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Rs 6 lakh robbed at gunpoint
Gang of robbers headed by constable busted
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Trade unions demand review of Electricity Act
Complaints redressed at camp
Travel agent dupes 6 youth
RI to former Housefed secretary
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Rs 6 lakh robbed at gunpoint
Phagwara, December 17 In a complaint lodged with the Behram Police in Nawanshahr district, Jarnail Singh said he was carrying the cash to purchase construction material for his house when he was waylaid by the two clean shaven robbers, riding a red bike. The Behram SHO, Mr Rakesh Kumar, said a case under Section 392 of the IPC and the Arms Act had been registered against the accused. The latest incident may put the police in dock which is already grappling with the Rs 33 lakh robbery of foreign currency from two persons a month ago. In almost similar circumstances, two clean shaven motorcycle-borne youth had snatched a bag full of foreign currency from Jaiparkash and Amandeep, employees of the UAE Exchange and Financial Services, at about 6.30 pm on November 16 when they were going to their office after withdrawing the currency from the Capital Local Area Bank on the GT Road in Phagwara. The police had also released the sketches of the robbers prepared with the help of the description given by the witnesses. However, when contacted, a senior police officer said the police was not sitting idle over the robbery but making plans to get hold of the culprits at the earliest and added that it would be premature to say anything about the antecedents of the robbers. |
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Gang of robbers headed by constable busted
Jalandhar, December 17 According to the SP (City), Mr Surinder Kumar Kalia, those arrested were Palwinder Singh, the policeman, Jaspal Singh, Prem Kumar, Jagwinder Singh and Vipan. Two other members of the gang are absconding. The head of the gang of robbers head constable Palwinder Singh, the police said he had also served as a gunman of the former SSP, Mr Swarn Singh, during the years of terrorism in Jalandhar. The members were caught while trying to execute a robbery in the Old Sabzi Mandi area. On a tip-off, the police team, led by the SP, conducted a raid and nabbed the robbers, armed with lethal weapons. The cache of arms recovered included a service revolver of 455 bore Enfield mark issued to the constable, one pistol of 12 bore with two cartridges, 135 cartridges used in AK-47 and one magazine, 65 cartridges of 9 mm, six cartridges of 455 bore, seven cartridges of .303 bore, six cartridges of 415 bore, six cartridges of 38 bore, one arms license and a sharp-edged weapon. The police said the accused were wanted in as many as 15 cases of robbery, some snatching cases, and for contract for killing, which were not executed. The police is investigating the role of the police constable who, it said, was the kingpin of the gang and had been serving with the district police. The SP said the constable played an active role during anti-insurgency operations in the state. |
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Trade unions demand review of Electricity Act
Jalandhar, December 17 The working president of the Electricity Employees Federation of India (EEFI) and the national secretary of the CITU, Mr S Dev Roy, said this while addressing media persons before the inauguration of a two-day conference on the issues related to the electricity sector and the urgent and important issues being faced by the trade union movement in the country. He said the Central government had agreed upon the review of the Electricity Act in an agreement struck between the government and trade unions on May 17, 2005, in which it had agreed to review the damaging provisions of the Act. But the same has not been undertaken so far, he alleged. “The review of the Act also finds mention in the common minimum programme struck between the UPA alliance partners before the formation of the government,” he said. The trade unions were going to hold a strong protest rally in front of the parliament on March 1 and if the government did not review the Act to reverse the process of unbundling which was only to facilitate the privatisation of the State Electricity Boards, the agitation would be stepped up, Mr Roy said. “The agitation has the support of the Left parties”. |
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Complaints redressed at camp
Nadala (Kapurthala), December 17 Inaugurating the camp, Mr Sameer Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala, said the state government had decided to organise at least two camps in the district every month. In the camp, also attended by Mr Rajeev Ahir, SSP, Kapurthala, and the Congress leader and president of Progressive Farmers’ Association, Punjab, Mr Sukhpal Singh Khaira, various departments of the district administration put up 32 counters to sort out the problems of the villagers. The revenue department cleared 98 mutations and the transport department issued 292 learning licenses during the camp. Besides, the Punjab State Electricity Board, Horticulture Department, Animal Husbandry Department, Agriculture Department, Employment Exchange office and Social Security Department also put up counters. Mr Khaira, while addressing the gathering, revealed that the state government has approved 33 schemes of drinking water supply for the sub-division. |
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Travel agent dupes 6 youth
Jalandhar, December 17 In their complaints lodged with the Bus Stand Police station, the half dozen youth have accused travel agent, Rajbir Singh, proprietor of Hemkunth Travels, located near the local Bus Stand, of cheating them on pretext of sending them abroad. The accused had asked for an amount of Rs 1,10,000 and gave them receipts for the cash fee given by the victims. The agent has been missing since December 7.
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RI to former Housefed secretary
Jalandhar, December 17 According to the prosecution, the accused, a resident of Sarawaan village in Gurdaspur district, had gone to the house of Satpal, the complainant, to inspect his under-construction house while posing as an inspector of Housefed. He than demanded a bribe saying that he would get his loan request for construction of his house cleared from the “top.” Meanwhile, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau, which laid a trap and arrested Sucha Singh on June 5, 2002 and a case against him was registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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PSHRC approached
Jalandhar, December 17 |
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Clarification
The Punjab Technical University Vice-Chancellor, Dr. S.K. Salwan, has clarified that he did not attend the December 15 marriage reception of the son of the Jalandhar MP, Rana Gurjit Singh, as reported by a section of the media. |
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