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6-cr compensation for farmers Khanna, June 20 The SDM said Rs 6 crore had been allotted to Ludhiana district, out of which Rs 3.35 crore had been allotted to Khanna subdivision, for this purpose. He said that DFSO and BDPO had been deputed to complete formalities so that the payments could be made within a week. He informed that the farmers who had sold their rice at a price lower than the MSP would be paid 62 per cent of the difference between the support price and selling price. There were 6,582 such cases in Khanna mandi, 154 in Doraha and 263 in Malout, he said. |
Poetry award for college professor Jagraon, June 20 Prof Bhushan told Ludhiana Tribune that he had been using his leisure time for either reading or composing poems for the past two decades. He said that he had been writing about current social and political themes in his poems, though love, romance and philosophy of life also interested him. Prof Bhushan informed that he had submitted his poems for the Poetry Society of India Contest also. He added that he had started sending his poems through the Internet in various poetry contests about four months ago. He had submitted only four poems including ‘Soul’s Hunger’, ‘Beyond Understanding ‘, ‘The Poor Me - The Great Sheep’. Recently, he learnt that three of his poems were being included in the society’s forthcoming book ‘The Silence Within’. A fortnight ago, he was informed that these poems were being recorded with professional commentary on CD and a cassette album set. He added that he had put more poems on the Internet and often composed poems on the spot for the ‘Poetry in Motion’ contest. When asked about his participation in the forthcoming convention in August, he said that his finest accomplishment of life so far had provided him the first-ever opportunity to visit abroad and he would go with his family. This life-time accomplishment of Prof R.K. Bhushan has taken the people in his circle by surprise.  |
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Illustrious alumni of Ludhiana Ludhiana, June 20 Till 1947, the city had only three colleges. In the medical field it was D.M. School besides an industrial training institute. Now many institutions have come up. Punjab Agricultural University colleges have many disciplines of specialisation. They have produced agricultural scientists, economists, horticulturist and agricultural engineers. Many of them are working in other national universities, while others are doing excellent work from Phillipines to the USA. The alumni do not lag in sports. Raman Deep Singh captained the Indian Hockey team at the 2000 World Olympics held at Australia. Similar is the success-story of G.N. Engineering College. In the medical field, the alumni of the CMC and the DMC are earning much, besides fame for their alma maters. Arya College too has a fair share of alumni. In earlier years, it faced stiff competition. Now it is standing on a sound footing. The G.G.N. Khalsa College has the legacy of Gajranwala. It is the second-oldest Khalsa College, next only to the one at Amritsar. A long list of its alumni covers the Indo-Pak subcontinent. Government College for Women has contributed educationists, doctors, bureaucrats, artists, musicians, interior decorators, fashion-designers. It is aptly named Principals’ Training College since several of its staff members have been heads of institutions in Punjab time and again. In neck-to-neck race, one can see Khalsa College for Women coming up. It has produced a number of sportspersons. The domes of Government College stand outshine those of others. Defence (Gen. T.N. Raina, Chief of Army Staff) and many Generals and other officers), Bench (Mr Justice A.D. Koshal Supreme Court, besides others from High Courts, Parliament (sitting M.Ps. G.S. Ghalib, B.S. Ramoowalia, Late D.S. Garcha), Sports (Everest Hero A.S. Cheema, Cricketer Yashpal - and several olympians), Science (space-scientist Satish Dhawan), Art (Harkrishan Lall), Poetry (Sahir Ludhianvi), Journalism (Thukral, Mohindera), Economics (Dr G.S. Bhalla), Education (Dr J.S. Grewal, Dr J.S. Ahluwalia both VCs). The list of alumni includes top IAS/IFS/IPS and allied bureaucrats such as M.S. Gill, Manmohan Singh., Kathpalia Bros., Ojha Bros., Gill Bros., S.S. Boparai, Ajit Kumar, N.K. Vohra and scores of more are products of this institution. |
School directed to pay compensation Ludhiana, June 20 According to the complaint, the school had been claiming itself to be affiliated with the CBSE and had issued identity cards to the students mentioning the same. The school had not got affiliation, whereas, its branch at Barewal had the affiliation. The forum directed the school to get its independent affiliation from the board. Mr Jaspal Singh Saini, father of a student, had complained that when his daughter failed in Class IX examination in March, 2000, she could not get admission in any other school as they allowed admission to students from affiliated schools only. He also pointed out that though his daughter had been studying at Sekhwal branch, she was issued transfer certificate by the Barewal branch. While the complainant had claimed a compensation of Rs 5,00,000 for the loss of two years of his daughter’s education which also caused mental torture to her, the forum ordered a compensation of Rs 2000. The forum observed as the student had failed in Class IX examination, other schools might have refused admission on that ground also. It decided that even though the school had been representing itself wrongly, the student did not suffer much loss due to it. |
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PSEB directed to refund money Ludhiana, June 20 In his complaint, Mr Bhandari had said that power supply was cut to his residence on October 1, 1999, for non-payment of Rs 88,832 on account of the alleged overhauling of the meter, which the employees of the board said recorded only 50 per cent of the consumption. Finding no alternative, the complainant deposited an amount of Rs 59,300 on the same day but the power supply was restored on October 7, 1999. The complainant pleaded that charges against him were false and the board did not give him any notice before checking of the meter in laboratory nor was the meter checked or packed in his presence. The forum observed that the board could not produce any evidence of the presence of consumer at the time of removal and packing of the meter. It noted that the consumer was not given any notice prior to checking of the meter in the laboratory and, therefore, quashed the demand of the board while asking it to refund the deposited money with interest. The forum stated that the interest would serve the purpose of compensation. |
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Section 145 imposed Khanna, June 20 According to the SHO of Sadar police station, Mr Gurcharan Singh, one Joginder Singh, a resident of Nasrali village, had claimed to have cultivation rights on the land of the ashram and had obtained status quo from the court about that. The SHO informed that the police had requested the SDM for imposition of Section 145 and added that elaborate security arrangements had been made at the site of the disputed land. Meanwhile, the SDM said that naib tehsildar H.S. Dhanda had been appointed as the receiver and both the parties had been called for hearing. on June 22. Further action would be taken after the hearing, he added. |
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