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Electrocution of photojournalist
Gang of highway robbers busted
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Farmers to get certified wheat seeds
War of words between Cong, BJP
U-turn in shootout case
Two held with 38 quintal of poppy husk
The accused in police custody in Jalandhar on Monday. A
Tribune photograph
Inter-state vegetable mandi to be set up in Mohali
Ajmer Singh Lakhowal, president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union, addresses mediapersons during his visit in Jalandhar on Monday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
Five de-addiction centres to be set up in state
2, including Cong leader, booked in attempt to murder case
Missing youth found unconscious at HP hotel
‘0001’ goes for
Rs 6.25 lakh
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Electrocution of photojournalist  FIR registered MC Commissioner marks inquiryDeepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, November 17 The photojournalist had gone to click pictures of rainstorm at Maqsudan when the incident reportedly took place. Having parked his bike near the Maqsudan Police Station, he was crossing over the divider when he accidentally came in contact with a high-voltage bare wire hanging loose from a streetlight pole. Akhilesh died within seconds of the incident. An FIR has been registered against a contractor of the Municipal Corporation under Section 306. Commissioner MC Vinay Bublani said he had marked an inquiry into the matter with Joint Commissioner Anupam Kler to check if there was any laxity on part of the MC officials. “We have given the job of maintenance to the streetlight contractors. We need to check the contractual clauses to technically ascertain whether the MC staff is responsible for any supervision”, he said, claiming that he was not sure whether the field staff had any supervisory role at all. Happy moments turn sad
Several bare joints
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Gang of highway robbers busted
Jalandhar, September 17 The police claimed that the accused were nabbed while they were on their way to commit another highway robbery. Two country-made pistols and live cartridges were also recovered from them. The nabbed youths identified as Tajinder Pal Singh, alias Sonu, a resident of Kahlwan village, Lakhbir Singh, alias Lucky, a resident of Saiflabad, Sawaranjit Singh, alias Lucky, a resident of Kapurthala, and Gurmel Singh, alias Gela, a resident of Khaira Vet near Kapurthala. An accused, who managed to flee from the spot, was identified as Happy, a resident of Talhan village near here. The busting of the gang became possible after the inspector, Police Division No. 8, Bimal Kant Sharma, received information that the above said robbers had been hunting for the possible victims on the highway near Pathankot Chowk and they were reportedly in an Indigo car (PB10 CN T 5893), which they had robbed last night from a petrol pump on GT Road. Accordingly, a naka was erected near Pathankot Chowk by Inspector Division 8, Inspector Balbir Singh of Division 1 and PCR team and after intercepting the Indigo car, the police cornered the vehicle and nabbed the accused. One of the accused Happy managed to flee from the spot. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sarabjit Singh said during the search of the accused, the police recovered 260 gram intoxicant powder from Tajinder, .315 bore pistol and two live cartridges from Lakhbir and a country-made pistol from Sawaranjit. As the accused had engineered various loot and robbery incidents in urban and rural areas in the past, joint interrogation of the nabbed accused was done by city and rural police, which led to the recovery of the SUV (Audi), which the accused had robbed from a Jammu-based family last night from Kanpur village, Navjot Singh Mahal, Additional DCP/Headquarters said. During investigation, it came to light that one of the accused Tajinder Pal was a dreaded criminal and was also a brother of notorious Sukha Kahlwan(a proclaimed offender in criminal cases), Mahal said all the robbers had been booked under various IPC and NDPS Act provisions in as many as 17 incidents in the past. Further investigation of the accused would expose their role in the recent highway robberies, Bimal Kant, inspector, held. The accused had snatched the Audi car from the Jammu-based family from Kanpur village and an Indigo car from a petrol pump near Kalia Colony at gun point, last night.
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Farmers to get certified wheat seeds
Jalandhar, September 17 Meanwhile, more than 2,000 male and female farmers participated in a farm exhibition-cum-fair, organised by the Punjab Agriculture Department at Adampur today. While on the one hand, farm experts enlightened farmers about new farm technologies, on the other, more than 50 progressive farmers exhibited their innovative methods which they had applied to achieve better production and yield in their respective farms. It was for the first time that modern technology including, LCD TVs and projectors, were used to impart training to farmers by the department. “The Agriculture Department has arranged for 11.66 lakh metric tonnes of certified wheat seed for the forthcoming wheat sowing season. The department was able to achieve a huge success in seed replacement as it helped farmers to change 52 per cent of seed of Punjab during last year. Certified seed not only helps in the enhancement of yield, it also offers better protection against diseases,”said Dr Mangal Singh Sandhu, Director, Agriculture, Punjab. He said farmers of Punjab achieved a record of sorts by producing 179.02 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and 157. 34 lakh tonnes of paddy during the year 2011-12. He said the department would extend subsidy of Rs 500 per quintal on wheat seed under Food Security Mission programme in selected districts. “Farmers would be given three lakh quintals of wheat seed under this programme in the ongoing year 2012-13. Similarly, farmers would be getting a subsidy at the rate of Rs 1,200 per quintal on seeds of pulses under a similar programme to encourage sowing of pulises. Subsidy would also be given to farmers on spray pumps, zero seed drll, seed drill and rotavator laser levellers with an objective to increase farm produce in the state," said Dr Sandhu. Chief Agriculture Officer Dr Swatantar Kumar Aery advised farmers to get the quality of their soil tested before using fertilisers. “We have three soil testing laboratories working in the district,” said Dr Aery. Simrat Kaur of Awalwalpur, Sher Singh, a farmer of Saida in Lohian, and Ran Balkar Singh of Bhogpur were given prizes for displaying their farming techniques and methods. The exhibition-cum-camp was inaugurated by Chief Parliamentary Secretary Pawan Kumar Tinu.
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War of words between Cong, BJP
Jalandhar, September 17 Advocate Subash Sood said, “Neither the Congress deposited any amount with the JIT nor it got the site-plan sanctioned for constructing the shops. On the contrary, it is earning at least Rs 1 lakh as rent from the shops constructed without getting any sanction of the site-plan on the land allotted to it.” Answering another a query, he said, “He had not committed contempt of court. I am an advocate and I have just raised some points which the DC (who has been asked to probe the matter by the Punjab and Haryana High Court) should take care of while conducting the inquiry.” In reply to a question of the demand by the Congress of taking back the land allotted to the BJP at a throwaway price, he said, “There is a provision of allotting land at cheaper rates to social organisations and the Congress had also been allotted the land on the same grounds, but it did not pay any amount, whereas BJP paid the entire amount and we would soon submit a site plan before starting the construction.” Earlier on Saturday, the Congress demanded that the 4-kanal land allotted to the BJP at one-fourth of the reserve price at Surya Enclave for building its office should be withdrawn. Claiming that the JIT allotted the 4-kanal land at Surya Enclave for a net amount of nearly Rs 56 lakh (Rs 70,000 a marla), the District Congress (Urban) president Arun Walia said the land had been allotted to the BJP at a throwaway price as the rate of 1 marla is over Rs 5 lakh at Surya Enclave. Walia said the land allotted to the BJP should be taken back and should be given to the family of any soldier who sacrificed his life for the country. Arun Walia and district Congress senior vice-president Kanwal Raj Sachdeva denied the charges levelled by the BJP district president advocate Subash Sood, who had held a press conference on Friday, alleging that the Congress had not deposited the amount with the JIT in lieu of the land allotted to it and it was using a portion of the land for commercial purposes after constructing several shops and giving them on rent. District Congress senior vice-president Kanwal Sachdeva said, “The Congress had deposited the entire amount of Rs 16,915 in lieu of the 28-marla plot located at Rajendra Nagar allotted to it in 1970s and submitted a site plan for constructing shops on a portion of the land to the JIT.” The Congress leaders said, “The 28-marla land at Rajendra Nagar was allotted to the Congress in lieu of Rs 16,195 payable in four instalments of Rs 4,229 each and the same was deposited, he said, adding that a site-plan was also submitted to the JIT for constructing shops later. Protest by YC activists
Several youth Congress activists, led by its central constituency president Sakait Singh
Goraya, held a demonstration at Sangat Singh Nagar against BJP district president Subash Sood for demanding taking back the land allotted to the Congress. |
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U-turn in shootout case
Jalandhar, September 17 The case was registered following the statement given by the inspector to the police that he was attacked by certain miscreants in a bid to loot cash and valuables. Phagwara-based labourers Amarjit and Paramjit had sustained serious bullet injuries and had been admitted at the PGI in Chandigarh. Soon after the incident, both brothers had even given a statement to mediapersons that they were shot at. Even the inspector Baldev Krishan, deployed at PAP Training Academy Phillaur, had yesterday admitted before the police that he had resorted to firing for his self defence only. Yesterday, even Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police City I had told The Tribune that the inspector admitted that he resorted to firing for his self defence. When contacted, the ADCP he said the inspector, who also sustained injuries in the clash and was undergoing treatment at a hospital, today gave statement to the police that certain unknown youths had attacked him and even looted cash and valuables from him. Acting on the statement of the cop, the police registered a case of attempt to murder against certain unidentified persons, the ADCP said. The statement of the victim brothers, who were undergoing treatment in the PGI, Chandigarh, could not be recorded as doctors had declared them unfit. Once the victim labourers give statement to the police against Inspector, cross first information report (FIR) would be registered against the policeman.
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Two held with 38 quintal of poppy husk
Jalandhar, September 17 The nabbed persons were identified as Kulbir Singh, alias Kulla, and Dharminder Singh, both residents of Kot Mohammad Khan near
Dharamkot. The truck carrying the contraband (HR23G7969) was also impounded by the police. Senior Superintendent of Police
(SSP) Yurinder Singh Hayer told reporters that the police had received secret information that a truck laden with poppy husk had been taken by drug peddlers from Madhya Pradesh to supply the consignment of narcotics in the Nakodar and Shahkot sub-divisions. Acting on the tip-off, inspector Surinder Pal, Mehatpur police station, along with inspector Inderjit Singh, laid a naka near Mehatpur and after intercepting the truck, the policemen signalled the same to stop for checking, the SSP said. During the search of the truck, the said quantity of poppy husk was recovered. The moment police cornered the truck, an SUV following the truck immediately escaped from the scene. The police suspected that the occupants of the SUV could have some connection with the consignment of contraband and efforts were on to trace them, the SSP said. Senior Superintendent of Police (Detective) Rajinder Singh said during preliminary investigation, peddlers had revealed that they had been supplying narcotics in the district from Madhya Pradesh for the past several years. He said both drug peddlers had a criminal past as several cases of the NDPS Act were registered against them in the recent
past. Rajinder said the police had also been in touch with the Madhya Pradesh government to get their support in busting the main supply base of narcotics in its state. Recoveries of narcotics this year
SP Rajinder Singh revealed that the rural police had nabbed scores of drug peddlers in the past nine months and recovered narcotics worth several crores of rupees. In the rural police’s nap, following recoveries (excluding the above said recoveries) include rave party drug (ice) worth Rs 200 crore, 111 quintal poppy husk, 1.5 kg cocaine worth Rs 15 crore and 51 kg opium were made this year. |
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Inter-state vegetable mandi to be set up in Mohali
Jalandhar, September 17 Lakhowal said the mandi would be constructed at a cost of Rs 43 crore and it would provide the facility of retail and bulk marketing of vegetables and fruits. It would be beneficial not only for Punjab but also for neighbouring states like Himachal
Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Rajasthan. The Mandi Board chairman said: “A proposal to remove market fees on fruits and vegetables for providing benefit to the farmers of the state is under
consideration.” Lakhowal said: “The board has recently approved a scheme with which farmers will be directly paid compensation if their standing crop is destroyed in fields or their produce is destroyed due to natural calamity while taking it to the
mandi.” Lakhowal, who is also the state president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union, said the union would hold a protest in Delhi on September 25 against a proposal being considered by the UPA Government for the rationalisation of minimum support price
(MSP) of wheat. Flaying the move for the rationalisation of the MSP of wheat, Lakhowal
said it should be linked with the price index as the farmers had not been paid satisfactory price of their produce. On this occasion, Lakhowal also demanded the implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee. |
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Five de-addiction centres to be set up in state
Amritsar, September 17 This was revealed by Bikram Singh
Majithia, Cabinet Minister, Punjab, here today while reiterating that the state government was committed to ending the menace of drug addiction in the border state. He said drug abuse victims would be rehabilitated by the government. The Punjab Government had given clear-cut instructions to the Police Department to tighten the noose around those persons who were involved in the illegal trade, he said. He said police officials who would work diligently in curbing the menace would be awarded suitably. However, he quickly added that those found hand in glove with smugglers and drug peddlers would be strictly dealt with. He appealed to the common masses to cooperate with the government in ending this menace by informing the police officials concerned about the wrongdoers so that stringent action would be taken against such anti-social elements.
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2, including Cong leader, booked in attempt to murder case
Jalandhar, September 17 Balbir Singh, inspector, Police Division No. 1, said during interrogation of the accused, it came to light that political rivalry was the cause behind the shootout, adding that raids were being conducted to nab the remaining accused. It maybe recalled here that victim Harbans Lal Narula (58) had been shot at while he was returning home from a temple. Before falling unconscious, the victim had got his statement recorded with the police wherein he had reportedly named one Joginder Pal and his brother, from the same colony for the alleged attack. Sources said victim was also vice-president of Krishan Murari Temple here. |
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Missing youth found unconscious at HP hotel
Jalandhar September 17 The HP police had informed the parents of the victim on phone. As per police sources, on Saturday morning Anuj had gone to the market to buy some household items but he did not return home. His family members had launched a manhunt to trace the youth, but all in vain. His mobile phone was also found switched off. Yesterday evening, the parents of the youth were informed by the Nadoun police that Anuj was found unconscious in a hotel room and was admitted to a hospital for treatment.
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Jalandhar, September 17
Jalandhar, September 17
