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Amita Nangia has become the latest celebrity to make foray in the Punjabi movie world.
Nangia will shortly be witnessed in forthcoming film PatialaDreamz.
Abhishek Saxena will direct the said film, the report said.
While talking about her character, the actress said, “I am very eager to act in a Punjabi movie. I am donning the character of mother of Madalsa Sharma, who is the main actress in the film.”
As per sources, the shooting for the film is well under way, and it’s chiefly shot in Canada and Patiala.
“It’s a masaledaar film with hordes of fun factors. The music is rather dhamakedaar and entirely justifies the tale,” added Amita. ace
Well known singer Mika Singh has given the music.
Other actors in the flick comprised Sarwar Ahuja, Madalsa Sharma, Sardar Sohi and Usha Bachani.
It’s a family drama where one Garry, the male hero, who lives in Canada, is in mission to discover the cause behind his dreams which is of a place in India, Patiala.
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After a postponement of around 24 months, the railways lastly commenced a thorough review of the line between Rajpura and Chandigarh. The route is a significant one as it is utilized by hoards of travelers on a daily basis.
According to the early plan, there will be 4 railroad terminals between Rajpura and Chandigarh, comprising one at Zirakpur. After the examination, a complete report will be forwarded to the engineering section for additional planning.
As per station superintendent of Chandigarh railway station Parveen Kumar, “There is separate section for the review that has recently started its work and travelers will be benefitted with this novel line. In addition, Zirakpur, 3 more stations have been proposed at the appropriate distances on this particular way.”
“Besides the main railway lines, the northern railways is also concentrating on the small railway lines passing over significant towns of the area,” said a representative of the Ambala division on condition of secrecy.
Sources in the railways disclosed that according to plan, the Chandigarh-Rajpura way will primarily witness trains for small distances, but, afterward it could be utilized for speedy and superfast trains as well.
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As per latest reports, the central bureau of investigation (CBI) has taken the detained Deputy Commissioner IT T. K. Bhattacharya and Ashwini Kumar Gupta (CA) to the CBI court today.
Both Bhattacharya and Gupta have been sent to 14 days remand.
A few days back, the anti-corruption branch of CBI retrieved Rs 67.50 lakh from Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax department, Ludhiana and a Jalandhar-based Chartered Accountant (CA).
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With cabinet minister for rustic growth Surjit Singh Rakhra at chintan shivir in the state of Goa, his elder brother, Charanjit Singh Rakhra, as de facto minister, distributed the section’s grants.
The administration rules prohibit the assigning of official cheques to private individuals for distribution. The rules were forwarded after the reports had disclosed the misappropriations of grants forwarded by cabinet minister Gulzar Singh Ranike.
It is not for the first time that Charanjit Rakhra, who doesn’t even have any authorized or political label, has twisted his powers in the rustic growth ministry.
During the last week, in the nonattendance of Rakhra, he kicked off an authorized function to teach panches and sarpanches. About a fortnight back, he kicked off development works in aid of Surjit Singh Rakhra.
Currently, Charanjit Rakhra hands out the grant cheques at Rakhra Technologies, a private firm of the Rakhra pals. He even forwarded a statement with his image from the gathering.
Brahm Mohindra, a Congress legislator stated, “It’s not only illegal but also something that lifts a query mark on the functioning of the rustic development section, which I see has become a slave to the family of (Surjit Singh) Rakhra,”.
“The deputy commissioner should explain how the cheques reached a private person,” he added.
Ex deputy speaker of Vidhan Sahba Bir Devinder Singh demanded the lodging of a FIR against the functionaries who had delivered the cheques to Charanjit Rakhra.
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The year 2013 is becoming a milestone year for film maker Sajid Nadiadwala.
On last Saturday, HEROPANTI featuring Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon goes on floor in the city of Patiala.
This is a noteworthy day as almost 2 decades back Nadiadwala’s JUDWAA featuring Salman Khan had its first schedule.
A comeback to the classic genus of action-love story, the film will have Sajid’s wifey Wardha and his mother giving the first clap for the movie. There will be no customary muhurat, as the maker thinks that he obtains all the blessings through the two females in his life who have been the possessors of good fortune for him.
Energized about getting the movie started, Sajid said, ”I have always thought in giving breaks to worthy individuals. Thus far, I have given breaks to a lot of leading ladies and young directors. I have complete confidence in Tiger and his ability.â€
HEROPANTI will hit theatres on Valentine’s Day i.e. 14 February, 2014.
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As per reports, a female on April 08 charged the personal assistant of Punjab forest minister Surjit Kumar Jyani of having two spouses at the same time.
Sarabjit Kaur, an occupant of Rajpura colony. Patiala, together with her family members, had protested in front of the office of the senior superintendent of police.
The protesters were protesting against police silence in slapping a case under Section 376 (rape) of the IPC against the charged, named as Sawarn Singh.
The police had lodged a case below Section 420 of the IPC against Sawarn and had forwarded him to prison.
Sarabjit claimed that she tied the nuptial knot with Sawarn 3 years back with the joint approval of both the families.
Sarabjit added that a few months back, she had come to know about the earlier wedding of her hubby from which he also had a son, who resides in the city of Chandigarh.
The agitators threatened to strengthen their remonstration if the police failed to lodge a rape case against Singh.
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Punjabi University has rolled out online course on Gurmat Gyan.
Under this programme, commenced by the Gurmat Sangeet Chair and Department of Gurmat Sangeet, Punjabi University has begun a variety of courses such as basic, foundation, certificate, under-graduate diploma and PG diploma. In these online classes, education of Gurmukhi, gurmat subjects, gurmat sangeet in addition to training will be taken on.
Via the programme, a self-learning course in shabad kirtan has been started for the students.
Gurnam Singh, Head of Gurmat Sangeet Chair, stated that the elementary class would be accessible to the global society without charging any cost with the intention that awareness about Gurmukhi, gurmat studies and gurmat sangeet could be dispersed internationally.
Vice Chancellor Dr, Jaspal Singh introduced the internet site www.gurmatgyanonlinepup.com. Others people attended the occasion were Tarlochan Singh, exMP, and Amrinder Bajaj, Patiala Mayor.
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A local court on April 08 lengthened police remand of Boxer Ram Singh for 2 days till Tuesday.
Singh, whose police remand expired today, was taken to the court amid tight security.
He got detained last Wednesday after police officials found around 5 kilogram (kg) methamphetamine from his brother-in-law Ravicharan also known as Ravi Deo’s Sangrur- based residence.
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The Northern India Power Engineers Federation (NIPEF) has opposed the move for privatization of power allocation all through the nation.
The Northern India Power Engineers Federation held its administrative assembly on April 07. All state components of the northern area become part of this meet.
Padamjit Singh and Shaliendra Dubey chairman and secretary general of All India Power Engineers’ Association, respectively were also there.
As per a press release released here, “The move for privatization of power allocation all through the nation was opposed by power engineers. The provisional bailout monetary package declared by the administration of India is an apparent move in this direction. The states opting for respite under the financial restructuring arrangement will have to set up privatisation of power distribution either through public private affiliation mode or via franchisee mode and NIPEF strongly oppose it.”
The federation also damned the franchisee model of privatization of power division and re-employment of out-of-date engineers in Haryana Discoms.
Northern India Power Engineers Federation’s secretary general Bhupinder Singh stated that enhanced operational outcomes could be attained via departmental implementation as demonstrated by the state of Punjab.
In the initial case, AT&C losses had been reduced to 12-13% in the city of Patiala. Punjab had been victorious in imposing the pillar box plan for reduction of losses and enhancement in quality of supply to rustic consumers, he added.
NIPEF chairman RS Dahiya stated that the executive group condemned the policy of granting extension beyond superannuation to certain engineers in the state of Haryana.
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The crime investigating agency (CIA) of Patiala police has arrested 3 so-called inter-state smugglers and retrieved 2.75-kg opium from them.
Mr. Gurpreet Singh Gill, Senior superintendent of police stated that on a detailed information, the officials tracked a Verna car and arrested the three people.
As per reports, two of them, Rajinder Kumar and Baldev Singh are the occupants of Ambala, and the third person, Raghuvir Singh is a resident of Fatehgarh Sahib.
During the hunt of the vehicle, the police officials detected the smuggled goods.
The charged used to bring narcotic from the state of Rajasthan and would sell it in the states of Punjab and Haryana, Mr. Gurpreet added up.
A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act had been lodged against the trio who were already confronting accuses of drug vending.
The police officials have taken Rajinder Kumar, Baldev Singh and Raghuvir Singh on a 2-day remand to probe their neighboring links and to be acquainted with the source of opium, Mr. Gurpreet Singh Gill said, adding that additional recoveries are also projected from them.
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A national seminar on ‘Contemporary Socio-Economic Dimensions in the Growth of Business’ was arranged by the PG Department of Commerce, MM Modi College.
Dr. Sucha Singh Gill, Director General, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, told about the interconnection of societal wellbeing and the expansion of biz.
Dr. Gill indicated that biz organizations do not carry on in vacuum. These entities should expand those systems of fabrication which are both atmosphere and biz responsive. The inequity in the development of biz and the growth of society draws us to stay up and think why slum areas and luxury apartment houses co-exist.
Dr. Gill further clarified that more than the last 44 years, there is an augmentation of only one dollar in the earnings of an American employee, while the profits of business division have grown up in millions of dollars. Such models of financial structures can not uphold for a long time, and therefore requires to be revisited with the intention that our coming generations don’t have to confront the looming catastrophe because of the deprivation of atmosphere and cruel exploitation of natural resources.
Welcoming the chief invitee and other delegates, college Principal Dr. Satish Kumar Bhardwaj stated that such conferences were very vital for notifying pupils regarding the newest progressions in the arena of economics.
Prof Nirmal Singh, convener of the seminar, stated that an umbilical link subsists between the human growth and the development of the biz.
Dr Ravi Kiran (Thapar University, Patiala), Dr BS Bhatia (ex Registrar, Punjabi University, Patiala). Dr BB Singla, Punjabi University, Patiala, talked over a range of technical sessions of the seminar.
Dr SK Chadha, UBS, Panjab University, Chandigarh, was the guest of honor at the valedictory address.
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Around 6 people got grave injuries when a Patiala-based hotelman, Gurdeep Singh Walia, and his relatives collided with ex Patiala mayor Jaspal Singh Pardhan and his family members at the latter’s house on April 07 morning.
On February 26, Jaspal Singh had stepped down as mayor owing to his so-called role in the slaughter of his daughter-in-law Parampreet Kaur, who had died under strange conditions on February 23. But, during probes, the Special Investigation Team had provided him a clean chit.
As per police officials, the episode occurred around 11.30 am, when Gurdeep Singh — proprietor of Hotel Sunrise — followed by his parents, wife, kids and backers reached Jaspal’s house.
Gurdeep Singh, who stated to have paid Jaspal Rs 25 lakh for not bulldozing Sunrise during his term as the mayor, had gone to baghis funds. This, after on orders of Divisional Commissioner G S Sidhu, partial demolition of Hotel Sunrise and a few other neighboring shops had been accomplished. Since Jaspal Singh could not save the bulldozing and the new mayor has now accepted the charge, Gurdeep Singh was asking for a refund.
When Gurdeep and his supporters made entry into Pardhan’s house, the latter’s relatives, comprising his nephew Ekjot Singh, son Preetinder Singh and several supporters, protested. Accompanying this, both groups lashed out at each other with iron rods and swords and, in the course, Pardhan’s house got vandalized. An examination by the police officials also pointed that a few gunshots had been fired.
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The battle for the Patiala Lok Sabha chair may become a political family tale, with the aunt of ex Punjab CM Amarinder Singh and senior SAD head Biba Amarjeet Kaur all set to challenge her nephew’s wife and 3-time MP Preneet Kaur.
Biba Amarjeet thinks that Preneet stands little chance against her were the party to settle on to throw its power behind her.
During an interface with journalists at her house at Moti Bagh Annexe, an address she incidentally shares with Amarinder Singh, Amarjeet Kaur stated, “Yes, I am prepared to be the applicant bagging the SAD party label (for the Patiala LS seat).”
When asked that many more Akali heads were contending for the party ticket from the city, she stated that it was totally the privilege of SAD supporter Parkash Singh Badal and president Sukhbir Singh Badal to opt the applicant.
“As far as I am concerned I will definitely stake my claim with the party high command; I consider myself the firmest applicant (for the Patiala seat),” she added.
An ex-Congress associate, Amarjeet Kaur has been a Rajya Sabha MP for two successive periods from 1976 to 1988 and was selected as a Lok Sabha applicant by her ex party in the year 1985 in a fight she lost by a small margin to SAD’s Charanjeet Singh Walia.
She is the daughter of ex CM of Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Late Col Ragbhir Singh, and was hooked up with to Kanwar Devinder Singh (son of the Maharaja of the erstwhile Patiala state, late Bhupinder Singh).
She become member of SAD in the year 2009 after her relations with Amarinder got stressed.
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Madan Mohan Mittal, Health Minister Punjab stated that the suspected Swine Flu sufferers are being handled in private zones in all the Government Hospitals in the state of Punjab.
In a press report, Madan Mohan Mittal sturdily discarded the Media tales in which it was depicted that Swine Flu sufferers are being handled keeping them in the intensive care unit with other patients at Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala.
Mittal added that after the publication of Media tales that Rajindra Hospital was breaching safety rules, a statement was required from Medical Superintendent, Rajindra Hospital Patiala.
He also stated that it has been disclosed in the report that a patient named Sangeeta was admitted in the Gynae Department on March 23, 2013, with Dyspnea.
Her condition speedily worsened. Physician directed Ventilator support to her. She was taken to intensive care unit and was placed on Ventilator, afterward Swine Flu was suspected and she was found positive for Swine Flu on March 27.
The patient was then shifted to Swine Flu ward with breathing machine, where she died on March, 30.
“Negligence found on the part of any physician in this regard, he would be taken to task,†Madan Mohan Mittal added.
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PRTC will lodge a writ appeal in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) by the coming week for charging extra for diesel’s bulk purchase. The PRTC management had asked Indian Oil Corporation to provide diesel at market rate however the Indian Oil Corporation did not think about their request.
So, the government has now decided to go to court against the company.
PRTC took this decision accompanying the Madras High Court’s provisional order in which it had asked Indian Oil Corporation not to charge extra from the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation for diesel’s bulk purchase.
Distracted over this, the Punjab administration directed the PRTC to buy diesel from private oil pumps located near to their depots. After that, PRTC had been buying from oil pumps providing the major discount.
This augmentation in cost of diesel obtainable in bulk has added to the PRTC’s sufferings. It has financial obligations of over Rs 50 crore with payments against the GP Fund, Motor Vehicle Tax, revised pay scale, Km-Scheme buses, revised gratuity and revised pension.
The PRTC is yet to obtain Rs 25 crore. The Punjab administration has decided to pay the firm once a year. The payment is destined to assist PRTC pay pensions to its staff.
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The Sports Department of Punjabi University, Patiala, is all set to carry out the sports wing/summer coaching camp auditions for the contestants, who are looking for admissions in graduate courses in the new session of 2013-14.
Dr. Raj Kumar Sharma, Director of the sports department, stated that Punjabi University is going to conduct selection trials at the Sports Complex on April 17 in a variety of games that consists of archery, athletics, cycling, baseball, handball, hockey, softball, wrestling in addition to cricket.
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While talking at the death anniversary of Akali leader Gurcharan Singh Tohra at Patiala, Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal stated the SAD would harmonize with the NDA’s pick of prime ministerial applicant.
On the Supreme Court disapproving the District Magistrate’s report on the Tarn Taran event, he stated that his administration had done its best in the case by debarring error-prone policemen and filing a case against them.
Punjab CM opposed the verdict to prohibit ‘Sadda Haq’, stating that this had been done to uphold communal synchronization.
Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal asked party heads to stay connected for the forth coming panchayat elections and “quit groupism.â€
Punjab CM added that by liberalizing the rates of sugar, the Congress-headed administration at the Centre had offered a free hand to the sugar lobby.
“The Congress is taking verdicts, which will create troubles, both internal and external, for the countryâ€, Parkash Singh Badal said.
Sukhbir claimed that by the coming year, Punjab would defeat the trouble of power scarcity and be in a place to sell power to other states and make money.
The CM kicked off a community centre fabricated at a cost of Rs 45 lakh in memory of Bibi Joginder Kaur Tohra.
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Country’s Olympic medalist Vijender Singh has not attended the boxing audition camp in the city of Patiala. Involvement in the boxing camp is needed for the Singh’s selection.
Boxing Federation Vice President Nivaran Mukherjee stated, “Singh hasn’t come for the auditions. If he doesn’t be present at the camp tomorrow he will be unsuccessful to meet the criteria or the next contest.”
On Friday, the Punjab Police stated that Vijender has not been excused in the noteworthy drug scandal.
The police officials added that it will not agree to details of the dope examination on Vijender carried out by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) as it has no lawful strength.
After denying providing samples to Punjab Police, the boxer, whose name popped up in the high-status Mohali drug haul, had on Friday made himself available for an out-of-rivalry dope examination by NADA functionaries.
Fatehgarh Sahib SSP HS Mann added that the police cannot agree to the NADA examination report as it has no legal strength.
In the meantime, Vijender’s sparring mate Ram Singh, caught on Thursday night after more than 3 weeks of everyday questioning, was on Friday remanded in police custody till April 7.
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Prior to the much talked about “Chintan Shivir” in the state of Goa, the Shiromani Akali Dal president, Sukhbir Singh Badal, on April 05 stated that there’s no groupism in the political party and Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal was its only head.
Jathedar Tohra, ex president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), at a ceremonial occasion to mark his 9th death anniversary (which was on April 1), deputy CM Sukhbir stated that to dig up the Congress from Punjab, the party would have to fortify its stand.
“There is no place of groupism.” he said. “We have only the one leader, Parkash Singh Badal, and he is the tallest.”
He recalled Tohra’s input to the political party.
“Jathedar Tohra was the leading strength of the Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, who worked persistently together with Badal for the wellbeing of Punjab and Sikh Panth. An authentic mark of respect to him would be to encourage his philosophy to reinforce the SAD,” said Sukhbir.
Sukhbir’s comment hinted that Shiromani Akali Dal would challenge the Lok Sabha polls under the guidance of Parkash Singh Badal. He has tried to settle the hearsays that he might capture the position of the CM after the Goa meeting.
In his words, the CM also commemorated Jathedar Tohra as “the lighthouse for political leaders”, cued the Akali workers that the party was “best”. “The party gave podium to Jathedar Tohra to turn into Panth Rattan,” he said. “Everybody must reinforce the party, as he did.”
Parliamentarian Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa; Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Avtar Singh Makkar; Tohra’s son-in-law, Harmel Singh Tohra; Harmel’s son, Harinderpal Singh Tohra; Vidhan Sabha speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal, cabinet minister Surjit Singh Rakhra, mayor Amrinder Singh Bajaj, and Bibi Kuldeep Kaur Tohra also paid marks of respect to the ex Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee head.
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As per latest reports, Deputy Commissioner Mr. G K Singh told that the old chungi to sanouri adda – road along Chhoti Nadi will be developed by Improvement trust.
Apart from this, creation of parking lots, guaranteeing smooth traffic in the city was also discoursed.
Improvement of seven roads of the city was entrusted to improvement trust with the aim to eliminate the troubles being confronted by the citizens.
