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BJP attacks UPA on rising prices
Party blames Cong for rise in inflation
Ensuring safety of sect followers |
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Officials reshuffled
Harsimrat distributes cheques to homeless
Abohar cops release sketch of PO
Less rain may have adverse effect on diversified crops too
Trees planted as FWO week kicks off at Cantt
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BJP attacks UPA on rising prices
Bathinda, August 17 The protesters raised slogans against the Congress while holding vegetables in their hands as vegetable being one of the commodities whose price was increasing sharply. Lajpat Goyal, district press secretary of the party, said rising prices had to be restrained to ensure the comfortable survival of a common man. “Ever since the Congress formed a government at the Centre, life of a commoner has been badly hit. Being representative of the people, we have to think about the masses. Prices of commodities for daily use, vegetables, fruits, pulses, fuel, etc have seen an upward trend and continue to rise. The government is doing nothing to control the rising prices,” Goyal added. The party members submitted a memorandum to the ADC (D) Shruti Singh at her office. “The party submitted the memorandum to me as the DC was not available in his office due to MP Harsimrat Badal’s visit in the city,” said Shruti Singh. Among those who took part in the rally were the Bathinda Improvement Trust chairman Ashok Bharti, Tarsem Goyal, senior mayor, Bathinda, BJP district president Shyam Lal Bansal, BJP district president (rural) Dyal Sodhi and BJP district secretary Naveen Singla.
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Party blames Cong for rise in inflation
Fazilka, August 17 The dharna was presided over by the Fazilka BJP Mandal president Satish Setia, BJP district general secretary Arun Narang, BJP Mahila Morcha district president Suvarsha Narang, BJP Mahila Mandal Fazilka president Manjit Grewal, Market Committee chairman Ashok Jairath, Dr Ramesh Verma, Rakesh Dhuria, Ravinder Bhateja, Arun Wadhwa, Raghunath Indora, Jagdish Verma, Neela Ram Neena, Kamlesh Chugh, all municipal councillors, Municipal Council Abohar president Shiv Raj Goyal. Lashing out at the Centre, the leaders said the government after taking over had promised in its 100-day agenda to cut the inflation rate but it has increased manifold. Giving example, they said the price of sugar, pulses, vegetables, fruits and day-to-day eatables and consumables has increased and is virtually out of control of the Central government. They said whenever the Congress takes over, the inflation increases. Fazilka MLA Surjit Kumar Jyani, who was supposed to preside over the protest dharna, had to go to Chandigarh for official work. While speaking on telephone over the issue of price rise, he said common man was the worst hit. While commenting on the protest by the Congress in different parts of Punjab regarding shortage of power, BJP state vice-president said Congress is responsible for the pitiable condition of power as during their five years tenure, it did not bother about the production of electricity.
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Ensuring safety of sect followers
Mansa, August 17 The writ petition was filed by Gurpreet Singh, advocate, son of Nirpal Singh, president of Nangal Khurd village (Mansa) and advocate Rahul Rupal, son of late Raj kumar Rupal, a resident of Mansa, in 2008. In the court of justice JS Khehar and justice SD Anand, the respondents including DGP Punjab, home secretary, deputy commissioner Mansa and SSP Mansa were asked to respond about the security of function of different sects. VS Chug, advocate for petitioners and Reeta Kohli, additional AG Punjab, were present in the court. A copy of guidelines from the DGP Punjab was put in the court related to security of function of different sects. The petitioners had also expressed their satisfaction with the guidelines drawn by the respondents. It was notable that confrontations between the followers of different sects and Deras led to unpleasant situations at times. A majority of such incidents were reported in Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Bathinda, Mansa, Sangrur and Barnala. According to the guidelines, the SSP will ensure that appropriate security, law and order arrangements be made for smooth conduct of congregations and marches organised by different sects. Normally, such gatherings would be organised either at places belonging to these sects or places procured by the local organisers. An organiser from the sect would be designated in each district for liaisoning with the district police and civil administration. |
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Cop suspended for eve teasing
Bathinda, August 17 He used to drive the official vehicle of the in-charge of the said police post. As per the details available, one Rimpy Rani of Jhujhar Singh Nagar locality today accused Muktiar Singh, the cop in question, of holding her hand at the Dhobiana Chowk while she was waiting for her kin. She alleged that the cop, without even knowing her, asked her to develop relations with him. He handed over to her a slip bearing his mobile number. Meanwhile, she shouted and people gathered there which made the cop flee. Recognising the official vehicle of the police post, people gheraoed the police post and demanded that the cop be suspended immediately and should be arrested. They raised slogans also. Sensing the situation, Gurdeep Singh, in-charge of the police post, reached there and pacified the agitators by assuring them of getting the cop’s medical examination conducted. However, the cop, who was in inebriated condition, hurled abuses at the mob which resulted in his thrashing by Gurdeep Singh. Muktiar Singh was suspended after his medical report was received.
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Officials
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Bathinda, August 17 KPS Mahi, who was the SDM, Sardulgarh, is now the SDM, Bathinda, replacing Devinderjit Singh, who has been shifted to Muktsar. Nachattar Singh, SDM, Mansa, would also look after Sardulgarh. Ashwani Kumar, SDM, Fazilka, has been transferred to Khanna. Jagdish Chander Bhatia, SDM, Jaiton, has been shifted and posted as the deputy director, Local Urban Bodies, Patiala. |
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Harsimrat distributes cheques to homeless
Bathinda, August 17 She toured these villages and distributed cheques to 135 homeless families and 325 other families for repair of their houses. She also announced a grant of Rs 28 lakh for the development of these villages. Besides, ownership of plots was given to 40 families. The MP from Bathinda visited Chakh Fateh Singh Wala, Chak Ruldu Singh Wala and Goniana, besides other places.
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Abohar cops release sketch of PO
Abohar, August 17 Confirming this, SHO Rattan Singh said Seera had escaped from police custody on November 19 last year, when he was being escorted by two head constables from sub-jail, Fazilka to Jaipur to produce him during the trial of another case that had been registered by the Government Railway Police. Two head constables, Dharam Pal and Har Narain, who had allegedly obliged him (Seera) by felicitating unscheduled halt at village Kikkarkhera near here have been dismissed from service under Rule 311 of the constitution by the SSP Ferozepur. Giving details, the SHO said Seera was facing trial for killing three persons at village Usmankhera of the sub-division over a land dispute last year. The police had also arrested his relatives Mohan Singh, Jaspreet Kaur and Amandeep Kaur under section 223, 224,225 and 120B of the IPC for their alleged involvement in conspiring escape of Seera from police custody in Kikkarkhera. However, another relative Gursahab Singh is yet to be arrested.
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Less rain may have adverse effect on
Kalalwala (Bathinda), August 17 After the two major crops of the belt—cotton and paddy— deficit rainfall is set to show its effect on other diversified crops also. During a random visit to a large field where organic cultivation of peanuts has been undertaken in this sleepy village near the Haryana border, a farmer expressed his plight. The farmer’s family had earlier sown peanuts in six acres but motivated by the yield, this time they covered a huge chunk of 26 acres under the crop. “We took the initiative to cultivate peanut in a large area but it seems that nature will adversely affect us,” said Harwinder Singh, the farmer. He said that the crop needed to be watered four-five times during the season before getting ready. He maintained that in the absence of rainfall, they had to depend upon groundwater which was of poor quality. “We know that the groundwater will harm the fertility of the soil but we have no alternative,” he said. Speaking further, he said, “It is not the only reason to worry about as the motor of the tube well consumes too much diesel, it costs about Rs100 per hour. Despite spending so much, there is no certainty that the crop can be saved.” A helper of the farmer, watering the peanut plants, said, “If nature does not show mercy through good rainfall within a fortnight, the yield will reduce to half the previous year. When asked about the canal water, he pointed at the choked distributary channel and said, “The agriculture department just motivates up to adopt such rare crops but there is lack of proper attention. The canal department releases water in a rationed way—eight minutes per acre, after seven days. Further, these kuccha channels seep more than one-third of the total water.” “It seems that the decision to sow peanuts will leave us disappointed,” said Harwinder indicating that the deficit rainfall might hit peanut production taking it the paddy and cotton way. |
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Trees planted as FWO week kicks off at Cantt
Bathinda, August 17 During the FWO week, there will be activities to encourage talent through competitions like best out of waste, paper craft, best house keeping, pickle making, pot decoration and cultural programmes. Later in the day, Lt-Gen D.S. Chauhan, General Officer Commanding, Chetak Corps, inaugurated a waiting-cum-reception hall at the ECHS (Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme) polyclinic at the Military Hospital here. It was a part of the ongoing project to improve the facilities for the ex-servicemen of Bathinda. The ECHS polyclinic was functioning from the main building of the Military Hospital earlier but was shifted to a new building in 2006 to ensure timely facilities to ex-servicemen. Since then, its membership has gone up from 1,500 to 6,765. There are 227 such polyclinics in India, located even in remote areas, to cater to the medical needs of ex-servicemen and their dependents. In an interaction with ex-servicemen, Lt-Gen Chauhan said it was the responsibility of serving Army personnel to solve the problems of ex-servicemen and that he would always strive to do so. He also announced that soon a transport facility from the Traffic Check Posts (TCP) of the Bathinda cantonment till the Military Hospital would be made available to ex-servicemen and that he would ensure the ex-servicemen do not have to face any problem at a TCP while entering the cantonment premises. Lt-Gen Chauhan was apprised of the problem by some ex-servicemen today. |
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Bathinda, August 17
Kalalwala (Bathinda), August 17
