Patiala News - Patiala
April 2nd, 2013
Hoards of shopkeepers under the banner of Patiala Vyopar Bachao Sangarsh board staged a protest against the administration verdict to bring in property tax.
Calling it a ‘black act’ for the dealers, the demonstrators showed off black flags and took out a scooter rally crosswise the key avenues of the city.
While talking to the gathering, Rakesh Gupta stated that they would not permit the state administration to execute the projected tax come what may, as it would destroy them.
“Small shopkeepers will go through the pain and will be left with no option but to close up their biz groups,†Gupta added.
The group asked that the administration should either take out the verdict to execute the tax or rework on tax slabs.
“Expressing cruel approach, administration is totally disregarding our demands,†he said. The group threatened to provide ‘Patiala bandh’ call if administration failed to take serious note of their demands.
Shopkeepers will submit their doubts to the municipal corporation authorities by Wednesday.
April 2nd, 2013
Second time councilor Amaninder Singh Bajaj has been named as the new mayor of the royal city, Patiala.
In the gathering of councilors carried out Tuesday, the selection for the 34-year-old SAD chief was conducted in the company of Sikander Singh Maluka, SAD in charge for Patiala, and rural development minister Surjit Singh Rakhra.
Amaninder Singh Bajaj, the son of Patiala region SAD president Indermohan Singh Bajaj, has become fourth mayor of the Patiala municipal corporation.
The said position had fallen vacant after Jaspal Pardhan resigned following the so-called slaughter of his ‘daughter-in-law’, Parampreet Kaur.
As per sources, SAD supreme headquarters were convinced that Jaspal had no role in Parampreet’s murder case, however the party determined not to put back him to stay away from argument as the case was still pending with the Punjab and Haryana high court accompanying Parampreet’s father lodged an appeal looking for a CBI investigation into the event.
April 2nd, 2013
The nonattendance of ex Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh and his son Raninder Singh from party’s initial gathering in Patiala was noticeable enough to exhibit the gap within the party, as senior heads of the party interrogated his nonappearance.
The meeting was called up in order to greet new Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa in the city.
Senior Congress head Laal Singh queried the nonattendance of Amarinder and his son.
While talking at the occasion, Laal Singh, once a close confidante of Amarinder, stated, “It is our responsibility to keep party combined, however the conference has been planned at Patiala and the Assembly section constituted by Amarinder is not there”.
“It was his (Amarinder’s) responsibility to be here together with Raninder Singh, who had fruitlessly contended the adjoining electorate of Samana,” he said.
But, Singh added that when he called Amarinder Singh, as he was away to national capital, the ex- party chief told him that “he was not called for today’s gathering”.
In the meantime, directing finger towards Preneet Kaur, local MP and wife of Amarinder, who was there at the stage together with PPCC chief , Singh querined, “Maharani Sahiba you are in-charge of this workers meet and it was your duty to inform and invite Amarinder about it”.
Singh added that Congress workers would get an “erroneous sign from it that the party was divided up”.
April 2nd, 2013
Raising fears over law and order circumstances in the state, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Partap Singh Bajwa stated that the police is completely “powerless” in defending its own men in uniform.
The cruel shooting down of 4 policemen consecutively is a strong indication towards this, Partap Singh Bajwa added up.
Charging Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal of vacationing in Goa on the cause of a ‘chintan shivir’ Bajwa said, “Let him first put his house in line.
April 2nd, 2013
The police officials have filed a case against a Bahadurgarh occupant for torturing his 6-year-old son with butts and inflicting wounds on his body with a blade.
The disturbing story of pain was recited by the kid himself in a local court, where he was taken during the hearing of separation case of his parents.
Depressed over witnessing wound marks on the kid’s body, the court asked the police officials to get the kid medically checked in the local Government Rajindra Hospital.
After checkup, the kid got admitted there for proper treatment.
Discovering himself in a tense spot, Baljit Singh, kid’s father, cut and run from the court premises.
Baljit was having the guardianship of kid during the divorce period.
The boy told the presspersons and physicians that his father regularly pour hot tea on him, blistered him with butts and make cuts on his body.
There were around sixteen cut marks on the kid’s body.
Baljit Singh got upset over kid’s demand to meet his mom.
In the meantime, Patiala Sadar Police Station have reserved Baljit Singh under sections 323, 324 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and set up a manhunt to arrest him.
April 2nd, 2013
The selection board of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) would convene at NIS Patiala today to see selection trials for the women’s group that will symbolize the nation in the 2013 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in the national capital.
The 2013 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship will start from April 18 to April 22. As per Wrestling Federation of India sources, a 7-member women’s team will be selected in the selection tests from 9 am today.
The selection group consisted of WFI president and Member Parliament Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, secretary Raj Singh, Treasurer Prem Nath and joint secretary Darshan Lal, Naresh Kumar and Rajinder Singh.
All top female wrestlers, consisting of Olympian Geeta Phogat, will compete for the berth in the Indian group for the national capital Asian Wrestling to be formed at KD Jadhav Wrestling Stadium in New Delhi.
The men’s group had been already picked out at SAI Northern Training Centre in Sonepat on March 21.
Sturdy candidates Iran, India, Japan, Korea, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia are amongst the nations that will stake their claims for the top honors.
Over 20 nations are likely to be included in this version of the Asian Championship. Strong wrestling nations like Iran that won the last year’s continental title in both, Freestyle as well as Greco Roman together with Japan, Korea, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia have already affirmed their entries for the occasion.
March 31st, 2013
ROPAR: Unexpected and needless spending, tax avoidance and bribery are the main cause of deprived economic health of the state of Punjab.
While talking to press persons at IET Bhaddal Technical Campus near Ropar, Dr. S S Johal, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Chancellor and noted economist made this declaration.
Dr. S. S. Johal stated that the administration was making expenditures on diverse needless things without any precise planning. Mentioning the appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries in this regard he stated that according to regulation, the number of ministers in the Cabinet had been fixed.
But, the state administration had made the appointment of a large number of Chief Parliamentary Secretaries that not only overcomes the purpose of law but also put gigantic financial load on the administration.
He added that tax avoidance was occurring in Punjab and government agencies were not taking efficient steps to check such tax evasion. In contrast, some functionaries themselves encourage tax evasion for their own conditions.
He also stated that the state could turn out to be a chief state if tax avoidance, unexpected expenditures and bribery could be controlled.
Dr. S. S. Johal also opposed the discretionary grants quota for the minister. He also advocated the establishment of a self-regulating university in every town.
Dr. Johal stated that there was injustice in education structure. “The kids of rustic regions are not acquiring appropriate education chances and facilities as against urban regions.
“In the same way, there is also a large gap of education criterion and facilities between administration and Public schools,” Johal added that all the kids should have level playing turf for education.
Dr. Johal stated that the administration should discontinue double speak over the alcoholic beverages.
Dr. Johal also spoke up that there should be one university in each town adding that there must not be any college affiliation scheme and each institution should be permitted to stand on its own norms so that they could prove themselves.
March 31st, 2013
Punjab Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Ravinderpal Mangat was beaten up to death by drivers of a truck in the city of Patiala.
As per sources, the incident occurred when the police officer attempted to clear a path for VIP movement.
This resulted into an argument with the truck holders who then supposedly hit him to death.
Ravinderpal Mangat lost consciousness after the driver of the truck allegedly beat him with an iron stick, police officials added.
Mangat was taken to a hospital where physicians announced him brought lifeless.
The driver of the truck has been in detention.
A probe is on to find out the conditions resulting in the policeman’s demise.
Reports added that that the truck driver was fully drunk.
March 31st, 2013
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was set up to probe the recent slaughter of Patiala’s ex mayor Jaspal Pradhan’s daughter-in-law, Parampreet Kaur, on March 30 has given a clean chit to him in the case.
The Special Investigation Team lodged the chargesheet in the court of Judicial Magistrate (Ist class) in the city in which it forwarded clean chit to the Jaspal in slaughter case owing to “conditional proofs”, authorized sources stated.
In the chargesheet, the Special Investigation Team has also dropped slaughter charges against Parampreet Kaur’s mother-in-law Paramjeet Kaur and her hubby Harpreet Singh.
Now Paramjeet Kaur and Harpreet Singh would confront charges beneath sec 306 IPC (Abetment to suicide), the sources added up.
The 29-year-old Parampreet Kaur died out in puzzlingly conditions on February 23, 2013 at her in-laws house.
Afterward, the Patiala Police had lodged a case against the three under the applicable fragments of IPC on the basis of a declaration by Amarjeet Singh, Parampreet Kaur’s father.
Under duress from the SAD headship, Jaspal had to leave his job on February 26, 2013. Afterward, the Punjab administration has set up a SIT to investigate the murder of Parampreet.
March 30th, 2013
For picking out the Mayor for Patiala Municipal Corporation, the Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has formed a 3-member group.
As per reports, the said committee will be directed by Shiromani Akali Dal general secretary and MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.
According to a declaration, SAD secretary and spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema stated that in addition to Mr. Dhindsa, the other affiliates of the group comprise party general secretary and MP Balwinder Singh Bhunder and Education Minister Sikander Singh Malooka.
The initial conference of this group will take place on Thursday (March 28) in Patiala circuit house, he stated adding that the group will meet all municipal councilors and other Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) heads and forward the concluding statement to party president at the earliest.
The state administration has set April 2 for choosing the new Mayor for the royal city.
Divisional commissioner Gurlavleen Singh Sidhu said, “We have dispatched letters to all councilors to be present at the assembly in which the Mayor will be chosen.”
Sources added that the Shiromani Akali Dal High Command is influenced that Pardhan has no role in Parampreet’s slaughter, however the party does not wish to court another debate by re-electing him, as the case is still awaiting in Punjab and Haryana High Court after Parampreet’s father lodged an appeal seeking CBI investigation into the murder.
March 30th, 2013
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe the Parampreet Kaur slaughter case in which Patiala’s ex mayor Jaspal Singh Pradhan has also been charged, came across to the city and gathered info from the dead’s family.
The deceased’s father Amarjeet Singh Sodhi, uncle Tajinder Singh Sodhi and her two sisters were called by the crime branch office at the mini secretariat, Patiala.
The crime branch questioned Parampreet’s family members for around 5 hours.
The administration had made Special Investigation Team that was headed by IG, state crime, Shashi Prabha Dwivedi and DIG R.K. Jaiswal.
As per Parampreet’s family, the Special Investigation Team had called them up to give their report. The declaration has been taken once more.
The family members also said that when they questioned the Special Investigation Team why didn’t they detain ex mayor of Patiala Jaspal Singh Pradhan, the team answered that Jaspal is underground and is still out of sight and owing to this they have been unable to arrest him.
It must be remebered that Parampreet Kaur, an occupant of Kashmiriyan Wala Toba, was killed on February 23. The police had filed a case against his father-in-law, his son Harpreet Singh and Harpreet’s mom Paramjeet Kaur.
The dead’s family had staged dharnas for days and owing to this the police harassed had to seize Harpreet and Paramjeet.
March 30th, 2013
Justice Ranjit Singh spoke to the Nabha jail prisoners about their troubles in the prison via video conferencing on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the ultra-modern video meeting room at the judicial court complex on Tuesday.
Justice Ranjit Singh together with Punjab and Haryana high court judge Justice Rajive Bhalla, Justice RK Jain and Justice NK Sanghi were also with them
The video conferencing link got turned on in front of these well known personalities.
Justice Ranjit Singh stated that video conferencing would perk up the effectiveness of the judicial structure not only in remand cases, but also in the recording of proof.
Kuldeep Singh, district and sessions judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, said that he had ordered that the remand procedure of the charged would occur via video conferencing from February 27 at Fatehgarh Sahib and Amloh.
March 30th, 2013
As per reports, Punjab’s Mandi Gobindgarh has been placed the nation’s most contaminated city accompanied by Ludhiana.
The reports said that the nation’s list of most unhygienic cities is on the rise. List of 88 contaminated towns in the nation where Mandi Gobindgarh and Ludhiana were listed in top twenty cities, but now the name of these cities have been listed in first ten.
Damage to the surroundings from contamination in these cities is increasing, whilst human life is poorly affected. As per expert physicians the environment pollution in these cities will raise the danger of outbreaks of serious diseases in the coming time.
March 30th, 2013
The report Balwant Singh Rajoana transferred to the national capital’s Tihar Jail, has been declared as ‘unjustified’ by the Punjab jail’s section on Friday.
In a report issued here, Bhupinderjit Singh Virj, superintendent, central jail, Patiala, said no to the hearsays spreading about Rajoana, stating that he was securely lodged in the Patiala prison.
In a signed report, Bhupinderjit Singh cleared up that Balwant Singh was lodged in the Patiala prison, and admonished ill-behaved factors against spreading hearsays about his hanging or relocation to the other prison
Singh added that the state administration would act sturdily against anyone disseminating the hearsays.
Previously, during the first week of the existing month, the Punjab Police had clarified regarding such hearsays.
March 30th, 2013
Whilst the key player of Fatehgarh Sahib Heroin haul, Jagdish Bhola is still escaping, Punjab police have zeroed down on one of its sub-inspectors supposedly assisting the absconding charged.
The Rs 130 crore drug haul commenced with detention of NRI drug-peddler Anoop Singh Kahlon and his partner in crime, on March 3.
Punjab Police have busted residence of SI Sarabjit Singh, close to an IG, in Nayagaon and recouped drugs worth lakhs. The related SI is thought to be absconding for many days and was not at residence when the raid was conducted.
According to police, Bhola, major supplier of illegal imports to Kahlon stayed at Sarabjit’s house till March 10. Olympian Vijender Singh and his pal Ram Singh’s name had also appeared suddenly after Kahlon named them as their clientele.
Vijender’s wife’s vehicle was also seen near Zirakpur house of Kahlon where 26 kilogram heroin worth Rs 130 crore was found. Vijender working as DSP in Haryana police had denied to give his blood tests to Punjab police and had continued his leave from NIS till holi.
Jagdish Bhola is a nationwide wrestling winner and ex Arjuna awardee and ‘Rustam-e-Hind’. He is thought to be the most important link in drug chain running crosswise many nations. His Mohali house was raided by police on March 8 and approximately 10 kg chemical utilized in manufacturing drugs together with Rs 8.7 lakh got recovered.
In the meantime, SI Sarabjit Singh has functioned under Harinder Singh Chahal, who stayed the SSP Ferozepur and SSP Faridkot for many years.
Sources disclosed that more than 1 kg of alkaloid and 5 kgs narcotic was recouped from Sarabjit’s house. He was fired from service for his so-called participation in a drug linked case but was reinstated accompanying interference of his seniors.
March 28th, 2013
Mansa: Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal stated that the UPA administration is completely disregarding Punjab in distribution of funds for expansion works.
“Although the state have been contributing 90% of its income to the national exchequer, in reply it (the state) is obtaining less than 1% of the overall allotment of the central reserve for states,” wife of Punjab’s Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal said in a statement.
arsimrat Kaur badal also charged UPA administration of “always following” lethargic approach towards Punjab.
March 27th, 2013
The state of Punjab is ready to hit a new milestone in wheat procurement as the state administration would commence the largest ever procurement processes in the state by the coming month (April 2013).
On Tuesday, Mr. Adaish Partap Singh Kairon, Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Punjab in cooperation with Mr. Rakesh Singh, Chief Secretary, Punjab evaluated the procurement methods of wheat crop in the well known state, in a upper-level conference with the managing directors of all procurement firms.
Providing the elements of arrangements made for Rabi selling period, an official spokesperson stated that the Punjab administration today gave notice to 1770 mandis and buying centers for the procurement of wheat in Punjab.
The spokesperson added that in 2013, the state administration has made full arrangements for all time high procurement of 140 lakh Metric Tonnes of wheat as compared to 129.35 lakh metric tonnes acquired during the last term. The procurement firms would buy wheat at the MSP of Rs. 1350 per 100 kgs in the existing rabi period.
The state administration has allowed Pungrain 20 per cent, Punjab State Warehousing Corporation 11 per cent, FCI 20 per cent, Punsup 20 per cent, Punjab Agro Industries 9 per cent, and Markfed 20 per cent as its percentage of wheat procurement. He also said that state firms would get 112 lac metric tons and FCI would obtain 28 lac metric tons from overall wheat procurement of Punjab.
The reports also said that Patiala will also play an important role in wheat production. As per state agriculture section, around 161.59 lac metric tons of wheat fabrication was projected this year. He also said that payment would be cleared with in 48 hours and lifting with in 72 hours.
March 27th, 2013
Lastly, the state administration has declared April 2 as the date to select new mayor of Patiala. The said post had been vacant after removal of Jaspal Pardhan, whose name got involved in the so-called murder of his ‘daughter-in-law’, Parampreet Kaur. Previously, it was being conjectured that the administration might wait for the interrogation report of Punjab Police’s special investigation team (SIT), made up to find out the role of mayor in the ‘slaughter’ case.
With the verdict to carry out the mayoral poll on April 2, the contenders have again turned active and are leaving no stone unturned to obtain the most sought after post.
According to a note received from the office of the divisional commissioner, the poll would be carried out at 11 am on April 2.
Commissioner of the civic body, Mr. Gurlavleen Singh Sidhu stated, “We have forwarded letters to all the council members to be a part of the meeting in which the mayor will be selected.â€
But, the poll will be a simple procedure as the name finalized by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) high command would fill the position.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) high command will forward its choice of prospect in a sealed envelope via party head for Patiala and education minister, Sikander Singh Maluka, who will deliver the packet to one of the top councillors to declare the name in the gathering.
The newly announced mayor will become acquainted with the high command’s choice a few hours before the name get actually made public.
March 27th, 2013
Pensioners and permanent workers of Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) staged a dharna on Tuesday (March 26) in order to mark their protest against the company management on delayed pensions and payment for the month of February.
People flayed the PRTC functionaries for their casual approach to salrary and pension payments.
The protestors also said that the management is not answering properly in this regard. They also said that they forwarded a ‘written note’ to the management, but, they haven’t replied thus far.
They said the PRTC management is accountable for arranging funds for pensions, payment of gratuities as well as PFs. We have not got pensions for the months of January and February.
“Pensions are our only hope and the single earning source for the retired people. By not releasing our funds, we are forced to survive under hugepressure. This should be blockaded by all means. Even the HC has ordered the sections concerned to make our pending payments by the 10th of each and every month at any cost,” they added,
They raised slogans against the PRTC authorities and threatened to strengthen their fight if the management failed to decide their matters.
They will continue stir till the time they receive their pensions and salaries.
March 27th, 2013
Today, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, the Chief Minister of Punjab, congratulated the citizens of the state on the festival of Holi.
In his note to the state, the honorable CM stated that Holi has its own importance in people’s life.
He said that this festival of colors, which have been celebrated all over the country, gives a message to the human kind that they need to respect each other.
Holi spread the message of mankind, tolerance as well as compassion.
He said that observing such festivals not only reinforce the bonds of the common harmony in the culture but also instill the never-ending social and ethical values amongst the citizens, added Mr. Badal.
The CM asked the people to commemorate this blissful occasion in harmony with spiritual passion and jollity rising above of the petty considerations of class, faith and colour.
