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  • Former Punjab CM Channi summoned for the third time in disproportionate assets case

    Former Punjab CM Channi summoned for the third time in disproportionate assets case

    Chandigarh (IANS). The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday summoned former chief minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi to its state headquarters in Mohali for the third time in connection with a case of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

    The Vigilance Bureau is probing the assets of Channi, his brothers, family members and some of their associates for amassing assets disproportionate to their declared sources of income.

    Earlier, Channi had appeared before the probe agency on June 14 and was questioned for over five hours.

    The bureau is also probing a complaint against Channi alleging misappropriation of funds from an official function for his son’s marriage.

    An RTI also revealed that Channi spent Rs 60 lakh on his food in the three months he was chief minister. However, Channi has denied all these allegations.

    On March 7, the Vigilance Bureau issued a lookout circular against Channi to prevent him from going abroad.

    Channi has been vocal in his criticism against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

  • 90% households in Punjab getting free electricity: CM Mann

    90% households in Punjab getting free electricity: CM Mann

    Chandigarh (IANS). Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said 90 per cent households in the state were getting free electricity and congratulated the people on completion of one year of guaranteeing free electricity which has benefitted every section of the society.

    In a statement, he said the government had launched the guarantee of providing free electricity to the people on July 1 last year and since then 90 per cent of the households in the state were getting free electricity and their electricity bill was zero.

    Mann said that it is a matter of pride and satisfaction that along with the domestic consumers, the food producers of the country are also getting free and uninterrupted power in the state.

    He said that farmers are getting power supply for more than eight hours without any cut.

    Farmers are sharing videos regarding this and are thanking the government.

    Besides, the government has paid a subsidy of Rs 20,200 crore to PSPCL, Mann said.

    The Chief Minister said that this was not possible by taking loans like previous governments, but by curbing theft and corruption.

    He said that for the first time in the history, Punjab has coal reserves of 43 days. Earlier, there was a threat of blackout in the state.

    The Chief Minister said that the government is making efforts to make Punjab a power surplus state, now focusing on promoting green, solar and hydropower in the state. He also announced that the government is setting up a 206 MW hydroelectric project on the Ravi river in Pathankot.

  • Will recover Rs 55 lakh spent on gangster Ansari from Captain Amarinder: Punjab CM

    Will recover Rs 55 lakh spent on gangster Ansari from Captain Amarinder: Punjab CM

    Chandigarh (IANS). Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said the government will not pay Rs 55 lakh spent on the comfortable stay of dreaded criminal Mukhtar Ansari in state jails and will recover the money from former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and former Deputy CM Sukhjinder Randhawa. .

    In a statement here, the chief minister said it was a serious crime against the state and its people and those involved would have to pay the price.

    He said that both Capt Amarinder Singh and Randhawa were well aware of the reasons which gave leniency to the notorious gangster to live comfortably in the jails of Punjab.

    Mann said why should the state waste taxpayers’ money like this. Those in power at that time had strong ties with Ansari.

    The Chief Minister said that this is open loot of public money, which cannot be tolerated. This notorious criminal was kept in Ropar Jail with complete comfort for reasons best known to the previous governments.

    Mann said that apart from ensuring a comfortable stay, the state government also ensured that the hardcore criminal does not face any kind of hardship inside the jail and avoid legal action against him.

    The Chief Minister said that it was surprising that the then government spent Rs 55 lakh of taxpayers’ money to protect the interests of this jailed criminal.

    He said that this dastardly loot of public money is completely unjustified and undesirable. This open loot of common man’s money cannot be tolerated at any cost.

    He said that Capt Amarinder Singh and Randhawa would have to pay this money from their own pocket, otherwise their pension and other benefits would be stopped to recover this money.

  • Rain lashes several parts of Punjab, Haryana

    Several parts of Punjab and Haryana were lashed by rain in the past 24 hours, the weather office said on Monday.

    In the 24 hours ended at 8.30 am, Haryana’s Rohtak received 96.3 mm rainfall. It was followed by Narnaul (24 mm), Karnal (22.1 mm), Kurukshetra (19.5 mm), Gurugram (9.5 mm), Ambala (7.4 mm), Sirsa (4.9 mm) and Bhiwani (1.7 mm), according to a Met office report.

    In Punjab, Amritsar was the wettest place with the rainfall recorded at 113.2 mm. It was followed by Gurdaspur (26.7 mm), Faridkot (24.8 mm), Ferozepur (16 mm) and Pathankot (14.1 mm). 

  • Two daughters of Punjab farmers commissioned as IAF flying officers

    Two daughters of Punjab farmers commissioned as IAF flying officers

    By PTI
    CHANDIGARH    : Two daughters of two farmers from Punjab were on Saturday commissioned as flying officers in the Indian Air Force (IAF), an official statement said.

    Ivraj Kaur and Prabhsimran Kaur, alumni of Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (AFPI) for girls in Mohali, were commissioned as flying officers from the Air Force Academy in Dundigal and Hyderabad.

    Flying Officer Ivraj, daughter of Jaspreet Singh, a farmer from Rupnagar district, will be joining the Flying Branch as a helicopter pilot While Flying Officer Prabhsimran, daughter of Paramjit Singh, who is also a farmer from Gurdaspur district, will be joining the Education Branch of the IAF, it said.

    Congratulating the young women for their remarkable feat, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Aman Arora said the fathers of the newly commissioned flying officers are proud farmers The success of the young women will encourage children from the small towns and villages of Punjab to explore opportunities in serving the nation as commissioned officers in defence services, he said.

    Mai Bhago AFPI, working under the umbrella of the Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training department, has a fully residential campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure and one of its kind in the country, Arora said.

    The Punjab government has recently approved an initiative of starting a National Defence Academy Preparatory Wing for girls at Mai Bhago AFPI from next month, he said Expressing happiness over the two alumni being commissioned as flying officers, Director of Mai Bhago AFPI Major General J S Sandhu (retd) said this achievement will further boost their efforts of sending more girls from the state to the various armed forces pre-commission training academies.

    He also extended his best wishes to these newly commissioned officers for their bright future ahead in the IAF.

    Meanwhile, four cadets — Ishan Bakshi, Manraj Singh Sahni, Harshit Bakshi and Armaandeep Singh Sodhi — of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (for boys), Mohali have also been commissioned into the IAF at a passing out parade held at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal and Hyderabad on Saturday.

    With the commissioning of these cadets, a total of 140 cadets of Maharaja Ranjit Singh AFPI have been commissioned as officers into the Armed Forces in the last 11 years, the statement said.

    Arora said Punjab feels proud of their remarkable achievement and wished them all the best in service.

  • Seven more Punjabi women brought to India from Oman

    Seven more Punjabi women brought to India from Oman

    Chandigarh (IANS) | Seven women and a boy from Punjab returned to their families on Friday at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. With this, the total number of women evacuated from Oman in two weeks under Mission Hope, spearheaded by Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, Vikram Sahni, has gone up to 24.

    Sahni said that Mission Hope, launched last month, is achieving great success. He is determined to bring back every Punjabi girl stuck in Oman.

    “Our teams are working on a war footing and have visited Oman twice to liaise with all the stakeholders to expedite the rescue operation at the earliest,” he said.

    Sahni said they have hired a reputed immigration law firm in Oman, which is fighting a legal battle to expedite the process of repatriating these girls.

    “Our lawyers are connecting with the sponsors and agents of these women and paying fees to get all the necessary documents for these girls to go back home,” he said.

    Sahni told that the women who came on Saturday are residents of Jalandhar, Shahkot, Phillaur, Jagraon, Patti, Tarn Taran, Nakodar and Bathinda.

    They were lured by the false allure of employment of unscrupulous agents and so-called manpower consultants.

    A boy from Jalandhar, who was working as a sevadar in a local Gurdwara in Muscat, was saved by paying an overstay penalty.

    Sahni, the international president of the Punjabi organization, is bearing the entire cost of the fines that the sponsors are demanding for unfair contracts and cancellation of their air tickets etc. of these women.

    Sahni also runs a community kitchen at a shelter home in Muscat where women from different parts of India are seeking refuge in Muscat.

    Sahni said that all the seven rescued women would go to their nearest police stations and file an FIR against their respective agents who cheated them and sent them to Oman on false promises.

    –IANS

  • Channi’s Nephew Demanded Money From IPL Cricketer, Alleges Punjab CM Mann

    Channi’s Nephew Demanded Money From IPL Cricketer, Alleges Punjab CM Mann

    Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday claimed his predecessor Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew had demanded Rs 2 crore from cricketer Jass Inder Singh to help him get a government job.

    Mann had first levelled the allegations against Channi’s nephew Jashan on May 22 but did not name the cricketer. On Wednesday, he produced Jass Inder Singh and his father Manjinder Singh at a press conference.Mann said Jass Inder Singh is part of the IPL team Punjab Kings XI — now known as Punjab Kings — but was not part of the playing 11.

    The chief minister also showed pictures of Manjinder Singh with Channi.

    Though there was no immediate reaction from Channi, he had rubbished Mann’s claims earlier.

    Jass Inder Singh and his father had met Channi at Punjab Bhawan here. Channi told them that their work could be done, Mann claimed.

    Then they were told to meet Channi’s nephew Jashan, he said.

    Earlier, Mann had said he had met a Punjab cricketer in Dharamsala when he was in Himachal Pradesh to watch an Indian Premier League and told him that he had applied for a government job under the sports quota.

    The cricketer told Mann that he met Jashan, who assured him that he would get a job but raised a demand for “two”, the chief minister had claimed.

    “The player took Rs 2 lakh to Channi’s nephew, who abused him and said ‘two’ means Rs 2 crore,” Mann had said.

    The chief minister had given Channi time till May 31 to come clean on the allegations.

    In a tweet on May 25, Mann had said if Channi fails to disclose all information, he would make public pictures and names to support his allegations.

    -With PTI Input

  • Case of heinous act with an 8-year-old girl, the police accused the doctor

    Case of heinous act with an 8-year-old girl, the police accused the doctor

    Faridkot. A case of misbehavior with lady sub-inspector Gurmail Kaur of the local Thana City by a lady doctor of the medical hospital has come to the fore when the family took an 8-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by her neighbor for medical treatment. Had gone
    Confirming this, DSP Shushil Kumar said that a complaint has been lodged by the woman sub-inspector Gurmail Kaur, who heads the Fugitive Wing of the police department, that when she went to the medical hospital for medical examination of the girl child. So when she submitted an application to Dr. Rupinder Kaur and asked for medical treatment of the victim girl, the lady doctor misbehaved with her and used foul language. He told that the issue has been discussed with Sub Inspector Gurmail Kaur and whatever facts come to the fore, action will be taken by the police. DSP Shusheel Kumar said that the lady doctor should have treated the poor family members who are already scared, with sympathy and a doctor should have realized his responsibility.
    It is noteworthy that on May 27, when an 8-year-old minor girl was alone in her house, she was raped by her neighbor, in relation to which the family members of the girl had filed a complaint in Thana City, on which a case was registered by the police. In case of doing so, asked to get the girl’s medical done. In this matter, Dr. Chander Shekhar, Senior Medical Officer said that this issue is in his attention and the lady doctor will be called and questioned. When this representative tried to contact the woman sub-inspector on her mobile, she could not talk. According to police sources, the accused, who is around 60-65 years old, has been arrested by the police department.

  • AAP legislator in Punjab held for poll violation

    AAP legislator in Punjab held for poll violation

    HYDERABAD: Well-known filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli has conveyed his best wishes to the team of the upcoming Hindi movie Chatrapathi, an official adaptation of his 2005 Telugu film by the same name.

    The team Chatrapathi stated on Wednesday that it received the heartiest of best wishes from none other than Rajamouli before the release of the film.

    “He surely seems to be overwhelmed as the film is headed by the best team! We’re super excited to see them rock the silver screen on May 12.”

    Set to release on May 12, the film stars Bellamkonda Sreenivas in his Hindi debut in the lead role.

    “Chatrpathi is going to release on May 12. I am so happy because this is being brought to you by V.V. Vinayak garu, one of the massiest directors of the Indian film industry. The story is so close to my heart. I am especially pleased because Vinay garu is helming the project,” Rajamouli said in a video

    “All the best to Jayantilal Gada Aji. I am sure it has all his production muscle behind. It required that kind of support from him,” said the filmmaker.

    Rajamouli also praised Bellamkonda Sreenivas saying the story suits his body language well. “I wish all the team all the very best. Watch it only in theatres on May 12,” added the director.

    -IANS

  • AAP MLA arrested in Punjab for election violations

    AAP MLA arrested in Punjab for election violations

    Chandigarh (IANS) | Punjab’s ruling AAP MLA Dalbir Singh Tong was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly violating the model code of conduct while voting for the bypoll to Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency. However, the MLA was later released on bail. Chief Electoral Officer Sibin Si told the media that Baba Bakala MLA Tong has been arrested. However, he was later granted bail.

    Further said that on receipt of photographs of presence of outsiders near polling booths, police have been directed to investigate and make public announcement asking non-voters to leave the constituency immediately.

    According to the Election Commission, the presence of outsiders and political leaders is prohibited in polling areas after the election campaign is over.

    The voting for the reserved seat in Jalandhar is a four-cornered contest in the traditionally Dalit-dominated Doaba region, a Congress bastion.

    In January this year, when Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra reached Punjab. Then Congress MP Santokh Chowdhary died of a heart attack while taking part in this yatra. The seat was vacant since then, necessitating a by-election.

    –IANS