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Cops absolved of custodial death charge
Patiala, September 3
A day after registering a case against three cops, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector, for allegedly keeping a 20-year-old man in illegal police confinement, which led to his death, the Samana police has now claimed that the victim had died of natural causes.
Students
to file PIL on VC’s appointment
Jalandhar, September 3
Holding the appointment of
Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Technical University, Dr Y.S. Rajan, as
against the prescribed norms of the University Grants Commission, the
All-India Sikh Students Federation (Mehta faction) today announced that
it would file a public interest litigation petition, seeking the
quashing of the appointment.
Khadoor
Sahib to have multimedia Sikh museum
Amritsar, September 3
The first multimedia Sikh museum
will be built at Khadoor Sahib near here. The project is sponsored by
the Sikhs in Canada, USA, England, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and other
countries.
Ravi
Inder Singh plans agitation
Faridkot, September 3
The Shiromani Akali Dal floated
by Ravi Inder Singh plans to launch a statewide agitation from the
first week of December if the Centre does not accept its demands. A
memorandum in this regard has already been submitted to the Punjab
Governor, Justice O.P. Verma (retd), by senior party leaders.
Gagandeep
is Punjab Youth Cong Gen Secy
Chandigarh, September 3
Mr Gagandeep Singh Wasu has been
appointed General Secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Youth Congress with
immediate effect.
Principal
Secretary orders demolition of illegal building
Amritsar, September 3
The Principal Secretary, Local
Government, Mr A.K. Dubey, has directed the Commission of the local
Municipal Corporation to “personally ensure” that the Basant
Avenue building, which was constructed in violation of the bylaws, is
demolished.
OBITUARY
An
able administrator
MR Rajesh Chhabra, who died
at Badrinath in Uttaranchal yesterday, was not only a senior
bureaucrat but also an able sports administrator. Son of Mr P.L.
Chhabra, also an IAS officer, he was born in April, 1945. He belonged
to the 1967 batch of the IAS. He joined as Assistant Commissioner,
Ropar.
Mansa
to be developed
Mansa, September 3
“Mansa will be brought under
the Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns Planning
Scheme,” Mr Jasbir Singh Dimpa, Chairman, Punjab Sewerage and Water
Supply Board, told newsmen on Monday.
Power
bill collection at Ropar post offices
Chandigarh, September 3
The Chandigarh Postal Division
has entered into an agreement with the Punjab State Electricity Board
for collection of electricity bills through Post Offices in Ropar
District.
PSEB
staff stage dharna against screening
SAS Nagar, September 3
Employees of the Punjab State
Electricity Board sat on a dharna in protest against the policy of the
board, which made screening compulsory at the age of 50, 55 and above.
The dharna was staged by employees here yesterday as the first meeting
of the screening committee was held at which five assistant linemen
were screened.
Police to recall 201 cops
Chandigarh, September 3
The Punjab Police has decided to recall 201 constables, who have been on deputation with the Punjab Excise and Taxation Department for long, as part of a new policy finalised today.
Sources in the Police Department said most of these constables had developed vested interests and were reluctant to return to parent department.
DC
inspects cleanliness drive
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 3
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K.
Ahluwalia, visited Ward No. 4, 5 and 6 of Bassi Pathana town of the
district today at around 7 am to inspect the cleanliness drive that
has been launched by the district administration.
FCI
staff hold protests
Sangrur, September 3
On the call of their Zonal
Committee (North), members of the FCI Executive Staff Union today sat
in dharna in front of the FCI district office here to force the
management to implementing their long-pending demands.
Wife,
paramour kill man
Bathinda, September 3
In a bizarre incident, a woman
along with her paramour killed her husband about a week ago and then
buried the body in an orchard, which had been taken on contract by the
deceased in Machana village of the district, to destroy the evidence
of the crime committed by them.
Father
strangles infant
Bathinda, September 3
In a bizarre incident, Chinda
Singh of Pitho village killed his six-month-old daughter and later
threw the body into the well on the night of September 1. Information
revealed that Chinda Singh, who got married over a year ago, always
wanted a son and used to tell his wife that a son would be born to
them. However, when a girl was born about six months ago, he started
quarrelling with his wife and accusing her of infidelity.
Cop
tampered with statement, says driver
Barnala, September 3
Mr Rawail Singh, who drives a bus
for a private transporter of Bathinda, was allegedly first beaten up
by a transporter and then his statement to the police was tampered
with to help the accused.
5
sportsmen held on looting charge
Jalandhar, September 3
The district police has arrested
five sportsmen on the charge of looting a youth at gun point outside a
hotel here last night. Ajay Kumar of Railway Colony had reported that
five youths had deprived him of cash and mobile phone outside the
hotel where he had gone to have dinner with his friend.
2
‘extortionists’ held
Amritsar, September 3
The SSP, Mr Kultar Singh,
conducted a commando action in mufti and arrested two youths who had
allegedly tried to extort money from a girl belonging to a big
business house.
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