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Woes of ETT teachers
Raise green issues in poll,
says Baba Seechewal
3 held for posing as Vigilance officers
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CRPF to raise 10
more battalions
Jalandhar, January 11 Talking to The Tribune at the CRPF complex here today, the Director-General, CRPF, Mr J.K. Dutt, said: “The force is raising 10 new battalions, 6,000 jawans will be recruited for these battalions to meet the growing challenge from the militants. With the new battalions, the force will achieve the distinction of being the strongest paramilitary force in the country.” Mr Dutt was given the additional charge of the paramilitary force last month. He is also the Director-General of the National Security Guard. He was in Jalandhar to participate in the reunion of the 1971 batch of the Direct Appointed Gazetted Officers. The Director-General said after the violence in Assam more battalions had been dispatched there. Assam has 24 battalions deployed currently, while 36 battalions are stationed in Jammu and Kashmir. Regarding the deployment of additional battalions in Punjab during the Vidhan Sabha elections, he said it was too early to comment. “It is the state government to decide the exact number of battalions it requires. We will provide them as per the requirement,” he said. “The Centre is modernising the force in terms of upgradation of arms, communication systems, mobility and transport. We have provided INSAS (Indian National Small Arms System) rifles to the jawans. These are modern firearms assault rifles.” When asked about the rise of stress levels among jawans, especially due to long duration of separation from the family, he said: “The CRPF has set up counselling centres to destress the jawans, especially those posted in the militancy-hit areas.” A number of measures had been undertaken to cut stress levels and improve man management in the units. The Commandants of the units had been told to interact with the jawans regularly to understand their emotions and to interview soldiers who return from leave to assess their stress levels, he said. “This will, of course, help the officers know the behaviour of the jawans. The introduction of yoga, counselling by professionals and increased focus on welfare activities are being adopted to prevent unfortunate incidents like suicides and fratricides,” Mr Dutt added. |
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Woes of ETT teachers
Nawanshahr, January 11 The affected teachers submitted the memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner here on January 2 for further submission to the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, for directing the authorities concerned for the issuance of appointment letters to them. The Chief Electoral Officer, in a letter issued to all District Electoral Officers, has said the matter of recruitment of ETT teachers was referred to the Election Commission for advice. While the Election Commission has clarified that the candidates who have been issued appointment letters before December 29 should be allowed to join duty, it has sought details regarding the number of selected candidates who are not issued appointment letters. Meanwhile, a deputation of the teachers today met the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer in Chandigarh and apprised him that the selection list along with the allotted stations of their postings was displayed by the Zila Parishad on December 28 and only the process of serving them appointment letters could not be completed due to the election code. The Deputy Chief Electoral Officer advised them to request the Deputy Commissioner to submit the factual position regarding the process of recruitment so that the information may be furnished to the Election Commission.
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Raise green issues in poll,
says Baba Seechewal
Jalandhar, January 11 Addressing mediapersons here, Baba Seechewal said Punjabis were suffering a lot due to air, water, noise and soil pollution but no political party was serious in this regard. He said the voters should ask the political parties that whether they were taking public-related issues seriously or not. Representatives of several NGOs, including Mr Umendra Dutt from Kheti Virasat Mission Vatavaran Panchayat, Dr Balbir Singh Bhaura from Dharat Suhavi and Dr Nirmal Singh Lambra from Punjabi Sath Lambra, endorsed the Baba’s view.
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3 held for posing as Vigilance officers
Jalandhar, January 11 Talking to mediapersons, the DIG, Vigilance, Mr N.S. Dhillon, said Gaurav was posing himself as SP, Vigilance, whereas the others posed themselves as DSP and Inspector. He said a team led by the Patiala SP, Mr Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, caught them red-handed while accepting Rs 20,000 as bribe from Jalandhar Municipal Corporation Junior Engineer Palwinder Singh in Nawanshahr this evening. Mr Dhillon said they used to extort money from different persons by preparing false complaints against them. He said they had presented a bogus affidavit against the JE to extort money from him. First they demanded Rs 3 lakh from him, later the deal struck at Rs 20,000. Mr Dhillon said three sim cards were also recovered from them. |
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