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BKU blocks rail, road traffic Ropar plant: Unit IV breaks
down again Eye doctor told to pay Rs 2
lakh Rly GM told to conduct
probe BSF, Rangers locked in slogan
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Martyr cremated with
military honours Yet another project for Qila Mubarak
MC under pressure to
allow construction
2 children killed
in bus mishap Two die as car,
bus collide
Players of rival teams
clash
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BKU blocks rail, road traffic RAMPURA PHUL, Sept 29 Traffic on the Bathinda-Barnala road and train movement on the Bathinda-Ambala section was blocked by activists of the BKU (Ekta) here today in protest against the slow procurement of paddy of the farmers by the government agencies. Activists of the BKU (Ekta) who were raising slogans against the Punjab government also gheraoed the local office of the Food Corporation of India (FCI). They were also expressing resentment against the economic and industrial policy of the government. Hundreds of activists of the BKU (Ekta) led by Mr Jhanda Singh Jethuke, President, District unit, came on the railway line near the level crossing of this town on the Bathinda-Barnala road and closed the road as well as rail traffic. A contingent of the Punjab Police led by SP Kapil Dev also reached the spot. Authorities concerned were holding talks with the agitating farmers to persuade them to lift the blockade when the last reports came in. The BKU activists were demanding that paddy should be purchased immediately in all the 101 purchase centres set up in this district by the procurement agencies. They said that the agitation would continue till the Punjab government made arrangements to procure their crop on Minimum Support Price (MSP). KAPURTHALA: Farmers of the villages falling on Kapurthala-Goindwal Sahib road continued blockade near Fathudingha road to protest against the failure of agencies to purchase paddy. The blockade hit traffic on the Kapurthala-Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala-Amritsar and Kapurthala-Goindwal Sahib roads via Fathudingha village. Farmers blocked the road by parking tractor-trailors in the middle of the road. Agitated farmers on Thursday gheraoed Mr A.R. Talwar, Managing Director Punjab-Agro during his visit to Fathudingha procurement centre on September 27 and farmers lifted gherao following the direction by Mr Talwar to govt agencies to purchase IR-8 variety. Mr Balwinder Singh Bajwa, state general secretary of the Kirti Kisan Union, Master Gurdev Singh state leader of the Pendu Mazdoor Union and Mr Tek Singh president District union of the Kirti Kissan Union in a press statement alleged that the private traders had virtually been looting the farmers. They alleged that govt agencies had been rejecting the purchased paddy in the presence of district officers. JALANDHAR:
Agitating farmers of Shahkot sat on dharna in front of the office of SDM Shahkot for four hours in the afternoon to register protest against the alleged lukewarm response by state government agencies in paddy procurement despite the SDM’s orders. Around 200 farmers of Lohian led by Kulwinder Singh, President Kirti Kisan Sabha, blocked traffic at Lohain main phatak for five hours in the morning. FATEHGARH SAHIB: Resentment prevails among the farmers, commission agents and labourers due to the slow pace of purchase of paddy in the grain markets of the distt. In Sirhind Mandi of the district, the farmers, commission agents and labourers gheraod inspector of Markfed for three hours in the protest against the non procurement of paddy. In the meantime Mr A.K. Singla, A.D.C. (G) reached the spot and pacified the agitating farmers and commission agents and directed the Inspector Markfed to start the purchase of the paddy according to the Government specifications. The farmers alleged that they were being fleeced by the private traders in connivance with the officials of government procurement agencies. Mr Harmohinder Singh a farmer at Sirhind Mandi alleged that the farmers were forced to sell their paddy Rs 150 to Rs 100 per quintal below the support price fixed by the Punjab Government. He said the Government procurement agencies have refused the purchase of IR-8, Pusa 44, and even PR 113 variety of the paddy, which was released by the PAU two years ago. Meanwhile certain commission agents of Sirhind, a BKU leader Mr Harbans Singh and Rajesh Paul Singh Lali, a Senior SAD leader in a press release issued here today have alleged that a close relative of Food and Supply Minister who is also President of District Janta Dal is interfering in the procurement process.
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Badal reviews procurement CHANDIGARH, Sept 29 — Alarmed by reports of agitation by farmers and inadequate arrangements for the procurement of paddy, the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, today held a meeting with senior officers of the government procurement agencies to review the operations. The Food and Supplies Minister, Mr Madan Mohan Mittal, and his deputy, Mr Sohan Singh Thandal, also attended the meeting. The Managing Director of the FCI, Mr Jai Singh Gill, participated as a special invitee. The authorities concerned admitted at the meeting that the pace of procurement was somewhat slow due to humid conditions caused by rain recently and also due to apprehensions among rice millers regarding the ability of the FCI to provide covered space for storing rice. It was felt that the FCI should further gear up the process of procurement at about 500 purchase centres exclusively under its control. At present the FCI has procured 34 per cent of paddy against its quota of 40 per cent, according to a press note issued here today by the Punjab Public Relations Department after the meeting. Perturbed over reports pertaining to the slow procurement of paddy, Mr Badal directed all officers concerned to move to the field to speed up the operations. Mr Jai Singh Gill said the Union Government had put 30 lakh tonnes of rice on sale for creating adequate space to store rice obtained from the fresh crop. |
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Ropar plant: Unit IV breaks down
again CHANDIGARH, Sept 29 — Unit IV of the Ropar Super Thermal Plant has again got bogged down. According to informed sources, the unit was made operational yesterday after repairing the “imbalanced” rotor, a vital part of the generator, by BHEL experts engaged by the PSEB for this purpose. However, within an hour of its switching on, the unit had to be shut down because it generated a high level of vibrations, posing a danger to the main bearings in the unit. Sources said that to balance the rotor a weight of about 2 kg was attached to the rotor, but the fault could not be rectified. The unit was made operational after over a month. It was shut down on August 24 following a fault in the rotor. The faulty rotor was replaced with another one lying with the plant. But this one was highly “imbalanced” and had not been tested before induction. The PSEB authorities had given permission for getting it tested at the BHEL factory in Uttar Pradesh. A box was made to transport it to the BHEL factory. In the meantime, Unit IV developed a fault on August 24 and its rotor had to be replaced with this one. When the “imbalanced” rotor was first inducted after August 24, Unit IV did not stabilise because of the high level of vibrations. The matter was reported to the BHEL experts, who took up the work of balancing the rotor. After “balancing” it, the unit was again operated yesterday, but the same problem arose again. Sources said that the BHEL experts wanted to take one more chance to “balance” the rotor by adding some more weight to the rotor. Whether the plant authorities will be given permission to do this or not is not known. PSEB engineers at the plant say that the board authorities should not resort to “hit-and-trial methods”. The rotor should be properly balanced at the BHEL factory. Already one rotor is with the BHEL factory for removing such a fault. This correspondent tried to contact top PSEB officials on the phone for the official version but no one was avilable. An official told TNS that the Chief Engineer had gone to the Unit IV site along with the Member (Generation), who rushed to the plant from Patiala today. The Member (Generation) had told TNS a few days ago that Unit IV would be made operational on September 27, but it was delayed one day. Sources said that a high-level team of PSEB officials would decide whether BHEL should be given one more opportunity to correct the fault at the plant itself or the rotor should be taken out and sent to the BHEL factory. Unit IV has the capacity to generate 50 lakh units daily. In the past one month or so, the PSEB has suffered a big loss by way of generation of power because of its breakdown. |
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PSEB for booking power
thieves FEROZEPORE, Sept 29 — The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) is learnt to have recommended the registration of a case against six persons for allegedly tampering with meters. The offence was detected during a recent checking by PSEB officials to plug power theft in the city. It was found that the residents in connivance with electrical mechanics and a retired PSEB employee had tampered with meters. Talking to Tribune News Service, the PSEB Executive Engineer, Mr Manjit Singh Rajput, said meters had been seized from the offenders and the police had been asked to register FIRs against them. He said Harbans Lal, a retired lineman, and Raju, an electrical mechanic was hand-in-glove with the offenders. |
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JEs resent PSEB promotion
policy BATHINDA, Sept 29 — Resentment prevails among the junior engineers (JEs) of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) as a major section of their cadre has been retiring in the same post despite the fact that they have put in about 35 years of regular service. The junior engineers recruited in 1965, have failed to get any promotion so far notwithstanding repeated promises made by the PSEB management. Official sources said stagnation in the promotion of junior engineers had cropped up due to fact that the management had been making the cadre of Executive Engineer and above XEN post top heavy by creating additional posts. Besides, the management had been allocating only 15 per cent quota of promotion to the junior engineers against the sanctioned quota of 30 per cent, alleged Mr Harjit Singh, President of the Association of Junior Engineers Civil, PSEB. He pointed out that the junior engineers had been running from pillar to post for the past many years to rectify the discriminatory promotion policy but without any success. He said at present there were only two junior engineers for a subdivision on an average against the requirement of four. He added the PSEB would face little burden by giving the next promotion to the junior engineers. |
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Shahpur project Punjab’s immediate
need CHANDIGARH, Sept 29 — The share of hydro-power in the country’s installed capacity is just 25 per cent. The unexploited hydro-power potential, as per a recent survey, is 84,000 MW. At present, just 23 per cent of this is in various stages of being harnessed. This still leaves a yawning gap of 77 per cent. Nearer home, Himachal Pradesh is estimated to have an untapped hydro-power potential of nearly 20,000 MW. If the technical manpower in Himachal and Punjab were to join hands, the available source of energy could be harnessed by undertaking multipurpose river valley projects. Already, hydro-power potential of 3,826 MW in the basins of Punjab rivers — the Sutlej, the Beas and the Ravi — has been created with the completion of the Bhakra Dam (1,275 MW), the Pong Dam (366 MW) and the Beas-Sutlej link (999 MW). In these projects, the share of Punjab is 2,396 MW. On the other hand, the electric power requirement in the state in the next 15 years is estimated to increase at the rate of 9-10 per cent per annum. The hydro-potential has been tapped in the Sutlej basin and partially in the Beas basin. With the Ravi basin having been tapped with the completion of the Ranjit Sagar Dam project (Thein), there is scope to harness another 390 MW if five projects are executed. Plans exist for all five. Among the five projects in the pipeline (to exploit 390 MW), of immediate need to Punjab is the Shahpur Kandi dam project, which will mean an additional 168 MW. Together, all five projects — the Shahpur Kandi, the Shahpur Kandi Extension Hydel Channel, the UBDC Project Stage III and the Mukerian Hydel Project Stages II and III — will mean a financial commitment of Rs 3,562 crore. If properly planned and financed, on an average the requirement of funds will be Rs 240 crore per annum. With the Centre stepping in through the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme or even giving a special “economic package, the state’s share will be reduced to Rs 120 crore. On the other hand, with such a huge investment, the revenue returns are estimated to be Rs 500 crore per annum from electricity generation alone. But both agriculture and industry will look up adding to the economic prosperity of the state. In addition to this untapped potential there also exists a potential of 130 MW at the falls in the canal irrigation network in the state, which is being, attended to by the Punjab Energy Development Agency. At present, however, besides funds a tug-of-war between the state’s Irrigation Department and the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) is on over the manner of execution of the Shahpur Kandi dam project, which was to synchronise with the completion of the Thein Dam. This could not be done owing to fund shortage. The matter of execution of the Shahpur project has been taken up at the highest level. Should be project be executed by the state departments, as in the case of previous multipurpose river valley projects, or should it be privatised and got completed on a turnkey basis? Both sides, the Irrigation Department and the PSEB, have sent contradictory proposals to the Chief Secretary and the Secretary, Irrigation. It is now for the Chief Minister to decide, say informed sources. As per the latest revised estimates (April, 1999), the Shahpur project is likely to cost Rs 1,412 crore and take five to six years to complete if the work progresses uninterrupted with no shortage of funds. Both the Irrigation Department and the PSEB have put forth their respective arguments favouring department execution or privatisation of the project. The former feels that the available technical manpower, machinery and equipment (worth Rs 25-30 crore) should be made use of, and already since May, 1999, some work has been in progress despite the unavailability of funds to the extent needed. Absorbing (shifting) of this resource at the Shahpur project would be economical. Otherwise also the same staff will have to be paid Rs 160 crore per annum by way of salaries, etc. and retained in sister departments. Why let experience and expertise now available merely rust? In fact, an expenditure of Rs 71 crore has already been incurred. The latter, however, argues that departmental or state execution will mean cost and time overruns. In sum, the need is for a single, composite agency to execute the project. But the Irrigation Department and the PSEB can share work, as on the previous projects. The Shahpur project general manager, Mr J.S. Randhawa, told TNS that it had been cleared by the Planning Commission, the Central Water Commission and the Central Electricity Authority in April, 1995. The cost then was Rs 1,038 crore, which had escalated to Rs 1,412 crore. The Shahpur project comprises a 54.5 metre-high concrete dam, a 7.7 km-long hydel channel and two powerhouses of 168 MW in cascading fashion. Situated on the Ravi, it is 11 km downstream of the Ranjit Sagar Dam and 8 km upstream of the Madhopur headworks. The last review meeting on construction and financing was held on October 21, 1999. While an officers’ level committee has done the spadework, a high-level committee headed by the Chief Minister is yet to clinch the issue on ways and means to execute the project expeditiously. |
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Eye doctor told to pay Rs 2
lakh BATHINDA, Sept 29 — The District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has directed Dr Ghansham Garg, an eye specialist running Narmata hopital to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation to Mr Niranjan Singh Dhillon for causing the loss of sight of his right eye allegedly due to deficiency of services on the part of him (Dr Garg). Mr Dhillon, in a complaint filed with the forum alleged that he was admitted into the hospital being run by Dr Ghansham Garg for the treatment of his eyes on September 17, 1996. The doctor told him that emergency operation of both the eyes for Extra Cataract Extraction was necessary. He further told that first the operation of right would be conducted and after seven or 10 days, the operation of left eye would be performed. Dr Garg also assured that every type of facility regarding skill in surgery and better treatment for operation would be provided. On 17-9-1996, operation of both the eyes was conducted by the doctor. Mr Dhillor felt pain in his right eye few hours after the operation. However, Dr Garg after giving some medicines to Mr Dhillon discharged him on 19-9-1996. On 21-9-1996, Mr Dhillon having severe pain again visited Dr Garg who examined him and found pus and inflammation in right eye and prescribed decadron eye drops. On 22.9.1996, Mr Dhillon again visited Dr Garg and serious infection was detected in Mr Dhillon’s right eye and Dr Garg gave him some medicine. Again on 23-9-1996, Mr Dhillon visited Mr Garg with the same complaint. On 25-9-1996, Mr Dhillon went to the PGI, Chandigarh where despite the best efforts of doctros, deeper part of right was removed in order to save further infection. For this, Mr Dhillon remained admitted into the PGI from 25-9-1996 to 5-10-1996. After listening to the arguments by the advocates of complainant and defendant. The forum decided on 28-9-2000 that consent of Mr Dhillon obtained by Dr Garg for venturing for operation of both eyes in one sitting was not proper as Mr Dhillon was not informed about the risk involved properly. The forum observed that Dr Garg should have visualised the danger to the eye or Mr Dhillon on 21-9-1996 itself or at the most on 22-9-1996 and if Dr Garg was unable to give vitrectomy and intravitreal injection, then he should have referred Mr Dhillon to an expert of PGI immediately. From the facts of case, Dr Garg took the patient casually, not as professional but as businessman and had not given proper advice and warning to Mr Dhillon and ultimately Mr Dhillon lost total vision of his right eye. The forum also directed Dr Garg to pay Rs 10,000 as cost along with the compensation to Mr Dhillon within two months from the receipt of copy of order. |
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Rly GM told to conduct
probe ABOHAR, Sept 29 — The General Manager (Operations), Northern Railway, has been directed by the Baroda House headquarters to conduct an inquiry into complaints regarding corruption and mismanagement at the railway station here. According to a communication received here yesterday, Mr Alok Chaturvedi, SCM, Northern Railway, assured the Democratic Citizens Forum that appropriate action would be taken against the erring staff. The Railway headquarters also regretted the inconvenience allegedly caused to Mr Hanuman Dass Goyal, former member of the Divisional Railway Users Committee. Mr Goyal had alleged that he had been detained by an assistant station manager (ASM) for four hours at the local railway station last month when he had raised the grievances of passengers. The forum, in a memorandum submitted to Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee, had criticised the Divisional Railway Manager for his alleged autocratic behaviour. The forum had demanded that a computerised reservation clerk, an additional booking clerk and two TCRs be posted here for providing prompt services to passengers. |
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BSF, Rangers locked in slogan
war HUSSAINIWALA (Ferozepore), Sept 29 — Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers and their Pakistani counterparts are virtually locked in a slogan war with the paramilitary personnel on either side of the border encouraging civilians to raise slogans glorifying their respective countries at the Hussainiwala Post. The development has surprised civilians, who frequently visit the post to see the retreat ceremony held here between the BSF and Pakistani Rangers every evening. A visit to the post revealed that both the BSF and Rangers ask civilians to respond to the slogans raised in favour of their respective countries on the public address system. Public on the Indian side is persuaded by the BSF soldiers to loudly chant, “Long live India”, ahead of the retreat. The BSF claims that the sudden move follows, a similar practice started by the Rangers on their side of the border. Although BSF officers deny any policy behind the move, they say that it was in retaliation to the activities of the Rangers. Officers, however, assured that the practice would not vitiate peace at the post and would be discontinued if thought unnecessary. Sources in the BSF feel that Rangers may have initiated the practice due to their failure to attract big crowds on their side of the border. On any given day, Indian civilians outnumber the Pakistanis at the retreat ceremony. |
‘Illegal’ detention
condemned TARN TARAN, Sept 29 — The Samajwadi Party at its meeting held under the chairmanship of Mr Iqbal Singh Malmohri here yesterday condemned the alleged illegal detention of Mr Lakhbir Singh Sokhi, press secretary of the state unit of the party, by the local police.
Mr Malmohri has demanded action against the police. |
Martyr cremated with military honours MOGA, Sept 29 (UNI) — Gursewak Singh, whose body was brought to his native village, Mehron, in the district from the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, was cremated with full military and state honours last evening. An Army contingent paid homage to the jawan by reversing their arms. As soon as the bugler sounded the last post, the martyr’s father, Mr Mohinder Singh, lit the pyre. Over 2,000 persons including local leaders and panchayats from Mehron and its adjoining villages, converged on the cremation ground to pay respect to the jawan. Major Ram Dass, Major M.P. Varghese and Major Vineet Krishan, the SSP, Dr S.S. Chauhan and panchayat members of the villages in the region laid wreaths on the body of the martyr. Gursewak Singh died while fighting foreign mercenaries continuously for nine hours at Sauji post in Poonch sector. |
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Yet another project for Qila Mubarak CHANDIGARH, Sept 29 — A new project to conserve the historic ‘Qila Mubarak’ at Patiala is on the cards. The Director General of Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi, has asked its Science branch to prepare a detailed project report about the factors leading to the damage of the protected monument and the possible remedies thereof. Infact, this is the umpteenth such project proposed for the dilapidated fort. Scores of such plans in the past have failed to bring the desired result. Sometimes, financial constraints of the Punjab Government have proved to be a deterring factor while at other times, there have been charges of corruption that have stopped the restoration work. The project has been assigned at the request of the Punjab Government to the ASI to help restore the lost glory of the historic fort, under which the latter will send experts to the fort to make out the causes of the deterioration of the painted chambers, identification of deposits on the paintings and chemical reagents required for the restoration work. Sources in the department say that the financial condition of the state may still prove to be the biggest impediment in the way of proper renovation work. Experts in the department say that the paintings can be restored with the help of various organic solvents which are chosen after identification of the nature and cause of the deposits. The solvents are tested in the laboratory before being used. The restored works can look as good as new after the right kind of treatment and can be preserved for years together. Qila Mubarak — the only residential fort built by Sikh rulers, is famous for its rare painted chambers and engravings on the walls. Its blend of Mughal, Rajasthani, Punjabi and British architecture is one of its kind in the country. Till date, factors that have been held responsible for the deterioration include the presence of a chemical analyst’s laboratory in the building, that was shifted from its premises early this year. It was alleged that the lab used to dispose off its jars containing chemicals on the roof of the chambers and with rain water the chemicals seeped into the walls and roof of chambers. Another factor was the seepage of rain water due to the dilapidated roof. The already crumbling building of the fort was declared a protected monument, after a Public Interest Litigation was filed by late Mr A.S. Cheena, President of INTUC, in the early 1990s, which said that the fort was not being conserved. Various government offices that were housed in the fort building were shifted following the PIL. Ranwas — the abode of queens, that used to shelter the offices, has already crumbled down due to which four painted chambers and a Sheesh Mahal was damaged.
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PAMSA: withdraw case against
doctor BATHINDA, Sept 29 — The Punjab Ayurvedic Medical Services Association (PAMSA) yesterday criticised the registration of case against Dr Parneet Kaur for negligence under Section 304-A of the IPC.
In a press note issued here, Dr S.S. Romana, vice-president, PAMSA, said the patient, Gurvinder Kaur, died due to post-partum-haemorrhage and the doctor in question had performed her duty honestly, and she was not guilty of any negligence.
He alleged that the registration of the case, three years after the incident, had amounted to manipulation of facts. PAMSA has demanded the withdrawal of the case. |
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Army recruitment
drive from Oct 9 AMRITSAR, Sept 29 —Candidates in the age group 16 to 21 have been invited in an Army recruitment drive. Recruitments are to be made in the general duty categories. Candidates have been invited from Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Moga, Mansa, Muktsar, Ferozepur, Bhatinda and Faridkot. The recruitment notice has specified that the drive commencing from October 9 to 15 at Khasa (Amritsar) is only for Jats, Mazabhi and Ramdasiya Sikhs, Hindu Dogras, Brahmans and
Muslims. Incidentally, the specifications of castes have been highlighted to avoid harassment as had happened in several recruitment drives earlier. |
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A clarification PATIALA: With reference to the news item published in Chandigarh Tribune on September 28 and Ludhiana Tribune on September 29 under the heading “AVRC on the verge of closure”, Ms Satnam
Kaur, office assistant at the centre, has sought to make a clarification. In the
report/Satnam Kaur had been erroneously mentioned to have stated that the basic requirement of the AVRC was a full-time director. On account of this statement, her services are in jeopardy. She clarified to The Tribune here today that no such statement had been made by her and the said point had actually been raised by Dr Yogesh
Gambhir, who was being interviewed. The reporter concerned had wrongly quoted her as having made the statement, Satnam Kaur clarified. |
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Kisan Mela at Rakhra today PATIALA, Sept 29 — A Kisan Mela will be held at Rakhra, near here, on September 30 under the aegis of the Punjab Young Farmers’ Association.
The highlights of the festival will be the demonstration of the minimum tillage programme, use of celrich and crop diversification. |
MC under pressure to
allow construction BATHINDA, Sept 29 — The authorities have been unable to stop the illegal construction in the Madhokpura locality of this town, allegedly due to pressure from members of the ruling SAD-BJP alliance. Official sources said that a resident of this locality who got permission to construct rooms in the locality’s streets, a thoroughfare, had now started constructing a double-storeyed structure though he had got the sanction for building only a single storey. The residents of the locality have been running from pillar to post to get the construction work stopped as they fear that the entire structure might collapse any time as the foundations of the thoroughfare on which the structure is being done is weak. The residents allege that even the permission to construct the first floor was given in violation of all laws. They alleged that the State Town planning authorities did not bother to consider the fact that the municipal council had passed a resolution against sanctioning the map of this building before giving permission to the person concerned. The residents said that today they approached the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Jaspal Singh, and urged him to take necessary action in this regard. They added that Mr Jaspal Singh had assured them that necessary action would be taken. A senior official of the municipal council said on condition of anonymity that they could not stop this illegal construction as the councillors were being pressurised not to do so by some ruling party leaders.
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2 children killed
in bus mishap JHAJJAR, Sept 29 — Two students were killed and 22 injured when their school bus overturned near Hasanpur village in the district today. According to reports, the bus was going to Kasani village from
Hasanpur. The driver of the bus has absconded. A case has been registered under various Sections of the
IPC. Manju of Class VI and Shirom of Class IX were killed on the spot.
Two die as car,
bus collide RAJPURA, Sept 29 — Two persons were killed and another person was injured when a bus and a car collided on the Ambala-Ludhiana highway, 9 km from here, yesterday. The dead were identified as Deepak (22) and Baldev Raj (47). The accident occurred when the driver of the bus (DL-1PA-3838) could not control the vehicle and the bus collided with a Maruti car (HP-33C-0088). The post-mortem was conducted at the A.P. Jain Hospital, Rajpura. The injured person, Ashwani Kumar, was rushed to the PGI,
Chandigarh.
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Players of rival teams
clash BATHINDA, Sept 29 — Players of host Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering and Technology (GZSCET) clashed with those of Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa Institute of Engineering and Technology (GTBKIET), Malout, after they lost on their homeground yesterday. Dr S.C. Kapoor, Principal, GTBKIET, in a letter to the Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, said students of the GZSCET stormed the field
while his college team was playing the final match against Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Longowal, at PTU Inter-College Tournament. Dr Kapoor alleged that the Director, Sports, of his college was forced to sign an agreement for withdrawing his team from the tournament for a period of one year. A professor at the GZSCET said, on the condition of anonymity, that the students of his college behaved like “beasts”. He said the administration remained a mute spectator. Several students of the colleges were reportedly injured. Dr Kapoor demanded that the tournament be cancelled and the finals of the tournament replayed on neutral grounds. Mr Narinder Singh, Principal, GZSCET, Bathinda, said the allegations were not true. He said only 12 members of the GTBKIET team had been invited, but they were accompanied by 40 supporters. They were armed with sticks and other blunt weapons. They indulged in hooliganism which resulted in the clashes. |
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