 |
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Minister assures review of Electricity Act
Ropar, September 6 The minister asked the federation to give a presentation on proposed suggestions and action plans to improve working of the power sector on October 3 in the power ministry. The body asked that an amendment be made in the Act so that the state concerned is free to choose model and time frame to carry on reform process. Padamjit Singh, chairman of the federation, pointed out to the minister that efficiency of unbundled and privatised power utilities has decreased and cited an example of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Orissa and Uttrakhand. Transmission line losses and subsidy to power utilities have not decreased as was being projected as major reason for unbundling of the state electricity boards, Padamjit said. The performance and efficiency of the bundled state electricity boards like Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Kerala and Himachal Pardesh is much better than privatised power companies, he added. He urged the minister not to go for franchisee system in power sector, as this is worse than privatisation. The franchisee, who is given assets of the electricity board, works only to increase his profits and system improvement is not his aim. |
|||||
|
PSEB employees’ body protests 85th amendment
Patiala, September 6 The protesters said
that despite the Punjab government withholding the implementation of these orders, the PSEB had decided to implement the same without taking the employees into confidence. PSEB employees from the Lehra Mohabbat thermal plant and Ropar thermal plat also attended the rally. Addressing the rally, Federation president Jaswant Singh Dhaliwal said following the Supreme Court directives, the Punjab government had withheld the orders. However, the PSEB authorities are adamant to implement the 85th amendment, he alleged. The employees’ leader has threatened to launch an agitation if the PSEB fails to withdraw
the orders. |
||||||
|
Ex-IT commissioner jailed
Patiala, September 6 The CBI court held out a three-year sentence to M.L. Dhusa, who was posted at Ludhiana when he was trapped by the vigilance. One of his accomplices, Deepak Chugh, was also sentenced to three years imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 45,000 and Rs 25,000 on Dhusa and Chugh, respectively. Dhusa had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from Mohinder Singh, a Moga-based industrialist.
— TNS |
||||||
|
Modi college lift kayaking trophy
Patiala, September 6 The team comprised Mandeep Singh, Dalvir Singh, Sukhdeep Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Kulwant Singh, Sarabjit Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Maninder and Paramjeet Singh. The squad was honoured by college principal Dr Satish Bhardwaj today. |
Army jawan found guilty of murder
Chandigarh, September 6 Nearly 12 years after the incident, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed Shinder Singh’s appeal for quashing the trial proceedings held by the summary general court martial. Shinder Singh was enrolled in the army in December 1980. During his posting with 10 Sikh regiment of the infantry, he was sent for a field firing exercise on attachment with 6 Armoured regiment. He was accompanied during the exercise by naib subedar Manjit Singh, havaldar Hardayal Singh, sepoy Ram Partap and sepoy Balwinder Singh. On the fateful night of August 13, 1996, they picked up a quarrel over liquor and in the morning Manjit Singh and Hardyal Singh were found dead. In the legal battle that ensued, one of the tent occupants Ram Partap turned an approver. Pleading innocence, Shinder Singh, on the other hand, maintained there were no witnesses of the alleged act. Besides this, no one in the vicinity heard the gunshots. On the completion of the trial, Shinder Singh was “found to be guilty of offences charged with for having committed the murder of two fellow army personnel”. Shinder Singh was awarded imprisonment for life, besides reduction in rank from naik to sepoy. He was also ordered to be dismissed from service. Challenging the orders, Shinder Singh had sought in his petition directions for quashing the “findings” of the general court martial, and the order on sentence passed on June 10, 1998. Directions for reinstating him were also sought. In its details order, the Bench, comprising Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice Rajan Gupta, ruled the petition was devoid of merit and deserved to be rejected. As such, it was being dismissed. Detailing on the motive behind the crime, the Bench observed: The accused had quarreled with the now-deceased persons and had nursed a grudge for being hurt by havaldar Hardyal Singh, which kept brewing up during the night of the incident. Thus, we are also in agreement with the court that the accused had a motive to commit the offence”.
|
||
|
Special lok adalat held
Chandigarh, September 6 District and Sessions Judge, UT, Kewal Krishan Garg said that a total of 29 MACT cases were disposed of wherein a compensation of Rs 53 lakh was given to the victims. This special lok adalat was held under the guidance of Justice J.S. Khehar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Manjit Singh, secretary of State Legal Services Authority, UT, and Justice K.S. Garewal, judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court. The lok adalat also disposed of 4,700 challans and 746 cheque bounce cases. The next lok adalat will be held on November 9.
|
||
Administrator's Challenge Cup
Chandigarh, September 6 Baldev netted three goals. His goals came in the 17th, 32nd and 46th minutes. Azim Khan (19th) and Parmod Pandey (39th) contributed one goal each. Deepak of Haryana was given a red card for rough play after two cautions. Two more Haryana players were penalised. Ashish was booked for non-sportsman like behaviour while Nitin was shown yellow card for rough play. Earlier, Tamil Nadu Football Association drew with Madhya Pradesh Football Association in an inconsequential group-A match. Madhya Pradesh gained the lead in the 17th minute through Nitin Rajak while Edwin Sydney scored the equaliser for Tamil
Nadu in the 85th minute. Dalip Kumar of Tamil Nadu was cautioned for rough play while
Robin Singh of Madhya Pradesh got yellow card for deliberately handling the ball. Hosts Chandigarh Football Academy has already qualified for the semifinal with an all-win record. They have won all their four matches so far. |
|
Cricket
Chandigarh, September 6 In another match, left-arm spinner Varun Khanna returned a rich haul of 10 wickets for 40 runs against Zone-A and enabled Mohali District to post an outright win and secure three points. Mohali won by an innings and 61 runs. Overnight rains had delayed the start and the match was played only after lunch. The third match being played at the Dhruv Pandove stadium, Patiala, was also abandoned on the day 2 because of the overnight torrential rains. As the first innings could not be completed, both teams split one point each. In the fourth match played in Ludhiana, Zone-B, which had resumed from overnight score of 36 for 4 in 13 overs, went on to score 159 for 7 at the close of play. The two teams got one splitting point each. |
|
Kajal, Shashank best in kho-kho
Chandigarh, September 6 In the boys’ category, Guru Nanak Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Sector 30, clinched the first position while in the girls’ category, IS Dev Samaj Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, won the place. Hosts Saint Soldier International School, Sector 28, bagged the second position in both categories. Kajal of Saint Soldier International School and Shashank of Guru Nanak Khalsa Senior Secondary School bagged the best player award in the girls’ and boys’ categories, respectively. |
Ritu Case: In-laws held for murder
Panchkula, September 6 The incident dates back to the morning of December 19. The family said Ritu (29) was taking bath and they broke the door of the bathroom when she did not come out for long. They claimed that they found her lying on the floor. The in-laws then took her to General Hospital, Sector 6, where she was declared brought dead. However, the parents of Ritu, who reached here from Ludhiana, alleged that she was killed by the family. The parents of the deceased said Ritu had two daughters after she married Chandan in 1999 and her mother-in-law wanted her to leave Chandan so that she could remarry him to have a grandson. The police had arrested Chandan and detained his parents the same day. While a case against Chandan was registered under Section 302, his parents were let off to take care of the two children. Later, Chandan was also granted bail when the post-mortem report failed to cite any specific opinion and charges under Section 302 for murder were dropped. However, the accused family was still facing charges under Section 498A for subjecting Ritu to cruelty. A board of doctors at PGI, Rohtak, had opined that the marks on the mouth and nose of the deceased indicate that she was smothered to death. During the investigation of the crime branch it was found that there were no marks of breaking of door or latch as was stated by the accused. It was also revealed by the parents of Ritu that there was animosity between the couple as the parents of Chandan misled them on the latter’s educational qualification before the marriage. Chandan runs an air conditioners repair shop in Sector 7 market.
|
|||||
|
Pedestrian hit by truck, dies
Chandigarh, September 6 He succumbed to his injuries on the way to GMCH, Sector 32, where the doctors declared him brought dead. The driver sped away from the spot. In another incident, an elderly woman was injured after being hit by an Alto car (HR-70-9178) on the road separating Sector 33 and 34 on Thursday. In his complaint, Suresh Kumar, grandson of the woman, alleged that the driver sped away leaving his grandmother injured. She was admitted to the GMCH, Sector 32. The police have registered a a case.
|
|||||
|
|||||
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
