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Badal miffed at not being invited for cancer hospital’s stone-laying
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at deceased Vidhu Jain’s house in Malerkotla on Tuesday. A Tribune photo
Illegal mining: High Court puts state on notice
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2,886 await shagun money in Moga
Border farmers decry Rs
3,000 per acre relief
2 Punjabis shot dead in Philippines
6,180 missing persons yet to be traced
Sharma should resign, demands Congress leader
Maize dryer to change fortunes of farmers
Area under paddy to come down
Mullanpur to come up as futuristic city, says Sukhbir
Effluents from Haryana polluting Punjab villages
Mohali Airport
Industrialist killed in road accident
After budgetary glitch, jails now allotted
Rs 36 crore
20 years on, engineer to be reinstated with arrears
200 more saanjh kendras to be set up in state
200 employees of Ropar civic body not paid for 3 months
Appointment of school board secy under lens
Woman resists rape attempt, set ablaze
Batala constable kills two over land dispute
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Badal miffed at not being invited for cancer hospital’s stone-laying
Malerkotla, October 8 The laying of the foundation stone for Chandigarh PGI's satellite cancer hospital in collaboration with Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital is scheduled here on October 10. The first phase of the 300-bedded hospital will be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore. Talking to mediapersons at Malerkotla here, Badal expressed displeasure that his government had not been invited for the function. The Chief Minister said that not inviting the state government for an event to be attended by the Congress vice-president and Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad exposed the Congress “design of seeking to gain political ground in Punjab”. Badal said the state government had provided 25 acres of land to the PGI for setting up the hospital at Ghabdan Kothi, 10 km from Sangrur. But now the Congress, he alleged, wanted to gain political mileage by keeping the state government away from the function. Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal secretary general Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, who was accompanying Badal, claimed that the proposal for the cancer hospital had been sent by the state government in view of rising cases of the disease in the Malwa region. On being contacted, local Congress MP Vijay Inder Singla said it was PGI-Chandigarh's prerogative to send the invitations for the foundation stone laying event. (With PTI inputs)
CM rules out CBI probe into boy’s killing Malerkotla: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday declined the demand by the relatives of Vidhu Jain, the 13-year-old boy who was burnt alive on September 30, to hand over the case to the CBI. Badal, who visited Vidhu’s house to offer condolences, said there was no need for a CBI probe at this stage. He said the “best police brains” were at work. Vidhu’s uncle Prem Chand Jain had sought to know from the Chief Minister the current status of the investigations and whether anybody had been arrested. He had also demanded that the Punjab Government hand over the case to the CBI in case the police failed to trace the murderers in another week. Badal lauded the local residents — Malerkotla is a Muslim-dominated area — for maintaining communal harmony. — TNS
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Illegal mining: High Court puts state on notice
Chandigarh, October 8 Referring to the news-item on the issue carried in an English daily, the Bench observed: “In the news report, it is stated that heavy JCB machines crawl right into shallow waters competing for the wet sand gravel natural mixtures and despite official probe report, the illegal mining has continued unabated. It has also been stated that the Punjab Industries Department, in its probe on illegal mining, has acknowledged at least 55 such giant machines running illegally, but their owners continue to use them once again unabated, including with the facility of diesel pump station at the entry point". The Bench said the activity was stated to have been going on under the nose of the police naka Madhopur on the Pathankot-Jammu national highway. “Night movement is also stated to be going on. The report states that even on query from the policemen, it was responded that on the night in question, 25-30 trucks passed till that time and they had no instructions not to allow the movement of building material consignments during night. The aforesaid, prima facie, appears to be a serious violation of the norms and affecting the environment of the area concerned having a wide ramification". The petition will now come up for hearing on October 23. Notice over plea on sacred relics The High Court today put the Punjab Government, its Chief Secretary and other respondents on notice on a petition for displaying the sacred relics of Sikh Gurus, including Guru Gobind Singh. The notice for November 26 came on a petition filed by Gurmeet Singh, president of the Nabha Public Society. He was seeking directions to the state and other respondents to display the relics at Hira Mahal at Nabha. Directions were also sought against shifting the relics to any place other than Hira Mahal. Shifting them to any other place would hurt the religious sentiments of worshippers at Nabha, he added. The petitioner claimed that the relics had been under lock and key for the past 240 years. Going into the background, he contended that the relics were transferred to a residence in Delhi earlier by the member of a Trust, but were brought back after a petition in public interest was filed in the High Court. The relics were then directed to be shifted to the Khalsa Heritage Complex at Anandpur Sahib and were being kept under lock and key at Qila Mubarak at
Patiala.
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2,886 await shagun money in Moga
Moga, October 8 At least 2,886 Dalit and Christian women who got married between December 2009 and December 2012 in the district are yet to get the shagun money. Paramjit Singh, officiating District Magistrate, said a list of pending cases had been sent to the Finance Department. “The beneficiaries’ bank details have also been forwarded for online transfer,” he said. Claiming that the administration had distributed Rs 1.31 crore to 873 beneficiaries, he said these payments pertained to those who married from January 2013 to May 2013. An official of the Social Welfare Department said the payments for the period from December 2009 to December 2012 were not released because the department had detected certain irregularities in the claims. “A number of beneficiaries either did not exist or the documents attached with the application were found fake,” he said. “The district administration has recently prepared a revised list of beneficiaries after a verification. The payments will be released soon by the Finance Department,” the official added. Malti Thapar, president, Punjab Mahila Congress, alleged that the SAD-BJP government was insensitive towards women, particularly those belonging to the Dalit and weaker sections.
Promise not fulfilled
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Border farmers decry Rs
3,000 per acre relief
Amritsar, October 8 But, the farmers lament that the amount is inadequate. Talking to The Tribune, Makhan Singh, a farmer from Rajatal village along the India-Pakistan border, said the compensation of Rs 3,000 per acre seemed too less at a time when inflation was high and prices of farm inputs going up substantially. He said the government should give a compensation of at least Rs 10,000 per acre. Makhan, who owns 12 acres across the border fence, said they got 25 per cent less yield from land across the fence due to restrictions on farming. Gurnam Singh, a farmer from Daoke village who owns 25 acres of land across the fence, also demanded Rs 10,000 per acre to make up for the losses they suffer on account of hardships in cultivating their land. He said they were allowed access to their agricultural fields on alternate days and that too for four to five hours in a day. Sucha Singh from Rodawala village said wild animals from the other side of the fence also destroyed their crop, adding to the losses. “We can only grow wheat and paddy there,” he said. He was, however, happy that the government was at least giving them some relief. Farmer leader Rattan Singh Randhawa alleged that the government had now woken up to their plight with an eye on the Lok Sabha elections. “The then NDA government had given Rs 2,500 per acre to the border farmers in 1998-99. The Punjab Government has increased it by a mere Rs 500 after a gap of 15 years. The cost of farm inputs has gone up manifold since then,” said Rasal Singh, vice-president, Border Area Sangharsh Committee. Protest in Ajnala
Farmer organisations today staged a protest outside the Ajnala SDM office, seeking Rs 30,000 per acre as compensation for flood-hit farmers. They also sought Rs 5 lakh for the next of kin of those who lost lives in floods and Rs 50,000 for those who lost their livestock. The farmers also protested against the alleged fleecing by private traders and the denial of MSP to them during paddy procurement.
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2 Punjabis shot dead in Philippines
Lallian Khurd (Jalandhar), October 8 Then, Amrik’s neighbour Rajwinder Singh called another youth Gurmukh, who is settled in Manila, to confirm the incident. Gurmukh told him that three bikers had shot dead a motorcycle-borne Amrik. Daljeet Kaur said: “I was looking for a match for my son who was scheduled to come to the village in December, but I did not know he would never come.” Efforts are on to bring Amrik’s body to his native village for cremation. Meanwhile, Jaswinder Singh (38) of Haripur village was cremated at Adampur crematorium today. Jaswinder was reportedly gunned down by two bikers near Udesiyan village at Barak city a few days ago. He left behind his wife and two children. According to an estimate, over 250 Punjabis have been killed in the Philippines in the past decade, about three-fourths of whom belonged to the four districts of Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawanshahr and Hoshiarpur of the Doaba region. Most Punjabis living in the Philippines are reportedly involved in the illegal business of money lending.
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6,180 missing persons yet to be traced Desperate kin of these untraced persons are hoping against hope to see their loved ones alive. Information procured from the police under the RTI Act reveals that 12,150 persons went missing from 2002 to June 30 this year. As many as 5,970 of them were traced. A majority of them were in the age group of 26-40. In the area under the jurisdiction of the Jalandhar commissionerate, 466 persons of the total 818 missing since 2002 have yet to be traced. In the area under the Amritsar commissionerate jurisdiction, 819 missing persons of the total 1,435 remain untraced.
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Sharma should resign, demands Congress leader
Dera Bassi, October 8 Dolly said until a proper inquiry into the matter is carried out, NK Sharma should resign. Congress spokesperson Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Monday had accused NK Sharma of evading
stamp duty and undervaluing his land. On the other hand, NK Sharma has also accused Congress leaders of undervaluing land purchased in the neighbouring areas of Chandigarh.
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Maize dryer to change fortunes of farmers
Jalandhar, October 8
Nawanshahr Deputy Commissioner Anindita Mitra said the government had decided to set up another such plant at Saila Khurd in Hoshiarpur where maize cultivation is being carried out in a big way. Maize is among the crops with high moisture content, far above the specifications laid down by the Union Government. Normally, maize has 24 per cent or more moisture content. This can now be reduced to 17 per cent after treatment at the maize dryer plant. It takes a week or so to dry maize in the open, leading to delay in sales. Talking to The Tribune, the DC said Rs 9 crore had been spent to set the Nawanshahr maize dryer plant in operation, Rs 3.13 crore on civil, electric and mechanical costs and Rs 5.30 crore on the imported equipment. The plant will dry 66 quintals of maize per batch and reduce the moisture content by 3 per cent in an hour. The plant will be run on paddy husk, thereby saving power. Maize has been sown in Nawanshahr on 14,000 hectares.
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Area under paddy to come down
Chandigarh, October 8 Gurbachan Singh Babbehali, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Agriculture, said out of 28 lakh hectare area under paddy at present, 12 lakh hectares would be shifted to alternative crops like maize, sugarcane, cotton, pulses, fruits, vegetables and agro-forestry over the next five years.
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Mullanpur to come up as futuristic city, says Sukhbir
Chandigarh, October 8 He said, “The medi-city and edu-city, to be developed in the vicinity of Mullanpur, will have world-class hospitals and universities.” He said the edu-city would be developed on the pattern of Oxford University. Cautioning about mushrooming of unauthorised colonies in the Mullanpur planned area, Sukhbir said it was imperative for the authorities to check the growth of illegal construction with stern hand. Referring to the transit plan for the upcoming project, Sukhbir said the transit plan for New Chandigarh would be finalised focusing on a well-planned sectoral grid and roads widened from 100 ft to 200 ft. For better connectivity, the new city would have four main roads connecting with Mohali, Chandigarh, Panchkula, Zirakpur, Baddi, Kharar, Sirhind and the Mohali airport. There would be one metro junction and two metro stations in the local planning area.
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Effluents from Haryana polluting Punjab villages
(Rasoli) Patiala, October 8 On July 5, 2012, the pollution board wrote to its Haryana counterpart on the matter, but failed to get any response. It pointed out that wastewater from Ambala units were polluting the Ghaggar. On July 16, 2012, the PPCB requested the central board to intervene. It wrote: “Please direct the officials concerned to take immediate steps to stop the discharge of domestic and industrial waste into drains which lead to the Ghaggar.” Despite the letters, nothing changed, said PPCB Chairman Ravinder Singh. The PPCB officials say that wastewater of paper and cardboard mills in Kaithal and Pehowa finds its way into the Ghaggar through the Saraswati drain. The drain has become a source of pollution for hundreds of villages along the Punjab-Haryana border. It carries a blackish-brown water that flows into the Ghaggar near Rasoli village in Patran. The Ghaggar water is used for irrigation and drinking purposes in certain villages. Ever since Ajmer Singh of Rasoli village began to till land on the banks of the Ghaggar almost a decade ago, he has taken extra care to ensure that water from the Saraswati drain does not enter his fields. “The drain emanates a pungent odour. Even the village cattle shun the drain water,” he said. He claimed that a fellow villager who irrigated his fields with the drain water had lost his entire paddy crop as the water was contaminated. “In nearby villages of Harchandpura and Chicharh, there have been more than 24 cancer deaths in the past few years owing to use of polluted water,” claimed Karminder Singh of Shutrana. “We are suffering from skin ailments and other disabilities only because our villages are located near the polluted Ghaggar,” he said. Fact of matter
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Special camps to settle CLU cases: Joshi
Chandigarh, October 8 He said the time schedule for works in different categories would be pasted in offices to make the officers more accountable. The officers would have to ensure the receipt of all relevant documents from an applicant at the time of submission of application to save him harassment later. In the first phase, special camps would be organised at Amritsar on October 26 and in Ludhiana on November 7. More such camps would be held to clear the pending CLU cases. The move would prove a boon for thousands of applicants whose cases were lying pending in different districts, the minister said. Joshi said the state had been divided into eight clusters for door-to-door collection of garbage and preparations for installing solid waste management plants were on at Ludhiana, Bathinda and Ferozepur. Tenders for the Jalandhar cluster had been floated whereas those for Amritsar would be floated within a few days. To a query on illegal colonies, Joshi said that the state government had already introduced a policy under which a colony/ plot could be regularised by paying a nominal fee. He said the amount collected through this exercise would be spent on developing colonies. Strict action would be taken against erring builders, he warned.
Govt gets going * Amritsar camp on Oct 26 * Ludhiana camp on Nov 7 * Camps to be held at Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda later "The move will certainly prove a boon for thousands of applicants whose cases have been lying pending in different districts" — Anil Joshi, Local Bodies Minister
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Mohali Airport
Chandigarh, October 8 The Secretary, Civil Aviation, A Venu Prasad, said the matter had been discussed in detail at the level of the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), 3-BRD. “We have received the nod for exchange of land. The Punjab Government will provide alternative land measuring nine acres in the area adjoining the BRD,” Prasad said. “Since the airport is being readied for international flights on the pattern of Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, there is a need for a waiting area for flights before these move to the runway for takeoff. Chandigarh is developing into a major passenger hub. This means a majority of international airlines will be queuing up for flights and this requires an adequate waiting area,” he explained. The airport will see its first international flight before March, 2014, Prasad said.
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Industrialist killed in road accident
Ferozepur, October 8 Sukhdev Singh and two persons on the bike, identified as Manoj Kumar and Narinder Pal, both from Rajasthan, died on the spot. A seriously injured Aggarwal died at a private hospital in Muktsar. Aggarwal, a SAD leader, remained vice-chairman of the Jalabad Market Committee. He was a senior functionary of the Rice Millers’ Association. He is survived by his wife and two sons. Baljit Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Guruharsahai, said the bodies had been handed over to the families after post-mortem. A large number of people, including senior SAD and BJP leaders and industrialists, attended Aggarwal’s cremation in Jalalabad this evening. Five persons, including three women, had died in a bus-truck collision near Makhu yesterday. — OC
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After budgetary glitch, jails now allotted
Rs 36 crore
Patiala, October 8 While some district jails were yet to receive the amount to clear pending dues, ration bills of several jails had been cleared in the past two days. The government has claimed all pending dues would be cleared in the next couple of days. Following the budget cut, jail officials in several district jails were borrowing from central jails to do their daily chores. Senior officials in the Jails Department said ration bills worth over Rs 50 lakh had been cleared in the past two days in
Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bathinda, Ropar, Ludhiana, Pathankot, Moga and
Mansa. The shortage of funds meant that in several jails, food was cooked using firewood as LPG supply had been stopped after payments were not made. “It had become very difficult to manage things without the necessary funds. Thankfully, the pending dues are being cleared,” said a jail official. Among other things, the jails had also run out of medicines, cooking oil, toiletries and stationery items.
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20 years on, engineer to be reinstated with arrears
Chandigarh, October 8 Quashing the dismissal order dated October 1, 1993, Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa also directed his reinstatement in service. “In normal circumstances, liberty would have been granted to the respondent authorities to proceed in the matter afresh strictly in accordance with law. However, in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the present case wherein the allegations pertain to the years 1989-1993, it would be a travesty of justice for the petitioner to be now called upon to set
up his defence after a period of 20 years. “Such delay would clearly work to the prejudice of the petitioner and as such, liberty in terms of initiating departmental proceedings afresh is being denied. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the view that the ends of justice would be met if upon reinstatement as has been directed, the petitioner be granted all consequential benefits except arrears of salary which would be limited to 50 per cent for the period in question i.e. from the date of passing of the order of dismissal till the date of reinstatement,” Justice Dhindsa asserted. As the case came up for hearing, Justice Dhindsa was told that the Centre was an instrumentality of the State Government. The petitioner was initially appointed as a purchase assistant in the ‘Centre’ in 1985, before appointment as an assistant engineer in November 1987. In February 1993, he was issued a charge sheet by the centre General Manager on the allegations such as not working and hence being a burden on the
centre; irregular attendance, absenting from duties without prior permission, availing leave on false grounds; and sleeping while on duty. His counsel told the court that the inquiry officer had himself appeared as a witness for the management during the course of inquiry proceedings. Even the general manager had appeared before the inquiry officer as a witness. Allowing the petition, Justice Dhindsa asserted if a person appears as a witness in disciplinary proceedings, he can neither be an inquiry officer, nor pass order of punishment as a disciplinary authority. Justice Dhindsa added as the inquiry officer and the general manager had participated in the inquiry proceedings, “any order resulting in the culmination
of such proceedings cannot sustain”.
Case file * Assistant Engineer Ravinder Pal was dismissed on October 1, 1993 on charges such as sleeping on duty, absenteeism * In the departmental inquiry, the general manager and inquiry officer had appeared as witnesses * Justice Dhindsa asserts a witness in disciplinary proceedings can neither be an inquiry officer nor disciplinary authority * The petitioner is reinstated and granted all benefits except arrears of salary limited to 50 per cent for the period in question
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200 more saanjh kendras to be set up in state
Ludhiana, October 8 Moreover, the State government has decided to make community policing a separate cadre. SK Sharma, Additional Director General of Police
(ADGP), Human Resource Department and Community Policing Director, PAP
Phillaur, said, “The construction of outreach centers is underway and Rs 8.5 crore for the same has been dispatched.” All outreach centers would now be directly under the control of
ADGP-HRD, said Sharma. “Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal has in-principle agreed to make community policing a separate cadre. A notification in this regard will be issued soon,” said Sharma. An officer of the rank of superintendent of police (SP) or Deputy Superintendent of Police
(DSP), depending upon the size of the police district, will head saanjh
kendras. The staff deployed for community policing will not be directed to work for VIPs. With HRD taking control, community policing would work as a separate unit and policemen would join the wing on deputation basis. HRD is planning to increase
the salaries of policemen who join community policing. Saanjh kendras, a dream project of Sukhbir
Badal, were launched with much pomp and show nearly two years ago but the project failed. The plan was to rid policing of red tape and encourage a corporate working environment. The tech-savvy staff of saanjh kendras were to be
connected with various police stations. However, the plush air conditioned outreach centres that are equipped
with LCDs are currently serving as rest rooms for policemen.
Services at centres
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200 employees of Ropar civic body not paid for 3 months
Ropar, October 8 A council employee said the fire brigade would not be able to function in case the diesel supplier stops the supply. The civic body could not afford to let this happen as the number of fires during the festival season increased substantially, he said. It needs at least Rs 60 lakh to clear its immediate liabilities, said sources. They said Ropar municipal council’s annual fiscal deficit had been Rs 1 crore for several years. Adding to its woes, the annual income of the civic body was reduced to Rs 6 crore from Rs 8 crore last year. The situation has gotten worse as the state government has done away with House Tax that generated Rs 1.75 crore for the council and the Property Tax imposed in lieu of the former is yet to be implemented. Similarly, the house plan sanction that would generate Rs 80 lakh was not implemented by land owners after the state government decided to regularise illegal colonies. Moreover, the VAT amount transferred by the state government in the account of the civic body also dwindled to Rs 18 lakh from Rs 30 lakh last month.
Ropar Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Pushpinder Singh Kailey, who is in charge of MC in the absence of an executive officer, said the employees of the Sanitation Department had been paid one month’s salary while the rest would be disbursed soon.
Reasons for the fiscal crunch * House Tax that generated Rs 1.75 crore for the council has been done away with and the Property Tax imposed in lieu of the former is yet to be implemented * The house plan sanction that would have generated Rs 80 lakh was not implemented by land owners after the state government decided to regularise illegal colonies * The VAT amount transferred by the state government in the account of the civic body has also dwindled to Rs 18 lakh from Rs 30 lakh last month
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Appointment of school board secy under lens
Chandigarh, October 8 The notice came on a petition, challenging the appointment, filed by Malvinder Singh Mali. A social studies teacher in a government senior secondary school, he was public relations officer attached with the media adviser of the Chief Minister. Mali has contended that Baht did not have the “administrative experience of at least five years”. Moreover, the MTech (Civil Engineering) qualification acquired by him was not valid. It was obtained from Karnataka State Open University through the distance education mode. The course was offered by the university without the mandatory approval of the All-India Council for Technical Education.The petitioner also referred to a public notice of 2010 issued by the AICTE, stating clearly that it, as a matter of policy, did not recognise the qualifications acquired through distance education in the field of engineering and technology. He also referred to a decision of December 2, 2012, taken by the PTU, Jalandhar, rejecting the candidature of certain persons for getting admission in MTech (part-time) as their BTech degrees acquired through distance education were not acceptable to the university.
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Woman resists rape attempt, set ablaze
Qadian, October 8 SS Mand, Senior Superintendent of Police, Batala, said Jinder Kaur, who worked as a domestic help, was going to her home in Kahlwan village on Saturday. She was offered tea by Sayeed Ahmed and his 70-year-old friend Ghulam Muhayudin at a flour mill where they worked. The accused later tried to rape the woman who was set ablaze when she resisted their attempts. She suffered 70 per cent burns. The SSP said the police had registered a case under Sections 307, 354 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and arrested the accused.
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Batala constable kills two over land dispute
Gurdaspur, October 8 Although SAD halqa (area) chief SS Langah tried to bring about a compromise between the two, they reportedly had a spat over the issue two days ago. Today, Bhagwan Singh lodged a complaint with the Station House Officer (SHO) of Dera Baba Nanak, alleging that Virsa Singh was trying to grab land adjacent to his house. As Bhagwan Singh was returning home, he entered into an argument with Virsa Singh's son Parminder Singh, a constable with the Batala police.The quarrel turned nasty and the two summoned their supporters. A group clash ensued. Bhagwan Singh's son Ranjodh Singh (23), reportedly fired at Parminder Singh but the latter snatched his gun and shot dead both Ranjodh Singh and Bhagwan Singh. Their relative Tarsem Singh, who was hit in the chest, was shifted to the Civil Hospital. He was later shifted to Amritsar. The SSP said that the family members of the deceased had lodged a complaint with the police, alleging that Virsa Singh and Parminder Singh, along with their 24 supporters, had barged into their house and attacked them with sharp-edged weapons. A case under Sections 307, 302, 148 and 149 has been filed against Parminder Singh, Santokh Singh, Gurnam Singh, Virsa Singh, his wife Amarjeet Kaur, Sucha Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Maninder Singh, Gurdev Singh and Makhan Singh. All of them had absconded.
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The foundation stone-laying ceremony for a cancer hospital here, to be attended, among others, by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, has taken on political overtones after Chief Minster Parkash Singh Badal expressed resentment at not having been invited for the event.
Unable to check Haryana’s industrial units from releasing their toxic waste into the Saraswati drain in Punjab, the Punjab Pollution Control Board
(PPCB) has decided to strongly take up the matter with the Central Pollution Control Board
(CPCB). On July 5, 2012, the pollution board wrote to its Haryana counterpart on the matter, but failed to get any response. It pointed out that wastewater from Ambala units were polluting the
Ghaggar. On July 16, 2012, the PPCB requested the central board to intervene.
Amrik Singh was in Manila for the past three years. He was involved in the money-lending business. A pall of gloom descended on Lallian Khurd village when Amrik’s mother Daljeet Kaur got a call on Monday afternoon about his death.
Muktsar, October 8