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Politicians hijack event to honour sports medallists
Archer pierced by prize gaffe
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New job policy on anvil
District BJP leaders skip meeting with Deputy CM
Target quacks not BAMS docs, state council told
Sukhbir to go on stone-laying spree in Jalalabad
Abohar BJP unit against giving more seats to SAD
Four Left parties join hands
State yet to release
Rs 98-crore arrears to MGNREGA workers, says Jakhar
State wants Rs 25 lakh limit for GST levy
Remembrance for Indian WW-I troops
Day after suicide attempt,
rickshaw-puller gets land
Hold Sangat Darshan in mandis: Zira
New Financial Commissioner takes over
111 lakh tonnes paddy procured
HC takes U-turn on own order to provide relief to its employee
ATM theft: Woman duped of Rs 4.76 lakh
5 held with stolen wheat in Sunam
spying case
Woman’s body found in water tank
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Politicians hijack event to honour sports medallists
In the remaining half-an-hour, the champion athletes, 28 of them, scampered to the stage as their names were rapidly announced, rushed across it to collect their cheques, and then hurried back to their seats. If anyone in the almost-packed hall had come to the function hoping to hear the athletes talk about their struggle, experiences, some interesting and inspiring anecdotes from their lives, they went home disappointed. All they left with was a brief glimpse of the athletes scampering across the stage to collect their cheques and some heavy-duty speeches. “All this could have been done in a far better manner. We could have made the athletes sit and talk about their experiences. That would have been far more interesting, engaging and worth the whole effort,” said a veteran sports administrator. Amongst the guests were sports luminaries from the years gone by like Balbir Singh (Senior), Pargat Singh et al. “Many speakers referred to the hockey wizard in their speeches, but wouldn’t it have been more apt to have the legend on the stage, talking to the current champions,” asked the administrator. While extolling the government’s efforts to promote sports, a few speakers did accept that Punjab isn’t the power it used to be in the field of sports. And almost everyone mentioned the drain of talent to other states and organisations as one of the major reasons for the declining standards. “We have not been able to retain our talent. They go elsewhere in search of jobs, but we are coming up with a new jobs policy for our sportspersons,” said Sukhbir. The sportspersons, who have been critical of the government for the delay in granting cash awards and it being far less than what Haryana is offering, looked relieved. “We are happy to get the rewards. Hopefully, the scenario will keep getting better,” said Navjot Chana, the judoka who won silver medal in the CWG. “We, of course, feel a little jealous of our counterparts from Haryana who get a much larger award for the same achievement. I am hopeful the government will look into it and we will also get better rewards,” said Dharamveer, a hockey
player.
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Archer pierced by prize gaffe
Chandigarh, November 11 Archer Trisha Deb, who won two bronze medals (one in individual event and the other in team’s event), was only awarded Rs 11 lakh (meant for winning a bronze in Asiad). A score of other athletes were given Rs 22 lakh for the same set of achievement. Trisha’s coach Harpal Singh Teja was furious the moment he heard of the amount on the stage. But he chose to remain quiet then. Once Trisha was off the stage, he took to task every Sports Department official he came across. Confused and embarrassed, Trisha was asked by an official to show her certificates. Teja retorted: “Hun ee certificate naal le ke ghumme gi (Her feat is beyond certificates and known to all)”. The official realised his mistake and corrected himself: “Okay, we will check on the internet and release the money.” Since the time Trisha came off the stage, she appeared dejected. Trisha looked for refuge on her mobile phone, but that too kept tumbling down from her hands repeatedly, showing the archer was losing her composure. By the time the meal was served, she had long lost her appetite. All she wanted was to get back home as soon as possible. A Kolkata resident, Trisha shifted to Punjabi University, Patiala, in 2011 to pursue her sport in the face of severe financial crunch. Govt red-faced
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New job policy on anvil
Chandigarh, November 11 Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said the entire process would be dealt with under a single-window system. “Under this policy, the achievers will get jobs within a fixed time frame,” he said. Sukhbir also said those getting jobs would be attached to the Sports Department on deputation for the first 10 years. “It has been noticed that players give up sports once they get a job. We have added this clause to keep them involved, he said. The Deputy Chief Minister said the state government’s ambitious project of opening the Punjab Institute of Sports, a premier institution on the lines of the National Institute of Sports (NIS), would be up and running by March.
Sneak peek
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District BJP leaders skip meeting with Deputy CM
Chandigarh, November 11 Sukhbir has started to hold lunch/dinner meetings with SAD and BJP workers ahead of the elections to municipal bodies. It is also seen as an attempt by the Deputy CM to remove any misgivings between Akali and BJP workers. Sources said SAD representatives from the two border districts criticised BJP leaders for their anti-government remarks. They reportedly told the Deputy CM that the party cadre was well-prepared to take up any political
challenge. When contacted, some BJP leaders claimed they had been told that the meeting had been cancelled. Another group of district-level leaders said they did not get an invite. Sources in the Akali Dal said these leaders had ignored previous invitations. Hence, they had not been invited for today’s meeting. An Akali leader said the SAD president had hosted dinner for BJP leaders of Patiala, Fatehgarh, Mohali and Ludhiana last week, but the latter had chosen to stay away. The SAD and the BJP have launched a membership drive in the state. The BJP, assisted by the RSS, has announced that it intends to double the party membership to 15 lakh. Amritsar district president Jagtar Singh Sandhu, who attended the meeting with the Deputy CM today, said the latter had asked the district-level leaders to further consolidate the party base up to the booth level. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), student wing of the BJP, is trying to bring more students into the party fold.
Uneasy ties
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5 yrs on, post-Vienna violence victims await compensation
Jalandhar, November 11 They alleged the state government provided nearly Rs 82 lakh claim to SAD district president of Kapurthala Jarnail Singh Wahid months after the incident took place in May, 2009, for the damage caused to his sugar mill in Phagwara while they had been making rounds of government offices, courts and claim commissions for the last four years, but to no avail. Expressing their anger against the government, they said they felt that they too would have to fight a long battle the way the 1984 riot victims were fighting for the past 30 years. Retired Sessions Judge CR Goyal, who is serving as the Registrar and Assessor of the Claims Commission for the case, visited the city today to hear the case. He said: "The commission was set up in June 2012, but I could effectively start functioning from November 2013. I was not provided any room and staff for a year. Even now, I have no help as it is just a superintendent, a stenographer and a clerk who have been provided for my assistance." He also pointed out that it was in March this year that the scope of his inquiry was widened to take inputs and names of all those people who were behind the scene. Asked if his inquiry was time-bound, he said: "There is no such limit. Even if I get proper staff and other facilities, I can only complete my report in two years." Gurmeet Kaur, a resident of Baldev Nagar here, said that her son's truck loaded with muskmelons was damaged during the violence. "My son died after the incident. My other son too lost his life in an accident few months later. Having lost all men in my family and the only source of income through transport business, I have been made to make rounds of government offices, but to no avail." Col RS Dhaul (retd), whose car was burnt outside a resort here, said: "We were celebrating a family reunion at the resort. As we were having dinner, a mob burnt my new car and smashed the window panes of my son's car. I only got partial claim from an insurance company. The government is yet to give me any claim." He questioned: "If Wahid got such a huge amount in a short span, why are we being made to suffer?" On his query, the commission member said only a state government representative could reply on the matter. Raj Kumar, who owned a shop on the Nakodar Road, said: "Some armed youths entered my shop and ransacked it completely on that fateful day. I escaped from a window to save my life. I sold my shop soon after the incident at a throwaway price. I have sent both my sons to the US. I will also move abroad as we feel insecure here". He said he was offered Rs 17,000 in lieu of his Rs 2.7 lakh claim which he had refused to accept.
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Target quacks not BAMS docs, state council told
Ludhiana, November 11 Both NIMA and PMC office-bearers said they would not allow quacks to mushrooms and play with the lives of patients. They said if a BAMS doctor was running a hospital, he was responsible for providing all super-specialist services by experts. At the same time, NIMA representatives asked the PMC team to work within its own ambit while the latter was adamant that doctors who were not registered under the PMC could not practice allopathy and the PMC had the right to act against them. President, PMC, Dr GS Grewal said, “Office-bearers of NIMA, who came to meet us today, agreed that if a BAMS doctor opens a super-specialty hospital, then he is responsible for providing all the facilities at the hospital and if something goes wrong in the hospital, NIMA would not stand by them.” Dr Vishal Bhanot, president, NIMA, Jalandhar unit, said, “A BAMS doctor can open a hospital and can engage specialists for various departments. BAMS doctor cannot perform surgery so he can engage specialists for the job but prescribing allopathic medicines is not against the law.” Dr Bhanot further added, “The PMC should work within its own ambit. The Board of Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicine of Punjab is there to look after ayurvedic and homeopathic doctors. There are so many quacks practicing in Punjab and the PMC should target them instead of BAMS doctors.” “The Punjab Ayurvedic and Unani Practitioner Act, 1963, under 19 D, gives us the right to practice allopathy,” he said.
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Sukhbir to go on stone-laying spree in Jalalabad
Fazilka, November 11 As per information provided by the office of District Magistrate, Fazilka, Sukhbir, who represents Jalalabad Assembly constituency, will lay the foundation stones of concrete flooring in 13 villages on November 12 and concrete flooring of about 10 villages on November 13. He will also address public gatherings. “I have been told that Sukhbir is again on a foundation-laying spree. Most of the development projects are in a limbo in Fazilka district due to the financial crisis being faced by the Punjab Government. When these projects would be completed is anybody’s guess,” said former Congress minister and Jalalabad MLA Hans Raj Josan. Deputy Chief Minister will also inaugurate the building of Government Senior Secondary School for Girls in Jalalabad town. The ultra-modern building, spread over 1.25 lakh square feet, houses 72 rooms and can accommodate about 3,000 students. The building has been constructed as a cost of Rs 14.69 crore. Meanwhile, local SAD leaders are also gearing up to stake their claim as the chairman of the Market Committee, Jalalabad, which has been lying vacant for a long time. Leaders such as SAD Jalalabad circle president Balwinder Singh Guraya, former chairman of Land Mortgage Bank Lawinder Singh Rohiwala, Sherbaj Sandhu, Jaisarat Sandhu and Baltej Singh Brar, a close aide of Ferozepur MP Sher Singh Ghubaya, are the front-runners.
The schedule The Deputy Chief Minister is scheduled to lay foundation stones of streets and drains in about two dozen villages in Jalalabad constituency in Fazilka district on November 12 and 13
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Abohar BJP unit against giving more seats to SAD
Abohar, November 11 Ridiculing the local leadership of the SAD for “dreaming” to contest from all the wards, Rinwa said the BJP would be left with no other option but to field its candidates from all wards if the SAD tries to sabotage poll prospects. District BJP president Sita Ram Sharma said the SAD had contested from five wards in the previous MC elections held in 2008 and that no revision could be considered. — OC
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Chandigarh, November 11 “The BJP and the RSS are trying to divide people on communal lines for political gains. We will oppose the ‘Hindu rashtra’ concept and the BJP-RSS efforts to repeal Article 370 that accords special status to Jammu and Kashir,” said Left leaders Bant Brar, Charan Singh Virdi, Mangat Ram Pasla and Gurmit Singh Bakhtupura. The parties are to submit a 14-point charter of demands to the government on issues such as withdrawal of the Punjab Prevention of Damage to Property Act, property tax, PDS system, “mafia controlled” businesses, atrocities on women, implementation of Swaminathan Commission recommendations and removal of toll plazas. — TNS
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State yet to release Rs 98-crore arrears to MGNREGA workers, says Jakhar
Abohar, November 11 He said the Centre had this year released Rs 155.71 crore to Punjab to pay wages to NGREGA workers but the state is yet to pay them Rs 98.19 crore as arrears. He said it seemed that the state had become “habitual of diverting all kinds of funds received from New Delhi for misusing them”. Jakhar said information gathered from different districts indicated that Rs 6.63 crore was yet to be paid in Fazilka, Rs 4.25 crore in Ferozepur, Rs 6.06 crore in Muktsar, Rs 5.17 crore in Faridkot and Rs 2.34 crore in Mansa. He said the UPA government had directed the states to submit annual plans of work to be done under the NGREGA and allocated funds accordingly. He said the state authorities “did not follow the guidelines” for the Centrally-sponsored schemes for the past seven years and there had been no improvement in the state’s working even after the NDA government took over at Centre. “The state never tried to ensure a minimum of 100-day job to NGREGA workers even when their needs had gone up due to inflation,” he said. — OC
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Akali MLA Bolaria, Joshi in war of words over dump yard
A day after the SAD targeted the BJP over the issue, Local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi today hit back, asking Chief Parliamentary Secretary Inderbir Singh Bolaria, Akali MLA from Amritsar South, to get his facts right. In a statement, he said: “The Punjab Pollution Control Board, which has authorised the dumping ground, works directly under Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. Therefore, the Amritsar Municipal Corporation or the Local Bodies Department can’t shift the dumping ground to any other place on their own.” He said if Bolaria wanted to get the dump yard shifted, he must get the city master plan amended by the Town Planning Department which was under the Deputy CM. “Till then Bolaria should refrain from politicising the issue,” he said. Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu too lashed out at the Chief Minister and the Deputy CM. She said her husband had obtained approval
for a solid waste management project but it had been “scuttled”. Bolaria and SAD’s Amritsar unit chief Upkar Singh Sandhu had yesterday blamed Joshi and Mayor BR Arora for the residents’ woes. They had claimed that they had taken up the dump yard issue with the two, but in vain. Bolaria had warned the MC against dumping waste at Bhagtanwala. Meanwhile, the Congress staged a demonstration at the dump yard site today. Local Congress leaders blamed both the Akali
and the BJP for the residents’ plight.
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At Attari, BSF banks on spectator gallery’s expansion to tackle rush
Amritsar, November 11 It was earlier considering introducing online registration system after the recent terror strike at Wagah that claimed over 60 lives in Pakistan. MF Farooqui, BSF Deputy Inspector General (DIG), said they had no option but to allow everyone inside the gallery as the people were not ready to see the reason. Farooqui admitted that the online registration system did not seem feasible as of now. “Firstly, we don’t have an exact count of the number of seats available in the gallery as they are in the form of stairs. Secondly, we apprehend that making it online will lead to touting in a big way, which will make it a murky affair,” he said. Instead, he revealed, they were on the job to put up a huge LED screen outside the Retreat area so that those not getting space inside could watch the ceremony on it. “We are also roping in FM channels so that we can update the people about the status of space availability at the gallery,” he said. On security measures, Farooqui said they had initiated a series of measures to ensure safety of the tourists visiting Attari for the Retreat ceremony. About the expansion of the gallery, the DIG said he had a word with the PWD Executive Engineer and they were about to kick off the tendering process. The PWD had earlier received lone bid for the project, which could not be entertained as per the norms. To come up at a cost of Rs 24 crore, the gallery would facilitate 15,000 visitors, compared to 5,000 presently.
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State wants Rs 25 lakh limit for GST levy
Chandigarh/New Delhi, November 11 The Punjab Government made this recommendation at a meeting of Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers in New Delhi. The government reasoned that small traders or dealers should be kept out of GST system whose contribution to tax revenue was "minimal". Dhindsa said almost 60 per cent of traders in the country with up to annual turnover of Rs 25 lakh contribute only 2-3 per cent of total tax mobilisation. "It was impossible for small traders to maintain books of accounts to deal with departments of both state government and Centre. That is why we suggested that traders with up to Rs 25 lakh of turnover should be kept out of GST," said Dhindsa. Dhindsa said only Punjab vociferously demanded Rs 25 lakh as a threshold limit for GST in the meeting. "We were the only state which demanded Rs 25 lakh as threshold limit in the meeting while Haryana suggested for Rs 20 lakh limit. Rest of other states including Maharashtra and Karnataka were seeking lower threshold limit of Rs 10 lakh," he claimed.
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Make clean energy part of Swachh Bharat: Majithia
Chandigarh, November 11 During a conference on rooftop solar power generation organised by the Punjab Energy Development Agency and the Confederation of Indian Industry today, he advocated low interest loans and income tax incentives for promoting solar power. "Making clean and green energy a part of the Swachh Bharat Mission would serve twin purposes of making India power surplus and safeguarding our environment," he said. "There is a need for ensuring availability of low interest rate loans and income tax incentives for setting up renewable energy projects to make these economically viable in residential, industrial and commercial areas," he said. Citing the example of Dera Beas for setting up the world's single largest rooftop solar power project of 7.5 MW in just eight months, the minister said such success stories needed to be publicised in a big way. Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, New and Renewable Energy, Union Government, pointed out that the government had set a target of 1 lakh MW of solar power in the next five years.
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Remembrance for Indian WW-I troops
Chandigarh, November 11 The event was attended by the Consul General of Canada, Rajani Alexander, the acting High Commissioner for Canada to India, Jess Dutton, the British Deputy High Commissioner, Chandigarh, David Lelliott, and the Amritsar MP, Capt Amarinder Singh. In his address, Amarinder Singh said even today the role of Indian soldiers in World War I was a largely untold story of how over a million soldiers stepped forward and helped change the outcome of the war. "It is a contribution that can neither be overlooked nor ignored," he said. He highlighted the sub-continent's effort during the Great War and said out of the 1.3 million Indian soldiers, 74,000 died in battle and 67,000 were severely wounded, many later died as a result of their injuries. He also shared his experience of the recent battlefield tour he took to Flanders in Belgium to highlight the contribution of the Indian soldiers in the Great War.
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NRIs join hands to take on land mafia
Chandigarh, November 11 The three NRIs, Joginder Kaur Sandhu (from France), Nirmal Singh Sidhu (from Canada) and Jatinder Singh (from the US), who have joined hands with Panchayat Union, said though they had been running from pillar to post to get their land freed from forcible possession of the land mafia, they had not got any relief. "The land mafia is constantly eyeing properties owned by the NRIs and with the support of the police and politicians, grabs our land and properties. The worse thing is that there is no redressal of our complaints," they said. Addressing the media here today, the NRIs narrated how unscrupulous elements had grabbed their lands. Joginder Kaur's two properties have allegedly been grabbed by a Ludhiana man having police patronage, Nirmal Singh alleges that his land has been forcibly grabbed by a local property dealer in Moga, enjoying support of a Punjab minister; while Jatinder Singh's land has been "grabbed" in Phagwara by a person enjoying patronage of a senior Akali leader.
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Day after suicide attempt,
rickshaw-puller gets land
Ropar, November 11 Following the orders issued by Deputy Commissioner Tanu Kashyap, revenue officials, including tehsildar Surinderpal Singh and kanungo Ram Singh, reached Mehndli Khurd village this morning and carried out the demarcation. They found that Pal Singh had rightly claimed the ownership of his land. Pal Singh had alleged that he had purchased about one kanal land in the village two years ago. Though he had got the land demarcation done from the revenue authorities, another resident of the village got the demarcation done again in connivance with the revenue officials to usurp his land. He alleged the revenue officials had said that his land was in Raipur Sahni village. He also alleged that a senior BJP leader was helping the other party and they even attacked him thrice.
Justice at last
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Hold Sangat Darshan in mandis: Zira
Muktsar, November 11 "The farmers are getting a low price for their produce. Their payments are being delayed and they are facing several hardships in mandis. If the Chief Minister is concerned about their plight, he must hold Sangat Drashans in mandis," said Zira, who had earlier announced to start an indefinite strike today to raise issues concerning the farming community. He said though after a series of protests lodged by the Congress in various parts of the state, the Centre had released Rs 1,000 crore, if it failed to release the remaining amount, the Congress would again take to protest route. Zira criticised the Badals alleging: "Before the parliamentary elections, the ruling Akali Dal had issued nearly one lakh demand notices for tubewell connections and the farmers had even deposited Rs 1 lakh each for this purpose, but not a single farmer has been given the connection yet."
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New Financial Commissioner takes over
Chandigarh, November 11 Officials in the Personnel Department said Karan Avtar Singh would also be given the charge of Principal Secretary, Public Relations, and would continue as Principal Secretary, Investment Promotion. Meanwhile, the Punjab government is seeking the repatriation of senior IAS officer KBS Sidhu. Sidhu was recently promoted as Additional Secretary. He is serving as managing director, TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Sources say Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought his repatriation. — TNS
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111 lakh tonnes paddy procured
Chandigarh, November 11 The Punjab Government has set up 1,806 purchase centres across the state. The procurement started on October 1. Over 98.4 percent of the paddy has been procured by government agencies. — IANS
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HC takes U-turn on own order to provide relief to its employee
Chandigarh, November 11 The employee, Ramesh Chand Sood, was working as a senior assistant in the Punjab and Haryana High Court when he was compulsorily retired in public interest with effect from December 22, 2007, after departmental action was taken against him. During his tenure at the ‘malkhana’ (storeroom), a pistol and cartridges deposited as case property were found missing. Treating the matter as serious, preliminary investigation was initiated, leading to the issuance of a charge-sheet to him in February 2000 for imposing of a major penalty. His services too were placed under suspension. An FIR was also registered and he was arrested on April 26, 2000, before being bailed out. After an inquiry found him guilty, punishment of stopping two annual increments with cumulative effect was imposed. As a criminal case was pending, he was kept under suspension even after the culmination of the departmental proceedings. In December 2007, the High Court had decided to compulsorily retire him. The criminal trial, however, continued till he was acquitted of all the criminal charges in October 2009 by a UT Judicial Magistrate. A Single Judge of the High Court treated the period of suspension from September 13, 2002, till December 22, 2007, as duty period. Challenging the orders before a Division Bench, the High Court counsel contended that the Single Judge could have not treated the suspension period as duty period, and interest on the arrears could not have been granted.
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5 of family among 8 killed in mishap
Barnala, November 11 The victims, who were in the car, were returning home after attending the retirement party of a relative at Uppli village near Dhanaula. They were identified as Buta Singh (40), his wife Benti Kaur (38) and their children Lovepreet Kaur (9), Gurpreet Singh (7) and Jashandeep Singh (5) from Valtoha village and Roor Singh (60), his wife Paramjit Kaur (57) and son Harjeet Singh (27) from Zira. Tapa Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Harwinder Singh Virk said the impact of the collision was such that the car occupants were killed on the spot. He said the truck, loaded with paddy bags, was coming from Moga. Parminder Singh, Station House Officer, Bhadaur, said Buta Singh was at the car wheel. The police have registered a case against the truck driver under Sections 279, 427 and 304-A of the IPC. The latter has absconded. The bodies were cremated in Valtoha village late in the evening. Among those present were Chief Parliamentary Secretary Virsa Singh Valtoha. Buta Singh was an agriculturist.
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ATM theft: Woman duped of Rs 4.76 lakh
Faridkot, November 11 According to the FIR lodged by the Faridkot police, on October 10, Gurmit went to an ATM to withdraw money. Since the ATM was not working properly, a youth offered to help her in swiping the card and entering the ATM PIN. The youth withdrew Rs 20,000 and gave it to her with a card. Two days ago, Gurmit realised her card had been swapped. She checked her account. She said Rs 4.76 lakh had been withdrawn using her ATM card. A few days ago, a teacher in Kotkapura had a similar experience. There was a withdrawal of about Rs 50,000 from his account at midnight, which he got to know through an SMS alert the next morning. “If somebody unknown tries to lend a helping hand, especially with ATM-related troubles, be very careful,” said Harphool Singh, the investigating officer in the case of Gurmit
Kaur.
About the theft Gurmit Kaur alleged that the accused had swapped a card with hers on the pretext of helping her withdraw money from ATM. She realised it later
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5 held with stolen wheat in Sunam
Sangrur, November 11 The accused have been identified as Rajji, Meeto, Marro, Zailo and Jagtar Singh. Another accused Lakho is at large. Jatinderpal Singh, Station House Officer, Sunam police station (city), said all five accused were produced in a Sunam court today which remanded them in judicial custody for 14 days. Police sources said acting on a tip-off, they intercepted a tractor-trailor coming from Cheema after allegedly stealing wheat from government godowns in Maur Mandi area and arrested the accused with the stolen
foodgrain.
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spying case
Ferozepur, November 11 Sources said the duo were apparently caught in a "honey trap" laid by a woman (presumed to be an ISI agent) from across the border. They said the police today identified another person who allegedly acted as a courier for Pakistani agencies. Sukhwant Singh Gill, Senior Superintendent of Police, said preliminary investigations revealed that both Shiv Narayan and Arjun Singh Malvi were in touch with a Pakistani woman who had introduced herself as a child specialist, Dr Jaya Mishra, a resident of Garden Town in Lahore. He said the woman befriended them on Facebook around six months ago and lured them into spying.
— OC
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Woman’s body found in water tank
Abohar, November 11 He said the body was found in a seven-feet-deep water tank located in Pradeep Saharan’s field. Daulat Ram claimed that she had last evening called him from someone’s mobile phone to tell him that she was going to visit her parents in Chhapianwali village. However, her parents said she had not reached there. When Daulat Ram called back on the mobile number, Daleep Godara of Ganeshgarh responded but later, switched off his phone. A search in the morning led to the recovery of Chander Kala’s body. It bore some injury marks. The police have taken Daleep Godara in custody for questioning. The village people reportedly told the police that Daleep and Chander Kala were old-time lovers.
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Abohar, November 11 ACB officials said Rakesh Lila — president of Beopar Mandal and owner of a cotton ginning factory — had complained that the accusedhad threatened to implicate him in a case, which could lead to the shutting down of his industry. Sahib Ram Bishnoi and Pat Ram Rinwa were taken in custody. — OC
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Chandigarh, November 11
When contacted, Trisha said, “The officials have assured me the remaining prize money in a day or two. Let’s see...”
Amritsar, November 11