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Protest against spurious seed
Ludhiana, September 23 Mr Darshan Singh Kuhli, district president of the outfit, alleged that the Garg Seed Corporation had supplied spurious Bt cotton seed, following which the crops had failed and farmers had suffered losses. He said they had brought the matter to the notice of the Deputy Commissioner but nothing came out of it. The union had also taken up the issue with the Seed Sellers Association, which admitted that the farmers had suffered losses of Rs 15,000 per acre. As many as 70 acres of crop had to be ploughed in in this district alone, he pointed out. He said the association had gone back on its promise of compensating the farmers. Mr Hardeep Singh Tallewal, secretary of the union, said it was a matter of concern that various MNCs were hand in glove with seed stores.
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Compensation for crop loss demanded
Jagraon, September 23 This was stated by Mr Gurcharan Singh, president of the local unit of the Kirti Kisan Union (KKU), in a press note released here today. He alleged the Punjab State Electricity Board did not compensate the farmers for such losses. Farmers of Rasulpur and Bhamipura, who suffered losses five months ago, were fed up with the board as the officials concerned were not accepting their fault, he said. He demanded Rs 16,000 per acre as compensation for these farmers and threatened to stage a protest in front of the office of the XEN at Raikot on September 30 in case the demand was not met.
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From Schools & Colleges Our Correspondent
Ludhiana, ,September 23 Faculty
development
The Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, here has launched a programme for faculty development. It will be for two months and classes will be held once a week. Subjects like ISO 9000, 9001-2000, TQM, Kaizen, methods of instruction, attitude and aptitude will be covered. The programme is compulsory for the entire faculty and will be free of cost for the ISTEE/faculty members of AICTE-approved institutions. The programme is being organised by the ISTE chapter of the GNIMT. Nightingale
academy
Nightingale Training Academy, Shimlapuri, authorised by the Canadian Medical Academy, was inaugurated on Wednesday by Mr Nahar Singh Gill, Mayor. A cultural programme was presented on the occasion. The academy will offer a diploma course under a live-in care (nanny) programme of six months. The academy is certified to deliver according to the Canadian standards of education, claims the director, Mr Ravinder Singh.
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HC notice to police,
complainant
Ludhiana, September 23 The police had registered a case against Jatinder Singh and his wife Surinder Kaur under Sections 344 and 34 of the IPC for illegally confining his father on the statement of his brother Manjinder Singh. Both brothers hail from Jhande village while Jatinder Singh is presently living at Aiyali Kalan village in a rented house. The court now issued a notice of motion for September 27 to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ludhiana, the Station House Officer, Sadar police station, and Manjinder Singh, the complainant. Jatinder Singh, in his petition, alleged that the Ludhiana police was trying to pick up Amrik Singh, his father, despite knowing that he had been admitted to hospital. According to the FIR, Manjinder Singh had alleged that his father had been staying with his brother and sister-in-law for the past many years. He had added that on August 24, the couple drugged the old man with an injection, due to which he became mentally upset. He alleged that the accused wanted to grab the property of his father by getting his signatures on a deed or a will. A case had been registered following his complaint. Both brothers had been levelling allegations and counter-allegations against one another that they were eyeing five acres worth Rs 2 crore owned by their father. While Jatinder Singh had been alleging that his brother, supported by some villagers, had been trying to grab the land of his father, who had disowned Manjinder some years ago, Manjinder had been alleging that his father was being illegally kept in Jatinder’s custody. Jatinder had been alleging that his brother was trying to kidnap his father after he had learnt that he had suffered from a neurological disorder. He added that his father was suffering from HSV encephalitis and had been admitted to the CMC Hospital for some days. He alleged that on August 24, his brother, daughter-in-law and cousin visited their rented house to enquire about the health of his father. He claimed that when they came to know that he was not well, they conspired to kidnap him to make him sign some papers. There had been various inquiries by the district administration in the case. Most of the reports had been in favour of Jatinder Singh. Most of the villagers and the sarpanch of Jhande village were supporting Manjinder Singh. Jatinder Singh, in his petition, had attached a certificate by Dr Mohit Walia of the Department of Neurology, CMC Hospital, issued on August 17, that Amrik Singh was admitted with a diagnosis of HSV encephalitis from July 21 to August 3 to CMC Hospital. His condition had improved, but he had significant residual cognitive impairment, which might improve over months, the medical certificate had noted.
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Court summons SHO,
ASI
Ludhiana, September 23 Issuing the summons, Mr Inderjit Kaushik, Additional Sessions Judge, has directed them to appear in the court on September 29 personally or through their counsel. The orders were passed following a petition filed by Mr Satish Kumar Jain. It has been claimed that the court, vide its order dated September 8, had directed the SHO or the IO of the Division 3 police station that in case a case was registered on the basis of any statement or complaint of Bhushan Kumar Jain and Navneet, a three-day prior notice be given in the event of arrest of the applicants. It was alleged that despite receipt of court orders, their opponents had conspired with the policemen named above and got them booked under Sections 107 and 151 of the CrPC. The complainants were detained at the police station throughout the night of September 9 and were produced before the SDM the next day at about 3 pm. In the petition, it was also claimed that the SDM discharged the applicants and their relatives by holding that neither the complainants, nor the investigation officer, was present and as such, it seemed that they did not want to pursue the case. The complainants added that non-prosecution showed that the intention was to harass and humiliate them. It was alleged by Satish Jain that his son Deepak had a dispute with Bhushan Kumar Jain and Navneet Jain, but they were unnecessarily harassed. He claimed that the police pressurised them to pay Rs 8 lakh to the party which had moved the application against them.
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300 students take part in athletics
meet
Ludhiana, September 23 Before declaring the meet open, Ms Anita Kundra, Principal, took the salute at a march past by participants. She urged the students to take part in the games which help in making them healthy and strong. Results: Boys 50m race (Class VII): Sukbhir Singh 1, Jagraj Singh 2 and Navdeep Singh Toor 3; Class VIII: Amandeep Singh 1, Jaskaran Singh 2 and Jagandeep Singh 3; Class IX: Jasjot Singh 1, Jatinder Pal 2 and Sandeep Singh 3; Class X: Amit Goyal 1, Bavnish Singh 2 and Amritpal Singh 3; and Class XI and XII: Varinderdeep Singh 1, Sandeep Singh 2 and Satbir Singh 3. Girls 50 m race (Class VI): Jaspinder 1, Dilpreet 2 and Jasleen 3; Class VII: Dianjeet 1, Simrat 2 and Kulbeer 3; Class VIII: Gaganpreet 1, Jaspreet 2 and Ramandeep 3; Class X: Kirandeep 1, Manpreet 2 and Parneet 3; and Class XI and XII: Manpreet 1, Gurleen 2 and Gaganpreet 3. 100 m race (Class VI):
Jaspinder 1, Dilpreet 2 and Gursimran 3; Class VII: Gaganpreet 1, Amandeep Kaur 2 and Manpreet Kaur 3; Class VIII: Avneet 1, Ramandeep 2 and Prabhdeep 3; Class IX: Kamalpreet 1, Dharamjit 2 and Gunjeet 3; Class XI and XII: Gurleen 1, Rachanpreet 2 and Manpreet 3; and Class X: Vishavpreet 1, Parneet Kaur 2 and Kirandeep 3. Shot put (boys) Class VII: Dilraj 1, Anil Kumar 2 and Simranjit 3; and Class IX- Jaspreet 1, Sajidjot 2 and Nitish Goyal 3. Girls Class IX: Jasmine Grewal 1, Manpreet Kaur 2 and Prabhkiran 3.
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Women’s hockey begins
today
Ludhiana, September 23 Mr Jagbir Singh, cashier, District Women Hockey Association, Ludhiana, said the inaugural match would start at 1 pm. Former hockey Olympian Hadeep Singh Grewal will inaugurate the tournament. Mr Sajjan Singh Cheema, Arjuna awardee, will be the chief guest on the concluding day. Performance during this meet will be taken into consideration while selecting the Ludhiana team for the state tournament to be held in Jalandhar from October 6 to 8, Mr Grewal said.
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R.S. Model School gymnasts
shine
Ludhiana, September 23 The students who performed excellent include Shilpi, Monika, Radhika and Ranjna. Meanwhile, the following girls have been selected to represent Ludhiana in the Punjab State Gymnastics Championship to be held in Jalandhar from September 27 to 29 Under-19: Shilpi, Sheetal, Manpreet and Monika; and under-14: Radhika, Ranjna, Dimple, Heena and Priyanka.
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Fine knock by Arjun
Puri
Ludhiana, September 23 Batting first, Ludhiana set a target of 170 runs before the hosts. In their quota of 20 overs, Ludhiana scored 169 for the loss of five wickets. The main scorers were skipper Arjun Puri and Bharat Malhotra, who made 87 and 23 runs, respectively. For Kapurthala, Deepak was the successful bowler claiming two wickets after conceding 40 runs. Kapurthala players were all out for 67 runs in 14 overs. Amarjit made 10, while Deepak scored 12 runs. No other batsman could reach double figure. For the winners, Nirmal Sharma took two wickets for six runs, while Bharat Malhotra chipped three for 10.
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Arms banned at Chhapar
Mela
Ludhiana, September 23 These directions were given by him while presiding over a meeting at Chhapar village in connection with the mela arrangements. The meeting was also attended by Mr Rajiv Ahir, Senior Superintendent of Police, Jagraon, Mr M.S. Jaggi, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Ludhiana (West), among others. Mr Verma directed the Civil Surgeon to check the eatables at the stalls put in the mela. He also directed the Civil Surgeon to set up four first-aid posts in the village. The Deputy Commissioner also ordered that anybody who wanted to put up fun rides should seek permission from the Sub-Divisional Magistrate. Mr Jaggi has been nominated as Mela Officer. He directed the Executive Engineer, Public Health, and the panchayat of the village to make adequate arrangements for drinking water. The District Mandi Officer was directed to post 12 tankers and the Executive Engineer, Public Health, to provide 100 temporary toilets. He also asked the SSP and the Assistant Excise and Taxation Officer to ensure that there was no illegal sale of liquor.
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