Telephone facility for prisoners in Jails soon-Gabria
Chandigarh, November 11, 2009
The Punjab Government has decided to provide telephone facility
to the inmates in jails to enable them to communicate with their
family members.
Presiding over a meeting to review the functioning of the jails
in the state, Jails Minister Punjab Mr. Hira Singh Gabria said
that this facility would be provided through P.C.Os systems to
check the illegal practice of using mobile phones by the jail
inmates
He further said that video conferencing would also be implemented
in a faced manner for the quick dispensation of justice. He also
directed the jails Superintendents to send the maps of prisoners
well in time to the State Home department so that the cases of
their release could be settled within a time frame. He further
said that adequate Medical and Para-medical staff would also be
recruited for the hospitals of jails soon to provide better medical
and health facilities to the inmates
Among others who were present in the meeting included Principal
Secretary Home Mr. A.R. Talwar, Secretary Home Mr. Ramesh Gainta,
DGP (Jails) Mr. Anil Kaushik and DIG (Jails) Mr. Jagjit Singh
along with the Superintendents of Jails Punjab.
AKALI DAL WITH LIKEMINDED PARTIES TO RAISE 84' RIOTS ISSUE IN
PARLIAMENT
Chandigarh, November 11, 2009
Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, President Shiromani Akali Dal and Punjab
Deputy Chief Minister Punjab today said that Shiromani Akali Dal
along with all likeminded parties would raise the issue of Congress's
deliberate attempts to scuttle the trial of Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish
Tytler on flimsy grounds in winter session of Parliament and force
the government to expedite trial in this 25 years old case.
In a statement issued here, Mr. Badal said that it was matter
of great shame for the largest democracy of the World that thousands
of Sikh families were crying for justice since last 25 years and
Congress party was out to foil any attempt of fair justice to
the victims. “The most shocking part is that the government
and CBI are hand in glove in perpetrating this mockery of justice
on the country. The deliberate delay by CBI in filing charge sheets
against Sajjan Kumar in four cases that were registered in 2005,
on the basis of the recommendation, were part of this conspiracy
to save accused”, commented Mr. Badal.
Mr. Badal expressed surprise that the CBI had deliberately sought
permission of the Government to prosecute Sajjan Kumar even while
the law was categorical that in cases of murder under Section
302 of IPC, no government sanction was required. He said that
Sajjan Kumar faces the gravest charges of committing mass murders.
“The CBI’s action is seeking government permission
is a deliberate tactic to delay the delivery of justice and to
put hurdles in the path of a speedy and fair trial. This is part
of a wider conspiracy of the Congress led government to further
delay and scuttle the execution of justice,” commented Mr.
Badal.
Mr. Badal said that his party would provide complete legal support
to the families of the victims and to ensure that culprits including
Sajjan and Tytler get exemplary punishment. Mr. Badal said that
they would force the Parliament to issue directions to CBI to
file charge sheet against Sajjan Kumar on which it was sitting
since 2005.
Questioning the clean chit given by CBI to Jagdish Tytler, Mr.
Badal said that they would also request the relevant court not
to agree to the plea of CBI in this regard and issue orders for
expediting trial against Jagdish Tytler. Mr. Badal said that Congress
Party as a whole was using all means to delay the trial but Shiromani
Akali Dal was committed to take this trial to its logical end.
Mr. Badal said that the Shiromani Akali Dal had also sought
the intervention of National Human Rights Commission and asked
it to recommend to the government to ask CBI to file the charge
sheet against Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler and others accused
of history’s worst ever carnage.
SUKHBIR CONDOLES THE DEATH OF NOTED POETESS AND FICTION WRITER
MRS. SHARAN MAKKAR
Chandigarh, November 11: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir
Singh Badal today expressed profound grief at the untimely demise
of noted poetess and fiction writer Mrs. Sharan Makkar, who expired
at Amritsar, last night after brief illness.
In a condolence message the Deputy Chief Minister said that Mrs.
Sharan Makkar made a niche in Punjabi literature with his unique
style in the Punjabi poetry and socially relevant Punjabi fiction.
Mr. Badal expressed heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family
in this critical hour and prayed to God to give peace to the departed
soul and strength to them to bear this irreparable loss.
SUKHBIR CONDOLES THE DEATH OF DEWAN LAKSHAN KUMAR
Chandigarh, November 11: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir
Singh Badal today expressed profound grief at the untimely demise
of Mr. Dewan Lakshan Kumar, father of Mr. Umesh Dewan, Principal Correspondent
'The Tribune, who expired at Ludhiana today, after brief illness.
In a condolence message the Deputy Chief Minister said that Dewan
Lakshan Kumar was socially committed upright and honest individual.
Mr. Badal expressed heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family
in this critical hour and prayed to God to give peace to the departed
soul and strength to them to bear this irreparable loss.
131.88 LAKH TONNES PADDY PROCURED IN PUNJAB
Chandigarh, November 11:
Government agencies and private millers procured more than 131.88
lakh tonnes of Paddy till last evening as compared to 128.10 lakh
tones upto November 10,2008.
Out of total procurement of 131.88 lakh tonnes of paddy in all
the procurement centers of Punjab, Government agencies procured
129.26 lakh tonnes of paddy (98.0%) till date whereas private traders
procured 2.61 lakh tonnes (2.0%) of paddy. Till November 10, PUNGRAIN
had procured 38.27 lakh tonnes (29.6%) whereas MARKFED procured
26.68 lakh tonnes (20.6%). PUNSUP procured 29.74 lakh tonnes (23.0%),
PSWC procured 15.84 lakh tonnes (12.3%) whereas PAIC was able to
procure 12.37 lakh tonnes (9.6 %) of paddy whereas the Central Government
agency FCI had procured 6.33 lakh tonnes (4.9%).
The spokesman added that District Sangrur with 15.29 lakh tonnes
of procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas district
Ludhiana with 15.23 lakh tonnes of procurement was at second slot
and District Patiala 12.99 lakh tonnes of procurement ranked at
third position.
The State Government has set up 1600 procurement centres and activated
its total machinery to ensure smooth procurement of paddy, the spokesman
added.
THREE NEW POLYTECHNICS FOR PUNJAB
Chandigarh November 11
Keeping in view to impart technical education to students of the
state, Punjab Government is going to set-up three more Polytechnics-one
each in the district Mansa, Faridkot and Mukatsar.
Disclosing this here today Chowdhary Swarna Ram, Technical Education
& Industrial Training Minister, Punjab said that a new polytechnic
is being set-up at Kotkapura in district Faridkot, at Breta in district
Mansa and another one at Fatuhi Khera in Mukatsar district. A sum
of Rs. 12.30 crore per polytechnic would be spent out of which Rs.
8 crore would be spent on civil works and Rs. 4.30 crore would be
spent on equipment, machinery, furniture, transport and learning
resource materials.
The Minister said that the emphasis would be given to enhance
hardware courses in electronic and electrical courses in these Polytechnics.
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