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Patiala police quashes FIR in multi-crore Ghaggar scam
Bhandari man is Jalandhar Mayor
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Amritsar PRTS route changed; now won’t eclipse heritage sites
Punsup detects several frauds
Congress jittery as SAD engineers defections
Cong to ask Centre for direct bonus to Punjab farmers
Fresh service rules on cards
Prisoners’ wages hiked threefold
Students may not get tablets this academic session
BKU activists hold protest in Capital
Printing Rajab Ali’s text doesn’t attract SC/ST Act: Panel member
Drug baron Kandola flees from custody
One-time settlement plan to regularise illegal colonies
Two more children die of diarrhoea in Patiala
Lemon grass a boon for farmers in Kandi area
Docsfed: NEET would stop malpractices
Drunk man drives off with bus, causes accident
Conclude ‘militant’ Lahoria’s trial in six months, court told
Bittu was planning to kill Ashutosh Maharaj: Police
2 booked for siphoning PDS sugar in Muktsar
PPP leader held with illegal weapons
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Patiala police quashes FIR in multi-crore Ghaggar scam
Patiala, September 25 The police inquiry has given a clean chit to the contractor concerned and the FIR stands cancelled. When the issue came to light in 2010, the Vidhan Sabha panel had not only slammed the Irrigation Department for "rampant corruption” but also recommended registration of an FIR against the erring officials and the contractor. At least 18 irrigation officials were charged for various “irregularities”. The Ghaggar project worth Rs 58 crore was backed by funds from NABARD. The work is still incomplete and the project cost has risen sharply. The House report had recommended action against executive engineers and the contractor. “Everyone from the top to bottom was united in this act of corruption,” the report had said. It had accused the contractor of bagging the project on the basis of fake documents. However, instead of penalising the contractor for delaying the project, he was given two extensions. Following an inquiry by a SP-rank officer, the Patiala police early this year recommended that the FIR in the case be cancelled. It said the contractor’s experience certificates were not signed by him. Therefore, he could not be held responsible for cheating. “Instead, the Irrigation Department failed to prove that contractor DS Pannu had attached fake certificates of experience with his tender file. It was the responsibility of the department to verify the documents”, says the report submitted by Patiala Superintendent of Police Pritpal Singh Thind. The irrigation officials who remained suspended for over a year were reinstated a few months back. Irrigation Minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon said he was not aware if the police had cancelled the FIR. He said the guilty would not be spared “I will look into the matter.”
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Bhandari man is Jalandhar Mayor
Elections were held today and Jyoti was chosen unanimously. Kalia had been supporting the candidature of BJP state secretary Ravi Mahendru. As outgoing Mayor Rakesh Rathour, too, was supporting Jyoti, the former could now expect that various development works initiated during his tenure would see the light of day. Jyoti represents ward number-5. Contrary to expectations, the post of Senior Deputy Mayor, however, was retained by SAD councillor Kamaljit Bhatia. Though he had got elected unopposed, a petition had been filed against him in the local election tribunal by two Jalandhar-based residents. They had challenged his election on the grounds that he had been convicted and sentenced to three-year imprisonment on a complaint lodged by IAS officer Krishan Kumar. Bhatia contended that he was eligible to contest the poll as his appeal in the court challenging his conviction was pending. It was being assumed in political circles that the SAD would not appoint Bhatia, especially after SAD’s three ministers have had to quit in just six months after the start of the party’s second consecutive innings. While ministers Tota Singh and Bibi Jagir Kaur were convicted in separate criminal cases, Gulzar Singh Ranike had to quit after alleged bungling of welfare funds in his constituency. The Deputy Mayor’s post went to Arvinder Kaur Oberoi, a two-time councillor, whose husband Kuldeep Oberoi, too, has made it to the Municipal Corporation twice. Arvinder, however, was eying the Senior Deputy Mayor’s post, something that was apparent after she broke down in the House when the results were declared. With tears rolling down her cheeks, she quipped: “Going by merit, I deserved a higher post.” In the 60-member House, the BJP has 20 councillors, SAD 11, Congress 22, the BSP and PPP one each and Independents five. Earlier, Industries, Commerce and Technical Education Minister Anil Joshi presided over a breakfast meeting with the new SAD-BJP councillors and party leaders prior to the elections. Even as he did not participate in the elections, he accompanied Jyoti to his new seat.
poll Digest Party position (Wards: 60) BJP 20; SAD 11; Cong 22; BSP 1; PPP 1; Independents 5
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Amritsar PRTS route changed; now won’t eclipse heritage sites
Talking to The Tribune here today, project director Ashish Kumar from ULTra Fairwood Pte Ltd said, “The PRTS route from the railway station to the Golden Temple has been changed. Now, the guideway for the PRTS will not enter into the walled city through the Hall Gate. Instead, it will take a left turn towards Chitra Cinema and get into the walled city through Rambagh Chowk. From there it will pass through Bijliwala Chowk to reach Katra Jaimal Singh before heading towards the Golden Temple.” Earlier, it was supposed to enter into the walled city through Hall Gate and pass through Hall Bazaar. However, it was obstructing the view of the Hall Gate as well as the Town Hall. Kumar also said that the guideway will span across the approach road to Jallianwalla Bagh and the Golden Temple to facilitate the clear view of these landmarks. Besides, the height of the guideway will be raised to 30 feet on both these stretches as against the height of 20 feet in other sections of the route.
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Punsup detects several frauds
A regional manager, a district manager and several traders are involved in these cases. In a recent development, a departmental inquiry has indicted SS Pandher, Regional Manager, Sangrur, for allegedly siphoning grain reserves. In another case, Harveet Singh Sehgal, District Manager, Nawanshahr, is facing allegation of asking his staff to arrange money in the name of payment to “bosses”.The department also found grain shortage worth Rs 25 crore in three mills in Gurdaspur and found another 2,700 wheat bags missing in Bagha Purana, which was under the jurisdiction of the absconding Ludhiana Regional Manager, Sher Singh. Sources said a number of wheat sacks were found underweight at Lehragaga where millers were allegedly being charged Rs 1 per sack as “special fee”. Out of the three mills under scrutiny in Gurdaspur, a mill owner at Sahnowalia is reported to have connived with Punsup staff to misplace the accounts register. PS Shergill, Managing Director, said inquiries had been completed and major anomalies were found in different centres. The reports would be submitted with the Vigilance Bureau for a follow-up action, he said. Food and Supplies Minister Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon is learnt to have given his nod for action against the guilty officers. Shergill said: “A departmental enquiry was conducted by a special committee following complaints by staff at Sangrur and Nawanshahr. Both Pandher and Sehgal were questioned separately”. However, replying to a query, Sehgal said: “I am on leave for the past two months and do not know about any such development”. Pandher has also denied having knowledge about any inquiry against him.
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Congress jittery as SAD engineers defections
Batala, September 25 Former Ministers SS
Sekhwan, SS Langah,former Speaker NS Kahlon and former legislator LS Lodhinangal are all wooing Congress workers into the SAD fold in
Qadian, Dera Baba Nanak, Fatehgarh Churian and Batala, respectively. BD
Dhuppar, who lost to Congress' Aruna Chowdhury by 12,000 votes in Dinanagar, has gone a step further. Much to the chagrin of Akali leaders and amusement of Congress activists, he is asking local Akali workers to join the saffron party. This provoked Akali leaders of Dinanagar to resort to a protest a couple of days ago. Among those at the protest rally were Paramvir
Laddi, president of the Gurdaspur Youth Akali Dal, and MS Kaunta, chairman of the Paniar Sugar Mill. Former Qadian legislator
Lodhinangal, who contested from Batala, pulled of a coup d’ etat of sorts when he convinced all six Congress councillors to back Jatinder Kalyan for the post of President of the Batala Municipal Council. In Dera Baba Nanak, former Agriculture Minister Langah has managed to woo Kulwant Singh, vice-chairman of the Block
Samiti. He is considered close to sitting Congress MLA Sukhjinder Singh
Randhawa. Randhawa admitted that Langah was engineering defections in the area and that this had alarmed staunch Congress activists. Congress workers in
Qadian, considered the stronghold of Member of Parliament Partap Singh Bajwa, are also jittery with former Education Minister Sekhwan and his son
Jagrup, who is Chairman of the Kahnuwan Market Committee, trying to win over "jilted" Congress workers. In Fatehgarh
Churian, sitting legislator Tripit Rajinder Bajwa has a lot to do if he has to keep his flock together. Former Speaker Kahlon and his son Ravi Kiran
Kahlon, Chairman of the Punjab Tubewell Coporation, are working hard to create a divide in the Congress rank and file.
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Cong MLAs ask Governor to call House session
Chandigarh, September 25 Submitting a memorandum in this regard, Jakhar told the Governor that the government had imposed fresh taxes to raise Rs 900 crore almost immediately after passing a "tax-free" Budget. By doing so, the government had impeached on the right of the legislature to discuss and debate mobilisation of resources. The memorandum stated that a minister had to resign after he and his kin were found involved in siphoning welfare funds. It said the state government had for political compulsions opposed FDI in multi-brand retail, which, in fact, could be beneficial to the state's farmer and the industry. It said such policy issues must be discussed on the floor of the House. The memorandum also said industrialists were shifting to neighbouring states because of the rise in VAT. Jakhar said the the government had failed to provide assistance to farmers hit by a poor monsoon and had failed to present their case to the Central Government in a proper way.
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Cong to ask Centre for direct bonus to Punjab farmers
Chandigarh, September 25 Congress Legislature Party Leader Sunil Jakhar said the bonus could be given on per quintal of paddy procured from the farmers. Jakhar said the state government had also "bungled" in calculating relief, which went up from Rs 2,200 crore to 5,110 crore in a matter of days. The Congress leader said the state unit would approach the Agriculture Ministry for direct bonus to Punjab farmers to compensate them for their losses. He suggested that the Chief Minister or the Deputy CM could be part of the delegation.
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Fresh service rules on cards
Chandigarh, September 25 It is expected that the new rules will become applicable from October 1. With the objective of overcoming the financial crisis, the state Cabinet had recently decided to retain employees at least for one year after their retirement at the age of 58 years. The government estimates to postpone the liability of giving retirement benefits worth Rs 1,000 crore per annum. Sources said though a provision had been made in the rules to give an extension for two years, the extension would be given for only a year initially. The employees would be entitled to the same salary they were drawing at the time of their retirement. They would not be given annual increment for the extended service period. However, in case they became eligible for promotion during the extended period, they would be promoted and would get all related benefits. But they would not be entitled to claim retirement benefits such as pension, provident fund etc.
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Prisoners’ wages hiked threefold
Patiala, September 25 As per the Punjab Jail Manual, 1896, the convicted inmates in Punjab jails have to work for a minimum of eight hours daily on the farm, factory and kitchen located on the jail premises. There are around 17,000 inmates and out of them roughly 10,000 are convicted criminals and are eligible to work and draw wages in lieu of the work they do. According to the recent government notification dated September 21, 2012, prisoners lodged inside Punjab jails will get an almost threefold increase in their wages. The unskilled prisoners will now draw Rs 25 while the semiskilled and skilled prisoners will get Rs 30 and Rs 35 per day. The increase in their wages has come after more than a decade with the last hike effected in November, 2000. The prisoners' wages had then received an increase of Rs 1, leading to an increase to Rs 8, Rs 10 and Rs 12 for the unskilled, semiskilled and skilled workers. At present, Punjab has seven central jails, five district jails, two open air jails, one jail for women and 10 sub-jails. According to jail rules, convicted criminals are allowed to work eight hours for which they get wages per day while their lodging and boarding charges are borne by the government. "They are given 25 per cent of their weekly earnings in form of jail currency with which they can buy things from jail canteen and 75 per cent of their earnings are saved up, which they can draw upon their release. This money helps the convict walk out of the prison with some amount in his pocket," said jail officials. Punjab ADGP (Jails), RP Meena, confirmed that the notification had been received and forwarded to all the jails in the state. "This is the steepest hike in the wages of jailed inmates in the last decade and it will help them to start their lives afresh once released," he said.
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Smoke in neonatal ICU triggers panic
Ludhiana September 25 The smoke from the hospital's corridor entered the ICU within no time, triggering panic. Sources said of the 23 infants in the ward, five were on the ventilator. Mikhlesh, who was feeding her child in the ICU at the time of the incident, said: " The burning wires emitted a foul smell. A staff nurse, sensing trouble, hastened to inform the authorities on the phone". Hospital owner Baldeep Singh said on being informed about the short circuit, he rushed to the ICU with fire extinguishers even as the hospital staff shifted the infants to another room. Most of the infants were born pre-mature and were not even a month old, sources said. Dr Baldeep Singh claimed that the smoke had not affected any of the infants. He said the room where the infants had been shifted was also equipped with the same facilities
as the ICU.
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Students may not get tablets this academic session
Free tablets for the students of Classes XI and XII was one of the ambitious pre-poll promises of the SAD-BJP alliance. An announcement to this effect was also made by the Finance Minister during the Budget session. The cash-starved state had decided to purchase tablets with education cess worth Rs 326 crore lying with the Excise Department since 2006. The government had decided to provide tablets to 1.5 lakh students of Class XII in the first phase by spending Rs 100 crore to Rs 110 crore. It had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh for the purchase of tablets priced at Rs 7,500 each. The sources said the committee had not met to work out the modalities. “Even if it holds a meeting tomorrow, it will take at least four months for it to purchase tablets,” said a senior functionary of the Education Department. Rakesh Singh said the committee had been constituted only recently and funds would be released as soon as the purchase was finalised. “We are in the process of fulfilling our promise,” he said.
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BKU activists hold protest in Capital
New Delhi, September 25 “For a better, secure future, Punjab needs FDI in retail. You cannot ignore farmers’ interest because you have to protect shopkeepers.The party's basic duty is to save land and the farming community and not just worry about honouring the coalition dharma,” he said. “Big companies will pick Punjab to set up business because of its inherent potential in terms of land, water and sunshine. Foreign investment, latest infrastructure, scientific management and trading technologies will all work towards the prosperity of farmers and the state,” he said. Meanwhile, a group of Punjab farmers who held a protest in the Capital today demanding a rollback in the diesel price hike and better minimum support price (MSP), spoke in favour of the FDI. Ajmer Singh Lakhowal of the Bharti Kisan Union said the FDI would benefit farmers with middlemen eliminated from the supply chain.
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Printing Rajab Ali’s text doesn’t attract SC/ST Act: Panel member
Chandigarh, September 25 Speaking to The Tribune, Pandhi said, “The provision of the SC/ST Act under which they were arrested was applicable when someone intentionally tried to humiliate members of the SC/ST community in full public view. There was no such mention in the FIR.” He said the Act could have been valid had there been a ban on reproducing the literature. Since the work of Rajab Ali was freely available in Punjab and elsewhere, no publisher or editor could be booked for reproducing his poetry, he said. The commission also took note of the fact that the two book editors, Jagjit Singh Sahoke and Sawtantar Singh, belonged to Scheduled Cast community. Pandhi said this was a serious breach of the SC/ST Act as under no circumstances could the said Act be levied on the members of the same community. He said: “A letter seeking inquiry into the matter has been sent to the member secretary of the Punjab State SC Commission.” LK Yadav, DIG, Patiala range, said the matter was under investigation and nothing could be said before its completion. Meanwhile, the Patiala Sessions Court today granted bail to publisher Ashok Garg and book editor Swatantar Singh.
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Drug baron Kandola flees from custody
Ludhiana, September 25 Sources said Kandola was brought from Delhi to Garhshankar in connection with a court hearing. While travelling back by Jammu Mail, he hoodwinked the escort party and escaped as the train reached the Ludhiana railway station. Sources said no complaint was lodged with the police in this regard. Sunil Gupta,Tihar Jail official, said Kandola had not been brought back. "He was to be brought back today. We have not received any information from the Delhi police about his whereabouts," he said. Kandola owns a 10-acre farm in Samrala. Kandola's wife Rajwant Kaur, their son Belly Singh and three others were arrested in June this year.
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One-time settlement plan to regularise illegal colonies
Talking to mediapersons at the grain market after attending a function hosted by PAC member Kirpal Singh Khirnia, he said the decision had been taken in view of the fact that unscrupulous colonisers were not providing
adequate facilities to the people. He said after this one-time settlement, no unauthorised colony would be allowed to come up in the state. Addressing a rally later, he attacked Manpreet Badal, alleging that he had been colluding with the Congress against the SAD-BJP Government. He claimed that the SAD-BJP alliance would sweep the Lok Sabha elections on its development agenda. He said it was owing to the developement-oriented policies of the government that several Congress and PPP leaders were joining the SAD. Majithia was welcomed by former Samrala MLA Jagjivan Singh Khirnia. Cabinet Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon was among those present on the occasion.
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Two more children die of diarrhoea in Patiala
Patiala, September 25 A six-year-old boy Karan also died due to diarrhoea in the same village on September 4. The incidents over the past three months have raised a question mark over the functioning of the department. Seven persons have died in the last three months and the department, instead of taking precautionary measures, has been busy covering its tracks. They have blamed both the Health and the Water Supply Department for not taking effective measures and letting the disease resurface again. Rampur Partan village residents were highly critical of the functioning of the Health and Family Welfare Department. Local resident, Sukhwinder Singh said after the earlier incident on September 4 in which one boy died and 16 persons were hospitalised, the Health Department team came to the village and took blood and stool samples, distributed chlorine tablets and advised people to take precautionary measures. "The team was there for just one day and once the matter subdued, they left without ensuring proper follow-up treatment for the ill. Moreover, despite repeated complaints, we don't have clean drinking water here. Water tanks supplied us water for just one day when the incident occurred," he added.
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Lemon grass a boon for farmers in Kandi area
Ludhiana, September 25 The initiatives taken by Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), have resulted in over 2,500 poor families in these backward areas being able to generate an annual income of Rs 23,000. Dr Amrit Saini, Professor and Head, Department of Livestock Production Management, GADVASU, said lemon grass oil was used in perfumes and other cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. GADVASU was awarded a project entitled "Sustainable Livestock Based Farming System for Livelihood Security" in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab" for Rs 411.85 lakh as it was a leading institute for four years (2008-09 to 2012) under the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP).The other consortium partners in this project were Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana; Punjab Dairy Development Department and the Unati Co-operative Marketing-cum-Processing Society Limited, Talwara. "Four blocks in the Kandi area namely- Bhunga, Dasuya, Hajipur and Talwara are considered to be the most disadvantaged blocks, but the intervention of GADVASU have benefitted 2,500 families from 40 villages ," said Dr Saini. He added that the major problems in the area were insufficient water supply, destruction of crops by wild animals, poor soil, paucity of funds, low yielding seeds, high price of inputs and lack of extension services. Dr. VK Taneja, Vice Chancellor, GADVASU, said, "Up to now, the interventions undertaken so far have led to an increase in the family income from Rs 12,500 to Rs 23,000 per annum. Lemon grass (Cymbopogan flexuosus, family: Poaceae) is a tall, perennial aromatic plant with a dense bunch of long green leaves. It requires less water and can easily grow on infertile land. Lemon grass oil, distilled from its leaves, has a strong lemon-like odour that is used in various grades of soaps, detergents, cosmetics, insect repellents, room fresheners and ayurvedic preparations". Dr Taneja said the NAIP sub-project will continue up to December 2013 and the number of beneficiary families will be
increased to 5,000.
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Docsfed: NEET would stop malpractices
Patiala, September 25 Docsfed president Dr DC Sharma said a single test would prevent several private universities from selectively leaking question papers before the entrance tests. Several private medical colleges that have become deemed universities conduct their own entrance exams and are rumoured to sell seats and manipulate the results. "These allegations cannot be brushed aside. Moreover, there is a wide disparity between the standards of entrance tests, conducted by various states/ institutions. The students are burdened by having to appear in multiple entrances tests. The only remedy is a single all India level entrance test and NEET, if conducted fairly, will solve most of the problems," said Dr Sharma. Dr Sharma alleged that the BFUHS, under the present VC, has been infamous for indulging in all kinds of malpractices.
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Drunk man drives off with bus, causes accident Ropar, September 25 People caught hold of the accused identified as Kamaljit Singh, a resident of Dehdara village in Fatehgarh Sahib district, and handed him over to
the police. In the afternoon, the driver of Punjab Roadways Rupnagar depot bus, leaving the vehicle with its engine in running condition, went to a nearby depot. Immediately after this, the accused, reportedly in
an inebriated condition, took to the wheels and drove away at high speed. — TNS
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Conclude ‘militant’ Lahoria’s trial in six months, court told
Chandigarh, September 25 In his petition placed before Justice Mahesh Grover, Lahoria had contended that the trial was being delayed for no fault of his. Disposing of the petition, Justice Grover asserted: “I deem it appropriate to dispose of the instant petition without issuance of notice of motion to the other side as resorting to this process is likely to delay the proceedings further. “Consequently, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to the trial court to make a serious endeavour to conclude the trial of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. Citing intelligence inputs on attempts to free him if taken out, the Special Cell of Delhi Police had only recently asked a Ludhiana court to allow court proceedings against the alleged militant through video conferencing. Lahoria (50) is currently lodged in Tihar jail. He was extradited from the US in January 1997. The Special Cell of Delhi Police claimed in February this year that it received inputs from central intelligence agencies that sympathisers of pro-Khalistan groups would try to free him while he was being taken for appearance in the Ludhiana court. Lahoria was sentenced to life by a Jaipur court in 2004 for abducting the son of senior Congress leader Ram Niwas Mirdha. Lahoria and two others had abducted Rajendra Mirdha to put pressure on the then Narasimha Rao government for the release of KLF terrorist Devendra Pal Singh Bhullar, on death row, in 1994. In 2007, the Special Cell arrested four Babbar Khalsa militants and made Lahoria a co-accused in the case.
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Bittu was planning to kill Ashutosh Maharaj: Police
Ludhiana, September 25 Police said this while requesting for an extension of police remand in the court of Judicial Magistrate Ashish Thathai, here today. The Additional Public Prosecutor Monika Gupta submitted before the court that the police had the details of more than 20 bank accounts. She said they were to verify the identities of the people holding these bank accounts and how the money was being used by the accused. The money in the name of aid was sent to the accused from persons residing abroad. Moreover, his links with the recently arrested Kulbir Singh Barapind were also to be ascertained, added public prosecutor. However, the defence lawyer Jagmohan Singh Warraich refuted the allegations of prosecution. He said the police had concocted the story just to keep his client behind the bars. Later the court extended the police remand till September 27. Bittu was recently booked under Sections 121, 121-A, 3, 4, 5 of the Explosives Act and 17, 18 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act at Division no 5 police station.
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2 booked for siphoning PDS sugar in Muktsar
Muktsar, September 25 Four days ago, the district police had booked three persons, including a Pungrain Inspector for allegedly siphoning off 400 wheat bags meant to be given under the public distribution system (PDS). Today again, two persons were booked for embezzling nine quintals of sugar meant to be supplied through ration depots to BPL families. Acting on a tip-off, the policemen today raided a grocery shop at Chak Bir Sarkar village where the sugar was being unloaded from a tractor-trailer and nine bags of the sugar were found from the spot. The police immediately seized the bags and impounded the vehicle. However, the accused, Twinkle Singh and Dyal Singh, both residents of Chak Bir Sarkar, managed to escape. Assistant Sub-Inspector Iqbal Singh said a case had been registered against the accused at Sadar Muktsar police station and search was on to arrest them. He said during preliminary investigations, it had come to light that Twinkle had sold the sugar bags to Dyal Singh. However, it could not be confirmed as to which ration depot holder was the sugar meant for. Subsidised sugar supplied through ration depot costs Rs 18 per kg whereas its cost in the open market is Rs 42 a kg. On June 23, the district police had booked four officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for allegedly siphoning off 6,713 wheat bags from the FCI’s buffer godown in
Malout.
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PPP leader held with illegal weapons
Bathinda, September 25 Lakha was a candidate of the PPP during the previous Vidhan Sabha elections from Rampura. PPP president Manpreet Badal, however, cried foul over the arrest of his party leader and termed it as a classic case of political vendetta. Talking to TNS over the phone, Manpreet accused the police of following the diktats of the leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal). "The IPS officers are acting like the party workers of SAD who leave no stone unturned to please their political masters," said Manpreet. He said such arrests have now become a norm in Punjab as the SAD has hijacked the entire political system. Police, especially the senior officials, have become a puppet in the hands of the political leaders, he added. Manpreet regretted that there is no way out as the voice of his party workers has repeatedly been suppressed by
the ruling party.
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