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EGS teachers end hunger strike
DC Rahul Tewari offering juice to the EGS teachers who were sitting on hunger strike in Bathinda on Thursday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh
Vet pharmacists take up cudgels now, demand jobs
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R-Day: Security beefed up at rly station
Parade commander DSP Surinder Pal Singh supervises the rehearsal by a contingent of the Punjab Police in Bathinda on Thursday. Tribune photo:Kulbir Beera
Health scheme to cover 3 more dists
P-rights to farmers: CM
College teachers stage dharna
Sun plays hide and seek
Stone for 4th PU regional centre laid
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EGS teachers end hunger strike
Bathinda, January 22 Prithpal Singh Fazilka, state president of the EGS Teachers’ Union, thanked the DC for extending his support to them. The DC had arranged their meeting with the secretary (education). Meanwhile, the EGS teachers are continuing with the dharna till the date advertisement regarding forms for the D.Ed course appears in the newspapers. According to sources, the advertisement would appear tomorrow. “We have just done away with our hunger strike but we would carry on with the sit-in till the promised advertisement is pubished,” Prithpal said. As the EGS teachers heaved a sigh of relief after the government accepted their demand, it was the turn of college teachers to protest against the government for not implementing the new pay panel. They sat on dharna today from 11 am to 1 pm in Rajindra College, Punjabi University Post Graduate Department, Law Department and University B.Ed College, Bathinda. The protesters said all the affected teachers have planned to take a mass leave and stage a sit-in at Sector 25 in Chandigarh on January 28. Prof G.S. Brar from the Rajindra College said, “UGC recommendations regarding new pay scales, which have already been approved and notified by the MHRD on December 31 last year, have not been implemented in Punjab. Governments of Haryana, Rajashthan Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and others have already implemented the new pay scales.” Prof N.K. Gosain, district president of the PCCTU, said, “The government of Punjab has already received 80 per cent grant from the Centre but still it was not implementing new pay scales for the teachers.” The teachers come under the Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers, which represents five universities, 54 government colleges and 170 private colleges of the state. |
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Vet pharmacists take up cudgels now, demand jobs
Bathinda, January 22 Ravinder Pheruman, president of the union, said that the pharmacists had completed their training from the Veterinary Pharmacists Course Training Centre, Patiala. Instead of applying for job, they joined hands with their seniors and they all, about 1,000 in number, have announced in unison to wage a war against the state government. Yesterday, the agitating youths burnt their degrees stating that they would not allow themselves to be exploited at the hands of government. On the other hand, veterinary pharmacists have already declared that they would not work under the service providers. They were demanding regularisation of their jobs or to be appointed as service providers in rural veterinary dispensaries. In the wake of the rigid stand taken by them, the government had tried to persuade the freshly passed-out lot to join the services. The government had earlier, through an advertisement, announced that 400 veterinary pharmacists would be appointed as service providers in rural dispensaries. Later, the government had to take back its decision following protests by veterinary officers. The government had decided to appoint veterinary officers as service providers in dispensaries in place of veterinary pharmacists. The protesters have been braving the vagaries of the weather in the city for over a week. According to Sarabjeet Singh, media spokesperson of the union they have called upon all unemployed youths, including computer and B Ed teachers; of Punjab, to come and join their stir. Union president stated that in case of mishap, the Punjab Government would be held responsible and they would return only after getting appointment letters.
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R-Day: Security beefed up at rly station
Bathinda, January 22 Security personnel in plain clothes have also been deployed in the station area. Talking to The Tribune on Thursday evening, the Post Commander, RPF, Bathinda, M.K. Panwar, confirmed the fact and said that no stone was being left unturned to avoid any untoward incident. The platforms, yards and parking areas on the railway premises were being searched thoroughly, Panwar said, adding that luggage of passengers were also being searched. The RPF personnel are also frisking the passengers. For the purpose, the newly-received metal detectors were proving handy. It may be mentioned that the RPF, Bathinda, on Wednesday received altogether seven new metal detectors, making the total tally of metal detectors to nine. Most importantly, while intensifying the night vigil, the RPF has deployed armed personnel for patrolling. Sources in the railway said that not only Bathinda, security had also been beefed up at all the railway stations falling under the Ambala division. The sources added that a high-level meeting of the RPF was held in this regard at Ambala on Wednesday. The divisional security commissioner of Ambala division, while presiding over the meeting, issued necessary security related instructions. Railway sources said that senior officials had been directed to maintain extra vigil and keep close watch on human activities on railway premises. Instruction to drive out unauthorised persons from the station area had also been issued. It may be mentioned here that one of the important railway stations of the Northern Railway, Bathinda is also Asia’s biggest railway junction as it receives and dispatches trains from altogether six directions. |
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Health scheme to cover 3 more dists
Muktsar/Bathinda, January 22 Later talking to the media, Sandhu said the state government, utilising the scheme of the Union Labour Ministry, has already benefited BPL families in five districts, namely, Ferozepur, Patiala, Gurdaspur, Patiala and Sangrur. Now, three more districts, Muktsar, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur, would be covered under the scheme from February 1. Giving details, he said that by spending Rs 30, the smart card holder will be entitled to get medical treatment up to Rs 30,000 for five members of his family in one year. The facility would be available at 170 hospitals of the PHSC and all hospitals notified by the Punjab government and the National Insurance Company. He added that the insurance company would be paid Rs 750 for each case and out of the total, Rs 585 will be deposited by the Union government and the rest of Rs185 would be spent by the state government. He said the PHSC had been declared the nodal agency for the scheme, adding that in the next fiscal, smart cards will be issued throughout the state. He disclosed that for the treatment of cancer patients, Rs 200 crore have been sanctioned in the Rashtriya Swasthya Beema Yojna. |
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P-rights to farmers: CM
Ferozepur, January 22 Badal was accompanied by the Irrigation Minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Sukhpal Singh Nannu besides senior BSF, civil and police officials including Commissioner B.S. Sudan, DIG R.P. Mittal, DC Megh Raj, SSP Dinesh Pratap and others. While interacting with border farmers at village Julloke, Badal announced that the marginal and small farmers who have been tilling the provincial government land along the border would be granted P-rights for the same soon, for which the necessary draft would be put up before the next state cabinet meeting. Badal said that there was around 10,000 acres of provincial government land, popularly known as "pond area" along the Indo-Pakistan border in this district which was acquired by the canal department for the construction of Hussaniwala head works a long time back. The CM said that he has instructed the Financial Commissioner (Revenue) to prepare the draft and obligatory regulations for the same within the next 20 days. Badal also said that a committee would be constituted under the chairmanship of the local DC to ascertain the veracity of the girdawris and make necessary corrections in the same before the transfer of the land to the farmers. Badal said the state government would, however, charge a subsidised amount against providing P-rights to the farmers. |
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College teachers stage dharna
Abohar, January 22 The call was given by the Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations as part of the struggle for implementation of the new UGC scales. Dr Sandhu appealed to the teaching fraternity to proceed on mass casual leave on January 28 in the next phase of the agitation. Nearly 2000 teachers are expected to join in the dharna to be staged in Sector 25 at Chandigarh on that day, he said. The PCCTU appealed to the CM and the Education Minister to accept the genuine demands of the teachers without further delay. |
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Sun plays hide and seek
Bathinda, January 22 Moreover, Sun continued to play hide-and-seek almost throughout the day due the change in conditions. As far as the mood of mercury is concerned, the city recorded minimum of 8.2 degree Celsius, 2.2 degrees higher than yesterday, as per the Agro-MeT advisory services, PAU Regional Station, Bathinda. The maximum, however, remained 18.8 degree Celsius. The weathermen had predicted the development of the system for overcast and rain from Thursday evening besides chances of rain on Saturday and Sunday.
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Stone for 4th PU regional centre laid
Nathuwala Garbi (Moga), January 22 The VC said that initially BA and B. Ed. courses would be started and later, BCA, MCA courses would be included.
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After the secretary (education) agreed to the demands of the EGS teachers, deputy commissioner Rahul Tewari today offered fruit juice to the protesting teachers so that they end their hunger strike.
Bathinda, January 22
