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400
vacancies of teachers
Jalandhar
Even as about 400 selected
candidates for the post of primary teacher in the state had failed to
join duty over the about nine months, the Education Department has
adopted an indifferent approach by not filling the vacant posts from the
waiting lists of deserving candidates prepared by the various district
departmental selection committees.
Sikh
conference decries ‘dera’ culture
Amritsar, October 6
The Vice-Chairman of the National
Commission for Minorities, Mr Tarlochan Singh, today expressed dismay
over the failure of various Sikh organisations, including the SGPC and
the Chief Khalsa Dewan for failure to end illiteracy in the state.
Language Dept in doldrums
Patiala, October 6
Working in Punjabi may be top on the Punjab Government’s agenda, but the state Language Department is not on its priority. Power to the department headquarters here has been disconnected due to non-payment of electricity dues even as the Plan budget for the current financial year has not been released to it.
CPI
wants 2 MLAs to seek re-election
Bathinda, October 6
Mr Jagjit Singh Joga, district
secretary of the Communist Party of India, in a press note here today
said that the Congress had engineered defections and the two CPI MLAs
who joined the Congress recently should seek re-election on Congress
ticket to prove their popularity.
Cong-backed
members wrest temple control
Amritsar, October 6 |
Amidst confusion
and pandemonium, Congress-supported members took over the
management of the ancient Durgiana Temple here today. Congress
activists and members stormed the office of the Durgiana
Committee and forced the BJP-backed members to give up the
control over the temple and hand over the entire record, cash
offerings and other items to them.
A view of scuffle between Congress and BJP-supported members over the control of Durgiana Temple in Amritsar on Sunday.
— Photo Rajiv Sharma |
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Noormahalias
put off function
Jalandhar, October 6
The row between followers of the
Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan of Ashutosh Maharaj and certain Sikh
organisations over the holding of a function by the former here on
Sunday was resolved with the intervention of Deputy Commissioner K.
Siva Prasad here.
Shift
ammo depot, say residents
Pathankot, October 6
More than 10,000 families
residing within 1,000 yards of 2, Ammunition Sub-depot ( 2A S D)
Mamoon, cantonment, 18 Field Ammunition Depot and Air Force station
here are worried over the government proposal to notify the area for
the purpose of acquisition.
Phillaur
gets upgraded hospital
Phillaur, October 6
Residents of Phillaur have been
provided better medical facilities with the shifting of the local
Government Civil Hospital to a new and upgraded 50-bedded hospital
constructed with a cost of Rs 141.24 lakh.
Wrong
food habits ‘cause colon cancer’
Jalandhar, October 6
About 1.6 lakh persons fall
victim to colon cancer in the USA every year, mainly due to the
excessive intake of meat-based products and the use of alcohol and
tobacco, while the incidence of the disease is much less in India,
where people generally have vegetarian food.
Expanding
Hoshiarpur’s green cover
Hoshiarpur
Traditionally known for its
thickest green cover, this city of saints has got another green belt,
thanks to the efforts made by the Department of Forests, which has
beautified the Dhussi bundh along the Bhangi choe by planting nearly
12,000 saplings of different species of trees.
US
doctor performs knee surgeries
Amritsar, October 6
The noted US-based knee
replacement specialist, Dr Kant Samuelson, performed knee replacement
surgeries at Amandeep Hospital here today. Earlier addressing a
largely attended international conference on knee replacement, Dr
Samuelson, who has designed the latest total knee implant, said the
new medical technology in the field of orthopaedics had revolutionised
the cure of joint problems.
Afghan
Sikhs seek permission to return
Amritsar, October 6
As many as 25,000 Afghan Sikhs
and Hindus who had taken shelter in India during the Taliban region
have sought permission from the government of India to return to their
homeland.
Building
cries for repair
Pathankot
The building of the primary
health centre situated in the heart of the city opposite the Gandhi
Chowk has been waiting for an organisation or a government department,
which could give a facelift to its shabby structure. The former
Akali-BJP government had last year decided to hand over the building
to the Municipal Council to develop it into a shopping complex but
with the fall of the Akali-BJP government the scheme seems to have
been shelved.
Families
relieved as cops return from poll duty
Amritsar, October 6
Families of cops heaved a sigh of
relief on their safe return from the poll duty in Jammu and Kashmir
and performed “aarti” and showered flower petals on them. While
the poll staff had returned earlier, the security staff (about 3,000
Punjab police personnel) had to wait to two more days as they were
waiting for clearance from Union Home Ministry.
Mystery
of missing girl solved
Phagwara, October 6
The mystery shrouding the
disappearance of a village girl has been solved. The girl was
allegedly forced to commit suicide as her family members opposed her
affair with a village boy whom she wanted to marry.
Demand
to abolish caste-based quota
Bathinda, October 6
The General Samaj Party said
yesterday that caste-based reservation should be abolished and in its
place the students from poor families be given help to get education.
Mr Rajveer Singh Sidhu, district president of the party, said in a
press note here that caste-based reservation had divided the country
into different classes which was against the norms of a democratic
country.
PIL
on octroi abolition planed
Jalandhar, October 6
Criticising the Congress
government for its failure to seek a review against the high court
ruling to reimpose octroi tax in the state during the past five
months, the Punjab Pradesh Beopar Mandal has decided to file public
interest litigation in the Supreme Court, seeking abolition of octroi
tax.
Pledge
to remove social evils
Bathinda, October 6
The third congregation of the
Punjab Khatri Sabha organised here pledged for the removal of social
evils while striving to keep pace with advancements and changes taking
place across the world. Addressing the gathering, the general
secretary of the Punjab unit of the Congress, Mr Surinder Kapur, said:
“We should respect our culture instead of aping the west”.
DTO
harassing us, say truck operators
Bathinda, October 6
Mr Darshan Singh Walia,
president, Bir Bhola Truck Union, Bathinda, in a written statement
issued here today, alleged that the District Transport Officer,
Faridkot, Mr Manmohan Luthra, had been harassing truck operators
repeatedly to get illegal gratification from them.
Blood
donation week
Bathinda, October 6
The Aasra Welfare Society, an
NGO, has observed the first week of this month as the blood donation
week with the help of the district health authorities. Mr Ramesh
Mehta, district president of the society, in a press note issued here
today said in addition to a blood donation camp the society also
organised painting competitions, poster making and paper reading
contests for school children.
3
accidents in city, 1 hurt
Bathinda, October 6
As many as three accidents
have been reported from various parts of the district during the
past 24 hours, but luckily, there was no casualty. An Army Gypsy
collided with a loaded truck on the Bathinda-Barnala road, near
the cantonment area, late last night after the truck reportedly
developed some mechanical snag. |
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| The mangled remains of the Army Gypsy and truck which collided on the Bathinda-Barnala road on Saturday evening.
— Tribune photo Kulbir Beera |
Haryana
mandis open on holidays
Jalandhar, October 6
Mr Naresh Chaturvedi, Managing
Director of the Food Corporation of India, has directed officials of
the agency to procure paddy strictly in accordance with the
specifications laid down by the Government of India. Mr Chaturvedi,
who visited a number of mandis of Kapurthala, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur
districts along with Mr V.K. Singh, the Senior Regional Manager of the
FCI (Punjab region), directed the officials to adhere to norms of
procurement in every respect.
Punjab
plan on contract farming
Bathinda, October 6
To give a boost to the economy of
Punjab farmers, the state government has drawn up a plan to encourage
contract farming of select crops. Speaking at a seminar here today, Mr
Rakesh Khurana, Deputy General Manager, Punjab Agro Industries
Corporation, said that farmers were being encouraged to grow hybrid
sarson (Hyola) and the seed of it were being supplied to them at Rs
500 per acre.
Paddy
procurement in full swing: DC
Bathinda, October 6
Procurement of paddy was in full
swing in the district, claimed Mr Anurag Verma, Deputy Commissioner,
yesterday. Mr Verma, in a press note said that 1.44 lakh tonnes of
paddy had arrived in different mandis in the district so far and out
of it 1.08 lakh tonnes had been procured. He said that lifting of
paddy was also going on. He added that 33,232 tonnes of paddy had been
lifted from the mandis.
Arhtiyas
write to CM on paddy
Mansa, October 6
Mr Gora Lal Goyal, president of
the Federation of Arhtiyas Association here, has — in a
communication addressed to Punjab Chief Minister — said loss worth
crores was being caused to the state government by making excessive
payments for the labour and carting of paddy by various procurement
agencies of the state.
Man
held for cheating
Gurdaspur, October 6
The district police yesterday
arrested Jaswinder Singh, a resident of Haibatpur, under the Dhilwan
the police station in Kapurthala district for his alleged involvement
in taking huge sums of money from innocent people on the promise of
sending them to Greece and getting them jobs there with fat salaries.
Stolen
wheat bags recovered, 9 held
Kapurthala, October 6
The Subhanpur police today
arrested nine persons and recovered 120 bags of stolen wheat from
their possession near Chowk Bamowal village. They were taking the
wheat for sale in the grain market.
Teachers'
front threatens stir
Bathinda, October 6
Mr Sukhdarshan Singh, district
president, Berojgar Adhyapak Front, in a press note issued here today
said the front had decided to stage a dharna and start relay fast in
support of their demands.
Science Mistresses’ appeal to CM
Patiala, October 6
The Punjab Nav Niyukt Science Mistresses Association today urged the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to stall the implementation of the recommendation of the Lok Pal for cancelling their appointments.
In a statement, Ms Anudeep Kaur, association president, said their appointments had been made purely on merit and that no money had changed hands in that process.
Mid-day
meal from today
Amritsar, October 6
The pilot project to implement
the mid-day meal scheme for children of primary schools will be
launched in Rayya block of Amritsar district from tomorrow. Mr K.K.
Bhatnagar, Principal Secretary, School Education, Punjab, will launch
the scheme. This was informed by Mr S.S. Puri, Deputy Commissioner, at
a meeting held here today.
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