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Abulkhurana drain
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Rising crime in Muktsar worries all but cops
Kinnow growers protest unavailability of space in Abohar grain market
College teachers stage dharna
Abohar park to be free of sewerage water
One killed as truck rams into tree near Bariwala
Three arrested for beldar’s murder
Two caught smuggling silver ornaments worth
Rs 25 lakh
Four of family fall into canal, 2 feared dead
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Abulkhurana drain
Abohar, October 9 The drain had attracted attention in September last year when surplus water from the drains originating in the Lambi area was diverted to it, resulting in flood fury. Standing cotton and other crops worth an estimated Rs 5 crore in as many as 20 villages were washed away and scores of houses had collapsed. The officials had informed Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during his visit to village Wahabwala that the Abulkhurana drain was constructed in 1997. Later, the Drainage Department submitted a proposal to widen it in the year 2004 but none of the successive governments allotted the required funds. In the first phase, the government earmarked Rs 13 crore to widen the drain from 50 feet to 74 feet, covering 25 kilometers of the length. In the second phase, work to replace the outlived cement pipes by two feet wide water courses, after raising small bridges over the drain, is in progress. A media team was told by the local farmers near village Dharampura today that owing to the sub-standard construction, cracks have appeared and water leaks from the 9 inch thick sidewalls. Water also accumulates as the level of the floor bed in the water courses near RD 62500 and RD 62897 has not been maintained. No gadget was found at the site to clean the grey sand before mixing it with cement. The masons conceded they had no technical guidance to carry out the work. An employee of the drainage department, who arrived after learning about the presence of the media team, said the contractors would be directed to be careful. In the evening XEN, Drainage Department, Gulshan Nagpal said in a press release that payments to the contractors would be made after checking the quality of construction and no bungling would be allowed. |
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Illegal colonies
Fazilka, October 9 As per the details sought by an RTI activist, Amar Nath Chetiwal, the Bathinda Development Authority (BDA), vide its letter number 3171, dated October 3, has informed that proceedings against 27 colonisers in Fazilka town and on its outskirts have been initiated. As per the details, PUDA has recommended the registration of cases against 10 persons who have allegedly carved out colonies in an illegal manner. Punjab and Haryana High Court had announced the judgment in favour of PUDA and awarded punishment and imposed penalty on six colonisers. Besides, cases against another six persons are pending in the court. Information revealed that a woman, who is among the colonizers, has been declared a proclaimed offender. The case against one person has been dropped following his death. On the directions of the senior authorities, PUDA has withdrawn the case against another woman colonizer. The case against one more coloniser was not admitted by the court due to technical discrepancies. "Following the action initiated by the authorities, the mushrooming of illegal colonies has come to a halt. The prices of plots in these colonies have also come down following a ban on registration by the state government," said Chetiwal. |
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Rising crime in Muktsar worries all but cops
Muktsar, October 9 Official records reveal that this year, 143 cases of thefts, 20 murders and 47 incidents of cheating have been reported in the district so far. Besides, 13 rape cases have also been reported till date this year. It means more than three thefts take place every week, one murder takes place every two weeks, more than one case of cheating occurs every week and one case of rape is reported every three weeks in the district on an average. What is more mystifying is that a majority of the cases are lying unsolved. Details revealed that Gidderbaha has emerged as the most unsafe area in the district, where as many as 33 cases of thefts, five cases of cheating, one murder and four incidents of rape have been reported this year. Muktsar town also witnessed a similar situation. As many as 33 cases of theft, 15 cases of cheating, one murder and two incidents of rape have been reported during the corresponding period. In the area under the Muktsar Sadar police station, 13 cases of thefts, six cases of cheating and three murders have been reported. In the area under the Malout city police station, 21 cases of thefts, 10 cases of cheating, three murder and two rape cases have been reported. In the area under the Sadar Malout police station, nine cases of thefts and two cases of cheating have been reported. At the Lambi police station, 13 cases of thefts, six cases of cheating, two murders and two rape cases have been reported. At Bariwala police station, 10 cases of theft, one case of cheating and two murders have been reported. At Kabarwala police station, four cases of thefts, one case of cheating, two murder and one rape case have been registered. At Lakhewali police station, five cases of thefts, four murder and one rape case has been reported. In the area under the Kot Bhai police station, two murder, one rape and two thefts have been reported so far this year. Worried over the situation, the residents here feel that the cops must not only intensify patrolling but also install CCTV cameras at busy locations for 24-hour surveillance. SSP Muktsar Inder Mohan Singh said he had already instructed the policemen in the district to intensify patrolling and there is no need to worry. |
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Kinnow growers protest unavailability of space in Abohar grain market
Abohar, October 9 The protesters shouted slogans against the Market Committee that failed to arrange the yard despite recovering four per cent market fee from the sellers. They regretted that the powerful lobby of commission agents in connivance with the farmers had unloaded paddy on the pretext of drying it, covering each available feet in the covered sheds. The area under the covered sheds has not been expanded for the last six years even when a fruit glut was expected. The arrival of the fruit is expected to pick up in the next few days but it might not be auctioned as the sheds remain occupied due to moisture in the paddy yield. Notably, the commission agents had on Friday organised a protest complaining that the kinnow growers had occupied three of the four covered sheds. As the administration was unable to find a viable solution, the farmers today filled all the floors under the sheds with paddy. On the other hand, most of the fruit growers have chosen to get citrus and kinnow fruit plucked without waiting for its ripening as it is being marketed in metropolitan cities for extracting juice. Market Committee secretary Jagdish Beniwal assured the protesters that they would be permitted to stack plastic crates in the cotton yard since the arrival of the "white gold" was yet to pick up. |
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College teachers stage dharna
Abohar, October 9 They demanded the lifting of ban on fresh recruitment in the aided colleges, grant-in-aid for self-financing colleges, amendment in the Service Security Act, relaxation in retirement up to the age of 65 years and payment of arrears as per the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. |
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Abohar park to be free of sewerage water
Abohar, October 9 As the administrative work in the Municipal Council had virtually been paralysed, the NGOs informed SDM Vipul Ujwal about the problem. The state government, in the meantime, has asked Bhushan Aggarwal to take over as the executive officer of the Municipal Council. The SDM and the executive officer have initiated a drive to remove the garbage and clean the sewerage lines that have remained blocked for the last few years. The civil administration has launched a campaign to give the worst affected localities a new look. The sanitation staff has been deployed to remove the garbage that had been dumped in the narrow lanes around Patel Park. The staff has also intensified efforts to clean the sewerage lines that connect Patel Park and push back the dirty water instead of disposing it off. Notably, the library-cum-reading room had collapsed in the park due to the accumulation of sewage. |
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One killed as truck rams into tree near Bariwala
Muktsar, October 9 The police said the deceased, identified as Kulwinder Singh, along with his truck driver Hanuman, was going to Kala Amb in Himachal Pradesh from Anupgarh in Rajasthan. Near Bariwala, the driver lost control over the vehicle and it rammed into a tree on the roadside. The driver also sustained multiple injuries and was rushed to the Civil Hospital here. The police has started inquest proceedings. — TNS |
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Three arrested for beldar’s murder
Muktsar, October 9 The police said Gargesh Kumar, a permanent resident of Himachal Pradesh, who was working here at Doda headworks, was killed by his friends for a meagre amount of Rs 5,000. Addressing media persons late this evening at the Gidderbaha police station, SHO Davinder Singh, said, "Gargesh had withdrawn an amount of Rs 5,000 from a bank on Saturday, which was known to his friends, including a local tea stall owner Raju, who along with two more persons, hatched a plan to kill him after inviting him for drinks. After consuming alcohol, they took him to the fields and killed him by hitting him in the head with bricks." The accused, Raju, Sunny and Sandeep Kumar, have been arrested. |
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Two caught smuggling silver ornaments worth
Rs 25 lakh
Muktsar, October 9 DSP Malout Manwinder Bir Singh said acting upon a tip-off, a bus was stopped and during the checking, two youngsters, Lovesh Garry and Ramesh Garry, both residents of Udaipur in Rajasthan, were found carrying silver ornaments weighing about 41 kg, without any invoice. During the preliminary investigations, the accused admitted they were working as a courier and had to supply the ornaments at Amritsar, the police said. A case has been registered in this regard at the Sadar Malout police station. |
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Four of family fall into canal, 2 feared dead
Abohar, October 9 Officials said that Jaskaran Singh (17) of village 22ML was ferrying his mother Gurmeet Kaur (40), her maternal sister Charanjit Kaur (30) and grandmother Gian Kaur (70) on a motorcycle to meet their relatives in village Dhinganwali. The boy lost control over the bike and they slipped into the canal. However, Jaskaran Singh succeeded in coming out along with his grandmother. |
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