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Contest wide open, no party has the edge
EC: EVMs are tamper-proof
Rape victim battles for life in Amritsar hospital
140 villages say no to liquor vends, write to authorities
Punjab faces severe shortage of IPS officers
Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra in Jagraon on Thursday. Tribune photo
Heritage village project breaches deadline
Judicial officer in dock for disobeying HC order
Free education to J&K Sikh girls in SGPC institutions
Treasuries to implement online
payment system from April 1
Science Congress inaugurated
Varsity to decide Ahluwalia’s fate tomorrow
2,600 personnel to man Hola Mohalla
Inauguration of Patwari work station postponed
Road safety panel opposes toll tax
Protesting police ‘oppression’, 80 officials go on leave
Narcotics seized from Fazilka jail
Dancers at wedding assaulted
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moga bypoll
Moga, February 7 Interacting with lawyers in the Bar room at the District Courts Complex here while seeking votes for Congress candidate Vijay Sathi in the February 23 bypoll, he claimed that the SAD-BJP government had failed on all fronts. Amarinder Singh said, “The people were expecting better governance when they voted the Akalis to power for the second consecutive term. But, all they got in return was lawlessness, shattered economy, burden of extras taxes and unemployment.” The state Congress chief claimed that the common man in the state was worried about the “sharp rise” in the crime graph. “The incidents of abduction and rape of a minor girl in Faridkot, murder of a police officer, who was trying to protect his daughter in Amritsar, and beating up of an AIG-ranked officer in Ludhiana are a few examples of the Akalis taking law into their own hands,” he said. Seeking votes for Sathi, the Congress leader said the Moga bypoll had come as an opportunity for the state people to give a referendum on the “poor” governance and “anti-people” policies of the SAD-BJP government. Amarinder Singh said industrialists were not ready to invest in the state due to the “prevailing insecurity” and the “worsening” power situation. “The commissioning of new thermal plants in the private sector should have been avoided. The government should instead have gone in for similar projects in the public sector,” he said. On the SAD claims about making Punjab power-surplus, he said cuts for as long as six hours were being imposed currently, a period when there was no major demand of electricity. Citing the fall in the rate of industrial growth, Amarinder Singh there were about 50 lakh unemployed youth in the state “who were feeling restless”. “When the people do not have jobs, they are vulnerable to various ills, including drug abuse and crime, which can lead to social unrest,” he said. Vijay Sathi also lashed out at SAD nominee Joginder Pal Jain. “The defection by Jain at the behest of Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal was against the very principles of democracy,” he said. Sathi, who is also a member of the Bar association, claimed that he was a leader with a clean image and, therefore, “most eligible to be voted in the Moga bypoll”.
"When the people do not have jobs, they are vulnerable to various ills, which can lead to social unrest...The incidents of abduction and rape of a minor girl in Faridkot, murder of a police officer, who was protecting his daughter in Amritsar, and beating up of an AIG-ranked officer in Ludhiana are a few examples of the Akalis taking law into their own hands"— Capt Amarinder Singh, Pradesh Congress Committee president
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Contest wide open, no party has the edge
Moga, February 7 Similarly, on December 18, 2011, the Akalis organised a mammoth gathering at Kili Chahal village in Moga district, which paved the way for their second victory in a row. This constituency has become unpredictable with no major political party having the edge since a sizeable section of urban votes in the segment are determined by religious and caste affiliations. Post-Independence in 1952, the seat was won by Rattan Singh of the Congress. In 1957, Jagraj Singh of the Congress was victorious. In 1962, Nachattar Singh Gill of the Congress defeated Sathi Roop Lal of the Socialist Party. But in 1969, Sathi defeated Harbans Singh of the Akali Dal. In 1972 Gurdev Kaur (Congress), 1977 Sathi Roop Lal (Janata Nationalist Party), 1980 Nachattar Singh Gill (Congress), 1985 Gurcharan Singh (Congress), 1992 Malti Thapar (Congress), 1997 and 2002 Jathedar Tota Singh (SAD) and 2007 and 2012 Joginder Pal Jain (Congress) won the seat. The latter defeated former DGP Paramdip Gill of the SAD. A year after Jain was re-elected to the assembly on the Congress ticket, he resigned from the assembly and joined the SAD, resulting in the byelection. He is now contesting the seat as the SAD nominee. Jain's defection had created ripples in the political circles as also among the intelligentsia. Hence, it is difficult to say if Jain will have an easy win even though the state government has thrown its weight behind him.The image of candidates is likely to play a key factor. The Congress has fielded Vijay Kumar Sathi whose father Sathi Roop Lal represented this constituency twice. Roop Lal spearheaded the Socialist movement in the state. Vijay Sathi was elected to the assembly from Baghapurana in 1992. As many as 23 villages in this constituency were attached with the Moga assembly segment post-delimitation.This is bound to work in his favour. The byelection is poised for an interesting political battle. The Congress will try to retain the seat while the SAD will try to wrest it from the Congress to improve its tally in the assembly to 59 to gain a simple majority.
10 left in fray after scrutiny of nominations
Moga: Following the scrutiny of nomination papers for the Moga byelection, 10 candidates are left in the fray.They are Joginder Pal Jain (SAD), Vijay Kumar Sathi (Congress), Ravinder Singh Dhaliwal (PPP), Jaswant Singh Bedi (Indian Krantikari Lehar), Birinder Pal Singh (Akali Dal-Amritsar), Gurmeet Singh Rangreta (Punjab Labour Party) and Independents Rajinder Singh, Shriram Denval, Hardev Singh and Shinder Singh.
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EC: EVMs are tamper-proof
Chandigarh, February 7 In a statement, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer said the EC had issued detailed instructions regarding security and storage of EVMs. The reaction gains importance in the context that Congress Working Committee member Jagmeet Singh Brar had recently made allegations about the possible tampering potential of EVMs. Brar had also demanded the use of EVMs equipped with a special system that recognised the voters for the Moga byelection. The commission had not received any such letter from Brar, the electoral officer said. The EC had also issued instructions for complete transparency in the first-level check (FLC), candidate set, mock poll etc.
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Rape victim battles for life in Amritsar hospital
Amritsar, February 7 Dr Tejbir Singh, Medical Superintendent, said the girl's uterus had ruptured and had developed infection. Therefore, a panel of surgeons, gynaecologists and anaesthetists decided to remove the uterus. The doctors also had to perform surgery on her intestines that had been damaged. He said the girl had suffered extensive blood loss and her haemoglobin count was 3. The victim was operated upon by a five-member medical team headed by Dr Deepak Gupta. The operation, which started at noon, lasted three hours. The victim's father, a resident of Mandla village that is located in the jurisdiction of the Lohian police station in Jalandhar, said that the family learnt of the crime only when his daughter began to bleed profusely on January 29. Traumatised, he demanded the harshest punishment for the culprits. The police have booked the three youths, all related to the victim's family. They have been identified as Balwinder Singh, Sher Singh and Charanjit Singh. Balwinder runs a computer shop. Jasbir Singh Rai, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Kartarpur, said their priority as of now was to save the girl's life. Raids were on to arrest the offenders, he added.
Medical Condition *
The 14-yr-old girl's uterus had ruptured and developed severe infection * The girl suffered extensive blood loss and her haemoglobin count was 3 *
A panel of surgeons, gynaecologists & anaesthetists removed the uterus * The doctors also performed surgery on her intestines that were damaged
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140 villages say no to liquor vends, write to authorities
Patiala, February 7 Last year, the number of such requests was 89. Bollywood star Aamir Khan on his show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ had talked of 45 village panchayats opposing liquor vends. He had held a tele-conference with one such panchayat. Officials of the Punjab Excise and Taxation Department (PETD) are now to decide whether or not these villages will be “alcohol-free”. “A decision on the matter will soon be taken by the Excise and Taxation Commissioner, depending on certain clearances,” said Neelam Choudhary, joint Excise and Tax Commissioner, Patiala. During the fiscal year 2012-13, vends in 30 villages were shut down. In 27 other villages, these were shifted out. The applications of 32 panchayats were rejected. For this fiscal year (2013-14), as many as 14 villages in Barnala district, 13 in Hoshiarpur,10 in Gurdaspur, six in Faridkot, two in Bathinda, four each in Ferozepur, Moga and Fatehgarh Sahib, three in Jalandhar and one each in Nawanshahr, Ropar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Mansa and Amritsar districts have sought the closure of liquor vends. "To apply for such a ban, a gram panchayat needs to approve a resolution between April 1 and September 30. After that, the Excise and Taxation Officer concerned inspects the village police records and ensures that liquor is not sold illegally in that area,” said a senior officer.
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Liquor consumption in the state has gone up * The state had 7,256 liquor vends in 2011 *
This number was 5,652 in 2005-06 * Punjab has over 5,064 PML vends; 2,192 IMFL vends *
From eight distilleries in 2005-06, it now has 11 * The number of bottling plants has gone up to 21 *
The state has two brewery units * Punjab ,with a population a little less than 3 crore, will be consuming about 29 crore liquor bottles this fiscal
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Punjab faces severe shortage of IPS officers
Patiala, February 7 The state has a sanctioned strength of 120 IPS officers and 52 vacancies for PPS officers to be promoted. The figures are particularly grave as the crime graph in Punjab has been rising. The severe shortage of IPS officers has impacted policing in many spheres, including posting of IPS officers in many districts. Patiala district, which has eight constituencies, has no IPS officers posted at any rank. Similar is the case in other neighbouring districts like Fatehgarh Sahib and Sangrur, which have two or more Superintendent of Police (SP)-ranked officers, but none of them is an IPS. Majority of the districts in Punjab are headed by PPS officers posted as Senior Superintendents
of Police. In many cases certain officers, including Suresh Arora, SK Sharma and CSR Reddy have been given additional charge and multiple assignments. Top officials in the home department confirmed that the Punjab Deputy Chief Minister had approached the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2011 to increase the strength of the
police cadre. “However, despite an official communication, our request to increase the annual allocation of IPS officers to Punjab is still pending,” they added. Elaborating on the matter, Principal Secretary (Home) DS Bains said, “We hope to get a positive response from the centre. The state government is keen to get more officers,” Bains said. As per the norms, Punjab gets five IPS officers per annum from Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and has already requested the centre to raise the number to six, given the acute shortage of officers. Already 19 Punjab cadre IPS officers are on deputation to the central
government and other organisations. Bains further said that another 15 officers, promoted from the PPS cadre, would soon be inducted into the IPS cadre and the proposal would be sent shortly.
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Of the sanctioned strength of 172 IPS officers, 128 are serving * 11 officers are to retire by 2015-end *
The figures are particularly grave as the crime graph in the state has been rising *
Punjab gets five IPS officers per annum from the UPSC and has requested the centre to raise the number to six
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Panchayat poll in May, says Rakhra
Jagraon, February 7 On the Congress allegations that the SAD won the Delhi Sikh gurdwara elections by resorting to unfair means, Rakhra said trading of such charges post-poll results should be considered as a routine. “Had we lost, we too would have levelled the same allegations,” the Minister said. Rakhra said the government was planning to open new Block Samiti offices across the state. “As most of the works performed in Block Samiti offices pertain to rural people, the state government is now planning to open such offices in rural areas itself,” he said. About the promise made by the state government before the last village-body elections that panchayats electing representatives unanimously would be given special funds, he said the government “at present was in no position to pay such grants”.
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Heritage village project breaches deadline
Amritsar, February 7 When The Tribune team visited the project site located at Guru Nanak Dev University premises on the Amritsar-Attari bypass road, the entire area was in a mess, though almost all the structures that were a part of the project had been raised. The site was dotted with heaps of construction material as also huge potholes as the work on the flooring and the interior roads is yet to take off. Besides, the construction material was also lying inside the structures of the heritage village. Among the constructed structures is the administration block, ticketing block, various houses and shops that are a part of a traditional Punjabi village. However, these too were yet to be given finishing touch, revealed the officials of the company engaged in the construction. They also disclosed that the work on constructing 'Akhara', 'Mela Ground' and wells was yet to start. Besides, the sewers dug up for laying the pipeline are also lying open. Once the structures get ready, the work on the installation of antiques inside them to lend them a traditional touch will begin. All this clearly shows that the pace of work could not match the expectations of the Tourism Department. Tourism Minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur had visited the city on September 14 last year and had announced that the work on the heritage village will be completed by January 2013. The project is spread over 11 acres of land and will cost Rs 12 crore. The project had been facing obstacles right from the beginning. The foundation stone of the village was first laid during the tenure of the then Vice-Chancellor SP Singh in 2003. The then Education Minister had also announced a grant of Rs 20 lakh for the purpose, but the amount was never received. The project was later revived by the state government in 2010. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal laid its foundation stone again in October 2011. Principal Secretary (Tourism) Geetika Kalha said she was aware about the delay in the project work and attributed it to the shortage of construction material due to the ban on sand mining in recent months.
About the project
Coming up on the Amritsar bypass, en route the Attari-Wagah border, the Heritage Village will feature houses of potters, weavers, blacksmiths and other artisans who make 'parandis', 'juttis', 'phulkaris', clay toys, musical instruments, 'durries', agricultural implements and shawls, among other things. Each hut will try to bring alive the life of that particular rural artisan, complete with the interiors, the decor and the tools used for work. The village also has the residences of sarpanch and nambardar, 'baraat ghar' (community hall), 'daak ghar' (post office), a dhaba, grocery store, besides a huge
haveli.
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Judicial officer in dock for disobeying HC order
Chandigarh, February 7 The directions came on a petition filed by an accused, Gursewak Singh, against the State of Punjab and another respondent. He had initially approached the High Court for the quashing of an FIR registered on the complaint of an NRI, Manjit Singh. On the behalf of the complainant, advocate KB Raheja had on an earlier date of hearing informed the Bench that the controversy pertained to the sale and purchase of a chunk of land. Gursewak Singh’s petition for quashing the FIR was disposed of on May 4, 2009, as premature with liberty to him to raise all the pleas of facts and law before the trial court. The Bench had asserted: "The trial court will consider all the pleas raised before it and will pass a speaking order at the time of framing of charges or opting not to frame charges against the petitioner." But as the matter came up for hearing before Ferozepur’s the then ACJM on December 14, 2011, he referred to an Apex Court judgment in case of Kanti Bhadra Shah versus State of West Bengal and the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in case of Lakhbir Singh versus the State of Punjab. The judicial officer observed that the Bench held detailed reasons were not required to be given for framing charges. It was only required where charges were not to be framed and accused was to be discharged. Taking up the matter again, Justice MMS Bedi asserted that the order dated December 14, 2011, appeared to be in violation of order dated May 4, 2009, where a specific direction was issued to pass a speaking order. Justice Bedi held: “The evasive approach has been adopted by ACJM, Ferozepur, by passing the order. Let the comments of Karnail Singh, the then ACJM, Ferozepur, be called for and be sent by February 20, 2013, for intentionally disobeying the specific order passed by this Court on May 4, 2009”. Before parting with the order, Justice Bedi observed the officer, as per the available information, has been transferred to
Barnala.
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Free education to J&K Sikh girls in SGPC institutions
Amritsar, February 7 Avtar Singh Makkar, SGPC chief, said today that a committee would be formed to survey schools in Jammu and Kashmir to enlist Sikh girl students. A decision to this effect was reached after Makkar’s meeting with Kashmir Sikh Sangat chairman Dhanwant Singh who said the Sikhs were facing several problems in the strife-torn state. Makkar saidt the committee would help Sikh students who came forward to propagate Sikhism in Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, after its win in the DSGMC elections, the SAD seems to have taken control of the daily discourses at Sikh shrines in New Delhi, though the party officially denies the same. The discourse from Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is being telecast live on a TV channel. Paramjit Singh Sarna, SAD (Delhi) chief, claimed that the SAD had shunted out some preachers hired by the earlier committee while some others had been told to restrict their discourse to ‘katha’ (explaining the essence of Gurbani). He alleged that the SAD was dictating terms to ‘katha vachaks’ (preachers). This was unwarranted. Asked as to how the SAD was doing this when the reins of the DSGMC were still in his hands as the new body was yet to take charge, he said: “As I have been defeated, I don’t want to intervene on this issue, though I’m taking care of routine affairs. I want to see as to how low they can stoop.” Daljeet Singh Cheema, SAD secretary, denied the charge. He said since the new committee was yet to take charge, “making changes in the affairs of Delhi gurdwaras does not arise.” However, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar admitted that Giani Mann Singh had been in Delhi to deliver religious discourses in gurdwaras there. He dubbed this as a temporary arrangement. “We will send preachers to the Capital whenever the DSGMC approaches us,” he added. Former DSGMC general secretary Kulmohan Singh confirmed that they had sought the services of SGPC-appointed preachers and Giani Mann Singh was the first among them. “He will be delivering discourses at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib,” Kulmohan Singh said.
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Treasuries to implement online
payment system from April 1
Chandigarh, February 7 "We already have a successful trial run of online payments. We will switch over to this system from April 1," said Satish Chandra, Principal Secretary, Finance. He said: "At present, we accept most of the bills online in the state treasuries. But, payments are made through cheques in most of the cases. From April 1, all payments will be transferred online to the bank accounts of the claimants". The department had launched the integrated financial management system at the beginning of the current fiscal year. Under this programme, all government treasuries were integrated with an online network. "Even private parties such as contractors and suppliers of goods will get payments through the online system. For the past few weeks, we have been making online payments from the state treasury on a trial basis", Satish said. Besides treasuries, some of the departments have also started making payments directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. For instance, under the shagun scheme, the government deposited Rs 74 crore to the bank accounts of about 59,000 girls from 2009-12, clearing almost all pending cases. "The Welfare Department implemented the direct payment system last year. Online payments worth Rs 170 crore was made to the beneficiaries covered under 17 different welfare schemes,” said a senior official of the state government.
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Science Congress inaugurated
Faridkot, February 7 More than 1,500 delegates across the country are expected to participate in the conference and discuss ways to help Punjab partner with established leaders in science and technology and emerge as an innovation powerhouse. The Governor gave away awards to prominent scientists Dr RS Mann, president, Dental Council of India (DCI) and council members Prof AK Grover, Dr RC Sobti, Prof SM Bose, Prof SK Kaushik and Dr Santokh Singh
Bedsha.
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Varsity to decide Ahluwalia’s fate tomorrow
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 7 Avtar Singh Makkar, SGPC chief, lauded the court decision. He expressed satisfaction over the functioning of acting VC Gurmohan Singh Walia. Under him, the university has scaled new heights," he claimed. Makkar had suspended Ahluwalia on July 31 for embezzlement of funds and mismanagement. Ahluwalia had challenged his suspension in the High Court, accusing Makkar of forcing him to "justify" 92 illegal appointments by the university in 2011 while he (Ahluwalia) was on medical leave. Two audit firms appointed by the SGPC had found Ahluwalia guilty of various irregularities in the use of university funds and purchase of construction material.
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2,600 personnel to man Hola Mohalla
Ropar, February 7 Convening a meeting of officials at Anandpur Sahib, Deputy Commissioner (DC) PK Aggrawal said during the festival, Anandpur Sahib would be divided into 9 sectors and 14 towers would be set up to keep a watch on the crowd. All the sectors will be governed by duty magistrates to maintain law and order. In order to provide health services to visitors, 14 dispensaries will be set up in the area while 21 ambulances will remain stationed at different spots. A veterinary dispensary will also be set up on the occasion and four recovery vans will remain deployed on site to clear any unauthorised vehicles. Similarly, the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Anandpur Sahib have been asked to mark areas designated for parking vehicles during the festival. For the convenience of the devotees, bus services will be introduced in the area, said the DC. Ropar Superintendent of Police (SP) Inder Mohan Singh said 12 SPs along with three dozen DSPs would monitor the security arrangements round the clock. The Tourism Department will set up huts at the venue to arrange accommodation of the visitors. For the first time, the martial arts of Manipur and Mizoram will be displayed on the occasion.
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* Over 15 lakh devotees from different parts of the country and abroad are expected to visit *
14 towers will be set up in Anandpur Sahib to keep a watch on the crowd *
A veterinary dispensary will also be set up and four recovery vans will remain deployed on site to clear any unauthorised vehicles
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Inauguration of Patwari work station postponed
Anandpur Sahib, February 7 Keeping in view the convenience of the public, the workstation for Patwaris was built near the offices of the Tehsildar and the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM). The old building was situated two kms from the office of the Tehsildar. However, it was around 10 am that staff members from the Patwari office were informed that the inauguration had been cancelled. Aggrawal denied that the inauguration was postponed due to an objection from any politician. “I was told there were many things to be completed in the building,” he said.
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Road safety panel opposes toll tax
Fatehgarh Sahib, February7 Members said they would have no problem in paying the tax after the road was completed. SOMA’s representative said the toll wasn’t being charged at Fatehgarh Sahib. Members objected and said the company charged the commuters at Sambhu even though the road was yet to be completed. Members said due to the road still being under construction, the traffic on the GT road was diverted after every km, causing several accidents. They alleged that SOMA was befooling the public and undertaking the construction work with the amount collected through the toll tax. The company’s representative said the work couldn’t be completed due to the ban on mining. The president of the Truck Union objected that a truck driver had to pay approximately Rs 2,000 in toll tax from Delhi to Amritsar, which was the highest in the country. Sandhu directed the company representative to speed up the construction work and asked him to remove encroachments from all the roads. Sandhu further directed him to draw yellow lines in the main bazaars of all the towns for parking. He directed DTO Mukesh Garg to challan overspeeding vehicles and to check school buses for overloading. Garg said 243 vehicles had been challaned and reflectors had been pasted on 3,200 tractor trolleys.
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Protesting police ‘oppression’, 80 officials go on leave
Mohali, February 7 The three officers were allegedly held responsible for a Jalandhar-based junior engineer’s suicide. In a meeting held today at Vikas Bhawan at Phase 8, here, the association decided if the state government does not decide on conducting a fair inquiry into the case by February 11, they would go on an indefinite strike. They said that the police officials at Bhargo Camp police station were ill-treating the family members of the officers. The deceased Harbhajan Singh, who had committed suicide by consuming rat poison on January 25, had held three officers - District Development and Panchayat Officer Sarbjit Singh Walia, Sub Divisional Officer Navdeep Singh Gill and Block Development Panchayat Officer Bhagwan Singh responsible for his death in his suicide note. A case under Section 306/34 of the IPC was then registered against the trio at Bhargo Camp police station, Jalandhar. Shivdev Singh, acting president of the association and Deputy Director (Panchayat), said a delegation of the association had met Surjit Singh Rakhra, Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat minister, last week. Singh said Rakhra had assured him of conducting a thorough inquiry in the case. “While we have been waiting for the inquiry to begin, the police has been ill-treating the family members of the officers. The officers in question are innocent and falsely implicated. If they are found guilty in the inquiry, we will stop supporting them,” said the association members. In today’s meeting, a 10-member committee to plan the next course of action was also constituted.
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Narcotics seized from Fazilka jail
Fazilka, February 7 The seized items include 20 grams of opium, 200 grams of poppy husk, large quantity of tablets, a mobile phone with charger, Rs 13,580, one scissor, nine razors, five blades, lighters, cigarettes and matchsticks. The search was conducted by a team of officials, led by Additional Deputy Commissioner Charandev Singh Maan, Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Manmohan Sharma and a medical team in the presence of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Jail) BS Ghuman. Senior Superintendent of Police, Fazilka, Amar Singh Chahal also reached the jail. The checking continued for about three hours starting at 10 am. The recovery of contraband and banned articles has raised a question mark over the functioning of the jail. A television set was also installed in one of the two barracks, which are designated as “VIP barracks” where affluent and influential inmates are lodged. These inmates numbering 12 are being offered special facilities, including packaged drinking water. Ghuman said during a routine checking yesterday, no incriminating material was found. He said there was no proper arrangement for drinking water in the jail, so packaged water was being given to inmates.
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Dancers at wedding assaulted
Ferozepur, February 7 Vibhor Sharma, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) said the accused allegedly climbed the stage and misbehaved with the girls. Offended, the girls left the function. But their car was intercepted by a group of 25 boys outside the resort. They insisted that the girls returned and danced with them. When the girls did not relent, the youths damaged the car and assaulted the girls. One of the girls, a resident of Dehradun, was hit in the eye and admitted to the PGIMER, Chandigarh. Sources said the youths were in an inebriated condition. A case was registered on the complaint by one of the injured girls yesterday.
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The state government's ambitious Heritage Village project has once again breached its January 2013 deadline. A visit to the site suggests that the work is nowhere near the stage where it could be thrown open to tourists.
When The Tribune team visited the project site located at Guru Nanak Dev University premises on the Amritsar-Attari bypass road, the entire area was in a mess, though almost all the structures that were a part of the project had been raised.
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 7
Its was from here that the Akalis, after remaining in political oblivion for more than a decade during the dark days of militancy, declared a political war against the Congress by holding an impressive rally in November 1996, which brought them back to power.
On a high