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Man kills wife for adultery
Pakistan mulls opening JCP at Sadiqi: Watto
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8 booked for firing at SDM’s court
Muktsar Civil Hospital sans gynaecologist for 4 years
Two held with poppy husk
Abohar school kids join ‘Design for Change’ campaign
Hiked taxes
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Man kills wife for adultery
Muktsar, September 12 The police said the accused Khiri Singh, along with his brothers, set ablaze the house of one Ranjeet Singh, when he found his wife Jyoti (20) sitting there at about 9:30 pm on Monday. The roof of the house was made up of husk and it easily caught fire. His wife died of asphyxia. Others present in the house, including Ranjeet, sustained injuries, and were under treatment at the Civil Hospital, Muktsar. Sources said Jyoti had eloped with Ranjeet over two months ago. When she returned to her paramour’s house on Monday, her husband Khiri came to know about it. He along with his brothers went to Ranjeet’s house and knocked the door, which no one opened, sources added. “Then he went to the roof of the house and set it on fire, which claimed the life of his wife,” sources claimed. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case of murder against 13 persons at the Lakhewali police station in this regard. Investigating Officer Ranjeet Singh said, “The accused fled after committing the crime. We are trying to arrest them.” |
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Pakistan mulls opening JCP at Sadiqi: Watto
Fazilka, September
12 Watto has made sincere efforts in this direction and Pakistan President Asaf Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Parvez Asharaf have agreed in principle to open the Indo-Pak border at Sulemanki check-post. Watto revealed that Zardari had visited his native village Wasa Wala last year and the Prime Minister had also visited the same village about three months back. He had taken up the issue with the Pakistan President and the Prime Minister and both had cleared the file for opening the border. Now, the issue would be taken up with the Government of India at an appropriate level as the relations between both the countries are improving. Trade activities through this border would usher in prosperity on both sides, he said. Watto, who had come along with his family members, including wife Parveen Begaum, sons Khurram Jahangir Watto, MLA, Punjab Province, Mauzzam Wattu, former MP, daughter Tabana Shehzad, son-in-law Shehzad Ali Khan (President, All Pakistan Cotton Association, Punjab Province) was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal who played host to the visiting dignitary. Fazilka MLA and state minister Surjit Kumar Jyani and his wife Nirmala Jyani welcomed the former Chief Minister of the Punjab province of Pakistan and his family members at the Wagah border and accompanied them to the Fazilka area. Watto said his dream to visit his place of birth has been fulfilled after 66 years as when he left the village, he was six years old. His family had to migrate to Pakistan in 1947 on a cart leaving behind a huge estate of 650 acres. Travelling down the memory lane, Watto said there was hardly a day when he did not remember his place of birth which he loved very much. Out of his attachment for the village, he named his son Mauzzam Watto to remember his place of birth. The minister became emotional on visiting the room and the neem tree, the only remnant of the grand haveli of his ancestors. Other structures in the vicinity have been rebuilt. He met the families of Taro Bai and Ram Chand Kamboj, who have been residing in the portion of ancestral haveli of Mian Watto. His wife hugged the women. Hundreds of residents of the border area came out of their houses to welcome the foreign dignitaries and waved to them from both sides of the road for about half a kilometre. Witnessing the prosperity of Fazilka, the Pakistan Federal Minister said he was proud to be a member of the Watto clan as Fazilka town was also established by Mian Fazal Watto. Later, addressing a joint press conference, he declined to take any political questions, particularly on Kashmir, maintaining, “I have come to visit my place of birth with the message of peace (aman ka paigam)”. Easing the Visa rules would usher in new era of confidence-building between the two nations, said Watto. Responding to queries from the media, Badal said he has already taken up the issue of opening the Sulemanki-Sadiqi border in the Fazilka sector with the Centre and would vigorously pursue the issue. Watto announced grant of Rs 15 lakh for the construction of a sports stadium in the village on behalf of the Pakistan government as a goodwill gesture. Later, he visited the historic clock tower of Fazilka along with his family members and CM Parkash Singh Badal. |
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8 booked for firing at SDM’s court
Ferozepur, September 12 Two persons including Iqbal Singh Mallah, president, Truck Union, and Charandeep Singh Sarpanch, were seriously injured in the firing. According to police sources, the eight persons against whom a case has been registered under section 307,148,149,120B of the IPC and sections 27,54,59 of the Arms Act include Paramjit Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Amarjeet Kaur, Vikramjit Singh, Rupinderjit Singh and Parkash Singh. Gurinderjit Singh, SHO, said there was a land dispute between the two parties which lead to the incident. Sources said Iqbal Singh had struck a deal for around 12 acres of land regarding which he had a dispute with Amarjit Kaur. Even a case was going on in the court in connection with the land dispute. Iqbal Singh alleged that Paramjit Singh alias Pamma and Kuldeep Singh, who were related to each other, connived with Amarjit Kaur and her three sons, Vikramjit Singh, Rupinderjit and Parkash Singh, to hatch a conspiracy to eliminate him and grab that piece of land. Iqbal said Paramjit had allegedly fired twice at him when he was coming out of the SDM’s court which hit him in the thigh. His accomplice Kuldeep also fired from his .315 bore gun which hit Charandeep Singh Sarpanch of village Baggewala in the leg. After the firing, both Paramjit and Kuldeep fled from the spot, Iqbal Singh added. |
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Ideological differences with Cong, BJP: CPI (ML) Liberation
Bathinda, September 12 Announcing this here today, national general secretary of the party Dipankar Bhattacharya said the party was against the economic policies of the Congress-led UPA government and the religion-based policies of the BJP. A three-day convention of the party that concluded here today discussed the policies of the parties and their stand on national and international issues. Bhattacharya said the party stands for providing a third alternative to the masses. "We are with the Sanjha Morcha in Punjab and we are against the taxes. The government, whether in Punjab or at the Centre, is playing into the hands of the corporate groups and following diktats of America," he said. He criticised the UPA government for various scams in the country and also the BJP for indulging in corruption in the states under its rule. |
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Muktsar Civil Hospital sans gynaecologist for 4 years
Muktsar, September 12 Even in the recent past when the orders regarding the appointment of new doctors were passed, the hospital could not get the specialist. Presently, one doctor is deployed here, that too on a temporary basis and under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). On an average, she is handling the OPD of nearly 60-70 patients. About four years ago, Dr Meena Jagga retired from the hospital and since then, no one has been appointed in her place. The hospital records further revealed that the gynaecology department is vital, given the fact that nearly 100 deliveries take place every month here. The patients suffer the most whenever the lone doctor is on leave as they have no other option but to go to private hospitals, who often charge a hefty sum. When contacted, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Charanjeet Singh said, “We send demand in this regard every month to the higher-ups but the post has not been filled. We have one gynaecologist that too hired under the NRHM on a temporary basis.” |
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Muktsar, September 12 The police said that acting on a tip-off, Bakhshish Singh and Balwinder Singh of Kolianwali village were searched near Malout town and were found carrying narcotics. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered.
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Abohar school kids join ‘Design for Change’ campaign
Abohar, September 12 As of now, 25 million students in 35 countries are participating in the campaign.
While marching to the Nehru Memorial Civil Hospital here, a group of 54 students from the middle section carried a banner that quoted actor and activist Bose as saying “We should encourage children around us to think about society and its problems, so that they can come up with solutions at their level to bring the change.” Officiating principal Sunita Sehgal said, “The global campaign has inspired children, teachers and parents, to celebrate the fact that change is possible and that they can lead and inspire that change. Children are leading brilliant ideas across the world, from conservation of water to challenging age-old superstitions in rural communities, from earning their own money to financing school computers to tackling loneliness – children are proving that they have what it takes to ‘design’ a future that is desired. The challenge asks the students to do four very simple things: Feel, imagine, do and share”. The school preferred to select the Civil Hospital for the first phase of the campaign since it had lost a lot of greenery during renovation. The kids planted saplings, provided dust bins, fixed boards to enlighten the patients and other visitors that they are within the smoke-free zone. The nursing staff joined them in the noble cause. — OC |
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Saragarhi martyrs remembered
Ferozepur, September 12 This was stated by Raminder Singh, Commissioner, Ferozepur Division, while presiding over the rally of ex-servicemen organised here today to pay homage to the gallant soldiers of the 36 Sikh Regiment who attained martyrdom while defending the Saragarhi post of the Fort Lockhart in Afghanistan on September 12, 1897. Each one of these 21 men were awarded the Indian Order of Merit( IOM) for their valour. S Karuna Raju, DC, Gurmel Singh, ADC, Brigadier Manjit Singh, Director, Sainik Welfare, Major Yashpal Singh, District Sainik Welfare Officer, besides senior civil, police and military officials and a large number of ex-servicemen also paid obeisance at the historic Gurdwara Saragarhi Memorial, which was built in 1904 in the memory of these martyrs by Sir Charles Montgomery, the then Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. Family members of the Saragarhi martyrs, ex-servicemen and family members of the Kargil martyrs were also honoured at the function. Various government departments, including fisheries, health and family welfare, horticulture, cooperation, employment and industries besides banks had put up their exhibitions and stalls on the occasion. |
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Hiked taxes
Muktsar, September 12 “The industry is already under tremendous pressure due to the ban imposed by the High Court on the digging of top soil and the brick kiln owners have been adversely affected by the increase in basic minimum wages. Coal rates too have moved to an all time high of 15,000 tonne in the last one year,” said Davinder Rajdev, district president, Muktsar Brick Kiln Owners’ Association. “The doubling of the state tax in a single move will affect the cost of bricks used as basic input by the common man for building his dream home. The steep hike will directly impact the trade and the common man,” said Rajdev. — TNS |
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The students of the LRS DAV Senior Secondary Public School here have joined the “Design for Change” (DFC), a global movement supported by TV and film personality Rahul Bose.
As of now, 25 million students in 35 countries are participating in the campaign.
While marching to the Nehru Memorial Civil Hospital here, a group of 54 students from the middle section carried a banner that quoted actor and activist Bose as saying “We should encourage children around us to think about society and its problems, so that they can come up with solutions at their level to bring the change.”
