[Chandigarh]Capt Trying To Defuse Rift Among Top Brass Of Punjab Police, Capt Calls a Meeting Of Top Brass Of Punjab Police
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has called a meeting of all the state director general of police (DGPs) and additional director general of police (ADGPs) tomorrow , Agenda of the meeting is not disclosed.yet
The chief minister’s meeting with the top officials of the police assumes significance in the wake of some serious allegations levelled by a senior IPS officer against two DGPs in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on April 6.
The meeting will be attended by Director General of Police Suresh Arora (chief of police force), DGP (Intelligence) Dinkar Gupta and DGP (HRD) Siddharth Chattopadhyaya.
Chattopadhyaya, in an application before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, had accused Arora and Gupta of trying to drag him in a suicide case of the son of a former president of a century-old charitable-cum-educational body Chief Khalsa Dewan.
Chattopadhyaya had also accused the two DGP rank officers of “targeting” him in order to “disable” him from conducting inquiry to look into the complicity of SSP Moga Raj Jit Singh and a dismissed Inspector in a drug trafficking case.
The DGP (HRD) is leading a special investigation team constituted by the high court to investigate the role of SSP Moga and a dismissed police inspector in the case.
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Capt Tries To Defuse Rift Among Top Brass Of Punjab Police
Capt Seeks Imputs From Parties For Pollution
[Chd,Pb] Capt Seeks Imputs From Parties For Pollution
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said the state government would soon convene an all-party meeting to deliberate on ways to check the menace of noise pollution caused by loudspeakers and public address system.
The chief minister said the issue was a matter of grave public concern and warranted a serious discussion.
Expressing concern over the implications of noise pollution, the chief minister said the norms on the issue were being flouted blatantly, especially in the case of DJs at social functions, which result in inconvenience and disturbance to students.
This issue was raised by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Aman Arora in the Assembly
The chief minister had earlier authorised Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa to reply on the call attention on noise pollution.
Pb Govt To Provide 300 Units Free Elctricity To Freedom Fighters
[Chd,Pb] Pb Govt To Provide 300 Units Free Elctricity To Freedom Fighters
Capt Amarinder singh reiterating his Govt’s commitment to freedom fighters’ welfare ,said that the State Government had decided to provide 300 units of free electricity to freedom fighters.He said that The Congress government, was also giving one out-of-turn tubewell connection each to the freedom fighters, besides exempting them from payment of toll taxes on the State Highways.
In response to a question by Budhlada MLA Budh Ram regarding bus travel facility for freedom fighters, the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh informed the House that the state government was already providing free bus travel facility to the freedom fighters in Punjab Government buses.
Facility of free bus travel in AC and Non-AC buses run by the state government was being provided to the freedom fighters and also to widows of deceased freedom fighters. After the death of his widow, a deceased freedom fighter’s unmarried unemployed daughter was eligible to get this facility, he said, adding that even attendants of freedom fighters were allowed free travel facility in state government buses while accompanying them.
Pb Govt to Probe Live Streming Of Assembly’s Unrest
[Chd,Pb] Punjab Govt Directed to Probe Live Streming Of Assembly’s Proceedings
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh on Thursday ordered a probe into the reported live streaming of proceedings of the House on social media by some opposition members,
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh expressed grave concern over the violation of the Assembly rules, Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi sought an inquiry into the matter, to which the Speaker agreed.
While directing all members to strictly adhere to the Assembly Conduct Rules, Speaker cited Rule 90 which states that all members should switch off their mobiles or other communication devices which they were carrying on their person before entering the House.
The issue was earlier highlighted by the media after reports of LIP MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains live-streaming the House proceedings on Wednesday.
Speaker Rana KP Singh
Punjab Cabinet Regularises 7K Unauthorised Colonies
[Chd,Pb]Punjab Cabinet Regularises 7K Unauthorised Colonies
The bill for regularisation of unauthorised colonies, plots and buildings is all set to be presented in the upcoming budget session of the Vidhan Sabha, following the go-ahead by the Punjab Cabinet here today,
It will also pave the way for the formulation of a comprehensive policy for regularisation of these colonies and plots or buildings across the state,Cabinet was chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
There are at present around 7,000 illegal colonies, of which 5,000 were located outside the MC limits, As per spokesperson,no registration of the illegal colonies would be allowed.
It would give an opportunity to those colonisers or residents who had failed to apply for either getting their unauthorised colonies .
The RWA can also submit an application for regularisation of the colony to the concerned authority under the provisions of the bill.
Punjab Budget Tomorrow,Drug +Sand May Storm Session
[Chd,Pb]Punjab Budget Tomorrow,Drug +Sand May Storm Session
The budget session of the Punjab Assembly, commencing tomorrow,
Opposition AAP and SAD geared up to Hammer Congress government with several issues, including farmers suicides, unemployment and drug trade.
The ruling Congress expected to use AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s recent apology to former Akali minister Bikram Singh Majithia for the drug allegations and subsequent rumblings in the party.
Even as the floor strategy of the main opposition AAP will be cynosure during the budget session, especially after the rise of the dissenting voices within the party following Kejriwal’s apology to Majithia, the AAP members exuded confidence to corner the Amarinder Singh government for its alleged failure on all fronts.
Meanwhile, the ruling members may use Kejriwal’s apology to snub the AAP and the Sepcial Task Force (STF) “findings” against Majithia to corner the Akalis.
The budget is likely to be presented on March 24, Vidhan Sabha sources said adding that the session will begin with the governor’s address tomorrow and likely to end on March 28.
Less Then10% Illegal Encroacment Removed In Punjab
[Chd,Pb] Less Then 10% Illegal Encroacment Removed In Punjab:
As per Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot total 31000 acres of land would be freed from illegal encroachment
The Forest and Wildlife Preservation Minister, Punjab, Dharamsot has said that as of now, a total of 31000 acres of forest land is under illegal encroachments out of which legal cases are going on concerning 21000 acres while 2000 acres has been freed from illegal encroachments.
The department has set a target of freeing 10000 acres from the illegal encroachments till May-June this year. The land which has been freed from the illegal encroachments falls in Sri Muktsar Sahib, Bathinda, Ferozpur, Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Sangrur, Ludhiana, Rupnagar, Nawanshahar, Amritsar and Gurdaspur.
Capt Announces Rs.162 cr of Various Projects for Shahkot,Nakodar
[Nakodar,Jalandhar,Chd]Capt Announces Rs.162 cr of Develoment Projects for Shahkot,Nakodar
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced infrastructure project worth Rs. 113 crore for Shahkot area and another Rs 49 crore for Nakodar as part of his government’s development agenda for Jalandhar district.
The Chief Minister made the announcements during his visit to the region for distribution of debt waiver certificates to farmers.
For Shahkot, the government has allocated
Rs. 15 crore for a new Government Degree College at Village Sarangwal, besides
Rs. 30 crore for special repair of 280 Km of Link Roads.
Another Rs. 20 crore has been set aside for development works in 232 villages of Shahkot, Lohian and Mehatpur Blocks,
In addition, a sum of Rs. 11 crore has been assigned for the development of Mandis to provide better facilities to the farmers in the procurements season, said the Chief Minister, also announced Rs. 8 crore for bifurcation of 14 Multiple Village Water Supply
Schemes.
Among the other major projects for Sahkot are
completion of Sewage Treatment at Shahkot (Rs. 5 Crore),
new Bridge at Jakopur,
Village Lohian (Rs. 8.5 Crore) and
Flood Protection Works along Satluj River (Rs. 4 Crore).
The Chief Minister also announced a grant of Rs 4 crore for school infrastructure and an equal amount to Nagar Panchayat Shahkot, Nagar Panchayat
Mehatpur and Nagar Panchayat Lohian. He further disclosed that renovation of the Milk Chilling Centre at Shahkot will be undertaken at Rs. 2.5
Crore.
For Nakodar, the grants announced by the Chief Minister include Rs. 24 crore for repair of 289 Km of Link Roads, Rs. 9 crore for development of 34 Mandis, Rs 1 crore for widening of 6 Bridges on Rural Roads and Rs. 15 crore for repair of Pahgwara–Nakodar Road.
Captain Amarinder reiterated his government’s commitment to bringing the state’s development back on track, and asserted that paucity of funds will not be allowed to hold back such works.
Sidhu Raises Red Flag To Recuitment Process In Punjab
[Chd,Pb] Sidhu Raises Red Flag To Halt Recuitment Process
After Receiving Complaint about discrepancies in recruitment at Shivalik College of Nursing, Naya Nangal
Local Government Minister,Navjot Singh Sidhu immediately ordered halt to the entire recruitment process
and Chief Vigilance Officer has been directed to probe matter within 15 days
A test was conducted by Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar regarding recruitment at Shivalik College of Nursing, Naya Nangal. The result was declared recently and the recruitment was to be based on this result.
Mr. Sidhu also disclosed that complaints were also received during the tenure of the previous government when Panjab University conducted a test regarding recruitment to government departments. He also said that taking any complaint seriously he has decided to go in for comprehensive probe into the entire matter so as to keep the faith of candidates intact in recruitment process to the government departments. He reiterated that there should be no doubt in the mind of any candidate concerning full justice being done in the case.
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