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‘Sewage still flowing into Bein’
RCF coop polls on Aug 25
PSEB suspends SE
Two killed in separate mishaps
Octroi abolition process begins in state
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More inter-caste couples avail govt incentive
Children help make and sell pottery in Phagwara.
— Tribune photo
Police gears up for I-Day
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‘Sewage still flowing into Bein’
Kapurthala, August 3 Talking to The Tribune, he said the people involved in cleaning the rivulet for the last six years were enthusiastic about the proposed Presidential visit. Baba Seechewal said the President would remain here for 45 minutes, as per the fax message from the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The exact time of his arrival and departure was yet to finalised, he added. However he could not stop himself from expressing his dismay over the failure on the part of the district administration to stop the flow of sewage into the rivulet. He asked that if he could set an example from his native place Seechewal and then at Sultanpur Lodhi of putting treated sewage into the fields, why could not the government do so at other places? To a query, he said the Punjab government had approved Rs five crore for the cleaning of the Kali Bein about one-and-a-half-month back, but no work had yet started in that direction. Baba Seechewal said the district administration had failed to implement Section 144 on stopping sewage from flowing into the Bein. The Punjab Government ahs approved Rs five crore to take various steps to make the historical rivulet pollution free. While ponds in 42 villages located on the banks of the Bein are proposed to be widened and repaired to stop the flow of sewage into the rivulet, Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) would also be set up in four municipalities— Bholath and Begowal in Kapurthala district and Dasuya and Mukerian in Hoshiarpur district— located along the Kali Bein to stop the flow of sewage into it. The STPs had already been set up in Sultanpur Lodhi and Kapurthala municipalities. However, long pipes will be laid to take the treated water to the fields for irrigation purposes. Apart from this, forestation will also be done along the Kali Bein to make the surrounding areas green. Similarly, pipes connected to the suction pumps will be widened. |
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RCF coop polls on Aug 25
Kapurthala, August 3 According to the new schedule, the polls to elect seven directors of the society will now be held on August 25. Nomination may be filed by August 23 while the general assembly of the members of the society will be held a day before. When contacted, assistant registrar of Cooperative Societies Kamaljeet Singh confirmed the new poll schedule. To a query, he said the Returning Officers (ROs) would be appointed after August 20. Terming the announcement of the new poll schedule as a victory for the RCF employees, zonal secretary of Technical Employees Associations of Railways (TEAR) Sarabjeet Singh said an attempt to capture power of the Cooperative Society had been foiled. TEAR had held a demonstration outside RCF gate, submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner for early elections yesterday. Its representatives had threatened that if new dates were not announced at the earliest, they would be left with no option to launch an agitation. Earlier, the elections were scheduled to be held on July 21 but they were cancelled by Co-operative Societies without giving any reason. The unions were alleging political interference. |
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PSEB suspends SE
Kapurthala, August 3 PSEB chairman Y. S. Ratra yesterday suspended him on charges of violating the board’s instructions of not providing uninterrupted power supply to deras in the circle, sources said, adding that the decision was taken in a PSEB meeting held at Patiala on Tuesday evening. Mr S.K. Kapoor who was director, planning, at Patiala, has been posted as new the SE of the Kapurthala circle. He took charge today. |
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Two killed in separate mishaps
Phagwara, August 3 According to GRP sources, the incident occurred when the victim, identified as Uttama Devi (65), a resident of Santokhpura, was crossing the railway tracks to join duty at a private hospital but could not judge the speed of the 2716 Dn Sachkhand Express. GRP personnel denied suspecting any foul play in the incident. They said it was an accident case. In another incident, a man was killed and two others including a woman, seriously injured, in a road accident near Rawalpindi village on the Phagwara-Hoshiarpur road here this morning. According to police sources, Joginder Singh, Harpreet and Vimla, all residents of Mayo Patti village in Phagwara, were riding a scooter. In a bid to save a cyclist, Joginder Singh lost control of his vehicle and struck against a road berm. All the injured were admitted to the local Civil Hospital. Joginder Singh succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital. |
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Octroi abolition process begins in state
Phagwara, August 3 Official sources told The Tribune that all Municipal Committees had been asked to give details of the service records of the employees, so that few extra staff could work in the Municipal Committees in place of those employees who would retire from services in the coming time. It was learnt that all those extra employees would be adjusted in other state government departments like Market Committees, Tehsil Offices, Sales Tax Offices and PSEB offices. It was revealed that the process was witnessing sincerity of the state government in its commitment to abolish octroi. |
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More inter-caste couples avail govt incentive
Phagwara, August 3 The recent hike in the cash incentive, to the tune of Rs 25,000, a large number of such couples have applied to the Social Welfare Department to draw the benefits. According to sources, the scheme was launched way back in 1985 by the department to extend financial help to couples facing opposition from their respective families. An amount of Rs 5,000 was fixed for such couples on the production of marriage certificates, age proof and an affidavit. However, not many couples came forward to avail the scheme, as the amount, they felt, was less. Recently, the department thought of increasing the grant. Subsequently, a proposal was sent to state government, which increased the amount to Rs 25,000. While speaking to The Tribune, a department official said that in the last three months, many newly-wedded couples have approached them. “The number is bound to go further as more and more couples come forward after getting to know the scheme,” he added. According to the scheme, one among the boy or girl should belong to the Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled Tribe category. It is an one time benefit scheme. |
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Child labour rampant in Phagwara
Phagwara, August 3 The Tribune team saw several children making earthen pots and working at tea stalls. The children said they belonged to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar while some said they were from Nepal. One child labourer Virender said he got sufficient food and other eatables at sweet shop where he was working and he could save his salary. Another child Bhagwan said he was working at a dhabha and got enough food. Most of the children were unaware of the proposed Act. Several children were also seen working as domestic helps at the houses of bureaucrats, industrialists, politicians and traders. No one bothers about the Act. They engage child labourers in their houses as status symbols. |
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Police gears up for I-Day
Jalandhar, August 3 The police has also advised people to be vigilant about unclaimed and suspicious-looking objects at such places. City DSP Harkanwal Preet Singh Khakh said checking would be conducted in a phased manner at all public places. The traffic police too has been stationed at major road crossings in the city. |
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