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CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL
Sukhbir Badal meets party workers to
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Sikhs protest against Pak decision to bar palki procession
Scuffle among Cong men as Bittu enters town
3 years on, merit list topper doesn’t get job
Minor’s Death
Protesting activists of the BKU (Krantikari) block traffic on the Abohar-Fazilka
road on Monday. Photo by writer
SGPC Poll
Docs to pay Rs 3 lakh for negligence
Punjab, Canada to partner in bio-processing
Empty benches, files greet minister
Crackdown on firms violating pollution norms
Act against stamp duty evaders, High Court tells Punjab
Army begins disposal of scrap
ammunition from Ludhiana
A sapper in bomb-protection suit handles scrap ammunition for disposal near Ludhiana. A Tribune photograph
Rice millers meet FCI officials
School principals, lecturers to hold protest at Lambi
Thousands await benefits under Shagun scheme
Criminal Trials
Fake currency seized, 3 held
Woman killed in accident
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CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL Chitleen K Sethi/TNS
Chandigarh, November 22 While the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, DS Guru, has been made the overall in charge of the five clusters as well as direct in charge of four districts, Special Principal Secretaries to the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister would be handling the other clusters of districts. Highly placed sources stated that the reorganisation had been done to ensure better review of the development projects and schemes undertaken by the government. Also these officers would act as the coordinating officers between the officers of the district administration and their administrative departments so that various bottlenecks in the functioning could be removed. Sources add that the Chief Minister has asked Chief Secretary SC Agarwal to issue instructions to the various administrative secretaries as well as the Deputy Commissioners. The new system becomes effective immediately. Guru will be in charge of Ludhiana, Sangrur, Moga and Barnala while Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, who is the Special Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister will be in charge of Amritsar, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur and Mohali. KJS Cheema, Special Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, will be in charge of the cluster of districts including Bathinda, Mansa, Muktsar and Faridkot. Vishvajeet Khanna, Special Principal Secretary to the Deputy Chief Minister, will be looking after the districts Ropar, Fatehgarh Sahib, SBS Nagar and Hoshiarpur. Gagandeep Singh Brar, who is the Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, will be taking care of Patiala, Ferozepur, Tarn Taran and Kapurthala. The sources add that these officers will seek the intervention of the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Guru, in case any complication that might arise in any of these clusters. These officers are expected to physically visit the districts they are heads of and see for themselves the pace of the various prestigious projects that have been undertaken by the government. These officers have also been authorised to conduct surprise checks within their districts to ensure that the district administration is carrying out the work effectively. The sources pointed out what while this system had been put in place as an additional system to quicken the pace of development in the state, the routine review processes of the state administration would continue as such. “The Chief Secretary is in charge of reviewing all the projects and he would continue to carry out his work as it is,” said a source.
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Sukhbir Badal meets party workers to
counter Manpreet
Faridkot, November 22 Although Sukhbir did not comment directly against Manpreet Badal while addressing the party workers, his presence was an indication that the party workers should try to reduce the political impact his cousin may make in the area. He said his cousin was “misguided” by the Congress leadership during his official visits to New Delhi and now he was trying to misguide the public to pave the way for them to come in power. “We will continue to give subsidies and carry on pro-people policies as promised in our election manifesto,” he said. Senior Akali leader Gurdev Singh Badal said Manpreet would ‘die politically’ without the party while Irrigation Minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon asked party workers to unite. Rajya Sabha member Balwinder Singh Bhundar said the ‘Jago Punjab’ movement of Manpreet was nothing but an attempt to misguide people of the state. The local MP, Bibi Paramjit Kaur Gulshan, political adviser to the Chief Minister, Daljit Singh Cheema, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Sheetal Singh and many other leaders of the party were also present at the workers’ meeting. Sukhbir also held a secret meeting with senior leaders of the party, the details of which were not disclosed to the media. However, it was learnt that they were asked to keep the spirits of the party workers high so that they did not get lured by the words of Manpreet. Sukhbir, who holds the charge of Home Ministry, also called the District Magistrates and SSPs of Faridkot, Moga and other nearby districts besides other officials to give them tips.
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Sikhs protest against Pak decision to bar palki procession
Lahore, November 22 The authorities said their decision to bar the procession, which goes from Gurdwara Janamsthan to seven other gurdwaras, was based on security concerns. Sikhs were not allowed to organise the procession last year, too. However, Pakistan Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Bishan Singh said that if Muslims were freely allowed to observe their rituals, there should be no restrictions on Sikh festivals in the name of security. Over 15,000 Sikhs and Hindus from Pakistan and abroad attended the main festival held yesterday at Nankana Sahib, located 80 km from Lahore, to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. Many pilgrims expressed regret over the government's decision not to allow the palki procession, during which Guru Granth Sahib is placed on a vehicle and taken to various gurdwaras linked to Guru Nanak Dev. Officials of the Evacuee Trust Property Board, which is responsible for the upkeep of shrines of minority communities of Pakistan, said the security of Sikh pilgrims was more important than anything else. "We cannot compromise on their security," board spokesman Amir Hashmi said. "Some local Muslim processions are allowed, but in this case foreigners are involved and we cannot take any risk," he said. Owing to the deteriorating law and order situation in the country, personnel from the Pakistan Rangers have been engaged to provide security to visiting Sikhs over the past few years.
— PTI
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Punjabi included as medium in Bar exam
Amritsar, November 22 Talking to The Tribune here today, Vinayak said the decision to include Punjabi as a medium of examination was reached at a BCI meeting in Chennai held on November 20. Earlier, the exams, scheduled for March 6 next year, were to take place in Hindi, English, Marathi, Bengali, Oriya, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages. The grit with which Vinayak pursued the matter is all the more commendable as he is a non-Sikh. “I didn’t do it for a particular religion or a political party. I did it as a Punjabi,” he averred. Not only this, he also succeeded in getting a reprieve for the aspirants on another front. The BCI meeting also gave the candidates, who are to appear in the exam, the right to practice till the exams. This move was initiated to provide relief to the aspirants who were suffering due to repeated postponement of the exam. “I took up the matter after I noticed aspirants losing morale,” he said. The BCI had earlier decided to hold the exam in the month of July, which was later postponed to December 5 and then to March 6, 2011. The last date for submission of exam forms was November 15. “We are at the Bar Council for the welfare of the new entrants into the profession and not to crucify them,” said Vinayak, adding that the move had come as a breather for the aspirants who are awaiting the conduct of exams for the past six months. According to him, though the number of LLB pass-outs in the country stands between 60,000 to 65,000, the number of candidates who have enrolled for the exam is around 20,000. As far as the number of candidates who enrolled with the Punjab and Haryana Bar Council is concerned, the number stood at 4,650 this year as compared to the last year’s figure of 3,700. Vinayak attributed the rise in number to “panic of exams” among the aspiring lawyers. The decision to conduct the All-India Bar Examination was reached after a three-member panel formed by the Supreme Court on June 9, 2009, submitted its recommendations to the apex court. The exercise was undertaken to raise the standard of legal education and profession. Prior to it, the aspiring lawyers had to fulfil terms and conditions laid down by the Bar Council of India like percentage of marks and attendance, etc to get the nod to do legal practice.
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Scuffle among Cong men as Bittu enters town
Ferozepur, November 22 The situation was about to take an ugly turn, when one of the supporters took out a firearm. The situation was brought under control by leaders and workers who were present at the venue. Supporters also indulged in pushing each other away. A minor scuffle was also broke out among them. The policemen, who were deployed for security arrangements at the venue, had to face difficulties in controlling the situation. Meanwhile, Bittu said the percentage of voting in various parts of the country was coming down due to the fact that people had started losing interest in electoral process as leaders had been failing to keep constant contact with them. Bittu was given a warm welcome by Youth Congress and other party workers, including Ravinder Sandhu (Babbal), former MLA; Parminder Singh, general secretary, PPCC; Heera Sodhi, senior leader and Sandeep Jakhar at different places where small meetings were organised in connection with his yatra. Bittu claimed that the success of the yatra had forced the other political parties to adopt the same course to become closer to the people. While Manpreet Badal was also taking out a yatra from Faridkot on November 24, the BJP leadership had also stated that the party was also planning a yatra in the state shortly.
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3 years on, merit list topper doesn’t get job
Jalandhar, November 22 Surjit Singh, a gold medallist in the All-India Inter-University and All-India Beni Madhav Memorial Cup, applied for this post three years back. He had applied for two posts --- Social Study Master (Sportsman category, General) and lecturer in physical education. However, he has not been appointed till date. A Masters in Physical Education from Government Physical College, Patiala, he was the lone candidate to appear for the interview in the year 2007. He topped the merit list. Surprisingly he was given a rough deal, others were appointed on May 14, 2008. It might be noted that the DPI office conducted interviews thrice but did not appoint him. The first phase of interview was held on November 15, 2006, while it was again held on September 29, 2007, for the second time. The department conducted another phase of interview on November 21, 2007, but did not declare the results. “Irked over their response, I filed a case against the department on August 2008 but despite meeting them several times they didn’t budge from their stand. I participated 10 times in the national-level championship and 16 times in the state-level championship in kho-kho and demand fair justice”, he added. Surjit withdrew his case on September 20, 2009, after the Education Department promised him to appoint him as a lecturer in Physical Education. “The education department officials forced to me to withdraw the case and in return promised to appoint me on September 22. I immediately withdraw the case against them but they deceived me and I have been waiting for my appointment till date”, he rued. “I have been meeting DPI (Elementary) S.S. Randhawa regularly but to no avail. Instead of any action, I was asked to pay donation worth lakhs for this job. Why should I pay donation when I am a merit holder?” he questioned. When contacted, DPI (Elementary) S.S. Randhawa said that his file had been sent to the Sports Department and he would be appointed soon. “No doubt he is a merit holder and we are considering his case. He would be appointed within a week”, he assured.
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BKU (K) activists block traffic on national highway
Chander Parkash Tribune News Service
Abohar, November 22 The car was suspected to be driven by a close kin of the ‘VVIP’ of the state, who also mattered most in the affairs of the state government. The other factor, which has made the activists agitated, was that the police authorities concerned had still been groping in the dark to solve the case, despite the fact that a case in this connection was already registered under Sections 304-A and 279, IPC. Activists have also staged a protest against the police inaction on October 22, 2010, also. They said they were also agitated over the fact that why the police authorities failed to take action against the guilty when the officials concerned had been told the registration number of the vehicle, which allegedly crushed Sahil, the only son of Roop Ram, to death. Varinder Singh Brar, SP, Abohar, said earlier in an inquiry conducted by Ashok, DSP, Balluana, it was found that the accused, against whom the allegations were being levelled by these activists, was not involved in the incident. Now, the inquiry would be conducted by a committee comprising Talwinder Jit Singh, DSP, Abohar, and two persons, which would be nominated by BKU (Krantikari) organisations. Krishan said the blockade was lifted after many hours after an assurance was given by revenue officials, who represented the civil administration, that this matter would be solved shortly. He added that if the authorities concerned failed to solve the matter within reasonable time, the next action of the BKU (K) would be more aggressive.
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Sarpanch objects to names on voters’ list
Megha Mann/TNS
Anandpur Sahib, November 22 Daljit Singh, sarpanch, Thali Kalan, has filed an objection with the office of the SDM, Anandpur Sahib, stating that 7,000 such votes have been registered in different villages of Nurpur Bedi. The Punjab Gurdwara Election Commission has ordered the SDM to conduct an inquiry into the complaint. At the time of enrolment, the voter is asked to give an undertaking that he or she believes in Guru Granth Sahib and follows the Sikh religion. Taking advantage of the grey areas in the definition of Sikhs mentioned in the law, the list has more women than men voters. “It is easy to identify a man with shorn hair, whereas it is difficult to look at a woman and tell whether she plucks her eye-brows or not (a condition laid down for enrolling as a Sikh voter). The law is silent on it giving ample opportunity for the anti-social elements to take advantage,” pointed out Manjit Singh Calcutta, the Chairman of the Shiromani Panthic Council. The complaint mentions that Jhandiyan village has a total of 371 voters, of them 337 females and only 34 males. Similarly, in Kangar village there are a total of 513 voters, of them 415 females and 98 males. Other villages that have a similar trend in voters’ list include Sakpur, Hayatpur, Ballewal, Jatoli, Mankoli, Tedde Majra, Kahnpur Khui and Nurpur Bedi. Manjit Singh Calcutta added that he had repeatedly written to the commission demanding that the definition of a Sikh be clearly spelt out to rule out such confusion.
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Docs to pay Rs 3 lakh for negligence
Sangrur, November 22 The forum, including its President MD Sharma and members, Harvinder Lal Sharma and Nisha Shard, passed the order responding to the complaint of Usha Rani and her husband, Balraj Kumar, of Khanauri Mandi for negligence in the delivery case of Usha. The complainants alleged that Usha during her pregnancy was under treatment at Mehta Hospital. Early in morning on May 6, 2010, she got labour pain and was admitted to this hospital where the couple was assured that the delivery would be normal and that the child was safe in the womb. Later, observing deterioration in her condition, she was referred to the CT scan centre at Kaithal where an ultrasound and X-ray revealed that the child was dead in the womb. Usha was operated on immediately. It was alleged that the doctors at the centre were also negligent in conducting the operation, following severe pain in the womb. On May 24, 2010, the couple approached PGI, Chandigarh, after two or three days of Usha’s discharge from the CT scan centre, when her condition deteriorated. She was admitted to the PGI the next day in a serious condition. She learnt of a serious infection in her womb at the PGI after the stitches broke. On May 26, her operation was conducted successfully but she was shocked when the doctors told her that she would not be able to conceive in future. The complainants further alleged that they filed an application before the Sangrur Deputy Commissioner but no action was initiated against the doctors due to their alleged political influence.
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Punjab, Canada to partner in bio-processing
Mohali, November 22 The Canadian team, which is taking part in a strategic meet on “Visions and partnerships for innovations in agri-food research” at the National Agri-food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) starting today, gave suggestions on how technology could enhance farm income in Punjab, despite smallholdings. Canadian team members, including Dr Suzanne Abrams, who is the research director at the Plant Biotechnology Institute (PBI), Saskatoon, said technologies that ensured value addition to farming must reach state farms. Other members of the team, including PBI director Jerome Konecsni, said they could identify models for governance whereby small farmers and agro-industries could contribute to build business plans that would attract private equity. Punjab Secretary, Science and Technology, Visvajeet Khanna said the state was making an investment of Rs 2,000 crore in Knowledge City out of which the NABI would have 50-acre campus. He said the cluster of institutions that would come up in the new city spread over 400 acre would ensure top-level education and research opportunities for the youth of Punjab. Khanna said students from the state would not only get training at various institutes coming up in the city, but also feed new industries, which would come up in the region. State Chief Secretary AC Agrawal said the idea behind development of Knowledge city was to create processing as well as research and development links with Punjab agriculture.
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Empty benches, files greet minister
Chandigarh, November 22 The minister paid a surprise visit after getting numerous complaints of absenteeism, keeping the files of teachers and staff pending and other irregularities in the working of office. Coming back from his constituency Kahnuwan, the minister drove straight to the DPI office here in Sector- 17. The minister visited each branch of the office and enquired about the absent employees besides the pending files. As the news of the minister raiding the office spread, hordes of employees started trooping in the office. Taking the DPI to task, the minister expressed displeasure that movement register was not being maintained in each branch. The minister was irked by the dealing desks keeping the files pending without any reason. He asked DPI (S) Davinder Singh to monitor the pendency of files on each seat daily and to seek explanation, if any file remains pending for more than 48 hours on one seat. Sekhwan said the SAD-BJP government was committed to the welfare of the employees and the DPI should work out a system that no employee, including teachers, had to come to the DPI office to get files cleared. He said the system should work automatically and any employee not working according to the stipulated guidelines would be dealt with severely. Taking a strong note of employees’ absence from the office, the minister took the DPI to task for his lax control. He said that if village schools could have biometric attendance system why the DPI himself has not initiated the system? He asked the DPI to get the system operational within a one month. He also sought strict departmental action against all those officers/officials who were missing without getting their leave sanctioned from the competent authority.
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Crackdown on firms violating pollution norms
Patiala, November 22 One of the raiding teams, headed by PPCB Member Secretary Dr Babu Ram, visited H.R. International, Sahni Exports, AKS Eng.Co. and JMP Eng. Co. Jalandhar, and found that H.R International and Sahni Exports were flouting various provisions of environmental laws. The team collected the samples from these units for analysis. The other two units were, however, found closed. PPCB Senior Environmental Engineer RK Gupta raided five industrial units of Kapurthala. “Four industrial units were found closed, while the fifth, M/s ESS ESS Kay Eng. Co. Pvt. Ltd. Unit-III, was found polluting the air, as four of its grinding units were expelling polluted air without Air Pollution Control Devices (APCD)”, informed PPCB Deputy Director (PR) Dr Charanjit Singh. Meanwhile, another team led by PPCB Senior Environmental Engineer Ashok Kalsi visited M/s GNA Duraparts, Mehtiana, Hawkins Pressure Cooker in Hoshiarpur, and ABC Paper Mill, Saila Khurd, and found that their Effluent Treatment Plant’s (ETP’s) were in operation and samples were collected for analysis. A team led by Parmjit Singh Sidhu raided M/s Nijjar Agro and J.P. Processor in Amritsar and found that untreated effluent was being discharged into the nearby drain without the Board’s permission. “Samples have been collected for analysis,” said Dr Charanjit.
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Act against stamp duty evaders, High Court tells Punjab
Chandigarh, November 22 The directions came on a petition filed by Parveen Kumar against the state of Punjab and other respondents. In his petition placed before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Parveen Kumar had sought directions to the respondents for “quashing all the mutations carried out in the state in violation of a notification dated September 18, 1989”. According to the notification: “The state government has extended the provisions of Section 118 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, to the urban areas of Punjab State vide notification dated August 10, 1989, bringing the exchange transaction involving urban immovable properties under Section 118 as compulsory registerable. Thus, stamp duty and registration fee is now chargeable on the said exchanges as per the Indian Stamp Act, 1988, and Registration Act, 1908.” The petitioner had sought directions for directing the “respondents to review all such mutations carried out in violation of the notification and to recover the stamp duty and registration fee of the same. The Bench asserted: “The State of Punjab has filed a reply stating that in view of Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, the limitation for initiating action for determination of the value of the property and assessing the stamp duty and registration fee for recovery is three years.” It is also stated that “the instances of such stamp duty evasion falling within the bar of Section 47-A of the Act have been initiated and recovery is being sought to be effected”. Virtually giving Parveen Kumar a pat on the back, the Bench asserted: “In our view, a yeoman service to the public at large by the petitioner has been done by bringing these transgressions to the notice of the Court. We are of the view that all actions commenced pursuant to filing of the PIL should be completed within 10 months, not later than September 8, 2011. “With the directions, the petition stands disposed of. However, liberty is given to the petitioner to revive this petition in case the transgressions complained of in the writ petition, continue”.
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Army begins disposal of scrap
ammunition from Ludhiana
Chandigarh, November 22 The entire episode has revealed two shortcomings. The first is the easy import of war-like material into the country in the garb of metal scrap to be recycled into steel. Since such scrap was available very cheap, huge quantities were imported by the steel industry from 1990 onwards. Along with scrap mostly collected from the battlefields, came all sorts of ammunition that had been used or discarded. This included misfired munitions that were still dangerous. This came to light following a huge explosion in a Delhi industry in 2004 that claimed several lives. There was also a danger of chemical or radioactive elements being present in such scrap and the Army had taken this into account while examining the scrap. Some amendments have been brought about in the impost procedures recently that make the receiving firms responsible for the inspection of the cargo. The other shortcoming is bureaucratic hurdles and red-tapism that delay sensitive operations. The Army requisition was received in June 2004, but the operation could not take off due to one reason or the other. First scheduled for April 2005, the operation was called off and certain requirements put forward by the Army were not met by the civil authorities. The operation was likely to be conducted in October 2005, and then in November 2006 and November 2008, but each time it was called off at the last minute due to the civil administration failing to obtain clearances from the defence ministry or there were other pending issues like liaison, insurance for troops, manpower, transportation and safety. The operation, code-named Saiyam, began last week and 17,000 pieces of munitions that include bombs, mortar shells, projectiles, grenades, rockets, detonators, artillery shells and small-arms bullets will be destroyed. So far 875 pieces have been destroyed, with about eight explosions being carried out daily amidst strict operating procedures, tight security and safety cordons. It is being undertaken by the 202 Bomb Disposal Company with support from 715 AD Brigade. The operation is expected to take about four months. Special pits and bunkers have been prepared in the Mattiwara reserve forest near Ludhiana for the purpose and about 750 villagers and 2500 animals are evacuated daily from nearby habitations to ensure their safety. The cost of the operation is Rs 1.35 crore, which has been paid by eight steel processing firms. For the Army, the operation has its spin-offs. “The magnitude of the operation gives us a rare training opportunity,” says Maj Gen V.K. Bhatt, Chief Engineer, Western Command, who is overseeing the exercise. “We are rotating troops every week and thus able to impart hands-on training in the disposal of live munitions to a large number,” he added.
Operation Saiyam
The operation, code-named Saiyam will destroy 17,000 pieces of munitions that include bombs, mortar shells, projectiles, grenades, rockets, detonators, artillery shells and small-arms bullets. So far, 875 pieces have been destroyed, with about eight explosions being carried out daily amidst strict operating procedures, tight security and safety cordons. It is being undertaken by the 202 Bomb Disposal Company with support from 715 AD Brigade.
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Rice millers meet FCI officials
Patiala, November 22 Delegation members urged that the FCI should ensure smooth conduct of paddy milling operations. “After deliberations on the matter, the FCI authorities agreed to issue instructions to the FCI Area Manager to organise a meeting of representatives of the PRMA and quality and depot staff of the FCI, so as to issue suitable instructions to the latter not to harass the millers unnecessarily”, claimed Gurdeep Singh. Gurdeep further stated that they got an assurance that in case the quality or depot staff of the FCI unnecessarily harasses the rice-millers in accepting the rice prepared by the millers on the ground that it did not meet the specifications, sampling of the consignment under question would be conducted and one sample would be given to the rice-miller for its analysis and the other would be sent to the FCI Lab at Regional Office Chandigarh. “We have been given assurance by the FCI authorities that in case the sample is found meeting the laid specifications, suitable action will be initiated against the officer, found unnecessarily harassing the miller”, he added. President of the Punjab Rice Millers Association, Tarsem Saini, said,“Since the rice stocks are already surplus in states other than Punjab, and our stocks are to be dispatched to those states, therefore, rice millers must lay emphasis on preparing the rice of best quality.”
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School principals, lecturers to hold protest at Lambi
Chandigarh, November 22 In a joint appeal to the intelligentsia of the state and the teaching community, organisations like the Principals Promotion Front, General Category Federation and SC and BC School Principals Promotion Front have announced that they will go to Lambi and lodge a protest. They will oppose the revised seniority list for lecturers made by the Director-General of School Education. The principals are demanding the implementation of the seniority list as it existed on February 12, 2009. The joint forum of principals has alleged that the Department of Education has violated the directions of the Supreme Court and the high hourt and even gone back on the assurance given by the Department of Personnel to court on a seniority list acceptable to them. The joint action committee has alleged that the new promotion list is being prepared to benefit some 110 lecturers belonging to a particular category. This will lead to the reversion of 729 principals already promoted and nearly 7,000 lecturers will face an uncertain future. Sources in the Education Department have, however, denied any mala fide saying the procedure being followed in making the new seniority list was transparent and as per the rules. However, in a joint appeal Sarabjit Singh Toor, Nirmal Singh, Amarjit Shukla and Surinder Singh, representing various bodies of principals and lecturers, have asked members of the teaching community and their sympathisers to reach Lambi on Sunday next and make the protest rally a success. The Government Classical and Vernacular Teachers (C&V) Union, Punjab, gave an ultimatum saying that if the government failed to implement its announcement made on November 12, leading to the postponement of its agitation, it would be compelled to resume it. Harbhajan Singh Dhindsa, chief patron, Punjab, and President of the union, said the Punjab working committee of the union would announce details of the action plan at its meeting on November 24.
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Thousands await benefits under Shagun scheme
Bathinda, November 22 Under the scheme, the benefit has to be given to married girls belonging to Scheduled Caste and the Christian community and daughters of widows of any community etc. In Bathinda district alone, the Shagun amount had not been paid so far to 2,365 married girls whose cases were received during the financial year 2009-10 by the Bathinda District Welfare Office.
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Criminal Trials Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 22 In his petition, national president of the Anti-Terrorist Front India Viresh Shandilya asserted that video conferencing would avoid wastage of money and manpower. Quoting an example, the petitioner said he came to know from news reports that on November 8 alleged militant Paramjit Singh Bheora was brought under heavy security from Tihar Jail in New Delhi to a Chandigarh court for personal appearance. The news reports added the entire court complex was converted into a fortress with armed commandos. Appearing on the petitioner’s behalf, advocate Ajay Jain specifically sought court directions to make use of video conferencing in hearings of the case, as Bheora was allegedly a dreaded terrorist.
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Fake currency seized, 3 held
Ferozepur, November 22 Earlier, a number of unscrupulous elements, most of them acting as agents of Pakistan’s ISI, had been pushing in fake currency from across the cobra fencing erected on the India-Pakistan border. Kaustab Sharma, SSP, Ferozepur, said while addressing a press conference here today that the other accused arrested had been identified as Gurmail Singh and Jugraj Singh. He said Kashmir Singh had purchased fake currency of Rs 5 lakh from Ranjit Singh by paying him Rs 1.5 lakh in original currency notes. A case in this connection had been registered.
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Woman killed in accident
Anandpur Sahib, November 22 Suddenly, a tractor-trolley hit the motorcycle from behind and both the riders fell down. The vehicle ran over the woman, Ram Piari, resident of village Kotla at Nalagarh, and she died on the spot. Harminder Singh sustained injuries. The tractor-trolley driver fled away from the spot. The police has registered a case in this respect.
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