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Sikh clergy to gurdwaras: Maintain record of couples entering wedlock
Amritsar, September 26
The Sikh high priests today directed the managing committees of all the gurdwaras to maintain a record of all the couples who enter into the wedlock at their gurdwaras.

Five Sikh high priests hold a meeting at the Akal Takht secretariat in Amritsar on Monday. Tribune photo: Vishal Kumar

Case registered, but docs paralyse OPD services
Nawanshahr, September 26
Though the police has registered a case on the complaint of Dr Harvinder Singh, who was attacked by a mob while conducting postmortem on a woman yesterday, under Sections 307, 323, 380, 353, 186, 146, 149 and 306 of the IPC, but the district units of the Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS) Association and Paramedical and Health Employees Union paralysed the OPD services in the district and held a dharna

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49 youth clubs get sports kits, grants
MP Navjot Singh Sidhu (second from left) distributes sports kits among various youth clubs during the Youth Convention at Virsa Vihar in Amritsar on Monday. Amritsar, September 26
As many as 49 youth clubs of nine blocks of the district were distributed sports kits during the Youth Convention organised by the Nehru Yuva Kendra. MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was the chief guest, announced that he would give a grant of Rs 25,000 to each sports club of the district out of his MPLAD fund. There are about 450 sports clubs in the district.

MP Navjot Singh Sidhu (second from left) distributes sports kits among various youth clubs during the Youth Convention at Virsa Vihar in Amritsar on Monday. Tribune photo: Vishal Kumar

BSP finalises names of 75 candidates for Assembly polls
BSP MPs Narinder Kashyap and Avtar Singh Kareempuri discuss a point in Amritsar on Monday. Amritsar, September 26
The Bahujan Samaj Party has finalised as many as 75 candidates, who are interested in contesting in the upcoming assembly elections, from various constituencies in Punjab. The candidates have been asked to garner support for the party by meeting the people at the ground-level in their respective areas.

BSP MPs Narinder Kashyap and Avtar Singh Kareempuri discuss a point in Amritsar on Monday. Tribune photo: Sameer Sehgal

Man stabs former wife to death
Batala, September 26
A woman was allegedly killed by her first husband in Johal Nangal village on Sunday. Manjit Kaur was married to Gurjant Masih of Satkoha village here but owing to their estranged relations, the couple got a divorce through mutual consent.

Fake agents’ racket busted
Hoshiarpur, September 26
Fake travel agents have duped Rs 18 lakh from a gullible person in the name of sending his sons to a foreign country.

In-laws booked for dowry
Hoshiarpur, September 26
Sadar police has booked Vishal Sharma of Ludhiana, and his family, Swatantar Parkash (father), Kavita Sharma (mother) and Ruchika (sister), under Sections 498 A and 406 of the IPC for their alleged role in torturing and maltreating Meena, Vishal’s wife.

	Sikh clergy to gurdwaras: Maintain record of couples entering wedlock Perneet Singh Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 26 The Sikh high priests today directed the managing committees of all the gurdwaras to maintain a record of all the couples who enter into the wedlock at their gurdwaras. Following a meeting at the Akal Takht Secretariat here today, the Sikh clergy also issued directions that all necessary amendments be made in the Anand Marriage Act before its implementation and the Sikh MPs, rising above the party lines, should contribute towards the cause. Interacting with mediapersons, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh said the SGPC had formed a committee of experts to deliberate on the Anand Marriage Act and the committee had discussed the issue threadbare in its recent meetings. The panel has recommended that amendments be made in the Act and the provision of registration of marriages under it be facilitated after implementing the amended Act. Therefore, the panel has supported the stand taken by the SGPC in 2007, which was on the same lines. The Sikh clergy directed the managing committees of all the gurdwaras to maintain record of the couples getting wedded at their gurdwaras. “It was not being done till now, but with the changing times now there is a need to keep the record of the couples and their families. Their record should be verified by the gurdwara committee chief and granthi of the concerned gurdwara,” they added. The Sikh high priests also took serious note of the rising instances of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib. “Close on the heels of one such instance at Udhampur Nalla village in Ropar, another incident of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib has occurred at Pilibhit in Uttaranchal. We direct Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal to take up the matter with the Union Government and also make efforts that those perpetrating such activities are booked under Section 302 along with Section 295-A.” The Sikh high priests have also asked the Satkar Committees, formed to ensure proper respect to Guru Granth Sahib, not to get involved in any such matter directly, but bring it to the notice of the nearest Takht, SGPC member or Secretary concerned, Dharam Parchar Committee. In a related development, the Sikh clergy has sought full details from gurdwara committees in Malaysia about a case in which one Sarban Singh had reportedly prepared a copy of Guru Granth Sahib, having 1,490 pages and weighing 700 kg, and sold off its 70 pages in 70,000 ringets (Malaysian currency). Sarban Singh has also been warned to get back the pages that he has sold. Similarly, NRI Surinder Singh Dhesian, whose named figured in sacrilegious ‘birs’ row, has been strictly cautioned to appear before the clergy in the next meeting.
	Case registered, but docs paralyse OPD services Our Correspondent Nawanshahr, September 26 Though the police has registered a case on the complaint of Dr Harvinder Singh, who was attacked by a mob while conducting postmortem on a woman yesterday, under Sections 307, 323, 380, 353, 186, 146, 149 and 306 of the IPC, but the district units of the Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS) Association and Paramedical and Health Employees Union paralysed the OPD services in the district and held a dharna at the Civil Hospital here today to raise their demand of the arrest of the accused in the manhandling of the team of the Health Department. “The doctors and the paramedical staff have decided to discontinue the emergency services in the district from Tuesday if the miscreants are not arrested,” said Dr Devinder Dhanda and Jaswinder Singh Patti, while adding that the doctors and the paramedical staff had submitted a memorandum to the Civil Surgeon demanding adequate police security while conducting postmortem in sensitive cases and not to issue any medico-legal report (MLR) without the DDR from the police. Meanwhile, the police got the postmortem of Santosh Kumari done at the Civil Hospital, Banga, and a team of doctors from Kapurthala district was called for conducting it. Besides, the police has also registered a case under Sections 306 and 120 B of the IPC on the complaint of Ajit Singh, son of Budhu Ram of Dansiwal village in Hoshiarpur, against six persons - Jeet Ram (husband), Dharam Chand (father-in-law), Parkasho (mother-in-law), Jaswinder and Deesha (brothers-in-law) and Kamla (sister-in-law) of the deceased Santosh Kumari of Begumpur village at the city police station.
	49 youth clubs get sports kits, grants MP tells youth to be active in sports and education Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 26 As many as 49 youth clubs of nine blocks of the district were distributed sports kits during the Youth Convention organised by the Nehru Yuva Kendra. MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was the chief guest, announced that he would give a grant of Rs 25,000 to each sports club of the district out of his MPLAD fund. There are about 450 sports clubs in the district. He said it was unfortunate that the youth of Punjab was not taking enough interest in technical education. He informed that only 0.6 per cent youth in the state was pursuing technical education while 80 per cent dropped out from Class X. He said it is necessary to provide quality education as well as career-oriented sports training to these youth in order to wean them away from drugs. He informed that he had requested the Union Sports Minister, Ajay Maken, to establish a Sports Authority of India’s Sports Academy in the holy city. He said the state government would provide 20 acres land free of cost to the Central government and the latter would establish the required infrastructure there.
	BSP finalises names of 75 candidates for Assembly polls Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 26 The Bahujan Samaj Party has finalised as many as 75 candidates, who are interested in contesting in the upcoming assembly elections, from various constituencies in Punjab. The candidates have been asked to garner support for the party by meeting the people at the ground-level in their respective areas. This was revealed by Avtar Singh Karimpuri, the state president BSP, who was here to hold a meeting with the party workers of Amritsar and Tarn Taran areas. He was accompanied by Narinder Kashyap, national general secretary as well as member of Rajaya Sabha and in charge of Punjab, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir party affairs. He said the list of these candidates would be sent to the party high command and the BSP National president and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati. Talking to The Tribune, he said the main purpose of the visit was to assign duties to the party workers for the upcoming death anniversary of the founder of the party, Kanshi Ram, on October 9. The day will be observed as Sankalp Divas. He said the BSP was trying to motivate the youth, especially the educated ones, to join the party. He also criticised the Congress-led UPA government and the SAD-BJP government; he commented that both the governments have miserably failed to nail inflation, unemployment and corruption prevailing in the country.
	Man stabs former wife to death Our Correspondent Batala, September 26 A woman was allegedly killed by her first husband in Johal Nangal village on Sunday. Manjit Kaur was married to Gurjant Masih of Satkoha village here but owing to their estranged relations, the couple got a divorce through mutual consent. Manjit Kuar married Wazir Masih six months ago at Johal Nangal village. Enraged at this, Gurjant Masih, her first husband, allegedly stabbed her several times with a ‘kirach’ killing her on the spot and fled. The police has registered a case under section 302 IPC at police station Quilla Lal Singh. The body was handed over to the kin after the postmortem examination today.
	Fake agents’ racket busted Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, September 26 Fake travel agents have duped Rs 18 lakh from a gullible person in the name of sending his sons to a foreign country. The Bulhowal police has booked Vishal Kumar and his brother Deepak Kumar from Batala, Ravi Kumar, his brother Sanjiv Kumar, and Rakesh Kumar under Sections 406, 420 and 120B of the IPC and Section 10 of the Immigration Act. Surjit Singh, the victim, alleged that the aforesaid accused took Rs 18 lakh from him with a promise to send his sons abroad. But neither did they send the boy abroad nor did they return the money. One held for occupation of NRI’s property The NRI police station, Hoshiarpur, has booked Varinder Kumar under Sections 447 and 506 of the IPC on the basis of a complaint made by Sunita Rani, an NRI. She alleged the accused forcibly took possession of her plot. According to the police, Sunita Rani alleged that the accused threatened to kill her when she demanded her plot to be returned to her from the accused.
	In-laws booked for dowry Hoshiarpur, September 26 Sadar police has booked Vishal Sharma of Ludhiana, and his family, Swatantar Parkash (father), Kavita Sharma (mother) and Ruchika (sister), under Sections 498 A and 406 of the IPC for their alleged role in torturing and maltreating Meena, Vishal’s wife. According to the police, Meena was married to Vishal on September 27, 2009. Ever since their marriage, the Sharma family tortured Meena and asked her to get more dowry. — OC