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CHANDIGARH: Status symbols flaunted by senior IPS officers in the form of big cavalcades could be history soon. Punjab DGP NPS Aulakh has decided to clip the wings of these IPS officers by asking them to cut down on the number of cars. He thinks this could be the immediate contribution of the department to address the concern of finance minister Manpreet Badal about the worsening fiscal condition of the state.

To know the exact number of vehicles attached to various IPS officers, he has asked all the HoDs to submit the monthly report of the resources used for the upkeep and daily functioning of the official cars.

Other than this, he has asked for details about the manpower allotted to various IPS officers.

The DGP called a meeting of all the HoDs on Friday, who are mainly posted at police headquarters, asking them to return if they have more than the stipulated number of vehicles and manpower.

This comes in the wake of various complaints to the DGP and to other authorities of misuse of official resources by the IPS officers. “Our main aim is to enlist official vehicles and manpower, which are unofficially attached to various officers,” said the DGP. But what he apparently forgets is that he himself has eight vehicles in his cavalcade, the highest in number.
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CHANDIGARH: It will not be easy for CBI sleuths to take the Moga sex scandal case to its logical end. Sources said it was not one but five cases which were handed over to the CBI. They said these were registered under various charges, including rape and corruption.

Two woman complainants, on whose statements a rape case was registered against some influential persons, were also booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) by Punjab police. The suspended SHO of city-I police station, Moga, Raman Kumar, who surrendered before the investigating agency on Thursday, was sent to eight-day police custody on Friday.

A senior CBI official said the rape case was registered against 12 persons, including a municipal councillor and husband of a woman municipal councillor.

Amarjeet Singh, who was an SHO then and was given the charge to investigate the case was later booked along with both woman complainants in a corruption case. Amarjeet Singh was dismissed following allegations of his involvement in the sex scandal case.

CBI sources said SHO Raman Kumar was arrested in a PCA case and his statement might reveal that some senior politicians and bureaucrats were involved in the scandal. The Punjab police already filed a chargesheet in connection with the rape case.

Source: The Times of India News Service

Panchkula: The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) became richer by Rs 111 crore when it auctioned commercial sites here today.

Though the HUDA complex at Sector 6 could be seen swarmed by bidders since morning for auction of more than 100 sites and built up booths, just 30 sites could be sold by the closing of the auction late in the evening.

The site of shop-cum-office at Sector 9 fetched the highest price for the authority which was sold for Rs 13.55 crore against the reserve price of Rs 10.73 crore..

A total of 123 sites, including built-up booths were put on auction by HUDA.

The SCO corner site measuring 10.23 x 27.50 metre for three stories with basement in Sector 9 opposite city centre fetched Rs 13.55 crore while in Sector 14, a showroom sites measuring 11.00 x 29.20 metre were sold for anything between of Rs 8.5 crore and 9 crore. A total of 13 sites were up for sale in the sector. A double storeyed corner shop site in Sector 8 measuring 5.5×13.75 metre was auctioned for Rs 5 crore while same size shop in Sector 20 could get Rs 3 crore for HUDA.
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Zirakpur: The Zirakpur municipal council has sought Rs 130 crore under the Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewable Mission (JNURM) to carry out the much-needed development works in the township.

Sources said the council had pointed out to the government that the township residents were in dire need of civic amenities and these funds were immediately needed.

The council has asked for Rs 10 crore to provide water supply and Rs 25 crore for providing sewerage facilities to the entire township.

There is no existing means of storm water disposal in Zirakpur for which the council has asked for Rs 20 crore. It has also demanded Rs 18 crore for the installation of a sewerage treatment plant here. Another Rs 15 crore for the construction, widening and strengthening of roads has been asked for.

The town also lacks its own fire contingent. The Dera Bassi fire station caters to the needs of the people in Zirakpur. Also, Rs 5 crore has been demanded for setting up of a fire brigade here.
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