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No lessons learnt from HP tragedy
Govt cancels recruitment of jail staff, candidates cry foul
Chaos as Sukhbir leaves Sangat Darshan mid-way
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Drug trade: 6 Nigerians arrested
Modern langar hall at Golden Temple on anvil
New laws for construction of cinema halls
Sikhs in Nanded protest
proposed gurdwara Act
Cess on basmati slashed
Industrial output at
Rs 1,93,000 cr
2 burnt alive as truck rams into tanker
Protest at AAP’s meeting
Activist of the Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Lok Bhalai Manch protest outside a hotel where AAP leaders met party workers in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
woman of substance
Gurdaspur villages sans basic amenities
Phagwara residents demand road repair
Industrialists demand credit policy in Mandi Gobindgarh
Sewerage cell set up Row over clicking pics
Punjabi man shot in Philippines
Marriage registration: HC comes to aid of runaway couples
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No lessons learnt from HP tragedy
Bathinda, June18
The wireless system is used by department officials to communicate with each other about the release of water in canals and other such purposes. The department is now completely dependent on telecom services for any such communication. Besides, a number of river gates that are opened to release water downstream during emergencies are in a dilapidated condition and need urgent repair. The rest houses at regulation points from where the river and canal gates are operated too have lost their relevance. There are around 400 regulation points in the state. There is a need for more than 600 employees to operate river/canal gates. These gates are opened to release water downstream regulation points when the level increases in the upstream river or canal. In case, the gates are not opened due to lack of communication or otherwise, there would be overflow of water that could cause breach in canals and flood the surrounding areas. The gates at Ropar, Harike and Hussainiwala headworks, all situated on the Sutlej, and the Madhopur headworks on the Ravi are in a shambles. The 159 km Bhakhra Mainline in Punjab has around 500 regulation gates. Most of these need urgent repairs. An official said the state government had been overlooking the maintenance of the wireless network system that could prevent unwanted situations such as floods. The department is now dependant on mobile networks. The Railways, police and several other departments were still using wireless systems along with other means of communication since the former was more reliable, he said. Vehicles alloted to the Irrigation Department are too in a dilapidated condition. Amarjit Singh Dullet, Chief Engineer, Canals, refused to comment on the defunct wireless network system, but claimed: "The river gates at headworks are in good condition. I have only received a request to repair Harike Headworks. An estimate has been prepared and it will be repaired soon. We repair the headworks as and when the need arises."
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Govt cancels recruitment of jail staff, candidates cry foul
Chandigarh, June 18 The government had advertised 527 posts of warden, 36 of matron and 10 of driver in October 2011. It kept the candidates waiting for more than two years to hold the final interviews, but finally cancelled the recruitment process. The department's selection committee had received more than 1.30 lakh applications. Nirmal Singh, a candidate, said: "We were asked to pay Rs 100 as fee along with the application." A physical test was held in April, 2012. As the number of applicants was high, the test continued for several days. "Nearly 35,000 candidates had cleared the test", said Nirmal Singh. The test to recruit drivers was conducted through the PRTC. However, the successful candidates never received the call for a final interview. "Before the Lok Sabha election, we had approached senior Akali ministers. They told us to support them in the election and after that the interviews will be held," said another candidate, who along with hundreds others came here today to meet Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal. The candidates said they had met the Deputy CM earlier also. "We were asked to come here today. First we tried to meet the Deputy CM in the morning at the SAD party office where he was holding a Sangat Darshan. In the afternoon, we were told that Sukhbir would not be available till next Wednesday," said a candidate. He said: "We have formed an action committee to decide our future course of action." Nirmal Singh said: "We would approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the matter." Minister for Jails Sohan Singh Thandal said: "I took over the charge a few days ago. I have sought the files in this regard from the officials concerned. I will comment only after going through the case." He, however, said he wanted all posts be filled at the earliest in view of the high number of inmates in the state jails. "Against the capacity to house 18,000 inmates, we are accommodating 28,000,” he said.
Feeling cheated * The government had advertised 527 posts of warden, 36 of matron and 10 of driver in October 2011 *
More than 1.30 lakh candidates had applied for these posts * The candidates paid ~100 as fee per application *
A physical test was held in April, 2012 * Nearly 35,000 candidates had cleared the test *
But the successful candidates never received the call for a final interview *
The government has now cancelled the recruitment process * The candidates said they would move the High Court against the move
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Chaos as Sukhbir leaves Sangat Darshan mid-way
Chandigarh, June 18 But all he got was an assurance by a senior police official who said that “swift action” would be taken on his complaint. His clothes drenched in sweat, the disappointed transporter said he could not even meet the Deputy Chief Minister. There were hundreds of others like him who had swarmed the Akali Bhawan. Some wanted jobs, others compensation for the 1984 anti-sikh riots. With Sukhvir leaving the progamme mid-way for a press conference, most of them had to contend with putting their problems before the civil and
police officials. There was utter chaos at the Sangat Darshan. Despite being given numbers, the complainants blocked the entrance seeking to be heard first. Paramjit Singh, a cancer patient from Ludhiana, had come for renewal of freedom fighter certificate.
Jostled around, he decided to return. “I was allotted No. 139. We were asked to stand in a queue. After an hour, we realised that
the Deputy Chief Minister had met only about 50 persons. I decided to walk
away,” he said. Many complainants need not have come to the programme had they been heard by district-level officials. “The deputy commissioner could have renewed the certificate required for reservation in educational institutions. But I had to travel all the way here,” said a complainant. Kamaljeet Kaur of Ropar reached the venue early in the morning to seek old-age pension and a house for her parents. The family, a victim of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, originally belongs to Sundernagar in Himachal Pradesh. Showing the red card issued to riot-hit families, she said: “My parents are living on rent. We hope that the Deputy Chief Minister will help them,” she said. Like many others, she too could not get an audience with the Deputy Chief Minister.
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6 Amritsar youths stuck in Iraq
Amritsar, June 18 Mohinder Kaur, mother of Kamaljit Singh Rupowali, said External Affairs Sushma Swaraj had told them that the government was taking every possible measure for the safe return of every Indian. Gurpinder Kaur of Bhoewal village, whose brother Manjinder Singh is in Iraq, said the External Affairs Ministry had yet to provided them any information about the "kidnapped" Punjabi youths. She said they had been told that the Indian Government had sent its Ambassador to Iraq for negotiations. Jeeto, mother of Sonu of Chawinda Devi village, said she had vowed never to send her son abroad again after he returned home safe. Manjinder Singh Sirsa, DSGMC general secretary said he had met Sushma Swaraj's PA. " The Union Minister will meet the families tomorrow," he said. Rachna Khaira Jalandhar, June 18 “Govinder went missing on June 15, the day Mosul was attacked. He told us that they did not have any place to hide and that his company officials had gone underground,” said Satnam Singh, Govinder’s nephew. The NRI Sabha has set up a special helpline cell (0181-5057373). Besides 40 construction workers in Mosul, 46 Indian nurses are believed to be stranded in Tikrit.
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Drug trade: 6 Nigerians arrested
Chandigarh, June 18 The arrested Nigerians are Sydney Obinna, Uzochekwu Clement, Alogsis Ezechinelu, Mike, Victor and Peter, a police spokesman said here. "They were residing in a rented accommodation in Uttam Nagar, New Delhi. The information provided by them is being verified. The Nigerian Embassy has been intimated about the arrests," the spokesman said. He said that investigations had revealed that the Nigerians were in contact with "Pakistan-based heroin smugglers Abid Ali, Sajabad and Bhola". "Abid Ali and Sajabad had recently sent a consignment of 22 kg of heroin which was seized by the SSOC in April 2014. “Bhola's courier Mohammad Ishfaq alias Malangi, a Pakistan national, has already been arrested by the Punjab Police and is lodged in the Amritsar jail in connection with the seizure of 6 kg heroin, fake Indian currency notes and a weapon," he said. Investigations revealed that the arrested Nigerians headed an international and inter-state drug distribution network with links in Nigeria, Brazil, Pakistan, South Africa, Canada, the US. They operated in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, the spokesman said. — PTI Umesh Dewan Jalandhar, June 18 Chuni Lal and his son Gurmej, who had appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED), are now untraceable. Gaba is a confidant of former Jail Minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur whose son Damanvir has also been summoned by the ED for questioning. “I had sought time from the ED, but am yet to receive any word from them,” Damanvir told The Tribune. Patiala SSP Hardial Singh Mann refused to comment when asked if Mony had fled the country. Sources say the Jalandhar (Rural) police are looking for Gaba too. Two weeks ago, it had rounded up Gurmail Singh alias Bhola Haripuria, a confidant of Chief Parliamentary Secretary Avinash Chander, who represents Phillaur (SC) Assembly segment. Bhola was let off and he too has disappeared. Punjab Youth Congress president Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary said: “The disappearance of Gurmail Singh alias Bhola Haripuria makes it amply clear that political bigwigs are pressing the police to go soft on the high-profile persons suspected to be involved in the Rs 6,000 crore drug racket in
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Lieut Gen TS Gill may head PPSC
Chandigarh, June 18 Lieut Gen Gill is Chief of Staff, Western Command. He is likely to continue as Chairman till September 2016. Lieut Gen MS Buttar, who headed the commission till May this year, served for a brief period of nine months. The search committee headed by former Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh had recommended the names of three serving Army officers. The state government finally zeroed in on Gill. The commission, which has been rocked by several controversies in the past, selects PCS officers,
exercise and taxation officers, deputy superintendents of police, district food and supply officers,
tehsildars and other gazetted officers.
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Modern langar hall at Golden Temple on anvil
Amritsar, June 18 As part of the project, the SGPC has raised another multi-storey building adjacent to the existing langar facility. Sources in the SGPC said around 80 per cent work on the new structure had been completed. Once the project is complete, the langar facility’s seating capacity will increase by 30 per cent. The new building will be equipped with ACs. The new building comprises four floors, including the basement. The sources said the basement would be utilised for the storage of rations and the ground floor for the dish washing facility. The first floor of the building would be interconnected with the first floor of the existing langar hall building so as to expand the area for accommodating more pilgrims. The second floor of the building would be used for vegetable cutting and washing etc. The SGPC is also modernising the kitchen at the langar facility which will have facilities such as air-conditioning. It will be equipped with gas pipeline and safety features like fire extinguishers. The existing langar hall building was constructed by Baba Kharak Singh Karsewawale in 1979-80. The new building will be clubbed with the existing one to form an integrated langar facility at the Golden Temple complex. Though the shrine witnesses long queues of devotees round the year, their number goes up significantly during winter and summer vacations. The number of people partaking of langar at the shrine these days has gone up to around 70,000 daily. Consequently, the quantity of eatables being consumed at Sri Guru Ramdas Langar Hall has also gone up considerably. According to the SGPC, around 65 to 70 quintals of wheat flour, 18 quintals of daal, 16 quintals of vegetables, 10 quintals of rice, 5,000 litres of milk, and 10 quintals of sugar are used daily at the shrine's langar facility which is open round the clock. However on weekends, 85 to 90 quintals of wheat flour, around 22 quintals of daal and 18 quintals of vegetables are cooked for the pilgrims. The SGPC needs around 5,000 LPG cylinders every month to keep the langar facility functional 24 hours a day. The langar facility also boasts of an automatic chapatti-making machine which the SGPC had imported from Lebanon in 2003 for Rs 60 lakh. The machine can make and process 2,000 to 6,000 chapattis in an hour, depending on the need. Though the SGPC has recruited staff for cooking meals, a number of volunteers also take part in the process. Besides, scores of devotees perform sewa in the dish washing area of the facility.
Well-equipped facility *
The new building comprises four floors, including the basement, which will be utilised for storage of rations *
The ground floor will be used for dish washing, the first floor would be interconnected with the existing langar hall and the second floor will be used for vegetable
cutting and washing * The SGPC is also modernising the kitchen which will have facilities such as air-conditioning, piped gas etc Massive exercise *
SGPC sources said around 65 to 70 quintals of wheat flour, 18 quintals of daal, 16 quintals of vegetables, 10 quintals of rice, 5,000 litres of milk, and 10 quintals of sugar are being used daily these days at the shrine's langar facility which is open round the clock *
The consumption goes up significantly during weekends * The SGPC needs around 5,000 LPG cylinders every month to keep the langar facility functional 24 hours a day
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New laws for construction of cinema halls
Chandigarh, June 18 Local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi said these rules would be applicable for approved cinema halls, under the Punjab Cinema Act 1952, converting to multiplex situated in the municipal boundary. He said in cities, whose master plan has been notified, these rules would be applicable on those cinema halls, which had been adjusted/accommodated in the notified master plan. Joshi said considering the economic slowdown, the department had decided to ease its tax policy for the real estate developers.
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Sikhs in Nanded protest
proposed gurdwara Act
Amritsar, June 18 Addressing the protesters, advocate Madan Mohan Singh said the Akali Dal resorted to such measures whenever the BJP came to power at the Centre. Referring to June 6 clash at the Golden Temple complex, he took a dig at the SAD, saying "Those who could not manage the affairs of Akal Takht are dreaming to take control of all gurdwaras in the country". He alleged while apostasy was on the rise in Punjab where the Akalis were at the helm of affairs, the Sikhism was spreading in and around Nanded. Baba Balwinder Singh said the move would further divide the Sikhs. He said the gurdwaras in the other parts of the country should be allowed to manage their own affairs. Earlier, Takht Sri Hazur Sahib Jathedar Giani Kulwant Singh had stated that the Sikh community in Maharashtra was opposed to the enactment of any such Act. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the All India Gurdwara Act among other issues. The Chief Minister had expressed resentment at the Haryana Government's move to set up a separate gurdwara parbandhak committee, terming it as "dangerous". He had urged Modi that Parliament should enact a legislation to ensure SGPC supremacy in areas that come under the jurisdiction of the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925. Jathedar Kulwant Singh said: "We will oppose the move tooth and nail. The SAD move is aimed at bringing all gurdwaras in the country under the control of the SGPC, but we will not allow it."
Boycott Kaithal convention: Makkar Amritsar: Avtar Singh Makkar, SGPC president, on Wednesday termed the Sikh sammelan being organised at Kaithal on July 6 as the "convention of Congress sycophants". He said all Sikhs should boycotted the convention. Makkar alleged Hooda was playing dirty tricks and resorting to vote bank politics ahead of the Assembly elections in Haryana. — TNS
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Cess on basmati slashed
Chandigarh, June 18 The delegation assured the CM that in case the cess levied on the purchase of basmati fell short of Rs 50 crore, the deficit would be voluntarily borne by the association. The delegation agreed to run a 25-bed drug de-addiction centre at the building allotted to the association in Amritsar.They also agreed to bear the cost of medicine and to hire manpower, including doctors and psychiatrists. Transfer policy relaxed The Punjab Government has decided to relax the transfer policy for teachers who intend to be posted in the kandi, bet and waterlogged areas or the border districts. Dr Daljit Singh Cheema, Education Minister, said teachers who wanted to work in these areas would be posted at a station for at least 3 years. He said that this policy would help improve the standards of education in these areas. The minister expressed concern at the alarming dropout rate in government schools in Bathinda, Mansa and Muktsar districts.
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Industrial output at
Rs 1,93,000 cr
Chandigarh, June 18 Madan Mohan Mittal, Industry and Commerce Minister, said today that small-scale industrial units had produced goods worth Rs 68,000 crore, against Rs 6,2971 crore the previous year. Large and medium-scale units had produced goods worth of Rs 1,25,000 crore in 2013-14, an increase of Rs 47,443.09 crore since last fiscal. Giving credit to industrialists and the “business-friendly” policies of the government, the minister said that improved power supply too had been a key factor in the growth. More than 1,60,460 industrial units in the state provide employment to about 14 lakh persons.
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2 burnt alive as truck rams into tanker
Abohar, June 18 Gursewak Singh's father Charan Singh was contacted over the phone, but he could not provide information about the deceased cleaner. Preliminary investigation revealed that Gursewak Singh had loaded his truck with sulphur bags from Raman Mandi for Jodhpur. It collided with a tanker transporting chemicals. The cabins of both vehicles caught fire. Fire tenders from the Gudha-based thermal power unit and nearby areas were pressed into service to douse the flames. Local villagers also assisted in the fire-control exercise making use of the irrigation facilities available at a tubewell located near the highway. It took around an hour to douse the flames, the police said.
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Protest at AAP’s meeting
Ludhiana, June 18 The protesters alleged that Sisodia had insulted Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha. “It is unfortunate that Sisodia is ignorant about martyrs like Sarabha,” said Manpreet Singh, a member of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Lok Bhalai Manch. Sisodia dismissed the allegation as baseless. He said AAP held all martyrs in high esteem. The protesters, raised slogans against Sisodia. They called him a “mischievous politician who has come to Ludhiana to collect funds.” They threatened to observe a fast till Sisodia tendered an apology. “We don’t want him to apologise to us. He should garland the statues of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Kartar Singh Sarabha,” said Baldeep Singh, a student from Ludhiana’s Lalton village. Sisodia expressed concern over Punjabi youths stuck in Iraq. He said AAP Members of Parliament would hold take up the issue with the Minister of External Affairs, if need be. About the reported dissidence within AAP, he said those who had failed to get the party ticket for the Lok Sabha elections were upset. But that did not mean they were deserting the party.
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woman of substance
Muktsar, June 18 She came to this town with her husband Roop Singh, a driver, seven years ago. "Roop left me for another woman as I could not bear children," she says. Jinder pedals the rickshaw with her bare feet, despite the scorching heat. "I usually park my rickshaw near Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. I earn nearly Rs 100 a day. I give Rs 40 as rent to the rickshaw owner. I don't accept charity," says a proud Jinder. She is hurt when people make lewd comments. "I am now follower of a sect and don't wish to remarry." She says her father passed away a long time ago and other members of the family, residing in Mansa district, are too poor to support her." Jinder has earned the respect of other rickshaw pullers who adress her as “sister”
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Gurdaspur villages sans basic amenities
Makkoran Pattan (Gurdaspur), June 18 Devoid of good schools, hospitals and veterinary units, villagers are forced to live in appalling conditions. No official of the administration is "willing" to go there to check if proper facilities are available for these villagers. Feeling helpless, as they are hemmed in by rivers Ravi and Ujh on one side and the India-Pakistan border on the other, residents piled on the pressure on then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi-led Union Government by refusing to cast their vote in the parliamentary elections of 1980. Taken aback by the sudden turn of events, she asked the then Punjab Governor, Jai Sukh Lal Hathi, to visit the area. The Governor, after promising them the moon, returned to Chandigarh leaving the poor villagers in the lurch. The only connectivity the area enjoys with the rest of India is a pontoon bridge constructed by the PWD authorities. However, during the rainy season, this bridge is dismantled, forcing the villagers to fight the vagaries of nature on their own. Citing security concerns, mobile companies have not been allowed to put
up towers, which means that mobile phones are not functional here. Internet too is a far-fetched proposition. Residents have the luxury of watching only DD on TV sets. Gurdaspur district administration officials claim they could not do much to alleviate the misery of these people due to paucity of funds. Link roads which used
to connect villages were constructed in 1971 and now, after over four decades, their condition
is deplorable. There is no hospital, only a dispensary, at Toor village. Recently, two pregnant women from Lassian village were brought to
Dinanagar, 20 km away, where they gave birth to stillborn children. A villager said due to lack of basic amenities, the infant mortality rate was very high. “The living conditions are really appalling. There are just three government schools — one middle and two primary. There are students who are willing to learn but there
are no teachers. People cannot use mobile phones because there are no mobile towers in the area owing to security concerns,” said Roop Singh of Bharial village. He said girls who pass out from the middle school have to discontinue with education as their parents are reluctant
to send them to adjoining towns. There is a single veterinary hospital, which is manned by just one veterinary inspector. Some villagers said Vinod Khanna, during his previous tenure as MP (1998-2009), tried his best to convince the Army authorities in New Delhi to build a bridge across the Ravi but his efforts hit a roadblock when permission was denied due to security reasons.
Sorry state of affairs * Hemmed in by rivers Ravi and Ujh on one side and the India-Pakistan border on the other, these villages are devoid of good schools, hospitals and veterinary units *
The only connectivity the area enjoys with the rest of India is a pontoon bridge. However, during the rainy
season, this bridge is dismantled * Citing security concerns, mobile companies have not been allowed to put up towers here *
The roads connecting these villages were constructed
in 1971 and are now in a deplorable condition * Residents have the luxury of watching only DD on TV sets *
Due to lack of basic amenities, the infant mortality rate was very high, said a villager
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Phagwara residents demand road repair
Phagwara, June 18 The protesters threatened to block road traffic if the repair of the road does not begin in the next four days. They alleged that the road was only constructed till Ekta Palace after a protest by residents of Hadiabad a few weeks ago. They said the construction was left midway. They alleged connivance between officials of the Municipal Corporation and the contractors concerned. Municipal Corporation Executive Officer Adarsh Sharma, however, said the said road had
to be constructed by the PWD and the MC had nothing to do with it.
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Industrialists demand credit policy in Mandi Gobindgarh
Mandi Gobindgarh, June 18 Presiding over the joint meeting of various steel and furnace industry associations at Gobindgarh Club here, the newly elected president of the Mandi Gobindgarh Induction Furnace Association, Lal Chand Jindal, said this step would not only revive the closed industrial units but also increase the revenue of the government. He alleged that officials of the sales tax department were unnecessarily harassing them on the pretext of checking documents and consignments. He said they were not against checking but it should be done outside the municipal limits of Mandi Gobindgarh. Bharat Bhushan Jindal, president, Gobindgarh Steel Chamber of Commerce and Industries, said the power rates in the state were very high as compared to those in other states. He urged the government to revive the closed industries by waiving the minimum electricity bills of these industries. Jindal also urged the Union Government to supply gas at subsidised rates to industrial units in Mandi Gobindgarh and Khanna to reduce the pollution levels. He said they had formed a committee to take up this issue with the Centre and officials of oil and gas companies. He informed that the first meeting of the committee would be held on June 23. He said the committee would apprise the government about their problems.
Burdened by power tariff During a meeting of various steel and furnace industry associations, Bharat Bhushan Jindal, president, Gobindgarh Steel Chamber of Commerce and Industries, said the power tariff in the state was much higher than that in other states.
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Punjabi man shot in Philippines
Manila, June 18 The police, quoting witnesses, said the gunmen used a .45 caliber pistol for the murder. They fled the crime scene on the victim’s motorcycle. "Motorcycle theft could be the motive behind the killing. The assailants did not touch his personal belongings. His daily collections were intact," Superintendent Jordaine Maribojo said. Since January, four persons, including three Indians, have been targeted by motorcycle thieves. — PTI
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Marriage registration: HC comes to aid of runaway couples
Chandigarh, June 18 Taking up a petition in this regard, Justice Ritu Bahri quoted a judgment, which said: “It would mean serious dereliction of duty, if registering officers draw their feet when young couples arrive with bated breath to seal their marriages but are obstructed by corrupt or inept officials at the registration department.” The issue was brought to Justice Bahri’s notice after the couple filed a petition against the state of Punjab and other respondents, claiming that they had tied the knot in 2004 in accordance with Sikh rites, against the wishes of
their parents. Thereafter, they approached the marriage registrar-cum-tehsildar for getting their marriage registered. To substantiate their claim, they attached the photographs, ration card and birth certificates of their children. But the marriage was not registered as their parents were not present. Referring to Rule 5 and 6 of the Hindu Marriage (Punjab) Registration Rules, 1960, Justice
Bahri said the parents were not required to be present at the time of registration of marriage. Justice Bahri referred to Supreme Court judgment in the Seema case, where comprehensive directions were issued to “all states and the Central Government to take the necessary steps for making registration of marriages of persons belonging to all religions compulsory.” Justice Bahri said: “The object of directions issued by the Supreme Court is for benefiting the society at large, which is riled with serious litigation on account of marriages being performed without parental consent. “It also erases serious friction in the society on account of inter-religion and inter-caste marriages. The reasons adopted by the respondent that the presence of parents of the petitioner is a must for registration of marriage, if accepted, would defeat the very intent of the intended benefit of the Supreme Court directions”.
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6 Amritsar youths stuck in Iraq
Sikhs at Nanded in Maharashtra where Takht Sri Hazur Sahib is situated have come out against the SAD's alleged move for enactment of the All India Sikh Gurdwara Act. They took out a silent protest march and staged a dharna today.
The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) “Mission Vistaar” meeting here on the second day of Manish Sisodia and Jarnail Singh’s visit to the city was marred by protests by members of a non-governmental
organisation. They claimed to be AAP workers.
The Irrigation Department's canal wireless network system has been lying defunct as no maintenance funds have been sanctioned during the last decade.
