AMRITSAR : A Pakistani prisoner, who was lodged in the Central Jail here, has gone missing since last night, after which three wardens were suspended on the charge of negligence of duty.   Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar Kahan Singh Pannu said that Niyamat Ali was found missing when the jail staff in a routine manner counted the Pakistani prisoners last night. A search operation was launched last night and is still on in the entire jail premises spread across 44 acre.   Pannu said Ali was arrested by the Border Security Force at Indo-Pak border village Lopokey nine months back after he entered into Indian territory without passport and visa. Ali was sentenced to three months imprisonment by a court. Pannu said Ali had already completed his sentence he was scheduled to be released very soon. Pannu said that during search operation no tunnel was found in the jail and it was a mystery where Niymat Ali has gone since a person who was on the verge of release would never escape.

AMRITSAR : A Pakistani prisoner, who was lodged in the Central Jail here, has gone missing since last night, after which three wardens were suspended on the charge of negligence of duty.   Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar Kahan Singh Pannu said that Niyamat Ali was found missing when the jail staff in a routine manner counted the Pakistani prisoners last night. A search operation was launched last night and is still on in the entire jail premises spread across 44 acre.   Pannu said Ali was arrested by the Border Security Force at Indo-Pak border village Lopokey nine months back after he entered into Indian territory without passport and visa. Ali was sentenced to three months imprisonment by a court. Pannu said Ali had already completed his sentence he was scheduled to be released very soon. Pannu said that during search operation no tunnel was found in the jail and it was a mystery where Niymat Ali has gone since a person who was on the verge of release would never escape.

NEW DELHI : Sales of BlackBerry devices have dropped in India following uncertainty over whether the government would allow access to the smartphone's encrypted email and messaging services beyond the Aug 31 deadline.   Many dealers IANS spoke to said their sales have declined in recent days as customers find it dicey to invest in Blackberry phones.   "Blackberry is popular because of the services it offers. If that is not there, why would any customer spend such a huge amount of money for it?" asked Jatin Sharma, a Blackberry dealer in Punjabi Bagh, Delhi.   He said sales of Blackberry phones in his shop have declined by almost 50 percent after the government said it would close down any service of Blackberry which security agencies do not get access to by Aug 31.

NEW DELHI : Sales of BlackBerry devices have dropped in India following uncertainty over whether the government would allow access to the smartphone's encrypted email and messaging services beyond the Aug 31 deadline.   Many dealers IANS spoke to said their sales have declined in recent days as customers find it dicey to invest in Blackberry phones.   "Blackberry is popular because of the services it offers. If that is not there, why would any customer spend such a huge amount of money for it?" asked Jatin Sharma, a Blackberry dealer in Punjabi Bagh, Delhi.   He said sales of Blackberry phones in his shop have declined by almost 50 percent after the government said it would close down any service of Blackberry which security agencies do not get access to by Aug 31.

Father of green revolution, MS Swaminathan has outlined the importance of integrated rural farming to improve the status of farmers and said that it is they who hold the key to food security of the nation. He was speaking at the 43rd Foundation Day of BAIF.   Speaking about the green revolution in which farmers from Punjab were in the forefront, Swaminathan said that there needs to be an ‘evergreen’ revolution by farmers who are responsible for guarding our seed sovereignty by preserving traditional seeds.   Referring to the National Food Security Bill, the panel for which is headed by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Swaminathan said that the nation is slowly moving from a charity-based approach to rights-based approach.   It is the farmers who can give the citizens the right to food, and the food security of the nation lies in their hands.