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Centre allows reuse of gunny bags
Wheat procurement stalled at Fazilka mandi
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SGPC nod to Operation Bluestar memorial
Inquiry indicts former Patiala DC Garg
Cut down expenses, Centre tells Punjab
Terror alert has Punjab policemen on their toes
Coming: Cong’s toll-free helpline for vendetta cases
Party finalises campaign panel
Memorials dedicated to ‘muktas’ cry for care
Rape victim forced to marry offender alleges torture
Thapar University restores Punjab quota for now
Depot-holders protest cut in kerosene quota
Keep close liaison with Centre, officers told
Sarna dares Badal to prove charges
‘Family dispute’ drives Moga man to suicide
SSP directs officers to wear uniform on duty
British era water mill collapses into canal
Bibi challenges conviction
Court orders probe into misuse of school funds
418 kg of poppy husk seized
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Centre allows reuse of gunny bags
Chandigarh, May 3 “We have a sufficient stock of used gunny bags. As the Centre has allowed their reuse, we will now be comfortable to stack fresh wheat,” a government official said. Now, the rider: wheat stacked in once-used gunny bags would have to be retained by the state government and distributed on a priority under the public distribution system. Compared to fresh gunny bags, the recycled ones have shorter shelf life. Following inputs from the Agriculture Department, Punjab had informed the Centre that 108 lakh tonnes of wheat would be procured for the central pool. For its part, the Union Government okayed the supply of gunny bags that could stack 109 lakh tonnes (a tonne extra) to the state. However, the supply of gunny bags from manufacturers concerned had so far remained erratic apparently due to huge demand in Madhya Pradesh and a few other states. Sources said Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon pursued the case with the Centre, following which the state was allowed to re-use gunny bags.
Jakhar hits out at
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Bathinda, May
3 Jakhar said the ruling SAD leadership had been blaming the Congress-led Union Government from time to time for not showing due concern to the plight of farmers. But now the state government itself was “adopting double standards” by storing grains in the open. He said the FCI had sanctioned scientific storage capacity of 51 lakh metric tonnes in covered godowns for Punjab under its PEG-2008 scheme but the state government was allegedly not making full use ot it.
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Wheat procurement stalled at Fazilka mandi
Fazilka, May 3 Sources said two procurement agencies, including the Food Corporation of India and the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, had been assigned the procurement job at this market. But, the Warehousing Corporation did not start the process whereas the Food Corporation of India had to stop it after April 28 due to non-availability of gunny bags. Sources said at least 50,000 gunny bags would be required to clear the backlog. Another procuring agency, Punjab Agro, is struggling to get gunny bags for the Fazilka grain market. Nearly 20,000 gunny bags are required by the Markfed for Kheowali Dhab Purchase Centre in Fazilka subdivision. Fazilka Market Committee secretary Vijay Madaan said some bundles of empty gunny bags had been sent to Ladhuka to overcome the shortage. So far, 19,18,055 quintals of wheat had arrived in Fazilka grain market and associated purchase centres. Of this, 7,68,203 quintals was awaiting lifting.
The wheat procurement figure has crossed the 100-lakh tonnes figure and if officials connected with the process are to be believed, the target may have to be revised upwards from the present 108 lakh tones. "The procurement may cross 115 lakh tonnes or even touch 120 lakh tonnes," a government official said. The favourable weather in February and March is to be credited for the rise in production.
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SGPC nod to Operation Bluestar memorial
The memorial will come up near Gurdwara Thara Sahib in the Golden Temple complex. The SGPC House had given the green signal to the memorial a decade back and the matter had been hanging fire since then. It was decided to hand over the ‘kar sewa’ of the memorial to Damdami Taksal chief Baba Harnam Singh. Buildings which suffered damage and a ‘bir’ with a bullet mark will also be preserved to commemorate Operation Bluestar. Former Akal Takht Jathedar Bhai Jasbir Singh Rode said ‘kar sewa’ for the memorial would start on May 20. Avtar Singh Makkar, SGPC chief, had set the ball rolling on June 6 last by announcing a five member-committee to prepare a blueprint for the memorial. The panel, comprising Damdami Taksal chief Baba Harnam Singh, SGPC senior vice-president Raghujit Singh Virk, Punjabi University VC Dr Jaspal Singh, SGPC executive member Rajinder Singh Mehta and former Pro VC of GNDU Prof Prithipal Singh Kapoor, submitted its report to the SGPC today. Sikh scholar Bhai Ashok Singh Bagrian said the memorial should be built in front of Teja Singh Samundari Hall from where the Army had entered into the complex. Dal Khalsa leader Kanwar Pal Singh said Panthic outfits had suggested that Maharaja Sher Singh Deori, that still bore bullet marks, was the ideal place for the memorial. The SGPC House had passed a resolution to raise the memorial at its meeting on February 20, 2002. A special executive meeting held at Anandpur Sahib on May 27, 2005, under the then SGPC chief, Bibi Jagir Kaur, unanimously resolved to build the memorial. Interestingly, the proposal was virtually shelved in 2008. Operation Bluestar was ordered by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 3-6, 1984, to remove Sikh hardliners from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. The Central Sikh Museum has on display a list of 743 persons killed during Operation Bluestar.
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Inquiry indicts former Patiala DC Garg
Divisional Commissioner SR Ladhar had indicted Garg, former Divisional Commissioner GS Grewal and certain revenue officials for the illegal sale of government land that houses the offices of the civil surgeon, district town planner and district education officer. Garg has all along maintained that the land in question was private property and there was nothing illegal in its sale. He reportedly told the inquiry officer that the land had been allotted to Kanwar Barjinder Singh, who belonged to Patiala’s royal family. The Financial Commissioner has observed that revenue records pertaining to demarcation (nishan dehi) for the period 1970 shows the land as private property, but recent revenue records suggest that it belonged to the government. Kang has not recommended punishment for Garg. In his report to the CM, he has confined himself to the facts of the case. He has gone into the pros and cons of a Vigilance probe and departmental action in the matter but left it to the CM to take a decision. The inquiry report also mentions that the previous Patiala Deputy Commissioner, Deepinder Singh, had refused to register the property in 2010, saying that the land was actually owned by the government. The former DC’s objection became a ground for rejection of the sale deed in 2010. But this fact was overlooked in September 2011 and Garg went ahead and allowed the sale of the land. The inquiry has taken account of the fact that Naib Tehsildar Gurinder Singh Walia, who had executed the sale deed in September 2011, had told the earlier inquiry conducted by Ladhar that the deed was executed “by mistake”. It is now for the CM to ask the Vigilance to register an FIR or go in for a departmental action against those found guilty.
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Cut down expenses, Centre tells Punjab
Chandigarh, May 3 At a meeting yesterday, Punjab was directed to curtail its mounting burden of subsidies, including free power to the farm sector. Punjab’s power subsidy bill was about Rs 787 crore in 2003-04. It jumped to Rs 2,576 crore in 2006-07 and crossed Rs 3,800 crore in 2010-11. During the current fiscal year, it is likely to touch Rs 4500 crore, about 35 per cent of the total revenue generated under VAT. Bedsides subsidy to farm sector, Punjab gives free power to poor sections. Punjab’s salary and pension bill has hit the roof. The state’s debt burden has risen to Rs 78,728 crore. Interest liability on debt for the last fiscal year was Rs 6,530 crore. Sources said Punjab officials were told to take a decision to cap power subsidy as the Centre could lend a helping hand once or twice, but ultimately the state itself would have to manage its fiscal affairs. The Centre questioned Punjab officials on poor utilisation of funds allocated to the state under various flagship programmes. For instance, only 50 per cent of funds allocated under the Urban Renewal Mission have been utilised till date. Likewise, there could have been greater utilisation of funds allocated under irrigation schemes. Also, as Punjab failed to implement certain reforms such as levying of property tax and raising water charges, it was unable to get its full entire share of funds under various central schemes. As Punjab has not passed its Budget for the current fiscal year, its figures on revenue/fiscal deficit have not been formalised yet. The Union Finance Ministry has sought the final figures based on the Budget document from the state government. The Centre has told the state that the next meeting on this issue would be held after the Punjab Budget is passed next month. The state’s projected revenue deficit for the current fiscal year is Rs 9,179 crore on the basis of the existing revenue resources. It will be about 3.35 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Sources said Punjab, which has sought a waiver on small savings loan of Rs 22,000 crore and rescheduling of the remaining loan to reduce the principal and interest repayment burden, has pegged its hopes on West Bengal. “In case the Centre gives relief to West Bengal, then Punjab will also get some relief. Otherwise, Punjab should not expect anything from the Centre”, said a senior official.
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Terror alert has Punjab policemen on their toes
Patiala, May 3 Senior officers reviewed the security arrangements at numerous vulnerable points in the state, including important infrastructures, following death anniversary of Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. Highly placed sources confirmed that there was a tip-off pertaining to security threat to oil depots spread over 100 acres in Sangrur, Nangal and the oil refinery in Bathinda. Following this senior officers, including the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Patiala Range, and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Sangrur, rushed to the depots. Also, the police tightened the security arrangements around the refinery as well. “By evening, a massive search operation was launched in the entire area and only selected persons were allowed to entry or leave the oil depots,” they added. An eyewitness told The Tribune that hundreds of policemen set up nakas, searched premises and sealed the entire area around the depots. “Police has set up nakas on all roads leading toward the oil depots,” he stated. Sangrur SSP HS Bhullar, who was the first to rush to the spot in the afternoon, was shortly joined by Patiala IG Paramjit Singh Gill. Senior officers termed it as a routine inspection, but officers themselves were busy passing instructions and spent a couple of hours at the spot. An intelligence officer said there was some security review across Punjab but refused to term it “serious enough”. However, another officer said the entire operation was kept under wraps given the fact that a couple of years ago a terrorist organisation had tried to blow a bottling plant near Nabha and bombs were defused by the police following specific inputs in a similar operation. When contacted, IG Paramjit Singh Gill said he was at the spot and heading the entire operation but could not share details. “We are on high alert and things are under control,” he stated.
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Coming: Cong’s toll-free helpline for vendetta cases
Chandigarh, May 3 For the purpose, the Congress has formed a special team, which would be headed by Supreme Court advocate Jaiveer Shergil. The action follows claims by the SAD that the Congress had failed to establish any concrete cases of political vendetta. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had even urged the Congress to come out with a list of such cases, if any. The establishment of a toll-free helpline is the first step in the process of documentation of vendetta cases, said Shergil, co-chairman of the state Congress’s legal cell who has been chosen by PPCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh for the task. “Once the data has been compiled, we will file appropriate representations with the state police and human rights commission, besides Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal,” he said. Shergil said he would appoint district coordinators to instill confidence in the Congress workers that no vendetta would be tolerated. He said the district coordinators would also hold legal camps to provide information on how to benefit from various social welfare schemes, including NREGA. “We will also teach out workers how to use the RTI Act to their benefit,” he said. The legal cell would also help Congress candidates file their nomination papers in the coming elections to municipal corporations in the state. “This will ensure that rejections of nomination papers are minimal,” he said.
Party finalises campaign panel
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress today finalised its campaign and selection committee for the coming corporation elections.
Congress Legislature Party leader Sunil Jakhar and senior leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal have been appointed members of the three-member panel, to be headed by Congress's state chief Capt Amarinder Singh. All aspiring candidates have been told to submit their applications to their respective district presidents or the committee itself on May 8 at Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Amritsar and on May 9 at Patiala. The MPs from Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala would be the ex-officio members of the selection and campaign committees. The PCC chief has also constituted manifesto and publicity committees. The manifesto committee would be headed by Sunil Jakhar and Darbari Lal (Amritsar), Raman Kumar (Ludhiana), Manoj Arora (Jalandhar) and Sanjiv Bittu (Patiala) would be its members. The same committee would work as publicity committee.
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Memorials dedicated to ‘muktas’ cry for care
Muktsar, May 3 Both the SGPC and the state government have not been paying any attention towards the memorials. When The Tribune team visited the memorials, it found them lying in a state of neglect. Mukt-e-Minar Built in 2005 near the District Administrative Complex in Muktsar, the Mukt-e-Minar is one of the memorials dedicated to the 40 muktas. It boasts of having the tallest ‘khanda’ (81-ft) in the world. The monument, built at a cost of Rs 5 crore, has been gathering dust for want of proper upkeep. As a result, hardly any visitor can be seen here these days. The slow pace of construction on the road connecting to it is also proving to be a major hurdle in attracting visitors. In the lack of cleanliness, the rings girdled with the ‘khanda’ are now getting covered with rust. Memorial gates The prestigious four gates of the city, got constructed in 2004-05 by the state government through Markfed on all entry points, named after Sikh martyrs Bhai Daan Singh, Bhai Maha Singh, Mata Bhag Kaur and Bhai Langar Singh are also in dire need of immediate repair. Stones of the gates have fallen. Still, no attention has been paid towards the issue even though all notice them while entering or leaving the city. Mai Bhago Park The construction of this heritage park, an initiative of the local Municipal Council, was first scheduled to be completed before March 31, 2011. It was later deferred to this year’s Maghi Mela. But, the park has not been completed even after a delay of more than a year. Though a huge statue of Mai Bhago sitting on a horse has been installed in the centre of the park to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 90 lakh and a war like scene has also been created after installing a number of statues of muktas in a corner, the dilly-dallying attitude of the authorities concerned has been creating hurdles in its progress further. Martyrs’ memorial The foundation stone of the martyrs’ memorial, dedicated to Mai Bhago and 40 muktas, was laid by the then Shiromani Akali Dal president Parkash Singh Badal and former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur on May 4, 2005, on the Tibbi Sahib road. But even after seven years, nothing has come up here. During his recent visit to Muktsar on the occasion of Maghi, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar had said that the construction of the martyrs’ memorial would be completed before next Maghi. However, a committee, headed by Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh, formed for the purpose has so far met only once.
What officials say Muktsar Deputy Commissioner Paramjit Singh said, "The matter as to why there was a delay in completion of various projects will be taken up with the officials concerned."
About the ‘muktas’ Forty 'muktas' (liberated ones) were those brave Sikhs who laid down their lives while fighting the Mughal army near a pond called Khidrane Di Dhabh (presently Muktsar) in 1705.
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Rape victim forced to marry offender alleges torture
Narangpur (Jalandhar), May 3 Talking to The Tribune, her father Satnam Singh alleged that his daughter was raped by Palwinder Singh five years ago. When he went to the Adampur police station, the munshi tore his complaint. At this, he submitted a complaint to then Jalandhar SSP on December 12, 2007, requesting that an FIR against the accused be lodged. The complaint was marked to the Adampur police station. Instead of booking Palwinder, the police and Jandhu Singha sarpanch persuaded him into getting his 15-year-old daughter married to the accused. Subsequently, Palwinder and Reena were married on March 21, 2008. Satnam Singh said Palwinder started beating up his daughter and he approached the police. But instead of registering a case, he were forced to reach a compromise at the intervention of “influential” persons. A distraught Kamaljit Kaur, victim’s mother, said: “My daughter gave birth to a male child but Palwinder abandoned her and left for Dubai three years ago.” Satnam Singh said he had submitted a complaint to the Jalandhar Rural SSP on February 16. When contacted, the Jandhu Singha sarpanch said: “Palwinder and Reena had an affair and both the parties reached a compromise after Satnam filed a complaint of rape against Palwinder. I advised Satnam Singh to get his daughter married to Palwinder after she became an adult. After marriage, the couple kept quarreling with each other and I stopped taking interest.” Palwinder’s brother-in-law Amrik Chand said : “Reena had agreed to divorce Palwinder in lieu of Rs 5 lakh. A sum of Rs 1 lakh was paid to her and Rs 2 lakh in cash handed over to panch Pyare Lal. But Reena refused to give a divorce.” Pyare Lal said he had returned the money to Amrik Chand. Patara ASI Raghbir Singh said he has received a complaint from panch Pyare Lal against Reena and her brother but both the parties had reached a compromise. When contacted, SSP Yurinder Singh said : “I will re-examine the case and ensure that justice is done with the rape victim if approached by her parents.”
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Thapar University restores Punjab quota for now
Chandigarh, May 3 The university today handed over a letter from its director Abhijit Mukherjee to Principal Secretary, Technical Education, SS Channy in this regard. The university has agreed to bury the quota issue for this academic session only. The university said the decision had been taken in deference to the wishes of the state government and without going into the legality of the issue. In the letter, the university pointed out that minutes of the meeting, which was to be held on February 24, were sent to the office of the Principal Secretary, Technical Education. Principal secretaries of the Technical Education and Finance are the state government’s nominees on the BOG. The university maintained that both nominees were unable to attend the
meeting. Channy, when questioned on the issue, said he could not answer why the then officers did not attend the meeting of the Board of Governors. He said the university had been asked to state its compulsion if any from either the UGC or the Union Government so that the state government could deal with the same appropriately. Channy maintained that the quota system was prevalent in other institutions in Punjab and Chandigarh besides other states. The university maintained that the action was taken to give national colour to the university. It says Clause 15 of the UGC (Institutes Deemed to be University) Regulations, 2010 provides that admission in an institution should be open to all citizens irrespective of area of residence. Keeping in view these reasons, the BOG decided to fill seats for engineering courses on the basis of
AIEEE. In a statement here, the government claimed the quota had been restored following “persuasion” from Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal. Sources maintained the hard stand taken by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on the issue also forced the Thapar managment to review its decision. The state government says Thapar is
honour-bound to reserve seats for Punjab students as the university has come up on 250 acres of land given by the state besides grant-in-aid till 2001. Thapar maintains that it does not get grant-in-aid. It, moreover, claims grant-in-aid cannot be linked to quota, saying Panjab University gets 40 per cent grant from Punjab but does not have any quota for Punjab students.
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Depot-holders protest cut in kerosene quota
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 3 Led by state president Vipan Sood, federation members called on SAD general secretary Prem Singh Chandumajra and urged him to take up the matter with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, so that the state government could take up the issue with the Central Government. Addressing mediapersons, Sood said ration depot holders had carried out the atta-dal scheme successfully by distributing flour, pulses and kerosene to 16 lakh families in the state and paid transportation charges to the tune of Rs 1.28 crore from their own pockets. He said, “Now the Central Government has reduced the quota of kerosene by 63.6 per cent. It was the only means of earning for them.” They said commission on the value of foodgrains should be given to them and essential commodities should be issued to them from godowns and not from open places.— OC
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Keep close liaison with Centre, officers told
Chandigarh, May 3 Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal called upon the top brass of the civil administration to keep a close liaison with the Union Government for getting centrally-sponsored schemes sanctioned for the state on a priority. Presiding over the first meeting of the Financial Commissioners, Principal and Administrative Secretaries after the SAD-BJP returned to power in March, Badal asked them to personally meet the officers concerned in the Union Government so as to make optimum utilisation of these schemes. Badal also offered his support by way of personal intervention wherever needed to get these schemes through and funds released, an official release quoting Badal said. Badal also asked the officers to maintain decorum and punctuality in the offices and should be available in offices from 9 am to 5 pm every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. —
PTI
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Sarna dares Badal to prove charges
New Delhi, May 3 Sarna alleged that Badal had been instigating leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) in Delhi to raise “rubbish issues” to tarnish his image as well as that of his brother. “Badal’s men allege that I have disposed off the under-construction Guru Harikishan Hospital to BL Kapoor Company. Badal should prove the charge and If he fails to do so, he should quit as Chief Minister,” Sarna said. When pointed out that the land had been allotted by the DDA for a charitable hospital, Sarna said 25 per cent OPD cases would be treated free of cost. The hospital, he said, had been leased out for a period of 30 years to BL Kapoor Company.
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‘Family dispute’ drives Moga man to suicide
Moga, May 3 The police has registered a criminal case against his wife Nisha along with her four other family members under Sections 306, 506 and149 of the IPC and has begun investigations. However, no one was arrested when the news report was last filed. Nisha and her parents had accused Jatinder and his parents of demanding dowry and harassing her.
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SSP directs officers to wear uniform on duty
Patiala, May 3 SSP Gurpreet Singh Gill has asked for two special monthly reports on the crime graph from all concerned officers to reach his office by the 16th of every month. The SHOs have been asked to report all such matters in detail and they will be accountable for any crime in their area of patrolling, says the SSP. He has also issued a warning to officers to ensure that all media briefings are done in police uniform. In a communiqué to police officers, Gill has warned officers not to visit any crime scene in civil clothes. “This is a wrong practice and against police rules,” said the SSP. “Uniform is a must part of policing and any negligence on this part will not be taken leniently,” he said.
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British era water mill collapses into canal
Moga, May 3 Sudden release of excess water in the channel, which has served it for decades, has been blamed for the collapse. Not only has this colonial heritage faded away, a 50-feet breach has been caused in the walls of the canal. District Magistrate Arshdeep Singh Thind said he would summon a detailed report from the Irrigation and Canal departments and then look into the possibilities of restoring the water mill. “A senior official of the district administration will be sent to the spot to look into the incident,” he said. The contract of the water mill, which was being used to grind wheat and maize into flour, was with Kulwant Singh, a resident of Bhagapurana town. He pays Rs 1,195 a day to the government for running the water mill and his contract started on April 1. The entire mill is said to have collapsed within three to five minutes. “It crashed and fell into the canal. I had started operating it this week itself as earlier it was lying closed for want of water in the canal. Water discharge had been stopped as a private micro power station was being constructed upstream,” Kulwant said. It has been learnt that water was released all of a sudden without sparing a thought that the mill could be destroyed due to the gush. Kulwant said there were five ‘chakkis’ in the mill where two huge stones used to grind foodgrain with the help of water current. The wheat flour of the mill was considered to be tastier as well as more healthy as grinding here took place due to rotation of stones, a process that did not involve heating of grains.
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Bibi challenges conviction
Chandigarh, May 3 Already, her personal security officer and relative Nishan Singh has sought suspension of sentence on medical grounds and a notice has been issued on his plea to the Central Bureau of Investigation for May 29. Bibi, Nishan Singh and others were sentenced to five years’ jail for offences ranging from “causing miscarriage without the woman's consent” to criminal conspiracy. Her petition comes about a month after a trial court held: “The prosecution has been able to prove that accused Dalwinder Kaur Dhesi, Paramjit Singh Raipur and Nishan Singh abducted Harpreet Kaur, who was a major, by deceitful means….” Dhesi was Bibi’s “trusted friend” and related to Paramjit Singh Raipur, Bibi’s political confidant. The court had also held: “A conspiracy was hatched with accused Bibi Jagir Kaur for terminating Harpreet’s pregnancy. However, because Bibi’s status was to be safeguarded at all costs, the latter distanced herself from the process of executing the conspiracy and accused Dalwinder Kaur Dhesi, Paramjit Singh Raipur and Nishan Singh, along with approver Dr Balwinder Singh Sohal, took upon themselves to accomplish the object of conspiracy, keeping Bibi Jagir Kaur informed of the developments from time to time”.
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Court orders probe into misuse of school funds
Patiala, May 3 The district court admitted a petition under Section 156/3 of the CrPC against Ravi Singh, the school managing committee president, for allegedly misusing school funds amounting to over Rs 90 lakh. Advocate MS Pandher said in year 2007-08, a group of parents had written to the then Deputy Commissioner SK Ahluwalia that the school had misused funds to the tune of more than Rs 2 crore. “Ahluwalia then marked an inquiry. In reply to which, the then school principal Gurdarshan Kaur Arora admitted that funds were transferred to an amount in the name of some trust run by the school. Even Ravi Singh admitted that he had used the funds and would return it. He even issued two cheques that got bounced.” “Despite the DC’s instructions, the police did not file any FIR in this regard. As a result, Arvind Singh Sangral, president of the Parents Association, moved court,” he added. He said the court had directed the Tripuri SHO to file a detailed report in this regard till June 2, 2012. Meanwhile, Ajay Thapar, Patiala president of the Indian Student Organisation (ISO), in a press statement issued here today, appreciated the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which held that any increase in annual fees or other charges levied by any school in its jurisdictions without the consent/approval of the education board to which it was affiliated was illegal. Thapar said, “I request all school managements to withdraw the hike in fees and other charges, especially the management of Modern Senior Secondary School to withdraw increased building fund immediately. He said the ISO would not allow illegal selling of dresses, books of private publishers in schools. Only books apporoved by the NCERT on nominal rates should be sold to student, he added.
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418 kg of poppy husk seized
Hoshiarpur, May 3 In another case, the police intercepted a white Swift (PB-07Z-6862) at a naka neat Kot Fatuhi at the Kotla crossing and seized 17 cases of countrymade liquor. The driver was arrested. During interrogation, he confessed that he would illegally supply liquor in Kot Fatuhi, Mehtiana and Ajnoha areas of Hoshiarpur district. In yet another case, the police signalled two persons on a motorcycle (PB-21C-9267) to stop at a naka near Thakar Dwara village in Mukerian. The two fled, abandoning the vehicle with 90,000 ML of illicit liquor.
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In a bid to overcome the gunny bag crisis that has been troubling farmers and procurement agencies alike in the middle of wheat harvest season, the Union Government today allowed Punjab to re-use bags that had been used once for stacking grain.
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