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TRIBUNE FOLLOW-UP Bathinda, June 13 Police sources said Laxmi had undergone a tubectomy operation at the Civil Hospital about two weeks ago. After the operation, her condition started deteriorating and she was hospitalised. The hospital authorities referred her to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, where she died on June 11. The police said a case against Dr Thukral was registered on the complaint of Mr Joginder Singh, husband of the deceased. The case was registered today. Although Laxmi died on Monday and a post-mortem examination was performed yesterday at Rajindra Hospital, she was cremated today. The body arrived in the city yesterday at about 4.30 p.m. but her kin demanded that some sort of legal action should be taken against the doctor, only then would they cremate the body. They gheraeoed the van carrying the body, and demanded that a post-mortem examination and other-medical reports should be given to them. Later they went to the residence of the doctor, shouting slogans against her. The police had to intervene to prevent the situation getting out of hand. The kin were demanding compensation for the upbringing of the children of the deceased. Senior doctors of the hospital had gone to the residence of the victim for finding a way out to the problem. However, relatives of the deceased continued demanding legal action against the doctor and suitable compensation. It was today that the case was registered. The doctors on the other hand observed a strike today against the registration of the case. However, they failed to explain what caused the death. A group of doctors said they would not perform any tubectomy operation until the case was withdrawn. Dr Bawa Ram Gupta, Civil Surgeon, said the working of the hospital was going on as normal. He denied that the doctors were observing strike. He said the doctors had met him in the morning and had told him that they wanted to go to the SSP. He said during that time the work might have been affected. |
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BSP’s bid to re-establish itself Chandigarh, June 13 To rejuvenate the party, obviously with an eye on the coming Assembly elections, Mr Kanshi Ram has launched a massive political and social campaign in the state. He is not only holding political rallies but has also asked his party cadres to wage war against casteism and fight for the rights of contractual farm labourers, called “siri” in local parlance. The party has invoked the philosophy and teachings of the Sikh Gurus in its bid to establish a casteless order in the state. “Though it is the duty of Sikh religious leaders to enforce the philosophy of the Sikh Gurus to remove casteism from society, the BSP leadership is now out to accomplish this task”, said Mr Man Singh Manhera, a secretary of the BSP who has been made in charge of the party’s ongoing struggle against casteism and for securing the rights of “siris”. Party activists have been staging a dharna here for the past one week. The BSP is also using Sikh symbols and Gurbani to drive home the message across the state that the Sikh Gurus were the first ones to wage a relentless war against casteism in the country and to provide honour and dignity to the downtrodden sections. “First we started marches from three Sikh Takhts to launch a movement against casteism”, said Mr Man Singh. The starting of these marches was a symbolic act to drive home the message that though there was no place for casteism in Sikhism, there are some sections among the Sikhs who are not treated on a par with the others in the community,” he added. About one lakh activists of the party will march to Delhi on July 14 from Punjab to hand over a memorandum to the Prime Minister and also to the President urging them to frame a law for ending the “siri” system in Punjab. Mr Man Singh said Punjab was the only state where such a system prevailed. A “siri” had to work round the year and was not entitled to any leave. The BSP was also engaged in a ideological war against certain so-called panthic leaders. “Big landlords have established their control over religious institutions, Panthic politics and state power. Such people do not want that Dalits should have any say and stake in the state’s political system. So, one way or other they try to condemn political organisations like the BSP, which organised Dalits to use their vote to empower themselves”, said Mr Man Singh while trying to justify the struggle launched by his party. “We have decided to contest the SGPC elections, due to be held at the end of this year, to break the monopoly of certain political forces on the Management of Sikh religious places in this part of the country”, he said. “The maximum number of sacrifices have been made by Dalits and other downtrodden sections among the Sikhs to uphold the philosophy and teachings of the Sikh Gurus, but they have not been given their due place by those having control over Sikh religious affairs at present”, he asserted. Regarding political issues, Mr Man Singh said that at the moment party’s thinking was not to enter into an electoral alliance with any political party in the state. “The politics of alliances cost the party dear in the past and we do not want to repeat this”, he said. When asked who would be projected as the Chief Minister, he named Mr Ravi Inder Singh, who led a section of the MLAs to raise the banner of revolt against the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal. Asked whether this decision would be against the ideology of the party which was against big landlords, Mr Man Singh said Mr Ravi Inder Singh fully agreed with the party’s political line. He said that as the promotion of brotherhood was one of the main slogans of the party, it would give the party ticket to all sections, including Jat Sikhs, traders, businessmen, etc. The party had appointed a secretary in each Lok Sabha constituency to gear up the party machinery. In each Assembly constituency, a joint secretary would be appointed for this purpose. An 11-member committee of party workers had been set up at the polling booth level by dividing each constituency into 18-20 sectors. There was a target to mobilise 2.40 lakh activists by August 31 to work for the party to contest the Assembly elections. Party activists were organising cycle marches to mobilise the party cadres. |
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SAD, BJP to combat terrorism Kotkapura, June 13 Mr Badal said those who had approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court against “sangat darshan” being held by him were anti-people. Making an oblique reference to the demand of the SHSAD leadership in connection with his appearance before Akal Takht, Mr Badal said he had committed no sin so there was no need for him to appear before Akal
Takht. He claimed that he had approached any Akali faction for unity, the SHSAD had been marginalised and it had lost its mass base, he claimed. Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Union Minister, claimed that all development work in the state would be completed within six months. He said paddy would be purchased on the minimum support price. Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Finance Minister, Punjab, said the GATT agreement should be reviewed before its implementation so that interests of all those who would be affected by it could be protected. Mr Tota Singh, Punjab Education Minister, Mr Mantar Brar, Mr Sadhu Singh Rajena and Mr Manpreet Singh Brar also spoke on the
occasion. Addressing a press conference, Mr Badal said he would urge the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, to take up the issue relating to the upkeep of gurdwaras located in Pakistan during his talks with Pakistan military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf. He said the SAD had already submitted a memorandum to Mr Vajpayee in this connection. When asked about the insecurity that had spread among Hindus following the permission to militants to come back to the state from their foreign-based hideouts and extension of VVIP treatment to them, Mr Badal said that no militant who had surrendered was being given VVIP treatment. He said nobody would be allowed to indulge in violence. Asked why the SAD-BJP government had so far failed to take any concrete step to solve the inter-state issues relating to the transfer of Chandigarh and Punjabi-speaking areas to Punjab and fair distribution of river water, Mr Badal said the previous Congress governments in Punjab and Centre had made these issues complex, adding that the issues would take time to get settled. |
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BBMB land encroached upon Ropar, June 13 The encroachments are in the form of construction of houses, building of temples, shops and alteration of leased properties on the BBMB land. In the township area of the BBMB colonies have been built on the BBMB land. The laxative attitude of the BBMB authorities in removing the illegal occupants has further encouraged more encroachers. Some of the multi-storey buildings in the Nangal township area have come up in a period of 10 years. During the entire period the BBMB authorities failed to obtain a stay on the construction from the court. They have limited themselves to the paper work regarding the cases. On the other hand they have in a way legalised the encroachments by allotting electricity and water connections to them. In one such
case at Nangal, the owner of a building adjoining a multi-storey building
has complained to the BBMB Chairman that his house has developed cracks due to the illegal construction but the authorities concerned are yet to take action against them. The indifferent attitude of the BBMB authorities has been encouraged certain people to construct illegal structures near the Nangal dam. Though photography is prohibited at the dam site, yet no action has been taken to demolish the illegal structure that directly oversee the dam on the banks of the Sutlej. A revenue official said the lack of knowledge of the revenue records on the part of the BBMB officials was a major reason for the encroachments. The BBMB had acquired the land of the villages during the construction of the Dam in the sixties. During the acquisition a lot of shortcomings went unnoticed, which the encroachers exploited. In many of the cases the BBMB even doesn’t have the land papers in their records, he alleged. The BBMB authorities have, however, blamed the police inaction as a major reason for their failure to remove encroachments. In the affidavit they blamed the police for not providing support in removing illegal occupants from their land. However, the SSP, Ropar, Mr G P S Bhullar, when asked to comment on the issue denied the charge. |
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Jathedar should resign: SHSAD Bathinda, June 13 The party led by Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra had demanded that office-bearers of the SGPC and other Sikh institutions should lead a flawless life in order to set an example for the common man. Mr Ishatpal Singh Khialiwala, general secretary of the district unit of the party, said it was for the first time that any Jathedar of a Takht was issued non-bailable warrant. He said the Jathedar should have resigned when a case was registered against him. The high priests should not think that they were above law, he added. The SHSAD leader demanded that some other Sikh who could keep the traditions of the Takht and the Panth alive should be made Jathedar of Damdama Sahib in place of Giani Kewal Singh. He said the Sikh gurus had given women a high place. |
‘Panthic Morcha’
a week: SAD(A) Phagwara, June 13 Mr Dhyan Singh Mand, senior vice-president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), disclosed this while talking to newsmen here yesterday. He said the SAD(A), the SHSAD, the SAD (Panthic) the SAD (Democratic) and the Sant Samaj had decided to come together to defeat Congress and ruling SAD-BJP combine. The hiccups had been removed and the formation of the morcha would be formally finalised in a week, he added. He said the morcha would contest all 117 assembly seats in coming polls. |
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BJP state executive meeting on July 5 Phillaur, June 13 Stating this, BJP state organisational general secretary Avinash Jaiswal told this correspondent here today that the BJP president, Mr Jankrishna Murthi would address state executive members on July 6. He said next BJP zonal meeting would be held at Fazilka on July 1. The meeting would be addressed by Mr O.P. Kohli, in charge BJP. The BJP would attend all Akali public meetings in the state to strengthen Akali-BJP alliance, he
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BSM: ban recruitment
of outsiders Chandigarh, June 13 He said the party was trying to unite pro-Dalit forces to defeat the anti- Dalit forces in the state. The party, at a meeting held under the leadership of Mr Satnam Singh Kainth, had decided to organise five state level conferences in September. One of these would be held in Patiala. Urging the Punjab Government to put a ban on the recruitment of outsiders in the state services, Mr Parmajit Singh Kainth said the Badal government should create more avenues of employment in the state. He said the government should waive the loans advanced to the poor sections of society and fill all vacant posts belonging to the reserved categories quota. He said the condition to secure a certain percentage of marks for admission in the medical and engineering courses in the case of students belonging to the Scheduled Castes and backward classes should be done away with. He sought free education for the ward of the poor up to the degree level and removal of anomalies in the schemes meant for the welfare of the
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3-day police remand for Zaffarwal Jalandhar, June 13 Zaffarwal, who was produced in the court of the Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Mrs Rajwinder Kaur, had been brought from Nabha jail following production warrants this morning. The police remained tight-lipped about his presence in the city. Mr Riberio was attacked by five persons wearing police uniforms in the high-security PAP Complex when he was taking a walk on the lawns. It was suspected that Zaffarwal was one of the attackers. After being produced in the court,
Zaffarwal, according to sources, was made to undergo an exhaustive interrogation at the CIA office for about two hours by the SSP and SP (D). |
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A ‘young man’ of 90 Ferozepore Born in Hafizabad, now in Pakistan, on April 4, 1912, Ram Murti studied up to matriculation which was good enough to get him a job as a telegraphist in the Railways, from where he retired as a Station Master at the age of 58. At this stage Ram Murti’s passion for sports made him start regular practice at a nearby stadium, launching his career as an athlete. Despite his late entry into sports, Ram Murti has so far won 27 medals in various national and international athletic meets. He participated for the first time in a national-level competition in Haryana in 1989, where he won gold in the 20 km walk and 10-km walk. Thereafter, Ram Murti never looked back. He was selected for international events in Toronto (Canada), Jakarta, Japan, the USA, South Africa and Ukraine, but due to a shortage of funds he could not take part in these. At an athletic meet in Delhi in 1991, Ram Murti broke the world record for veterans in the 5-km walk with a timing of 45 minutes, which stunned everyone as nobody had expected such a performance. However, despite his achievements, Ram Murti is disappointed as he has not got enough support, financially or otherwise, from the government. In order to realise his dreams, Ram Murti walks 20 km to 30 km daily. His diet includes 1.5 litres of milk, 500 gm of curd, 250 gm of butter, almonds and gram. He feels that he will have to give up his habit of singing while walking as this probably affects his timing. Residents call him the “humming Matador” due to his habit of singing Mohammed Rafi songs while walking. Ram Murti is sure no hurdles will deter him from achieving his aims and bringing laurels to the country. |
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Residents block traffic for two hours Jalandhar, June 13 The villagers led by Ms Balwinder Kaur, sarpanch of Sammipur village, Mr Amrik Singh, circle president of the SHSAD, and Mr Lal Chand of the Bahujan Samaj Party, alleged that in spite of rising crime graph in villages around Lambran in the past about one-and-half months, the police had failed to arrest the suspects. They alleged that no action had been taken even after they had apprised the Lambran SHO Sarwan Singh about the identity of the suspects. “Instead of nabbing the real culprits, they had picked up a Basti Danishmandan resident,” alleged irked villagers, who did not even allow Army vehicles to proceed towards Nakodar till the SP (City) came and assured the transfer of Lambran police station officials, including the SHO. |
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Surgeons asked to comply with SC orders Hoshiarpur, June, 13 It is worth mentioning here that the Act was passed in 1996, but since then no compliance was made by the Civil Surgeons, who were appointed as Appropriate Authority under the Act. He said the Supreme Court of India had rectified the lacuna regarding registration of scanning centres and genetic counselling clinics under the Act. Under these instructions holding of seminars, workshops, registration of scanning centres and action against these persons who do not apply for registration, has to be taken. Dr Dharmbir Kapur, member of the implementation
committee said he persuaded the concerned authorities to implement these, directions but nothing was done in this regard. He said under the directions of the Supreme Court, all the civil surgeons have fixed June 19 for
seminars of scanning centres/NGOs. He said all the authorities had been asked to submit reports to the Supreme Court by July 7, 2001. |
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Committee to visit flood-prone areas Patiala, June 13 Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh Bir said here today that the committee, which would also include high-level officers of the Drainage Department, would visit various vulnerable points in the district to review further measures needed in the coming days, besides inspecting works initiated by the Dainage Department. He said the flood protection works would be completed at a cost of Rs 91 lakh before June 25. The visit is taking place following an announcement made by Mr Parkash Singh Badal at the sangat darshan programme at Patran yesterday. The Deputy Commissioner also held a meeting of the District Development Council today at which district officers were directed to oversee all development works and ensure grants distributed at various sangat darshan programmes be utilised within three months. Mr Bir had also issued a similar warning in this regard to all panchayats, youth clubs and mahila mandals. The district has been divided into seven sectors for overseeing the
development works with the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate heading each sector. Other district officials from various departments will overseas 21 sub-sector, which have been created for the purpose. Giving details of the funds distributed at sangat
darshan programmes till now, he said while Rs 8.88 crore had been given through the Rural Development Fund, Rs 7.15 crore had been distributed through the Urban Development Fund. He added that as many as 3,487 Dalits had been given plots for construction of houses. Mr Bir also directed all Sub-Divisional Magistrates to undertake sangat darshan programmes in their respective headquarters every Thursday so that people are not made to visit the district headquarters. He also appealed to the people to visit the district headquarters with their girevances only after approaching the Sub-Divisional Magistrates. |
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Baradari Gardens a popular spot Patiala, June 13 While installation of joyrides in a small corner is the reason for children thronging the gardens, the elders are being attracted by a fountain, soft music and general development, including creation of lighted walking paths and flower beds. The developments have taken place in the past six months or so. The evenings now see a large number of people at the gardens, with parking space having been created outside it. The playing of religious music and a ban on vehicular traffic in the morning hours provides a clean atmosphere, free from air and sound pollution, and is being appreciated by the morning walkers. No hush and crowd prevents any divergence of mind, especially in the hours when one wants complete serene surroundings, says Geeta, a housewife and a regular visitor to the garden. ‘’The various developments have proved a boon for the city people. It has become a place where people can sit and discuss their problems as well as strike new acquaintances”, she added. The garden becomes picturesque in the evening, with the fountain throwing up colours and providing much-needed relief from the heat. On the other hand, the swings set up for small children create an opportunity for the parents to relax in the serene atmosphere without any worries. Says Anil Bansal, a businessman who occasionally visits the place with his family, “Forgetting the worldly worries, the children enjoy their evenings while taking rides on the swings. Though not free of cost, the charges are paid back when the parents see the glimpse of ecstasy on their faces.’’ The morning-like image cast by the excessive lights at late hours add a spirit of enthusiasm among the city residents. “My mind is filled with so many innovative ideas and designs after I visit the gardens that it encourages me to contribute something towards nature”, said Ashu, a student who loves writing poems. Regular activities in the Baradari Gardens is another reason for the increasing crowd. Says Mr Ramesh Agarwal, a morning visitor to the place, “Something new and existing is always out here, such as yoga classes which create a feeling of being young in every elderly person”. He adds that a canteen coming up in the gardens on eco-friendly terms is also expected to add to the facilities. |
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Withdraw case against mill worker: CPM Mansa, June 13 He demanded withdrawal of a criminal case against Mr Beant Singh Kainth, president, Save Mill Worker Union. He had been on fast since June 1. The police picked Mr Kainth on Sunday morning and took him to some unknown place. Addressing a rally of workers today in front of the office of the SDM, Budhlada, he said, the Badal government had already sold Mansa Spinning Mill for a song and now it was planning to sell the sugar mill ‘at a throw-away price to its favourites’. After Mr Kainth was taken into custody, another worker, Mr Binder Singh Gurne, had already gone on indefinite fast. He said his party along with like minded parties would meet the Governor in this regard. Members of many workers’ families also participated in today’s
rally. Mr Kainth’s mother also addressed the rally. Mr Gurne, acting president, while talking to this correspondent, pointed out that during the past eight months they had met senior officers of the district and those of the Department of Cooperation, Punjab, many times. However, they had not got anything except for a word of sympathy. Mr Parkash Singh Badal had assured in 1997 that if the SAD was voted to power in Punjab the sugar mill would be started soon. However, four years had elapsed since but Mr Badal’s promise was yet to materialise, he added. |
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Mobile toilets for pilgrims Barnala, June 13 Mr Girdhari Lal and Mr Raj Dhaula, president and secretary, respectively, of the sewa sangh said the decision had been taken in view of shortage of toilets. The sewa sangh would also arrange filtered water for devotees as the water in the area was hard, they said. The leaders also said the 100 activists of the sewa sangh would leave for Pahalgam at June 30 with 10 trucks of ration items and other material needed for month-long ‘bhandara’. The bhandara will begin on July 2. |
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Man alleges cremated
body not his son’s Bathinda, June 13 Mr Rampal Singh, who was present in the cremation ground today, alleged first he was told his son was missing from Bathinda cantonment in September 2000. On October 6, 2000, he was told the body of his son had been found by the Army authorities. He alleged he was told the body had been sent to Faridkot Medical College for a
post-mortem examination. When he saw the body at Faridkot Medical College, it was not of his son. He pointed out the body was in two parts and both the parts belonged to two different bodies. He said he approached the district police authorities to seek justice. He added that a few days ago he received an intimation from the Army authorities that cremation of the body would take place today as it had been confirmed from the DNA test that it was of the deceased Rohota Singh. The police authorities when contacted, said the body which was found by the Army authorities was sent to Kolkata for DNA test as it was alleged by his father that it was not of his son. A case in this connection had also been registered under Section 174 of the Cr PC. Mr Rampal Singh said he would approach the Defence Minister of the country to get justice. He alleged that either his son was alive and had been kept in hiding or had been killed and his body destroyed. He added he would approach the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala in this connection. A senior Army official, who was present at the cremation, said he would not make any comment on the issue. No other official of the Army could be contacted for his version. |
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No ‘dharmi fauji’ in jail: Kahlon Chandigarh, June 13 Mr Kahlon said 277 out of 365 such former soldiers had been sent to different jails in Punjab and all had been released after the completion of their jail terms. As many as 272 former soldiers had been given jobs both by the Punjab and the Union governments. |
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135 registered for prosthetic fitment Patiala, June 13 The camp was inaugurated by Mr Rahul Gupta, Assistant Commissioner (General). Appreciating the activities undertaken by the centre, Mr Jasbir Singh Bir, Deputy Commissioner, directed the authorities to provide aid to the beneficiaries by the end of the financial year. Mr Pritpal Singh, in charge of the centre, said the centre had recently introduced the new remote controlled prosthetic gait training device, used for training purposes. He added that this is the first of its kind to be introduced in Punjab and specially used for rehabilitation purposes. During the camp 135 persons were registered for necessary prosthetic or orthotics fitment and about 15 hearing aids, tri cycles and wheelchairs were distributed among the needy. |
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Water shortage in Barnala Barnala, June 13 The residents have to face a great deal of inconvenience as they are forced to fill water at night or in the morning
hours. Apart from scorching heat, frequent and long duration power cuts are multiplying the woes of the people. Long duration power cuts have adversely affected the
functioning's of industrialists, traders and factories. Residents living in the Courts Chowk area too are sore over the unsanitary conditions in and around their localities. Sweepers who have been assigned these beats show their faces only during festival to get their ‘nazranas’ but never bother to clean the streets. The matter was brought to the notice of authorities concerned but all in vain. |
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Eligibility certificates given to pensioners Patiala, June 13 This was stated by Mr Surjit Singh Rakhra, senior Akali leader while inaugurating the Model Aanganwadi Centre held at Baran village, near here, today. In the centre, the village sarpanch, Mr Balwant Singh, distributed chairs and tables to children of the village. |
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Body found near
railway track Bathinda, June 13 Mr Mithoo Singh, a TB patient, who was helped by the organisation died a few days ago at the local Civil Hospital. |
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Three crushed to death Batala, June 13 Railway sources said, three members of a family were crossing an unmanned level crossing when their motor cycle was hit by the DMU. The bodies have been brought to the local Civil Hospital for a post-mortem by the railway police.
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BKU (Ekta) men
gherao bank Bathinda, June 13 Mr Jhanda Singh Jhethuke, district president, BKU (Ekta), alleged that loans of industrialists were being written off but poor farmers were being issued legal notices to repay the loans. One of the profit-making units of the city had an outstanding dues amounting to more than Rs 70 crore, which were written off by the bank authorities but the farmers were being issued legal notices to repay loans which were not more than a few lakhs of rupees, he
alleged. Mr Shingara Singh, state general secretary and Mr Surjit Singh, senior leaders BKU (E), alleged that there was rampant corruption in the bank. The leaders pointed out that not every loan defaulter was issued legal notice by the bank authorities. One of the loanees of Pirkot village, who had high contacts, was one such example, the leaders alleged. The employees of the bank were not allowed to move out by the BKU (E) activists and a large number of senior police personnel were deployed for their security. The bank staff complained of the indifferent attitude of the district administration and decided not to go home even at night. Mr Shamir Singh, DGM and Regional Officer of the bank, said the stand of the BKU activists was not justified because loans were issued by
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Stamp duty on
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Cops urged to be responsive: DIG Jalandhar, June 13 Mr Reddy said the Public Grievances Redressal system would be reactivated so as to save the people from undue harassment. “I think that grievances redressal should take place at the level of the SHO. If that does not take place it means that something is wrong somewhere. Anyway, I have asked all my officers to be more responsive towards the people since it is the age of community policing,” said Mr Reddy, who assured that action would be taken if any pilferage of LPG cylinders was reported. |
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BSNL to provide mobile phones in Fazilka Fazilka, June 13 The General Manager stated that there had been tremendous improvement in the telecom services during the past two years and the BSNL had provided more than 80,000 new connections and 1,500 STD PCOs during this period in Ferozepore secondary switching area comprising four districts. . |
Lecturer murdered over land dispute Tarn Taran, June 13 Samarjit, a resident of the town, had been allotted 15 acres by his in-laws. Bhajan Singh, his brother-in-law, was demanding a share from the land. The matter was put before the court, which gave the verdict in favour of Bhajan Singh. Samarjit then filed an application in another court, which gave him status quo. Samarjit, along with his son Harwinder Singh, has gone to Lalpur village when he was killed. The local Sadar police has registered a case under certain Sections of the IPC against Bhajan Singh, Lovely, Prabhu, Ajit Singh, Joginder Singh and Mohan Singh. All suspects are said to be absconding. In another incident Ranjit Singh, Gurlal Singh, Jatinder Singh and Gurjit Singh sustained injuries when they were shot at by Dial Singh, Ninder Singh, Mela Singh, Parduman Singh and 12 others who had gone to forcibly till the land reportedly belonging to Ranjit Singh at Bugha village. The city police has registered a case under Section 307 of the Arms Act against the suspects. In yet another incident, some persons took away a bag containing Rs 1 lakh belonging to Jarnail Kaur, a widow of Kajikot village, on Monday. She was returning to her village after withdrawing the amount from the Local Punjab and Sind Bank when the incident occurred. The city police has registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC.  |
Unemployed teachers hold meetings Bathinda, June 13 Mr Sukhminder Singh Sukhi, president of the union (Malwa zone) said they have decided to take this drastic step when all other ways of getting their demands fulfilled failed. He said similar meetings were also held at Nathana and Rampura villages in the past few day. He said all arrangements had been made for the programme. He said they would continue their struggle till their demands were fulfilled. |
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Exam time changed Amritsar, June 13 However, the date of the test would remain
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Punjab to recruit 7,200 teachers Kotkapura, June 13 He added that the recruitment would be started shortly. |
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