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Higher pay for Speaker, Dy Speaker, Leader of Opposition
Accused admits to killing kabaddi player with lathi
Manpreet factor ‘won’t hit SAD’
Congress workers stage a protest at Majitha on Tuesday. Photo: Vishal Kumar
Selection of 214 docs
Two schools run by BBMB to recover losses from kids’ parents
Railway Budget
Educated youth must become job providers: VC
Rural youth to get free vocational training
Ajit Pal Singh Kohli
Inconvenience allowance
Amendment to Anand Marriage Act sought
J&K Educational Institutions
Thapar is BBMB member
Air show held in Patiala
One of the vintage planes at the air show held in Patiala on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Census in Haryana
HC takes up petition on undertrials in Amritsar jail
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Rewari Massacre Perneet Singh Tribune News Service
Amritsar, February 22 The SGPC chief stated this after interacting with the survivors of the “massacre” at the Hond-Chillar village in the Rewari District. He said the Haryana Government must identify those behind the incident and punish them to provide justice to the families of innocent people killed in it. He said an Akhand Path would be held at Akal Takht from March 2 to March 4 in the memory of those killed in the incident. Makkar blamed the Congress for the incident in which 32 people were killed, including 12 from Gurdayal Singh’s family, 16 from Gulab Singh’s family, the ‘granthi’ of the village gurdwara, and an Armyman, who had taken shelter in the village. He demanded that the families of those killed should be given their properties back, as their property was “under illegal occupation”. On some Sikh outfits raising a demand for building a memorial in the village, Makkar said it was a matter of the entire Sikh community and they would reach a decision after holding a discussions with the organisations. He said the SGPC and the SAD-BJP Government would extend all possible assistance to the affected families. He rejected the charge made by the HSGPC (ad hoc) Chief, Jagdish Singh Jhinda, that the issue was being politicised. He urged the Prime Minister, the Union Home Minister and the Haryana Chief Minister to take immediate notice of the issue, visit the site of the “carnage” and initiate appropriate action.
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Cabinet clears new excise policy
Chandigarh, February 22 Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said the Cabinet had decided to continue with the existing system of the allotment of liquor vends through the draw of lots. He said the draw would be conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner in the presence of applicants, public and all the Deputy Commissioners. He said Rs 25 crore from the additional collection would be given to the Sports Department exclusively for the creation and the strengthening of sports infrastructure in the state. Giving further details, Financial Commissioner (Taxation) SS Brar said licence fee on the Punjab Medium Liquor (PML) and the Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) had been increased by Rs 10 per bottle. The quota for the current year had been increased approximately by 10 per cent over the last year. For 2011-12, the total quota will be 1,290 lakh proof litres, of which 884 lakh proof litres will be of the PML and 406 lakh proof litres will be of the IMFL. This amounts to approximately 60 lakh cases of the IMFL and 1.77 crore cases of the PML. The ratio of open/fixed quota of the PML will remain at 50:50 as fixed for the 2010-11. Sukhbir said to curb the menace of smuggling of liquor into the state, the Cabinet had decided to introduce security labels from April 1. All liquor bottles of the PML and the IMFL to be sold in the state during 2011-12 should be affixed with intaglio printed security labels with holograms. Similarly, stricter penalties will be imposed on retailers if they sell liquor below the minimum retail price (MRP) prescribed by the department. If any licensee sells the liquor below the MRP, for the first time, his licensing unit/zone/group will be closed for one week. If he repeats this for the second time, his licence will be cancelled for one month and for the third time, his licensing unit/zone/group will be closed for the entire period of 2011-12. Under the administrative reforms initiatives of the government, the Deputy Chief Minister said the procedure for the grant and renewal of hard bars and beer bars had been simplified for the convenience of applicants. From the next financial year, hard bar and beer bar licences will be granted by the Collector-cum-Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioners, in charge of the divisions with a prior approval of the Excise and Taxation Commissioner. To give relief to users of denatured spirit, the Cabinet has decided to abolish wholesale licence of denatured spirit namely L-17A licence, which was only increasing the retail price of the spirit. However, keeping in view the demand of denatured spirit, new L-17 licences, which were frozen a few years ago, would be granted in Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar (three each) and two each in other districts of the state. A Venu Prasad, Excise and Taxation Commissioner, said the department would be able to achieve this year’s target of Rs 2461.78 crore under the excise head.
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Higher pay for Speaker, Dy Speaker, Leader of Opposition
Chandigarh, February 22 Presided over by Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Cabinet also approved the setting up of a separate cadre of teachers in the border and Kandi areas. This in practical term means the presence of more teachers in schools, as only those teachers willing to serve in these areas will opt to join this cadre. The Cabinet has also set the tone for a major recruitment drive in this pre-election year. Besides, it also approved the proposal of increasing the number of members of the Punjab Public Service Commission from seven to 10. While providing relief in terms of VAT exemptions, the Cabinet also approved the increase in the registration fee of vehicles in the state ranging from 2 to 8 per cent of the value of the vehicle. This will bring Punjab on a par with other neighbouring states that have higher vehicle registration charges. The Cabinet has approved amendments to the Revenue Act that besides other streamlining measures, will reduce the number of appeals in disputes considerably. A Bill will be introduced in the coming Budget Session to turn the amendments into an Act. The Council of Ministers also approved the summoning of the Budget Session of the 13th Punjab Vidhan Sabha from March 4 at 2:30 pm. The Budget is expected to be presented on March 16 by the state Finance Minister, Dr Upinderjit Kaur. All previous Budgets in the current SAD-BJP government were presented by Manpreet Badal. To give a boost to sports, the Cabinet has decided to provide employment opportunities to players who have won medals in the Olympics, the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. Ten posts reserved for such players will be excluded from the preview of the PPSC. After the creation of a separate cadre of teachers to serve in schools situated in the border/Kandi and Bet areas, a preference would be given to teachers at present working in these areas. The Cabinet also decided to revive 94 posts of senior assistant, 42 posts of steno typist, 14 post of chowkidar to be filled on a regular basis and 58 posts of sewadar to be filled on a contract basis in the establishment of the Punjab Civil Secretariat. In a major move to simplify revenue Acts, the Council of Ministers also approved the Bills for amendments to Section 9(A) and Section 18 (1)(i) of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 , and another Bill for an amendment to Section 22(1) of the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955. The Bills would be presented in the Budget Session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. It also approved the creation and selection criteria for 158 posts of teaching cadre, 16 posts of non-teaching cadre (ministerial) and 40 posts of non-teaching cadre (non-ministerial) for the government college of nursing in Patiala and Amritsar. Posts of teaching and non-teaching staff would be filled on a regular basis whereas non-teaching (non-ministerial) staff would be filled on a contract basis/outsourcing. The teaching cadre posts include 10 posts of Professor, 40 Readers, 40 lecturers and 40 tutor/clinical instructors. The Council of Ministers also approved an amendment to the Punjab Court Act, 1918, to change the nomenclature Civil Judges. Streamlining the Old-Age Pension Scheme, the Council of Ministers decided that the age applicant for this scheme would be decided on the basis of their age indicated in the voter ID card/voter list/ration card, matric certificate or birth certificate issued by the Registrar (Birth and Deaths). Powers given to medical officers to establish the age of applicants have been withdrawn.
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Accused admits to killing kabaddi player with lathi
Jalandhar, February 22 Balwinder Singh of a nearby Lakhwarian village surrendered before a Sultanpur Lodhi court on Monday following registration of a case against him on the basis of a statement of Sandeep’s uncle, Bicker Singh, a few days ago. The court remanded him in two-day police custody. Confirming this, Sultanpur Lodhi DSP Gurmit Singh said the accused informed the police that he had seen Sandeep hiding under a charpai in their house at around 2 am on the night of February 6. At this, he hit Sandeep on his head with a lathi, which proved fatal for him, he added. He then called his nephew Jogi to throw Sandeep’s body into the Beas river flowing near their village, the accused informed the police. The DSP said the police took the help of several divers to find Sandeep’s body on Tuesday but to no avail. Earlier, Sandeep’s mother Tarsem Kaur told mediapersons that her son had disappeared under mysterious circumstances on February 6. When she and her family failed to locate him, she informed the police on February 11. The police registered the FIR on the basis of a complaint filed by Sandeep’s uncle. The DSP said Balwinder Singh had sent his daughter to the house of one of their relatives and she would be produced before the police on Wednesday. Following which, the things would become clearer, he added. Sandeep and the girl belonged to different communities and the family members of the deceased claimed that he had been murdered by the girl’s father in the name of honour.
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Manpreet factor ‘won’t hit SAD’
Majitha (Amritsar), February 22 Interacting with the media during the inaugural function of a Rs 2.8-crore new bus terminus here today, Sukhbir said, “People keep joining and leaving the parties and a political party like the SAD is not affected by such new outfits. We are committed to fulfilling all promises made in our manifesto and people who run away at the time of delivering the goods are always rejected by Punjabis.” Earlier, addressing an impressive rally, the Deputy CM said the SAD-BJP government had “adopted pro-people model of governance negating anti-people policies of the previous Congress government”. He claimed that despite financial constraints, the state government had continued with subsidies besides accelerating the pace of development. Sukhbir also formally launched the process of enrolment in the Youth Akali Dal. He announced Rs 51 lakh for development projects of the Majitha constituency. The state Transport Minister, Master Mohan Lal, Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu and Youth Akali Dal patron and Majitha MLA Bikramjit Singh Majithia were also present. Meanwhile, Congress workers led by the District Congress (rural) chief Sukhjinder Raj Singh Lali Majithia protested against naming the bus terminus after Sardar Sundar Singh Majithia, who was the great grandfather of Bikramjit. He alleged that Sardar Sundar Singh Majithia shared a close proximity with the British during pre-Independence days. Congress workers gathered at his residence and tried to march towards the SAD rally venue. However, the police stopped them from marching ahead. The Congress leader described the claims of the SAD leadership regarding development as “hollow”. “While this bus terminus was awaiting the Deputy CM to inaugurate it for the past nine months, the main Amritsar-Majitha road is in a pathetic shape and it takes 45 minutes to travel a 12-km stretch on the route,” he charged. Refuting the allegations, Bikramjit hit back saying, “Congress men are only content when a place is named after a member of the Gandhi clan.” He said the people would “never forgive the Congress for the Operation Bluestar and rewarding the likes of Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler”. He said Sardar Sundar Singh Majithia was a great statesman, reformer and the founder of institutions like Khalsa College, the Chief Khalsa Diwan and Punjab and Sind Bank, apart from being the SGPC President.
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Selection of 214 docs Anshu Seth/TNS
Ludhiana, February 22 Dr Garg alleged, “The discrepancies in the marks obtained by the candidates in their MBBS course, marks obtained in the entrance exam conducted by the Health Department and the marks given in the interview establish the fact that the undeserving candidates have been selected instead of the deserving candidates.” A candidate getting 70 per cent marks in the theory exam was given poor marks in the interviews whereas the ones who could barely get pass marks in the theory examination were amongst the top scorers in the interview,” he alleged. He also pointed out that the exam was conducted on August 8, 2010, and the result was declared on August 23, only 15 days after the examination. However, the final list of the selected candidates was declared in January, he said. Speaking in his capacity as the former registrar of BFUHS, Dr Garg said there was no reason for taking 15 days to declare the result of the 2,000 candidates when even the universities and leading institutions declare the result within 48 hours. OMR sheets are easy to assess and mark, he added. “Interestingly, the department did not mention anything about the negative marking till June 29, 2010, but on July 22 the official website declared that there will be no negative marking which was rectified with a corrigendum on the same date that stated that there will be negative marking. This leads to confusion among a majority of candidates and to safeguard the interests of favorites,” said Dr Garg. He also questioned the Health Department on the ambiguity in the selection criteria as per its official website, wherein there was no specification of the kind of work experience (house job, government or private sector), publication in international journals (whether the doctor should be the first author or one of the authors) and most importantly the attribution of five marks for rural background which was not mentioned in the criteria during the initial notices. One of the candidates Dr Jatinder Singh said, “I suffered earlier due to tainted procedure of selection adopted by PPSC and now the same has been done by the health department. What does a videogarphy of an interview prove?” The questions asked in the interview were already told to “preferred candidates” through different sources of communication,” he alleged. Principal Secretary, Health, Satish Chandra said, ‘The allegations are baseless and this is a move instigated by PPSC members. We have abided by the decision taken by the Punjab Cabinet and have done everything to restore transparency in the recruitments. The interview was for 10 marks and was conducted by experts from an esteemed institution wherein every candidate was asked five questions. Also, there is no issue of negative marking as it was a decision taken by the committee conducting the exams’
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Two schools run by BBMB to recover losses from kids’ parents
Nangal, February 22 The two schools incurred losses of more than Rs 2.25 crore during the 2010-2011 session. To compensate for the losses, the BBMB has issued orders to deduce certain amount from salaries of its employees (in the form of taxes) whose children are studying in these schools. The board has also imposed a ban on issuance of salaries to its employees unless the requisite amount is deducted from their salaries. According to an internal audit, the DAV Schools have suffered losses of Rs 2.27 crore in the current academic year. The Finance Department of the board has issued a notification stating that the losses be compensated directly from the salaries of the employees whose children are students of these schools. BBMB union members met the Chief Engineer BD Singh and protested against these orders of the government. Union leader Iqbal Singh said out of 1,901 children of these schools, only 1,129 are wards of BBMB employees. “The board has directed only BBMB employees to compensate for the losses, while parents of other students have not been asked to do so. Losses should be distributed equally amongst all parents,” he said. Employees said such diktat is applicable only in those schools that are run by big corporate houses. “The BBMB is government-run and our children are given education on subsidy,” he said. The board should continue doing so and instead cut its own expenses in the schools,” the union members said. Earlier, the board had proposed to hike the schools fees, a move, the union members protested. Consequently, the hike was put on hold whereas it was ordered that amount equivalent to that of hiked fees be deducted in the form of taxes from employees’ salaries, BBMB finance department officials said. Employees said similar schools being run at Sundernagar and Talwara too face the same problem. They said the situation is even grimmer at Talwara where there are just 300 children of BBMB employees and more than 600 students are children of non-BBMB employees. Employees said the board should issue same notification for Talwara and Sundernagar schools too. Union members met Chief Engineer BD Singh. Singh said he has forwarded the employees’ demands and notions to management.
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Railway Budget
Jalandhar, February 22 She had proposed to run the train to Chandigarh via Jalandhar-Ludhiana and Ambala from Amritsar, as the direct rail line to Chandigarh from Sahnewal (Ludhiana) via Morinda has not been completed yet. Punjab is perhaps the only state in the plains that has no proper rail link to its capital, Chandigarh. For the past several decades, people have been waiting for the same. From major part of the state, people have to travel by bus or other modes of conveyance to reach Chandigarh. Only a small part of the state is linked to Chandigarh via Morinda-Sirhind-Anandpur Sahib rail route. In fact, the proposed linking of Chandigarh to Punjab via Morinda-Samrala-Sahnewal- Ludhiana route is ill-conceived one. Had the Railways authorities planned to link Chandigarh to Punjab via Rajpura, it would have served a greater purpose. From Chandigarh, Rajpura is just 40 km, whereas the distance between Chandigarh railway station and Sahnewal (Ludhiana) is 100 km. With the laying of the Chandigarh-Rajpura rail track, most parts of the Malwa, Doaba and Majha regions and even some parts of Rajasthan would have also been linked to the state capital. There is also no direct rail link from Bathinda to Amritsar. With the linking of Ludhiana to Barnala through a direct rail line, traffic load on the Bathinda-Ludhiana-Jalandhar-Amritsar road route could be drastically reduced. And that would also establish the direct link of Bathinda with Amritsar. There is also no rail link between Barnala-Mansa-Sardulgarh- Sirsa. Meanwhile, the Railways authorities said there was need to provide more railway platforms at Amritsar station.
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Educated youth must become job providers: VC
Ludhiana, February 22 Dr Arora said girls need to get quality education to assist their better halves as well as their families. “If this 12 per cent population starts seeking jobs, where will the remaining uneducated youth go? These educated youth need to be job providers to others,” he said. This is possible if girls came forward and shared the burden of the family financially, he said. Dr Arora said the chances of taking risks increased more if both the girls and boys were educated and financially independent. “One partner can run the family while other can take the risk as an entrepreneur by starting a good business or a small industry. The bright young generation must provide jobs to lakhs of youth who are unemployed and uneducated. If India wants to see itself as a developed nation by 2020, everyone needs to contribute,” Dr Arora said. He said to target the rural masses (students) in Punjab; PTU was all set to offer various courses in 10 “non-performing” government colleges in the state falling in the rural areas. Professional courses will be run in these colleges and certain courses will be offered to Class X pass out students as well. “Besides, two new colleges, including a textile college at Ladowal and another at Barnala will start from 2012. Admission to courses in these 10 government colleges will start from this session itself,” he said.
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Rural youth to get free vocational training
Ropar, February 22 Deputy Commissioner, AS Miglani, while inaugurating the project, said Youngsters, between the age group of 18 to 35, from rural pockets would be able enrol for vocational courses, including dairy, poultry, horticulture, mushroom farming, fishery, agarbatti manufacturing, football manufacturing, bakery products manufacturing, dress designing for men and women, two-wheeler repair, radio/TV repair, tractor repair, beautician course, photography, videography and screen painting. Miglani said a year-long calendar would be prepared before hand so that youngsters would be aware of the training module they would be imparted. The Deputy General Manager of the UCO Bank, SK Kakkar, said besides giving free training to youth, the project would also generate employment opportunities for the locals. “We will have trainers who will be paid Rs 250 to Rs 500 per day,” he said. Youngsters will also be provided knowledge on various bank loans available to them. 50 per cent girl students will be enrolled. The Project Director, RK Bhandari, said batches of 30 students each would be given training for three days to three weeks.
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Patiala MC not to levy fresh taxes, says Mayor
Patiala, February 22 Though the formal decision to this effect will be taken during the Budget meeting of the Patiala (MC). The Budget meeting is expected to be held in the first week of March. While confirming this to The Tribune, the Mayor said, “After discussing the matter with the Municipal Councillor’s, it was evident that though the financial health of the MC was not that good still there was no urgency to either increase any existing taxes or levy any fresh taxes,” he added. Advertisement tax, rent of municipal property, entertainment tax, vehicle license fee, Tehbazari fee and many other taxes are presently being imposed by the MC. Municipal Commissioner, Manjit Singh Narang, the Mayor and Municipal Councillor’s, held deliberations to increase the existing taxes, in order to generate extra revenue for the MC. “But after discussions, the top brass of the MC unanimously decided, to not impose any new taxes, or to increase the existing taxes,” the Mayor said. Kohli said the MC was planning to sell the civic properties, given on lease/rent and generate funds to the tune of Rs 35 crore, which would be utilised for various development projects in the city. He asserted that in comparison to previous budgets, this time there would be an increase in the funds being earmarked for the development projects to be undertaken in Patiala.
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Border area farmers demand special funds in Budget
Chander Parkash Tribune News Service
Ferozepur, February 22 A large section of farmers, whose 11- foot-wide piece of land, situated alongside the cobra fencing, erected near Indo-Pak border more than two decades ago, was acquired in 1947, have also been hoping that the UPA government would do the needful for the payment of compensation to them. In 1989, when the fencing was erected alongside 553-km long Indo-Pak border falling in four districts, namely Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Gurdaspur, a committee headed by the then Chief Secretary, SL Kapoor, recommended that farmers, whose land fell across the fencing, must be given compensation to the tune of Rs 2,500 per acre. This compensation was paid to the farmers for about two years by the government and its payment was stopped in 1997. Since then, the farmers concerned have been making relentless efforts to get the compensation but without any success. “We have written letters to the Prime Minister, the Union Defence Minister and the Union Finance Minister for earmarking adequate funds in the next Budget so that farmers concerned can get border inconvenience allowance and compensation for pieces of land, which have been acquired by the Central Government in 1947,” said Karan Singh Dhaliwal, Secretary, Border Area Sangarash Committee, Punjab. The Sangarash committee had also demanded that amount of border inconvenience compensation must be increased to Rs 5000 per acre and all the arrears must be paid to farmers concerned immediately so that they could put their economy back on rails, he added. A cross-section of farmers also expressed its displeasure over the fact that the Border Security Force (BSF) authorities had not increased the time period, which was being allowed to them to till their lands situated across the fencing despite the fact that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram had assured them that it would be done immediately when he visited Hussainiwala joint checkpost (JCP) in October 2010.
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Amendment to Anand Marriage Act sought
Mohali, February 22 Addressing the mediapersons, he said a Constitution Review Commission, under Justice MN Venkatachaliah, had already suggested rewriting the Article 25B, which is lying in the shelves since the NDA Government. “The Anand Marriage Act amendment bill 2008, which has the consent of the Sikh members of the Parliament, and also approved by the SGPC is merely an eye wash,” he claimed. “The one-point proposed amendment is about opening a separate register with the registering authorities. Without amending the Article 25B and making a separate Sikh personal law, covering marriage law, wards and guardians law, adoption law, maintenance law and succession law, this one para amendment will not serve any purpose to the Sikhs”, he said.
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SGPC seeks quota for Sikhs
Amritsar, February 22 In the letter to the CM, Joginder Singh also sought a special package for the Sikh students for education from the secondary to post-graduation level, besides a budgetary provision to facilitate scholarship to them. He said, “Sikhs have been living in the Valley under the threat of terrorism for long and they have always co-existed in harmony with other communities in critical times too. The sacrifice of the Sikhs who stayed in the Valley braving the turmoil is much more than those who left the Valley. In view of the poor economic condition of Sikh families in the valley, we demand that these benefits be extended to them.” According to the letter, the Sikhs, being a minority community in Jammu and Kashmir, it becomes the obligation of the state government to protect their interests and provide them all possible assistance and facilities. He also lamented that earlier too the Sikhs in J&K had given representation to the government from time to time for their security and other longstanding demands, but nothing had been done to address their issues. — TNS
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Thapar is BBMB member
Chandigarh, February 22 Thapar has 34 years of experience in the generation wing, including around 15 years experience in hydro power plants
(BBMB) and rest 19 years in thermal power projects (PSEB). He was involved with the Bathinda and Ropar thermal plants. Prior to the present assignment, he was working as a Chief Engineer (Generation) in the BBMB and was in-charge of the 28 units of hydroelectric power stations of BBMB (2865 MW). During his tenure as Chief Engineer Generation,
BBMB, he achieved an all time highest total generation of 1575.5 MU from all the powerhouses in September 2010.
— TNS
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Air show held in Patiala
Patiala, February 22 The silver jubilee celebrations are scheduled to be held in November, under the aegies of Col GS Sheokand, Base Cdr, Aviation Base, Patiala. The air show included fly past with Pushpak/Chetak, free fall para drop, slithering, under slung operations and display of aircraft etc to showcase the heritage and capabilities of the Army Aviation Corps. A Pushpak aircraft, which flew with the Air Operation during 1965 and 1971 wars, has been mustered from the Patiala Flying Club and reconstructed with the assistance of the Punjab Government and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Celebrations at the Aviation Base, Patiala, were witnessed by fly boys of yesteryears and serving aviators. The show was a marvellous display with the fly past led by Brig AS Sidhu, on Pushpak aircraft followed by Chetak helicopters.
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‘Let Punjabis be free to record mother tongue’
Amritsar, February 22 In his letter to the Haryana CM, Secretary (SGPC) Joginder Singh said, “It is a matter of great satisfaction that your government has given Punjabi the status of the second language. However, it has come to our notice that during the ongoing census in Haryana, Punjabi-speaking families are being persuaded to mention Hindi as their mother tongue.” He said Sikhs live in large numbers in areas like Kurukshetra and Ambala and they should be allowed to mention their mother tongue freely. — TNS
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Policy on protection to RTI activists ready
Chandigarh, February 22
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HC takes up petition on undertrials in Amritsar jail
Chandigarh, February 22 In the petition against the State of Punjab, the Director-General of Police, and Additional Director-General of Police, Daljit Singh, also sought directions to provide adequate number of police personnel to produce undertrials in the interest of speedy justice. Directions were also sought for setting up an independent special police cell to deal with the production of the undertrials. Issuing a notice of motion, the Bench fixed for April 26 as the next date of hearing.
— TNS
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Sukhbir inaugurates bus terminus amid protest by Cong workers
Chandigarh, February 22
As a precursor to the Army Aviation Corps Silver Jubilee celebrations, an Air Show was organised at the 660 Army Aviation Squadron today.
The silver jubilee celebrations are scheduled to be held in November, under the aegies of Col GS
Sheokand, Base Cdr, Aviation Base, Patiala. The air show included fly past with
Pushpak/Chetak, free fall para drop, slithering, under slung operations and display of aircraft etc to showcase the heritage and capabilities of the Army Aviation Corps.