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Culture needs to be preserved: Patil
Against attempts to split country
Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil along with health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla during his visit to the Arogya Mela in Bathinda on Sunday.
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‘Open Wagah, Hussainiwala for trade’
Guru Granth Sahib Bhavan planned in Chandigarh
Violence Down Under eye-opener for Indians
Crime Rate
Here, staff take cut in salary to keep hospital running
Sikhs face problems in naming kids in Europe
Rise in C-sections due to medicos
No breakthrough in theft of rare miniatures
Now, honeymoon in prisons
LPG consumers a harried lot
Homage paid to Kiranjeet Kaur
Post offices to sell rly tickets
Rail Budget: More trains for state in Sidhu’s wishlist
Radio taxis for Amritsar tourists
Girl hit by train, dies
Withdraw tax on DTH: Khaira
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Culture needs to be preserved: Patil
Amritsar, February 14 Addressing a gathering, the Governor said the culture was a “living tradition” and it needed to be preserved, propagated and enriched. He said India occupied an important place on the cultural map of the world. “We are one of the oldest civilisations of the world for our inherent strengths and resilience. We have inherited a valueable range of art, literature, monuments, customs and traditions that enriches our lives,”said Patil. The Governor said the need of the hour was to organise more and more such festivals to preserve the culture, which would help in exchanging rich cultural values of different regions. He said efforts should be made to reach out to the new generation and inculcate in them the appreciation of cultural values. “In the present times, people have got attracted towards modern life and have nearly forgotten traditional values. To protect our India’s culture as a whole, we have to preserve sacred cultural values of each state,” he added. Exhorting zonal cultural centres to work extensively to reach to a large number of people, Patil said, “We have to spread rich cultural values of all states, as this is one of the best ways for the preservation of our culture.” Terming cultural exchange programmes as an effective means for promoting mutual understanding, the Governor said showcasing a well- organised cultural programme could be far more effective than chalking out numerous political and economic programmes for mutual cooperation among different states. He said some of the traditional folk arts were fast disappearing for want of patronage, so they must look out for the ‘Patrons of arts’ and encourage them to support classical and traditional arts. Patil, who was accompanied by college Principal Dr Daljit Singh, North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala’s Director, DS Saroya and Amritsar DC KS Pannu, also inaugurated a book exhibition organised by the Sahitya Akademi on the campus. Earlier, V.Hekali Zhimomi, Director North-East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur, informed that the Octave-2010 would showcase stage choreographic presentation of dances and songs, theatre, costume show, contemporary music and bands, featuring the folk dances, songs, textiles and talents of north-eastern states, including Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim.
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Against attempts to split country
Bathinda, February 14 Without identifying any party or group, he stressed that efforts to split the country on the basis of language and culture should not be allowed to succeed. The Governor said: “We should not opposed the allopathic system of medicine but should adopt Ayurveda that was developed through research of hundreds of years by our ancestors. Ayurveda has its own significance that is presently gaining ground around the world. People from across the globe are attracted to the alternate methods of treatment for different ailments for which allopathic treatment has not made any remarkable dent. “ “We should not ignore and forget our old system of medicines”. He said experts were identifying solutions to some of the toughest ailments. Even in this age of modern medicine, Ayurveda is gaining popularity worldwide. Health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla said the state was given a go-ahead for three Arogya Melas by the Centre during a short span of two years. Two Arogya Melas at Amritsar and Ludhiana districts were organised in 2008-09 and the third one at Bathinda is presently going on. The Disease Free Mela would throw light on different issues in Ayurveda concerning education and research, drug development and manufacturing, medicinal plants and conservation, keeping global scenario in view. It will also provide invaluable information to the participants regarding management and treatment, she added.
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‘Open Wagah, Hussainiwala for trade’
Ferozepur, February 14 Sidhu also advocated for cricket tournaments between India and Pakistan so that bitterness prevailing among the two countries could
be removed. He said for a handful of people who had been indulging in terrorist activities, Pakistan could not be dubbed as a bad country and hence Congress-led UPA government must take positive steps to open up trade with Pakistan. “The opening of trade between India and Pakistan could generate huge revenue for the state and enable it to repay its debt. It will also usher in a new era of development in the border areas that have been facing extreme backwardness due to wrong policies of the authorities concerned,”
he claimed. He asked that the UPA government to explain to the people why Samjauhta Express could not make halts at Jalandhar and Amritsar. He was also of the view that the Amritsar airport should be equipped to facilitate arrival and departure of the people of Punjab as about 40 per cent of the passengers using Indira Gandhi International Airport belonged to the state.
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Guru Granth Sahib Bhavan planned in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, February 14 This will be unprecedented, as gurdwaras, hospitals and even bridges have been built by voluntary effort of people led by different saints and babas heading groups of “kar sevaks” but never a multistoried academic, research and office complex. Baba Harbans Singh, Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal and Sant Sewa Singh are some of the prominent heads of such “kar seva groups”. The building, Guru Granth Sahib Bhavan, will not only be the centre of Sikh studies and research on Guru Granth Sahib, but also house a coaching centre for preparing prospective candidates for central and state civil services besides other competitions. The new building, likely to be completed by the year-end, will also have offices of various Sikh organisations, including Kendriya Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Institute of Sikh Studies and others in the complex. A beginning was made at the site this afternoon when Baba Maluk Singh, accompanied by Panj Pyaras and other prominent members of various Sikh organisations, initiated the formal digging of the foundation of the building. To be built with donations from individuals, organisations and others, Baba Maluk Singh says it will be a unique multipurpose educational and research complex that will have facilities for holding seminars, workshops besides training courses. Representatives of various gurdwaras and other Sikh organsiations, including the Sector 34 Gurdwara Guru Teg Bahadur, Institute of Sikh Studies, and Kendriya Sri Guru Singh Sabha, attended the ceremony preceded by kirtan and ardas. Bhai Hardip Singh, President, Kendriya Sri Guru Singh Sabha, expressed hope that though the project had been delayed because of various reasons, it would come up nicely and meet all objectives for which it had been visualised and planned. He hoped that various organisations, individuals, societies and others would come forward not only with donations but also with building material to ensure its early completion. Most of the speakers appreciated the gesture of Baba Maluk Singh to take up the project voluntarily, construction cost of which would run into several crores of rupees. Before the formal ceremony had ended, donations from those in the audience started with promises of supply of some of the building materials.
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Violence Down Under eye-opener for Indians
Chandigarh, February 14 “Instead, these incidents are an eye-opener. Not only the prospective students have to prepare themselves both physically and mentally to adjust to new environs Down Under but even a section of the Indian community settled in Australia has to do some introspection,” says Beryar, who is currently here on a holiday. “I have been plying taxi as a Gursikh and has seldom faced any problem. Though I live in Sydney, I travel everywhere in Australia. Before I got a license to ply taxi, I had to undergo mandatory training for a month where we were told how to conduct ourselves with our passengers, including senior citizens, those with special needs or those who are inebriated or expected to be violent,” he said. “But vulgar display of your costly gadgets, including handset and laptop, or playing loud music or shouting to your fellow friends sitting in the same bus or train are some of the habits of Indian students that annoy the Aussies. Once our students or prospective immigrants have decided to make Australia their second home, they must also learn to respect the culture, discipline and other aspects of social life there,” adds Beryar. He says that not only students, but even those members of the Indian community, who have set up shady colleges to make quick money or some of the enterprising agents who lure Punjabi youth by promising green pastures Down Under, are the villains. “Some of the Indian-Australians have converted warehouses into colleges with a little or no amenities. They run restaurants, beauty parlours and hair dressing saloons and exploit students seeking permanent residency in Australia. It is why I suggest that those who are serious about studies or settling down in Australia should opt for admission to TAFE-run institutions or regular or public- funded universities and colleges,” he maintained. He says that he has been helping students who at times find the course to which they were originally admitted tough and beyond their ability to shift to another course. There have been several incidents of violence in which both victims and perpetrators were Indians. He quoted some of the examples, including the murder of a Ludhiana- girl by her husband, setting a car on fire in Melbourne to claim insurance money and the recent murder of two brothers by their fellow roommate in Perth as incidents because of the Indian student community was fast losing sympathy of the local population. The Punjab government can play an effective role not only in regulating the working of education consultants but also by screening all prospective students for studies abroad to assess their capabilities and intentions, adds Beryar. He also blames a section of the Indian community for indulging in gimmicks and unethical practices to bring a bad name to the larger community by referring to recent felicitation functions held in honour of visiting Indian academicians, doctors, bureaucrats and technocrats. “They are all farce. Taking a hall or a room in Parliament for holding a function does not mean that visitor from India has been honoured by Australian Parliament as is being made to project here,” he added.
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Crime Rate KS Chawla
Ludhiana, February 14 The state government has not yet framed the structure of the police commissionerate system for Ludhiana. A senior officer of the Punjab police at Chandigarh told The Tribune that all three cities where the police commissionerate system had been introduced had different set-ups. The population of this town has now touched 40 lakh including migrant population of nearly eight lakh. Ludhiana also has more than eight lakh Muslim population and the city has become a real metropolitan town. At present, the police set-up in Ludhiana was headed by an officer of the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police, who is being assisted by five SP rank officers. The state government has yet to decide if the town will have an additional Police Commissioner or a Joint Police Commissioner rank officer to assist the Police Commissioner and the number of ACPs (Assistant Police Commissioners). Ludhiana has at present 11 DSP rank officers. There are three SP City (1,2 and 3) for the town. Police Commissioner Ishwar Singh faces a stupendous task of bringing the crime rate down and also tackling the traffic problems that are most acute at present. The crime graph in this industrial hub of the town has been going up despite having an army of senior rank officers. The incidence of snatchings including robberies during day time in the congested areas of the town has been going up. The police does not register the complaints (FIRs) in connection with the snatchings of purses and gold necklaces of women and snatching of the mobile phones which are very common. The only redeeming feature of the police commissionerate is that Police Commissioner Ishwar Singh has served as DIG Ludhiana range for two years and was away from Ludhiana for less than a year and is fully conversant with the problems. He was shifted to Jalandhar to tackle the situation with regard to the happenings at Ballan Dera of Ravidasias when tension gripped Punjab after the assassination of a saint of the dera in Vienna in Austria. The introduction of the police commissionerate will not solve the problems of the town unless Ludhiana gets maximum number of police force to deal with the daily law and order problems. Ludhiana has less than 3,000 policemen whereas the need is to have around 10,000 policemen for the town. The police stations are seen without the policemen and majority of the policemen are posted for VIP duties. There is no night patrolling at present and the industrial areas of the town in particular will need his attention in view of the presence of the migrants and maintaining industrial peace. The PCR unit of the city police has also become obsolete and requires strengthening with new motor bikes and younger policemen.
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Here, staff take cut in salary to keep hospital running
Ferozepur, February 14 They prefer to live with less salary as compared to their counterparts at government-run hospitals, so that enough money could be saved to keep it running in the absence of any monetary grant. Not only this, they would come forward willingly to donate blood in case of an emergency to save lives of patients instead of waiting for their kin to do the same. Director of the hospital Richard David said the authorities had been carrying out funeral of unclaimed dead bodies. The level of dedication of the staff members could be judged from the fact that during 1979 floods, they did not allow a single drop of water to enter into its premises by keeping its boundary wall sealed for days together. The hospital authorities, which blossomed into 300-bedded hospital from a small dispensary in 1894, hold the view that money is not everything, hence the treatment of patients start immediately after he/she reaches here and the kin are never asked to deposit money in advance for the same despite the fact that it has been running hand to mouth. “If the Centre or the state government give enough money to set up a trauma centre and blood bank in this hospital, we will be able to save many precious lives,” pointed out David, adding the hospital had to close down its in-house pharmacy, where all sorts of IV fluids and mixtures were manufactured due to an “insensitive” attitude of the authorities concerned. PPCC Secretary Parminder Singh, who has been motivating the people to come to help the hospital, said crores of rupees spent on setting up highway patrol for extending help to accident victims was a sheer wastage of money in the absence of a trauma centre in any hospital of Ferozepur district. He added the state government must set up a trauma centre in the mission hospital without any delay. He alleged that the successive state government had blatantly ignored the hospital, which catered to needs of patients belonging to Kasur district of Pakistan before the Partition and still been serving the suffering section of society of border areas after surviving repeated floods and wars.
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Sikhs face problems in naming kids in Europe
Jalandhar, February 14 A Holland-based Sikh, Bhupinder Singh, who has authored books on the contribution of the Sikh soldiers in World Wars I and II in Europe, says the Holland Government had passed a law a few years ago. The law makes it mandatory for the child, taking birth out of wedlock of a boy or girl of Dutch nationality married in a second country, to bear the name of Dutch-nationality spouse. Sikhs, who are Dutch nationals, have been affected most by the new law. “For example, a Dutch boy, Surinder Singh, has married a Sikh girl in Punjab, Sukhbir Kaur, of Indian nationality. A daughter is born to this family and her name is Amarjit Kaur. According to the Dutch law, her name will be registered in Town Hall as Amarjit Kaur Singh,” said Bhupinder Singh. Similar would be the case of a Dutch Sikh girl married in Punjab. Their son will get a name like Amrinder Singh Kaur, he added. “So this has changed our sacred tradition of Singh and Kaur,” he said in an email sent to The Tribune. “This problem is in Holland, Belgium, Italy and many other European countries. The authority will register family name as Singh and surname as Amarjit Kaur or family name Kaur and surname as Amrinder Singh,” he claimed. “I have protested against this law and brought the matter to the notice of Minister for Justice,” Said Bhupinder Singh. First, he referred me to the Town Hall and the Town Hall bluntly refused and cited the law made by the government. At the end, the Minister of Justice had advised me to go to court and to challenge this law. “I was fighting from Town Hall to the ministry and vice-versa and was convincing the political parties of Holland to stand with Sikhs on this matter as this law has damaged the spirit of Khalsa and their 300 years old Sikh tradition with regard to the naming of their children,” he said. “Now the Christen Union Party with six seats of Parliament and partner with ruling Christen Democrative Party has raised this issue before the President of Law council and demanded to correct this mistake. Sikhs need to track the developments and work in whatever way they can to create a public opinion,” said Bhupinder Singh.
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Rise in C-sections due to medicos
Jalandhar, February 14 Dr Behram S Anklesaria, FOGSI representative to International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FIGO), said the rate of deliveries through cesarean operations was much higher than the specified limit as doctors do not posses skill to assist normal deliveries. “Normal delivery is an art and it is dying. These days the doctors prefer to gain expertise only in complicated surgical interventions like cesarean deliveries. This trend can be perceived from the fact that today’s workshop is first ever in the country where procedures to conduct normal delivery are being taught,” claimed Anklesaria. Prevalent perception is that doctors opt for cesarean for monitory interests. To dampen this perception, FOGSI along with 23,000 gynaecologists as its members across country had opined in 2004 that every member should charge equally for both normal delivery and cesarean operations, he added. However, he admitted that the response is not promising. He said percentage of cesarean operations should remain around 15 per cent, “but low rate of 2-4 per cent of cesareans in rural areas is also not a good indicator. This shows that doctors there do not have required equipments and the mortality rate is high in these areas.” Dr Subhash M Nargolkar, former vice-president of the FOGSI, has developed an instrument to make normal delivery easier. He said: “We are using instruments that were devised long ago and most of the new doctors are not expert in using them. Sedentary habits weakened musculature. In the absence of technical skill and proper know how of the instruments, gynaecologists opt for cesarean,” Nargolkar said.
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No breakthrough in theft of rare miniatures
Patiala, February 14 Though the top brass of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Punjab, had sent reminders to the Patiala police to speed up the investigations, nothing concrete has been done so far by the cops. Taking cognisance of the matter, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, Punjab, Hira Singh Gabria has decided to personally monitor the entire probe. Notably, during the restoration work undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of India
(ASI) and the state Department of Cultural Affairs, Archaeology and Museums, three miniature paintings, encased in glass in the corners of a dome in the Ranwas chamber of Qila
Mubarak, went missing on October 2, 2004. Subsequently, the Patiala police had registered an FIR under Section 380 of the IPC at Kotwali police station on October 7, 2004. The details about the missing paintings were also sent to the CBI and it was requested to the CBI to put these paintings on the ‘black list’, so that they could not be sold anywhere in the world. “The missing paintings must be 200-year-old and depicted Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh in various moods and they fall in the category of rarest of rare piece of art. The value of these paintings in the international market must be in millions,” said a senior official in the Department of Cultural Affairs, Archaeology and Museums, preferring anonymity. The lack of interest of the Patiala police in this case could well be gauged from the fact that in 2008, the district police made a futile attempt to “close” the case, citing that paintings are “untraceable”. “Though Patiala cops failed to close the case, since then there has been no progress pertaining to the matter,” said another government official, attached with the Department of Cultural Affairs, Archaeology and Museums. Patiala SSP Ranbir Singh Khattra said investigations were on and the police was making efforts to trace the paintings. Meanwhile, Gabria told The Tribune, “We will not only instruct the Patiala police to speed up the investigations but I will himself monitor the matter.
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Now, honeymoon in prisons
Patiala, February 14 Minister for Jails Hira Singh Gabria said, “The work of the residential suites in Faridkot and Kapurthala jails has got underway and in another six to eight months, the inmates would enjoy the luxury to spend time with their
families.” It is learnt that nod to the ambitious proposal mooted by the Department of Jails was given by the state government on humanitarian grounds. The proposal for such an arrangement was finalised to help prisoners stay fit, both physically and mentally. As per the information, the newly constructed quarters would house a kitchen, bathroom and a lobby along with a bedroom. “Because of the legal framework, convicts cannot be given any sort of relaxation to stay with their families. Hence, we have decided to provide them this opportunity to stay with their families for a week’s time in these residential suites, being set up within the jail premises,” Gabria said. He said inmates would have to fulfill some basic parameters, including that of good conduct, in order to avail the opportunity to stay with their family. Government sources said convicts lodged in jails, often take to drugs and violence inside the jails, as they are kept socially aloof. But with the proposed facility, jail inmates could enjoy one week’s stay inside the jails with wife and children that would help them relax mentally. Gabria asserted that this kind of facility would definitely help the jail inmates, who cannot get a leave from jail or those who are newly married and have to wait long to consummate their relationship. “There have been cases when the person remains in the jail for more than three years as an undertrial only. In these type of cases, we need to adopt a humanitarian approach, as the spouse of the undertrial has not done anything wrong. So, the new system likely to be functional by the end of this year would prove to be of great help in keeping the inmates away from the drugs. The mental state of the inmates would also remain healthy, once they get chance to spend time with their families,”
he added.
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Pilot water project boon to villagers
Morinda (Ropar), February 14 This is because villagers are experiencing a quality change in the water supply after decades. Leakages in Overhead Storage Reservoirs
(OHSR) and pipes are being stemmed quickly now. Apparently, the Public Health Department is finding it difficult to maintain rural water supply schemes not only in Morinda but at most places in the state due to shortage of staff. Besides, there is shortage of technical hands and vehicles too. Thus, the water supply schemes in 56 villages were handed over to Envirocure Projects, Chandigarh. Envirocure Projects managing director PK Gupta said the general condition of all waters works had improved substantially during the last three months. He said the 23 OHSRs were repaired and painted. “We have also conducted renovation of pump rooms wherever necessary,” he said. Villagers, too, are happy. Gurpreet Singh of Chalaki village said the water pressure had improved during last few months. He said this was because less water was being wasted. Kala Singh of Bann Majra said since Envirocure had a vehicle at its ready disposal, it was able to address pipe leakages quickly. Residents of Kanjla village said they were getting better quality of chlorinated water. Gupta said the quick redressal of complaints and the resultant increase in water pressure had led to a demand for more water connections. “We have released 300 more connections during this period,” he said, adding that there was no pending demand for any new water connection when the company took over maintenance of the water supply schemes.
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LPG consumers a harried lot
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Pathana, February 14 Long queues of consumers waiting to get their cylinders refilled could be seen at various gas agencies in Bassi Pathana and
Khamano. “We have been waiting to get our cylinders refilled since morning. But agency officials still refused to listen to our problem,” Surjan Singh, a resident of Bassi
Pathana, said. He said the agency officials did not respond despite repeated attempts. This left the consumers with no option than to come all the way to get their LPG cylinders registered at the agencies. “One has to visit the agency at least five times to get the cylinders”, said another resident Paramveer Singh. He said some gas agency owners asked the consumers to get their cylinders booked only after 21 days of refilling. The area residents rued that they had to get the cylinders in black by paying Rs 100 to 650 extra. Consumers from far-off villages rued that gas agency owners charged them Rs 8, which was applicable only when the gas agency dropped the cylinders at one’s house. They said while the gas agencies failed to provide the cylinders, those selling them in black arrange three to seven cylinders in a day. Meanwhile, chairperson of the Human Rights Manch of Khamano block, Manjit Kaur demanded an immediate action against the erring gas agency owners. She said an action should be taken against roadside vendors, dhaba owners who use domestic gas cylinders instead of commercial cylinders.
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Homage paid to Kiranjeet Kaur
Faridkot, February 14 In her hometown here, the Faridkot police had set up huge barricades since last night covering all major roads and entry points to the town to prevent the people from coming here. Incidentally, these barricades had to be removed after a truck hit one of the barricades and overturned. The police tried to put up barricades once again early this morning but could not set up all barricades, as tension prevailed in the town. No matter, the police tried to stop teachers from protesting, but failed. The EGS Teachers’ Union, ETT Teachers’ Union and other trade unions paid rich tributes to the deceased. Addressing a rally, leaders of various teachers’ unions and other employee unions slammed the government for adopting an “anti-employee attitude” against the employees. They demanded to lodge an FIR against the Kapurthala DSP, whom they held responsible for the death of Kiranjeet. Meanwhile, Faridkot SSP Arun Kumar Mittal handed over an appointment letter to Harpreet Singh, brother of the deceased, who has been appointed as a constable in the state police.
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Post offices to sell rly tickets
Patiala, February 14 Sources revealed that it had been proposed that the PRS facility would be introduced in 100 post offices of the Punjab circle. The department has sent a tentative list to the Directorate of Posts, New Delhi, and the latter is in touch with the Railways. A survey would shortly be conducted by the Railways to study the feasibility of the scheme. They added that the Punjab postal circle had earned a revenue of Rs 3.25 lakh through sale of railway tickets during the last two quarters of the previous year. They had sold over 18,000 tickets during this period. Encouraged, it has now proposed extending the facility to more post offices so that the department could generate more revenue. Punjab postal circle has a total of 3,905 post offices Punjab and Chandigarh. The PRS facility was started in 12 locations in July last year, including Patiala, Ludhiana,
Faridkot, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, and SAS Nagar. In Chandigarh, the facility was started in the GPO, Sector 17, besides the post offices in sectors 12, 22, 47 and 55. Postal department sources said at present 35 post offices across the country were providing the facility. The post offices will book all types of tickets, including military vouchers, and realise service charges from the passengers in lieu of reserved railway ticket.
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Rail Budget: More trains for state in Sidhu’s wishlist
Jalandhar, February 14 When asked what he expects for the state in the Rail Budget due to be presented next week, Sidhu said: “I wish that she does justice to Punjab as it has been dealt unfairly by the Railway Ministry for the past 60 years. I would urge her to give firm commitment to link Bathinda, Ferozepur and Amritsar regions with Chandigarh at the earliest.” He said there was a need to set up a rail link between Quadian and Beas and also one between Maur and Rama Mandi where an oil refinery was coming up.
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Radio taxis for Amritsar tourists
Amritsar, February 14 With the introduction of City Cab, people will have a choice for modes of transportation. As of now, tourists were either dependent upon auto-rickshaws or undependable taxis amidst frequent complaints of over-charging. According to Harpreet Singh, managing partner of City Cab, the service would be available at a fixed rate of Rs 15 per km. “We are undertaking dry runs of the cabs and formal launching of the service would be organised shortly,” Harpreet said, adding that the taxis would ply within a radius of 40 km.
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Girl hit by train, dies
Ferozepur, February 14 The deceased has been identified as Meenu. The general railway police authorities have not registered any case in this
connection. Harbans Singh, Munshi, GRP station, said the police was not informed about the incident. He added that they could not take any action in such cases unless they were given an official information by the kin of victims or the railway authorities. The post-mortem examination of the body also could not be conducted despite the fact that she was taken to the local Frances Newton Mission Hospital by one of her relatives.
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Withdraw tax on DTH: Khaira
Chandigarh, February 14 In a letter to the Union Minister, Khaira has accused the Chief Minister’s family of using its influence to create an unfavourable business environment for the DTH and to give local cable service an unfair advantage. He has pointed out in his communication that hundreds of false cases were registered against cable operators in Punjab to pressurise them to hand over the cable network business to companies such as Fastway Cable Co., which indirectly belongs to the Badal family. He has written that the Punjab police acted as a private army of the Badals.
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Governor Shivraj Patil today condemned the recent attempts of certain anti-social elements to create a wedge between various regions across the country on the basis of language and culture.
