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NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Sukhbir overshadows Industry Minister
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Not much different from 2009 policy
State divided into two zones
Will be just another disaster, says Bajwa
Insaaf rally at Mann village
Rally brings rift in Congress to the fore
PSEB Class X results
Dipti, Harshveer from Sangrur top exam
Fatehgarh Sahib boy ranked 9th
Ayurvedic hospital goes into overdrive
Police turns blind eye as Dalit family issued threats
Jatha members await Pak visas
Field workshop workers protest against PUDA
Teachers protest against govt policy, burn effigy
Farmers can identify sites for mining
Four days after rape, victim yet to be examined
Police recovers missing child within 14 hours
Five stolen bikes seized, three held
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NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY
The concessions will be given to new units coming up at approved industrial parks and focal points. The policy also allows expansion of old units using the latest machinery. 'Tax retention' is being seen as a direct tax concession for a specified period with rebate from the date of commencement of production but calculated from the date the project is approved. Incentives, in varying packages, will be applicable on value-added tax (VAT), Central Sales Tax (CST), electricity duty, stamp duty, property tax, purchase tax (on selective commodity), mandi fee, rural development fund (RDF) and infrastructure development (ID) cess. "Adding up all incentives, including uninterrupted power supply, no state can offer a better deal for investment than Punjab," claimed the Deputy Chief Minister. The quantum of incentives has been linked to quantity of fixed capital investment (FCI). in case of the manufacturing sector, including textiles and agro and food processing, VAT and CST exemption up to 80 per cent of the payable amount will be offered. In case of electronics, hardware and IT, there will a 100 per cent exemption. Sukhbir said for the manufacturing sector, Punjab had been divided into two zones. Zone I would include Fazilka, Ferozepur, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Sangrur, Barnala, Mansa, Bathinda, Muktsar and
Faridkot. Zone II would include Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana, Moga, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and
Mohali. Giving details of what he called “an aggressive, pro-active and incentive-based industry setup as nowhere else in the country,” Sukhbir said the strategy involved three important aspects-incentives, procedures and felicitation. Smoothening the procedure involved was the top priority. "We will provide for an online clearance system,” the Deputy CM said. He said delays faced by investors for getting the approval of screening committees, empowerment committees and so on too would be sorted out within less than a month. The policy announced today did not spellt out any benefits for the existing industry. When asked on the applicability of the new concessions, the Deputy CM said: “The concessions apply to new units only. These are also applicable to old industries that are opting for expansion with the use of the latest machinery. The new industry is at a disadvantage in terms of the land and infrastructure cost”. Dr Karan Avtar Singh, Principal Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce, industries in all categories would get uninterrupted power supply and IT and IT-enabled software and hardware industry would be given 100 VAT exemption. Minister for Industries Arun Joshi said the policy endeavoured to shift industry to focal points outside human habitation.
Salient features
Cabinet nod Chandigarh: A Cabinet meeting chaired by the CM today gave the green signal to a slew of liberal financial incentives for industrial promotion-2013 in the manufacturing sector. It decided to constitute a special committee under the Chief Secretary to examine the issues of purchase tax on wheat, milk and cotton produced and processed within the state, food retailing, declaring of factory premises as mandi yards, wheeling charges on import of power for industry and supply of un-interrupted power to the IT industry. The committee has been asked to submit its report within 15 days.
About 'tax retention'
It is being seen as a direct tax concession for a specified period with rebate from the date of commencement of production but calculated from the date the project is
approved.
PRODUCTION & performance in figures
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Sukhbir overshadows Industry Minister
Chandigarh, June 3 Joshi looked discomfited at being completely ignored with the Secretary, Industry, Karan Avtar Singh, asking the Deputy CM to share his views on the policy and later opening the floor for a question and answer session with Sukhbir. Joshi interrupted the bureaucrat and said he wanted to share his views following which Karan Avtar introduced him as the “architect” of the policy. Joshi made it clear as to who the real architect was, saying the Deputy CM had been more than generous in raising certain incentives. Sources said things were different during the SAD-BJP’s first tenure (2007-12). Manoranjan Kalia, the then minister, had unveiled the policy in 2009 keeping the SAD out of the loop. With the investment portfolio with the Deputy CM this time, he personally monitored the new policy to suit the demands of investors, the sources said. Big investors close to govt to benefit most The new industrial policy will give the maximum benefit to big ticket investors. The government has gone in for creating a special category of investors, including those who will invest more than Rs 500 crore in the state. One such investor, Rajinder Gupta, whose family owns the Trident Group, was seated next to the Deputy CM at the launch ceremony. Gupta is also Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board. The Trident Group had recently announced that its board had approved a plan to invest Rs 1,667 crore on various expansion plans. It had said that part of this expansion would be in Barnala. The new industrial policy has put Barnala in Zone I (districts which will get the maximum benefits). Other investors close to the government stand to gain too. Among them is the SEL Group headed by Ludhiana’s Saluja family. The SEL is in the process of setting up a state-of-the art Greenfield Integrated Textile Park at Panjaya village in Muktsar and is expected to pump in hundreds of crores in this venture. Small investor at a disadvantage Small and medium investors are not likely to come to Punjab. The sources said the advantages taht small and medium industrialists would get would be outweighed by other factors, including the high land cost.
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Not much different from 2009 policy
The government had in 2009 promised uninterrupted power supply, a promise it has not met till date. The 2009 policy document read: “In view of the fast-changing global economic scenario, the state government decided to frame a new well-directed industrial policy to push the state’s economy.” But nothing major was witnessed on the ground. The 2009 policy also stated that “Punjab has led the country’s economy in its growth-led endeavour, be it agriculture or industry. This strategy has been conceived keeping in view the fact that IT/knowledge industry constitutes the primary instrument for facilitating Punjab’s emergence as a leading knowledge society in the region.” The Deputy CM today announced that Mohali and Amritsar would be developed as special IT destinations. In 2009, the policy said that the government would create land banks to develop industrial areas for “relocation of existing industries in residential areas”. The new policy says the PSIEC has identified 5,000 hectares of land for creating a land bank for the industrial sector.
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State divided into two zones
Chandigarh, June 3 Units with FCI between Rs 10 crore and 25 crore will get the benefit of 50 per cent VAT for eight years. Those with FCI varying between Rs 25 crore and Rs 100 crore will be eligible for 60 per cent of VAT and 75 per cent of CST retention for 10 years. Units with FCI between Rs 100 crore and 500 crore will enjoy a 70 per cent VAT incentive in addition to 75 per cent CST retention for 11 years. A new category of units with FCI above Rs 500 crore has been created. It will enjoy 80 per cent of VAT incentive and 75 per cent of CST retention for 13 years. Importantly, all units in Zone I will have 100 per cent exemption in electricty duty, stamp duty and property tax. For Industry in Zone II, units with FCI between Rs 10 and 25 crore will enjoy 25 per cent VAT and 50 per cent CST retention for 8 years. Units that with FCI varying between Rs 25 and Rs100 crore will have the facility of 30 per cent VAT and 50 FCI retention for 10 years. Units with FCI between Rs 100 and Rs 500 crore will have 35 per cent of VAT and 50 per cent of CST retention for 11 years and units with FCI above Rs 500 crore will enjoy 40 per cent VAT and 50 per cent CST retention for 13 years. Units in the Zone II will get a 50 per cent exemption in electricity duty, stamp duty and property tax. The agro/food processing industry anywhere in the state will enjoy all benefits under zone I. The manufacturing sector will also get mandi fee, rural development fee, infrastructure development cess and purchase tax incentives. No purchase tax would be levied on wheat and milk purchased and processed in the state. No VAT/Entry Tax will be charged on farm equipment. Mohali and Amritsar will be IT hubs with the state providing VAT incentives, ensuring a 24 hour power and exemption from stamp duty, property tax Punjab Pollution Control Board and labour laws. The
hardware sector will get preferential market access and special incentives for semi-conductor wafer FAB. The IT industry will be offered subsidised or cost to cost land.
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Will be just another disaster, says Bajwa
Chandigarh, June 3 There was no incentive for the existing industry which was heavily burdened with taxes. Despite assurances on regular power supply, there was nothing happening on the ground. Bajwa said since Punjab was a land-locked state, promoting small-scale industry would have been the best way to boost economy and provide employment to the skilled youth.
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Insaaf rally at Mann village
Muktsar, June 3 District Congress president Gurdas Girdhar has already said that those who had kept away from the protest outside Chief Minister's residence at Badal village on June 1 and 2 would be served notices. Talking to The Tribune, Congress MLA from Muktsar Karan Kaur Brar said: " I was informed about the protest by the DCC president. But when I spoke to the PCC chief in this regard, he said the protest was not being organised by the party but an individual Congress leader. Thereafter, I spoke to the secretary in charge of Punjab, Harish Chaudhry, who also said the same. "Still, if the DCC serves me a notice, I am ready to give a befitting reply," she said. Gidderbaha MLA Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said: "Rebels who had contested the assembly elections against Congress candidates were present at the protest. Among them was Balkar Singh Daula, who contested against me in 2012. So I preferred not to show up at the protest dharna." Former Malout MLA Nathu Ram, Malout constituency in charge, said: "I was away to Patiala. So I could not participate in the protest." Congress' Lambi constituency in charge Maheshinder Badal said: "Owing to the death anniversary of my father, I was unable to attend the protest." Senior Congress leader of Lambi Gurmeet Khuddian said; "Those involved in anti-party activities were present at the protest site in strength. So we did not join them. Shivkanwar Sandhu who campaigned for the Akalis in the 2012 assembly elections was among those seen during the protest."
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Bajwa failed to win single ZP seat in his area: Badal
Begowal (Kapurthala), June 3 Badal accompanied by former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur was at Begowal to attend a function organised to mark the 63rd anniversary of Baba Prem Singh Murarewale. He said that the outcome of the recent Block Samiti and Zila Parishad elections again proved that “pro-public” policies adopted by the SAD-BJP government were accepted by the people. Badal ridiculed the Congress dharna outside his residence at Badal village in Muktsar district, claiming that no injustice had been done to any Congressman at Mann village. The CM said the residents of Badal village had not participated in the dharna and that only a few Congressmen from outside staged the dharna. Badal also claimed that the money that is yet to be allocated to 78,000 Dalit girls under the Shagun scheme would be released within the next three months. Badal blamed the centre for the drug menace in the state when asked about former DGP (Jails) Shashi Kant’s allegations that the Punjab Government was shielding the drug mafia. The CM said, “Drugs are smuggled into Punjab through our international border with Pakistan and there is an immediate need to seal the border. I have already taken up the matter with Union Home Minister Sushil Shinde on the issue but to no avail.” Badal also said that poppy was openly available in the neighbouring state of Rajasthan and the Centre should tackle the problem. Bholath MLA Bibi Jagir Kaur said, “Badal has always remained generous to her constituency and provided enormous funds for different development works in the area.”
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Rally brings rift in Congress to the fore
The two leaders have been following separate agendas in bringing justice to those Congress workers who have allegedly been falsely booked by the government for rioting and arson in Mann village on May 19, the polling day of the Zila parishad elections. Jagmeet Brar’s move to stage the “Insaaf rally” on his own in Badal village in protest against the government highhandedness in Mann village has made public the rift within the Congress. Brar had earlier pre-empted the visit of PCC chief to Mann village and reached there a day early which sources said annoyed Bajwa. Reports said though most senior leaders and Congress MLAs stayed away from the two-day dharna, Brar roped in a number of local leaders, who had contested assembly elections as independents and contributed to the loss of Congress candidates. Senior leaders see this as a clear indication of Brar challenging the PCC chief. One of the independent candidates includes Amarjit Singh Rajeana, who stood against Darshan Brar of Congress at Baghapurana. Gurbir Singh Lalli Khuranj is another who contested at Jalalabad while Jagtar Singh Daula stood against MLA Raja Warring of Congress at Gidderbaha. Jagmeet Brar’s supporters, however, say he is not challenging anyone's authority and is only doing his duty as a leader of the Malwa region. His supporters insist that he had staged an open dharna and anyone, who was a victim of the Akalis, was welcome to join.
Simmering discontent
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PSEB Class X results
Mohali, June 3 Harneet Kaur from Nankana Sahib Public School, Khasi Kalan, Ludhiana district finished second with 96.31 per cent marks while four students came a joint third after scoring 96.15 per cent marks.
The four are: Deepak Kumar (SGD Grammar Senior Secondary School, Dhandari Kalan, Ludhiana); Kiranpal Kaur (Guru Nanak Public Senior Secondary School, Channke, Amritsar); Sukhpreet Kaur (Sada Ram Bansal Memorial Senior Secondary School, Kotkapura, Faridkot); and Sarika (BCM Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana). Earlier today, the result was announced by PSEB chairperson Dr Tajinder Kaur Dhaliwal along with Dr Balwinder Singh, secretary of the board and Suresh Tandon, vice chairman of the board. The total pass percentage of the students in the state stands at 69.32 per cent, which is lesser than last year when 73.49 per cent of the students passed. Dr Tajinder Kaur attributed this to stricter measures taken by the board to curb cheating. "I am satisfied as the examinations were conducted fairly even at the most sensitive examination centres this year," said Dr Tajinder Kaur. Dr Tajinder Kaur said a total of 4,19,592 students (regular 3,79,707, open 39,885) had taken the exam this year, out of which 2,90,876 students (regular 27,55,99, open 15,277) passed. "While the pass percentage of regular students is 72.58 per cent, the pass percentage figure of open students is just 38.30 per cent, which is a matter of concern. The total pass percentage of girls this year is 76.58 and for boys it is 63.84 percentage. Of the total 2,38,860 boys who appeared, 1,52,480 cleared the exam while of the 1,80,732 girls, 1,38,396 passed.
Rural, urban divide
The total pass percentage of urban students is 69.53 (appeared 1,48,585, passed 1,03,315) in comparison to 69.21 per cent for rural students (appeared 2, 71,007, passed 1, 87,561). Government Schools Performed Better Than Aided Schools: Government schools performed better than aided schools this year with 67.23 per cent of students at the former clearing the exam while 60.89 per cent clearing the latter. The affiliated/associated schools topped the chart with a total of 72.55 pass percentage.
Top 5 districts
Ludhiana district has once again topped the list with a maximum number of 126 students on the merit list. Amritsar and Sangrur came second with 39 students each followed by Hoshairpur (36), Faridkot (22) and Sri Muktsar (19). Mansa and Tarantarn hit the bottom with just one student each on the
merit list.
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Dipti, Harshveer from Sangrur top exam
Dipti wants to become an IAS officer after doing a BSc while Harshveer aims take admission in one of the coveted IITs and become
an engineer. Rajesh Kumar, a teacher at Dipti's school said he had been expecting her to do well in the exam. Rakesh Garg, Principal of the Shiksha Niketan, Moonak, said the school staff expected Harshveer to be in top 20. Dipti, a daughter of a merchant Madhu Sudan from Sunam, said she had worked hard throughout the year to get this result. "However, I didn't expect to clinch the top spot,"
she said. Harshveer Goyal, whose father runs a private school, said over the phone that he could not have done this without the help of his parents. "My first love is engineering and would like to join IIT," he added.
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Fatehgarh Sahib boy ranked 9th
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 3 Sangeetpal Singh nicknamed Khushdil said he would take up non medical subjects and would like to do research after completing his M.Sc. Sangeetpal Singh said he wanted to become a teacher and serve the country. One of his elder sisters, Prabhjot Kaur, has also cleared the NET. His father Gurnam Singh, a post graduate from Punjab University, said he had been struggling hard to make both ends meet and had to take an education loan to educate his daughters. Elated over the result, Rajinder Joshi, Principal of ASSS that the school management would provide free education to Sangeetpal up to Class
XII.
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Traders to boycott any meet with truckers
Amritsar, June 3 In a meeting held under the banner of Confederation of International Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CICCI), the traders alleged that the truckers did not allow them to lift material imported from Pakistan today also, sending wrong signals to the business community on both the sides of the border. The Chamber urged the government to implement the agreement put on board during a high-level meeting held in April wherein all the stakeholders, including the truckers union, had decided to run the entire trade through the ICP in a smooth manner. The members of the Chambers felt that in case the matter was not resolved on an urgent basis the business would suffer an immense loss. “The government must break the confrontational attitude of the truck union for the trade operations to continue for the welfare of the state as international obligations and schedules are to be met for meeting the trade commitments,” the traders said. This is not the first time that traders and the local truckers have locked horns. The truckers are seeking 100 per cent share in transporting the imported goods meant to be dispatched within Punjab. They argue that people from Attari have given their land for the ICP and now they should get employment from it. However, the traders have termed their demand as unjustified and contend that they must be given a free hand in hiring the vehicles as per their wish. The first major tussle between the two came to light in July 2011 when the traders alleged that ‘overcharging’ by the local truckers in Attari would render their business economically unviable and sought immediate intervention of the state government. They had alleged that the local truck union was overcharging Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 on small trucks and Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000 on big trucks. They say that trucks not belonging to the union that load goods from the international border are charged an entry fee of Rs 500. Earlier, this year, the traders had also alleged that the truck union was acting as the self-styled agency to monitor the movement of trucks coming from various parts of the country. A Delhi-based trader had even complained that some of the people involved outside the ICP demanded Rs 15,000 or more for faster movement of trucks.
At loggerheads
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Ayurvedic hospital goes into overdrive
Patiala, June 3 Headed by Dr PC Chaudhary, elected member of the CCIM and associate professor, Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Lucknow, the other members of the team included Dr Anil Verma from Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Bareilly, and Dr Subhash Chand Verma from Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Patna. The team checked the medicines stock, patient’s registers and other records to see the bed occupancy of the hospital and availability of other facilities. For the past two years, the CCIM did not grant permission to the college to admit students in the undergraduate and postgraduate courses as the college could not fulfill the eligibility conditions. Last year, the Ministry had directed the college to fulfill all eligibility conditions by October 31, 2012. Against the CCIM norms, the college had only 24 teachers against the required number of 36 teachers (32 for undergraduate and 4 for postgraduate courses). Also, the college did not have genuinely functional ayurvedic hospital with a required patient load of 50 per cent bed occupancy and it had only 20.75 per cent occupancy . Dr Choudhary said they were here to look at the working of the hospital, kinds of facilities and the number of patients. “We will send the report to the CCIM which will take the final call,” he added. Sources in the hospital said in order to impress upon the team, the hospital authorities had not only forged the number of patients visiting the hospital on daily basis but also admitted patients with minor problems who did not need bed rest, just to increase their bed occupancy. One of the patients lying on a bed in the hospital said he had come along with his father Baldev Singh, resident of Deep Nagar, to the hospital and he was asked to occupy a bed. “I could not refuse as my father is undergoing treatment here,” he said. A mid-day meal cook from Patiala, on the condition of anonymity, said she was here just for a minor ailment but was asked to take a bed and rest for sometime. “They gave me steam and some massage. I told them I have other things to do, but they said I would have to wait,” she added.
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Migrant labourers wooed with drugs, liquor
Patiala, June 3 In addition to lure Punjabi and migrant labourers with money, drugs, liquor, food and free lodging are some of the common baits which the rich Punjab landlords have devised to get labourers sow and then harvest their crop. “We are already burdened with the escalating cost of diesel and labour. And in addition to these now, we have to arrange for drugs to trap these migrants to make sure that they stay with us throughout the paddy season as shortage of labour is common in Punjab these days,” said Devigarh farmer Karamjit Singh. At another remote village of Patiala, a labourer working at a farm said poppy husk was available for Rs 800 to Rs 1,000 per kg and usually, it was the responsibility of the landlord to supply it to the farmhands. Interestingly, the recent strictness shown by the Punjab Police against drug peddling has increased the rates of common contraband, thus adding to the already high input cost of farmers. The drugs in demand include opium, poppy husk, bhang, tobacco and ganja. “Earlier, getting poppy husk was very easy and cheap. Usually, we stored the year’s supply in advance. But now, things have changed and with more police pressure and rising cost, drugs are not easy to procure,” said Jagdish Singh. At a farm near Nabha, a landlord introduced migrant labourer Prithipal, who has been working in his fields for the past more than a decade, accepted that bhang and poppy husk were the most lucrative options. "Poppy husk and “ganja” are the favourites and are always understood to be a part of the package offered to the labourers
in addition to the money for paddy farming," Prithipal added. The premier bread basket state starves for expert labour ahead of the paddy sowing and transplantation season that officially starts from June 10. The shortage of labour in Punjab has hit the Punjabi farmers look out for migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh to sow and harvest nearly 26 lakh hectares of land in
the state. Perturbed about the problems, some farmers have opted for women labourers claiming that the labour is somewhat cheap and the women usually do not make unnecessary demands. “I get some men who are skilled and other labourers are all women,” said Nirbhay Singh, a farmer in Sanaur. A Deputy Superintendent of Police level officer said usually they had to turn a blind eye to the contraband being made available to the farmhands, as otherwise a majority of the migrants would stop working as they consider it energy capsules in the summer sun.
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Police turns blind eye as Dalit family issued threats
Jalandhar, June 3 Parveen Kumari, her mother Bonso and younger sister Suman Bala had left their village falling under Kartarpur police station when they were humiliated and threatened by Nambardar Harkishan Pappu on May 22 last year. This time around too, when they returned to the village on May 20, Harkishan threatened them with dire consequences if they didn’t leave the village. Bonso said, “Harkishan carrying a sharp-edged weapon came to our house on May 30 and threatened us.” Banso said that Harkishan and his family members, blackened her daughter Parveen Kumari’s face when they found that my son Varinder was having a love affair with Harkishan’ niece Preeti of Alipur village. Both of them were now happily married, she said. The police took over three months to register the FIR against the accused and still not presented the charge sheet in court. SSP Yurinder Hayer, when contacted, said, “I have directed SP (Operations) Gurmeet Singh to look into the matter.”
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Jatha members await Pak visas
Amritsar, June 3 Avtar Singh Makkar, SGPC chief, said they had had a word with the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) in Pakistan that looks after the gurdwara affairs there. It had accepted the SGPC plea to observe the martyrdom day on June 12 as per the amended Nanakshahi calendar. The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) has already made it clear that it will follow the original Nanakshahi calendar and observe the martyrdom day on June 16. For the past two years, the Pakistan High Commission has denied visas to SGPC jathas because of the differences between the SGPC and the PSGPC over the Nanakshahi calendar. The SGPC had to call off its jatha's visit to Pakistan in 2011 and 2012 with the Pakistan High Commission contending that the PSGPC was observing Gurpurab on a different date.
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Field workshop workers protest against PUDA
Mohali, June 3 As many as seven members of the association from Amritsar went on a chain hunger strike in front of the office. The protesters led by union president Sukhdev Singh Saini and senior vice-president Jarnail Singh raised anti-government and anti-PUDA slogans. They also held a protest march around the PUDA office. Saini said the department had decided to allot plots to its employees about 12 years ago but the scheme had been buried in files for unknown reasons. “To get our right, the hunger strike would continue till June 18. After that a rally would be organised,” said
Saini.
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Teachers protest against govt policy, burn effigy
Sangrur, June 3 They burnt an effigy of the Punjab government to express their resentment against the policy. Balbir Chand Longowal, a leader of the morcha, said the government should review its rationalisation policy. He said the government should not shift the teachers every year in the name of the rationalisation of posts and it should implement the policy after a gap of three-four years. Longowal said the government had increased periods of the master cadre from 33 to 36 in a week and of the lecturer cadre from 30 to 33 in a week. This had been done to reduce the number of posts of teachers and lecturers in schools. Members of the SSA/RMSA Non-Teaching Employees Union today also held a demonstration seeking regular pay scales for themselves. One of the teachers said in November, 2011, they had been promised full pay scales from April, 2012 onwards but the same had not been implemented so far.
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Farmers can identify sites for mining
Chandigarh, June 3 The land owners can apply to the sub divisional magistrate in case their land is outside the buffer zones declared by the Forest Department. The release said the Department of Industry and Commerce would select the mining area on the basis of received applications as per the guidelines of the government. The owners of selected mines would have to obtain the environment management clearance certificate issued from district level committees.
— TNS
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Four days after rape, victim yet to be examined
Abohar, June 3 The victim’s mother complained that relatives of the accused forced their entry into her dwelling at a brick-kiln near Bahawalbasi village, 6 km from here, and thrashed her for daring to get a case registered. The protesters said the victim was dragged from the banks of a sub-canal, where she was washing clothes, and violated. The civil hospital authorities reportedly asked the girl's parents to take her to the Fazilka civil hospital as the ultrasound machine with them was not in order. The hospital authorities argued that it was the duty of the police to escort the victim to Fazilka if the parents were unable to bear the expenses. Women constables accompanying the victim indicated that she might be taken to Fazilka tomorrow.
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Police recovers missing child within 14 hours
Sangrur, June 3 Station House Officer
(SHO) Harinder Singh said the police launched a search operation soon after Lakhwinder Singh, alias Lucky’s grandfather lodged a complaint that his grandson had gone missing. The SHO said during the search operation, a police party found the boy in an abandoned building near Haripura Basti about 8 am today.
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Five stolen bikes seized, three held
Barnala, June 3 The arrested persons have been identified as Sukhbir Singh, Jaspreet Singh and Harwinder Singh, all residents of Kalala village located in the jurisdiction of Mehal Kalan police station in Barnala district. The arrested persons were today produced in a local court which remanded them in judicial custody till June 17. A case under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC was registered against them at the City police station here.
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