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August 28, 2002, Chandigarh, India
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SAD, BKU reject river water accords Chandigarh, August 27 At an all-party meeting convened by the BKU headed by Mr Ajmer Singh Lakhowal, the SAD (Badal) endorsed all the three main resolutions on which a detailed discussion was held before finalising their draft. Through one resolution, the participants in the meeting “rejected” all the agreements pertaining to the distribution of river waters and electricity among Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan etc. The dominating opinion at the meeting was that the consequences of not protecting Punjab’s rights over river waters at this stage would be far-reaching and damaging. Participants urged Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to convene a special session of the Vidhan Sabha to reject on the floor of the Assembly all accords pertaining to river waters distribution signed till date to send a message across the country that all political and other organisations in the state are united on the river waters issue. Forgetting the past and stopping the blame game, a new strategy should be adopted to convince the countrymen that “ injustice” had been done to Punjab on the distribution of river waters. It was also decided to make a submission to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to refer the BKU’s pending writ petition to the Constitutional Bench of the apex court. As a number of constitutional issues and technical points pertaining to the ownership and distribution of river waters have been mentioned in the petition, it would be appropriate if the matter was decided by such a Bench. The petition is expected to come up for hearing on September 2. Interestingly, the ruling Congress party, the CPI, the CPM and the Sarab Hind Shiromani Akali Dal of Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra did not participate in the meeting. Among those present at the meeting were Mr Balwinder Singh Bhunder (SAD), Mr Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (Lok Bhalai Party), Mr Kuldeep Singh Wadala (Democratic Akali Dal), Mr Satnam Singh Behru (SAD-A), Mr D.S. Gill (IHRO), Mr Ajmer Singh Lakhowal and Mr Manjit Singh Kadian (BKU), Mr Gurdev Singh Brar, Mr Pritam Singh Kumedan, experts on river waters. Mr L.S. Bhangu (MCPI) and Ms Harvinder Kaur, a Supreme Court advocate. The other issue that prominently figured at the meeting was Punjab’s diversion of river waters to Rajasthan. Most speakers stressed the point that Rajasthan was not entitled for any share from river waters in any manner and water supply to that state should be stopped. The Rajasthan Government should be asked to make its own arrangements for water within 10 years . After that the river waters should be stopped to that state. Rajasthan should be asked to pay for using the river waters. Mr Balwant Singh Ramoowalia urged that the Punjab Chief Minister should be told to clear his party’s stand on river waters immediately. If the CM does not make his stand clear, than all political parties should go ahead with their collective agenda decided at today’s meeting, he added. He said Capt Amarinder Singh and Mr Parkash Singh Badal should be pressed to join hands on the river waters issue as it was a common issue facing the state and not confined to a particular political party. The transfer of Chandigarh, Punjabi-speaking areas and High Court to Punjab was sought through another resolution. It was also urged to do away with Sections 78, 79 and 80 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act. While going into the background of various agreements and river water tribunals, experts at the meeting contended that the Union Government had tried to do injustice with Punjab by overlooking constitutional provisions and international principles pertaining to the river waters distribution. |
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Voters’ names deleted from lists Mansa, August 27 Official sources said the Commissioner, Faridkot division, to whom the report was submitted, had recommended action against two PCS officers posted in the district when the revision of electoral rolls was carried out. Sources said in the Joga Assembly segment, it was found that the names of 136 genuine voters were deleted from the voters list during the revision of electoral rolls in 2001 and names of seven genuine voters were deleted in 2002 revision. In the Mansa Assembly segment, 1,633 genuine voters were denied the right to exercise their franchise as their names were deleted from the voters lists by the officials who carried out revision of electoral rolls in 2001. Similarly, the number of persons who were also denied the right to exercise their franchise in the Budhlada Assembly segment was 1,197 in 2001. In Sardulgarh, names of 141 genuine voters were deleted in 2001 and 51 in 2002. After the formation of Congress government in Punjab, the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh constituted district and division level committees to inquire into the allegations that the SAD-BJP government had indulged into the deletion of genuine voters’ names in large number to ensure the victory of its candidates in the Assembly elections held in February, 2002. Official sources said though the reports from various quarters in connection with the involvement of government officials in the deletion of names of genuine voters from the lists had reached to the state government, no action against them had so far been taken. Mr Alok Shekhar, Deputy Commissioner, when contacted said a comprehensive report regarding the deletion of voters from the lists had been submitted to the Commissioner, Faridkot division. |
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Badungar for probe into fake SGPC voters Talwandi Sabo, August 27 Prof Badungar, who made a halt here while going to Delhi to meet the minority commission, said the 60 per cent increase in the voters was an indication that fake voters were being registered on the directions of the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh. He added that non-Sikhs were being registered as Sehajdhari voters. He alleged that these voters had been registered with the consent of Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra. Prof Badungar said a blueprint of the All-India Gurdwara Act had been prepared by a committee headed by Mr Kulwant Singh Tiwana. The SGPC would discuss it shortly. He said the Act was to bring all the gurdwaras outside Punjab under the jurisdiction of one institution. A Bill in this regard would be moved in Parliament. Prof Badungar said the Union Home Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, had been urged to take steps to check attacks on the Guru Granth Sahib by deras mushrooming in the state. The SGPC would launch its own TV channel. He added that members of some other communities had been entering into the Sikh community and exploiting it for their vested interests. The SGPC would do all to check such activities. The SGPC president said that it would open an academy at Chandigarh for coaching Sikh students for civil service exams. Apart from it, the SGPC would promote sports in its educational institutions. This exercise was being undertaken to prevent the Sikhs from falling prey to addictions. |
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Bibi Jagir Kaur submits proof Amritsar, August 27 Bibi Jagir Kaur stated that the media director was appointed against a vacant post. She added that Prof Jagtar Singh was appointed on an ad hoc basis. Mr Kirpal Singh Chauhan, who was appointed in charge of the sub-office of the
SGPC, Chandigarh, was also “not appointed” on a permanent basis, she stated. The SGPC panel set the next date of hearing in the case on September 11. In another case — Satpal Singh Wadali and Bibi Jagir Kaur — the hearing was adjourned to September 18. The case relates to the alleged withdrawal of Rs 10 lakh by Bibi Jagir Kaur during her tenure as president, SGPC, for a trip to South Africa, where she was accompanied by her son-in-law and two daughters. Summons were issued to the respondents for September 12 in a third case — Mahan Singh Shhala versus Bibi Jagir Kaur and six others, including SGPC chief and secretary Kirpal Singh Badungar and Gurbachan Singh
Bachan, respectively. The case relates to the purchase of 15 buses for Rs 4.98 lakh each from Balwant Sales Corpn although Dadda Motors had put the price at Rs 4.85 lakh. It was alleged that no approval was sought from the SGPC executive and there was no provision for its purchase in the annual budget. |
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Coal line to thermal plants runs dry Patiala, August 27 Informed sources disclosed that the situation was likely to turn worse if the board did not make urgent payments to various coal companies as there were no rakes in transit to the stations. The sources said the coal stock at Bathinda had reduced to eight days of generation even as the stock at Ropar was pegged at eight days of generation and that at Lehra Mohabbat at 15 days of generation. While 55,851 tonnes of coal was in stock at Bathinda, 1.67 lakh tonnes was in stock at Ropar and 1.07 lakh tonnes at Lehra
Mohabbat. Meanwhile, two power units at Bathinda were at present shut down. The sources said while one unit had tripped this afternoon, the other was expected to be lighted this evening. Unit number two at Ropar had not been functioning for the past two days and the board was not keen to light it up immediately in view of the coal stock position there. The board is also overdrawing from the central pool by purchasing 47 lakh units more than its share from the pool. In view of the coal shortage it has also managed to convince the Jammu and Kashmir Government to start supplying 15 lakh units to it from tomorrow. The board has a banking arrangement with Jammu and Kashmir under which it supplies power to the state during winter and draws the same amount from it during summer. Meanwhile, the board, in a last ditch effort to ensure substantial hike in tariff in all categories, including agriculture, has painted a bleak picture for coming winter. In matter circulated to the Regulatory Commission it has said in case it has to curtail power purchases due to financial constraints or non payments it will lead to power cuts even during winter in the range of six to eight hours a day. It has projected that in case the central purchase is totally stopped it will lead to power cuts of 12 hours a day and a virtual blackout in rural areas. |
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Relay fast by thermal plant employees Bathinda, August 27 The employees have been agitating against the management’s decisions regarding the depositing of generation allowance for June and July in the GPF of employees, reduction in salaries, and stopping of overtime of maintenance staff. Although the PSEB authorities had withdrawn the decision to reduce the salaries, the employees said their other demands should also be accepted. Mr Sarup Singh Toor, vice-president of the GNDTP Employees Federation, said after the completion of 24 hours, the next batch of employees would observe fast. Mr Gursewak Singh, president of the union, said as per the guidelines of the Thermal Employees Coordination Committee, the employees would observe fast at respective plants in the state between August 27 and September 2. |
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Doctor poisons beloved, commits suicide Jalandhar, August 27 Dr Sukhkirat Singh, 35, a registered medical practitioner and a father of two, who was running his clinic at Dhapai village in Kapurthala district, was allegedly involved in an illicit relationship with Kulbir Kaur, 20, of the same village. Everything went fine till the parents of the girl carne to know about the relationship after seeing them together on Sunday. Annoyed at this a cousin of Kulbir allegedly thrashed the doctor on the same day with the help of some of his friends, for which they were booked by the Kapurthala police under Sections 452, 323, 324 and 506 of the IPC after Dr Sukhkirat Singh lodged a complaint at the Sadar police station. Dr Sukhkirat Singh called his beloved out of her house yesterday while the family members were away and allegedly made her swallow some tablets, resulting in her death. Acting on the allegations made by the parents of Kulbir, the police booked the doctor and his friend Nirmal Singh, also a resident of Dhaipai village, on the charges of murder under Section 302 of the IPC. Fearing arrest and the wrath of villagers, the doctors fled the village while the police conducted raids at different places to locate him. The chase of the doctor and the love story came to tragic end when his mutilated body was found lying in a pool of blood by the Railway Police officials this morning. Kapurthala and Jalandhar police officials confirmed that the doctor had committed suicide by jumping before the Delhi-Amritsar superfast train. |
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Sidhu files plea for translation of court papers Ropar, August 27 The Public Prosecutor today filed a reply in response to the application of Sidhu and maintained that his assertion was baseless. He maintained that Sidhu was a Punjab Government employee for which knowledge of Punjabi till matriculation was an essential qualification. The entire work of the PPSC was also transacted in Punjabi due to which Sidhu’s assertion was baseless. The Public
prosecutor also maintained that Sidhu regularly demanded Punjabi newspapers from the jail authorities. Moreover, Sidhu was not pleading his case on his own. His case was being pleaded through advocates. Since the court language was Punjabi all advocates are well versed with it, the public prosecutor added. After hearing the arguments the Special judge fixed September 3 for the next hearing on Sidhu’s new application. Meanwhile, highly placed sources said Sidhu was planning to move an application before the Punjab and Haryana High Court requesting for the shifting of his cases from Punjab to any other state on the plea that the Punjab Chief Minister had a personal grudge against him. |
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PPSC-chosen engineers opposed Chandigarh, august 27 A spokesman of the association said it fully supported the Professional Services Association which was spearheading an agitation against the state government because of the proposed removal of 41 batches of various categories of employees recruited by the PPSC. He said the 1999 batch of engineers recruited in the Irrigation Department had the best academic and professional records and selected candidates could not be declared as tainted. Such engineers mostly belonged to ordinary families and had no resources to pay far jobs”. The fathers of at least eight candidates are class III employees the kin of another three candidates Class IV employees. The association has urged the government to reconsider its decision and punish only those found guilty on the basis of sound evidence. |
162 file papers for council poll Phagwara, August 27 Meanwhile, the Congress high command, in consultation with the local MLA, Mr Joginder Singh Mann, last night approved and released the list of all its 27 candidates for the council poll. The following are the candidates — Ward No 1: Ms Kamla Suman, Ward No 2: Ramesh Lal Jordan, Ward No 3: Sanjeev Kumar Bugga, Ward No 4: Ms Jyoti Ghai, Ward No 5: Madan Mohan Bajaj, Ward No 6: Ram Saroop Gangar, Ward No 7: to support Hardip Kaur Anand, Ward No 8: to support Shinderpal (both Independents), Ward No 9: Sushil Kumar Maini, Ward No 10: Narinder Kaur, Ward No 11: Kishan Kumar Hero, Ward No 12: Ram Kumar Chadha, Ward No 13: Tripta Dhir, Ward No 14: to support Paramjit Singh (Independent), Ward No 15: Srinderpal Gikki, Ward No 16: Ms Sita, Ward No 17: Padam Dev Sudhir, Ward No 18: Pawan Kumar Sharma, Ward No 19: Kusum Sharma, Ward No 20: Devinder Kumar Sapra, Ward No 21: Ram Lal Uppal, Ward No 22: Miss Anita Kaura, Ward No 23: Manmohan Sharma, Ward No 24: Malkiat Singh Ragbhotra, Ward No 25: Jaswant Kaur, Ward No 26: Hardip Singh Bhamra, Ward No 27: Brij Bhushan. |
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Congress leaders bury hatchet Phagwara, August 27 They said candidates for all 27 wards had been approved by the party high command and they neither belonged to the Mann group nor to the Sodhi group. They said if the party came to power, “irregularities” done by the council would be probed. During the Assembly elections in February, Mr Sodhi was first allotted ticket for the Phagwara (Reserved) Assembly constituency but Mr Mann later managed to get it in a last-minute changed. This had created bad blood between them. |
PRTC to add another 100 private buses Patiala, August 27 Under the Kilometre Scheme, initiated by the PRTC a few years ago private buses are allowed to run on PRTC routes and the operators are paid Rs 8.60 per kilometre. Under the scheme, the PRTC employs its own conductors for the buses. The corporation, which is already under a cloud with the Disinvestment Commission formed by the Punjab government recommending disinvestment of its fleet along with routes by
allotting these to groups of employees in lieu of retrenchment compensation, is gearing up to restructure itself and cut costs to escape the axe. Working on these guidelines, the corporation has made a proposal to add another 100 private buses to its fleet under the kilometre scheme, which is being put forward to its Board of Directors on August 29. As many as 450 buses of the total fleet of 951 buses are over the hill, having covered the statutory 6.5 lakh km or having put in eight years of service after which they are due for replacement. Corporation sources say as these parameters are much higher than even those fixed by the Punjab Roadways and there are no funds for augmenting the corporation’s fleet, induction of buses into the fleet under the scheme seems to be the only way out. In fact the
corporation authorities have also proposed to further increase the number of buses under the scheme, if necessary. Sources said the route receipts of old buses had gone down because the corporation could not cover its scheduled mileage. Giving details of May 2002, sources added, the
corporation fell short of covering its scheduled mileage of 94 lakh km by 5 lakh km. On the other hand it earned a profit of Rs 73 lakh for the period between April and June under the scheme. Under the new scheme which is likely to be offered to operators, the corporation will seek a two-year contract with each operator at rates of around Rs 8 per kilometre. Those running buses under the scheme at present can also apply for new routes for which tenders will be invited. These operators will also be allowed to apply for extension of their contracts which end gradually up to December 2003. The corporation has, however decided to ask only those operators to apply for routes who have spare bus to run in case present buses caused problems.
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100 opt for J&K election duty Ropar, August 27 A majority of them are teachers, workers of the BBMB and the Cooperative Department. The lure of visiting the beautiful Kashmir valley is said to be the basic motivation for most of the young employees opting for poll duty in the troubled state. When contacted, most of them said it was a rare chance for them to visit the valley under protection of the security forces. Election officers here are amazed at the overwhelming response of the employees. Besides the lure of the beautiful Kashmir valley, attractive remuneration is another reason for the employees’ enthusiastic response. The government proposes to give Rs 10,000 in addition to Rs 135 per day to all employees who serve during the three phases of the elections. The employees would be given an insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh in case of death and Rs 25,000 in case of minor injury. The employees would be picked up from the district headquarters and stationed at Jammu, Poonch and Rajouri cantonments. |
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Jalandhar MC to sell surplus land Jalandhar, August 27 The Municipal Commissioner, Mr Jagjit Singh said here today that the 55 acres of land was declared surplus by the corporation last year following the installation of a high-capacity pumping station connected with underground sewerage lines for the disposal of sludge. The land was earlier used for the disposal of sewerage of the city. The district-level Price-Fixation Committee, headed by Deputy Commissioner K.Siva Prasad, had fixed the selling rate as Rs 17 lakh per acre and the Financial Commissioner (Revenue) had given its approval for the same. “The Improvement Trust authorities have agreed to pay Rs 5 crore in advance and the balance amount in instalments. The move is aimed at generating extra funds for various development projects in the city,” Mr Jagjit Singh added. The plan to sell 55 acres of surplus land to the local Improvement Trust had been stalled earlier as the newly elected civic body was demanding that the selling rate fixed by the committee was below the prevailing market price. The matter was resolved with the intervention of Punjab Local Bodies Minister, Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, who presided over a special meeting in this regard last evening, wherein he reportedly instructed the corporation authorities to accept the rate fixed by the committee. Meanwhile, the corporation has identified its surplus land at the Gazigulla locality and Salempur Musalmana village, which is expected fetch them an additional sum of about Rs 10 crore. |
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BSNL lucky draw for bill defaulters Bathinda, August 27 Mr Joginder Mohan, General Manager, BSNL, Bathinda telecom district, which comprises Bathinda and Mansa revenue districts, while addressing a press conference here today said that the schemes were aimed at motivating the customers to deposit telephone bills well in time and clear any arrears due to them. He said that as many as 1456 customers in these districts were yet to clear the outstanding bills or other expenses to the BSNL. He accepted that among the “defaulters” there were many government departments. The lucky draw schemes started on August 1 and would continue till September 30. Mr Mohan the India Telephone Card (ITC) had become popular among customers. He said that during the four months of current financial year the Bathinda SSA had sold cards for Rs 4.48 lakhs. He added that as many as 33 agents had been appointed for the purpose. Mr Mohan under the ‘phone on phone’ scheme a new telephone connection can be had on a phone call to the department. After a telephonic request an employee of the department would visit the place for paper work and the connection would be given within 48 hours. The wireless in local loop (WILL) would become functional from March next. Under the scheme the limited mobile facility would be provided to the customers. |
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Man ‘paraded naked’ by BSF jawans Amritsar, August 27 In a complaint sent to senior BSF officials, the Centre and the state government, the residents alleged that the farmers who had their cultivated land across the border fencing were being harassed by the jawans on flimsy grounds. The complainants alleged that BSF jawans posted at fencing gates (106, 107 and 109) often forced the farmers to do bonded labour. Mr Kabul Singh, a resident of the village, alleged that the farmers, who were given a limited time to cultivate their land across the fencing, had to cut the wild grass near the fence first. The complainants alleged that if anybody refused to obey the “illegal orders” of the jawans posted at the Mahawa post, he had to face the wrath of the jawans. In a shocking incident, Mr Mehal Singh, son of Mr Gurbax Singh, was allegedly paraded naked in full public view. Some residents were allegedly humiliated by a jawan, who was earlier transferred later got posted at the same post. Those who signed the joint complaint included Ms Nirmal Kaur, Sarpanch, Mr Amandeep Singh, Mr Gurlal and Mr Tarsem Singh — all members of panchayat, Mr Kabul Singh, Mr Virsa Singh, Ms Rajinder Kaur, Mr Sarbjit Singh and Mr Namdev Singh, a leader of SAD. The farmers have also been facing a lot of inconvenience on the power front, they said, adding that due to lack of coordination between officials of the PSEB and the BSF, the tubewells in the mined fields which got snags could not be repaired. |
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Probe starts into encroachment case Bathinda, August 27 Official sources said Mr A.C. Bansal, senior vigilance officer, and Mr Neeraj Bhatti, vigilance officer, today listened to the complaint of Mr Garg in this connection. Sources added that Mr K.K. Garg, municipal councillors, would meet the team tomorrow in connection with waiver of house tax. While talking to TNS he said he would also raise the matter in connection with the substandard material used by certain contractors in various works. He added that the house tax had been waived despite the fact that the beneficiaries had never moved a formal application for the same. Information gathered by TNS revealed that the vigilance team would also look into the complaint of a person who had alleged that a senior official was appointed in the local Improvement Trust on the basis of a fake certificate. The team would also look into the complaint made in connection with the construction of 200-feet wide road in the city by the trust. |
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BDPO held on graft charge Fatehgarh Sahib, Aug 27 But the BDPO claimed that he had become a victim of groupism among panches and the money was forcibly put in his pocket. Mr P.S. Khera, DSP Vigilance, said Mr Bhupinder Singh of Jallah village had approached his office and stated that the BDPO Sirhind was demanding Rs 25,000 for making one of their panches as acting sarpanch. He said the sarpanch and an acting sarpanch of the village had earlier been suspended. The BDPO had called a meeting of the remaining 6 panches on August 20 to elect acting sarpanch. Four out of the six panches gave in writing that Khushi Ram be made the acting sarpanch but the BDPO refused to accept the decision. Protesting the decision, Bhupinder Singh and Rajinder Singh, both panches, boycotted the meeting. The BDPO got a resolution passed against the two panches and threatened to get them suspended. Both panches, fearing suspension, struck a deal with the
BDPO. He assured that he would make their candidate the acting sarpanch and demanded Rs 25,000 in return. BDPO red-handed while accepting the first instalment of the “bribe”. Meanwhile, Mr Vijay Singh, Additional CJM, Fatehgarh Sahib, today remanded Mr Vinod Kumar Gagat in police custody for one day. |
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Rs 50,000 grant each for families of hooch
tragedy victims Bathinda, August 27 He said the decision to give the grant was taken by the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, after he apprised him of the situation. The grant would be given from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. About six persons, mostly rickshaw-pullers lost their lives after consuming spirit supplied to them by a contractor through a middleman in Amarpura Basti and Mohalla Khatika. |
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Undertrial didn’t
collapse before me: Judge Gurdaspur, August 27 He clarified that Janak Raj had collapsed during his inspection of the District Jail on August 23 and he came to know about the incident after about 45 minutes. He said the undertrial had complained of chest pain when he “had already left towards the de-addiction centre in the Central Jail after hearing the grievances of the undertrials”. “Therefore, the incident of collapse of the undertrial had not taken place before the Judge,” he added. He said he had asked for a detailed report from the Superintendent of the Jail along with the post-mortem report of the undertrial.
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Trust for martyrs’
memorial upkeep Chandigarh, August 27 The memorial was raised as a tribute to Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, for their supreme sacrifice for the country’s freedom. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said a corpus fund would be set up to ensure upkeep of the memorial. The PUDA authorities concerned had been directed to oversee the implementation of its beautification plan worth Rs 8.50 crore. The design of the plan was approved today. |
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Bandh against attack on
MC chief Malerkotla, August 27 Almost all shops of the town were closed. Residents took out a protest march and participated in a demonstration. They demanded the arrest of the culprits and raised slogans against the police and the administration. Mr Nusrat Ali Khan Bagga, a former Cabinet Minister, Mr Abdul Gaffar, a former minister, Mr Ajit Singh, president, Truck Union, Malerkotla, Mr Kamlesh Garg, president, Sanatan Dharam Sabha and Mr K.K. Chopra, president, block BJP, while condemning the incident, demanded the arrest of
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Bank staff observe protest day Fatehgarh Sahib, August 27 Later, the employees organised a rally in front of District Administrative Complex, where the employees from all over the district gathered. Addressing the rally, Mr
V. K. Takyar, regional secretary, All- India SBOP Employees Federation, criticised the bank management for not conceding to their genuine demands. |
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Bank employees hold demonstration Bathinda, August 27 Mr Behal, in a press note issued here, said activists of the federation demonstrated in front of the Zonal Office of the bank this evening on a call given by the All-India State Bank of Patiala Employees Federation and demanded that the welfare schemes for the employees should be implemented as per the agreements reached upon between the federation and the authorities concerned. He said the compassionate appointment cases should be expedited and a policy for upgradation of wages of part-time workers should be framed. He claimed that the activists wore black badges in the various branches of the bank to show their resentment. |
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Employment awareness week Bathinda, August 27 Government Senior Secondary School, Lehra
Mohabbat, and Dashmesh Senior Secondary School, Bathinda, had already been covered. Students were being given guidance regarding various self-employment schemes. |
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Plantation drive
inaugurated Ropar, August 27 Mrs Seema Jain said the administration would seek the assistance of non-government organisations (NGOs) for procuring tree guards. It would provide saplings to educational institutions. Mr N.C. Jain, Assistant General Manager of the bank from Chandigarh was also present at the function. |
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1 dies in mine blast Amritsar, August 27 The victim was identified as Balwinder Singh, resident of Naushera Pannua village.
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Robbers’ gang busted, 5 held Amritsar, August 27 Those arrested include Vijay Kumar and Buta Ram of Dinanagar and Balwinder Kumar alias Binda, Sanjiv Kumar alias Kaka, and Ashok Kumar of Sarna. They have been booked under Sections 399 and 402 of the IPC. In another case the Gurdaspur police arrested two quacks who used to give medicines to people while displaying a fake degree of DHMS at their clinic. Dharampal and Gurmeet Chand were running the Dr Virat Himalaya Clinic near Pushap cinema, Pathankot. On the complaint of a patient whose condition deteriorated after consuming their medicine, the two were booked under Sections 420, 34 of the IPC and of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
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Probe sought into custodial death Hoshiarpur, August 27 Ms Gurpreet Deo, SSP, told mediapersons here today that the National Human Rights Commission and the Punjab Human Rights Commission had been informed about the death. The District Magistrate had been requested to order an magisterial inquiry into the death. A post-mortem examination of the body would be conducted by a board of doctors and video film would be prepared, she added. |
ETT students stage dharna Ropar, August 27 Talking to The Tribune at the dharna site, Mr Bhandhari said they would continue their dharna till the acceptance of their demands. Students appearing in examinations would participate in the dharna for only one hour, he said. They urged the government not to increase the percentage of marks for the ETT entrance test from the existing 50 per cent to 55 per cent. Mr Bhandhari also asked the state government not to lower the age limit to 32 years from the existing 42 years for an ETT’s job. He also asked the state government that it should scrap the condition under which every DIET student would have to do an internship in a school for two years. Thus the ETT course had become a four-year course in place of the existing two years. |
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Student injured in clash Ropar, August 27 Ravi Kumar was taken to the Civil Hospital where he was admitted to the emergency ward. The police said it had received no complaint far. Tension prevailed on the campus and nearby area. The police also beefed up security near the college to avoid any untoward incident. Sources said the police had also rounded up a youth in this regard. Mrs Sukhjinder Kaur Bhattal, Principal of the college, said after the clash, the college had been closed as a precautionary measure. she appealed to the students not to bring outsiders on the campus. |
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