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Anomalies in voter list alleged
Ministerial services union holds rally
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Rural patients to benefit from healthcare system
Direct seeding reduces cost: paddy experts
Vet pharmacists continue stir
Exporters can issue one H-form in financial year
Sarpanch sacked
Fellowship for doctor
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Anomalies in voter list alleged
Jalandhar, November 9 Giving copies of his complaint to mediapersons, Mr Kalia said the new voter list, especially the lists of booth numbers 47 and 48, published on October 23 after corrections had some of the house numbers missing. He added that these house numbers of the voters had been mentioned and properly placed in the previous list that came on June 19. The BJP leader said that house numbers in the previous list were serialwise. The new list, however, did not carry these in a series but in a jumbled way, the list of booth number 45 being the most confusing. The leader said that instead of attaching supplementary lists of new votes or attaching new votes with the votes of kith and kin, different parts of different colonies had been clubbed in one booth. He cited the example of booth number 52, wherein seven colonies had been attached in one booth. He added that the voters would have great difficulty in finding their votes and casting them. Claiming that parts of two areas had been clubbed together in two different booths, he said that booth number 48 consisted of Basti Nau area with votes 1 to 727 and Bagh Ahluwalia with votes 728 and 1109. Similarly, he said that booth number 47 consisted of Basti Nau area with 1 to 437 votes and Bagh Ahluwalia with 438 to 940 votes, suggesting that different booths could have been set up exclusively for the two areas. Mr Kalia also pointed out that MC wards that were geographically not connected with each other had been clubbed in the same booth, citing the instance of Basti Nau and Guru Harkishan Nagar in booth number 39, and Ajit Nagar with Krishan Nagar in booth number 13. Pointing out yet another discrepancy, he said that the booth for voters of Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Nagar was set up at Montgumery School, Basti Bawa Khel, which was far off. He suggested that this could be shifted to government dispensary or an elementary school in the colony of voters. He also said that many voters had not received photo I-cards. He said that such voters, who were photographed in Chogitti, had not even been issued slips so that they could lodge a claim. He gave a list of 31 voters in booth number 47 whose names also figured in booth number 39. |
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Ministerial services union holds rally
Jalandhar, November 9 They demanded that they be promoted after the completion of 4-9-14 years of service as fixed by the government. They demanded that the post of clerk be changed to that of office assistant, and junior assistant be put under a different cadre with a scale of 5000-8100 and the others be given a scale of 4020-6200. They also demanded that a clerk be given a monthly typing allowance of Rs 250, and those working on computer be paid an allowance Rs 500 per month.
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Rural patients to benefit from healthcare system
Phagwara, November 9 This was stated by Mr C.D. Singh, Chairman, Punjab Health Services Corporation (PHSC), while talking to mediapersons here today. The PHSC Chairman informed that the state government had designated the Punjab Health Systems Corporation as a coordinating agency for medicine purchase activities that involved constitution of expert committees, assessment of requirement of medicines and other supplies, calling and evaluating tenders, implementation of contracts and distribution of medicines. He said the purchase of 22 categories of medicines had already been made along with six consumable items. He further specified that the PHSC was taking all steps to ensure that quality medicines were provided to service providers.
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Direct seeding reduces cost: paddy experts
Jalandhar, November 9 This direct seeding technique has been shown to reduce water consumption by 40 per cent and production costs by over Rs 1000 per acre. The trial fields that were cultivated using this technique are currently in the process of being harvested. The last leg of the trials was conducted by PepsiCo India in partnership with farmers in Jallowal village of this district on 20 acres of land. Prior to this, the company had carried out trials to reduce water consumption during paddy cultivation at its own research and development farms at Jallowal for over three years. Generally, paddy is grown by planting seeds in a small nursery and manually transplanting the paddy saplings after about four weeks to the main cultivation area. The saplings are then allowed to grow and the fields are kept under about three inches of water, mainly to reduce the growth of weeds. This “puddle irrigation” requires a high consumption of water. However, the direct seeding methodology successfully tested by PepsiCo India has been shown to substantially reduce water consumption and production cost. Speaking on the occasion, PepsiCo India Executive Director, Exports and External Affairs, Mr Abhiram Seth, said, “Paddy cultivation is known to be water intensive. Over a period of time, this has resulted in a decline of the watertable in Punjab. In addition, farmers have been incurring high energy cost due to extensive running of the pump sets.’’
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Vet pharmacists continue stir
Nawanshahr, November 9 Mr Jasvir Singh, general secretary of the association, Mr Malkiat Singh Saini, Mr Nirmal Singh and Mr Sucha Ram, showed the AI container to Deputy Commissioner, Mr Krishan Kumar, and Dr R.K. Maurya, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry Department. They also showed the photograph of the person carrying the container on a bicycle, and apprised the DC of the illegality involved in it. These containers had to be in possession of veterinary institutions, veterinary officers, veterinary pharmacists only, they added. Mr Jasvir Singh told the media persons that the veterinary pharmacists had been observing strike for the past three months in support of their demands and had stopped the work of using AI containers in protest. Though the veterinary pharmacists had been given treatment and artificial insemination targets, they had been deprived of the ‘rights’ for the same, under the Veterinary Council Act, 1984, they alleged. The association has been demanding change in the designation from veterinary pharmacists to veterinary livestock inspectors, right to treat 44 cattle diseases and promotion channel for pharmacists. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Krishan Kumar, has asked the Deputy Director, Mr Aurya, to conduct inquiry into the matter.
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Exporters can issue one H-form in financial year
Phagwara, November 9 The delegation met him at Chandigarh today. Mr D.P. Reddy, Commissioner, Mr Neelkanth, Joint Commissioner, were also present in the meeting to discuss VAT-related problems of Punjab trade, industry and export. Giving details of the meeting, Mr Kohli told mediapersons at Phagwara this evening that now an exporter could issue one H-form to their vendors during a financial year, and that a public notice to this effect had already been issued. Regarding the submission of C-form along with VAT annual return due on November 20, Mr Joshi had told the delegation that the businesspersons could give details of their pending C-form list to Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner. About the problem of payment of VAT in the bank, Mr Joshi said that within the next six months, the returns and payments would be made online.
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Sarpanch sacked
Hoshiarpur, November 9 According to official sources, on the statement of sarpanch Rakesh Kumar, the Court of Civil Judge, Junior Division, Hoshiarpur, had granted a status quo in the panchayat land dispute case filed by Mr Ram Singh and Daljit Singh who had “encroached” it. The sarpanch had given his statement against the panchayat’s interests and had said the land was in the possession of the duo and that it should not be disturbed, revealed sources. The sarpanch did not follow the case personally, despite instructions from the District Development and Panchayat Officer, and failed in getting cancelled the status quo, added sources. The Joint Director has ordered the Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Hoshiarpur-II, to take over the charge from Mr Rakesh Kumar immediately. |
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Fellowship for doctor
Jalandhar, November 9 He worked with renowned orthopedic surgeons, including Prof Peter Choong, arthoplasty and tumour surgeon, and Dr David Young, specialist in sports injuries and resurfacing arthoplasty. He also learnt the art of revision surgeries where already replaced but worn off or complicated joints are re-replaced. |
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BJP flays govt over free power
Hoshiarpur, November 9 In a press release issued here, Mr Sud alleged that with the announcement of such a benefit to a particular community, it had been proved that the Congress was a “communal party that divided the people on religious basis to grab power”. He said special benefits were being given by the government to Dalits and Backward Classes, according to the provisions in the Constitution. But there was no provision in the Constitution to provide such benefits on the basis of religion. The proposed free power supply to Muslim families was totally unconstitutional, he claimed. |
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Debt-ridden man commits suicide
Kapurthala, November 9 According to information, Sodhi Masih (35) consumed some poisonous substance after returning from his meat shop on the Nadala road to his house at ward number 3 in Bholath. He was taken to a private hospital, but could not be saved. His wife told mediapersons that he had borrowed Rs 1.5 lakh from a person, but was unable to return the money. The deceased leaves behind his wife and three children. |
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Cong workers stage rally
Batala, November 9 This rally was presided by Mr Kuldip Kumar Nanda, general secretary, Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee. Mr Sunil Datti, Mayor, Municipal Corporation Amritsar, Mr Balwinder Singh Laddi, Chairman, Zila Parishad, Gurdaspur, and various dignitaries were also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Nanda, highlighted various developmental works done by the present Punjab government led by Capt Amarinder Singh. |
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Mayawati to address rally
Jalandhar, November 9 Mr Karimpuri termed as “irresponsible” the statement of Capt Amarinder Singh, in which the CM had stated that the movement started by late BSP supremo, Mr Kanshi Ram, had ended with his death. State BSP president further stated that Mr Raj Kumar Hans would be the party candidate from Jalandhar south seat in the Assembly elections. |
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Patients examined
Nawanshahr, November 9 The camps were sponsored by the US-based Heer family. As many as 1038 and 367 patients were examined at Dadyal and Daulatpur villages, respectively, by a team of doctors from Guru Nanak Mission Hospital being run by the trust, informed Mr Khuswant Singh, PRO of the trust. |
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Officials get bail
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Praise for India
Batala, November 9
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