Patiala, April 20: Barkat Sidhu, an exponent of the Patiala gharana, is a sufi singer whose soul-stirring voice moves the listeners with the poetry of timeless poets like Bulleh Shah and Shah Hussain Farid.

Sidhu’s rendition of Sufi poets’ compositions touches listeners’ heart.

In response to the incubator tragedy at Patiala’s Rajindra hospital, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Tuesday that he would not accept the resignation letter of medical education minister Tikshan Sud as it’s not Sud’s fault.

As the shout for accepting the minister’s resignation bobbed up among the medical community following the death of five (5) newborn babies in the fire, Mr. Badal said that the report of a legal inquiry would clear everything so he would wait for the final report before taking any action.

New Delhi, Jan. 31 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has expressed sadness at the death of five infants in an accident at a hospital in Patiala.

A PMO release said he has directed that assistance be provided from the Prime Minister''s National Relief Fund.

A sum of Rs. 1 lakh from the fund has been sanctioned for each of the families of the victims.

The five new born babies were burnt alive and two others were seriously injuried when the incubators they were kept in caught fire at a private hospital in Patiala.

New Delhi - At least five newborns were killed Saturday after a fire broke out in the maternity ward of a government-run hospital in India's northern state of Punjab, officials said.

The tragedy occurred at Rajendra Hospital in Patiala city, 60 kilometres south of the state capital, Chandigarh, city police chief Gurmit Chauhan told reporters.

A total of 10 children receiving treatment for jaundice were kept in phototherapy units when the machines caught fire, apparently due to a short-circuit, he said.

Patiala, Jan 31: Five new born babies were burnt alive and two others were seriously injuried on Saturday, when the incubators they were kept in caught fire at a private hospital in Patiala.

A total of 10 children, undergoing treatment for jaundice at Rajinder Hospital, were kept in phototherapy units. Reportedly, a short circuit in the wires of the machine resulted in the fire, charring five infants to death including three boys and two girls.

A local court in Patiala allowed Bhangra-pop singer Daler Mehndi to use his passport for traveling abroad.

Mehndi was accused of human trafficking in September 2003. It was alleged that he was taking money to include people in his musical group and help them to migrate illegally to other countries.

Mehandi's lawyer on Monday told the court Mehndi had several stage performances in abroad and for that he requires his passport. He said that Mehndi had been attending all court hearings in Patiala. Mehendi was present in the Court on Monday.