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Cops go slow in arms scam as probe leads to politicians
Anti-Sikh riots |
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1984 riot- hit await justice; call for bandh today
30 years on, their struggle far from over
Sikh bodies protest
FIR against ex-councillor of Congress quashed
AAP wants CPS Avinash removed
State’s demand on fertilisers will be met: Union Minister
Hand over gurdwara to Daduwal, say villagers
COMMONwealth Parliamentary Association meet
Policy to harness solar power on anvil
Paddy worth Rs 10 crore taken for free from farmers: AAP
70% samples of curd in Sangrur district fail test
Bullet hits farmer, kin seek compensation
Rescued giant turtle put on public display at Chhatbir
Health team raids Moga hospital
Diarrhoea scare in Moga
SGPC unveils blueprint of US Sikh centre
landing behind bars
Drug case: HC stays trial against Chahals
Lok adalat moved against Health Dept
Two get life term for boy’s murder 950 gm of smack seized
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Anti-Sikh riots
The failure of successive Indian governments to prosecute those responsible for the deaths of 3,000 Sikhs in the aftermath of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination has left Indians more vulnerable to communal violence and distrustful of the judicial system, according to a New York-based human rights group.
It says 10 government-appointed commissions and committees have investigated the attacks that erupted in 1984. Independent civil society inquiries have found complicity by the police and Congress leaders. Yet, three decades later, only 30 persons, mostly low-ranking Congress supporters, have been convicted for the attacks. No police officer has been convicted and there have been no prosecutions for rape, the group said in a statement. “India’s failure to prosecute those responsible for the anti-Sikh violence in 1984 has not only denied justice to the Sikhs, but has made all Indians more vulnerable to communal violence,” said Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director, Human Rights Watch. “The authorities repeatedly blocked investigations to protect the perpetrators of atrocities against Sikhs, deepening public distrust in India’s justice system. “The Indian government’s failure to take even rudimentary steps to bring to justice the authors of the 1984 violence has perpetuated a climate of lawlessness that demands a renewed commitment to ending state complicity in such attacks,” said Ganguly. The Human Rights Watch has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to champion police reform and enact a law against communal violence that would hold public officials accountable for complicity and dereliction of duty. Human Rights Watch recommendations:
Modi govt wrongly claiming credit: Cong Jalandhar: The Congress on Friday criticised the Modi government for "trying to claim credit" for the compensation already announced by the Congress-led UPA government for the riot victims. Punjab Congress spokesperson Nimisha Mehta said the UPA government had allocated Rs 712 crore for the riot victims. “The decision was taken in 2006 following which the first instalment was disbursed among the victims. But owing to the ongoing legal cases, the second instalment of Rs 200 crore was put on hold. It is out of this money that a sum of Rs 166 crore has been announced by the Modi government,” Mehta claimed.
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1984 riot- hit await justice; call for bandh today
Bathinda, October 31 “ The Rs 5 lakh compensation announced for each riot victim is fine. But those responsible for the riots should be punished too,” he said. The Deputy Chief Minister was accompanied by state Information and Public Relations Minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia. Sukhbir said the Rs 50 hike in the MSP for wheat was paltry and he would ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get it to Rs 150-Rs 200 per quintal. He demanded that the names of people with black money in foreign accounts be made public. Addressing a gathering, Sukhbir claimed that if the SAD was not voted to power again in the next Assembly elections, development would come to a halt. He blamed the earlier Congress-led UPA government for the delay in commissioning the international airport in Bathinda. Prominent among those present at the occasion were Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS) Sarup Chand Singla, former CPS Jagdeep Singh Nakkai, Deputy Commissioner Bathinda Dr Basant Garg, DIG Amar Singh Chahal, SSP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, former Mayor Baljit Singh Beerbehman, Chief Administrator BDA Varinder Sharma and SAD press secretary Om Prakash Sharma.
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Money alone won’t do: Victims
Mohali , October 31 Inderjit Kaur, a former municipal councillor lost her father, Gurdeep Singh, in the riots. She said that the killers were still roaming free and must be punished. Inderjit Kaur broke down while recalling the horror. She said her father was seriously injured when a barber stabbed him in the stomach. “He was tied to a vehicle and dragged. Later, petrol was poured on him and he was set afire,” she said. She said a compensation of Rs 5 lakh was nothing for the agony her family had undergone. “Even if the Modi government had offered Rs 20 lakh to the kin of those killed in the riots, it would have been inadequate,” she said. Sukha Singh said his father, Beant Singh, an ex-serviceman, was killed during the Delhi riots. He said the family did not get his body. Most of the male members of the family had to cut their hair to escape death, he said. Iqbal Singh, who lived in Kanpur when the riots occurred, repaired cookers and stoves for a living. He welcomed the financial aid but said he wished it had come sooner.
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30 years on, their struggle far from over
Amritsar, October 31 Uprooted, they have been struggling to start afresh. Talking to The Tribune, riot victim Sita Devi said they were residing in Sultanpuri in New Delhi when the riots broke out. “My husband worked as a truck driver. We had our own house in Sultanpur. “We were forced to shift to Punjab. Initially we had a tough time eking out a living. It has been 30 years since the riots, but we are still struggling to stand on our feet,” she said. Sita Devi’s husband is unwell. Her two sons are forced to do small jobs to keep the hearth burning. “In the name of relief, we were given a compensation of a mere Rs 2 lakh in 2006. We utilised the money to get our four daughters
married,” she said. Balbir Singh, who shifted to Amritsar from Uttar Pradesh, said he ran a decent business. But his shop and house were reduced to ashes by a rampaging mob. He said the Central Government did not given them any compensation and the family was left to fend for itself. “I have been struggling to make both ends meet. I now sell readymade garments on a ‘rehri’ (cart), despite my frail health,” he said. Balbir has three daughters. One of them is married. “The government should have taken a sympathetic view of our plight,” he said. Kashmir Singh. another riot victim, has formed an organisation to fight for the victims’ rights. “Riot victims whose property was destroyed were given Rs 2 lakh for rehabilitation eight years ago. They have not got any other help from the government,” he said. He claimed that most of the victims had the evidence to show their houses and shops were set set ablaze by rioters. “Many such families are still struggling to earn a living. The government must take note of their poor financial condition and help them out,” he said. “Even the relief (Rs 5 lakh) announced for those who lost their family members is inadequate,” he added.
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Sikh bodies protest
New Delhi: Activists of Sikh organisations today protested at Jantar Mantar, demanding punishment for those behind the 1984 riots and a hike in compensation for them. They submitted a memorandum to the PM . Activists of the All-India Right Victims Relief Committee, the Sikh Forum and All-India Sikh Conference (Babbar) marched from Gurdwara Bangla Sahib to Jantar mantar. Sikh leaders said the plight of victims had worsened. They were yet to benefit from the Rs 715 crore package announced by them PM Manmohan Singh in 2005. The leaders demanded a SIT under a Supreme Court Judge to probe the riots.
Notify SIT, demands AAP New Delhi: The AAP has demanded that the Union Government should immediately notify a SIT recommended by its government on January 30, 2014, to probe the 1984 riot cases. “If the BJP and its allies are serious in providing justice to the 1984 riot victims, the Central Government must notify the SIT without any further delay. The guilty are roaming free. This is not right,” the party said. Path at Golden Temple Amritsar: An akhand path was organised at Gurdwara Shaheed Bunga in the Golden Temple complex in memory of Indira Gandhi’s assassin Beant Singh here today. Bhai Manjeet Singh, SGPC member, and Darbar Sahib manager Partap Singh felicitated Waryam Singh, brother of Satwant Singh, the second assassin. The SAD (Panch Pardhani) leader, Harpal Singh Cheema, AISSF chief Karnail Singh Peermohammed, Dal Khalsa’s Sarabjit Singh Ghuman and Bhai Mohkam Singh were present on the occasion.
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FIR against ex-councillor of Congress quashed
Chandigarh, October 31 Sukhchain Kaur’s husband Gurpreet Bassi Gogi was a sitting councillor on the Congress ticket at the time of the incident. He is now the Ludhiana District Congress Committee (Urban) president. “The plea taken by the petitioner that she had been falsely involved in this case due to political vendetta appears to be probable. It is possible that the petitioner might have been falsely involved in this case as her husband was the sitting councillor at the relevant time. With a view to malign the councillor, the petitioner might have been falsely involved in this case…,” Justice Sabina ruled. In her petition filed through counsel Ramdeep Partap Singh, Sukhchain Kaur was seeking the quashing of the FIR registered against her on April 30, 2008, for criminal trespass, criminal intimidation and other offences under Sections 447, 448, 294 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution had claimed that the petitioner on April 28, 2008, removed articles from the staffroom of Government Senior Secondary School, Gobind Nagar, Ludhiana, before keeping personal articles in the room on the ground that she has been directed to open a ‘patwarkhana’ or a public convenience centre. The prosecution had added that the staff was forced to leave the room. In fact, the principal and the staff requested her against opening the ‘patwarkhana’ in the school without proper permission. But, she did not agree. Appearing before Justice Sabina, Ramdeep Partap Singh submitted that the FIR was registered “with a view to malign her husband”. Justice Sabina asserted: “A perusal of the FIR itself reveals that there was no occasion for the petitioner to have committed the alleged offence. In fact, the petitioner was the wife of a councillor. The petitioner could not have opened the ‘patwarkhana’ in the room in question as she had no authority to do so. In case the patwarkhana was to be opened in the school, the same could have been opened by the tehsildar with the assistance of the councillor, husband of the petitioner. “Moreover, as per the FIR, the articles were thrown out of the room in the morning on April 28, 2008, and were kept back in the room in the evening by some persons at the instance of the councillor. The matter was reported to the police on April 30, 2008, at 10:30 am. Thus, when the police visited the spot, the articles in question were already lying at their proper place in the room…. “It would be just and expedient to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against petitioner as continuance of the same would be nothing, but an abuse on process of law”.
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AAP wants CPS Avinash removed
Jalandhar, October 31 Himanshu Pathak, AAP activist and party’s state IT coordinator , said the government must explain why the police had gone soft on Akali leaders Sarwan Singh Phillaur and Chander. The activists alleged that Phillaur's resignation was only an eyewash to protect and divert attention from the involvement of Cabinet Minister Bikram Majithia in the case. “Despite the fact that the BJP has demanded Chander’s resignation, the CPS has not been told to resign. The finally falling silent of the BJP points to the fact that it too is no more interested in his resignation,” they said.
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State’s demand on fertilisers will be met: Union Minister
Abohar, October 31 The minister was joined by Rajya Sabha member and former state BJP president Avinash Rai Khanna in inaugurating a shed for abandoned cattle. They donated Rs 5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh, respectively to the gaushala. Both made an appeal to farmers to stop abandoning cattle in urban areas. They said cattle sheds should be developed in villages too. Nihal Chand later inaugurated a gaushala developed to accommodate stray cattle in Gopalpura village. About 1,000 cows from neighbouring villages have been accommodated. “In my native village, about 3,000 cattle have been given shelter in the gaushala, he claimed. Avinash Rai Khanna urged the Centre to launch a comprehensive campaign to promote organic farming, saying it would save subsidies as well as check health problems caused by excessive use of chemical fertilisers and insecticides. Gaushala president Faquir Chand Goyal demanded a complete ban on the import of semen and cattle from the US and the promotion of “sahiwal” and “tharparkar” breeds. BJP leaders flayed Ferozepur SAD Lok Sabha member Sher Singh Ghubaya for neglecting Abohar while sanctioning funds under the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) schemes.
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Hand over gurdwara to Daduwal, say villagers
Bathinda, October 31 The villagers today submitted a memorandum in this regard to the Deputy Commissioner. The residents also demanded action against the SGPC member for “forcibly” taking over the religious place. Tension gripped the village yesterday when some villagers found a policeman, Kuldip Singh, in inebriated condition outside the gurdwara. They started raising slogans against the SGPC member for “violating the sanctity of the gurdwara”. Sources claimed that the police was in the process of suspending the police official concerned. Baljit Singh Daduwal said he was disheartened over the news that police personnel outside the gurdwara were found consuming alcohol. He alleged that the state government, which termed itself as the “government of panth”, was “illegally” trying to take control of the gurdwara. Paramjit Singh, former sarpanch of Kotshamir village, said the memorandum that was submitted today had been signed by more than 100 villagers, members of the panchayat and former panchayat of the
village and seven namberdars. “The entire village wants that the charge of the gurdwara be given to Daduwal,” he said. Gurdwara Jandalisar Sahib was under the control of Baba Baljit Singh Daduwal since 1999,
but after Daduwal’s arrest on August 21, the management of the gurdwara
was taken over by SGPC member Amrik Singh Kotshamir. Villagers have also sent the memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) president Amit Shah.
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COMMONwealth Parliamentary Association meet
Chandigarh, October 31 The meet also recommended subsidy on power, diesel, machinery and agriculture implements. The committee also recommended that international trade policies should be framed in a way to protect interests of developing countries. Subsidies by developed countries required rationalisation, it further said. In a concluding resolution adopted on the last day of the conference, it was resolved to work for effective and strong lobbying in all legislative bodies so as to safeguard interests of farmers and to influence budgetary allocations for the agriculture sector. Delegates from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India and observers from Tanzania and Uganda participated in the event. The meet recommended that each country must have a broad-based committee on agriculture having representation of all political parties with power to allocate funds for the agriculture sector. Dr Baldev Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, gave a call for technical innovations in the agriculture sector to enable the world meet the emerging challenge of food security in the 21st century. Dr Dhillon said various countries would have to adopt new cropping systems, focus on crop improvement and sustainable use of resources. Other suggestions
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Policy to harness solar power on anvil
Panjawa (Lambi), October 31 He said the scheme would allow the consumers to inject any surplus energy into the grid and earn energy credits. Accompanied by Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, Sukhbir claimed this policy would not only reduce the power expenditure of consumers but also become a source of income since the farmers would be able to sell their surplus power to the grid. Sukhbir and Majithia inaugurated the 34-MW solar power project of Azure Energy Private Ltd here today. It is the largest solar power project of north India. The plant, which is in three parts of 4 MW, 15 MW at Panjawa village and 15 MW at Tahliwala village, has been set up on 170 acres. “To facilitate energy credits, the government has formulated the net metering policy and people should come forward to generate requisite power through solar projects. Once the solar panels are installed on tubewell rooftops, the farmers would even get uninterrupted and pollution-free power,” asserted Sukhbir. Majithia said Punjab was growing in the area of solar power and the Union Non-Conventional Ministry had given its nod to establish 1,000 MW Solar Park. He said the process of land identification for the park had been completed. Though in a lighter vein, Majithia substantiated Congress's claim that the natives of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's home constituency Lambi were pampered by the ruling Badals whereas other parts of the state were comparatively “neglected”. “You people don't need more power, as you are already having much power, which will never end. Your five fingers are in ghee, as you belong to the Lambi area,” said Majithia.
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Paddy worth Rs 10 crore taken for free from farmers: AAP
Chandigarh, October 31 "We, along with our party MP Sadhu Singh, checked the weight of gunny bags in various grain markets of the Faridkot area. Our members also checked the weight of gunny bags in Mansa, Bajakhana and other grain markets. We found that the weight of an empty gunny bags is not more than 500 gm," said Kultar Singh. He demanded a high-level inquiry in this regard. "In the absence of adequate fresh stock, procurement agencies have been allowed to use 40 per cent worn out gunny bags. However, the weight of such gunny bags is not more than 500 gm whereas it has been recorded as 700 gm in official records. This clearly means that for each gunny bag, the procurement agencies were taking 200 gm extra paddy," he said. "According to our estimate, the procurement agencies have so far taken paddy worth Rs 10 crore free of cost from farmers," he said. Farmers had complained in that regard, but no one listened to them. No official could be contacted for comments on the issue despite repeated attempts.
Gunny bag row
The actual weight of an empty gunny bag varies between 450 and 500 gm, but it is shown as 700 gm in the official record. About 200 gm extra paddy is being taken from farmers for each gunny bag in this
manner. — Kultar Singh, aap leader
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70% samples of curd in Sangrur district fail test
Sangrur, October 31 Ten samples of curd were collected from January to September, out of which seven failed the test while four out of seven samples of cheese were not found to be up to the mark. Likewise, four out of 11 samples of desi ghee, 20 out of 74 samples of milk, nine out of 21 samples of mustard oil too failed the test. Three samples of cold drink, four samples of refined oil, five of sweets, two each of pickle and ice cream, one each of pulses, gram flour, maida, tea leaves also failed to meet the food safety standards. The district health authorities had collected 328 samples of various food items in Sangrur district, of which 69 failed the test on account of being unsafe, substandard, misbranded or having misleading statement on cover under the Food Safety and Standards Act. Of the 69 failed samples, nine samples (two of desi ghee, six of milk and one of refined oil) were declared unsafe for human consumption while the remaining 60 are substandard, misbranded or misleading. Expressing concern over the failure of samples of milk and its products and mustard oil, District Health Officer Dr Surinder Singla said adulterated mustard oil could lead to skin diseases and hair fall. Besides, adulterated milk and milk products were also harmful for human consumption to a great extent. Dr Singla said under the Act, for an unsafe product, a judicial court could award punishment up to life imprisonment and fine up to Rs 10 lakh and for a substandard food item, a penalty up to Rs 5 lakh could be imposed by the court of Adjudicating Officer-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner. He could also impose
a penalty up to Rs 3 lakh for a misbranded item and up to Rs 10 lakh for
a misleading statement on a product. Dr Singla said they were in the process of
initiating cases in the respective courts.
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Bullet hits farmer, kin seek compensation
Sangrur, October 31 Ghabdan sarpanch Krishanpal also demanded the shifting of the military firing range from their village so as to ensure safety of farmers. He said this was the third incident in which a villager had sustained a bullet injury. Baldev Krishan's brother Dharampal said policemen from Patiala were undergoing training at the firing range on October 19 when a bullet hit his brother in the neck. Baldev Krishan was working in the fields at that time, he said. They took Baldev to the Civil Hospital, Sangrur, from where he was referred to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, on October 20. Later, he was taken to the PGI, Chandigarh. Faced with huge rush at the PGI, they took him to Apollo Hospital, Ludhiana, where doctors conducted an operation on him to remove the bullet on October 21. Dharampal said they spent Rs 2.5 lakh on the treatment of Baldev, so the state government should grant them compensation.
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Rescued giant turtle put on public display at Chhatbir
Chandigarh, October 31 Zoo field director Munish Kumar said, "The turtle is not feeding properly. We have not disturbed it as it needs time to acclimatise. We have sent its pictures to the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, for identifying the species." Gurmit Singh, chief of the Nature Conservation Society and former additional Chief Wildlife Warden, said the creature seemed to be a soft-shelled fresh-water turtle that fell under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act. Animal Welfare Board of India member Dr Sandeep Kumar Jain has raised objection to putting the rescued turtle on public display at the zoo. He has written to the Chief Wildlife Warden, Punjab, seeking immediate release of the reptile in its natural habitat. He said if the turtle was in good health, it might be released in its natural habitat.
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Health team raids Moga hospital
Moga, October 31 There have been reports about discrepancies in issuance of birth/death certificates despite this work being done through the Suvidha Centre and allegations of corruption. Dr Renu Singh, Vigilance Officer, Health Department, looked into the record and took copies of a two-month record of diet and medicines being provided to pregnant and lactating women. She told mediapersons that there were a couple of complaints pertaining to the issuance of birth and death certificates, which were being probed by her.
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Diarrhoea scare in Moga
Moga, October 31 Confirming the outbreak of suspected diarrhoea in the grain market, a senior medical officer said some patients also complained of fever, which might be due to viral infections. The officer said the Health Department had taken all preventive measures to tackle the situation. A team of doctors, including an epidemiologist, had been sent to the grain market and the situation was now under control, he added.
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SGPC unveils blueprint of US Sikh centre
Amritsar, October 31 SGPC spokesperson Diljeet Singh Bedi said after chairing the meeting, SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar announced that Sri Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan would be set up at the centre, which would facilitate the ‘birs’ of Guru Granth Sahib to the Sikh diaspora in the USA as well as Canada. Apart from the holy book, the supply of religious literature to different parts of the US and Canada would also be made from the centre. At present, the 'birs' of Guru Granth Sahib and other religious literature will be sent by the SGPC from India and it would be made available to the Sikhs living there through road route. The SGPC intends to set up a printing facility for Guru Granth Sahib in the US in the future. He said the Sikh centre would have the distance education programme about Sikhism in English in online format to facilitate propagation of the religion. He said the centre would also have Gurmat and turban-tying classes for Sikh children. Besides, seminars would be organised and literature in various languages distributed to spread awareness about the Sikh religion.
Pak writers flayed for objectionable remarks
The SGPC has taken a exception to some Pakistani writers making an objectionable remark against Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The SGPC spokesperson said those making such comments should remember that Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a legendary king who was known for his secular values. He alleged that the writers were distorting history related to the Maharaja, which was unfortunate. He said the Maharaja was an able administrator under whose regime the Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims were treated equally.
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Bathinda, October
31 Gurdeep, then deployed as
Assistant Jail Superintendent in Ludhiana, and his accomplices Manna
Singh and Baldev Singh, both residents of Mehal Kalan (Barnala), were
booked for attempt to murder. They threw chilly powder in the eyes of
two head constables in a bid to free Kuldeep Singh Deepi outside a
court in Talwandi Sabo. A case was registered against Gurdeep, Manna,
Baldev and Deepi. Though Gurdeep was given a clean chit by the police
during investigation, the charges against him were reframed after an
application was moved by the public prosecutor in the case. Deepi was
facing trial in a case of criminal intimidation and issuing threats,
registered at Balianwali police station. Gurdeep came to Bathinda from
Ludhiana in a car along with his two accomplices. They offered lift to
the head constables, Harjeet Singh and Hardial Singh (escorting the
undertrial), on the pretext that they too were going to Ludhiana. The
Assistant Jail Superintendent got the car stopped at Dhadde village
near Mehal Kalan (Barnala). Manna and Baldev attacked the head
constables with a knife after throwing chilly powder in their
eyes. One of the head constables who had tied Deepi’s handcuffs
with his belt resisted the escape attempt and raised a hue and cry.
Some passersby soon gathered at the spot and overpowered the
convicts.
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Drug case: HC stays trial against Chahals
Chandigarh, October 31 Jagjit Singh Chahal and his brother were booked by the Punjab Police in the case along with
prime accused Jagdish Bhola. The duo is facing trial before the Mohali district court. The development is significant as the trial with regard to the Chahal brothers will now remain stayed till further orders. In his petition, Jagjit had categorically asserted that the media reports and sensational claims of the investigating agency exposed “the unholy nexus amongst drug traffickers and persons occupying key positions in the political and power hierarchy in the state of Punjab”. Chahal had added the CBI probe was, in fact, required in view of “urgent need to unearth the unholy nexus involving officials, ministers, bureaucrats, leaders of political parties and other such persons occupying positions in higher echelons of power”. He claimed the investigations currently being conducted were “merely aimed at sensationalising the issue without any real intent to reach at the truth”. Directions were also sought for bringing about police reforms, especially in the area related to separation of investigation police from the law and order police” to ensure speedier probes, better expertise and improved rapport with the people. Chahal alleged the police in the garb of investigations had unleashed a reign of terror. The process of law was being subverted; and whims and fancies of the officials had taken precedence over rational, objective and defined parameters, he alleged.
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Lok adalat moved against Health Dept
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 31 She needs the certificate to get a claim from the Accident Claims Tribunal. Naib Kaur of Rurki Kalan village alleged her husband Major Singh suffered multiple grievous injuries, including head injuries, in an accident. She said she applied for the MDC at the Suvidha Kendra of the Civil Hospital on August 25 and deposited the requisite fee of Rs 30. The authorities at the Civil Hospital referred the case to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, on August 27. When they went to Rajindra Hospital, Associate Professor Dr Harbag Singh asked them to come after April 25, 2015, for the evaluation of permanent disability. As per a government notification issued on September 15, 2011, the disability certificate had to be issued within a week from the date of receipt of application by the medical authorities, Naib Kaur said. PLA Chairman PD Goel has issued notices to Dr Malkit Singh, SMO and in charge Civil Hospital, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Dr Harbag Singh, Associate Professor at Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, to explain the reason behind the delay. The case will now be heard in the second week of November.
Accident claim: Naib Kaur wants a permanent disability certificate issued for her husband so that she could get a claim from the Accident Claims Tribunal
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The police appear to be moving slow in the racket involving the trafficking and illegal sale of smuggled firearms, particularly after the names of politicians from various parties cropped up.
The police have failed to act against any politician over the past 10 days since the scam was unearthed.
Union Minister of State for Fertilisers and Chemicals Nihal Chand has
said that Punjab’s demand for chemical fertilisers will be fulfilled.
Speaking at a function organised on the occasion of the Gopashtami festival in Abohar today, he said, “A day after I took oath of office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked me to ensure that no farmer has to wait in queue at authorised fertiliser sale counters.” The decade-long tiring practices would no longer be continued, he said.
Residents of Kotshamir village have demanded that the district administration should wrest the control of their local gurdwara from SGPC member Amreek Singh and hand it over to Sikh spiritual leader Baljit Singh
Daduwal. They have alleged that police personnel deployed in and outside the gurdwara were violating the sanctity of the religious place by consuming alcohol while on duty. The residents demanded they be removed immediately.
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the state government was contemplating to install solar panels on the rooftops of tubewells and residential complexes under its new scheme, ‘Net Metering for Renewable Energy’.
Though the giant turtle rescued from Rajindra Lake in Patiala city on October 24 got a new home at Chhatbir zoo today, the wildlife life authorities have failed to identity the species so far.
The zoo authorities, which kept the turtle (weighting over 75kg) in captivity for over six days, have put the animal into a makeshift enclosure for public display.
A team of the vigilance wing of the Health Department, with the help of the local unit of the state Vigilance Bureau, raided the District Hospital at Moga on Friday. Officials took into custody the record of issuance of birth and death certificates for the past six years. They inspected the functioning of the maternity ward, particularly diet and medicines being provided to pregnant and lactating women.
Instead of registering criminal cases for possessing smuggled weapons, the police were only collecting firearms from some of these leaders, thus, giving them a clean chit, it has been learnt. These leaders were being declared as bonafide buyers who were unaware about the source of the weapons at the time of purchase, said sources. 
We were residing in Sultanpuri in Delhi when the riots broke out. My husband worked as a truck driver. We had our own house. We were forced to shift to Punjab after the riots. It has been 30 years since then, but we are still struggling to stand on our feet.