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Jor Mela begins FATEHGARH SAHIB, Dec 25 — The three-day annual shaheedi Jor Mela held in memory of martyrs Baba Zorawar Singh, Baba Fateh Singh and Mata Gujri began here today with an Akhand Path at Gurdwara Jyoti Swarup Sahib. A large number of devotees thronged Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib and Gurdwara Jyoti Swarup Sahib on the opening day. More than 10 lakh devotees are expected to pay their homage. The first day of the mela was observed purely in a religious spirit. Diwans were organised in the gurdwaras which were well-decorated with lights. Dhadis sang songs in praise of the Sahibzadas. More than 150 langars (community kitchens got under way. The panchayats of almost all the villages en route to Fatehgarh Sahib from Chandigarh, Patiala and Ludhiana have arranged the langars on the roads. Mr Manoranjan Kalia, Minister of Medical Education, inaugurated an exhibition organised by various government departments highlighting
Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Minister for Finance, inaugurated the religious ‘Natak Gobind De Ladle being organised by a private contractor at Aam Khas Bagh. On the second day of the mela, the major political parties will hold their conferences. |
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Golden Forests duped 25
lakh investors JALANDHAR, Dec 25 — The Golden Forests, eight directors of which have been arrested by the Vigilance Bureau for defrauding investors of Rs 4,000 crore, had more than 25 lakh investors, spread all over the country. They had each invested money ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 1 crore. Meanwhile, Harbhajan Singh Padda, one of the directors of the company who was arrested from Kapurthala yesterday, was remanded to police custody by a local court till December 28. Highly placed sources in the bureau said the initial estimates had pointed out that there were 1.75 lakh investors, mostly belonging to the salaried middle class people. But one of the prime accused arrested by the bureau has revealed during investigation that the number of investors was around 25 lakh. He also revealed that the modus operandi of the top bosses of the company was to purchase landed property at cheap rates and to make the investors believe that it had more market value and would transfer it in their names against their investment. Most sufferers were those investors who had invested an amount between Rs 5000 and Rs 10,000, though there were some who had invested up to Rs 1 crore. They had also allegedly violated the provisions of Land Reforms Act. The investigation had also pointed out that H.K. Sinha, one of directors had three mansions in Panchkula and had acquired an array of imported and Indian cars. So was the case of the other directors, who had acquired private wealth worth crores of rupees, though the assessment process in this connection was yet to complete. Meanwhile, Padda was presented by the Vigilance Bureau staff in the court of Duty Magistrate Mr Kakar, who remanded him to police custody till December 28, while Promila Syal, another accused, was remanded to police custody till December 30 by a Ropar court. All the remaining six accused, including the Chief Managing Director of the group, were remanded to police custody by a Patiala court today.
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Ganvi hydel
project opened SHIMLA, Dec 25 — One more feather was added in the field of hydel power generation today, when Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal dedicated the 22.5 MW Ganvi hydel project to the people coinciding with the birthday of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee. Constructed at a cost of Rs 123 crore, the powerhouse of this project on the Ganvi river is fully computerised and the first of its own kind in north India. The project would generate 109 million units of power in a year, thereby generating an annual income of Rs 25 crore to the state exchequer. Mr Dhumal announced that Himachal Pradesh had formulated a comprehensive plan to harness 10,000 MW of additional hydel potential by the 2010, which would not only meet the energy requirements of the country to a great extent, but also help the state march towards self-sufficiency. He said that the work on the 176-MW Kashang hydel project situated in Kinnaur district would also be taken in hand soon and added that this project would be entrusted to the state electricity board. Besides, the 8 MW Ganvi state-II project would also be taken in hand soon by the state electricity board. These projects would create employment opportunities to thousands of youths in the area. He said that the state government would utilise the services of engineers and other employees of the state electricity board and ensure that it becomes one of the best boards in the country. He said that in the present globalised and liberalised world one would have to compete to survive. He said that his government had given top priority for hydel power generation and had succeeded in making a headway in this respect by initiating work on hydel projects having generation capacity of about 6100 MW during the past 33 months. He lamented that out of the 21000 MW identified hydel potential in the state, less than 4000 MW could be exploited during the past 52 years. He said that his government had decided to involve private, joint and public sectors in hydel power generation to ensure speedy exploitation of the hydel potential. Mr Dhumal said the government’s endeavour had been to ensure equal development of all areas. To benefit the apple and other fruit growers of the state, fruit based winneries were being set up in Shimla and Kulu districts at a cost of Rs 30 crore. Referring to the floods that played havoc in Kinnaur, Rampur and other parts of the state, Mr Dhumal said that normalcy had been brought back in a record time by taking up repairs and restoration of damaged works on a war footing. He lauded the various departments which had done a commendable work and also people for their wholehearted cooperation |
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