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Protest Against ‘Flawed’ Seniority List 
SC teachers to go on fast unto death

Jalandhar, April 2
Six members of the SC/BC Teachers Union, Punjab, will sit on fast unto death in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office to protest against the highhandedness of the state government and implementation of the “flawed” seniority list, promoting juniors to the posts of principal.

In The Memory Of Ghadarites
Baba Bilga museum inaugurated
Bilga (Jalandhar), April 2
The family of Ghadarite Baba Bhagat Singh Bilga Visitors watch pictures of Ghadarites at Ghadari Baba Comrade Bhagat Singh Bilga Memorial Hall at Bilga village, near Jalandhar, on Friday. inaugurated the Gadari Baba Comrade Bhagat Singh Bilga Memorial Hall at Bilga village, near here, on the occasion of the 103rd birth anniversary of the baba today.

Visitors watch pictures of Ghadarites at Ghadari Baba Comrade Bhagat Singh Bilga Memorial Hall at Bilga village, near Jalandhar, on Friday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh 

HSBC Bank told to refund Rs 4,49,440
Hoshiarpur, April 2
Providing relief to Metalman Auto Private Limited (MAPL), Ludhiana, the District Consumer Forum headed by President P.D. Goel has ordered HSBC Bank Limited, Mumbai, to refund Rs 4,49,440 charged by the latter as processing charges from the former within one month.


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3-day-old male baby abducted
Hoshiarpur, April 2
Panic gripped in the Adda Bahowal area, 18 km from here, on the Hoshiarpur-Chandigarh road this afternoon following abduction of a three-day-old male baby of migrant labourer Swiss, wife of Sham Lal of Katgarh village in Badaun (UP) district by two unidentified motorcycle-borne youths from the jhuggi where the couple live.

Two killed in road accident
Hoshiarpur, April 2
Lakhbir Kaur, wife of Mahavir Singh of Buddi Pind, and her domestic servant Jyoti of Delhi died on the spot, while her younger sister Kuldip Kaur and driver Hardev Singh were wounded when the Innova van in which they were going to Delhi rammed into a boulder-laden truck parked on the roadside near Bagpur Sataur, 8 km from here, on the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road, early this morning. 





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Protest Against ‘Flawed’ Seniority List 
SC teachers to go on fast unto death
Riva/Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, April 2
Six members of the SC/BC Teachers Union, Punjab, will sit on fast unto death in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office to protest against the highhandedness of the state government and implementation of the “flawed” seniority list, promoting juniors to the posts of principal.

President of the union Malagar Singh condemned the inefficiency of the state machinery. Taking to The Tribune, he said Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Buta Singh had asked the Education Department and the Department Promotion Committee (DPC) to clarify the reason behind promoting juniors while neglecting those already officiating as principals in their absence.

“They were given a month’s time to clarify their positions. The meeting was held on February 25, 2010. Even about 10 days after the completion of stipulated time, there is no hope of any clarification report from the DPC,” said Malagar Singh.

The union alleged that proper seniority list of December 4, 2008, was changed to a flawed one. “No transparent method was adopted in promoting teachers to principals of senior secondary schools in Punjab. The DPC issued a inconsistent list on February 12, 2009, in which junior lecturers with an experience of eight to 10 years were considered and promoted as principals, while those with 20 plus years of experience were left behind,” he added. The union, which has decided to adopt a do or die approach to the issue, demands Education Department’s clarification report, removing the principals promoted through the flawed list and appointment of the actually deserving ones.

As many as 1,175 senior secondary schools in the state had been functioning without principals for nearly a decade as the DPC which approves lecturers, headmasters and vocational masters for promotions to the post of principal, had cancelled its meeting for 17 times. Meanwhile, the Chamar Mahan Sabha has supported the cause of the SC/BC Teachers’ Union.

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In The Memory Of Ghadarites
Baba Bilga museum inaugurated
Kusum Arora/Tribune News Service

Bilga (Jalandhar), April 2
The family of Ghadarite Baba Bhagat Singh Bilga inaugurated the Gadari Baba Comrade Bhagat Singh Bilga Memorial Hall at Bilga village, near here, on the occasion of the 103rd birth anniversary of the baba today.

Amidst slogans of “Lal salaam” to Baba Bilga, the museum was inaugurated by Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Chain Singh Chain, Gandharv Sen Kochhar and the family of Baba Bilga. Earlier in the day the book “Itikhasik Pind Bilga”, edited by Prof Gopal Singh Buttar, was released.

The museum, constructed in a portion of the ancestral house of Baba Bilga houses 60 pictures of Ghadarites and some books written by Baba Bilga. Kulbir Singh Sanghera, elder son of Baba Bilga, said, “Though the museum has been inaugurated, we are yet to complete the construction work of the library and display some more pictures. We are planning to hire somebody for making a documentary on Baba Bilga.”

Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Committee assistant secretary Amolak Singh said the museum was part of the upcoming centenary celebrations of the Ghadar Party, which was formed on November 1, 1913, at San Francisco, USA.

“From today to November 1, Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall would celebrate the centenary year in the form of seminars, lectures, debates and cultural activities. Our aim is to reach out to the masses, especially the youth, with the message of the revolutionary Ghadarites,” he said. Besides, the comrades have also planned to conduct literary programmes in the villages of martyrs of the Ghadar lehar, Kamaghata Maru incident, Jallianwala Bagh and Babbar Akali lehar. Kashmir Kaur, another relative of Baba Bilga, who came from the UK to attend the function, said, “We are sure the museum would serve as a platform for propagating the message of Ghadarites.” 

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HSBC Bank told to refund Rs 4,49,440
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, April 2
Providing relief to Metalman Auto Private Limited (MAPL), Ludhiana, the District Consumer Forum headed by President P.D. Goel has ordered HSBC Bank Limited, Mumbai, to refund Rs 4,49,440 charged by the latter as processing charges from the former within one month.

The owners of MAPL had filed a complaint against the bank branch alleging that the bank offered to advance Rs 4 crore to the former vide letter of June 19, 2008, at an interest rate of 9.5 per cent per annum against a processing fee of Rs 4,49,440. The owners of MAPL deposited the processing fee, but instead of releasing the loan amount, the bank illegally started claiming the enhanced rate of interest.

The bank authorities pleaded that the MAPL brought the notice of assignment from his debtor, Bajaj Auto, after more than three months and by that time the interest rate had gone up substantially. But the owner of the MAPL did not agree to pay the enhanced rate of interest.

The consumer forum held that as the bank had not disbursed the loan to the MAPL, therefore, the bank had no legal right to claim the processing charges. 

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Crime File
3-day-old male baby abducted

Hoshiarpur, April 2
Panic gripped in the Adda Bahowal area, 18 km from here, on the Hoshiarpur-Chandigarh road this afternoon following abduction of a three-day-old male baby of migrant labourer Swiss, wife of Sham Lal of Katgarh village in Badaun (UP) district by two unidentified motorcycle-borne youths from the jhuggi where the couple live.

According to police sources, two youths on a motorcycle came to the jhuggi of Sham Lal and enquired about the birth of his child. They instructed his wife to show the baby and as soon as she produced the baby, they bundled him in a bag and fled on their motorcycle towards Chabbewal.

The Chabbewal police was informed which immediately alerted all the police stations of the area and adjoining districts to nab the culprits and recover the baby. The Chabbewal SHO said the police was actively searching the boy in the area. — OC

Thieves kill elderly man, arrested

Jalandhar, April 2
In a bid to prevent a theft in a godown of a tent house in Maqsudan, an elderly man lost his life last night. The police said two thieves, identified as Satpal Singh and his son Raman, attacked Surjan Singh with brickbats and iron rods.

Avtar Singh, a son of the deceased, in a complaint to the police said that Surjan Singh reached the godown after hearing some noise inside. He raised the alarm when noticed two persons stealing goods from the godown. The thieves attacked him, leaving him critically injured.

Surjan Singh was rushed to the local Civil Hospital from where he was shifted to a private hospital after his condition deteriorated. However, he succumbed to his injuries there. The body was handed over to the family members after a post-mortem examination. The police has registered a case of murder against the duo who were later arrested. — TNS

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Two killed in road accident
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, April 2
Lakhbir Kaur, wife of Mahavir Singh of Buddi Pind, and her domestic servant Jyoti of Delhi died on the spot, while her younger sister Kuldip Kaur and driver Hardev Singh were wounded when the Innova van in which they were going to Delhi rammed into a boulder-laden truck parked on the roadside near Bagpur Sataur, 8 km from here, on the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road, early this morning. 

Driver Hardev Singh and Kuldip Kaur were admitted in the local Civil Hospital from where the latter was referred to the DMC, Ludhiana, under critical condition. According to police sources, Lakhbir Kaur, along with her sister, was going to Delhi airport to receive her son and daughter-in-law who were coming from England.

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