Mahajan said he had directed the Civil Surgeon and Medical Officers in the district to complete the survey by January 10. He said during the survey, it was found that 716 persons had died of cancer in the last five years while 520 persons were undergoing treatment. He also directed the health authorities to provide proper treatment to the patients after confirming the disease. Mahajan claimed Rs 99.56 lakh had been spent for providing financial support to 90 cancer patients under the Chief Minister's cancer relief fund. He said each patient was entitled to treatment worth Rs 1.5 lakh from the fund. An additional grant was provided to poor patients by the Punjab Nirogi Society, he added.
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No specialist at newly-built maternity & childcare block
Ferozepur, January 7 The poor quality of construction of the new block also shows the lack of concern on the part of the authorities concerned. At several places in the block, the plaster has started peeling off. The problem of leakage and faulty sanitation has added to the problems. There is also a shortage of doctors for discharging the duty of the emergency medical officers (EMO) following which the other specialists posted here have to double up as EMOs. Consequently, their own work gets hampered. The work related to the issuance of medico-legal reports (MLR), allocation of patients to various specialists, conducting post-mortem and manning the trauma ward to deal with the emergency cases is also suffering due to which the poor patients have to bear the brunt. An official in the health department, while speaking on the condition of anonymity, said, "The entire exercise of spending a huge amount on the new children and maternity ward has been futile when the doctors for the same are not available." As per the information, over Rs 2 crores has been spent on the construction of the MCH, the foundation stone of which was laid by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on August 14, 2010. However, months after its completion, the new block wears a deserted look. Apart from this, the post of radiologist is also lying vacant for many years. Sources said that around 67 posts of medical officers are vacant in the CHCs, PHCs, mini PHCs and other hospitals in the district. Making things worse, the shortage of SMOs, 64 staff nurses and 10 nursing sisters has affected the health service adversely besides the non-availability of medicines and the required medical equipment. Senior Medical Officer (SMO) Dr Pradeep Aggarwal said he has brought the matter to the notice of the senior officials. About the vacant posts of the paediatrician and the gynaecologist, the SMO said they were trying to make up for the shortage by taking the help of other non-specialist doctors posted in the district.
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MC irked over garbage dumping in vacant plots
Bathinda, January 7 With the introduction of Property Tax, the sanitation department of the Municipal Corporation, Bathinda (MCB), is expected to get some relief from this habit of people. Presently, it is a Herculean task for sanitation officials to find the owners of such vacant plots. "The moment you keep a dustbin in a vacant plot or try to take over its possession, its owner appears from nowhere. On the other hand, when we try to find the owner of a plot to penalise him or her for having garbage, the owners do a vanishing act and are never traceable," said sanitary inspectors. With the introduction of Property Tax in April, the addresses of the owner of every plot will be duly registered with the MCB. The tax has provisions of taxing the owners of vacant plots too, which will make it easier for the sanitation department too to locate the owners. Fed up with the unclean habits of Bathinda residents, the sanitation department is looking forward to this tax. A sanitary inspector revealed, "One of the leading cloth showrooms on the Mall Road is in the habit of keeping garbage-filled bags outside the shop only when we have swept clean the road. We have requested the shop owner and his staff a number of times to keep the garbage-filled bags outside while closing the shop at night. But all the pleas have fallen on deaf ears." Quoting another incidence, a sweeper deployed on cleaning the Court Road near bus stand, said by 9:15 every morning, the road was swept clean, but caring two hoots for the efforts and the hard work of sweepers and other MC employees, shopkeepers dump piles of garbage just after 9:30 am. MC officials said several campaigns had been held to convince people to keep their surroundings clean, but all efforts went in vain. "Everyone wants their houses and shops clean, but no one wants to walk to the nearest dustbin to dispose the garbage responsibly," regretted a garbage collector. Similarly, in the areas beyond the railway lines, the condition of a sewer is in a shambles.
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Woman sarpanch of Abohar village suspended
Abohar, January 7 In the order, the director stated that the action has been taken after perusal of the replies filed by the woman sarpanch under Section 20(4) of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act. The inquiry was initiated vide letter number 2360 dated November 21, 2012, by the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO), Khuyiansarwar, alleging that the sarpanch had snatched the proceedings book. She explained on December 13 last year that the BDPO had relied on the allegations levelled against her by panchayat members Jaspreet Kaur, Kulwinder Kaur, Sukhdev Kaur and Gindar Singh. — OC
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Sarna wants guards of SAD activists in Delhi withdrawn New Delhi, January 7 In a letter to Home Minister Shushil Kumar Shinde, Sarna said approximately 900 security guards were deployed with various SAD leaders, including Manjit Singh (GK) and Kuldeep Singh Bhogal, in Delhi. He feared that they may be used to rig the DSGMC poll. "Security guards of the Punjab Police will not be allowed to enter the gurdwara premises without permission," the DSGMC president warned. He said he would take up the issue with the Delhi Chief Minister and, if need be, with the Prime Minister. "Sikhs in Delhi are progressive. They want their business to flourish. And that is not possible under Parkash Singh Badal's leadership," Sarna claimed. He alleged that the SAD's Delhi unit chief had clashed with sevadars at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib on November 22, 2012, tarnishing the image of the Sikh community in the Capital.
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NRI Sammelan Chandigarh, January 7 In a joint statement, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries Harmeet Singh Sandhu, Manjit Singh Manna,Virsa Singh Valtoha, Inderbir Singh Bolaria, former minister Gulzar Singh Ranike and MLA Baljit Singh Jalal Usma said rather than issuing baseless statements, the Congress leadership should concentrate on infighting for the post of PPCC president. The leaders claimed that the overwhelming enthusiasm shown by the NRIsat the sammelan showed that the conference would be pivotal in accelerating growth of the state. They alleged that owing to to the apathy of the Congress leadership, Punjabis abroad had always refrained from becoming partners in development back home. — TNS
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Pbi cinema experimenting with characters: Director
Bathinda, January 7 Rattan was in the city with one of the lead actresses Neetu Singh for the film's promotion. Rattan claimed that the movie was a perfect blend of romance, drama and comedy.
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Gurdaspur court awards life sentence to three for rape Gurdaspur, January 7 The guilty were awarded life imprisonment.A complaint was lodged on January 22, 2007, against four persons by the victims' father. The latter alleged that Amrik Singh and three others had abducted his daughters and forcibly taken them away to Jammu, where the girls were repeatedly raped. The court, however, acquitted Amrik Singh, declaring him not guilty. — PTI
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Life convict seeks release after 20 years
New Delhi, January 7 A Bench comprising Justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi issued a notice after senior counsel Balwant Singh Malik argued that his client, Lal Singh alias Manjeet Singh, had remained in jail since July 1992. Booked by the CBI under the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA), Manjeet Singh was awarded a life term in January 1997. Rule 2(f) of the Remission and Release Rules of 1908, as amended with effect from March 9, 1962 read with Rule 21 of the Remission and Short Sentencing Rules, 1908, defined imprisonment for life as jail term for 20 years, including the period of remission earned, the writ petition said. The petition cited a March 9, 1962, gazette notification issued by the Home Jails Department which said “life convict means a prisoner whose sentence amounts to 20 years imprisonment.” The state government had no power to detain the petitioner “any further” as he had already spent more than 20 years in jail, it was pleaded. The state government could not have issued any executive order making the life imprisonment longer than the one provided in the statute, the petitioner contended.
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Highway robbers’ gang busted in Batala; 7 arrested
Batala, January 7 Acting on a tip-off, a police team arrested the robbers from Athwal village here when they were hatching a loot plan, Senior Superintendent of Police Tulsi Ram said. The gang was active on state highways and their main target used to be tourists, the police said. On seeing the police team, the gang members opened fire but the police cordoned off the area and arrested seven of them. Two of the gang members, however, managed to escape, Ram added. Describing the modus-operandi of the gang, Ram said the robbers, dressed up as policemen, would intercept vehicles on the pretext of checking and then loot them. The gang was involved in around 14 robberies at various places in the state and recently, they had looted a group of devotees from Delhi when they were on their way to Vaishno Devi shrine. A cache of arms, including two 12 bore pistols, one 315 bore pistol, a country-made pistol, seven cartridges, two empty cartridges, besides a camera, gold ornaments and the vehicle used by them, were recovered from the arrested robbers, he said. — PTI
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NRI couple booked for youth’s murder
Faridkot, January 7 The victim, Gursharan Singh of Muktsar, who was studying at a private institute in Moga, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the house of the accused. The victim and the accused were distant relatives and the complaint has been lodged by the youth's father, Surinder Singh. The police said prima facie it appeared to be a case of illicit relations between the victim and the NRI woman, who had reportedly promised to take the former to Canada. Moga Senior Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh Grewal said the preliminary inquiry suggested that the woman's husband was present at the crime spot.
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FIR against Rajpura woman for 'false' rape complaint
Patiala, January 7 The police had yesterday registered a case against Jung Singh, his son Kulwant Singh and brother Dharam Singh for allegedly trying to rape the woman, a resident of Bakshiwala village. It today cancelled the FIR, claiming that the woman had allegedly concocted the story as her family was in possession of land belonging to the persons she had tried to frame. The woman, Karnail Kaur, had claimed the three had tried to rape her at a village farm where she had gone to get fodder for her cattle.
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Two boys loot Bathinda shopkeeper at knifepoint
Bathinda, January 7 In a complaint to the police, Satpal, a resident of Ajit road, said that two unidentified boys, who were on a motorbike, came to his shop and took away Rs 2,000 while brandishing a knife. A case under Sections 382 and 34 of the IPC has been registered against the accused at the Civil Lines police station. The police has started investigating the matter. Ahmedabad resident booked for fraud
The police has registered a case of cheating against a resident of Ahmedabad. The accused duped a resident of Gandhi Market in Bathinda of Rs 6 lakh. In a complaint to the police, Manish Kumar said that Tarak Aggarwal, the director of the Ahmedabad-based Liverpool Retail India Limited, promised to provide him an agency of readymade garments. The complainant said the accused later retracted from his promise. After detailed investigations by the police, a case under Section 420 of the IPC has been registered against the accused at the Kotwali police station. Four of a family booked for demanding dowry
The police has registered a case of dowry against four members of a family. In a complaint to the police, Kavita Bhatnagar, a resident of Aggarwal Colony, stated that the accused had been harassing her over the pretext of bringing inadequate dowry. Acting upon her complaint, a case under Sections 498-A and 406 of the IPC has been registered Manish Bhatnagar, Dinesh Bhatnagar, Kusum and Rishu, all residents of Amreek Singh Road, Bathinda, at the Women police station. 3 Chandigarh residents booked in dowry case
The police has registered a case against three residents of Chandigarh for demanding dowry.
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Truck hits 2 policemen at Ropar naka Ropar, January 7 Sher Singh, who was coming from Himachal, was signalled to stop at a naka at Bharatpur. He, however, sped away. Signalled to halt at another naka in Ropar, he fled towards Chamkaur Sahib where police post in charge Sukhjinder Singh and Havildar Rajinder Singh tried to stop him. The two were hit by the speeding truck. The driver was finally overpowered at Bela. On being questioned, Sher Singh said since his vehicle was overloaded, when signalled to halt, he got panicky and the truck hit the policemen. The two police officials were hospitalised, said Ropar Senior Superintendent of Police Inder Mohan Singh.
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Faridkot, January 7
Yadavindra did not think of his own interests while deciding to resist the overtures of the Nawab of Bhopal who favoured secession from
India
The Maharaja recommended my case for the party ticket from Dakala and when the ticket was allotted to his own relative, he did not support her
He always stood for communal harmony. He set an example by welcoming refugees displaced after Partition and helping them settle in Patiala
Sangrur, January 7