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Fund crunch stalls work at Attari ICP
Procedure laid down to monitor poll expenses
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Directions issued to banks
Badal promises more memorials
Cong: PM, not CM, should get Panth Rattan
Ticket tussle: Akalis plan to boycott CM’s function
Capt says state’s division Badal’s only contribution
PPP leader’s SUV set ablaze in Ferozepur
PPP central committee
Pollution board to put up hoardings across Punjab
Docs hold protest for second day
No promotions despite quota
Govt college teachers to court arrest tomorrow
Deceased KS Mann
Justice Kumar to head NRI commission
Pathologists’ meet from tomorrow
Fatehgarh Sahib schools closed today
Attempt to murder case against Cong MLA’s son
PIL seeks accountability norms for non-players
Seven NIT students get 3 years’ jail in ragging case
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Fund crunch stalls work at Attari ICP
Attari (Amritsar), November 29 According to sources, paucity of funds has led to delay in completion of the check post coming up here on 130 acres of land at a cost of Rs 150 crore. The foundation stone of the ICP was laid by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on February 20, 2010, and it was expected to come up within 14 months. Later, the deadline was extended to June 30. However, sources said the way things were moving at present, the project was now likely to be completed by February next year, which means a delay of 10 months. Sources said all the major works at the ICP had been completed, but the delay in release of funds had hit the project at the fag end when it was being given finishing touches. Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal said the ICP project was being taken care of by the Union Government and they themselves were eagerly awaiting its completion. “We have been following it up with the officials concerned and will do it again when the Joint Secretary, Border Management, visits Attari tomorrow. We have also urged the authorities to at least provide us temporary parking space by the time the project is completed.” Once operational, the ICP would give a major boost to the bilateral trade between the two countries. The ICP will be a completely sanitised zone with dedicated terminals for both passengers and cargo. It will provide adequate customs and immigration counters, ultra-modern scanner, metal detectors, CCTVs, passenger amenities and other related facilities such as currency exchange, internet facility, warehouse/cold storage, quarantine laboratory, banks, isolation bay, parking, cafeteria and other public utilities in a single modern complex. The passenger terminal will be a double-storey structure and have an area of 9,658 sq m. It will have a capacity of 1.5 million passengers per year. Similarly, the cargo terminal will be spread over 4,697 sq m. It will have a static capacity of 800 trucks (import) and 320 trucks (export).
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Procedure laid down to monitor poll expenses
Chandigarh, November 29 She said these teams, comprising police and I-T officials, would make attempts to locate and seize unaccounted cash, liquor and drugs suspected to be used during the elections. She said these teams would check vehicles for unaccounted cash and wealth at random as well as on specific information. In case of recovery of cash, the IT Department would be informed and the cash handed over to it. In case of suspicion that the cash was likely to be used for illegal purposes, the same would be seized by the police. She clarified that it was not necessary that seizures would be made only from those associated with political parties. “Cash may be seized from any person in case he cannot explain the source,” she said. At a meeting today, presentations were made by BK Singh, IRS, Joint Commissioner, Investigation,
Ludhiana, A Venu Prasad, Commissioner, Excise and Taxation, CSR Reddy, IPS, regarding the standard operating procedures devised by their departments. Presentation was also made by Avinash Kumar Under Secretary, Election Commission of India, Usha R Sharma, Special CEO, Punjab, and Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, Joint CEO, Punjab (on legal provisions and the expenditure monitoring mechanism). It was emphasised that those carrying out searches be polite and courteous and the person from whom cash was seized be given an acknowledgement slip on the spot, along with details of the person before whom he could file an appeal. The Chief Electoral Officer said anybody carrying cash above Rs1
lakh/jewellery after the announcement of elections must carry sufficient proof to explain its source to avoid such cash/wealth being seized by the teams. Static surveillance teams and flying squads to be pressed into service from the date of announcement of elections These teams, comprising police and I-T officials, will try to locate and seize unaccounted cash, liquor and drugs suspected to be used during the elections The teams would check vehicles for unaccounted cash and wealth at random as well as on specific information Anybody carrying cash above Rs 1 lakh or jewellery of the same amount after the poll announcement must carry sufficient proof to explain the source
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Directions issued to banks
Jalandhar, November 29 The Election Commission has issued directions to banks across the state that in case anyone withdraws more than Rs 1 lakh cash in a day, the matter be reported to the District Election Officer and Income Tax officials. Priyank
Bharti, Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer, Jalandhar, said these directions would ensure that the poll expenditure per candidate did not go beyond Rs 16
lakh. Even the EVMs that have been sent to the state have more features, including the option for a printout of all the details stored. During counting, the machines will be simply attached with a printer for boothwise details. The details of the individual voter will also be stored along with his vote as proof against complaints against double or bogus voting.
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Badal promises more memorials
Rohira (Mandi Ahmedgarh), November 29 The memorial inaugurated today comprises a 110-ft tall tower and as many as six buildings spread over 10.7 acres of land. It has been constructed at a cost of Rs 20 crore in the memory of 35,000 Sikhs who were massacred by Ahmed Shah Abdali, the Pathan invader, on February 5, 1762. It was probably the first time that a majority of the speakers refrained from giving a political tinge to their speeches but appreciated role of the Chief Minister in reviving the cultural heritage and Sikh history through memorials. Admitting that the memorials should have been constructed long ago, Badal regretted that only a fraction of Punjabis knew facts related to the Wada Ghallughara till now. Rebutting allegations that his party had tried to harness political mileage by constructing and inaugurating a chain of memorials recently, Badal maintained that the government had kept nationalism above politics during these functions.
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Cong: PM, not CM, should get Panth Rattan
Chandigarh, November 29 Qila Raipur MLA Jassi Khangura, in a letter to the Akal Takht Jathedar, said, “No Sikh family has benefitted financially more from Punjab politics than the Badal family. When Punjab was passing through the terrorism phase, Badal sent his son Sukhbir to California so that he could stay safely there, something that proves he always puts his family first. The Sikh religion and the interests of Punjab are not his priorities.” Khangura alleged that not only had Badal controlled the SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee) for far longer period than any other Sikh, but had also undermined it in the process. “It is no longer the independent body that it used to be. If the SGPC still decides to confer the award on Badal, I would ask him that before receiving the award he must visit the Akal Takht and swear he has never made money by corruption means.”
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Ticket tussle: Akalis plan to boycott CM’s function
Jalandhar, November 29 They have been sulking ever since they got a hint that Phagwara-based sugar mill owner Jarnail Singh Wahid may get the SAD ticket from the area. These leaders now plan not to attend the CM’s function saying their presence at the meeting may be construed as “acceptance to an outsider candidate”. A few SAD leaders are said to have held a meeting with the workers at Jamsher village on the matter. The Akali cadre is also upset over the fact that while Jalandhar-based politician Sarabjit Makkar was being sent to contest from Kapurthala, Kapurthala-based candidate (Phagwara falls in Kapurthala district) was being fielded from Jalandhar. “All these gimmicks of importing and exporting candidates are weird,” they said. “The SAD tried the importing technique a number of times earlier as well but without success. A similar policy was used when Naresh Gujral, who had settled in Delhi, was fielded from Jalandhar for the parliamentary polls in 2004 and then singer Hans Raj Hans (who had never been into politics earlier) was made to contest in 2009. We lost on both the occasions,” an Akali leader said on anonymity. A point in defence of this decision of the SAD was that the cantonment had always been getting an MLA from outside, be it Congress’ Beant Singh, his son Tej Parkash or Jagbir Brar, who was from Muktsar. Brar won the polls in 2007 but he quit mid-way to join his cousin’s PPP. Ever since Brar parted ways with the SAD, several local Akali leaders, including Jalandhar Improvement Trust chairman Baljit Singh Neelamahal, District Development Committee chief Gurcharan Singh Channi and SGPC member Paramjit Singh Raipur, have been eyeing the seat.
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Capt says state’s division Badal’s only contribution
Fazilka/Abohar, November 29 “While the Congress facilitated the setting up of projects like Bhakra Dam, Punjab Agricultural University and PGI, the Akalis split Punjab for sectarian gains and in the process lost key areas,” he said. The PPCC chief alleged that the Akalis first gave up everything like land, water and even the city of Chandigarh in 1966, within a few years they demanded everything back through Anandpur Sahib Resolution. Unlike other rallies where he used to be presented with swords, Amarinder was today given a pen by local MLA Sunil Jhakhar, who organised the rally. Meanwhile, factionalism within the local Congress unit came to the fore before the arrival of Capt Amarinder Singh at Fazilka as activists of one of the factions allegedly pushed down some ticket aspirants from the stairs of the stage. Sidelights Fazilka: Factionalism in Congress party again came to fore before the arrival of PPCC President Capt Amarinder Singh at Fazilka as activists of one faction of the party allegedly pushed down some aspirants of the party ticket from the stairs of the stage in the stadium of local MR Government College, the venue of rally. Two keen aspirants of party ticket Balbir Singh Jawala and Balbir Singh Sawna belonging to Rai Sikh Community who have sizable vote bank in the reorganized assembly segment were not allowed to reach the stage. The aspirants of party ticket took out separate processions of their supporters carrying their photographic placards reached the venue in a probable attempt to show their strength. — Praful C Nagpal Abohar: Celebrity star and singer Harbhajan Mann enthralled the gathering for more than 120 minutes. Mann was all praise for former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar for the agricultural reforms. In most of the Punjab Bachao rallies faction leaders had reportedly been vying for photo sessions and put separate banners, but it was only the Jakhar family show at Abohar. — Raj Sadosh
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PPP leader’s SUV set ablaze in Ferozepur
Ferozepur, November 29 Neelu alleged that he was being victimised at the behest of some political leaders ever since he joined the PPP as its Member (General Council). It is pertinent to mention that Neelu’s father Mohinder Singh Saiyanwala was a senior Akali leader of the region who represented the Ferozepur Lok Sabha constituency in Parliament and also remained the Local Bodies Minister during Surjit Singh Baranala’s government in 1985. He had won the assembly elections from Ferozepur seat five times. SSP Surjit Singh ruled out any sabotage and said the evidence gathered from the spot does not indicate the role of any external element.
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PPP central committee
Chandigarh, November 29 President - Manpreet Singh Badal; patron-Dr Sardara Singh Johal; senior vice-presidents-Jagbir Singh Brar, Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon, Gurpreet Singh Bhatti and Darshan Singh Madhir; vice-presidents - Bhagwant Mann, Abhey Sandhu, Kuldeep Singh Dhose, Bibi Gurdial Kaur Mallan, Raghubir Singh (ex-minister) and Shamsher Singh Litt and general secretarys-Manav Singh, Bharat Bhushan Thaper, Gurmeet Singh Daduwal, Jagjeet Singh Ghungrana, Harnek Singh Gharruan, Santokh Singh Riar, Harbhupinder Singh Ladi, Jagdeep Singh Jagraon, advisers B.S. Riar, Satpal, Ranjodh Singh Jodha and Jaswinder Singh Billa. Secretarys-Bibi Ranjit Kaur Bhatti, Sarabjit Singh Makhan, Daljit Singh Sadarpura, Sarwan Singh Dhun, Surinder Kumar Pompy, Maninder Pal Singh Plasour, Kulwant Singh Lohgarh, Lakhwinder Singh Lakhi, Sitar Bhatti, Jaspal Singh Maurr, Satpreet Singh Tooran, Pandit Anand Sharma and Pardeep Singh Sibiya. The joint secretaries are Ch. Vijay Pal, Kuldeep Singh Cheema, Reetu Pandit, Jasbir Singh Jassi Sekhon, Bhupinder Singh Papu Azrram, Amanpreet Singh Chhina, Gurjiwan Singh Dimple Dugal, Sukhjinder Singh Tanda, Sukhpal Singh Bhullar, Rupinder Singh Brar, Mohinder Singh Sidhu and Gurmeet Singh Balo. Ramsharan Pal Sharma has been appointed as treasurer and Arunjot Singh Sodhi will look after the office and press secretary’s work.
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Pollution board to put up hoardings across Punjab
Patiala, November 29 Conceived by PPCB chairman KS Pannu, the initiative is likely to strengthen the tirade launched by the Board against those violating the prescribed norms, thereby polluting the underground water, air and environment of the state. Talking to TNS, Pannu said the proposed hoardings would be put up outside all the District Industry Centres and Focal Points in the state. He further said hoardings would be put up in next seven to 10 days. "Any kind of disposal of the industrial waste, bio-medical waste and other types of hazardous waste in an unscientific manner in the open drains, seasonal rivulets and water channels can have disastrous effects on the environment and humans. Hence, covering this aspect, the hoardings would spread the message among everyone to strictly comply with the pollution control norms", said Pannu. Meanwhile, the Board authorities have appealed to the people to inform them in case anyone has specific information about any industrial unit flouting the pollution norms. Pannu said identity of the whistleblower would be kept secret. He said information about those violating the pollution norms could be sent via sms at 56263095 or mailed at eco.sampark@ppcb.gov.in. "The hoardings would carry an appeal to the masses to extend their cooperation to the Board in its drive against industrial/dyeing/health care centres and other establishments, which defy the pollution norms", he said.
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Docs hold protest for second day
Patiala, November 29 Dr MS Randhawa, patron, and Dr Manjit Singh, general secretary of the Association, disclosed here today that in a show of unity, all senior PCMS officers, including Directors of Health Services and Deputy Directors at the State Headquarters Chandigarh, Civil Surgeons, Medical Superintendents, SMOs and Medical Officers working in Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr, Ferozepur, Moga, Muktsar, Bathinda, Mansa, Barnala, Sangrur, SAS Nagar, Ropar and Patiala districts continued to "work under protest." The black-badge protest will be followed by statewide black flag rallies on Thursday at respective hospitals and health centres. The PCMS doctors' nine accepted demands include restoration of status of Civil Surgeon on par with District Judge and Deputy Commissioner, creation of post of Director-General of Health Services, designation of administrative SMOs as Deputy Civil Surgeons, raising of retirement age of PCMS doctors to 60 years, cadre review, including creation of specialist cadre on the CGHS pattern, edge of six increments in every scale to specialist doctors, treating NPA as pay for all intents and purposes, re-fixation of pay by calculating NPA on DP and restoration of notification to treat "satisfactory/average" ACRs as "good" for ACPs, they added.
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No promotions despite quota
Patiala, November 29 Sources said the Education Department had already invited cases of such employees who joined service till 2000. As per 3 per cent reservation, as many as 38 seats will be given to such employees for promotion as headmasters. Though the Education Department had earlier set November 8 as the date of their DPC but later cancelled it. Till date, they have not re-scheduled the meeting as a result of which the fate of these masters hangs fire. With elections round the corner, they feel that in case the DPC is not done shortly, they might have to wait for a much longer time due to election code and the Assembly elections. One of the teachers said: “Though the government claims that it has introduced this quota to facilitate differently abled employees, then why they are delaying the DPC for so long is beyond my understanding.”Meanwhile, these teachers are demanding that the seats for each category of this quota should be inter-changeable.
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Govt college teachers to court arrest tomorrow
Patiala, November 29 President of the Association Prof Jai Pal Singh said the teachers working in the government colleges were the only category of the state government employees who were denied the first instalment of 40 per cent of arrears, which was paid to other employees in May 2011. Despite repeated reminders, the government was not taking any action in this regard, he said. “We will gather in Sector 25 and protest against the government and after the protest, will surrender to the cops," he stated. He said their other demands include increasing retirement age as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The state government has refused to raise the retirement age for the government college teachers from 58 years to 65, or even to 60 years (the age of retirement for teachers in private colleges and state universities in Punjab).
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KARTARPUR SAHIB CORRIDOR
Amritsar, November 29 Interacting with the mediapersons after paying obeisance at the Golden Temple here, Hashmi said, “We are ready to cooperate with India on the issue, but it is for the Indian government to first take up the matter with Pakistan officially. As far as we are concerned, we have done our bit by constructing the road up to the point of our jurisdiction.” Sikhs have long been demanding the establishment of a passport and visa-free passage between Dera Baba Nanak on the Indian side and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, located about 3 km from the border in Pakistan’s Narowal district. According to Sikh history, Guru Nanak Dev spent 17 years at the site where Gurdwara Kartarpur is situated. Replying to a media query, Hashmi agreed that there was a need to take a fresh look at the number of visas being issued to the pilgrims as per the Nehru-Liaquat Pact. He said they have already doubled the number of events on which Sikh pilgrims are granted visas for pilgrimage in Pakistan from four to eight. As per the Nehru-Liaquat pact, pilgrims were given visas for Guru Nanak Dev birth anniversary (3,000 visas), Baisakhi (3,000), Guru Arjan Dev martyrdom day (500) and Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death anniversary (500). Hashmi asked the SGPC to take up the matter with the Indian government. He refuted allegations regarding any gurdwara’s property being leased or illegally encroached upon in Pakistan. Hashmi said they have constructed 400 rooms for pilgrims and a three-storey langar hall, besides setting up a solar energy plant. Modern huts have been constructed at Kartarpur Sahib and Gurdwara Emnabad for pilgrims, while the langar hall has been extended to Gurdwara Dehra Sahib, Lahore. On Sikhs’ demand to open Gurdwara Ber Sahib at Sialkot for “darshan”, he said they have invited tenders and they will soon begin its maintenance work. An orphanage, a hospital and a school for mentally challenged children, all named after Guru Nanak Dev, besides a Sikh museum in Pakistan were on the anvil. Hashmi rejected the SGPC's offer of Rs 1 crore for the construction of an inn at Gurdwara Dehra Sahib, Lahore, contending that they will do it on their own. He suggested that the SGPC donate this amount for the proposed hospital to be named after Guru Nanak Dev.
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SDM’s body recovered from Bhakra canal
Anandpur Sahib, November 29 Mann had gone missing last evening. His official vehicle (Gypsy PB12J-0330) was found parked near the Lamlheri bridge in Anandpur Sahib. Mann is survived by his wife Nirlesh Kaur, son Nirjog Singh and daughter Damneet Kaur. He was a nephew of SAD (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann. The officer’s death remains a riddle. His son Nirjog maintained that the family had enmity with none. His brother-in-law KVS Sidhu, who is Director, Investigations, Punjab Excise and Taxation, also ruled out any foul play. Stunned staff members at the SDM’s office said that Mann had been in office from morning to evening. After 5 pm, he asked his driver to take his wife to Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib. He then drove towards the Bhakra canal in his Gypsy. The staff said Mann did not look upset or unhappy. A PCS officer of the 2005 batch, Mann was posted as SDM, Anandpur Sahib, in August last. Before that, he had served as District Transport Officer, Roopnagar. His cremation will take place at his native village Talania in Fatehgarh Sahib on December 2. The Congress has expressed shock over the incident. PPCC vice-president Rana KP Singh has demanded a CBI inquiry into the circumstances leading to Mann’s death. “Top bureaucrats in the state are under tremendous stress. A CBI inquiry should be ordered into the circumstances leading to the PCS officer’s death, Rana said in a statement, while pointing out that a senior bureaucrat had been thrashed by SAD workers in Ludhiana city earlier. “If senior bureaucrats in the state are not safe, one can well imagine the plight of the common man,” he observed. The Anandpur Sahib Bar Association has also demanded a CBI inquiry into the matter.
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Justice Kumar to head NRI commission
Chandigarh, November 29 A Punjab Government spokesman said the Chief Minister also approved the appointment of Jagtar Singh of Hoshiarpur as the commission’s member. He said Badal also approved the appointment of Makhan Singh of Ferozepur as a member of the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board. Meanwhile, the Chief Minster also appointed Sampuran Singh and Hardeep Singh, both Fazilka residents, as members of the Board of Directors, Pepsu Roadways Transport Corporation. — TNS
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Pathologists’ meet from tomorrow
Patiala, November 29 It will be inaugurated by Dr VM Katoch, Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Dr MS Bal, organising chairman of the conference, and Dr Vijay Bodal, organising secretary, said Dr KK Talwar, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Medial Council of India (MCI), would be the chief guest at the inaugural function. Dr SS Gill, Vice-Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Dr Jai Kishan, Director of Research and Medical Education, Punjab, and Dr Manmohan Singh, President of the Punjab Medial Council, would be the guests of honour.
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Fatehgarh Sahib schools closed today
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 29 Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will inaugurate and dedicate the war memorial to the state.
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Attempt to murder case against Cong MLA’s son
Moga, November 29 In a latest development, Kamaljit Singh, son of Congress MLA Darshan Singh Brar, and his six associates Ravinder Binda, Sukhwant Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Jaskirtan Singh and Daljit Singh were today booked in an attempt to murder case. On November 27, two rival groups, led by candidates Manpreet Singh Neeta and Ravinder Binda, fired at each other at Kokri Vehniwal village in the district where the elections were held. Binda, said to be an associate of Congress MLA Darshan Singh Brar, had fielded his own nominee against Neeta. The latter, however, managed a win. The firing left four persons, including Binda and three persons from the rival group, injured. The probe that followed brought the role of Kamaljit Singh under the scanner. Kamaljit and former district president Manjit Singh Mann are pitted against each other in the race for supremacy in the youth wing in the area. On November 17, Kamaljit and his associates were booked under Sections 382, 323 and 148 of the IPC on the charges of looting and assaulting rival youth leader Rajdeep Singh, who, it is said, had the backing of Congress Working Committee member Jagmeet Singh
Brar.
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PIL seeks accountability norms for non-players
Chandigarh, November 29 Advocate HC Arora asserted a unique phenomena was witnessed during the elections to the Hisar Parliamentary constituency. “There was campaigning by India against Corruption, exhorting the voters to vote against a particular political party for the reason that the said political party had failed to give concrete written assurance to its core committee members that the candidates of the said political party shall vote in favour of the Jan Lokpal Bill”. Arora added the petitioner has no grievance against India against Corruption or any other NGO propagating for or against any candidate or any political party. “The submission of the petitioner is that intervening in the electioneering process must be subject to some accountability norms”. Quoting Rule 90 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, the petitioner asserted a maximum of Rs 6 lakh could be spent in an assembly constituency. He added: “If a non-contestant third party effectively intervenes in the electioneering process and injects even Rs 1 crore in the campaign against a particular political party, it would still remain unaccountable” He added a non-contestant, third party player was not required to submit return of expenses to the Election Commission of India, nor was accountable under provisions of the IPC or election laws. “Such a trend, even for a genuine cause, if continued or perpetuated, would result into complete hijacking of the election process without any accountability. Thus, it is the constitutional obligation of the Election Commission of India to ensure accountability of non-contestant third party players, who intervene in election process. Arora also prayed for issuance of directions to the Election Commission of India not to deploy police officials facing criminal charges on election duty in forthcoming Assembly elections in Punjab. Directions were also sought to prohibit door-to-door campaigning during last 48 hours before actual polling in the forthcoming elections. Taking up the petition, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Surya Kant issued notice of motion to the Election Commission of India, Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab, Union Law and Home Ministries, and the State of Punjab. PIL Demands That ectioneering is not hijacked by third party non-players ECI’s intervention to ensure accountability Directive against deploying police officials facing criminal charges on election duty Prohibition of door-to-door campaigning during the last 48 hours before polling
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Seven NIT students get 3 years’ jail in ragging case
Jalandhar, November 29 Tanuj Roy, Parmod Hingmang (from Sikkim), Ankit Srivastva (from Nagaland), Sidhartha Kumar, Naval Malani and Abhijit Biswas and Parasun Kishore Verma (from Assam) were sent to jail soon after the verdict was pronounced, said GRP inspector Baldev Singh. However, Additional Sessions judge SK Singla acquitted four others identified as Rohan Bhandari, Rahul, Namita Kumari and Biswajit Saha. The acxcused were later bailed out. The victim father, Triveni Sahai , a resident of Bareilly in UP, had pleaded before the court that the accused be given exemplary punishment. Sahai said he would approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court to enhance the punishment. A first-year student of Industrial Engineering, Amit jumped before a train at Suranussi in October 2005. Subsequently, an FIR was registered with the GRP police station under Section 306 of the IPC. In his suicide note, Amit had stated: “You call it ragging, but it is humiliation and should be banned. Everyday students are ragged in the college. They are stripped naked and ordered to do bad things. I can't tell this even to my parents. It is not justified. but I can't bear it any more."
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euphoria around Pakistan ‘granting’ MFN status to India didn’t last long with the neighbouring country swiftly taking a U-turn, the Integrated Check Post (ICP), another move which would have boosted bilateral trade between the two countries, has got delayed.
Rohira (Mandi Ahmedgarh), November 29
PPCC president Capt Amarinder Singh today alleged that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s only contribution to the state was fragmentation of the erstwhile Punjab. Amarinder said before asking the Congress what it did for Punjab, the Akali leaders, particularly Badal, should list their own achievements.
The SUV of PPP leader Ratinder Singh Saiyanwala (Neelu) was allegedly set afire by unidentified persons last night while the vehicle was parked inside his residence at Church Road locality in the cantonment. Neelu said that yesterday night when the family members were asleep inside the house, some miscreants allegedly set his Ford Endeavour vehicle bearing the registration number PB 05Q 1111 on fire, following which the vehicle was charred completely.
In an effort to involve general public in its tirade against those indulging in violation of water and air pollution norms, the Punjab Pollution Control Board
(PPCB) would soon put up pollution control awareness hoardings in all parts of the state. The hoardings would list details in simple language about the ill-effects of the violation of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, on the environment as well as humans.
In a ragging case, holding seven students of the local Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) guilty of abetting their junior Amit Gangwar to commit suicide, a city court today sentenced them to three years’ imprisonment and fined them Rs 2,000 each.