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Vijender Singh can breathe easy as the out-of-competition examination carried out on the boxer for prohibited materials has turned out to be negative that will hopefully clear his name from the so-called utilization of heroin.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports stated that it was “joyful to declare that on the basis of these examinations none of the boxers were discovered to have utilized any prohibited substances in the recent pastâ€.
Singh, together with 4 others, was subjected to an out-of-competition investigation for prohibited substances on April 3 after the ministry asked the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to conduct test on him following reports in the media that he, along with his sparring partner Ram Singh, had been making use of recreational drug heroin that comes among banished substances during in-competition examinations. Following the ministry’s fiat, NADA conducted a “full menu test†on Vijender and others that comprised examination for psychotropic substances, though examinations were only conducted on blood and urine samples, and not on hair samples.
Vijender was not there for his remarks.
Ever since SIngh’s name came out in the multi-crore drug scandal in the state of Punjab accompanying the recovery of his wife’s car outside a residence in Zirakpur from where the drugs got detected, the boxer had been under pressure. The reports of NRI Anoop Singh Kahlon and Vijender’s sparring associate Ram Singh, entailing Vijender, put further weight on him.
But, SIngh had maintained that he was blameless. Though he denied giving his blood samples to the Punjab Police, he decided to give these to NADA.
In addition, Vijender failed to make it to the Indian contingent, which would contend in Cyprus and Cuba in the coming days.
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As per latest reports, some of the druggists in the city of Rajpura are playing with the lives of people.
With a D-Pharmacy degree, the medicine sellers are also selling illegal drugs to the people and putting their lives in danger.
After seeing all these illegal games, the health department has not taken any action thus far.
As per the rules, the pharmaceutics are allowed to give medications only after seeing the doctor’s prescription, but, in the city of Rajpura, illegal games are going on.
The report added that the druggists are also checking patients in their so-called clinics made within the shops. Moreover, they are also making profits by looting innocent people by giving wrong treatment to them.
The report also said that some big personalities are also supporting these druggists.
As per civil surgeon, Dr. Varinder Sohi, they have been receiving complaints against these ongoing illegalities.
He added that if any person has any proof against the druggist, then he/she may report us.
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In an irony of sorts, Akali staffers and Punjab Police employees were seen clashing with unemployed linemen and their families outside the residence of Mr. Surjit Singh Rakhra, Minister for Rural Development & Panchayat.
Due to the protest by unemployed linemen and their family members, the Nabha-Patiala road got jammed for a period of 4 hours continuously,
Members belonging to the Unemployed Linemen Association began lifting slogans against the Punjab ministers.
“Creating traffic jams, stopping buses and sitting on dharnas with the aim to get your demands fulfilled is not necessary. The demands of these linemen are not authentic. A number of them are very old and cannot even walk, let alone climb the electric poles to work as linemen,” a representative added.
It may be recalled that Punjab administration had advertised 5,000 positions of linemen during January 2011, however only 1,000 males got nominated.
“On February this year, the court stated that there is no ban on staffing, but still appointment letters are not being forwarded,” said the union head.
At this time, a confidential meeting got arranged between SDM Gurpal Chahal, SP Daljit Singh Rana,  DSP Devinder Singh Dhuri, Traffic In charge Patiala Hardeep Singh,  SHO Jaswinder Singh Tiwana, SHO Rajesh Kumar Chibber and Charanjeet Singh Rakhra, Surjit Rakhra’s brother.
Mr. Charanjeet Singh Rakhra assured the unemployed linemen and their families that Surjit Singh Rakhra will shortly arrange a meeting with Punjanb CM and deputy CM to solve your problem.
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Patiala: A special CBI court on, April 20, sent SAD head along with 21 others, comprising 3 FCI functionaries to jail for a period of 7 years.
As per reports, all of them were sent to jail following a fraud case.
The Special Judge Hemant Gopal held a ex SAD MLA Mangat Rai Bansal and others 21 responsible of making forbidden gains by delivering poor quality rice, leading to loss to the Food Corporation of India to around Rs 1.8 crore.
The CBI had lodged the chargesheet against total 28 people comprising 3 Food Corporation of India (FCI) functionaries and 25 rice millers (including Bansal) in the year 2001 and booked all the charged under sections 120 (B), 420 IPC and sections 13(1), 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act.
As per reports, 2 charged have died sooner or later whereas 2 got acquitted and two were given 2 years jail sentence.
3 FCI functionaries comprising P N Aggarwal, M S Tomar, and J R Monga, functioning as quality control supporter had authorized the poor quality rice from millers.
They got fired by Food Corporation of India, after lodging of FIR against them.
The case against Mangat Rai l and 21 others got filed in the year 1998, when in a raid carried out by Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Department, the functionaries detected “poor quality” rice being provided to Food Corporation of India by few millers of Bareta in Mansa region.
A public interest litigation (PIL) got registered in Punjab and Haryana High Court by a Bareta agriculturist, asking for a CBI probe into the misappropriation done by a segment of millers that the High Court admitted and asked for CBI enquiry on September 23, 1999.
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Giving in to increasing disapproval of its move to bulldoze the momentous buildings of Patiala, the Punjab administration, at this time, has taken a big turn and determined to safeguard these places in its place.
Overturning its verdict of destroying a building close to Baradari Gardens where Punjab had its HO of the water supply and sanitation section, the administration currently will turn it into a cultural cuisine centre, on special orders from Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal.
Under the special tourism plan for the city that Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund, Rs. 5 crore will get into the setting up of the cultural cuisine centre, which will present the well-known food of Patiala like kachori and popular craft items comprising paranda (hair ornament), jutti (customary shoe) and phulkari (hand sewing).
On February 4, a report stated that the Punjab administration’s proposal to get the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) to bulldoze the buildings aged over 100 and sell off the abandoned land for the expansion of money-making complexes.
The building in question came up around 130 years back during the supremacy of Maharaja Rajinder Singh and is connected with landmark verdicts in the times of old Patiala, one of the model generous states of former British India.
“Last week, the chief minister directed PUDA not to demolish the building and instead preserve it by opening a cuisine centre inside,” deputy commissioner GK Singh confirmed on Friday. “The detailed project was discussed with the CM,” he added.
There were claims from diverse quarters that the prevailing family of the Badals was demolishing Patiala’s inheritance in an intentional manner to harm his political enemies, particularly the erstwhile royal family of Patiala. It went a long way in pressuring Parkash Singh Badal to alter his mind.
In secret, PUDA had even offered the tenders to demolish the building. The procedure stopped after the news company exhibited the plan.
“CM wants local self-help groups involved in the reviving lost culinary traditions,” said the DC. “The ethnic cuisine centre will be a complete package for visitors keen to enjoy the tastes and fashion of yesteryears and eat in utensils associated with Patiala’s and Punjab’s culture.”
The place will also house an interpretation centre. The organization is free from danger, and routine repair will make it fine.
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As per reports, the Patiala police officials have detained 185 small and big drug smugglers as well as traffickers during the last 17 days and got 37 punished.
The director general of police made declaration about this anti-drug operation on April 1.
Mr. Paramjit Singh Gill, inspector general of police in the range that covers Patiala, Sangrur, Mohali, Barnala, Nawanshahr and Rupnagar regions stated, “The plan is to break the peddlers’ delivery string by spreading our groups in every police region.”
The city police lead the movement by making almost 95 arrests and lodging 85 first-information reports (FIRs). Out of the other detentions, 36 were in the city of  Nawanshahr; thirty-two in the city of  Sangrur, twelve in the city of  Mohali, and 7 in the city of  Rupnagar.
“From big fish to drug runners on the street, the police have caught all kinds. With the detention of these terrible elements, the chart of petty offense has also falledeclined, as the majority of peddlers are also into snatching chains, purses and cellular telephones,” Mr. Paramjit Singh Gill also said.
The police officials have exposed the drug-supply chain only in part.
“Drugs can be handed over at doorstep on just a phone call, so it is hard to catch all traders,” added the IGP, “as they keep moving door to door to supply drugs.”
Gill has assigned the senior superintendent of police to make sure speedy examination and maximum certainty in cases lodged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
“In just a period of 20 days of the said drive, 37 drugs peddlers have been punished, 18 of them in the city of Patiala,” Gill added.
The major hauls, up till now, have been 18 kg opium, 17 qunital poppy husk, 718 gram smack, 1 kiligram heroin, 80,000 drug capsules, and 12 litres of chemical raw material for heroin.
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As per recent reports, Pawan Kumar Singla of Tafzalpura, photojournalist on a Hindi daily, is accused with blackmailing physicians working in administrative hospitals.
A case of extortion, threatening to slaughter and attempting to commit offences punishable with life imprisonment or other prison terms was on Friday lodged against him here.
Dr Gurpal Sachdeva of Rajindra Medical College and Hospital had registered a complaint that on April 6, Singla had telephoned his wife, also a government physician, and attempted to blackmail her by threatening to reveal her private practice.
He threatened her with awful consequences if the duo didn’t bribe him, Dr Sachdeva has said.
He had even threatened to publish a malicious news item against the medical doctor, the report stated.
The police went through Pawan’s cell phone record before lodging the first-information report (FIR) and commencing a manhunt for him.
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Born – 12, October 1891
Royal Reign- 1900 to 1938
Dynasty – Phulkian
Preceded by Rajinder Singh (Maharaja and father)
Succeeded by Yadaviner Singh (Son)
Died – March 23 1938 (age 46)
From the year 1900 to 1938 Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE was the Maharaja of the Princely state of Patiala and his reign was from 1900 to 1938.
Biography
Bhupinder Singh was born at the Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala and completed his education at Aitchison College. He succeeded as Maharaja of Patiala upon death of his father, Maharaja Rajinder Singh, on 9 November 1900 at the age of 9. Shortly before his 18th birthday, a Council of Regency ruled in his name until he took partial powers on 1 October 1909, and by the Viceroy of India, the 4th Earl of Minto was invested with full powers on 3 November 1910.
During the First World War, Bhupinder Singh served as Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel, and later on, got promoted as Honorary Major-General in 1918 and Honorary Lieutenant-General in 1931 on the General Staff in France, Belgium, Italy, and Palestine. Apart from representing India at the League of Nations in 1925, he was also the Chancellor of the Indian Chamber of Princes during 1926 and 1938 (10 years). He was also a representative at the Round Table Conference. While he served as the Chancellor of Chamber of Princes from 1926 to 1931, he worked tirelessly for the betterment of his subjects and got many social reforms introduced in Patiala. He is also the Founder of The State Bank of Patiala.
Personal Life
Bhupinder Singh was born in a Royal Sikh family to Maharaja Rajinder Singh. He married at least 10 times. Apart from his wives, he also had numerous consorts. From those unions, he had 88 children (estimated) of whom at least 53 survived him.
Wives and consorts
Her Highness Maharani Sri Bakhtawar Kaur Sahiba (1892-1960) (Daughter of Sardar Gurnam Singh, Sardar Bahadur of Sangrur, OBI) Married Bhupinder Singh in 1908.
Of the 10 wives (apart from the numerous concubines), the most notable of his wives were the four princesses from a Himalayan kingdom, who were sisters, and were said to be his favorite Queens. However, it was Bakhtawar Kaur Sahiba, however, who took part in the official ceremonies as the Maharani.
He was the proud owner of the world-famous “Patiala Necklace”, which was manufactured by the famous brand Cartier SA. To mark the first visit of Queen Mary to India his wife Maharani Bakhtawar Kaur presented her at the Delhi Darbar of 1911a magnificent necklace on behalf of the Ladies of India. His elder son, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh and younger son Raja Bhalindra Singh played first-class cricket and later served as President of the Indian Olympic Association. Yuvraj played in one Test for India, in 1934.
Hobbies
His desires can be known by the fact that he was the first man in India to own an aircraft, which he bought from the United Kingdom in the first decade of the twentieth century. He had an airstrip specially built for it at Patiala. He also got a unique monorail system built in Patiala, which was known as Patiala State Monorail Train ways.
Sportsman
He was a renowned sportsman who built the world’s highest cricket pitch at Chali at a height of 2443 m in 1893, which is the highest in the world. He was also known for an exceptional collection of medals, believed to be the world’s largest at the time. According to legend, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh would be driven in a motorcade of 20 Rolls Royce cars.
He is best known for his extravagance and for being a cricketer. His cricket and polo teams — Patiala XI and Patiala Tigers — were among the best of India. He was a great patron of sports, for which he was also the most famous Maharaja of Patiala.
During 1915 and 1937, he played in 27 first-class cricket matches and was also the Captain of the Indian cricket team that visited England in 1911. He played as a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club for the season of 1926/27. In honor of Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar he donated the Ranji Trophy. He was selected as the captain of India on its first Test tour of England in 1932, but due to bad health he had to drop out two weeks before departure and the Maharaja of Porbandar took over. His elder son, Maharaja Yadavinder Singh and younger son Raja Bhalinder Singh played first-class cricket and later served as President of the Indian Olympic Association. Yuvraj played in 1934, in one Test match for India also. Most of the buildings of Chail Military School were donated by Maharaja of Patiala to the government of India.
His Royal Power
In 1930, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh felt a little low at the British Rolls Royce company’s refusal to accept an order from him for a new Rolls Royce car. Such was his power that he ordered new Rolls Royce cars, and put them to hauling garbage, dung and filth in Patiala city. To which the chagrin of the all-powerful Rolls Royce-loving Viceroy and the British ruling establishment quickly prevailed upon the Rolls Royce Company to comply with the Maharaja’s wishes by giving him a new Rolls Royce.
Later Succession of his Son
Yuvraj Yadavindra Singh became the Maharaja on 23 March 1938. He was the Maharaja, who agreed to Incorporate Patiala into the newly independent India on 5 May 1948, becoming Rajpramukh of the new Indian state of Patiala and East Punjab States Union.
His Highness’ grandson Captain Amarinder Singh is a politician in India, and served as Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007.
Interesting Tales told by the Courtiers
To get the affection of the Maharaja, there was always a fierce rivalry, and the Maharaja used his considerable diplomatic abilities to keep them all happy and content.
One such story is of the legendry Patiala watch. At the Delhi Darbar of 1911, the old Maharaja had purchased a beautiful gold pocket watch with moon phase for Maharani Bakhtawar Kaur. As a result, there was a lot of discord amongst his wives, especially from the four Rani Sisters. In order to keep the four sisters happy, the Maharaja ordered four unique gold watches, with very ornate and beautiful gold cases in 22-carat gold and added features of a day and month calendar as well as the phases of the moon, which were grander then Maharani’s watch. The Maharaja used the services of a Swiss-based jeweler called F. Russer who was a jeweler to several members of the Royal family of Kapurthala.
He was also known for an exceptional compilation of awards, thought to be the world’s biggest at the time. According to legend, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh would be driven in a motorcade of 20 Rolls Royce cars.
MEDALS
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) 1911
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) 1918
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the State of India (GCSI) for war honors, New Year honor 1921
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) 1922
Apart from these he also got other medals from various countries.
On March 23, 1938, the Maharaja left for his heavenly drift. As a tribute to him, the Unani College was named after him as the Bhupinder Tibbi College.
Honors :-
British
- Delhi Durbar Gold Medal in the year 1903
- Delhi Durbar Gold Medal in the year 1911
- King George V Coronation Medal in the year 1911
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) in the year 1911
- 1914 Star
- British War Medal in the year 1918
- Victory Medal in the year 1918
- Mentioned in Despatches in the year 1919
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the year 1918
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI) – for war services, New Year Honours in the year 1921
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in the year 1922
- King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in the year 1935
- King George VI Coronation Medal in the year 1937
Foreign
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy in the year 1918
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile of Egypt in the year 1918
- Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold of Belgium in the year 1918
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania in the year 1922
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer of Greece in the year 1926
- Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III of Spain in the year 1928
- Grand Cross of the Order of the White Lion of Czechoslovakia – 1930
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As per reports, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji got burnt at Sikh priest Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwala’s gurdwara at his native village Dhadrian, after a fire erupted on Wednesday. The sacred book got burnt after the fire engulfed the holy place because of short circuit.
As the Gurdwara has a lot of wood work, the fire spread speedily and resulted into a hefty loss to the interiors of the edifice.
The villagers, after getting to know regarding the blaze at the Gurdwara, gathered up in large numbers and controlled the fire.
The Gurdwara is located in the property that belongs to Ranjit Singh’s family. Administrative and police functionaries also reached the spot and supervised the rescue processes.
Sangrur SP Sharanjit Singh refusing any foul play behind the blaze and stated “the fire broke out because of short circuit and two sacred books got burnt in the fire aside from damage to other possessions of the religious place”.
Ranjit Singh has constructed another Gurdwara called ‘parmeshar dwar’ next to Patiala on Sangrur-Patiala highway and a large number of followers throng the Gurudwara.
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Following cases being registered in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the postponement in filling vacant positions of reserved category clerks and peons, Punjabi University, Patiala, has given a task in the court that they will clear the backlog by September this year.
Punjabi University Registrar Dr AS Chawla stated that the university had already started the procedure and based on the backlog, would shortly publicize these empty positions.
The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission had also addressed Punjabi University few days back to fill up the backlog of Scheduled Caste (SC) posts by the next 6 months.
The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission had also directed the university not to charge the SC pupils, studying in colleges connected with the university beneath the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme, any charge.
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Punjab finmin Parminder Singh Dhindsa has demanded a thorough report into the extravagant commemoration of the Founders Day of the 2 power corporations, Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) and the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), on Tuesday.
Singh has sought a report from the Secretary, Power, and condemned the wasteful methods of Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) and the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).
“Extreme spending on such incidents cannot be allowed,†Dhindsa stated.
The Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) and the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) had observed their 4th yearly Founder’s Day at the Officers Club in the Power Colony on Tuesday even though these companies are going through heavy losses.
More than 200 invitees, comprising present and ex top officers of the corporations had attended the function.
The official representative of the PSPCL and the PSTCL defended the verdict to commemorate the Founder’s Day.
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The Health and Family Welfare Department in the city of Patiala is confronting a severe shortage of female Multipurpose Health Workers (MHW). The load of work has, therefore, heightened manifold, putting the Multipurpose Health Workers under huge pressure.
The Multipurpose Health Workers form the back of the Health Department and carry out a variety of duties, comprising dealing immunization, deliveries and medical termination of gestations, family planning plans and records. They also carry out studies, offer health teaching and assist execute all other national programmes.
As per the strategy, there must be one multipurpose health worker for 5,000 individuals in cities. However, in Patiala region every multipurpose health worker is catering to around 10,000 individuals in the majority of regions and more than 30,000 people in a few.
Patiala city has a populace of 4.5 lakh people with 45 authorized posts of female workers and out of these 17 are lying empty. Sources said they had time and again complained about the excessive workload but in vain. Civil Surgeon Dr Virinder Singh Mohi confirming there was shortage of staff.
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A speeding Zen car attempted to run over two cops on duty before hitting another vehicle in close proximity to Leela Bhawan Chowk late last night.
The police officials have keyed out the Zen car and making attempts to trace it. A police group afterward chased the Zen car in a Gypsy but the wrongdoer gave it the slip.
Witnesses stated that the speeding Zen car jumped the red light and attempted to crush the cops after they tried to pull it over.
“The car afterward hit another vehicle while attempting to evade the police group on pursuit,†an eyewitness added.
Patiala SSP Gurpreet Singh Gill stated that they had keyed out the vehicle and would take stringent action against the offender.
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With the growing number of grievances from the state of Punjab, mostly of police inactiveness, progressing to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, the latter has determined to summon the additional director general of police (ADGP, law and order), citing deprived conformity of polices destined for shielding SCs.
Mr. Raj Kumar Verka, vice-chairman of the commission, who was here to investigate an objection by an MBBS pupil, Anmolpreet Singh, against a Rajindra Medical College faculty associate, Dr. Harsimran Singh. Verka ordered the registration of an FIR against the doctor for allegedly making casteist remarks against the student.
“Enough is enough. Every day, there is a video showing policemen beating someone or not bothering to register cases despite evidence. Law and order in Punjab is deteriorating. SCs and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are mostly at the receiving end. For this, the custodian of law and order is responsible, so I have decided to summon the ADGP (law and order),” said Verka.
He said the commission had thus far obtained almost 10,000 complaints from the state in the last 2 years or so, mostly linked to the police department.
In the meantime, the commission, after taping reports of a variety of parties and getting the investigatory report from the medical college principal, has placed order to the Patiala SSP to lodge an FIR against Dr Harsimran Singh, assistant professor, ophthalmology, for supposedly making casteist remarks against a pupil, Anmolpreet, in the classroom.
“I have also asked the SSP form a squad led by at least a DSP-rank officer and forward the action-taken report within a period of 7 days,” added Verka.
The report of the college’s 3-member investigation group has detected Dr Harsimran blameworthy of utilizing foul language in the classroom and talking against the SC proviso arrangement.
‘One-sided investigation’
The Punjab entity of the All India Equality Forum of Government Medical/Dental Colleges has called Verka’s investigation biased.
“We are not happy with the query into the so-called incident. Neither the physician nor his witnesses have been offered the chance to give their report,” read the PR forarded by Dr Gurmeet Singh Bhagowalia, president of the unit.
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The Sehajdhari Sikh Party has cleared up that it is not drawing back the voting right case in SC.
P S Ranu, national president of the party, stated, “Sehajdharis are the respondent party in the case as the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak group (SGPC) lodged the special leave appeal in the SC.”
The national president of the party alleged that an agreement between the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Sehajdharis was displeasing Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Avtar Singh Makkar as the latter was worried of mislaying his position considering the Punjab and Haryana high court’s verdict.
He stated that a complete bench of the high court had carried on Sehajdharis’ voting right by invalidating the union home ministry’s notice that averted them from voting in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee polls.
Ranu added that Makkar desired the Sehajdhari Sikh Party to extend the case in the apex court as he was carrying on as the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president only because of SC’s orders.
The Sehajdhari Sikh Party will never compromise on the cost of their voting right and their aim is to reinstate the right of their society that they have succeeded.
He clarified that the apex court had not yet allowed stay on the high court’s decision.
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The Punjab administration has decided to spend around Rs. 53 crore for the growth of tourism in the city of Patiala by the coming five years.
Deputy commissioner GK Singh made his declaration in a conference with district functionaries to assess the execution of the tourism programme.
Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal is reported to have sanctioned the expenses. The Punjab heritage and tourism promotion board and the Infrastructure Development Investment for Tourism and Promotion will execute the scheme jointly.
Additional DC (development) is nodal representative for the execution of the scheme, which is intended also at amending the state of gardens in the district, particularly the well-known Baradari. For offering tourists with enhanced stay, the tourism board proposes to open web booking of rooms at Circuit House. In the month of September, a heritage walk is projected.
The programme comprises springing up Rajindra Lake as tourism spot by expending Rs. 5 crore to construct an environment park and new walking region around it.
“Money is available with the state government and we’ll submit all plans by April 23,†said the DC.
The project consists of the building of a foot bridge from Thapar University to Environment Park and the defense of the forest outside Patiala.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund the project, which will be executed under the observation of the union administration. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued money to build up similar infrastructure in the city of Amritsar.
The Punjab administration has decided to spend around Rs. 53 crore for the growth of tourism in the city of Patiala by the coming five years.
Deputy commissioner GK Singh made his declaration in a conference with district functionaries to assess the execution of the tourism programme.
Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal is reported to have sanctioned the expenses. The Punjab heritage and tourism promotion board and the Infrastructure Development Investment for Tourism and Promotion will execute the scheme jointly.
Additional DC (development) is nodal representative for the execution of the scheme, which is intended also at amending the state of gardens in the district, particularly the well-known Baradari. For offering tourists with enhanced stay, the tourism board proposes to open web booking of rooms at Circuit House. In the month of September, a heritage walk is projected.
The programme comprises springing up Rajindra Lake as tourism spot by expending Rs. 5 crore to construct an environment park and new walking region around it.
“Money is available with the state government and we’ll submit all plans by April 23,†said the DC.
The project consists of the building of a foot bridge from Thapar University to Environment Park and the defense of the forest outside Patiala.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund the project, which will be executed under the observation of the union administration. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued money to build up similar infrastructure in the city of Amritsar.
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Patiala district court functionaries were in for an unpleasant shock when dressed in casuals, acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Jasbir Singh, reached the court to check the working of judges and employees. What he saw did not go down too well with Singh
While a team of judicial functionaries were detected in their compartments during court hours and a few functionaries had moved on half-day unofficial leaves, others were not present. In a statistically significant way, a munshi (lawyer’s supporter) was detected “helping” a court employee and the working and performance of nine court functionaries was found doubtful.
Accompanying the visit, 3 employees got suspended.
“No court official noticed the high court judge. 9 workers, comprising ahlmad, stenos and judgment writers were detected not doing their duties properly. Three have been positioned under suspension,” said a court functionary.
On Monday, Justice Jasbir Singh reached the district court without providing any information to any court representative. Even the Patiala district and sessions judge was uninformed of the visit.
Misidentifying Jasbir Singh for an ordinary individual, court functionaries carried on with their “casual” actions. Without getting detected, he also visited all courtrooms to ensure whether judges were there during working hours.
Jasbir, who is also the administrative judge of Patiala court, discovered a team of judges to be missing in their courts.
As per sources, the court superintendent was interrogated regarding the unacceptable working of the functionaries. Afterward, the affair was also talked with the sessions judge.
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As per latest reports, 6-year-old Rajatdeep Singh, who had been under treatment at Government Rajindra Hospital for the last 15 day period, was shifted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.
The physicians here could not identify a clinical trouble in the kid’s left kidney.
Rajatdeep’s father, Baljit Singh, had allegedly maltreated him and burned him with butts.
Baljit Singh and Rajatdeep’s mom were fighting a separation case in court. Singh had the custody of the kid when the episode took place.
The kid in his report to the police officials had informed that he was cruelly tortured by Baljit and his family members each time he asked them to meet his mom.
Though his physical wounds have by and large cured, his left kidney is not working in the right manner. The kid is referred to PGIMER for a Radioisotope Renography, which is not available here.
Dr. Inderjeet Singh Chawla from Rajindra Hospital, stated that this examination would determine the cause behind his faulty kidney.
“Since it is a lawful matter, we have to be cautious. This test will assist us discover whether the kid has had this trouble since delivery or it arose after the assault. We can proceed further only after the report is out,†said Dr. Inderjeet.
The police failed to nab the victim’s father, his uncle Amarjeet Singh and his wife Manjit Kaur even after fifteen days of filing a case against them.
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The Vigilance department is almost equipped with its verdicts in the Rs 250 crore Patiala land scandal and would shortly showcase a challan in the court.
The FIR in the case was lodged on November 9 2012 and ex Deputy Commissioner Vikas Garg is among the nine charged.
Sources stated that the department was making attempts seek the re-arrest of Naib Tehsildar Gurinder Walia, who was out on bail and was supposedly “not assisting†in the probes ever since Vikas was detained in March 2013.
The sources added that the interrogation of all four administrative functionaries showed that Vikas was instrumental in getting the land shifted unlawfully.
“Vikas was theirhead and was active in the complete case to get the property shifted to private individuals in spite of protests by his predecessor Dipinder Singh,†they added.
A senior Vigilance administrator attached with the probes stated that they had evidence to found that the then District Revenue Officer, Rajbir Singh, also a charged, had written on the folder that he did the registry accompanying rules from Vikas. “During inquiring, he (Rajbir) consented that Garg was adamant on getting the land shifted to private individuals,†he stated.
The functionaries are likely to shortly talk about the case with Vigilance Bureau Chief Director Suresh Arora to make sure a “fool-proof†challan in the court.
The Vigilance department, but, was yet to follow the so-called money trail in the case. “We think money exchanged hands and it was invested in real estate biz. But, we are yet to found it,†an official said.
Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police (Vigilance) Pritam Singh stated that the challan would be introduced in the court as shortly as a “few misplaced links were brought togetherâ€. “The detained charged have confessed that since Vikas Garg was their head, they could not disobey his orders (on land transfer),†he said.
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Nabha: Reviewing the actions, accomplishments and upcoming programmes of the Punjab Public School, Nabha in a gathering of the Board of Governors, the state Governor, Shivraj V. Patil ordered the members to make use of new technology in the classrooms by appending the system of imparting education via taped lectures of well-known Professors.
Patil added that this will assist in saving time, funds and figuring out the troubles of lack of teaching personnel up to some extent. He also said that the Headmaster to purchase cameras and set up them in 3 tracks of the chief auditorium to convey recorded lecture on the screen.
He said unless we do this, the standard of education cannot improve. So you have to adopt modern methods of imparting education to the students.
Patil stressed upon heartening the pupils to join the army. He stated that they must be well-informed about life and civilization of army.
He also cherished the scheme of Punjab administration for providing Rs.1.00 lakh to any pupil who will obtain commission in any division of Indian Army. He said this move is very optimistic in inspiring the pupils to join Army.
Concentrating on tapping solar energy, Patil asked that the affiliate of the Governing Body to make a wide-ranging plan to set up solar photovoltaic panes on top of school edifices and hostels. For girls’ hostel in the school, the Punjab CM has sanctioned Rs. 50.00 lakh.
The Punjab CM said that the hostel should be finished in a predetermined time.
Patil also gave authorization to schedule items and also to novel associates, Anjali Bhawra, Principal Secretary School Education, Punjab and Viswajeet Khanna, Principal Secretary Defence Services Punjab as members of School Board of Governors.
