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Petrol in state most expensive after Karnataka
No space, wheat lying outside FCI godowns
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MUNICIPAL POLL
Congress releases lists for
Ludhiana, Patiala MCs
SAD-BJP finalises candidates
US Sikhs hail marriage Bill
PTU Dean suspended for bungling
Report custodial deaths within 24 hours: ADGP
Punjab defends Tata Camelot project in HC
Appointments issue: Boparai told to file reply
Acquisition of land on UT’s periphery
Stop using word ‘gaana’ for ‘shabad’: HC
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Petrol in state most expensive after Karnataka
With the hike, petrol in Punjab will be the second most expensive in the country after Karnataka. It will now cost Rs 80.65 per litre as compared to Rs 81.07 per litre in Bangalaore. This is because the state government imposes heavy taxes on petrol, that is almost 31.25 per cent of the petrol cost. Even though the state government recently withdrew octroi on petrol and diesel, the high VAT, a 10 per cent surcharge on VAT and the cess imposed on fuel have made petrol in Punjab very expensive. Punjab imposes 27.5 per cent VAT, a 10 per cent surcharge on VAT, which is 2.75 per cent of the total cost of petrol, and a Re 1 per litre petrol cess. Petroleum traders in the state say these taxes alone add to the cost by almost Rs 22 per litre. Even as the petroleum dealers today tried to deal with serpentine queues outside their outlets, they are scared of losing more business to neighbouring states where petrol is cheaper because of lower state taxes. “We will lose out on huge business if the state taxes are not rationalised,” said a leading petrol station owner in Ludhiana. J P Khanna, president of Punjab Petroleum Dealers Association, said hundreds of dealers in Ferozepur, Bathinda, Barnala, Sangrur, Patiala, Ropar, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur and Mohali would see a major shift in business to the neighbouring states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh as well as Chandigarh because of lower taxes there. “In Haryana, petrol will now cost Rs 73.44 per litre, which is Rs 7.21 per litre cheaper than in Punjab and Rs 6.27 per litre than in Chandigarh. In Himachal, the petrol will now cost Rs 76.21 per litre, which is Rs 4.44 per litre cheaper than Punjab,” he said, demanding that the Punjab Government immediately roll back the surcharge on VAT to give some relief to consumers and petroleum dealers. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has demanded that the Centre immediately roll back the hike in fuel prices. Calling the hike as a huge burden on the common man, he said this would further add to inflationary pressures. Youth Akali Dal president and Revenue Minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia has announced a protest against the hike.
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No space, wheat lying outside FCI godowns
Fazilka, May 23 Procuring agencies are required to lift stocks within 72 hours. Market committee sources said nearly 57,000 bags, each weighing 50 kg, purchased on May 4 and thereafter were yet to be lifted from purchase centres at the Ladhuka Grain Market and about 15,000 bags from the border village of Ramkot. The FCI has procured 2,65,000 quintals of wheat from the Ladhuka market. Of the total wheat procured, about 29,000 quintals (nearly 57,000 bags) are yet to be lifted even after two weeks. Punjab State Warehousing Corporation has also been directed to procure wheat from the Ladhuka purchase centre but the agency has not procured a single bag so far. “We have sought a special goods train to send wheat to other states,” said FCI District Manager Rajiv Kumar, admitting that the state godowns were full.Wheat stocks procured by other agencies are also lying in the open on plinths in Fazilka due to shortage of space. Sources say the Punjab Government is yet to “take possession” of godowns that have a storage capacity of 12.5 lakh tonnes each, despite the fact that the FCI has granted clearance to these godowns. Avinash Kamra, president of the Arhtiya Association, Ladhuka Mandi, said commission agents had to bear the losses on account of unlifted wheat bags losing weight in the summer heat.
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MUNICIPAL POLL
Chandigarh, May 23 Talking to TNS, the PCC president said: "I will lead the poll campaign in Patiala for which I have reserved four days. I will devote three days each for campaigning in Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar". It was up to the district urban committees to decide how to utilise his (Capt's) time, he said, adding that he was also ready for door-to-door campaigning. Amarinder said there was no question of letting the Akalis have a free hand in the elections. He said there had been attempts to spread rumours that he was not on the scene. On dissensions in the party, Amarinder said the leaders concerned now seemed to be having second thoughts. Vishnu Sharma, who had asked for four seats, had been given two. "The other two seats he had asked for have been given to former Deputy Mayor Kabir Das's son Bikramjit Chohan and Youth Congress leader Sanjeev Bittu". He said the Youth Congress had been allocated five seats in Patiala. In Ludhiana, Amarinder said senior leader KK Bawa, who had asked for 13 seats, had been given seven. Another leader Amarjit Singh Tikka was unhappy because he had asked for party ticket for his brother, which was not given since "we know he cannot win". He said all committee members were taken into confidence before finalising the lists of candidates which had been signed by district presidents. He said the party had adopted a set pattern by constituting committees headed by chairmen of respective cities and appointing observers from the PCC to oversee the selection process. "This system allowed the people at grass-roots level to finalise candidates most suited to them," he added. Though Amarinder denied that seats were distributed among the legislators and MPs, this is the general impression due to which there are rumblings in the party. Party sources said it was necessary to create a team for MLAs who had to represent the area in the future and that there was nothing wrong in letting the MLAs have a say in ticket allocation. The sources said some leaders, particularly those in Ludhiana, were unhappy because they were not shown the final list in advance, which was done purposely to ward off any misuse of this privileged information. all is well, says amarinder
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Congress releases lists for Ludhiana, Patiala MCs
The party is, however, facing problems in deciding four seats in Ludhiana following pressure from rival groups. The nominations for these seats are likely to be announced tomorrow by city selection committee incharge Laal Singh. There is a tussle in ward No. 49 in Ludhiana as the rival group of Pawan Dewan is against the nomination of MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu's wife. Ashu said there was no point challenging the candidature of his wife as she was a former councillor. The party had earlier decided to renominate all former councilors. There is also opposition to the candidature of Shyam Sunder Malhotra, former MLA Radhey Sham's son, from ward No. 37. There is also no unanimity in ward No. 1, which is represented by legislator Rakesh Pandey. In ward No. 50, there is a tussle among the Bazigar community. Laal Singh said a consensus would be arrived at on all seats. He said he had listened to 150 delegations and met 2,000 persons before finalising the lists. He said KK Bawa, who had been protesting, had approved seven candidates who had been given party ticket.
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SAD-BJP finalises candidates
Chandigarh, May 23 Ludhiana Harish Rai Dhanda (ward No. 28), Hakam Singh Giaspura (ward No. 72), Manwinderpal Singh (ward No. 48), Narinder Kaur Dhillon (ward No. 2), Surinder Singh Bajwa (ward No. 3), Sarabjit Singh Ladi (ward No. 4), Bibi Kuldeep Kaur (ward No. 5), Teja Singh Khalsa (ward No. 7), Dr. Ashwani Pasi (ward No. 8), Mandeep Kaur (ward No. 9), Surjit Rai (ward No. 12), Sukhdev Singh Gill (ward No. 15), Kulwant Kaur (ward No. 23), Manpreet Singh (ward No. 39), Kanwaljit Singh Karwal (ward no 45), Surjit Kaur Bhatia (ward no 46), Manwinderpal Singh (ward no 48), Gurmeet Kaur (ward no 57), Parmjit Kaur Shivalik (ward no 58), Tanveer Singh Dhaliwal (ward no 59), Harbhajan Singh Dang (ward no 61), Saroj Mannan (ward no 62), Satpal Singh Lohara (ward no 64), Inderjit Singh Gill (ward no 67), Parminder Singh Soma (ward no 68), Swarandeep Singh Chahal (ward no 69), Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria (ward no 70), Sarabjit Kaur Cheema (ward no 71) and Hakam Singh Giaspura (ward no 72). Daljit Kaur (Ward 6), Sunita (ward 13), Meha Aggarwal (ward 14), Purushotam Mittal (ward 16), Aarti Jha (ward 17), Inder (ward 18), Ramesh jain Bitta (ward 19), Monika Jaggi (ward 20), Sumit Malhotra (ward 21), Harbans lal Phenta (ward 22), RD Sharma (ward 25), Avtar Krishan tari (ward 30), Narinder malli (ward 31), Anuradha Nagar (ward 32), Sunita Rani (ward 33), Sanjay Kapoor (ward 36), Poonam ratra (ward 37), Gurmit kaur (ward 38), Devi Sahay Tandon (ward 40), Gurdeep Singh Neetu (ward 42), Geeta Devi (ward 43), Ramandeep kaur (ward 44), Sunita Rani (ward 50), Renu bansal (ward 51), Rajiv Nanchahal (ward 52), Amita Rai (ward 54), Sunil Mudgil (ward 55) and Surinder Pal Garg (ward 73) jalandhar
Narinder Kumar (ward No 1), Davinder Kaur (ward no 3), Sneh Lata (ward no 6), Jasbir Kaur (ward no 8), Simranjit Kaur Dhindsa (ward no 10), Balbir Singh Dhillon (ward no 11), Gurmej Kaur (ward no 12), Rohit Kumar Vicky (ward no 13), Dalwinder Kaur Gandhi (ward no 21), Arvinder Kaur Oberoi (ward no 29), Rajinder Singh Bhatia (ward no 37), Jaspal Kaur Nagra (ward no 39), Gurpal Singh Takkar (ward no 40, Jathedar Pritam Singh Basti Mithu (ward no 43), Kamaljit Singh Bhatia (ward no 45), Manjit Singh Titu (ward no 47), Parvesh Tangri (ward No. 50), Pyare Lal Bobby (ward no 54), Dr. Sukhrajpal Singh Bhatti (ward no 55), Manjit Kaur (ward no 56), Gurpreet Singh (ward no 56) and Parminder Kaur Pannu (ward no 60).
amritsar
Sanjiv Khosla, (ward No. 1) Kulwant Kaur, (ward No.6), Prabhjit Singh Ratoul (ward No. 7), Aman Aerry (ward No. 8), Jugal Mahajan (ward No. 10), Sukhwinder Pintoo (ward No. 11), Sadhiya Sikka, (ward No.12), Damandeep Singh (ward No.19), Simar Preet Bhatia, Suresh Mahajan, (ward No.21), Baldev Raj Bagga (ward No. 22), Bindu Bala (ward No.23), Shawet Malik (ward No.24), Jarnail Singh Dhot (ward No. 25), Rama Mahajan (ward No. 26), Rajesh Honey (ward No. 27), Sikander Chauhan (ward No. 28), Pargat Singh Bhullar (ward No.34), Bhupinderjit Kaur (ward No. 41) Naresh Dhami (ward No. 42) Sandeep Singh (ward No.43) Rakesh Vaid (wardNo. 45), Arun Pappal (ward No. 46), Rani Gillward (ward No. 48), Bakshi Ram Arora (ward No. 50) Preeti Taneja (ward No.51) Meenu Sehgal (ward No. 52) Sukhdev Singh Chahal (ward No.55), Dr Anoop (ward 61) Vijay Kumar (ward 57) Rajni Sharma (ward 63) Satpal Dhawan (ward 65).
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Ministerspeak: Looking ahead
The SAD-BJP government’s top priority during its second term in office is to improve education and health infrastructure. State Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal has received the go-ahead from Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to bring about drastic changes in the functioning of the Health Department. In an interview with Naveen Garewal, the minister talks of his proposals to provide better healthcare to Punjab’s poor.
What is your assessment of the health infrastructure? Punjab has a sound health infrastructure. But the functioning of the department is not up to the mark. The rich go to private hospitals. Most civil hospitals and government dispensaries cater to the poor. If the government is to provide quality service to the poor, it must improve the functioning of the Health Department. What is your agenda for the first 3 months in office? My immediate endeavour is to ensure staff attendance in government hospitals and dispensaries. I want all doctors on duty from 8 am to 2 pm. I have started conducting raids in remote areas. My target this year is to ensure that no hospital or dispensary is without staff. What is the biggest challenge before you at the moment? The biggest problem we face is that of staff shortage, be it doctors, nurses or technicians. We have recruited more doctors who have been told to join duty at the earliest. Then there is shortage of medicines, forcing poor patients to buy expensive drugs from the market. I am also looking into the nexus between pharmaceutical companies and officials, forcing patients to buy a particular brand of medicines by creating a shortage of government stocks (read pilferage). Any achievement in the health sector so far? The single biggest achievement of the SAD-BJP government has been the 108 Ambulance Service.This has helped decrease the infant mortality rate.108 ambulances take pregnant women to hospitals for delivery free of charges and then drop them home. The service is being used to educate people about female foeticide. We aim to raise the gender ratio to 900:1000 by March 31, 2013. What are the other priority areas? De-addiction is on our agenda too. Drug abuse is rampant. We have launched a scheme under which the government will protect the identity of anyone giving information about drug dealers and their operations. We have already busted several gangs. Earlier Punjab had five drug inspectors. Now we have as many in each district. Soon, we will have a special cell in Chandigarh on the pattern of the Narcotic Control Bureau. We also plan a campaign against drugs in educational institutions. What about contaminated food products that are a major health hazard? Vegetables and fruits are being injected with hormones. Milk contains traces of oxytocin that is administered to cows and buffaloes to boost milk yield. Water and air too are polluted. We are duty-bound to provide pollution-free environment. Diseases like cancer and asthma are a result of environment degradation. I will prevail upon the government to discourage the use of fertilisers and pesticides and encourage farmers to use organic
fertilisers. Can the health infrastructure cope with the population pressure? Certainly not. In places like Ludhiana, the civil hospital has only 100 beds whereas there is a need for 400 beds. We are trying to strengthen alternative systems of
medicine. This will reduce pressure on hospitals. What are the big projects planned in the next five years? Besides upgrading hospitals, we will set up at least three big trauma centres near national highways so that accident victims are given medical attention at the earliest. The department has no financial crunch as of now. Also, we have funds from the Centre for health projects.
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Farmers’ efforts washed away
Fazilka, May 23 There was time when the family would cultivate cotton on their land and earn more than Rs 6,000 per acre, producing over 30 monds of cotton per acre. At least 24 more families of the village are in a similar predicament. They have been ruined by the problem of water-logging with 800 acres of land in their village rendered
barren. “A total of 70 acres owned by my family have turned barren,” said Jammu Ram, namardar of the village as he recalled the days when the land yielded handsome returns. But that was before 1975. “Our seven acres of land has been parched”, said brothers Sahib Ditta and Munshi Ram. Another farmer Prem Nagpal said: “The village is located 20 ft below the Gang canal base, a kilometre away from the village boundary. Hence, water percolates into the adjoining land, rendering it barren.” During the rainy season, water from adjacent land-holdings in Singhpura, Islamwala and Bodiwala Pitha villages also flows into the low-lying Shajrana village and collects there, playing havoc. “We have raised the issue at different platforms but to no avail”, said the affected farmers, demanding that they be given fertile land in lieu of their water-logged fields. “The drainage department has written to the government, proposing a link drain through the village for carrying the water to the main Aspal drain. This alone will solve the problem,” claimed Fazilka ADC Charandev Singh Maan. The affected farmers demand that the link drain be laid on priority. The government had approved the Waste Land Development Project about six months back, which will be set up in Shajrana village by Punjab Agro Industries Corporation, the Kirlosker Group and Nasa Agro Industries at a cost of Rs 400 crore. “Under the project, the seepage water would be used for fisheries and allied ventures”, said Sanjeev Nagpal, Managing-Director, Nasa.
other steps
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Nanakshahi Calendar
Amritsar, May 23 This became evident recently when Pakistan denied visas to 320 Sikh pilgrims wanting to visit the neighbouring country to observe the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev while contending that the event is not being observed in Pakistan during the period when the SGPC intends to send its jatha. The SGPC wanted to send a jatha to Pakistan from May 17 to 26 as it is observing the event here on May 25, but the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) is sticking to its date of June 16 as per the original Nanakshahi Calendar. Last year too Pakistan had denied visas to 340 Sikh devotees for this occasion for the same reason. Back home, the DSGMC also follows the original version of the calendar while observing "gurpurabs" in a year. The fact that the SGPC has to time and again publish advertisements, appealing Sikhs to celebrate/observe a "gurpurab" on a particular date shows that the community remains divided over the calendar. Continuing with the trend, SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar appealed to the Sikh sangat on Tuesday to observe the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev on May 25 as per the amended calendar. He said some Sikh organisations were not falling in line due to their "narrow political interests". He said it was the duty of the SGPC to ensure implementation of directions of the Akal Takht, but these outfits were violating these, which was not appropriate. Makkar said they were planning to send a jatha to Pakistan next month for observing the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh. "We will ask our representatives in the jatha to hold talks with the PSGPC to convince them to follow the amended calendar as per directions of the Akal Takht". Former PSGPC president Bishen Singh said they would organise an "akhand path" on June 14-16 at Gurdwara Dehra Sahib in Lahore and would observe the event on June 16. However, at the same time, PSGPC vice-president Sahab Singh said they would hold a meeting of the Sikh sangat on May 26 to discuss the issue denial of visas to Sikh pilgrims from India.
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US Sikhs hail marriage Bill
Amritsar, May 23 He, however, felt that a comprehensive law recognising the Sikh marriage was still needed which would require community-wide deliberations. Dr IJ Singh, a New York-based Sikh commentator, said: "The passage of the Anand Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 is important for Sikhs in India and across the world”. Ranjit Singh, chairman of the Maryland-based Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, said: "We are pleased with the outcome of this long standing struggle. It is important for Sikh leaders to evolve consensus on the next phase of the process". However, American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC) president Jaswant Singh Hothi and coordinator Dr Pritpal Singh said the amendment should not stop the Sikh community from demanding a complete marriage Act.
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Pesticides may be killing birds
Patiala, May 23 Though diclofenac was banned in 2006, the leftover stocks are still in use and could spell death for several bird species. While several species of the Asian vulture are near extinct, the state bird of Punjab, the eastern Goshawk, crow, sparrow, eagle, pelican, some varieties of ducks and paddy bird are dying slowly. These birds feed on carcass. The Tribune spotted birds feeding on carcass, some 200 metres from the Khanauri water head. “Last week more than 24 birds were seen lying dead and hungry dogs feeding on them. But attracted by carrion meal, the birds keep coming here,” said Kulwant Singh, a local resident. “A comprehensive study needs to be undertaken to determine as to why birds are dying in large numbers,” Time magazine awardee Dilawar Mohammed said. He has carried out research on the common house sparrow. Jaskaran Singh Sandhu, a wildlife photographer from Patiala, who has toured several countries and national reserves in India, said the extinction of vulture had caused an ecological imbalance and if more bird species became extinct, the problem would turn from bad to worse. Asian vultures first began to die some two decades back. Studies, including one by the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, later revealed that vultures that had fed on carcasses of diclofenac-treated cows had died of kidney failure. Retired forest department officer Karamjit Singh Jattana said a study needs to be conducted to ascertain if the food chain and excess use of chemicals is killing birds.
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PTU Dean suspended for bungling
Jalandhar, May 23 There was a proposal that the university should try enlisting students from Kolkata in affiliated engineering colleges. A university learning centre was roped in for the purpose. The project was to be funded by PTU. A three-committee was formed under the Dean. In the meantime, the proposal was binned by the VC. However, the learning centre owner continued to issue advertisements and demanded payment for the same. This reportedly compelled the VC to take action against the Dean.
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Report custodial deaths within 24 hours: ADGP
Patiala, May 23 In a letter to Punjab DGP (Jails), Police Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, SSPs and Superintendent of Jails, the ADGP wanted strict compliance of the orders. Sources said the letter was a result of the failure of the jail department and administration in intimating the Human Rights Commission following the custodial death of Jaspal Singh, lodged in the Central Jail here. “He died after he was shifted to Patiala jail from Ludhiana during treatment in a hospital and information about his death was kept confined for some time”, said a source. The ADGP further wants that any development in custodial death should be sent to the NHRC or PSHRC and concerned senior officers should make sure that the spirit of the letter is followed.
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Punjab defends Tata Camelot project in HC
Chandigarh, May 23 The assertion is significant as Punjab MPs and MLAs sold a chunk of land to Tata Housing Development Company in the Capitol Complex’s vicinity. It came just about a week after the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the States of Punjab and Haryana, along with the Chandigarh Administration, to stop construction activity in the Sukhna Lake’s catchment. Already, the Chandigarh Administration has hinted at an unholy nexus between the Punjab Government and the Tata Housing by claiming that Nayagaon, Karoran, and Kansal master plan was tailor-made to accommodate the builder. In an affidavit submitted to the High Court, Punjab’s Special Secretary in the Department of Local Government Vinod Kumar Bhalla concentrated only on Kansal and Kaimbwala villages, leaving out the other areas affected by the High Court proceedings. He asserted: “It is obvious that the area of Kansal and Kaimbwala villages was never intended to serve as the catchment area for the Sukhna Lake…” “Even if Kansal area is a part of the natural catchment area of the lake, it was never intended to be reserved as such at the time of formation of the lake”. Elaborating, Bhalla asserted: “Kansal Nadi (river) was diverted from its natural course to the present one by creating a bandh (dam). It was a conscious decision with far reaching impact….” “Had the plain area of Kansal and Kaimbwala village been intended to serve as catchment for the lake, there would have been no need to divert the Kansal river from its original course, which is any case was flowing into and converging with Sukhna choe”. Bhalla even questioned UT’s concerns. “The plain area of Kansal would only form a total of four per cent of the catchment area, out of which approximately 232 acres is in form of vacant pockets at different locations.” Claiming that the catchment area as such would come out to be just about two per cent, Bhalla added: “It is not understood as to why the entire focus of the UT is concentrated on less than two per cent area….” He added that the state was willing to canalise the runoff water from the habitation area into the lake with the cooperation of the UT authorities. He further added the Survey of India, which had come out with a map of the catchment area, had time and again admitted it was not competent to determine the catchment area and could only depict the topography. He concluded by saying that the “true catchment area” must be determined afresh by involving experts. Report on building activities sought Taking up the matter, the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice M.M. Kumar and Justice Alok Singh sought a report on authorised and unauthorised construction till March 14 last year, when building activity of any kind in the catchment area of the Sukhna Lake was prohibited. Report was also sought on construction up to May 21, when the matter was placed before the Supreme Court.
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Appointments issue: Boparai told to file reply
Chandigarh, May 23 As a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Santosh Kumari and others on backdoor appointments allegedly made by vice-chancellor Boparai came up for hearing before Acting Chief Justice M.M. Kumar and Justice Alok Singh, counsel for the petitioner said in response to directions issued by the Bench on the previous date of hearing, the varsity through its Registrar has filed a reply to allegations in the report against Boparai. But, the Registrar has not replied to the serious allegation that Boparai claimed travelling and other allowances from the varsity authorities, even though he undertook foreign tour, collected donations from NRIs and accepted free hospitality from them. The Bench then directed Boparai to file a detailed reply to the allegations contained in the vigilance inquiry report. The public interest litigation shall come for further consideration on August 14 this year.
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Acquisition of land on UT’s periphery
Chandigarh, May 23 Making it clear that only a tribunal could independently probe the illegal acquisition of properties in the forestland on UT’s periphery by high-ups independently, the High Court asked the Punjab government to work out the terms of reference for the formation of tribunal. For the purpose, the Bench of Acting Chief Justice M.M. Kumar and Justice Alok Singh gave the state time till Thursday morning. As the matter came up for hearing before the Bench, Punjab Advocate-General Ashok Aggarwal reiterated the state’s earlier stand that a tribunal was not required. But, the Bench made it clear that only an independent inquiry by a tribunal could reveal the truth. The Bench also suggested the name of a lawyer having proficiency in the revenue matters, as a member of the tribunal. Thereafter, the Bench asked the AG and the amicus curie to come up with the term of reference in the matter. Justice Kuldip Singh of the Supreme Court has already given his consent for appointment as one-man commission. His name had cropped up during the hearing of a petition on the issue on Monday. The Bench, on Monday, had made it clear that a retired or serving sessions judge level judicial officer would assist the chairman of the commission or tribunal. The issue of land under possession of some influential persons in Mohali has been under the watchful eyes of the High Court since long. Punjab had, only on the previous date of hearing, informed the Bench that about 60 influential persons, including Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and DGP Sumedh Singh Saini had acquired properties in the area.
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Stop using word ‘gaana’ for ‘shabad’: HC
Amritsar, May 23 The HC direction came on a petition filed by Gurjit Singh, a resident of Jalandhar. He had prayed before the court to stop telecom firms from describing shabad /gurbani/ religious texts/hmyns as songs for caller tones as their description as such lowers the dignity and hurts the religious feelings of people at large.
— TNS
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