Patiala News - Patiala
April 27th, 2013
The State administration has forwarded the orders for the transfer and posting of around twenty-five assistant excise and taxation commissioner in Punjab.
While providing information on this, a representative of the Punjab Government stated that Salin Walia has been transferred as Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner Hoshiarpur, Inderjit Singh Bhawra posted as Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner Mobile wing Jalandhar,Rajpal Singh placed at Jalandhar-2, K Virdi placed as Senior Auditor Jalandhar Mandal, Harinderpal Singh at Amritsar-2, Tarsem Sehgal at Mohali, B Darvir Raj at Kapurthala, Ramanpreet Dhaliwal at Ropar, Paramjit Singh at Jalandhar-1, Sukhwinder Singh placed as Senior Auditor Faridkot, Madan Mohan Singh at Mansa, Rajesh Bhandari at Faridkot, Tejbir Singh Sidhu at Ludhiana-1, Jaskaran Brar placed as Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner Mobile wing Ludhiana, G S Tiwana at Bathinda and Pawan Garg has been placed at Head Office VAT Patiala.
Bhupinder Nath Gupt at Ludhiana-2, Namarta Nurpuri at Nawan Shahar, Harsimrat Kaur at Pathankot and additional charge ICC Madhopur, PS Randhawa at Ferozepur and Additional charge Fazilka, Jaspinder Singh at Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner EIU head office Patiala and additional charge Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner Mobile wing Patiala, Harjinder Singh placed as Senior Auditor Ropar, Pawinder Kumar placed as Senior Auditor Amritsar, Gurinderjit Singh Sandhu at Shambhu Eport, and Hardeep Bhawra placed as Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner Mobile Wing Amritsar.
April 27th, 2013
Patiala: Dreaded terrorist Sandeep Singh, a charged in the 2007 Shingar Cinema attack in the city of Ludhiana that took lives of around 6 individuals and left 37 badly hurt, was found dead in his room within the maximum-security Nabha prison.
While the police officers await the postmortem examination report of the dead, sources inside the prison stated that Sandeep become drug-addict and had recently got heart troubles.
The officials stated that Sandeep Singh, also known as Harry, who was remanded by the court under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosives Act, was detected unconscious and admitted to the Nabha Civil Hospital today morning.
“He was announced brought dead and initial probes hint that he died of heart attach,†the sources said.
A thorough report in the case is awaited. Sources added that Sandeep had finished his 5 year jail term in the Explosives Act case and was serving another 9 months for defaulting in court fine. “His demise could be owing to inaccessibility of drugs and he had recently been advised by physicians against drugs accompanying his heart care,†they said.
A senior Jail Department representative stated that Sandeep was undergoing care for heart problem at the PGI, Chandigarh, and was not keeping well from the past some time.
“He may have been on drug overdose previously but had been under tight supervising of late,†he added.
Sources added that Sandeep usually remained on distance from inmates and was mostly witnessed with only a couple of convicts with whom he interacted. This morning, he was taken to the Civil Hospital after the medical facilities inside the prison were found short to deal with his declining situation.
Sandeep’s role in the attacks
On the day of the Shingar Cinema attack in the year 2007, Singh, co-charged Gurpreet, Harminder and Rinku reached the cinema in an autorickshaw (driven by Rinku). Whilst others kept sitting in the three wheeler, Rinku entered the theater and set the bomb.
Cops feared he may cut and run
The Punjab Police is learnt to have been alerted three times by the Intelligence Bureau in 2012 that he and other hardcore radicals Gurpreet Singh, Harminder and Rinku (all convicted in this case) may dig a tunnel to run the jail. The notice had come after the sensational escape by Jagtar Singh Hawara from the Burail prison in the city of Chandigarh.
April 26th, 2013
The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) is ready to make alterations in study courses of all the classes.
PSEB chairperson Dr Tajinder Kaur Dhaliwal stated, “After bagging the authorization from the state administration in this regard, we are ready to hold a conference with experts and a special workshop on the matter on April 30 and May 1.”
Dr Tajinder Kaur Dhaliwal stated that Punjab School Education Director General Kahan Singh Pannu would also attend the said gathering.
Aside from education specialists, trained school teachers are also being appointed for talks in this regard.
Dr Tajinder Kaur claimed that they were eyeing at raising the criterion of education here in a higher place that of the Central Board of Secondary Education and the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education.
She added that fresh books of all classes would be published as shortly as the syllabus gets altered. She added that the exercise would be accomplished in 2 stages.
The Punjab School Education Board has also determined to hold conferences and workshops regularly for its teachers to instruct them of new teaching ways, activity-based study and other advanced facets of the field.
When asked regarding the inaccessibility of PSEB books for the existing session, Dr Tajinder Kaur Dhaliwal stated that all the books would be prepared and supplied to the educational institutions by the first week of the coming month.
April 26th, 2013
Accompanying reports of VIP care to a Chartered Accountant detained in a bribery case, Additional DGP (Jails) RP Meena has forwarded a note to the Patiala Central Jail Superintendent Bhupinder Singh Virk.
Additional DGP stated, “I will not allow any such system inside the prison. Regulations apply to all prisoners.â€
The Chartered Accountant was held by the CBI on April 4 for accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh from the complainant.
Sources added that at the insistence of political leaders, the prison faculty transferred the charged to the prison hospital from the barracks, where convicts are lodged.
Prisoners can only meet their relatives and pals on 2 fixed days of the week, however the charged was allegedly permitted to meet his relative anytime.
Additional DGP (Jails) told the media that no inmate could be given preferential care as it caused bitterness among the other prisoners and could lead to problem.
Virk refused that any VIP care was lengthened to the charged, stating, “His wife was here for the initial 2 days but afterward was told to come only on the designated days. We have charged him in the hospital room as the barracks are overcrowded.†DS Bains, Principal Secretary, Home, said he will take strict action against the culprits. “No one can be given any VIP facilities inside the jail. I will not let it continue.â€
April 26th, 2013
Olympian Sudha Singh bettered her 3-year-old meet record in females’ 3000m steeplechase timing 10 minutes 13.83 seconds to bag the gold on the 3rd day of the Senior Federation Cup athletic competition at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in the city of Patiala on April 25.
Wahida Rehman (CRPF) came a distant second in 10:52.43s.
In the men’s race, Haryana’s Jaiveer held the title clocking 8:57.86 after making it a stiff fight versus Rajasthan’s Naveen Kumar (8:58.38).
Long jumper Ankit Sharma opposed his title with a leap of 7.91m.
Outcomes:
Males: 400mH: 1. Satinder Singh (Pun, 51.00s), 2. Jithin Paul (Cht, 51.54), 3. Mervyn (TN, 52.07)
3000mSC: 1. Jaiveer (Har, 8:57.86s, 2. Naveen Kumar (Raj, 8:58.38), 3. Pritam K Bind (ONGC, 9:00.24)
Long jump: 1. Ankit Sharma (MP, 7.91m), 2. M Arshad (IAF, 7.56), 3. Raja Ommen (Chs, 7.36)
Javelin throw: 1. Vipin Khanna (Delhi, 75.80m), 2. Davinder Singh (Pun, 74.56), 3. Vijay (Har, 73.53)
Pole vault: 1. Parveen Kumar (Har, 4.80m), 2. Bineesh Jacob (Cht, 4.70), 3. Balakrishna P (Kar, 4.70m)
Hammer throw: 1. Chandrodaya N Singh (UP, 65.88m), 2. Kamalpreet Singh (ONGC, 63.98), 3. Kaushal Singh (Navy, 61.37m).
4x100mR: 1. Andhra Pradesh (41.06s), 2. Tamil Nadu (41.10), 3. Kerala (41.39).
Females: 400mH: 1. R Elavarasi (Indian Bank, 1:00.10s), 2. Anju Rani (ONGC, 1:01.92), 3. Darsana MS (Ker, 1:02.31).
3000mSC: 1. Sudha Singh (10:13.83 NMR), 2. Wahida Rahman (CRPF, 10:52.43), 3. Kiran Tiwari (Har, 11:06.24)
4x100mR: 1. Chhattisgargh (47.40s), 2. ONGC (47.78), 3. Kerala (48.24).
April 26th, 2013
As per reports, a meeting took place between ex Mayor Ajitpal Singh Kohli and the new mayor Amarinder Bajaj on April 25.
Kohli, who has successfully completed his term, is also known for his eagerness and hard work that he had shown for the city.
On April 25, Kohli reached municipal corporation office at around 3 P.M. and met Bajaj.
They had 1 40 minutes long meeting discussed various important aspects as well as the development projects of the city.
Aside from his ward, Kohli talked over Rajindra Lake, water supply, sewage project, drinkable water during summer, sewage cleaning in addition to other growth projects.
In addition, he also shared his 5 years experience with Bajaj.
Kohli has success fully completed his term and during his term, he took every decision with bravery. And Patiala people are still praising his work for the city.
For the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and for the growth of city, he will help Bajaj in every field with the intention that the city will be successful in Parliament elections.
April 26th, 2013
While patrolling, ASI Bakshish Singh along with other police officials arrested Jagjit Singh Jogi s/o Kesar Singh, resident of village Sampli, Fatehgarh Sahib with 12 bottles of liquor.
The police have lodged a case under excise act 61-1-14.
In other case, the police nabbed Jagtar Singh Jassi s/o Mahinder Singh, resident of village Rajindergarh, Fatehgarh Sahib with 260 gram illegal powder and 5 gram smack.
In third case, ASI Ram Kishan along with other officials, Police Station Kheri Nodh Singh, arrested Harpreet Singh s/o Jarnail Singh, resident of Bassi Pathana, with 960 miligram opium.
The police have filed the case in this matter and started further investigation.
April 26th, 2013
Following mesaage of SSP Patiala, DSP Patran S. Harjinder Singh Gill’s team remained successful in nabbing two persons and recovered 30 kg of opium worth Rs 60 lakh.
The head of CIA staff Patran Harmanpreet Singh Cheema told that ASI Parmjeet Singh along with other officials reached Village Kheri Nagaiya then 2 people on Splendor bike (no. PB-13U 8578) tried to run away from there, but the officials nabbed them and taken into custody.
After a search of their belongings, the police recovered 30 kg of opium bundled in huge plastic bags.
Police reports identified the suspects as Surjit Singh Ladi and Rana Singh.
During preliminary investigations, the accused revealed that they had brought the contraband from other city.
April 26th, 2013
Tehsildar Jaspal Kaur, who is placed in the city of Patiala, along with her daughter got booked below Section 11 of the Prevention of Child Labour Act following the charge of the father of a 10-year-old female child.
The 10-year-old girl was rescued by occupants from an MIG apartment in Dashmesh Nagar and taken to hospital.
The girl told the police officials that Jaspal Kaur and her daughter had locked her in the house before going to the work.
The girl, who got injured and had deadly marks on her body, stated that the Jaspal’s daughter had tortured her badly with iron bars.
April 26th, 2013
SGPC head Avtar Singh Makkar and Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh on April 25 took part in a blood donation camp arranged by Sri Guru Granth Sahib Charitable Society at Gurdwara Chavi Patshahi in Guru Ki Nagri.
Avtar Singh Makkar and Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh praised the attempts of the organization in holding the camp.
SGPC associate Ravinder Singh Khalsa was also there during the event.
The organizers also honored the Makkar and Singh.
April 26th, 2013
The brain behind an inter-state vehicle lifter gang, in which the whole family got involved, has been detained by Gurgaon police on April 24.
The officials have also detained his companion from Kurukshetra and five stolen vehicles have been recovered from him. Three gang members were already arrested and seven vehicles were recovered from them a day before. They have been produced in city court on Wednesday and sent to judicial custody.
The crew was involved in the criminal offense for past 5 years. As per police, the gang-head Ravi, and his companion Raghubeer alo known as Sahil have beenined on Wednesday, whilst other 3 associates got setained on April 15.
As per inspector Anand Kumar, in-charge, crime branch, “This gang was mostly active in the NCR. The gang members sold stolen vehicles in Meerut, Jalandhar, Patiala and other cities. We have recovered two Innova, two Swift cars, two Maruti Ritz, Swift D-zire, Tata Magic, Tavera, Alto, Bolero from the accused. The gang associates purchased the damaged vehicles from insurance firm to temper stolen vehicles engine and changed numbers. After tempering they sold the vehicle easily.”
Rajesh Duggal, DCP (crime) stated, “The head of the gang Ravi has criminal history and his brother-in-law is also involved in the vehicle lifting. The female fellow members also assisted in vehicle stealing. Around 6 months back, he was detained by Delhi police and then once in the year 2008. Raghubir aka Sahil has been reserved in theft and liquor smuggling cases and the other 3 charged Yogesh, Nitin and Rajkumar ran old spares shops in Sirsa together with selling and buying of stolen vehicles.”
April 25th, 2013
The fervor and promise of a single man resulted into the plantation of approximately 25,000 plants in the city of Patiala in Punjab — a noble attempt to revitalize the green cover of this famous city and conserve surroundings.
“From the past 3.5 years, our organization had carried plantation of around 25,000 tree saplings in many areas of Patiala district,†Rajneesh Kumar, a research scholar and president of the Paryavaran Welfare Society (PWS), told the Epoch Times.
The PWS was set up in the year 2009, as a scheme to uphold biodiversity, guard “paryavaran†(environment), and save energy resources at local level.
To keep an eye on saplings’ endurance rate after plantation, the group visits each plantation site after a period of 15 days. The inhabitants who volunteered to assist in preservation of the floras were made fellow members of the association, thus creating consciousness and involving the local society.
“As action speaks louder than mere education in the form of lectures, villagers are now getting involved in caring of trees.†“The tree saplings planted by our organization are growing in healthy condition and their survival percent is above 90 percent.â€
Trees uphold ecological poise and are necessary from the facets of human endurance and sustainable growth.
But, as per a report by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the forest and tree cover of the nation is 78.29 million hectare that makes 23.81% of its geographical region.
Fifteen Indian states recorded overall increase of 5,000 sq km in their forest cover with Punjab leading with augmentation of 100 sq. km.
April 25th, 2013
Dispaying great spin bowling skills, energetic and gifted off-spinner Akul Pandove (5 for 73) wove a web around Jalandhar batsman during the first innings to bundle them out for 225 for 86 overs in a match being played during U-16 cricket tournament for ML Markan Trophy. Jalandhar gaining the toss preferred to bat first and were given a rousing start by their openers A Singh (44) and AVerma (76).
The opening stand realised 67 runs. Other practicable share came from S Joshi who hit 39 runs.
The bowling accolades for Patiala got shared by Akul Pandove (5 for 73) and M.Markanda (2 for 39).
Patiala in response were 50 for no loss in fourteen overs at close of play with S Salaria unconquered on 25 and P Singh unvanquished on 24 at the crease.
Brief Scores: Jalandhar (Ist Innings): 225 all out in 86 overs (A Singh 44, A Verma 76, S.Joshi 39, Akul Pandove 5 for 73, M.Markanda 2 for 39), Patiala (Ist Innings): 50 for no loss (S Salaria 25 no, P.Singh 24 no).
April 25th, 2013
Though the priosn in the city has quite a line-up of VIP convicts – an ex deputy commissioner, SSP, ex MLA and powerful Akali heads, besides a top collector of internal revenue – the one whose special care overshadows others’ is Ashwani Gupta, a CA detained by the CBI on April 3 from the city of Jalandhar for allegedly being the middleman in a bribery deal.
Ashwani has served on the board of SBoP, where he headed the audit group, is an associate of the steel consumers’ council of the union administration, and is a special guest to the direct taxes group of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
However, perhaps most especially, the Doaba-based CA, in judicial detention since April 8, is a financial adviser to 6 current and ex ministers of Punjab, two of whom are learnt to have called the jail superintendent to make sure he receives VIP treatment.
Hence, there’s no limit of visitants or outdoor food, he obtains mineral water, and the deputy superintendent visits him on a daily basis, as per a upper-level officer who provided the data on the condition of namelessness.
Ironically, even IT DC TK Bhattacharya, who was detained together with Gupta at Jalandhar for taking a bribe of Rs. 6 lakh from a businessman to hush up a tax nonpayment case, only has his family members visiting him. At the time of detaining Gupta and the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Bhattacharya from Gupta’s residence, the police had detected Rs. 67.5 lakh there.
So sound is Gupta’s closeness to the political circle, which aides of a cabinet head reportedly visited the prison to meet him and monitor the VIP facilities.
Others who have met him – without making an entry in the file – comprise an additional director general of police (ADGP)-level officer placed at the HQ in Chandigarh, 2 inspectors-general, several businessmen and political leaders.
“He is the CA of almost all big industrial houses in Doaba in which politicians have invested their money directly or indirectly. They must be worried what he could have told the CBI,” remarked a jail officer, who stated that he was surprised how he gets even better cure and more visitors than ex Patiala DC and IAS officer Vikas Garg, charged in a Rs. 200-crore land scandal, and ex MLA and Akali head Mangat Rai Bansal, who was recently handed 7-year jail in a fraud case.
April 25th, 2013
Nabha (Patiala): World famous cello player Sasika Rao on April 24 entertained pupils with her performance at Punjab Public School (PPS) in the city of Nabha.
In the one hour long concert organised by the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Among Youth (SPIC MACAY), tabla master Durjan Bhaumic and the globe’s only female pakhawaj performer, Chitrangana Agle Rehswal, were her accompanyists.
Sasika originated her liking for Indian classical during postgraduate studies in music at the University of Amsterdam.
In the year 1994, she reached India and began learning Indian classical music from specialists.
School principal Jagpreet Singh distributed prizes to the performers.
April 25th, 2013
Patiala: Dr Poonam Khetrapal, World Health Organisation (WHO) Deputy Regional Director for South East Asia, reached the city (Patiala) in order to study the troubles confronted by the administration in enforcing the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY).
She checked the steps being taken to encourage the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) and how approachable it was to citizens.
Sources in the Health section stated that she also interacted with some private practitioners to discover why they weren’t passing the gains of the system to individuals. Private practitioners complained that the values fixed for them by the administration were too low.
April 25th, 2013
To lift up funds in order to create infrastructure for the cure of cancer sufferers and drug addicts, a conference got arranged here under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Sources stated that all administrative and semi-administrative organisations, improvement trusts, panchayati raj institutions, MCs would have to contribute around 2% of their income from the bidding of their unmovable properties and empty land to the Punjab State Cancer and Drug Addition Treatment Infrastructure Fund. The administration is anticipating a yearly share of Rs 25 crore to the fund. The management of Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, is giving expertness and practice to establish the infrastructure.
In addition, all societies and trusts established by the administration will contribute around 2% of their financial gain twice in a year. All public sector undertakings, apex cooperative establishments, local bodies, improvement trusts and panchayati raj institutions will pay 2% from their financial aid. Certain share will be given to the fund from the income of tenders floated for projects worth Rs 50 crore or above. In addition, Rs 50 crore would go to the fund from extra tax levied on cigarettes etc.
For establishing diagnostic and cure centres at Government Medical College, Patiala, and Government Medical College, Amritsar, an elaborated plan has been fowarded by the Department of Medical Education and Research. In all, around Rs 180 crore will be necessitated to establish radiotherapy and radio diagnosis sections in both the medical colleges.
Chunni Lal Bhagat, Minister for Medical Education and Research, stated drug de-addiction centres would be established at the medical colleges in Amritsar, Patiala, Faridkot, Bathinda and Jalandhar. He added that Rs 5 crore would be disbursed at each centre.
April 25th, 2013
Patiala: After failing to control exporting of narcotics within the jails via manual frisking of convicts and visitants, the state Jails section had lined a project to designate trained dog at jails to smell out narcotics.
But, owing to lack of funds, the state administration has refused the offer. It instead suggested the section to “share” the dogs available with other sections.
Sources stated 4 months back, the Jails Department had written to the Home Secretary to permit it to raise an independent dog team for designating trained dogs at all central jails. At the present moment, the jail faculty manually examines goods brought by relatives of convicts. Visitors are often grabbed exporting smack, opium, illegal caps and other narcotics concealed in eatables and other goods.
At the beginning, the jail section had pegged the cost of project at Rs 42 lakh annually. Round 8 dogs were to be procured and given training before designating these at prisons where customary drug peddlers are stuck. The team was to be fortified to two dogs per prison during the next stage.
“The thought was to eliminate manual frisking of items and visitants. The project would have assisted ascertain corruptness among jail functionaries,” claimed Additional DGP (Jails) Rajpal Meena.
“Though the plan bagged a green sign from the Home Department, we have not got the final nod”, Meena stated, adding Faridkot-like incidents could also be checked.
Sources added the Finance section did not authorize the project, citing high operation cost of the dog team. It proposed that the section should utilize dog teams available with the armed battalions and the zone police.
While giving confirmation of the development, DS Bains, principal secretary, Home, stated though his section had authorized the project, the Finance section did not find out the project cost-efficient. “But, the rejection should not obstruct the section from enforcing the measure as dog teams of other sections could be pressed into service”, he stated.
April 25th, 2013
Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has accepted a sole initiative for giving leadership training to the civilized youth as SGPC-run Khalsa College in the city of Patiala rolled out an innovative course to train the youth as future heads.
On April 23, a function was organized to kick off a novel course of ‘Master of Leadership Development’ that has been sanctioned by University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
During the occassion, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar stated that the leadership was gaining a new significance in the present times owing to the ablactation of ethical moral and humanistic values in society in which there was a great need to have vivacious, zealous and top-drawer leaders laced with philanthropic traits.
He also added that such a programme would add reliable field-based learning experiences by permitting pupils to discover solutions to the mazy troubles linked with college and industrial setting.
Dr Gurmohan Singh Walia, Vice Chancellor, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib who was there, stated that the program was highly relevant in the globe no longer fragmented with the limitations of time, race and space.
Talking about the scope of the course, he said that for students it would be an exercise in focusing on their leadership journey and their impact on the organization.
The modern management skills will enhance their vision, skills of communication, capacity to solve problems and bring about much desired changes in various spheres. All these things will play a pivotal role in aiming their leadership qualities towards propelling positive atmosphere and vibrations.
April 25th, 2013
Emphasizing on the charitable phase, the maker of forthcoming Punjabi movie `Patiala Dreamz’ has decided to contribute to society through the income of his flick.
Kapoor, besides production, has taken the responsibility in this regard, and is keen to do something for the improvement of civilization.
Originally from Patiala, Parminder stated, “The movie is being produced considering the dignified cause. So we have decided to donate the gathered funds for the charity works.â€
`Patiala Dreamz’ has Sarwar Ahuja, Madalsa Sharma, BN Sharma, Sardar Sohi, Amita Nangia, Anshu Sawhney, Ankit Raj Kakar, Namya Saxena etc.
Putting light on the under making movie, Kapoor stated, “The movie will be finished soon. The music recording is completed. I’m sure it’s music will be a hit as singers like Mika Singh and Sukhwinder Singh are roped in for the project.”
The film is being made in Canada as well as Patiala. Though the maker is not talking much, we hear the collection will be given for educational projects being run for poor deprived.
