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Hefty fee keeps MBBS mgmt seats vacant
Peddler’s kin accuse cop of seeking Rs 20 lakh bribe
Pathankot medical students seek migration, hold protest
Sukhbir sets up Solid Waste Mgmt Authority
Rs 60 lakh spent on Sangat Darshans in 7 years in Muktsar district: RTI
5 more Cong MLAs ready to join SAD, says Sukhbir
BJP leaders want more seats for municipal poll
At Chhapar Mela, Badal all praise for Jaitley
Cong says Centre has begun pinning down Badals
Will rationalise property tax, says
SAD-BJP panel
3 days on, 46 Muktsar villages still flooded
row over rainwater diversion
Cops helped Pinki from the beginning, says victim’s father
Gandhi seeks fiscal package from Centre
Liquor seized from BJP leader's car; driver fined
Dry parts to get more rain, says expert
NRIs sell plots gifted to poor 10 yrs ago; DC orders probe
Delhi nurse gangraped in Budhlada
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Overflowing drain spells doom, 164 Fazilka villages deluged
Fazilka, September 9 Also, 803 pucca houses had been damaged in the rain fury. The sources said seven persons had died in incidents of roof collapse. About two lakh residents, mostly in villages, had been affected. The 45-km-long Aspal seepage drain was dug in 1997-98 to tackle waterlogging in parts of Muktsar district. The drain originates from Aspal village in the Lambi constituency represented by the Chief Minister. It passes through a dozen villages in Muktsar and Fazilka districts. The drain outfall is in Fazilka’s Mohar Jamsher village from where the water flows into Pakistan. As heavy rains lashed the area, the drain began to overflow and the flood water found its way into the Aspal drain. The overflowing drain flooded villages in Fazilka district. Fazilka Zila parishad member Prem Kularia, a resident of Khui Khera village, alleged that the government’s bid to save farmers of Muktsar district had spelled doom for residents of villages in Fazilka district. 10 districts affected
— Varinder Singh SGPC lends helping hand Amritsar: The SGPC on Tuesday sent relief material to J&K. Avtar Singh Makkar, SGPC chief, said they had sent 35 quintals of rice, 15 quintals of pulses, five quintals of sugar, one quintal of tea leaves and other commodities such as milk power and spices for the flood-hit. He appealed to religious organisations and the Sikh Sangat to deposit relief material with the nearest gurdwaras. The Akal Purakh Ki Fauj has also sent blankets for the flood-hit. Couple stranded in Srinagar Bathinda: Laxman Dass Pahuja (66) and his wife of Namdev Nagar here are reportedly stranded in flood-ravaged Srinagar. Their son Sagar Pahuja said: "I have not been able to contact my parents since Sunday. I even tried the helpline numbers, but not a single number is responding". They were staying at Kashmir Hill Town hotel, located near Dal Lake, he said, adding that the last time he talked to them on Sunday they had told him that the Border fencing flooded Jalandhar: Incessant rains and increase in water level in the Ujh, Ravi and the Sutlej have flooded low-lying border areas, including the barbed wire fencing along the Indo-Pak border in the Gurdaspur Sector. RK Jaiswal, DIG, BSF, said: “Our personnel guarding the border are on a high alert since certain check points have been realigned and there are minor damages to the fencing and loss of some government stores.” Despite the hostile weather, the jawans seized 1 kg of heroin from smugglers two days ago.
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Hefty fee keeps MBBS mgmt seats vacant
Faridkot, September 9 In all, there are 1,070 MBBS seats in eight medical colleges — three in the government sector — of Punjab. All the five private colleges have 35 per cent seats that are to be filled through management quota. Besides, 15 per cent seats are for NRIs and the remaining 50 per cent are filled through government quota.
Tarsem Lal, father of a medical student who secured 89 per cent in Class XII and got 53 per cent in All-India Pre-Medical Entrance Test (AIPMET), says, “My son is eligible for management quota, but we can’t afford the exorbitant fee. I will have to pay at least Rs 40.29 lakh as tuition fee in five years. The amount excludes the charges for hostel, seminars and books.” It was only last year that the Punjab Medical Education Department had gone in for a major hike in the fee for MBBS courses. While the government quota fee was hiked 33 per cent (from Rs 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh per year), management category saw the maximum increase of 50 per cent (from Rs 4 lakh to 6 lakh). The fee for NRI quota seat was increased from $1 lakh for the entire course to $1.1 lakh. The fee was again revised by 10 per cent this year. The management quota seat now costs Rs 6.6 lakh a year. The fee in government quota is Rs 2.2 lakh. There is also a condition that the fee will increase 10 per cent every year. If a student enrolls for MBBS course this year, the tuition fee in the fifth year in management quota will touch Rs 9,66,306. It will be Rs 3,22,102 in the government quota. As such, a management quota student would end up paying Rs 40.29 lakh for the entire in five years; the charges would be Rs 13.43 lakh for a government quota seat. If other charges are added, a management quota seat costs a student around Rs 60 lakh. The fee will be payable on an annual basis and the medical college can ask the student to furnish a surety bond/bank guarantee that they will be liable to pay the balance fee for the entire course even if they leave the institute or the course midway. Dr SS Gill, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences vice-chancellor, admits that though over 250 eligible students are eligible, 41 MBBS seats have remained vacant. “Some parents and their children approached me, but I am helpless. Deciding the fee is not in my domain,” said Gill. The fee should be rationalised so that it is affordable to the common man, demands Dr Sanjeev Sethi, a member of Association of Parents of Medical Aspirants in Punjab. “High fee not only increases the cost of healthcare, but also leads to many young doctors adopting unethical practices to recover the expenses,” says
Sethi.
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Peddler’s kin accuse cop of seeking Rs 20 lakh bribe
Patiala, September 9 The court has issued a notice of motion to Punjab Director General of Police (DGP), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Patiala, Sub-Inspector Karnail Singh and Kurukshetra Superintendent of Police (SP) and Station House Officer (SHO) for September 12. According to the FIR, a copy of which is with The Tribune, Sub-Inspector Karnail Singh posted with the Crime Investigating Agency (CIA) had laid a naka on May 22, following a tip-off that Shahbad resident Ashwinder Singh alias Ashu was going to smuggle contraband in his Swift car with registration number HR78-A-0885. The FIR that was registered at 1 pm stated the police team comprising of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Joginder Singh, ASI Gulzar Singh, head constables Harjinder Singh, Sahib Singh, Ranjit Singh and Raj Singh arrested Ashu. “When the car arrived, it was signalled to stop. We apprehended the driver when he tried to speed away. Karnail Singh then asked the youth if he was carrying contraband,” reads the FIR registered by Karnail Singh at Ghanaur Police Station. Later, the police claimed to have seized 10 gm smack and over 1,200 psychotropic tablets from the accused. Surprisingly, Ashu did not ask for a gazetted officer and allowed the CIA team to search him. When frisking an NDPS accused, it is mandatory for the police to be accompanied by a gazetted officer of the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) or above. Surjit Singh, on the other hand, has rubbished the police claims. He alleged a police team, led by Karnail Singh, had picked up his son from Shahbad and the mobile tower locations of the police team indicated that they were in Haryana till 12.10 pm. “A policeman is seen getting out of my son’s car in the video footage procured from the Shambhu Toll Plaza at 12.17 pm on the same day when the police claimed to have arrested my son in Ghanaur at 1 pm,” he stated. “The police registered the FIR at 1 pm. How can they reach Ghanaur, hold a naka, seize the contraband and register an FIR in less than an hour?” he questioned. When Surjit Singh approached the Patiala police for justice, the Patiala SSP marked a probe to SP (D) Jaskiran Teja. Teja said he was yet to finish the probe, but admitted “that the police team might have picked up the youth from Haryana and claimed to have arrested him from somewhere else. But I will have to complete the inquiry to check if the charges in the FIR are correct.” Dissatisfied with the police probe, Surjit who has moved the High Court alleged, “Karnail Singh is threatening me with dire consequences if I do not withdraw my complaints against him.” Karnail Singh said the accused was held with the drugs and rubbished the allegations. On the video footage of the policemen stepping out of the car at Shambhu barrier, the Sub-Inspector fumbled for words. He alleged that Surjit Singh was a former cop, who was booked in many cases. “I have not asked for any bribe and will file my reply in court,” he added. Charges fly thick and fast In the video footage procured from the Shambhu Toll Plaza, a policeman is seen getting out of my son's car at 12.17 pm on the same day when the police claimed to have arrested him in Ghanaur at 1 pm. How can they reach Ghanaur, hold a naka, seize the drugs and register an FIR in less than an
hour? The police team might have picked up the youth from Haryana and claimed to have arrested him from somewhere
else I have not asked for any bribe and will file my reply in court. But Surjit Singh is a former cop and is booked in several
cases
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Pathankot medical students seek migration, hold protest
Faridkot, September 9 The students, some of whom were with their parents from different towns of the state, alleged that there had been no admission in the CMC since 2012. “We had deposited lakhs of rupees for education, hostel and mess charges but we were surprised when we came to know that the Medical Council of India didn’t permit the college to admit the second batch in 2013 and there was no new batch in 2014 also,” alleged the students. The students alleged that though Dr SS Gill, Vice Chancellor, BFUHS, had written a letter to the Principal Secretary of Medical Education and Research, suggesting that the students should be shifted to other medical colleges in the state, the department was not paying heed to it, due to “political pressure”. The students said they would hold an indefinite dharna till their demand is met. Minister for Medical Education and Research Anil Joshi neither responded to calls on his mobile nor did he respond to the text message in this regard. Gill said, “It is up to Anil Joshi and the Punjab Government now as we have written to them about it.” Students’ woes They said the Medical Council of India hadn’t permitted the college to admit the second batch in 2013 and there was no new admission in 2014 too. They said SS Gill, VC, BFUHS, had written to the Principal Secretary, Medical Education and Research, suggesting that the students be shifted to other colleges, but the authorities had not paid heed to the request
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Sukhbir sets up Solid Waste Mgmt Authority
Chandigarh, September 9 Presiding over a review meeting of solid waste management project accompanied by Local Government Minister Anil Joshi and Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, Sukhbir finalised green cover norms besides, giving approval to engage sufficient manpower to expedite the project. Sukhbir asked Secretary, Local Government and CEO, PMIDC to ensure mandatory and adequate green cover norms. He said the boundary walls of dumping sites should not be less than 15 feet along with green belts inside and outside the sites. Sukhbir also directed the authorities to implement the project in the given time frame. He approved the proposed appointment of requisite staff including, Project Director, Assistant Project Director, Executive Engineers, Sub-Divisional Officers at cluster level and other manpower. Sukhbir asked the Local Government Department to expedite the work in all 8 clusters wherein 137 urban local bodies would lift 4,065 tonnes of garbage daily. He also finalised the centralised payment mechanism at cluster level. JM Balamurgam, Secretary, Local Government, said that Bathinda cluster would become fully operational for scientific collection of garbage and its processing by the mid of next year. He said 20 acres of land for a processing unit had been earmarked on Mansa Road. He said the formalities for Ferozepur cluster had been completed and physical work on this project would initiate soon.
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Rs 60 lakh spent on Sangat Darshans in 7 years in Muktsar district: RTI
Muktsar, September 9 The information procured under the Right to Information (RTI) Act from the Nazarat branch of the district administration has revealed that the maximum amount of Rs 21.77 lakh was spent in 2011-12 fiscal year, a period during which the Assembly elections were held. It is followed by Rs 14.7 lakh in 2013-14, ahead of the General Election. Besides, an amount of Rs 1.95 lakh was spent in 2007-08, Rs 6 lakh in 2008-09, Rs 2.25 lakh in 2009-10, Rs 2.23 lakh in 2010-11 and Rs 10.92 lakh in 2012-13. The Chief Minister prefers holding Sangat Darshan in his own Lambi Assembly constituency. In comparison, he has rarely held such programmes in Malout, Muktsar and Gidderbaha Assembly segments of the district in the recent past. During such programmes, the Chief Minister, along with his Special Principal Secretary and heads of various departments, visits the villages and listens to the grievances of public and fulfills various demands raised by the panchayat and individuals on the spot. Before the event, the Deputy Commissioner concerned along with other district-level officials visit the village to prepare a list of public demands, which is further handed over to the Chief Minister during his visit. Usually, people raise demands regarding construction of roads and water channels. A large number of requests pertaining to transfers and issuance of weapon licences also come up. The Congress has always criticised the Chief Minister for holding such programmes, describing it to be a “sheer wastage of money to benefit those owing allegiance to the ruling coalition”. The Congress leaders have also alleged that these programmes are a testimony to the fact that the state government’s delivery system had failed, which is why the Chief Minister was using this practice to reach out to people. No vehicle hired to ferry CM’s special chairs: Police
Whenever Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal holds his sangat darshans, two special chairs, which are otherwise kept locked at the Lambi police station, are ferried to the venue in a vehicle. However, replying to an RTI query, the Muktsar police have replied that neither any vehicle is hired nor any money was spent in the past to ferry these special chairs to any Sangat Darshan venue. Maximum spent in 2011-12
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5 more Cong MLAs ready to join SAD, says Sukhbir
Chandigarh, September 9 Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, speaking after the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected Talwandi Sabo MLA, Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, said the SAD would announce its candidates for the Ambala and Kolianwali Assembly constituencies in Haryana in the next two days. “The SAD’s ties with the BJP in Punjab are permanent and not open to any speculation.The alliance will fight the civic elections together,” Sukhbir said. He stunned everybody by announcing that five more Congress MLAs were ready to join the SAD and that the party was considering their requests and looking for an appropriate time to induct them. On the new office-bearers, Sukhbir said that in 1996, as per the Moga resolution, the SAD had transformed itself into a Punjabi party. “Hence, important responsibilities have been assigned to leaders of the Hindu community and other communities in the organisational set-up.” On the reasons for appointing four Youth Akali Dal conveners, he said this would ensure better connect with the masses at the grassroots level. On allegations of horse-trading by AAP's Delhi unit, Sukhbir said: “AAP comprises a group of frustrated persons and their chief Arvind Kejriwal has openly admitted that he had blundered in resigning as Delhi CM”. He said the Modi-led Union Government had cleared road projects worth Rs 8,000 crore in 100 days pending for the past three years. Justifying his demand for a special economic package to Punjab, Sukhbir said: “Punjab waged a war against terrorism and paid a heavy price for it. The state has contributed immensely to making the country self-sufficient in foodgrain. Hence, it deserves a helping hand from the Union Government."
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BJP leaders want more seats for municipal poll
Chandigarh, September 9 Only one group of MLAs and ministers, said to be close to party president Kamal Sharma, reportedly attended the meeting. The others said they had not received any invitation. There was no MLA from the Manoranjan Kalia faction. Talking to mediapersons later, Kamal Sharma claimed that the party had no issues with its partner (SAD). Reliable sources said several leaders at the meeting described the SAD move to appoint Hindu leaders as heads of urban units as "confrontational". They said the Akalis had put up Independent candidates against BJP nominees during the last municipal elections. They mentioned seats that were denied to the BJP, despite having urban populations, from where no Akali leader had ever won. Kamal Sharma distanced himself from the controversy over the denial of a financial package to Punjab. “I am not aware about it,” he said. Denying factionalism in the state BJP, he claimed: “We are one unit.” He said the focus of the party meeting was to prepare the party cadre for the municipal elections. He said the party would contest on the development plank. Irked by SAD move
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At Chhapar Mela, Badal all praise for Jaitley
Chhapar (Ludhiana), September 9 Jaitley’s letter to the Punjab Government asking it to set in order its financial health by rationalising power subsidy had stoked a controversy. Badal was talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of Chhapar Mela today. Praising Jaitley as a “true statesman” and “seasoned politician” who never nursed any personal grudge against any individual or party, Badal claimed petty considerations had no place in the minds of national leaders like Jaitley. Jaitley, who had contested from Amritsar in the Lok Sabha poll, had lost the election to Capt Amarinder Singh. The Chief Minister reiterated that he was confident the Centre would bail out the state from financial problems. On making Jaitley’s letter public, as demanded by Punjab Congress Committee chief Partap Singh Bajwa, Badal said the letter had been widely published in the media and now there was hardly any need to make it public. Badal also showered praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the gathering at Chhapar Mela, Badal, who was wearing a Modi-style jacket, appreciated the Prime Minister’s political acumen and leadership. “He (Modi) has already won the hearts of billions of people across the world, especially during his visits to Bhutan, Nepal and Japan, to strengthen ties with these countries.” He claimed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had special affection for Modi. “The Akali Dal was the first party which came forth to declare him as a future Prime Minister of the country almost three months prior to the Lok Sabha elections,” he said. Modi’s special bond for Punjab and Punjabis would ensure rich dividends to the state in the coming days, said Badal.
Cong says Centre has begun pinning down Badals
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 9 Party leaders led by Bajwa and CLP leader Sunil Jakhar alleged the Union Government had already started “pinning down the Badals by rejecting their unethical proposals”. Accusing Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Badal of “concealing” facts from his party, Jakhar and Bajwa dared them to make the letter by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley regarding financial package to the state public. They said they wanted the Centre to come to the rescue of the state, but the SAD-BJP government must come clear on grants received from the previous UPA government. They alleged the government had failed to show how it spent Rs 3,000 crore received from the UPA government for solving the problem of waterlogging in the state. “Had the state utilised the grants honestly, the farmers of the border state could have been saved from current flood-like situation,” they argued. The Centre’s demand to dismiss the suit filed by the Punjab Government in the Supreme Court seeking sops for its industry exposed the Chief Minister’s claim of getting favours of the Mod-led Union Government. Denying factionalism in the party, Bajwa and Jarkhar said their ways of working might be different but they stood united as Congressmen. Congress leaders Jasbir Singh Khangura, Jagpal Khangura, Ranjit Singh Mangat, Bhag Dardi, Paramjit Ghawadi and Maan Singh Guram were present.
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Will rationalise property tax, says
SAD-BJP panel
Chandigarh, September 9 The meeting of the joint coordination committee of the two parties was held today, wherein the two issues were discussed at length. The members – Balwinder Singh Bhunder, Rajinder Bhandari, Narrotam Dev Ratti and Ashwani Sharma – reportedly agreed that the government needed to focus on these two issues on a war-footing. While the members expressed their satisfaction with the new mining policy that the state had come up with, they were unanimous that the government needed to immediately remove the public grievances on the issue of property tax and regularisation charges on illegal plots. A delegation of colonisers met members of this committee and demanded that dual regularisation charges on illegal colonies be done away with. Sources said the government had already decided that no property tax would be charged on vacant plots and on plots below 5
marlas. It is now thinking of reducing stamp duty on property transfer and power of attorney (POA) charges.
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3 days on, 46 Muktsar villages still flooded
Muktsar, September 9 With several drains overflowing, the situation can turn serious if there is more rain. Roads, especially the Muktsar-Panniwala stretch, have been damaged. Link roads in Gidderbaha and Muktsar subdivision have been washed away. Pannniwala village has been partially inundated for the first time in the past two decades. People have shifted to the grain market. Policemen too have shifted to market sheds. Schools have been shut for a few days. “The schools in Khunde Halal, Khunan Kalan, Panniwala, Kabarwala and Mehmood Kera villages are still waterlogged,” said DK Rajouria, District Education Officer. The rains have damaged eucalyptus trees, planted under a bio-drainage project, in Tappakhera village of Lambi. Ramvir Singh, ADC (Development), monitoring relief work in villages on the Muktsar-Panniwala-Malout road, said it would not take more than a day or two to remove the water. Washed away
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row over rainwater diversion
Abohar, September 9 A group pf protesters had turned violent last night, throwing stones at policemen and their vehicles. Most of the protesters belong to Ghallu village which is part of the Balluana constituency represented by SAD legislature Gurtej Singh. The JCB machines last night ripped a portion of the Abohar-Fazilka highway to lay huge cement pipes to divert the rainwater to a nearby drain. The gushing water has submerged hundreds of acres of agriculture land in and around Khuikhera village. Fearing a threat to Abohar town owing to the diversion of water from villages in the Lambi segment through the Abulkhurana drain, the police are keeping guard on the Seetogunno bypass. Four JCB machines have dug a nullah to divert water to the Malukpura distributary. A similar exercise in August 2011 had ravaged 20 villages in the Balluana segment. Residents of Khubban village told officials that Gurdev Kaur had died of cardiac arrest and Sandeep Kumar had been electrocuted after rainwater entered her house. Municipal and PWD (building and roads) officials faced protests as they began work to clean the nullah on the Malout road.
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Cops helped Pinki from the beginning, says victim’s father
Chandigarh, September 9 Accusing Pinki of manipulating parole procedures, he alleged that information obtained from jail revealed that he had taken or was granted parole against the rules six times in the past 18 months before he was finally released. In a petition filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court today for setting aside the impugned order of his release, Amrik Singh's counsel RS Bains contended that the police was initially reluctant to register an FIR against Pinki “because of his influence”. The FIR was registered only after protests were held by area residents. Thereafter, efforts were not made by the police to arrest him. “He was arrested only on the intervention of the High Court. Even the investigating officer, Inspector Santokh Singh, made efforts to exonerate the accused by conducting a dishonest and defective investigation,” Bains said. Pinki was sentenced to life in October 2006 for killing Avtar Singh on January 7, 2001. The plea against his release is expected to come up for hearing tomorrow. Bains said the trial court, in its conviction order of September 2006, had passed strictures on the investigating officer on the basis of which departmental proceedings were initiated. “But these proceedings have not been concluded till date”. He said the convicted inspector was prematurely released on June 17 after serving seven years, seven months and 14 days in jail whereas the minimum period for consideration of such plea was 10 years of actual sentence. About the ‘cat’
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Gandhi seeks fiscal package from Centre
Chandigarh, September 9 "I have spoken to Prem Singh Chandumajra, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Ranjit Singh Brahmpura and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. In days to come, I will speak to Capt Amarinder Singh too. All MPs should join hands to save Punjab from the fiscal mess and press the Centre for a package," Dr Gandhi said. On relief for farmers
He said the Centre had not announced any help for the farmers, who had spent through their nose to save their crops from the drought-like conditions in June, July and August. " Now, rain has damaged crops in various parts of the state, but the Centre has been mum on the issue," he said.
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Liquor seized from BJP leader's car; driver fined
Hoshiarpur, September 9 However, on being contacted by the police, the BJP stalwart denied it and sought action. In the meantime, some of his supporters along with another BJP youth leader reached there in a bid to “build pressure” on the police to get him absolved. After a night-long drama, the police in the morning forwarded the case to the Excise Department. Later this afternoon, a fine of Rs 1 lakh was imposed on the driver, Rajkumar. Excise Department officials said the action had been taken on the basis of the police report. Station House Officer Lakhvir Singh said the fine was paid as soon as it was imposed.
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Dry parts to get more rain, says expert
Chandigarh, September 9 The event was organised by the British Deputy High Commission, Chandigarh, Alliance Française and members of the German business community in Chandigarh. Jairath stated that the dry parts of the state would have higher precipitation in future and so, the state needed to identify crops and system to make use of the situation. She said the percentage of increase in mean minimum temperature would be higher than the increase in mean maximum temperature, which would affect the productivity of the state. Dr RK Chauhan, scientist, Department of Environment, Haryana, said, “Haryana emits nearly 2 per cent of national greenhouse gases.” Georg Klussmann, counselor, Environment, Climate Change, Renewables and Tourism, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, said, “Economic growth and reduction of greenhouse emissions can go hand in hand as Germany has proved it that in the past 20 years, its economy has grown by 37 per cent while greenhouse emissions have decreased by 25 per cent.”
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NRIs sell plots gifted to poor 10 yrs ago; DC orders probe
Jalandhar, September 9 However, the NRI couple, while justifying the sale of plots, asserted that they were the legal owners of the plots and they had the right to sell them. Brothers Harbhajan Lal and Sohan Lal told The Tribune, “In 2004, NRI Milkha Singh and his wife Harjinder Kaur had gifted 35 plots of five-marla each to needy villagers in the presence of then Deputy Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, then Banga MLA Tarlochan Singh Soondh and then Chief Parliamentary Secretary Gurbinder Singh Atwal. Now they have sold our two plots to Kamlesh Rani of Kot Fatuhi village in Garhshankar.” When contacted, Kamlesh confirmed that she had bought two plots from the NRI couple. “The plots were legally in the name of the couple, so I can legally purchase the same. Nobody can question my deal,” she alleged. “The plots were gifted to us in the presence of senior politicians. How can the NRI couple sell the same and now pressurise us to vacate the property?” Harbhajan questioned. “I also apprised Congress leader Tarlochan Singh Soondh about the sale of the gifted plots, but he didn’t give any satisfactory reply,” Harbhajan said. Harjinder Kaur said, “We had gifted the plots to 35 needy villagers in 2004, but on the condition that whosoever builds a house on the land, legal possession will be transferred to them. However, Harbhajan and Sohal couldn’t build a house so we sold the same to another person.” She added that ownership was transferred to two persons, who had recently built their house. When contacted, DC Anandita Mitra said she had marked an inquiry into the case to the Assistant Commissioner and if any fraud came to the fore, legal action would be recommended. “During preliminary inquiry, it came to the fore that the NRI couple has legal ownership of the plots, but inquiry is still on to decide the further course of action.” she added. The case
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Delhi nurse gangraped in Budhlada
Mansa, September 9 The victim claimed that Balwinder Singh, who had befriended her over the phone some months ago, promised to accompany her to the hospital. But instead of being taken there, the accused took her to a solitary place where she was gangraped. The victim claimed she had nursed gangrape victim Damini when she was being treated at the Safdarjang Hospital. The police have registered a case under Sections 363, 376-C, 342, 506, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code against 35-year-old accused Balwinder Singh and a 60-year-old man with the Sadar police.
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