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Licence of vaccine institute not renewed
Ludhiana, July 2 The Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the license issuing authority, has asked the institute to upgrade its infrastructure as per the good manufacturing practices (GMP) standards. Though the license had expired quite some time ago, the institute continued to produce vaccines until the CDSCO asked it to stop doing so in early May. The institute produced approximately 60 lakh vaccines of haemorrhagic septicemia, among other vaccines, annually. An official said on the condition of anonymity that a team of representatives was sent to Delhi in May-end to submit the necessary documents for renewal. “We were hoping that the CDSCO will give a warning and let us continue with production. It has asked the department to upgrade the facilities as per the GMP standards. The department has also been informed about the denial. As far as the production is concerned, the institute has already manufactured this year’s vaccines,” he said. Also, the government did not bother to appoint full-time officials to run the institute. As a result, the services and maintenance of the institute were badly hit. “In the absence of qualified staff and basic infrastructure, how can we run it smoothly,” a staff member asked. S.C. Aggarwal, financial commissioner, animal husbandry, dairy development and fisheries, said the department was complying with all requirements. “We are hopeful to get the license as soon as the formalities are completed,” he said.
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Business halts as truckers go on strike
Ludhiana, July 2 Protesting against multiple taxes, including toll and fuel price hike, transporters said they would continue with the stir until their problems were resolved. The protest is likely to add to the problems of the common man as the prices of essential commodities may go up. The call for the strike was given by the All-India Motor Transport Congress and was supported by associations of truckers and goods transporters. Transporters did not conduct any business and also resisted from booking orders. “We are unable to bear the burden of multiple taxes. We pay road tax, national permit fee, road development cess and in February toll rates were also increased by 50 per cent. At the same time, we are unable to increase freights. We want the government to rollback some taxes,” said Charan Singh Lohara, president of the transport congress. Nearly 1 lakh trucks in the state transport goods to other places and in Ludhiana alone, the number of such trucks is over 10,000. “Apart from the steep hike in diesel, there are several state taxes which have increase our burden,” they said. They also said service tax charged from their customers should be withdrawn.
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Violence in Daad; Chahal’s relatives booked
Ludhiana, July 2 The police booked Kartar Singh, Darshan Singh and some others for allegedly trying to win over a panchayat member, Surjit Singh, forcibly. They barged into his house late last night and tried to kidnap his son. They also fired several shots into the air when the group supporting Sukhdeep Singh, a candidate for the post of sarpanch, retaliated. The two accused have been identified are relatives of B.I.S. Chahal, former adviser to Capt Amarinder Singh. They also attacked a panchayat member. They had earlier been booked along with Chahal in an alleged land-grab case. The police said they had gone to coerce Surjit against Sukhdeep Singh. Villagers said Sukhdeep, a panchayat member, was a front-runner for the post. His family had a rivalry with the family of Kartar Singh. Members of the two families had allegedly murdered a man each of the other family and clashed on several occasions. The DSP, Paramjit Singh Pannu, said as per the statement made by the complainants, Kartar Singh and others first tried to force Surjit Singh into submission. Later, they threatened to take away his teenaged son. At this, the other supporters intervened. A person from the group of Katar Singh fired several shots into the air when the other group outnumbered them. Kartar Singh also sustained injuries.
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Non-submission of C forms
Ludhiana, July 2 While the panic-struck industry has been demanding extension of the last date by another three months, citing unavailability of forms as reason, department officials said they would soon take action. A transaction proof, C forms are given by buyers to sellers in case of inter-state transaction. The industry has been facing problems procuring these forms from other states. The government had extended the last date for submitting forms for 2006-07 that fell on November 20, 2007. After being extended several times, the last date now was June 30. The industry had been hoping that its demand for another extension would be fulfilled. Officials, however, said a last date had to be fixed and extension could not be granted incessantly. “The date was extended so that they could submit the forms. Now, if they are unable to do so, we would take action as per law,” said assistant excise and taxation commissioner, H.P.S. Ghotra. Industrialists said in states like Maharashtra, MP, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, they were unable to get the forms. “The government should take a lenient view of the situation. The problem is genuine and extending the date does not cause revenue losses,”said Charanjit Singh Vishwakarma, president of the United Cycle and Parts Manufacturers Association. Apart from sending requests to the government, the industry also took up the issue at a meeting with the ADC, Kamalpreet Brar, today.
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Raids on dyeing units
Ludhiana, July 2 The action was taken following reports of fish dying in the Sutlej and complaints lodged by people living downstream that they were falling sick after consuming polluted water. Yogesh Goel, chairman of the board, said he was conducting the operation on the direction of the CM. He said about 20 units in the city were raided yesterday. He refused to divulge the names of the units. The team also checked the common effluent treatment plant. “We want to see if they are actually treating hazardous waste or not. We will compile a report in three-four days and submit it to the chief secretary for action,” he said.
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Laughter is big business
Ludhiana, July 2 Before leaving for Mumbai yesterday, he said he was well prepared and had come to seek the blessings of his family. “This programme has provided platform to not only Indians, but also Pakistanis and Americans. We come across a variety of talent. People of Mumbai have an eye for art and appreciate talent. An artiste feels encouraged,” he said. About the participation of women comedians in the programme, he said Punjab had taken the lead as all three women contestants were from Punjab and were highly appreciated for their humour and confidence. Jaswant was selected from among 50 contestants during an audition in Amritsar about two months ago. His parents opposed his interest, “but they started encouraging me when people appreciated my talent in front of them. There was no looking back after that. The shooting for the finals will start in a few days, he said.
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Auction
Ludhiana, July 2 The highest bid for a plot was Rs 31,600 per sq yard against the reserve price of Rs 12,500. The lowest price that a plot fetched Rs 19,200 per sq yard. S.R. Kler, additional chief administrator of GLADA, said 20 plots were auctioned, but four of these were withheld due to reasons, including litigation. As many as 120 persons participated in the auction after paying Rs 15,000 as fee which was adjusted towards 10 per cent of the cost to be paid at the fall of the hammer in case of successful bidders while the amount was refunded to the others. The successful bidders were required to pay 10 per cent of the price of the plot on the spot, another 15 per cent within 30 days and the balance either in lump sum after 30 days of issue of the sale letter or in six equated half yearly instalments with 12 per cent interest. The highest price (Rs 31,600 per sq yard) is considered to be unprecedented for a residential property in a GLADA colony and could be an indicator of speculators deliberately jacking up the prices of land in the area to sell their holdings at a high premium, sources in the real estate market said.
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Srinagar turmoil
Ludhiana, July 2 Addressing different press conferences here today, leaders of both parties said it was unacceptable to them and they would not let this happen at any cost. Criticising the lathi charge on protesters, president of the district unit of the BJP O.P. Bhardwaj said despite all this, the Centre was keeping mum over the issue. He said devotees of Shri Amarnath all over the country were angry at the step. He appealed to the residents to make the bandh a success as it was the only way to convey their protest to the Centre as also to Jammu and Kashmir Government. VHP leader Swami Atul Krishan criticised the J&K Government for the withdrawal of land. He demanded that the government should release a white paper on the income generated from Amarnath shrine. He alleged that the money thus generated from offerings at Hindu shrines was taken away by the governments and Haj pilgrims were given monetary help. He said VHP leaders would sit on a dharna in Field Ganj, Ghumar Mandi, Sherpur, Ghanta Ghar and Gill Chowk simultaneously. Senior leaders would lead the protesters at these places. He added that the bandh would remain peaceful and there would be no incidents of violence. 
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Khangura's supporters raise anti-govt slogans in court
Ludhiana, July 2 Jassi Khangura has come to appear before the court of Judicial Magistrate Ranjan Khullar. He was summoned for allegedly assaulting, threatening and trying to stop a returning officer from performing official duty during the Zila Parishad elections . He was summoned by this court on June 9 after the Dehlon police filed a charge sheet against him. It was filed 28 days after the registration of a case against him. Two other accused, Lal Singh and Gurpreet Singh, also appeared before the court along with the MLA. They had already been granted anticipatory bail by the court of Additional Sessions Judge Kishore Kumar. After marking their presence the Judge adjourned the case for consideration on framing charges on September 9. Earlier, the MLA along with a few other Congress activists was booked on the complaint of Faqir Singh on May 12. He was arrested on June 4 from his hotel Majestic Park Plaza. But, was released on bail. Later, the police had added Section 332 of the IPC against the three accused. Khangura said, “I have full faith in the judicial system. I was falsely implicated in the case after I complained against the attitude of returning officer during the Zila Parishad elections.
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Fire in ACs disrupts railway reservation
Ludhiana, July 2 Although an alert tea vendor outside the complex informed the GRP and RPF personnel, who arrived within minutes and put out the fire after disconnecting the power line, reservation work in the complex could commence two hours behind the stipulated time of 8 am, putting hundreds of persons to great inconvenience in the extremely hot and humid weather conditions. While no official version of the incident was available as the local railway officials were busy with the visit of general manager and other senior officers of the Northern Railways, sources at the railway station attributed it to the laxity of the staff in the reservation complex, who were said to be in the habit of letting the air-conditioners run throughout the night even when the complex was closed. "The air-conditioners might have caught fire due to overheating of power cables due to continuous working," said a railway employee. Meanwhile, general manager (GM) of the Northern Railways, along with divisional railway manager (DRM) Satish Kumar and senior divisional commercial manager Brijesh Dharmani, conducted an inspection of the railway track on the Amrtisar-Ludhiana section. While the GM left for Delhi without a stopover at Ludhiana, the DRM interacted with the local officials and went round to inspect different facilities at the railway station. The DRM informed that 31 unmanned crossings had been converted into manned crossings in the Ferozepur division and another 39 would be converted into manned crossings during the current financial year.
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Residents suffer as safai karamcharis shun work
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 2 As the shunning of work was preceded by three public holidays, the problem became more serious. The place will become inhabitable in case the Safai Mazdoor Union launched an agitation to impress upon the authorities to arrest former president Kishori Badhan, who, along with his accomplice, had assaulted members of the Balmiki community last night. The decision to shun work was taken in a meeting of the Action Committee constituted to seek justice for the victims. Dustbins remained stuffed as none of the sweepers came to empty them. Ashok Kumar Bains, president, Safai Mazdoor Union, and Rakesh Kumar, an executive member of the Safai Mazdoor Union, said work would be resumed today if the suspects were arrested. "However, we will launch an agitation in case needful was not done soon," threatened
Bains.
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Clean drains
In view of the ongoing monsoons, the MC should launch a special drive to clean all sewers/drains so that there is no blockage. All manholes should be covered and broken covers be replaced. The sweepers should be told to lift/remove rubbish, sand and garbage etc from roads and wire-mesh covers (meant for rainwater drainage) on the regular basis. All broken wire-mesh covers should be replaced with new ones. Leakages of all drains should be detected and rectified so that sewer water is not mixed with the potable water. Definitely, it will provide some relief to the public during rainy season. Anonymous Readers are invited to mail letters (not more than 200 words) at "ludhiana@tribunemail.com" or post the same to The Tribune, 1, 2 Improvement Trust Building, Badaur House, Clock Tower, Ludhiana.
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Attempt to Murder: Former MC president, associate booked
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 2 Anil Kumar,Rakesh Kumar,Pardeep Kumar, Manju and Kala of Lov Kush Colony were injured when a few persons led by Kishori Lal Badhan, former president, and a defeated candidate, assaulted them. Denying charges, Badhan alleged that his political rivals were trying to implicate him in a false case.Harbans Kaur Sekha, councillor, ward No. 3 alleged that Badhan and his accomplice had assaulted her supporters for supporting her in the civic body elections held on Monday. "As the victims had supported me, Rano Badhan’s husband Kishori Badhan threatened them of dire consequences before and after the polling. They dragged youngsters, women and children from their houses and assaulted them,” Sekha alleged while talking to The Tribune. The assaulters were armed with sharp- edged weapons. Earlier, Mandeep Singh was also attacked by Badhan and his associates. Bawa Singh Baba, another supporter of Sekha, alleged that Badhan had reprimanded him as well. Profusely bleeding victims were shifted to the local civil hospital. Situation worsened when members of the Balmiki community marched through streets to impress upon the authorities to initiate action against Badhan and his associates. They gheraoed Badhan's residence and started throwing garbage in front of his main gate. However, their leaders persuaded them to deffer agitation. SHO deputed a police team to protect Badhan's house. He said a case would be registered on statement of victims who were yet to be declared fit.
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Man held with 32.2 kg poppy husk
Jagraon, July 2 8 booked
Darshan Singh, Baldev Singh Veer, Lal Singh, alias Lali, Kaka Singh, Balram, Inder of Rani Wala Khooh, Agwar Ludhai, and Rakesh Kumar, alias Sathi, Raj Kumar and Mani of Chungi No.7, allegedly waylaid Jagtar Singh of Rani Wala Khooh and beat him up with sticks. Jagtar’s Sumo (PB-10W-1836) was also damaged by the accused. A case under Sections 324, 323, 341, 427, 506, 148 and 149 of the IPC has been registered against them. Jagtar, who sustained injuries, has been admitted to the Jagraon civil hospital. A dispute during the recently held civic elections is said to be the reason the assault.
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Man held with 30 kg poppy husk
Khanna, July 2 He had alighted from a truck when a police party on patrol from Manpur to Seh villages arrested him. The accused said he had bought the contraband from a migrant labourer against Rs 30,000. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against Sikandar. He was produced in a local court.
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Seven booked in Samrala firing case
Khanna, July 2 Later on, three of the accused were identified as Raman, Sharanjit Singh and Ravi, all resident of Bondli village. Manjit in his statement recorded before the police had stated that there were seven persons and were carrying a .12 bore rifle. Condition of Manjit is, now, stated to be normal. Cops investigating the case revealed that the gunshots were fired by a few who had an old grudge to settle against Manjit. The two parties were involved in a property dispute for quite some time, said police officials. A case under the Section 307 of the IPC has been registered at the Samrala police station in this regard.
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One injured
Khanna, July 2 A case against the unidentified bus driver has been registered at city police station. The police is investigating the matter.
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Biz Word
Ludhiana, July 2 "Indians’ mobility is growing at a phenomenal pace and it has the potential of becoming a major contributer to the country's socio-economic development. The company’s aim is to try and bring more consumers into its folds,” said Kallasvuo. Besides this, the will also launch educational programmes for rural consumers and increase its service centres, a spokesperson added.
Training centre Callone Learning Initiatives, training and learning solution division of Mumbai-based F4 Solution, has launched their regional centre here with a view to providing training to the youth for managing various positions in retail and other service sectors. The group is engaged in the business of training, placement services, software development, providing Information Technology enabled services to clients, etc.
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Farmers for 8-hr uninterrupted power
Ludhiana, July 2 A deputation led by Kirti Kisan Union activists today met PSEB engineer-in-chief B.S. Bath to apprise him of the plight of farmers living in the Jagraon area. Union’s president Hardev Singh Sandhu, who led the deputation, said people living in the 13 subdivisions of Jagraon were the worst affected as the 220 KV grid at Jagraon always remained overloaded The farmers lamented that due to this a large number of them had been forced to use stabilisers which results in further drop in voltage. “Either the motors get burnt or draw little water, adding further to the misery of already harassed farmers.” Bath assured the farmers that steps would be taken to reduce load on the grid, provide more transformers and feeders for improving the frequency of power supply. He further said villagers would be told to report about the low voltage to PSEB officials concerned and desist from installing stabilisers.
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HCL opens nodal centre
Mandi Ahmedgarh, July 2 The announcement was made at a function chaired by former minister Jagdish Singh Garcha. Principal of the college Dr V.K. Sharma told the Ludhiana Tribune that the agreement was initially made for three years and was likely to be continued. Appreciating the role of the college authorities in persuading the HCL authorities to establish the first ever centre in Punjab, Garcha claimed that students of the institutes would be technically better equipped than those of any other engineering college as practical knowledge would be imparted simultaneously with theoretical classes. Though six-month industrial training is imperative for students of BTech and MCA, the intensive training imparted by experts would enable them to compete at the global level.
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Many takers for biotech course
Ludhiana, July 2 As students gave preference to the course, all seats of the general and different reserved categories were filled speedily. The second counselling will be held on August 10 at Pal Auditorium.
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Health staff caution people
Ludhiana, July 2 Satish Sachdeva from the district mass education and information wing and its officer Rajinder Singh called upon the people to take special care of potable water. Resident of Haibowal Kalan, Haibowal Khurd, Barewal road, Jeewanpreet Nagar and a few other colonies were informed about symptoms of jaundice, typhoid, cholera and other digestive disorders. District health officer Dr S.S. Dhir, district epidemiologist Dr Rajpal Singh Garewal told the people to their boil water or add chlorine tablets to it half- an- hour prior to its consumption.
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Tennis
Ludhiana, July 2 In the girl's section, Himani, along with her state mate, Victoria Chahal, registered win to reach the last-four stage. Himani fought valiantly against Riya Bhatia from Delhi to down her 6-4, 6-0 while Victoria faced a semblance of resistance from her rival Sahiban of Punjab, whom she overpowered easily
6-1, 6-1. In another quarterfinal encounter, Karman Kaur from Delhi quelled a strong challenge from Haryana's Simran Kaur whom she outnumbered 6-7, 6-0 and 6-3. In the boy's section, Fatehdeep Singh pipped Shyam Raj of Delhi 6-0, 6-1 to advance into the semifinals. In other quarterfinal matches, Tejas Kapoor of Delhi outplayed Abhijit of Chandigarh 6-0, 6-2, Rahul Pooria of Haryana got the better of Palvinder of Punjab 6-1, 6-4 and Shrey Gupta of Haryana beat Maka Krishna of Andhra Pradesh 6-2, 6-1. In the boy's u-14 section, Rishav Dev of Punjab beat Himanshu Sagar of Delhi, Chinmay Handa of Delhi defeated Hardeep Singh of Punjab, Aditya of Delhi outclassed Jasbir Singh of Punjab and Fatehdeep Singh of Punjab edged out Ravinder Singh of Punjab to move into the next round.
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Vinay XI in last four
Ludhiana, July 2 Bhuvnesh XI won the toss and opted to bat. However, their batsmen failed to capitalise and were bowled out for a poor total of 65 runs in 15 overs in which Hemant and Varun contributed 15 and 12 runs, respectively. For Vinay XI, Vinay sent down three overs and took two wickets for 16 runs while Diwakar captured two wickets for 10 runs in two overs. Vinay XI could chase the target in just eight overs without losing a wicket. Openers Vinay Kumar and Rajan remained unbeaten on 37 and 15 runs, respectively. In the semifinal, slated for Thursday, Vinay XI will take on BCM School XI that defeated Iron Bulls XI by 56 runs to advance into the last-four stage.
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LBA trainees to represent India in global meet
Ludhiana, July 2 According to Teja Singh Dhaliwal, honorary general secretary of the PBA, these trainees have made the academy proud as their names figure in the list of players who will represent the nation in the international meet. The names of the boys and girls who have been selected for this meet are: (boys) Ankit Panigrahi and Shyam Sunder of Chhattisgarh, Dishant Vipul Shah of Gujrat, Rakesh Kumar Yadav, Sudhir Kumar Pal and Ankur Anand Singh of Uttar Pradesh, Rajan Sharma of Punjab, Mousam Singh of Delhi, BC Joseph Charles Patric of Tamil Nadu, Anant Singh of Rajasthan, Brijmohan Sharma of Madhya Pradesh and Amjyot Singh of Chandigarh. Girls: Kavita, Aruna Kindo, Lutukurty and Ranjeeta Kaur of Chhattisgarh, Rajapriyadarshni and Rajaganapathi of Tamil Nadu, Stephy Nixon and Smruthi Radhakrishna of Kerala, Nagma Mirza of Punjab, Ranjana Singh and Versha Verma of Uttar Pradesh and Annavaajhula of
Delhi.
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DHA to hold trials today
Ludhiana, July 2 Players born on or after January 1, 1993, are eligible to take part in these trials. The selected players would join the
probables who were chosen during the trials conducted on June 26 during which 15 boys were shortlisted from 35
aspirants to attend the preparatory camp for the forthcoming Sub-Junior Punjab State Hockey Tournament scheduled to be held from July 10 to 13 at Batala, Ajay added.
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