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Bloody clash leaves 5 engg students hurt
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Inaugural ceremony
Youth sentenced to life for killing grandfather’s brother
Parshuram Jayanti
Man kidnapped, released in Malout
LJP flays state govt’s excise policy
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Bloody clash leaves 5 engg students hurt
Faridkot, April 24 The injured students were taken to the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot. The police received information about the fight after a cop who happened to be passing by, informed the Faridkot police. A police party reached the spot to control the situation and chased away the fighting students. Though police is investigating into the reasons behind the clash, but prima facie, it appears to be a struggle between two groups of students over representing themselves as the ‘leaders’ of a students’ organisation. This students’ body owes its allegiance to the SAD (B). Iqbal Singh, assistant sub- inspector, who reached the spot, said tension among these groups of students was prevailing for the last two days after the poster of a student leader was torn by the members of the other group. The tension turned into a fight when the students used sharp-edged weapons and hockey sticks to attack their opponents and even chased them in the fields adjoining the college. Though there are reports of students even using fire-arms but police did not confirm this saying the matter was under investigation. |
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‘Left parties should come out with joint CMP’
Bathinda, April 24 Stating this here today, national general secretary of the CPI (ML) Liberation Deepankar Bhattacharya said the matter relating to allotment of residential plots to houseless labourers had now been referred to the Panchayats which was wrong on the part of the SAD-BJP government. The government should itself allot the plots to the homeless labourers in place of referring the matter to the Panchayats, he added. Bhattacharya said at present, corruption and price rise were the major issues in the country. He added that a big agitation at the national-level was the need of the hour and the Left parties were making efforts for it. He also said the CPI (ML) Liberation wanted that the Left parties should jointly prepare a common minimum programme (CMP). The Left leader said his party favoured a strong Lokpal which should cover the prime minister, members of Parliament, judiciary etc. He said his party would launch a nationwide movement of the youths from May 1 to August 9 for getting constitutional status to ‘Right to Work’ for all and unemployment allowance for the unemployed youths. He said his party would contest the next Lok Sabha elections on the issues of corruption and inflation. Among those present were a central committee member of the CPI (ML) Liberation Swapan Mukherjee, state secretary of the party Rajwinder Singh Rana, state president of Mazdoor Mukti Morcha Bhagwant Samao, state president of Punjab Kisan Union Ruldu Singh Mansa and a state-level leader of the party Harwinder Sema. |
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Inaugural ceremony
Bathinda, April 24 The refinery is to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on April 28. On the occasion, a member of the Rajya Sabha, Balwinder Singh Bhunder, was also present. Earlier, Sekhon held a meeting with Deputy Commissioner KK Yadav, SSP Sukhchain Singh Gill, SDM Talwandi Sabo, Anil Kumar Garg, Chief Operating Officer of the refinery MA Tankiwala and other officials. He also got information about the arrangements being made for the dignitaries and the common masses who would be attending the ceremony. The officials also informed the minister about the arrangements related to security, traffic routes, drinking water supply, medical facility and electricity etc. Sekhon also visited the venue and reviewed the arrangements there. |
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Youth sentenced to life for killing grandfather’s brother
Moga, April 24 As per the case file, Ajaib Singh, an octogenarian resident of Saidoke village falling under the Nihalsinghwala sub-division of Moga district, was beaten to death by his brother’s grandson Gurtej Singh on July 16, 2008. Since Ajaib did not have any child of his own, he asked his nephew to send his son (Gurtej) to live with him as a caretaker. Following this, Gurtej started living with Ajaib and his wife Mahinder Kaur. The police investigation revealed that the accused was demanding from Ajaib Singh the transfer of his 20 acres of ancestral land in his name, which he did not agree to. On July 16, 2008, an argument took place on the issue and the youth took out a stick and assaulted the old man. Ajaib fell down after a few blows. He died on the way to a hospital. A case under Section 302 of the IPC was registered against Gurtej. Later, he was arrested. Pronouncing the judgment in the case today, the additional district and sessions judge sentenced the accused to life imprisonment. Besides, a fine of Rs 30,000 has been imposed on him. In case he fails to pay the fine, he would have to undergo imprisonment for another one year. |
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Parshuram Jayanti
Barnala, April 24 April 24 was declared a state holiday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Parshuram but many private schools did not follow the same. Taking a strict notice of it, Deputy Commissioner Kavita Singh today directed the district education officer to prepare a list of schools that did not declare the holiday today. DC Kavita Singh has sought an explanation from the owners and management of private schools. Barnala DEO (Secondary) Rajmahinder Kaur said that in the morning, private schools were informed about the holiday over the phone and the schools were got closed. |
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Man kidnapped, released in Malout
Muktsar, April 24 DSP Mukhwinder Singh and SHO of Malout city police station, Harinder Gill, investigated the matter. The DSP said a case had been registered against four persons including one identified as Shera. Meanwhile, the family members of the victim alleged that the police was informed about the kidnapping at about 10 pm last night, but it did not initiate any action. —
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LJP flays state govt’s excise policy
Bathinda, April 24 Gehri asked the district excise authorities to order the liquor contactors to display the rate lists at the liquor vends. He said the venders were also not issuing bills to the buyers, so the issuance of bills to the consumers should be made mandatory. Gehri also asked the state government to determine the commission of the contractors besides informing people about the actual rates of the liquor. Besides, there should be uniformity in the rates of different varieties of liquor throughout the state. He said in case nothing was done by the government in this direction, the LJP would launch an agitation to compel the state government to do the needful. |
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Five students of an engineering college were attacked with sharp-edged weapons and wounded in a bloody fight between two factions on the Faridkot-Sadiq road today in the evening.
The CPI (ML) Liberation today asked the SAD-BJP government to fulfil the promise that it made to the houseless labourers during the Assembly elections.
