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Rain damages wheat crop in Ludhiana, Sangrur
New wheat variety okayed for cultivation
duplicate vote controversy |
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Govt shows red signal to use of beacons
Historic 15th century well found at Phagwara temple
Volunteers show items recovered from Kalianwala Khuh in Ajnala on Sunday. photo: vishal kumar
Trouble for potato growers
Health workers on protest again in CM’s constituency
Move to shift male tutors opposed
Charge sheet issued against PCS officer for misconduct
Protesting farmers to campaign against Akali Dal, BJP in elections
Alarming urea content found in milk
Govt to spend Rs
3,600 cr on infra development
Ferozepur faces shortage of officers; work suffers
Now, e-Prisons to keep watch on inmates
‘Harassed’, school principal ends life
State’s first genetic lab opens at Faridkot varsity
Ensure fair elections, officials told
Traders protest police inaction in murder case
Dal Khalsa mentor’s book released
Damdami Taksal head Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa (right) and SGPC executive member Karnail Panjoli (second from right) release the book in Amritsar on Sunday. Tribune photo
Ferozepur to Hussainiwala
rail link may be restored
Auditors plan sit-in against power corp on March 5
Fund-raising drive by BJP
Man charged with raping teen in Oz
Akali leader gets two-year jail in power theft case
2,800 offenders on the run in Jalandhar
13 arrested in crackdown on sand mafia in Moga
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Rain damages wheat crop in Ludhiana, Sangrur
Mandi Ahmedgarh/Raikot, March 2 The crop was partially damaged at Rajgarh, Tungaheri, Kalsian, Bhaini Darera, Andlu, Akalgarh, Jandali, Chhanna, Dehliz, Pohir, Lehra and Jagera villages. The crop was also flattened in certain segments of Malerkotla, Raikot and Amargarh. Affected farmers are likely to suffer losses due to degradation in quality of the grain, fall in yield and increased expenses on harvesting. Devinder Singh Jaggi of Fatehpur village said: "Farmers in the area have already suffered at least 20 per cent loss. If such weather continues we will incur heavy losses". Jasbir Singh of Chhapar said heavy ears of the wheat crop had fallen which was bound to hit the yield and degrade quality of the produce. Maintaining that farmers would also suffer loss due to additional expenses on harvesting, Baldev Singh Latala and Sikandar Singh Jartoli, office-bearers of the Punjab Kissan Sabha demanded compensation for the affected farmers. Revenue officials have been asked to conduct surveys to assess the loss. Rakesh Popli, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Raikot, who visited the affected areas, said standing crop over 1,770 acres of land was affected. He told revenue officials to submit a report on losses suffered by the farmers to prepare a case for compensation. Facing a tough time * Heavy rain and hailstorm has damaged standing wheat crop over hundreds of acres * Affected farmers are likely to suffer loss due to degradation in quality of grain, fall in yield and more expenses on harvesting "Standing crop over 1,770 acres of land has been hit. Revenue officials have been told to submit a report to prepare a case for compensation." Rakesh Popli, raikot sdm
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New wheat variety okayed for cultivation
Patiala, March 2 The new variety has been notified for cultivation in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and other areas which include Punjab, Haryana and Western UP. The variety will be better resistant against yellow rust, a common disease hitting crops in these regions. KV Prabhu, Joint Director (Research), IARI, said the new variety had been named HD-3086. "It is much better in terms of yield per acre in comparison to the vastly popular existing variety HD-2967," said Prabhu, who heads a team of experts. Prabhu said the existing variety which covered a large area was free from the dreaded yellow rust and no crop in in Patiala, Sangrur and Fatehgarh Sahib districts had been attacked by this disease. He said Punjab was poised to harvest a bumper wheat crop. The wheat output of the country was likely to reach close to 100 million tones, he added.
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duplicate vote controversy
Amritsar, March 2 The complainants, Sandeep Gorsi and Vaneet Mahajan, alleged the minister had contested the assembly elections on the basis of fake documents and votes. They have written to the EC, state Chief Electoral Officer and DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in this regard. Joshi is already facing a criminal complaint in the dual vote controversy in the court of Additional Sessions Judge. The complainants alleged Joshi made fake votes from house number 3, New Golden Avenue, near Panj Peer area, from where he contested the assembly elections in 2007, after "forging" documents. Sandeep alleged the said vote was prepared by the minister in 2006 when the house was under construction. Moreover, the house belonged to someone else and the owner had never rented it out, he alleged. "This clearly means Joshi got his vote prepared on the basis of forged documents," Sandeep alleged. The duo further raised questions over the validity of Joshi's vote in 2012 while stating that it also appeared to be "bogus". He said an inquiry conducted by Division Commissioner, Jalandhar, to fix the responsibility of officials in the dual vote controversy had pointed out that the serial numbers 749 to 757 allotted by the enumerator in the voter list to Joshi and his family members were also given to residents of house nos. 111, 112 and 114. Joshi and his family were shown residents of house no. 110 in Medical Enclave area. The report was submitted to CEO Punjab a couple of months ago, he said. Vaneet alleged Joshi was guilty of drawing salary and other remuneration "illegally" during his tenure as MLA from 2007 to 2012.
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Govt shows red signal to use of beacons
Chandigarh, March 2 Those whose red light has been ordered to be removed are Members of Parliament (MPs), Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPSs), advisers to the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister, Mayors, those given Cabinet status, all IAS officers barring the Chief Secretary and all IPS officers barring the Director General of Police. Even the Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendents of Police have to do away with the red beacon. All Information Commissioners and the Chief Information Commissioner, and chief and members of the Right to Service Commission have also been brought under this category. A notification issued on February 28 mentions that only Punjab Governor, Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Cabinet ministers, former Governors, former Chief Ministers, Chief Justice and Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Leader of Opposition and state Planning Board Vice-Chairman are among the few who have been allowed the use of red light with a flasher. Those who can use a red light but without a flasher include State Election Commissioner, both the Accountant Generals, Deputy Speaker, state ministers, Deputy Ministers, Advocate Generals, Chief Secretary, DGP and chairpersons of Punjab Minority Commission, Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission and the The vehicles escorting the dignitaries entitled to use red light will only use blue light. The red light will be used only when the dignitary is on duty. When he is on personal visit to some place, the light will be covered by black or white cover. The red light has been allowed for those holding 20 important official positions. The stickers of red lights shall be issued by the Additional Director General of Police (Traffic). The sticker details, dignitary’s name and the vehicle number will have to be intimated to the Punjab Transport Commissioner. Punjab issued the fresh notification following directions from the Supreme Court asking state governments to curtail the use of red lights. The notification stated that the permission to all other dignitaries, officials and persons to use red lights and stickers issued to them stood cancelled with immediate effect. DGP gets it but Principal Secy (Home) doesn’t Eyebrows are being raised over allowing the red light to the Director General of Police while barring it for IAS officers of the Chief Secretary level, including the Principal Secretary (Home) and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister.
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Historic 15th century well found at Phagwara temple
Phagwara, March 2 Delegates at a joint meeting of members of the Guru Ravidas Sadhu Community and the All India Adh-Dharam Mission at the dera confirmed the well was built for Guru Ravidas. They decided to reconstruct and renovate the well in memory of Guru Ravidas. They said the move was being taken to preserve their heritage. Mahant Purshotam Lal said ‘kar sewa’ to renovate the well would soon be held. Sadhu Samprdaya Society Punjab president Nirmal Dass, Balbir Singh, Sarwan Dass, Satinderjit Heera, Jaswant Singh and Samaj Morcha Punjab president Gian Chand and Mahinder Paul Pandhwa were among those present at the meeting. They directed Mahant Purshotam Lal to launch the ‘kar sewa’. Those present at the meeting also urged the state government to fulfill its promises, including setting up a chair in the Guru’s name at Guru Ravidas Technical College.
How the well was discovered *
The well dating back to 1485 AD was discovered
at Dera Guru Ravidas Mandir Chack Hakim near Phagwara *
The authorities found the well, built with Nanakshahi bricks, while digging to construct a basement on the temple premises *
Delegates at a joint
eeting of members of the Guru Ravidas Sadhu Community and the All India Adh-Dharam Mission said the well was constructed when Guru Ravidas stayed at the dera for more
than 70 days
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Victoria Medals, jewellery found in Ajnala on Day 3
Amritsar, March 2 The mortal remains of more martyrs of the 1857 uprising were also found. Officials of the Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj management committee said it appeared the excavation was complete. Committee chief Amarjit Singh Sarkaria demanded a place for the cremation of the mortal remains. He said a report on the excavation would soon be handed over to the Punjab Government. Ajnala Sub-Divisional Magistrate Surinder Singh also visited the spot. Researcher Surinder Kochar claimed around 90 skulls, 170 jaws, more than 5,000 teeth, Re 1 coin of East India Company were among other things recovered at the site. Around 500 soldiers had started a revolt at Mian Mir Cantonment in Lahore as part of the 1857 uprising and swam across the Ravi to reach Ajnala. Of them, 218 were killed by the British at Dadian Sofian village, near here, while the remaining 282 were incarcerated in a cage-like room where many of them died of asphyxiation. The rest were shot dead before their bodies being thrown in the well, which later came to be known as Kalianwala Khu as the British used to call Indians “kale” (black). The management committee had decided to build a memorial of the 1857 martyrs in 2008 and they were making consistent efforts towards achieving their goal. Sarkaria said they were planning to showcase the remains of the soldiers in glass cabins for about four months, during which they would urge the Union Government to get their DNA test done.
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Trouble for potato growers
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 2 Parminder Singh of Khojemajra village said he had invested on seed, fertilisers, medicines and sprays, but his investment went waste. “The yield from 1 acre of potato field is 120 quintals, but yesterday’s rain has dashed my hope of a bumper crop,” he said. Another farmer Varinder Singh, whose crop has also been damaged, urged the state government to compensate potato growers after conducting “girdawri” (revenue survey) in the district.
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Health workers on protest again in CM’s constituency
Muktsar, March 2 They also sought a meeting with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. On February 24, the union had lifted its dharna following an "assurance" from the state government that their demand would be considered in the Cabinet meeting held the same day. But the members alleged that even after a week, the government had failed to issue a notification related to their demand. “The government yesterday issued a statement announcing a hike in our salary. But it failed to mention anything about our demand for regularisation, forcing us to protest again," said union leader Gurmeet Kaur. The National Rural Health Mission Staff Nurse Employees' Union is also on a protest in Lambi seeking regularisation of their services.
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Move to shift male tutors opposed
Moga, March 2 Hundreds of teachers gathered in the city to protest against Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka. They alleged the decision to transfer male teachers out of girls’ schools in order to stop the alleged sexual harassment of students was unjustified. “Instead of identifying and punishing the guilty teachers, Maluka has punished all male teachers for no reason,” they alleged. The protesting teachers appealed to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal to intervene in the matter and cancel the transfer orders. “Not all male teachers possess a bad character. This move is unjustified,” said Harjinder Dhillon, a teacher.
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Charge sheet issued against PCS officer for misconduct
Chandigarh, March 2 The officer has been charged under the Punjab Civil Services (Discipline and Punishment) Rules. This means he will be let off with a minor punishment, such as censure or withdrawal of increment. Goyal, posted as Deputy Director in the Local Bodies Department at Jalandhar till recently, failed to deposit a rent of Rs 33,000 for a government property. The case dates back to 2005, when Goyal was posted Estate Officer, Punjab Urban Development Authority. Goyal later deposited the rent. This is not the first time that the officer has been indicted. In 2010, he was arrested by the Vigilance Bureau while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a Kapurthala resident. At that time, Goyal was posted Joint Secretary, Department of Welfare of
SC/BCs.
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Protesting farmers to campaign against Akali Dal, BJP in elections
Amritsar, March 2 The government handed over a cheque for Rs 5 lakh to Amar Kaur, the wife of the deceased. Bahadur Singh had died on February 22 during a clash between the police and farmers who were protesting outside the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited office. The protesters had allegedly held hostage a number of officials to pressurise the government to accept their demands. Among other demands, the farmer bodies have sought release of the arrested farmers. They said they would campaign against the government in every village of Punjab and encourage the farming community to vote against the alliance partners in the parliamentary elections. During the ceremony, they raised anti-Punjab Government slogans and also decided to hold a three-day dharna outside the Amritsar Deputy Commissioner’s office. Surinder Singh Chutala, Kisan Sangharsh Committee general secretary, said thousands of farmers who had gathered at the village from all over the state to pay tribute to the departed soul conveyed their acceptance by raising their hands.
* Slash power rates to Re 1 per unit for houses * Provide free connections for farmers with less than five acre landholding * Release the farmers arrested during a clash with the police A farmer gives a relief cheque to deceased’s wife Amar Kaur
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Alarming urea content found in milk
Faridkot, March 2 The quality of milk is also believed to be critical in Punjab as the high use of synthetic nitrogen in green fodder and dry cattle feed is going unchecked, said Gopikrishna SR, senior campaigner, Greenpeace India. About 20 per cent of all sampled wells in Malwa have nitrate levels above the WHO safety limit of 50 mg per
litre, the study mentioned. The samples were collected from 50 villages in
Bathinda, Muktsar and Ludhiana districts. He said the high nitrate content in underground water had been particularly affecting the health of children in rural areas. The urea concentration in cattle feed is also found much more than the permissible limit of 1.5 per cent, the study said. The practice is adopted to raise milk protein, said Harminder Singh
Sandhu, former assistant director in the Animal Husbandry Department.
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Govt to spend Rs
3,600 cr on infra development
Chandigarh, March 2 Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, in a statement, said the amount had been earmarked for potable water, sewerage, sewage treatment plants, concrete roads and streetlights. Fifty-two towns would be developed in the first phase of the programme, he said. The projects include 23 sewage treatment plants and water supply schemes, railway over-bridges in Muktsar and Bathinda, group housing project in Bathinda and bus terminals in Faridkot and Bassi Pathana. A hi-tech neo-natal hospital at Kotkapura and over 10 66-KV sub-stations would also come up, he said.
Projects in pipeline * 23 sewage treatment plants and water supply schemes * Railway over-bridges in Muktsar and Bathinda * A group housing project in Bathinda * Bus terminals in Faridkot and Bassi Pathana * Neo-natal hospital in Kotkapura
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Ferozepur faces shortage of officers; work suffers
Ferozepur, March 2 The maximum tenure of any SDM here has been a little more than five months and that, too, was in form of an additional charge for Arvinder Pal Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC-Development), while the shortest term being only six days for GS Pannu. The frequent transfer of officers is not the only cause for concern. The shortage of officers in Ferozepur has badly affected the functioning of key government departments in the district already reeling under the lack of infrastructural growth and wretched economy. Due to the dearth of officers, there has been added workload on the handful of those posted here. Apart from incumbent Deputy Commissioner (DC) Manjit Singh Narang, there is only one PCS officer posted in the district headquarters. The vital posts of the ADC (General), Public Grievance Officer (PGO), Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Secretary, Assistant Commissioner (General) and Executive Magistrate (EM) are vacant. All these posts involve public dealing; however, in the absence of regular appointments, the public is bearing the brunt. The office of the ADC (G) looks after several significant assignments, including works related to arms licence branch. All these works are suffering as the post is lying vacant after the previous incumbent, JC Sabharwal, was transferred. The functioning of the Transport Department has also invited public wrath in the absence of regular District Transport Officer (DTO) and the RTA Secretary. “After carving out several districts out of Ferozepur, with Fazilka being the latest one, the district has been reduced to one-fifth of its size. Due to this reason, very few officers are interested to be posted here,” an officer, requesting anonymity, said, adding that the district was no longer politically significant for the government. The DC said the state government was in the know of the matter and steps were being taken to redress the shortage of officers.
Pressed for manpower * Apart from incumbent Deputy Commissioner Manjit Singh Narang, there is only one PCS officer posted in Ferozepur district * The vital posts of Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Public Grievance Officer, Regional Transport Authority Secretary, Assistant Commissioner (General) and Executive Magistrate are vacant * More than a dozen Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) transferred from Guruharsahai in the past two years * The maximum tenure of any SDM has been a little more than five months, while the shortest term being only six days
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Now, e-Prisons to keep watch on inmates
Ropar, March 2 The system conceived by Ropar DC PK Aggarwal was developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). The system comprises two functional modules — Prisoner Management System (PMS) and Visitors Management System (VMS). Under PMS, the data maintained include the details of prisoners concerning their family, diseases and treatment, case history, punishment, and probable date of release. The VMS module assists in capturing all relevant information and pictures of visitors to jail. — TNS
New system * ‘e-Prisons’ is a web-based system to monitor activities of prisoners * Ropar DC PK Aggarwal conceived the system * It comprises two functional modules — Prisoner Management System and Visitors Management System
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‘Harassed’, school principal ends life
Ludhiana, March 2 The body is yet to be recovered. The victim, Ranjit Singh, left a suicide note in his diary that was found lying in his abandoned scooter. In the suicide note, Ranjit said he had taken the extreme step after a woman clerk of the school accused him of outraging her modesty. Ranjit had questioned the clerk’s functioning, following which she, her husband and a SAD leader started harassing him. On the complaint of victim’s son Paramvir Singh of Jhammat village, the police have registered a case under Sections 306, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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State’s first genetic lab opens at Faridkot varsity
Faridkot, March 2 The laboratory is equipped to diagnose mental disabilities in prenatal development of human embryos and foetuses by analysing their genetic code Dr VM Katoch, Secretary, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), inaugurated the laboratory. In the lab, the tests of pregnant women will detect variations in their chromosomes that are linked to intellectual disability such as Down’s syndrome and other developmental disorders among children. “It will help doctors and parents to diagnose children’s disabilities with prenatal screening, predict genetically acquired diseases and get them appropriate care and support,” Dr Katoch said. “The screening of the pregnancy is recommended not only for the women who have potential genetic diseases, but it is also advisable to every pregnant woman to screen foetuses for potentially debilitating diseases,” university Vice-chancellor Dr SS Gill said. Genetics screening involves the diagnosis and management of hereditary disorders. Dr Katoch also inaugurated an Advanced Cancer Diagnostic Centre in the university.
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Ensure fair elections, officials told
Patiala, March 2 Ajit Singh Pannu, Divisional Commissioner, directed the officials from Patiala, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sangrur and Barnala to ensure that all directions of the EC were followed. He said those violating the orders would face strict action. Many Deputy Commissioners, SDMs, Tehsildars, Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers and junior staff members attended the workshop. There were reports that many officials showed a casual approach towards the training
programme.
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Traders protest police inaction in murder case
Mahilpur (Hoshiarpur), March 2 Two youths had allegedly attacked the victim, Yogesh Rani, with sharp-edged weapons at her house in Ward number 1 on February 27. Satish Kumar, the husband of the deceased, warned they would not cremate Yogesh’s body until the accused were arrested. Satish alleged, “Three days after the incident, the police are still clueless about the killers. They are not doing their job properly. I will not cremate my wife’s body until the killers are arrested.” SHO Mahilpur tried to pacify the agitating shopkeepers but in vain. The blockade was only lifted when Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Gurmel Singh assured them of nabbing the killers within five days.
"Three days after the incident, the police are still clueless about the killers. They are not doing their job properly. I will not cremate my wife's body until the killers are arrested." — Satish Kumar, victim’s husband The case n Two youths had allegedly attacked the victim, Yogesh Rani, with sharp-edged weapons at her house in ward number 1 on February 27
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Dal Khalsa mentor’s book released
Amritsar, March 2 The 258-page book titled “Supne ton sangarsh val” has been dedicated to Sikh philosopher Sirdar Kapur Singh. Recognising the statesmanship of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, a special tribute has been paid to him through the book. Gajinder and his four accomplices had hijacked an Air India plane en route from New Delhi to Srinagar via Amritsar and forced it to land in Pakistan on September 29, 1981. They were later arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment by a Pakistan court. Since his release from Pakistani prison in 1995, he has been staying in exile.
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Ferozepur to Hussainiwala
rail link may be restored
Ferozepur, March 2 The tombstones of freedom fighters Shahid Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukhdev are also situated here. Parminder Singh Pinki MLA, who had taken up the matter with the ministry, said it was important to reconnect these two stations that were linked before Partition. The Railway ministry also issued a notification to start Ferozepur-Chandigarh train from March 10 on a trial basis for a month. NC Goyal, Divisional Railway Manager, Ferozepur Division, said the train would reach Chandigarh via Moga, Ludhiana, Khamano and
Kharar.
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Auditors plan sit-in against power corp on March 5
Hoshiarpur, March 2 Thakur alleged the PSPCL management had deliberately downgraded the pay grade of Internal Auditor, Revenue Accountant, Divisional Accountant and Divisional Superintendent. He alleged they did not consider the employees’ old pay scale, and their qualification. General Secretary Puneet Khullar said, “Association members resent the circular issued. We demand that the grade pay for Internal Auditor be raised to Rs 5,400 ”.
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Man charged with raping teen in Oz
An Indian-origin man in Australia has been charged with raping and indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl, according to a media report today.
Surendra Chowdhry, 57, allegedly tied the victim’s hands behind her back with a handkerchief and then sexually assaulted her in western Sydney on New Year’s Day in 2013. Chowdhry also faces the charges of indecently assaulting her three times during 2012 and twice again in January, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Child Abuse Squad officials arrested Chowdhry on Friday night. He wanted to “resolve the matters within the family”, the police told Parramatta Bail Court yesterday. The police said the victim’s father, too, expressed a desire to “bypass the police and judicial process”. The police alleged that if he were released on bail, Chowdhry might influence the victim into withdrawing the complaint. The magistrate formally refused him bail and remanded him in
custody. — PTI Trucker in Australia faces trial for crash Melbourne: An Indian-origin truck driver in Australia, who was charged with killing four members of a family in a road accident, appeared in a Melbourne court on Sunday. Jobandeep Gill, 27, who is accused of running through a ‘Stop’ sign and colliding his truck with a car in Catani area on Friday, appeared in Melbourne magistrate court. His lawyer Abdullah Altintop told the court that Gill was in shock following the accident, the ABC News reported. The car in which five persons were travelling, incinerated, killing both parents as well as their two-year-old son and daughter. Their nine-year-old son was the lone survivor in the accident. Gill, a sub-contractor for a truck company, has been charged with four counts of culpable driving causing death, four counts of dangerous driving, one count of reckless conduct endangering life, and one count of failing to stop at a stop sign. Gill’s trial will continue next week. — IANS
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Akali leader gets two-year jail in power theft case
Faridkot, March 2 The court of Special Judge, Faridkot, also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convict. A former state president of the BJP's transport wing who switched over to the SAD, Manjit Singh owns a nursing college in Kotkapura, Faridkot. During an inspection in November 2010, the enforcement wing of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited had detected the power theft at Baba Farid Nursing College. The college authorities had tampered with power meters. The institute was imposed a fine of Rs 11.08 lakh. But, the power corporation cut the penalty to Rs 4 lakh reportedly due to the college’s owner’s political connections. As Manjit failed to pay the penalty, the power corporation initiated legal proceedings against the Akali leader.
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2,800 offenders on the run in Jalandhar
Jalandhar, March 2 Among those involved in the shootout in Jalandhar a couple of days ago were POs Daljit Singh Bhana and Yudhvir. They had shot dead owner of Prince Telecom on May 8, 2012. They managed to flee on foot, abandoning their motorcycles at the crime spot. Sources claimed the two had the patronage of politicians. Hence, the police were reluctant to nab them. According to the official website of the Jalandhar Commissionerate, 815 criminals have been declared PO under Sections 82 and 83 of the CrPc and 2,208 under Section 299. Some of them have been on the run for the past three decades. Among them are Asti of Mohalla Chadian and Kuldip of Dhade village. They were booked for murder in 1983 and 1987, respectively. Satinderjit Singh alias Mintu dodged the police for more than 25 years. Wanted in the murder of Akali leader Surinder Singh Makkar, brother of former SAD legislator Sarabjit Makkar, he was nabbed by the Batala police in November last year. Computer branch officials said the POs’ list on the website had been updated till January this year. Police Commissioner (Jalandhar) Ishwar Singh said: “I will issue instructions to my officers to launch a hunt for the POs. I will scan the list of dreaded criminals on the run. Their photographs will be pasted at public places.” Deputy Commissioner of Police Rahul S said posters of the three of the accused in the recent shootout that left two persons dead had been put up at various locations in the city. The trio are Bhana gang kingpin Daljit Singh Bhana (a proclaimed offender), Gurbaz Singh alias Baba and Gurpreet Singh. Cash rewards for information leading to their arrest had also been announced, he said.
The fugitives
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13 arrested in crackdown on sand mafia in Moga
Moga, March 2 The kingpin, Jaspal Singh of Dala village, who is reportedly associated with the SAD, however, managed to escape. A police officer said the kingpin had also been booked for allegedly assaulting an Excise Department team in September last. The police also recovered alleged fake carriage slips being issued to the transporters without paying taxes to the state government, indicating an organised network of sand mafia was active in the area. The Sutlej passes through the district along its border with Ferozepur, Tarn Taran and Jalandhar districts. After illegal mining, the sand is illegally transported to other districts of the Malwa belt. The police have registered two separate cases under various sections of the Mining Act against the arrested persons. Sources said illegal mining had gained momentum over the past few days. “A sudden increase is witnessed in mining activities ahead of the elections because people engaged in this illegal business feel they will get shelter from politicians,” said a resident of Sherpur Taiba village situated along the
Sutlej.
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Heavy rain and hailstorm that lashed the region last night damaged standing wheat crop over hundreds of acres in Ludhiana and Sangrur districts.
The crop was partially damaged at Rajgarh, Tungaheri, Kalsian, Bhaini Darera,
Andlu, Akalgarh, Jandali, Chhanna, Dehliz, Pohir, Lehra and Jagera villages.
Members of the Contract Multi-Purpose Health Workers' (Female) Union today again gathered at Lambi village and blocked the
Malout-Delhi National Highway, seeking regularisation of their services. They also sought a meeting with Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal. On February 24, the union had lifted its dharna following an "assurance" from the state government that their demand would be considered in the Cabinet meeting held the same day.
A compilation of poems by Dal Khalsa mentor Gajinder Singh, whose name figured in India’s list of 20 most wanted persons, was today released by Damdami Taksal head Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa and SGPC executive member Karnail Singh Panjoli.
* The Punjab Government should employ a family member of the deceased farmer
