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Ex-MLA Kataria flays Rail Budget
Ferozepur residents all praise for Rly Min
Protest against ‘meagre’ raise in MSP of wheat
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Fancy numbers fetch Barnala DTO
Rs 39 lakh
Schools’ demand for music lecturer falls on deaf ears
Man electrocuted
Revolutionary Azad remembered
Grapplers protest move to drop wrestling from 2020 Olympics
Married a few days ago, woman burnt to death
One held for smuggling poppy husk in Abohar
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Ex-MLA Kataria flays Rail Budget
Bathinda, February 27 Kataria regretted that the frequency of the Sri Ganganagar-Sarai Rohilla train was not increased despite an assurance given by the railway minister. The train presently runs thrice a week, and the demand was to make it run on a daily basis. Sher Singh Ghubaya and Paramjit Kaur Gulshan, both MPs, also urged the railway minister to include the above train in the list of daily trains. The three expressed their happiness over the introduction of the new Ferozepur-Delhi express train and a train from Ferozepur to Amritsar. The MPs also urged Bansal to extend the train up to Abohar so that the new track between Abohar and Fazilka is utilised properly and the people of the area get direct train access to Ferozepur, Ludhiana, and
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Ferozepur residents all praise for Rly Min
Ferozepur, February 27 This newly sanctioned train along with the approval of a new rail line between Ferozepur and Patti has brought cheers to the people belonging to this hitherto neglected border town who had been clamouring for the sanction of various rail projects for the division. Another long-pending demand regarding the doubling of Ferozepur-Bathinda section has also been given the nod by the Railway Minister in his budget yesterday. Lauding the efforts of the minister, Parminder Singh Pinki, Congress MLA, said most of the demands placed before the minister has been approved. Pinki said the Ferozepur-Patti rail link will herald a new era of prosperity for the entire Malwa region. |
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Protest against ‘meagre’ raise in MSP of wheat
Bathinda, February 27 Baldev Singh Bhai Rupa, district president of the union, said a decision to this effect was taken today at a meeting of the various farmers and workers' organisations. The union will block the trains at Rampura, Barnala, Mansa, Rajpura, Patiala, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and other places in the state. Baldev Singh Bhai Rupa said the central government raised the MSP of wheat by jut Rs 65, while the prices of inputs for agriculture have increased manifold. He said the cost of fertilizer has gone up to Rs 1,250 from Rs 467 and even the price of diesel has gone up manifold after the government decontrolled the prices. |
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Fancy numbers fetch Barnala DTO
Rs 39 lakh
Barnala, February 27 According to District Transport officer (DTO), Barnala, Sukhwinder Kumar, the PB 19J0001 number was auctioned for Rs 4.21 lakh which was purchased by Sant Baldev Singh of Jalal village in Barnala district. Similarly, the number 0002 was sold for Rs 26,000 to Karamjit Kaur of Patiala, followed by the number 0003 which was sold to Kulwant Singh from Tapa for Rs 1.21 lakh. The number 0004 went for Rs 1.35 lakh to Parkash Singh from
Abohar. |
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Schools’ demand for music lecturer falls on deaf ears
Fazilka, February 27 This is despite the fact that the heads of these schools have asked the Education Department several times to appoint lecturers in the subject but in vain. "The students have been suffering for long. They are been left with no other alternative but to arrange for teachers on their own," said the guardian of a student studying in Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Fazilka. "We have sent the proposal regarding the appointment of lecturers in music several times to the senior officials," said District Education Officer, Fazilka, Sandeep Dhuria. According to official sources, the schools most affected are the Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Fazilka and Abohar where over 180 students have opted to study music as a subject. The subject is being taught by the master cadre teachers as an alternative measure. "There are surplus posts of lecturers in music in some schools of the state which can be shifted to Fazilka district," suggested the patron of the NGO, Shiksha Sudhar Committee, Raj Kishore Kalra. Citing an example, he regretted that the only music lecturer in the area, Parveen Kumar, has been posted at the Government Senior Secondary School in Jaito (Faridkot district) where not even a single student in music is receiving education in the subject. |
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Man electrocuted
Abohar, February 27 Preliminary investigations indicated that he suffered electric shock as he switched on the pumping set. He was shifted to the Civil Hospital but could not be saved.
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Abohar, February 27 Captain Onkar Dutt Karagwal and former SDM BL Sikka were among those who paid tributes to Azad who was a mentor to revolutionaries such as Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Batukeshwar Dutt and Rajguru. — OC |
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Grapplers protest move to drop wrestling from 2020 Olympics
Faridkot, February 27 The protesting wrestlers said the game was the first sports to be included when the Olympics began in 1896. "It is a matter of regret that the IOC has decided to drop this game which is played in 180 countries," said Gurmeet Singh Brar, vice-president, Wrestling Federation of India. "The IOC's decision is ridiculous," said Hardial Singh Riasti, president, District Wrestling Association, Faridkot. He said many Indian wrestlers who won laurels for the nation at the international level belong to Faridkot district. "Even the Punjab government has decided to open a special academy for the promotion of wrestling in Faridkot," said Riasti. After holding a protest march, the wrestlers, including Randhir Singh Dhreea, Sunil Batti, Maninder Singh, Vishavdeep Singh, Mandeep Kaur, Jaspreet Kaur and Amanprit Kaur, submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Faridkot. The memorandum will be forwarded to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) so that it can put its views across at the next meeting of the IOC. Six out of total eight wrestlers in the Punjab junior team which won the national championship last year were from Faridkot. Even in the state team of senior wrestlers, six of the seven players belonged to Faridkot. Faridkot district has produced 16 wrestlers of international fame, including three women. "The IOC decision does not mean the end for aspiring wrestlers. The wrestlers can appeal. There is an executive board meeting in May in St. Petersburg, Russia, and a final vote in September," said Gurmeet Singh Brar. "It is ironical that while the IOC voted to eliminate wrestling, it decided to continue with the modern pentathlon. In the last Olympics, modern pentathlon had only 26 countries participating while medallists in wrestling are from 29 countries. While 180 countries wrestle, only 53 engage in modern pentathlon," said Gurmeet Singh Brar. |
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Married a few days ago, woman burnt to death
Ferozepur, February 27 The incident took place in village Hazara Singh Wala on Monday where Seema Rani had been married only a few days back. In his statement to the police, Desha Singh, the brother of the deceased, said his sister Seema Rani was married to Paramjit Singh a month ago. However, the step-mother of the groom was not happy with the marriage as she frequently snubbed Seema for no reason, he said. Desha said that on Monday evening, the step-mother of the groom, Meeto Bai, allegedly set his sister on fire following which she was taken to the Civil Hospital in Mamdot. Later, she was referred to Government Medical College, Faridkot. However, she could not survive. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case against Meeto Bai under Section 302 of the IPC. Police officials said the accused was still absconding and no arrests have been made yet. |
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One held for smuggling poppy husk in Abohar
Abohar, February 27 The police claimed to have seized 148 bags of poppy husk weighing about 4,240 kg by intercepting the canter that Gujar was driving as the vehicle entered the Abohar sub-division from Sadulshehar on the Hanumangarh-Abohar road. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amar Singh Chahal said the cops intercepted a canter (RJ 06 JA 9716) near the tomb of Baba Fateh Shah. During the search, it was found that a huge quantity of poppy husk had been concealed under two layers of onion bags. The contraband had been packed in 64 big and 84 small bags. The driver, identified as Uday Lal Gujjar of village Reda under Kaushala police station in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, was arrested under Section 15, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. Preliminary investigation indicated that the poppy husk bags were loaded in Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) and were to be delivered at Jalandhar. It appeared that the gang of international smugglers was behind the deal. The driver was reportedly paid Rs 25,000 at Ratlam and an equal amount was promised on delivery at Jalandhar, the police said. Meanwhile, another police team intercepted a truck on Hanumangarh-Abohar road and seized one kg opium during the search. The driver of the truck and his accomplice have been arrested and remanded in judicial custody. |
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Days after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to drop wrestling from the Olympic Games starting in 2020, many wrestlers of international and national fame today assembled in Faridkot to register their protest against the IOC decision.
