Discovering center path
Chandigarh: An FIR in opposition to a girl IAS officer and function of one other IAS officer within the PSIEC land allotment rip-off has put the CM Bhagwant Mann-led AAP authorities in a catch-22 state of affairs. Because the IAS Officers’ Affiliation is up in arms in opposition to the registration of an FIR in opposition to the officer, the political dispensation tyring to finda the center path, lest its anti-corruption narrative shouldn’t be punctured. The truth is, officers have pooled cash to combat a authorized battle in case the necessity arises. A senior official mentioned the PSIEC rip-off must be dealt with by a judicial fee. By doing so, the political dispensation may borrow time until the 2024 Common Elections and the Babus would relax.
Out of sync with instances
Pathankot: It’s excessive time that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann places his PR equipment in sync with the instances. The federal government’s choice to maintain the native media away from the Make investments Punjab summit in Pathankot was met with anger and annoyance. A lot of his personal officers claimed that the press was not invited lest the world get to know that scores of Pathankot’s industrial items had already shifted to Kathua (J&Okay) and Dhamtaal (HP) due to a greater working setting and tax rebates. “This may have absolutely sullied the federal government’s fame of being business-friendly,” quipped an officer.
Bizman has everybody in splits
Gurdaspur: A Gurdaspur-based businessman had everyone in splits on the Make investments Punjab summit. “The Congress regime had began a single-window system to clear tasks. Once I went to get a clearance, I noticed no less than 50 extra home windows opening behind the single-window. In all these home windows I may see officers ready for his or her palms to be greased. And in every of those home windows I stared outdoors solely to seek out my very own madness and stupidity at having utilized for a licence. I hope AAP opens a greater window than the Congress,” he mentioned.
Good-looking reward provided
Muktsar: Jagmeet Singh Jagga, a resident of Muktsar, who’s working a marketing campaign searching for legalisation of poppy cultivation within the state, has introduced Rs 1 crore prize for individuals who inform him the antagonistic results of opium on human well being. AAP chief Jagga, whose spouse is a municipal councillor, held rallies in the course of the Maghi Mela on this regard underneath the banner of the Insaaf Workforce Punjab.
3 ‘well-off’ farmers hand over subsidy
Muktsar: Simply three farmers have given up the ability subsidy on their tubewell connections previously six years within the Muktsar energy circle comprising six divisions —Muktsar, Gidderbaha, Malout, Badal, Abohar and Fazilka—having practically 1.10 lakh tubewell connections. These three farmers are former PCC chief Sunil Kumar Jakhar (now a BJP chief), his nephew ex-chairman of Punjab State Farmers’ Fee Ajay Vir Jakhar and former Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal (now a BJP chief). In June 2017, then Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had appealed to all well-off farmers to surrender the ability subsidy on their tubewell connections.
Honouring newspaper hawkers
Ferozepur: Newspaper hawkers, who work virtually the complete yr, braving the inclement climate situations had been supplied new bicycles and jackets by the district administration. In all, 50 hawkers had been felicitated in an initiative taken by Ferozepur Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Dhiman. Whereas folks from different walks of life are sometimes honoured, these hawkers are ignored however the truth that they work relentlessly.