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Distress sale of paddy reported
Chandigarh, October 12
While the government claims smooth procurement of paddy in the state, reports from western districts, especially
Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran and Amritsar, have reported distress sale and at many places its sale below the minimum support price
(MSP) of Rs 850. This is especially true of the common varieties, while the “A” grade paddy is even fetching a price as high as Rs 1,145 per quntal .
Make procurement smooth: Bajwa to CM
Chandigarh, October 12
Senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa has urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to ensure that the government’s procurement agencies worked in the right earnest rather than wasting the exchequer’s money by addressing appeals through advertisements to the
Centre.
Delhi Assembly Polls
SAD for 15 seats from BJP
Jalandhar, October 12
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which will contest the Delhi Vidhan Sabha elections on its symbol in spite of poll alliance with the BJP there, yesterday said talks on allocation of seats were progressing well.
BJP to contest three seats in LS polls: Kalia
Bathinda, October 12
Putting an end to all speculations regarding seat-sharing for the parliamentary elections, Manoranjan Kalia, state minister for industries and commerce, today made it clear that the BJP would contest on three seats in the state, the pre-decided ratio in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Minister for local bodies Manoranjan Kalia has a look at an exhibition held at the Public Library in Bathinda on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Kulbir Beera
Seat-sharing
Sukhbir for old formula
Amritsar/Tarn Taran, October 12
Categorically discarding the demand of its alliance partner BJP, over the issue of increase in seats for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Sukhbir Singh Badal, president, SAD, on Friday said the old seat-sharing formula would be followed.
The bumper cotton crop has made cotton pickers in Bathinda happy. Farmers here are
also not minding giving them more money. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh |
Shortage of migrant farm workers
Farmers, industrialists in lurch
Bathinda, October 12
Agriculturists and industrialists in Punjab seem to be struggling this season to hire migrant farm workers from Bihar and are believed to be using novel ways such as offering free cell phones and other attractive incentives to lure them. But the offer has few takers.
The lower scale of seasonal migration from Bihar could partially be due to the floods there.
Pay Panel Report
Employees hope for early submission
Chandigarh, October 12
Punjab employees are hoping that the report of the Fifth State Pay Commission will be submitted within the next two months with the
SAD-BJP government inclined to finally listen to the demands of government employees.
Rs 123-cr grant for canal revamp project
Bardwal (Dhuri), October 12
To ensure speedy development in all parts of the state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a grant of Rs 2 crore each for all 117 Assembly constituencies, in addition to the already announced grant of Rs 2
crore.
Gold plaque to be installed at Sachkhand gurdwara
Tarn Taran, October 12
A gold plaque made by a local Kar Sewa sect headed by Baba Jagtar Singh will be installed at Gurdwara Sri Dashmesh
Darbar, Sachkhand Sri Hazoor Sahib on October 30.
Kidnapped boy rescued
Jalandhar, October 12
The police has rescued kidnapped schoolboy Tajinder Singh. Villagers are all praise for cops Tarlok Singh and Gian Chand who rescued Tajinder Singh, alias Kaka, kidnapped for a ransom of Rs 30 lakh from Pratabpura village on September 25 morning.
Constables Tarlok Singh and Gian Chand who rescued Tajinder Singh, a schoolboy of Pratabpura village.
A Tribune photograph
CM for free treatment to dengue patients
Chandigarh, October 12
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has directed chief secretary Ramesh Inder Singh to ask the Health and Medical Services to gear up for any eventuality due to dengue outbreak in the state. He also asked him to issue instructions in all government hospitals and dispensaries to provide free treatment to dengue patients.
Punjabi Tribune launches Malwa edition
Chandigarh, October 12
Punjabi Tribune launched its Malwa edition today. With this launch it has become the first Punjabi daily to be printed and distributed from
Bathinda.
Sanctuary workers pay for ‘exposing’ officers
Without salaries for 7 months
Jalandhar, October 12
It will be a black Diwali for scores of daily-wage earners working at the Harike Bird Sanctuary as they have not been paid salaries for the past over seven months.
What made Jai Rup’s father believe in astrology
Amritsar, October 12
It may amaze the modern mind that an astrological treatise, the Bhrigu
Samhita, supposed to have been written a few hundred years ago, had not only predicted the destiny of Dr Jai Rup Singh, vice-chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, but also unveiled his previous birth about 44 years ago.
AISAD concerned over safety of minorities
Amritsar, October 12
Concerned over the recent killings of Christians in Orissa and other parts of the country, the All-India Shiromani Akali Dal (AISAD) has decided to submit a memorandum to President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Stating this here today, Jaswant Singh Mann, president of the AISAD, said a delegation of the party would submit the memorandum to both the President and Prime Minister on November 1.
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