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Faridkot Kidnapping Case
Statewide cancer drive kicks off
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Confusion over SC order
L&T’s plea to raise
Rajpura project tariff declined
Brussels killings: Husband suspects co-worker
CM has no right to demand more powers for states: Congress
BJP rally jolts Congress out of
slumber
4 of family die in road mishap
Held militant gives clues on 3 sleeper cells
Pension scam: Discrepancies found in 8,800 accounts
Zardari’s sister here on private visit
Shagun Funds:VB told to submit report in a month
Fortified salt to boost mid-day meal scheme
Dismal returns worry cotton growers
Railways told to decide if train stops at Nakodar
Rs 74 cr for Virasat-e-Khalsa project
Forum alleges favouritism in selection of teachers
DRDO honour for UT’s missile scientist
HC tells policemen to return ‘overpayment’
Liquor trader’s son shot
Betting racket busted, 6 held
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Faridkot Kidnapping Case
Faridkot, October 2 The police is still groping in the dark about the whereabouts of the 15-year-old girl eight days after she was kidnapped. Nirmal Singh Kahlon, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Bathinda Range, addressing mediapersons here, said Varinder alias Dhalla and Pardeep alias Poppy, both residents of Moga, who had accompanied Nishan Singh during the kidnapping, had been arrested. He claimed that the police had found the car used in the crime. However, the police continues to be clueless about Nishan Singh’s whereabouts against whom 16 criminal cases have been registered in the last three years. “The police has been alerted statewide and police teams are conducting raids at various hideouts,” the IGP said. Congress Working Committee member Jagmeet Brar and senior Congress leader Avtar Brar, who reached the city today to express solidarity with the protesting residents, blamed the police for shielding the criminals. “Though wanted in over 12 cases, Nishan Singh was seen roaming free in Faridkot, rubbing shoulders with Akali leaders,” Jagmeet Brar alleged. He said the Punjab Congress would submit a memorandum to the Governor, demanding a probe into the police role in the case. It is learnt that the police has rounded up more than 50 history-sheeters for questioning in a bid to trace Nishan Singh. Cellular tower signals show that he has been moving around Ludhiana, Chandigarh and Mohali.
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Statewide cancer drive kicks off
Faridkot, October 2 But an acute shortage of medical staff in government hospitals and dispensaries, and poor availability of supporting infrastructure to help suspected cancer patients with proper diagnosis may cast a shadow on the project. Of the total 101 sanctioned posts of medical officer in Faridkot, 47 have been lying vacant for a long time. Further, three civil hospitals and two community health centres lack emergency doctors. There are no radiologists to operate the two ultrasound machines in the district. The health department is relying on Aasha workers and nursing staff to conduct the survey in 173 villages. In urban area, where there are no Aasha workers, students of nursing colleges have been assigned the task of educating people about cancer. Those who have been assigned the task have been given a two week’s training by senior doctors, said Dr Sanjeev Sethi, nodal officer for the Cancer Awareness Campaign in Faridkot. During their visits, the students, nurses and Aasha workers will provide families with a chart bearing 12 symptoms and diagrams of cancer. Every member of the family will be physically examined and the family’s history will be logged. All suspected cases will be referred to the medical officer of the area, said Dr Sethi. The medical officer may recommend further tests or examination at the local civil hospital or medical college. State Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal inaugurated this campaign today. The minister was accompanied by some senior health officials and politicians, including Faridkot MP Paramjit Kaur Gulshan, MLAs Deep Malhotra and Mantar Brar. The minister said the campaign would be completed within one month and the number of examined patients and their diagnosis would be updated online on a daily basis. The minister said the state government would accord financial help to cancer patients at the primary stage of diagnosis. The flow of the financial help would be hassle-free, the minister added.
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Confusion over SC order
Chandigarh, October 2 No member of the PSIC wishes to confirm the public hearing of complaints. But off the record, a number of them accepted that they were "perusing papers and listening to complainants". "Since people come here from far off places, we hear them. We are not passing any orders. Just hearing them does not amount to contempt of court". Ramesh Inder Singh, Chief Information Commissioner, said: "We had sought feedback from different states, but got contradictory opinions. We are undecided. The matter was referred to the Advocate General. We are yet to get a reply. The Kerala Government has said there is no ban on the continuation of appointed members so they could continue to function normally. Haryana has opined that any work by the commission will amount to contempt of court". HC Arora, president, RTI Activists Federation, Punjab, said: "The commission should be headed by a judge. We had highlighted at least 116 orders passed by the commission which did not stand any legal merit". It is being felt that there is a need to study the SC order in detail as it could mean that the entire existing system has no legal power. Reports state that commissions of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana have stopped passing orders. But the Central Information Commission is learnt to be working. There are reports of confused status in a number of other states. A senior government official said: "The government should seek a clarification on the matter because it raises a question mark on all orders passed by the commission till date".
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L&T’s plea to raise
Rajpura project tariff declined
The company had in a petition demanded that Rs 229.49 crore should be added to the capital cost of the project besides allowing consequential adjustment in the tariff and extension of time for achieving the scheduled commercial operation date. The company had earlier been allowed a tariff of Rs 2.89 per unit following competitive bidding. It is scheduled to complete the project in 2014-15. Now it had asked for an additional five months to execute the project. It a petition to the PSERC, the company had claimed that there had been a change in the applicable seismic zone of the project site from zone III to zone IV and a change in the earlier approved location of the railway siding and other related railway infrastructure since the execution of the power purchase agreement (PPA). This, it claimed, had resulted in an additional cost of Rs 229.49 crore. The company had claimed that the change in the seismic zone would result in an additional capital expenditure of Rs 51.38 crore, including interest during construction. It further submitted that “additional works involved a major bridge on the main line and another for passage through the two dedicated freight corridors lines. The cost estimate for railway siding had been estimated at Rs 473.83 crore, resulting in an increase of Rs.156.74 crore from the earlier estimates made in 2008. It said if interest charges were also added. it would result in a further increase of Rs 178 crore. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) had contended before the PSERC that the bidding documents cast a clear responsibility on the bidders to acquaint itself about the transport requirements of the project and the site conditions. It submitted that the estimate of costs was only abstract, not based on detailed engineering, and would be subject to revision on account of various factors, including the dedicated freight corridor. The PSERC, in its order passed yesterday, held that the petitioner should have exercised due diligence while submitting its bid for the project. It said clearly the site had not been changed to a different zone after the signing of the PPA. The commission observed that the claim on account of change in the location of railway siding and other related railway infrastructure due to change in the scope of work and consequent increase in cost of railway siding did not merit to be allowed.
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Brussels killings: Husband suspects co-worker
Brussels, October 2 "He was jealous and I never understood what had happened," the 37-year-old Sikh hailing from Punjab's Ludhiana district told the media. The suspect went missing last Friday. "We can't find him. He didn't return to work. We tried to phone him but he didn't answer," said Jasbir, who has been living in Belgium for 15 years. Theft as a motive has been ruled out as nothing was found missing from the house. Jasbir told a Belgian TV that he found his children aged three, five and seven, and his wife dead on returning from work on Friday night. Week-long prayers are being held at a gurdwara in Belgium for the deceased. — IANS
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CM has no right to demand more powers for states: Congress
Chandigarh, October 2 The Congress leader said elected institutions, from gram panchayats to the Vidhan Sabha, were virtually toothless and defunct under the present regime. He said the CM continued to impose his will down to the gram panchayat level. “Holding Sangat Darshan is a perfect example of complete centralisation of powers where the CM bypasses all elected bodies, such as block samitis and zila parishads, to dole out grants to the panchayats himself. By doing so, he also renders the administrative set up from the BDPO to Deputy Commissioners redundant,” Khaira claimed. The Congress leader said all development work was being done through halqa chiefs in place of duly elected legislators of the Opposition. Also, deputy commissioners and district police chiefs had to seek prior approval of the CM for day-to-day functioning. Khaira said the CM should go in for fair distribution of government ministries besides implementing the 73rd and 74th Amendments in letter and spirit and present Punjab as a model decentralised state.
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Congress seeks bonus on paddy
New Delhi, October 2 Congress Legislature Party leader Sunil Jakhar, while addressing mediapersons, said: “Sonia Gandhi assured the delegation of discussing the demands with the Prime Minister and asked the party workers to meet the Prime Minister with the same set of demands.”
Capt Amarinder Singh and Rajinder Kaur Bhattal were not part of the delegation as they were reportedly busy attending some pre-scheduled functions. The Congress Legislature Party, while praising the FDI in retail, in a memorandum to Sonia Gandhi, said: “We congratulate you for the firm resolve and farsightedness shown in initiating economic reforms and making India steer clear of the global economic gloom. The FDI in multi-brand retail is a panacea to Punjab’s farmers’ indebtedness and will give a much-needed impetus to the MSME industry of the state.” Demanding additional payment for the paddy crop, the MLAs said the payment should be made directly to the farmers. The delegation demanded Rs 50 bonus on each quintal of paddy to meet the expenses incurred on diesel. Jakhar and MLA Lal Singh, while speaking on behalf of the delegation, said they had sought direct money transfer to farmers. The state had demanded a Rs 5,112-crore package, but the state Congress leadership objected to it and sought direct money transfer to farmers. During the 2009 drought, Rs 800 crore released by the Centre had failed to reach the affected farmers, they added. The money was diverted and used by the state government to meet their fiscal obligations. The Congress leaders also sought a CBI probe into misappropriation of Central funds by state ministers in the SAD-BJP combine. “The Finance Minister of Punjab had acknowledged the diversion of Central funds on the floor of the Assembly.” The delegation included Union Ministers Ambika Soni and Ashwani Kumar, MP Santosh Choudhary, besides MLAs Sunil Jakhar, Lal Singh, Tript Bajwa, Ashwani Sekhri, Jagmohan Singh Kang, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, Sukhjinder Randhawa, Arvind Khanna, Sukhjinder Singh Sukhsarkaria, OP Soni, Mohammed Sadiq, Ajaib Singh Bhatti, Parminder Singh Pinkki, Aruna Choudhary, Charanjit Kaur Bajwa, Gurqibal Kaur, Rajnish Kumar Babbi, Gurkirt Singh, Surinder Kumar Dawar, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Gurcharan Singh, Ajit Inder Singh Mofar, Tarlochan Singh, Sadhu Singh Dharamshot, Hardiyal Kamboj, Balbir Singh Sidhu, former MLA Madan Lal, PCC member Raman Kumar.
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BJP rally jolts Congress out of
slumber
Pathankot, October 2
Ever since Pathankot town was accorded the district status just before the assembly elections in January this year, there has been intense speculation among Congress workers pertaining to the naming of the District Congress Committee (DCC) president. The success of the BJP Yuva Morcha rally, where former minister Vinod Khanna and his wife Kavita Khanna, a graduate from the London School of Economics, hogged the limelight, has made the Congress sit up. A top BJP leader said the rally was meticulously planned by Khanna’s wife. With the help of the film star’s supporters, she managed to curb the growing dissidence against her husband’s candidature for the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency. “The Khannas have killed two birds with one stone. A race among Congress men has begun for the post of DCC president and this development is likely to cause a division in the party ranks,” said a Congress worker. The top contender for the post is former minister Raman Bhalla who unsuccessfully contested the last elections from Pathankot. “Bhalla lost as the party at that time stood divided. It is time that the party suitably rewards him,” said a New Delhi-based leader. Former president of the Municipal Council Anil Vij, known for his proximity to MP Partap Singh Bajwa, is also in the fray. Insiders say he did a commendable job in the town during his tenure as MC chief and this may hold him in good stead. Another Bajwa loyalist in contention is affluent businessman Kanwarjit Singh Shanty. He is seen as a man who has both the experience and expertise to run the party,” observed a senior leader. Chowdhury Rajbir, a confidant of Union Minister Ashwani Kumar, who hails from Gurdaspur, is in the fray too. He was denied the party ticket from neighbouring Sujanpur. Other prominent Congress leaders in the race are Anil Dara and Davinder Darshi. Sources say if the party decides to appoint a Scheduled Caste candidate, then Balbir Fatehpuri, who unsuccessfully contested from the reserved seat of Bhoa, may well turn out to be the dark horse.
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4 of family die in road mishap
Moga, October 2 Piar Kaur (60), Tarsem Singh (32) and the infant died on the spot. The unidentified driver of the canter was declared brought dead in the district hospital. Paramdip Kaur (27), Tarsem’s wife, her father Gurdev Singh and brother Gurjant Singh were seriously injured. Gurjant later succumbed to his injuries. Other victims were referred to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot.
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Held militant gives clues on 3 sleeper cells
Jalandhar October 2 Sources said the police had got vital clues on three sleeper cells operating from border areas. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Branch) Diljinder Singh Dhillon said the police had yet to conduct raids as the police was in the process of identifying the terrorists’ hideouts. He refused to give names of politicians on Azad’s hit list. Azad was nabbed with a 9 mm pistol and 15 live cartridges. Among those on his hit list were religious figures like Baba Ashutosh Maharaj of Nurmahal, Baba Ram Rahim Singh of Sirsa and Baba Bhaniarawala. A native of Duhre village, Azad has reportedly confessed to his links with the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) led by Wadhawa Singh Babbar, the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) led by Ranjit Singh Neeta and the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) led by Jagtar Singh alias Tara.
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Pension scam: Discrepancies found in 8,800 accounts
Moga, October 2 The money has allegedly reached the pockets of sarpanches or members of village committees assigned the task of distributing the pensions. District Magistrate Arshdeep Singh Thind, while admitting that certain irregularities had come to light in the distribution of pensions, said a report in this regard had been dispatched to the state government for necessary action. “I am awaiting reply,” he said. So far, no action has been initiated either by the state government or the district administration against those involved in the fraud despite irregularities coming to the fore. Insiders say political pressure is coming in the way of initiating legal action. At least 60,778 persons are receiving financial assistance under this social security scheme of the state government in the district. While 1,646 beneficiaries have been found dead, pension continues to be drawn against their names. Further, 6,351 persons have been found underage, making them ineligible for old age pension, while 752 persons have been found missing from the addresses mentioned for the receipt of old age pension in the district. Under the guidelines, pensions are released in the presence of a seven-member sub-committee constituted by the gram panchayat. In some villages, the mandatory provision has not been followed by the sarpanches. The lists of beneficiaries of various schemes are not being displayed at several villages.
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Zardari’s sister here on private visit
Amritsar, October 2 She said the improvement in bilateral trade ties augured well for the two nations. People back home were looking forward to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Pakistan. The two countries should continue with the ongoing dialogue process to resolve the outstanding issues, she added. She will visit a ‘dargah’ in Sirhind before heading home on October 4. —
TNS
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Shagun Funds:VB told to submit report in a month
Amritsar, October 2 Talking to mediapersons here today, he said failure to do so would force the commission to press for a CBI inquiry into the matter. He said office-bearers of the CPI, Amritsar (Rural) unit, had submitted a report alleging that funds had been given to "bogus recepients" in two Amritsar villages. The CPI report said that at least 85 brides of Fatehpur village and 40 brides of Guruwali village were shown to have been given funds. None of them were found to be residents of these villages. Verka said the village panchayats too had given in writing that these brides were not local residents. Verka said he had written to the Director-General of Police (DGP), Punjab, to direct the crime branch to inquire into the disbursal of funds to “bogus” recipients of the two villages. “Public funds meant for the welfare of Scheduled Caste women were siphoned off which is a serious crime and the commission will ensure that the investigation reaches its logical end,” he added.
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Fortified salt to boost mid-day meal scheme
Kahan Singh Pannu, Director General (School Education), said: “We have tied up with Markfed and Tata outlets to ensure regular supply to all schools providing mid-day meals to students.”
The circular makes a special mention of providing green vegetables to students, particularly during the coming winter season. Earlier attempts to provide folic acid to schoolchildren have failed to bear the desired results. A chunk of folic acid tablets were found outdated and some children even fell ill after consuming the tablets. The state government is providing mid-day meal to around 17 lakh students from classes I to VIII in 15,000 government and government-aided schools.
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Dismal returns worry cotton growers
The arrival of the new crop has just begun in the mandis and farmers are getting just Rs 3,400 per quintal, almost Rs 600 per quintal less than what they got last year. This is the second consecutive year that cotton growers are witnessing a sharp decline in the price of narma variety. Last year, farmers fetched Rs 4,000 to Rs 4,200 per quintal by selling their narma produce. The prices had remained abysmally low in the beginning of the season last year, till the entry of cotton exporters in the market which had led to the growers getting slightly better prices. Two years ago, the farmers had fetched a high price for their produce and the rates had peaked to Rs 7,000 per quintal. Official sources said the area under cotton cultivation had fallen by almost 40,000 hectares this year. As compared to 5.60 lakh hectares under cotton
cultivation last year, the crop was sown over 5.20 lakh hectares this year. Because of low returns last year, many farmers have diverted to guar
cultivation this year which fetched them much better returns. Rubash Jakhad, a cotton grower from Patrawala village near Abohar, said the prices were low as of now, but he expected the prices to pick up as the season advanced. “The produce reaching the mandis now has higher moisture content. However, we are expecting a good yield this year because of extensive use of Bt cotton seed. Though we don’t expect the prices to rise to the 2010 levels, we
hope to get at least Rs 4,200 to Rs 4,500 per quintal,” he said. He added the input costs had gone up drastically this year. With less labourers coming to Punjab this year for cotton picking, farmers are paying Rs 5 to Rs 7 per quintal as labour charges, as against Rs 3.50 per quintal last year. Bhagwan Bansal, president, Punjab Cotton Factories and Ginners Association, said one of the reasons for low prices this year was that the prices of cotton oil seed had fallen drastically. “Cotton oil seed was selling at Rs 7,000 per quintal last year while it is selling at just Rs 6,200 per
quintal this year. Moreover, though the overall area under cotton production is low as compared to last year (from 121 lakh hectares last year to 116 lakh hectares this year), a bumper yield is expected this year, especially from Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra,” he said. Rakesh Rathee, former president of The North India Cotton Association, said the prices of cotton in the international market were low this year. “The exporters too are unlikely to make purchases from local mandis. As a result, the farmers are
getting lower prices,”he said.
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Railways told to decide if train stops at Nakodar
Chandigarh, October 2 The directions by the Division Bench of Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain came on a petition filed by Gaurav Jain against the Union of India and another respondent. Gaurav Jain had filed the petition in public interest with a grievance against the non-diversion of “a super-fast passenger train bound for New Delhi via Nakodar out of 22 super-fast trains bound for New Delhi”. Jain had said Nakodar, with a population of around 5 lakh, was an industrial hub and the service of a a super-fast train was needed.
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Rs 74 cr for Virasat-e-Khalsa project
Chandigarh, October 2 Presiding over a meeting of Anandpur Sahib Foundation Trust, he also directed the Finance Department to release Rs 44.52 crore to mitigate the shortfall of the estimated budget for the project. Badal asked his team to chalk out a comprehensive plan to initiate cultural activities like historical plays, recitation of "waar" (bards), patriotic song competitions and laser show, particularly on weekends, at memorials sites of Baba Bandha Singh War Memorial at Chhapar Chiri in Mohali, Wadda Galugharsa Memorial at Kup Rahera in Sangrur and Chhota Galughara Memorial in Khanuwan Chamb in Gurdaspur. It was informed in the meeting that till date more than 18 lakh people had visited Virasat-e-Khalsa phase-I, built at a cost of Rs 250.52 crore and was dedicated to the nation on November 25, 2011. The work of phase-II from Gallery 15 to 27 would be completed by March 2014. Latest techniques like light effects, holographic projections, stereoscopy 3D, video wall, cutouts, miniature sets, animatronics and augmented reality etc. would be employed for the construction of phase II project by roping in world-class companies in these fields. Work on memorial to begin soon Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said the construction work on the Jang-e-Azaadi memorial dedicated to martyrs of the freedom struggle would commence within the next six months. Presiding over a maiden meeting of Jang-e-Azaadi Foundation here today, the Chief Minister said the memorial would be built over 25 acres at Kartarpur in Jalandhar district at a cost of Rs 100 crore.
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Forum alleges favouritism in selection of teachers
Patiala, October 1 The forum alleged Dr Kishan favoured faculty members from the Schedule Caste category while undertaking promotions in the department. He violated the rules and guidelines of Social Welfare and Personnel departments as a result of which over 70 to 80 per cent of the faculty in the state medical colleges was from the Schedule Caste category, the forum added. The forum said Dr Jai Kishan preferred direct recruitment and delayed promotions of medical teachers. The DRME office does not have the original roster register and has failed to give the reasons and record under the RTI Act. Dr Jai Kishan refuted all allegations against him and said the promotions were conducted on merit. The secretary of Medical Education and Research Department had approved the promotions, he said. He said the seniority list was cleared by the DRME and admitted it was not approved by the Social Welfare and Personnel departments.
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DRDO honour for UT’s missile scientist
Chandigarh, October 2 He has been awarded for his contributions to design, development, system integration and product improvement of strategic warheads for multiple launch platforms such as Agni and Prithvi missiles. At present, he is working as Group Director of the Missile Strategic Systems and Environmental Test Facility at TBRL. His key contributions have been in design of warhead structural components and assessing the environmental effects on armament systems. His other research area has been in the design and development of shaped charge and explosively formed penetrator warhead technologies for
anti-armour applications.
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HC tells policemen to return ‘overpayment’
Chandigarh, October 2 Relying on a Supreme Court ruling, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a bunch of petitions filed against the State of Punjab and other respondents by Jeewan Singh and other PAP and IRB constables. “We do not find any fault with the impugned notification/directions issued by the respondents to recover/adjust overpayments made to the petitioners as a result of wrong fixation of pay. The writ petitions are, thus, without any merit and are, accordingly, dismissed with no order as to costs”, the Division Bench ruled. The recovery was sought to be made on the ground that the initial pay of petitioners was wrongly fixed at Rs 3,320- Rs 3,330 instead of Rs 3,120. The petitioners were seeking the quashing of the notification and office memo dated May 26, 2011, vide which the recoveries were ordered. For substantiating his claims, counsel for the petitioners relied on a judgment of the High Court in the case of Budh Ram and others versus the State of Haryana and others. He contended overpayments made due to mistake by the respondents and not owing to any fraud or misrepresentation committed by the petitioners could not be recovered. Taking up the matter, the Bench ruled the findings had been reversed by the Supreme Court in its “recent judgment” in the case of Chandi Prasad Uniyal and others versus the State of Uttarakhand and others. “It is categorically laid down in this latest judgment of the apex court that there is no bar or embargo put on the respondents not to recover the excess amount paid. It is only in some peculiar circumstances where the recipient has retired or is on the verge of retirement or is occupying a lower post in the administrative hierarchy the recovery may result in extreme hardship and should not be made…We are of the opinion that this case is not covered by the exceptions laid down by the Supreme Court…”
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Liquor trader’s son shot
Muktsar, October 2
The blood-soaked body of Sukhjinder Singh, alias Sunny, a resident of Chak Bir Sarkar road, was found on the driver’s seat of the vehicle. He was apparently returning home after collecting cash from his liquor vends at Jhabelwali and other nearby villages. SSP Inder Mohan Singh said: “We got a call on the Police Control Room number around 10.15 pm. A police team was dispatched to the spot and investigations were initiated. “Two bullets, apparently fired from a small weapon, were found in the body. The make of the weapon is yet to be ascertained. The bullets have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for further investigations. “Four persons have been rounded up and the police is investigating the crime from all angles,” he added. The police is also looking at the possibility of a dispute with the in-laws’ family, as the victim had solemnised court marriage sometime ago. The SSP said they were looking into all possible theories, including personal or business enmity. The family members said they started a search for Sukhjinder after he failed to return home last night. His body was found in his Bolero. They claimed that Rs 50,000 in cash, which Sukhjinder was reportedly carrying, was also missing. A case under Section 302 of the IPC has been registered against unidentified persons on the complaint of the deceased’s father, Bhagwan Singh. The body was handed over to the family after a postmortem examination at the local Civil Hospital.
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Betting racket busted, 6 held
Moga, October 2 SSP Surjit Singh Grewal said the betting racket was being run with the help of two key members - Ashok Kumar, a resident of Khanna, and Johan, a resident of Jalandhar - of an inter-state betting gang. Preliminary investigations revealed that the gang was operating through their inter-state connections in Mumbai, he said. The gang was operating from Satpal Satta’s residence located in the Nanak Nagri locality of the town. “Apart from Satta, we have arrested Satta’s son Sachit, Gulshan Kumar, Jatinder Kumar, Talwinder Kumar and another person from the spot,” he said. The police has registered a case under Sections 420, 465, 468, 471 and 472 of the IPC and relevant sections of the Gambling Act against them.
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to protest against the police failure to nab Nishan Singh, the prime accused in the kidnapping of a teenaged girl, even as the police claimed to have arrested two of his accomplices.
The Punjab government embarked on an ambitious plan to detect cancer at an early stage by launching a state-level campaign at Faridkot today.
Chandigarh, October 2
A 24-year-old youth, son of a liquor trader, was found murdered, with two bullet injuries in the head and neck, in a Bolero near a private resort on the Kotkapura-Bathinda bypass road here late last night.
The blood-soaked body of Sukhjinder Singh, alias Sunny, was found on the driver’s seat of a Bolero. He was returning home after collecting cash from his liquor vends at Jhabelwali and other nearby villages
Chandigarh, October 2
Senior Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira said contrary to his demand for a decentralised power structure in the country, Badal had done the reverse in Punjab. “The concentration of ministries with the Badal family not only makes a mockery of collective responsibility but is also a disrespect to the people’s mandate,” Khaira said.
The success of the BJP Yuva Morcha rally, where former minister Vinod Khanna and his wife Kavita Khanna, a graduate from the London School of Economics, hogged the limelight, has made the Congress sit up
Chandigarh, October 2
Chandigarh, October 2