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Wheat storage problems haunt state: Harsimrat
Vaid gets jail for false male child guarantee
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Broadband service to undergo generational shift
Fish farming feasible in waterlogged areas
Women cops among five killed in road accident
Woman dies, spouse booked
Man killed in mishap
Fazilka BJP workers protest against price rise
Market Committee staff stage stir, seek action
Contaminated water causing concern
DRM visit today
Office-bearers elected
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Wheat storage problems haunt state: Harsimrat
Jaga Ram Tirath (Bathinda),
February 15 “In a recent high-level meeting held at Chandigarh, we discussed the issue in detail, where it was said that almost all warehouses were jam-packed with the already procured foodgrains, including paddy and wheat, so it would be difficult to store the coming wheat crop.” Expressing deep concern over the issue, she said the state government had urged the Union government either to lift the already-stored foodgrains or to surrender the matter to the state government with an immediate effect. Alleging that the policies of the Union government were responsible for inflation, Harsimrat said, “Unjustified price rise would be our prime issue, which would be raised in the coming session of Parliament.” When questioned about the status of her proposal to the Union ministry to send a delegation, including MPs, to Australia to get a first-hand account of the situation about the alleged discrimination against Indians, especially Punjabis, she said, “It seems our proposal was swept under the carpet.” Harsimrat was here to inaugurate a 66-KV grid sub-station of the Punjab State Electricity Board, which, it is claimed, would provide relief to 22 nearby villages. She also attended various Sangat Darshan programmes and distributed cheques for water channels and school buildings. Further, she awarded scholarships to 41 students belonging to minority communities apart from disbursing pensions to 352 beneficiaries.
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Vaid gets jail for false male child guarantee
Bathinda, February 15 The culprit, Bhola Singh Godhian, was nabbed on August 24, 2005 from a hotel located near the bus stand. According to details available, the then health department authorities in Bathinda had received information that Bhola Singh was claiming to have invented a medicine that would ensure a male child. He was also accused of advertising the same through pamphlets inserted in newspapers and posters pasted in the city markets. The then Civil Surgeon constituted a team and authorised the then district family welfare officer, Dr Jagjit Singh, to investigate the matter. Getting address from the pamphlets, the team of health officials conducted raid at the hotel. During interrogation, Bhola Singh said he had knowledge about Ayurvedic medicines, on the basis of which he was presenting himself as a specialist for treating couples desiring a male child. He admitted that he got 10,000 posters and 1,000 stickers printed and then circulated through various means to get publicity in the city. The vaid stated that he was charging a fixed fee of Rs 11,000 from the couples interested in the medicine. Incorporating Dr Amrit Sethi as an eyewitness, the investigating team, led by Dr Jagjit Singh, filed a case in the CJM court under the PNDT Act. After going through the prosecution and evidences, CJM Amarjit Singh Virk today awarded the sentence to the culprit. Confirming details, Civil Surgeon Dr Neelam Bajaj said, “The provisions of the PNDT Act clearly prohibit publicising medicines (treatments) for having male child.” |
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Broadband service to undergo generational shift
Bathinda, February 15 The technology is the latest 4th Generation Wireless Broadband services. It will allow users to access high-speed internet services using wireless network. Precisely, the technology would offer Broadband speed of 2 Mbps at a distance of 15 kms radius using only one antenna. Using Wi-Max sevices one could even avail broadband services on the move, sources in the BSNL said, adding the service is expected to be launched in Bathinda and Mansa district by March 2010. BSNL sources said that the customers have to install Customers Premises Equipment (CPE). The company is going to launch three types of CPEs, namely - Indoor CPE for indoor use, Outdoor CPE for outdoor use and USB dongle. The price of CPEs would range from Rs 4,200 to Rs 5,000 while the USB dongle would cost about Rs 2800. Most importantly, the company has decided to offer the service at a starting tariff of Rs 220 per month in urban and rural areas, sources added. BSNL sources explained that in layman’s term with the help of one Base Transmission System (BTS), commonly known as tower, the company would be able to provide signals to its CPEs installed at subscribers’ premises falling under the radius of 15 kms. And CPE would be able to catch the signals and no wire would be used to complete the process, sources added. In Bathinda Secondary Switching Area (SSA), Wi-Max Towers have been installed to cover the Bathinda and Mansa districts and necessary testing to launch the service was also being carried out by the company. When contacted, the deputy general manager BSNL, Bathinda, Amit Garg, said that the preparations to launch the services was in full swing and the service would be offered to the public soon. IT is expected that Wi-Max services bring revolution in internet services besides helping further penetration of internet services in India. |
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Fish farming feasible in waterlogged areas
Fazilka, February 15 The Farmers Organisation of Agriculture Development (FOAD) has managed to generate fish from a pond set up over 10 acres of waterlogged area of Sajrana village of this sub-division. “The results are encouraging as a large quantity of fish, which is easily marketable, has been generated from the ten acres of pond. Not only this, the effluent, which is generated in the fish ponds, is suitable for various kinds of industries because of its high protein value,” claimed Sanjeev Nagpal, patron of FOAD. More than one lakh hectares of area is waterlogged in Ferozepur and Muktsar districts of Punjab. A large section of those, whose land has become waterlogged, has turned labourers from the landlords and have been finding it difficult to earn enough to make both ends meet. The problem of waterlogging in this belt could not be solved despite the fact that Punjab government had spent hundreds of crores of rupees for digging up the drains to drain out the water so that water level in this belt could go down to render it fit for agriculture operations. “As research project, which was taken up to try fish farming in saline waterlogged area, has turned out be a big success so there is a need develop a business model to promote this activity on large scale,” Nagpal pointed out. He added that similar water bodies had been created in many countries such as Spain, USA and Israel etc. Israel had about 350 such ponds. He said he had visited Israel along with CM Parkash Singh Badal to attend international conference on water in 2009 where he discussed these water bodies with experts as these were operational with great success there. To develop this waste land, FOAD had proposed to state government to recommend this project for funding under National Agriculture Development Programme (NADP), scheme of the Centre so that necessary infrastructure could be developed for its implementation on a large scale. |
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Women cops among five killed in road accident
Sriganganagar/Abohar, February 15 As per the information, the bus was on its return trip from the annual Phalgun fair of Bishnoi community at Mukam Dhaam in Nokha area. In his attempt to avert collision with a camel-cart that suddenly entered the highway from a link road in between village Palana and Uday Ramsar, the driver preferred to overtake but the bus collided head-on with an oil tanker. This split the bus into pieces. Lok Sabha member Arjun Meghwal and Zila Parishad chief Rameshwar Lal Doodi reached village Palana and made arrangements for shifting the injured passengers to the nearby hospitals. Cutters had to be used to drag out the injured passengers from the mangled remains of the bus, sources said. |
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Woman dies, spouse booked
Abohar, February 15 Surinder reportedly pursued his wife to return home yesterday. He allegedly gave her a capsule as she was not feeling well. The police have booked Surinder Kumar, his mother Jindo Bai and sister Sulochana. —
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Man killed in mishap
Fazilka, February 15 Both the victims were immediately rushed to the local civil hospital. Ajit Kumar succumbed to his injuries after some time while Sanjay was referred to Medical College Faridkot. The car driver managed to flee. — OC
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Fazilka BJP workers protest against price rise
Fazilka, February 15 While addressing the party workers at the Clock Tower Chowk, Jyani recalled that Congress at the Centre had attained power by giving the slogan of “Congress ka hath, aam aadmi ke sath”. He said contrary to the slogan, “this hand has picked the pockets through rising prices.” While lashing out at the Centre, Jyani charged that UPA government has absolutely failed to check the rising prices of day-to-day items and essential commodities, the prices of which have risen so much. Moreover, the prices are rising unabated even today also, rued Jyani. The alleged irresponsible statements of the Centre ministers and wrong policies of the UPA have worsened the position, said Jyani. The BJP leaders presented a memorandum to the SDM, Fazilka, to be forwarded to the President of India demanding a check on
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Market Committee staff stage stir, seek action
Abohar, February 15 Later, they submitted a memorandum to the SDM Amit Dhaka resenting that the police had registered the FIR only under section 323 of the IPC whereas the employees had set up the naka to check evasion of tax as was their duty. Moreover, two of them had suffered multiple fractures in the arms as well as back. Nirbhay Singh, auction recorder, has been referred to Amritsar. The SDM reportedly assured that action under appropriate sections will be ensured within next two days. The employees agreed to postpone the agitation upon this assurance. The police said a case has been registered against Arniwala-based trader Dimple and a dozen unidentified miscreants. However, none could be arrested. |
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Contaminated water causing concern
Mansa, February 15 Meanwhile, SDO, Sewerage Board, Surinder Goyal assured that the issue would be sorted out soon. —
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Jaga Ram Tirath (Bathinda),
February 15 
