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Badal Case
Khaira, other Cong MLAs to approach SC
Chandigarh, September 13
As Punjab Government's home and legal departments are working with great speed to protect Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his other family members in the case they are facing in a Ropar court, a group of Congress MLAs has decided to move the Supreme Court to seek retrial of the case outside the state, said Sukhpal Singh Khaira, a Congress MLA from Kapurthala district.

4 witnesses depose before court
Rupnagar, September 13
Four more witnesses deposed before the court of special judge G.S. Saran today in the case against Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal for having assets disproportionate to known sources of income.

Amarinder seeks blanket bail
Chandigarh, September 13
Former chief minister Amarinder Singh moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court today seeking directions for grant of a blanket bail to him in view of what he termed as politics of vendetta unleashed against him by the Akali-BJP government since it came to power in March this year.

Skewed Sex Ratio
Now, female infanticide replaces foeticide: study
Patiala, September 13
Has female infanticide taken the place of female foeticide in Punjab? The data collected by a Rajindra Hospital doctor Harshinder Kaur indicates towards this dangerous trend.

CM for linking MSP with price index
Ludhiana, September 13
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal blamed the Centre for anti- farmer policies and demanded linking of minimum support price with the whole sale consumer price index for fair return to farmers.


MP Sharanjit Singh Dhillon shares a point with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal while VC M.S. Kang listens at the inauguration of two-day kisan mela at PAU, Ludhiana on Thursday. — Photo by Sayeed Ahmed

• SAD to demand increase in paddy MSP
• Farmers blame govt
• Border farmers stage dharna, demand relief

Bhangra is in the air Youths jump to the beat of the dhol at the opening ceremony of the 13th Punjab Police Border Range Sports and Athletics Meet at Khalsa College in Amritsar on Thursday. — AFP

Masih Case
Book SSP for murder: Probe
Chandigarh, September 13
In yet another embarrassment for the Punjab Police, investigations by the police itself have found that an IPS officer, presently serving as SSP, a DSP and two Inspectors, were among those who were responsible for beating up a youth at Bhadaur, Barnala, in October last year.

492 civilians died in Bluestar: Brig Rao
Amritsar, September 13
The former Brigadier who executed Operation Bluestar in June 1984 has come on record that some service rules were violated in the operation.

COMMUNITY

Dharam Yudh Morcha Silver Jubilee
Families of 5 martyrs boycott function
Sarai Ke Pattan (Nurpur Bedi), September 13
Families of five martyrs and one person injured during Dharam Yudh Morcha today boycotted the silver jubilee observed. Alleging the organizing committee of not inviting them graciously, all six families boycotted the function that was presided over by Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, MP Avinash Rai Khanna and MLAs from Anandpur Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib, Balachaur and Morinda.

Catch-22
‘Misuse’ is the key: BJP
Chandigarh, September 13
The issue of “cats” - militants- turned informers -- today had the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party coming out in the open. It differed not only with the views of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal but has also conveyed its concern on the matter to the BJP central leadership.

VB refuses to return Virk’s briefcase
Mohali, September 13
The Vigilance Bureau has refused to part with the contents of the briefcase it recovered from former Punjab DGP S.S. Virk when the VB team arrested him on September 9.

Kidney Removal
Man seeks probe
Amritsar, September 13
A migrant sevadar of Durgiana Temple, Shridhar Dubey, has alleged that a senior doctor of a government hospital removed the left kidney of his four-year-old daughter Sonia while removing a tumour during surgery done last year.

New transport policy on anvil
Patiala, September 13
The Punjab government is on the verge unveiling a new transport policy. The draft of the policy will be brought before the council of ministers in the near future. In the new policy the public transport system, especially the buses, would be increased on roads to ease the rush of private transport.

Hospital gets machine for cancer treatment
Patiala, September 13
The state government is committed to upgrade the medical facilities in allopathy and ayush. Medical education and research minister Tikshan Sud said this at a press conference today after inaugurating a branch therapy machine at Government Rajindra Hospital for the treatment of cancer patients.

Medical education and research minister Tikshan Sud after inaugurating a cancer treatment machine at Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Malerkotla gears up for Ramzan
Malerkotla, September 13
The holy month of Ramzan-ul-Mubarak will commence in India on September 14, subject to confirmation from Dehli Jama Masjid, said Mufti Fuzailur Rahman Hilal Usmani, former Mufti-e-Punjab while talking to The Tribune here yesterday.

Badal, Kalia seek apology
Chandigarh, September 13
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and senior BJP minister in his government, Manoranjan Kalia, today described as "shocking and utterly insensitive" Centre's reported stand before the Supreme Court, questioning the very existence Lord Ram.

COURTS

High Court
Ration Card Fraud
HC issues notice to Moga DC
Chandigarh, September 13
A Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Mahesh Grover, today issued notice to Centre, Punjab through home secretary, Moga DC and others over a PIL seeking probe either by the CBI or any other independent agency into ration-card fraud.

Sessions judge suspended
Tarn Taran, September 13
Local additional district and sessions judge Sukhdev Singh was today suspended on the orders of the Punjab And Haryana High Court. R.S. Rai has taken charge in his place.

Insurance co told to pay Rs 1 lakh
Sangrur, September 13
In an accident case, the local District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Oriental Insurance Company Limited to pay Rs 1 lakh to Kanta Devi, widow of Sham Lal, and her two sons Narinder Kumar and Rakesh Kumar, all residents of Sangrur.

State’s first mobile court
Chandigarh, September 13
A mobile court will also become functional in Punjab on October 2. Sources said the first mobile court would be held at Mukerian in Hoshiarpur district.

CRIME

DSP probing dera case booked
Bathinda, September 13
A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against Bathinda DSP (D) Surinderpal Singh, who is probing the criminal case registered against Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. However, he will continue to supervise the investigations, said Bathinda SSP Nau Nihal Singh.

EDUCATION

Rs 35 cr to revamp tech edu
Chandigarh, September 13
The Punjab Government has earmarked Rs 35 crore during the current fiscal year for imparting qualitative education to students.

Sud briefs CM on vacant seats in colleges
Chandigarh, September 13
Medical Education Minister Tikshan Sud yesterday briefed Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal with regard to admission in medical, dental and other colleges and vacant seats in BDS courses in private colleges. In MBBS there were 420 seats in private colleges out of which 391 have been filled. As many as 29 NRI seats were still vacant.