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Badal government turns stone
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Potholed roads: CM’s grant fails to spur Abohar MC into action
‘Political rivalry’ led to killing of two brothers in
Ludhiana
Protesters stage a dharna at Neelon Bridge.
Photo: Inderjit Verma
Bajwa not invited for Preneet’s lunch
PPP to stitch alliance for civic body poll
SAD factions spar over union elections
Jakhar taking credit for central schemes: BJP
Six months on,
Samana resident awaits his son’s autopsy report
Sukhpal’s family won’t give up fight for justice
No faith in police, says rights panel chairman
Asiad silver medallist does family, village proud
Fivefold increase in area under direct seeded rice
Basmati growers look to CM for support price
Sukhbir claims credit for popularising kabaddi
At Khatkar Kalan, AAP vows to wage war against corruption
Retired cops miffed at security cut
Three injured in firing at Bhawanigarh
Medical colleges warned against diluting norms
Talwandi’s widow gets minister’s status Teachers burn govt's effigy
BJP leader among six killed in road accidents
5 killed in road mishaps
5 booked for attack on dera leader
Seven held for impersonation in examination
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Badal government turns stone
deaf
Khanna, September 28 Months later, not a single project has taken off. The state government is now blaming the Central government for it. It says it has not received adequate grants for the projects. Though the projects were started under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewable Mission (JNURM), the SAD tried to usurp credit for these projects. It even sought votes citing the projects. “The Centre has not sent grant for the projects. We will honour all promises. We are only awaiting word from the Centre,” said VK Garg, Chief Engineer, Local Bodies. Of the 31 projects, 11 were in the Bathinda parliamentary constituency. In Rasulra, located on the Khanna-Malerkotla road, untreated waste flows into the village, rendering the village land infertile. Local resident Harvinder Singh complained that the stench from the waste water had made the lives of villagers miserable. “Crops grown near the waste water dump are invariably infected by fungus. Industrial waste too is getting mixed with this water. “We were told that a sewage treatment plant would be installed and the treated water could be used for irrigation. But all that stands is the foundation stone. Not a brick has been laid so far,” he said rather disappointed. When contacted, executive officer of the Khanna Municipal Corporation said: “We have laid underground pipes to drain out water into a drain to protect the villages.”
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Mid-term review of
SAD-BJP government: NRI Affairs
Chandigarh, September 28
A full-fledged NRI wing was established in August 2013 replacing the NRI Cell to deal with NRI complaints. “We received a large number of complaints from NRIs who alleged they that they were being forced to work as a bonded labour in the Gulf and other countries or that they were being detained illegally. Some complained they were victims of racism or hate crimes. We intervened through the Ministry of Overseas Affairs and were able to help a number of such NRIs,” said Justice Arvind Kumar (retd), chairman of the NRI Commission, Punjab. Though the government has increased the number of NRI police stations, from six in 2008 to 15 now, these remain “toothless” as they have to depend on the SSPs of the area for allocation of funds. The NRI wing of the Punjab Police has meagre resources at its disposal. Gurpreet Deo, Inspector-General, NRI wing, said of the 6,000 complaints received by the department, 5,000 had been dealt with. “There is no pendency of complaints lodged before 2013. The average complaint disposal time has come down from six months in 2010 to 20-25 days if the complaint has no legal intricacies,” she said, adding that a single-window system had been put in place. The issue of reviewing the "Sikh blacklist" is yet to be resolved. Unkept promises The government had promised to solve problems of NRIs through a network of dedicated NRIs police stations Dedicated NRI courts for expeditious delivery of justice for them. A single-window system for NRI issues NRI's involvement in education and health sectors will be encouraged. Steps will be taken against travel agents to stop harassment of NRIs
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Potholed roads: CM’s grant fails to spur Abohar MC into action
Abohar, September 28 The CM had on the spot sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for renovating Nehru Park and Rs 20 lakh to augment the street light facility. Upon Jakhar’s request for funds to repair the roads that link cremation grounds with the interior part of the town, Badal sanctioned a grant of Rs 2 crore. Badal had caught his party men by surprise when he held the darbar here after 7 years. He had organised the event on the invitation of Congress Legislature Party Leader Sunil Jakhar. None of the local or district units leaders had turned up at the meeting which had an enthusiastic gathering of people from affected localities. But when Jakhar enquired from the MC about the progress of the work, he was told that for past many months the Department of Local Bodies had not sent any engineer here. The administrator had written a letter to the Principal Secretary and Director of the department, but their response was awaited. “I wonder how long do we have to wait before these roads are repaired. Several vehicles, including school vans, have overturned while passing through these potholed roads,” Jakhar said. The Local Bodies Department’s “biased” attitude is already under the scanner. Not satisfied with its response over a public interest litigation filed by some councillors, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had recently directed the Principal Secretary, Local Bodies to appear in person on the next hearing on October 27. Apathetic authorities
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‘Political rivalry’ led to killing of two brothers in
Ludhiana
Ludhiana, September 28 Residents of Bhopur and other villages blocked the Ludhiana-Chandigarh highway while placing the bodies first on Neelon Bridge and later on the road in Samrala. They were demanding immediate arrest of all those named in the FIR, including Akali leader Gurjeet Singh from Tekhran village near Machhiwara, head constable Yadwinder Singh, who led the police party, and home guards Ajit Singh and Baldev Singh. Gurjeet's wife Rajwinder Kaur is the village sarpanch. All the accused have been remanded in police custody. The brothers were wanted in an attempt to murder case. Top police officials first tried to show it as a police encounter, but later had to admit that it was a murder. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered a magisterial probe into the incident. Satpal Singh, father of the victims, said, "It was not a police encounter, but cold-blooded murders. We are Dalits and Gurjeet Singh is a landlord and a SAD leader. My sons paid the price for not submitting to his whims." A former sarpanch of Kubey village, Jaswant Singh, alleged that political rivalry led to the killings. "The victims were supporting AAP MP Harjinder Singh Khalsa. Both brothers were kabaddi players and Gurjeet Singh was jealous of their popularity. First he got them implicated in a false case and then got them murdered with the help of the police," he said. Gurmeet Kaur, victims’ mother, said, "My sons were unarmed. They were killed ruthlessly." She alleged Gurjeet enjoyed the backing of a former Akali MLA Jagjeevan Singh Khernia. Kherian denied the allegation: "The Congress is playing petty politics to drag my name in the controversy. I had tried to strike a compromise between the two groups." After the post mortem, the bodies were cremated at their native village. A large number of people from Bhopur and surrounding villages attended the cremation held amid tight security. Security was beefed up in neighbouring Tekhran village following inputs that supporters of the two youths could attack the house of SAD leader Gurjeet Singh. Law of jungle: Cong The cold-blooded killings by the Khanna police prove that the law of jungle prevails in the state. The people of Punjab are paying the price for the total politicisation of the
police. Partap Singh Bajwa, ppcc
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Bajwa not invited for Preneet’s lunch
Chandigarh, September 28 An unruffled Bajwa, claiming credit for forcing the SAD-BJP government to “bend” before the agitating industrialists of Mandi Gobindgarh by inviting them for talks, said he was, perhaps, on the “waiting list.” He asked mediapersons not to read too much into the matter. “There is always opposition to a man working in the field. I take these things in my stride. Leaders always face revolts. Thirtyfour MLAs had approached the high command against my predecessor too,” he said. “The CLP is a unit within the Pradesh Congress. It doesn’t work independently,” he explained. At a CLP meeting recently, a number of MLAs had demanded that Bajwa be removed as PPCC chief. Some of them have reportedly sought the intervention of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. “After we announced to hold a protest outside the CM’s residence on Septemeber 29, the government buckled under pressure and called the industrialists for talks,” Bajwa claimed. He showed a letter by nine organisations of industrialists and labour unions, requesting him to postpone the dharna. “We will resume the agitation if the government fails to redress the grievances,” he warned. Bajwa was accompanied by only one MLA, Randeep Singh Nabha. Few Congress MLAs were expected to participate in the September 29 protest. However, Jakhar, when contacted, said he would have participated in the dharna as it had been called by the PPCC president.
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PPP to stitch alliance for civic body poll
Jalandhar, September 28 Addressing a press conference here today, Manpreet said conducting free and fair elections would be an uphill task with the SAD-BJP government in power, but he would work hard to stitch an alliance against the present regime. Commenting on the Aam Admi Party (AAP), he said, "It is a fact that AAP got tremendous success in the state in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, but the party's graph had been on the decline for the past few months. People have already started getting disillusioned with AAP." Manpreet also announced the party's new state body with over 2,500 party men being appointed as office-bearers of different frontal cells. In the new set-up, there would be 10 vice-presidents, six senior vice-presidents, a secretary general, 34 general secretaries, 51 members of the central committee and 2,500 members of the general council of the party. The list of 26 new district presidents was also released. Jalandhar-based PPP leader Dr Navjot Dahiya has been appointed the chief spokesman of the party. Davinder Singh Ladi Dhose has been entrusted with the responsibility of heading the party's youth wing, which was being taken care of by Bhagwant Mann earlier.
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SAD factions spar over union elections
Muktsar, September 28 However, on Saturday, a number of sarpanches in the presence of SAD’s Muktsar constituency in charge Kanwarjeet Singh ‘Rozy Barkandi’ gathered at the same place, and opposed the formation of the union. Charanjit Singh Sakkanwali, block samiti member and a SAD leader, said, “When the government is accepting the demands of all sarpanches, other elected representatives, then what is the need to form any union. The Chief Minister visits villages and addresses the sarpanches’ grievances at his Sangat Darshans. We oppose the union.” While some sarpanches had opposed the union last week, when Neela Mann was declared president, others said it was necessary to form a union to put forth their demands before the government. Neela Mann, president of the District Sarpanches’ Union, said, “The elections were held in the presence of the state unit president. I am not aware about any opposition to the union.”
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Jakhar taking credit for central schemes: BJP
Abohar, September 28 Jakhar had recently distributed sewing machines to 995 women here under the Skill Training for Employment Promotion amongst Urban Poor (STEP-UP) of the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY). At the function held with the assistance of North India Technical Consultancy Organisation (NITCON), BJP activists blamed Jakhar for not giving credit to the Union Government while distributing sewing machines. They alleged that the portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or any other central minister should have been displayed on the dais since the scheme had been funded by the Union Government. The local BJP and SAD leadership had already been feeling cornered as Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, on Jakhar’s invitation, had organised his first public darbar here in the past 7 years. It was held on September 15.
Tug of war
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Six months on, Samana resident awaits his son’s autopsy report
Patiala, September 28 The doctors rushed them to the Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala where Ankit succumbed to drug reaction. The other victims recovered later. The Senior Medical Officer at the Samana hospital had then informed that the victims were given injections received by them from the state government in February. Following the incident, Health Department teams collected samples of anti-rabies vaccines from various civil hospitals in the district and sent them to drug testing laboratory in Kasauli. Ankit’s postmortem was performed at the Government Rajindra Hospital and his viscera was sent to a Kharar lab for chemical examination. While it takes two to three months for a postmortem report to be declared, the wait of Ankit’s father has not been over even after six months. Ram Kumar alleged that it was a case of negligence or how else could five persons have fallen ill due to the same injections in one day. “Others survived but my child could not bear the drug reaction and died. I have lost everything. Neither the Health Department nor the police have fixed the accountability of the people responsible for his death,” he rued. He also produced copies of letters and applications submitted with the police and the Health Department. He alleged the police had not yet completed its investigation in the case. “There are a few politicians and officials who are offering me money to reach at a compromise. But all I want is justice for my dead son. I regret the day I decided to get his vaccination done from a government hospital,” he said. Patiala Civil Surgeon Dr HS Bali said they were yet to receive the post-mortem report from the Kharar laboratory. He claimed they had sent several reminders to the laboratory, but to no avail. The Civil Surgeon said the reports of all vaccines seized from hospitals were normal.
Alleging negligence
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Sukhpal’s family won’t give up fight for justice
Batala, September 28 Dalbir Kaur said four persons came to their house in Kala Afgana and forcibly took away her husband on the plea that the Majitha police wanted to question him in a case. “We waited for four days but he did not return home. Our pleas to the police went unheard,” she recalled. “Days later, the media reported that a notorious terrorist, Gurnam Singh Bandala, had been killed in an encounter in Ropar. We then realised that the police had killed Sukhpal, claiming that he was Bandala,” said Jagir Singh. Bandala was nabbed by the police three years later in 1997. The state government has done nothing to identify the youth killed by a police team headed by then deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Paramraj Umranangal in the fake encounter. Jagir Singh said his wife Gurbachan Kaur had met Bandala in jail. He had told her that the police had killed Sukhpal. “My wife died later, heart-broken.” Alleging that the police was dilly-dallying a probe into the matter in a bid to shield its officials, the family filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court last year, demanding a probe by the CBI or any independent agency. Recently, the family members had their statements recorded with a special investigating team (SIT) headed by Additional Director-General of Police IPS Sahota. Dalbir Kaur said her elder son Balraj Singh had died in a road accident three years ago. “ I have no money to educate my younger son Jugraj Singh,” she said, her voice choking. Dalbir Kaur, her son and father-in-law are living with her brother.
About Sukhpal Singh’s mysterious disappearance
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No faith in police, says rights panel chairman
Chandigarh, September 28 Sukhpal’s widow Dalbir Kaur and his father Jagir Singh have maintained all along that Sukhpal had been eliminated in a fake encounter. Their contention gained strength when Bandala was found alive in 1997. A number of police inquiries since then have not recommended action against the police team headed by then Ropar DSP Paramraj Singh Umranangal, now posted as IGP, Bathinda Zone. The team allegedly killed Sukhpal to claim promotions and a cash award of Rs 25 lakh. Umranangal declined to comment. He said a number of inquiries had acquitted him and a court was hearing a petition on the matter. “I can’t comment as the case is subjudice,” he said. When contacted, Col GS Sandhu (retd), chairman of the Human Rights Front, said: “Umranangal has already got promotions despite the inquiries. We have no faith in the police.”
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Asiad silver medallist does family, village proud
Amritsar, September 28 Khushbir's mother Jagbir Kaur said she received a call from Khushbir around 12.30 pm telling her that she had won the silver medal. She expressed a little displeasure over failing to maintain her best speed due to a muscle problem. Jagbir inspired her four daughters and a son to join sports after her husband Balkar Singh died due to cardiac arrest in 2000. She said she was denied monetary support by the erstwhile PSEB as her husband was not its regular employee. She said it created economic hardship for the family and she could not give the best to her children. Khushbir's sisters Harjit Kaur and Karamjit Kaur and brother Bikramjit Singh are also athletes. They are also trying their luck in various events. Khushbir, 21, clocked 1:33:07 in the Asian Games in South Korea's Incheon to improve upon her previous personal best of 1:33:37, a national record. A student of Khalsa College for Women, Khushbir bagged a bronze medal in the Asian Race Walking Championship at Ishikawa in Japan in March this year. In that tournament, her timing was 1:33:37. She set a record at the World Athletic Championship in Moscow last year where she completed 20-km walk in one hour, 34 minutes and 28 seconds, improving upon her own record of 1:37:28.
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Fivefold increase in area under direct seeded rice
Mehraj (Bathinda), Sept 28 According to the Statistical Department, paddy has been planted through DSR technique on around 1.15 lakh hectare this year. The area under DSR plantation was around 22,000 hectare last year. The figure was around 10,500 acre in 2012. A research finding indicates that farmers saved around 30 per cent water by adopting the DSR technique. The figures were provided earlier this week during an interaction of the Farmers Advisory Service Scheme of Punjab Agricultural University by the senior extension specialist Dr Jitender Singh Brar. The traditional way of paddy plantation required 30 per cent more water and huge manpower. Reducing water usage for growing paddy was important in view of the fast depleting groundwater levels. Research figures said around 4 lakh million litres of water was used annually for paddy cultivation through transplantation method. The DSR technique would save at least 1 lakh million litres of water. The total area under direct seed cultivation this year has been the highest in Muktsar (39,000 hectare), followed Moga (15,000 hectare), Jalandhar (11,000 hectare), Bathinda (10,000 hectare), Ferozepur and Tarn Taran (9,000 hectare each), Amritsar (6,000 hectare) and Gurdaspur (3,000 hectare). Pathankot is placed at the bottom of the table with 1,000 hectare under direct seed cultivation technique. Dr Amandeep Singh Sandhu, an extension specialist, introduced a progressive farmer Gurpreet Singh who planted paddy using the DSR technique in more than 40 acres.
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Basmati growers look to CM for support price
Chandigarh, September 28 Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is expected to take up the matter with various quarters concerned tomorrow. Farmers have been expecting measures to ensure adequate remuneration. The cultivation of basmati, which consumes less water as compared to other paddy varieties, was promoted by the state government as part of its crop diversification programme. A meeting was held yesterday as well, but it remained inconclusive. Certain departments have urged Badal to extend benefits in the form of exemption in taxes to traders from all over the country on the purchase of basmati. Others have been urging that these benefits should only be restricted to Punjab rice millers on the export of basmati, as was the case now. The basmati price has come down to Rs 2,100 per quintal from Rs 3,000 two weeks ago. Last year, the crop had fetched up to Rs 4,200. The farmers are upset over the fall in prices and have been looking for help from the government. Basmati, a variety that fetches good price in the international market, is purchased only by private traders and rice millers. As such, it has no support price from the government. While promoting basmati as an alternative to ordinary paddy varieties, the government had assured it would announce support price.
Paddy procurement begins on October 1
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon today said paddy procurement in Punjab would begin on October 1. The government has made arrangements to procure 140 lakh tonnes of paddy this year. Kairon said following the Centre’s directive, the Punjab Government had decided to use 40 kg gunny bags instead of 35 kg. He said the move would save an approximately Rs 200 crore during the procurement season. The minister has asked Punjab Mandi Board officials to ensure proper sanitation facilities in grain markets. The Union Government has fixed Rs 1,400 per quintal MSP for Grade-A paddy and Rs 1,360 per quintal for the common varieties.
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Sukhbir claims credit for popularising kabaddi
"Kabaddi now draws higher TRPs than the IPL, not only in Punjab but across the country. It is a big game now, but we are trying our best to make this traditional Punjabi sport even more popular at home and abroad," said Sukhbir Badal. He was accompanied by Faridkot MLA Deep Malhotra and Kotkapura MLA Mantar Singh. "Earlier, kabaddi matches were rarely broadcast live on the television or reported about in the media, but it has become a very popular game now and its matches draw higher TRPs than IPL matches," he said. There were political connotations to Sukhbir's visit to this sports event today. The event is organised in the name of Sufi saint Baba Fakkarsar. The annual rural sports event fell prey to political rivalry between the Congress and the Akalis last year. After over two weeks of political struggle between the Akalis and the Congress over the holding of this event, some senior Congress leaders, including a sitting MLA, were arrested on the charge of breaching peace in the area.
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At Khatkar Kalan, AAP vows to wage war against corruption
Khatkar Kalan, September 28 Bhagwant Mann, MP from Sangrur, raked the issues of drug and sand mafia, and the alleged monopoly of the Badal family in the transport and food business. “Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and his brother-in-law Bikram Majithia have ruined the state for their vested interests. Police excesses, unemployment, drug menace and poor infrastructure are all that the SAD-BJP coalition has given to Punjab,” said Mann. Supreme Court lawyer and senior AAP leader HS Phoolka alleged the Badals had always exploited the 1984 anti-Sikh riots for political dividends. “The NDA, of which the Akali Dal is a constituent, has assumed power at the Centre. But nothing has been done yet to punish those who triggered the riots. Badal owes an explanation to the victim families,” he said. Naveen Jaihind, AAP national executive member, described the SAD-BJP government as “father-son raj”. Sucha Singh Chhotepur, state convener, said the people of Punjab must get united to fight the corrupt. Paramjit Kaur, Bhagat Singh’s niece, and Narsher Singh Garewal, nephew of Kartar Singh Sarabha, were honoured during the function. Among others, AAP parliamentarians Dr Dharamvira Gandhi, Prof Sadhu Singh and HS Khalsa also paid tributes to the martyr.
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Retired cops miffed at security cut
Chandigarh, September 28 In its latest order, the state government has either completely withdrawn or curtailed drastically the security cover of several retired police officials. Sources said a retired Inspector General had even moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court to seek the restoration of his security. He used to have six security personnel. The case would come up for hearing in the High Court tomorrow. Sources said the official, in his petition, had stated that he had served in the most “hot” districts when Punjab was going through the difficult period in the 1980s and 1990s. He also stated that his house was attacked once when he was in service. Retired officials claim whereas their security cover had been pruned, there were a good number of politicians who continued to enjoy it. They say at least two political leaders in Gurdaspur had a “hefty” security cover. They say the recent arrest of an alleged Pakistan-trained militant by the police proved that some militants were still active and could harm them. The officials say there should be an independent professional body, headed by a retired High Court judge and having security experts in its ranks, to assess the threat perception to them. They opine the body should take into account the role played by the retired police official while in service. “There should be no pick and choose policy. All genuine cases should be approved for security. Inputs from the central agencies should also be taken into account while deciding protection cover,” they say.
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Three injured in firing at Bhawanigarh
Sangrur, September 28 Dr Kesar Singh, a surgeon at the Bhawanigarh hospital, said 27-year-old Neetu (who runs a meat shop), his brother Bittu (23), and their cousin Vijay (19) were brought to the hospital with bullet injuries. In view of their serious condition, they were referred to Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. Bittu was injured critically, he added. Bhawanigarh station house officer Rajesh Snehi said Gurpreet Singh, alias Danny, run a finance shop near the Bhawanigarh bus stand. He said there was a dispute over some financial matter between Danny and Neetu. Today, Neetu and others went to the shop of Danny. An altercation took place among them following which Danny allegedly opened fire on them. He fired four rounds from a .12 bore rifle. A case has been registered against Danny under Section 307 of the IPC. Danny is absconding.
The victims
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Medical colleges warned against diluting norms
Faridkot, September 28 Dr Gurdeep Singh Kalyan, Joint Director, DMER, said admitting students by diluting admission norms would be violation of the Punjab Government’s notification. He warned students aspiring to be doctors not to be misled by private colleges. The government notification states that candidates with a minimum 50 per cent marks (45 per cent for differently abled and 40 per cent for SCs/BCs) in the All- India Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Entrance Test are eligible for admission in dental and medical colleges.
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BJP leader among six killed in road accidents
Abohar, September 28 Cyclist Dharampal (27) was crushed to death by an unidentified car near Maujgarh village on the Abohar-Sriganganagar road on Saturday evening. He used to work at a brick kiln in Usmankhera village. Brij Mohan Meghwal of Gumjal village was killed as the bus in which he was travelling collided with a truck near Bhanipura village on the highway in Churu district. A case has been registered against the truck driver. Manish Kumar (20) of Panjpeer Colony, Abohar, was killed and Shashi Chaubey (22) was injured as a pick-up van hit a group of pilgrims near Dhannasar village on the Hanumangarh-Rawatsar-Pallu highway yesterday. They were on their way to Salasar Dhaam. Another pilgrim Naresh Bhat (25) was run over by a truck on the same highway yesterday.
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5 killed in road mishaps
Fazilka, September 28 The postmortem of the deceased was conducted at the local Civil Hospital today. The police have booked the driver of the bus. In another mishap, the driver of a tractor trailer was crushed underneath the vehicle. Sources said Yograj (30) lost control of the tractor when he applied brakes to prevent collision with another vehicle. Yograj fell and was run over. The injured have been identified as Vinay, Ramesh and
Ranu.
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Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal laid the foundation stone for 31 projects, such as water supply and sewage treatment plants, worth Rs 1,220 crore.
Mid-term review of
SAD-BJP government: NRI Affairs
The cold-blooded gunning down of two young brothers, Harinder Singh and Jatinder Singh, allegedly by an Akali leader in connivance with a police party yesterday at Jamalpur near here was reportedly a case of political rivalry.
Hailing from Bhopur village near Machhiwara, the youths were active supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Jalandhar, September 28
Two decades after Gurdaspur resident Sukhpal Singh was eliminated by the Punjab Police in a “stage-managed” encounter in 1994, his family says they will not give up their fight for justice. Sukhpal’s widow Dalbir Kaur, his father Jagir Singh and son Jugraj Singh are living in penury.
In order to claim award, a police team allegedly killed a youth in a fake encounter in Ropar in 1994 and declared that the body was that of dreaded terrorist Gurnam Singh
Bandala. Claiming that the deceased was Sukhpal Singh of Kala Afghana village in
Gurdaspur, his family and the Majha Ex-Servicemen Human Rights Front are struggling to get justice for
Sukhpal.
Amritsar, September 28
Mehraj (Bathinda), Sept 28
Terming the SAD-BJP regime in Punjab nothing but “mafia raj”, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership today vowed to wipe out the corrupt from the state in the 2017 Assembly elections.
Addressing a function organised by the party to pay tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary at his native village here, the AAP leadership dwelt upon having a corruption-free government in Punjab.
Faridkot, September 28