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Khanna steals the show at BJP’s Pathankot Yuva Morcha rally
Woman dies in police custody; SHO suspended
1 dead, 2 hurt as scaffolding of mall collapses
Charak: Badal govt burdening people with taxes
Left, right parties may be part of third front: Chautala
Rakhra a kingmaker in Patiala
SAD leaders accused of committing sacrilege
Cancer detection drive from tomorrow
Roko Cancer to hold camps
statewide
Ludhiana to get Rs 3,561-cr facelift
Kidnapping case: Differences among police officials hamper investigation
UT-Ludhiana rail link
Pak shepherd yet to be repatriated
Vigilance Bureau raids Sarabhdyal’s house
Rice millers to boycott procurement
2 teenaged boys held for theft
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Chhapar Mela
Chhapar, September 30 Commenting on Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal’s statement on involving all stakeholders, he said the farmers too were stakeholders. TheCM, refusing to be drawn into any discussion on the contentious issue, said it would provide no benefit to Punjab farmers.“Will the hike in diesel rates be revoked,” he asked. Amarinder accused the SAD leadership of coercing Congress activists into joining the SAD. But Badal, during his speech, said that no one should be victimised. “Those who had not supported us during the assembly poll, for whatsoever reasons, may be brought into the party fold after consulting the local leadership,” he said.
While Badal’s focus was on parliamentary elections, Amarinder claimed that the state government may fall before its five-year tenure. “The way the ministers are being forced to resign for various criminal offences, it will not be surprising if this government comes to an abrupt end,” he remarked. Claiming that the NDA would form the next government at the Centre, Badal said the SAD would play a vital role in the formation of the Union Government. While Badal claimed that the state government had honoured its promises made to the people during the elections, Congress Legislature Party Leader Sunil Jakhar and Congress MP Manish Tewari raised questions on the use of Central grants by the state government. Badal alleged that several works were hanging fire as the Centre was meting out a step-motherly treatment to the state. Refusing to comment on the emergence and the Third Front, Badal said the SAD was part of the NDA. Activists of the Unemployed Linesmen Union raised slogans just as the Chief Minister began to speak. The police used mild force to disperse the protesters.
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Khanna steals the show at BJP’s Pathankot Yuva Morcha rally
Pathankot, September 30 Three-time Member of Parliament (MP) and film star Vinod Khanna drew a massive applause when he delivered his brief
extempore. Khanna’s wife and BJP executive committee member Kavita
Khanna, who is a law graduate from London, said she should be known more as a social activist for the work she was doing in her husband’s former Lok Sabha constituency rather than a film star’s
wife. Swaran Salaria, who like Khanna is eying the BJP ticket from the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency, lambasted the Congress for indulging in “scams which were gigantic in nature.” Terming the coal scandal as the Mother of all scams, Salaria tried to impress the gathering with repeated verbal attacks at the Congress. The absence of Lok Sabha MP and star campaigner Navjot Singh Sidhu meant the proceedings lacked star speakers. Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur also absented himself from the rally which was held right in the middle of the busy road leading to the Patel
Chowk. Vinod Khanna, a former Union Minister, delivered an extempore in which he too, like other leaders, took on the UPA leadership for lacking vision. The crowd appreciated every moment of the actor’s speech and raised slogans in favour of Khanna once he was through with his speech. Former Transport Minister Master Mohan Lal and his bete noire and local MLA Ashwani Sharma shared the same space but both refrained from talking to each other. They even did not see eye to eye even as both occupied seats in the front row much to the amusement of other leaders present on the dais. Senior BJP leaders, who were present on the occasion, were Deputy Speaker Dinesh
Babbu, Bhoa MLA Seemi Kumari, former Improvement Trust chairman Anil
Vasudeva, educationist SK Punj and BJP Youth wing president Rajesh Honey.
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Woman dies in police custody; SHO suspended
Gidderbaha, September 30 Terming the incidence as “gross negligence” on the part of police officials, Muktsar Senior Superintendent of Police Inder Mohan Singh placed Station House Officer (SHO) Kuldeep Singh, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Daljeet Singh, head munshi Tarsem Singh and assistant munshi Amarjeet Singh under suspension. An inquiry has been ordered which will be conducted by a judicial
magistrate. Jaspreet Kaur of Kotli Ablu village in the Gidderbaha subdivision was brought to the police station last night after her husband Sarabjit Singh committed suicide. A complaint against her was lodged by her father-in-law Gopi Singh who alleged that his son was disturbed over his wife’s affair with Gurlal Singh of the same village. Booked under Sections 306 and 34 of the IPC, Jaspreet was brought to the police station last midnight where she collapsed this morning. Foaming at the mouth, she was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Gidderbaha, where the doctors declared her “brought dead”. Jaspreet’s father Mahinder Singh and brother Jaswinder Singh of Assa Butter village, held ASI Daljeet Singh, investigating officer in the
case, responsible for her death. “How can a person commit suicide inside a police station that too by consuming poison? It is clear Jaspreet was physically tortured by the police,” said Mahinder. He alleged that there was no policewoman at the time of Jaspreet’s arrest. Local MLA Amrinder Singh Warring “Raja” reached the hospital and assured the bereaved family that justice would
be done. “The investigating officer is responsible for the death. If the police fails to register a case against him, we will launch an indefinite dharna outside the police station,” he said. The deceased couple had two daughters aged nine and seven.
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Teachers injured in lathi charge
Ludhiana, September 30 The teachers who received minor injuries include Satvir Kaur from Mohali and Hardeep Kaur from Samrala. Protesting teachers said that both of them received internal injuries and Satvir had to be admitted to a private hospital here. A state level rally of the front was organised at the grain market located near Jalandhar byepass here today. After the rally, the front members wanted to carry out a protest march on the GT Road and block it. In a bid to block the road, the protesters started running towards the road and even broke barricades. To prevent them from blocking the road, the police used mild force. As the front members managed to block the road, another union, Unaided Staff Aided Schools Front, Punjab, also joined them in the blockade. They were also holding their state level rally nearby. Ajmer Singh Aulakh, state president of the Sikhya Provider Front, said they had been working on contract basis since 2004. “We have been demanding for a long time that our services should be regularised but the state government is not paying any heed towards our demands. That’s why, we are forced to hold such protests,” he stated. On the other hand, Jaspal Singh Gill, state president of the Unaided Staff Aided Schools Front, said the state government had promised before the Assembly elections that their services would be regularised. “But after the elections, the government seems to have forgotten its promise,” he said. In the meantime, officials of the district administration reached the spot and persuaded the protesters to lift the blockade. Later, a meeting between the union members and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been fixed for October 10 in Chandigarh.
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1 dead, 2 hurt as scaffolding of mall collapses
Ludhiana, September 30 The deceased has been identified as Kundan Nath (22) of Bihar, while Shiv Nath (21) and Sudhir (24) have sustained injuries and their condition is stated to be serious. The incident took place around 1.30 pm when six workers were removing the iron shuttering, meant to strengthen the walls, on the eighth floor of the under-construction shopping mall. Suddenly the scaffolding collapsed and the labourers fell from it. Three labourers fell from the eighth floor on the basement, flooded with water, while the remaining three got stuck on the iron scaffolding . Ram Khilawan, a worker, said the net, meant to protect workers in case of collapsing of scaffolding , got torn into pieces after construction material fell on it. Workers along with firefighters and policemen managed to rescue the injured and rushed them to a hospital. A fire officer said the rescue operation was hampered due to flooding of the basement of the mall. Angry about the poor safety arrangement, nearly 1,200 labourers, who were working at the construction site, staged a dharna at Sessions Chowk and blocked traffic. The workers also demanded compensation for kin of deceased Kundan Nath and free medical treatment for the injured persons. Commissioner of Police Ishwar Singh, who supervised the rescue operation, expressed grief over the death of the labourer and sympathy for those who were injured. Later during the day he ordered a probe into the incident. Vineet Kashyap, MD of BL Kashyap Ltd, the company having contract of constructing the shopping mall, said, "We are conducting a detailed inquiry into this unfortunate incident and cooperating with the local authorities. In the meantime, all possible help and assistance is being provided to the injured workers and their families.”
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None untouchable in politics: Advani
Jalandhar, September
30 Without elaborating on political
untouchability, Advani said, "Once he was attending the national summit of Jansangh in Kerala in 1966, a worker asked its then president Deen Dayal Upadhaya why the Jansangh and the communist party are supporting each other while their ideology is different. Upadhaya replied untouchability in politics is uncalled for as the same is a crime in the society." Later, he refused to respond to queries of the reporters regarding his statement of political
untouchability. However, his statement on political untouchability holds significance in the present scenario when such statements that the BJP was unlikely to come to power at its own had already been issued. He may be giving a hint that the BJP may come together with the Left for ousting the Congress from the Centre in the forthcoming parliamentary elections. Earlier, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said different political parties should unanimously pass the Bills pertaining to public interest of educations, health and providing jobs to the
unemployment. Soni said steps should be taken to provide jobs to the unemployed youth for curbing terrorism.
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Charak: Badal govt burdening people with taxes
Jalandhar, September 30 Charak, accompanied by PPCC secretary Virendra Sharma, said the Badal government had not even spared the owners of two-marla houses while introducing property tax. Besides, VAT had also been hiked on various items with which the traders and the industrialists were finding it difficult to run their business in the state, he added. “Several industrialists have already shifted to other states due to anti-industry policies of the Badal government. If such policies continue, more industrialists will shift their industries to other states,” he said.
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Left, right parties may be part of third front: Chautala
Jalandhar, September 30 Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) supremo and former Haryana Chief Minister (CM) Om Prakash Chautala stated this while talking to The Tribune on the sidelines of a function here today. Replying to a question, Chautala accompanied by his media adviser Ram Singh Brar said, "Had not the left and the right parties come together on the same platform recently during the Bharat Bandh on the issue of opposing the FDI in retail. The same thing may happen during the constitution of a third front." Chautala said, "The shape of the third front will start emerging after the announcement of the Parliamentary elections. It's exact shape will become clearer after the results of the next Parliamentary elections."
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Rakhra a kingmaker in Patiala
Patiala, September 30 Moreover, the two most influential families in local politics Bajajs and Kohlis, have been marginalised. Both Ajit Pal Singh Kohli and Amarinder Bajaj lost the mayoral elections
this year. Late Sardara Singh Kohli had remained as Akali minister and his son Surjit Singh Kohli (SAD) had served in the Punjab cabinet. Ajit
Pal is the third generation leader from the Kohli family. Likewise, Amarinder Bajaj is the third generation leader from the Bajaj family. Late Manmohan Singh Bajaj remained as chairman of the Patiala Improvement Trust and his son Inder Mohan Singh Bajaj is presently SAD Patiala Urban president. “Out of the eight assembly segments, SAD managed to wrest three seats and Rakhra defeated PPCC president Amarinder Singh’s son Raninder Singh Tikku. Bestowing the post of first citizen to Rakhra’s man is a clear indication of his influence in the party,” said a close aide of Punjab Revenue
Minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia.
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SAD leaders accused of committing sacrilege
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 30 Bir Devinder demanded immediate intervention from the high priests of the Five Sikh Takhts and urged them to jointly visit Diwan Hall to take cognizance of the matter. Bikramjit Singh Majithia, Revenue Minister and president of the Youth Akali Dal, Prem Singh Chandumajra, SAD general secretary, senior SAD leaders and members of the SGPC, who were present
at the rally violated the Sikh traditions, said Bir Devinder. The former Speaker said chairs were laid in Diwan Todar Mal Yaadgari Hall and volunteers of the Youth Akali Dal entered the hall wearing shoes and with their heads uncovered. The traditional Sikh practices were ignored and the sanctity of the historic Diwan Todar Mal Yaadgari Hall was reduced to that of a marriage palace or a banquet hall, he said. Chandumajra refuted the allegations and said the religious place was not disrespected. He said they had organised a social function to create awareness among the youth against drug abuse and female foeticide. He said Congress leaders who were levelling allegations against them should do some introspection as they were responsible for the demolition of various Sikh shrines including Akal Takht during Operation Blue Star.
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Cancer detection drive from tomorrow
Chandigarh, September 30 Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal held a meeting in this regard yesterday. He said the campaign would be extended to the entire state in December. The pilot project for Faridkot would involve 50,000 personnel covering a population of more than 1.25 crore. Expressing satisfaction over the recent mega medical camps in the Malwa belt, Badal said such camps would be held in the border and Kandi areas too. The Chief Minister directed Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa to release the requisite funds to the Health and Family Welfare Department so that these could be placed at the disposal of medical colleges in the state to ensure quick and hassle-free treatment to cancer patients. The Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Vinni Mahajan, told the Chief Minister of certain bottlenecks in the disbursement of the “Cancer Rahat Kosh”. She said steps had been taken to make the system more patient-friendly. Relief would be provided from the date of the
diagnosis. Whenever a patient was diagnosed with cancer by any medical college, a college committee would be given the powers to refer the case to a state-level sanctioning committee. Empanelled hospitals could begin treatment immediately after a security deposit from the patient, which would be refunded after the relief was sanctioned, Mahajan said. The Health Secretary said if the disease progressed and the treatment cost went beyond the original estimate, an additional amount would be sanctioned up to a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh. In another patient-friendly initiative, if a patient undergoing treatment at one hospital was required to be referred to another empanelled hospital, the balance amount with the previous hospital would stand transferred to the referee hospital. On the directions of the Chief Minister, the Health and Family Welfare Department has prepared a plan to drastically reduce the cost of cancer drugs by inviting tenders for generic versions of the cancer drugs. The list of drugs have been worked out by experts, including those from the PGI. It is expected that the process of competent bidding will bring down the rates substantially. Even for diagnostics, the empanelled hospitals have agreed to provide a 25 per cent rebate on their own rates or to charge the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) rates, whichever is less. Taking part in the deliberations, the Chairman of the Medical Council of India, Dr KK Talwar, emphasised the need to evolve a monitoring system for a fair assessment of the success of the programme and if need be corrective steps must be taken to make it more effective and responsive. Making a presentation, the Executive Director of the State Health Systems Resource Centre, Punjab, Dr PL Garg, told the Chief Minister that cancer had become a household word in Punjab. He said the incidence of cancer was extremely high in Punjab, especially in the cotton belt of Malwa though there was yet no scientific evidence to support this. During the campaign, existing cancer cases shall also be identified. They will be referred to the nearest hospital by link workers. Salient Features
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Roko Cancer to hold camps
statewide
Chandigarh, September 30 “Alarmed at the increasing incidence of cancer in Punjab, we thought of supplementing our efforts of detecting and diagnosing people suffering from cancer through our mobile Roko Cancer unit... Our aim is to prove care to patients from all strata, including those extremely poor,” says Dhaliwal. Roko Cancer, with headquarters in London, has been conducting mammography and other tests at the district and subdivisional level. “We have the distinction of holding more than 1,300 such camps so far, perhaps the highest by any voluntary organisation. Most of our camps are free where we try to provide medicines to poor patients,” says Dhaliwal. Beginning tomorrow, Roko Cancer will organise camps in Punjab, 80 in the Malwa belt alone. One of these camps will be in a village in Patiala that has witnessed 90 deaths. “Our records show that at least 90 persons of the village have died of cancer in the past few years,” says
Dhaliwal.
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Ludhiana to get Rs 3,561-cr facelift
Chandigarh, September 30 The Deputy CM also arranged for the financial resources needed for the ambitious urban development programme and drew timelines for the completion of every project. Principal Secretary Local Government Suresh Kumar and Ludhiana corporation commissioner RK Verma gave a presentation on the integrated plan, chalked out by the Corporation for the Comprehensive Infrastructural Development of Ludhiana and adjoining areas.
Sukhbir said Ludhiana would have door-to-door garbage collection and solid waste management
programme. Waste management company A to Z had already covered 60 per cent of the city. It was also decided that the Ludhiana Corporation would start sweeping the arterial intercity roads at night. Calling for involvement of public in making solid waste management programme a success, he sanctioned Rs15 crore annual payments for it. Focusing on providing water supply and sewerage system to uncovered areas, augmentation of sewerage treatment plant besides ensuring proper storm water drainage and disposal, he said only one company should be given the job on turnkey basis with the responsibility of maintaining it for next 10 years.
Sukhbir also approved upgradation of 111 MLD (million litre disposal) STP (sewerage treatment plan) at
Bhattian, 48 MLD STP at Jamalpur, 152 MLD STP at Balloke besides construction of new 50 MLD STP Bhattian and another 105 MLD new STP at
Balloke. He asked the MC to ensure that these STPs become operational within the next three years. Sukhbir also approved Rs126 crore for sewerage system, Rs.290 crore for water supply, Rs 30 crore for STP and Rs 55 crore for Operation and Maintenance of these services. Asking the Ludhiana corporation to go for efficient street lighting, the Deputy CM said all 90,000 lighting points in the cityshould be replaced with the LED lighting. The Deputy CM said until Ludhiana acquired quality mass transport system including Metro, the city road network would have to be upgraded for future challenges. The Ludhiana MC was asked to come out with phase-2 plan for further expansion of Metro rail system to 200 km. Stressing upon the need for efficient city bus service it was decided to add 200 additional buses to existing fleet of 30 buses. Mission Ludhiana
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Kidnapping case: Differences among police officials hamper investigation
Faridkot, September 30 Despite public outrage and protests during the last five days, no search team has been constituted to nab the offenders, who are believed to be well-connected. The task left has been left to two police officials, a Sub-Inspector and a Deputy Superintendent of Police. The SAD wants the police to intensify the search operations but owing to differences among the police officials, the investigation is moving at a snail’s pace, much to the chagrin of two SAD legislators. Two days back, Faridkot MLA Deep Malhotra brought the matter to the notice of Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal. Now Kotkapura MLA Mantar Singh Brar is planning to meet Sukhbir on the sluggish pace of investigation. Brar, who is also Chief Parliamentary Secretary, said the case needed special intention. GS Dhillon, Faridkot SSP, said the police had conducted raids at several places. “ The Faridkot DSP is on leave. I am personally supervising the investigation,” he said. When contacted, some district-level offices refused to comment, saying “we are not connected with the investigation.”
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UT-Ludhiana rail link
Chandigarh, September 30 Even as electrification of the track between New Morinda and Sahnewal is in progress, at least two thefts, one of the expensive copper wire and the other of the material used in erecting the power traction lines, have been reported. The loss in the two incidents is estimated to be over Rs 3
lakh. Sources say several other incidents of theft of construction material used to lay the track have gone unreported. Contractors engaged in the task of laying the track and electrification say no Railway Protection Force
(RPF) officials have been deployed at the under-construction section. Despite several reminders to senior police officials, they say no effort has been made to nab the thieves. Sources say two days ago, a copper cable measuring 150 was stolen between the Khumano and Manmda section. Another theft was reported at Ucha Pind near
Morinda. In both the cases, no FIR has been lodged. Executive Engineer RC Shamir said the Divisional Railway Manager
(DRM), Ambala Division, had been approached for deployment of RPF on the section. “It has been over 11 years since the construction of the rail link began. The Northern Railway has already missed four deadlines. The estimated cost of the project has risen from Rs 250 crore in 2,000 to around Rs 1,100 crore. Such thefts further add to the expenditure”, said an official. Even if a part of the copper cable is stolen, the entire length of the cable laid between two poles has to be replaced.The high-grade copper fetches a good price and, hence, attracts thieves.
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Pak shepherd yet to be repatriated
Abohar, September 30 Dildar’s father Mathela Khan had died at native village Chak 162 L in Harunabad tehsil of Bahawalpur district in West Punjab province of Pakistan.
Dildar, his mother Wakha Bibi and sister Naseeba have been working as shepherds for earning their livelihood. Many people turned up at the border expecting that he would be released being innocent, but had to return disappointed.
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Door-to-door garbage collection in Patiala
Patiala, September 30 It was decided to arrange the service on a daily basis as the city had heaps of garbage strewn around. According to the MoU, the private company will employ its resources and man power to collect the garbage. The residents will have to pay a small amount for the service. The domestic waste would be dumped at the earmarked sites. “Once, the Solid Waste Management Project is commissioned, then the domestic waste would be sent directly to the treatment plant,” said Pradhan. Pradhan also said the system of sanctioning building plans by the civic body will be scrapped. Officials of the building branch, that sanctioned the plans, were known for harassing applicants with their unprofessional attitude. The building branch was known to be corrupt and it took a very long time in sanctioning building plans. The Mayor said from now onwards architects that will be on the MC’s panel will be given powers to certify the building plans of the applicants. Pradhan said the modalities of the new system have already been chalked out and the proposal for its formal clearance would be tabled in the next general house meeting on Monday. Pradhan said the architects on the MC’s panel will be registered with the Indian Institute of Architect. They will clear building plans in accordance with the building bylaws and charge the requisite fee. The applicant will subsequently get the permission from the Municipal Commissioner for the final approval.
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Vigilance Bureau raids Sarabhdyal’s house Amritsar, September 30 Sarabhdyal, personal assistant to former Animal Husbandry Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike, is absconding. He has been booked for alleged embezzlement of development funds meant for the Attari constituency which is represented by Ranike. Rupinderjit Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police, Vigilance, said Sarabhdyal’s house had been raided after obtaining search orders from court. The search team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Naresh Kumar had recovered nine cheques and some documents, he said. In the past two days, the Vigilance Bureau team had searched the houses of Sarabhdyal Singh’s relatives in Sultanwind and Jhabal, the Senior Superintendent of Police said. Raids were being carried out at suspected hideouts to nab the accused, he added. Sources said the police was looking for Sarbhdyal’s property details.
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Rice millers to boycott procurement
Bassi Pathana, September 30 Lakhbir Singh Thaabla, president, Sheller Association, Bassi Pathana, said the members of the association had decided not to allow storage of paddy in their units till the state government rolled back the new procurement policy or made changes in it. He said the government had increased the bank guarantee from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 30 lakh on shellers with a capacity of one tonne. He said that those shellers with capacity of more than
two to three-tonne capacity would have to give a bank guarantee of Rs 60 lakh or more. Thaabla said the government should also increase the milling charges as the rates of labour and power had been increased considerably. He said as the milling rates had not been increased since 1994, the shelling units in the subdivision had been suffering huge losses. The rent that the state government had started charging should be stopped with immediate effect, he added. Thaabla said they would submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, when he would be in town on October 3. If their demands were not met they would not allow the storage of paddy for the entire season, he added. Various representatives of millers association including state press secretary Mukesh Jindal, general secretary Triloki Nath
were among those present at the meeting. Patiala: Various food grain agencies of the state under the banner of Joint Punjab Food Grain Employees Coordination Committee will stage a dharna in Chandigarh on October 3 and will boycott the procurement of paddy. Bhupinder Singh, Joint Punjab Food grains Employees Coordination Committee president said they had decided to boycott the paddy procurement from next week as paddy stocks in rice mills were already declining and the government had failed to look into the matter. "Due to the government’s indifference on the issue, hundreds of employees have lost retirement benefits and are facing charges," he said.
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2 teenaged boys held for theft
Sangrur, September 30 The accused, identified as Harpreet Singh and Hari Om, both over 16 years of age, were members of a five-member gang of thieves. The other members of the gang, Rajwinder Singh, Gursewak Singh and Kulwinder Singh, all residents of Sangrur, were arrested yesterday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Swaran Singh said the police had recovered three motorcycles, 95 mobile phone sets, 50 mobile phone batteries, two laptops, seven computers and accessories of computers from them. The total cost of the recovered goods had been assessed at Rs 8 lakh, he added. The DSP said Harpreet Singh and Hari Om, both local residents, were studying in an institute at Mastuana Sahib. They were today produced before a magistrate who sent them to Juvenile Observation Home at Ludhiana as both were minors. Other three arrested accused were also produced before the court that remanded them to one day police custody. The DSP said with the arrest of members of the gang, six cases had been solved. He said the accused had confessed that they had committed a theft on the intervening night of September 8 and 9 at a shop located near Kaula Park here and took away 95 mobile phone sets, two laptops, 50 mobile phone batteries etc from there. They had also stolen computers from the Government Raj Higher Secondary School, Sangrur, and three motorcycles from different places, the DSP added.
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Chhapar, September 30
Pathankot, September 30
Humiliated at being dragged to a police station for an extra-marital ties, a 32-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at the Kot Bhai police station in Muktsar this morning.
Terming the incidence as “gross negligence” on the part of police officials, Muktsar Senior Superintendent of Police Inder Mohan Singh placed Station House Officer (SHO) Kuldeep Singh, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Daljeet Singh, head munshi Tarsem Singh and assistant munshi Amarjeet Singh under suspension.
"Untouchability in politics should be done away with." Former Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Lal Krishan Advani stated this while addressing a gathering a function of the Shaheed Parivar Fund held under the aegis of the Punjab Kesari Group where a financial help of Rs 32 lakh was given to 128 families in the shape of fixed deposit receipts.
In protest against the new procurement policy of the Punjab government, more than a dozen shellers here will boycott the paddy procurement from tomorrow.