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SC/ST post-matriculate scholarship scheme
Complainant in poll violence case against Dy CM gets bail
3 killed in blast near Beas |
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PUDA complex damaged by Dasehra committee
Moisture trouble for paddy farmers
AAP seeks CBI inquiry into Jamalpur killings
CM to lead ‘clean India’ campaign
Website on blood availability soon
Haryana poll fever grips border village
Basmati prices fall globally
Army unearths fake certificate scandal
Tanker explodes at ICP; probe on
Bajwa faces revolt on home turf, Ashwani backs Capt
Phagwara lawyers end agitation
Heroin worth Rs 30 cr seized
Labourers protest demolition of dwellings, block rail traffic
Probe sought into doc’s death
Cattle rescued, truck set afire
Some unknown persons set a truck on fire near Suratgarh on Wednesday. Tribune Photo
Villagers block traffic, seek repair of link road
BBMB exceeds CEA target
Policy to strengthen de-addiction
centres soon, state tells High Court
HC seeks information on lifting
IGP Cheema moves HC
3 drug peddlers awarded 10-year RI
Murdered woman’s relative arrested
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SC/ST post-matriculate scholarship scheme
Chandigarh, October 1 The state government has reportedly failed to release funds to the tune of Rs 150 crore to the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Welfare Department even as the Centre had already released Rs 437 crore to the state. Sources said the money was received by the Finance Department on August 12. A large number of private educational institutes are facing financial crisis for want of scholarship funds. Teachers of a large number of such colleges have not received their salaries for the past three months. The All Punjab Private Engineering College Association, in a complaint to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, has alleged the state government had "misused" the scholarship money. Manjit Singh, vice-president, Punjab Unaided Technical Institutes' Association, said: "We cannot deny admission to SC/ST students. But at the same time we need funds to run our institutions." Gulzar Singh Ranike, Minister for Welfare of SCs and BCs, said he was pursuing the matter with the Finance Department. "I have directed the Principal Secretary to take up the matter with the Finance Department authorities. Fee of a large number of SC students is yet to be reimbursed to the colleges," he said. Official sources said though the Finance Department had cleared the file for the release of Rs 184 crore to educational institutions on September 2, the money had not been disbursed. Of a total of 2.18 lakh beneficiaries, 50 per cent fee of 1.88 lakh students was refunded in February, but the state is yet to refund full fee of as many as 30,000 SC students. The scheme Under the 100 per cent centrally sponsored SC/ST post-matriculate scholarship scheme, full fee of an SC or ST student is refunded by the state to educational institutions Fund crunch hits colleges The state government has reportedly failed to release
Rs 150 crore to the Welfare Department despite receiving Rs 437 crore from the Centre on August 12 MinisterSpeak I have directed the Principal Secretary to take up the matter with the Finance
Department.
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Complainant in poll violence case against Dy CM gets bail
Faridkot, October 1 Sehgal was arrested by the Kotkapura police on October 14 last year after a youth died under mysterious circumstances. The police had arrested Sehgal on the charge of abetment to suicide. Sehgal alleged that the police had falsely implicated him as he pursued the murder attempt case against Sukhbir for over eight years. The case was registered against the Deputy Chief Minister and seven others on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on June 30, 2006. However, the police had claimed that the suicide note purportedly written by youth Amritpal Singh had blamed Sehgal for driving him to take the extreme step by thrashing him in public during the Dasehra celebrations in Kotkapura town. Granting bail to Sehgal, Justice Sabina of the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered his release two days ago as the report of the Forensic Science Laboratory opined that the signature on the suicide note and Amritpal Singh’s writing did not match. The Judge said as Sehgal was under treatment in PGI, Chandigarh, so he was being released on bail. “My father’s life collapsed after he dared to lodge a complaint against Sukhbir Badal in 1999. After a criminal assault was made on my father during the parliamentary election in 1999, he moved the High Court and a criminal case was registered against Sukhbir, but it just brought woes to our family,” said 17-year-old Chetan, son of Naresh
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3 killed in blast near Beas Amritsar, October 1 They were reportedly removing copper from the bomb scraps left by Army jawans after disposing these. The injured are Balwinder Singh, Komalpreet Singh, Surta Singh and Bakhtawar Singh. Senior police and administrative officials reached the spot. Ravi Bhagat, Deputy Commissioner, said the incident occurred when junk dealers started removing copper from the explosive material. He said the injured were shifted to hospitals in Amritsar, Baba Bakala and Kapurthala. He said the Army authorities had been informed about the incident. He said forensic teams had also been called. Sources said the village was located near Mand area which was used by the Army for exercises and disposing of bombs and other explosive material.
Live bombs found in Khanna Khanna: Fear gripped residents of Amloh Road near sabzi mandi when they found live bombs in their area today. Four live bombs were found in military ground at the Amloh Road here. Passersby informed the Khanna police control room in the noon that some bombs were lying in a vacant ground near the sabzi mandi area. The police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the entire area and declared it as a preserved area. It is assumed to be the handiwork of some scrap dealers, who import scrap from abroad. Bombs may have come in the scrap imported from overseas and dealers must have thrown them in the ground, the police say. Khanna SP (D) Satinder Pal Singh said they have informed the Army about the bombs and a team of Army experts reached the spot to conduct a probe.
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PUDA complex damaged by Dasehra committee
Malout, October 1 The issue has snowballed into a controversy as PUDA officials say that no permission to hold Dasehra celebrations had been granted to either the Dasehra committee or to the local administration. However, the organisers have started digging holes in the concrete floor to put a tent. PUDA officials said the construction work of the shopping complex had been going on for a year. They claimed that about Rs 1 crore had already been spent on the concrete floor alone. The festival was celebrated at the same venue last year. However, at that time the floor had not been laid and the land was vacant. The organisers claimed that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal would be the chief guest on the occasion and the district administration had selected the land, keeping in mind security issues. Lal Chand, Executive Engineer, PUDA, said, “Nobody has sought any permission from us to celebrate Dasehra in the under-construction shopping complex. Nearly 150 holes have been dug in the concrete floor to set up tents, besides making a stage for VVIPs and installing chairs.” He said, “Earlier, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate was informed. However, now, I have informed the Superintendent Engineer too about the damage of the concrete floor. Action will be taken by the higher ups against the Dasehra committee.” On the other hand, Tony Garg, chairman, Dasehra committee, Malout, said, “The Chief Minister is the chief guest and the local administration has selected the land, so we can’t be blamed.” Notably, Badal is also the chairman of PUDA. The damage
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Moisture trouble for paddy farmers
Khanna, October 1 Heavy rain during ripening has increased the moisture content in paddy. But the Centre is unwilling to give any concession. It has fixed the minimum moisture content for rice at 14 per cent and for paddy at 17 per cent. The first day of procurement saw a heavy inflow of basmati varieties (3,262 tonnes) compared to the Pusa-44 variety, also known as parmal. The farmers say the minimum support price (MSP) for Pusa-44, fixed at Rs 1400, is insufficient. Basmati that fetched more than Rs 3,500 per quintal last year, is being sold at Rs 2,400-Rs 2,600 this year. No government agency turned up for procurement today. Officials said that these agencies often entered the market late and did not buy basmati. Ajmer Singh Lakhowal, Chairman of the Punjab Mandi Board, said he was worried over the stringent norms on moisture content and the low MSP. “We will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon nad demand an MSP of Rs 2,200 per quintal,”he said. Sadhu Ram, a commission agent, said: “The Centre has not relaxed the procurement norms so far. Earlier, paddy with up to 15 per cent moisture contentwas lifted. Drought-like conditions during sowing and heavy rains later have caused a lot of damage to the crop”. Fatehgarh Sahib: There were no heaps of paddy at any of the 33 procurement centres in the district today. Arun Sekhri, Deputy Commissioner, said 4.74 lakh tonnes of paddy was expected to arrive in the mandis and arrangements for smooth procurement had been completed. He said it would be ensured that all payments were made to farmers within 72 hours and the procured paddy transported to godowns immediately. He banned harvesting with combines from 6 pm to 10 am. He directed market committee officials to ensure that facilities such as plastic sheets were available in the mandis. Harjit Kaur, District Food and Civil Supply Controller, said the officials had been told to ensure that the farmers were not harassed for petty reasons.
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AAP seeks CBI inquiry into Jamalpur killings
Ludhiana, October 1
The AAP leaders submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, seeking speedy justice to the victims' family. They said the victims had campaigned for AAP in the recent Lok Sabha elections and helped in the victory of Harinder Singh Khalsa, AAP MP from Fatehgarh Sahib. Earlier, a local court extended the police remand of Gurjeet Singh, husband of Akali Sarpanch of Takhran village, and three policemen for a day in a case of alleged fake encounter of two brothers. The police had sought their remand on the ground that senior police officers were yet to interrogate them. The police were also yet to recover empty cartridges. Two youths, Harinder Singh and Jatinder Singh, were killed during a raid by the police in Jamalpur area. Fazilka: Seeking a CBI probe into Jalampur killings case, activists of the Aam Aadmi Party today staged a protest outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner here today. The protest was led by party's district convener Dalip
Datt.
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CM to lead ‘clean India’ campaign
Chandigarh, October 1 The Chief Minister would administer the oath on cleanliness to government officials at Talwandi Sabo whereas at district headquarters, the oath would be administered by ministers and other dignitaries. The Chief Secretary would administer the oath to the officers/officials posted at the Civil Secretariat. In various boards, corporations and statutory bodies, head of the board would lead the function. The spokesperson said similar functions would be held at all schools, colleges, technical universities, training institutes, hospitals and police stations. The event would be organised in every village by the panchayat concerned where the sarpanch would administer the oath. In the municipal committees and corporations, mayors and chairmen would administer the oath. Instructions have been issued to make the function a success by making the cleanliness drive a national movement.
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Website on blood availability soon
Kapurthala, October 1 At a function organised to mark the National Voluntary Blood Donation Day here, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu said the facility would help attendants of patients save time in getting blood. They could directly head towards the blood bank concerned on the basis of information available on the website, she said. Dr Sidhu said the website would come in handy for ensuring that the blood collected through voluntary donations was put to use for saving lives as it had just about a month's shelf life. She said as many as 3.83 lakh units of blood had been collected at 45 government-run and 40 private blood banks in Punjab against the target of 3.75 lakh units. She said 82 per cent of blood was being collected through voluntary donations and the Union Government had now given a target of 90 per cent for the current year. Various NGOs which had collected more than 500 units of blood in a year were honoured. At least 180 units of blood were donated during the function organised by the Human Rights Press Club. Among those who donated blood were environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal. Saharanpur-based godman Kamal Kishore donated blood for the 126th time to have his name in the Asia Book of Records. He said he had been regularly donating blood every four months for the past few years.
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Haryana poll fever grips border village
Lambi, October 1 The poll fever can be witnessed in Mandi Killianwali village located on the Fazilka-Delhi national highway. The main bus stand of the village is dotted with huge hoardings of the BJP, seeking votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In other parts of the village too, campaign material can be seen. Residents of the Lal Ji street here, who have direct access to Haryana as their houses have doors opening in both the states, are actively taking part in campaigning. Mandi Kilianwali has the status of gram panchayat. On its other side is Dabwali in Haryana. From this constituency, the INLD has fielded Naina Chautala, wife of Abhay Chautala, the BJP has nominated Dev Kumar Sharma and the Congress nominee is Dr KV Singh. Local residents said the installation of hoardings and other poll material featuring Haryana leaders in their village was not a new development. "Whenever the neighbouring state goes to the polls, several parties put up their publicity material in our village," said a resident, adding that they were actively taking part in canvassing as well.
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Basmati prices fall globally
Chandigarh, October 1 Sources said Iran had imposed a 40 per cent duty on imports in a bid to protect its own basmati growers. Last year, basmati exports to Iran were 1.4 million tonnes. This year, the exporters foresee nearly a 25 per cent drop in the exports. Between April and June this year, basmati rice exports have declined by 12 per cent. Haryana and Punjab together contribute nearly 75 per cent of rice exported to Iran. Trade analysts said since Punjab-based exporters were sourcing paddy at prices almost 40 per cent lower than the paddy being sourced by Haryana exporters, they were ready to export rice at lower prices. As a result, the price of Indian basmati had fallen in the international market. Though Punjab has announced to levy just 1 per cent market fee and 1 per cent Rural Development Fund on rice exporters from Haryana buying paddy from Punjab, the former say because Punjab had withdrawn the market fee, Rural Development Fund and Infrastructure Development Fund imposed on rice exporters, they could now buy paddy at prices much lower than exporters from other states. Also, the market price of paddy in Punjab is 30 per cent less than that of similar varieties in Haryana. It is Rs 1,800-Rs 2,200 per quintal as against Rs 2,900 per quintal in Haryana. “If Haryana exporters are to buy paddy in Punjab, they have to pay the three taxes and also bear the transportation cost. So it is not viable for Haryana exporters to buy from Punjab. This year, Punjab is expecting a bumper basmati production, and Punjab-based exporters are willing to sell basmati at a price lower than it was last year,” they said, demanding a level playing field. Arvinder Singh, director of Amar Singh Chawal Wala, that sells the “Lal Qila” brand of basmati, said the fall in the international rates of basmati was only a correction. “Moreover, the quality of Punjab basmati is inferior to that of Haryana basmati because of the high moisture content. That is why it is selling at a lesser price than that of Haryana basmati,” he said. Ashok Sethi, director, Punjab Rice Exporters Association, said it was wrong to say that Punjab exporters were manipulating the market. “Punjab exporters and millers are getting tax exemptions because they have added a huge milling capacity by investing Rs 600 crore in the past one year. Fifteen plants have been commissioned and more are in the offing. Unlike the Haryana exporter, the Punjab exporter does not have the logistic advantage,” he said. Why the decline
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Army unearths fake certificate scandal
Ferozepur, October 1 Sources in the Army said these youths had cleared the screening test and physical fitness test during a recruitment rally held here in January this year. They were ready for training at various centres. But during a scrutiny of testimonials submitted by them, it was discovered that the youths had already cleared the matriculation exam conducted by the Punjab School Education Board. But to conceal their date of birth and clear the age criterion, they had submitted fake birth certificates issued by the Allahabad-based Hindi Sahitya Sammelan. A case has been registered. The CIA wing of the Punjab Police, in coordination with Army intelligence agencies, had in May this year busted a gang that had duped several youths aspiring to join the Army. It had nabbed ex-serviceman Rajinder Singh and his accomplice Upkar Singh in this connection.
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Tanker explodes at ICP; probe on
Amritsar, October 1 Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat, IGP (Border Zone) Ishwar Chandra Sharma, DIG MF Farooqui, Deputy Commissioner (Customs) Amanjeet and SSP (Rural) Jasdeep Singh rushed to the site A team of forensic experts from Chandigarh also reached the check post and collected samples. The entire area was quarantined. The Deputy Commissioner has ordered a magisterial probe to ascertain the reasons for the blast. He said Amritsar-I SDM Rohit Gupta would investigate and submit his report within a week. He said the Customs Department had topped the import of hydrogen peroxide from Pakistan till the probe report was out. Bhagat said the incident occurred at 7.55 am when the driver parked the tanker and walked towards the main gate of the ICP to collect the gate pass. The Pakistani tanker that had brought the chemical had by then returned. He said the authorities in Pakistan had been intimated about the blast. There was leakage in the tanker, he claimed. He said a few years back hydrogen peroxide used to be imported from Pakistan in cans, adding that was to be ascertained if the tanker was meant to carry the chemical. A panel had been constituted to assist the magisterial probe into the incident. Sharma, IGP, said an FIR had been lodged by the Gharinda police and the tanker driver detained. Farooqui, DIG, said action would be initiated after the magisterial probe report and the forensic report were received. He said perhaps the tanker was not meant for transporting hydrogen peroxide. Officials said they usually received a truckload of hydrogen peroxide every day. The trading community was tight-lipped about the incident.
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Bajwa faces revolt on home turf, Ashwani backs Capt
Gurdaspur, October 1 Ashwani, who claimed he was one of the leaders behind the "oust Bajwa" campaign, had led the movement for removal of Capt Amarinder Singh as PPCC president two years ago. He is now trying to garner support of at least four MLAs of the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency. He will be hosting lunch for them tomorrow. Although all five area MLAs have been invited, it is certain that Qadian legislator and Bajwa's wife Charanjit Kaur will not be there. All eyes are on Dinanagar MLA Aruna Chowdhury, a staunch Bajwa supporter. There is speculation that she too may skip the lunch. Already, the PPCC chief is on the back foot after losing his parliamentary seat to BJP’s Vinod Khanna by a huge margin of 1.36 lakh votes. Ashwani's' attempt to cut Bajwa to size is seen yet another effort to isolate him in Gurdaspur constituency that he represented from 2009 till March 2014. The other three legislators, Tripit Rajinder Singh Bajwa (Fatehgarh Churian), Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (Dera Baba Nanak) and Ashwani Sekhri (Batala), are Bajwa's rivals. They are sure to attend the luncheon meeting. Just before the parliamentary elections, Randhawa had tendered his resignation as Gurdaspur district congress committee chief (DCC) in protest against the PPCC president's working. His resignation is yet to be accepted by the high command. Ashwani castigated Bajwa, claiming he had no authority to remove block presidents "according to his whims and fancy. "During Capt Amarinder Singh's tenure as Pradesh Congress president, block presidents were appointed or removed only after the AICC was taken into confidence. I wonder how Bajwa can remove block presidents without the prior approval of AICC leaders," he remarked. "The Congress high command is aware of what is going on in the state. The AICC will move in the right direction at the right time,” he claimed. “Bajwa, who is a misfit, has failed to pinpoint organisational weaknesses and this does not augur well for the state Congress," Ashwani said. The MP had invited a select group of people from the Dinanagar Vidhan Sabha constituency to his residence today. This is seen as a significant development by observers. Luncheon diplomacy
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Phagwara lawyers end agitation
Phagwara, October 1 The issue was settled “amicably” in the office of ADC Sandhu today. He said the chambers would be allotted to the lawyers through a proper channel through a legal way. The lawyers were protesting Phagwara Sub-Divisional Magistrate Keshav Hingonia’s opposition to the construction of some chambers in the Tehsil Complex. Hingonia had issued a notice to the local Bar Association president and two lawyers, prohibiting them from constructing any illegal structure in the Tehsil Complex and asking them to maintain status quo on September 22. Earlier, the lawyers had expressed resentment over the police force used by the SDM to stop the construction. — OC
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Heroin worth Rs 30 cr seized
Ferozepur, October 1 RK Thapa, DIG, BSF, Ferozepur sector, said two Pakistani smugglers after crossing the zero line from the other side of the border approached the barbed fence. They started throwing some packets over the fence following which BSF troops challenged them. But the smugglers continued their activity. The troops then opened fire which forced the smugglers to flee, he said. Later during a search operation, the jawans seized five packets of heroin wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, besides a Nokia mobile phone and three Pakistani SIM cards, the DIG added.
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Labourers protest demolition of dwellings, block rail traffic
Abohar, October 1 They were protesting the demolition of their 15-year-old dwellings by the railway authorities, who used a JCB machine under heavy security cover for the purpose. Train services could be resumed only after 11 am today. Railway officials said they had informed Bikaner Division Railway Manager Manju Gupta, who advised the local officials to contact the district police chief. However, his mobile phone was reportedly “switched off”. After the District Collector was informed, police personnel, led by Deputy Superintendent of police (DSP) Deepak Sharma, reached the railway complex but preferred to avoid the use of force. Protesters said such dwellings existed around railway tracks near all the railway stations across the country. They said they had no money to pay for accomodation. The protesters relented today after hour-long negotiations with the sub-divisional administration. The latter agreed to provide suitable land to enable the migrant labourers to raise their dwellings again.
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Hoshiarpur, October 1 Dr Ajay Bagga, patron, PCMS, and Dr Sardool Singh, president, PCMS Welfare Association said Dr Supriya of Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, had committed “suicide” by hanging herself from a ceiling fan. They said the girl’s father, Dr Balwinder Kumar, had alleged that she had committed suicide as two senior faculty members of the college had harassed her. — OC
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Cattle rescued, truck set afire
Abohar, October 1 Local police station in charge Ranveer Sai said they had received a call about the incident at 10.30 am. Local fire tenders were joined by military station fire brigade in dousing the flames. Preliminary investigation reportedly indicated that the truck that was set on fire today had twice been seized in the past for transporting cattle without valid documents.
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Villagers block traffic, seek repair of link road
Ropar, October 1 Villagers reached the spot in the morning and raised slogans against the state government, district administration and the PWD demanding immediate repair of the link road. They alleged that the authorities have failed to repair the road despite repeated requests from local panchayats. Former sarpanch of Majri Jattan village Mewa Singh Gill said PWD officials had been ignoring the repair of the road saying that there was a stay from the court on the work. The locals procured information in this regard through RTI that revealed that there was no such case pending in the court, he claimed. PWD SDO Manmeet Singh reached the spot and assured that the road would be repaired within a week.
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BBMB exceeds CEA target
Nangal, October 1 A BBMB spokesman said low-cost green hydro energy generation of 6,408 million units was produced at the three plants which was 14 per cent more than the target. Individual plants at Bhakra, Dehar and Pong have also exceeded plant-wise targets set by the CEA. During the past four years since 2010, the BBMB has generated 10 per cent to 26 per cent more energy than the target fixed by the CEA. BBMB chairman AB Agrawal was honoured with the prestigious “Hydro Vibhushan – Hydropower Persona of the Decade” award by the Enertia Foundation during seventh Hydro Vision Conclave organised in Delhi on September 26. The BBMB also won awards for Best Operating Hydropower Project (Pong Power House), Best Storage Dam Project (Bhakra Dam) and Best Operating Water Resources Project. Watts up The Bhakra, Dehar and Pong plants produce low-cost green hydro energy of 6,408 million units, which is 14 per cent more than the target set by the Central Electricity Authority
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Policy to strengthen de-addiction
centres soon, state tells High Court
Chandigarh, October 1 Information to this effect was given by Special Secretary, Health, Vikas Garg. He also told the court that the de-addiction centre at Janer was to be converted into a well-equipped 50-bed rehabilitation centre. The assertion is significant as the high court, on the previous date of hearing, had admonished the Punjab Government for going back on its word to set up a de-addiction centre at Janer in Moga. The court had also placed Secretary, Health and Welfare; Director, Health; and Moga DC in the dock. Justice Rajive Bhalla had asked them to show cause why they deviated from their earlier affidavits by now planning to run a rehabilitation centre at Janer. Justice Bhalla had added the proposal mooted by the government was apparently a barren assurance in the absence of infrastructure and staff. Garg also told the court that three medical officers, three psychiatrist counsellors, six staff nurses and six ward attendants would be provided by the State. The staff salary would be borne by the State, while the expenses for running the centre would be borne by the District Red Cross Society under the aegis of the deputy commissioner. On the previous date of hearing, Justice Bhalla had asserted that he must have filled more than 500 sheets while passing orders after observing that the state was "awash" with contraband. But the orders were apparently thrown into the dustbin and the government woke up only after a "few seats were lost in the elections". Expressing anguish, he said even now things would be forgotten "if everything goes well in the next round".
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HC seeks information on lifting
Chandigarh, October 1 As the matter came up for resumed hearing, both the states and their agencies were asked to furnish the information by October 30, which is the next date of hearing. The High Court, on the previous date, had directed Punjab and Haryana to come up with a procurement system not just for this season, but for future It had also impleaded Punjab Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture, and the Managing Director of Punjab Agro Industries Corporation as respondents. The directions were issued by the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ashutosh Mohunta and Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal on a public interest litigation filed by the Bhartiya Kisan Union.
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IGP Cheema moves HC
Chandigarh, October 1 Cheema’s plea was placed before Justice Jitendra Chauhan this afternoon. It was fixed for hearing today, but the case was adjourned. Cheema had earlier moved a Mohali court. His counsel had argued: “The case is the result of vengeance, rather it may be termed as a trap to ruin the career of the applicant, which is evident from the way the FIR is written.”
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3 drug peddlers awarded 10-year RI
Bathinda, October 1 In all judgments, the judge noted that the police had not properly investigated the cases for reasons best known to them. Labh Singh, a resident of Bhadaur village, Satpal, a resident of Singo, and Jasvir Singh, a resident of Maluka village, have been held guilty under Section 22 of the NDPS Act, 1985. A fine of Rs 1 lakh each has also been imposed on each of them. Labh Singh was caught carrying Phenotil and Alcalm tablets in May 2011. Jasvir Singh was apprehended during a surprise check as he tried to throw a plastic bag containing Phenotil and Carrisole tablets and Rexcof vial. Satpal was arrested in Jagah Ram Teerth on a tip-off that he illegally sold medicines, including intoxicant tablets. The police recovered Spasmo Proxyvon, Diazepam, Alpro and certain other medicines used by drug addicts from his possession. The Special Court judge noted, “The police have not gone deeply into the investigation of the cases for reasons best known to them and they have not tried to investigate from where the accused had brought such huge quantity of narcotics. “Till the main persons involved in the supply chain are held, this menace of drugs will not end in any part of the country.”In a separate judgment dated July 8, the Special Court Judge had said a copy of the judgment should be sent to the area SSP. He had also sought that the investigating officers should be given clear directions to investigate the origin of every narcotic substance seized during raids, trace the drug supplier and make him the main accused. Sloppy investigations anger judge The police has not gone deeply into the investigation of the cases for reasons best known to them and they have not tried to investigate from where the accused had brought such huge quantities of
narcotics
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Murdered woman’s relative arrested
Gurdaspur, October 1 Sarabjit Kaur was attacked when her husband, who works at Government School, Dhariwal Kichian village, and her two sons were not at home. The victim was robbed of her gold ornaments and Rs 15,000 in cash. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurpreet Singh Toor said from the first day itself, their suspicion was on someone close to the family as the criminal seemed to have known about the family members’ routine. Sikander Singh, who belongs to the victim’s native Babbehali village, has been arrested. “He is a truck operator and a relative of Sarabjit. He is a drug addict and on the day of the crime, he was under the influence of some drugs,” said the SSP. The police had registered the case based on the statement of the victim’s husband. “The accused is also a relative of a co-complainant, Harvinder Singh. He was arrested from his house in Babbehali village and some gold ornaments have been recovered from him,” he said. — TNS
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