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Report delayed, HC issues warrants against SSP
Rajoana case: Contempt charges against Patiala jail supdt dropped
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It’s Badal vs Sarna in Delhi gurdwara committee poll
Political uncertainty at Centre, says Badal
Ensure safe use of syringes, health officials told
Raid finds several schools locked
FIRs against encroachers
Arrests over printing Rajab Ali’s text draw publishers’ ire
150 villages roped in for pesticide-free basmati project
City Centre case adjourned till October 6
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Report delayed, HC issues warrants against SSP
Chandigarh, September 22 Taking a solemn view of Hoshiarpur SSP's failure to submit an inquiry report in a gang rape case and appear before the High Court, Justice Mehinder Singh Sullar has summoned him through bailable warrants. "Let he be summoned again for October 5 with inquiry report complete in all respects through bailable warrants in the sum of Rs 10,000 with a surety of the like amount. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hoshiarpur, is directed to execute the warrants," Justice Sullar ruled. The directions came in a case that shakes further the not-so-credible image of the Punjab Police. A criminal case was registered on February 11 at the Mantiana police station in Hoshiarpur district after a girl was gang raped. During the previous hearing of the case, it surfaced that the investigating officer "illegally deleted the name of the main accused Charanjit for reasons best known to him and substituted petitioner Jaswant Singh's name in his place as an accused". Taking up the case, Justice Sullar asserted: "Minute perusal of the police file made available to this court revealed that during the course of checking of challan, the public prosecutor raised certain objections, one of which was why Charanjit Singh was not challaned. "The investigating officer, to save his skin, appears to have created a false document of alleged supplementary statement of the prosecutrix (victim). A bare glance at the paper on which supplementary statement was recorded revealed that the signatures of the prosecutrix and her grandmother were obtained under the dotted lines on blank papers….. The investigating officer concerned appears to have manipulated the record of the supplementary statement". Justice Sullar had directed the Hoshiarpur SSP to himself conduct a detailed inquiry after associating the prosecutrix and her grandmother and submit a detailed report. The Case
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Rajoana case: Contempt charges against Patiala jail supdt dropped
Chandigarh, September 22 As the case came up for resumed hearing, the Division Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant after Jhakhar claimed he was followed the Supreme Court's judgment in the case of "Harbans Singh versus the State of UP". The judgment says prior to execution of death sentence, "the Jail Superintendent should ascertain personally whether the death sentence imposed upon any of the co-accused of the prisoner who is due to be hanged has been commuted and if it has been commuted, the Superintendent should apprise the superior authorities of the matter" so that it could be brought before the court concerned. Taking a note of his statement, the Bench observed that the jail superintendent had also submitted an unconditional apology before the district court and again before the High Court. Appearing on his behalf, Punjab's Additional Advocate-General Anupinder Singh Grewal argued that the Additional District And Sessions Judge had issued contempt notices to Jhakhar, while it could only be issued by the High Court. Balwant Singh was sentenced to death for his role in the former Chief Minister's assassination and it was upheld by the Division bench headed by Justice Mehtab Singh Gill after he refused to contest the same.
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It's Badal vs Sarna in Delhi gurdwara committee poll
Amritsar, September 22 Talking to The Tribune, DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna said: “We are ready for the poll. We were prepared earlier also when the elections were scheduled for March this year. We’ve already decided the names of our candidates in 40 out of the 46 seats and will announce the same as soon as the notification is issued. “We will be seeking votes on the basis of our performance in the last over five years during which we have improved the management of gurdwaras, sarais and educational institutions being run by the DSGMC. “Our shrines and educational institutions are better managed than those in Punjab under the SGPC,” he said. Sarna said the DSGMC had not only raised key Sikh issues at the national and international levels but also played a significant role in getting these resolved. “Our two TV channels telecast ‘gurbani’ for 15 hours daily, besides giving full coverage of ‘gurpurabs’”. He said they would resume the ongoing construction work in shrines and institutions, besides improving the standard of education after being voted back to power. On the other hand, SAD Secretary Dr DS Cheema said the party was well prepared for the elections and its Delhi unit was already active on this front. He claimed that the Sikhs in Delhi were ready for a change this time. “We will repeat our performance in the SGPC elections in Delhi.” Regarding any alliance for the elections, he said it was too early to comment on it. On party’s agenda, he said they would contest the elections on the agenda of better management of gurdwara affairs. “Sarna in connivance with the Congress has tarnished the reputation of Sikh institutions in Delhi,” he alleged and accused Sarna of resorting to corruption. He said the SAD, if voted to power, would bring in transparency in the gurdwara affairs.
About the DSGMC An autonomous organisation managing gurdwaras in Delhi. It also runs 36 educational institutions, including 11 public schools, five aided schools, four colleges and four schools for underprivileged children. The DSGMC House The DSGMC comprises 51 members, 46 regular and five nominated. It is governed by a chairman and a president as per the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act of 1971. Its term is of four years. It has around 4.5 lakh registered voters. Past performance The SAD (Delhi) had won 27 of the 46 DSGMC seats in 2007 while the SAD (Badal) 12 seats. Six seats were captured by SAD (Panthak) group led by Manjeet Singh and one had gone to an Independent candidate.
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Political uncertainty at Centre, says Badal
Ghudha (Bathinda), September 22 Badal said the Governor was unable to come as the helicopter that was to fly him to Bathinda from Chandigarh developed a snag. He said the hospital was a requirement in the area as the village had become an education hub with the Central University of Punjab, a degree college, sports institute, a horse riding training establishment of the Remount Veterinary Corps of the Army, engineering college and some other institutions being established here. This place is about 14 km from Badal village. Among those present were Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal and MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Commenting on the current political scenario at the Centre, he said chaos and confusion prevailed in the country as the Congress-led UPA Government was in a minority following withdrawal of support by Mamta Banerjee. He accused the UPA Government of being "anti-farmer". The Chief Minister said the state government was trying to combat cancer and announced that the Union Health Ministry had sanctioned a cancer hospital for the state for which land had been identified at Mullanpur near Chandigarh. A grant of Rs 60 crore had been given to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences to set up a cancer detection centre in
Bathinda.
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Ensure safe use of syringes, health officials told
Chandigarh, September 22 A letter from Raji P Shrivastava, Project Director of the society, has pointed out that a vast majority of needles and syringes were not reusable. "These are transmitters of blood-borne infections, including the deadly Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV". The letter is preceded with departmental findings which state syringe safety norms are being followed in a majority of the government hospitals and dispensaries. "It is mainly in the category of unrecognised hospitals, clinics and dispensaries in small towns and slum areas of cities like Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Bathinda where doctors are virtually playing with the lives of patients by using old syringes," it said. A senior official said: "It has been found that a large number of medical outlets, particularly in labour colonies, are reusing needles. We also found clinics using boiled water to sterlise the needles. Even this practice needs to be avoided". Official figures state Punjab has 32,946 HIV cases. Out of the total, as many as 9,737 were confirmed having AIDS till August.
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Raid finds several schools locked
Ferozepur, September 22 In the 141 schools inspected, 19 teachers were absent and 56 staff members were unpunctual. During his raid, Pannu suspended Rajiv Beri, Maths Lecturer at Government High School, Basti Bela Singh, for indiscipline.
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FIRs against encroachers
Mohali, September 22 Balwinder Singh Multani, Director of the department, said at least 10 cases were registered under Section 13-A of the Punjab Village Common Land Act, 1961, by
the Rural Development Department recently. “There is a provision of serving a maximum sentence of two years imprisonment in such cases,” Multani said, adding that the department had prepared a list of several other persons who were in illegal possession of the common land. The official said the department was determined on the issue and had already retrieved several acres of land under illegal possession. Recently, a chunk of 719 acres of land in Patiala district was freed and restored to the respective panchayats, he added. Multani admitted that over 1,283 ‘kabza’ (possession) warrants were yet to be executed. “My first priority is to execute these warrants as early as possible and restore the encroached land to the respective panchayats,” said Multani. “The results will come soon,” he assured.
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Arrests over printing Rajab Ali’s text draw publishers’ ire
Chandigarh, September 22 Chandigarh-based publisher Harish Jain said the Punjabi literary works of the last four centuries, including those of poets like Shah Hussain, Bulle Shah, Bhai Gurdas, Waris Shah and Dhani Ram Chatrik, contained similar references of castes as found in Rajab Ali's poetry. Delhi-based National Book Shop's Rajinder Singh said this move would affect research work of universities and literary academies in Punjab and Delhi. Jalandhar-based eight book publishers in their joint statement today flayed the Punjab police's move to arrest publishers and book editors and demanded their immediate release. Kesar Singh, Punj Aab Publication, Jalandhar, said such acts pose a serious threat to the publication business. "Fearing similar action, no publisher will like to publish historical literature in future," he said. Sukhdev Singh, secretary, Punjabi Sahit Academy, and head of Punjabi Department, Panjab University, said the text of these legendary poets was part of the syllabus in colleges and universities. The move would affect the overall education system, he said. Dr Harish Puri, Ludhiana-based historian, questioned: "How can you remove objectionable words from Waris Shah's 'Heer', which has been published over thousand times?" "One has no right to tinker with the historical works. The matter must be handled judiciously," he said.
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150 villages roped in for pesticide-free basmati project
Chandigarh, September 22 In the North, Punjab and Haryana are notorious for excessive use of pesticides. In fact, Punjab is at the top in the country in terms of per acre usage of pesticides. Basmati is a valued crop in the international market and in Punjab, it is mostly grown in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur districts. This year, the variety has been sown on 8 lakh hectares of land. Vice Chancellor Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon said, "We have developed an integrated pest management technology, which will facilitate judicious use of chemicals." He said Sir Ratan Tata Trust had, through the Punjab Agriculture Department, funded a project to encourage the use of the technology in 150 basmati-growing villages. He said educated youths had been roped in to spread awareness among the farmers about the benefits of using pesticides judiciously. Already, he said, the judicious use of a particular pesticide has resulted in 50 per cent drop in the demand for urea in the area. "I have written to Food and Supplies Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon to direct the Markfed (Punjab's procurement agency) to procure the entire crop for export," he said. Dhanwant Singh, a farmer of Padhri village in Chogawan block of Amritsar who has sown basmati on 20 acres, said, "We are strictly following the guidelines issued by university experts and are using pesticides cautiously." A local youth, who has been guiding the farmers at Khemkaran village of Valtoha block in Tarn Taran, said, "The technology is getting great response. And why not! Their pesticide-free produce will fetch good prices in foreign countries."
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City Centre case adjourned till October 6
Ludhiana, September 22 The defence lawyer, Deepak Sibal, claimed that Basant was innocent and had been falsely implicated in the case by the Vigilance Bureau. He claimed that Basant had not even been named in the FIR, which was registered after a thorough inquiry by an SP-rank official. When Amarinder was the Chief Minister, he had ordered an inquiry in the case. But within three months after the SAD-BJP government took over, Amarinder himself was indicted in the case.
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With the Supreme Court directing the Delhi Government to hold the DSGMC (Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee) elections before December 31, the ruling SAD (Delhi), led by Paramjit Singh Sarna, and the opposition SAD (Badal) are gearing up for the poll that will be keenly contested.
Talking to The Tribune, DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna said: “We are ready for the poll. We were prepared earlier also when the elections were scheduled for March this year. We’ve already decided the names of our candidates in 40 out of the 46 seats and will announce the same as soon as the notification is
issued
As the Governor Shivraj Patil was unable to reach here today due to some snag in his helicopter, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal inaugurated the 50-bedded ultra-modern civil hospital that has been set up at
Ghudha, an upcoming education hub of Punjab.
Ludhiana, September 22
The US had recently rejected a rice consignment from India, complaining it had high toxic content.