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Newly elected Moga MLA’s son seeks anticipatory bail
Murder accused escapes while being taken to hospital
20 accused asked to furnish surety bonds
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Switch to maize production: PAU VC to paddy farmers
51 suspected cases of cancer detected in Abohar village
DC office staff go on two-day pen-down strike
Baba Piara Singh Bhaniara acquitted
Differently-abled seek to apprise CM of their demands
Muktsar admn backs off after shopkeepers protest
Winning bidders default on balance payment
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Newly elected Moga MLA’s son seeks anticipatory bail
Faridkot, March 4 Puneet, along with his father Joginder Pal Jain, mother Swaranlata Jain and brother Akshit Jain is facing a criminal case in Faridkot for an offence under the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act. Accusing the Jain family of raising an unauthorised residential colony, the case was registered on August 26, 2007 at the Mehna police station in Moga district. Earlier, on February 4, the court of the judicial magistrate (First Class) in Faridkot had cancelled the bail of Puneet Jain and issued non-bailable warrants, ordering his arrest as he was not appearing before the court despite reminders. The court had also declared Puneet an absconder in July 2010. Even in April 2010, the court had issued his arrest warrants as he failed to appear. But all the time, the police submitted a report in the court that as Puneet was in Canada, so the warrants could not be executed. In the last five years, the case had acquired a political hue as Jain was accusing a former Akali minister in Moga of implicating his family members in a false case. Though the trial in the case started in Moga courts but in February 2010, the then Congress MLA Joginder Pal Jain moved an application in the court of the district and sessions judge, Faridkot, demanding that the court to shift the cases from Moga to Faridkot. Jain had alleged that he and his family members were facing problems in contesting the case in Moga due to the influence of a SAD (B) leader. “No advocate wanted to contest our case due to the pressure of the Akali leader,” Jain had averred. But after the case was shifted to Faridkot, Puneet Jain failed to appear before the court. Earlier, the court was annoyed with the attitude of Puneet Jain for leaving for Canada without obtaining its permission. Today, MLA Joginder Pal Jain and his other family members filed an application in the court, seeking exemption from personal appearance in the case. The court allowed the application. Case history
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Murder accused escapes while being taken to hospital
Bathinda, March 4 According to the police, the inmate was taken to the Civil Hospital, escorted by three armed jail officials when he complained of severe pain. He was put on the stretcher adjoining the emergency ward when 10 to 15 persons arrived and threw chilly powder into the eyes of the armed guards. The accused fled along with the jail inmate. The 'rescuers' also took away the carbine of the armed guards. The health officials and policemen investigating the case said it appeared that the whole episode was meticulously planned and the possibility of an insider playing a key role could not be ruled out. The inmate, Gurwinder Bindu, was lodged in Bathinda Central Jail in connection with the murder of Simarjeet Maur. Simarjit, the son of Baldev Maur, was shot dead near Dashmesh Gun House in the busy Mehna Chowk area on September 5 last year in a cross-firing between two groups. The bone of contention between the groups was property dispute between two brother-in-laws. Bindu received bullet injuries and got himself admitted to a private hospital on Barnala road from where the police arrested him. According to SSP Ravcharan Brar, the incident occurred at around quarter to ten when the murder accused was being admitted to the Civil Hospital. The SSP said the entire district has been sealed and police parties have been dispatched and the accused would be arrested at the earliest. "We were not informed before taking the inmate out of jail," the SSP added. Jail superintendent Rajmahinder, when contacted, refused to divulge any details. He, however, confirmed the escape saying more information in this regard could be collected from the Civil Hospital only. DSP City Gurmeet Kingra recorded statements of the doctors and the jail guards at the civil hospital. Kingra said the exact number of those involved in the crime is not yet known as they put chilly powder into the eyes of the jail guards. They managed to take away the official carbine of the jail guards but its magazine loaded with cartridges had been left behind. The inmate enacted a drama by complaining of fits and complained that blood was coming out of his mouth and the jail doctor admitted to the Civil Hospital, the Kingra said. |
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20 accused asked to furnish surety bonds
Faridkot, March 4 According to the Section 437(a) of the CrPC, even after the acquittal of a After the trial in this much-talked case started on a day-to-day basis on January 16, apart from the victim (a15-year-old girl), 52 state witnesses had given the court evidence, incriminating the accused. After the prosecution wrapped up its evidence, the defence has now started producing its evidence and the court deliberation in the case. After the court’s direction to the accused to furnish the surety bond, some of the accused filed the bonds today. |
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Switch to maize production: PAU VC to paddy farmers
Chandigarh, March 4 While speaking at a seminar at the CII office here, he said farmers should switch to maize production as the crop was likely to become an alternative to paddy. He said maize was the crop of the future for most of the states in north India. Dhillon urged the Central government to fix the MSP of paddy at Rs 1,800 per quintal to make its production a viable alternative for farmers. He urged the Centre to approve a viability-gap fund for farmers to compensate them for losses they incur while switching from paddy to maize production in the initial stage. The PAU Vice-Chancellor said winter maize would be successful in the state. He said while paddy had to be given at least 25 doses of water, five were enough for the maize crop. Also, he said, several industrial products, including medicines, were prepared from maize. RPS Dhaliwal, a farm technocrat, said a lot of maize was being brought in Punjab from Maharashtra and other states. “There is a ready market of sweet corn in the state. To import frozen sweet corn from Maharashtra, one has to spend an additional Rs 30 per kg on transport,” he said. |
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51 suspected cases of cancer detected in Abohar village
Abohar, March 4 The team was informed that 11 persons had died of cancer during the last five years and six of them had succumbed to the disease during 2008-11. The symptoms of cancer have also been found in 51 more persons during the door-to-door survey, the sources added. As of now, three patients are receiving treatment at the cancer hospital in Bikaner. The village panchayat said no one has so far been able to get the sanctioned assistance from the Rs 20-crore special fund earmarked by the state government. |
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DC office staff go on two-day pen-down strike
Muktsar, March 4 Harjinder Singh Sidhu, spokesperson of the union, said the districts which were carved out later than Muktsar, had got more staff but the genuine demands of the staff in Muktsar had been ignored. “We are on a two-day pen-down strike to demand more staff and on March 6, we will go on mass leave to attend our convention in Moga and then decide the future course of action,” said Harjinder. Giving details, he said in other districts, 19 senior assistants and 69 clerks were managing the work but in Muktsar, only five senior assistants and 23 clerks were running the affairs of the district administration. The employees working in Malout and Gidderbaha sub-divisions also went on pen-down strike. |
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Baba Piara Singh Bhaniara acquitted
Ropar, March 4 The publication, sale and possession of this book was banned on the ground that the book was defamatory to the Sikh religion. It was also alleged that the material promoted enmity between different groups of society on grounds of religion A case under Sections 501, 295A and 153A was registered against the baba 12 years ago on October 3, 2001 at Nurpur Bedi. Following this Baba Bhaniara was arrested in October 2001. The prosecution failed to prove that these books were penned down by Baba Piara Singh Bhaniara and that the material was recovered from his dera. Thereafter, Ambala Chief Judicial Magistrate Anshu Jain acquitted him. |
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Differently-abled seek to apprise CM of their demands
Muktsar, March 4 Rajesh Abohar, a senior member of the action committee of Punjab Apahij Welfare Society, said they have sought a meeting with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to inform him of the problems being faced by them. “We have given a time-frame of 15 days to the district administration to arrange a meeting with the CM. Otherwise, we will lodge a protest outside the District Administrative Complex (DAC) here,” said Rajesh. He said their main demands included jobs for the physically challenged, free education for their children, increase in the pension amount from
Rs 250 to Rs 3,500, free travel in all private and government buses and free tricycles for all. Rajesh Abohar further said they chose Muktsar to lodge their protest because it is the home district of the Chief Minister. A large number of people had come from Moga, Faridkot, Tarn Taran
and other districts to attend the meeting. |
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Muktsar admn backs off after shopkeepers protest
Muktsar, March 4 Following the orders of the High Court, the officials of the municipal council and the district administration had decided to demolish three illegal structures and remove encroachments from Ghas Mandi this morning. Policemen were also deployed for this purpose but before they could start their work, the shopkeepers sat on the road to protest against the action, which forced the administration to go on the backfoot. The encroachments are proving to be a hurdle in the proposed construction of a railway overbridge. Gursewak Singh, Executive Officer, Muktsar Municipal Council, said, “Due to some reasons, the anti-encroachment drive could not begin today. Whenever the administration and the police assist us, we will remove the encroachments.” Meanwhile, a meeting was also held between the senior officials of the district administration and the police in this regard, but no decision could be taken. — TNS
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Winning bidders default on balance payment
Fazilka, March 4 The auction of PB-22-G series at Fazilka on February 8, 2013 created a record of sorts when the number PB-22-G-0001 was auctioned for Rs 25 lakh to one Abhimanyu Kumar for his Audi car. The bidder got good publicity but did not turn up to deposit the remaining amount of Rs 24.75 lakh within the stipulated period of 10 days. The District Transport Office, Fazilka, extended the date more than once but the owner remained elusive. “Ultimately, we will have to forfeit his security deposit of Rs 25,000 deposited against the auction of the number Pb-22-G-0001,” said Fazilka District Transport Officer Balbir Rana. Surprisingly, the runner-up for the number Pb-22-G-0001, who had offered Rs 21.50 lakh, has also reportedly declined the offer to carry the prestigious number. Most others who had offered the highest bid between Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh for other fancy numbers have also reportedly backtracked. Only one bidder has deposited an amount of Rs 2. 70 lakh for the registration number Pb-22-G-0009. The government which expected to earn a handsome amount of Rs 50 lakh from the auction of more than 100 fancy and other numbers has practically “lost” a major chunk of the revenue. “After the lapse of one month, all the allotments made during the auction, for which the amount has not been deposited, shall stand cancel,” informed DTO Rana. When confronted with the issue of cancellation of fancy numbers Additional State Transport Commissioner (Enforcement), Harmail Singh, while talking to The Tribune over mobile phone, said, “The department is contemplating a foolproof system to rope in the bidders to ensure that they do not backtrack after the auction. For this a proposal is being worked out to see that the successful bidders deposit 25 percent of the auctioned amount on the spot.” Auction of Fancy numbers |
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The members of the DC Office Employees’ Union today started a two-day pen down strike demanding immediate recruitment of new staff for the smooth functioning of the district administration.
