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No pension, it’s only cards for Maqboolpura widows
Union Govt gears up to combat Badals’ special commando force
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Government agencies refuse to procure damaged paddy
Water Pollution-IV
Hoshiarpur’s elevation will benefit mafia: Cong leader
NK Sharma, Cong leaders evaded stamp duty: Report
35 years on, teachers get increment
Cong leaders join protests in Amritsar, Gurdaspur
State packaging central schemes as their own: Fernandes
Cong out to harm regularisation move: Majithia
Education standard declines with few regular teachers
Art of Living denied permission to hold event on SGPC grounds
Police yet to nab kingpin in drug seizure case
Man held for attacking
Punjabi varsity student
Winged visitors descend on Nangal wetland
PAU staff not paid wages for September
Ex-sarpanch booked for liquor smuggling
Teenagers end life as parents oppose ties
US couple of Punjabi descent held for murder
Two killed, 13 hurt in Kapurthala mishap
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No pension, it’s only cards for Maqboolpura widows
Amritsar, October 16 Drug addiction is so rampant in Maqboolpura that almost every family has lost one or more of its male members to the menace. The Tribune had been regularly reporting the plight of its residents in these columns for the last over a decade. Talking to The Tribune, Master Ajit Singh, who has been spearheading a campaign against the scourge of drug addiction, said the administration had issued pension cards and opened bank accounts of 262 widows/elderly persons in Maqboolpura after a lot of effort. However, he said, their efforts were yet to pay off as none of the beneficiaries had got pension. He said the widows in the locality were leading a pitiable life as they had no option but to work as a daily wager or a domestic help to eke out their livelihood and bring up their children. Master Ajit said though the administration had opened a temporary de-addiction centre in the locality on January 31, it was grappling to cater to the needs of the addicts. “At present, 248 drug addicts are taking medication from the centre. Though more addicts have come forward for de-addiction, the centre doesn’t have medicines for them. We are now sending them to Swami Vivekanand De-addiction Centre located in the Government Medical College premises,” he said. He said addicts don’t prefer to visit the college campus for de-addiction as they had to hire an auto-rickshaw to reach there, which was a costly process. Jaswinder Singh, an addict, said the supply of medicines was not regular either, and that the "centre was opened at will". On being contacted, Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat said he would look into both the issues and ensure that the widows got pension in time and proper medication was available at the de-addiction centre.
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Union Govt gears up to combat Badals’ special commando force
Moga, October 16 Citing Section 8 of the Special Protection Group Act 1988 (as amended in 1991, 1994, 1999 and 2003), the Cabinet Secretariat, controlling authority of the SPG, has asked the Director to initiate departmental as well as legal action against those leaving their present assignments. As per Section 8 of the SPG Act, no member of the group shall be at liberty: (a) to resign during the term of his engagements or (b) to withdraw himself from all or any of the duties except with the permission of the prescribed authority. Sources said the Director has flashed a message to his subordinates to abide by the rules or face action. A senior functionary in the Deputy CM’s office told The Tribune that the three-member team of IPS officers constituted to set up a special protection unit on the lines of the SPG in the Punjab Police would begin interviews from October 21. It is learnt that more than 200 serving and prematurely retired officers and jawans from the ITBPF, CRPF, BSF, RPF and other central forces had applied. Though details of those presently serving in the SPG who had applied in the SPU are not immediately known, it is learnt that most of the applicants are those who have completed their six-year term in the SPG and are back in their parent
organisations.
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Government agencies refuse to procure damaged paddy
Chandigarh, October 16 Earlier, owners of rice shellers would procure discoloured paddy at a price lower than the minimum support price (MSP). They too have stopped doing so. Millers at certain places have refused to accept paddy procured by government agencies that has a high moisture content. “We have told the procurement agencies that we will only accept paddy that meets the specifications laid by the Centre,” said Tarsem Saini, president of the Punjab Rice Millers Association. He said the moisture content in paddy was high because of the humid weather. But procurement would pick up in days to come as it became more sunny. Speaking to The Tribune, chairman of the Arhtiyas' Association, Khanna, Harbans Singh Rosha, said procurement had been hampered because of strike by rice millers and high percentage of discoloured grains. He said 1 lakh quintals of paddy was lying at the Khanna grain market. About two lakh bags of paddy, procured in recent days, were yet to be lifted. A senior official claimed that the procurement process was on without any impediment and that there was no distress sale of paddy. However, at some places arhtiyas and rice millers had joined hands and were creating hurdles. Rice millers wanted to put pressure on the Centre through the state government to relax the specifications for paddy procurement, he said. This, the official said, would benefit the millers. A farmer, Jagjit Singh, said he had been camping in the Rajpura mandi for the past two days, awaiting procurement. He claimed that the farmers for resorting to distress sale of paddy. “Different prices are being offered for different heaps of paddy,” he said. Meanwhile, Balbir Singh Rajewal, BKU president, has written to the Prime Minister to relax the specifications for the paddy procurement. He has said that the moisture limit be raised to 22 per cent from the existing 17 per cent, the discolouration percentage raised to 8 per cent from 4 per cent and the ratio of shrivelled grains be raised to 10 per cent. “There will be a fall in the paddy yield up to five quintals- to 10 quintals per acre because of the widespread jassid attack. Farmers will suffer a loss up to Rs 10,000-Rs 15,000 per acre because of distress sale,” he has said. Describing the situation in the grain markets as tense, Rajewal has urged that corrective steps be taken forthwith. BKU chief Rajewal writes to PM
The nexus At some places arhtiyas and rice millers are together creating hurdles in procurement. Rice millers want to put pressure on the Centre through the state government to relax specifications for procurement
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Water Pollution-IV
Ludhiana, October 16 Source of problem
While the dyeing and electroplating units are the main source of pollution in the nullah, hosiery, chemical and other manufacturing units too contribute their bit. Over 250 dyeing units and around 690 electroplating units are situated on either bank of the Budha Nullah in the city and its suburbs. Though most of the electroplating units claim to have set up effluent treatment plant on their premises, a considerable part of untreated wastewater is still released into the drain. These effluents contain heavy metals like iron, cadmium, lead, manganese, zinc, copper, chromium, nickel, mercury and arsenic. Besides, unchecked diversion of sewerage water and solid plastic waste has added to the nullah’s pollution woes. Dairies and butcheries operating along the nullah too have been throwing their waste into the nullah. Major health hazard
A study conducted by the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has found traces of heavy metals in vegetables and crops grown in fields near to the drain. As the nullah emanates unbearable stench, people living around the drain are prone to various diseases, including those affecting the respiratory system. Water-borne diseases like hepatitis, diarrhea and typhoid too are common. Instances of skin diseases and even cancer have been found. Another PAU study had found dangerous pathogens, including faecal coliform, listeria, yersinia and klebsiella, which cause various gastrointestinal diseases, in high concentration in the Budha Nullah water. The presence of these pathogens in fruits and vegetables grown near the drain is most worrisome. Clean-up initiative
To tackle the flow of sewage into the nullah, sewage treatment plants have been set up at Bhattiyan, Balloke and Jamalpur in Ludhiana. These have a combined capacity of 466 MLD (million litres/day) even though the waste generated in the city and its suburbs is 550 MLD. Then a common effluent treatment plant has come up, which has a capacity to treat 3 lakh litres of wastewater from electroplating units. The PPCB claims these initiatives have lessened the amount of heavy metals in the drain. However, clean water still remains a distant dream, which requires concerted efforts, an official associated with the cleaning work said. Worries remain
Over the years, several steps were initiated to clean the polluted drain but none of these were implemented strictly. Though industrial units have set up effluent treatment plants, PPCB officials say these are used only when the owners have an inkling of a raid. Reason: these machines are high electricity-consuming. In case any unit is found violating pollution norms, it faces a temporary closure of 15 days. Some units, however, are learnt to have devised a novel way to escape the penalty. They simply dispose of industrial waste through borewells into groundwater, which is even more dangerous. Then a bio-remedial project started by the Union Ministry of Environment in 2011 had suggested five bacterial bridges on the drain, but only one has come up so far. Moreover, the sewage treatment plant at Jamalpur is yet to run at the desired capacity. What residents say I have been suffering from sore throat for years. There is no escape from the pungent smell emanating from the Buddha Nullah. Things turn worse when it rains Two of my cousins have already died of cancer while a few of my relatives are under treatment for respiratory diseases. The drain is a perennial killer
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Hoshiarpur’s elevation will benefit mafia: Cong leader
Hoshiarpur, October 16 “The move would help them sell land purchased by them on the periphery of the city and adjoining villages on exorbitant rates,” he said. Shiv Sud, former president of the Hoshiarpur Municipal Council, however, said the move would ensure more development. Sunder Sham Arora, local legislator, said with the status of the city elevated, safai sewaks should be recruited at the earliest for cleaner roads. Road repair should also be undertaken and arrangements made to supply potable water to city residents. Vir Partap Singh, former Chairman of Hoshiarpur Improvement Trust, said as the city had a population of about two lakh, there was no need for a corporation. "Now, people will have to pay new taxes," he said.
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NK Sharma, Cong leaders evaded stamp duty: Report
Chandigarh, October 16 The department has also found that Congress leader Fatehjung Bajwa has evaded stamp duty amounting to Rs 66 lakh in land transactions near Chandigarh (also see box). Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira has been found “guilty” of evading duty to the tune of Rs 76,000 by the inquiry officer. The department had got a preliminary inquiry conducted by the tehsildars of Dera Bassi and Majri. The reports were submitted to Mohali Deputy Commissioner (DC) Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu recently. The DC, when contacted, refused to divulge any details. Sources in the Revenue Department said Sharma’s firm VN Sharma Builders got 9 acres of land registered in Bishanpura village on March 28 and paid Rs 2 crore as stamp duty, showing it as agricultural land, thereby causing a loss of over Rs 1 crore to the exchequer. Since the land was to be used for residential purposes, the stamp duty amounted to Rs 3.5 crore. The sources said Fatehjung sold 108 bighas and paid Rs 66 lakh as stamp duty. Since Khaira sold only 13 kanals, he owed the state Rs 76,000. The Congress leader has land in Karoran and Nadda villages. Sources admitted that if all lands deals of Sharma are inquired into, it may surface that he had possibly defaulted on payment of Rs 50 crore as stamp duty. It is no secret that the Punjab Government went into an overdrive to find details of land transactions by Congress leaders in the area, especially those by the Bajwa and Khaira families. Fatehjung is the younger brother of Punjab Pradesh Congress president, Partap Singh Bajwa. Income tax evasion Fatehjung Bajwa is an income tax defaulter too. He owes Rs 6.69 crore to the department. Sources said the department had sought details of his property. As per a letter by Tax Recovery Officer Deepak Kumar to Dera Bassi tehsildar (TRO-2/Mohali/2013-14/449), Bajwa owes Rs 6.69 crore and he has not been cooperating with the department. Fatehjung could not be contacted as he did not take telephone calls from The Tribune reporters this evening.
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35 years on, teachers get increment
Chandigarh, October 16 Allowing the petition, Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa asserted: “The respondents are directed to release one premature increment for non-participation in strike on February 8, 1978, to all these petitioners irrespective of the fact whether they were ad hoc employees on the relevant date or on maternity or medical leave. “This is subject to the condition that ad hoc employees were in regular pay scale. Let the benefit accruing to the petitioners be released within a period of four months…” The directions came on a petition by Amarjit Kaur and other petitioners against the Punjab Government and other respondents. They had joined service with the Education Department on ad hoc basis between 1975 and 1977 before their services were regularised between 1980 and 1982. Their counsel contended that Punjab Government’s Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms issued a letter on June 16, 1978, granting financial incentive of one premature increment to employees not participating in a mass strike on February 8, 1978. The petitioners did not participate in the strike, but were denied the benefit on the ground that it was available only to
non-gazetted regular government employees. In response to the petition, the state and its functionaries averred in the written statement that the services of the petitioners had not been regularised on the date of strike. Since there was no call for ad hoc
non-gazetted government employees to observe strike, the petitioners were not entitled for the benefit of premature increment. Referring to a judgment dated May 18, 2009, passed by a coordinate Bench of the High Court in the case of Ramesh Chander and others versus the State of Punjab and others, Justice Dhindsa asserted: “Even ad hoc employees were held entitled to the benefit of premature increment…”
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Cong leaders join protests in Amritsar, Gurdaspur
Amritsar, October 16 They also alleged that payment of MSP (minimum support price) was being denied to the farmers. While Congress leaders led by PPCC vice-president OP Soni and DCC-Rural president Harpartap Singh Ajnala and farmers of the border town of Ramdas staged a dharna at the grain market in Amritsar, another dharna by farmers, led by PPCC secretary Fatehjung Singh Bajwa, was held at Sri Hargobindpur, Gurdaspur. Fatehjung warned the authorities that if the stocks were not lifted and farmers not paid their due, they would step up their agitation. He claimed that during Congress rule, procurement and payment was made within 24 hours. Fatehjung flayed the state government for burdening the common man with taxes such as property tax, and for raising power tariff and bus fares. On the policy on regularising illegal colonies, he said: “People purchased plots without knowing the status of the colonies. Instead of punishing developers, plot- owners are being asked to pay the penalty," he remarked. Sawinder Singh Thathikhara of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee said the farmers were being harrased and that no Akali or BJP legislator had bothered to visit the grain markets. Others Congress leaders who addressed the protesters Balwinder Singh Laddi, Sahib Singh Mand, Bhupinderpal Singh Vitti, Swami Pal, Mohinder Singh Cheema Khudi, Avtar Behja, Yakin Singh, Kulwant Singh and Bakhshish Singh. In Amritsar, Soni said the MSP for rice had been fixed at Rs 1,345 per quintal but the farmers were being paid between Rs 500-Rs 800 per quintal.
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State packaging central schemes as their own: Fernandes
Dhuri (Sangrur), October 16 Fernandes criticised the Punjab Government for packaging central welfare programmes as their own. On the delay in the completion of Jalandhar-Delhi highway, Fernandes said the project was in progress. On suspending toll tax collection on Jalandhar-Delhi highway, he said the ministry would take action against the contractor if he did not complete work in time. PYC president Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary too flayed the Badal fovernment for misleading the people and financing welfare schemes such as atta-dal, bicycles for girls and ambulance-108, with central government’s funds. He said the UPA Government was empowering the people through the Right to Information Act, MNREGA, Right to Education and the Food Security Act. He also announced that the Youth Congress would launch a campaign against Property Tax. Among others who spoke on the occasion were former minister Chaudhary Santokh Singh, Sangram Singh, in charge of Punjab Youth Congress affairs and a Youth Congress leader Sandip Singla. The rally would head to Barnala next. The 30-day-long Yatra reached here last night after covering a distance of 550 km. It began from Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, on October 2 and will culminate on October 31 at Jalandhar after passing through 13 parliamentary and 75 assembly constituencies.
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Cong out to harm regularisation move: Majithia
Bhaini Sahib, October 16 Majithia today addressed a gathering at Bhaini Sahib during a programme held at the dera under Namdhari chief Satguru Uday Singh. The minister said the amount so collected would be spent on providing civic amenities to the residential colonies. Lashing out the Centre, Majithia said due to untimely rains and storm, the moisture content in paddy had surpassed the norms fixed by the Centre due to which the farmers were facing losses. He said despite state government’s appealed to the Centre, norms had not been relaxed. Lakhvir Singh, dera spokesman, said Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka, Prem Singh Chandumajra, Maheshinder Singh Grewal and MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali were among those present.
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Education standard declines with few regular teachers
Ludhiana, October 16 Nearly half of the 1,873 posts of teacher are filled by guest faculty, while 250 are taken by part-time teachers. In the 48 government colleges in the state, there are only 804 regular teachers. Teachers rue that the standard of education is declining in the absence of adequate regular staff. With more than half of the posts being filled by guest faculty, the state government is saving money. The guest faculty is not paid by the state government. These are paid Rs 10,000 each from the Parent Teachers’ Association (PTA) fund. Moreover, over 60 per cent of the posts of librarian in government colleges are vacant. Government Science College, Jagraon, which is running MSc Botany and chemistry courses, has not had a librarian for over a decade now. The state government has also failed to recruit junior lecturer assistants and lab attendants in laboratories for the past several years due to which lab work continues to suffer. Prof Jaipal Singh, general secretary, Government College Teachers' Association, said guest faculty and part-time staff cannot be replacements for regular staff. “Ironically, the posts of principal and teachers at two of the newly opened colleges at Jalalabad and Amargarh are vacant. These colleges have had to hire staff from nearby areas such as Faridkot, Muktsar, Malerkotla and Patiala. Besides, by introducing self-financed courses in colleges, the government was shirking from paying salaries to teachers. Students end up paying exorbitant fees as salaries of teachers are being paid from the PTA fund,” said Prof Jaipal. Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka said, “The High Court has banned recruitment of teachers after the Ravi Sidhu case came to the fore in 2003. We have requested it to allow us to recruit staff. We will begin hiring as soon as we get the approval,” said
Maluka.
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Art of Living denied permission to hold event on SGPC grounds
Anandpur Sahib, October 16 The volunteers of the organisation were seen removing the tents and pandals erected from the site today. The Art of Living was to launch a campaign for a better Punjab at the function, where a satsang was also going to be held. The organisation head Sri Sri Ravishankar was to be the state guest and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was scheduled to attend the event. Sri Sri Ravishankar was to deliver a sermon on female foeticide and drug addiction. Gurdwara manager Sukhwinder Singh Grewal said the organisation was denied permission to hold the event on the SGPC grounds today. However, the SGPC had allowed the organisers to use the grounds for parking purposes as the function was now going to be held at Charanganga stadium, he said. Sources said the SGPC denied the organisation permission as they had concerns that the issue of another community holding a satsang on SGPC grounds could become controversial.
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Police yet to nab kingpin in drug seizure case
Ludhiana, October 16 Over 25 kg of synthetic powder, besides bupre norphine (277gm) and diazepam (500) powder that are enough to make 10 lakh doses of high performance drugs were seized. The father and son along with their accomplice Deepak Soni have been on the run since September 19, when the police seized habit forming drugs worth Rs 1.5 crore from godowns in Transport Nagar. Paramjit Singh Gill, Commissioner of Police, said that the pharmaceutical company in Baddi belonged to Nitin and Pawan. He said nine persons, who were involved in the drug trade, had been arrested from various parts of the state. The accused have been identified as Sukhdev Singh, Salem Mohammed, Sukhraj Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Puneet Garg, Harwinder Kumar, Joginder Kumar, Pawan Malhotra and Parveen Kumar. During police interrogation, Pawan Mahlotra, an employee of Pawan Goel, revealed that Pawan and Nitin Goel ran the company in Baddi. Malhotra further revealed that Pawan Goel’s brother Krishan Kumar Goel ran the operations of the company. Sources said the father-son duo had evaded arrest as they had links with the police. Commissioner said the accused did not have a licence to keep such chemicals on the factory premises. “The recovery of such a lethal drug made it evident that the sole purpose of the accused was to manufacture habit forming drugs and supply it through an intricate chain of traders in the state,” said Gill.
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Man held for attacking
Punjabi varsity student
Patiala, October 16 Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) HS Mann said Hari Singh of Shekhupura village, who had allegedly attacked 21-year old Manpreet Kaur on October 12, was held. “We hired an artist to make a sketch of the accused using the clues we had got. That sketch helped us crack the case,” Mann said, adding that the accused did not have a crime record. The autorickshaw driver had allegedly stabbed Manpreet Kaur with a screwdriver and ruptured one of her lungs. Meanwhile, the Democratic Teachers Front (DTF), Punjabi University Patiala, strongly condemned the brutal attack on Manpreet and demanded that the victim be suitably compensated by the state government and the university. Mann further claimed to have solved a murder case involving the sudden disappearance of an Army man from Daftriwala village in Ghagga. “We have arrested the victim’s wife Amarjeet Kaur and her paramour Arjan Singh,” he said.
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Winged visitors descend on Nangal wetland
Ropar, October 16 Birds reach here from Siberia, Russia, Mongolia, China and Tibet in the middle of October every year at the onset of winter in these countries, said Nangal-based bird watcher Prabhat Bhatti. Migratory birds are seen at wetlands in Ropar, Kanjli, Harike and Shala Pattan, he said.—TNS
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PAU staff not paid wages for September
Ludhiana, October 16 The government releases Rs 18 crore every month for disbursement of salaries, pensions, allowances and other such expenses. The PAU also gets a grant of Rs 80 crore in four installments in a year from the Rural Development Department. It neither received its monthly nor quarterly grant in September. Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice Chancellor Punjab Agricultural University had last month demanded the salary of PAU employees be released on priority.
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Ex-sarpanch booked for liquor smuggling
Moga, October 16 Ravinder Singh, Station House Officer, City police station (south), said a case under the Excise Act had been registered against Jarnail Singh and a hotelier, Anoop Kumar. He said on a tip-off by local liquor contractors, the police intercepted a car near Geeta Colony last night, but its occupants fled after abandoning the vehicle. The SHO said on a search, the police found 100 bottles of liquor and 60 bottles of beer from the car. The FIR was registered on the statement of the liquor contractors, who alleged that the consignment belonged to Jarnail and Anoop, the SHO added. Talking to The Tribune, Jarnail alleged he had been falsely implicated in the case by the liquor contractors. Jarnail reportedly enjoys friendly relations with former DGP Gill and his family for the past many years. He had actively campaigned for Gill in the 2012 assembly elections. He was in news after his name figured in the list of “bad characters” of the police. Former DGP Gill could not be contacted despite several attempts.
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Teenagers end life as parents oppose ties
Ludhiana, October 16 The boy was a resident of Pritam Nagar while the girl lived in Gopal Nagar in Haibowal. Both were studying in Class X at Shanti Devi Senior Secondary Public School, Haibowal. Sources said parents of both the victims were against their ties. The incident took place around 4:30 pm. They were hit by the Ludhiana-Lohian passenger train. The sources said after school time, the teenage couple headed towards a railway track near Jassialn village and jumped before the approaching train. The victims’ parents learnt about the incident when they approached the police to file a missing report. Suresh Kumar, investigating officer, said the bodies were taken to the Civil Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
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US couple of Punjabi descent held for murder
Washington, October 16 Baldeo Taneja, 62, was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, in connection with the slaying of Preeta Paul Gabba, 49, on Saturday morning in Germantown, Maryland. Initially charged as fugitives from justice, the couple is awaiting extradition to Montgomery County, Maryland, the police said. The police has issued warrants charging Taneja with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Taneja’s wife, Raminder Kaur, 63, faces the same charges. Gabba was found with a gunshot wound on Saturday at 7.46 am after people reported hearing gunshots in the area, a local television station reported citing the police. Gabba was transported to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. Several witnesses reported that a woman was seen walking by Gabba at the time of the shooting, but she left before the police arrived at the scene. Taneja was scheduled to be in court in Montgomery County last Thursday regarding a domestic issue, but he failed to appear for the hearing. The police also found that Taneja and Raminder were both in Montgomery County on Friday and Saturday. Both had purchased two firearms in Nashville on September 28. — IANS Crime pre-meditated
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Two killed, 13 hurt in Kapurthala mishap
Kapurthala, October 16 The bus (PB-08-BW-9690) was coming from Dhilwan. The accident occurred 4 km from Kapurthala when a tractor-trailer hit the bus. The bus driver, Gurpreet Singh, in order to avoid a collision, took a turn but lost control of the vehicle. He was badly injured and was hospitalised. One of the deceased, Dua Ram, is a resident of Bhawanipur village while the second victim, in his sicties, is yet to be identified. The injured are: Gulraj Singh, Amandeep Kaur, Balwinder Kaur, Narinderjot Singh, Chhinda, Lakhwinder Kaur, Gurpreet Singh, Sukhwinder Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur, Kulwinder Kaur, Harpinder Kaur, Jarmal Singh and Rupinder Kaur. Passersby and residents of surrounding areas came to the aid of the injured. An FIR had been lodged against the bus driver.
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