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Cruel joke: Rs 3 as flood relief
New policy fails to find favour with medium, large traders
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Finalise team in a week: Rahul to PCC
Congress behind all ills: Badal
No vendetta against Bajwa, says Sukhbir
BHOLA’S DRUG RING
Jalandhar cops had the first tipoff
Can’t examine Honey Singh’s voice samples: Forensic lab
Returning after immersing her father’s
ashes in Kiratpur, she dies in accident
New tourism policy on anvil: Minister
State launches scheme
for safer school buses
2,000 pilgrims head to Pak
Hindu activists protest against ‘Ram-Leela’
Punjabi varsity VC gets 2-year extension
Non-compliance with RTE norms
How the nexus worked
Akali ex-MLA Keetu’s
killer gives cops the slip
2 arrested for ‘honour killing’
Undertrial escapes from police custody, six cops suspended
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Cruel joke: Rs 3 as flood relief
Muktsar, November 15 While some of the affected people have refused to accept the cheques, others complained the state government had played a cruel joke on them. Krishan Chand, who got a cheque of Rs 79.86, said, “Most of the crops on my three-acre land was damaged due to waterlogging. I do not know what to do with this amount. Even opening an account in a bank costs Rs 500,” he said. As per the government rules, the compensation amount is fixed at Rs 5,000 per acre. The list of people, who got cheques for less than Rs 100, is long. Gurdeep Kaur and Gurdial Kaur got cheques of Rs 3.48 each, Hardeep Singh of Rs 6.95, Nagender Singh of Rs 20, Ajmer Singh of Rs 21 and Harpal Singh of Rs 25. Disbursing the cheques, Markfed officers Tilak Raj and Mangal Singh said, “A total of 528 cheques worth Rs 11 lakh were issued with nearly a hundred cheques of less than Rs 100 each.” Village nambardar Iqbal Singh said, “The village sarpanch Gurlal Singh got Rs 64 and his father Rs 4,000 even though their crop on nearly eight acres was damaged. The maximum amount anyone got was Rs 40,000.” On issuing cheques for such a meagre amount, a senior government official said this showed that each and every affected person was awarded the due compensation amount. "Most of the crops on my three-acre land was damaged due to waterlogging and I got a cheque of Rs 79.86. I do not know what to do with this amount. Even opening an account in a bank costs Rs 500" — Krishan Chand, a farmer of Doda village "These cheques show all affected persons were awarded compensation. We have done our job well" — A senior official
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New policy fails to find favour with medium, large traders
Chandigarh, November 15 Most of the medium and large businessmen feel that the only benefit they see coming their way would be in the form of expeditious VAT refunds. Though these businessmen admit that the policy will be beneficial for small traders and retailers, they feel that the one way the government could have turned the ongoing negative economic sentiment into a positive one, was by reducing the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) on most items. Since VAT rates on most items in Punjab are amongst the highest, industry feels that it kills their competitiveness
vis- a- vis their counterparts in neighbouring states. Representatives of trade and industry in the state are also wary about the time the government will take to implement the new tax policy. The only aspect they are happy about is the assertion by the Deputy Chief Minister that tax officials found guilty of harassing them will be taken to task, and the setting up of a helpline for the same. "In today's time of liquidity crunch, it is unfair that the state government has been holding on to VAT refunds worth Rs 407
crore. Though the Deputy Chief Minister has announced that all VAT refunds will now be issued online and within a time frame of anything between 15-60 days (depending on the star rating of the
assessee), we are not very sure that the government will be able to stand by its commitment," said Badish
Jindal, president of the Federation of Punjab Small Industries Association. The new policy, which also paves way for voluntary disclosure of any mistakes committed by an assessee while filing his tax returns, has also not found much favour with the medium and large businessmen. "I don't think many traders will opt for a
VDS, as nobody wants his accounts to come under scrutiny by admitting that they have not filed the tax returns properly. The policy also does not provide protection to the domestic industry as it exempts big buyers like PSPCL (Punjab State Power Corporation) from buying equipment from outside the state without paying advance tax. As a result, these big corporations will continue to source their equipment from outside Punjab in order to avoid paying high taxes here," said Ashwani
Aggarwal, a Jalandhar-based businessman and president of the Pathankot Road Manufacturers
Association. Narottam Dev Ratti, a prominent trader leader and former chairman of the Traders Board set up by the state government, however, said the policy was good as it provided the ease of doing business in Punjab. "The thrust of the policy is on reducing the government and trader interface and bringing more sectors under lumpsum tax regime. But the challenge before the taxation officials will be to cover all escape routes in the state, used by dishonest tax payers to smuggle goods in the state and thus avoid paying any advance tax. Even the surveillance at the entry points in the state will have to be strengthened to avoid any collusion between taxation officials and dishonest traders to get goods within Punjab without paying taxes," he said. "It is unfair that the state government has been holding on to VAT refunds worth Rs 407
crore. Though the Deputy CM has announced that all VAT refunds will now be issued online and within 15-60 days, we are not very sure that the government will be able to stand by its commitment" — Badish
Jindal, president, Federation of Punjab Small Industries Association "I don't think many traders will opt for VDS, as nobody wants his accounts to come under scrutiny by admitting that they have not filed the tax returns properly. The policy also does not provide protection to the domestic industry as it exempts big buyers from buying equipment from outside the state without paying advance tax" — Ashwani
Aggarwal, president, Pathankot Road Manufacturers Association "The policy is good as it provides the ease of doing business in Punjab. The thrust of the policy is on reducing the government and trader interface and bringing more sectors under lumpsum tax regime. But the challenge before the taxation officials will be to cover all escape routes used by dishonest tax payers to smuggle goods in the state" — Narottam Dev
Ratti, ex-chairman, Traders Board
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Finalise team in a week: Rahul to PCC
New Delhi, November 15 At a periodic review meeting of the PPCC at the Congress headquarters here, Rahul took stock of the activities of the state unit under its president Pratap Singh Bajwa. Apart from the PPCC chief, the meeting was attended by Congress Legislature Party leader Sunil Jakhar, AICC general secretaries Shakeel Ahmed and Janardan Dwivedi and Ahmed Patel, political secretary to the Congress president. The meeting began after Rahul returned from Mumbai where he had gone to watch master blaster Sachin Tendulkar's final test match. Sources said in principle, it was decided that the new PPCC team should be completed within a week. Other sources claimed a similar decision taken at the last review meeting three months ago was yet to be taken to its logical conclusion. State leaders also drew attention to the social menace of drug abuse, especially among the youth, and plans to take it up as a political issue in a big way. Sources said Bajwa was authorised to draw up plans and build a campaign accordingly. In the absence of AICC secretary Harish Choudhary, currently busy with assembly elections in Rajasthan, the meeting could not firm up other issues, sources said. The regular review meetings held once every three months have been put in place by Rahul to take stock of organisational work at every level with leaders expected to submit reports of activities planned and held during the period. The idea is to strengthen the organisation and encourage workers at the grassroots level. Quarterly review *
Review meetings are held once every three months to take stock of organisational work at every level *
Leaders are expected to submit reports of activities planned and held during the period *
Bajwa is learnt to have apprised Rahul Gandhi of drawing public attention towards drug abuse *
Bajwa is said to have been authorised to draw up plans and build a campaign accordingly
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Congress behind all ills: Badal
Sarabha (Ludhiana), November 15 Badal was speaking to mediapersons at a state-level function organised here to mark the martyrdom day of Kartar Singh Sarabha. Alleging bias against Punjab, he said interests of the state people continued to be “ignored” by the Centre even though Punjabis played a significant role in the freedom struggle. “It is on record that more than 80 per cent of the martyrs and freedom fighters were from Punjab. Still, successive central governments led by the Congress have failed to recognise our contributions,” he said. While acknowledging the role of the Punjabi farmers in feeding the nation, he regretted agriculture had ceased to be a remunerative profession as prices of all inputs, including fertilisers and insecticides, were controlled by the Union Government. Badal presented a cheque for Rs 27 lakh, in addition to an amount of Rs 45 lakh already given, to the organisers of the function for the development of Sarabha village. Among others, MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali, former minister Jagdish Singh Garcha and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee member Jagjit Singh Talwandi also spoke on the occasion. Ludhiana: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister and Ludhiana MP Manish Tewari has written to Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde seeking national martyr status for Kartar Singh Sarabha. Tewari said Sarabha’s contribution to the cause of the national freedom struggle was exceptional and unparalleled and needed to be acknowledged in the same measure. The Union Minister said this while paying tributes to Sarabha on the occasion of his martyrdom day. He also sought renaming of Pakhowal Road after Kartar Singh Sarabha. He said it will be a great tribute to the martyr who gave up his life of comfort in the US to join the freedom movement. — TNS
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No vendetta against Bajwa, says Sukhbir
Ludhiana, November 15 Speaking on the issue, Badal denied any vendetta was being carried out against the PPCC chief, and said his party did not believe such politics. “The SAD does not believe in the politics of retribution. Our priority is the overall development of the state," Badal said, claiming it was the Congress that had indulged in revenge politics. “It were we who faced vendetta at the hands of the Congress during its earlier tenure in office… If at all we have to talk about political vendetta, it must be recorded that it was the Congress government that had registered a false case against my mother. Wasn't that a case of political vendetta?" he said. Presenting his Rs 2,100 crore ‘Mission Ludhiana’, Sukhbir rubbished the Congress’ claim that the state government lacked funds for such major projects. He said various projects under the mission would be started in next three years. Sukhbir said a recent World Bank report had adjudged Ludhiana as one of the best places to start a new business. He said as part of a project to clear Ludhiana of slums, 25,000 flats would be built for urban poor in the city over the next three years. He inaugurated 1,100 such flats in the city today. (With PTI inputs)
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BHOLA’S DRUG RING
Vairoke/Romana Chak, November 15 Fellow villagers were loath to reveal their identies while giving information about them to The Tribune team that visited the Vairoke and Romana Chak villages today. At Preet Nagar, the residence of Bittu Aulakh located along the main road, wore a deserted look. Village residents said they were surprised at Aulakh's arrest as they saw him as a rising political leader and were hopeful that he would become an MLA and minister some day. They said though he belonged to Vairoke village, his family had been living at Preet Nagar for long. Aulakh owns 35-40 acres of land at Vairoke village and another 10 acres at Preet Nagar. His parents, Partap Singh and Joginder Kaur, retired as schoolteachers. The residents say that Aulakh's rise had been meteoric in view of the fact that his father had inherited only 10 acres of land. Sources said Aulakh had bought huge properties, including agricultural land in Ajnala and Rajasansi, in the past two decades. His name also figured in illegal sand mining. The residents said Aulakh mostly stayed at his residence in Amritsar where he owned a hotel on Court Road. Also known for his proximity with Ajnala legislator Amarpal Singh Bony, Aulakh was sarpanch of Vairoke village from 2007 to 2012. He had lobbied hard for the SAD ticket for the Rajasansi assembly seat in 2012. Aulakh had started his political career in 1997 with the Congress. He later shifted loyalty to the SAD developing ties with senior Akali leader and former MLA Veer Singh Lopoke. Following differences with Lopoke, he joined hands with Dr Rattan Singh Ajnala who did not share a good rapport with Lopoke. Sources said Dr Ajnala's son Bony had provided him his gunman and a red beacon car. In the last panchayat elections Aulakh had fielded his mother Joginder Kaur and pulled out all stops to ensure her victory against a candidate fielded by Lopoke. Residents said they weren't too happy with the development works carried out during his tenure as sarpanch. Sources said Aulakh was the election agent for Bony, Ajnala MLA, and his father Dr Rattan Singh Ajnala, MP from Khadoor Sahib. If sources within the party are to be believed, he was instrumental in raising funds for the two leaders. He would also organise rallies for them. At Romana Chak village, residents said that Chahal's family kept aloof. Chahal owns a sprawling farmhouse on the village's outskirts.The residents said that his family was "financially well off and political connected." Chahal was known for his penchant for having a fleet of luxury vehicles, that too with the registration number "0001". The residents said the family had flourished in the past 10 years and had connections with all political parties. Chahal's father is a homoeopath doctor. A resident, who did not want to be identified, the family owned over 20 acres of land, including a kinnow orchard. About Jagjit Chahal *
Originally He was known for his penchant for having a fleet of luxury vehicles, that too with the registration number 0001 *
He has multiple business interests, including a flourishing tyre-manufacturing unit in Amritsar and three pharmaceutical units in Punjab and HP About Manjinder Singh Bittu Aulakh *
He owns 35-40 acres of land at Vairoke village and 10 acres at Preet Nagar *
His parents, Partap Singh and Joginder Kaur, retired as schoolteachers *
Aulakh has bought agricultural land in Ajnala and Rajasansi areas * He owned a hotel on Court Road, Amritsar; he was sarpanch of Vairoke village from 2007 to 2012 *
He had lobbied hard for SAD ticket for the Rajasansi assembly seat in 2012 His political connections *
Aulakh started his political career in 1997 with the Congress; he later shifted loyalty to the SAD developing close ties with former legislator Veer Singh Lopoke *
He joined hands with lopoke's rival Dr Rattan Singh Ajnala; was provided a gunman and a red beacon car *
He was election agent for Ajnala MLA Amarpal Singh Bony & his father Rattan Singh Ajnala, MP from Khadoor Sahib *
He was instrumental in raising funds for them. He would organise rallies for them
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Jalandhar cops had the first tipoff
Jalandhar, November 15 Harinder Rani of Maqsudan and her brother Harjinder Singh of Model Town, were nabbed at a naka in Adampur by the then CIA, Jalandhar Rural, in charge Inderjit Singh. They had revealed during interrogation that they would package ICE for Bhola and that the drug was being sent to Canada. Their car (PB-08-AC-0081) was impounded and an FIR (No 147) registered against them at the Adampur police station on July 1, 2011. They had reportedly named 16 persons involved in their drug trade, most of them NRIs. The police said it had handed over the information to HS Mann, then SSP, Jalandhar Rural. He is now posted in Patiala and is the key investigating officer in the Bhola case. The police had then found that the duo would pack ICE into laminated photoframes that were given to kabaddi players travelling outside for tourneys. The drug was placed in the hollow spaces of the photoframe. The police had during raids at Harinder Rani's residence at Maqsudan found that women's lingerie and sandles were used to smuggle the drug outside the country. The accused brother and sister were sentenced to 10 years under the NDPS Act two months back by the court of Additional Sessions Judge Gurjant Singh. Police sources say Navjot Jodha and Sukhraj Raja of Billi Chaur village in Shahkot, whose names had figured when a drug racket was busted in Panchkula, are likely to be probed in the coming days. Rajinder Singh Mintu of Fatehgarh Sahib, who had shot ASI Gurdev Singh at Haveli in Phagwara on March 31, is also said to have links with Bhola. Jalandhar Police Commissioner Ram Singh and SSP (Rural) Yurinder Singh Hayre said since the investigation in the Bhola case was being carried out by the Patiala police, they would cooperate as and when their help was sought. Arrests& thereafter * Harinder Rani of Maqsudan and her brother Harjinder Singh were arrested by the CIA in July 2011 *
1.5 kg of ICE was recovered from them * They revealed that they would package ICE for Jagdish Bhola *
Photoframes, women's lingerie and sandals were used for the purpose *
They named 16 more persons involved in the drug trade, most of them NRIs
The drug cartel couldn't have flourished without the support of SAD-BJP alliance. The arrest of YAD leader Maninder Bittu shows the involvement of the ruling party in the racket — PS Bajwa, PPCC president — SS
Khaira, — Bikram Majithia
Revenue Minister
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Can’t examine Honey Singh’s voice samples: Forensic lab
Chandigarh, November 15 As a petition filed in public interest by an NGO HELP came up for resumed hearing before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a law officer produced a copy of the letter dated October 31 from CFSL Assistant Director to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) concerned and counsel for petitioner HC Arora. The letter read: “This is to inform you that it is not possible to accept the exhibits sent in the above case as this laboratory does not have the facility to authenticate/compare the audio and video filed. As such all the exhibits sent vide letter under reference are returned unopened.” The case will now come up on December 11 for further hearing. Facing allegations of singing the controversial song “Main Hoon Balatkari”, Honey Singh had earlier given his voice sample at Chandigarh for examination by the Hyderabad laboratory. The High Court had earlier directed that in case the laboratory needed a voice sample from Honey Singh, the same may be obtained from him on a mutually conveniently date in Chandigarh and that he need not travel to
Hyderabad.
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Returning after immersing her father’s ashes in Kiratpur, she dies in accident
Abohar, November 15 Apart from Richhpal Kaur, two of her relatives, Paramjit Singh and Sarwan
Kaur, and the driver of the Scorpio they were travelling in, Sohan Singh, were killed. The accident occurred as their vehicle and a vegetable-laden canter (mini truck) collided near Gidderanwali village on the Abohar-Sriganganagar road. Richhpal father Joginder Singh was a former sarpanch of Chak 20PS village. She along with her husband Avtar Singh and other relatives was returning to their native village near Raisinghnagar
(Sriganganagar district in Rajasthan). The staff of the highway emergency ambulance service had a tough time extricating the five injured persons, as well as the bodies of the deceased, from the mangled Scorpio.
Richhpal breathed her last in a hospital while the other three were killed on the spot. The condition of the injured, who have been admitted to a private hospital in
Sriganganagar, was stated to be critical. In Abohar, several shopkeepers downed their shutters to pay homage to the victims. After the accident, vegetables lay strewn on the highway as the canter had also overturned. Traffic on the highway has been restored, said Assistant Sub-Inspector Darshan Singh.
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New tourism policy on anvil: Minister
Sanghol (Fatehgarh Sahib), November 15 Sarwan Singh Phillaur, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, who was here to preside over a cultural function at Cordia College, said: “The state government is planning to come up with a new tourism policy and the project report of the policy is in its final stage.” He said they were also taking steps to bring transparency to the hospitality industry and to keep a check on mushrooming of hotels in the state. The minister said tourisms potential in Punjab had long been realised as the state had managed to get 12th rank among during the recent survey conducted by the Government of India, well ahead of Kerela and Jammu and Kashmir, and there was a need to create a strategic framework to take it forward. “We are looking forward to create avenues through various segments with an aim to increase tourists’ stay in the state by at least a day to begin with," the minister said. On safety of the foreign women tourists, the minister said the concept of tourist police was being introduced in the state. He said youth, who were well versed with English or other foreign languages, would be recruited. He said it would not only help in providing security to the women tourists but also guide them about the tourist places in the state. The minister further said the state government with the help of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) would renovate and maintain heritage buildings in the state. He said they had received funds and work on the renovation of Aam Khas Bagh in Sirhind would be started soon to restore it to its pristine glory. He said there was also a proposal to restart the Maulsari restaurant adjacent to the Aam Khas Bagh which had been closed down about seven years ago.
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State launches scheme
for safer school buses
Chandigarh, November 15 Presiding over a high-level meeting of Punjab State Road Safety Council, Kohar said the majority of accidents involving the school buses occurred due to unsafe buses, poor maintenance and the lack of driving skills among drivers. He said that the State Government had initiated an elaborate drive to ensure that road safety norms were being properly implemented. For this purpose, a scheme 'Safe School Vahan' had been formulated by the Transport Department, he said. Kohar said the School Education Department had been direct to properly maintain school buses and follow the norms of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and Supreme Court rulings. In the meeting, it was decided that every school bus be equipped with a speed governor with a maximum speed limit of 40 kmph. The driver of the school bus must possess licence of heavy vehicle with 5 years of experience and that the bus be painted yellow. The school buses must also bear the name and the contact number of the school in bold letters and carry first aid boxes. Directions to curb the practice of overloading in the buses were also passed. They said the services of a driver, who had been challaned two times, would not be hired for a school bus. New directions *
Every school bus must be painted yellow and equipped with a speed governor with a maximum speed limit of 40 kmph *
The school bus driver must possess a licence to drive a heavy vehicle with 5 years experience *
The school buses must also bear the name and the contact number of the school in bold letters and carry first aid boxes *
A person, who has been challaned twice, should not be hired to drive a school bus
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Amritsar: A 774-member SGPC jatha on Friday left for Pakistan for Guru Nanak Dev birth anniversary celebrations. A total of 2,324 pilgrims headed to Pak in three special trains to be a part of the occasion.
The jatha was flagged off by the SGPC officials from Teja Singh Samundari Hall here this morning. Speaking on the occasion, SGPC Secretary Dalmegh Singh hit out at the Pak High Commission for denying visas to 379 pilgrims, who were to be a part of their jatha, “without any reason”. He said the denial of visa hurts the sentiments of the pilgrims who wish to pay obeisance at the historic gurdwaras in the neighbouring country. He appealed to both Indian and Pakistani government to facilitate maximum number of visas to the pilgrims. The jatha, led by SGPC member Balwinder Singh, will first reach Gurdwara Sri Nankana Sahib, from where it will proceed to Gurdwara Sacha Sauda. — TNS
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Hindu activists protest against ‘Ram-Leela’
Hoshiarpur, November 15 Activists held a protest march in the city and reached Swaran multiplex located near the bus stand. They demanded that the film be banned and that an FIR be registered against the film producer and the cast of the film since it hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindu community. Soon, heavy police force reached the spot and placated the agitating activists. Dr Sukhraj, Swaran Multiplex Director, said that the show would continue to run until and unless the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) or the Deputy Commissioner (DC) ordered him to stop it. “When the Supreme Court has not ordered that the show be stopped, how can anyone else ask us to do so. If people have any objections, they can go to court,” he added.
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Punjabi varsity VC gets 2-year extension
Patiala, November 15 He joined the university on December 11, 2007, and his term was later extended in 2010 by three years.
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Non-compliance with RTE norms
Chandigarh, November 15 The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on a previous date of hearing, was told that as many as 931 private schools in Punjab have also been closed for non-compliance of RTE norms. As a petition filed in public interest in connection with non-complying schools came up for resumed hearing, a compliance affidavit was placed before the High Court. The affidavit said 219 non-compliant schools have also been closed down and the students have been admitted in neighbourhood schools. Taking on record the assertion, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Augustine George Masih fixed March 7, 2014, as the next date of hearing on the petition filed by Balraj Singh and another petitioner against the State of Punjab and other respondents. The petitioners had initially submitted that elementary and primary schools in the state were neither following uniform curriculum, nor having proper building and other infrastructure. Accountability regarding student-teacher ratio was missing in these schools, ultimately resulting in deterioration of education standards. Punjab Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, Anjali
Bhawra, had during the course of hearing earlier informed the High Court that directions had already been issued to District Education Officers to admit students studying in other such institutions to neighbourhood schools. The development is significant as the state government had granted schools time till March 31 to comply with the norms set under the RTE Act, 2009, and the Punjab RTE Rules, 2011. The court was told during the hearing of the matter that 9,301 schools in the state were in private sphere. Out of the total, 8,888 had applied for fresh recognition up to March 12. No less than 421 had failed to submit their self-declaration form, despite reminders.
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How the nexus worked
Patiala, November 15 Police sources said boxer Vijender Singh shared proximity with drug peddler Anoop Singh Kahlon, who was arrested earlier this year. The latter had been in touch with Bhola. “Vijender will be summoned at a later stage. His name has cropped up during Bhola's interrogation,” the sources said. HS Mann, Patiala SSP, said the boxer had not been given a clean chit yet. “Bhola used well-established couriers in Punjab, who travelled in Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and were often seen with politicians owing to their money power,” the sources said. This enabled them to drop consignments from one place to other without any hassle. Bhola was close to former kabaddi player Sarabjit Singh alias Nick. Through him, he got in touch with Jagjit Singh Chahal, who owned three pharmaceuticals units. Thereafter there was no looking back. Maninder Singh Bittu Aulakh joined hands with Chahal. He was the face of the Youth Akali Dal in Amritsar and was oftens seen at public functions with political bigwigs.
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Akali ex-MLA Keetu’s
killer gives cops the slip
Moga/Jagraon, November 15 An alert has been sounded in Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh to nab him. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) KJS Dhillon said special teams had been constituted to arrest the fugitive. Police teams have also been sent to the fugitive’s parental house at Bilaspur in Nihalsinghwala sub-division, he said. Earlier, two policemen brought Jassa from Nabha jail to Moga in a taxi for a hearing in an attempt to murder case. On their way back, they stopped at a dhabha in Jagraon to have lunch. Spotting an opportune moment, Jassa rushed to an I20 car parked nearby and sped away. HS Mann, Patiala SSP, action would be taken against the policemen accompanying Jassa. Preliminary investigations suggest the escape was planned as the I20 car had been following them from the Moga courts. It has been reported that the two policemen accompanying Jassa were also on the run. Jassa was the nephew of the slain Akali leader Malkiat Keetu. He along with his brothers Harpreet Singh and Gurpreet Singh had shot dead his uncle in an act of vengeance at his native Bilaspur village in Moga district on October 29, 2012. The three had been arrested and the trial of the case was pending in the sessions court here. Jassa is a notorious gangster with around 10 to 12 youths in his gang. He is booked in at least six criminal cases in Barnala district; two murder cases and an attempt to murder case in Moga district and a few cases in Chandigarh. (Inputs by Jaswant Shetra in Jagraon) Escape trail *
A notorious gangster, Jaspreet Singh Jassa is booked in at least 10 criminal cases *
Two policemen brought him from Nabha jail to Moga in a taxi for hearing in an attempt to murder case *
On their way back, they stopped at a dhabha in Jagraon for lunch * Spotting an opportune moment, Jassa rushed to a car parked nearby and sped away *
The car is said to have been following them from the Moga courts
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2 arrested for ‘honour killing’
Phagwara, November 15 The Phillaur police registered a case against the accused of the same village on the charges of abducting and killing the youth. Phillaur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sarabjit Singh Rai said the body of Deepa, who went missing under mysterious circumstances on November 11, was found from the canal near Kamam village. The DSP said Deepa, who ran a phone shop in Banga, was having a love affair with Harbans’ daughter Sandip Kaur. But, the girl’s family could not tolerate this and so Harbans and Balwinder abducted Deepa on November 11 and killed him with iron rods. The accused then threw his body in the canal, said the DSP. Rai said an FIR in the case was lodged on the complaint of Deepa’s mother Kamaljit Kaur.
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Undertrial escapes from police custody, six cops suspended
Ropar, November 15 Following the incident, Ropar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Inder Mohan Singh suspended all six police personnel who were accompanying the accused, Jagdeep Singh
Jaggu, a resident of Gurdaspur, for dereliction of duty. The suspended police personnel include Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Kulwinder Singh, head constables Ramesh Singh, Rajan Kumar, Ravinder Singh and Subhash Singh, and constable Amandeep Singh. The accused was taken to Amritsar to appear in a case in the court in a police vehicle. Jagdeep managed to give the slip to the policemen when they stopped at a hotel near Beas to have tea while coming back. An FIR was lodged in this regard at the Beas police station under Section 223 and 224 of the Indian Penal Code.
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The state government has issued compensation cheques for as less as Rs 3 to several farmers of Doda village in Gidderbaha assembly segment in lieu of the crops damaged due to waterlogging. The cheques were of HDFC Bank.
Sarabha (Ludhiana), November 15
Abohar, November 15
Hindu organisations led by Shiv Sena Hindustan protested against the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Ram Leela’ at a local multiplex on Friday.
* From Punjab, PPCC chief Partap Singh Bajwa and CLP leader Sunil Jakhar were among others present at the meeting 
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He owns a sprawling farmhouse on the outskirts of Romana Chak village
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Originally from Amritsar's Vairoke village, he has a house at nearby Preet Nagar
Charges and counter-charges
The Congress demands nothing less than a CBI probe to unearth the nexus. Aulakh is not only close to Akali MP Rattan Singh Ajnala and his MLA son Bony, but also has ties with Revenue Minister Bikram Majithia. Chahal is a known financer of senior Akali leaders of the Majha region
The Home Dept and the police deserve a pat on their back as they have exposed the drug racket. Nobody, howsoever high and mighty, will be spared. Instead of encouraging the police, the Congress is trying to demoralise it at a time when the PPCC chief is under the scanner for land deals