IEP Chandigarh, October 4

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday launched official jersey of Punjab Civil Secretariat Cricket Club, Chandigarh at his office here.

Patting the back of the club functionaries for their feats during recent tournaments, the Chief Minister reiterated the firm commitment of state government to restore the pristine glory of the state in field of sports. He said that strenuous efforts are already being made by the state in this regard. Bhagwant Mann unequivocally said that the state government has already enhanced the sports budget to build new stadiums at village level, from where the natural talent is produced but had been hitherto ignored. Talking about the sports extravaganza ‘Khedan Wattan Punjab Diyan’ started from August 29, he envisioned that these games will boost the sporting activity in state by channelising unbounded energy of the players in a positive direction.

Inspiring the club functionaries for their future endeavour, the Chief Minister promised all the logistic support for the club.

Notably, the official jersey of the club was sponsored by Aryan Group of Colleges, Rajpura. Amongst others who were present on the ocassion included Club President Satish Chander, Senior Vice President Gurpreet Singh, Chairman of Aryan Group of Colleges Dr. Anshu Kataria.

IEP CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 4      

     Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday constituted a four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to unravel the entire conspiracy of escape of Gangster Deepak Tinu from police custody in Mansa and to ensure effective and speedy investigation into this case.           The SIT comprises Inspector General of Police (IGP) Patiala range MS Chhina as Chairperson, while, three members include AIG Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Opinderjit Singh, SSP Mansa Gaurav Toora and DSP AGTF Bikramjeet Singh Brar. Station House Officer (SHO) Police Station City-1 Mansa shall offer complete assistance to the SIT, while, the SIT can also co-opt any other officer from Bathinda and Patiala Ranges for assistance.           DGP Gaurav Yadav apprised that investigations into this case are going on at full pace and several Police teams are on manhunt to nab the escapee.            Adopting a proactive approach, Punjab Police had immediately suspended and apprehended the errant Mansa CIA Incharge Pritpal Singh and First Information Report (FIR) was registered against him for dereliction in duty. The accused cop was also dismissed from the service under article 311.           The DGP said that the SIT will conduct a day-to-day investigation into this case and all persons against whom evidence comes on record will be arrested and a police report against them will be submitted in the concerned court of trial.           Meanwhile, the SIT has been directed to conclude the investigation in an expeditious manner.

IEP Chandigarh October 4

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state has arrested  Inspector PUNSUP Raman Gaud, posted at Barnala for accepting a bribe of Rs 25000.

In another case ex Sarpanch of village Ajnauda Khurd, Patiala for misappropriation in Panchayat funds to the tune of Rs 5.70 lakh.

Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the VB said Inspector PUNSUP has been nominated as an accused during the investigation of FIR No. 25/21 registered at VB police station Patiala. He informed that the allegations against him were that he along with another PUNSUP Inspector Pukhraj Singla had taken a bribe of Rs 25,000 from an Artiya for getting his bills cleared. In this case Pukhraj Singla had already been arrested. The VB team during the search has recovered an amount of Rs 3.40 lakh from him.

Further investigation in the case was under progress.

The spokesperson further added that in another case the VB Patiala Range has arrested Ex Sarpanch Sukhwinder Kaur of village Ajnauda Khurd, district Patiala on the allegations of embezzlement in Gram Panchayat funds amounting to Rs 5.70 lakh during her tenure. Further investigation in the case was under progress, he added.

IEP Chandigarh October 4

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau during its anti-corruption campaign on Tuesday, has registered a corruption case against Revenue Patwari Amirk Singh, posted in Revenue Halqa Palla Megha, district Ferozepur and his accomplish Jarnail Singh for demanding bribe of Rs 10,000 and 50,000 respectively.

Giving this information here today, a spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau (VB) said the accused Patwari and his accomplish has been booked under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act after the investigation report prepared on the basis of an online complaint lodged by a complainant Jagtar Singh of village Langiana, Ferozepur district on State Anti-Corruption Helpline. In this regard a FIR has been registered at VB Police Station Ferozepur.

Revealing the details, the spokesperson informed that the complainant has alleged in his complaint that the above mentioned Patwari and his middle man was demanding bribe for mutation of his land. In addition to this the complainant has submitted that the above mentioned private person has demanded Rs 50,000 as a bribe on behalf of Patwari to issue copies of mutation and girdawari of his ancestral land thereby he recorded the conversation on his phone. Further investigation in this case was under progress, he added.

In another case, the VB has registered a bribery case against Aman Masih, Reader to Tehsildar, Ferozpur and Surjit Singh, Circle Kanungo, Halqa Arifke, Ferozpur district.

Giving more details the spokesman informed that the complainant Angrej Singh, village Dulla Singh Wala, Ferozpur has lodged a complaint against the above mentioned accused on the toll-free anti-corruption helpline.

The complainant has alleged that the accused Reader has demanded Rs 20,000 for Tehsildar and Rs. 5000 for himself in lieu of executing the court orders to give him possession of his land. He further alleged that the above said Kanungo had not implemented the possession warrants in this case and in connived with the opposition party.

The spokesperson informed that in this regard a case has been registered after thorough investigation into the complaint under section 7 of prevention of corruption act and under section 420, 465, 466, 468, 471, 120-B of IPC at VB police station, Ferozpur. Further investigation in this case is under progress.

IEP Chandigarh, October 4

Haryana Cooperation Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal said that all the sugar mills of the state should make timely payments of cane. A target of crushing about 500 lakh quintals of sugarcane has been fixed during the current financial year. The crushing work of sugarcane in all the sugar mills of the State will start in the first week of November.

All the preparations for this must be completed by the end of October directed by the Minister while presiding over the review meeting of the officers of the Cooperative Federation today.

Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation Department, Sh. T.V.S.N Prasad, Managing Director, Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation and Managing Director, HAFED, Sh. A. Sreenivas, Managing Director, Haryana State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills, Captain Manoj Kumar along with officers of the Cooperative Department were present.

Dr. Banwari Lal said that the government has taken important decisions in the interest of farmers. There should not be any problem in ensuring the successful implementation of the same.

He said that the work of the micro irrigation scheme should be started through cooperative PACS. Apart from this, necessary arrangements should be made for ensuring proper electricity, water, toilets, canteen etc. in the rest houses for the convenience of the farmers.

Ensure repair and maintenance of sugar mills

The Minister gave strict directions to the officers of the department that repair and maintenance of all sugar mills of the state should be ensured in a time-bound manner so that no mill could be closed during the sugarcane crushing season this year.

He said that apart from increasing the capacity of sugar mills, special emphasis should be laid on setting up ethanol plants, and making other essential things like jaggery, Khand, candy etc. so that sugar mills can become self-reliant. Co-operative sugar mills should manufacture jaggery and make it available for sale at HAFED and VITA centres.

Dr. Banwari Lal said that apart from increasing the capacity of sugar mills, special attention should be paid to their maintenance and repair so as to avoid any mechanical fault. 

He further directed that the sugar mill should not be closed due to any valid technical reason. Arrangements for spare equipment should be made in advance. To increase the income of sugar mills more attention should also be paid to increasing the sales, directed the Minister. 

The cooperation department should move forward toward prosperity and economic stability

The Cooperation Minister said that the State Government endeavours for making the Cooperation Department prosperous and further make the department self-reliant. For this, emphasis is being laid on starting reform programmes.

He said that in order to make sugarcane seeds available to the farmers in sugar mills, it should be ensured that sugarcane farmers get themselves registered on the Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal. Besides this, inventory management should be prepared online for the availability and requirements of sugar mills so that all mills can get information about it. A WhatsApp group of all sugar mills should also be created, directed the Minister.

IEP Chandigarh, October 4

While swiftly working towards a zero-tolerance policy against corruption as adopted by Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, the State Vigilance Bureau, under its ongoing crusade against corruption has completed 18 enquiries during the month of July and the report of these enquiries has been sent to the Government.

Sharing more information here today, a spokesperson of the bureau said that in two enquiries, departmental action has been recommended against one gazetted officer and three non-gazetted officials. In one enquiry, the Bureau has recommended to register a criminal case along with departmental action against one non- gazette official, and in one enquiry, recommended a criminal case against one non- gazette official. Besides this, in one enquiry, the bureau has recommended cancelling the plots and action against plots owners as per the rule of Panchayati Raj Department.

        The spokesman said that on the basis of complaints and enquiries, the Bureau has also booked 48 government officials including 15 class-I officers, 10 class-II officers, 23 class-III employees and 12 private persons in 13 separate cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act and various sections of IPC.

He said that during the same period, 13 government officers and officials and 8 private persons were caught red-handed while taking illegal gratification ranging from Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 65,000.

Among those who were caught red-handed include Subhash Arora, resident of Vidya Nagar, Bhiwani while accepting illegal gratification of Rs 65,000 (Rs. 30,000 online mode and Rs. 35,000 cash), Rajender Soni, Executive Officer, M.C, Narwana, Jind district for accepting Rs 40,000, Ved Parkash, Superintendent, O/o DC, Sonipat for accepting Rs 20,000, Sunil Mehla Junior Engineer, HSVP, Panipat for accepting Rs 50,000 and Sumer Singh, Lineman/clerk UHBVN, Murthal, Sonipat for accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000.

Anil Kumar, Incharge, and Vinay Kumar, Computer Operator, Haryana Khadi Gram Udyog Board, Panipat were caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs 20,000. Similarly,  Raman Panwar, Old Housing Board Colony, Bhiwani  was caught while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 on behalf of Dinesh Kumar, L.A., State Pollution Control Board Bhiwani.

ASI Bijender, PS Farukhnagar and Lal Chand, residents of village Khera Kharrampur, District Gurugram were caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 20,000.

Somparkash, resident of Shiv Colony, Village Sahapura, Ballabgarh, district Faridabad was caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 14,000.  Head Constable, Sunil Police Post, Gwal Pahari Gurugram was caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 10,000.

Yusuf Khan, resident of village Mohadamka, PS Hathin, district Palwal was caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 10,000.  SI Krishan Kumar, Incharge Police Post, Sector 16 Faridabad and Udit Wadhwa, resident of Sector 17, Faridabad were caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 10,000.

Narender Kumar, Patwari, Halqa Bhajala, Tauru, Nuh and Dalip, residents of village Sundu were caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 9,000. Sunil, Halqa Patwari, Kandela, district Jind was caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 8,000. E/SI Satpal, PS City Mahendergarh was caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 7,000. 

Gagandeep, resident of village Manakpur, PS Sadar, Ambala was caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 4,500 and SI Anil Kumar, PS Jatusana, district Rewari was caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 4,000.