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1984 riot
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Dharna delays trains
Jalandhar, December 13 They were protesting against the move of the Amarinder-led government to provide land to big business houses after acquiring it from farmers for mega projects. The protesters raised slogans against the state government. The dharna disrupted the rail traffic on the Jalandhar-Ferozepore section as two trains were reportedly stopped at Kapurthala and Pajjian. Teachers invited for talks Phagwara, December 13 Stating this, union leader H.M. Bilga said today that their major demands included pension and pay parity. Meanwhile, the teachers’ stir today entered the ninth day.
Nawanshahr: Mr Bhupinder Pal Singh, general secretary of the district unit of Punjab State Aided School Teachers and Other Employees Union, in a press statement here on Wednesday, criticised the government for harassing the employees of aided schools, especially lady teachers, by depriving them of the basic civic amenities in the Nabha Jail. The teachers of the privately managed government aided schools have been courting arrest under their on-going “Jail Bharo Agitation” to press for the restoration of retirement benefits, which were withdrawn by the government in 1993. Mr Bhupinder Pal Singh alleged that the teachers had been given only two blankets each in cells that san window panes. Besides, the stinking toilets and leaking bathrooms were adding to their hassles, he added. He further criticised the government for adopting dilly-dallying attitude on the long-pending genuine demand of the teachers. The Chief Minister accepted the demand of the restoration of retirement benefits at a Patiala rally a few months ago, but now he had set up the Bhattal Committee to look into the matter.
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Two killed in road mishap
Hoshiarpur, December 13 The Mahilpur police has registered a case under Sections 279, 427 and 304 -A of the IPC against the driver, who is absconding. |
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leader flays yatra Jalandhar, December 13 Akali Dal (Badal) leader Jagbir Singh Brarsaid this in a press note here today. He said in the Jalandhar cantonment Assembly segments no genuine voter came out to welcome the yatra which moved at a speed of 40 km per hour. The tussle between the supporters of Sonu Dhesi, Congress-ticket seeker, and Ms Gurkanwal Kaur, sitting MLA and minister, also came to the fore. The government machinery was misused to gather crowds. Even schoolchildren were not spared in the chilly weather. The Akali leader emphasised that the government had violated the directions of Punjab and Haryana High Court in this regard. |
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1984 riot victims meet CM Jalandhar, December 13 They handed over a memorandum of demands to him. They are seeking the implementation of rehabilitation policy and package. Mr Manmohan Singh Saluja, general secretary, said that they were assured by the CM that he would look into the matter for the quick implementation of the state policy. The policy has made a provision of a house/shop, industrial plant, ration depot, free education of children. The committee members also sought the implementation of the Central scheme for their rehabilitation. The Central scheme has a provision for a job in a specially organised ecruitment drive, jobs for those who had lost jobs during the riots and pension to the tune of Rs 2,500 for those who had lost their children. Mr Saluja said there were as many as 1.5 lakh riot-affected people in Punjab, of whom 10,000 each were from Jalandhar, Mohali and Amritsar, 8,000 from Patiala, 5,000 each from Kapurthala and Bathinda and 3,000 from Hoshiarpur. He said as many riot-affected people had also been able to get their I-cards and were simply awaiting implementation of policies and packages. |
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Pulangh seminar on RTI Jalandhar, December 13 According to Sukhminder Singh Gill, president, Pulangh, while the chief guest will be Mr R.K. Gupta, a member of the Punjab state Information Commission, the Editor, Desk Sewak, Shameel, will preside over. The keynote address will be delivered by senior journalist Hameer Singh. The NGO has also translated the Act into Punjabi so that the common man could understand it in a better way. |
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