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Angry Fazilka villagers pose hard queries to official team
German companies are betting big on Punjab
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Politicians forget Saragarhi martyrs
Bhakra’s spillway gates opened
Green fodder price up, milk production down
Chandigarh ex-Mayor Harjinder Kaur
working hard to repeat success story
SAD (B) veteran Cheema locked in triangular contest
Govt orders girdawari in flood-hit areas
Gobindpura row: Talks with CM now on Sept 19
BJP loses out on urban package funds again
Live cartridges found in Wadali’s bag at airport
Tributes paid to those killed in Phillora
14 industries found violating norms
Residents protest against contaminated water
supply
9,950 addicts in Punjab: RTI
IG tells SSPs to keep tabs on travel agents
Ban on use of calculators in PPSC exams
Appointment of consumer panel member challenged
BJP leader, cop arrested in NRI’s murder case
Moga salesman booked for embezzlement
Barnala man arrested for making fake certificates
Debt-ridden farmer of Barnala ends life
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Angry Fazilka villagers pose hard queries to official team
Fazilka, September 11 The team tried to pacify the flood victims who complained of inadequate response to their standing problems. The team, led by Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister DS Guru, included Financial Commissioner (Revenue) AR Talwar, Principal Secretary, Irrigation, Dr G Vajralingam, Commissioner of Ferozepur Division R Venktaratnam, Ferozepur MP SS Ghubaya, DC of Fazilka Dr Basant Garg, Additional DC Charandev Singh Mann, SSP of Fazilka RK Sharda, Chief Engineer (Drainage) Vinod Chaudhary and two superintendent Engineers. The team visited Mauzam Forward, Dona Sikandari, Kanwawali Pattan, Mahatam Nagar in Fazilka subdivision and Dhandi Qadim, Chack Khiva, Parbhat Singh Wala and Santokh Singh Wala area in Jalalabad subdivision of Fazilka. The team went to the worst-hit Mohar Jamsher village across the wire fencing in a boat. The village, surrounded on three sides by Pakistan, is cut off from the mainland with the make-shift pontoon bridge dismantled following flash floods. Jeet Singh, president, BKU, Fazilka-Rural, complained that there was no arrangement for clean drinking water. Sarpanch Kulwant Singh said the residents were dying of cancer and the last victim, Piaro Bai (50), had died just four days back. Most residents demanded that the barbed wire fencing be relocated near the international border. They also demanded adequate compensation for their crops with fields still under 2-ft water. “The only remedy is construction of a concrete bridge over the Sutlej ”, said a large section of the village populace. The team visited the breached bundh in Dona Sikandari village. Guru said a special girdawari had been ordered. The villagers would also be compensated for their damaged houses.
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German companies are betting big on Punjab
Chandigarh, September 11 While combine harvester manufacturer Claas and auto component manufacturer Sigma Freudenberg Nok are looking at increasing their investments in Punjab, German wholesale retailer Metro Cash and Carry is also making its entry in the state. Talking to The Tribune, Karl Jerg, general manager, Sigma Freudenberg Nok (SFN), which manufactures radial shaft seals, said the company was now looking at creating an additional manufacturing facility in Mohali with an investment of 3.5 million euros. “We are running our facility at Mohali to full capacity. In order to enhance our production capacity, we are looking at creating another facility, which will start commercial production next year,” he said. Claas India, too, has decided to expand its facility in Morinda. On the sidelines of a seminar on German Best Practices at the CII, Pradeep Malik, president and managing-director of the company, said the company’s board of directors had decided on increasing the plant’s production capacity from 1500 to 2000 units per annum. “Though we have yet to decide on the quantum of investment, we will be increasing our production capacity and upgrading our paint shop and R&D centre. With the focus now on increasing export of combine harvestors from the Morinda plant, the company has decided to increase its investment here. “So far, 20 per cent of our production is exported to South Korea, Pakistan and South Africa. We are now looking at increasing the share of exports to 30 per cent and service new markets like Thailand, Phillipines and South America from here,” he said. Other than these two companies, Metro Cash and Carry also started its operations in Punjab beginning this month, opening its centre in. The company will open its second centre at Zirakpur and a third one at Jalandhar soon. It has bought land for setting up these stores, each spread over an area of 1 lakh square feet and offering over 1800 items. The wholesale retailer is looking at an investment of Rs 900 crore in Punjab, to be made in a phased manner. The company will be sourcing a lot of fresh produce from local farmers, to be retailed through these stores. The company is looking at Punjab as a major sourcing hub for fresh produce for its centres across India.
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Politicians forget Saragarhi martyrs
Ferozepur, September 11 What used to be a state-level commemoration day function is now restricted to merely a formal ceremony where the civil, police and Army officials, besides some ex-servicemen, come and pay obeisance at the memorial. Earlier, the function used to held on a larger scale with the Chief Minister along with a battery of Cabinet ministers, MLAs, senior Army functionaries (both serving and retired) remaining present. The valiant soldiers were posthumously awarded the "Indian Order of Merit" by the British rulers. "It is unfortunate to see that political leaders have no time for the martyrs who sacrificed their lives on the path of gallantry," said Ashok Handa, a retired DPRO. Handa said during the previous SAD-BJP regime in 2002-07, the CM himself used to participate in Sargarhi Day function and thereafter Capt Amarinder Singh also attended the same once during previous Congress government. However, now the leaders seem to be too occupied to devote time for martyrs, he said. Last year also, no MLA or Minister represented the state government to pay homage to the martyrs here. Col Harinder Singh Attari (Retd), who is the great grandson of General Sham Singh Attariwala, the outstanding warrior who fell during first Anglo-Sikh War at Sabraon on February 10, 1846, said that it was really unfortunate to see the dwindling interest of the government towards such solemn occasions. Col Attari, who has come from Noida to make a documentary on the battle of Saragarhi, said he wants to spread awareness about the heroic deeds of Sikh soldiers the world over in form of Saragarhi Day campaign to motivate and inspire the younger generations.
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Bhakra’s spillway gates opened
Chandigarh, September 11 This has been opposed by former Bhakra designer GS Dhillon as well as the All-India Power Engineers Association which claim the level should be allowed to go up till 1685 ft, which is the dam’s filling capacity. BBMB Chairman AB Agarwal told The Tribune that the safe operation of the dam was vital and that the level would be maintained at 1680 ft till the end of the filling season on September 20. This level was enough for efficient management of the dam. The dam authorities, accordingly, had opened the spillway gates and released a small quantity of 4,000 cusecs. The inflow today had been recorded at 42,000 cusecs, he said. The dam authorities had informed the Punjab Government that low floods could occur at a few points, he said. Meanwhile, Dhillon, who was part of the team that designed the Bhakra dam, said the latter was designed to store 1685 cusecs of water and that reducing the same by 5 ft would result in a “colossal” loss to Punjab. Dhillon said this would amount to sacrificing 4 per cent of the dam’s storage capacity and would affect Punjab the most as the state drew 51 per cent of the water reserves of the dam. All-India Power Engineers Federation head Padamjit Singh claimed the full reservoir level was 1690 ft and not 1680 ft. He said the dam had been filled up to 1687.36 ft in 1975, 1685 ft in 1978, 1686 ft in 1983, 1687 ft in 1988, 1682.5 ft in 1994 and 1683.49 ft in 1995. Padamjit said with the monsoon retreating in five days, the opening of the spillway gates was simply not justified. The water level at the Pong dam today was 2 ft below the maximum level of 1390 ft, receiving an inflow of 26976 cusecs. At Ranjit Sagar dam in Gurdaspur district, the water level was far from the danger mark at 524.40 metres against the top level of metres.
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Green fodder price up, milk production down
Bathinda, September 11 The shortage of green fodder has led to a drop in milk production by more than 40 per cent. “Earlier, we would get 20 trolleys of green fodder from nearby villages everyday. The number has now come down to four or five because of the damage to green fodder in the rains”, said Sadhu Ram Kusla, general secretary of Shri Gaushala here. Deepak Monga, a dairy farm owner in Goniana Kalan village, said he had created a silage. “At least 40 per cent of milk production has been affected and non-commercial dairy farms run by small or marginal farmers are the worst hit. They have to administer antibiotic injections to the livestock to ward off diseases due triggered by the humid weather,” he said. Among the common diseases was mastitis. Rupinder Singh of Chak Ram Singh Wala village near Bhucho Mandi said the milk production had declined as farmers were forced to feed dry fodder instead to the cattle. The green fodder, that was available at Rs 125 per quintal, now cost Rs 250-to Rs 275, he said. Officials of the Dairy Development Board said milk production had come down to 5 to 6 lakh litres a day. It was 8 lakh litres a day earlier. Deputy director, Animal Husbandry, Dr Surinder Singla, said with the cattle vaccinated well before the rains, no report of any disease among the livestock had come to their notice.
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Chandigarh ex-Mayor Harjinder Kaur
working hard to repeat success story
Chandigarh, September 11 For Harjinder Kaur, the day starts early around 6 am when she attends small prayer meetings and kirtans in gurdwaras in different parts of the city. However, it is the door-to-door campaigning that keeps her busy the whole day. Even the recent intermittent rain failed to dampen the spirit of indefatigable SAD (Badal) candidate when she went about her campaigning as usual going door to door and addressing over half a dozen meetings. “In my public life spanning over 15 years, I served the society with utmost dedication. Being part of the SGPC would give me an opportunity to serve the humanity through the Sikh community,” the Akali leader said. “It’s not me but you who are contesting the elections,” Harjinder Kaur, who is one of the two women candidates, other being SGPC former chief Bibi Jagir Kaur, to contest from a general seat and not from the ones reserved for women, told a motley crowd of women. Though Harjinder Kaur managed to get the SGPC ticket from the ruling SAD (Badal) from here, there is no dearth of critics within and outside SAD (Badal), who accuse her of riding roughshod over the legitimate democratic aspirations of senior Akali leaders. “The imposition of Harjinder Kaur by SAD (Badal) as the candidate would work against her in the SGPC poll, particularly in the rural areas having substantial voters,” claimed Rajinder Singh Badheri, Panthic Morcha candidate. Spurned by the SAD (Badal) for a re-nomination from the Chandigarh seat, Harjinder Kaur’s bete noire and former SGPC member Gurpartap Singh Riar has already withdrawn from the contest. The veteran Akali leader is keeping cards close to his chest and letting the contenders guess about his support, thus making the contest interesting. Harjinder Kaur Seat: Chandigarh Group: SAD (Badal) Main rivals: Rajinder Singh Badheri (Panthic Morcha), Gurnam Singh Sidhu Claim to fame: Excellent orator and quite vocal about issues affecting Sikh community, considered close to the Parkash Singh Badal family Agenda: Giving a fillip to education through the SGPC Reality bytes: Seen as jumping the queue for getting the SGPC ticket from Chandigarh seat over many deserving candidates through links with the Badal family
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SAD (B) veteran Cheema locked in triangular contest
Apparently engaged in his last political fight, the veteran leader claims the SGPC seat allocation to him “was a gift by Chief Minister and party patron Parkash Singh Badal”. However, it may not be a cakewalk for him this time round. A triangular contest is on the cards, his opponents being stalwarts like SAD (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann and Harpal Singh Cheema of SAD (Panch Pardhani). At his rallies, Randhir Singh, father of SAD’s district unit chief Jagdeep Singh Cheema, promises the voters construction of better gurdwaras in villages and more facilities for the pilgrims inside the existing ones. A septuagenarian, Cheema’s campaigning begins at around 7 in the morning, the time when he moves from one village to another. A few female relatives, too, accompany him. His logic for getting them: “Not all women voters attend the rallies I address. Thus, my daughter-in-law and female relatives make sure every household in the constituency gets a minimum of one visit.” He claims to have ensured development of his constituency despite not being in active politics for the past over 18 years. Having over 42,000 voters spread in 160 villages and the towns of Bassi Pathana and Khamano, the constituency witnesses some 18 to 20 functions in the day and a series of meetings in the evening by each candidate. And perhaps, Bassi Pathana is the only seat from where two Sikh hardliners (Cheema and Mann) are pitted against each other. Mann, a two-time MP and a former SGPC member, is contesting the polls on the controversial agenda of Khalistan while Harpal Singh Cheema, who is also being supported by the Panthic Morcha, promises to make SGPC functioning “transparent”. Randhir S Cheema Seat: Bassi Pathana (gen) Group: SAD (Badal) Main rivals: Simranjit S Mann (SAD-A), Harpal S Cheema (SAD-Panch Pardhani) Claim to fame: Has remained a Cabinet minister in the state government, enjoys proximity to Badal Agenda: Overall development of gurdwaras in his constituency Reality bytes: It may not be a cakewalk for him this time as he is pitted against SAD (A) president Simranjit Singh Mann, a former SGPC member
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Govt orders girdawari in flood-hit areas
Bathinda, September 11 Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Darbara Singh Guru announced this during a visit to the flood-hit areas of Fazilka and Ferozepur districts. Interacting with the farmers who have suffered damage, Guru said orders had been issued to all the deputy commissioners to conduct special girdawaris at the earliest so that compensation could be released to the affected farmers. Guru directed the officials concerned to start the repair work of broken bundhs with immediate effect and to coordinate the relief measures.
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Gobindpura row: Talks with CM now on Sept 19
Ludhiana, September 11 According to Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokri, the farmers’ bodies had decided to put off the talks for a few more days in view of the poll code for the SGPC elections. However, not taking the state government assurance on its face value, Kokri said if the issue was not resolved to the satisfaction of the affected farmers, they would resume agitation on September 22.
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BJP loses out on urban package funds again
Chandigarh, September 11 These 11 municipal committees, that fall in eight Vidhan Sabha seats held by the BJP, have been left out of the economic package for improvement of civic amenities.The decision is bound to adversely impact the BJP’s political fortunes. After the BJP’s high command forced the resignation of four of its ministers and replaced some of them, there has been a complete lack of leadership in the party, resulting in the SAD browbeating its alliance partner. The SAD had committed to give the BJP a sum of Rs 800 crore for development of urban areas that form the BJP vote bank. The then Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, in a letter dated August 27, 2010, had written to the then BJP leader in the Vidhan Sabha committing to give Rs 800 crore in two instalments of Rs 400 each and making a budgetary provision for the same. But the BJP prevailed upon the SAD to raise this amount to Rs 1100 crore, which the government was to arrange through a bank loan. But with none in the BJP pursuing the case, the SAD has scaled down the grant to Rs 317 crore, excluding areas considered BJP strongholds. The Chief Minister earlier this week asked PUDA to arrange the money through a loan and the Finance Department has been instructed to pursue the matter on an urgent basis. The list of beneficiary municipalities excludes the Municipal Corporations of Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar from where BJP contests more than one seat. The municipal committees that have been left out for grant of funds are Phagwara, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Abohar, Rajpura, Hoshiarpur, Mukerian, Dasuya, Batala, Dinanagar and
Sujanpur.
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Live cartridges found in Wadali’s bag at airport
Amritsar, September 11 On being questioned by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, Wadali admitted that the cartridges belonged to him and he had put them in his bag inadvertently. However, he was allowed to board the flight after the airport police took possession of the cartridges. KS Malik, Assistant Commandant, CISF, said Wadali had a valid licence, which he showed to the CISF jawans. Therefore, he was allowed to board the flight after surrendering the cartridges, which he could claim back later, added
Malik.
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Tributes paid to those killed in Phillora
Patiala, September 11 A wreath was laid at the cenotaph by General Officer Commanding, Black Elephant Division, Major General Ravindar Pratap Sahi to pay homage to the brave martyrs. Many senior officers, JCOs and other officers were present at the ceremony and joined in honouring those who ‘gave their today for our tomorrow’, as the ceremonial guard reversed arms and the buglers sounded the Last Post. During the Indo-Pak war of 1965, the offensive against Pakistan in the Sialkot sector was launched on the intervening night of September 7 and 8, 1965, and Phillora was captured by 11th September. The Battle was intense with over 400 tanks slugging it out in a limited area of 50 Square
kms. A total of 165 enemy tanks were destroyed by the Indian Army with five officers and 64 other ranks of the Black Elephant Division paying the ultimate price by laying down their lives in this battle. Among the martyrs was Lt Col AB
Tarapore, who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the country’s highest award for gallantry. Remembering the warriors n
During the Indo-Pak war of 1965, the offensive against Pakistan in the Sialkot sector was launched. Phillora was captured by 11th September n
165 enemy tanks were destroyed by the Indian Army with five officers and 64 other ranks of the Black Elephant Division paying the ultimate price by laying down their lives n
Among the martyrs was Lt Col AB
Tarapore, who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the country’s highest award for gallantry
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14 industries found violating norms
Patiala, September 11 Notably, the industrial town of Mandi Gobindgarh is known for its high air pollution levels because of non-compliance of norms by many industrial units. Giving further information, PPCB Member Secretary Dr Babu Ram said 10 teams, headed by Senior Environmental Engineer and Environmental Engineers, raided 20 induction furnaces of Mandi
Gobindgarh. "During the raids, it was found that many furnaces were indulging in serious violations of the air pollution norms. These erring industries include Jassar
Multimetals, Bhatia Steel, AK Multimetals, Devgan Alloys, MR Allloys, KL Alloys, Dashmesh Alloys, ANJ Metal Recycling, Talasri Steels and Jogindera Casting,” he informed. Dr Ram further said four induction furnaces - Kuber Casting, Bansal Alloys, Vishnu Steels and Unipearl Alloys, were found working effectively, while two other induction furnaces, were lying closed at the time of the visit. "Action is being initiated against the violating units and no defaulting unit will be spared, as Board is adopting a zero tolerance policy in this regard", he said. PPCB Deputy Director (PR) Dr Chanranjit Singh has appealed to the industrialists of the state to operate their air and water pollution control devices regularly and help the Board to make the ambient air of the state non-polluted. As per the PPCB officials, the erring industries were violating the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. "The Air Pollution Control Devices
(APCD) installed in the erring industries were not functioning properly and failed to meet the pollution norms prescribed by the Board. In some erring units, the APCD was operational, but there were certain shortcomings in the devices that tantamount to flouting of the pollution norms,” said Dr
Charanjit. He added that besides the 10 violating industrial units, minor violation of air pollution norms were detected in four industrial units.
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Residents protest against contaminated water
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Malerkotla, September 11 The residents claimed that despite several complaints, the municipal council officials have not addressed this problem. Bhola Singh, a local resident, said the sewer line in the area was damaged and sewage water gets mixed with the drinking water supply due to which water supplied in their houses was contaminated and has bad
odour. “Worms are also seen in the water many a times. After drinking the contaminated water, several residents fell sick,” said a resident. Residents raised slogans against the municipal council officials. The local police diverted the traffic from alternate routes. — OC
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9,950 addicts in Punjab: RTI
Mansa, September 8 The society informed that funds were released every year to 53 NGOs in Punjab. As many as 50 NGOs were given Rs 6.56 crore during 2010-2011. These NGOs provided syringes, condoms and literature to addicts and sex workers. Talking to TNS, volunteers of these NGOs said more and more people were taking to drugs, despite the awareness drive by the government. Mansa districts had 700 female sex workers, 100 homosexuals and 250 drug addicts. Local residents feel the government must ensure that the NGOs use the funds judiciously. “Since no one in our society will come forward and accept condoms or syringes, the money might be misused by some of these NGO’s”, RTI activist Vinod Kumar said. He said a formal complaint had been lodged in this regard with the Mansa police.
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IG tells SSPs to keep tabs on travel agents
Patiala, September 11 In his letter Patiala IG Paramjit Singh Gill has warned the officials to ensure that they properly investigate the cases against travel agents, who dupe applicants of their money on the pretext of sending them abroad. The IG further states that usually the policemen probing such cases of travel frauds act in a lackadaisical manner and delay proceedings that help such travel agents. “The investigating police officials do not concentrate on recovery of the cheated amount and later present challan in court in a hurried manner, giving ample opportunity to such agents to get away easily,” states the letter in possession of The Tribune. “Therefore, the officials should investigate the cases against travel agents with a view to ensure that the cheated amount of the applicant is recovered and the official does his duty with honesty and complete professionalism,” reads the letter. On August 20, The Tribune had reported in these columns how despite adverse reactions from the Central Government, fraudulent unregistered travel agents were operating in Punjab. A visit to a few travel agents had revealed how such agents have opened up huge offices in Patiala and adjoining areas, numerous have ran away after collecting money from the youths on the pretext of sending them abroad. Recently the External Affairs Ministry noted that in recent months some Punjab-based travel agents had encouraged young boys to go to Iraq, promising them jobs in the army camps there. Instead, the unsuspecting youths were sent to a construction company in Najaf and subjected to long working hours and paid poor salaries. The Patiala IG further wants the SSPs to ensure better dealing in such cases by the “lower ranked policemen so that the image of the police in the eyes of the people is improved” and the complainant do not face any harassment.
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Ban on use of calculators in PPSC exams
Ludhiana, September 11 “It is ironical to ban use of calculator in the exam. However, the calculators are allowed even in the UPSC exams,” said an aspirant. "I received my roll number, along with examination instructions, only three days back. I contacted PPSC office to get clarification about it, but to no avail. I was not mentally prepared to appear in exam without calculator,” said another candidate. Secretary (Exam), PPSC, Amar Partap Singh Virk said, "There are only 37 candidates who have commerce as optional subject. The exam of commerce is on September 15. We will see to it and convey the candidates accordingly." When asked whether this instruction has been issued for the first time, Virk said, “I am not aware of it."
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Appointment of consumer panel member challenged
Chandigarh, September 11 Referring to the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, appellant Dinesh Bagga told the Division Bench that Sharma was required to have 10 years experience for the post, whereas her experience is of five years teaching and tuition work. Upholding her appointment, the Single Judge had ruled that the selection committee's decision to take into consideration her five years experience in home tuitions did not require interference. In his petition placed before the Single Judge, Bagga had earlier sought directions for setting aside the appointment order dated December 29, 2009, of Amarpreet as "whole time lady member". The petitioner had contended that eight woman candidates had appeared for the interview before the selection committee after the advertisement was issued on October 16, 2009. Among other things, the advertisement said the applicant should have "experience of at least 10 years in dealing with problems relating to economics, law, commerce, accountancy, industry, public affairs or administration." Appearing for the petitioner, Counsel Atul Lakhanpal argued her appointment was not as per the qualification prescribed in the advertisement or under Section 16 of the Consumer Protection Act. Referring to her application, Lakhanpal said her teaching experience was shown to be of five years. Experience of another five years in giving tuition was also mentioned in an attempt to show a total experience of 10 years. Justice Bahri dismissed the petition.
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BJP leader, cop arrested in NRI’s murder case
Batala, September 11 Addressing mediapersons here, SSP Gurkirpal Singh said those arrested include Rajbir Singh Bhullar, who allegedly fired at the NRI in front of the court complex, about 50 metres away from the SSP’s residence, and Punjab police head constable Jarnail Singh. Sources said Jarnail Singh, who had been on leave for the past six months, engaged the NRI in a conversation while Rajbir “fired the shots” in a pre-planned manner on Friday. The SSP claimed that he was not under any kind of pressure to shield the accused. On the contrary, he said, he had received several phone calls from his seniors who directed him to arrest all the four accused at the earliest. “We are on the lookout for the other two accused (Raju Bajwa and Yadvinder Bhullar) and expect to arrest them within next 48 hours,” the SSP said. Before going to Canada about seven years ago, said sources, the victim was quite close to Batala MLA Jagdeesh Sahni. The MLA is also considered to be close to the main accused, Rajbir Singh. Sources reveal it was under Sahni’s patronage that Rajbir rose through the ranks in the BJP to become the party’s municipal councillor from Ward No 12. After severing his ties with Sahni, Gurinder reportedly befriended Abhinav Sekhri, son of former Batala MLA and Minister Ashwani Sekhri, and joined the Congress. Meanwhile, Gurdaspur District Congress Committee president Sukhjinder Randhawa said the police was not doing enough to arrest the accused.
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Moga salesman booked for embezzlement
Moga, September 11 The police had registered a criminal case against salesman Gurnam Singh on a complaint by senior officials of the Department of Cooperatives with the Dharamkot police station. Investigations have begun. The salesman reportedly embezzled Rs 12.74 lakh by illegally selling fertilisers, pesticides, wheat, cooking oil and other essential commodities in the open market. — TNS
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Barnala man arrested for making fake certificates
Barnala, September 11 SHO Bhadaur Baljeet Singh told mediapersons that Nirbhay Singh of Bhagta Bhaika in Bhatinda had been arrested on September 7 for making fake certificates for Class VIII, X and XIIin connivance with some employees of the education board. The SHO said he had made about 400 such certificates, minting a lot of money. The police has lodged a case and was trying to get more information from from Nirbhay Singh — TNS
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Debt-ridden farmer of Barnala ends life
Barnala, September 11 "After taking his meal yesterday, her husband went to sleep. He was found hanging with the ceiling fan this morning. A case has been registered and investigation is on in the matter, said the police.
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