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Govt did divert central funds, admits Dhindsa
Diktat on covering shellers unviable: Owners
Kits to identify seized narcotics
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Gatka lads from Tarn Taran make it to Guinness Book
Bir Khalsa Gatka Group with their medals in Amritsar. Photo: Vishal Kumar
More in race for PCC president’s post
Santa Singh’s portrait at museum
Tribune
Impact
State to boost eco-tourism
In
Parliament
Minister: ISI trying to revive terrorism
Restore Punjab’s quota in UT, demands Bittu
5 areas identified for central assistance
Discharge of effluents into Ghaggar goes unchecked
400 duped of Rs 20 cr on pretext of regular jobs
Encroachment on rivulet: Notice issued
Four held for dumping NRI’s body in canal
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Govt did divert central funds, admits Dhindsa
Chandigarh, May 9 Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa made this admission when questioned about Congress allegations on misuse of central funds. The minister said there had been some “mismanagement” but no misappropriation of funds as alleged by the state Congress. He said during the last financial year, the central share in various schemes received by the Finance Department had not been disbursed. He said the state was making efforts to release this amount, adding, “we have to utilise this amount to receive further financial grants”. Questioned as to which schemes had suffered due to non-release of central funds in the last fiscal year, Dhindsa said these pertained to various departments- Health, Irrigation, Agriculture, Rural development and Welfare. However, Dhindsa’s predecessor Dr Upinderjit Kaur, when contacted on the issue, said all funds received from the Centre during her tenure had been used to serve the purpose for which these were meant. When told Dhindsa had something else to say, she replied: “I will check up with him”. The Finance Department is, meanwhile, set to launch austerity measures and impose new taxes in urban areas to mobilise resources. It has decided not to entertain any demands of employees that involve a financial burden. A proposal has been made to cut government allowances, including that on petrol, telephone and electricity. It is also proposed to curtail expenditure on purchase of new cars even though 21 luxury cars have been purchased for Chief Parliamentary Secretaries. The department hopes to save Rs 150 crore to Rs 200 through these steps. The department has decided to generate additional resources to the tune of Rs 3,000 crore this year and hopes to cross the Rs 1,500 crore figure at all costs. “We have to take certain steps as we are falling into a hole”, Dhindsa explained. Besides stamp duty and reducing Transport Department losses, the department proposes to introduce user charges in cities. But these are not likely to be introduced before the civic elections. The state employees will witness a freeze on demands that involve a financial burden. The government feels it over-extended itself while dealing with the employees’ demands during its last tenure and that a moratorium needs to be placed on any further financial
demands.
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Diktat on covering shellers unviable: Owners
They said the construction of sheds was not financially viable as each shed would cost a rice miller anywhere between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 30
lakh. The millers have sought the intervention of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on the issue. They have also threatened to close down their units if the "draconian" order is not withdrawn. "We will close down our units if the government goes ahead with the proposed directive. The policy framed by the PPCB is not based on ground realities and the board has kept the government in the dark. Moreover, no state, including Haryana, has such a provision," said Tarsem Saini, president, Punjab Rice Millers' Association, while addressing a state-level meeting of millers here today. "How can we afford to construct such huge sheds when each of the units has an open area of about one acre for storage of husk? Covering one acre of land involves huge costs. It is not practical for us," said Bhushan Bansal, a rice mill owner. The millers said all rice mills in the state followed the norms and were set up after getting approval by the PPCB. "All mills are located away from cities and villages and there is no complaint regarding air pollution caused by these mills in any area. Besides, we have also been asked to cover trucks carrying husk with tarpaulins from godowns to avoid spillage. Again, it is not possible particularly when the loading of one truck takes about six to seven hours. Loader machines cannot operate in godowns. For loading of trucks, we will have to stop the milling operations," Saini said, adding that he would take up the issue with the Chief Minister. Raj Kumar Sohal, president of the Jalandhar unit of the association, said the mill owners had already installed air pollution control devices approved by the PPCB. "We cannot afford to erect 10-ft high sheds in our complexes," said
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Kits to identify seized narcotics
Presiding over a state-level meeting of nodal officers of the task force, its Inspector General of Police BK Uppal directed officers to coordinate with other agencies like the Narcotic Control Bureau, Directorate Revenue Intelligence, Intelligence Bureau and the Border Security Force to ensure strict and timely action against drug smugglers. He asked them to initiate legal proceedings against drug smugglers for the attachment of their properties acquired through ill-gotten means. Uppal underlined the need for organising visits of task force officers to educational institutes in their respective areas to create awareness amongst the students about the ill-effects of drugs, besides educating drivers, labourers, school dropouts and slum dwellers as they were more prone to the menace. To check the use of synthetic drugs and availability of narcotic substances at chemist shops, the IG asked officers to organise joint operations along with drug inspectors and book the erring chemists and caution them against selling any drug without due prescription. Taking serious note of instances of pilferage of drugs from police stores, Uppal directed the nodal officers to arrange destruction of seized drugs as early as possible. He also made it clear that any kind of connivance with the drug mafia would not be tolerated. The Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) officers gave a demonstration regarding the use of drug detection kit to facilitate identification of seized narcotic substances. The NCB also agreed to hold educational workshops for Punjab Police officers to make them aware regarding procedure to be adopted in the matter of property attachment.
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Ministerspeak: Looking ahead
Will you be able to transform Punjab towns and cities into liveable areas? The Department of Local Bodies provides an opportunity to perform. Every bit of work done or not done shows. I see this as an opportunity to make a name for myself as a person who delivers. Most cities see unregulated growth because of the ever-increasing population. A major challenge would be to regulate growth in cities. I am aware of corruption in local bodies. I have sent word that there will be zero tolerance to corruption . At my age (80), I have no desire of amassing wealth. After a month in office, what is your agenda to move ahead? Checking wastage and pilferage of resources tops the agenda. In a system where kickbacks are rampant, the quality of work suffers. The effort will be to ensure quality work. To start with, I have directed that all pending works must be completed before new projects are initiated. The government has released Rs 363 crore which will be handed over to the improvement trusts, municipal committees and corporations at a function on May 14. In the first phase, this money will be spent on completing ongoing projects. The government has made arrangements to acquire Rs 750 crore from various sources, including HUDCO. The money will be spent on cities and towns over the next six months in a phased manner to provide safe drinking water and streetlights, pave roads and to improve the sewerage system. In all, Rs 8,500 crore will be spent in phases . What is taking most of your time these days? The top priority right now is the smooth conduct of elections to municipal corporations and municipal committees. The government has already written to the Punjab Election Department to hold the poll around June 10. We want the election process to be completed before the next session of the Vidhan Sabha, around June 14. Are you satisfied with the department functioning? A meeting of senior department officials was held today. They were asked to give their suggestions to improve functioning, remove bottlenecks in public dealings and check tax evasion. The feedback is being evaluated and schemes and procedures will be formulated soon to streamline the department working and to bring in transparency. What are the problems being faced by the government with regards to urban development? The state’s cities and towns are bursting at the seams. With constant migration from the villages to towns, urban areas are unable to cope up with the pressure on civic amenities. The department has been asked to check illegal colonies and look at regularising colonies that have become permanent structures over the past 10 years. An effort will be made to provide civic amenities to all such habitations. Does the government have enough money to complete the tasks you have mentioned? Initially, I was under the impression that the Local Bodies Department was bankrupt. But in the past one month, I have realised that the situation is not that bad. My predecessor had sought for Rs 1,100 crore for urban development. The government has agreed to release Rs 750 crore and a sum of Rs 363 crore has already been credited to our account. We hope to garner more revenue from VAT collections, mortgages or sale of properties lying unused. All this money will be spent on raising infrastructure. What is the status of the urban development package announced by your government ? The High Court has cleared the way for setting up corporations in Pathankot, Phagwara and Mohali. These cities are of immense importance. You will see phased development of infrastructure in the next five years.
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Gatka lads from Tarn Taran make it to Guinness Book
Amritsar, May 9 The seven-member team of the Gatka group, comprising Sikh youths from Tarn Taran, broke 59 coconuts in one minute. The earlier record of breaking coconuts placed on forehead was 41 in a minute. Sharing their experience with mediapersons here today, Kanwaljit Singh, who led the Gatka group, said: "It is a proud moment for all of us. During the contest, five members of the team placed coconuts on the head of their colleague Gurpreet Singh while Kanwaljit broke these with a baseball bat". Gurinder Singh, a team member, said they had been practicing very hard prior to the competition. "We are now eying a record where our group members will jump from a 30-ft stand made of 3,000 to 4,000 tubelights, breaking them all in the process". The other team members are Naseeb Singh, Harpreet Singh, Ranjot Singh and Balwant Singh. After Rome, the team is all set to participate in similar events in Japan and Czechoslovakia in the coming months. The group has around 200 members and a number of them are from humble background. The group first hogged the limelight after it got a platform in a TV show on an entertainment channel a couple of years ago. However, it hasn't received any financial aid. Manmohan Singh Bhagowalia, general secretary of Shiromani Gatka Federation of India, said the group members had been managing affairs from its own resources. He said their victory in Rome would help clear misconceptions about Sikh identity
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More in race for PCC president’s post
While Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Jagmeet Brar and Gurdaspur MP Partap Singh Bajwa remain top contenders for the job, new names, including that of Barnala MLA Kewal Dhillon and Kharar legislator Jagmohan Kang, are doing the rounds. There is a feeling that a temporary extension till the municipal elections next month might not help Amarinder’s cause. This is because the ruling party in Punjab always does well in the civic elections. This, sources say, means that the PCC chief may be saddled with another defeat if the Congress fares badly in the elections. Partap Bajwa’s cousin and confidant Mandeep Bajwa said that a change in leadership was imminent but the high command was occupied with the Budget as well as the Presidential elections. Once this was done, the party was likely to undertake an exercise to revamp state units wherever needed. Jagmeet Brar’s brother Ripjit said the fact that the PCC President had been given a temporary extension was enough indication that the party had decided to effect a change in leadership. He said only a complete overhaul could halt the flow of Congress workers to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Barnala MLA Kewal Dhillon denied being in the race. He said Amarinder was a friend and he would never topple him. “However, if Amarinder is no longer on the post, then it is a different matter”, he added. Jagmohan Kang too has not gone public on the issue and is banking on Union Minister Ambika Soni to push his case. Meanwhile, the Amarinder camp is presenting the TINA (There Is No Alternative) factor to perpetuate his stay in office. The camp claims that Amarinder remains the tallest and most acceptable leader in the state and the party will not benefit by trying another leader before the 2014 parliamentary elections. The camp is trying to create a team with Amarinder at the helm to unite the party under his leadership. Party leaders and workers feel that political dynamics in Punjab have changed under SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal whose aggressive politics is leading to erosion in the Congress support base. Workers want an acceptable face who is ready to criss-cross the state and who can rival the financial might of the Akalis in order to bring the party back into the reckoning in 2017.
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Santa Singh’s portrait at museum
Amritsar, May 9 Talking to mediapersons here, Makkar said the SGPC was aware of the objections being raised against installation of Santa Singh’s portrait and it had decided to review the move. He said they had also decided to constitute a sub-committee which would take a call in future regarding installation of portraits in the museum. Various Sikh outfits like Dal Khalsa and Shiromani Panthic Council had protested against the SGPC move. Baba Santa Singh courted controversy when at the instance of the then Indira Gandhi government, he undertook “kar sewa” of the Akal Takht building in 1984 after the top temporal seat suffered extensive damage during the Army operation. Subsequently, he was “excommunicated” from the Sikh Panth by Jathedar Kirpal Singh in July 1984. His “excommunication” was revoked by Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti in 2001 only after he admitted his “sin” and accepted the punishment for violating the “Sikh maryada”. He died on May 8, 2008. Makkar also revealed that the SGPC would soon renovate the Central Sikh Museum.
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Tribune
Impact
Chandigarh, May 9 Emphasising on the constitutional sanctity of the Advocate-General’s post, the Chief Minister, in fact, directed the Home Department to immediately withdraw the letter written to the AG “against the express authority of the state government”. A release by the Chief Minister’s office said: “Immediately taking cognisance of the news report regarding downgrading the post of Punjab Advocate-General in a section of the Press, the Chief Minister asked Principal Secretary, Home, DS Bains to personally call on the Advocate-General, Ashok Aggarwal, to explain the entire position”. A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office added Badal also asked “the Principal Secretary, Home, to hold an inquiry into the matter to ascertain the facts and fix the responsibility of the concerned erring officer/officials for this lapse. Badal said the state government was ever committed to uphold the constitutional sanctity and authority of the AG’s office”. Created by the Constitution of India for advising the state government on legal issues, the Advocate-General’s post in Punjab was downgraded to that of a contractual employee after a communication was addressed to the AG by the Judicial Branch- I of the Department of Home Affairs and Justice.
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State to boost eco-tourism
Chandigarh, May 9 Reviewing its progress, Sukhbir said Chhatbir Zoological Park with a population of 1200 animals of 90 rare species could be a major centre of attraction if properly marketed and promoted. He also suggested that Punjab could also go in for night safari on the pattern of Jurong Night Safari at Singapore. Similarly, two more such sites for eco-tourism have been identified in Ludhiana district.
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New Delhi, May 9 The debate saw sharp clashes between Akali Dal and Congress MPs with the latter accusing the ruling SAD-BJP government in Punjab of not handing over godowns to the FCI. Congress MP Partap Singh Bajwa said: “Private entrepreneurs have constructed godowns with a storage capacity of 12.5 lakh tonnes. The rest with a storage capacity of 40 lakh tonnes would be ready soon. Punjab need not spend anything. The FCI will pay Rs 1,800 crore to meet costs of leasing bare space along with preservation charges. However, despite erecting godowns as per FCI specifications, entrepreneurs are waiting as to when the callous PUNGRAIN hands over these godowns to the FCI for storing foodgrain lying in the open.” The remarks attracted sharp rebuttal from SAD’s Harsimrat Badal. “It costs Rs 27 crore daily to store excess foodgrain buffer stock. Punjab has procured a record 120 tones foodgrain this year. Our godowns are full and the grain is rotting. Rains will destroy our stocks. The government must distribute grain among the poor,” she said. The Congress, however, slammed Punjab’s agencies for promoting interests of distilleries. “They are selling damaged paddy at Rs 620 to distilleries to be processed for branded alcohol. That’s why most distilleries have now shifted to grain-based alcohol from the conventional malt processing,” Bajwa said.
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Minister: ISI trying to revive terrorism
New Delhi, May 9 Jitendra Singh assured the House that appropriate measures had been taken in this regard. Just weeks before the Punjab assembly elections, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram had talked about the possibility of Pakistan-based militants striking targets in Punjab during the elections. The Centre had then stepped up vigil along Punjab’s border with Pakistan following intelligence inputs. Last December, central agencies had tipped off the Delhi Police that nabbed a two-member BKI module that was planning to targets religious leaders Ram Rahim of Sirsa (Haryana), Piara Singh of Baniharawale and Ashutosh (Punjab) and some political leaders.
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Restore Punjab’s quota in UT, demands Bittu
Chandigarh, May 9 He was assured that a special committee would look into the matter. In a statement, Bittu said in 1966 there was no provision of direct recruitment of staff to create a UT cadre and all departments were distributed between the Finance Secretary and the Home Secretary, drawn from among the Punjab and Haryana cadre officers, respectively. The dilution of Punjab’s share started with the recruitment of staff by the UT Administration. Charge of important departments were taken away from Punjab officers and given to UT officers, Bittu said. in 1966, out of 13 positions in the Administration, nine were held by Punjab officers. These had now been reduced to three. — TNS
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5 areas identified for central assistance
New Delhi, May 9 Minister of State, Planning, Ashwani Kumar, met top state officials led by Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh in this regard. He promised central assistance within the framework of existing policies and resource constraints. The minister asked the Punjab delegation to ensure that central funds were optimally utilised for the specific purpose these were given. The Punjab Chief Secretary assured the minister of strict compliance with the guidelines on utilisation of funds. Apart from the Punjab delegation, the Central Government had summoned a host of secretaries of the departments concerned to address the issues. Dr T Ramasami, Secretary, Science & Technology; Prof Samir K Brahmchari, Secretary, Scientific and Industrial Research; Dr MK Bhan, Secretary, Bio-technology and Dr Shilesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, were among those at the meeting.
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Projects fail to take off, farmers want their land back
Faridkot, May 9 For instance, in 1977-78, the Education Department had acquired about 22 acres along the Kotkapura-Faridkot road for the construction of a B.Ed college. That time, it was a waterlogged area and the farmers readily agreed to give their land. Since the project failed to take off and waterlogging is no more a problem, the farmers are demanding their land back. However, instead of a college, a cultural centre came up over 7 acres. The farmers claim that the land was not used for the purpose it was acquired for. Defending its case in the High Court, the Education Department claimed the centre was part of the college project. Now, the department has raised a boundary wall around this land. Similar is the case with 158 acres of prime land along the Faridkot-Talwandi Bhai road which was acquired by the Department of Medical Education and Research in 1997 to establish a medical university. While the department has already transferred about 72 acres to the Home Department for the construction of a jail, the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) has started constructing a residential colony on the remaining 86 acres. As the market value of this land has gone up by over 20 times in the last 15 years, the farmers are fighting a legal battle to get it back.
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Discharge of effluents into Ghaggar goes unchecked
Patran/Rajpura, May 9 Since the flow of Ghaggar heads towards Sangrur district from Patran side, toxic waste being discharged into the Ghaggar by some of the industries operating from Patiala is proving a nightmare for the people of Sangrur as well. As The Tribune team visited Moonak sub-division of Sangrur, near the Jakhal road water in the Ghaggar was jet black, clearly depicting that industrial waste has been discharged into it. Inquiries revealed that many industries in the Patran sub-division, including a distillery, are allegedly discharging their waste into the Ghaggar. "Because of effluents being discharged by industrial units in Patiala, the underground water in Moonak is fast becoming unfit for human consumption," said Mohinder Singh, a resident of Jakhal road. Meanwhile in Patiala, Arnetu village, located near to the Ghaggar in Patran, is the worst affected. "The groundwater quality of the village has deteriorated. Because of consumption of unfit water, having extremely high level of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), about 50 villagers are suffering from physical deformities like hearing impairment and skin ailments," said Guriqbal Singh, a villager. Highly placed sources in the PPCB stated that in the recent past, during inspection by board staff, it had come to light that waste water was being discharged into the Ghaggar and water channels by industries. As the TNS team visited the 25 Dara drain, passing near the Rajpura, the water in it was similar to white foam. It is learnt that soaps manufacturing units operating from Rajpura are allegedly discharging their untreated waste into the drain, which finally connects with river Ghaggar. Residents of Rajpura say soaps manufacturing units are polluting the drain but no action has been taken against them. "The PPCB should ensure that all the soaps manufacturing units violating the PPCB norms must be taken to the task," said Rajesh Kumar Jain, a resident of Nalash village. When contacted, PPCB member secretary Dr Babu Ram said he would get the inspection done of both the sites (Patran and Rajpura) at the earliest. "In the past, we had got industrial units, distillery and the soaps manufacturing units inspected. Furthermore, our field staff keeps monitoring the industries regularly. However, since you have brought to our knowledge some relevant details, we will again get a fresh inspection done at the earliest," he said, while assuring that zero tolerance approach would be adopted against the erring industries.
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400 duped of Rs 20 cr on pretext of regular jobs
Patiala, May 9 Complainants alleged that they had paid Rs 3 to 5 lakh each for the posts of clerks and a few others. They said the gang, which misled them, was operated by a dismissed Punjab Police constable from Bahadurgarh, Amarjit Singh Kang. They not only held interviews for all these candidates but also issued them appointment letters on fake letter pads of Vice Chancellor of Punjabi University, they said. "We were called for an interview on university campus on Sunday and they even recorded our interviews. They said we have to undergo six months training before joining. They even opened an academy -Akal Academy- in Urban Estate where four teachers used to give us six months to one year training and assured that we would get regular appointments soon after completion of the training." Interestingly, this gang issued joint fake appointment letter to 28 persons on March 20, 2012 carrying signatures of Controller Examination Pawan Kumar Singla directing them to join in various departments.
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Encroachment on rivulet: Notice issued
Chandigarh, May 9 The directions came on a petition filed by Gurpreet Kaur of Ludhiana district against the State of Punjab and other respondents. In the petition filed in public interest, she had sought directions to the state and other respondents to initiate action against illegal encroachers of the seasonal rivulet at Tarf Karabara village. Taking up the matter, the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Alok Singh asserted: "Counsel for the petitioner has drawn our attention to a letter the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation had addressed to executive engineer, drainage department, Ludhiana, bringing to their notice that some persons were encroaching upon the barsati nallah at Tarf Karabara village, which is in ownership of the drainage department." "Counsel has also pointed out by showing some photographs that the construction on the site is in progress and even iron-cemented slab has been put. If the assertion is correct, it is patently against the provisions of the various statutes and the view taken by the Supreme Court." Issuing notice of motion to the State of Punjab and other respondents, the Bench added: "We direct the Secretary, Department of Local Government, to submit the report with regard to the nature of land and as to why construction has been permitted to be carried out".
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Four held for dumping NRI’s body in canal
Jagraon, May 9 With this, the police has also unearthed a state-wide nexus of fake marriage agents who were pocketing huge money through contract marriages. Amanpal Singh, a native of Toronto in Canada, went missing on January 24. The Jagraon police claimed that the dead body of Amanpal, who allegedly committed suicide, was stacked in a suitcase and dumped in the Sirhand Feeder Canal by Karamjit Kaur, Kulwant Singh, Aman and hotel owner Gulshan Rai on January 26. Ludhiana Range DIG MF Farooqui said, “We have yet to recover the body. Perhaps someone might have fished out the suitcase from the canal thinking it to be containing valuables. We are inquiring from residents living close to the canal about finding of a suitcase.” The mystery behind the disappearance unfolded when Tajinder Singh, brother of Amanpal, who lives in Brampton in Canada, lodged a complaint with the Jagraon police a few days ago. Tajinder stated that Amanpal came to India through a Brampton-based agent Robin alias Rob for formulating a contract marriage on December 16, 2011. The police said Amanpal came into contact with the accused persons through his NRI friend Hardeep. On reaching Jagraon, Amanpal was made to stay in a hotel for a few days where he met prospective brides and their parents through the accused. “But Amanpal was rejected by the girls whom he met for contract marriage during his stay in Jagraon. The family background of Amanpal as well as his physical stature foiled the marriage plans,” said DIG Farooqui. After spending a few days at Jagraon, Kulwant Singh and Kamaljit Kaur arranged his stay at a hotel in Mullanpur Dakha where he met some other prospective brides and their family members, but he was again rejected due to same reasons. “The rejection drove Amanpal into depression. As he was a drug addict, he committed suicide by hanging himself with the ceiling hook on the night of January 24,” said SSP Ludhiana (Rural) Gurpreet Singh Toor. The incident came to light the next morning when Amanpal did not open the door of his room till afternoon. After this, hotel employees Ram Bahadur and Captain Jaipal broke open the door and found the victim hanging with the ceiling hook. They immediately informed hotel owner Gulshan Rai who further informed Kulwant Singh, Kamaljit Kaur and Aman. “Without wasting time, the four assembled in the hotel. They decided to dump the body as Gulshan Rai apprehended that informing the police would earn bad name for his hotel and cause unnecessary harassment,” said the SSP.
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Punjab Local Bodies Minister Bhagat Chuni Lal has proposed a shift in Punjab's infrastructure development-from rural areas to towns and cities. A sum of Rs 8,500 crore will be spent to improve civic amenities in major cities that are witnessing rapid migration. In an interview to Naveen S Garewal, he spoke of some of the things on his mind.
this art form in the world. The group members are all praise for this boy who they say is no way less than other members in performing daredevil stunts like having a coconut cracked on his forehead with a baseball bat or having tubelights smashed across his chest
Chandigarh, May 9