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Govt action plan on climate change ready
Badal meets Prime Minister on Bathinda-Talwandi Sabo rail link
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Ludhiana, Ropar MCs sell properties to keep afloat
Palm trees to adorn govt offices, schools
Moga dist BJP upset with SAD leadership
Faridkot Abduction Case
Camp for freedom fighters comes to naught
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee poll -2013
Tight fight for DSGMC
SAD wants EC to monitor polling
Marketing board's appointments illegal: HC
Notice to govt on political appointments
Consider Camelot’s plea for eco clearance, HC to Centre
SAD leader’s son booked
for thrashing policeman
Two accomplices of Sangrur imposter arrested
40-yr-old beggar raped in Ropar
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Govt action plan on climate change ready
Chandigarh, January 23 Already, discussions have begun on the draft action plan prepared by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology under the guidance of a steering committee headed by the Chief Secretary. “We are in the process of fine-tuning various aspects of the report,” said Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary, Science and Technology. The report says there will be a 0.16 per cent - 9.6 per cent decline in rice production as the temperature rises 0.5 degree celsius - 2 degree Celsius. Likewise, the decline in the wheat output has been projected between 4.6 per cent 32 per cent. A decline in cotton yield has been projected too. Data analysed by the Indian Meteorological Department indicates that by 2010, the maximum and minimu`m temperatures in Punjab region increased by 0.5 degree-1.0 degree Celsius with respect to the base line 1971-2000. Studies indicate that the mean air temperature over the Indian region has increased at the rate of 0.56 degree Celsius in about 100 years (1901-2007). Accelerated warming has been observed between 1971-2007. The projection for 2021-2050 indicates an increase in the annual average precipitation by about 13.3 per cent to 21.5 per cent with respect to the baseline 1961-1990. Winter precipitation, however, is projected to decrease.The annual mean minimum temperature is projected to rise by 1.9-2.1 degree Celsius by 2021-2050. With the increase in the temperature, there can be an overall increase in rainfall in the region, leading to water-logging in the south-western region of the state. With increased snowfall, the flow of water in various rivers is expected to go up. If the rise in the temperature goes beyond 2 degree Celsius, crops such as maize will show a better yield. Studies carried out in Punjab indicate that there is a possibility of an increase in the potato yield by 7.2 per cent by 2030 if the temperature increases by 1degree Clesius and carbon dioxide concentration is maintained at 440 PPM. The increase in temperature will also affect milk yield. The important aspects of the action plan are: review of circumstances and identification of current climate concerns, assessment of the likely impact of climate change on various sectors, development of strategies and actions for adaptation and mitigation of the adverse effects and review by the departments concerned and the steering committee of steps taken to deal with the effects of climate change. Plan Aspects Identification of current climate concerns Study of likely impact on various sectors Developing strategies for mitigation of ill-effects Review of steps taken to deal with the ill-effects
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Badal meets Prime Minister on Bathinda-Talwandi Sabo rail link
New Delhi, January 23 The Chief Minister called on the Prime Minister at his residence here this morning. He told him that the distance between Bathinda and Talwandi Sabo was a mere 30 km. Keeping in view Sikh sentiments, the Prime Minister must ask the Railways Ministry to expedite the process of establishing a rail link between both the places, he said. Later, the Chief Minister met Union Minister for Railways Pawan Bansal on the issue. Badal also urged the Prime Minister to expedite the process of granting requisite approval for setting up a cancer Hospital at Mullanpur near Chandigarh for which land had already been handed over to the department concerned. Besides, seeking a Rs 5,000 crore Technology Mission for diversification during the 12th Five-Year-Plan on the lines of eastern states, Badal requested the Prime Minister to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) for making recommendations in this refard. He sought the assistance of the Centre to encourage farmers to take to diversification, which would go a long way in supplementing their income.
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Ludhiana, Ropar MCs sell properties to keep afloat
Chandigarh, January 23 The Department of Local Government is finalising the finer details of the ‘Property Tax’, which will prove to be a major source of income for civic bodies in the state. This new tax will follow a range of taxes, including house tax, octroi tax, water tax and VAT already imposed on the people. The corporation also gets a share out of the sale of liquor within the town limits. Nearly 80 per cent of the local bodies’ revenue is spent on salaries and pensions of the employees. At least two senior principal secretaries said, “The property tax seems to be the last option for the government to raise revenue. Continuing to levy fresh taxes puts too much burden on people, an alternate system needs to be worked out.” A Deputy Commissioner said “property tax is being levied only to generate more resources and showed that the local governments were not in the pink of health”. For instance, Ludhiana, the biggest corporation, had an annual budget of Rs 740 crore and did not have resources to pay its loan liability of more than Rs 300
crore. Work on a pedestrian underpass has been shut for the past more than seven months because the contractor hasn’t been paid. A small council like Ropar has an annual budget of approximately Rs 10
crore. The council in its latest meeting accepted a ‘technical report’ pointing out its poor fiscal health. It had to sell a 22-kanal and
seven-marla plot in Sadavrat village on the state highway for Rs 10
crore. This helped the council balance its books. The Ludhiana corporation is in dire need of money to pay nearly Rs 100 crore to various constructors. It has been trying to sell a 5,917-sq-yard commercial site near the Tehsil office on Hambran Road, a 9,820-sq-yard residential site near the Dairy Complex and nine SCOs to generate revenue. The corporation was trying to procure a loan from the bank keeping its properties as collateral security but that didn’t work out. The SAD government, in its previous tenure, (2007-2012) had agreed to form a Municipal Infrastructure Development Fund. However, the fund never saw the light of day.
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Palm trees to adorn govt offices, schools
Patiala, January 23 The beautification project — ‘Greening Punjab Mission’ — assumes significance as it is the brainchild of none other than Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir. A letter shot off to all divisional forest officers in the state on January 3 reads: “Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal would himself monitor the scheme and wants a weekly progress report.” The letter, however, has sent the Forest Department officials in a tizzy. Seeing the keenness shown by Sukhbir, they have been working overtime to meet the deadline. The target is 15,000 trees by March-end. In the first phase, 10 to 12-feet-high palms are to be randomly identified across the state and then transplanted outside government buildings. But in the next phase, the department would have enough palm stock of its own. The work on preparing a centralised nursery for palm tree plantation in various districts has already been started. Principal Chief Conservator (Forest) HS Gujral said initially, palms would be transplanted from areas where they were in abundance. Once, these trees were grown successfully outside government departments, these would be sold in the open market, he said. By doing so, the government would not only ensure beautification in the state as well as improve the green cover, but it would also earn revenue through the sale of palms. This particular variety of palm (phoenix dactylifera) does not bear fruit worth consumption, but it is of rich ornamental value. A grown up tree is available anywhere between Rs 5,000 and Rs 7,000 in the market. “We would recover our expenditure by selling the palms later and the generated money would again be pumped into the Greening Punjab Mission, which will initially bear the cost of the project,” said
Gujral.
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Moga dist BJP upset with SAD leadership
Moga, January 23 District BJP president Rakesh Sharma said the BJP had always stood with the SAD in all the elections and honoured the coalition "dharma", but the Akalis had not given a political post to any of the district BJP leaders. He said they had demanded representation in the market committees and the local Improvement Trust. "At one time, the post of Improvement Trust Chairman was with the BJP. But gradually, the Akalis snatched it from us," he said. Senior party leader Dr Subhash Verma has assured the local leaders that he would take up the issue with the newly elected state president Kamal Sharma. It is learnt that at a meeting here yesterday, some local leaders suggested that Moga being a Hindu-dominated constituency, the BJP should insist that it be allowed to contest the byelection. Some local BJP leaders are not comfortable with backing Joginder Jain, SAD candidate for the byelection. They had been opposing him for the past several years in the assembly and local body elections. Welfare panel to oppose SAD candidate Moga: President of All-India Hindu Welfare Committee Naresh Kumar Sehgal has appealed to the Moga electorate not to vote for the SAD candidate in the ensuing byelection. He alleged that the SAD was interfering in the religious matters of the community. He, however,clarified that it did not mean that the welfare committee had extended support to the Congress. "We have the option to either back a third alternative or to field our own candidate", he added.
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Faridkot Abduction Case
Faridkot, January 23 During a hearing in the court of the District and Sessions Judge, counsel for Maninderjit Singh alias Dimpy Samra, claimed that his client had been implicated so that he could not contest the Faridkot municipal elections. Samra is one of the prime accused in the abduction of a 15-year-old girl from her house on September 24 last year. He was arrested on November 4, two months after the girl'd abduction. The girl was cross-examined for more than 15 hours in the past three days with counsel for the accused posing her over 1,000 questions which were recorded by the court in more than 75 pages. GS Toor, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Faridkot, said adequate police protection had been provided to the victim's family following reports of threats.
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Camp for freedom fighters comes to naught
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 23 The freedom fighters complained to the authorities about not having received their monthly pension for the last two months but none of their complaints were addressed. Kalyan Singh, a resident of Sirhind and son of freedom fighter Saudagar Singh, claimed he had not received his pension for the last two months. He demanded that the department should issue free travel passes to freedom fighters here as was the case in other parts of the country. Gurdial Kaur (85), resident of Khera Dawali village and wife of freedom fighter Jawala Singh, said she had applied for the transfer of her medical card from Patiala to Fatehgarh Sahib two years ago. But despite reminding the authorities several times, nothing had been done so far, she claimed. Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal, said the pensioners had not submitted the requisite forms to the banks in November which was mandatory as per the central government rules. He said there was no delay in transferring pension to the beneficiaries. He said he would also inquire as to why free travel and other medical facilities were not being provided to the freedom fighters. Rai Singh Patanga, president, Rashtriya Swatantra Senani Parivarik Sangthan, said they had submitted a charter of demands to the Chief Secretary. He said that their main demands were equalisation in central and state government pensions, medical facilities and permanent railway and bus passes. Later, Chief Secretary Kaushal announced that three high-level committees, headed by Chief Secretary, Punjab, would prepare an authentic list of freedom fighters who had died during the Kuka and Kamaghata Maru movements and Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He said the committee would hold its first meeting on February 7 at which eminent scholars from Punjabi University Patiala, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and Panjab University, Chandigarh, have been invited. He said at present, more than 300 applications regarding the grievances of freedom fighters and their family members were pending with the department and these would be resolved on a priority basis.
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Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee poll -2013
New Delhi, January 23 The Punjabi Bagh constituency is unique in so far as that it has two parts- one posh and the other a lower middle-class area inhabited by Sikhs mostly doing menial jobs. Sarna has till date ruled this constituency with the rich flocking to him because of his clout and the poor Sikhs seeking him out because of his power to dole out seats in various Sikh institutions run by the
DSGMC. The SAD has decided to take the battle for Delhi to Sarna’s constituency. The SAD leadership has posted its trouble shooter Bikram Majithia in this constituency and has chosen a multi-millionaire in Manjinder Singh Sirsa to take on
Sarna. Sources say this strategy is aimed at giving the Sikhs of this constituency a leader as rich as
Sarna. Sirsa, who has delved in the liquor and real estate business, has a palatial house in Punjabi
Bagh. With Majithia has come his brigade which includes Majha legislators loyal to him such as Virsa Singh
Valtoha, Inderbir Bolaria and Baljit Singh Jalalusma. Also, Bikram acolytes former Faridkot Improvement Trust Chairman Bunty Romana and Muktsar leader Rosy Barkandi are camping in the constituency with their supporters. Voters of the constituency admit that Sarna has a tough fight on his hands with the Sirsa firmly entrenched in the area. The latter’s wife is a local
councillor. Dimpy Sodhi, an influential businessman whose father is a reputed homoeopath, said Sarna had realised that he was in a fight and was now concentrating on the constituency. He said Sarna was devoting most of his time to the constituency and had little time to campaign in other
areas. Sarna is relying on the Punjab Congress leadership to attract votes. Union Minister for External Affairs Preneet Kaur was in the constituency yesterday. Sarna denies that he is bogged down in Punjabi
Bagh. “I campaigned in Kalkaji and Lajpat Nagar today and have come to Punjabi Bagh because Maharaj Sahib (Capt
Amarinder) is in the constituency.” He claimed that it was the SAD which had got bogged down in Delhi with the Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister, ministers and SGPC members “licking the dust of the streets in Delhi. We will beat them into shape and send them packing back to Punjab,” he added. Key ward: Preet Vihar Sarna has till date ruled this constituency with the rich flocking to him because of his clout and the poor Sikhs seeking him out because of his powers to dole out seats in various Sikh institutions run by the DSGMC
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Tohra’s pupil poses trouble for Badal
New Delhi, January 23 Tohra found an able ally in Sarna to take on the powerful Badal and successfully oust his group during the July 2002 Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections. Sarna become president and Badal, then out of power in Punjab, patched up with Tohra in May 2003. While Tohra merged his party (Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal) with Badal’s SAD, Sarna chose to break away. In a calculated move, he decided to challenge the combined might of Badal and Tohra when the 2003 elections for the one-year term of DSGMC President were held. Sarna’s candidate, Prahlad Singh Chandhok, won. Then on, there was no looking back for Sarna, who calls himself as the leader of urban Sikhs. Today, at the office of the DSGMC at Rakab Ganj Sahib, hangs a portrait of Tohra. Alongside is the portrait of Master Tara Singh, inarguably the tallest post-Independence Sikh leader, indicating that Sarna acknowledges the two leaders as his mentors. Sarna, accompanied by his brother Harvinder Singh, did the unprecedented when in 2005 he made arrangements to send a gold ‘palki” in a procession to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan. By this time, the Sarnas, whose parents had migrated to Delhi from Rawalpindi, had become close to the then Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who helped them in their endeavour. Today, elections to the DSGMC are polarised on the Punjab versus Delhi lines. The Punjab CM and his son Sukhbir Badal are camping in Delhi. Sarna’s reputation of a tough opponent has brought several Punjab leaders here. Sarna, a businessman residing in Punjabi Bagh, says: “With me are the blessings of the Guru and my work to protect Sikhism. The Badals have ruined it all. Look at Punjab, 95 per cent of Sikh youths there do not support a turban. It is the RSS agenda that Badal has implemented in Punjab”. Pointing out that thousands of Punjab police personnel, officers and sarpanches were camping in Delhi, Sarna asked: “Why does Badal not improve the functioning of SGPC-run colleges and schools? We are doing much better than the SGPC”. For the SAD, a victory in the gurdwara poll could help the party bargain with its alliance partner (BJP) for moe seats in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections. In its formative years, the DSGMC had Jathedar Santokh Singh as its leader. He was shot dead in the early 80s. After his killing, no elections were held for more than 15 years during which the Congress lost its Sikh support base because of Operation Bluestar and the 1984 riots. With the Madan Lal Khurana-led BJP coming to power in Delhi, the DSGMC elections were held in 1995, which the Badal-led Akalis swept, ousting Congress loyalists from the committee. Paramjit Singh Sarna SAD (Delhi) president During 2002-2003, SGPC patriarch Tohra parted ways with PS Badal He found an able ally in PS Sarna to take on the powerful Badal The two ousted the Badal group during the July 2002 DSGMC poll Sarna become president and Badal, then out of power, patched up with Tohra in May 2003 Tohra merged his party (Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal) with Badal's SAD; Sarna chose to break away
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Tight fight for DSGMC
New Delhi, January 23 The latter mainly consists of people who have migrated from Rawalpindi, Attock, Mianwali, Gujarat, Jhelum, Sargodha, Jhang, Multan and Montgomery districts of Pakistan. They are represented by the Sarna brothers in the DSGMC. This community calls the shots in the DSGMC elections, Efforts are being made by the Sarna group to win over the confidence of the community. The Sarna group feels if it is successful in this endeavour, the elections will be sewed up in its favour. This is because not only is the Sikh trading community dominant in Delhi, but it is also a tightly knit group with its members marrying their kin in Delhi only. A quick tour of some areas revealed that a whisper campaign has already been started by the Sarna group, projecting the SAD and its top leadership as "invaders" who should be stopped from "capturing" Delhi. The Sikhs in Delhi are being told that the manner in which the gurdwaras as well as institutions are run will be seriously affected if their control is taken over by the "outsiders". Even Sarna supporters claim that this argument is a last minute tactic as the fight for the DSGMC has become very close and the SAD is becoming stronger by the day. SAD president Sukhbir Badal alleged an attempt was being made to divide the community. Sukhbir said the SGPC was headed by a member of the Sikh trading community, Avtar Singh Makkar. Besides SAD's Delhi wing president Manjit Singh GK and other senior leaders of the party were also members of this community, he said. The SAD is relying on its Delhi wing which consists of local leaders. It claims that the community should not be divided on caste and geographical lines. Sukhbir alleged Sarna had been creating a divide between Sikhs of Punjab, Delhi and Kanpur. Sarna, however, alleged the SAD was dividing the Sikh "Panth" by trying to change the meaning of the word "Sikh" in representations before courts. "The SAD has been urging the Jat Sikhs of Delhi to vote for the party," he said, claiming that he had the support of Jats many of whom were campaigning with him.
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It’s cakewalk for Manjit Singh GK
New Delhi, January 23 Jassa has announced his support to GK at the residence of SAD president Sukhbir Badal saying that he had contested the DSGMC elections three times against GK. But now he has decided to join the SAD as he was "fed up" with the behaviour of SAD (D) president Paramjit Singh Sarna. Manjit Singh GK, who is also president of the Delhi unit of the SAD, is one of the key contestants in the DSGMC elections to be held on January 27. The Greater Kailash ward that has 8,977 electorates with 11 polling stations consists of several posh localities and a number of congested colonies. The posh localities are Parkash Mohalla, Sant Nagar, Garhi, Sriniwaspuri, Jamrudpur, Hemkunt Colony, GK Enclave, Kailash Colony, Pamposh Enclave, Greater Kailash I, East of Kailash, Mount Kailash, Krishi Vihar, Masjid Moth, Videsh Sanchar, Taimoor Nagar, New Friends Colony, Sukhdev Vihar, Sarita Vihar and Jasola. The congested colonies are Jaitpur, Shakti Vihar, Meethapur, Molarband, Tajpur Pahari and Badarpur. The local issue in the ward is maintenance of gurdwaras managed by the Singh Sabhas. There are 17 such gurdwaras in this ward. The DSGMC used to sanction funds to maintain local gurdwaras. However, the committee stopped sanctioning funds in the last few years, which resulted in burden on Singh Sabhas. In the posh localities, people talk of education level of the schools and colleges run by the DSGMC. Swaranjit Singh, a local resident, when the late Jathedar Santokh Singh was leading the gurdwara politics in Delhi, the community had given 14 sportsmen at the national level. Thereafter, nothing much was done by the DSGMC leaders in various fields. Key ward: Greater Kailash Two candidates against SAD candidate GK, who is contesting from Greater Kailash, announce retirement The ward has 8,977 electorates with 11 polling stations The local issue here is maintenance of gurdwaras managed by the Singh Sabhas Residents allege that these gurdwaras are being ignored by the Sarna-led DSGMC They also rue falling standards of education in schools and colleges run by the committee
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SAD wants EC to monitor polling
New Delhi, January 23 SAD Delhi unit president Manjit Singh GK said the party had demanded that a senior EC official should act as an observer during the elections. "I met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit last month and requested her to appoint a senior ECI official to ensure fair elections. She agreed to the demand, but no such official has been deputed so far," said GK. — TNS
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Marketing board's appointments illegal: HC
Chandigarh, January 23 The verdict came on a bunch of six petitions filed by candidate Puneet Sharma. Allowing the petitions, Justice Rajesh Bindal asserted: “The action of the respondent board in not treating the candidatures of the petitioners for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil/Public Health) as eligible, being better qualified, is declared illegal. “The respondent board is directed to prepare a fresh merit list on the basis of marks obtained by each of the candidates in the written examination. The number of posts in each reserved category be also re-drawn….” In the petitions filed through counsel Puneet Gupta, SK Sharma and Vivek Sharma, the petitioners had earlier contended that the board issued an advertisement on May 2, 2011, inviting applications for various posts, including 54 posts of Junior Engineer (Civil/Public Health). The petitioners, though higher in merit, were not appointed on the plea that they were ineligible as per the rules. The qualification required was diploma in civil engineering from a recognised institute. But, the petitioners were degree-holders. Another plea raised by counsel for the petitioners was that the number of seats reserved for each category was much more than the prescribed percentage of reservation. After hearing the arguments, Justice Bindal asserted: “Denying consideration to a candidate having better qualifications is arbitrary and discriminatory. Hence, non-consideration of candidature of the petitioners on the ground that they possess a degree in civil engineering, as compared to the prescribed qualification in the advertisement of diploma in civil engineering, cannot stand in judicial scrutiny and, hence, declared illegal”. Before parting with the judgment, Justice Bindal added: “The number of posts reserved in each category is not in consonance with the percentage of reservation provided for that category. Nothing has been pointed to show that there was any backlog of vacancies in the reserved category. “Be that as it may, this court is not expressing any final opinion thereon, but it is directed that in case there is any error in calculation of the vacancies in each reserved category, the same be also corrected and appointments be made accordingly”.
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Notice to govt on political appointments
Chandigarh, January 23 Dinesh Chadha of Ropar has sought directions for quashing the appointment of political adviser, industrial adviser and adviser to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Directions have also been sought for quashing the appointments of officers on special duty with the Chief Minister and “all other appointments of similar nature made without adopting a fair procedure.” A Division Bench of Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain today issued a notice of motion to the State of Punjab.
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Consider Camelot’s plea for eco clearance, HC to Centre
Chandigarh, January 23 As the issue came up for resumed hearing, Alok Jagga claimed that the land sale agreement had been terminated, so the project was no more in existence. He moved an application before the High Court stating that Tata housing and its associates have been concealing facts from the court. Jagga claimed that Defense Services Cooperative House Building Society, from whom the land had been taken for Tata project, had on November 30, 2011, terminated the contract. As such, valid project was no more in existence. Jagga had earlier filed a petition in public interest against the project on grounds that it was in Sukhna Lake’s catchment area, and close to the wildlife sanctuary. Hearing another petition on saving the Sukhna Lake, the High Court had, however, stayed all the constructions in the area. Appearing before the Bench this morning, counsel for Tata project argued that the departments concerned were not processing their applications, citing stay on construction as the reason. Taking note of the plea, the High Court directed the Union Ministry to consider Tata Housing Development Company's applications for environment clearance for the multi-crore 'Camelot Project' in Kansal village on merit. At the same time, the Bench made it clear that there was a stay on construction in Sukhna Lake catchment area. Tata Camelot, in its petition, on a previous date of hearing, had claimed that water could not flow from Kansal area towards Sukhna Lake due to topography. As such, the coming up of the project in Kansal would not affect the water level in the Lake. Camelot, in the application, claimed that Kansal area does not contribute water to the lake as it was situated some two kilometers away from the water body. About the case The petitioner claimed the land sale agreement with Tata had been terminated on November 30, 2011 The petitioner had filed a PIL against the Camelot project on grounds that it was in Sukhna Lake's catchment area, and close to the wildlife sanctuary Tata Camelot, on a previous date of hearing, had claimed that water could not flow from Kansal area towards Sukhna Lake due to topography
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SAD leader’s son booked
for thrashing policeman
Ludhiana, January 23 The incident took place this morning when head constable Manjit Singh and home guard jawan Ravinder Singh were on duty to keep a check on growing eve-teasing incidents in the area. Narinderpal Singh, son of SAD leader Gurmail Singh of Bagowal village was allegedly driving a white Maruti Swift car while talking on a mobile phone. When he was signalled by the policemen to stop the vehicle, he allegedly abused them. Manjit said when he told Narinderpal that he would be challaned, he along with his aide Ghughi started thrashing them. "Ghughi even took out a sharp-edged weapon and hit it on my wrist," he said. Narinderpal and Ghughi managed to escape. Manjit was admitted to a private hospital. The police registered a case on the statement of the head constable. Doraha Station House Officer (SHO) Satwant Singh Bains said the accused had been booked for allegedly tearing the uniform, assaulting and stopping government servants from performing their duty.
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Two accomplices of Sangrur imposter arrested
Sangrur, January 23 The two held are Harmandip Singh, the imposter’s driver, and Ashish Kumar, son of Paradise hotel’s owner. Nitin had stayed at the hotel. Gurpreet Singh Dhindsa, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)-R, Sangrur, today said all three accused, Nitin Jain, Harmandip Singh and Ashish Kumar had been produced in a local court here that sent them to judicial custody for 14 days. However, another accused in this case, Vinod Kumar, owner of the hotel, was still absconding, Dhindsa said. The local police had arrested Nitin Jain after he visited the city, posing as an Additional Sessions Judge, Mohali, yesterday. He was travelling in an Innova vehicle that had a brass plate pasted on the front of the vehicle, with Punjab and Haryana High Court inscribed on it, and a blue beacon. The police found him to be suspicious when Nitin had called senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sangrur Harcharan Singh Bhullar to arrange a pilot vehicle and security for him. The police recovered some fake rubber stamps and documents from him. It registered a case against him under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC for cheating the police and the public. The man had an unsigned identity card which had been issued by a former High Court Chief Justice. He also had a xerox copy of an unknown newspaper which showed that he had passed the PCS examination, the SSP said. Earlier on two occasions, Nitin, posing as a judge, had availed security in Malerkotla (Sangrur) and Shahkot
(Jalandhar).
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40-yr-old beggar raped in Ropar
Ropar, January 23 Kiratpur Sahib SHO Raminder Singh said the victim came in contact with a person in Chandigarh, who introduced himself to her as Chandervir. He, a resident of Bihar, offered to get her a job. Thereafter, both of them boarded a train in the evening to reach Bharatgarh where Chandervir along with another unidentified person raped her, she alleged.—TNS
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Ready with its action plan on climate change, the authorities concerned have projected an increase in the annual mean maximum temperature of the state by 1.0 to 1.8 degree Celsius from 2021-2050, adversely affecting agriculture production.
Patiala, January 23
The State Freedom Fighters Department failed to redress the grievances of freedom fighters and their family at the special camp organised for them at the administrative complex here.
