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6 migrant labourers’ houses looted, 1 injured Amloh, June 9 According to the victim Mr Ram Lal, three persons, two of them with covered faces broke open the shutter of his shop-cum-house and forced their entry at 1 a.m. They were armed with sharp-edged weapons and iron rods. Other members of the gang who were armed with guns, remained outside. They spoke a mixture of Hindi and Punjabi. The robbers looted Rs 1,200 in cash from the house. The next victim was Suraj Bhan, a painter by profession, who was struck twice, with an iron rod, when he resisted the gang’s entry. Two gold chains along with Rs 400 were taken from his house. After committing the two robberies, they entered the house of Vijay Kumar by scaling the boundary wall of the house and opened the gate from inside. They carried away two attache cases and Rs 6,000 in cash. Rs 2,000 in cash and an attache case full of clothes were taken away from Amarjit’s house. Among the night’s robberies ornaments of gold and silver worth Rs 50,000, besides in cash Rs 8,000 was robbed from Mr Raghu Raj in the fifth incident. The sixth and last victim, Kishore Chand, said that he was sleeping in the compound of his house when the robbers entered his house and took away Rs 700 in cash and cycle from his house. The neighbouring house belonging to Hanuman was bolted from outside. The victims further disclosed that the robbers had parked their jeep on the road leading towards Mandi Gobindgarh. After committing the crime, the robbers broke open the attache cases in nearby fields and took away the valuable, whereas the clothes were seen lying scattered. The victims said that they had informed the Sapanch of Sounti village as well as the Amloh police. The crime were committed over a period of two hours. When contacted the Amloh police said that the matter was being investigated. No arrest has been made so far. |
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Travel agents continue to
dupe the unsuspected Ludhiana, June 9 Case 2: Surinder Kaur (name changed) dreamt of sending her two sons to a foreign country as she was unable to find a job for them here. She, too, was lured by a travel agent, this time a woman, and lost Rs 5.5 lakh in the bargain. While her sons have recovered from the loss and have found jobs for themselves, the woman is still in shock over losing her life’s earnings. Intervention of the police ensured that he got Rs 2 lakh back, but the rest of the money seems to have gone forever. These are no isolated cases. As gullible people continue to fall in the trap of travel agents, the number of victims is rising. The agents continue to do brisk business in the city, despite the exposure of their modus operandi by the police and the media. Figures accrued by the Ludhiana Tribune from the Economic Offences Wing of the city police speak for themselves about the high incidence of duping of the city residents by travel agents this year. While such cases were coming up regularly for the last several years, the sudden spurt in the cases indicates the presence of an ‘immigration racket’ in the city. According to the EO Wing figures, as many as 23 travel agents have been booked in cases of cheating a large number of youths in the first five months of this year. In contrast, only 8 travel agents were booked last year. Though economic offences of all nature have witnessed a rise, but the increase is highest in the cases of travel agents. According to the police, 11 persons were arrested in different cases last year, whereas this year 5 persons have been arrested. An official of the EO Wing said the number of arrests was less as most of the accused had managed to get bail, while a few others were absconding. In a majority of these cases, the victims were never sent abroad. The travel agents, after pocketing the amount, simply vanish and the victims are left to make rounds of the police station to get him arrested. According to information collected from different sources, the travel agents were using a set modus operandi to dupe the youths. First of all, they set up posh offices and put up modern modes of communication in them. They then further attract the prospective client with large sceneries of the foreign locations and albums of the people sent abroad by the agents. They also show a fake file of letters of thanks sent by persons allegedly settled well abroad. The next step of the travel agent is to take the client to Delhi, where he is entertained in plush hotels in order to convince him about the
genuineness of the agent. At times, the agents organise a telephonic conversation between the client and the alleged earlier ‘clients’ settled abroad. After convincing the client with such acts, he is lured to pay a large amount of money in instalments. By the time the travel agents have collected enough money they make good their escape. In certain cases, the youths are sent abroad, but instead of their destination, say America, they are sent to some Arab country. After being subjected to all kinds of harassment in the foreign country, most of the youths either land up in jails or are deported back to the country. This is evident from the case of Kulwant Singh, a city resident, who was sent to Malaysia by a travel agent, but did not know he had only one month’s visa. He was abandoned by the so-called agents of a travel agency in Malayisa and after trying in vain to find a job, was deported after a month. Commenting on the crime, DSP Satish Malhotra said that the police acts swiftly on any complaint against such agents and that is why there were a high number of cases registered against travel agents this year. He said he feels disturbed at the regular duping of the youths by the travel agents, despite the awareness spread about their activities by the police and the media. He advised the public to get the antecedents of the travel agent verified from the police. |
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Banda’s martyrdom day observed Ludhiana, June 9 Mr Krishan Bawa, the president of Bairagi Mandal, paid rich tributes to Banda Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice. Dr Rajinder Pal Singh traced the life history of Banda Bairagi. Banda Bahadur hailed from Nanded Sahib in Maharashtra. He said that Guru Gobind Singh heard of his bravery and recruited him for his forces. He fought valiantly against the Muslims. His war was not against any religion but against tyranny and injustice After defeating the Nawab of Sirhind, Banda Singh Bahadur was a pioneer in giving away his lands to farmers to till. He was the first one who started the unique idea of ‘land to the tiller’. He got coins embossed with images of Guru Gobind Singh and Guru Nanak Dev because he wanted to be a mere servant in God’s Kingdom. Thus he was the precursor of ‘socialism’ in the real sense of the word. The Muslim soldiers, after a long siege of 9 months, captured thousands of Sikh soldiers. They would massacre hundreds of them daily, but the Sikhs were not ready to change their religion for they had been inspired by Banda Bahadur. Banda’s child was cut into pieces and his heart was fed to Banda. But the valiant man never succumbed to saving his son by changing his religion and died bravely. No wonder Mr Gurcharan Ghalib paid rich tributes to him when he said, “He was a great warrior and a martyr who fought for the honour of the Sikhs against Mughal tyranny and sacrificed his life. The present government and SGPC should celebrate his birthday.” Mr Kulwant Jagraon said that “he created a new chapter of Sikh history. His fight was against violence, injustice and cruelty. He showed the people of Punjab a new path and laid the foundation of Sikh State.” Several other speakers paid tributes to the brave soul who had sacrificed his life some 300 hundred years ago, and left a good example of his astuteness and bravery. The folk singers sang of his valour. Jagjit Singh Chandan and his Dhadhi jatha, Meghraj ‘Kavishri’, Surjit Singh Albela, an epic writer, and Gurcharan Singh Ghalib were honoured on the occasion by the mandal. The Bawa Biradari honoured Krishan Kumar Bawa for his services to their community. People had come from all districts of Punjab to be on this occasion in spite of the heat. Mr Gurcharan Singh Ghalib, Member Parliament, was the chief guest at the function. The ex-Finance Minister, Dr Kewal Krishan and Malkit Singh Dakha, ex-Minister; Bal Kavi Bairagi, Member Rajya Sabha were present on the occasion. |
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School inspection report gathers dust Machhiwara, June 9 A copy of the inspection report, was received by this correspondent from reliable sources, and was sent to the DPI (S), Punjab, and the divisional educational officer, Nabha, on November 13, 2000, nine days after inspection. But no action has been taken on the report till now. The report says that the inspection of the school was done by a district-level education official of Ludhiana on November 4, 2000, at 2.15 pm. The inspection official observed that the school looked more like a ‘sabzi mandi’ than an educational institution. Many of the teachers were not present in their classes. While a teacher of Class VIII B was found walking on the road, another of Class VII A was waiting for his bus. One teacher of Class X was found teaching with the help of an MBD, which is totally banned in government schools. The official also came to know that though some Class IV employees had not taken uniforms, they were still getting washing allowance. In the inspection report submitted to the higher officials, it was recommended that for improving the environment of the school, there should be a regular principal, instead of an acting one. Interestingly, despite recommendation of action against the school staff in the inspection report, the DPI (S), Punjab, while addressing the audience at a school function on December 16, 2000, had appreciated the same school’s staff. No doubt delay in action, while discouraging honest and reformist officials, would encourage indiscipline. |
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Withdrawal of surcharge sought Ludhiana, June 9 Mr D.S. Chawla, president, Mr Inderjit Singh Navyug, senior vice-president, and Mr Pradeep Wadhawan, joint secretary of the association, in a joint press statement said here today that the PSEB was charging a high consumption surcharge with effect from January 15 at the rate of 10 per cent from all the consumers under domestic and non-residential supply categories, whose bi-monthly power bill (including fuel surcharge, if applicable) was more than Rs 2,000. The association members alleged that the board had not spared even those consumers whose bills were prepared on the basis of minimum consumption. The president further added that the board had increased the tariff several times for DS and NRS categories. He alleged that the board had put on the whole burden of free power supply to farmers on the consumers of urban sector. |
Ghanta Ghar no longer pride of Ludhiana
Ludhiana, June 9
Being right in the middle of the old commercial centre of the city and close to the railway station, Ghanta Ghar came to be known as the city’s representative symbol years ago as the tall structure was visible from all parts of the city and even beyond. Anyone on a visit to the city for the first time was not satisfied without having seen the magnificent structure. But gradually with the construction of high-rise buildings all around it, the Ghanta Ghar virtually went of sight except for those in its immediate vicinity. And literally speaking, the magnificent historical building also went out of sight of the officials responsible for maintaining the city. As things stand today, the area around Ghanta Ghar seems to be the most congested as well as neglected part of the old city. The vast open space behind the Verka booth has been made out of bounds for the general public due to the overwhelming presence of rehris selling uncovered fast foods. A tired pedestrian cannot think of resting under the peepal tree for a while as the spot has been hijacked by a tea-seller. The rubbish produced by these rehris is scattered all around. Hordes of rag pickers hang around the place all day looking for useless lottery tickets thrown around by lottery addicts. In fact, the source of all rubbish and squalor is the Guru Tegh Bahadur Market behind Ghanta Ghar, which is the main city centre for lottery dealers. Thousands of lottery addicts throng the market everyday. Since early morning to late evening, these lottery addicts, who have no other business to attend to, hover around the market. To cater to their eating requirements, a large number of fast food sellers have found the place very profitable. Come summers, and there arrive on the scene more roadside sellers of mango shake, cold lemon, ice-cream and so on, adding to the congestion. The little pathway between the Ghanta Ghar end of the market and the auto-rickshaw stand is also difficult to traverse at any time of the day. A little shop selling paranthas and tea at this end scatters plenty of filth around the place. The shop is so small that most of its dish washing and other chores are in fact carried out on the narrow pathway , compelling the pedestrians to somehow squeeze through the mess. As if all of these rehris were not enough, a couple of rehris selling roasted corn have also lined the narrow, congested path. And in front of the lottery market along the GT Road, another hotel owner has put up his kitchen on the wide pavement hijacked by rehris of all sorts. He has even constructed a pucca dish-washing place with a water tank and all that. If a pedestrian finds himself stranded because of dish-washing or some other hotel-related activity and objects to it, foul language is used as if the place belongs to the hotel. Then there are auto-rickshaw drivers who also behave like lords of the area, parking their vehicles according to their whims and fancies. Cops who loiter around the place do nothing to stop all this. Congestion around Ghanta Ghar shows its effect on the GT Road as well where driving is a nightmare. As most part of the National Highway towards the railway station is occupied by local mini buses, auto-rickshaws and encroachments in the form of extensions made by shopkeepers, the scene is that of chaos straight out of hell. When Ludhiana Tribune carried a story about the encroachments at the place in December last, the police swung into action and drove away all roadside sellers. But the orderly scene, as some cynics had pointed at that time, did not last for long. After waiting in the wings for some days and roping in cops as well, the encroachment mafia again took hold of the area. According to investigations made by Ludhiana Tribune, ‘monthlies’ already being paid to the men of the Tehbazari Department of the Municipal Corporation and the cops had been increased and the roadside sellers instructed not to talk to any outsiders about the ‘arrangement’ under which they were operating. Will the authorities concerned continue to be blind towards the problem or do they feel helpless in controlling the encroachment mafia?  |
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CITY SCAN HISTORY records the story of Baba Gurmukh Singh (Lalton Khurd) as being one of a courageous ‘Ghadri Baba’. The annals highlight the role of Baba Gurmukh Singh from (Heddon-Bet of erstwhile Patiala State) who strengthened man’s service to God through service to family, society and mankind. The Birlas are scions of a family which made an educational oasis in the deserts of Pilani. The Oswals raised the Mohan Dai Cancer Hospital. Nihal Singh Pahwa Hospital is a manifestation of sympathy of Avon-family for those in suffering. The Hero family has rightly perpetuated the memory of Shree Bahadur Chand Munjal (BCM) through educational institutions. These are useful institutions, built by worthy sons of rich families. The life-story of Baba Gurmukh Singh is, however different. He raised institutions despite the many odds of poverty. He cheerfully made both ends meet with a bare Rs 15 per month income as an employee. He leaves an inspiring legacy behind. This remarkable man was a born engineer though, he never acquired a degree. Gurmukh Singh was born in 1900 at a sleepy village in the Bet area of Sutlej having a chain of historic sites, associated with the life of Guru Gobind Singh, from Chamkaur Sahib to Machhiwara. His father, Bhai Budh Singh, a simple and hardworking person, desired that his son should get a good education and settle at a more suitable place. Gurmukh Singh passed the Urdumedium primary exam. He was interested in Sikh history, where his ideal was Guru Gobind Singh. He learnt Gurbani at the Dera of Baba Pritam Singh in the village. For higher studies, he was sent to Bassi Pathanan. There, he stayed at a simple hostel. As ill luck would have it, both his parents died. He withstood the deep pain and passed the middle exam. His elder sister looked after him. Later, his maternal, uncle took him to his village Rattewal (Hoshiarpur). This uncle was a good ‘kirtankaar’ and had studied religious books. This positively inspired Gurmukh Singh towards his attitude to manual work, social bonds and moral values. At the age of 16, he returned to Heddon Bet. He would walk twice a day to Gurudwara Charan Kanwal, Machhiwara, to perform duties at the ambrosial hour as well as at sunset. He mastered the work of an ironsmith and a carpenter. He earned bread for the family by the sweat of his brow. He shared his meals with others and carried on the tradition of Bhai Lalo. The years after the first World War were the hardest. Punjabis looked to the new canal colonies. In 1927, Gurmukh Singh took his family, three sons Bhagat Singh, Kirpal Singh and Jagat Singh, to Nilibar, chak. no. 207, Pakpattan, Distt Montgomery. Gurmukh Singh knew the importance of education, which was not possible at that place. To
ensure a better future through education, he resettled at Ludhiana in 1937. It was a town which offered better educational opportunities and industrial promise. Bhagat Singh, a genius of sorts in mechanical works, made best of the opportunities training under his uncle, Shree Ramji, who ran a hosiery machine factory at Jail Road. The Second World War broke out in 1939. It created a boom in industrial activity. By 1942, Gurmukh Singh was heading a large family of six sons and two daughters. His wife died when the youngest daughter was four months old. The head of the struggling family never lost courage. He had full faith in God. He sold his wife’s ornaments for Rs 150 and purchased tools to work with. He made nails, nuts and bolts. Later, from cycle parts he graduated to motor parts. A day arrived when established dealers, M/s Radha Shyam Gupta and M/s Faquir Singh and Sons contacted him to make parts as per their requirements. Soon orders started carrying from G.S. Auto, Akal Springs, Radiators From 1949 to 1979, he devoted himself to institutions. He sold a prized shaper machine to pay for land to be purchased for Ramgarhia Gurdwara. He was the motivating figure for building the Ramgarhia educational institutions. In 1969, to commemorate the fifth birth centenary of Guru Nanak Dev, Ramgarhia Girls College was founded. A hostel was added to serve needy girls from distant places. Baba Gurmukh Singh put together team of Giani Bhagat Singh and S. Jagat Singh to enlarge the scope of education. Guru Nanak Public School is manifestation of that futuristic vision. Baba Ji led by example. A difficult project for him being the langar at Manji Sahib-Alamgir. A dream cum true for him was the construction of a gurdwara at Hemkunt Sahib. Baba Gurmukh breathed his last on April 2, 1979, at Ludhiana. His life is a
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WOMAN POWER LIFE became difficult for Ms Swaranjit Kaur, a resident of Field Ganj, when her husband, Manjit Singh, a cloth merchant in the busy bazaar of Field Ganj expired four years ago of a cardiac arrest. She used to go to her husband’s shop to deliver food and beyond that she did not know anything about the shop work. She, shattered by her husband’s sudden demise, was in a state of shock. But soon she had to overcome her grief and take a fresh look at her life as her two school-going children depended on her. Luckily, their two elder daughters had been married off during her husband’s life time. She did not have any kind of experience of running a shop. In the beginning, she found if difficult. She had to rush home to prepare meals for her family and again come back to the shop. She found it difficult to cope with the dual responsibilities of a bread winner and a house maker. She decided to open the shop at noon after doing the household chores. “When the shop was closed on the demise of my husband, a neighbouring shopkeeper encroached upon the front portion of my shop. He thought I would not be able to run the shop. Now that my business is doing well, he tries to harass me in various ways. But luckily other shopkeepers support me.” She learnt about the cloth trade from agents. They would bring samples to her and later deliver the cloth according to her selection. She has gradually restructured the shop to accommodate more material. As her knowledge in the business has developed she has started visiting wholesalers to enquire about rates. Her shop deals in fabrics for both men and women. It has a wide variety of cloth she said, “The agents have been very good to me and guided me very well. With their help and cooperation, I have been able to expand my business. My fondness for maths has helped me to handle the total accounts by myself.” Her son, Amanpreet, after appearing in board examinations is helping his mother out. He wants to give up his studies and help his mother in business as he feels that his mother is not keeping well. She is suffering from hypertension. But she wants him to study further. Her daughter is looking after the household, but Swaranjit is anxious about her marriage. Nonetheless she has faith in God and knows that she will find a good match for her daughter. Swaranjit is one of the many Indian women who had to take charge of the husband’s business under very stressful conditions. But she with her grit, determination and faith in God has come out a cropper after surmounting the initial difficulties.
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Girl child continues to be discriminated against Ludhiana, June 9 In India the girl child is discriminated right from the start and forced to live a life of deprivations, ill-health and exploitation because of age old traditions, social customs, prejudices, religion and socio-economic factors. On the contrary, the birth of a son is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and blessings are showered on the couple by all members of the family, friends and neighbourers alike. In this article the whole gamut of the problem faced by the girl child is based on the research study carried in Punjab, where it was unpleasant to observe that the tragedy of the girl child starts even before birth. Though the government has banned sex determination tests, is in practice behind the doors. The one who goes for this test is well accepted by society. What happens after a girl child is born? Mothers belonging to low socio-economic status and few from middle socio-economic group breast-feed infant girls for a much shorter period than boys. Parents do not let a girl child eat her fill, fearing she will grow too big. Tall and large women are not considered feminine. Nutritionally, the female child struggles for survival with her dietary intake inferior in both quality and quantity than her male counterparts. The discrimination against women in the matter of food becomes more acute in poor families leading to nutritional depletion of the female child, the adolescent girl and the mother-to-be. According to 1901 census, there were 972 females per 1000 males. By 1991 census, India as a whole has a sex ratio of 927 females per 1000 males, while the corresponding figure for Punjab is 882 per 1000 males. The study also depicted that in rural Punjab more number of girls drop out from the school in comparison to boys. Only a small proportion of rural girls have ventured outside for attaining higher education as compared to urban girls. The reason given by parents for not sending their daughters to school/college were, daughter’s education may create hindrance to find suitable marriage partners. The reasons given by adolescent girls and boys for discontinuation of studies were of personal nature, such as bad health, dislike of the teacher, lack of interest in studies, fear of examination, stress of domestic work and helping their parents in the fields. Girls also described few socio-cultural reasons for the same as lack of school facilities in the nearby area, absence of female teacher and family not valuing girl’s education. The study further reported gender classification of tasks, behaviour, discipline, dress, food, games and time utilisation. In the hierarchy of tasks domestic chores occupy the lowest place and they mostly fall on girls. As per survey, the girls (6-11 years) belonging to lower socio-economic class spent their time on fuel gathering, fetching water, care of younger siblings and sharing of mother’s household burden. It is seen that there is absence of developmental programmes for adolescent girls. If there is suitable intervention, the problem of early marriage and early child bearing could be taken care of and the girl child could be put through vocational training for income generating activities. The legislative measures against dowry system, literacy and improved career prospects for women need to be implemented strictly so as to raise the status of the girl child in Indian families. To sum, the girl child in India is the most deprived. These problems have to be tackled, without which any talk of empowerment of the girl child will be meaningless.
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Cops’ healing touch, a novel experiment Doraha, June 9 Accidents take place quite frequently in Khanna, the biggest grain market of Asia. One reason of the high incidence of accidents is that the Sher Shah Suri Marg passes through it. Many accident victims die on the roadside due to lack of first aid. People don’t help them because of fear of police. Fortunately, the scenario seems to have improved to some extent . After the establishment of the police district of Khanna in 1992, ASI Harbans Singh, alongwith six other policemen, were imparted training for administering first aid by Mr Gursharanjit Singh, the Secretary General of Punjab State Apex Body of Non-Government Organisations. This team actively participated in the state-level Red Cross first aid competitions, and won several awards and honours, in 1992, 1993 and 1994 consecutively. When 22 deaths occurred in road accidents in 1996, primarily because of lack of first aid, the novel experiment of introducing first aid posts was started. The first model post was established on November 2, 1996, at Doraha (on GT Road), under the guidance of SSP Gurdev Singh Sahota, with the help of Campa Cola and Mr Rajwinder Singh Mangat, the chairman of Bhai Ghannaiya Welfare Society, Begowal, who donated an ambulance. Training of first aid was imparted by Mr Gursharanjit Singh to ASI Harbans Singh and his team. He also provided a stretcher, a first aid box, an oxygen cylinder, a telephone and a wireless set. Mr Rajpal Singh Sandhu, the then Deputy Superintendent of Police, Payal, got a room constructed for the post, with the help of local citizens. In the very first year, the first aid post proved to be a successful endeavour. It saved as many as 453 accident victims by providing first aid and getting them admitted to the hospital. Till today, it has provided first aid to 1,683 accident victims. It was declared a ‘Model Police First Aid Post’ by the Health Service and Family Welfare Department, Punjab, and World Health Organisation in 1998. Three more first aid posts were established in the district at Bullapur and Bija villages and at Samrala Chowk, Khanna, in the years 1998, 1999 and 2000, respectively. Ambulances to the posts were donated by Lala Jagat Narayan, Ramesh Chander Memorial Society, Sant Isher Singh Memorial Trust, Rara Sahib, Commission Agents’ Association, Samrala and Red Cross
Society. Under the able guidance of Dr R.N. Dhoke, the SSP of Khanna, first aid has been provided to as many as 2,484 accident victims by these four posts till now. Khanna is the first police district in Punjab where National Highways and State Highways have first aid posts. In total, 29 such posts have been set up at different places in the state. On the occasion of Khalsa Panth’s tricentenary celebrations at Anandpur Sahib, the Doraha post provided first aid and free medicines to 1,462 patients. When a rail accident took place in Khanna in 1998, it provided help to 123 accident victims, and took 37 dead bodies to A.S. College, Khanna. The Governor of Punjab honoured the post team for this noble act at a state- level function held in Faridkot. These men in khaki are ready 24-hours-a-day to serve the ailing humanity free of cost. Mr. Gursharanjit Singh says, “It is our aim to see that no accident victim dies in the district because of lack of first aid. We want cooperation of the public and voluntary organisations to make this mission a success.” The first aid posts of Khanna police district have been visited by Mr D.R. Bhatti, the ADGP (Punjab), Mr A.P. Bhatnagar, the ADGP, Dr G.S. Aujla, the IG of Jalandhar Zone, Mr P.S. Sandhu, the DIG of Ludhiana, Dr P.S. Jassi, UNICEF consultant, Dr R.S. Sandhu, the director of Health Department, Punjab, Mr R.L. Kalsia, the
director of Social Education Department, Punjab, Midland Police Team, Punjab State Human Rights Commission, World Health Organisation and Rotary International Team. A road safety advisory committee has been set up on the directions of Mr Dhoke for proper working of first aid posts of Khanna police district. Emergency blood donation service and civil first aid brigade have also been set up with the help of B.S.B. Welfare Soceity and other voluntary organisations. |
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BKU to protest against erratic power supply Samrala, June 9 Talking to mediapersons at the local Civil Rest House, Mr Rajewal said that the power supply position in Punjab was very bad. Power is supplied to tubewells just for three hours daily in the morning and five hours at night, and that too, at a very low voltage coupled with several interruptions. Mr Rajewal alleged that nobody in the PSEB was worried about the maintenance of lines and transformers. And to these conditions, farmers had to run their tubewells with condensors on a high risk. The BKU had decided to go on a dharna to demand uninterrupted full voltage supply for at least 14 hours to tubewells and for 24 hours to the households, informed Mr Rajewal. He disclosed that he had also appealed to the Lakhowal group to join in the dharna, but it had declared June 12 as the date for protest. As this has led to the confusion, Mr. Rajewal has again appealed to them to review their decision and hold a joint dharna in Patiala on June 11. |
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Congress workers hold meeting Khanna, June 9 Others who attended the meeting included Mr Bhalinder Singh, a former block samiti chairman, Mr Shashi Vardhan, Mr Tarsem Lal, an ex-sarpanch, and Mr Sat Pal Goyal. |
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Jathas to visit Pakistan Ludhiana, June 9 The ‘jatha’ will go by bus to Amritsar and then board a train to Attari. The rest of the journey to various gurdwaras will be undertaken by
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Harassed husband commits suicide Ludhiana, June 9 The body of her husband, Raman Kumar, a resident of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, was found from his house yesterday. He had allegedly consumed some poisonous substance. A suicide note recovered from his pocket read that he was ending his life because of marital discord. According to the police, this was a second marriage for both. Raman had three children from his first marriage, while Renu had two. The former’s children had been living with the couple while those of Renu were living with her parents. |
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