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Former Akali sarpanch’s murder
Street play, not silver screen excites this actor of award winning film
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Sewerage woes in Abohar
16 test positive for swine flu in state
Disease proves fatal for Barnala village resident
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Former Akali sarpanch’s murder
Faridkot, January 16 One of the accused is a nephew of Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS), Mantar Singh Brar, who is SAD (B) MLA from Kotkapura. Though some senior police officials today visited the victim’s family and tried to prevail upon them to cremate the body, the family members and the relatives did not budge from their stand of not performing last rites until all the accused were arrested. The former Sarpanch, Sukhmandar Singh, was shot dead near his house on yesterday morning Bajakhana SHO Jasbir Singh Pannu said the police has arrested one of the accused and intensive search was on to nab the two other accused. However, the deceased’s family members alleged that there were attempts to shield the main culprit, Kuldeep Singh alias Babbu, who is the nephew of CPS Mantar Brar. “The police promised us that all the accused would be arrested by today evening. Now, if the accused were not arrested in the next 12 hours, we will be forced to block the traffic by placing the body in the middle of the road,” said Guradita Singh, the deceased’s brother. “We know the police is following the diktat of the CPS and there are no concrete attempts to arrest the main culprits. If the police continues with its present posture, we will start an agitation against the CPS also,” claimed Iqbal Singh, a family member of the deceased. Faridkot SSP GS Toor said the police was leaving nothing to chance in its attempt to arrest all the accused. “As one of the accused has already been arrested, we requested the family members to cooperate with us,” he said. However, the family members alleged that it was due to the inaction on the part of the police in an attempt to murder case against the accused, which led to the murder of Sukhmander Singh. A case of attempt to murder was registered against the accused on May 26, 2012, but due to political pressure, no arrest was ever made, alleged Iqbal Singh. Aulakh village falls in the Jaitu (reserved) constituency of Faridkot district. The deceased was known for his proximity to former agriculture minister Gurdev Singh Badal, who unsuccessfully contested the recent Assembly elections. |
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Street play, not silver screen excites this actor of award winning film
Muktsar, January 16 A masters in theatre from the Punjabi University, Patiala, this 43-year-old artist from Lehragaga in Sangrur district believes society needs a change. "I am happy performing in melas and in issue-based films. It portrays the plight and problems of the deprived and farmers, which commercial films are not able to do," said Samuel John, who was here today to perform in two plays, "Kirti" and "Baagan da Raakha" at a cultural programme organised by the Tarksheel Society of Punjab during the Maghi Mela. "My thinking is not like those artists who perform to become rich. I want to work for society and love to perform in plays organised on roadsides," he said. Samuel John claimed that so far he had performed in nearly 80 plays and numerous shows in schools, villages and melas. "After performing in melas and staging shows, I easily earn nearly Rs 8,000 to 10,000 per month, which is enough for me. My wife is a teacher in Chandigarh and we jointly manage the household," he said. About today's shows, Samuel said he had come with members of his group and would charge Rs 8,000 from the organisers. "For playing the lead role in the 60-minute long 'Anhey Ghorey da Daan', which was based on a novel of Gurdial Singh, I had charged about Rs 1 lakh," said Samuel. Asked whether he was presently acting in any movie, Samuel replied, "I am waiting for a good script." |
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Sewerage woes in Abohar
Abohar, January 16 A team from the Sub-Div No. 1 of the Powercom disconnected the power supply to force the funds-strapped Municipal Council to pay its dues that rose to Rs 3.5 crore over the past six to seven years. The gushing water from the sewerage system submerged the 90 HP motor that had been installed to hasten pumping out dirty water from the tank. Intriguingly, the Powercom disconnected supply to the main disposal works that play a vital role in the sewerage system. The Powercom officials made no efforts to cut supply to the municipal complex or the rest houses owned by the Municipal Council despite non-payment of electricity bills for the past few years. Notably, the HC had yesterday directed the executive officer (EO) to submit a status report on the sewerage cleaning drive by January 22. The power connection was restored after the district administration intervened. |
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16 test positive for swine flu in state
Muktsar, January 16 Talking over the phone, state nodal officer for swine flu Dr Deepak Bhatia said, “As of now, four swine flu patients have been reported from Patiala district; two each are from Ferozepur and Mohali; and one each from Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Moga, Sangrur, Tarn Taran and Muktsar districts.” About the death toll, he said three patients from Punjab including two patients from Patiala and one from Tarn Taran lost their lives due to the disease, this year. The nodal officer further said 250 persons, including close family members of the patients, had so far been provided with free treatment. "The testing for swine flu is free. The department also provides free medicines to such patients. The testing kits are available at all district hospitals. Samples are sent to the PGI in Chandigarh for examination," added Dr Bhatia. District Civil Surgeon Dr Charanjit Brar said so far, one patient was found positive for swine flu in the district. "We have provided him with Tamiflu tablets for five days. Besides, the samples of five members of the patient's family have also been collected and sent to the PGI for examination. However, they don't show any symptom of the swine flu," added Dr Brar. Fever, sore throat, muscle pain, severe headache, cough, cold and weakness are the common symptoms of swine flu. If these symptoms are present in anyone, the person should immediately visit the nearby hospital for examination. |
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Disease proves fatal for Barnala village resident
Barnala, January 16 The state nodal officer for swine flu, Dr Deepak Bhatia, told TNS over the phone today that Sukhdev Singh was a confirmed patient of swine flu. He had been admitted to the private hospital in Patiala in a serious condition on January 14 and was put on a ventilator. He also had various other complications when he died, Dr Bhatia added. Barnala Civil Surgeon Dr Baldev Raj said he had formed a team that would visit the patient's village, Kaleke in Dhanaula area, tomorrow morning. He said the team would survey the village and find the persons, who had come in contact of Sukhdev Singh. Required medicines would be provided to them as a precautionary measure, he added. — TNS |
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Inter-varsity youth fest begins at Muktsar college
Muktsar, January 16 SS Channi, principal secretary, Cultural Affairs, Punjab, was the chief guest on the occasion, SS Virdi, former chief engineer and the secretary, engineering, Chandigarh Administration, was the guest of honour while Dr Deepak Manmohan Singh, director, World Punjabi Centre, presided over the festival. Other distinguished guests were Dr SM Kant and Dr Kuldeep Tiwana, vice-president and secretary of the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi, respectively, the president of the Punjabi Sahit Akademi Prof Rajpal Singh and the president of the Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi Dr Ranjodh Singh. The inaugural day saw students competing in various events like group shabad/bhajan, classical dance, group dance, folk song, geet/ghazal, bhangra, light music vocal, rangoli, collage making, clay-modelling, on-the-spot painting and on-the-spot photography among others. The Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi also organised an exhibition at the venue of the youth festival. The Punjabi Sangeet Natak Akademi released a set of 10 DVDs on traditional forms of performing art. The principal of the college Prof SS Sangha said 35 competitions of various categories would be held during the championship and nine universities were participating in the event. "This inter-university youth fest is being held in Punjab after 16 years, which is being organised by the college in collaboration with the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi," said Prof Sangha. In their speeches, the guests said such festivals were the need of the hour to encourage Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiyat among the youth. |
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