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Sidhu’s
judicial remand extended
Chandigarh, June 25
The suspended PPSC Chairman,
Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu, was today further remanded in judicial
custody under the Arms Act till June 30 and under the Excise Act till
July 8, respectively, by the UT Judicial Magistrate, Mr S. S Bhardwaj.
Tota
Singh’s aide in Vigilance net
Moga, June 25
A team of Punjab Vigilance Bureau
officials today rounded up Mr Ram Singh, Chairman, Market Committee,
Ajitwal, after raiding his house at his native village Madoke.
HIGH COURT
Former
Akali minister gets pre-arrest bail
Chandigarh, June 25
Acting on a petition seeking the
grant of anticipatory bail filed by Punjab’s former minister Nirmal
Singh Kahlon in a cheating and corruption case, Mr Justice Ashutosh
Mohunta of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today ordered that the
petitioner would be released on bail in the event of his arrest.
Mohali
granted bail
Ropar, June 25
Mr Maghar Khan, Sessions Judge,
today granted bail to Amrik Singh Mohali, Municipal Councillor from
SAS Nagar and alleged “tout” of former Punjab PWD Minister Suchha
Singh Langah, in a case registered against him and others by the
Vigilance Bureau under various Sections of the IPC and the Prevention
of Corruption Act, 1988. Amrik Singh Mohali is already in judicial
custody.
Vendors selling feathers of
the national bird, peacock, in
Jalandhar on Tuesday. — PTI photo |
5
cops suspended for beating up 5 persons
Amritsar, June 25
Four policemen and an ASI were
suspended for allegedly beating up five persons, including two women,
following a traffic challan here today. Enquiries have been ordered
into the alleged, misbehaviour of the policemen leading to a traffic
jam for nearly two hours near Ganda Nullah close to Fatehpur police
chowki.
Rice
scam: truck drivers’ memo to CM
Bathinda, June 25
While the main accused in the
recently unearthed FCI rice export scam are yet to be arrested, a
section of the local truck operators who have been arrested by the
police allegedly for aiding the culprits have submitted a memorandum
to the Punjab Chief Minister pleading innocence and seeking their
release.
Excise
men observe ‘black day’
Chandigarh, June 25
Wearing black badges , members of
the Confederation of the Employees of the Excise and Taxation
Department organised gate rallies throughout the state to protest
against the work environment in the department.
Contempt
plea against Animal Husbandry Deputy Director
Tarn Taran, June 25
Mr Parminder Singh, Veterinary
officer, posted at the local veterinary hospital, has filed a contempt
of court plea in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against Dr Tejinder
Singh Bedi, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Amritsar, who has not
released salary of Mr Parminder Singh for six months from June 2000 to
November 2000 despite orders of the high court to this effect.
Implement
quota policy for SCs/STs: commission
Ropar, June 25
Mr C. Chellappan, a member of the
National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes,
Government of India, stressed on the implementation of the reservation
policy in letter and spirit in the state in the interest of the SCs
and the STs. He also asked the police authorities to ensure that there
should be no atrocities on the members of the SCs and the STs at any
level.
Police
‘trying to hush up’ corruption cases
Amritsar, June 25
In a letter to the Chief
Minister, veteran CPI leader Satya Pal Dang has said while he (the
Chief Minister) had made fighting corruption his main plank, one
district police authorities seemed to be trying to hush up some cases
of embezzlement and corruption. He said the police was trying to hush
up the fake admission racket and embezzlement of Gujarat relief fund.
Over
3 lakh scavengers rehabilitated
Gurdaspur, June 25
Mr Ganga Ram Teja, member of the
National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, talking to newspersons here
today said the Central and state governments were making efforts to
uplift the safai karamcharis.
ISBTI
honours blood donors
Bathinda, June 25
The Punjab chapter of the Indian
Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology honoured those
blood donors and motivators at a programme organised on Sunday.
Kin
refuse to cremate body
Bathinda, June 25
The body of a married woman,
Sunita Rani, who allegedly committed suicide yesterday, could not be
cremated today. Her kin, including her husband and her parents,
refused to accept the body and perform the last rites.
PSEB
extends disclosure scheme
Chandigarh, June 25
The Punjab State Electricity
Board has decided to extend the last date of the voluntary disclosure
scheme for tubewell connections to July 1, 2002. This will provide a
chance to the farmers in the state to regularise their loads and save
themselves from heavy penalties.
Moroccan
woman missing
Amritsar, June 25
Mystery shrouds the disappearance
of a Moroccan woman who was reportedly put on a train to Delhi for the
Moroccan Embassy by the police but has been missing. The police which
made her board the train and the family she was married into are
clueless about her whereabouts.
Seminar
on untouchability
Muktsar, June 25
Even after 53 years of
independence members of high castes behave in an improper way with
those belonging to dalit society in some states. This was stated by
Deputy Commissioner Babu Lal at a seminar organised in connection with
the celebration of Kabir Jayanti here yesterday. The seminar was
organised on untouchability.
Freedom
fighter’s widow dead
Faridkot, June 25
Maya Devi, widow of freedom
fighter Chetan Dev, died here today. She was 93. She was bedridden for
the past month due to ill health. People from all walks of life
attended her cremation here today.
BKU
demands arhtiya’s arrest
Bathinda, June 25
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta)
has demanded the arrest of an arhtiya of Rama Mandi who allegedly
forced Jagroop Singh, a farmer of Chatte Wala village, to commit
suicide.
MC
official accused of misusing power
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 25
Certain councillors from Sirhind
and Fatehgarh Sahib have accused the Executive Officer of the
municipal council of misusing his powers and causing financial loss to
the council by settling a 12-year-old house tax dispute of a private
party without taking the approval of the House Tax Assessment
sub-committee. They also said the matter was sub-judice.
MC
postpones decision on octroi
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 25
The Municipal Council, Sirhind,
Fatehgarh Sahib, has postponed the decision to give the collection of
the octroi to private contractors for further period. At a meeting of
the councillors held here today, the issue could not be decided as a
majority of the councillors were against giving the collection of
octroi on a contract to private traders.
Generation incentive restored by PSEB
Ropar, June 25
The Punjab State Electricity Board today held in abeyance a recently issued controversial circular regarding reduction in the generation incentive
of the engineers and employees working at the thermal plants in the state. After the issuance of the revised circular, the employees and engineers had been holding gate rallies and processions for the withdrawal of the same for the past more than three weeks.
Man
posing as CBI official held
Amritsar, June 25
The police has arrested
Parveen Kumar Sabarwal, who posed as a CBI Assistant Director
and FCI Labour Director and reportedly defrauded people of Rs 50
lakh on pretext of providing jobs.
Amritsar SSP Narinder
Paul Singh displays pictures of conman Parveen Kumar
Sabharwal, who through computer imaging prepared pictures of himself
"posing" with the Prime Minister, the DGP, and other
senior officers.
— Photo Rajiv Sharma |
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Two
murdered by kin over water dispute
Moga, June 25
Two persons were allegedly
murdered by their close relatives in separate incidents during the
past three days in Bagha Purana area of the district.
Two
die as bus hits scooter
Moga, June 25
Two persons died in a road
accident yesterday evening near Nihal Singh Wala in the district.
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