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State govt to give farmers ownership Roadways employees stage dharna near minister’s house
Foreign delegates to attend conference
Lok Suvidha camp
Music piracy causes Rs 650 cr loss
Minor girl abducted, 2 booked
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Riot victims stage
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Jalandhar, April 27 Most of the victims included those who had applied late due to ignorance or those who were not able to complete all documents in time and submit these to the administration. But all of them said that since they possessed valid red cards issued to them by the state government, they should not be denied the right to compensation. Mr Prabhu Singh, a resident of Preet Nagar, said that he possessed red card as well as a ration card, but he said that he was not aware of the cut off date for the submission of the applications. Mr Ajaib Singh, a red card holder from Ludhiana and a resident of Preet Nagar, said that he had submitted his application in time, but since he had not deposited a copy of ration card, his file was rejected. Other riot victims, including Mr Karnail Singh from Chogitti Byepass, Ms Jeet Kaur from Preet Nagar, Inder Singh, Partap Singh and Jagdish Singh, all three from Ludhiana, had a similar grouse. The riot victims were supported by Mr Amarjit Singh Amri, district president, BJP Yuva Morcha, Jalandhar city. Mr Karnail Singh, Assistant Commissioner (grievances), said that since most of the victims could not complete the formalities in time, he could not be of much help for them. He said that he, however, had accepted all late applications so that their cases could be forwarded to the state government for consideration. |
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Drinking water for 7 more villages
Jalandhar, April 27 The villages, which have been selected for initiation of the pilot project, include Lallian Khurd, Ladhran, Dhani, Sirhali, Rurka Kalan, and Raipur. Work on setting up of the World Bank aided water supply schemes in three other villages —Rasulpur, Ladhran, and Raipur — has already been put on rails as tenders have been floated on the directions of the Punjab Food and Civil Supplies and Public Health Minister, Mr Avtaar Henry. A team of the World Bank, headed by Ms Meera Mehta, a financial consultant with the organisation, and representatives of the Support Organisation for Punjab World Bank Project Management Unit and the Field Officers of the Water Supply and Sanitation Department inspected a number of villages of Jalandhar district today for executing water supply schemes under the World Bank funded pilot project. Members of the team also discussed various aspects for further implementation of the project with member of panchayats of Rurka Kalan, Lallian Khurd, Ladhran, Dhani, Sirhali, and Raipur villages. Expressing her satisfaction over the enthusiasm of villagers for the proposed World Bank schemes, Ms Meera Mehta said that though as many as 92 village had been selected across Punjab for the project, seven villages had been selected from Jalandhar district and the process was on to select some more villages for the purpose. Ms Mehta, who was accompanied by Mr R.K. Talwar, Executive Engineer, Water Supply and Sanitation, Division, Jalandhar, also encouraged villagers to come out with their suggestions to give a practical shape to the proposed projects. She clarified that the money, earmarked for the schemes, would be spent out of the World Bank loan to Punjab. |
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State govt to give farmers ownership rights to land
Kapurthala, April 27 Thousands of farmers, who have been using the government lands for decades for agriculture, are now demanding the ownership rights on these lands. A delegation of farmers from Sultanpur Lodhi Subdivision, where thousands of acres of land was in their possession, presented a memorandum to the local MP, Rana Gurjit Singh, at Suvidha Camp in this regard. Mr Bhatnagar, who was here to review the progress of the computerisation of land records and the functioning of Suvidha Centre, said that 30 to 40 thousand acres of government land was under the illegal possession of farmers in the state. Commenting on the progress of computerisation process of the land records, Mr Bhatnagar said, “I hope that all the land records in the state would be computerised within next two years. “The computerisation of land records at Jalandhar, Nawanshahar, Sangrur, and Kapurthala was going on well.” Mr Bhatnagar also revealed that the government was also planning to hand over the computerisation work to the private contractors in the revenue tehsils through tender system, as there were lots of complaints regarding the functioning of the computers’ department, as the staff was not properly trained in handling the computers causing great inconvenience to the people, who visit the tehsils for the registration of their property sale deeds. However, he added, the job of the contractor would only be confined to the preparation of the sale deed document and the remaining process of comparing the document and authentication would be done by the revenue officer at the time of registration of sale deed. Replying to a question on the recruitment of patwaris, he said the government had given the nod to recruit 471 patwaris on a regular basis. Besides, it was also working out the modalities to fill the vacant post of patwaris very soon, he added. Mr Raminder Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala, disclosed that the computerisation of land records in the district would be completed within a year.
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Roadways employees
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Jalandhar, April 27 The protesting employees, who were, however, not allowed to stage their dharna exactly in front of the residence of the minister by police officials, alleged that the Congress-led state government was out to cause ‘damage’ to the Punjab Roadways. They alleged that the fleet of buses of the Punjab Roadways had been downsized from over 2400 to merely 861 and, similarly, the number of roadways-run depots had also been decreased from 18 to 10. The agitated Punjab Roadways employees asked the minister whether “writing off” as many as 4500 posts of employees, and handing over the Punjab Roadways to private hands were steps towards the development of the roadways. They also alleged that corrupt elements in the roadways were being ‘sheltered’. The dharna was organised by the joint action committee of the employees of the Punjab Roadways.
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Foreign delegates to attend conference
Jalandhar, April 27 Mr Ashok Mittal, president of the institutes, said that 40 experts in the field were expected from Pakistan, including Dr Khwaja Ahmed Sayeed, principal of Hailery College of Banking and Finance, University of Punjab, Lahore. He said that faculty members from University of Tehran, Iran, and a sociologist from Simon Frasev University, Canada, were also likely to take part in the conference. The theme of the conference, being organised jointly by the Lovely Institute of Management and the CII TDB TNET Centre, is “Brand India: Issues, challenges and opportunities”. Management gurus and the experts in management studies will discuss the changing role of India in world commerce, politics and other international matters. Over a 100 papers will be presented in the two-day management event, which is expected to be opened by Mr Surinder Singla, Minister for Finance and Planning, Punjab. Dr R. S. Ghuman, leading economist, will be the key note speaker. Among others who would attend the programme include Mr Jasbir Singh Bindra, advocate and the member of International Bar Association, Dr M. A. Zahir, management consultant of Synetic Business School, Ludhiana, Dr Prem Kumar, Vice-President, Strategic Management, Vardhman Group, Dr Karamjeet Singh from the University of Business School, Chandigarh, and Dr Subhash Chander from Guru Nanak Dev University. The conference will focus on the issues like recent emergence of India on the world scene in a big way and its positive ramifications; the strengths and weaknesses in the existing management system in India; the opportunities for Indian establishments in the changed perspective and the underlying threats,. The delegates would also discuss India’s bilateral relations with other countries, India’s role in UNO and South Asia, besides covering various other issues related to India’s economy and its phenomenal growth.
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Lok Suvidha camp
Phagwara, April 27 Phagwara MLA-cum-Chairman, Punjab Agro Foods Limited, Mr Joginder Singh Mann, inaugurated the camp, while Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner, Mr Raminder Singh, presided over the camp. The departments put up service counters and exhibitions. As many as 175 learners’ driving licenses were issued, 30 mutations were done, 161 new applications for different types of pension were also received, 35 birth/death certificates and 25 ration cards were issued and 15 new water connections were also released on the spot.
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Music piracy causes Rs 650 cr loss
Chandigarh, April 27 This was stated by the President of The Indian Music Industry ( IMI) and Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), Mr V J Lazarus, during a visit to the city here today. The pirated music is causing an annual loss of Rs 650 crore to the industry, and enforced deterence could help nip the evil in the bud, he said. “In 1998, the Indian music industry was worth Rs 1200 crore, it is now worth just Rs 600 crore,” he said.
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Minor girl abducted, 2 booked
Phagwara, April 27 In his complaint lodged with the Sadar police station, the father of the girl, Rajmani, has alleged that the two brothers, Phul Chand and Dinesh, had abducted his daughter. Rajmani, a resident of Urban Estate, in the complaint said that the two brothers had been his neighbour for quite some time. “They have kept my daughter captive in Mehrauli area of Delhi,” he alleged. The police has registered a case under Sections 366, 363 and 120B of the IPC against the accused. The police has started investigations into the case. |
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