[Chd,Pb] Akalis to Sound Bugle for Mission 2019 on August 19
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) would start campaigning for the 2019 general elections from August 19.
The party will hold its first election rally at Pipli in Haryana,
According to SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, “The party would sound the poll bugle for Lok Sabha elections with its first election rally at Pipli on August 19.”
This was decided at a meeting held with the district party observers from Haryana,
He said that Sharanjit Singh Sotha, the party president of the Haryana unit, as well as the party’s women wing president in the state, Ravinder Kaur Ajrana, presented a report in the meeting which was approved by all the observers.
SAD leader Sikandar Singh Maluka has already been appointed as the observer for Rajasthan to accelerate the party activities in the poll-bound state,
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Akalis to Sound Bugle for Mission 2019 From “Pipli”on August 19
ECI Banned Exit Polls and Issued Prohibition Protocol
[Chd,Delhi]ECI Banned Exit Polls and Issued Prohibition Protocol
The Election Commission today banned exit polls between May 26 and May 28 in the poll bound states of India including the Assembly constituency -32 Shahkot bye-poll.
Display of any election matter including results of any opinion poll or any other poll survey in any electronic media is prohibited during the period 48 hours,
The Election Commission of India [ECI]also issued extensive guidelines to the District Election Officer Jalandhar to ensure prohibitions during the period of 48 hours (5 pm on May 26, 2018) ending with hours fixed for conclusion of poll in Shahkot to be held on May 28, 2018.
As per Chief Electoral Officer Punjab, Dr. S Karuna Raju advertisement being published in the newspapers on May 27 and 28, 2018 requires prior permission or certification from the ECI,
3 Including Woman Arrested with 110 Gram Heroin in Pb
[Fatehgarh Sahib,Pb] Three Including Woman Arrested with 110 Gram Heroin in Punj
The Punjab Police today claimed to have busted a gang of drug peddlers with the arrest of three persons, including a woman, near Sirhind.
They used to supply heroin to people in the rural areas and to youngsters,
Arrested were identified as
Princedeep Singh alias Prince resident of Badali Ala Singh,
Gurinder Singh alias Dara resident of Railon and
a woman,
Cong MP Stood out in Lok Sabha For Rollback of GST On”Langar”
[New Delhi]Cong MP Stood out in Lok Sabha For Rollback of GST On “Langar”
Congress MP from Amrtisar Gurjeet Singh Aujla stood out in the Lok Sabha today.
Amid the din in the House with AIADMK members demanding immediate constitution of the Cauvery Water Management Board, Aujla made many heads turn with the colourful message printed on his white Kurta.
The Golden Temple in Amritsar, which is the holiest of all Sikh shrines, runs one of the largest community kitchens in the world feeding freshly cooked food to 50,000 devotees on weekdays and over one lakh on weekends and festivals.
The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which manages all gurdwaras, has been urging the Centre to exempt the free kitchens at the Golden Temple and other Sikh shrines from the purview of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Earlier, union food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal had also urged Jaitley to exempt all purchases made by the SGPC for the langar service from the GST.
After implementation of the Goods and Service Tax (GST), the Golden Temple reportedly shelled out over Rs two crore extra in 2017 as GST for purchasing ration for the ‘langar’.
Under the new GST Act, there is a provision for exemption to institutions and businesses on the recommendation of the GST Council.Punjab Govt has already waived its share of GST On Langar
Balkar Singh Sandhu[63] Unanimously Elected as Ludhiana Mayor
[Ldh,Pb] Balkar Singh Sandhu Elected as Ludhiana Mayor
Balkar Singh Sandhu (63) was today unanimously elected as the sixth mayor of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation.
councillor Sandhu’s name was proposed by councillor Mamta Aashu and was backed by all Congress members,
The Congress has 62 members in the House of 95 councillors.
Sham Sunder Malhotra and
Sarabjit Kaur (both of the Congress)
were also unanimously elected as senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor
Earlier, Divisional Commissioner (Patiala) B K Meena presided over the swearing-in ceremony.
The elections to the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation were held on February 24 and the results were declared on February 27.
Sufi Singer Pyare Lal Of “Wadali Bros”Fame Dies
[Amritsar,Pb]Sufi Singer Pyare Lal Of Wadali Bros Fame Dies
Pyare Lal Wadali, the one half of famous Punjabi Sufi singing duo Wadali Brothers, died of heart attack today at a private hospital He was 75.
Wadali with his elder brother Puran Chand Wadali sang popular hits such as
‘Tu maane yaa na maane’ and
Tanu Weds Manu’s ‘Rangrez mere’.
He was admitted to the hospital on Monday but could not be revived.
The singer is survived by wife, two sons and three daughters.
Wadali was honoured with several state and national level awards along with his elder brother.
Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh & Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal also condoled the singer’s death.
Punjab’s Dy CM Sukhbir Calls AAP a Tomfoolery
[Chandigarh,Punjab] Punjab’s Dy CM Sukhbir Calls AAP a Tomfoolery
Sukhbir Singh Badal Accuses AAP of “Befooling” People of Punjab
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Badal today accused AAP of “befooling” people of Punjab on SYL canal issue in order to secure votes in the wake of 2017 assembly polls.
Sukhbir said in a statement .”Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led Delhi government is indulging in deceitful tactics by stating it wanted water for Delhi but leaving it to Punjab and Haryana to fight over the SYL canal,”
He said filing of affidavits in the Supreme Court was nothing but a “political ploy to befool” Punjabis and secure their votes in the 2017 assembly elections.
The Delhi government has in its revised affidavit filed in the Supreme Court said it is only concerned about continuing to get its share of river waters as per the 1976 notification.
“This notification led to the construction of the SYL canal. So effectively the Delhi government wants water to flow through this canal even though it has present water supply arrangement with Haryana”,
Asking Kejriwal to end this “double game”, Badal said “you cannot keep playing cat and mouse forever. Punjabis just want you to answer a simple question. Are you in favour of construction of the SYL canal or not? This answer will determine whether you are in favour of the Punjabi farmer or against him”,
Sukbir said Kejriwal first claimed that he was against construction of the SYL canal when on a visit to Sultanpur Lodhi in Punjab.
Kejriwal, however, on reaching Delhi took a U turn and said everyone should get water, meaning his native State Haryana should get water from the SYL canal,
The SAD president said if the AAP government was really sincere towards Punjabi farmers it should pass a resolution in its assembly supporting the stand taken by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on the SYL canal.
Dy CM Badal,Making Mockery of CM Kejriwal’s Punjab Tour,Calls It “Nautanki”
[Ludhiana,Punjab]Kejriwal doing drama: Dy CM Badal
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today lashed out at Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal describing his five day ongoing visit to the state as “Nautanki” (drama).
“Kejriwal did not bother to visit Haryana where he belongs to when the state is burning because of Jat reservation agitation,” Sukhbir said adding in Punjab he is “shedding crocodile tears” at the houses of some farmers who committed suicides years ago.
He alleged the Kejriwal government has “totally failed” in Delhi where they had only spent or earmarked crores of money for self advertisement programmes.
Kejriwal had promised to install 2 lakh CCTV cameras for safety of the city there but had installed only two hundred of them, Sukhbir alleged.
“Now he is trying to be fool the people of Punjab in the name of Aam Admi of whom he was least bothered,” Sukhbir said.
Sukhbir said that he was neither “panicky” nor did he “lack confidence” in suggesting that Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal would lead the Akali BJP alliance at the next state assembly elections and form the government.”Working under Badal s leadership was like a lesson at Harvard University,” Sukhbir said.
He also scotched all rumours of any break in the Akali BJP alliance and described it as as an alliance for the state which would never see any divorce.
In Chandigarh, SAD Secretary and Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema alleged that the language used by Kejriwal against the Akalis is “highly derogatory, condemnable and amounts to a personal attack” on each and every worker of the Shiromani Akali Dal.
Had Kejriwal been little bit aware of the Akali/Sikh history he would not have “committed this blunder” of calling the “real lions” as “gidders” (wolfs), he said.
Cheema told Kejriwal to stop using such “insulting, abusive and inflammatory” language and urged him to tender an unconditional public apology.
Making mockery of Kejriwal’s claim on “removing corruption” from Punjab if AAP is voted to power within two months, the SAD leader said that it was surprising that “corruption” was “flourishing” under his government in Delhi and “surpassed even the previous record” but he is making “tall and hollow” promises to Punjabis only to lure them to vote for the AAP.
Kejriwal has asked Punjab Govt TO Waive Farmers Loan
Capt. Amarinder Warns SAD Govt.For Heritage “KUA”University
[Amritsar,Punjab]Capt. Amarinder Warns SAD Govt.For Amritsar’sHeritage Khalsa University
Congress Chief Captain Amarinder Singh today claimed Majithia family is trying to “usurp and dilute” the heritage status of the Khalsa College here by converting it into a private university and asked the state government not to use its “brute majority” to take steps favouring the move.If They Do It Through Aact Then Congress government will repeal the act in 2017 and restore the heritage status of the college,”
Notably, the Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) had announced to set up Khalsa University Amritsar (KUA) to provide “quality education” to students.
The Governing council, led by KCGC President Satyajit Singh Majithia, has come under fire after it proposed to set up a Khalsa University Amritsar.
“Khalsa College is the part of our great heritage and history and not the private property of the Majithias to be usurped”, he alleged.
Recalling his family’s and his personal association with the Khalsa College, Amritsar, the former Punjab Chief Minister said, while his grandfather Maharaja Bhupinder Singh and father Maharaja Yadvinder Singh were its chancellors from 1927 to 1952, he was himself its Chancellor between 1972 and 1978.
“It is not me or my family alone, every Punjabi has a sentimental association with Khalsa College, which is one of the exceptional symbols of our great and glorious heritage and the Majithias for their petty interests are trying to usurp it which will not be allowed at any cost,”
Punjab Native,Victim Flyer Of Indigo Airline Freed By Delhi Court
[New Delhi] Victim Flyer Of Indigo Airlines Freed By Delhi Court Court,
He Was Allegedly caught with live bullet at IGI airport
The Flyer was arrested by the airport authorities in 2013 after a security officer of Indigo airlines at the IGI airport lodged a complaint against him
A Delhi court has spared a man the jail term for carrying a live cartridge in the form of a key ring in his luggage at the domestic wing of Indira Gandhi International Airport , saying he did not intend to use it for any unlawful purpose.
The court, while acquitting the man, also said that no firearm was recovered from his possession and culpability of the accused has not been proved.
Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma said”The court, after careful scrutiny of the evidence, does not see any evidence showing culpability of accused… it can be said that accused never intended to use the cartridge for any illegal purpose but kept the same for using it as a key ring.
Accordingly the accused is acquitted for the offence charged for,” .
The magistrate also said that the prosecution could not show if he meant to use it illegally.
The court said.”Further, nowhere in the examination of witnesses it has come that the accused intended to use that cartridge for any illegal purpose. Also no arm has been recovered from him of which the cartridge can be used. A person cannot use cartridge without any arm. No recovery of any arm or revolver has been effected from the accused,”
.The accused man, a Punjab native, was charged of offences under section 25 of Arms Act.
According to the prosecution, on October 6, 2013 at Terminal 1D of the domestic airport, one live cartridge of 50AE was found from the baggage of the accused without any licence in contravention of Section 3 of Arms Act, 1959 and therefore he was charged for the above-mentioned offence.
In his testimony, the security officer of Indigo airlines said he was informed by DIAL securities that a suspicious object was detected from the baggage of the accused. He reached the boarding gate and stopped the passenger.
When his check-in baggage was inspected by DIAL security, the bullet was recovered from him, after which the officer made a complaint to police.
The accused had pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.
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