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I-Day Celebrations
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Interim anticipatory bail for Kahlon
State removed over 250 sarpanches without justification
Mystery shrouds Ludhiana boy’s death in Oz
I-Day rehearsals hit studies
No middlemen in Punjab registered as moneylender: PAU expert
Price Rise
Thermal power plant for Mansa dist
SI donates month’s salary for Leh victims
Punjabi varsity entrance for MPhil, PhD on Sept 4
Abetment to Suicide
Why attempt to suicide, not suicide, an offence: SC
Make payment to farmers within a week: HC
Bar assn seeks judicial, admn complexes at one place
Three killed in mishap
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I-Day Celebrations
Addressing a gathering at the local stadium after hoisting the Tricolour at a state-level Independence Day function organised here, Badal said: “The country has been facing poverty, hunger, unemployment and illiteracy, which freedom fighters have never imagined.” While making a clarion call to the people to come forward and work towards the unity, peace and development of the nation, Badal said the government was making efforts to realise the dreams of freedom fighters and it was imperative for the people to cooperate with it and make this development a community-based and sustainable mission. “The people of Punjab have made unparallelled contribution not only in the freedom struggle, but also in bringing prosperity and safeguarding its borders from external aggression,” Badal added. On the occasion, the CM honoured seven freedom fighters, 12 Kargil martyrs and their families, besides 36 persons with state awards for meritorious services in various spheres. He took the salute from contingents of the police, BSF, NCC and Home Guards. A cultural programme was also presented by schoolchildren. Earlier, Badal along with DGP PS Gill, SAD-BJP leaders and district administration officials visited the National Martyrs Memorial, Hussainiwala, where he paid tributes to Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and
Sukhdev. Fazilka: Freedom fighters, family members of Kargil war heroes of Fazilka area, teachers, police officials and blood donors were honoured at an officials function to celebrate the Independence Day here on Sunday. Fazilka SDM Ajay Sood unfurled national flag in local Government Senior Secondary School for Boys. Bathinda: After unfurling the national flag during the Independence Day celebrations here on Sunday, deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal said Punjab was all set for transformation as governance reforms in all departments were set to take the fruits of accelerated development to the masses at the lowest level. Addressing the gathering here at the Sports Stadium, Sukhbir said besides strengthening infrastructure including power, the government was focused on upgrading roads, aviation sector, education and civic amenities in urban areas to enable the state to face the challenges of the future. The Deputy CM announced a grant of Rs 50,000 for the Mahant Gurbanta Das Public School for Deaf and Dumb students besides Rs 10,000 each for every school, which participated in the cultural programme. On the occasion, the Deputy CM honoured 33 persons for their outstanding contributions towards society. The Lions Club Bathinda Unique served cold water to the people at the Sports Stadium during the Independence Day celebrations. My Career also celebrated Independence Day in Bathinda. Principal of the DAV College Dr J.S. Anand was the chief guest. Silver Oaks School and the Public Library also celebrated the day along with the Central University of Punjab. Bathinda Ophthalmological Society (BOS) organised a CME programme at Civil Lines Club. Mansa: Chief Parliamentary Secretary Chaudhary Nand Lal unfurled the national flag at Government Nehru Memorial College. Moga: The Minister of Jails and Tourism departments Hira Singh Gabria unfurled the tri-colour. Faridkot: Independence Day function in this historic princely town was presided over by Janmeja Singh Sekhon, irrigation minister. (Reports from Chander Parkash, Anirudh Gupta, Praful C. Nagpal, Rajay Deep, Sushil Goyal and Kulwinder Sandhu)
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I-Day Faux Pas
Chandigarh, August 16 In a statement issued here today, PPCC general secretary Parminder Singh said the state-level Independence Day was celebrated at Ferozepur and the state government described it as the 63rd Independence Day in the posters. This was not just confined to the publicity material. Badal himself in his speech described it as the 63rd Independence Day. He said here was a government, which had been proclaiming that it was giving a top priority to administrative reforms but this “blunder” was a signal loud and clear that the Badal government had lost grip on the administration.
— TNS
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Playing with THE environment
Puhari (Hoshiarpur), August 16 Throwing norms to the wind, the law enforcers instead of implementing the law, allegedly connived with politicians and posed a threat to the environment. The mafia has set an example of this gross violation by excavating almost 23,000 sq m of the forest land of this village located on the Haryana-Kamahi Devi road, which falls in the home district of state Forest Minister Tiksan Sud. Taking a serious note of the violations, the state Forest Department has placed five foresters, including the area Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), under suspension. Sukhdeep Singh Bajwa, a former Honorary Wildlife Warden, Hoshiarpur, had made a phone call to Chief Conservator of Forest (Hills) Jatinder Kumar Sharma on August 9 informing him about the gross violation by certain unscrupulous persons in the area. Following this, Sharma directed Conservator of Forest (Jalandhar) Preveen Kumar to visit the site and file a report after accessing the gravity of damages caused by the mafia to the forest and the land. Talking to TNS, Preveen Kumar claimed that Dalip Singh of Kapurthala by using heavy machinery leveled a chink of over 23,000 sq m of the hillock and filled the loose soil in three seasonal choes. He not only sliced the hill and uprooted trees but also disrupted the natural course of the choes, he added. He said the department had initiated a action against him under various provisions of the Indian Forest Act (IFA), 1927, the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA), 1900, and the Forest Conservation Act (FCA), 1980. It has also placed fiver foresters-Jasmer Singh, Divisional Forest Officer Dasuya; his subordinate Gursharan Singh, Deputy Divisional Forest Officer; Rakesh Kumar, Range Officer, Joginder Paul, Block Officer, and Joginder Pal Singh, Forest Guard, under suspension. A departmental action has also been initiated against them under various provisions of the IFA and PLPA for not taking necessary measures to prevent violations in their area of operation. Tiksan Sud said the suspension of the forest employees was genuine. He, however, did not rule out the involvement of certain politicians in the act. “No hints regarding the involvement of certain political leaders in this act has come to the fore yet,” claimed
Sud.
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Interim anticipatory bail for Kahlon
As the case came up for hearing this afternoon, Justice MMS Bedi asked him to appear in the trial court in Patiala on Tuesday; and the court was directed to accept his bail bond. The relief came just about 48 hours after the CBI Special Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in the case alleging financial corruption and administrative irregularities during his tenure as a state Cabinet minister. The fresh petition against the rejection of the earlier plea by the Special Court was placed before Justice Bedi after obtaining permission for getting it fixed for the hearing today itself. Kahlon, accused of rigging the selection of 909 panchayat secretaries during the 1997-2002 tenure of the SAD-BJP government, had applied for the anticipatory bail after the CBI had filed a chargesheet on
July 9. Hour-long arguments saw his counsel asserting that the CBI’s own stand was that investigations were over and chargesheet had been filed. Under the circumstances, his arrest
was neither required nor warranted. Taking note of his assertion, the court asked the CBI counsel to specify its stand. The counsel, too, reiterated that the investigations were complete. After recording the CBI’s stand, Justice Bedi ordered an interim protection for Kahlon while fixing August 26 as the next date of hearing. In a related development, the Bench of Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Ajay Tewari disposed of as infructuous a petition filed in public interest for directing the CBI to file the chargesheet. The petition had also challenged the state government’s order against sanction to prosecute him. The directions were issued as the CBI has already filed the chargesheet. In his petition, advocate Joginder Sharma asserted that sanction from the Punjab Government was not required at all for Kahlon’s prosecution, in accordance with the law laid down by the Supreme Court in cases such as Parkash Singh Badal and another versus the state of Punjab and others. He added that the order passed by the government was “wholly wrong, illegal, without jurisdiction, null and void, arbitrary, unjustified, biased and malafide and not having been passed by competent authority….”
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To appear in CBI Special Court today
Patiala, August 16 State Assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon and 14 other accused in the case have been asked to appear in the court. With the Punjab and Haryana High Court granting the anticipatory bail to Kahlon today, it is now almost sure that he will appear in the court tomorrow. Though Kahlon’s counsels in Patiala were not available for comments, sources close to Kahlon said he would appear in the Court of the Special Judge (CBI Cases), Patiala, around 10 am tomorrow. Though it is yet not clear whether all accused will appear in the court, sources said some of the accused might not appear in the court as they had not received the summons issued by the Court of the Special Judge (CBI Cases).
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State removed over 250 sarpanches without justification
Chandigarh, August 16 After the state admitted replacing them with administrators without “valid reason”, Justice Ranjit Singh not only held the action to be against the constitutional mandate, but also asked the Director, Panchayats, to come out with an affidavit. He has been asked to disclose “the action he proposes to take in cases where officers were found to have acted in an illegal manner and exceeded their authority to appoint administrators”. The scathing observations came on a petition filed by the gram panchayat of Kot Dharmu village in Mansa. The petitioners were seeking the quashing of orders dated May 24, appointing Labh Singh as panchayat administrator. Virtually passing strictures, Justice Ranjit Singh asserted in open court the affidavit on behalf of the Director, Panchayats, has been placed on record. This reveals a disturbing state of affairs. In all, administrators were appointed in 365 panchayats on the basis of directions issued. The Director, Panchayats, himself found that only in 112 cases there was some justification for appointing the administrators and replacing the sarpanches. In the rest of the cases the administrators were wrongly appointed and the orders had since been withdrawn. The situation is alarming and it cannot be left at that. In over 250 panchayats, the officers were appointed administrators without any valid reason. It will have to be seen as to how and under what circumstances the sarpanches are being denied their elective rights to perform their duties. This action is apparently arbitrary and the role of the district development and panchayat officers, who resorted to these illegal actions, has also to be scrutinised. It may be some influences are at play on these officers, Justice Ranjit Singh asserted, adding that the “panchayat is a very root of democracy at grassroots and it is a constitutional mandate to have elected panchayats.” Justice Ranjit Singh has already ruled: “ The authorities concerned are required to realise panches/sarpanches are holding elective office…. Interference in routine by appointing administrator is something which will be against the spirit of Punjab Panchayati Raj Act and constitutional mandate to provide democracy at grassroot level of village.”
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Mystery shrouds Ludhiana boy’s death in Oz
Chandigarh, August 16 The Australian media has not reported the incident, while the death of Rajveer, who hails from the Tajpur Road area, near Samrala Chowk, Ludhiana, has come as a big setback to his family and friends, who have taken up the issue with the local MP. Tewari said, Sujatha Singh, Indian High Commissioner in Australia, has assured assistance in repartition of his remains. Rajveer, a student pursuing hotel management in Brisbane, was to return to India on August 13 when his visa was to expire, but was attacked by unidentified persons on August 8. He went into coma and died 5 days later. His father Kulwant Singh on hearing the news approached Tewari, who then took up the issue with the Indian High Commission that in turn promised all necessary help. Though the family is suspecting the killing to be a result of a racial attack, it is still unclear who had attacked Rajveer. Pawan Diwan, a close aid of Tewari, who visited the family said documentation for the repatriation process had been completed and sent to the Brisbane Consul office. Kulwant has alleged that Rajbir had died on August 8 itself, but to cover up the death, he was not declared dead till August 13. Sources from Australia, however, told The Tribune a different story saying that Rajbir was in love with a girl, who refused to marry him. So Rajbir went pursuing the girl from Melbourne, where he had completed his hotel management course to a place called Tweed Head in New South Wales. But when the girl refused to meet him, he committed suicide by publicly hanging himself. His family has rubbished the story and demanded the Indian Government’s intervention in the matter. However, the report from the coroner stating the cause of the death is
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Eradicate corruption from society: Manpreet
Patiala, August 16 He vowed that need of hour is to get united against the anti-national forces as well, while adding, If we are able to do so, this would be the best tribute to the martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of India. Further motivating people to contribute in the development of the nation, Manpreet said the SAD-BJP government is committed for the development of Punjab. Our government is constantly working to ensure that Punjab figures among the best states in the country in terms of the development and progress, he added. Later, the students of various schools presented a cultural programme and the performance given by the Rainbow Club for Special Children was appreciated by the audience. A team from the Punjabi University, Patiala, presented the Gatka performance that left everyone spellbound. On this occasion, Manpreet also honoured 15 persons from different sections of the society for their immense contribution in their respective fields. Later, the FM announced ex-gratia grant of Rs 5 lakhs to the schoolchildren, who have performed cultural show, Rs 1 lakh each to the Rainbow Club for Special Children and for the Yadvindra Stadium of Yadvindra Public School, where the function was held. Manpreet also handed over tricycles to the 11 needy persons besides giving 13 sewing machines to the poor widows.
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I-Day rehearsals hit studies
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 16 For 10 days, students continuously practiced for the respective performances for Independence Day and got drift away from studies. Already introduction of semester system and no change in pattern of holidays has put teachers in a fix as they have to complete syllabus before exams scheduled for September. Teachers rued that schedule of students especially from IX-XII had got disturbed due to recent summer holidays and continuous rehearsals for district-level Independence Day function. Though senior officials of the District Education Department said officially students were called for only one week, however, school authorities argued that students were asked to attend rehearsals since August 6. Teachers deployed in these schools rued that not only teachers but students too are confused. It is herculean task to complete 40 per cent syllabus before September for classes IX, X, XI and XII, said a principal deployed in a government-aided school at Sirhind. DEO (secondary) Jatinderpal Singh said, “There is no time left for students to complete syllabus since the pattern of holidays has not changed. Board must change the dates of holidays and the vacations next year.”
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State award for Patiala doctor
Patiala, August 16 She had also been given the state award in 2006 by former CM Capt Amarinder Singh for excellence in medical profession. She had a rare distinction to be honoured with the two state awards in two separate categories. Dr Harshindar Kaur is a committed social worker who has been working tirelessly for past many years against female discrimination being practiced in the form of female foeticide, infanticide and also against domestic violence. Through her trust, Dr Harshindar Kaur Charitable Trust, she has been instrumental in paying tuition fee of over 300 poor girls of Punjab who stay with their parents and study in the private schools of their choice while their fees are paid through the trust. For her contribution towards fighting against female foeticide, infanticide and in creating awareness at national and international level, Dr Harshindar Kaur has been honoured in India by various organisations and by the United Nations (Geneva), the Parliament of Australia (Canberra) and the Berkeley University (USA). Dr Harshindar Kaur had been honoured with many awards - two state awards, the Faqr-e-Quom Award by the SGPC, Dhee Punjab di, Waris Punjab Di by the Sheikh Farid Society, Faridkot, and by innumerable social service organisations and dignitaries from India and abroad. She is the author of 13 books on varied subject pertaining to child health, child psychology, nutrition, heart diseases, development of language and stories for children. Her books have won her literary awards such as Dr MS Randhawa Award (the Punjab government) and Masud Khadarposh Award (Pakistan).
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No middlemen in Punjab registered as moneylender: PAU expert
Patiala, August 16
This was stated by an eminent agricultural economist Dr Sukhpal Singh, Professor, the Department of Economics, PAU Ludhiana, while speaking at a seminar organised on the issue of direct payment to farmers of their produce by the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Dakaunda) in Prabhat Parvan Hall, here on Saturday. Quoting his report “Commission Agent System in Punjab Agriculture”, recently compiled by the Department of Economics, PAU, he claimed that about 84 per cent farmers of the state were in favour of abolition of present system of payment through Arhtiya’s, who charged excessively high interest rate ranging from 18 to 36 per cent, whereas banks were providing such loans at the interest of seven to 11 per cent. Notably, the report had invited the ire of commission agents across the state, as it recommended that the existing payment system of payment of farmers produce through the commission agents should be scrapped. “Interestingly, 98 per cent peasant families deal with the banks to fulfill their financial needs, the fact, which refute the logic of Arhtiya’s that direct payment system through cheques would not be in favour of farmers, as peasants usually have fears while dealing with the banks,” said Dr Singh. He further added that the peasants in Punjab were reeling under the debt amounting Rs 35,000 crores and approximately 38 per cent of this huge total amount - Rs 13,300 crore - was lent only by the commission agents. “Besides this amount, middlemen across the state earn Rs 783 crore approximately from the government, by charging commission at the rate of 2.5 per cent on the sale of major crash crops including rice, wheat and cotton, which can otherwise be used to promote research and enrichment of agricultural technology,” added Dr Singh.
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Karnail Singh Issru remembered
Issru (Khanna), August 16 Political parties, including the SAD-BJP combine, the Congress and the SAD (A), organised conferences on the occasion. While the state government talked of its achievements and performance the Congress flayed it for corruption and other social and economic issues. The Chief Minister also honoured Bibi Charanjit Kaur, widow of Shaheed Karnail Singh Issru, and announced that her pension would be enhanced from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 per month after getting its approval at the next Cabinet meeting. Badal said the government would maintain and take care of Shaheed Karnail Singh’s house and existing library in his commemoration. He also announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh for the construction of a hall in memory of Karnail Singh in a school. Addressing the audience, Badal lauded the role of Punjabis for making maximum sacrifices for the Indian freedom struggle. He said Punjab had been consistently contributing about 45 per cent and 25 per cent of the wheat and rice, respectively, towards the Central pool to ensure the national food security. “But still, we are given step-motherly treatment,” Badal alleged. He said the cleaning of the Sutlej, Beas and Ghaggar had been undertaken at a cost of Rs 2,054 crore. Political leaders of other political parties also spoke on the occasion.
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30 teachers held for raising anti-govt slogans
Bathinda, August 16 After inaugurating the ROB, Sukhbir addressed a public meeting, where some activists of both unions had sneaked into the audience. As the intelligence wing of the district police had already apprised senior officials about their presence, police officials gheraoed them to ensure that they should not reach near the stage. However, the situation went out of the police hand, when constituency in charge of the SAD Sarup Chand Singla asked cops to allow the people to come near the stage. Listening to it, mob rushed forward and the police lost its control over the situation. Taking benefit of the situation, activists of the Sikhyakarmi Adhyapak Union started raising anti-government slogans, when the Deputy CM was addressing the gathering. Taking immediate step, heavily deployed cops pounced upon agitators and arrested a number of them. On the other hand, activists of the ETT Teachers Union, who too had planned to create disturbance in the rally, withdrew their programme as the administration had already arranged a meeting of their leaders with the Deputy CM at the Circuit House, Bathinda. However, the activists of the ETT Teachers Union(nearly 100), who were reportedly unsatisfied with the meeting, launched a protest march from the Civil Hospital and blocked the Bathinda-Goniana road, outside the bus stand. Meanwhile, the convoy of the Deputy CM reached the spot. Witnessing the cavalcade, protesters started raising slogans against Sukhbir. After the cavalcade moved further, police officials arrested more than 30 protesters.
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Price Rise
Amritsar, August 16 On the call of the central committee of the CPI, its activists carried out marches from five historic places in the state, including Hussainiwala (Ferozepur), Mansa, Khatkar Kalan and Issru (both villages in Ludhiana). State secretary of the CPI Bhupinder Samber, while addressing party workers here today said it was shameful that Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was blaming the media for exaggerating the figures of food grains rotting in stocks of the FCI. He blamed Pawar for not clearing his stand on the condition of food grains and even in the Parliament.
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Thermal power plant for Mansa dist
Bathinda, August 16 Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Pathankot, Ferozepur, would benefit due to the widening of highways. The Deputy CM told mediapersons that a 1000 MW thermal power plant would be set up in Mansa district by India Bulls and land for the project was being identified. This would be in addition to the plant that was being constructed by the Vedanta group. He regretted that the proposed thermal power plant at Gidderbaha in Muktsar had been delayed by two years as the Centre had so far failed to provide coal linkages.
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SI donates month’s salary for Leh victims
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 16 He urged the officials to deposit the cheque of his next month’s salary directly to the department concerned so that it could reach in the relief fund in time. Sikand said, “It is an effort to give some relief to the flood victims.”
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Punjabi varsity entrance for MPhil, PhD on Sept 4
Patiala, August 16 “The test would be followed by an interview, to be conducted by the respective departments on September 13 and the course classes would start from September 20,” added Tiwana. He further informed that aspiring students could apply for these tests till August 25 without late fee.
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Abetment to Suicide R Sedhuraman/TNS
New Delhi, August 16 Chheena was a security officer at the university when the student, Saurav Mahajan, had committed suicide on October 16, 2003, after leaving a suicide note blaming another student for falsely implicating him in the theft of a cellphone. Chheena had questioned the victim over the theft. The Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar, had framed a charge against Chheena under Section 306, IPC, for abetting Mahajan’s suicide. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had rejected Chheena’s review petition, pleading against the charge, on February 17 last. The HC had observed that the material against Chheena was not just the suicide note but also threats and humiliating phrases against the student. Chheena had contended that if he had threatened or used humiliating phrases while questioning the student, it should have been mentioned in the suicide note, but there was no such detail. A Bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and KS Radhakrishnan held that “The student was “undoubtedly hypersensitive to ordinary petulance, discord and differences which happen in our day-to-day life.” No conviction could be legally sustained without any credible evidence or material on record against Chheena, it concluded, while setting aside the HC verdict last week.
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Why attempt to suicide, not suicide, an offence: SC
New Delhi, August 16 “In our country, while suicide in itself is not an offence, considering that the successful offender is beyond the reach of law, attempt to suicide is an offence under Section 309, IPC,” a Bench comprising Dalveer Bhandari and KS Radhakrishnan pointed out in a verdict in a case relating to abetment of suicide charge against a retired IPS officer from Amritsar. The apex court also said the word “suicide” was not defined in the IPC. However, its meaning and import was well known and required no explanation, it acknowledged. “Sui means self and cide means killing, thus implying an act of self-killing.” Suicide by itself was not an offence under either English or Indian criminal law, though at one time it was a felony in England. Earlier, England had a deterrent provision against suicide under which the bodies of those resorting to the method were buried on the highway and their properties were treated as surrendered to the government, the Bench said. Later, this was diluted to denial of full Christian burial, except in cases where the persons had an unsound mind. Then in 1961, the law that treated the act as an offence was abrogated.
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Make payment to farmers within a week: HC
Chandigarh, August 16 As a bunch of petitions filed in the public interest on farmers’ suicides in Punjab came up for hearing, the Bench of Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Ajay Tewari were of the view the farmers must be paid for their produce not later than a week. The Bench observed the pressing and urgent matter was the issuance of immediate payment to the farmers, and asked the state to hold a meeting of all stakeholders as earlier directed. Available information suggests they would include farmers’ organisations, middlemen and government functionaries. The development is significant as 2990 farmers committed suicide just in two districts of Sangrur and Bathinda between 2008 and 2009 due to indebtedness. Punjab has already decided to make payments to the farmers for their produce only through cheques in sync with their demand. The cheques will be delivered through the commission agent handling the sale and purchase of farm produce. The petitioners are demanding the implementation of the recommendations by the Punjab State Farmers Commission, set up by the state for looking into suicides by the farming community. The intention was to help farmers, especially small scale and marginal, to “come out of poverty”. The recommendations include flood protection, payment through account payees cheques, health insurance for farners, registration of moneylenders and streamlining credit provisions.
— TNS
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Bar assn seeks judicial, admn complexes at one place
Chandigarh, August 16 In a memorandum submitted to Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal, a delegation of Bar members, including secretary Gurmukhnihal Singh Gosal, today asserted that the administrative complex and chambers for lawyers jointly at one place would minimise difficulties. In case the construction of both complexes at the existing place is not viable due to “narrow and always encroached approach roads”, the complexes should be set up at Gurdaspur-Amritsar GT Road by-pass, they have recommended. The PUDA-owned site is easily accessible, they said. Bar members said the Chief Justice had assured them of full cooperation.
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Three killed in mishap
Moga, August 16 Police sources said the family members of Manjit Bhandari, naib tehsildar of Baghapurana, were on their way to Ludhiana from Muktsar via Baghapurana to attend an engagement ceremony of their relative when a tanker, coming from Chintpurni (HP) side, while crossing a tractor-trailer rammed into their Swift car. Wife of naib tehsildar Jatinder Kaur (40), son Rajwinder Singh (17) and driver Raj (34) died on the spot while his daughter Gagandeep Kaur (19) was seriously injured.
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