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3 new
refineries on anvil Tributes
paid to Pandit Nehru Joginder
admits neta-babu nexus Teaching
the three "R"s to kid workers |
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Badal
asks Congress to repent |
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Implement
award, says PCCTU Four
robbers arrested Ban
on digging of soil extended Badal
"yet to fulfil promise" 20
structures demolished Daily
wage workers to be redeployed Nagar
kirtan procession planned for Nov 21 |
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3 new refineries on anvil BATHINDA, Nov 14 — To meet the ever increasing demand for petroleum three more refineries have been proposed in the country apart from expanding the capacity of existing refineries. Mr VK Ramamurthy, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas while announcing this at Phulokhari village 44 km from here, yesterday said that at present demand for petroleum was 85 million tonnes per annum while indigenous refining capacity was only 62 million tonnes. Capacity was being increased by setting up refineries at Bina in central India by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), at Orissa by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and a mega-refinery at Nagapattanam. The Nagapattanam refinery could process substantial volumes of crude which oil exploration in the east coast promised. By the end of the Ninth Five Year Plan the refining capacity of the country would be around 114 MMT per annum and it would exceed 143 MMT per annum by 2006-07. The Bathinda refinery would be commissioned in the 10th Five Year Plan. To meet the mismatch between indigenous supply and the demand for crude the central government had announced the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP). Under this policy, the Central government would offer 48 blocks in the first phase. These 48 blocks would include 12 deep water blocks. Possibilities in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Tanzania, Yemen and Tunisia for oil exploration had been pursued in the past for supplement the indigenous availability. Under fresh efforts the Central government was looking for opportunities in Kazakhstan, Iraq, Russia, Algeria and Azerbaijan. The efforts of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) had resulted in discovery of the largest free gas field in Vietnam. The petroleum minister disclosed that under Petronet LNG initiatives the central government had made arrangements for importing liquid natural gas and its utilisation in the country. Petronet LNG had projects on hand for establishment of a liquid natural gas terminal at Dahej in Gujarat and Cochin in Kerala. He disclosed that IOCL,
HPCL, BPCL and IBP would set up their demonstration
outlets called "Jubilee Outlets" of
international standard on important highways in different
parts of the country. It had been planned to set up 51
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"No
finances" for Bathinda refinery CHANDIGARH, Nov. 14 — The Punjab Congress has raised questions about the Rs 16,000-crore refinery for which the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone yesterday near Bathinda. Mr R.R. Bhardwaj and Mr P.S. Bajwa, both retired bureaucrats and now managing the economic and planning cell of the state Congress, today said that there was as yet no tie up with any third party to finance this huge project. The proposal for the petro chemical project, which had been cleared in 1993-94, had now been dropped. This would mean no down-the-line industry. But the Secretary Industries, Mr Ramesh Inder Singh, insisted that an agreement with the American giant Esso Excon had been signed. He said only details were to be worked out. This oil company would have 26 per cent participation and this was a joint sector venture. This agreement was signed much before the Cabinet and the Planning Commission approved of this refinery. Even the Cabinet memoranda mentioned these details. "We are not working in the dark. We shall see this project does not fail at all. This is no political gimmickry", Mr Ramesh Inder Singh added. Mr Bajwa who retired as Managing Director of the PSIDC, alleged that Industry in Punjab was falling sick and the PSIDC was facing serious crisis and it had no money to spare for the refinery. The multinational companies had rejected any offer for participation since the project in its present form was not viable. "If the government looked into the old records of PSIDC, then it will be amply clear that the initiative was taken by the then Congress governments as early as 1972 for setting up a refinery in Punjab along with a petro chemical complex for which letter of intent was issued by the Central Government to PSIDC way back in 1993-94. It was also coupled with the Bathinda-Kandla rail link along with the oil pipeline. Unfortunately, no mention has been made by the present Chief Minister and also the Prime Minister about the rail linkage without which the Bathinda refinery may not become a reality," they said. With regards to the financing of the project it had been stated that 26 per cent equity participation would be made by Hindustan Petroleum and another 25 per cent would come from PSIDC. It was also important to note that while keeping the debt equity ratio of 1:2, at least Rs 2000 crore would have to be shelved by Punjab . Out of its budgetary allocation, the PSIDC on its own did not have the financial capability to invest Rs 2000 crore. The PSIDC's own paid-up capital was Rs 60 crore. "The investment instrument provided in the PSIDC policy has almost become a total failure in view of the prevailing share market and poor performance of its promoted units," they alleged. The Congress while
finalising the refinery and petro chemical complex had
almost finalised all funds for the project in foreign
investment through Hindustan Petroleum and long term
loans from international financial institutions. The
Punjab Government at that time had expressed its
inability to make investment in the project in view of
its huge financial commitments and non availability of
resources. Under such conditions the Central government
in consultation with the State Government had
successfully tied up finances with no liability on the
State except providing infrastructure facility for the
integrated complex," they said. |
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Another BJP ally to review support PATIALA, Nov 14 — The Bahujan Samaj Morcha has decided to reconsider its earlier decision regarding extending unconditional support to the Bharatiya Janata Party government. This was stated here today by the national convener of the morcha, Mr Satnam Singh Kainth. He claimed he was not invited to the foundation stone laying of the multi-crore refinery in Bathinda district yesterday by the Prime Minister. "I should have been called being a member of Parliament and leader of a political party supporting the central government" he said. Mr Kainth was here to address a district political rally- cum -conference under the programme of the morcha to hold such conferences throughout the state called Bahujan chetna rallies. Mr Kainth said his party would take its decision on withdrawal of support by November 30. Talking to mediapersons Mr Kainth said the morcha had extended unconditional support to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government under the stable and able government concept. He said, however, the government headed by Mr Vajpayee had failed to produce results. Lashing out at the BJP-led government he said the government had failed on all fronts especially in checking price rise and was only concerned with safeguarding interests of traders. Mr Kainth alleged that he
was also being ignored by the Akali-BJP government, which
was also ignoring Dalits. Though schemes for the welfare
of Dalits had been announced with great fanfare by the
state government there had not been much by way of
achievement at the ground level. He also criticised the
central government for not implementing the Mandal
Commission recommendations. |
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Tributes paid to Pandit Nehru PATIALA, Nov 14 — The District Youth Congress (Urban) celebrated the birth anniversary of Jawahar Lal Nehru here today. Mr Sanjeev Sharma, District Youth Congress, President addressing the function said the youth must fulfil the dreams of Nehru. Mr Ved Parkash Gupta, President, DCC (Urban), was the chief guest. Meanwhile, the State Bank of Patiala celebrated Children's Day at Navjivini School at Sular here. Bank officials distributed fruits and sweets among mentally retarded children. LUDHIANA: The 109th birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru was celebrated with great fanfare here. At a function organised by Nehru Sidhant Kender, schoolchildren sang patriotic songs. Mr PC Dogra, DGP, speaking on the occasion, impressed upon the children to follow the path of Nehru. He also gave away the 1998 Sat Paul Mittal National award for outstanding service to humanity to Dr Vikas Amte of Maharogi Seva Samiti and Mr Suneel Vatsayan of Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation. The Nehru Sidhant Kender Trust also gave away Nehru scholarships. A bal mela and a stamp exhibition was organised at the head post office. Col Tilakraj, Chief Post Master-General, released a stamp on the occasion. Functions were also organised at Congress Bhavan and the SDP College for Women. GURDASPUR: More than 300 freedom fighters were honoured at a function held by the local Rotary Club (Midtown) and the District Red Cross to mark Children's Day here on Saturday. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Sandhu, who presided over the function, said a special cell would be opened soon to deal with the problems of the freedom fighters. JALANDHAR: Children's Day was celebrated on the campus of Dayanand Model Senior Secondary School here. A dance-cum-PT show was organised on the occasion. Mr Parveen Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner, presided. Earlier, the NCC (Air Force wing) contingent of the school presented a guard of honour to the chief guest. A variety of cultural items like gidda, bhangra and Rajasthani dance were presented by the children. ROPAR: Children's Day was celebrated at Gandhi Memorial National Senior Secondary School here. Dr R.S. Parmar, a former District Governor of the Rotary International, who presided over the function, urged the children to follow the path of Jawaharlal Nehru. BATALA: Children's Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm at a local school. Mr A.K. Sinha, SDM, was the chief guest. A fancy dress show was held on the occasion. Mr Gokal Chand, a social worker, gave away the prizes. AMRITSAR: Children's Day was celebrated here on Saturday. More than 300 students from various schools participated in painting and declamation contests. Mr Narinderjit Singh, Deputy Commissioner, presided. MOGA: Children's Day was celebrated in all educational institutions here. At a meeting chaired by
General Secretary, PPCC, Dr Malti Thapar, said Nehru was
a great leader who sacrificed his life for the country. |
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Ludhiana
boy gets bravery award CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — Children from all over Punjab and Chandigarh gathered at Punjab Raj Bhavan for a function organised by the Punjab Child Welfare Council on the occasion of Children's Day. It was a day full of fun and frolic for the children as they sang and danced on the lush green lawns of Punjab Raj Bhavan to celebrate their own day. The Punjab Governor Lt-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), and his wife, Mrs Rama Chhibber, mingled with the children to share their joy on this day. In this unique show organised by the Punjab Child Welfare Council, group song competition, group dance competition and poetry recitation competition of teams from various parts of Punjab and Chandigarh was organised. A bravery award was conferred on 11-year-old Supreet Pal Singh of Ludhiana district who saved a child last year. On this occasion meritorious students of rural areas who stood first, second and third in the matriculation examination of Punjab School Education Board in March, 1997, and March, 1998, were honoured by the Governor with a cash award, a memento and certificate. Ravneet Kaur (Amritsar), Param Harsh (Gurdaspur), Sukhbeer Singh (Hoshiarpur), Balbir Kaur and Navjot Kumar (Kapurthala) got ther first, second and third prizes respectively for the March, 1998 examinations. The Governor also honoured various teams which were adjudged first, second and third in group song, group dance and poetry recitation competitions. Manjinder (Jalandhar district), Tarunpreet (Amritsar) got the first and second prizes, respectively, in the poetry recitation competition whereas Blossom and Ruchi Joshi were bracketed third. In the group song
competition Amritsar got the first prize whereas
Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar districts got the second and
third prizes, respectively. Patiala district was given a
special prize in this category. In group dance
competition Patiala district got the first prize, whereas
Jalandhar and Faridkot got the second and third prizes,
respectively. |
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Badal asks Congress to repent JALANDHAR, Nov 14 — The Chief Minister and president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Parkash Singh Badal while holding the Congress responsible for ruining the economy of the state urged voters in Adampur constituency to defeat the Congress. The Chief Minister, while addressing a gathering at Alawalpur and Kala Bakra villages in Adampur constituency, accused the Congress of corruption and ignoring the interests of the state, saying it ruined the economy of the state by raising Rs 8400 crore in loans which were waived at the initiative of the SAD-BJP government. He asked the Congress to repent for its bad deeds and sins instead of asking for votes. Mr Badal said that weaker section of society had always been exploited by the Congress through hollow slogans but now the Punjabis had seen through them. He said that during the last one-and-a-half years the economy of the state had been put back on the developmental path. The oil refinery project of Rs 16000 crore at Bathinda would transform the economy of the state and generate employment for a large number of people. The shagun scheme, free power and water for agriculture and free houses for poor people were all very beneficial to Punjabis. The Chief Minister said that with the implementation of all welfare schemes and completion of developmental projects the state of Punjab would be a model state. Raja Narinder Singh, Mr
Madan Mohan Mittal, Mr Swarna Ram, Mr Gobind Singh Kanjla
(all ministers) Mr Surjit Singh Minhas former Speaker, Mr
Raj Mohinder Singh, Mr Bachan Singh Cheema, Bhagat Chuni
Lal and Mr Ajaib Singh were also present on the occasion. |
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Congress
fears foul play in Adampur PATIALA, Nov 14 — Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) General Secretary and party incharge of Adampur assembly byelection Birdevinder Singh today alleged that the Akali Dal may engineer group clashes or attacks on a candidate to countermand the election process following the growing popularity of the Congress in the assembly segment. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Birdevinder Singh said he had also warned the Chief Election Commissioner and the Punjab police chief of this. He said anything could happen in the constituency as security arrangements for the contesting candidates, including the Congress candidate, were hopelessly inadequate. He demanded deployment of para-military forces for conduct of a free and fair poll. Mr Birdevinder Singh, in a separate communication, also complained to both the Chief Election Commissioner and the Punjab police chief against Ferozepore range DIG Hardeep Singh Dhillon, whom he accused of canvassing for the Akali candidate. He accused the DIG, whose residence is in Adampur constituency, of not only actively canvassing for the Akali candidate Dalbir Singh Dheerowal but also threatening voters from weaker sections of his native Behram village. He said Mr Dhillon was earlier posted as district police chief of Jalandhar and had been "instructed" by the Chief Minister to use his influence for the victory of the Akali candidate. He alleged that another police officer, Mr Sajjan Singh, who belonged to Jalandhar but was posted at Malout, was also actively canvassing for the Akali candidate. Mr Birdevinder Singh said the police was harassing Congress workers in the constituency. Speaking about the present situation in the constituency, he said with the CPI deciding to support the Congress candidate, the defeat of the Akali candidate was imminent. He said the CPM was also expected to announce its support to the Congress candidate soon. The Congress leader also urged the Election Commission to disallow revenue officials like the subdivisional magistrate and the tehsildar from accompanying the Chief Minister during his campaign tour as this was not in the interest of fairplay. He said PPCC President
Capt Amarinder Singh had directed all party officials and
frontal organisations to suspend all activity and
campaign for the party candidate in Adampur. The Congress
was treating the election as a prestigious one as it
would reflect the growing disillusionment of the people
with the Akali-BJP government. |
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CVC ordinance flawed, says Joginder JALANDHAR, Nov 14 (UNI) — Former Director of Central Bureau of Investigation Joginder Singh today said his book "Inside CBI" will deal with the criminal-politician-bureaucrat nexus with case studies. He, as director of the nation’s premier investigating agency had found that the nexus talked of by the Vohra Committee Report indeed existed. Talking to reporters here, he cited the examples of the fodder scam and telecom scandal to buttress his argument. Mr Joginder Singh, who was here to attend the first zonal conference of Bharat Vikas Parishad, advocated setting up of a "criminal justice commission" to revamp the entire criminal justice system. He said once accountability and transparency was enforced in the polity, half of the laws that exist today would become redundant. He said he had built up a case for reforming the criminal justice system, which was based on the 1861 police act, in his book which, he hoped, would hit the stands by the year-end. However, he said there was lack of political will to revamp the system. Admitting political pressure on bureaucracy he claimed he never succumbed to it, adding he was the only CBI director who was transferred, while most of his predecessors got extensions. The former CBI director said the ordinance setting up the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was flawed in spite of the undertaking given by the Vajpayee government to the Supreme Court to make amendments to it. He said Article 21 of the ordinance, which envisaged framing of rules by the CVC with the "approval" of the government, should go. Mr Joginder Singh replied
in the negative when asked if the CBI received any
complaint against Romesh Sharma during his tenure. He
said all collaborators of Romesh Sharma, irrespective of
the position held by them, must be arrested and proceeded
against. |
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Mela commemorates 10 lakh martyrs WAGAH, Nov 14 — Dedicated to the memory of 10 lakh Punjabis who fell victim to the communal frenzy in 1947, the Raja Porus Indo-Pak Punjabi Mittarta Mela began today with a children's prayer for peace between India and Pakistan at the Guru Gobind Singh Nagar Indo-Pak International Border in Wagah, Amritsar. Attired in multi-coloured dresses, the school children got together in the morning at the Samadhi of Shaheed Sham Singh Attariwala. After paying Tributes to the Punjabi martyr, the peace march of the children reached 'no man's land' where they prayed for peace and prosperity between India and Pakistan. They also paid floral tributes to the 10 lakh Punjabis in whose memory a memorial has been erected. The first session of mela is dedicated to Sahibzada Fateh Singh. Dr Tara Singh Sandhu, President of Folklore Research Academy, said the sacrifice of these 10 lakh Punjabis was not recorded in any archive or textbook of history. The research academy would approach the United Nations Human Rights Commission so as to assign due place to the memory of those 10 lakh Punjabis who passed away unnoticed and unsung. Mr Samant Goel, DIG, Border Range, while inaugurating the mela, stated that this fair would grow into a full-fledged cultural tree of peace and prosperity between the two countries. Kamaljit Nelon, popular singer of the children, presented a programme. Children from various schools participated in painting and poetry competitions on the themes of Partition and friendship, peace and prosperity between the two countries. The Rationalist Societies (Ludhiana and Barnala) installed book exhibitions and presented magic show to the children. In the evening, two plays — "Sukh Dariawan De" (written by Dr Tara Singh Sandhu and directed by Kewal Dhaliwal) and "Parendey Hun Jan Kithae" (by Dr Sahib Singh) — Conveying the pains and pangs of Partition were staged. A large number of
students, teachers, artistes and writers attended this
mega-event. |
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Teaching the three "R"s
to kid workers AMRITSAR: This is a study centre with difference. It is rare to see books in the hands of children working in tea shops, dhabas, brick-kilns, leather and boot polish shops, and factories. Children working as domestic servants also take part in these study centres. Though child labour is banned in the country, yet hundreds of children can be seen working in textile mills, power-looms, fireworks factories and tea stalls in this holy city. Most of the child labour can be seen in Chheherta township, a part of Amritsar Corporation. The Punjab Istri Sabha, an affiliate of the National Federation for Indian Women, has taken the initiative to open child study centres, where child workers are motivated to study with the consent of their employers and guardians for two hours daily without any deduction in their wages. The Istri Sabha also pays Rs 100 per child as stipend every month. The maximum age of the child at these centres is 14 years. At present three such centres are being run in Chheherta and Beas in Amritsar district and Mohali in Ropar district. Initially, the employers, guardians and even children showed reluctance in cooperating with the sabha. However, after persuasion, the sabha received tremendous response. A child labour class was started in the Government Senior Secondary School, Chheherta, on February 25, 1997, with the consent of Education Department with 14 children. It has 20 children on rolls now. According to Ms Vimla Dang, patron of the Istri Sabha, the children were also given sweaters, shoes and blankets. Most of the children, interviewed by this correspondent, said they could not go to school as their parents were either drunkards or suffered from chronic diseases. Instead of going to school, these children were forced to work in factories, etc. Interestingly, most of the children were seen reading Punjabi textbooks fluently though they belonged to other states. Mr Jaswat Rai and Ms Balbir Kaur, both teachers at the child labour study centre while talking to TNS, pointed out that these children were found to be good in studies. If the children were given the chance of studying full-time, they could compete with any child. The teachers are getting Rs 50 as an honorarium for each child. During a casual visit to the study centre, the children were seen taking part in a cultural programme. They recited the poems penned by Satyapal Shant. Deepak (9) who dropped out from the school as his father who is reportedly an AIDS patient, could not pay for his studies. Similarly, Neetu (7), working as a maid in a house, while talking to this correspondent said one day she hoped to become a teacher. Suneeta and Veena, both sisters, originally from Rajashtan, also have an ambition to do something "big" in life. Upinder Kumar Pandey, Ms
Rajinder Paul Kaur and Ms Narinder Paul Kaur of the
Punjab Istri Sabha said after successfully running the
child labour study centre, the sabha could enrol more
children. They, however, regretted that two children were
withdrawn by the employers. Child workers could adopt a
better career in life, if the child labour study centres
were given full cooperation from all quarters. |
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Inquiry officer party to scam? JALANDHAR, Nov 14 — The issue of hiring teachers and 46 Class IV employees in the Education Department in violation of rules became murkier as it came to light that the inquiry officer herself recruited the teachers. Interestingly, the inquiry officer, Mrs Usha Khandotra, Circle Education Officer, Jalandhar, has indicted the then District Education Officer, (Secondary), Jalandhar, for allegedly recruiting teachers and Class IV employees. It has been found that as the then DEO, on April 11, 1997, Mrs Khandotra recruited Mr Sant Singh son of the Joginder Singh, at Government Middle Secondary School in Khaira Faujian Singh of Jalandhar district. Mrs Khandotra said that she must have recruited teachers in 1997 but only at the directions of the government and now as an inquiry officer, she had to investigate the alleged recruitment scam. The scam surfaced following complaints by applicants for these jobs. The inquiry officer has
found that in most cases the certificates of the
candidates were not verified by the official concerned
and has suggested in her report that all appointments
made by then DEO should be verified. |
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Implement award, says PCCTU LUDHIANA, Nov 14 — The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) has demanded immediate implementation of the revised notification of November 6 of the HRD Ministry. In a joint statement here Prof S.S. Hundal and Prof K.B.S. Sodhi, president and secretary of PCCTU, respectively urged the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal to lead the nation in implementing the new pay scales of the university and college teachers as was done in 1988. The two leaders deplored the HRD Ministry for covering all items of the September 5 accord between AIFUCTO and the HRD Ministry. They hoped that the
anamalies would be removed in due course. |
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Four robbers arrested BATHINDA, Nov 14 — The Bathinda police has arrested four robbers who robbed Rs 3548 from one Rakesh Arora on the night of November 11 at pistol point near the Gole Market area. Police sources said that six robbers stopped Arora while he was on his way home from the railway station. Mr Dinesh Sharma, Station
House Officer (SHO) City Police Kotwali, when contacted
said that four robbers were arrested immediately after
the incident while two were still absconding. The
arrested robbers were identified as Sukhwinder Singh,
Paramjit Singh, Balkar Singh and Harjinder Singh. |
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Ban on
digging of soil extended GURDASPUR, Nov 14 — Mr S.K. Sandhu, District Magistrate, today extended the ban on the digging of soil for use as raw material in brick kilns falling along the Chakki river up to the limits of this district till January 3. He said in a press note issued here that the river was changing its course towards the national highway and residents of surrounding villages and army establishments had expressed concern over it. He said the diversification of the river was being accelerated by the digging of soil by brick kiln owners. He said if the brick kilns
were allowed to use the soil along the river, it was
likely to breach the national highway and wash away
several villages. |
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Badal "yet to fulfil
promise" CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — Mr Hari Singh Tohra, President of the Punjab State Karamchari Dal, said here today that the Punjab Chief Minister had so far not fulfilled the promise of giving 15 per cent house rent to employees residing in Patiala city. He said that the promise was made on May 1 this year while addressing an employees' rally at Patiala. He said that due to rising
prices, employees were facing financial hardships and the
government should announce additional "price rise
allowance" for all employees in the state. He
demanded the regularisation of ad-hoc employees and
release of all pending instalments and bonus. |
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20 structures demolished KHARAR, Nov 14 — The PWD demolished 20 unauthorised structures on the Kharar-Chandigarh national highway yesterday. The operation was supervised by the Sub-Divisional Engineer and the Assistant Engineer of the central works division, PWD B & R SAS Nagar. Eight unauthorised structures were demolished on Thursday. According to information
the department had already got demolition orders from the
court of the Collector, Kharar, and many more structures
would be demolished soon. |
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Daily wage workers to be
redeployed PATIALA, Nov 14 — The Patiala District Health Department has decided to redeploy daily wage workers engaged by it in civil dispensaries in accordance with the workload requirement. A decision to this effect has been taken following a survey conducted by the Civil Surgeon, Dr Kartar Singh Johar, on the direction of Minister of State for Health Inderjit Singh Zira that the dispensaries should not be overcrowded due to surplus deployment of work-charged staff. Dr Johar disclosed that some workers had been engaged in various civil dispensaries on work-charged basis. The survey revealed that in certain dispensaries there were more workers than needed. An exercise had been initiated to assess the workload done, following which the workers would be redeployed as needed. Dr Johar said workers would be shifted and, if need be their figure could also be cut. He said he had also got a
list of deputationist doctors in the district prepared
and they would be posted only at places where required
and not concentrated in urban area. |
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Nagar kirtan procession planned
for Nov 21 CHANDIGARH, Nov 14 — The Nagar Kirtan Tal Mel Committee which met under the chairmanship of Major N.S. Rangi (retd) at the Sector 34 gurdwara has unanimously decided to organise a colourful nagar kirtan procession on November 21 to mark the martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur. The procession will start
from the Sector 22 gurdwara and move through Sectors 7,
8, 27, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 before terminating at
the Sector 37 gurdwara. |
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