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June 10, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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CM to meet district police chiefs Ludhiana, June 9 Inquiries show that there has been a rise in robberies in the state during the past few months. Also there is a substantial increase in the population of migrants and Muslims who have settled in the state. Although some senior police officers say migrants are involved in a large number of crimes there are a few who do not subscribe to this theory. They maintain that crime is not abnormally high compared to the population of the state. They are of the view that the migrants come to earn their livelihood and cannot take the risk of committing major crimes. The officers said registration of migrants was important to ensure peace and keep a vigil on their activities. A large number of migrants are working in factories. Ludhiana has about 10 lakh migrant workers who are engaged in different industries. The officers admit there had been an increase in incidents of domestic violence. Punjab has also witnessed some contract killings in the past few months, particularly of NRIs. The police even arrested a sub-inspector in an alleged contract killing case. The police arrested persons in Kapurthala and Tarn Taran who were allegedly connected
with underworld mafia gangs sometime ago. Ludhiana witnessed a tussle between two gangs over the auction of liquor vends in March and April as the auction had to be postponed twice. Both gangs reportedly have the support of politicians. Since the countdown for the Vidhan Sabha elections has begun in Punjab, the Chief Minister is keen that no disturbance is caused and law and order is maintained. He is of the view that police personnel must change their attitude. The reports of police-criminal nexus have also been rising. There have been reports of custodial deaths which has alarmed the Chief Minister. However, senior police officials do not agree that there has been a rise in the custodial deaths. They claim that not more than six custodial deaths take place in the state in a year. The police officers feel that the communication system should be modernised and old fleet of vehicles changed |
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BJP panel
for urban voters Ropar, June 9 Mr Madan Mohan Mittal, State Food and Civil Supplies Minister when asked to comment on the issue, admitted that such a committee had been constituted, but added that it would also benefit the rural people. It was wrong to brand the BJP as working for the benefit of urban people only when more than 13 of its sitting MLAs had won from rural majority areas, he said. Mr Mittal was at Nangal on a visit to his constituency. It was the higher strength of the BJP candidates that had ensured the stability of the present government in the state, he said. When asked if on this plea the BJP would demand higher number of seats in the next Assembly elections, he said it was for the party high command to decide. He said ‘sangat darshan’ programmes by the Chief Minister had unnerved the Congress. The Congress was now trying to strike alliance with the Left parties as it foresaw its defeat without a tie-up. Mr Mittal held political rallies at Dagore, Sijmour, Bhainipur, Algarh, Daroli, Jindwari and Jaj villages in his constituency. He distributed grants worth Rs 70 lakh in rural and urban areas for development of drainage system and construction of small bridges, roads and
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Pak abetting drug addiction: Chawla Bathinda, June 9 The Minister, addressing mediapersons here today said that the ISI and the other Pakistani agencies had adopted this new method to divert the attention of the youths of Punjab from doing any purposeful work. He said that the agency had been spreading the menace of drug addiction in the state. Dr Chawla said that every third boy student staying in hostel of some college or university had tasted one or the other drug at least once in his life time. He added that at least one out of 10 girls in the hostels had taken drugs once in her lifetime. The Health Minister said that the main reason for the increase in drug addiction was that some anti-social elements were being funded by Pakistan to create instability in the state. He said that at least 48 per cent of the residents in the villages were taking intoxicants other than liquor and opium. The Minister declined to reply when his attention was drawn towards the fact that some members of the ruling party were allegedly indulging in the smuggling of narcotics.” I am not aware of any such incident where the ruling party politicians were directly or indirectly involved in smuggling of narcotics,” he said. Speaking about the poor health facilities in the rural areas he said that in the coming months special attention would be paid towards the problem. He said about 350 vacancies of doctors would be filled soon and the presence of the doctors and other employees would be ensured in the hospitals. Dr Chawla said the problem of private practice by doctors working in the government hospitals was prevalent in the state and that stern action would be taken against such doctors. He said 134 doctors, who were found absent from the duty or were found to be doing private practice were discharged from service in the past few months. When asked if there was any special plan to create work culture and curb the bunglings in the hospitals, he said that the doctors should apply some self restraint. He said expenses in the government hospitals were lower than those in the private hospitals and said that the fees for various tests in the government hospitals was affordable to every section of the society. Dr Chawla commenting upon the presence of fake medicines in the state said that scheme to give award to the informants of such factories was in the pipeline. He said that the government was also planning to prescribe punishment to the Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) and Senior Medical Officers (SMOs) in whose area any factory making spurious medicines was found. he said stern action would also be taken against chemists who sell spurious or the banned medicines. The Health Minister said that a special fortnight was being celebrated in the state between June 1 and June 15 to create awareness among the people regarding the prevention of AIDS. He said special seminars and camps were being organised in various parts of the state in this regard. He said special attention was being paid to the slum areas and the villages. Regarding the blood banks, he said at present there were 29 such banks established by the government while the NGOs have set up 24 blood banks. He said that the government was planning to set up 17 new blood banks in the state. |
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Union leader’s health deteriorating Bathinda, June 9 Official sources said a medical team headed by Mr Kulwant Singh, Senior Medical Officer (SMO), which examined Mr Kainth today found that he had lost about 3.5 kg weight in the past three days. His weight was 54.5 kg on June 6 but came down to 51 kg today. Sources said his blood and urine samples had also been taken. These samples had been sent to the Civil Hospital, Mansa, and the report was expected by evening. Mr Kainth, who has been pressing the authorities concerned to make arrangements for restarting the sugar mill or make arrangements for the payments of dues and re-employment of employees who had been removed from the mill after it was closed down. The district administration made promises on behalf of the Punjab Government. About a few months ago, the district administration persuaded him not to immolate himself. After that, it persuaded him to call off his indefinite fast. Dr Kulwant Singh said eyes of Mr Kainth had sunken, and he was suffering from dehydration. He added if no water was given to him his condition might deteriorate alarmingly. He said though Mr Kainth had been observing a fast since June 1, the SDM wrote to him in connection with the medical examination on June 6. He refused to comment on whether immediate hospitalisation of Mr Kainth was required. The mill which was set up in 1990 was closed down in 1993 as it incurred a loss to the tune of crores of rupees. The previous Congress government after considering the audit report took action against a few officials who were later acquitted. During the campaign for the last Assembly election, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal reportedly promised people that the mill would be started if the SAD-BJP combine government came to power. As many as 232 employees of the mill have been rendered jobless. |
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No takers for govt commercial
schemes Patiala, June 9 An auction held recently by the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) in the city to sell off land falling vacant after the demolition of the historic Kaur Sahib Ki Haveli has not found any buyers. The haveli, which had been demolished after being declared ‘unsafe’ by the Public Works Department, was to make way for a modern shopping complex and earn PUDA crores of rupees. However, PUDA will have to try again to sell off the haveli with nobody evincing interest in it. It is not only PUDA which has been forced to lick dust. Even the local Improvement Trust is finding it difficult to sell off a part of the land of the city centre on the Bhupindra Road which, it has developed into a shopping complex. A recent auction held by the trust saw just one person showing interest in paying earnest money for a shop in the complex forcing the trust to cancel the auction. The euphoria, created by the high cost at which the trust had sold off its shops in the Bhupindra Road complex around one year back, has died down completely now. The position is such that most of the those who have paid earnest money for show rooms in the complex, are ready to sell the showrooms to other parties at a loss. However, they are still finding it hard to get buyers. Sources say a massive slump has hit the commercial property market in Patiala. They say various private shopping complexes, which are facing problems in getting established, now have to contend with the government which had set off on a massive commercialisation spree. Private parties, which have initiated shopping complexes in parts of the city, are already finding it difficult to sell them off. However, it seems the government is in no mood to gauge the ground realities and collecting money from prospective investors is its only goal. Sources say surveys are being done to commercialise the District Education Officer’s complex in Sheranwala Gate, the Home Guard office on the Mall Road, a government building block in Chhoti Baradari and a building block in the Rajpura Colony. They say this is besides existing projects which are on the anvil, including development of the old Municipal Corporation building which has been taken over by the Improvement Trust for creation of a shopping complex. A private developer, Subhash Singla, who is behind the ‘The Downtown’, a completely air conditioned market up for sale in Sheranwala Gate, says though there is less potential for commercial development in the city, the government is cutting up commercial schemes indiscriminately. He cites the proposed development of the site which presently houses the residences of the Deputy Commissioner and the Senior Superintendent of Police. He says similarly the response of buyers to private commercial complexes is not so good. He says his complex, which has unique facets like a water channel in the basement and a 45-feet water curtain is getting a good response. Mr Singla has, however, been able to sell only 15 to 17 shops out of the total of 43 shops in his complex even though he has adequate parking space. However, even those without any parking space, are still building air conditioned markets. An air conditioned market is coming up in Adalat Bazar opposite the old air conditioned market — Calibre Plaza, which is the only new market doing well. Other markets in the city which are not finding any buyers despite crores being spent on them include the Banarasi Das commercial complex at the Nabha Gate. Even the Surya Complex is virtually empty despite having been completed nearly two years back with a majority of the shops not having been opened. |
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Zaffarwal swears
by democracy Hoshiarpur, June 9 Talking to reporters in the court corridor the KCF chief hailed proposed coming of Dr Jagjit Singh Chohan so-called President of Khalistan to India. He said that Dr Chohan was honest and noble soul and he had full regard for him. When asked about the possibility of surrender of Paramjit Singh Panjwar militant, he said that he had no knowledge about it. He said that he believed in democracy and would achieve its goals through democratic ways. Replying to a question he praised the
SAD-BJP government and said that it was pro-people and was doing commendable job for the welfare of people. He criticises the Congress and held it responsible for terrorism in Punjab due to which Punjabis suffered a lot. |
OSD to PPCC chief appointed Chandigarh, June 9 Capt Bikramajit Singh, is a former Army officer and has been awarded the Shaurya Chakra, the third highest gallantry award in the country. |
Cops in state of hibernation: MLA Fazilka, June 9 He said a local commission agent, Gian Chand, was robbed of Rs 5 lakh and shot dead by three assailants a month back in broad daylight on a busy road but the police has failed to arrest the culprits. Besides this, a youth of Koilkhera village of Fazilka subdivision was murdered. Several persons had been robbed and instances of thefts were on the rise, added Dr Rinwa. He accused the police of being in a state of hibernation and playing into the hands of politicians of the ruling party to settle political scores. He warned that if such a situation prevailed then terrorism might rise again. Criticising the
SAD-BJP regime on its failure on the economic front, Dr Rinwa flayed the repeated hike in power tariff as a result of which the common man had been hit hard. He alleged many officers of the civil administration, the police and influential persons were involved in large-scale power theft and this remained unchecked. Dr Rinwa called withdrawal of the recently
imposed 10 per cent surcharge on power bills above Rs 2000. The PPCC secretary questioned the validity of haphazard inauguration of power stations while the farmers and domestic consumers did not get adequate power. Raising the issue of problems of farmers, the former MLA said canal water for irrigation purposes has flown for only one week during the past two months in non-perennial Eastern canal feeding the Fazilka area. As a result of this, thousands of farmers of scores of villages were facing drought-like condition. He apprehended that transplanation of paddy was likely to be adversely affected. Dr Rinwa condemned the Fazilka cooperative sugar mills authority for imposing fine on farmers who had not been able to supply sugarcane to the mill according to the terms of the bond. He called for warning of this fine added that if the sugarcane yield had been low due to natural factors should not be levied fine. He also demanded immediate payment of outstanding dues of farmers who had supplied sugarcane to the mill for March. Dr Rinwa alleged the people of Punjab were being misled by the Badal regime by organising sangat darshan programmes and the funds meant for distribution through the state agencies were directly disbursed in these programmes in a haphazard manner to woo voters. The funds distributed in these programmes were ultimately misutilised, alleged Dr Rinwa. The former MLA criticised a local BJP leader for collecting large amount of funds by pressurising local traders for organising mass marriage of girls. He sought a probe into the coercive collection of funds. |
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Sale of cut fruits on despite ban Bathinda, June 9 Vendors have been selling cut fruit near schools to attract children who are not much concerned about their health. Though the health authorities concerned have been making frequent claims that no sub-standard and contaminated eatables be allowed to be sold in the market, sale of cut fruits and exposed food material like gol
gappas, channa-kultcha, “tikki” and fruit chat have been going on unabated near schools, colleges, railway stations, bus stand, courts, cinema houses and rose garden in the city. It was also found that the places from where these vendors were operating their business, were very dirty, like near the open manholes or above the dirty “nullah.” The places in itself were found to be sources of contamination. It was also found that the vendors were using unfit water for washing the wares. With a very small amount of water they wash the utensils the whole day and do not bother to change it. Containers kept to store drinking water were mostly rusty and made of
unhygienic and cheap plastic. Flies can be seen hovering over the exposed food items. The authorities concerned have also put a ban on the sale of ice and ice candies. All these steps were taken to save the people from various diseases caused due to the contaminated water as nobody knows the source of water being used in the preparation of ice and ice candies. The flies hovering over the eatables are the main cause of many infectious diseases. Consumption of these things can cause serious ailments. However the vendors selling these things did not agree with this fact of health authorities that they were selling something which was contaminated and could cause serious harm to health of people consuming these juices and exposed food items. Mr Bahu Ram, one such juice seller, said that he had been selling sugarcane juice for the last 10 years and not seen anybody falling ill after consuming it. Moreover if it was not healthy then why these so-called educated and health-conscious people preferred to drink cane juice in summer. The cane juice was a nice and cheap-priced drink affordable for every person, he added. Mr Parasmani selling cut fruits according to season said that he always sold fresh fruits and there was nothing harmful in the sale of it, instead it was healthy to eat watermelon and papaya. He agreed that after being published in the press the authorities concerned harassed them but after some days situation became normal again. On the condition of anonymity one vendor selling cut fruits alleged that they had to “pay” monthly “fee” to the officials concerned for not disturbing their business. He added that things like ban and raid and checking by authorities were usual things happened every year. The sale of cut fruits and exposed fruits and ice candies can be seen near the offices and residents of health and police authorities which were supposed to take care of general
public. No higher officials of Health Department could be contacted for his comments. |
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Don’t ignore English: Dhindsa Sangrur, June 9 Mr Dhindsa was speaking at a function organised on the occasion of 75th birthday of Dr Pritam Saini, a noted Punjabi writer, by Punjab Press Club, Sangrur, at the Shakti Bhavan (Mata Kali Devi Temple) here. Mr Dhindsa also released an abhinandan granth about Dr Saini on the occasion. The Minister also said Punjabi language should be promoted in a big way. But at the same time English could not be ignored as it was the only language which connected the world, he added. Mr Dhindsa also admitted that use of Punjabi could not be implemented in government offices. He said steps were needed in this direction. Mr Dhindsa appreciated the services of Dr Pritam Saini for his works in Punjabi language. He also announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh for the Press Club. Mr Kanjhla also announced Rs 50,000 for the Press Club to organise such functions in the future. Mr Ranjit Singh Balian, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Punjab presiding over the function, also announced Rs 50,000 for the Press Club. Among others who also addressed the function included Dr Tejwant Singh Mann, a noted Punjabi critic; Mr Fateh Prabhakar, President of the Press Club; Dr Pritam Saini; Mr Jagdev Singh Jassowal, Mr Bhan Singh Bhaura, MP from Bathinda; and Mr Harpal Tiwana, a noted artiste. A poetic drama ‘Tiger Hill’ authored by Dr Pritam Saini was also released on the occasion. Among others who attended the function included Mr Madan Lal Hasija, Director, Languages, Punjab; Dr Inderjit Kaur, President of the All India Pingalwara Society; and Mr Parkash Chand Garg, Chairman, Punjab Land Development and Reclamation Corporation. |
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Land for Army institute selected Chandigarh, June 9 Informed official sources said that as part of the first phase of the project, about 500 acre had been identified near the Dasmesh Academy, at a short distance from Anandpur Sahib. Besides, the Institute, there is also a proposal to set up an “Army location” in the area, it is learnt. The announcement pertaining to set up the institute was made by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, during his first visit to Anandpur Sahib in 1999. Subsequently, the Army authorities from Delhi visited the area along with the then Defence Minister, Mr George
Fernandes. Sources said in lieu of the land to be acquired by the Army authorities for the Institute, the Army authorities have offered to hand over various camping grounds in the state to the Punjab Government. The Army authorities maintain that at most of the places the land of camping grounds was lying unutilised. They favour to surrender the land to the State Government in lieu of the Anandpur Sahib. Sources say that the State Government has accepted the plea. But as there is a vast difference in the price of the land of camping grounds and the Anandpur Sahib land, a committee has been set up to evaluate the total value of the camping grounds offered by the Army to the state government. The process of evaluating the land value has already begun and it would take some more time to complete the process. Once the land is evaluated, the matter will be taken up with the authorities concerned in the Army for final settlement. The entire process of acquiring the land for the Institute and other formalities will be completed by year end. The Punjab Government had also urged the Union Government to set up an academy of martial arts at Anandpur Sahib. However, the Union Government has offered to set up the in-service training institute. |
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SGPC
drops resolution on Sikh
clergy Amritsar, June 9 The resolution was virtually aimed
at eroding the authority of the Sikh clergy. Mr Onkar Singh
Sharifpura,
an executive member, said he had raised serious objection when the
resolution, came up for confirmation. He said Mr Talwandi and other
members were fully convinced that such a resolution if passed, could
be misused by the opposition parties in future. The resolution was
passed in the previous executive meeting held on May 4. Many Sikh
scholars had also criticised the resolution. |
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Probe ordered into ‘purchase scam’ Amritsar, June 9 Dr Gurbachan Singh Bachan, secretary, SGPC said he had despached a team of committee officials to look into the matter. A report published in The Punjabi Tribune from Anandpur Sahib had mentioned that the management of Takht Kesgarh Sahib had purchased ration items worth crores from a ‘bogus’ firm. |
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Heart institute to open in Mohali Patiala, June 9 According to Dr Gurcharan Singh
Kalra, senior consultant, invasive cardiology, “Exciting new things are happening in the world of minimal invasive surgery where long incisions are being replaced by tiny keyholes in the side of the chest with the help of special instruments to perform surgery. The objective is to ensure faster recovery so that patients spend minimum time in the hospital.” The Fortis Heart Institute is financed by the Ranbaxy Group of Industries. |
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Poor families to get land: Sukhbir Moga, June 9 This was stated by Mr Sukhbir Singh, while addressing a series of rural meetings in nearby villages in the district. He said the government had undertaken various schemes for the development of the poor in the state. He said the government decided to allot five marlas of land to every poor family and 100 units of power supply free of cost. He also distributed cheques worth lakhs of rupees to the panchayats of Chogawan and other villages. Earlier, Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal inaugurated a 132 KV power substation at Dhaleke village and 66 KV sub power station at Chogawan village in the district which would benefit 50 villages. |
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Squall
hits city Bathinda, June 9 The maximum loss was in the Industrial Growth Centre situated about 5 km from the main city. A number of trees were uprooted there, creating problems in the smooth flow of traffic. The boundary walls of at least three industrial units collapsed due to the heavy storm. Although no loss to life was reported property amounting to thousands of rupees was
damaged. Work was disrupted in the industrial units due to the storm. Electricity poles were damaged in some residential areas of the city. As a result power supply remained interrupted for many hours. The residents found it difficulty to remain indoors due to the power failure. Mr Harbans Lal Wadhwa, one of the owners of an industrial unit, said they would have to bear loss of thousands of rupees because of the squall. He said the soap that was put under the sun for drying was damaged as the
boundary was fell on the same. He said the storm was so intense that the labourers were not able to life the soap from the compound and put it under the roof. The residents of street number 28 of the Ajit Road area of the city said they were taken unawares by the squall. They added that the restoration of power supply could take a few days as many of the poles were uprooted. Some alleged that the electricity department would find an excuse for power cuts. |
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Lok adalat
settles 90 cases Abohar, June 9 The bench presided over by Mr Rajinder
Aggarwal, Additional Civil Judge settled 67 cases. Majority of the cases related to nationalised banks and were at pre-litigation
stage. Twentytwo cases related to Punjab National Bank. Consumers agreed to pay Rs 7.67
lakh. Second Bench presided over by Mr Lalit Kumar Singla, Civil Judge settled 23 cases involving Rs 4.92
lakh. Majority of the bank cases related to the Central Bank of India. Sixteen civil cases were also settled. Judicial officers took up routine cases also in large numbers at the lok
adalat. Public was represented by Mr K.L. Bishnoi, Advocate and Mr Sat Pal
Khariwal, Chairman, Consumers Movement. Mr K.L. Grover and Mr J.N.
Chalan, represented leading banks. This was second quarterly lok adalat of the year. |
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Action
against MC chief sought Ropar, June 9 At a meeting here, executive officers have demanded that the president of the Fazilka MC should also be barred from contesting elections in future. The president of the association, Mr S.S. Dhaliwal, talking to newspersons said interference of MC president in the day-to-day working of the councils was demoralising the officers. A case should also be registered against the MC president, he added. |
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Rally cancelled Sangrur, June 9 |
Grapes turn sour for growers Bathinda, June 9 Due to untimely rain, the prices of grapes, being produced in this district, have come down drastically and the growers have started suffering heavy losses. In the beginning of June the wholesale price of grapes was Rs 10 per kg, and now it has come down to Rs 3 to Rs 4 per kg. Mr Atul Choudhary, a leading grape grower of Rama Mandi town, while talking to TNS said the rain during the past two days had damaged about 60 per cent of the crop. He added that if the rain continued for few more days, the entire grape crop would be damaged. Another farmer Wazir Singh Gill of Bangi Nihalsinghwala village said the rain had damaged the crop sown according to Israeli technique up to 50 per cent and according to ‘desi’ technique up to 25 per cent. Mr Gill said the grape growers had also been finding it difficult to store their crop as there were no proper arrangements for it in the district. Every grape grower had become panicky and was making efforts to off-load his crop in the market to earn whatever he could in the adverse weather conditions, he added. He said the loss to the grape growers could be assessed only when the entire crop was disposed of. The farmers pointed out that the rain lashed the region when the grapes had just ripened and were ready to be picked. Initially the crop fetched them good price but as the rainy spell continued, the quality of the grapes started deteriorating, resulting in fewer customers. Mr Manmohan Singh, Deputy Director, Horticulture, said the grape crop was damaged to a large extent where the grower had not used the Israeli technique. The damage was comparatively less in those vineyards where the Israeli technique was in vogue, he added. Mr Manmohan Singh pointed out that in this district, where about 2,200 acres were under the grape crop, the total production constituted the half of the total production of the entire state. Some of the farmers who had followed the instructions of the Horticulture Department had earned Rs 1 lakh as profit from one acre of grape crop, he added. He said farmers had not been able to store their produce as the cooling centre set up at Talwandi Sabo was not being run by the Punjab Agro Industries authorities this season. The Punjab Agro Industrial Corporation had also not been purchasing grapes from the market, he added. The farmers also pointed out that the demand for their produce had declined as melon and watermelon had flooded the market. Mr Manmohan Singh pointed out that the ripening period of the grape crop usually fell in June and due to rain during this period, the grapes started decaying in the vineyards as they started getting fungus. |
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Waive farmers’ loans: Amarinder Chandigarh, June 9 Reacting to the news report with regard to the suicide committed by one Teja Singh at Bhucho Khurad in Bathinda district, Capt Amarinder Singh, said the Badal government had totally failed on the farming front. Because of the wrong policies pursued by the government, about 524 farmers committed suicides in the past one year and the
government had not provided financial assistance to any of the victims family. Distress sale of paddy from year to year and the government’s failure to provide adequate compensation to the farmers who suffered huge losses because of such sale were among the reasons for the grave tragedies, said Capt Amarinder Singh. Instead of addressing the real issues like the suicides, the Chief
Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, was resorting to sangat darshan-like shows. To put a check on the deadly spree of suicides among farmers, the Badal government should immediately take measures to rehabilitate the farm sector, he added. |
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51-member Cong panel on farmers’ problems Jalandhar, June 9 Mr Amarjit Singh Samra and Mr Harminder Singh Jassi, both MLAs, were appointed vice-chairmen of the committee, disclosed Mr Sukhpal Singh Khaira, convener of the committee and secretary of the Punjab Congress, here today. Mr Samra, Vice-Chairman of the committee, said the present arrangement of providing electricity and water free of cost to farmers in the state would be continued. He also alleged that two senior Akali ministers from the Doaba region were involved in the smuggling of drugs. |
Two killed in road mishap Sunam, June 9 The deceased have been identified as Sukhbir Singh, ASI, Punjab Police, posted at Ludhiana and Major Singh of Chiranji Kherra village. Mr Surjit Singh, who was seriously injured, has been referred to the CMC, Ludhiana. The police has impounded the bus and registered a case under Section 304-A of the IPC against the driver of the bus, Vasdev Rath, who fled the scene after the accident. |
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3 booked for dowry death Faridkot, June 9 |
Retain Bathinda as PMET centre: PCMS Bathinda, June 9 In a press note issued here today leaders from the two organisations said the decision of the university authorities would affect a number of students. They said if the authorities wanted to make Faridkot a centre they should not have
dissolved the one at Bathinda. They said the number of students desirous of taking the test here should have been taken into consideration. |
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MCA examinees can now verify results Amritsar, June 9 Following this decision, the examinees can now verify the results of the MCA test held yesterday, the result of which was declared the same day in the evening. Disclosing this, Dr H.S. Soch, Vice-Chancellor, said the results were also available at university website www. gnduadmin.com. The candidates can get their results verified by submitting an application to the Co-ordinator, MCA Entrance Test-2001 of the university, with a copy of the same to the Dean, Academic Affairs of the university, Dr Soch said. The candidates can get the result of other candidate verified by a written request to the Co-ordinator with a prescribed fee of Rs 3,000 for each case. A copy of the request should also be sent to the Dean, Academic Affairs of the university. The last date for submitting applications is June 13, 2001, upto 5 p.m. |
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