Indian
Missions’ attitude decried
Italy’s amnesty scheme
Chandigarh, September 20
“An indifferent and
lackadaisical attitude of some functionaries of the Indian Missions in
Rome and Milan may deny an opportunity to thousands of expatriate
Indians to benefit from general amnesty announced by the Government of
Italy for all its illegal immigrants doing “petty and irregular
jobs” there.
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students block traffic |
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Ropar, September 20
A large number of students
of the local District Institute of Education and Training today
blocked traffic for about an hour at the Sirhind canal bridge
near the main bus stand on the Ropar-Nawanshahr road here in
support of their demands, including scrapping of the new
Education Policy-2002. This led to long queues of vehicles on
both sides of the bridge. |
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| No mercy even for a
patient: The leaders of the ETT Students Association, who jammed traffic on
the Bathinda-Malout road on
Friday as part of their agitation, are not allowing father of a child whose one leg is in plaster to use the road.
The father pleaded that he should be allowed to go along with other passengers of a bus as he
had to admit his son to a hospital.
— Photo Kulbir Beera |
700
appointed in violation of rules
Ropar, September 20
A woman from Nangal, has been
appointed in Government Primary School, Nangal, to work under the
centrally-sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Scheme. In the appointment
letter issued to her by the District Education Officer (Primary),
Ropar, it has been stated that she has been appointed as she has
volunteered to work under the scheme without salary. Interestingly,
she has passed class X whereas the candidate, as per the scheme
guidelines, must possess a minimum qualification of plus II.
Venkaiah
Naidu coming on Sept 27
Chandigarh, September 20
The President of the Punjab unit
of the BJP, Mr Brij Lal Rinwa, who presided over a meeting of party
officer-bearers here today, directed them to ensure participation of
all party activists in a “gaon chalo, fir Delhi chalo” campaign to
be launched on September 25 all over the country.
Cong
to expose Badal: Bhatia
Bathinda, September 20
Former Union Minister and senior
Congress leader R.L. Bhatia while alleging that former Chief Minister
Parkash Singh Badal had forced the centre to discriminate against
Punjab regarding paddy procurement and announcement of minimum support
price, said the Congress would launch a movement to expose his (Mr
Badal’s) anti-farmer policies. Mr Bhatia, while talking to
mediapersons here, said he would meet Capt Amarinder Singh soon in
this regard.
Mela
declines into vulgarity
Chhapar, September 20
Whither Chhapar Mela? The event
is today a pale shadow of its glorious past which boasted of the best
in terms of the culture and ethos of a vibrant Punjab. It is still a
big draw with crowds flocking in thousands to pay obeisance at the
Gugga Marhi, a shrine dedicated to the Nag Devta. What one comes
across today is the cacophony of hundreds of loudspeakers blaring from
early morning to well past midnight of shopkeepers hawking dubious
goods and miraculous cures to innocent rural folk.
IPS
officers resent PPS men as dist heads
Ferozepore, September 20
Despite claims of Punjab Chief
Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s of being a different
administrator vis-a-vis Mr Prakash Singh Badal functioning of various
departments here changed much. In the Police Department criteria to
appoint Senior Superintendents of Police in districts has been the
same.
HC
allows pleas for engg course admission
Chandigarh, September 20
Allowing 34 petitions filed by
over 160 candidates declared ineligible for admission to engineering
courses in institutes affiliated to the Punjab State Board of
Technical Education and Industrial Training, Mr Justice Jawahar Lal
Gupta and Mr Justice S.S. Grewal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
have held that the action of Punjab state and another respondent in
creating a distinction between aspirants from recognised schools and
contestants from private or unrecognised schools was “wholly
artificial”.
HIGH COURT
Govt can
act against FCI manager
Chandigarh, September 20
Staying the operation of orders
passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal restraining the Union
Government from taking further disciplinary action against IAS officer
Sarvesh Kaushal, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
today issued notice of motion to the respondents for November 25.
- Pesticide dealer’s plea
dismissed
Rural
water supply scheme inaugurated
Ropar, September 20
To provide potable water to the
nearly 3,000 residents of the Kanjla, Bangian, Kalaran and Boothgarh
villages, near Morinda, a new rural water supply scheme was
inaugurated at Kanjla village last evening by Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang,
Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Punjab. This
scheme has been completed at a cost of Rs 29 lakh against an estimated
cost of Rs 32.78 lakh.
Vernacular
journalism ‘lagging behind’
Jalandhar, September 20
Editors of vernacular dailies and
veteran journalists attended the Punjabi Media Conference-2002
organised by the Punjab Media Academy chief, Mr Baljit Singh Brar,
today. Mr Harbhajan Singh Halwarvi, Editor of Punjabi Tribune, said
most of the problems faced by the regional media were due to lack of
proper training and hesitation among the youth to take up vernacular
journalism as a profession.
Implement
85th Amendment: BSP
Jalandhar, September 20
The Bahujan Samaj Party has asked
the Congress government to implement the 85th constitutional Amendment
with regard to reservation in promotions for government employees
belonging to reserved categories.
Disabled duped on promise of government job
Patiala, September 20
A handicapped person residing in Tripuri area has accused an employee of the Punjab Pollution Control Board of duping him and taking away his house in lieu of getting him a government job.
Lokpal’s
office faces shortage of staff
Chandigarh, September 20
While the number of complaints
has been rapidly going up in the Punjab Lokpal office, its functioning
has been hampered by a shortage of staff required to hold
investigations at the preliminary stage against important persons.
Funds is another major problem. There are no adequate funds even to
buy stationery.
Don’t
treat Granth as ‘juristic person’
Chandigarh, September 20
The former Vice-Chancellor of
Punjabi University, Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, today demanded that the
Guru Granth Sahib should not be treated as a ‘‘ juristic person
’’ thus bringing the Guru to the level of an ordinary person.
Proposal to privatise octroi rejected
Patiala,
September 20
The general house of the Municipal Corporation in a
significant decision today shot down the proposal to privatise octroi
collection in the city, besides demanding that Rs 1.03 crore owed by
people living in slum areas on account of water and sewerage charges
be waived off.
Probe
begins into land sale
Mansa, September 20
The Vigilance Bureau has begun an
inquiry into the purchase of about 3.25 acres in the open market by
the local municipal council at Ramdite Wala village. The bureau has
asked for the records pertaining to the purchase of land by the
council.
Dr
Vohra Prosthetic Adviser to Punjab
Chandigarh, September 20
Dr V. J. S. Vohra, Chairman and
Managing Director, Nevedac Prosthetic Centre, Zirakpur, has been
appointed Honorary Prosthetic Adviser to Punjab government. Dr Vohra,
will advise the government on all matters concerning supply and
fitting of prosthetic aids and rehabilitation of the physically
challenged persons.
Rural
funds spent on town
Bathinda, September 20
Due to bureaucratic ineptness
more than Rs 18 lakh has been over spent on a programme. Even eight
years after the state government made changes and classified Talwandi
Sabo near here as a urban area, the district administration went ahead
and launched a water supply scheme in the township under a programme
for rural areas.
Sidhu
bail plea hearing on Sept 23
Patiala, September 20
District and Sessions Judge S.N.
Aggarwal today put the bail application filed by former PPSC Chairman
Ravinderpal Singh Sidhu for consideration for September 23 even as
anticipatory bail applications filed by “tainted” candidates will
be heard next week.
Fresh
warrant issued against Kang
Ropar, September 20
Mr Ravinder Singh, Chief Judicial
Magistrate, today issued fresh non-bailable arrest warrant for October
3 against Kiranbir Singh Kang, Youth Akali leader, in connection with
the Siau murder case in which the bodies of two children were found
floating in a pond at Siau village, near Kharar, on June 22 last year.
Vigilance
raids on houses of SGPC members
Amritsar, September 20
In a surprise development, senior
officials of the Vigilance Department today visited the houses of some
SGPC members belonging to the SAD and sought details of their moveable
and immoveable assets.
PSSF
to bring out white paper on govt policies
Malerkotla, September 20
The Punjab Subordinate Services
Federation and Trade Union Council organised a convention here today
at the local Bahawalpurlian Dharamshala.
Labour
Commission ‘anti-worker’
Bathinda, September 20
The proposals of the second
Labour Commission, which submitted its report on June 22, will
increase unemployement, stop development and is against the Indian
democracy and spirit of Constitution.
Eating establishments fined
Patiala, September 20
The Municipal Corporation today fined various hotel, restaurant and dhaba owners sums ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 for not maintaining hygienic conditions on their premises during a check conducted by it recently.
3
get 10-yr RI in dowry death case
Moga, September 20
The District and Sessions Court
here on Thursday sentenced three members of a family to 10-years’
rigorous imprisonment each in a dowry death case. According to the
details available, an FIR under various section of the IPC was
registered against Gurpreet Singh (husband), Joginder Singh
(father-in-law) and Ranjit Kaur (mother-in-law) of Dina village on
March 16, 2000, for allegedly burning Sukhjit Kaur to death for not
bringing Rs 1 lakh in dowry.
63
illegal immigrants arrested
Jalandhar, September 20
Nearly 63 youths from Punjab have
been arrested in Moscow and Ukraine for allegedly entering the
countries without valid travel documents. As many as 31 persons who
entered Belarus in Russia were arrested in Minsk while 32 Punjabis
were arrested by the police in Keiv, said the Regional Passport Office
authorities.
7
held in fake currency racket
Amritsar, September 20
The police today claimed having busted a fake currency racket with the
arrest of seven persons in fake currency racket.
Seven
hurt in group clash
Amritsar, September 20
Panic gripped Chogawan village
after two groups fired at each other during a clash that left seven
injured. The clash took place between a group led by former sarpanch
Balkar Singh and the Rajinder Singh group.
Change
exam system: law students
Patiala, September 20
Students of the Department of
Law, Punjabi University, have demanded a change in the existing
examination system in reappear cases on the lines of Panjab
University, failing which they have threatened to boycott classes
indefinitely and organise dharnas on the campus.
Implement
pay scales: librarians
Chandigarh, September 20
The Government School
Librarians’ Union, Punjab, has urged the State Government to do
justice with them. In a statement issued here today, a spokesman for
the union, alleged that injustice had been done with librarians posted
in schools by giving a pay scale even less than the JBT teachers.
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Farmers
demand an early announcement of support prices for paddy as they are
forced to sell their crop to commission agents at a throw-away
price.
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