IEP CHANDIGARH/FATEHGARH SAHIB, October 2       

    As part of the ongoing war against drugs launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Fatehgarh Sahib Police has busted an inter-state pharmaceutical drug cartel with the arrest of a Haryana resident after recovering 2.51 lakh Pharma opioids from his possession.           Disclosing this, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Anti-Gangster Task Force-cum-Ropar Range Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that the arrested accused has been identified as Ranjit Goswami, Batra Colony in Sonipat, Haryana. The Police have recovered 2,37,000 tablets of Alprazolam and 14,400 of the Pyeevon Spas capsules from his KIA car, in which he was smuggling drugs from Haryana, he added.           This is the third such inter-state pharmaceutical drug racket busted by the Fatehgarh Sahib district Police in less than three months. Earlier, Fatehgarh Sahib Police had recovered as many as 7 lakh tablets/capsules of Pharma opioids on July 14, 2022, while, 1.17 lakh tablets/capsules of Pharma opioids were recovered on September 4, 2022.           DIG Gurpreet Bhullar said that following a tip-off Police teams from CIA Sirhind and Police Station Khamano laid a special checking at Khamano and stopped a KIA car bearing registration number HR10AJ9791, which was being driven by accused Ranjit Goswami. During checking of the car, the police teams have recovered a huge quantity of pharma opioids, he said.           SSP Fatehgarh Sahib Dr Ravjot Grewal said that during preliminary investigations, it has come to light that the arrested accused is into the transport business in Delhi and Amritsar. The accused has confessed that he has been supplying pharma opioids in Punjab for the last few years and most of his customers are in Moga and Ludhiana, she said.           She said that the police have procured three days police remand of the accused person after producing him in the court and further investigations are on.           Meanwhile, FIR No 131 has been registered under section 22(c) of the NDPS Act at Police Station Fatehgarh Sahib.  

IEP CHANDIGARH/RUPNAGAR, October 2

The decisive war against anti-social elements launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has dealt a major blow to Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) backed drone-based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) terror-module after Rupnagar Police have apprehended its two operatives from Chamkaur Sahib area, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

The terror module is being operated by Canada-based terrorist/gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala, who is a close associate of KTF’s Canada-based chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Those arrested have been identified as Veeja Singh alias Gagan alias Gaggu of village Chand Nava in Moga and Ranjodh Singh alias Jyoti of village Ganji Gulab Singh Wala in Moga. The Police have also recovered two illicit weapons including a .22 bore revolver and .32 bore pistol along with 21 live cartridges from their possession.

The development came four days after the Ferozepur Police had recovered one sophisticated AK-47 assault rifle along with two magazines and 60 live cartridges from a pinpointed location at the paddy fields of village Arifke in Ferozepur. Investigations revealed that the consignment was dropped using a drone on the directions of Terrorist/Gangster Arsh Dala, and was intended to be retrieved by Veeja Singh and Ranjodh Singh from Arifke village.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that after the recovery of the weapons from Ferozepur, an intelligence-led operation was launched across the state to nab the accused persons, and on a reliable inputs, Rupnagar Police have managed to arrest both the accused persons from Chamkaur Sahib area during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.

He said that during preliminary investigations, arrested persons have confessed that they had gone to Arifke village to retrieve this consignment on directions of Terrorist/Gangster Arsh Dala but couldn’t find it, and later, it was recovered by the Ferozepur Police on the information of a field owner.

“Both accused have also confessed to having received few drone-based weapon consignments to further deliver them at specific locations as directed by Canada-based Terrorist/Gangster Arsh Dala, which was further to be used for major target killings to disturb communal harmony of the state,” said the DGP.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rupnagar Sandeep Garg said that further investigations are on and more arrests are expected soon.

Meanwhile, FIR no 74 dated 2.10.22 has been registered under section 153A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Chamkaur Sahib.

BOX: PROCESS IS ON TO EXTRADITE GANGSTER ARSH DALA

Canada-based Arsh Dala, a native of Dala village in Moga, is a notorious gangster turned terrorist involved in various criminal activities in Punjab and abroad, and is most wanted by the Punjab Police. His involvement had also emerged in various targeted killings that took place in the Border state of Punjab, besides, in cases of supplying militant hardware including RDX, IEDs, AK-47 and other arms and ammunition to modules in the state after getting them imported from Pakistan.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the process is on to extradite Arsh Dala from Canada and soon he will be brought to India. Notably, the Red Corner Notice against Arsh Dala has already been issued in May 2022.

IEP Rajkot (Gujarat), October 2

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today asserted that winds of change are witnessing in Gujarat and people of the state will script new success story after polls.

Interacting with the media here while presenting guarantee of maintenance of Cow, the Chief Minister, accompanied by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister said that people of Gujarat are confronting same problems as were witnessed in Punjab prior to 2022 polls. He said that Gujarat is facing severe agriculture crisis, schools and hospitals are in shambles and the situation of roads are in pitiable situation, a situation which was in Punjab before 2022 polls. Bhagwant Mann said that the situation can change only if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is voted to power.

Slamming the Congress and BJP, the Chief Minister said that both the parties are two sides of same coin. He said that despite of being worst victim of operation lotus the Congress has supported BJP’s anti-democratic stand in the ongoing session of the state assembly. Bhagwant Mann said that once it was Congress (I) but now it is Congress (BJP) as both the parties have connived with each other to plunder people and wealth of state.

Listing the several path breaking initiatives of the Aam Aadmi Government in Punjab, the Chief Minister said that from July 1 onwards the Punjab government has provided 600 units of free power to people in every bill cycle. He said that as a result of this around 50 lakh households out of total 72.66 lakh, which was roughly 68.71 %of total) have got zero power bill in the month of September. Likewise, Bhagwant Mann said that more than 17,000 government jobs have been given to the youth in last six months.

Similarly the Chief Minister said that his government is against the exploitative contractual system of jobs due to which they had started process of regularising services of more than 30,000 contractual employees in state. Bhagwant Mann said that he has launched anti-corruption helpline after which corrupt elements are being put behind the bars. He said that only an honest government can take such path breaking and pro-people initiatives

The Chief Minister said that in order to tackle the menace of stray cattle efficaciously, the state government is strengthening the Gau Sewa Commission. He said that the motive is to reduce the fatalities due to accidents caused by stray cattle on one hand and to ensure proper upkeeps of cow on the other. Bhagwant Mann said that efforts are afoot to ensure judicious utilisation of cow cess for welfare of cattle.

IEP Chandigarh, October 2

Haryana’s wrestlers gave a stellar performance in the ongoing 36th National Games in Gujarat.  A total of 9 medals were at stake in the wrestling matches today, out of which Haryana players secured 6 medals for the state.  Players won 3 Gold, 2 Silver, and 1 Bronze medals.

Daughters of Haryana showed their strength
Haryana’s daughters showed their robust performance in the wrestling matches held on Sunday and won two gold medals for Haryana.  In the 53 kg weight category, Haryana’s anteem won the gold medal by defeating Priyanshi Prajapat of Madhya Pradesh.  At the same time, Mansi of Haryana won the gold medal by defeating Neetu of Chandigarh in the 57 kg weight category freestyle wrestling.

 Apart from this, Satish of Haryana won the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 130 kg weight category.  Similarly, Sagar of Haryana made the state proud by winning a silver medal in the 74 kg weight category freestyle wrestling and Vikas in the 60 kg weight category Greco-Roman wrestling.

 Apart from these, Sanjeet of Haryana won a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in the 86 kg weight category.

Games will continue till October 12

 In the 36th National Games, sports teams from Haryana and the Indian Armed Forces are witnessing tough competition.  The players and coaches of Haryana are hoping that Haryana becomes the overall champion of these games which will continue till October 12, 2022.

The sports included in these games are Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Beach Sports, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Lawn Ball, Mallakhamba, Netball, rowing, rugby sevens, shooting, soft tennis, softball, squash, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu, and yoga.

IEP Chandigarh, October 2

The Health and Family Welfare Minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra has ordered a four member enquiry committee to submit its report on the tragic incident that happened at Pathankot civil hospital by this Tuesday.

          The Health and Family Welfare Minister Punjab Chetan Singh Jauramajra had constituted a four member committee comprising Dr. Raj Kumar- District Family Welfare officer, Dr. Vandana Kundal- Deputy Medical Commissioner, Dr. Harnavneet-Gynaecologist, Dr. Bindu Gupta- SMO,  to conduct this inquiry.  This committee has been ordered to submit their inquiry report by October 4.

          The Health Minister said that any laxity on part of the staff members of the department would not be tolerated. Ever since he has taken charge as Health Minister, strict instructions from his side have been issued to the staff to behave politely with the patients to ensure that the general public do not face any inconvenience while getting services at government hospitals, said Jauramajra.

He reiterated that stern action will be taken against the negligent staff if found to be guilty in this inquiry.

          Mr. Jauramajra said that there is already a provision for punishment according to the service rules for those government employees who are negligent or act responsible while serving. He said that appropriate disciplinary action would be taken against that person whosoever would be found guilty in the Pathankot case.

IEP Chandigarh, October 2

 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal, with his visionary approach toward Good Governance has evolved as an epitome of change. His efforts to bring about a change in power and politics while ensuring transparency at various levels have established him as a great leader over the years.  Haryana Governor, Sh. Bandaru Dattatreya, while addressing as the Chief Guest at the function, addressed him as the real champion of change in Haryana.
The Champion of Change selection committee headed by Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Former Chairman of the Human Rights Commission, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan presented the first ‘Champion of Change Haryana 2021 Award’ to Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal. Other members of the selection committee include Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra, Advocate Nandan Kr Jha, well-known media personality Dr. Ved Pratap Vaidik, and Former Ambassador, Dayakar Ratakkonda.
Haryana Governor, Sh. Bandaru Dattatreya was present as the Chief Guest and Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal as a special guest in a programme organized in Chandigarh today.
Haryana Governor, Sh. Bandaru Dattatreya, in his address said that Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has dedicated his entire life to the service of society and in the last eight years, he has worked with transparency. He added that he has been a pioneer in establishing good governance in the state. A new era has ushered in. Revolutionary step to curb corruption and ensure the benefits of the government schemes to the last person standing in a queue in a transparent manner is highly commendable. He added that in a true sense the Chief Minister has fulfilled the dream of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
In Haryana, unprecedented work has been done in sports, education, agriculture, health, products, social justice and empowerment, and infrastructural development. The credit for this goes to the Chief Minister and his team as well as the people of Haryana who have always supported the Chief Minister.
He said that Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi is the biggest champion of change .He has taken the country to new heights and thus with his love and blessings, the Chief Minister has played the role of investment catalyst.
He said that social change has also started in the state under the guidance of the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal. Extending best wishes to the award winners of Champion of Change Haryana 2021, he said that this award is not for your own self, but for the society and region for which you have worked. He added that winners are the real heroes of positive change.
*Farmers will also get the Champion of Change Award*
Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that today is a day of pride for us and the Interactive Forum on Indian Economy is also doing commendable work in last few years. On this occasion, the Chief Minister announced that the progressive farmer who will make ten farmers like himself will be honoured with the Champion of Change Award next year.
The Chief Minister said that some people come to politics to enjoy power, but they have entered politics with the spirit of public service and in the future, more new schemes will be made to increase the ease of living and happiness index of the people of the state. 25 personalities of Haryana, who was honoured with the Champion of Change Haryana 2021 award for doing excellent work in the field of sports, education, agriculture, health, social welfare, music, and culture media. Rajya Sabha MP, Kartikeya Sharma, Para Olympian, Deepa Malik, Olympian, Neeraj Chopra, Singer Richa Sharma, Actor Yashpal Sharma, Cricketer Virender Sehwag, Wrestler Babita Phogat andĺ her father Mahavir Singh Phogat, Kanwal Singh Chauhan, Sumit Antil, Kr Nitu Ghanghas, Lt Col Randeep Hundal, Dr. Naveen Bhamri, Pradeep Mohanty, Rupesh Pandey, Sunil Bansal, Nauksham Chaudhary, Rahul Kale, Ritesh Rawal, Karnail Singh Cheema, Dr. Gayathri Vasudevan, Mohammad Habib, Amit Kumar, Dr. S.V. Anchan, Dr. Vivek Ummat and Ashok Bharti.
Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Olympian, Neeraj Chopra, and cricketer Virender Sehwag joined the programme through video conferencing.