Patiala, Punjab government may have heaved a sigh of relief following the stay on hanging Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana - convicted for the murder of former CM Punjab Beant Singh - but Rajoana said on Thursday that he was neither happy, nor sad and his mission ''to awaken Khalsa Panth (way of the pure) would continue''. ''I have dedicated my life to the Panth and have no regrets. So the stay doesn't make any difference to me,'' said Rajoana in his letter released on Thursday by his foster sister Kamaldeep Kaur. Not giving any credit to Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal and other leaders, Rajoana termed the stay as a victory of Khalsa panth. ''It's a victory of the Panth, of all youngsters, my mothers and other persons who wore saffron to show their anger against Delhi,'' said Rajoana. Meanwhile, Kamaldeep along with other relatives met Rajoana for more than 45 minutes and came out of the jail at around 1.15 pm. Rajoana also returned the clothes given to him by Akal Takht jathedar Gurbachan Singh, to be worn, if he was hanged. ''My brother has handed over these clothes and said that I should keep these with me. My brother did not ...
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ਭਾਰਤ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਟੀ.ਬੀ. ਦਾ ਅੰਤ ਕਠਿਣ ਹੈ... ਕਿਉ ਕਿ ਟੀ.ਬੀ. ਕੋਈ ਅੱਜ ਦੇ ਯੁਗ ਦੀ ਬੀਮਾਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਨਾ ਹੀ ਆਧੂਨਿਕ ਸਮਾਜ ਦੀ ਦੇਣ ਹੈ ਮਿਸਰ ਵਿੱਚ 3000 ਸਾਲ ਈਸਾ ਪੂਰਵ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਮੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਟੀ.ਬੀ. ਦੇ ਲੱਛਣ ਮਿਲੇ ਹਨ। ਅਜਿਹਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮਿਸਰ ਦੇ ਫਰਾਓ ਰਾਜਾ, ਅਖਨਾਤਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਖੂਬਸੂਰਤ ਮਹਾਰਾਣੀ, ਨੇਫਰਤੀਤੀ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਟੀ.ਬੀ. ਦੀ ਵਜ੍ਹਾ ਤੋਂ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ। ਮਿਸਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਾਂ 1500 ਈਸਾ ਪੂਰਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਟੀ.ਬੀ. ਹਸਪਤਾਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣ ਵੀ ਮਿਲੇ ਹਨ। ਬੈਕਟੀਰੀਆ ਵਲੋਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਟਿਊਬਰਕੁਲੋਸਿਸ ਯਾਨੀ ਟੀ.ਬੀ. ਇੱਕ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਸੰਕ੍ਰਾਮਿਕ ਰੋਗ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਅਨੰਤਕਾਲ ਤੋਂ ...
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ਵਿਅੰਗ ਵੀ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਹੈ ਸਚਾਈ, ਜਦੋਂ ਤੋਂ ਸਿਆਸਤ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪੈਰ ਪਸਾਰੇ ਹਨ ਤਦੋਂ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਸਮਾਜ ਦਾ ਜਲਸੇ ਰੈਲੀਆਂ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਸ਼ੋਸਣ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਫਿਰ ਵੀ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਵੀ ਚਾਓ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਚਲੋ ਲੀਡਰ ਕੀ ਕਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਸੁਣ ਆਈਏ ਜਲਸੇ ਨੂੰ। ਲੋਕਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਕੋਹਾਂ ਦੂਰ ਰਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਲੀਡਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ। ਸਹਿਰ ਕੀ ਪੂਰੇ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਰਾਜ ਹੀ ਬੋਰਡਾਂ ਤੇ ਬੈਨਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਲੀਡਰ ਦੀ ਆਦਮ ਕੱਦ ਤਸਵੀਰਾਂ ਲਾ ਦਿਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਬਹੁਤੀਆਂ ਤਸਵੀਰਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਲੀਡਰ ਤੇ ਨੇਤਾ ਬਾਂਹ ਚੁੱਕੀਂ ਹੱਥ ਖੜ੍ਹੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਦਰਸਾਏ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਭੁਲੇਖੇ ਵਿਚ ਨਾ ਰਹਿਓ ਸਮਾਜ ...
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ਸੰਸਾਰ ਦਾ ਇੱਕੋ ਇੱਕ ਸੱਭਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਸੰਗਿਆ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ, ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਜਗਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਹੋਰ ਕੋਈ ਜੀਵ ਸਿਆਣਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਨਾ ਹੋ ਹੀ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ਵੰਸ਼ ਵਾਧੇ ਦੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਅਲਾਹੀ ਨੂਰ ਨੇ ਹੋਰਾਂ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ। ਵੰਸ਼ ਵਾਧੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਬ ਨੇ ਮਾਨਵ ਦੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਨੂੰ ਇੰਨਾ ਮੁਹਤਾਜ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਜਨਮ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਬੱਚਾ ਪੂਰਨ ਤੌਰ ’ਤੇ ਵੱਡਿਆਂ ’ਤੇ ਨਿਰਭਰ ਰਹੇ ਅਤੇ ਬੱਚੇ ਦੇ ਜਨਮ ਬਾਅਦ ਪ੍ਰਵਸਤ ਦੇ 40 ਦਿਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੇ ਹਰ ਮੈਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਨੀ ਚੇਤੇ ਆ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਹੋ ਸਵਾ ਮਹੀਨਾ ...
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Patiala, January 26 (DNS)- Finding it difficult to excel in studies, two students of class VII of a Patiala school ran away from their home on Saturday. The students, who are in their teens, were however caught by the Patiala police and handed over to their parents. Besides cash amounting to Rs 13,000 the cops also recovered one suicide note from one of the student. The students, identified as Rishab Malhotra and Harjit Singh, are students of a reputed Patiala school. Giving details, Tripuri police station in charge inspector Hardeep Singh Badungar said, “At around 7 pm, the cops spotted two kids, one of whom was wearing school uniform. The cops got suspicious and took the duo with them”. During questioning, the boys said since they were not able to meet their parents expectations to fare well in studies, they made a plan to run away to Amritsar. The duos were caught when they were waiting to board a bus to Amritsar. During search, besides cash, the cops also recovered a suicide note from Harjit. ...
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Patiala, January 24 (DNS)- Taking cognizance of the news report highlighted in these columns recently regarding mushrooming of illegal hoardings in Patiala, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has initiated a massive drive to remove all such illegal hoardings. According to the information available, civic officials did a survey of the entire city and all illegal advertisement boards and hoardings being spotted were removed. Speaking to Doaba Headlines, Patiala Municipal Commissioner Manjit Singh Narang said they would not allow anyone to deface the city by putting up hoardings at unapproved sites, adding that violators would be challaned as ...
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Patiala, January 24 (DNS)- The Gurdaspur police has achieved the distinction of being the number one among all district police in the state. Gurdaspur managed the top slot on the basis of several performance indicators. The performance of all 24 police districts of Punjab during September, October and November last year was assessed by the Punjab police. As per the data tabulated by the state police, Gurdaspur was on the top in terms of tracing murder cases, recovery of case property in theft cases, seizure of narcotics and action taken against proclaimed offenders. Gurdaspur is followed by Ferozepur and Hoshiarpur police. Patiala failed to make it to the top 10, as it stood 11th. The district police of the industrial hub of Punjab - Ludhiana (rural) and Ludhiana (urban) were ranked at number 23 and 20, respectively. The report has been sent to the respective SSPs. A letter, written by Punjab DGP PS Gill to the police heads of all districts, mentioned, “Those districts, which had minimum pendency scored high. I expect that the SSPs of the districts lagging behind would examine their weaknesses and take remedial measures in order to improve their performance in ...
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Bathinda, January 24 (DNS)- The Department of Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab, has allotted a budget to the tune of Rs 2,28,59,136 for giving a package to rural veterinary medical officers (veterinary doctors) working under zila parishads in all 20 districts of the state, for January and February. At present, 419 veterinary doctors have been working in the rural veterinary dispensaries throughout the state. As per the allotment of the budget, Rs 17.68 lakh has been allotted to Amritsar district for 34 veterinary doctors. Likewise, Rs 14.56 lakh has been allotted to Bathinda district for 28 veterinary doctors. The amount of budget allotted to other districts is- Rs 16.34 lakh for 32 veterinary doctors of Gurdaspur district, Rs 10.12 lakh for 21 veterinary doctors of Patiala district, Rs 15.39 lakh for 24 veterinary doctors of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Rs 8.32 lakh for 16 veterinary doctors of Moga district, Rs 16.64 lakh for 32 veterinary doctors of Sangrur district, Rs 14.04 lakh for 27 veterinary doctors of Ludhiana district, Rs 5.72 lakh for 11 veterinary doctors of Faridkot district, Rs 3.64 lakh for seven veterinary doctors of Barnala district and Rs 19.24 lakh ...
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Chandigarh, January 24 (DNS)- Punjab’s agriculture economists today advised the state’s farmers to cut down on ostentatious expenditure. During a day-long seminar organised by the Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh, on the state of rural economy of Punjab, experts highlighted the plethora of causes that had made agriculture an economically unprofitable occupation in Punjab. In the inaugural address, Dr GS Kalkat, Chairman of the Punjab State Farmers Commission, explained that the agricultural yield in the state was among the highest in the world and it might not be possible to increase it further using current technology. “Even though income per acre has increased a lot, the income per household had gone down due to breakdown of the joint family system and fragmentation of agricultural holdings,” he said. He pointed out that the wheat-paddy cycle of cultivation was being promoted by the Government of India by providing marketing support for the produce to ensure food security of the country. “However, for protecting the ecological balance of the state, it was incumbent to start cultivating alternative crops like maize,” he said. He also felt that due to faulty ...
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Patiala, January 15 (DNS)- Apprehending threat to his life, Naib Tehsildar Jasbir Singh Walia has demanded security cover from the Patiala police. Walia, who was allegedly assaulted by former Municipal Councillor Gurdev Singh Punia and his men at the Gymkhana Club on January 10, has also demanded immediate arrest of the accused. Expressing dissatisfaction over the manner in which the police was dealing with the matter, Walia said it was really shocking that the accused were still roaming around freely. Elaborating on the matter, Walia, who was discharged from the hospital today, said, “While I was posted in Patiala, I refused to extend undue favours to Punia. After that, he started nurturing grudge against me. I am currently posted at Ludhiana. On January 10, I went to the Gymkhana Club in connection with some work. Spotting me there, Punia and his friends started abusing me.” When he reacted, Punia and his men badly thrashed him, inflicting injuries on him, he added. Though the Civil Lines police registered a case under Section 307 of the IPC against Punia and others, investigations into the matter were progressing at a snail’s pace. “It is beyond understanding why ...
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Melbourne, Jan.6 (DNS)- The Australian government, reacting to the travel advisory issued by Ministry of External Affairs to Indian living in and planning to visit Australia, has said that Indian leaders have been fuelling hysteria over safety. Australia's acting Foreign Minister Simon Crean on Wednesday said there has been no evidence to show that attacks on Indians have been racially motivated. "Indian leaders should avoid fuelling hysteria, Melbourne is safe for visitors," said Crean. "Even over the Christmas period there has been a spate of stabbings. This unfortunately is a violent threat and a violent tendency that has emerged. It so happens that one of the victims is Indian. There have been other victims. Australia and Melbourne is not the only city in the world in which this happens. It also happens in Delhi, it happens in Mumbai, and it is the responsibility of all law enforcement authorities to get on top of those issues," said Crean. Even Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard defended the security situation in her country while responding to the Indian travel advisory. Gillard claimed violence was common worldwide and maintained that Australia has always ...
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Chandigarh, December 23 (Doaba News Service)- The Punjab Cabinet today refused to give sanction to the CBI to prosecute Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon for alleged corruption committed in the recruitment of 909 panchayat secretaries during the previous SAD-BJP regime when he was the Minister for Rural Development. The issue, which was taken up in the Cabinet even though the BJP ministers were not present, was discussed at length with the Cabinet considering the report of the SP (CBI) as well as the opinion of the Advocate-General’s office and the note submitted by the Chief Secretary. The Media Adviser to the CM, Harcharan Bains, said after considering all aspects it was felt that it was not a fit case for the grant of sanction under Section 197, CrPc, and the same was not granted. During the last Congress regime, the then Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, had handed over the matter for investigation to the CBI following allegations that money had changed hands in the recruitment of the panchayat secretaries. According to sources, a request by the CBI seeking the state government’s consent to prosecute the Speaker had been pending with the government for more than seven ...
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Patiala, December 18 (DNS) Jagdeep Kaur, a resident of Tripri, Patiala, was allegedly killed last evening by her husband and in-laws. The autopsy was conducted at Rajindra Hospital here Yesterday. Jagdeep’s relatives alleged that she was forcefully given poison by her husband. While her parents told that she got married to Sandeep, a photographer, three years ago. He had manhandled her a lot of times, they added. They further said Sandeep’s parents had forced Jagdeep to give him divorce, but she refused due to which they boycotted both of them. Thus, Sandeep and Jagdeep started staying in a rented accommodation in Tripri. But, Sandeep used to visit her just once or twice a week despite the fact that she didn’t have enough money to survive. Jagdeep’s parents said Jagdeep told us on Tuesday that her husband had hit her. And yesterday, she told her uncle that Sandeep had forcefully given her poison. Her relatives today protested outside Rajindra Hospital over alleged police inaction and demanded immediate arrest of Sandeep and his ...
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