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Union Govt to introduce pro-farmer policies: Montek
Businessman, nephew found murdered
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Dr M.P. Singh to join as Dean (exam) at PTU
Move to rename college stirs controversy
Leopard skins seized
JE dies in road accident
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Union Govt to introduce pro-farmer policies: Montek
Kapurthala, September 28 “Several prominent persons had expressed fear of further deterioration in the economy at the time of the introduction of the liberalisation policy, but the policy made our economy so sound that the growth rate has remained the all-time high at eight per cent during the past four years,” he added. Quoting a report, he said that future of Punjab was bright. “Punjab can become Germany in next 20 years,” he added. He said that economic performance nowadays was dependent on private sector, and the private sector, including agriculture and industry, was very sound in Punjab. He said there was a need to give importance to education and it was the policy of the government to emphasise on higher education and to improve rural educational institutions. Later talking to media persons, Mr Ahluwalia said that the Union Government would decide about the date of implementing the national policy to rid the farmers of their indebtedness. He said the government would introduce better policies for the farmers to improve their financial condition in the time to come. Earlier, Punjab Finance Minister, Mr Surinder Singh Singla, announced Rs 1 crore as immediate financial assistance for the college. He also assured the college authorities that the state government would provide Rs 4 lakh every year to the college. Jalandhar MP Rana Gurjit Singh, Mr Ahluwalia’s wife and Chairperson of the Punjab Planning Board, Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, and college Principal, Dr Om Kumari Patial, also spoke on the occasion. Students presented various cultural programmes. |
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Businessman, nephew found murdered
Jalandhar, September 28 Harjinder Singh, 45, and his nephew Mandip Singh, 18, were found lying in a pool of blood at their building-material shop at Raipur village on the Jalandhar-Pathankot road this morning by their acquaintance Amrik Singh, a mechanic with Punjab Roadways at Jalandhar. As usual Amrik Singh had gone to the building-material shop of Harjinder Singh to park his scooter there so that he could board a bus to Jalandhar. When his repeated knocking at the door of the shop failed to elicit any response, he got suspicious and called in neighbours. When they peeped inside the walled accommodation, of which the shop was part, they found Harjinder Singh’s body lying in a pool of blood. Later, they saw the body of Mandip Singh also lying in a corner of the shop in almost similar state. Circumstantial evidence suggested that the uncle-nephew duo had been done to death by assailants in a ruthless manner, and probably a hammer-like object had been used to knock down the two in the dead of the night when they were sleeping. Apart from a hammer used for cutting iron rods, an axe was also recovered from the spot. An amount of Rs 6,300 was found to be missing from the shop chest. SSP Ishwar Singh and other senior officers reached the spot and initiated the investigations. Though no arrest has been made so far, the needle of suspicion pointed towards a Nepali servant Mani Ram and his wife, who had been employed by deceased Harjinder Singh and his brothers as chowkidar to guard the shop. The Nepali couple has been missing since the crime came to light. The police authorities, on the directions of the SSP, have launched a manhunt to trace the Nepali couple for their suspected role in the crime. A case has been registered at the local Sadar police station. |
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Dr M.P. Singh to join as Dean (exam) at PTU
Jalandhar, September 28 The selection has also reportedly been approved by the chairman of the Board of Governors of the university. The new dean has been appointed on deputation for a period of one year, with his tenure extendible for three years. He is expected to join on October 3. The post had been lying vacant since Dr Siby John left the post almost two months back to resume his previous job at PEC, Chandigarh. Mr Sarabjit Singh, who had earlier been working with NIT, Jalandhar, has joined as Deputy Dean of the same branch. Mr Munish Kumar, Joint Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Haryana Government, has been selected for the post of Deputy Controller (examination). He is yet to join. In another significant development, India’s immediate technical rival, China, has proposed to PTU that it would offer courses in IT, fashion industry, journalism and communication and a few other applied subjects for its students. It has been proposed by the government there that the courses be run on “twinning” basis so that the students could spend some time in India and the rest in China. The proposal has been deferred as of now keeping in view the forthcoming Assembly elections in Punjab. The university officials have been instructed not to opt for any policy which could have any marring effect on the government’s image, thereby affecting the outcome of the polls. The university officials have also been reportedly asked to simply streamline the ongoing programmes and consolidate the system as much as possible. |
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Move to rename college stirs controversy
Kapurthala, September 28 According to sources, the KHT had passed a resolution in March this year to change the name of the college from NJSA College to Randhir College. The resolution was passed in the trust meeting held under the chairmanship of Brig (retd) Sukhjit Singh Ahluwalia, and the then trust secretary and Deputy Commissioner Samir Kumar. The move has evoked a mixed response. The college Principal, Dr Om Kumari Patyal, said there was no move on behalf of the college to change the name from Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Government College to Randhir Government College. The Old Students’ Association president Kundan Singh Khaira said the association had nothing to do with the name of the college and that the association’s aim was only to work for the welfare of the college. He refused to comment when asked about the move to change the name of the college. On the other hand, the Ahluwalia Baradari District president Manmohan Singh Ahluwalia, former Akali Minister Raghbir Singh, and Shiv Sena District
president Jagdish Kataria have strongly opposed the move. Mr Manmohan Singh Ahluwalia talked about writing to Deputy Chairman of the Planning Board, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, to request him to intervene in the matter. Mr Pritpal Singh Moli, private secretary to Maharaja Kapurthala, said he had spoken to the Maharaja who had told him to suspend the resolution passed by the Kapurthala Heritage Trust. Mr Moli added that the Deputy Commissioner had also been informed about it. In 1978, the name of the college was changed from Randhir Government College to Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Government College by the Akali government, and students of the college had held a 40-day agitation against the change, but the Akali government had not succumbed to the agitation of the students. Former Education Minister Sukhjinder Singh, who had taken the initiative of changing the name of the college from Randhir Government College to NJSA Government College, when contacted, said the name of the college had earlier been changed on the recommendations of residents of the town who had approached him. He also expressed surprise over the move of the government to change its name again. |
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Leopard skins seized
Jalandhar, September 28 The skins were to be trafficked to Nepal via Uttar Pradesh.Parkash Chand and Dharam Pal, who were putting up at a hutment on the outskirts of Chabbewal, landed in the official net when a team of Forest Range Officers, including Mr Kulraj Singh, Mr Paramjit Singh and Mr Ashok Kalia, raided their premises around 4 am this morning. The raid was conducted on the basis of a tip-off that the duo were indulging in poaching of panthers. The two accused, according to Mr Gursharan Singh, ADFO, have disclosed that they were to transport the skins of a male and a female leopard to Nepal for international market through their “well-oiled” network. It was said to be the first case in Punjab wherein skins of a leopard couple had been seized. |
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JE dies in road accident
Kapurthala, September 28 According to information, Rachpal Singh, the PSEB JE posted at Jalandhar, was killed when his motorcycle was hit by a truck near Dayalpur village on the Jalandhar-Amritsar National Highway Number 1. He was a resident of Kalanaur village in Gurdaspur district. His body was sent to the Civil Hospital for postmortem. The Subhanpur police arrested the truck driver and filed an FIR against him under Section 304 A of the IPC. The truck was also impounded. In yet another collision, Mangal Singh from Talwandi Kuka village, and Bhupinder Kaur were injured seriously when a car hit their motorcycle near Dayalpur village. They were admitted to a hospital in Jalandhar. |
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