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crime against women
Class IX student ‘raped’ for months in Muktsar
To check vulgarity, govt mulling legal action against singers
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NRI Sammelan
NRI media wants due recognition
Cong leaders meet Guv against property tax
Bhakra Board hints at lesser power output this summer
Waiting for a fresh coat of paint Government Mohindra College, Patiala, will get a fresh coat of paint this year. Established in 1875, it is one of the oldest institutions
in North India. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar
2 killed in accident
Varsity to bring out books for foreigners learning Punjabi
Dug up streets
UK physicians want Damini’s law to punish rapists speedily
Pingalwara Society upset over ramp
Complainant alleges harassment by former CPS Khurana
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crime against women
Chandigarh, January 3 An official release here said Advocate General Ashok Aggarwal, two former Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice (retd) SK Jain and Justice (retd) Bakhshish Kaur and Principal Secretary Home would be its members. The committee would review the present laws and look into possible amendments in the criminal laws and other related laws for expeditious and effective justice. He said the committee would submit its report to the Chief Minister within 60 days for action and implementation. “Within its ambit, the committee will also look at required police reforms, the force’s integration with citizen bodies, including with panchayats, and setting up of fast-track courts,” he said. 25 more posts for woman police station In a bid to combat gender offences, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today approved a state Home Department approval for creation of 25 posts in the all- women police station at SAS Nagar, Mohali. A press note issued today said that the new posts, that would entail an expenditure of Rs 74 lakh annually, would include one post each of Inspector, Sub-Inspector, Assistant Sub-Inspector, three posts of Head Constable, 17 posts of constable and two of Class IV cadre. This was aimed at further strengthening the police station to deal with cases related to women and children expeditiously. The women police station at SAS Nagar was established in October, 2011. Fifty per cent of the staff for this police station has already been deputed. It includes one Inspector, two Sub-Inspectors, four Assistant Sub-Inspectors, eight Head Constables, 34 constables and three Class IV employees. IAS officers want death penalty for rapists The Punjab IAS Officers Association has claimed that the state on an average witnesses 50 rape cases every month. While seeking more powers for the Punjab State Women Commission, the association said the state government should frame and implement a policy of rehabilitation, relief and protection of the victims. In a meeting held here today, the association said the Indian Penal Code should be amended so that rape could be made punishable by death. Till then, it said, the present provision of life sentence should be inflicted without any parole, remission or pardon. It also pointed out that the definition of rape should not be diluted in any proposed amendment by terming it only as one of the sexual assaults. It should be defined as the most heinous of crimes, which should determine the punishment accordingly. It was also suggested that there should be at least one woman sub-inspector with a section of women police personnel in every police station all over Punjab for helping in the investigation of women-related crimes, besides taking up gender sensitisation of the male police personnel at all levels of the police hierarchy. It was decided to recommend the change of definition of a juvenile under the Juvenile Justice Act so that juveniles who were otherwise fully in senses about the implications of their criminal conduct could be punished severely. "The definition should not depend upon the age but the degree of delinquency." It was also felt that a government servant against whom charges of rape have been framed in a court should be placed under suspension. "No rape undertrial should be allowed any bail whatsoever," the association said.
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Class IX student ‘raped’ for months in Muktsar
Muktsar, January 3 In her complaint, the 15-year-old victim alleged that the accused, Gagandeep Singh, a grocery shop owner on Kotkapura road, often chased her and one evening in February while she was going to attend tuition classes, the boy forcefully took her to his house and forcibly raped her. The police said as per the allegations levelled by the girl, the accused continued the practice after threatening the girl that if she made any hue and cry, he would malign her image. Muktsar Senior Superintendent of Police Surjeet Singh said, "The youth has been arrested after recording the girl's statement, though the final picture would be clear only after receiving the victim's medical report." — TNS
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To check vulgarity, govt mulling legal action against singers
Chandigarh, January 3 Taking a cue from the Lucknow police, which booked rapper Honey Singh for the vulgar lyrics in his song "Main hoon Balatkari (I am a rapist)", the Punjabi Police has finally swung into action. It is legally examining a complaint lodged by an NGO against Honey Singh with the Nawanshahr police. Meanwhile, the state government is mulling a new policy to ensure that Punjabi culture is not eroded by the new-age singers, making their way to success on lewd lyrics and sexual innuendoes. Talking to The Tribune, Sarwan Singh Phillaur, Minister for Cultural Affairs, said the government would shortly come out with a new policy with rules and regulations to be followed by all singers and recording studios. "Though we have held several meetings in the past to suggest ways and means to check vulgarity in popular Punjabi music, these have remained inconclusive. Initially, we had contemplated setting up a censor board. But we realised that this would not be of much help as the singers can simply release their songs either online (on YouTube) or anywhere outside Punjab. This is why we are thinking of coming up with a cultural policy where all stakeholders in the music industry will be on board ", he said. Additional Director-General of Police (ADGP), Law and Order, Dinkar Gupta, said: "We are examining various legislations under which we can book a person resorting to vulgarity or for portraying women in bad light." He said the police was also examining ways to check indecent portrayal of women on the Internet. Over the years, Punjabi music has deteriorated. Poetry has given way to no-holds-barred songs describing the physical attributes of a woman. And the youth are simply lapping it up. Despite the offensive lyrics of Honey Singh and Jazzy B's "Oh Thumke Lavalo Ji", it has notched up more than a million views in just six days since its release on December 28. Punjabi music today is all about sex and violence. Sample this:" Lakk 28 kudi da, 47 weight kudi da," "Hoya ki je nachdi di banh phad layi," "Oye aaja soniye tainu kar lavan kidnap ni," "Mitran nu shauq golian chalan da", or "Kal pind de vichale billo daang khadki." Even more offensive are the videos for many of these Punjabi songs, showing young girls sedating their parents to have a "good time" with their beaus. Says Istri Jagriti Manch Aman Deol: "We have held several demonstrations against these Punjabi singers. Though the government had assured us it would set up a censor board, nothing has been done. These songs influence young impressionable minds, who could take to serious crimes." President of Punjab Sahit Akademi, Gurbhajan Singh Gill, says that that double meaning songs have been there for a long time. When in the 70s, popular Punjabi singer Chamkeela rendered songs like "Bach ke reha kar nakhro, koi hath pher jao tere te". But the difference was that back then if a singer had 10 songs to his credit, only one would have vulgar lyrics. "Now, it is the other way round," he says. Those in the Punjabi music industry, while accepting that vulgarity sells, feel that cracking the whip on singers may sound the death knell of the Punjabi music industry that incurred heavy losses owing to piracy a few years ago. Dinesh Aulakh, owner of Speed Records, who has released most of these music albums, said ever since downloading songs from the Internet became a rage, more than 30 Punjab-based recording studios had shut shop. "Only those songs that become a rage online are recorded in CDs and released. As against 25,000 CDs released earlier, now just 5,000 CDs are released," he said. Various Voices
Unpalatable Fact: Youth in Honey trap Despite the offensive lyrics of Honey Singh and Jazzy B's "Oh Thumke Lavalo Ji", it has notched up more than a million views in just six days since its release on December 28, 2012
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Cold wave: Staff skip office
Muktsar, January 3 As many as 16 employees of various government offices were found absent during duty hours during a raid conducted by Deputy Commissioner Paramjit Singh yesterday. Among them were assistant engineer Iqbal Singh, junior engineer Suba Singh, tax collector Jaswinder Singh, sevadar Rajrani, Block Development and Panchayat Office employees Sukhwinder Kaur and Sukhjit Singh, the District Programme Officer, executive engineer in the Irrigation Department Gurdeep Singh and Sub-Divisional Officer Bachan Singh. Besides, two teachers of a government senior secondary school at Malout were also found absent from duty. The DC has sent a show-cause notice to these employees. “I have issued a warning that strict action will be taken against those found absent from duty,” he said, adding that more such raids would be conducted in future.
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NRI Sammelan
Chandigarh, January
3 Several activists of the Gadar Movement were either hanged by the British or made to serve life imprisonment in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The courage shown by the Gadarites had inspired several freedom fighters to continue their crusade against the
Britishers. The Gadar Movement was a testimony of patriotic fervour among the Indian immigrants for their motherland. The Union Ministry of Overseas Indians, which organises the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas from January 7-9 every year, has decided to include an oration at the plenary session of this year’s event to be held next week. The Prime Minister is also expected to make a favourable mention about the Gadarites in his speech. The Ministry had announced on October 15 last year: "As we are celebrating the centenary of the Gadar Movement in 2013, the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Oration will be on the Gadar Movement. We will also have an exhibition on the movement." The Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin would also felicitate a few descendents of the 8,000 original Gadarites at its convention to be held on the eve of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. Punjab, which accounted for more than 50 per cent of the
Gadarites, including Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna, Lala Hardyal and Kartar Singh
Sarabha, however, has none of the descendants of the Gadarites or their associates on the invite list for the NRI
Sammelan. Only those who have been successful in mainstream politics in countries of their present abode, besides a few overseas journalists associated with ethnic media, have been invited. While a memorial dedicated to the Gadar Movement was unveiled in Kolkata in 2011, the Punjab Government is yet to dedicate any memorial or even start a programme to mark the centennial celebrations of the movement that started from San Francisco in 1913. The present
SAD-BJP government is otherwise known for raising memorials. Principal Secretary
(NRI Affairs, Punjab) SS Channi admitted, “Gadarites have been left out of this year’s NRI
Sammelan. We, however, will do whatever we can to commemorate the sacrifices of all Punjabi
Gadarites.”
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NRI media wants due recognition
Chandigarh, January 3 The association will submit a representation in this regard to Public Relations Minister Bikram
Majithia. In a meeting of the association held in Chandigarh on Wednesday and presided over by its convener Baljit
Balli, it was felt that journalists of Punjab and Chandigarh engaged by foreign newspapers and TV channels and radio must be actively involved in information flow system of the government at par with accredited correspondents of the state.
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Led by Shanty, several Sarna men join SAD
New Delhi, January 3 The SAD (Delhi) is led by Paramjit Singh Sarna. Two more activists of the Sarna group who are members of the DSGMC, Vashinder Singh and Tejpal Singh, are also in touch with Sukhbir. Shanty had last month called a meeting of the DSGMC to discuss projects launched by the gurdwara committee. He had invited Manjit Singh (GK), Delhi unit president of the SAD. But the latter was attacked by members of the Task Force on his arrival at the meeting and was admitted to RML Hospital. This resulted in serious differences between Shanty and Sarna, sources said. Welcoming members of the Sarna group, Sukhbir said they wanted to get the gurdwara committee rid of corruption. Hence, they had resigned and joined the SAD. DSGMC Poll: SAD's second list out Chandigarh: The SAD president , Sukhbir Badal, has announced 20 more candidates in its second list for the DSGMC elections. The names are: HS Dhanoa (Connaught Place), Daljit Singh (Vasant Vihar), Darshan Singh (Preet Vihar), Gurvinderpal Singh (Malvia Nagar), Gurlad Singh (Shakur Basti), GS Meeta (Janakpuri), AS Pappu (Ashok Nagar), Harjinder Singh (Vishnu Garden), GS Montu Shah (Tilak Nagar), Tanwant Singh (Ramesh Nagar), MS Sirsa (Punjabi Bagh), Satpal Singh (Tri Nagar), KS Bath (Naveen Shahdra), SS Tatla (Gandhi Nagar), JS Goldy (Khureji Khas), GS Bhola (Model Town), JS Jassi (Civil Lines), Samardeep Singh (Rohini), GS Shanty (Karampura) & IS Monty (Vikaspuri). — TNS
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Abusive language: Form panel to resolve issue, Jagmeet to CM
Muktsar, January 3 Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia had allegedly abused Congress MLA Rana Gurjit Singh in the assembly during the winter session. Speaking on the sidelines of a Maghi Mela meeting held here, Jagmeet said the committee should comprise Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Leader of Opposition Sunil Jakhar, Majithia and Rana Gurjit. “Whoever is found guilty must apologise,” he said. Brar said the Congress, as had been announced by state unit president Capt Amarinder Singh, would air the video clip showing Majithia using “abusive” language at Maghi Mela and other events across the state. “We will show the clip, but the issue must be resolved,” he said. Hitting out at Joginder Pal Jain, who switched over to the SAD from the Congress, Brar said, “The people of Moga are aware of the fact that a turncoat can’t stand up to their expectations and they will not vote again for him in the next byelections.” About any alliance between the Congress and the People’s Party of Punjab for the Moga bypoll, he said the issue would be decided by the party high command.
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Cong leaders meet Guv against property tax
Chandigarh, January 3 The memorandum claimed that Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) had already charged residents for development in the area. It said it was ironical that GMADA was earning a large sum through extension fee, change of land use and auction of commercial and residential sites in the city, but was not sharing the money with local bodies. Sidhu said that in case of Mohali, since there was no elected body, property tax could not be imposed as this could be done only at the discretion of an elected body. Moreover, since the rates of properties were high, property tax would be an additional burden on citizens, institutions as well as industrial establishments. Considering the rate of escalation of properties, the rate of tax would be doubled in five years' time. he pointed out. Sidhu said after the abolition of octroi in September, 2006, the government had promised to compensate municipal corporations and committees for the loss by paying them 10 per cent of VAT. He said this was not done. It seemed that the government now wanted to divert the money collected on account of property tax for populist measures aimed at attracting votes, Sidhu said.
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After 2 months, cement import from Pak back on track
Amritsar, January 3 However, there are doubts whether it will continue in the coming days as there is not much demand for cement in Punjab due to skyrocketing prices of sand and gravel. All India Cement Importers Association president MPS Chatha said his company had received two wagons of cement a couple of days back and another four wagons yesterday. On what prompted Pakistan traders to resume cement export, he said they must have got some assurance from their government. He also clarified that the latest consignment received from Pakistan was part of their order placed in the past and that no fresh orders had been placed. Deputy Commissioner (Customs) Vijay Bahadur Singh also confirmed that they had received rail wagons loaded with cement from Pakistan. He said the neighbouring nation had beefed up security and was also using a better version of metallic seals on the wagons. However, doubts are being raised on whether cement import will continue. Sources said the demand of cement in the domestic market was low and the prices of Indian cement already were on the decline. “In such a scenario, importing cement from Pakistan is not a profitable proposition,” they said. The cement import may have resumed, but it does not seem it will benefit the Indian exporters whose goods are piling up at Amritsar rail cargo facility due to non-availability of rail wagons. The Deputy Commissioner (Customs) said they had received a maximum of eight rail wagons loaded with cement from Pakistan, which were inadequate to bring about the desired respite for the exporters. "Things will return to normal only when the cement import gains momentum and we start receiving normal inflow of 72 wagons,” he said. Indian exporters currently were sending their goods in seven to eight rail wagons, which are being attached with the Samjhauta Express. Traders from Pakistan had stopped cement export to India via rail route after repeated instances of heroin seizure in rail cargo. Over 150 kg of heroin was seized between May and October last year. The move had spelled trouble for Indian exporters as the frequency of Pakistan trains dipped while the Indian railways could not provide them adequate wagons to send their goods to Pakistan. Consequently, goods worth crores of rupees have been piling up at the Amritsar rail cargo facility.
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Bhakra Board hints at lesser power output this summer
Chandigarh, January 3 The two main factors to blame for the reduction in power production are poor water inflow into BBMB dams and a decline in water outflow for irrigation purpose. While the total production at BBMB dams, including at Bhakra, Pong, Ganguwal, Dehar and Kotla, was 12,490.61 million units in 2011-12, it is expected to fall by 2,468 million units in 2012-13. A house having around four occupants consumes 500 to 700 units of power in a month. Therefore, 2,468 million units less production could mean that hundreds of houses in the state would go without power for longer hours this summer. Confirming the figures, BBMB member Ashok Thapar said, “BBMB projects are laid down only on the Sutlej and Beas. Both the rivers have been witnessing less inflow of water due to poor melting of snow in recent years. Besides, there has been a lesser demand of water for irrigation, which means lesser release of water from the dams and a, consequent, fall in power production.” Thapar said the core job of the BBMB dams was to prevent floods, facilitate irrigation and make available potable water. Power production is a secondary job. The figures for power production are decided by the Central Electricity Authority every year. Official figures reveal that the level of Pong Dam was 1,360.89 feet in December 2011, which fell to 1,352.52 feet in December 2012. Similarly, the level of Bhakra dam in December 2011 was 1,653.56 feet, which fell to 1,630.50 feet by December 2012. “A difference of 23 feet showed the depleting level, thereby necessitating the lesser release of water,” said Thapar. Bhakra dam recorded 6,837 cusecs flow of water in December 2011, which fell to 6,411 cusecs in December 2012. A senior official said, “Eighty per cent of the water flow into the Sutlej is through the melting of snow whereas Beas is mainly a rain-fed water body. Low inflow on account of less snow and rainfall mean that strict regulation needs to be maintained on the outflow. The outflow levels are decided by a technical committee, which meets every month.”
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2 killed in accident
Muktsar, January 3 The police said the victims were on their way from Bariwala to Warring village but the driver lost control of the vehicle on the way. The deceased have been identified as Vimlesh Kumar alias Subhash and Ankit Kumar, both natives of Uttar Pradesh. The injured were identified as Rampal, Akshay Kumar and Raju, all employees of a liquor contractor. The injured have been admitted to the local Civil Hospital.
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Panel seeks report on land grab charges against Sunny
Chandigarh, January 3 A spokesman said the commission had moved suo motu on reports appearing in the media in which Hundal had claimed that the retro bar, The Hub, in Ludhiana was built on land owned by his family and that it had been grabbed by Sunny Johar. The spokesman said that in his complaint, Hundal had alleged that the land had been grabbed in connivance with the police and Ludhiana Municipal Corporation officials. He said the NRI had claimed that during an inquiry into the case, it had come to light that 11 persons had grabbed the said property but there was no follow-up action. The NRI had also claimed that the district administration had gone by a fake award on the basis of a settlement which was never transacted between the parties.
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Patiala officer is NDA Commandant
Chandigarh, January 3 He was born in Patiala, where he completed his schooling and graduation before being commissioned into the flying branch of the IAF in 1977. A Qualified Flying Instructor with more than 7,000 hours of accident and incident-free flying to his credit, he has commanded various frontline bases besides serving as the contingent commander of the first UN Mission to Congo. While commanding the Air Force station at Leh, he was instrumental in re-commissioning of two airfields in that sector. During his command, the Air Force station at Leh was declared as the ‘Pride of Western Air Command’. A keen sportsman and an avid adventurist, Air Marshal Gill was a member of the seventh and eighth expeditions to Antarctica. He has been decorated with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal and the Vayu Sena Medal besides receiving commendations by the Army and air chiefs.
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Varsity to bring out books for foreigners learning Punjabi
Patiala, January 3 This was stated by Vice Chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh, while presiding over a special lecture delivered by the Canada-based journalist and Shiromani Punjabi litterateur Gurvinder Singh Dhaliwal at a function organised by the World Punjabi Centre here today. Dhaliwal is the first to get a PhD in Punjabi through Punjabi University’s online video-conferencing teaching programme. Dr Jaspal Singh further said that the World Punjabi Centre of the university would also organise a special World Punjabi Conference with special reference to the neighbouring countries. This will be in addition to the All-India Punjabi Conference, Punjabi Literary Conference and Punjabi Diaspora Conferences that the university has organised in the past. The conference will be held, keeping in mind the university’s primary mandate of promoting Punjabi language, art and culture, he said. While underlying the contribution of Punjabis settled in Canada, Dhaliwal said they were ‘better placed’ in every respect in relation to Punjabis of Punjab on the issue of promoting Punjabi and maintaining their distinct socio-cultural identity. Punjabis, who now constitute around one-third of Canada’s total population, have collectively played a significant role in getting Punjabi the status of second language and third most-spoken language in Canada. The Vice Chancellor, along with the Director of the World Punjabi Centre Dr Deepak Manmohan Singh, honoured Dhaliwal with a shawl and a memento, while lauding his role in the furtherance of Punjabi in Canada.
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Dug up streets
Sangrur, January 3 However, even though the sewer lines had been laid, several streets in the Longowal town have not been restored and now have kutcha roads. This has inconvenienced many residents who have complained to the authorities about the state of affairs. The EO of Longowal Municipal Council Rakesh Kumar
Garg, today, said that he had written to the XEN, PWSSB, Sangrur, not to pay the contactor until he restored the brick flooring. He said as per rules the contactor had to restore the flooring. There were over 20 streets from where the bricks had been removed. The removed bricks were worth several lakh rupees, he said. SS
Bahia, the XEN, said that after he had received the complaint, his office had recovered a lump sum amount of Rs 20,000 from the contractor. Besides, he had directed the Sub Divisional Officer,
Longowal, to send a detailed report on the matter. If the SDO recommends that the loss is more, then the contractor would be asked to pay up, he added.
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Patiala, not Chandigarh, has most number of Class I officers
Ludhiana, January 3 Over 1,371 Class I officers are posted in Patiala and 1,358 in Chandigarh, this is contrary to the general impression. According to official documents, there are 10,903 Class I and 12,315 Class II officers working in
Punjab. There are 983 Class I officers working in Ludhiana. Barnala has the least number of Class I officers with the figure standing at 94. The maximum number of employees 37,775 (including class I, II, III and IV) has been posted at Gurdaspur and Pathankot. A highly-placed official in Chandigarh said, “The reason for this has been that head-offices of various departments, including that of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), Excise and Taxation department, Punjab Works Department, Language Department etc are in Patiala where Class I officers are posted. Besides, Patiala has a good number of government
colleges.” Facts & figures
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UK physicians want Damini’s law to punish rapists speedily
Chandigarh, January 3 More than a hundred physicians, including Dr Kailash Chand, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), and noted psychiatrist Dr JS Bamrah in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, urged for speedy enactment of the new law to address the concerns of Indians worldwide. Dr Kailash Chand and Dr Bamrah said the response of the Union Government to the rape and tragic death of “Damini” was timely but they said much more needed to be done to address the underlying causes of violence against women and marginalisation of a large section of society. The government had set up a Commission of Inquiry to indentify lapses and attribute responsibility for the December 16 gang rape and formed a committee of jurists to review the existing laws to provide speedier justice. The physicians said the portrayal of women as sex objects in films had affected the male mindset. Similarly, they said the government too had the responsibility of providing responsive and efficient policing so that crime was prevented.
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Denied extension, Punjab pharmacists hold protest
Sangrur, January 3 State general secretary of the Punjab State Pharmacists Association Swaranjit Singh, here today, said that the health department had misled the state government by saying that diminishing cadre posts were not entitled to a one-year extension. The state government had awarded the extension in service to all pharmacists. The district unit of the Punjab State Pharmacists’ Association, led by district president Amrit Garg, today held a protest and burnt the effigy of Director, Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, in the district administrative complex here. The pharmacists will also stage a dharna against the Director, Health, in front of his office in Chandigarh on January 10. — TNS
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Pingalwara Society upset over ramp
Amritsar, January 3 Talking to mediapersons, society president Dr Inderjit Kaur said the ramp could cause road mishaps. Mayor BR Arora, who visited the spot, asked the MC officials to make appropriate changes in the flow of traffic. Arora said that there was an 18-feet service lane right in front of the society premises and he had already directed the officials to ensure it was free of encroachments. — TNS
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Complainant alleges harassment by former CPS Khurana
Chandigarh, January 3 Taking up a petition filed by Manpreet Singh and another petitioner, Justice Paramjeet Singh of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted him the liberty to move the CBI and the Punjab Police authorities. Justice Paramjeet Singh has set a two-month deadline for the authorities to decide the matter, once he submits a representation in this regard. In their petition filed before the High Court, the petitioners had earlier contended that Khurana was “caught red-handed” in a corruption case at Manpreet Singh’s instance and the case was pending since May 2011. The petitioners had said that Khurana was now harassing them. Disposing of the petition, Justice Paramjeet Singh asserted: “Counsel for the petitioners failed to point out that he has ever moved the authorities, including the CBI as well as Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police, regarding his grievance. “Counsel for the petitioners states that he has rushed to the court in haste; he has not moved an application. Keeping in view these facts, let this petition be treated as a representation and also liberty is granted to the petitioner to move any other representation, giving details of the instances happening after the grant of bail and inform the authorities, including the CBI, the Mohali SSP and the Punjab DGP. “In case the petitioner moves a representation, the same shall be decided within two months from the date of its receipt and the authorities will take appropriate action as may be warranted in accordance with law ”. A corruption case was slapped on Khurana in May 2011 on the complaint of Manpreet Singh, general secretary of the Punjab Automobile Mechanics Association, for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 1.5 crore. Tightening noose
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Chandigarh, January 3
Facing flak from various quarters for failing to act against Punjabi singers using risque lyrics, the Punjab Government is contemplating legal action against singers who glorify sex, violence and promiscuity in their songs.
The government will come out with a new policy with rules and regulations to be followed by all singers and recording studios — Sarwan S Phillaur, Minister for Cultural Affairs
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