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Striking PSEB men face
action HIV positive couple offers
aid Land feud exposes BJP-SAD
rift Bank cheated of Rs 8
lakh Pay visits to kin of
martyrs, directs CM
Sangat asked to stop
anti-Sikh campaign |
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Pashupalika acts as saviour
again ST relief for brick-kiln
owners 4 quarantine
stations upgraded in Amritsar Dang demands fresh probe
against SHO Timely detection of fire
saves hospital
Solar pumpsets installed Postal services remain
disrupted Kathmandu trip for best officials
11 get RI in
murder case
Quack, wife get 1-year RI 75 kg of opium seized, 2
held Man missing, travel
agents booked Doctor booked
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Striking PSEB men face
action ROPAR, Dec 7 — About 600 security personnel from the paramilitary forces or the Punjab police will be deployed at Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant (GGSSTP) on December 12 to prevent any untoward incident in view of the nation-wide strike call by the electricity boards. The strike is in protest against the presentation of the Electricity-2000 Bill by the NDA government, in the ongoing winter session of Parliament. The Chief Engineer of the plant said the board and the Punjab Government were contemplating strict action against the employees going on strike. The proposed Bill, provides for the state governments to take decisions regarding their respective boards. The Punjab Chief Minister has already assured that it has no plans to privatise the PSEB. Mr Thaman said since the contract labour unions did not participate in the proposed strike, the plant operation would not be affected. Highly placed sources in the PSEB told on condition of anonymity that the board authorities were planning to invoke provisions under the Essential Services Maintenance Act to take action against the employees going on strike. It had also planned to relieve those striking employees from service, who had either crossed the age of 50 or had less than five years’ service. The local Deputy Commissioner said the district administration had requested the Chief Secretary, Punjab, for deployment of extra forces. The administration would take strict action against those who tried to prevent the employees from performing their duty or try to sabotage government property, he said. The strike will have no effect on the operations in the Bhakra. The Chief Engineer (Power) BBMB, Mr L.S. Deol, said the engineers of the board would not participate in the strike. Meanwhile, various union leaders of the GGSSTP have termed these steps as despotic and expressed faith that these won’t deter the workers from participating in the strike. |
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HIV positive couple offers
aid AMRITSAR, Dec 7 — On the pattern of foreign countries, where AIDS patients volunteer to create awareness about the killer disease (AIDS), a couple (a former staff nurse and her husband) has decided to come to the rescue of patients by launching an intensive campaign with the help of government doctors here for the first time. Unlike many AIDS patients, the couple does not conceal their names. They give ‘awareness lectures’ to truck drivers and others who are vulnerable to AIDS. The two belong to the border town of Patti. The life of Guri (not real name) has not been the same since she was sacked from Guru Ram Dass Hospital after it was established that she was HIV positive. Dr Suraj Parkash Dewan, Professor and Head, Department of Skin and STD, Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, claimed that it was the first such couple in the district to campaign for eradication of the disease. He said when incidence of AIDS was on the rise, the campaign by victims of the killer disease would give the desired results. Dr Dewan, who has been giving Rs 500 assistance to the couple from his own pocket, said the two would visit various parts of the state as part of the nation-wide campaign for eradication of the disease. The staff nurse got AIDS infection from a patient while treating in Guru Ram Dass Hospital. Her husband got infection from the nurse. After the infection, she suffered from bouts of revenge and later wanted to commit suicide. However, her husband, a progressive farmer in Patti town, joined in the campaign against AIDS. While the officials claim that there are 824 cases of HIV positive in the district, unofficial sources allege that the number is just a tip of the iceberg. The official sources allege that the rising incidence of AIDS was due to lack of use of condoms which was the lowest in Punjab. Earlier, World AIDS Week was observed by doctors of the Skin and STD Department, who are also life members of the Peoples Health Organisation (PHO), and NGO working on HIV and AIDS. A ‘millennium symposium’ was organised for the faculty and students of medical college. The symposium was inaugurated by Dr O.P. Mahajan, Principal, Medical College, Amritsar. Prof O.P. Mahajan stressed on the need of sensitising the public and medical fraternity by such seminars and symposiums. Dr D.G. Saple, Associate Professor of skin, STD and AIDS medicine at Grants Medical College, Mumbai, discussed the clinical manifestations and management of AIDS patients. The organising secretary of the symposium and president of the Punjab branch of the PHO, Prof S.P. Dewan, emphasised on the need of behavioural change by proper counselling in a healthy environment. Dr S.K. Malhotra, patron member PHO and AIDS consultant of the department, highlighted the high prevalence of HIV positivity among truck operators, sexually transmitted disease patients and jail inmates in Amritsar district. The Punjab Government was impressed upon to start condom vending machines at strategic points of the district. The public was made aware of the fact that since 90 per cent of HIV/AIDS cases spread through the sexual route, so correct management of sexually transmitted diseases is a must to prevent HIV. Free treatment and counselling by specialists is available in the Skin and STD Department, Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar. Dr S.K. Malhotra, patron member, and Dr M.L. Gambhir were elected president and secretary-cum-treasurer, respectively, of the Amritsar branch of the PHO. The branch will enrol new members representing various sections of society who are interested in waging a war against AIDS. Branches will also be opened in all 19 districts of Punjab. |
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Land feud exposes BJP-SAD
rift FEROZEPORE, Dec 7 — The dispute over a piece of land in nearby Gulam Hussainwala village has brought to the fore differences between the supporters of the BJP and Akali Dal, the two ruling coalition partners. While in a complaint addressed to the Chief Minister, the BJP supporters have accused the Akali Dal Minister, Mr Janmeja Singh Sekhon’s friends of dispossessing them from a piece of land in connivance with the police and revenue officials, the Minister has charged the Personal Assistant of a BJP legislator with engineering a campaign to malign his “clean” image. The controversial land is a property of the Irrigation Department and is spread over 80 acres. However, this was under possession of landless tillers, including BJP supporters since 1988. The trouble arose when some friends of Mr Sekhon allegedly had the “girdawaris” of this land transferred in their names and tried to dispossess the tillers. Subsequently, the irate tillers from Khunder Gatti, Gulam Hussainwala, Kunde, Ali Ke and Habib Ke villages had approached the BJP legislator from Ferozepore city, Mr Girdhara Singh, for help. As Mr Girdhara Singh remains unwell, the matter was taken up with the Chief Minister on his behalf by his foster son. Confirming this to TNS, Mr Bachittar Singh, the Personal Assistant of Mr Girdhara Singh, disclosed that since the incident took place within ‘our constituency’, the legislator’s son had a reason to intervene. The complaint addressed to the Chief Minister by Mr Raj Singh, the Sarpanch of Khunder Gatti village, alleges dispossessing tillers, of their land by Mr Sekhon’s friends. He told TNS that despite being BJP supporters, the tillers were allegedly subjected to high-handedness by an Akali minister. However, Mr Sekhon vehemently denied his hand in the dispossession of tillers. He instead charged Mr Bachittar Singh with engineering a campaign to malign his ‘clean’ image. He alleged that Bachittar Singh was trying to defame him, as he had earlier pulled him up for pocketing “commissions” from the public in lieu of services, like getting licences made from the administration. Meanwhile, the Revenue Department is trying to resolve the matter through quasi judicial process. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Kulbir Singh Sidhu, told TNS that the police had already been asked to submit a report on whether there was any interference on its part. |
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Bank cheated of Rs 8
lakh FAZILKA, Dec 7 — Two persons have allegedly withdrawn Rs 8 lakh from an account of the Primary Land Agricultural Development Bank (PADB) in Fazilka Central Cooperative Bank by stealing two cheques and making forged signatures. According to an FIR lodged with the city police on Wednesday, Kashmir Singh of Mumbeke village and Gurmail Singh of Kheowala Bodla village had been visiting the bank in connection with a loan. They allegedly stole two cheques bearing number 140549 and 140550 along with their counterfoils of account No. 2, which the bank had in Fazilka Central Cooperative Bank. The FIR says the cheque bearing No 140549 in favour of Kashmir Singh for Rs 8 lakh was presented to the Fazilka Central Cooperative Bank on December 2. It is stated that the cheats forged the signatures of the manager, Mr Baldev Krishan, and Mr Jaspal Singh, Director of bank and withdrew Rs 8 lakh. Surprisingly, the amount has been debited in account No. 1 instead of account No 2 of the PADB. The stolen cheques were from the cheque book of account No 2. The manager said the authorities of the cooperative bank should have checked the authenticity of the cheques while making the payment. He stated that the bank came to know of the fraud while tallying the monthly account statement. The cheats were frequent visitors to the bank and were familiar with the officers and staff. They were reportedly by middlemen, who got loans sanctioned for farmers from the bank. Besides this, the bank authorities never came to know that two of their cheques were missing. A case has been registered under Section 420, 468, 471, 380 and 120-B, IPC, in this regard. |
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Pay visits to kin of
martyrs, directs CM CHANDIGARH, Dec 7 — The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today directed senior officers of the Sainik Welfare Organisation to pay regular visits to the bereaved families of the martyrs of the Kargil conflict and various other operations launched by the armed forces from time to time to inquire about their well-being. In a brief pinning ceremony of the flag on the occasion of Armed Forces Flag Day by a team of senior officers of the Defence Services Welfare Department led by Mr Ajit Singh Kohar, Minister for Defence Services Welfare, the Chief Minister said it was our bounden duty to take care of the families who had lost their bread winners for the sake of the motherland. He said the nation owed a great debt to them and the public should generously donate towards flag day fund to acknowledge gratitude to the brave soldiers. The Chief Minister himself also donated liberally for the flag day fund. On the occasion, the Chief Minister also released flag day souvenir and a special news bulletin containing information regarding various welfare schemes benifit packages extended by the state and the central governments for ex-servicemen and widows. It also contains detailed information regarding benefits offered to the affected personnel widows of Operation Vijay and related operations. He desired that such information should be disseminated to the maximum number of ex-servicemen and their families so that they can derive full benefit of these concessions and schemes. |
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Sangat asked to stop
anti-Sikh campaign AMRITSAR, Dec 7 — Sounding a note of warning, Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar, Akal Takht, asked the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat (RSS) and its outfits to immediately stop its campaign, which could adversely affect the distinctive separate identity of Sikhs. In a press note on the letter head of Akal Takht, Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti has said the propaganda, which can “mislead” the Khalsa Panth, should be stopped without further delay. This is for the first time that Jathedar, Akal Takht, has openly criticised the RSS for its “anti-Sikh” propaganda. Earlier, the Sikh conclave on May 14 had not directly name the RSS. The Jathedar took strong exception to the report published in a local news magazine wherein an RSS leader, Mr Madanjit Singh, had challenged the history of the Golden Temple. He said it was the “figment of imagination” of the person aimed at hurting the sentiments. The Jathedar also flayed the RSS for distributing posters all over the state wherein the “oneness of God” was distorted to equate Sikhs with Hindus, which led to resentment among Sikh masses. Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti urged the Sikh sangat not be misled by the “malicious and baseless” propaganda being launched by RSS activists. He said the “distortion” of Sikh identity was being done under a deep-rooted conspiracy. In the past such attempts by some unscrupulous persons had pushed Punjab into turmoil for two decades. Jathedar Jagdev Singh Talwandi had reportedly announced that he would take up the issue of the RSS distorting Sikh history with the Prime Minister. |
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Pashupalika acts as saviour
again TALLAN (Jalandhar): Pashupalika, the round-the-clock animal shelter-cum-rehabilitation centre, a novel project launched by the Jalandhar police, once again acted as saviour for a number of animals which had received serious burn injuries in a devastating fire which engulfed a Gujjar dera on December 1. The fire had broken out when an earthen lamp being carried by a child accidentally fell on a heap of straw stored in a corner. And within minutes scores of animals, mostly buffaloes, perished in the flames. Stunned by the tragedy, none of the members of the Gujjar community really knew what to do to save the lives of the animals which had sustained severe burn injuries till a team of officials and volunteers attached with Pashupalika reached the scene late in the evening and took charge of the rescue and relief work. Residents of the village were the first to reach the site on the village outskirts and initiated the relief work after making lighting arrangements with the help of a few tractors and jeeps. “It was horrifying to see my cattle perish in the fire, and more painful were the cries of animals which were about to die. And we stood helpless for a while, not knowing what to do”, said Amin Ahmed. “Actually, we got information about the incident around 6.30 p.m., an hour after the fire, when somebody called up the Pashupalika Animal Helpline control room. Thereafter, we immediately rushed to this place in the Pashupalika ambulance. Our aim was to somehow save the maximum number of animals by putting them on drip”, said Dr G.S. Bedi, a volunteer attached with the animal rehabilitation centre. The Animal Husbandry Department also rose to the occasion with the Deputy Director, Major Bhupinder Singh, and Dr Buta Ram Sarin supervising the relief work and organising a veterinary camp at the site. Veterinary doctors were deputed at the camp, working in three shifts. “Nearly 10 animals had more than 60 per cent burn injuries and we put them on the required dose of antibiotics, coupled with the daily dressing of wounds,” said Dr Bedi adding that three of these animals were still in a serious condition. Villagers were all praise for the work done by the officials ‘and volunteers attached with Pashupalika and said the death toll would have been higher had they not reached the scene. They also lauded the efforts of Mr Praveen Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner, who visited the dera and sanctioned Rs 15,000 for the purchase of medicines for the animals. Munna Ahmed said he would have lost all his cattle but for the efforts of officials of the Punjab police attached with Pashupalika, including constables Ranjit Singh, Mansa Singh, Sucha Singh and Sarabjit Singh. He said the injured animals included five buffaloes, four heifers and a calf. The dead animals were buried in an open place near the dera. |
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ST relief for brick-kiln
owners SANGRUR, Dec 7 — Apart from decreasing the sales tax on A and B category brickkilns in Punjab, the state government has also agreed not to increase the sales tax for three years upto December 2003 on brickkilns. Giving this information here, Mr Kewal Krishan Longowalia, president of the Sangrur District Brickkiln Owners Association, said the decision was reached at a meeting held at Chandigarh on December 5 between Mr Adesh Partap Singh, Excise and Taxation Minister, Punjab, and presidents of the district units of brickkiln owners associations, who were led by Mr Sarbjit Makkar, chairman of the Brickkiln Owners Action Committee. Mr Longowalia said the government had decided to decrease per year sales tax on A category brickkilns from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 1.60 lakh and on B category brickkilns from Rs 1.50 lakh to Rs 1.25 lakh. The sales tax on C category brickkilns would remain the same Rs 1 lakh. He further said the government had also allowed them to deposit the monthly instalment of sales tax during the full month. Mr Longowalia said these decisions would be implemented from January 1, 2001. He said before the implementation of these decisions, the same would be approved at a meeting of the cabinet. Mr Longowalia said their meeting with the Excise and Taxation Minister was in continuation of the meeting held with Mr Parkash Singh Badal a few days ago at Chandigarh in which their demands had been accepted and they had withdrawn their strike. |
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stations upgraded in Amritsar AMRITSAR, Dec 7 — With a view to strengthening the plant quarantine services in India to prevent the introduction of exotic pests, diseases and weeds in the country and issuance of phytosanitary certificate for the exportable agricultural commodities, the Government of India has upgraded five major plant quarantine stations to the level of national plant quarantine stations at Rangpuri in New Delhi and four regional plant quarantine stations at Amritsar, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta, with the construction of a well-equipped plant quarantine laboratory for a detailed study and screening of pests, diseases and weeds in the agricultural commodities being imported and exported through these stations. Plant quarantine laboratory is one of the laboratories, near the Sri Guru Ramdas International Airport at Rajasansi which has a new building constructed at a cost of Rs 3 crore on 3.7 acres, which the Union Minister for Agriculture, Mr Nitish Kumar, and the Punjab Chief Minister will dedicate to the farmers of Punjab on December 9. It will provide diagnostic facilities of pests and diseases of plant and plant material on a par with international standards as given by the WTO. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Narinderjit Singh, said the new station would provide the valuable plant quarantine services to the farmers, importers and exporters of plants and plant material by helping in the quick release of imported consignments and also helping to find out the level of residue of pesticides in agricultural commodities being imported and exported. It would also help to keep vigil on the introduction of any exotic pest. Punjab Agricultural University and Guru Nanak Dev University will help to screen out the pests and diseases from plant material imported by these universities. The Deputy Commissioner said Punjab Agro Industries Corporation got its project started for the export of fresh vegetables, cut flowers and flower seeds to UAE for which the CFS at Chheharta was being strengthened and upgraded with the facilities on a par with international standards. These commodities would be exported from here and the laboratory would help in the issue of PSC quickly. |
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Dang demands fresh probe
against SHO AMRITSAR, Dec 7 — In a case involving SHO Avtar Singh of Chheharta police station, veteran CPI leader Satya Pal Dang has demanded the enquiry be entrusted to a person of integrity and completed within specified time. Mr Sukhwinder Singh alleged that the SHO had pocketed Rs 20,000 in a deal between him and Baba Seetal Singh who had loaned Rs 1 lakh to the complainant to purchase a bus. According to the settlement, Rs 1.36 lakh was to be paid to the Baba through the SHO. Mr Sukhwinder gave the SHO a cheque for Rs 20,000 and Rs 1 lakh in cash. The SHO thereupon kept the bearer cheque and promised to give it after some time. Repeated requests to return the cheque went unheard. Mr Satya Pal Dang who brought the matter to the notice of the SSP, Amritsar, disclosed that the SHO had got the cheque encashed. A preliminary inquiry by the DSP (R) was ordered by the SSP. When the aggrieved party did not receive any notice, the inquiry was ordered to be held by the SDO. Mr Dang stated the SDO had entrusted the inquiry to an official who had recorded the statements of the party and the witnesses against the normal procedure. The SDO was transferred later on. Mr Dang alleged that the case was being hushed up. |
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Timely detection of fire
saves hospital AMRITSAR, Dec 7 — Fire gutted two electric transformers at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital attached to the local medical college, but the timely detection saved the hospital building. The two transformers of 500 KVA and 300 KVA, which were supplying electricity to the main hospital at the medical college complex, had caught fire at about 2.30 a.m. The SDO of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), Mr S.S. Kohli, told TNS that they were investigating the reason into the fire, but according to preliminary reports stated that sparks from a fire lit nearby had ignited and burnt the transformers placed on the ground floor of the hospital. Fortunately within few minutes they were able to disconnect the power supply to save the hospital while the supply to the operation theatre and another wards were restored within two hours. Mr Kohli said they were able to save these two transformers and no major damage was detected. However, PSEB immediately replaced the transformers and restored the electricity supply in the afternoon. The Principal of the medical college, Dr O.P. Mahajan, said due to the vigilant hospital staff they were able to save the building. Dr Mahajan said he had requested the PSEB to shift these transformers from the building so that such mishap could be avoided.
CHANDIGARH, Dec 7 — The Punjab Government today took the lead in the country by installing 50 solar water pumpsets (SWPs) of 2 hp capacity each to enhance the irrigation prospects in the state. Mr Chiranji Lal Garg, Science and Technology Minister of Punjab, said the state’s energy development agency (PEDA) had embarked upon a massive plan to install 500 SWPs, each costing Rs 4,56,000 to the state government. However, a pumpset installed at the Centre’s subsidised rates cost merely Rs 35,000 to a farmer. He added that PEDA had launched the installation process in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur districts, where 30, 10 and 15 pumpsets had been installed, respectively. As many as 150 more pumpsets would be installed in other parts of the state by the end of this year. |
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Postal services remain
disrupted PHILLAUR: The General Post Office and sub post offices of the town wore a deserted look as no business was conducted due to the ongoing strike of postal employees which entered third day today. No postal transaction was carried out today and postal services remained paralysed today, inconveniencing people. FATEHGARH SAHIB: Postal services were affected for the third consecutive day due to the ongoing strike of the postal staff. The strike has adversely affected the migrant labourers in the district as they are unable to send money through money orders to their native places. The private courier services did a brisk business.
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Kathmandu trip for best officials BATHINDA, Dec 7 — Markfed yesterday awarded the secretaries of the Punjab Agricultural Cooperative societies (PAC) and its officials who have done a good job in selling its products like fertilisers, pesticides, insecticides and edible oil. Two best societies were selected from Bathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepore, Mansa, Moga and Muktsar each. The first prize comprising a trip to Kathmandu was given to Mr Daljit Singh (Raikalan, Bathinda), Mr Gurmail Singh (Bargari, Faridkot), Mr Balwinder Singh (Khosadalsingh, Ferozepore), Mr Sukhminder Singh (Ubhaburj Dhilwan, Mansa), Mr Balkar Singh (Mahlkalan, Moga), and Mr Thakur Dass (Kotliablu, Muktsar). The second prize of a colour TV set was won by Mr Harmandar Singh (Bathinda), Mr Ajit Singh (Faridkot), Mr Prithvi Raj (Ferozepore), Mr Darshan Singh (Mansa), Mr Surjit Singh (Moga), and Mr Pritam Singh (Muktsar). |
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JALANDHAR: Lieut-Gen Surjit Singh, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Command, payed floral tributes to war heroes at Punjab State War Memorial here to mark the Armed Forces Flag Day here today. While addressing the gathering on this occasion, he said the countrymen should come forward and stand by the security forces to boost their morale in the fight against the undeclared wars. AMRITSAR, Dec 7 — The combined raising day of Home Guards and Civil Defence was celebrated today by the officers and staff of No 3 battalion, Punjab Home Guards and district commander, Punjab Home Guards, Amritsar. The message of Mr Gurcharan Singh Bhullar, IPS ADGP, Home Guards, was read out and the gathering was also conveyed the good wishes of Mr Narinderjit Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar.
SAS NAGAR, Dec 7 — The father of former President of the SGPC, Bibi Jagir Kaur, died at his Phase 6 residence here after a brief illness today. Girdhara Singh (83) was ill for the last few days. Apart from Bibi Jagir Kaur, he is survived by three sons — Col Joginder Singh, Mr Mohinder Singh, and Mr Tarlochan Singh.
The Chief Minister of Punjab and his senior Cabinet colleagues, apart from senior officials, were present at the cremation of the ex-serviceman at the Sector 25 crematorium in Chandigarh.
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11 get RI in
murder case KAPURTHALA, Dec 7 — Mr Gurdev Singh, Sessions Judge, has sentenced Baaz Singh, Jaimal Singh, Malkiat Singh, Balwinder Singh, Bhagwant Singh, Beant Singh, Roor Singh, all residents of Ahli Khurd village, Pipal Singh, Balraj Singh of Ahli Kalan village, Kulwant Singh of Sadha village and Arsal Singh of Amritsar district to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering Sukhdev Singh of Ahli Kalan village. The judge fined Jaimal Singh Rs 10,000 failing which he would have to further undergo imprisonment for one year. The remaining accused were fined Rs 5000 each, failing which they would undergo further imprisonment for six months. All accused would also undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years for injuring Gurdial Singh and Dula Singh and to pay a fine of Rs 5000 each in case of default of fine they were ordered to undergo imprisonment for six more months. However, all sentences would run concurrently.
Harbans Singh and Ajit Singh were acquitted in the case. CHANDIGARH, Dec 7 — A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising Mr Justice H.S. Bedi and Mr Justice A.S. Garg today allowed an appeal of the Punjab Government and sentenced Gurcharan Singh and his wife Amarjit Kaur, a trained midwife, both residents of Badala Alla Singh in Fatehgarh Sahib, district, to undergo rigorous imprisonment of one year and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each for causing death of Bachan Kaur while aborting her two months old pregnancy. Her Husband Sher Singh of Dangrian village in the same district later lodged an FIR with the police under section 304 of the IPC on March 31, 1986. He filed a complaint before Mr R.K. Tyagi, Judicial Magistrate (Ist class), alleging that “neither Gurcharan Singh nor Charanjit Kaur were trained medical persons yet they administered dangerous drugs to destroy the pregnancy of Bachan Kaur and having failed they urged her to undergo an operation after charging more money”. After operation her condition detriorated and she was referred to the PGI where she died on January 29, 1986. Later, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, charged Gurcharan Singh and Amarjit Kaur under Sections 314 and 34 of the IPC but due to lack of evidence aquitted them. The state went for an appeal against the decision of the Sessions Court and the Division Bench today, sent them to jail and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each.
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75 kg of opium seized, 2
held BATHINDA, Dec 7 — The ‘biggest’ haul of 75 kg of opium was made yesterday by the district police under the ongoing anti-narcotic operations. Dr Jatinder Jain, SSP, said at a press conference here today that a police party led by DSP (Rural), nabbed two persons on a specific tip-off. The two accused, Karamjit Singh and Charan Jeet Singh, who were bringing opium from Madhya Pradesh were nabbed near the Drain Bridge of Machana village. Dr Jain claimed that this was the biggest haul of opium in the district so far, and the district police had seized 116 kg of opium this year itself. He added that the accused had been smuggling opium for the past 10 years and used to supply opium and heroin to different parts of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Giving details of the modus operandi, Dr Jain said that the accused used a truck with a specially fabricated body for their operations. The opium was hidden in a special cavity in the tool box of the truck. The cavity was made in such a manner that it was invisible. The truck’s body was fabricated at Fatehgarh Sahib and the fabricator would be made a party to the investigation. added Dr Jain. He said that the seized opium was so pure that the accused could make thrice the quantity from it. The market value of the opium was estimated to be about Rs 12 lakh. The accused had 25 per cent share in the consignment while on paper they were the owners of the truck used for smuggling. The two main gang members have been identified and search operations were on to nab them. The property of the arrested would be attached under the NDPS Act, he added. |
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Man missing, travel
agents booked HOSHIARPUR, Dec 7 — On the complaint of Mr Sukhwinder Singh of Batala, the district police yesterday registered a case under Sections 364, 365, 420, 120B, IPC, against Swarna Ram of Sherpur Pucca, village, Jeeto, wife of Farkash, and her son Mehnga Ram of Ghorewaha and Dharampal, all travel agents who had sent his brother-in-law Surinder Singh to Italy by charging Rs 4.5 lakh and is now not traceable. Mr Surinder Singh is a nephew of the husband of Mrs Mohinder Kaur Josh, State Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab. According to police sources, the accused took Surinder Singh to Delhi on September 25 and he informed his sister Balwinder Kaur who is residing there on telephone that he was suddenly going to Itlay. He requested her to inform his family in this connection. Since then he has not contacted any of his family members.
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Doctor booked JALANDHAR, Dec 7 — After a gap of nearly one year, the Nakodar police has finally booked two persons, including a doctor, in a case pertaining to the death of a young housewife in a private hospital last year. Mr Harbans Singh, a resident of Lasoori village near Shahkot had alleged that his daughter Balwinder Kaur, who was married to Gurdev Singh of Sadiqpura village and had two daughters, was admitted to a private hospital of Dr Veena Gupta at Nakodar, for the delivery of her child. She died under mysterious circumstances after a few days and the father believed that she was killed by her husband with the connivance of the doctor. A case under Section 302 of the IPC has been registered by the Nakodar police against Gurdev Singh and Dr Veena Gupta. |
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