The-Tribune-TT 12 October 2013

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Chandigarh New Delhi Jalandhar Bathinda Srinagar Saturday, October 12, 2013

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Odisha, AP brace for severe cyclone Jawan killed as Army foils anotherincursion bid in Keran sector

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NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 11

India is in a dilemma onwhether Prime Minister Man-mohan Singh should attendthe Commonwealth Heads ofGovernment Meet (CHOGM)in Colombo next month, giventhe vehement opposition tohis participation from politicalparties in Tamil Nadu.

External Affairs Minister

Salman Khurshid, who recent-ly visited Colombo, is learnt tohave told his Sri Lankan inter-

locutors that India was seizedof the issue and would soontake a final decision on it,

sources said here today.However, Khurshid con-

firmed that he himself wouldtake part in the CHOGM For-eign Ministers meet to beheld ahead of the summit.

He also is understood tohave told the Lankan leader-ship that while deciding on thePMs participation, Indiawould take into account thesteps taken by Colombo asContinued on page 2

TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 11

Its payback time for IAS offi-cer SR Ladhar. He will have toshell out more than he pocket-ed as arbitration fee.

The Commissioner, Jaland-har division, was today askedby the Punjab and HaryanaHigh Court to refund theamount collected by him as feefor arbitration work. He hasalso been asked to pay pro-portionate interest received byhim in his bank account.

It has been a unique endeav-our of the respondent to aggran-dise and enrich himself by thismethod, the high court ruled.

The court also directed thestate government to refundthe amount so received from

Ladhar to the farmers con-cerned. The Bench alsoimposed cost of Rs 20,000 onLadhar for his conduct.

Taking up the PIL filed byadvocate HC Arora, DivisionBench of Chief Justice SanjayKishan Kaul and JusticeAugustine George Masih

passed the orders after coun-sel for the Union of IndiaOnkar Batalvi argued thatIAS officers could not claimor fix fee for arbitration cases,without any sanction from thecompetent authority; and arbi-tration in land acquisitioncases was a part of normal

duty of such officers. TheBench asserted the officer wasnot entitled to retain and claimany amount whatsoever.

The respondent is a mem-ber of the IAS and is governedby the rules arising from thecourse of this employment. Itis not his whim and fancy togenerate income from othersources in the course of thisemployment, if the same isnot permitted by the CentralGovernment or the state gov-ernment, depending onwhere he is posted.

The respondent was postedat the relevant time with thestate of Punjab. It is interestingto note that apart from him, noone else has claimed any feewhatsoever for performingduties of an arbitrator.


SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 11

A jawan was killed as theArmy foiled another infil-tration bid in the Keran sec-tor of Kupwara district onthe intervening night ofThursday and Friday.

The firing took place in theKachal area days after thecounter-infiltration opera-tion in Shalabato Keran, 130km from here, against agroup of around 40 mili-tants was called off after 15days on October 8.

Spokesperson for Srinagar-based 15 Corps Naresh Vigsaid the soldier was killedwhile foiling an infiltrationbid in the Kachal area, around20 km from Shalabato.

We foiled another infiltra-tion bid last night and in thefirefight, which began at 9.30pm on Thursday, a soldier wasinjured who later succumbed

to his injuries, Vig said.The firing started when a

group of militants was chal-lenged by troops in thearea, he added. A searchoperation was launched inthe area and it was believedthat militants returned toPakistan-occupied Kashmir.The slain solider was identi-fied as Patil Mahadeven of15 Rashtriya Rifles.


JAMMU, OCTOBER 11

Pakistani troops opened heavyfire on forward Indian postsand two villages in three sub-sectors along the Line of Con-trol (LoC) today, invitingstrong retaliation from theIndian Army.

The fresh spell of firingcomes days after a group of 30to 40 terrorists helped by thePakistan Army was thrown outfrom the Keran sector in Kash-mir in a 15-day operation.

Around 4 am today, Pak-istani troops opened heavy firein Mendhar, Balakote andMankote sub-sectors. Theyused 82 mm mortars besidesother weapons. Continued on page 2

Pak violates LoCtruce again

VIBHA SHARMA/TNS


Classified as very severe,cyclone Phailin will hit theAndhra Pradesh and Odishacoast around 6 pm on Satur-day with a wind speed of 200to 220 km per hour gusting upto 230 kmph. The cyclone,which according to IMD chiefLS Rathore has a quite highdamage potential, will hit thecoast with a storm surge ofthree metres and move north-west causing heavy rains inJharkhand, Chhattisgarh,Bihar, West Bengal and eastUttar Pradesh.

It is the biggest cyclone inyears to hit Odisha and expect-ed to make a landfall nearGopalpur in Ganjam districtafter crossing an area betweenParadip in Odisha and Kalin-gapatnam in Andhra. Rathoreidentified Ganjam, Khurda,Puri and Jagatsinghpur dis-

tricts in Odisha andSrikakalum in AndhraPradesh as the areas expectedto be worst hit.

Phailin is currently in theprocess of crossing the Bay ofBengal, moving west-north-westwards with a speed of 15

km per hour. It is 400 by 500metres in diameter and itswind intensity may increase upto 230 kmph at the time of

landfall on the easternseaboard. Reports suggestLondon-based storm trackingContinued on page 2

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THE TRIBUNE TRENDS

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India undecided on PMs participation in CHOGMTHE DILEMMA The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet

(CHOGM) is scheduled to be held in Colombo next month

India is in dilemma on whether Prime MinisterManmohan Singh should attend it or not

The PM is said to be in favour of participating in thesummit, but political compulsions may not permit it

The DMK and the AIADMK are against it overatrocities on Tamil minorities

MONEYMATTERS Jalandhar division Commissioner and IAS

officer SR Ladhar (pic) used to collect fee forarbitration work

The Punjab and Haryana High Court hasdirected him to refund the amount so collected,along with interest

The state government has been told to refund the amount soreceived from Ladhar to the farmers concerned

The court said IAS officers could not claim or fix fee for arbitrationcases, without any sanction from the competent authority

It said arbitration in land acquisition cases was part of normalduty of such officers

Phailin to hit coast at 6 pm today Wind speeds likely to touch 230 kmph

Big waves smash into a breakwater at a fishing harbour inVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on Friday. Reuters

AREAS INDANGER ZONE

ODISHA: Ganjam, Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur districtsANDHRA PRADESH: Srikakalum districtCyclone likely to make landfall at Gopalpur in Odisha

HAS HURRICANE KATRINAS FEROCITY There are apprehensions that Phailin

may duplicate the devastation caused bysuper cyclone that devastated Indiaseast coast in 1999

International experts have classifiedPhailins current intensity on a par withHurricane Katrina that hit the US in 2005

Phailin may be the strongest cycloneever measured in the Indian Ocean

The IMD expects it to weaken uponreaching the coast

MAJOR EVACUATION UNDER WAYThe Odisha Government on Friday nightmounted a massive operation to evacuate2 lakh people from six coastal districts. InAndhra Pradesh, over 64,000 people havebeen evacuated from three districts

ARMED FORCES ON STANDBYThe armed forces have put planes, warships,helicopters, boats and doctors on standby;NDRF teams have been deputed P8

A jawan moves to take upposition in Keran sector.

HC tells Punjab bureaucrat Ladharto refund arbitration feewith interest

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In another sign of changingsocial mores in the IndianArmy, another officer-jawanfracas has been reported, thistime from Meerut. Two offi-cers and a jawan of the 10thSikh Light Infantry (SLI)battalion have been injuredin an incident that occurredlast evening.

The incident has occurredjust two months after theArmy assured the DefenceMinistry that 'correctivesteps' had been taken fol-lowing three similar inci-dents in the recent past.

In turn, the Defence Minis-ter AK Antony informed theParliament on August 8 thisyear: "Measures like betterman management and ade-quate grievance redressmechanisms have been put inplace to address the causativefactors (of tensions betweenofficers and jawans)".

Army officials here con-firmed yesterday's incidentsaying a court of inquiry hasbeen ordered. Sources saidthe incident occurred when aboxing match between twocompanies of the battalionended in fracas. Tempers ranhigh when the decision of thereferee - a person from the

same regiment - was disput-ed by one of the boxers. Abattalion has four companiesand sporting events such asboxing, athletics, basketballand volleyball are conductedto keep the men fit.

The 10th Sikh LightInfantry is nowadays basedin Delhi. It had been sent toMeerut for training and waslocated at place Debathua,some 15 kms from Meerut.

Sources said both theinjured officers are Major.One of them is the Second-in-Command of the battalion.The commanding officer hadreportedly left the boxing areawhen the incident occurred.

One version, corroboratedby two sources, is that duringthe boxing match one of theboxers was losing and hewanted to forfeit the matchwhich was not appreciatedby the officer in charge of hiscompany.

The incident has comeabout just two months afterAntony, while replying toParliamentarians, termed theprevious cases as 'aberra-tions' and assured these "donot indicate declining disci-pline and leadership stan-dards in the Army".

This year alone, punishmenthas been handed in three sep-arate cases which occurred inthe past couple of years.

In March this year, anArmy Court of Inquiry rec-ommended disciplinaryaction against 168 personnel,including four officers, 17junior commissioned offi-cers and 147 jawans, for theunprecedented clash thattook place between officersand jawans in the 226artillery regiment at Nyomain south-eastern Ladakh inMay 2012. Those facingaction include the command-ing officer of the unit.

2 Army officers, jawaninjured in scuffle

FOURTH INCIDENT THIS YEAR The incident has occurred just two months after the Army assured

the Defence Ministry that corrective steps had been takenfollowing three similar incidents in the recent past

Antony, while replying to Parliamentarians, termed the previouscases as aberrations

He had remarked that these do not indicate declining disciplineand leadership standards in the Army

This year alone, punishment has been handed in three separatecases which occurred in the past couple of years

Tribune ex-Prez Talwar crematedTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE


The mortal remains of RSTalwar, former Chief Secre-tary of Punjab and formerPresident of The TribuneTrust, were consigned toflames at the Lodi Road cre-matorium today. The funeralwas attended by members ofhis family and a large num-ber of friends.

Talwar (94) passed away at aGurgaon hospital on Thurs-day after a brief illness. Amongthose who attended the funer-al included Naresh Mohan,Trustee, The Tribune Trust,Punjab MPNaresh Gujral, for-mer MPTarlochan Singh, for-mer Delhi Police Commission-er YS Dadwal and JusticeRajinder Sachar (retd).

On behalf of The TribuneTrust, Naresh Mohan paid a

floral tribute. Members of theTribune employees unionsalso laid wreaths. The kriyaceremony will be held onOctober 13 from 5 pm to 6

pm at Chinmaya Mission, 89,Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

Punjab Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal hasmourned Talwars demise.

Veera Talwar, wife of former President of The TribuneTrust RS Talwar, along with her two sons Rana Talwar(left) and Amar Talwar at the Lodhi Road crematoriumin New Delhi on Friday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

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Former Chief Justice of thePunjab and Haryana HighCourt Justice Shanti SarupDewan is all set to bestow onhis son Suvir what he couldnot win in a legal battle.

Available information sug-gests Chief Justice Dewanhas expressed willingness tobequeath through will one-third share in his Sector 11house to Suvir. The remain-ing share will be dividedbetween his two daughters.

Chief Justice Dewan hasalso refused to accept fromSuriv Rs 50,000 costsordered by the Punjab andHaryana High Court to bepaid to the elderly couple.

Suvir, meanwhile, hascomplied with the SupremeCourt orders and vacated the

Sector 11 house. The devel-opments took place less thana week after the SupremeCourt refused to come toSuvirs rescue.

An advocate, Suvir wasstaying on the first floor ofthe house with his family;and was using a portion ofthe ground floor to run hisoffice. Justice Dewan andhis wife Romilla were alsostaying on a part of theground floor.

The crux of the disputebetween the father and son isthe house. Chief JusticeDewan has been claimingthat it was his self-acquired

property; and had executed aWill disinheriting Suvir fromall his moveable or immov-able assets.

Suvir, on the other hand,has been arguing that it wasHindu Undivided Familyproperty as shown in theincome tax returns. As such,he argued his sisters had noright in the property.

Taking up the matter, aDivision Bench of the Pun-jab and Haryana High Courton September 25 askedSuvir to vacate the houseand pay Rs 50,000 to the eld-erly couple towards cost oflitigation in 15 days.

The Bench had ruled:Other than the obliquemotive to grab the property atChandigarh and keep posses-sion of the same against thewishes of the owner, there canbe no other reason, the Benchhad asserted.

In fact, it was quite clearduring the course of argu-ments that not only therespondent (Suvir Dewan)wants to deprive the appel-lant (Justice Dewan) to dealwith his property as per hiswishes, but wanted to grabthe whole property for him-self denying the share ofhis sisters.

The Bench had passed theorders after Chief JusticeDewan, 85, and his 74-year-old wife moved the courtabout four months ago, assert-ing they deserve to live a lifeof dignity and honour.

Justice Dewan to bestow on son whathe couldnt win in legal battle

GOODWILL GESTURE Chief Justice Dewan has expressed willingness to bequeath

through will one-third share in his Sector 11 house to Suvir. Theremaining share will be divided between his two daughters.

He has also refused to accept from Suriv `50,000 ordered by thePunjab and Haryana High Court to be paid to the elderly couple.

From page 1Service Tropical Storm Riskhas placed Phailin in themost intense Category 5 ofpowerful storms.

Though Rathore says it isnot super cyclone, there areapprehensions that Phailinmay duplicate the devasta-tion caused by the supercyclone that devastatedIndias east coast in 1999.Some international expertshave classified Phailins cur-rent intensity on par withHurricane Katrina that hit theUS in 2005.

Phailin may be the strongestcyclone ever measured in theIndian Ocean though theIMD remains conservative in

approach and expects it toweaken upon reaching the

coast. The district authoritieshave started evacuation of

people living in low-lyingareas close to the sea. Thereare reports of panic buying ofessential commodities.

Already, the sea along andoff the coast is very roughand expected to becomephenomenal on Saturday.The storm surge of threemeters will inundate thelow-lying areas while heavyrainfall will cause flood-likesituation in many places.

It will cause extensivedamage to the horticultureand agriculture crops.

Crops are at a maturity stageand the IMD has been issuingregular warnings to farmers,advising them to take precau-tionary measures.

Odisha, AP brace for severe cycloneNAMING OF CYCLONESPhailin has been given its name by Thailand. It means sapphire in Thai.The Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre in the IMD has theresponsibility of christening all cyclones that hit India, Pakistan, Oman,Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand. The identifi-cation system is as per names suggested by these countries and cov-ers the Indian Ocean - both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. As per met officials, assigning a name, rather than a number or the datemakes it easier to track and remember a particular cyclon.

INTERESTING HISTORYHurricanes in the beginning of the century used to be deadly, thereforeusually named after politicians. When objections were raised, Army andNavy meteorologists started naming cyclones after their girlfriends andwives during the World War-II which also led to criticism. In 1979, theUS Natural Weather Service and the World Meteorological Organisa-tion developed a systematic way of naming cyclones in the beginning ofthe year, alternating male and female names, arranged in an alphabetical order.

Pak violates LoCtruce again

From page 1A few mortars exploded inforward villages, damaginghouses in Upper Gohlad vil-lage, said an Intelligencesource. Around 9 am, a mor-tar fired by the Pakistanitroops exploded near FCompany of 49 RashtriyaRifles in Nabina Mohalla,causing injuries to threetroopers, he added.

The Army has, however,denied that any Indian jawansuffered injuries in theprocess. The firing that start-ed around 4 am continued till1 pm. Intermittent firing, how-ever, remained on even there-after, the source said.

Mendhar, Balakote andMankote sub-sectors areguarded by 5 Grenadiers, 15Bihar Regiment and 13Rajputana Rifles, respectively.

India undecided on PMsparticipation in CHOGM

From page 1Regards implementation ofthe 13th Amendment of theConstitution aimed at givingautonomy to provinces.

He firmly made it clear thatIndia was opposed to any dilu-tion of the 13th Amendment asthat would mean Sri Lankagoing back on its commitmentto give Tamil minorities theirdue in the Lankan society.

While the PM is personallysaid to be in favour of partic-ipating in the summit, a deci-sion is expected to be takenkeeping in view domesticpolitical compulsions in thiselection season. The DMKand the AIADMK havestrongly demanded that thePM should boycott the sum-mit to register Indias protestover the atrocities commit-ted on the Tamil minorities inthe island nation.

With the Lok Sabha elec-tions round the corner, theCongress will obviously belooking for an alliance part-ners in Tamil Nadu and willnot like to annoy any of itspotential allies on theLankan issue.

Officials in the South Block,however, are of the view thatthe PM must attend the sum-mit as his non-participationwould send a wrong messagenot only to Colombo, but alsoto other neighbours, especial-ly at a time when Indias rela-tions with them are far fromsatisfactory. Sri Lanka hasrepeatedly urged India to takepart in the summit.

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Staff at Ropar health centres not paid for 4 monthsARUN SHARMATRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

ROPAR, OCTOBER 11

Even as the Punjab DeputyChief Minister claims thestates finances are inorder, Class IV employeesand pharmacists workingat the dispensaries run byRopar Zila Parishad havenot been paid for the last

four months. The treasuryhas not released the moneydespite being sent repeatedreminders.

The zila parishad runs 30health centres and 18 veteri-nary dispensaries in the ruralarea of the district. Apharma-cist and a Class IV employeeare posted at each dispensa-ry on a contract basis at amonthly salary of Rs 7,000

and Rs 3,000 respectively.Since employees of the

parishad have not been paidsince June, several staffmembers have had to bor-row from money lenders ata hefty rate of interest.

Surprisingly, the authori-ties remained oblivious totheir plight. AdditionalDeputy CommissionerAmarjit Singh Shahi was

not aware of the issue andadvised this reporter to con-tact Zila Parishad SecretaryPreetinder Singh Bains.

Bains said the employeeshad not been paid as theircontracts were yet to berenewed. He said the treas-ury had not released themoney even though theyhad been apprised of thematter repeatedly.

NRI Kahlonacquitted in

drug haul caseTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

FATEHGARH SAHIB, OCTOBER 11

The local court acquitted sixpersons, including a Non Res-ident Indian (NRI), AnoopSingh Kahlon, in a high-pro-file drug haul case here today.

Proceedings againstKahlon, who was booked inthe case on March 8, arepending in another case reg-istered on March 3 wherein26 kg of heroin worth Rs 130crore was seized.

Kahlons name cropped upwhen the Mandi Gobindgarhpolice arrested another NRI,Manpreet Singh alias ManniGill (35), and his relative Gab-bar Singh (27) with 2 kg hero-in, 20 kg chemical powder andhawala currency of Rs 1 crore.

Along with Kahlon, Mannirevealed that he also hadlinks with Sunil Katyal,Chander Parkash Yadav,Kulwinder Singh aliasRocky, Paramjit SinghGulati, Kulwant Singh andNarinder Kumar Goyal.

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The zila parishad runs 30health centres and 18 vet-erinary dispensaries in therural area of the district

A pharmacist and a ClassIV employee are postedat each dispensary on acontract basis at a month-ly salary of Rs 7,000 andRs 3,000

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B R I E F LYYouth, belovedcommit suicide

Sangrur: A22-year-old youthfrom Dehlewal village(Bhawanigarh) and a 30-year-old woman from Thuhi village(Nabha) on Friday allegedlycommitted suicide by consum-ing some poisonous sub-stance. Sanjiv Goyal, StationHouse Officer, Bhawanigarhpolice station, said both werefound lying along a road inDehlewal village. While theboy died on the spot, thewoman was taken to the CivilHospital, Nabha, where shedied. The SHO said they com-mitted suicide since their fam-ilies were opposed to theirlove affair. TNS

Man gets 1-yr jail for

illegal drug sale

Sangrur: The court of ChiefJudicial Magistrate (CJM), San-grur, has awarded one-yearimprisonment and a fine of Rs6,000 to Gurjant Singh of Nagravillage in the district for sellingmedicines without licence athis shop in the village. DistrictDrug Inspector Santosh Kumarsaid the medicines had beenseized from Gurjant Singh'sunlicenced shop about fouryears ago. TNS

BBMB upgradeshydro power unit

Ropar: The Bhakhra BeasManagement Board hasupgraded its 108 MW hydrogenerating unit of Bhakra LeftBank to 126 MW. This wasthe second upgradation in theseries of 5 units. The BBMBhas thus enhanced thecapacity of each unit by 40per cent which is the highestin the world reported so far.The first unit was upgraded inJuly this year. TNS

Rajinder is ADGP,rights commission

Chandigarh: The Punjab Gov-ernment on Friday transferredan IPS and a PPS officer. Rajin-der Singh has been posted asAdditional Director-General ofPolice, Punjab State HumanRights Commission, against avacant post while AmarpreetSingh has been posted asAssistant Commandant, FifthCommando, BN, Bahadurgarh,Patiala, on administrativegrounds. TNS

Couple hurt as bikehits DC's car

Sangrur: Acouple was injuredwhen the motorcycle they wereriding on hit the car of BarnalaDeputy Commissioner on theSangrur-Barnala road on Fri-day. Malkiat Singh and his wifeSurinder Kaur were taken tothe Sangrur Civil Hospital fromwhere they were referred to toGovernment Rajindra Hospi-tal, Patiala. TNS

Govt bans e-cigarettes,promoters to face action

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Punjab has become the firststate in the country to ban

e-cigarettes and users ofany other electronic nicotinedelivery system (ENDS).Promoters will be prosecutedunder the Drugs and Cos-metics Act for selling unap-proved drugs and could endup serving a year in jail.

Principal Secretary, Health,Vini Mahajan today said thatextensive research hadshowed that e-cigarettes con-tained nicotine in a liquidform which could be lethal.The cigarettes were invisibleat roadside stalls and bigshopping malls. However,social networking sites andpersonal emails were floodedwith discount offers promot-ing e-cigarettes. Dr Rakesh

Gupta, State ProgrammeOfficer, Tobacco ControlCell, said: These companiesare posting offers even on theofficial website of the HealthDepartment.

These cigarettes can bepurchased by placing anorder online for Rs 300-Rs2,000. One website has evenmentioned addresses at New

Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,Bhopal and Jodhpur. DrGupta said that e-cigaretteswere sold over the internetby tobacco retailers, whichmeant these were being soldto all without any age proof.

In Brazil, the sale, importand advertising of e-cigaretteis forbidden. In Australia,every form of nicotine,except those used for replace-ment therapies, are consid-ered dangerous. Now Punjabtoo has made the sale of e-cigarettes an offence punish-able under the Drugs andCosmetics Act and the IPC.In Punjab, at least 12 districtshave been declared tobacco-free. Among these areMansa, Amritsar, Ropar,Fatehgarh Sahib, ShaheedBhagat Singh Nagar, San-grur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala,Muktsar and Bathinda.

ABOUT PRODUCT E-cigarettes are devices

that allow users to mimicsmoking, inhaling nicotinein an unspecified quantity

These are battery-powereddevices filled with liquidnicotine, a highly addictivechemical, which isdissolved in water andpropylene glycol

The e-cigarette wasdevised in 2003 by aChinese druggist

Aspiring teachersget relief from HCTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE


Eligible candidates, whocleared teachers eligibility testin June this year but moved thePunjab and Haryana HighCourt against the rejection oftheir candidature, were todaypermitted to provisionallyappear for counselling to beheld for 5,078 posts of ruralassociate teacher.

The development is signifi-cant as otherwise only candi-dates clearing TET last yearwere being considered. As theissue came up for resumedhearing, the High Court grant-ed relief to a significant num-ber of petitioners by permittingthem to provisionally appear incounselling. The state govern-ment had invited applicationslast year for the posts with acondition that such candidatesmust have passed TET. Themove was challenged on theground that the governmenthad not conducted TET at all,although it was mandatory forit to do so once a year.

During the pendency of thewrit petitions, the governmentconducted TET in June 2013.Some of the now qualifiedcandidates filed the writ peti-tions seeking extension of thelast date for receipt of applica-

tions as they could not passTET earlier on account of thelapse on government's part toconduct the examination in2012. Justice Tejinder SinghDhindsa directed that all thosepetitioners who qualified theTET Examination on June 9,2013, and who otherwise ful-filled conditions of eligibility,would be allowed to partici-pate in counseling provisional-ly, but the result would not bedeclared without permissionof the High Court.

Contempt notice

Senior advocate VirenderKumar Jain is in contemptloop. After the advocate and aHigh Court Judge werecaught in a verbal spat, thePunjab and Haryana HighCourt has issued notice to thelawyer. The argumentsbetween the lawyer and theJudge took place after the sen-ior advocate appeared beforethe Bench in a kurta-pyjama,instead of proper dress.

The issue is threatening tosnowball into a major contro-versy with Justice RakeshKumar Garg referring the con-duct of Jain to Chief JusticeSanjay Kishan Kaul. JusticeGarg was seeking the initiationof contempt of court proceed-ings against advocate Jain.

CM: Weve invited PMto Mullanpur function

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Chief Minister Parkash SinghBadal today said he had invit-ed PM Manmohan Singh tothe stone-laying ceremony ofa 100-bed Tata Memorial Cen-tre coming up in Mullanpur incollaboration with the PunjabGovernment. The functionwas likely to be held withintwo months, he said.

I have sent a written requestto the PM. We are not againstanybody, Badal said. He wasat the PGIMR to inaugurate aworkshop on Cancer Reg-istries and Cancer Control.

He announced that 50 acreshad already been approved forthe Tata centre. The CM didnot attend the stone-laying cer-emony of PGIs Satellite Cen-tre in Sangrur yesterday, main-taining that he had not got aninvitation from the Centre.

The invitation for the San-grur function should havecome from the Centre. That isthe protocol, Badal said whilespeaking to The Tribune today.

He said the Prime Ministerhad so far not responded to hisletter expressing surprise, dis-may and displeasure over thelack of courtesy shown to him.In his letter, he had urged thePM to impress upon his col-leagues not to allow politics totake precedence over issues ofdevelopment or to overridebasic courtesies.

Centre to blame for risingdrug menace: Majithia

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HOSHIARPUR, OCTOBER 11

Revenue Minister BikramSingh Majithia today daredAICC vice-president RahulGandhi to speak out againstthe UPA Government forfailing to check cross-bordersmuggling of drugs.

"Sealing the internationalborder is the sole responsibil-ity of the Union Government.Rahul should stop trying tomake the state government ascapegoat for what is essen-tially a failure of the CentralGovernment," he said

Speaking to mediapersonsafter installing Sarbjot SinghSabi as Chairman, HoshiarpurZila Parishad, and SatwinderPal Singh Dhatt as Chairman,Hoshiarpur Central Co-oper-ative Bank, Majithia said therecent arrest of Border Secu-rity Force employees forsmuggling heroine fromacross the border had exposedthe Centre's failure to curb

the menace. Terming the "Adhikar

Yatra" as the "antim yatra"of the Congress-led UPAGovernment, he said RahulGandhi should initiateaction instead of preachingthe state government on theissue of unemployment anddrug addiction. The minis-ter said the Punjab youthwas as important as that inRaibareli or Amethi.

"Instead of harping on theproblem of unemployment,Rahul should ask his gov-ernment to shift the newlysanctioned projects fromRaibareli and Amethi toPunjab," Majithia said.

He said the SAD-BJP Gov-ernment had recruited morethan 1.5 lakh unemployededucated youth during thepast five years. Speakingabout Hoshiarpur, hecharged local Member ofParliament and Minister ofState for Health SantoshChaudhary of indulging ingimmicks rather than bring-ing any development projectto the state.

Prominent among those pres-ent on the occasion wereMaheshinder Singh Grewal,Tikshan Sud, both advisers tothe Chief Minister, Chief Par-liamentary Secretaries SohanSingh Thandal and MohinderKaur Josh, Surinder SinghBhulewalrathan and VarinderSingh Bajwa.

`100 cr drug haul in Patiala


PATIALA, OCTOBER 11

A day after AICC vice-pres-ident Rahul Gandhi spokeabout rampant drug abuse inPunjab, the Patiala policetoday recovered syntheticdrug worth more than Rs 100crore with the arrest of fivemembers of an inter-stategang of drug smugglers bythe Rajpura police.

They were identified asDelhi residents RakeshKumar, Mahesh Kumar, San-jay Kumar Puri and ParveenKumar and Jalandhar resi-dent Kamal Raj Chawla.

Two gang members, whoare yet to be nabbed, are said

to be close to a former min-ister. They run a firm in Kar-nal that manufactures pro-hibited drugs.

The Additional DGP, Lawand Order, Dinkar Gupta,and Patiala Senior Superin-tendent of Police (SSP)Hardyal Singh Mannclaimed that Rs 100-croreworth synthetic drugs such asparvon forte, parvon spas,proxyon and spasmocip plusmade from dextro-propoxyphene hydrochloridesalt and banned under theNarcotics, Drugs and Psy-chotropic Substances Act,1985, had been recoveredfrom Karnal-based PioneerPharmaceuticals and Prime

Pharmaceuticals.The unit was manufactur-

ing banned drugs and sup-plying these to various partsof the country through a net-work of commission agents,Gupta said.

He said the recovered drugsincluded 90 kg diphenoxy-late hydrochloride, 65 kgcodeine phosphate and 25 kgpowder (180 kg in all).

Besides, 7,10,000 capsulesof parvon forte nand spasmo-cip pluse, 6,600 bottles of fan-cidryl, a cough syrup, sevenbags containing blank shellsof capsules and other materi-al required for preparing thesedrugs had been seized.

Sources said the drug deal-

ers fled after setting ablazetwo trucks carrying the con-traband.

"We have taken picturesand are conducting raids tonab the smugglers. Influen-tial persons based in Ludhi-ana and Amritsar who areclose to some politicians arealso under the scanner," theysources said.

"Owners of the Karnal unit,Prithvi Singh Chaudhary andhis son Pradip Chaudhary,fled abandoning their Innovafollowing the raid. Theywere said to be well- con-nected. The Additional DGPsaid that the border zone hadregistered FIRs against 52top smugglers.

Five of interstate gang of peddlers arrested; more seizures likely

TIP OF ICEBERG Two gang members yet to

be nabbed

They are believed to beclose to a former minister

They run a firm in Karnalfor making prohibited drugs

Influential persons basedin Ludhiana, Amritsar closeto some politicians alsounder scanner

Police officials along withthe seized drugs in Patiala

on Friday. Tribune photo:Rajesh Sachar

Chief Minister PS Badalat the PGI on Friday.

Tribune photo: S Chandan

Third-party land audit on cards

When quizzed over alle-gations of revenue leak-age by Chief Parliamen-tary Secretary NK Shar-ma and PPCC spokesper-son Sukhpal SinghKhaira, Majithia said aninquiry was on and itsreport would soon be inthe public domain. "A thirdparty statewide audit of allland registries is on theanvil", he said.

Crackdown on protesters near FMs houseTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

SANGRUR, OCTOBER 11

The local police crackeddown on activists of Veteri-nary Artificial Insemination(AI) Workers Union, Punjab,in the early hours of the daynear the residence of FinanceMinister Parminder SinghDhindsa at Nankiana SahibChowk here. The workers hadbeen on a dharna near the

FMs residence since October1, demanding regular jobs.The police reportedly tookmore than 55 activists in cus-tody and shifted three work-ers, who had been on anindefinite fast, to the SangrurCivil Hospital.

The workers demandedposts for veterinary artificialinsemination workers, whichhad been abolished in 1982.

Simranjit Singh Mann, pres-

ident of Shiromani Akali Dal(Amritsar), condemned theact of the police and asked thePunjab Government to pro-vide jobs to these workers.

The activists were later letoff after the police bookedthem under various Acts.

Station House Officer(SHO) Harinder Singh saidthe agitators had become anuisance in the area after theyhad installed loud speakers.

ACTING TOUGH Seeking regular jobs,

activists of VeterinaryArtificial InseminationWorkers Union had beenon a dharna nearDhindsa's residence sinceOctober 1

The police took more than55 protesters in custodyand shifted three, whowere on hunger strike, tothe Sangrur Civil Hospital

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Dengue killsthree in Mandi

GobindgarhTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

FATEHGARH SAHIB, OCTOBER 11

With dengue claiming threemore lives in Mandi Gob-indgarh here today, the tollhas now reached four.

The records available withthe Health Department state asof October 10, 92 personswere suffering from the dis-ease. District Health OfficerDr Kulwinder Singh said 15teams of health officials hadbeen constituted to survey theaffected areas on a regularbasis. He said to check thespread of dengue the authori-ties fogged the area fromwhere a case was reported.

He said health teams alsoinstructed residents toremove stagnant pools wateraround their houses. He saidthe department had alsobeen distributing pamphletsin the area.

TARN TARAN, OCTOBER 11

A clash over a piece of prop-ertyclaimed the life of awoman at Kot Dharam ChandKalan village, 12 km fromhere, today.

The deceased has been iden-tified as Devinder Kaur. Herhusband Parminder Singh (50)and son Amandeep Singh (28)were among six injured in theviolent clash.

The Chabal police has regis-tered a case against 11 persons,including Ajit Singh, Laddi,Gurjaswant Singh, AmanSingh, Sukhwinder Singh,Himmatbeer Singh. Ajit Singhreportedly has close ties withsenior leaders of the SAD.

Sources said Ajit Singh andhis family members andfriends tried to take possessionof a plot. When ParminderSingh and his family memberstried to intervene, Ajit Singhand his supporters opened fireat them. Parminder, Devinderand Amandeep were injured.They were taken to hospitalisin Amritsar where Devindersuccumbed died. OC

Woman killedin clash over

property

OUR CORRESPONDENT

TARN TARAN, OCTOBER 11

The police recovered 1.6kg heroin, worth Rs 8 crorein the international market,from four smugglers andRs 4.65 lakh in cash fromtwo BSF jawans, identifiedas Gurpreet Singh Gopi ofChuslewar village andBikramjit Singh Bittu ofMuglani village.

The two were arrestedrecently on the charge ofsmuggling heroin.

Two cars allegedlybought by them after sell-ing heroine were impound-ed. Senior Superintendentof Police (SSP) RajjitSingh Hundal said thejawans were arrested inconnection with the recov-ery of 19 kg of heroin in ajoint operation by the TarnTaran police and the Spe-cial Operations Cell onOctober 1.

He said the Sarai AmanatKhan police had recovered300 gm of heroin fromAvtar Singh of NaushehraDhalla village. The Valtohapolice had recovered 300gm of heroin by arrestingGurdev Singh of Kalia vil-lage and Dharminder Singhof Sankattra village.

1.6 kg heroinrecovered inTarn Taran

Rain damages

basmati cropTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

AMRITSAR, OCTOBER 11

An unexpected spell of rainaccompanied by strongwinds came as a bolt fromthe blue for basmati growersin Majha region as it hastriggered apprehensions oflarge-scale loss to the crop.

Talking to The Tribune,Amritsar Chief AgricultureOfficer Dilbagh SinghDhanju said the rainfall hadled to the flattening of theripened basmati crop, addingthat this would lead to dis-colouration of the grain.

He said it had rained heav-ily in and around Amritsar,while Ajnala and Majithaareas had reported moderaterainfall. He said the Agricul-ture Department would takestock of the exact lossestomorrow. The farmers wereexpecting a bumper harvestof basmati, but the rainfallseemed to have hit theirhopes adversely.

Besides the crop, the paddyproduce of farmers lying ingrain markets for procure-ment also got damaged.

5PunjabTHE TRIBUNE, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2013

Jasmeet Singh alias Harry s/o DavinderSingh r/o H.No. 2825, College Road, Rupnagar,City Police Station, Rupnagar aged about 15years, height 5-7, dark complexion, averagebody, wearing black pant, white shirt, greycolour dharidar sweater, black Jutti, speaksPunjabi has been missing since 5 p.m. on14.2.2012 from his house and has not returnedso far. A FIR No. 123 dated 26.9.2012 hasbeen registered under Section 363, 34 IPC at City Police Station,Rupnagar against unknown person in this regard. Anyone havingany information about him could contact at following phone numbers:

DSP(R) Rupnagar-95010-01501SHO City Police Station, Rupnagar-97794-64011City Police Station: 01881-221177,Police Control Room Rupnagar-97794-64100

Informer would be suitably rewarded.

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The Delhi Sikh GurdwaraManagement Committee(DSGMC) today appealedto the Sikh community inDelhi to boycott formerDSGMC president ParamjitSingh Sarna for makingone of his aides file a crim-inal petition in the DelhiHigh Court, challenging theauthority of Akal TakhtSahib, the highest temporalseat of the Sikhs.

The DSGMC president,Manjit Singh (GK), saidwhen the gurdwara com-mittee announced in Junethis year to raise a memo-rial to the 1984 carnagevictims at Gurdwara Rak-abganj Sahib, Sarna moveda petition before the DelhiHigh Court, objecting tothe proposed memorial.

Subsequently, Akal Takhtissued a notice to Sarnaand the latter withdrew thepetition. To gain lost polit-ical ground, Sarna askedone of his aides to file apetition in the High Court,challenging the authority ofAkal Takht Sahib, ManjitSingh alleged.

Addressing a press con-ference, he said Sarna hadbackstabbed the Sikhs.Sarna, when approached,

said: I have nothing to dowith the petition filed byJatinder Singh Saili in theDelhi High Court. I hadfiled a case when theDSGMC announced con-struction of the memorial atRakabganj Sahib. But Iwithdrew it on the advice ofAkal Takht Sahib.

He said Saili had contest-ed the DSGMC electionsin 2007 as Manjit Singhsman. Despite repeatedattempts, Saili could not becontacted for comment.

DSGMC asksDelhi Sikhs toboycott Sarna

One of Paramjit SinghSarnas (in pic)aides has chal-lenge the AkalTakht authorityin the DelhiHigh Court

Sarna had earlier himself gone to courtagainst the DSGMCsproposal to raise abuilding on the premisesof Gurdwara RakabganjSahib in memory of1984 riot victims

He withdrew his petitionafter he was issued anotice by Akal Takht

Sarna denies he has insti-gated his aide to approachthe court

Capt, his men not on Congcoordination committee

ADITI TANDONTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE


A day after differences inthe Punjab unit came to thefore in the presence of Con-gress vice-president RahulGandhi in Sangrur, theparty high command todayannounced a coordinationpanel for the smooth func-tioning of the faction-rid-den Punjab Pradesh Con-gress Committee (PPCC).

Approved by Congresspresident Sonia Gandhi, thecommittee has PPCC pres-ident Partap Singh Bajwaas its convener.

It includes two seniorleaders representing theScheduled Castes andOBCs Mohinder Kaypeeand Lal Singh.

Former Chief MinisterCapt Amarinder Singh hasnot been named in thepanel. Also, none of thepanel members are countedamong his confidantes.

The six-member commit-tee convened by Bajwacomprises AICC generalsecretary in charge of Pun-jab affairs Shakeel Ahmed,secretary in charge HarishChoudhary, Congress Leg-islature Party Leader SunilJakhar, former Punjab PCCchief and special invitee tothe Congress Working

Committee MohinderKaypee and Lal Singh, for-mer state minister, onceconsidered close to CaptAmarinder Singh.

The committee, formed ata time when the PPCC isyet to be reconstituted, willface the daunting task ofuniting the party ahead ofthe Lok Sabha electionsnext year.

While forming the panel,the party president has donethe balancing act by includ-ing prominent Jat, OBC andSC leaders from the state.

Importantly, Lal Singhhas managed a plum posi-tion in the Punjab Congress

soon after he publicly dis-tanced himself from CaptAmarinder Singh.

In April this year, LalSingh had openly ques-tioned the absence of CaptAmarinder Singh and hisson Raninder Singh at afunction organised inPatiala to host Bajwa onhis first visit to the cityafter taking charge as PPCCpresident. Kaypee, onceconsidered close to CaptAmarinder Singh, has alsodrifted away from the for-mer Chief Minister. He isnow his own man.

Capt Amarinder Singhswaning influence is evidentfrom the fact that none ofhis aides have found a placeon the coordination panel ata critical time when theCongress is gearing for theGeneral Election. Insiderssaid due representation hadbeen accorded to leadersfrom all three regions ofPunjab: Bajwa represent-ing Majha (he is GurdaspurMP); Lal Singh represent-ing Malwa (his home citybeing Patiala); and Kaypeerepresenting Doaba.

The committee is expect-ed to ensure that the partystands together in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polland presents a tough chal-lenge to the ruling SAD-BJP alliance.

Bajwa named convener; Kaypee, Lal Singh members

Regions represented

Majha regionrepresented byPartap Bajwa,who is Gur-daspur MP

Malwa belt represented byLal Singh; hishometown isPatiala

Doaba arearepresented bypopular Dalitleader Mohin-der Kaypee

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State decides to adoptRight to Education Act

ADITI TANDON/TNS


Three years after the land-mark Right of Children toFree and Compulsory Edu-cation (RTE) Act was rolledout in India, the state of J&Khas decided to extend theCentral law to its territory.

The modalities for theextension have beenworked out at the level ofthe state and the adoptionwill happen in the Assem-bly in the next Budget Ses-sion. The Minister forHigher Education for J&Khas informed the HRDMinistry about the decisionand demanded 90:10 cost-sharing pattern between theCentre and the state insofaras funding under the law isconcerned.

The RTE Act being aCentral law does not applyto J&K, which enjoys spe-cial status under Article370 of the Constitution. Itsthe constraint of fundingwhich has compelled us toextend the Central law tothe state. The state govern-

ment has made up its mindand we hope to get the RTEAct, 2009, passed by theJ&K Assembly in the nextBudget Session. The adop-tion would help us getfunds and make us account-able in respect of meetingschool infrastructure-relat-ed deadlines prescribed inthe Act, J&K Higher Edu-cation Minister Moham-mad Akbar Lone told TheTribune today.

The state has requested theHRD Ministry to treat it ona par with northeasternstates while finalising thefunding pattern, which forthe rest of the country is65:35 (Centre-state share).For the North-east this pat-tern is 90:10.

An analysis of theprogress made under theRTE Act (whose infrastruc-ture-related deadlineexpired on March 31 thisyear) reveals that J&K has along way to go. Only 21.39per cent of the schools in thestate (4,789 out of 22,746)have common toilets and23.12 per cent (5,175 gov-ernment schools) have sep-arate girls toilets. This ismuch less than the nationalaverage of 65 per centschools with girls toilets.

Even on the other twoinfrastructure indicators drinking water availabilityand ramps for the conven-ience of children with spe-cial needs J&K farespoorly. Nationally, 94.26 per

cent of all governmentschools have drinking waterfacility in place. The per-centage for J&K however isjust 79.68 (18,123 schoolsout of the total 22,746 gov-ernment schools).

So far as the ramps go, thestate is among the worstwith only 13 per cent of theschools equipped withramps at a time when thenational average of schoolswith ramps is 61.63 per cent.When asked why the statewas lagging behind, Lonesaid financial crunch washampering improvementefforts and the adoption ofthe Central law would helpthe state address criticalgaps in the elementary levelschool infrastructure.

The RTE Act (whichpromises free and compul-sory education to childrenaged 6 to 14 years) hadprescribed the completionof school infrastructure-related targets across Indiaby March this year. Thesetargets are yet to be metand all states have beengiven extension.

Likely to pass the Act in the next Budget SessionThe RTE Act being a Central law does not apply

to J&K, which enjoys special status under Article370 of the Constitution. Its the constraint offunding which has compelled us to extend theCentral law to the state. The adoption would helpus get funds and make us accountable in respectof meeting school infrastructure-related deadlinesprescribed in the Act

Mohammad Akbar Lone, Higher Education Minister

Upper House says no to 50%quota for women in colleges

MAJID JAHANGIR/TNS


The J&K Legislative Councilon Friday rejected a resolu-tion seeking 50 per cent reser-vation for women in profes-sional and technical colleges.

The resolution was movedby a legislator of the rulingNational Conference, DrShehnaz Ganai, who sought50 reservation for women inprofessional and technicalcolleges to empower womenin the state.

In 1996, Dr Farooq sahib(Farooq Abdullah) took arevolutionary step when hereserved 50 per cent seats forwomen in medical collagesin Jammu and Kashmir.Now you see half of the doc-tors in hospitals are women,Shehnaz Ganai said in theUpper House on the last dayof the session. But if we seethe share of women in otherdepartments in the state, it isvery poor, she said, addingthat it was necessary for theHouse to pass the resolutionon reservation for women.

Minister for Planning andDevelopment Ajay Sadho-tra, however, spoke against50 per cent reservation forwomen. Our government is

for women empowerment,but I insist that womenshould compete in variousfields and not look for reser-vation, he said.

Sadhotra was interrupted byNC member Devender SinghRana, who described the for-mers statement as an act ofmale chauvinism.

Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) member Nayeem Akhtarand Congress MLC JahangirMir also supported the resolu-tion in their speeches.

The support from NC

leader Rana, the Congressand the PDP buoyed Ganai,who pressed for a vote onthe resolution.

But when the resolutionwas put to vote, except Ganaiand the PDP members no onesupported the resolution.Rana and Mir, who in theirspeeches supported womenreservation, did not vote infavour of the resolution.

The resolution on womenreservation in professional andtechnical colleges was laterdropped by the Upper House.

Rejects resolution moved by woman NC legislator

NC legislator ShehnazGanai addresses theLegislative Council in

Srinagar on Friday.

NUMBER GAME The resolution, seeking 50

reservation for women inprofessional and technicalcolleges in the state, wasmoved by National Conferencelegislator Shehnaz Ganai

The motion was initiallyverbally supported by NCmember Devender SinghRana and Congress MLCJahangir Mir

However, when the resolutionwas put to vote, no onesupported it except Ganai andthe PDP members

AUTUMN SESSION CONCLUDESChairman of the J&K Legislative Council Amrit Malhotra on Fridayadjourned the House sine die. The 109th session of the LegislativeCouncil had commenced on September 30

Governor wantsstate varsities to

be centres of excellence



Governor NN Vohra todaycalled for upgrade of theeducation and research stan-dards at the University ofKashmir and the Universityof Jammu so that they wereranked among the top 200universities of the world.

Chairing the UniversityCouncil meeting of the Kash-mir varsity at Raj Bhawantoday, he urged the ViceChancellors of both universi-ties to develop the institutionsas the centres of excellencethrough sustained enhance-ment of the standards ofteaching and research to bringthem among the 200 bestinstitutions of higher learningacross the world.

The Governor, who is theChancellor of the University ofKashmir, also called for focus-ing on research in humanitiesto ensure that quality researchpapers were published regu-larly in known national andinternational journals.

Emphasising the need forfaculty development, theGovernor observed that thiswas an essential element forbringing about all roundimprovement in teachingand research.

Religious nationalism is abhorrent: High Court

ISHFAQ TANTRY/TNS


Stating that terms likeHindu nationalism, Muslimnationalism or Sikh nation-alism are abhorrent andantithesis to the Constitu-tion and not recognised by it,the Jammu and KashmirHigh court in a landmark rul-ing has said if India has tosurvive then only Indian-ism has to be there and allother isms have to disap-pear from the firmament ofthe country.

The court also said therewas no need to bring in theterm secularism in the Pre-amble of Constitution, as thisexpression had evoked a sharpreaction and divided the peo-ple of India into pigeon-holes of different isms.

These observations weremade by the High Court in itsjudgment while allowing apetition by Kashmiri Pan-

dits, who had soughtissuance of directions tothe state government andother official respondentsfor protecting and preserv-ing some of their religiousplaces in the Valley.

Their grievance was thatuncouth attempts havebeen made by some localsand non-locals to changethe status of their reli-gious places into commer-cial places.

In our constitutionalscheme, a citizen of India isonly an Indian. No personcan claim himself to be aHindu nationalist, Muslimnationalist, Sikh nationalist,Buddhist nationalist orChristian nationalist, thesingle bench of JusticeMuzaffar Hussain Attarobserved in its 22-page judg-ment delivered on Friday.

Saying that the constitu-tional provisions, in loudand clear terms forbid the

use of such expressions, thecourt held that any personpersisting with their usehad to be dealt with and pro-ceeded against in accordancewith the mandate containedin the Constitution and otherlaws of the land.

As already stated, Indiabelongs to Indians, whoconstitute one nation. TheConstitution of India doesnot recognise Hindu nation-alism, Muslim nationalism,Sikh nationalism, Buddhistnationalism or Christian

nationalism, it said.These expressions denote

that there is a Hindu nation,Muslim nation, Sikh nation,Buddhist nation or Christiannation. These expressionsor thoughts are antithesis andabhorrent to the Constitutionof India, the court observed.

The J&K High Court held:If India, which is created byits Constitution, which wethe people have given toourselves, has to survive,then it is only Indianismwhich has to be there and all

other isms have to disap-pear from the firmament ofthe country called India.

It further held that therewas no need to bring in sec-ularism in the Preamble ofthe Constitution, as thisexpression has evoked sharpreaction from a section ofpopulation and dividedpeople of the country intodifferent pigeon-holes ofdifferent isms.

Observing that the Statehas no religion, the J-KHigh court has directed allthe constitutional and statu-tory authorities in India tostop the persons in theirtracks who attempt to sub-vert the Constitution.

It also directed the ChiefElection Commission toinvoke provision of lawagainst persons who seekrecourse to religious nation-alism and pose a threat to theConstitution and preventsuch people from seeking

election to Parliament orstate legislatures.

Stating that the J&K Gov-ernment and its authoritieswere duty bound to redressall genuine and just griev-ances of the petitioners, thecourt directed them to consid-er the pleas of the petitionersin accordance with law.

The petitioners had sub-mitted that the secularcharacter of the Constitutionwould require the state andits authorities to protect thereligious places of the Kash-miri Pandits in the Valley.

The petitioners had alsosubmitted that somemahants, who in somecase are non-Kashmiri Pan-dits, have illegally andunauthorisedly createdthird-party interest in theirproperties, which are nowbeing used for commercialpurposes. The petitionershad sought the eviction ofthese illegal occupants.

Says term secularism in Preamble has divided country into pigeon-holes of different isms

WHAT THE COURT SAID India belongs to Indians, who constitute one nation. The

Constitution of India does not recognise Hindu nationalism,Muslim nationalism, Sikh nationalism, Buddhist nationalism orChristian nationalism

These expressions denote that there is a Hindu nation, Muslimnation, Sikh nation, Buddhist nation or Christian nation. Theseexpressions or thoughts are antithesis and abhorrent to theConstitution of India

There is no need to bring in secularism in the Preamble of theConstitution, as this expression has divided people of the countryinto different pigeon-holes of different isms

Militant attackfoiled in Pulwama

SUHAIL A SHAH

ANANTNAG, OCTOBER 11

Policemen guarding aminority community local-ity in Koil village of Pul-wama district today foiled amilitant attack on a policepost and grabbed an INSASrifle from one of the mili-tants which was snatchedaway from a CRPF jawantwo days ago.

The militants, however,managed to flee. Mean-while, the police claimedthat the INSAS (IndianSmall Arms System) riflerecovered was the one thatwas snatched by militantsfrom a CRPF personnel inthe Tral area two days ago.

Police said three militantsreached the entrance of thepolice post and tried to fire upon the policeman on duty.

The police personnel, how-ever, overpowered the mili-tants and snatched theweapon from one of them,said Pulwama Superintendentof Police (SP) Javed Ahmad.

He said while a scufflewas going on between themilitants and the police-man, a sentry on the secondstorey of the post fired sev-eral rounds at the militants.

The militants, however,managed to flee the scene,said the SP. A cordon hasbeen laid in the area and amanhunt launched.

Sources said panicgripped the area after gun-shots were heard.

The residents of the area

Police and CRPF personnel cordon off Koil village inPulwama district after militants attacked a police post

in the village on Friday. Tribune photo: Amin War

Cop manages toretrieve rifle

recently snatchedby militants

have been advised not toventure out of their homestill the search operation isover, a source said.

Searches were being con-ducted in the area till thereports last came in.

The INSAS rifle, now inthe possession of thepolice, was snatched bymilitants from a CRPF per-sonnel in the Nai Basti areaof Tral in Pulwama districton October 9. The mili-tants had hit the CRPF per-sonnel from 185 Battalionon his head with a rodwhile he was standing at asecluded place.

The suspected militantshad, however, managed tomake an escape, leavingthe security forces highand dry.

The Pulwama SP said thepolice had matched thenumber of the INSAS rifle.

It is indeed the samerifle, said the SP.

Kishtwar pledges peace this festive season DINESH MANHOTRA/ AMIRKARIM TANTRAYTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

JAMMU, OCTOBER 11

Residents of the riot-hitKishtwar town are lookingforward to the coming festi-vals Dasehra and Eid-ul-Zuha to strengthen commu-nal harmony. The residentsare optimistic about utilisingthe festivals to spread peaceand brotherhood.

Dasehra will be celebratedon October 13 followed byEid on October 16. TheImam of Jamia Masjid,Kishtwar, Farooq AhmadKichloo, has initiated effortsto reach out to people withthe message of peace so thatEid is celebrated with reli-gious fervour and in a peace-ful atmosphere. In thisregard, he has held consulta-

tions with people from bothcommunities and everybodyhas promised cooperation.Kichloo was named head bythe Muslim community of acommittee set up to holdtalks with the Hindu com-munity as well as the admin-istration on various issues.

Convener of the SanatanDharam Sabha Hans Raj,echoing the views ofKichloo, exuded confidencethat people would jointly cel-ebrate both festivals tostrengthen their relations.We have to live together, sothere is a need to strengthencommunal harmony andbrotherhood, he told TheTribune over phone.

He said the coming festi-vals would be utilised torevive the centuries-old tra-dition of brotherhood inKishtwar.

We held a series of meet-ings with our Hindubrethren and everybody isof the view that whateverhappened was unfortunate

and this is the time to moveahead and maintain com-munal harmony, Kichlootold The Tribune over phonefrom Kishtwar.

On August 9, Kishtwartown witnessed communalclashes when the Muslimcommunity was in Chowganground to offer Eid prayers.

The minor scuffle betweenpeople from both communi-ties turned violent and led towidespread damage.

Now, two months laterwhen Muslims will be cele-brating Eid-ul-Zuha, peoplehope that everything will bepeaceful.

Eid is coming with the mes-sage of peace and I hope every-thing will be peaceful. BeforeEid, the Hindu community willbe celebrating Dasehra and wehave offered full cooperation,the Imam said.

To ensure that everythingremains peaceful on Eid, asecurity grid will be put inplace by the administration.But we on our own havecreated a civil force of vol-unteers who will maintainthe inner grid of the securi-ty at Chowgan ground,Kichloo said.

FESTIVE CHEER Residents of Kishtwar plan to

utilise the coming festivalsDasehra and Eid-ul-Zuha torevive the centuries-old traditionof brotherhood in the town

The Imam of Jamia Masjid,Kishtwar, Farooq AhmadKichloo, has initiated efforts toreach out to people with themessage of peace so that Eidis celebrated with religiousfervour and in a peacefulatmosphere

Convener of the SanatanDharam Sabha Hans Raj,echoing the views of Kichloo,exuded confidence thatpeople would jointly celebrateboth festivals to strengthentheir relations The Jamia Masjid in Kishtwar. A Tribune photograph

Haryana 7THE TRIBUNE, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2013

DAKSHIN HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM

CORRIGENDUM

The due dates of submission and opening of tender,

against tender enquiry No. WC-07 dated 19.08.2013 for

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workshops, have been extended as under:-

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Pre-bid conference/meeting for interested bidders (who

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any) will be held on dated 14.10.2013 at 11:00 a.m. at

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All other terms & conditions of the tender enquiry No. WC-

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SC slaps `50,000 fine onHaryana, pulls up HC

R SEDHURAMANLEGAL CORRESPONDENT


The Supreme Court hasdirected the state govern-ment to pay Rs 50,000 to for-mer Haryana Public ServiceCommission (HPSC) Chair-man GL Batra by way ofcost for forcing him to fighta 16-year-long legal battlesince 1997 for pay andallowances despite his retire-ment in 1999.

A Bench comprising Jus-tices KS Radhakrishnan andAK Sikri also pulled up thePunjab and Haryana HighCourt for its failure to rem-edy the illegality meted outto Batra, who was the senior-most Additional Secretary inthe Lok Sabha at the time of

his appointment as HPSCChairman on July 6, 1994.

The SC set aside the HCjudgment and quashed thetwo state government ordersby which Batras salary wasreduced, besides directingthe state to pay all conse-quential benefits to theretired official.

The HPSC Chairmanenjoyed constitutional statusand as such the state had nopower to reduce the pay,especially when no masterand servant relationship hasbeen established between aconstitutional appointee andthe state government, theSC ruled in its October 7verdict made available today.

As Additional Secretary inthe Lok Sabha, Batra wasgetting a salary of Rs 7,500

a month while on appoint-ment as HPSC Chairman, hissalary was fixed at Rs 7,000.On a representation, the stategovernment raised it to Rs7,500 but withdrew the orderin 1996 and started recover-ing the excess payment. Ayear later, it brought downthe salary further to Rs 4,135a month, forcing Batra toapproach the HC.

By dismissing his writ peti-tion on November 4, 2009,after conveniently sidetrack-ing and overlooking thelegal points that were infavour of Batra, a DivisionBench of the HC had com-mitted a serious error of thehighest order which is clear-ly inadmissible, the SC held.

In a similar case involvingHPSC member Ram Phal

Singh who had been appoint-ed along with Batra, a Judgeof the HC had ruled in favourof Singh. Citing this ruling,another Division Bench ofthe HC had given a similarverdict which was ultimate-ly upheld by the SC.

Batra had brought all thesefacts to the notice of theBench which chose to ignoreit, the SC pointed out. TheDivision Bench should havereferred the matter to a larg-er Bench, if it was in dis-agreement with the judge-ment of the single Judgewhich had already beenaffirmed by a coordinateBench and on the doctrine ofmerger, the judgment of thesingle Judge had merged withthat of the Division Bench,the apex court explained.

Orders payment of all benefits to HPSC ex-chief

K I D N A P P I N G O F R O H TA K J E W E L L E R ' S S O N

BIJENDRA AHLAWATTRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

ROHTAK, OCTOBER 11

Residents of Janata Colonydemonstrated in front ofChief Minister BhupinderSingh Hooda's residencehere this afternoon in protestagainst the alleged kidnap-ping of a local jeweller's 21-year-old son last evening.

Suresh Mittal told media-persons after the protestthat his nephew SandeepJain was kidnapped byunidentified persons whenhe was returning home inhis Maruti car from theirfarmhouse, about 12 kmfrom here on the Rohtak-Bhiwani highway, and therewas no clue till now.

He said Sandeep was kid-napped around 6:30 pmwhen he was driving backafter fetching milk from thefarmhouse and the familyreceived a call in whichSandeep appealed for help.None of the kidnappers had

contacted the family till 5 pmtoday, he claimed.

Suspecting that Sandeepwas kidnapped for ransom,he said his nephew did nothave enmity with anyone.

He demanded that the mattershould be handed over to thecrime branch for safe recov-ery of the victim and thearrest of the culprits.

Other members of the fam-

ily preferred to remain mumon the matter. Police offi-cials claimed that the matterwas being probed on a fast-track basis and was likely tothe resolved soon.

Residents protest near CM's house

Residents of Janata Colony protest against the alleged kidnapping of a jeweller'sson in front of the Chief Minister's residence in Rohtak on Friday. Photo: Manoj Dhaka

Supply of contaminated waterstopped to Ambala village

MANISH SIRHINDITRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

TOBA (AMBALA), OCTOBER 11

With the authorities sus-pending the supply of con-taminated water in theaffected Indira AvasColony of this village, thesituation is inching back tonormal. However, thosewho have already gotinfected are undergoingtreatment at various health-care centres.

It was learnt that the vil-lagers were being supplied

water from a 50-foot-deeptubewell located in nearbyNagal village. The HealthDepartment has declaredthat any water availableabove the depth of 450 feetin this area was unfit forhuman consumption.

The villagers protested asto why the authorities concerned had not installeda 450-foot-deep tubewellto supply drinking water to them.

Deputy Commissioner KM Pandurang visited thevillage today and assuredthe residents that all possible steps would betaken to redress their drink-ing water problem.

Health officials stationedin the village for the pastfour days said that thenumber of diarrhoea casesbeing reported at the spe-cial health camp set up inthe village had gone downsubstantially. As of now,48 patients were undergo-ing treatment at varioushealthcare centres and pri-vate hospitals.

They also distributedchlorine tablets among thevillagers and advised themnot to consume water with-out boiling it properly. ThePublic Health Departmenthas been asked to ensurethe supply of clean drink-ing water to the residents.

Diarrhoeaoutbreak

Lokayukta asks Chief Secy, electronicchannels to submit proof by Oct 31

PRADEEP SHARMATRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

CHANDIGARH,OCTOBER 11

The Haryana Lokayukta,Justice Pritam Pal, todayissued notices to the ChiefSecretary and certain elec-tronic channels to submitevidence in the cash-for-CLU case showing CDs ofcertain Congres MLAs ortheir kin allegedly demand-ing money for CLU licences.

The main Opposition, theINLD, had released clip-pings of five CongressMLAs, Ram Kishen Fauji,Vinod Bhayana, Naresh Sel-wal, Jarnail Singh and Ram

Niwas Ghorela, two clip-pings of Congress MLASampat Singhs son andChief Parliamentary Secre-tary Jaleb Khans son,besides those of Congress-man Sanjay Chokkar, onSeptember 6.

The release of CDs by theINLD had raised a politicalstorm in the state and forcedthe Hooda Government tomake a reference to theLokayukta to ascertain ifthere was any transaction ofmoney as shown in the CDs.

Sources said the Lokayuk-ta might issue a notice to theINLD as well.

However, the INLD hasalready rejected a probe bythe government-appointed

judge with senior INLDleader Abhay Chautalademanding that the inquiryshould be conducted by a sit-ting judge of the high court.Even the BJP has demandeda probe by the CBI.

The Hooda Governmentsdecision for a Lokayuktaprobe was seen as a smartmove to put the issue in coldstorage as it would takeseveral months for the probeto be completed due to asevere staff crunch in theoffice of the Lokayukta.Even in the event of the sub-mission of the report, itsfindings would only be rec-ommendatory in nature andnot binding on the govern-ment, sources asserted.

CD Case

` 215.95-cr action planfor womens security


The Haryana Governmenthas prepared a Rs 215.95-crore action plan under theNirbhaya Fund of the Centrefor strengthening measuresto curb or deal with crimesagainst women.

Additional Chief Secretaryfor Home Samir Mathur saidthe Centre had set up Nirb-haya Fund of Rs 1,000 crorefor securing various meas-ures and policies for the pro-tection of women in the coun-try which could be drawn bystates for implementingschemes and programmes toensure security of women.

The Rs 215.95-crore actionplan had been prepared bythe state government for

funding under NirbhayaFund to create a strong pro-tection mechanism whichwould ensure security forwomen in the state, he added.

He said the action planconsisted of women-onlypolice stations, mahilaPCRs, anti-human traffick-ing units, outdoor surveil-lance system, police-com-munity liaison, victim coun-selling centres, women andchild desks at police sta-tions, awareness and self-defence training, increasein strength of womenpolice, protection officerunder Domestic ViolenceAct for each police stationand augmentation of DNAanalysis facility. TNS

8 News THE TRIBUNE, CHANDIGARH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2013

With profound grief it is informed that our reveredmother Smt. Parkash Kaur w/o Sh. Balbir SinghBahia left for her heavenly abode on 6th Oct.2013. Antim Ardas will be held on 13th Oct.2013 at Gurdwara Sahib, Sector 46-C,Chandigarh from 1-2 p.m.

Loved & Missed by:Amardeep Singh Bahia & Eva Bahia Son & Daughter-in-lawRani & Er. Gurmit Singh Daughter & Son-in-law

(S.E. Retd. Pb. Irr.)AND

(Grandchildren)

H. No. 2039/1, Sector 47-C, ChandigarhNo separate cards are being sent.

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PROPERTY FOR SALE

In the Court ofSh Rajeev K. Beri,

Civil Judge (Sr. Division), MogaCase No.: 6

Dt. of Instt.: 11.07.2013Dt. of Hearing: 10.12.2013

Gurnam Singh S/o SukhdevSingh @ Sukha Singh S/oNaranjan Singh, R/o VillageMallan Wala, Tehsil Zira,District Ferozepur. ...Petitioner

VersusGeneral Public

... RespondentNotice to: General PublicPetition under Section 8 of theHindu Minority andGuardianship Act 1956 read withRule 10 and Section 20 of theGA Ward Act for grant ofpermission to the petitioner sellthe land.

Whereas, the petitionermentioned above has applied forthe permission to sell the landbelonging to GursimranpalSingh (minor) S/o Gurnam,Singh S/o Sukhdev Singh @Sukha Singh, R/o Village MallanWala, Tehsil Zira, DistrictFerozepur.

This notice is hereby issued tothe General Public regarding theinstitution of this petition. If anyperson has any objection to thegrant of permission to sell theaforesaid land of the minors thenhe should appear in this court on10.12.2013 at 10:00 a.m. eitherin person or through anauthorised agent or lawyer forfiling objections, failing whichfurther exparte proceedings willbe taken against them.

Given under my hand and theseal of the court this 24thSeptember, 2013.

Sd/-Civil Judge (Sr. Divn.),

CN3-2317 Moga

Proclamation underOrder 5 Rule 20 CPC

In the Court ofSh. A.P. Batra,

Additional Distt. Judge,Sangrur.Misc File No.: 14

Date: 16.4.2013RBT No. 83/9.7.13

Karamjit Singh alias Laddis/o Gurbakashish Singh r/oVill. Umarpura, Teh.Malerkotla now r/o Vill.Chankoiyan Khurd, Teh.Payal, Distt. Ludhiana.

... PetitionerVersus

General Public... Respondent

Application U/S 53/54/71and all other relevantSections of Mental HealthAct, 1987.Notice to: General Public.

Whereas, it has beenproved to the satisfaction ofthe Court that thedefendants above notedcannot be served in theordinary way of service.Hence this proclamationunder Order 5 Rule 20 CPCis hereby issued against himand he should appearpersonally or through hiscounsel on 12.11.2013 at10.00 a.m. failing whichexparte proceedings shall betaken against him.

Given under my hand andthe seal of the Court.

Sd/- Addl. District Judge,

NA3-66106 Sangrur.

In the Court ofMs. Shalini Singh Nagpal,Additional District Judge,

ChandigarhProbate No. ------ of 2013

In Re:Sita Ram S/o Shera Ram, R/o H.No. 3468, Sector 15-D,Chandigarh. ... Petitioner

Versus1. General Public2. Ram Chander S/o Makhan

Ram, R/o B-41, H. No. 677,Jawahar Nagar, Palwal, Tehsil& District Palwal.

... RespondentNext Date: 12.11.2013

Application/Petition U/S 276 ofIndian Succession Act for the grantof Probate of Will dated 29.3.1990executed by late Sunehri Lal S/oSh. Makhan in respect of HouseNo. 3468, Sector 15-D,Chandigarh.Notice to:1. General Public2. Ram Chander S/o Makhan

Ram, R/o B-41, H. No. 677,Jawahar Nagar, Palwal, Tehsil& District Palwal.Whereas, the petitioners have

filed the above stated applicationunder Section 276 of the IndianSuccession Act, 1925 for grant ofProbate of Will dated 29.3.1990executed by Late Sunehri Lal S/oSh. Makhan in respect of HouseNo. 3468, Sector 15-D,Chandigarh, and notice is herebygiven to the General Public andothers that in case anybody hasany objection over the grant ofsaid certificate, he or she mayeither in person or through pleaderappear on 12.11.2013 at 10:00a.m. in this court otherwise thecase shall be decided exparte inaccordance with the provisions oflaw.

Given under my hand and seal ofthe court on this 30.08.2013.

Sd/- Additional District & Sessions Judge,

A3-54509 Chandigarh.

In the Court ofSh. S.S. Sahni,

Additional District Judge,Chandigarh

HMA Petition No. 318 of03.05.2013

In Re:Rajan S/o Sh. Pyare Lal, R/o H.No. 6120, Maloya Colony, UT,Chandigarh. ... Petitioner

VersusSudesh W/o Rajan D/o Jiya Lal,R/o Gali No. 1, Near RadhaKrishan Mandir, Madhipur(Near Punjabi Bagh), NewDelhi.2nd Address: Sudesh W/oRajan D/o Jiya Lal, R/o T-97-WZ, C Block, Madhipur,New Delhi-63.

... RespondentNext Date: 08.11.2013

Notice to: Sudesh W/o RajanD/o Jiya Lal, R/o Gali No. 1,Near Radha Krishan Mandir,Madhipur (Near Punjabi Bagh),New Delhi.2nd Address: Sudesh W/oRajan D/o Jiya Lal, R/o T-97-WZ, C Block, Madhipur,New

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