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Cong not to project any leader as CM Chandigarh, June 15 However, he said that the party would not project any particular leader as a candidate for the chief ministership of the state in the coming elections to the state Assembly. The party high command would decide after the poll who should be the Chief Minister, he said. When asked why the party had delayed for a long time the reconstitution of the PPCC, Mr Vora said that the list of the office-bearers and executive members would be approved by the party high command within a week or so. Capt Amarinder Singh, after his election as president of the PPCC, had submitted a list of office-bearers for clearance. Trying hard to convey to the mediapersons that there was nothing wrong with the party in the state, Mr Vora said the party was united and it would contest the elections as a cohesive unit. It is significant that Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, who has serious differences with Capt Amarinder Singh, had met Mrs Gandhi in Delhi yesterday. She had submitted an elaborate memorandum to Mrs Gandhi expressing her views on organisational matters in the state. Informed sources said that on her return from Delhi this morning, Mrs Bhattal held a meeting with her supporters at her residence. She came here from Delhi accompanied by Mr Vora, it is learnt. Mr Vora said the Badal government had done nothing for the state. The government was encouraging elements who could pose a danger to the hard-earned peace in the state. He gave the credit for bringing about peace in Punjab to the Congress. Mr Vora kept party options open for entering into electoral alliances with like-minded secular parties in the Assembly elections. Earlier, a party convention was held in Congress Bhavan here. Among those present were a former Chief Minister, Mr Harcharan Singh Brar, Mr Mohinder Singh Gill, Mr H.S. Hanspal, Capt Amarinder Singh, Mrs Bhattal, Mr Yogender Makwana, Chowdhary Jagjit Singh, Mr Gurcharan Singh Galib, Mr Birdevinder Singh, Mr Sant Ram Singla, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, Mr Avtar Singh Brar, Mr Jagroop Singh Gill, Mr Lakhwinder Singh and Mr Ajit Inder Singh Mofar. Capt Amarinder Singh thanked the party workers for collecting the signatures of more than 27 lakh persons as part of a campaign launched by the party to expose corruption in the BJP-led government at the Centre. He said the party was fully geared up for the elections. Speaking in an aggressive tone, Mrs Bhattal in a way opposed the entry of leaders from other parties into the Congress. She said such an exercise would demoralise those party workers at the lower level who had been active for the past several years. She said the party should have taken a tough stand on certain issues and launched an agitation against the policies of the Badal government. She said those who had failed to create “Khalistan” through the bullet were now trying to achieve this through the ballot . Meanwhile, Capt Amarinder Singh said the party would soon come out with a “vision statement” and a “White Paper” with regard to the “non-performance” of the Badal government. |
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Cong to rein in PPCC men New Delhi, June 15 AICC sources maintain that unambiguous signals have been sent that the party high command will brook no indiscipline and come down heavily against anyone trying to create a divide in the party ranks in facing the challenge of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s SAD. The party is of the opinion that if a section of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) wants to raise a banner of revolt against the leadership, it can pursue that option by making an exit from the Congress camp. At the same time the Congress high command is keen on keeping its flock together by steering clear of fractious , intra-party politics. It is in this context that Congress leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal’s meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi here yesterday assumes importance. A harried Mrs Bhattal appeared extremely reluctant to talk about her interface with the Congress President. She, however, spoke on her mobile all too briefly. Taken by surprise, she acknowledged that she had called on Ms Gandhi as she was in the national Capital. She refused to dilate on the nature of discussions if it revolved around maintaining the unity and cohesiveness of the PPCC, especially as Assembly elections in Punjab were barely eight months away. AICC sources insist that there is “only that much a party organisation can do” when one of its leaders is facing serious allegations of corruption. “Law will take its own course,” the sources added. The central leadership of the Congress maintains that it cannot be seen to support corruption when it is determined to fight this menace. At the same time, the Congress is vociferously demanding the outster of the BJP-led NDA government for its acts of omission and commission in defence deals following the tehelka.com expose. Interestingly, the PPCC President, Capt Amarinder Singh, also called on the Congress President yesterday. Even as the Chief Election Commissioner indicated yesterday that Assembly elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh may be advanced by a few months and held along with that to the new state of Uttaranchal after completing the delimitation process, the Congress high command has found it necessary to warn that dissidence and factionalism will be dealt with firmly. Simultaneously, AICC treasurer Motilal Vora, who is also in charge of Punjab affairs has sent a strong message down the line that there is no question of changing Capt Amarinder Singh as the PPCC chief. |
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CM favours poll on schedule Ajnala (Amritsar), June 15 Mr Badal was commenting on the reported statement of Mr J.M. Lyngdoh, Chief Election Commissioner, on the likelihood of Assembly elections in Punjab, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh before schedule. On a query about the possibility of unity with the Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal headed by Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, the Chief Minister said unity was not possible under conditions. Mr Tohra did not seem in a mood for “unconditional unity,” he said. On resignation of Giani Kewal Singh Jathedar, Damdama Sahib, who is facing pressure from the Sikh ‘sangat’ to resign in view of a criminal case against him and his family Mr Badal said the Jathedar should listen to his conscience. He announced the name of Mr Sardul Singh Sham as Shiromani Akali Dal district president. He said the issues of gurdwaras, a corridor to Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan and detention of Sikh youths in Baluchistan were on the agenda of the proposed talks between Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee and Pakistan Chief Executive Pervez Musharraf. At least 84 village panchayats were invited to the ‘sangat darshan’ programme. An amount of Rs 2.25 crore was given by the Chief Minister for development purposes with Rs 50 and Rs 10 lakh to Ajnala and Ramdas Nagar panchayats, respectively. |
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Akal Takht has failed to play its
role: Zaffarwal Jalandhar, June 15 “Akal Takht was set up by the Guru for guiding Sikhs on the political front as the Golden Temple was set up for spiritual guidance of the Sikhs. But in my view, Akal Takht has ceased to play its role for many reasons. It is primarily for this reason that the long pending demands of Sikhs have not been accepted,” said Zaffarwal during an exclusive interview with The Tribune here. “I think as far as the role of Akal Takht is concerned, the SGPC constitution needs to be changed. Moreover, a committee based on prominent Sikh scholars should be formed to look into the need for changes in the SGPC constitution and for defining the role of the Akal Takht Jathedar,” Zaffarwal opined. He also advocated converting the SGPC into an autonomous body. Zaffarwal criticised the Congress and held it responsible for most of the problems being faced by Punjab and Punjabis. He alleged that it was Congress “repression” which had resulted in bad days for Punjabis, particularly the Sikhs. “Actually, the Congress leadership needlessly dragged feet on the long-pending demands of Punjabis and Sikhs, which resulted in deterioration of the situation for years.” Asked what his views were as far as non-acceptance of the demands of Punjabis and Sikhs by the ruling SAD-BJP combine government was concerned, Zaffarwal said: “Mr Parkash Singh Badal and his government is making efforts in his direction. Yet I don’t know why the SAD-BJP government is not able to get these demands accepted. As far as I am concerned after my release from jail, I will organise the people for getting these demands accepted and will participate in politics since I don’t believe in violence and violent methods.” Referring to the Giani Kewal Singh case, Zaffarwal said he should have stepped down on his own. “This case has lowered the image of the Sikhs in the eyes of the world. If he does not step down, he should be removed by the SGPC or the Akal Takht jathedar should direct him to do so, he said. Lashing out at Pakistan, Zaffarwal said Pakistan had no sympathy for the Sikhs and had been creating disturbances in Punjab for vested interests. “It is also a misconception that militant leaders are being accorded a VIP treatment by that country”, he added. |
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Xen booked
in corruption case Bathinda, June 15 Official sources said though the case had been registered on the directions of the Deputy Commissioner on June 14, no arrest was made in this connection so far. Sources said work of premix coating on the Ganga-Barkandi-Goniana link road was to be executed by the B and R officials through private contractors. About Rs 8 lakh was to be spent on it. Sources said the B and R authorities, which were supposed to call tenders and allot the work to contractors after taking technical sanction from the wing concerned, collected quotations by dividing the project into parts. The cost of each part was estimated at Rs 50,000 or less. The B and R authorities accepted the quotations from one contractor only and got executed the work in their own way. Instead of laying the premix coating, the B and R authorities carried out the patch work only. The patch work done by the contractor could not survive long and the road became unmotorable after sometime. The scam came to light when Mr Vivek Aggarwal, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) made inquiries into this case on the camplaint made by Mr Balbir Singh, MLA, Nathana, to Mr Tota Singh, state Education Minister and Chairman, District Planning and Development Board, Bathinda. On March 31, 2001, Mr Tota Singh, ordered the Secretary, Public Works Department (PWD), Punjab, to make arrangements for the registration of a criminal case against the officials who were involved in the misappropriation of money. The minister directed the Deputy commissioner to recommend transferring the officials involved in the case. Mr Aggarwal, who conducted the inquiry into the complaint made by Mr Balbir Singh, found that B and R Department officials and the contractor were guilty. Sources said some of the other officials of the B and R Department, whose involvement was also found in the bungling, had already retired from the service. |
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Moving towards e-governance Fatehgarh Sahib Mr Vikas Partap, Deputy Commissioner, inaugurated training for the first batch of 30 officials at CAL-C Computer Centre here. After the training period the district will become the first in the state to make use of information technology tools to increase office efficiency and respond to problems of the public without much delay. The Deputy Commissioner, who himself is an electronics engineer, said training was the most important component for the successful implementation of any project. There would be two months’ comprehensive training. Employees were being sent in batches but the scheduled had been drawn up in such a way that the public would not suffer. The use of computers, he said, would improve the quality of work, ensure accountability and create a more responsive system. Computerisation would fundamentally change the working of offices. He said an exhaustive exercise was also being undertaken for carrying out administrative reforms to reduce unnecessary formalities and procedures. For this purpose a booklet on the existing manual procedures had been compiled for all offices, including branches of the district offices. The next step would be to suggest administrative reforms to the government to incorporate these in legislation. This would enable the provision of various services to citizens on the spot. For this purpose, an authenticated citizen database was being created. He said a state-of-the-art e-governance centre had already been set up at the district headquarters. A local area network connecting all branches in the Mini Secretariat had also been created. Work on the wide area network connecting field offices was in progress. Software for the project had been prepared with 18 software modules relating to a web-based information dissemination system for the public. He said as per the IT policy of the government, the objectives of the e-governance project included interface in Gurmukhi, making information on schemes, forms, procedures, etc, available from remote locations, the Internet, providing connectivity with subdivisions, tehsils and blocks (extendable even to the village level) and installing computers in every branch. Mr Malwinder Singh Jaggi, District Transport Officer, said with the introduction of the training course officers were now able to make use of IT tools in their offices for providing better facilities to the public. Ms Kiran Jain, District Revenue Officer, said the training would help officials in a big way. Many of those getting training said they now understood the basics of computers and could call themselves “computer literate”. Mr S.K. Banga, Principal System Analyst and DIO (NIC), said the training would certainly help in the successful implementation of the e-governance project. |
Poll: Lok Bhalai Party releases 8 names Faridkot, June 15 Stating this here
yesterday, Mr Gurtek Singh Sidhu, member, central working body of the party, said the party would contest the poll from 90 assembly segments and the names of the other candidates would be decided shortly. Meanwhile, the Lok Bhalai Party will hold rallies at each assembly constituency from this month to apprise the people about its policies and programmes. The first rally would be held at Raikot on June 23, Mr Sidhu said. Mr Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, president and many other senior leaders of the party would address the rallies. He said the party would lay stress on the removal of poverty, generation of more jobs, upliftment of Dalits, promotion of education and various other welfare schemes for all sections of society in Punjab. Mr Sidhu accused Mr Parkash Singh Badal for encouraging corruption and nepotism in the state. |
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Govt violating norms: Singla Patiala, June 15 In this connection, he referred to a news item and photograph in which Mr Surjit Singh Rakhra, an Akali leader, was seen distributing pension books and papers to some persons at a function organised by the administration. Mr Singla alleged that while an Akali leader was bound to show inclination towards his party supporters, other people alligned towards the Congress were left out even if their cases were genuine. Mr Singla accused the government of “throwing all norms of fair administration to the winds” and demanded strict action against officials allowing such a practice. He said the Congress would not remain a mute spectator and would take action so that genuine beneficiaries got a fair deal in government schemes and programmes. |
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Cong ex-MP lashes out at Badal govt Nawanshahr, June 15 She said the Chief Minister had been ignoring villages headed by Congress sarpanches while allocating grants during sangat darshan programmes. Lashing out at the NDA government, she said it had failed at all fronts and its foreign and economic policies had proved disastrous for the country. The Congress leaders, who is here to meet party leader, and workers to assess party’s prospects in the ensuing Assembly elections, categorically ruled out any factionalism in the Congress. |
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Lawyers suspend 67-day-old dharna Sangrur, June 15 Giving this information here today, Mr Balraj Singh Sohi and Mr Sat Pal Sharma, President and Secretary, respectively of the association, said the state government had failed to fulfil the demands of the lawyers so far despite the fact that they had been agitating against the non-construction of chambers for lawyers in the newly built Judicial Complex here by observing “no work” campaign since April 9. They said the lawyers had also been staging dharna since April 10 and observing relay fast since April 16. Mr Sohi said a state-level seven member lawyers committee had decided to meet on July 14 at Chandigarh to chalk-out further course of action if the demands of the local lawyers were not accepted till then. He said the lawyers were also unhappy over the indifferent attitude of the state government towards their demands with regards to suspension of the local SDM and the DSP who were allegedly responsible for the lathi-charge on the local lawyers on May 18 when they were going to lay the foundation stone for the construction of chambers in the newly-built complex. Mr Sohi also criticised the state government for not withdrawing criminal cases, registered against the local lawyers after lathi-charge on them on May 18, despite assurance given by Mr Parkash Singh Badal. He also warned the state government not to test the unity of lawyers by delaying the construction work. The government would have to face a state-level agitation if it failed to fulfil the lawyers demands in a month. Mr Sohi also said they would not bow before the pressure of the government and added that the lawyers from all parts of the state had assured to cooperate with them even after July 16. |
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Probe spending on health drive: PCMS Amritsar, June 15 Dr M.S. Randhawa, patron, and Dr Harpartap Singh, state organising secretary, alleged that independent inquiries by the association had revealed that Rs 65 lakh grant-in-aid released to control the HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, seems to have gone down the drain in 136 rural and urban slums. “The overall objective of the campaign was to contain the spread of these diseases, but as per the guidelines issued for seven enlisted activities with each block allotted Rs 41,500 none of the enlisted activities were undertaken in almost all blocks of the state and in urban slums”, they alleged. These activities included distribution of drugs for management of 150 RTI/STIs patients, distribution of contact cards to 20,000 households in a block, five posters per village, wall writing in every village, arrangement of at least 20 camps at sub-centres in each block, social mobilisation, including contingencies for POL charges/hiring of vehicles and training/block level meetings. |
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Threat
to disrupt ‘sangat darshan’ Budhlada, June 15 The activists have also decided to gherao the Deputy Commissioner, Mrs Raji P. Srivastava, on June 25 at Mansa. They held a huge rally in front of the office of the SDM, in which students of various educational institutions participated after boycotting their classes. For the past 15 days, the workers of local cooperative sugar mill, which had been closed down, were demanding that it should be made operational again. Mr Beant Singh
Kainth, president of the committee, had started an indefinite fast and was picked up by the police four days ago and taken to hospital at Patiala. The activists have also been demanding the payments of their dues. After Mr Kainth was picked up by the police, two other activists Mr Binder Singh Gurne and Mr Ajmer Singh started an indefinite fast. |
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Waiting
for radiotherapy facilities to start Patiala, June 15 Cancer patients are unable to get radiotherapy treatment in the hospital due to the depletion of the cobalt source of the machine which is used for the purpose. Rs 45 lakh is needed to replenish the cobalt source. Though earlier the hospital as well as the medical college attached with it did not have the requisite funds to arrange cobalt source when the radiotherapy machine stopped functioning about one year ago, now when funds are available with the hospital, the machine is still not being made functional. Sources said the Medical College and hospital had a surplus of Rs 4 crore in its kitty by way of money earned by it following an increase in the hospital fee. At the time of increase in the fee structure the government had announced that the extra funds earned by the hospital would be kept aside for utilisation by the hospital only. These funds have now accumulated under the head of Punjab Professional Services (PPS) funds. Sources said despite sufficient funds being available for utilisation by the medical college and the hospital, the cobalt source of the radio therapy machine was not being replenished. They said a case had been made out and sent to the government five months ago in this regard, but no action had been taken in the regard. The sources said due to undue delay in processing the case by the government authorities, hundreds of cancer patients were being put to undue hardship. They said the patients had the choice of going to the only other government radiotherapy facility in Amritsar or to various private centuries in Ludhiana or the PGI at Chandigarh. They said the poor patients were suffering the most as chemotherapy treatment, done along with radiotherapy, was also suffering for want of the cobalt source. The sources said that in the Hospital it cost only around Rs 1000 to get one dose of both radiotherapy and chemotherapy, whereas in private hospitals the cost was nearly Rs 5,000. Sources said as the patient had to get admitted to the hospital in order to get the treatment, the treatment at private institutions becomes prohibitive for the poor. With radiotherapy facility being discontinued in the hospital, the staff of the department is not being utilised. An official of the rank of Professor in the department does not have any professional work as is the case with technicians posted in the department.
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Renewal
of registration flayed Malerkotla, June 15 They demanded that the affidavit in the registration, Form 3D, should be amended as demanded by the GAMS/BAMS doctors. They urged all doctors of integrated medicine not to renew their registration unless this affidavit was amended. They also condemned the proposed Punjab Regulation of Clinical Establishment Bill. They said this Bill was not in favour of the people and doctors of Punjab. |
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FCI palledars stage rally Bathinda, June 15 The rally was part of the ongoing campaign of the labourers under which they had planned to hold rallies at various district offices of the FCI. The activists of the union were raising slogans against the officials concerned, who had taken the decision for the privatisation of the corporation. Mr Amar Singh Bhattian, state president of the union, said the policy of privatisation adopted by the government was against the interests of the employees. He said they were not taken into confidence before
taking the decision. He alleged that the government was adopting the policy of “divide and rule” by giving rights to the labourers of the other unions to work at the godowns of the Punjab Warehouse Corporation. Mr Jora Singh Nasrali, financial secretary of the union, said the new government policy had left many labourers jobless. Mr Nasrali said the government was adopting the policies of capitalist countries. He added that the onslaught of the new policies of the government would prove harmful for the labourers. He said resentment prevails among labourers against the privatisation policy of the government. He added that they would continue their struggle till the decision was taken back. |
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Traffic
enforcement
cell inaugurated Bathinda, June 15 Mr Gurdas while inaugurating a highway integrated traffic enforcement cell (HITEC) at Jassi Baghwali village on the Bathinda-Dabwali road said the formation of such units would prove to be helpful for the vehicle drivers. He said the modern vehicles run very fast but the roads in the state were not suitable for such vehicles. Another reason for the accidents was that most of the drivers were not aware of the traffic rules. Mr Gurdas said while issuing the driving licence test should be taken to access the applicant’s knowledge about the traffic rules. The former MP said the use of such intoxicants had been on the rise in the district. If the parents could become a bit careful then the accidents involving minor children could be prevented. The parents should not allow their children to drive without proper driving licences. Mr Gurdas said the formation of the HITEC centre at five different places in the district had proved to be a boon for the accident victims. He added that such centres should be built in other districts also. He appreciated the villagers who had given land free of cost for the construction of the centre. Mr R. Venkatratnam, Deputy Commissioner, said with the help of the transport officer a special campaign would be launched in the district for creating traffic awareness amongst the people. He said various seminars and other programmes would be organised at the schools and colleges. Dr Jatinder Jain, SSP, said the establishment of HITEC centres had been objected by some residents but immediate medical help had saved the lives of at least 19 persons. Mr Manjeet Singh of Gidderbaha had received severe injuries when he was hit by a vehicle on April 4. He became unconscious after the accident and was admitted to the hospital by the attendants at the HITEC centre near Behman village on the Bathinda-Malout road. Similarly, the HITEC helped save the lives of Mr Sukhbir Singh, an NRI, and Mr Jaskaran Singh, a resident of Kothe Chet Singh. |
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Vijay Chopra gets
NTAS journalism award Patiala, June
15 NTAS Directors Pran Sabharwal and Sunita Sabharwal along with
Mr Jagit Singh Dardi, Editor-in-Chief of the Chardhikala group of
newspapers, Mr Jiagr Jalandhari, a Shiromani Sahitkar awardee, social
worker Seth Shyam Lal Gupta and Prof A.K. Shahi, head mathematics
study group, presented the NTAS National Millennium journalism award,
bouquets, gifts and a shawl to Mr Chopra on the occasion. |
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438 family welfare camps Patiala, June 15 This was stated by Mr Manjit Singh Narang, Subdivisional Magistrate, while speaking at the closing ceremony of a camp held at Kalar Bhani village here today. The camp was organised to honour late Bhagwan Swaroop Goel, a social worker. Mr Narang said that during the past 50 years, the population of the country had increased five times while unemployment had increased nine times. He added that contribution of the common people was necessary to ensure success of various programmes introduced under the Family Welfare Schemes. He added that the State Red Cross Society was providing necessary help by providing free medicines for the poor at these camps. Mr Narang also said that a special award would be started in the name of Bhagwan Swaroop Goel. He distributed free medicines to about 50 women during the camp and gave sewing machines to four others. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Amrit Lal
Dhingra, Civil Surgeon, said that a special programme would be started between June 16 to July 15 to check the sale and purchase of toxic drugs. |
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154 health camps
held Bathinda, June 15 Dr Harcharan Singh Gill, former President of the Indian Medical Association, inaugurated the function and Dr Gurjant Singh Sekhon, Deputy Medical Commissioner, presided. Various doctors of the Civil Hospital were present on the
occasion. As many as 76 persons were treated and medicines were distributed free of cost. Dr Bawa Ram Gupta, Civil Surgeon, said 154 health awareness camps and nine treatment camps were organised in the district. |
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Bank staff stage dharna Bathinda, June 15 Mr Jaswant Rai, general secretary of the bank staff association, said the management had been indifferent towards the employee’s problems. Schemes of wage revision had not been implemented fully, he alleged. The management had agreed to revise the basic pay and dearness allowance but other benefits had not been granted, he alleged. Mr Rai alleged there were no definite rules for granting promotions. |
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DC’s assurance to
Bar members Bathinda, June 15 |
Rs 18.9 lakh relief paid to farmers Bathinda, June 15 Mr Venkatratnam in a press note issued here said crops were destroyed on about 2,206 acres in 49 villages of Bathinda and Talwandi Sabo subdivisions of the district. He added that Rs 700 would be paid per acre to the farmers for purchasing new seeds and fertilisers, etc, if the crop was destroyed immediately after sowing. The Deputy Commissioner said the special girdawari conducted for assessing the loss to the crops gave the amount of compensation to be paid and payments were made accordingly. |
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Meeting
on procurement Chandigarh, June 15 |
Rs 2.25 crore for
bundhs Patiala, June 15 This was stated by Mr Jasbir Singh Bir, Deputy Commissioner, while hearing the grievances of the people of Ghanaur block, near Sarai Kalan. He said that work would be initiated in collaboration with NABARD and added that a bundh would be constructed on both sides of the river from Sarai Kalan to Sarai Khurd. Mr Bir said that Rs 91 lakh would be spent to repair the damaged areas of bundh. He added that flood control rooms would also be established at the sub-divisional levels. He gave a sum of Rs 1 lakh for the construction of 1,000-foot-long bundh after hearing the grievances of people. Mr Bir also surveyed the bridge over the Bhakra main line (Narwana branch). Speaking on the occasion, Mr
N.K.Chopra, SDO, Drainage Department, said a sum of Rs 6 lakh had been spent to strengthen three bridges and a bundh over the Ghagar river, near
Kapoori. He added that the bundh over the Charmal river near Lalru had also been strengthen. |
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Jail guards seek 13 months salary Moga, June 15 They have urged that all jail wards should be given 13 months salary every year which has already been given to the parent police department in Punjab, posts of sub-assistant of jail guards be created and they be given the status of police constables, anomaly committee report be implemented immediately, all ad hoc employees be made permanent after completion of 16 years in service. |
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New Forest Secretary Chandigarh, June 15 Mr RPS
Pawar, Secretary, Jails and Judicial, will be the new Secretary, Forests and Wildlife. |
Wife, paramour held for
murder Bathinda, June 15 To execute the killing, the accused hired Gurmeet Singh of Chauke village on a “contract” of Rs 30,000 and did the crime in a manner that it appeared an accident. Dr Jatinder Kumar Jain, SSP, in a press note issued here today, said the Nathana police registered a case in connection with the death of Harkaran Singh in a road accident on June 4, 2001. The report registered said a jeep had collided with the scooter of Harkaran Singh. Dr Jain said the body of the deceased was found from a forest on the Phul road. He pointed out that smelling a rat police personnel started making investigations and a spare part of the jeep was found from the site of the accident. The injury marks on the body of the deceased indicated that they were not on account of any accident. The jeep was traced and the police was able to identify those involved in the crime. During investigations, it was found that Paramjit Kaur, wife of the deceased, had illicit relations with Narinderpal Singh. Narinderpal Singh hired Gurmeet Singh of Chauke village on June 4. As per the scheme, Narinderpal Singh and Gurmeet Singh waited for the accused in their jeep parked near a brickkiln. When the deceased reached there, they crushed him under the jeep. The accused carried the body of Harkaran Singh in their jeep and threw it on the Phul road. Dr Jain said the accused had been booked under Sections 302, 201 and 120-B of the IPC. |
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3 killed in road accident Tarn Taran, June 15 According to information, they were going from Patti to Amritsar when their car collided with a private bus (No. PB-02-W-9997) killing all three occupants of the car on the spot. The local city police has registered a case under Sections 304A and 279, IPC. The driver of the bus has absconded. The bodies have been sent to the local Civil Hospital for post-mortem. |
Varsity steps
to check impersonation Chandigarh,
June 15 He was
referring to apprehension in the minds of certain candidates that
since the university had not asked for their photographs with the
application forms for the PMET, there might be a chance for
impersonation in the entrance test. Dr Sandhu said each candidate
would be issued an admit card and an attendance slip by the university
on which the candidate would be required to paste two identical
photographs of passport size. The invigilation staff would
authenticate those photographs ensuring that the candidate whose
photographs appeared on the admit card and the attendance slip took
the test. The admit card, duly signed and stamped by the invigilating
staff, would be given to the candidate as a token of his having taken
the test while the attendance slip, wherein the candidate’s
signatures and photograph were authenticated and stamped by the
invigilating staff, would be forwarded to the university. At the time
of counselling for admission, the photograph on the attendance slip
would be checked with the candidate. |
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Decision
on PTI’s post resented Fazilka, June 15 According to information, the Punjab Government had advertised 175 vacancies of male PTIs and an equal number of female PTIs in March. It was mentioned that candidates who had qualified from any recognised university would be eligible for selection. However, before the interview on June 25, the Education Department, Punjab, is understood to have decided not to consider 150 prospective candidates from Kurukshetra University. |
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176 centres
set up for B.Ed entrance test Patiala, June
15 University Registrar B.S. Bhatia said around
43,000 students would take the entrance test for the one-year course
in various colleges in the state. The test would be held on July 1, he
added. Dr Bhatia said the roll numbers of eligible candidates were
being despatched and were expected to reach by June 25. He said a
special camp would be organised on June 28 for those who did not
receive their roll numbers by the due date. |
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