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Man walks 150 km to meet CM, denied access
Ludhiana, November 14 This was claimed by Mr Mohinder Singh while talking to TNS on the phone. He said that after facing many obstacles, he had reached the Chief Minister’s house, but the latter’s staff told him to go back. “A gentleman listened to my grievances. However, after he spoke to the SSP, Jagraon, on the phone, he at once became indifferent and asked me to leave the place, saying that the Chief Minister could not waste his precious time on people like me,” claimed Mr Mohinder Singh, adding that after being shown the door, he and his family had decided to meet the Prime Minister now. “Mr Manmohan Singh is the only hope for us now. Let us see if he listens to us. We walked 150 km to meet Capt Amarinder Singh, but to no avail. Now, we will walk another 300 km,” he said. Mr Mohinder Singh alongwith his wife Sukhwinder Kaur and daughters — Neetu Singh (19), Amrita Singh, (18), Parveen Kaur (16), and Rajni (12) — hailing from Katcha Malik Road, Jagraon, have threatened immolation in front of the Prime Minister’s office if justice is denied to them. They have alleged that they were falsely implicated in criminal cases and their relatives have occupied their house. They had left Jagraon on November 4 and walked to Chandigarh. They were detained by the Sector 3 police. His robe, which had his grievance scribbled on it, was snatched by the police, he alleged. He added that the documents pertaining to his complaints were also destroyed by the police and he had to prepare those afresh. After waiting for so many days, he had finally gone to meet the Chief Minister today. “Now, we all will walk to New Delhi to meet the Prime Minister. I do not know how many days we will have to spend on the road, but if justice is denied to us, we all will immolate ourselves,” he said. Mr Mohinder Singh, in his complaint, stated that he was deprived of his ancestral property by his brothers and relatives who shared the property rights and the police was allegedly helping his relatives. However, the police has been claiming that he had no documentary evidence to vindicate his claim. It added that a case was already registered on his complaint and earlier it had even arrested some of his relatives. Mr Mohinder Singh claimed that he was falsely implicated and illegally detained in a fake currency case by the Sahnewal police and also harassed later by the Jagraon police.
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Fee hike by DMC irks parents
Ludhiana, November 14 The ruling of the Supreme Court has indicated the change in fee structure from 2006 batch and that too, subject to the final decision by the state government. The executive committee decided to fight tooth and nail the highhandedness of the DMCH management. They have demanded from the government to implement Majithia Committee recommendations so that parent should not be harassed further by the management. They also demanded refund of the excess fee charged by the management from the fresh batch of 2005. The parents have decided not to deposit increased fee, if any, by the DMCH here for 2003 and 2004 batches. Dr Ashok Gupta has appealed to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Minister of Medical Education Rajinder Kaur Bhattal to intervene in the matter. The government in the PMET prospectus has declared a fee of Rs 75,000 whereas the Majithia Committee has fixed a fee of Rs 1 lakh. But, the DMCH is demanding a fee of Rs 242,000 per year.
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PNB sells properties worth Rs 116.17 lakh
Ludhiana, November 14 He said parties were issued notices under the Securitisation Act, 2002 and possessions of the properties were taken by the bank after giving due notice. The parties were given sufficient time to settle accounts and as they failed to respond to the bank’s notices for settlement of accounts, the bank took action and sold off the properties. Mr Sharma said the bank had also recovered Rs 1,523.76 lakh in 151 accounts where the parties came for settlement after issuance of notices under the Securitisation Act.
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Historical monument in state of neglect
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 14 According to the old man, Prem Shah, he has been maintaining the mazar for five years. When all his efforts to get the place recognised failed, he inspired some devotees to contribute towards the cost of restructuring of the interior and exterior of the building. The dome and side walls of the building have developed cracks. Some volunteer masons plastered the exterior of the dome. The plastering work has affected its ancient look. “What we are bothered is that the structure should not collapse. So we started repairing it in a usual manner. Nobody told us about maintaining the originality of the structure,” said Prem Shah. The dome presented a spectacular look earlier as Nanak Shahi bricks, which are not available in the market now, were used in its construction. If the repair work was allowed to continue, it might have destroyed the original form of the building. Residents of the area wish the state government took up the preservation and maintenance of the monument and the Archeological Department propagated its historical significance.
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Robbers attack factory guards, take away Rs 7,000
Ludhiana, November 14 According to the police, the alleged robbers came to the factory brandishing knives around 1.30 am, tied the hands of the guards with a rope after beating them up and entered the factory. They also attacked the watchman and fled with the cash and vehicles. The office of the industry, which manufactures biscuit making machines, was forcibly entered by them. After they fled from the factory, the security guards managed to untie themselves and inform the owner about the incident. The police was yet to register a case in the incident. The police and the owner were tightlipped about the incident. The owner has not confirmed the amount robbed in the incident.
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Cycle firms clear dues of 250 workers
Ludhiana, November 14 In a press note issued here today, the companies said so far compensation to the tune of Rs 2.6 crore had been paid to workers. “In order to facilitate expeditious payment of all dues to workers arising from the closure of these divisions, the offices of both companies are opened throughout the day,” a spokesperson said. Asserting that the divisions were closed permanenty and would not restart operations, the spokesperson said: “A small section of workmen continues to sit on the road and protest with the mistaken impression that the units may reopen. If we were to even remotely consider reopening, we would not have gone through the very painful process of closing the units in the first place; the closure is permanent.”
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Student dies under mysterious circumstances
Ludhiana, November 14
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She makes liberal donations on Children’s Day
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 14 A recipient of the degree of master of philosophy from Punjabi, University, Patiala, Mrs Sharda has been making liberal donations on Children’s Day since 1990 when she presented her research work on the subject “The Role of The Tribune in the Freedom Struggle.” “It was only due to study material available in the form of microfilms at the library and cooperative role of the staff there that I was able to top in my class,” claimed Mrs Sharda. Her work on the subject was appreciated by her seniors. As she had to study newspapers of pre-Independence period in depth, no other institute could provide the required material. “Though the copies of the required newspapers were available with The Tribune office, it was not possible for me to go through them individually. The microfilm editions exhibited on projectors provided by the library enabled me to save time and energy and the staff provided us the printed copies of the selected
pages," explained Ms Sharda. She recognises the contribution of Nehru who had donated his property to the nation. It is here that a planetarium, Trimurti Bhawan, and the library are housed. Instead of publicising her noble cause, she provides books and stationery to needy students as a token of tribute to Chacha Nehru.
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Mentally challenged boy
missing
Ludhiana, November 14 Vipan Kumar, son of a factory worker, is speech impaired and was last seen near his house on that day. His father Dev Anand also complained to the police but to no avail. Vipan’s mother Rekha said he was the youngest of the four children and had never left the house like that. The possibility of his kidnapping has not been ruled out. Vipan’s parents have announced a reward of Rs 500 for anyone who gives information about their missing son.
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Cheques distributed
Khamano, November 14 She gave grants to Dulwan, Burj, Mohan Majra , Hargana, Bour, Kheri Naudh Singh, Dholewal, Raipur , Badla, Ajner, Kalewal, Kotla, Ajner and Kotla Badla panchayats worth about Rs 22 lakh for development works. The Chairman, PADB, Khamano, Mr Darshan Singh, a member of the Planning Board, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mr Ranjit Singh Ghola, the BDPO, Khamano, Mr Roop Singh, a former general secretary of the Punjab Youth Congress, Mr Barinderpal Singh Vinki, accompanied Ms Dullo.
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Councillor dead
Khamano, November 14
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Book Cafe opens outlet
Ludhiana, November 14 “The idea to launch the cafe on the occasion of Children’s Day is to fulfil our aim of developing reading habits among people, and it needs to be done right from the childhood,” said Mr Sandeep Dutt, promoter and Chief Executive Officer, EBD Book Cafe Private Limited, in a press note. The company planned to set up 330 outlets across the country, from the existing 20 outlets, in the next five years, he said. The company continued to focus on co-branding and co-location as its key strategy and stocked books of varied interest for the book lovers in the city. The new outlet would have a tie-up with
Nirulas. He said to promote the habit of reading, the company had come out with different strategies. “For instance, one can gift books to their loved ones and friends by buying vouchers from Book Cafe. The voucher has no claim dateline to it, so you can pick up a book even after 20 years from any of the outlets across the country,” he said. He said the company was also offering dial-a-book service wherein customers can place orders for books on a toll free number and have a book delivered at home.
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