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MC’s General House Meeting Mahesh Sharma
Ludhiana, November 27 Commissioner AK Sinha, who chaired the meeting along with Mayor Hakam Singh Gyaspura, seemed to be helpless to control the commotion that followed the alleged hostile behaviour of Rajinder Singh, a former councillor, also the son of present councillor Surjit Kaur Bhatia. Though items of the agenda were yet to be read even after three hours of the commencement of the meeting, the mood of the councillors suggested that they would not allow the house to approve the extension of the municipal limit up to one km further towards the Mullanpur side. The alleged lack of concern of senior officials in various departments of the corporation remained the major issue among a majority of the councillors, mainly Independents and those led by the Congress, during today’s general house meeting. The councillors, including Rakesh Prashar, Sushil Raju Thapar, Sham Sunder Malhotra, Surjit Kaur, Sanjay and Tarsem Singh Bhinder, alleged that the announcements made by officials in the house were normally not implemented. These included redressal of complaints regarding inadequate water supply, choked sewerage and faulty solid waste management. Traffic bottlenecks due to the pitiable condition of roads and the beggar menace were other important issues. Appreciating the administration’s initiative to remove encroachments, some councillors pointed out that certain persons enjoying political patronage were still occupying common land belonging to the corporation. Admitting that certain employees of the corporation were involved in facilitating encroachments, Gyaspura scolded the erring employees and warned them of dire consequences in case the tendency persisted. He pointed out that some officials had constructed ‘chaubaras’ (double-storeyed buildings) near the ESIC hospital. Responding to problems projected by the councilors, Sinha and Gyaspura announced that zonal commissioners would organise fortnightly meetings with councillors of their respective areas to resolve problems put forth by them. The proposal to construct and manage ‘sulabh’ toilets and deploy sweepers on contract rates came as a temporary relief for the residents. Commotion followed when former councillor Rajinder Singh and his mother tried to pressurise the authorities.
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Cong councillors for rationalisation of development works
Ludhiana, November 27 The councillors demanded more facilities for sweepers and sewermen, whose frustration followed by reduced efficiency, could render lakhs of city residents prone to unhygienic conditions. Denying allegations, Gyaspura maintained that development and maintenance works were being done without any political bias. Taking up issues brought to his notice by his colleagues and supporters, Sushil Raju Thapar rocked the General House of the MC with allegations of discrimination and harassment of residents of the wards represented by the Congress councillors. Terming draft-plans of the corporation to be unrealistic and politically discriminatory, Thapar alleged law of natural justice and equal rights to all had been ignored while running affairs of the corporation. While the constitution of the nation provides equal rights of living, the MC has adopted pick-and-chose policy, selecting caste and creed to be basis of choice while implementing major development projects, he alleged. Regretting that his own ward was one among those where minimum funds were spent on development and maintenance works during the present fiscal, Raju alleged that the authorities, at the behest of the SAD and the BJP leaders, had failed to repair a tubewell in his area for over a year. Maintaining that the SAD and the BJP leaders had been exploiting helplessness of sweepers and sewermen employed with the corporation, Thapar regretted that none of them (leaders) ever tried to raise voice in favour of their long-pending demands. No action was initiated against those who had forced sewermen to work under inhuman conditions at Mansa prior to the parliamentary elections to woo voters for SAD candidate Harsimran Kaur Badal. |
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Contractors duping MC of lakhs?
Ludhiana, November 27 Contractors succeeding in getting fake bills presented for pass orders, without getting these compared with measurement books, suggest that some officials in the accounts and the audit section are allegedly hand-in-glove with scammers. Genuine contactors and members of technical staff feel harassed every time some scandalous nexus among tainted contractors and staff members is exposed. The alleged violation of laid down procedure for preparation, presentation and payment of bill regarding construction and repair of roads and streets remained a hot question before the commencement of the General House meeting of the Municipal Corporation today. Though no formal complaint was made against any of the officials, some officials of the accounts and audit department, who allegedly enjoyed patronage of political bigwigs, were accused of facilitating preparation and presentation of fake bills for double payments. More skeletons are suspected to tumble out in case inquiry being conducted by Additional Commissioner KP Brar focuses on huge payments made in the past too. “How can a contractor alone succeed in getting bills presented in connection with works partial payment for which had already been made? Presentation and processing of bills bearing fake signatures of rank and file in technical department, without comparing with measurement books shows that the laid down procedure for making payments of development works is being violated,” said a councillor requesting anonymity. Sources revealed that senior officers, too, had been bowing to political pressure while making payments of bills. Instead of sticking to procedure, they have passing orders to pay bills presented before them without tallying with payments already made to the contractors. Appreciating alertness of higher authorities, leading to unearthing of “multiple payment scam” Sushil Raju Thapar, a Congress councillor said those embezzling public money should not be spared.
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Cops fail to make headway
in banker murder case
Ludhiana, November 27 Sinha, who was resident of Jharkhand, and was working as an assistant manager at the Union Bank of India was brutally murdered and some unidentified assailants on the mid-night of October 18 threw his body in a vacant plot in the Phoolanwal area. It has been over a month since the incident took place but his murder still remains a mystery for the police. Pran’s family is yet to come to term with the tragic loss. In the meantime, Jharkhand MP Inder Singh Namdhari, who happens to be the neighbour of Pran’s family, has decided to take up the matter with the Home Ministry. While, talking on phone from Jharkhand, Namdhari said, “He was just like my son and I am shocked to hear that even after a month after he was killed, the police has yet to make a headway in the case.” The letter written to the Home Minister, the copy of which is with The Tribune, states that even after a month, enquiries made by the relatives and friends of the victim at the local police station has yielded no result. The tardy investigation process into such a heinous crime raises serious question mark on the working of the investigating agency and a reason of concern for all. Namdhari has requested the Home Minister to interfere in order to speedup the investigation process. Nirmla Shrivastav, mother of Pran, is still in a state of shock. She said, “Being the youngest, he was loved the most in the family. And everyone was gearing up for his wedding on November 19. His death has left many questions unanswered, which are not letting us sleep”. Udhay Pratap, the victim’s brother, expressed his anguish against the police. He said as there was no one to pursue the case on a routine bases, the police was also going easy on the case. They have not made any progress in the case, which has forced us to raise the matter with the Home Ministry. In the meantime, SSP SS Gill said that the police was close on the heels of cracking this case.
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Armed robbers strike at shop
Ludhiana, November 27 Jatinder, owner of Shripati Computers, said three men with their faces covered came in an Indica car and entered his shop. Before he could react, one of the assailants took out his pistol and pointed it towards Jatinder's head. The other assailants locked the shop from inside and took Rs 87,000 cash and computer accessories from the shop, said Jatinder. After taking the booty, two robbers ran towards the car while one of them kept Jatinder hostage at gunpoint. A few minutes later he told Jatinder to turn towards the wall and fled along with his accomplices who were waiting for him outside the shop. Interestingly, the incident occurred just a few meters from the police post. Shopkeepers in the area complained that had the police acted swiftly, the robbers could have been nabbed. It is learnt that cops rushed to the spot only after being reprimanded by the SHO.
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Two arrested for selling psychotropic medicines
Jagraon, November 27 A police party led by Inderjit Singh, in charge of the Jodhan police post, acting on the basis of information, nabbed the accused from the bridge on the drain of Dhaipai village, where they were selling the habit-forming medicines to addicts. Chemists had been selling the medicines at the doorstep of addicts on account of the police getting strict in this regard. One of the accused, Ramanpreet Singh, owned a medical store at Jodhan. On searching the duo, the police found 12,150 tablets, 71 capsules and 10 vials of psychotropic substances and 50 bottles of cough syrup. The medicines were being taken for general sale to addicts. The accused could not present relevant papers for possessing psychotropic medicines in such a huge quantity. The Sudhar police registered a case against the accused under sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act and obtained their police remand. |
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2 nabbed with 1-kg cocaine
Ludhiana, November 27 Following a tip-off, the police nabbed the accused, identified as Soma and Sita, who were taking the contraband from Haryana to Amritsar, SSP SS Gill said. The accused were nabbed near Sahnewal late last night. The SSP said Banty, son of Sita, who is wanted by the police on the charges of drug paddling, had handed over the contraband to the duo. The police has booked the duo under various section of the NDPS Act. A local court has remanded the accused to police custody.
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Ex-executive held for bank loan fraud
Ludhiana, November 27 Giving details about the arrest, ASI Paramjit Singh said the accused, Chetan Sharma, was nabbed from his residence at Shivaji Nagar. However, the main accused, Rashpal Singh, alias Harbans Singh, who was living as a tenant at Dugri, was still at large along with his wife. According to the police, Rashpal allegedly procured the fake land registry papers of a house measuring 300 yards in the Model Town Extension belong to Seem Raja. The police said Rashpal, in connivances with Chetan, took a loan of Rs 78 lakh and Rs 7 lakh, respectively, from ICICI Bank. They also received Rs 4 lakh from ICICI Lombard. The fraud came to light when bank officials visited the house and saw Seema, who showed the original land registry papers to them. Chetan revealed that Rashpal, who was from Bhuttar village in Moga, did not give him the promised amount. Instead, he fled with the entire money, claimed Chetan. The accused was produced in court and was sent to police remand.
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Blind players still to catch govt eye
Ludhiana, November 27 Gurpreet is the city for the three-day National Sports Meet for the Blind at the Guru Nanak Stadium here. He has done his state and the country proud in the field of cricket and athletics for the blind. Speaking in his capacity as an international player, he says, “Every blind player from Punjab who represents India at the international level waits to get his reward, but in vain. Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal, despite having announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for winning gold medal, Rs 3 lakh for silver and Rs 2 lakh for bronze at international events, has done nothing so far.” Even the Directorate of Sports is unwilling to provide any financial help to blind sportspersons in the state. “The directorate said a blunt no when approached for funds to host this national event. We were told that we will not be charged for the stadium, which is disheartening for office-bearers as well as sportspersons,” he rues. Comparing the attitude of the authorities in Punjab and
Haryana, he has referred to the state awards being conferred on blind sportspersons in
Haryana, adding that the Haryana government has even been giving cash prizes to its players who bag medals at the national level. He has also pointed to the 1,200 posts for the blind lying vacant, which have not been filled since 1996. “It is a rather sorry state of affairs that instead of encouraging and enhancing the confidence of the visually impaired who have the will to perform, the government is doing its best to push them and their problems into oblivion,” he states. However, he has expressed gratitude to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Avtar Singh Makkar for supporting blind sportspersons in every possible manner. |
Trade Fair Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 27 Theme of the fair “More Crop Per Drop” aims at encouraging farmers to save water. Though there are many other technologies displayed at the fair, the centre of attraction is maize cob sheller (MCS). This hand-operated device can separate maize more efficiently without involving much of human effort. It has efficiency of shelling 50 to 60 kg maize per hour. Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology has designed the maize cob sheller in such a manner that any size of maize can fit into it. The institute has also displayed both hand held and mechanically operated pomegranate aril extractor (PME). While hand held aril extractor is useful in separating pomegranate at a small scale, mechanically operated extractor helps extracting arils at a commercial scale. Any size and variety of pomegranates can be processed with extraction capacity of 90 to 94 per cent. Mechanical damage to arils is reported as less as 3 to 4 per cent during the processing. Similarly, banana cob cutter is also on the display. This is a simple but an effective device to separate bananas. A large number of bananas can be separated at much lesser time and this can be specially useful for people engaged in fruit business. Nilesh Gaikwad, scientist, said a large number of entrepreneurs had shown interest in technologies developed by the institute. Director of the institute Dr RT Patil and head transfer of technology division Dr Deepak Raj Rai said they were providing all possible information to visitors at their stall. Besides CIPHET, various other institutes of ICAR have also displayed their technologies/products at the ICAR pavilion at Pragati Maidan.
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‘King of Bhangra' back with bang
Ludhiana, November 27 With ‘Billo
Rani’, his first studio album in the past four years, Malkit once again retains his crown as he unleashes a vibrant mix of contemporary and traditional Punjabi dance number. In the album Malkit has-for the first time- collaborated with dance hall powerhouse Rishi Rich Productions on two killer dance floor tracks
'Nach Billo' and 'Saari Raat Nachava', both featuring the upcoming Mumzy Stranger, and the result is sheer magic! “Paundah
Bhangra” is another floor scorcher that brings me and one of today's most noted bhangra producers, Punjabi By Nature, making way for a huge dance floor track. On the traditional path, I’m at my best on the title track
`Billo Rani’ and `Mama Bada Great’”, says Malkit. Malkit has been conferred the honour of the 'Member of the Order of British Empire’ from none other than the Queen of England herself. As he recalls, “Receiving an MBE from the Queen was such an auspicious honour as it made me feel proud to see how far bhangra has come over the years and to know that even the Queen appreciates our music………In return I present to you my new album, ‘Billo
Rani,’ and in particular the song ‘Balle O Punjabiyo’ as a token of my appreciation for all your love and support over the years”. As his fan base keeps on growing from strength to strength with audiences encompassing all ages, Malkit has maintained his true Punjabi image throughout his career to the extent he is looked upon as a role model. His popular music and videos have won over today’s generation of youngsters and at the same time have kept his diehard fans happy.
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Safai workers block traffic
Amloh, november 27 The protesters today blocked traffic at Gobindgarh chowk and burnt an effigy of the Punjab government. Addressing the gathering, district senior vice-president of the union Som Nath threatened to intensify their stir if the government failed to accept their demands. In Mandi Gobindgarh, members of the union staged a dharna in front of the Municipal Council office.
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Shopkeepers protest traffic restrictions
Ludhiana, November 27 The shopkeepers appealed to the authorities to lift the barricades. They said due to the barricades, their business had been facing losses as their prospective customers could not enter the road due to the traffic restrictions. Following orders of the traffic police, the road was closed from 9 am to 9 pm and only two-wheelers were allowed to enter the road to the Ghumar Mandi. This was not the first time that the police had put up barricades on this road. On earlier occasions, the shopkeepers’ association had opposed the move. Following the intervention of politicians, barricades were lifted by the police. According to the police, the move was taken to ease traffic flow in the Ghumar Mandi area. Bahi Bala Chowk National Road Association president Ajinder Singh Sodhi said the police did not take the consent of the shopkeepers before imposing traffic restrictions.
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Unregistered medical practitioners meet
Amloh, November 27 District president Rajinder Singh, cashier Jaspal Bawa, state committee member Devinder Singh and social worker Dr Raghbir Sukla addressed the meeting. The leaders criticised the drive launched by the health department to raid and harass the unregistered medical practioners, who provide first aid to patients where no medical facility is available and the patient is shifted to the hospital for further treatment. These practioners help save many lives. They are working in this field for the past many years and have gained experience in this field. In case they are stopped, they will add 2.5 lakh more into 4.5 lakh unemployed youths in the state. The association appealed to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to fulfill the promise of election manifesto to provide training to unregistered medical practioners and allow them to continue their profession. In case their demand was not met, they would be forced to launch an agitation, the leaders added.
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Admn yet to wake up to accidents
Mandi Ahmedgarh, November 27 Not a single department has ever tried to assess number of lives lost and material losses incurred in accidents that had taken place in the past decades. Apprehending spurt in accidents due to the poor visibility during the winter, residents of the area have urged the authorities to undertake preventive measures to avoid accidents near labeled sites. The administration had failed to check number of vehicular accidents taking place even near hundreds of points on the highways, which had long been declared accident-prone. Unconcern on the part of the officials concerned can be gauged from the fact that they hardly coordinate with each other to keep a check on the further loss of human lives in accidents. The official website of the Punjab police revealed that the authorities had identified over 400 accident-prone areas situated on the GT Road and other highways. Though the official comments were not available, sources revealed that the department had earmarked these points on the basis of records pertaining to number of accidents that had taken place at these places in the past. T-points, crossings, bridges and village bus stands situated on the highways included list of accident-prone areas. There were about 50 such points in the nearby areas falling under jurisdiction of the Sangrur, Barnala, Khanna, Ludhiana (Rural) and the Ludhiana police districts. Daheru village on the GT Road, Bija Chowk, Barmalipur Cut, Kadon Chowk, Jagera and Gurthali bridges, Bhogiwal, Kup Kalan, Bhasaur, Sanghala and Sanghera to Mehal Kalan span are among others where fatal accidents had been taking place. Residents of the area have urged higher authorities, including the Chief Minister, to impress upon the officials concerned to take preventive measure to avoid accident.
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No threat to Punjabi, says Surjit Patar
Jagraon, November 27 A competition on short-story writing, articles and Punjabi writing were held to promote the mother tongue Punjabi among the students. Rajwinder Kaur, head, Punjabi department, recited a Punjabi poem while Dr Ashninder Preet Kaur and Dr Kuldeep Kaur read their papers. Students recited poems on the occasion. Dr Surjit Patar recited a few of his poems and distributed prizes among the contest winners.
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Lecture on ‘Software Metrics’
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 27 Dr Hardeep said the software metrics was a measure of some property of software or its specifications. He explained that the effective management of any process required quantification and measurement and software metrics was a way to provide a quantitative basis for the development and validation of models of the software development process. He informed students that one should strike a balance between cost and quality of the software. Low cost and enhanced quality software were two prime factors to be considered while developing a project. Explaining it further, he said the concept of software measurements and metrics was the key to develop products in a controlled manner. Gurbani pratiyogita
Students of Spring Dale Senior Secondary School gave a brilliant performance in the National-Level Inter-School Gurbani Pratiyogita organised by Guru Gobind Singh Study circle, Ludhiana, at the Gurdwara Sri Guru Arjun Dev Satsang Sabha, Samrala chowk, to pay homage to Guru Tegh Bahadur on his martyrdom day. Students from Ludhiana, Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib, Mansa, Fatehgarh Sahib, Khanna and Chehrata Saahib participated in the competition. Students of Spring Dale School brought laurels to the institution by winning appreciation award and also received trophies and certificates. Alphabet relay race
Bal Bharati Public School organised an alphabet relay race for Montessori Wing (nursery, Mont I and Mont II). Nursery students were supposed to form three letter words God, pen and cat. Nursery A students Guramneet, Bhavya and Jannish were declared winners. Participants were very quick and showed a great team spirit to achieve the goal. Principal Punam Dogra congratulated students and motivated them to participate in such activities. Art contest
An art competition was organised at Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School, Doraha, to explore creative talent of students. Theme of the competition was based on landscape and natural beauty scenes. Winners were awarded by principal Dharam Paul Thakur . Seminar
A cancer awareness seminar was organised at BCM School, Dugri, Ludhiana, by the Arpita Cancer Society today. Rama Munjal, president of the society, chaired the event. Internationally renowned oncologist Dr Devinder Singh Sandhu and Dr Praveen Sobti, professor of pediatrics, delivered talks on various aspects of cancer. Most important message was that childhood cancers were curable provided they were diagnosed early and treated adequately at a centre having specialised services. Dr Sandhu said nearly 40 per cent cancers could be prevented by life style modifications. Deathrate could be significantly reduced by screening. Tobacco users alone accounted for 5.4 millions deaths per year globally, of which 1.5 million deaths were reported due to cancer, said Dr Sandhu. He said, “High fat diet, sedentary life style, lack of exercise, obesity, less intake of fruits and vegetables, increasing use of pesticides, pollution and alcohol intake are the common risk factors.” Dr Vandna Shahi, principal of the school, thanked the guests for educating students about various aspects of cancer. Contest
Students of Ram Lal Bhasin Public School, Phase I, Dugri, participated in the Hindi storytelling competition with great enthusiasm. Students narrated stories with different morals. The competition motivated students to develop confidence, power of imagination and expression, learning ability and clarity of words. Participants were dressed as rabbits, farmers and monkeys.
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German fellowship for biologist
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 27 According to Dr Jarnail Singh, head, department of processing and food engineering, Dr Bahga will work on the research topic "Factors affecting urea transport across the rumina epithelium" from December 2009 to January 2010. Congratulating Dr Bahga for this opportunity, Dr Singh said his study would help in economising the ruminant rations. Dr Bahga has earlier visited Germany thrice and worked in different research institutes. Research award
Dean, College of Agriculture, Dr Milkha Singh Aulakh, has been chosen for the first "FAI Golden Jubilee Award for Excellence in Research 2009" by the Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) — a premier body responsible for the promotion of fertilisers production and consumption in India. The FAI instituted the Golden Jubilee Awards this year to commemorate its golden jubilee. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 20,000, a gold medal and a citation. Dr Aulakh has been chosen for the award in recognition of his contribution for research in the field of integrated nutrient management. He had also received the FAI Silver Jubilee Award (1987). Dr Aulakh has evolved scientific information on the judicious use of mineral fertilisers integrated with organic sources in cereals, oilseeds and pulses in cropping sequences, which have important bearing on improving the fertilizer-use efficiency, soil fertility, crop productivity and environmental benefits by reduced groundwater nitrate contamination and emissions of greenhouse gases. He provided a comprehensive package on balanced nutrition of field crops, better understanding of how to manage soil nutrients in relation to yield and quality while minimising environmental pollution. The award will be presented to Dr Aulakh by MK Alagiri, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers and Dr K Rosaiah, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, during the inaugural session of FAI Annual Seminar 2009 on "Fertiliser Policy for Sustainable Agriculture", at Hyderabad on December 3, 2009. Training course
The Directorate of Extension Education, PAU, will organise a three-day training course on mushroom cultivation and processing from December 9 to 11 in the Kairon Kisan Ghar on the university campus. The beneficiaries will include development officers from state department of agriculture and horticulture, PAU, district extension specialists and teachers from Krishi Vigyan Kendras.
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PAU employees’ stir enters Day 2
Ludhiana, November 27 The protest was held in front of Thapar Hall against the “indifferent” attitude of the Punjab government and the PAU administration in granting revised pay scales as recommended by the 5th Pay Commission of Punjab government. The Punjab Agricultural University Teachers Association (PAUTA) and the PAU Forth Class Workers Unions also participated in the rally. All the non-teaching, teaching and class IV employees from various departments gathered and condemned the “dilly-dallying” attitude of government. The rally was addressed by HS Mundi, president PAU Employees Union and Dr KN Sharma, PAUTA president. The members threatened to intensify their agitation, if the government failed release the funds immediately.
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Teachers’ union holds rallies
Ludhiana, November 27 The rallies were organised at all district head quarters in Punjab. According to a press statement, DPE/ librarians were still being denied their dues, which were being given to teachers as per new pay scales. In spite of the fact that the UGC had already issued letter in this regard in October, 2006, aided and un-aided colleges were becoming the victims of the partial attitude of the government. Similarly, the service security act had been taken back from teachers working against the un-aided posts both in aided and un-aided colleges. This delay on part of the government had caused a lot of resentment among teachers of privately managed aided and un-aided colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh forcing them to resort to agitation once again. The union has asked the Punjab government to accept long-pending demands of refresher course relaxation, restoration of 95 per cent grant to colleges and lifting ban on recruitment against covered posts.
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Four held for judicial complex firing
Phillaur, November 27 The four members of the gang were identified as Vinay Gill, Ravi and Deepak and their kingpin as Manish Kumar Kali. They attacked two members of their rival gang, Tirlochan Singh Bilga and Gurmit Ram, with sharp-edged weapons that day and seriously injured them. Phillaur DSP Kamaljit Singh Dhillon said here today that the police also recovered one countrymade .315-bore pistol and three live cartridges from their possession. Three members of the gang, identified as Gurpreet, Amarjit, and Sanjeev, were arrested on November 21 while the other accused would be nabbed soon, he added. He said members of both gangs, headed by Tirlochan and Kali, came to the Phillaur judicial complex on November 20 to appear before the judicial magistrate in connection with a case registered against both groups. Members of Tirlochan’s gang reached first while Kali and his accomplices came later and attacked and wounded Tirlochan and Gurmit Ram. The assailants escaped after jumping from the upper floor. The Phillaur police had registered a case under sections 307, 323, 324, 148 and 149 of the IPC and sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act against Kali’s gang.
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Youth arrested with 3 gm of smack
Jagraon, November 27 The accused has been identified as Mandeep Singh, alias Deepa, of Sidhwan Bet. A case has been registered against the accused under Sections 21/61/85 NDPS Act.
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1 held with 4-kg opium
Phillaur, November 27 Phillaur DSP Kamaljit Singh Dhillon said during interrogation, the accused said he used to bring opium from Madhya Pardesh and sell it in Phillaur, Bilga and Nurmahal. The police has registered a case under Sections 18, 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act.
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PSEB told to pay Rs 1,33,650 interest
Ludhiana, November 27 The original amount paid by the consumer in 1997 was Rs 1,35,000 which was reimbursed by the board few months back. However, the consumer, in order to get the interest on his original amount, moved the permanent lok adalat, which ordered the board to pay an interest of Rs 1,33,650. Permanent lok adalat chairman Sukhdarshan Singh Khaira and its members RS Khokkar, Nand Lal held that the chief electrical inspector had not even mentioned in his order that why he decided the application after such a long period. The orders came on an application filed by Jatinder Kaur, partner of M/s Kundan Mill Board and Paper Mills, Hambran. It was pleaded that the power connection of their firm was checked on January 1, 1997. The PSEB had claimed that the meter was running slow by 67.18 per cent. The mill was ordered to pay an amount of Rs 2,69,312, following which the firm filed a writ petition before the Punjab and Haryana High Court. On April 25, 1997 the High Court directed the petitioner to file a petition with the chief electrical inspector and deposit half amount of the demand. As per the directions of the High Court, the petitioner deposited Rs 1,35,000 and filed a petition before the chief electrical officer. On May 13, 2008, the chief electrical inspector quashed the demand and ordered for refunding the deposited amount. The PSEB returned the amount but without interest. After appreciating the evidence on record, the permanent lok adalat held that the firm was entitled for interest.
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Daksh claims top spot in 100m
Ludhiana, November 27 Snehdeep Sharma, SP II, graced the occasion as chief guest. He appreciated players for their efforts. Results : 100m race (Class II boys) : Daksh Aggarwal, Jasleen Singh Saini and Aryan Kapoor. 100m race (Class I boys): Dhruv Bansal, Manas Gupta and Rahul Ahuja. 100m race (Class II girls): Smiti Singh, Khushi Chopra and Naina Maggo. 100m race (Class I girls): Ramya Sharma, Aashrya Loomba and Stuti Jain.
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