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Edu inst to send ‘token of love’ to national hockey players
20-km link roads in each constituency by March 2011: Harsimrat
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Farmers trained in ways to gain better output with less investment
Tipsy BDA staff jumps off 3rd floor, booked for attempting suicide
1984 riots
Heroin smuggler flees
PSEB unbundling
Wins essay competition
World Health Day observed
Funds released for uplift of farmers
Udyan Abha Toofan Express
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Edu inst to send ‘token of love’ to national hockey players
Bathinda, April 7 The initiative to assist the hockey players was taken at the time when they were insisting that the Hockey India meets their financial demands. Then, the institute started a campaign for collecting newspaper waste from the city and other places to arrange funds. The assistance of Rs 2.71 lakh includes Rs 1 lakh contributed by the institute as per the announcement it had made. The rest of the amount was collected by selling about 28,500 kg of newspaper waste collected from Bathinda and around. Talking to the TNS here today, director of the institute Ashok Sadiora said the institute volunteers had collected the newspapers waste from Bathinda, Mansa, Maur, Malout, Nathana, Bhagta, Sardoolgarh etc. He said the assistance, a token of love, would be distributed equally among the 22 players. He added that though the amount was meagre for country’s top hockey players, the feelings behind the noble cause were pious. Sadiora said as they could not collect the residential addresses of the hockey players even after contacting the Captain of the Indian hockey team, they had decided to send the amount in the form of bank drafts to the Punjab Sports Department, which would forward it to the players. He expressed a hope that being a former hockey Olympian, the Director, Sports, would help them in the noble cause by sending the bank drafts to the players concerned. |
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20-km link roads in each constituency by March 2011: Harsimrat
Bathinda, April 7 She said not only roads, but power generation, expansion of education, health facilities and overall development of the state were on the agenda of the Badal government. Harsimrat visited Gobindpura, Sema, Puhla, Puhli, Nathana, Ganga, Gidder and Dhelwan villages. She also distributed cheques for Rs 40 lakh among panchayats for development works. She also handed over pension sanction letters to 82 beneficiaries. Besides, she gave cheques of financial assistance for constructing houses to 22 families. |
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Farmers trained in ways to gain better output with less investment
Bathinda, April 7 Though the seminar focused upon the farmers’ training, participants also showed interest in modern techniques of farming besides seeds, honey, tools and other machineries. During the seminar, the speakers apprised the farmers about new techniques for making their profession more profitable with lesser investment. Besides, they motivated them to adopt diversification and subsidiary trades. On the occasion, Tarsem Singh disclosed that agriculture department had made rapport with the PUNSEED, PAU, NMC and various private organisations for completely meeting the demand of approved seeds of paddy, cotton and pulses. Further, he shared his experience with farmers, while discussing issues like importance of timely sowing and appropriate use of manures and irrigation. He urged farmers to prepare vermin-compost. He also said about 5.30 lakh hectare area would come under the cotton crop out of which 95 per cent was expected to be covered under Bt cotton. Assuring the farmers of best possible help, Tarsem Singh said there would be no shortage of approved seeds. Moreover, the department was making efforts to make the farmers of cotton belt getting proper supply of canal water. Meanwhile, the joint director asked farmers to keep the depletion of ground water and level of reservoirs in mind and preferring crops like cotton, which required less water. Giving details about the performance of district agriculture office, Paramjit Singh Sandhu, chief agriculture office, Bathinda said under the ATMA scheme 14 trainings, 442 exhibitions, 21 exposure visits, 80 farmers discussions had been held till date. He informed that about 1.50 lakh hectare was expected to come under cotton, while there was an aim to bring 1.05 lakh hectare under paddy. Meanwhile, the director, regional station, Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), GS Buttar also addressed the farmers and replied to their queries. |
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Tipsy BDA staff jumps off 3rd floor, booked for attempting suicide
Bathinda, April 7 The drama started in the morning, when one clerk Chuhar Singh Laddi entered the office and threatened to commit suicide if all his demands were not accepted by the senior officials. When the staff ignored the threat, he went to the office of an SDO situated on the third floor. Finding it vacant, he bolted the door from inside. Witnessing him closing the door, someone from the staff informed others, who urged him to open the door and come out. Meanwhile, chief administrator, BDA, Ravi Bhagat also reached the spot and observed him to be in an inebriated condition. Other officials present there informed that they had witnessed him having liquor inside the office. Exhausted in their attempt, senior officials called up the police, that negotiated with him. The clerk got irritated and stepped out of a window pane and dangled dangerously. Immediately, BDA officials called up the fire brigade to send a fire tender, ladder along with well-trained staff. Witnessing him hanging from a height, firemen opened up a ladder and urged him to come down. Despite repeated pleadings, they failed in their attempt and he jumped off. Immediately after he fell on the ground, the firemen rushed him to Civil Hospital and admitted him to the emergency ward. His attendants informed that he had been accusing an official of the BDA of having personal enmity with him. He accused the officials of creating hurdles in releasing in his monthly salary. Further, he charged the authorities with transferring his colleague to Amritsar just to satisfy the ego of one official. When contacted, chief administrator, BDA, Ravi Bhagat refuted his allegations and said, “He had taken a major loan from a bank, where he had his salary account. We had released his salary but he was apprehensive of getting the amount from the bank as he had not repaid the loan installment for the past 10 months.” “He was among those staff, who not only shirk work but are also immoral. One of them was transferred due to which he was feeling upset,” said Ravi Bhagat. Later, acting upon the statement of the BDA staff, police booked him for attempting to commit suicide. As the doctors had not discharged him, police had deputed guard there to keep an eye on him. |
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US federal district court summons Kamal Nath
Kulwinder Sandhu Tribune News Service
Moga, April 7 Talking to The Tribune on telephone, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, legal advisor of the Sikhs for Justice revealed that the civil case has been filed against him under the Alien Torts Claims Act and the Torture Victim Protection Act. “The petitioners have sought compensatory and punitive damages for several allegations including crimes against humanity, degrading treatment and wrongful killing,” he said. Kamal Nath, who is incidentally on an official visit to New York these days, has been served the notice by the court officials in the Indian Consulate Centre, today. As per the summon orders issued by the court clerk, J. Michael M Mahon (a copy of which is available with The Tribune), the minister has been asked to respond within 21 days, failing which, the court has stated, ‘if you fail to respond, judgement by default would be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint’. Sikhs for Justice along with All India Sikh Students' Federation has long been alleging that Kamal Nath was also involved in the anti-Sikh riots. They allege that on November 1, 1984 he was a member of Parliament and was seen by many Sikh people leading an armed mob, in which, many of Sikhs were burnt alive during an attack on a gurudwara in New Delhi. Pannun said that the case has been filed against the minister because of the failure of the Indian government to enforce human rights protections and hold the violators accountable for their acts. Adding that the US law provides a remedy to victims of human rights violations that have been committed abroad and allows the victims to bring a lawsuit against the perpetrator in the US Federal District Court, Pannun said despite several witnesses who saw Kamal Nath inciting and leading the mob, Nath has been successfully escaping justice under the Indian justice system for more than 25 years using his influence and position in the ruling Congress party. Meanwhile, he has announced that Sikhs would hold a ‘Justice Rally’ against Nath’s US visit at 49th street and VI Avenue (in front of the McGraw Hill Building) where Kamal Nath has planned to preside over a gathering of the US-India Business Council in New York on Thursday. Pannun further said that Jasbir Singh lost 24 members of his family and Mahinder Singh, who was just two-years-old then, lost his father in the riots. On the other hand, Karnail Singh Peer Mohammad president of the AISSF who held a demonstration outside the Karkarnuma court in New Delhi today while talking to The Tribune said that Sikhs, particularly the victims, had waited for more than 25 years to get justice but the Indian system of Justice has so far failed to give relief and justice. “We have been forced to adopt all possible measures to get justice and soon we will also be approaching the international court of justice against the Indian government for failing to protect the life and liberty of the minority communities,” he said.
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Heroin smuggler flees
Fazilka, April 7 Police sources said that Surjeet Singh, SP (Headquarter) has been asked to conduct a departmental inquiry against Baljit Singh. Lakhbir Singh, a resident of village Gulaba Bhaini, bordering Pakistan, was arrested by the police about a week ago. He was working as courier of two notorious smugglers Resham Singh and Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukha, who had also been arrested by the police. On April 5, Lakhbir escaped from the police station by breaking open the window of the lock-up where he was lodged. Lakhbir had come from the joint interrogation centre (JIC), Amritsar about a day ago of his escape and he was supposed to be produced in the court on Tuesday by the police authorities for seeking extension in his remand to police custody. Randhir Singh and Bhoor Singh, night ‘Munshi’ and sentry, who were on night duty when Lakhbir escaped, were also arrested by the police after a case against them along with Lakhbir was registered at the Sadar police station here. However, both Randhir and Bhoor were granted bail when they were produced before the judicial magistrate. A case under sections 222, 223 and 225 had been registered against Randhir, Bhoor and Lakhbir at Sadar police station. Karamjit Singh, DSP, when contacted, said that police parties had been dispatched to raid those places where Lakhbir was suspected to be hiding. He added that he was hopeful that Lakhbir would fall into the police net shortly. |
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Security arrangements in place
Our Correspondent
Fazilka, April 7 In this regard, a special meeting of the local administration, police and PSEB officials was held here today in BDPO office which was presided over by the SDM Ajay Sood. DSP Karamjit Singh, tehsildar Amarjit Singh, executive engineer Sham Lal Arora and other officials participated. The administration called upon people to come forward and extend a helping hand to the government. The officials said that the some employee organisations could go on strike and try to disrupt the power supply. To combat this situation, the villagers should constitute local vigil committees, which could guard the power grid stations at different locations with the help of the police. SDM Sood revealed that the administration has engaged private persons to handle the power supply, if it is disrupted. To meet any eventuality, the administration has set up a control room in his office which would remain open round-the-clock, he said.
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Wins essay competition
Ferozepur, April 7 As per the letter received by Kumar, the prize would be given to him by Mamta Banerjee, union railway minister at a special function to be organised at Vigyan Bhawan on April 22. The function is being held as 55th national railway week award ceremony in New Delhi. He toiled hard to protect railway land and also organised a seminar with the help of director of land records, state government to disseminate the knowledge regarding acquisition of land. Kumar showed exceptional initiative and hard work in identifying dormant engineering land plots and succeed in recovery of huge pending arrears and dues of other railway land to the department. Due to his unparalleled contribution and outstanding services, Mamta Banerjee has already given him one of the highest awards of the Indian railway Ministry of Railway National Award on August 20, 2009 at 54th national rail week held at science city in Kolkata. The Ferozepur Railway division authorities have also bestowed Divisional Railway Award upon Kumar for three times in the years 2002, 2008 and 2009 for his outstanding services. |
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World Health Day observed
Ferozepur, April 7 According to a press note issued here, this year the day was dedicated to ‘Urbanisation and Health’ by the WHO. The campaign aimed at highlighting the impact of urban living on human health and to encourage efforts being made to make cities healthier places for the people to live in. While addressing the function, Brig Sengupta said that physical activities were important part and parcel of anybody’s life. He added physically active lifestyle was the only way for people to fight all the modern day lifestyle diseases like coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes
mellitus. MOGA: The management and students of Dr Shyam Lal Thapar College of Nursing celebrated the World Health Day in the Government Primary School at Talwandi Bhangerian village and highlighted the current issue of impact of urbanization on health of human beings. A poster competition was organized for the school children on this topic and medical check-up of as many as 185 students was also conducted by medical experts. The chairperson of the nursing college Dr. Malti Thapar and Director Dr Pawan Thapar highlighted the issue of raising health standards for making a healthy nation. |
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Funds released for uplift of farmers
Moga, April 7 A sum of Rs 176 crore has been reserved for giving loans to the small-scale industries and the rest Rs 318 crore for other sectors. “The current year’s growth has been estimated at Rs 362 crore as against the previous financial year,” he added. Johal announced that the lead bank has also decided to set up Rural Self Employment Institute at Duneke village in the district for which four kanals of land has already been purchased an outlay of Rs 50 lakh has been reserved for the construction of building in the current financial year. “This institute would be unique in its type to train the unemployed youths of the district who are interested in setting up their own business ventures by getting loans from the banks,” the DM said. Tarlok Singh Chawla, deputy general manager, Surjit Singh Dhindsa, zonal manager of the Punjab and Sindh Bank and Ranjit Singh Walia manager of the lead bank revealed that as many as 592 self-help groups have been formed in the Moga district, out of which, 345 have already been advanced loans to set up their petty business at the local level. Mahinder Singh Kainth, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Mukhtiar Singh, chief manager and deputy district manager of the NABARD revealed that the union government has recently launched a new scheme to make farmers’ clubs in all the villages of the district to launch extension education programmes on agriculture and its allied services. “We have made already made 15 such clubs and would cover all the villages during the current financial year,” they said. |
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Udyan Abha Toofan Express
Abohar, April 7 While releasing the copy of the memorandum submitted to SS Khurana, chairman of the Railway Board on February 22, former MP Kataria said today that the waiting list for the AC three-tier was getting longer now due to summer and the MPs find it difficult to visit the Malwa region besides West Rajasthan. Khurana, in consultation with ED (Coaching) Mukesh Nigam had directed that the outlived AC chair car coaches in the Sriganganagar-Delhi, Bathinda-Delhi and Sriganganagar-Haridwar intercity trains be replaced by brand new coaches. Earlier, one new coach was provided but withdrawn later. This was strongly resented by Kataria and Meghwal. Now, all the three trains have been equipped with new AC chair car coaches, Kataria confirmed. Speaking about the recently sanctioned Sarai Rohila-Sriganganagar superfast train, Kataria said tentatively the rakes of the new train would leave Sriganganagar and Sarai Rohila at 10 pm. This would facilitate the passengers who avoid travelling by 3007/3008 Udyan Abha Toofan Express that normally runs late by 5-6 hours and its rake too is poorly maintained. The date for flagging off is yet to be finalised. |
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A large number of farmers thronged the district level farmers’ training camp, held at Kheti Bhawan, here today.
The camp was aimed at imparting training to farmers about sowing of Kharif crops and promoting ATMA scheme.
The camp was inaugurated by deputy commissioner-cum-chairman, governing board (ATMA), Gurkirat Kirpal Singh and the joint director agriculture department Punjab, Tarsem Singh presided over it.
