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Cane, paddy crops suffer damage
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Now, govt to approach finance panel for grants
J&K wants fresh pact on Shahpur Kandi project
charges & counter-charges
State BJP chief to stay: Shanta
Make Jaitley’s letter public: Cong
Hospitals fail to give information on staff
Samridhi with her parents in Jalandhar. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
jan dhan yojana
Congress seeks relief for drought & rain losses
Power demand dips, eight thermal units closed
Protest as rainwater diverted
Ghaggar pollution
SC Commission member visits Sangrur village
Tax sops to HP, J-K, Uttarakhand
Shoe-thrower, two others granted bail
Man held for wife’s murder
2 held with 9-kg heroin
Students clash at Barnala college
Man killed for sheltering runaway couple
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Cane, paddy crops suffer damage
Ajnala, September 8 Karam Singh, a farmer from Machhiwal village, said: “The last week’s heavy rainfall has dashed our hopes of a good paddy crop. The subsequent increase in water level in the Ravi has added to our woes. I have lost 22 acres of paddy crop that was nearing maturity, besides 16 acres of sugarcane crop that I had reared with much difficulty due to a dry spell during July and August.” Jagir Singh, a farmer from Singhoke village, said he lost his paddy crop over 8 acres. He said he had to spend more on cultivating the crop owing to a deficient rainfall earlier. “We had to run diesel gensets that consumed fuel worth Rs 100 per hour to save our crop from drought-like condition during the last two months. The crop has been completely devastated by sudden rains,” he said. Pointing towards his inundated paddy field, Harpal Singh from Ghonewal village said: “Waterlogging has destroyed my mature paddy crop. Nothing is left now. I am devastated.” Though most of the farmers are affected due to vagaries of the weather, small and marginal farmers are the worst-hit. Hansa Singh of Kotrajada village said: “I had cultivated paddy over a meagre 2 acres of land, but all that is lost now.” He said he had no hopes from the government as last year too when his crop was destroyed, he did not get any compensation. Onkar Singh of Nisoke village said farmers who had taken land on lease were at the receiving end as they paid for the land and also ended up spending a lot on the crop that stands destroyed. Besides, they might not get any compensation as the land was not in their name, he said. Another farmer Chamkaur Singh said even his late variety of paddy had been destroyed. He underlined the need to have better transport facilities for those having their land across the Ravi. “We only have a single big boat that makes only one round across the river in a day. If the government provides us small boats it will facilitate easy movement of the farmers,” he said. Jagtar Singh of Bedi Chhana village attributed increase in the water level to a breach in a drain in Pakistan. Besides paddy, crops such as sugarcane, maize and vegetables have also been adversely hit. Farmer leader Satnam Singh Ajnala said around 10,000 acres of crop had been destroyed. He said villages such as Kakkar, Rania, Malakpur, Chhana, Saidpur, Dag, Tut, Mohleke, Pachhian, Shehzada, Gaggar, Panjgarain, Rajewal, Gaggomal, Chahahdpur, Dadiyan, Shahpur, Rodewal, Manj and Kalewal had been hit the most. Crops in Mand area of Tarn Taran which is close to the Beas have also been affected. The worst-hit villages are Munda, Gharka, Dhun Dhaewala, Gujarpura, Johal Dhaewala, and Kamboj Dhaewala.
Drain water recedes Gurdaspur: Water level in the Basanter drain came down today providing relief to those living across the Ravi. The drain, which originates from Pakistan and flows into the Ravi, had caused a massive flood scare in the region. The authorities have confirmed that the water level in the drain had decreased to 96,000 cusecs from 4.50 lakh cusecs recorded a few days earlier.
Abohar deluged Abohar: Not only the subdivisional administrative complex but residences of the sub-divisional magistrate and tehsildar, offices of the Women and child Project Department and schools are yet to be cleared of water. Some govt offices have been shifted in order to prevent damage to records. School heads complain that preparing and serving the mid-day meal has become an uphill task. Heads of elementary schools, who have been paying power and water bills from their own pocket, have now to spend money on hiring equipment to drain out water from the premises. The state government does not provide funds to government and aided schools for such puposes. Also, the schools have been banned from collecting Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) funds. Leaders of most parties have done littele to help the rain-hit. A few BJP workers visited some affected affected areas empty handed. They were told to go back.
Farmers stare at heavy losses
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Amritsar admn fails to resolve shrine issue
Amritsar, September 8 Dhuna Sahib is at present in the possession of Mahant Malkeet Nath, who enjoys the support of the Valmiki Community and SAD leader OP Gabbar. This is for the 19th time that the bailiff (warrant officer) from the local court had reached the site for the possession. Tension prevailed at the temple as a large number of Valmiki community activists gathered at the spot to oppose the move. A heavy posse of police was deployed to prevent any untoward incident. The shops adjoining the road leading to the temple remained closed due to apprehension of law and order problem. Mohinder Singh, bailiff, said he would submit his report in the court. He refused to divulge the details of his report. It has been learnt that in his report, Mohinder pointed out that Amritsar (rural) Senior Superintendent of Police Jasdeep Singh did not accompany him to the disputed site, as directed by the High Court. The local court would submit its report to the High Court before September 18, the next date of hearing. Jasdeep said talks were being held between the two sides. He said the Punjab Government had formed a committee to resolve the issue amicably. Baldev Giri criticised the administration for its failure in securing the possession of Dhuna Sahib. He demanded deployment of paramilitary forces for the purpose. He blamed the police for “laxity” in the matter. Gabbar also demanded a peaceful solution to the dispute. He said the temple belonged to the Valmiki community and the government should solve the problem by passing a resolution in the Vidhan Sabha. He demanded suitable compensation to Baldev Giri for vacating the property.
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Now, govt to approach finance panel for grants
Chandigarh, September 8 Punjab will now aggressively pursue its case for additional grants from the commission. These include a performance-linked revenue deficit fund, project-specific grants and moratorium on repayment of interest on the state’s huge public debt. Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Punjab Finance Minister, said though the state was still hopeful of getting special assistance from the Centre, efforts would also be made to present a case before the commission. “We have already sought debt relief grant of Rs 24,800 crore to overcome financial challenges and achieve stable growth. State-specific grants of Rs 9,639 crore too have been sought from the commission,” he said. Despite a slow revenue growth, Punjab has been able to bring down its revenue deficit from Rs 7,402 crore in 2012-13 to Rs 5,260 crore in 2013-14. “This shows we are continuously striving to bring down our revenue deficit. Based on this performance, we will be seeking a revenue deficit grant, which will be linked to our performance,” he said. A meeting of the Finance Minister with the members of Finance Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, where he will flag all these issues. In his recent letter to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, as reported by The Tribune, Jaitley had recommended that Punjab raise its issue regarding impact of debt level on resource availability with the Finance Commission. Punjab’s outstanding debt at the end of this fiscal is expected to reach Rs 1.13 lakh crore. The interest on loan repayment is set to increase to Rs 8,380 crore from a total of Rs 11,496 crore reserved for debt servicing in this fiscal. “We will seek assistance in the form of moratorium on interest payment so that more money is available with the state,” said Dhindsa. He said the debt relief given to the state (as mentioned in Jaitley’s letter), including debt waiver and writing off of loans on central-sponsored schemes, were part of the 13th Finance Commission support, and not a loan waiver or special assistance to a debt-stressed state like Punjab.
Money matters Rs 24,800 cr: Sought by Punjab to overcome financial challenges and achieve stable
growth Rs 9,639 cr: State-specific grants sought from the 14th Finance CommissionRs 8,380 cr: The interest on repayment of loan worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore during the current fiscal
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J&K wants fresh pact on Shahpur Kandi project
Chandigarh, September 8 As uncertainty on when the fresh agreement will be signed continues, Punjab faces a double whammy. While it will have to pay about Rs 1 crore daily to the construction company, Soma-Burrey JV, because of suspension of work, it will get no central grant till the Jammy and Kashmir government clears the project. “The Centre had agreed to give Rs 530 cr for the project. It has given Rs 26 cr so far. A grant of Rs 80 crore and another of Rs 90 cr is pending. We were told that the money would be given to us once construction had started. Now the Centre wants J&K to clear the project first,” said a senior official. “In April this year, we sent them a draft referring to the 1979 agreement between the two states. However, the J&K government has objected to this. It says that Punjab had terminated the river water sharing agreement in 2004 and, hence, the 1979 agreement does not stand. It says Punjab has not honoured the 1979 agreement by denying water to the state from downstream Ranjit Sagar dam and a 20 per cent share in electricity. In charge of the Shahpur Kandi project Harvinder Singh Bahia said Punjab had already given an affidavit to the President, pleading that the 2004 termination of river waters agreement did not affect Punjab’s pact with J&K as the latter was not a riparian state. “The J&K government wants a fresh agreement. We have asked them to draft a new agreement,” Bahia said.
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charges & counter-charges
Faridkot, September 8 “Keeping in view the study and training of the students of the CMC, we suggest that the students be shifted to other colleges in Punjab after getting permission from the State, Union Governments and the Medical Council of India (MCI),” wrote Dr SS Gill, Vice Chancellor, BFUHS, in a letter to minister Anil Joshi and Dr Tejbir Singh, Director, Department of Medical Education and Research. As many as 150 MBBS students of the CMC, Bungal, Pathankot, are a worried lot as the MCI had not allowed the medical college to admit new batches after 2011. Gill further wrote that the college was ill-equipped to teach the students, who were admitted to the college in 2011. “There is insufficient faculty to teach important subjects like Eye, ENT, Paediatrics, SPM, Medicine and Surgery. There is also a shortage of clinical material, no indoor admissions and little obstetrical and gynecological work,” wrote the VC. After 2011, the MCI did not allow the college to carry out admission since the CMC did not fulfill the conditions. While making reference of Essentiality Certificate (Memo No. 288/2010-2HB-111/1416, dated 15/02/011), the VC said in case the CMC, Pathankot, failed in building infrastructure as per the MCI rules, the state government with the permission of the Central Government would take care of the students already admitted to the college. However, Swaran Salaria, chairman of the college, claimed the college had proper infrastructure and was fighting a case in the Supreme Court. “My college is a victim of political vendetta at the hands of my rivals. I am hopeful that the college will get permission from the MCI any time,” Salaria said.
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State BJP chief to stay: Shanta
Jalandhar, September 8 Shanta Kumar, in charge of party affairs in Punjab, talking to The Tribune here today, said that Sharma would continue to head the state unit. “There is no question of Sharma being replaced,” he said. Insiders claim that post-Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had assumed an aggressive stance over various issues concerning the people. And this had changed the earlier perception that the state BJP president is pliable and is playing second fiddle to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. “Sharma has started maintaining a distance from the CM. He is now seldom seen sharing dais with Akali leaders,” said a senior BJP leader.
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Make Jaitley’s letter public: Cong
“Badal must make the letter public to corroborate his claim that the package has not been denied”, he said. Bajwa said in the context of disclosures made by Jaitley that the Punjab Government had been receiving “excess” funds during the UPA regime, the state government must come out with a fact-sheet pertaining to the last 10 years on the state’s finances. The PPCC chief urged the Chief Minister to also clear the mist about the special term loan extended to the state government during the days of terrorism. He reminded Badal that he had organised a special function in Jalandhar to thank the Centre when the loan waiver was announced. "Now Badal blames the loan for all ills of the state without mentioning as to how many installments have been waived by the Centre and in case there were arrears, what is the reason behind it," he asked.
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Hospitals fail to give information on staff
Bathinda, September 8 The communication had come in context of a number of staff members shown absent on duty while they had actually stopped coming to the job. In a strong worded communication, the civil surgeons have been asked to provide the information about the absent staff immediately, failing which they (Civil Surgeons), personally, would be held responsible and could face a similar departmental action. The Civil Surgeons have also been asked to initiate enquiry against their own staff as to why they had failed in their duty to provide information. The directorate had sought information primarily to plug the information gap on the front of the actual staff presence, in the hospitals, against a very long list of staff on the department roasters who did not report for duty. Although, the directorate refuses to give any information on the exact number of the existing staff missing from duty, however, reliable department sources confirmed a “high number”. “As a result, we have not been able to assess the exact number of vacancies and the posts remained unfilled”, a senior officer said. The office through an official communication of the Director Health Services (Family Welfare) and later on an email on July 15 and later on August 22 sought information on staff
missing from duty in different categories. Director (Family Welfare), Dr Jatinder Kaur said, “We do not have the exact data on the actual number of staff members available for duty on the ground. We are carrying out an exercise to assess the staff presence as we have found that a number of staff did come to the office. In absence of the correct data, not only was the hospital work suffering but also we did not know about the exact strength of staff we required to fill up.”
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Despite district status, Fazilka awaits basic infrastructure
Fazilka, September 8 The additional charge of the post of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC, Development) has been given to ADC (General) Charandev Singh Maan. Similarly, the additional charge of Assistant Excise and Taxation Officer (AETC), District Social Security Officer, District Programme Officer, Deputy Economic and Statistical Advisor, General Manager Industries, Labour Officer has been given to officers posted in Ferozepur and Muktsar areas. In some of the departments, the district level officers have not been posted even once. Sources said the posts of District Managers, Punsup, Markfed, Food Corporation of India, Punjab Ware Housing Corporation and Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd., have also been lying vacant even though Fazilka district produces a large amount of wheat, paddy and cotton. The District Managers of Ferozepur of the respective departments are supervising the work. With few official quarters in the district, officers have a tough time finding a suitable residence. Sources said the district administration had proposed a residential colony on 8 acres of panchayat land in Rampura village on Fazilka-Abohar road opposite the Border Security Force headquarters two years ago. The project is yet to take off. The chairman of the District Planning Board has not been provided with adequate staff members and a suitable office. Only one meeting of the district planning board has reportedly been held so far. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal had laid the foundation stone of the District Administrative Complex (DAC) on July 27, 2012. The construction work of the complex is being carried out at a snail’s pace. It is being built at a cost of Rs 35 crore. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reportedly not posted the District and Session Judge for want of infrastructure and courts. The Rs 40-crore District Judicial Complex would be built in another year. Since the District Education Officer, Fazilka has not been given drawing and disbursing powers, pensioners have to go to Ferozepur to get their medical bills reimbursed.
Woeful development
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Samridhi’s case reaches PMO
Jalandhar, September 8 Taking cognisance of The Tribune report published on September 1, Rajya Sabha member from Hoshiarpur Avinash Rai Khanna has referred her case to the PMO to get monetary help from the PM National Relief Fund for her liver transplant. “The girl is in a very critical state and needs urgent liver transplant. As none of the government hospitals in Punjab, including the PGIMER, Chandigarh, has the liver transplant facility and the father of the child cannot bear the huge expenditure (Rs 10-15 lakh) to get her treated at a private hospital, I have referred her case to the PMO. The aim is to get monetary help from the Prime Minister National Relief Fund. I am hopeful the PM will give a fresh lease of life to the girl dying every minute,” said the BJP MP. Samridhi Verma is suffering from EBA since her birth. Although her father Harsh Verma, a labourer, is an Employees State Insurance Scheme (ESI) beneficiary, the department has refused to help him as he is yet to complete the mandatory nine-month contribution period under the scheme. He has contributed towards the scheme for six months. He will have to wait for another three months (till November 30) to get specialised treatment for her daughter. “My daughter is dying every minute. I approached the district administration of Jalandhar and political leaders of the ruling party over the past few months. But none took a note of our concern. I am now pinning my hope on PM Narendra Modi,” said Samridhi’s father Harsh Verma. He said the child’s condition had deteriorated over the past few days. The Tribune highlighted the matter last week after the Punjab Government failed to extend any help to the girl under any of its welfare schemes.
Seeking help
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jan dhan yojana
Chandigarh, September 8 He asked the convener of State-level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) to coordinate with the Principal Secretary, Finance, Vini Mahajan, who has been designated as mission director, to accomplish the task. He directed Mahajan to rope in the services of the Director, Census, to provide the latest available data to the bankers to implement the scheme effectively. Badal emphasised the need to create awareness among the people on the benefits of the scheme. He asked the Departments of Local Government, Rural Development and Panchayats and Social Security to involve the field staff of municipal corporations and councils, BDPOs, panachayat secretaries and anganwari workers to help the bankers in holding camps to implement the scheme.ensure the financial empowerment of the people especially the women living below the poverty line in the rural areas of the state by opening their accounts under the scheme. He said directions had been issued to all Cabinet Ministers and Chief Parliamentary Secretaries to monitor the progress of the scheme. Under the Jan Dhan Yojana, each household will have at least one bank account which would be opened with zero balance. It would help provide basic banking services with an overdraft facility of Rs 5,000 after six months of opening the account. — TNS
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Congress seeks relief for drought & rain losses
Chandigarh, September 8 A meeting of the Congress’ farmers’ cell was held here today. Besides
Bajwa, among those present were the cell chairman, Inderjit Singh
Zira, and former MLAs Surinder Pal Singh Sibia, Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Jagtar Singh
Rajla. Bajwa accused the Badal government of “shedding crocodile tears” and doing nothing for the farmers. He claimed that during the NDA regime (1998 to 2004), the minimum support price
(MSP) for paddy was hiked by a mere Rs 60. But during the UPA rule (2004-2014), the MSP was raised to Rs 690 per quintal. He alleged the Badal government had misappropriated funds released by the Central Government for the state farmers. He said the party’s kisan wing would be strengthened. In all, nine resolutions were passed at the meeting.
Stranded in J&K
Khanna: More than 200 residents of Khanna are stranded in Jammu and Kashmir, residents of Ward No 5 told the Khanna SDM on Monday. They asked him to take up the issue with higher officials. They submitted a letter to BJP's state Yuva Morcha vice-president Anuj Chhahria who said he would speak with Avinash Rai
Khanna, MP. — Gurminder Singh Grewal
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khalra case
Amritsar, September 8 Sources in the police said Simranbir had withdrawn his salary from an ATM machine and his location was traced to Mumbai. The police are now trying to procure the CCTV footage of the ATM. Simranbir went missing on August 25. He had left for office from his house but did not reach there. He was posted in computer section of the Tarn Taran police's CID wing. His father Jasbir Singh had alleged that he might have been kidnapped due to an enmity dating back to terrorism days. Jasbir himself is convicted in a kidnapping and subsequent killing case of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra in the mid-1990s. He is currently out of the Amritsar Central Jail on a 42-days parole. He had even approached National SC Commission vice-chairman Raj Kumar Verka. The Tarn Taran police had already registered a kidnapping case against unidentified persons in the Simranbir case. Sources in the police claimed Simranbir's family was aware of the money withdrawal. But Jasbir claimed he was unaware about this. Manhmohan Sharma, Tarn Taran SSP, confirmed the police had achieved vital clues in the case. He, however, refused to divulge any details.
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Power demand dips, eight thermal units closed
Jalandhar, September 8 The PSPCL has also curtailed hydel generation by shutting down all four units of the Ranjit Sagar dam power house. Sources said thermal units of the Rajpura plant, which is in the private sector, had also been closed. The power demand in the state has gone down drastically in the past few days, from about 8,000 MW per day to 4,730 MW per day. Speaking to The Tribune, PSPCL chief managing-director KD Chaudhri said Punjab was getting 3,732 MW power from the central sector. “We are in a comfortable position. We require about 1,000 MW of power, which is being generated by our own state-owned thermal units. If there is any disruption, it is owing to technical snags,” he said.
Current affairs
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Protest as rainwater diverted
Abohar, September 8 The protesters reportedly pelted the police with stones. A police force, led by the station house officers of five stations, rushed to the trouble spot. The protesters were lathi-charged and chased away. Senior Superintendent of Police Swapan Sharma said the situation was now under control. The protesters argued that officials of the drainage department had no right to rip a portion of the highway with a JCB machine to lay pipes. They alleged that this was being done to divert water from Katehra, Khatwan, Mammukhera, Kuharianwali and Jhumianwali villages to a drain near Ghallu village. They said the drain had neither been widened nor cleaned for years. “We will be ruined. The drain is bound to overflow,” panicky farmers of Ghallu and neighbouring villages claimed. Villagers, including SAD activists, had earlier lodged a protest against the diversion of drain water from waterlogged villages of the Lambi segment to Gaddandob village.
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Ghaggar pollution
Chandigarh, September 8 Badal today presided over a meeting to review the progress of the Ghaggar river cleaning project along with the Lissara and Chand Bhan drains. Mapping by the the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) shows that various industrial and domestic sewer outlets within the jurisdiction of Chandigarh have polluted the Ghaggar with about 2 million litres per day (MLD) discharge of untreated waste water. Badal will take up this issue with the Union Territory Administrator so that a proper treatment mechanism is put in place. — TNS
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SC Commission member visits Sangrur village
Sangrur, September 8 Pandhi said after talking to representatives of both sides, he had reached a conclusion that there was no social boycott of the Dalits in the village. He said he would talk to commission chairman Rajesh Bagha to resolve the issue of auction of the panchayat land reserved for SCs. He said no injustice would be done to any one in the case and that the commission would take stock of the situation thoroughly.
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Tax sops to HP, J-K, Uttarakhand
New Delhi, September 8 Rejecting the Centre’s plea, a Bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Vikramajit Sen said it would go ahead with hearing the case and adjudicate it. Arguing for the
Centre, Additional Solicitor General Tushan Mehta said Punjab’s plea was not covered under the suit meant only for inter-state disputes. He also cited SC rules under which every pleading should be signed by the Advocate General, which was not followed by Punjab. “On this preliminary ground alone, the suit should be dismissed,” he pleaded. Unconvinced, the Bench asked Punjab to submit a copy of the Centre’s notifications offering tax sops to its neighbouring states within four weeks. It also directed the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir to file their responses to Punjab’s plea. Himachal and Uttarakhand have already filed their response, defending the duty concessions given to them. The Bench slated the next hearing for November 25. The contentious issues requiring a resolution would be finalised that day, it clarified. Appearing for Punjab, senior counsel AK Ganguly said his client was facing the problem of flight of capital to the extent of Rs 4,000 crore as industrial units were shifting their operation to the neighbouring states to avail of the duty sops. In February 2013, the mediators appointed by the SC to find a solution to the problem had conveyed to the court that their efforts had gone in vain. Earlier, the Centre had contended that the suit had become infructuous as the packages offered to industries in Jammu and Kashmir through an order on June 14, 2002, and to those in HP and Uttarakhand on January 67, 2003, had ceased to exist at the conclusion of 10 years. However, Punjab filed an amended suit objecting to the December 12, 2010, circular issued by the Centre offering continued excise duty exemption for 10 years from the date of commencement of commercial production even by plants that were added or upgraded by the industrial units to step up output.
Punjab’s argument
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Shoe-thrower, two others granted bail
Ludhiana, September 8 The court observed that no useful purpose would be served by detaining the three as the trial would take a long time. Bikram was detained under Sections 107 and 151 and sent to the Central jail, Ludhiana. A day later, he was booked under Sections 332, 353, 355 and 186 of the IPC. He was sent to police remand for a day and thereafter to judicial custody. Earlier, his bail plea was declined by the court of the Khanna Judicial Magistrate.
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Man held for wife’s murder
Patiala, September 8 Preeti Rani had complained to the police that after her father died 16 years ago, her mother remarried Sonu Kumar and they stayed in Rishi Colony. "On August 15, she went to meet her mother along with her uncle, but Sonu told them that her mother had gone somewhere. Next day, they again went there and found that the house in which her mother was residing was locked and the mobile phones of Urmila and Sonu were switched off," the police said. Sonu reportedly axed Urmila to death as she constantly demanded money for household expenses.
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2 held with 9-kg heroin
Amritsar, September 8 The contraband is worth Rs 45 crore in the international market. Those arrested are Sukhchain Singh and Sohan Singh, both residents of Jalalabad in Fazilka. Sources said the accused were arrested at Manawala following a tip-off. They said the duo used to sneak in heroin through the India-Pakistan border and then smuggled it to Delhi and other parts of the country. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered.
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Students clash at Barnala college
Barnala, September 8 On learning about the incident, a police team led by Harpal Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police, and Navdeep Singh, Station House Officer, reached the spot. But members of both groups had fled the campus by then. Manjit Singh, chowki in charge, Industrial Area police post, said they had registered a case against clashing students under Sections 307, 353, 186, 452, 148 and 149 of the
Indian Penal Code and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act.
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Man killed for sheltering runaway couple
Abohar, September 8 The accused have been identified as Vipan Swami, his father Bhanwer Lal Swami, Daulat Ram and Mangi Lal Bishnoi. Swami’s family had objected to their daughter getting married to a boy from another caste. — OC
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