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CM flays Manpreet, Cong in same vein
Last RoB completed, Punjab throws the ball in Railways’ court
Bishnoi’s win brings cheers to community in Abohar
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New statue of black buck installed
HC issues notices to PPCB, PSSTC, forest dept
Man, grandson killed in road accident
‘The facility will bridge the gap between police, public’
Irrigation Minister opens Saanjh Centre in F’pur
Boy killed, 4 hurt as vehicle overturns
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CM flays Manpreet, Cong in same vein
Gidderbaha, October 17 And in Gidderbaha, known as Manpreet Badal’s exclusive assembly constituency, the CM was vocal in criticizing both Manpreet and the Congress. Blaming the Congress for all the vices gripping the country like poverty, corruption, inflation, hike in the cost of agricultural inputs, especially the fertilizers, the CM accused the Congress-led UPA government at the centre of political and economic intrigues to bring Punjab to the brink of economic disaster. Training his guns at Manpreet, the CM asserted that the PPP leader had committed a ‘political suicide’ by leaving the party which had groomed him politically. “The party is supreme and no individual is above it,” said the CM while accusing Manpreet of keeping him and the Deputy CM completely insulated from the people of Gidderbaha by never allowing them to add Gidderbaha in their political itinerary. “But now onwards, you are my responsibility and I will make efforts to support the aspirations of the residents of Gidderbaha to change the fate of the region, which had been knowingly ignored by the four-time MLA Manpreet,” said Badal. The CM was addressing public meetings today on the sidelines of the Sangat Darshan programmes in the Gidderbaha assembly segment. He gave away 185 bicycles, decorated with his own photographs on the front basket, to the girl students at Mallan and Doda villages in Gidderbaha. The CM disbursed a grant of about Rs 2 crores for the development of ten villages during the Sangat Darshan. |
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Abohar-Fazilka rail link
Abohar, October 17 The RoBs on the outskirts of this sub-divisional town on the Abohar-Malout road and at Fazilka had already been inaugurated by the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. Confirming that the RoB outside village Dangarkhera was ready for use, PWD XEN RN Goyal said its construction was started on January 23, 2009 at a cost of Rs 11.39 crore but the cost escalated to Rs 13 crore since the completion took about 34 months due to slow release of funds besides technical problems. Concerned over the delay in making the rail link operational, former member of Rajya Sabha Virendra Kataria, Rajasthan Kisan Sangharsh Samiti spokesman Subhash Its foundation stone was laid by the then Union Railway Minister Nitish Kumar in the presence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in 2004. Scheduled to be operational in 2007, the link has, however, been delayed by four years. Due to inordinate delay, the cost of the rail link had gone up to
Rs 214 crore whereas it was initially assessed at Rs 87 crore. The rail link is bound to usher in an era of economic development in the border areas since Fazilka district would get direct access to Sriganganagar in Rajasthan as well as the southern and central parts of India. By linking Abohar and Fazilka by rail, it would be possible to run long distance trains from Udhampur in Jammu region to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. It will be a boon not only for the business community, but for the Army as well that had been following time and fuel consuming road routes so far. The then railway minister Mamata Banerjee had announced in her budget speech in February that the Fazilka-Abohar railway line would be operational during the current year. The railways had in July listed the Bathinda-Abohar-Fazilka passenger train in its time table. The staff at the five rural stations had taken over by July 1 as per the records but the railway stations have emerged as junk spots by now. The divisional railway officials said the Lucknow-based Railway Safety Commissioner had not fixed any date for inspection that was mandatory for giving it the green signal. Interestingly, the divisional railway offices at Ambala and Ferozepur had been trying to shift the liability on to each other for the delay. |
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Hisar by-election
Abohar, October 17 “We are enjoying the victory even when we suffered a lot due to the drain water fury that ravaged our fields,” said one Sahib Ram. Sweets were distributed at the Bishnoi Mandir in Abohar as the news about the poll result came in. Bishnoi Sabha state president Surinder Godara and Jeev Raksha Sabha state president Ram Kumar Delu said the community has decided to invite Kuldeep to felicitate him as he has maintained his father’s political dignity. Notably, Bishnoi’s father, Bhajan Lal, had got both his sons married here and played an important role in the Vidhan Sabha elections till 1997. He had never missed addressing election rallies in Seetogunno segment last time that has got more than 25,000 members of the Bishnoi community spread over a dozen villages in Asia’s largest wildlife open sanctuary area. |
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New statue of black buck installed
Abohar, October 17 While unveiling the statue, Mahant Bhajan Dass, a prominent sage, said 363 members of the community, led by warrior woman Amrita Devi had sacrificed their lives at Jodhpur in the pre-independence era to save the trees and the black bucks. The state government has introduced an award now for environmentalists in her memory. He exhorted the community members to follow the teachings of Guru Jambheshwar by not allowing hunting or axing of trees. Akhil Bhartiya Jeev Raksha Bishnoi Sabha president Ramesh Bishnoi and state president Ram Kumar Delu were also present. They resented that the elements who had defaced the Indira Priyadarshani Award recipient Sant Kumar Bishnoi’s statue had also not been booked so far. |
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PUDA colony in Badha lake wetland
Fazilka, October 17 Social activist Navdeep Asija had filed a writ petition in the High Court against the upcoming PUDA colony on the plea that the proposed colony could disturb the ecology of the area. Asija, who was present in the court, said that a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Rajiv Narayan Raina today issued notice to these departments for filing a separate reply. The next hearing is on November 22. Today, the HC also verified the revenue record of the extinct Badha lake and its adjacent areas. As per the revenue record presented in the court, it was demonstrated that from 1977 to 1995, fish farming was done in the lake and the Badha village panchayat used to earn revenue from it. During the argument on the affidavit filed by the PUDA stating that there are only a few eucalyptus trees and hence, there has been no axing of trees involved while carving out the colony, the court directed the Forest and Wildlife Department to verify the facts. It is pertinent to mention here that Fazilka was established by the Britisher Patrick Vans Agnew in 1844 near the banks of the Badha lake. Inspired by the flora and fauna there, he decided to construct a bungalow near the lake. Till the eighties, the lake was a source of drinking water. According to sources, due to the activities of vested interests, the natural flow of the river Sutlej, which used to recharge the lake every year, was stopped later on. |
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Man, grandson killed in road accident
Ferozepur, October 17 According to the information available, Thana Singh along with his grandson Manmohan Singh was coming back from the fields when their motorcycle was hit by the van the moment they approached the main road. The driver of the school van ran away after the incident. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case against the van driver, identified as Jagmohan Singh. The body was been handed over to the family after the post-mortem examination. Rs 24 lakh looted: In another incident, unidentified motorcycle-borne persons robbed an employee working with a private finance company of Rs 24 lakhs which the latter had withdrawn from the State Bank of India. Sources said the employee, identified as Sukhbir Singh, was going towards Faridkot on his motorcycle after withdrawing the cash when unidentified robbers snatched the money near village Rukna Begu on the Ferozepur-Faridkot road. The police has started investigations into the matter. |
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‘The facility will bridge the gap between police, public’
Fazilka, October 17 The government has decided to convert the Police Suvidha Centre into Saanjh Kendra to avoid confusion amongst the residents as the civil and some other departments have also opened at Suvidha Centre in their departments. ADC Charandev Singh Mann, SP (Headquarters) Balbir Singh, DSP Karamjit Singh and other civil and police officials were also present. — OC |
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Irrigation Minister opens Saanjh Centre in F’pur
Ferozepur, October 17 Sekhon lauded the state government’s initiative to bring effective governance to the doorsteps of the people, adding that the introduction of Right to Service (RTS) Act was another big step in the direction. Sukhpal Singh Nannu Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Revenue), Surjit Singh, SSP, besides other senior SAD-BJP leaders and police officials were present on the occasion. About the services offered at the Saanjh Centre, the SSP said that all crime information including copy of FIRs, permissions and verifications, traffic management system besides NRIs and foreign resident services will be available below one roof here. Earlier, DIG Paramraj Singh Umranangal had inaugurated the centre, which has now been rechristened as Saanjh Centre and inaugurated again at the hands of
the minister. Sources said the initial response has been lukewarm as not many residents have been able to make use of the facility. The SSP said he was hopeful that the residents will make the optimum use of the facility to cut down on procedural wrangles to save time and money. |
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Boy killed, 4 hurt as vehicle overturns
Ferozepur, October 17 According to the information available, the driver of the vehicle lost control while negotiating a turn due to which the incident took place. The students who were injured included Satnam Singh , Gurpreet Singh, Gagandeep Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur and Amandeep Kaur. All the children were rushed to various private hospitals in Ferozepur and Mamdot. Satnam Singh died on the way while he was being taken to a hospital in
Ferozepur. |
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