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Major boost to sports in govt schools
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Implementation of VAT Act in state needs a facelift: Vashisht
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Major boost to sports in govt schools
Tibba (Kapurthala), October 14 Education minister Dr Upinderjit Kaur, who was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the 29th district-level primary school games here on Saturday, said a decision to this effect had been taken by a high-powered committee headed by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. Eminent sports personalities are members of this committee that would also decide on revamping the sports infrastructure in Punjab, she pointed out. In the residential wings, 530 students would receive training from qualified coaches in addition to the board and lodging facilities free of cost. The expenses of tuition fees, playing kits, bedding, etc., too would be borne by the government, she added. In Kapurthala district, the wings had been allotted to the schools at Tibba, Sultanpur Lodhi and the Rail Coach Factory. Two sports complexes would also be built at Tibba (kabaddi, volleyball - boys) and Sultanpur Lodhi (kabaddi, athletics - girls), she revealed. Kaur said 596 players would be trained at the day scholar wings that would get playing kits, besides a daily refreshment allowance of Rs 30 each. The wings to be opened in Kapurthala would be at Rampur Jagir, Surkhpur, Bussowal, Fattu Dhinga, Khalu, Dhaliwal Dona, Ibban Kalan and Begowal, she said. In addition, sports training centres would be opened at the tehsil and village levels in the evenings. The locked centres would be renovated and put to use, she said. The diet money for pre-training camps and inter-school games had been increased to Rs 70 from Rs 60. The players who secured the first three positions in the national school games would be given Rs 3,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,500, respectively. The managers and coaches would get Rs 1,100 each, she announced.
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CPOs to replace ‘chowkidars’
Dharmendra Joshi Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 14 Joyous over its initial success in the localities of police division number six, SP (HQ), Satinder Singh, said the system would be started within two months in the localities falling under the other nine police divisions of the city. They included police divisions from number one to five, seven, eight, Maqsoodan and Sadar, he added. SP HQ Satinder Singh, who along with DSP R.S. Sidhu played a key role in starting this system, says a number of societies and organizations, active in different localities, had contacted the police to launch the same in their areas at the earliest. Apart from them, a large number of unemployed youths had also approached the police to get enrolled as community police officers (CPOs), Satinder Singh said. At least 1,000 youths will be employed as CPOs, he added. “The crime rate especially thefts at houses and commercial establishments and stealing of vehicles will be reduced drastically in the areas where the CPO system is implemented,” according to the SP. As many as 100 local youths have been appointed as CPOs, who will be paid Rs 2,700 each as remuneration per month, the SP added. Each CPO will guard 100 houses or commercial establishments during their duty hours from 11 pm to 5 am. Owner of each house or commercial establishment will pay Rs 40 per month for the services provided, added Satinder. Community policing system has yielded good results in Fatehgarh Sahib, Tarntaran, Khanna and Ludhiana police districts.
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Power tariff: BJP ministers to hold meeting
Phillaur, October 14 The five BJP ministers including Punjab local bodies minister Manoranjan Kalia, medical education minister Tikshan Sood, health minister Prof. Lakshmi Kanta Chawla, transport minister Master Mohan Lal and technical education minister Ch Swarana Ram would be holding a meeting at Chandigarh on October 15. They would discuss the matter and prepare a solid case to be presented before the Chief Minister. While confirming the meeting Kalia said they would raise the issue in one voice. “The urban people should not be burdened as power tariff hike in urban areas could give wrong signals to the people. A solid strategy would be finalised during the meeting,” he added. — OC |
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Implementation of VAT Act in state needs a facelift: Vashisht
Phillaur, October 14 Talking to newsmen here on Sunday, he explained his suggestions and said though VAT in Punjab is more than two years old, the people are still not aware of its features. Unlike the repealed Sales Tax law, VAT is a simplified system with a self-policing mechanism. There is far less harassment to the taxpayers as it offers a self-assessment model. For instance, TOT (Turnover Tax) being a simplified scheme for small businessmen and traders which requires payment of lumpsum tax with hassles accounting effort, more and more people can avail its benefit if they are made aware of it. He said, “In the present times, web sites have become a good and easy source of information. The official site of the excise and taxation department is in a very poor state as far as maintenance is concerned. It took almost six months to revise the name list of persons of the new administrative setup. Acts and rules put on the website are not updated when any amendment takes place. Facts are confusing. Modern industry and businesses do refer to websites. So, it will be better if a mechanism which maintains and upgrades this site is established.” — OC |
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