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Govt says wheat MSP low, farmers commission disagrees
Education-I
Bir Devinder to sever relations with SAD
AICC List
Thapar varsity students make a mark in Formula Hybrid racing
‘Raagmala’ row takes a new turn
’84 killings: State bandh on Nov 3
State needs Happy Seeders to stop paddy stubble burning
Experts espouse the cause of gender equality
Villagers protest residential colony on their land
Policemen inspect the blast site at an illegal firecracker unit in Amritsar on Sunday.
Photo: Vishal Kumar
Sewer work to be finished by 2011: Badal
Pharmacy scientists call for judicious use of antibiotics
Patiala researcher to attend conference in Canada
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Govt to tighten noose around travel agents
Chandigarh, October 31 The Punjab Human Trafficking Act 2009 passed by the Vidhan Sabha recently and awaiting the assent of the Governor makes it mandatory for every travel agent to have a license to run his business and every immigration consultant to have prior approval to hold foreign education seminars or offer visa services. Giving more powers to the police, the Act provides for severe “graded” punishment to the fly-by-night operators, who cheat innocent persons alluring them with promises of sure-shot visas. The more the amount by which a victim is duped the more the punishment. “Once the Governor’s assent is received, rules will be framed, following which the process of licensing travel agents will begin,” said Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, talking to The Tribune about the Act. The extent of the problem has risen sharply in the past few years with instances of several Punjabi youths, including young women, left stranded in Turkey, Spain, Egypt, Libya and Malaysia, while on their way to the promised land. Since they were found to be travelling on fake or forged visas, they ended up spending harrowing days in jails. “Of late, most countries have tightened their immigration rules and Punjab’s youth is being exploited by unscrupulous agents. The agents charge hefty amounts ranging from Rs 15 to 20 lakh per individual. Since all sorts of illegal means are used to send persons abroad, they are apprehended at entry points of different countries by their immigration authorities and put in jail. We have had scores of such incidents and except certain provisions of the IPC and Emigration Act, 1983, there were no legal provisions to deal with the activities of such agents,” said Sukhbir. In September this year, Canada, too, had sought the Punjab Government's cooperation to address the issue of fraudulent visa cases that had created a major problem for both Canadian and Indian Governments. “The need of the hour is that a multi-dimensional strategy be adopted to tackle this problem. The Act will be enforced at different levels. The district magistrate will be the licensing authority, who will regulate the functioning of the travel agents within his district,” he added. At the level of the law enforcement agencies special trafficking units were already functional under a DSP. The new Act gives them more teeth. “Earlier, we could book these agents only under Section 420 (cheating). This Act provides for more power to the police and all offences under this Act are cognisable and non-bailable,” said Ishwar Singh, Police Commissioner, Ludhiana, who was a member of the committee that formulated the Act. In order to reduce such instances through mass awareness, special counselling centres would be opened initially at Jalandhar, Chandigarh and Amritsar to providing correct information to the youths about the visa rules of various countries, the registered agents and also the job opportunities available there. Those manning these centres would also guide the youths about the vocations that they should take up in case they wanted to increase their chances of working abroad.
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Big, medium farmers major beneficiaries
Jangveer Singh Tribune News Service
According to the documents accessed from the State Agriculture Department, which has conducted a census on land holdings, out of the total 40-lakh hectares in the state, 71,000 farmer families control a 25 per cent share, which comes to 10 lakh hectares. All these families have plots above 10 hectares. These farmers, like others, are getting away with paying nothing for agriculture supply for tube wells, as under the new scheme their subsidised bills are being repaid back to them in the form of a productivity bonus. The census also reveals that medium level farmers own another 25 per cent of all land holdings in the state. These 2.96 lakh families own land between four to 10 hectares. They till as much as 11 lakh hectares of land. Finally, the small farmer in the state has only 11 lakh hectares to till. This land is divided among 6.36 lakh farmer families, who till land between one to four hectares and constitute only 25 per cent of the entire land holding in the state. In what is even more damming is the fact that most tube well connections are concentrated in the hands of big and medium farmers, who own 70 per cent of the total 10.92 lakh tube well connections in the state. Moreover, while the state has subsidised big and medium level farmers, it has given less power to the farming sector in successive years that has again affected the small farmers, many of whom cannot rear their crop by using diesel to run tube well motors. This policy had bankrupted the erstwhile Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) and is affecting the new PSPCL, as the government has been making paper transactions to settle subsidy rather than paying the entire amount in cash. During the last three years, the government has adjusted as much as Rs 2,500 crore against subsidy due to the electricity utility for supplying free power to the farmers against previous loans taken by it. The electricity utility has been forced to borrow from the market increasing its outstanding loans, which are likely to rise to Rs 15,000 crore by March 2010. This calls for a serious rethink on the entire gamut of agriculture subsidy as the state has failed to honour subsidy commitments to the electricity utility, but is subsidising big and medium farmers, who could otherwise pay for receiving regular and timely power.
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Relax norms, Sukhbir to Centre
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, October 31 Stating the state was hit by a hailstorm followed by rain, Sukhbir said it had affected the paddy stocks lying in the mandis as well in the fields adversely. “The Centre should consider this natural calamity and relax its norms,” he said. He said the Union Government should act immediately as the process has already been delayed as early lifting was being affected due to a higher moisture content. Sukhbir was in the city today to attend the marriage ceremony of the grand daughter of the SGPC president, Jathedar Avtar Singh Makkar. Due to the non-declaration of relaxation of norms, the state farmers are passing through a serious crisis and are agitated over the apathy of the Union Government, he said. The Deputy CM said Capt Amarinder Singh’s appointment as the PPCC supremo would make no difference to the prospects of his party in the next Assembly elections.
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Govt says wheat MSP low, farmers commission disagrees
Chandigarh, October 31 The view of the Farmers Commission indicates that the government is banking on rhetoric to claim an MSP of Rs 1,500 and above, but it has not given any logic for this, including coming out with a uniform cultivation price for foodgrains in the country. The PSFC Chairman, Dr GS Kalkat, when questioned on the issue said the current MSP did provide a 25 per cent profit to the Punjab farmer as claimed by Dr MS Swaminathan. He said normally the MSP did try to cover inflationary pressure, but that it was difficult to cover the entire difference. “If the Centre comes out with a Rs 50 bonus as it has been doing in the past, the inflation factor will also be covered,” he added. Meanwhile, even as the debate on the MSP is still raging in the state, there is confusion on how it should be calculated. There have been demands by politicians and even farmer organisations earlier to link it with the wholesale price index. However, this demand is also being dropped now with a study by the Farmers Commission revealing that if the price index was taken at the 1990-91 base, the MSP was higher than the prevailing prices. The PSFC Adviser, Dr PS Rangi, when questioned on the issue said the MSP had always been higher than the cost of production. He said as far as profit was concerned, it had gone down to nearly 10 per cent between 1999-2005 when prices were freezed. He said now it was back to 25 per cent levels, but was reducing as compared to recent years when the MSP was jacked up by as much as Rs 150 in one go. Dr Rangi also stood by the method of calculating the cost of cultivation in Punjab, saying it was most reliable even though farmer organisations claim the cost of land lease and interest for a six-month period should also be configured while calculating the cost of cultivation. Meanwhile, Dr Swaminathan’s recommendation ensuring that farmers get their cost of production plus a fifty per cent profit, is also being touted as impractical by the Farmers Commission. Dr Rangi said the Centre had never accepted the Swaminathan formula and that even the Supreme Court had stipulated that profit margins could not be more than 70 per cent.
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Education-I Prabhjot Singh Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 31 A comprehensive survey conducted by The Tribune correspondents makes startling revelations about the functioning of government colleges in the state, many of which might have closed down long time back but for the decision to admit girl students in undergraduate courses in boys’ colleges. This year, the government had announced an increase of Rs 14 crore in grant-in-aid to three universities of the state. Against Rs 63.67 crore released last year, the government proposed to raise it to Rs 77.75 crore this year. Similarly, the state releases nearly Rs 75 crore every year as grant-in-aid to aided private colleges. This is in addition to a huge pension bill of retired employees, including teachers, of government-aided private colleges. In the last Budget, the state government had earmarked Rs 30 crore for starting 13 new model degree colleges in educationally backward districts. Besides, the government also proposed to release Rs 10 crore to government colleges at Sunam, Mohali, Sardulgarh and Bathinda besides the Home Science College at Kauni in Muktsar. Though the government’s preference for colleges in the Malwa belt for additional grant is understandable, the state of existing government colleges, including some in the Malwa belt, is deplorable. There are colleges where seven of nine sanctioned posts for teaching staff are lying vacant. Senior most lecturers in the college officiate as the Principal. There is an instance where students after clearing BA II have to go to some other college to complete their graduation. Punjabi may be the official language of the state but there are a number of colleges where there are no lecturers in Punjabi. The state college of arts and sports that once held a place of pride in sports has its student strength of 718 equally divided between girl and boy students. Interestingly, this was started as an exclusive boys college. And of 16 sanctioned posts of teachers, there are only nine regular teachers. Of the remaining seven vacant posts, the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) has filled three by hiring temporary teachers as a part of the guest faculty. So even after three-member guest faculty, the teacher: student ratio comes to 1:60 against the required ratio of 1:30. Can there be a justification for starting 13 new degree colleges when the existing colleges are at the mercy of the Parent-Teacher Association. One of the oldest and prime colleges of the state named after Nobel laureate Dr Satish Dhawan raises funds by leasing out its premises for holding exhibitions and other events. It is the Parent- Teacher Association that financed the construction and furnishing of the computer lab of this prestigious college where the present Human Resources Minister Kapil Sibal and Union Sports Minister Manohar Singh Gill besides celebrated lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi and poetess Amrita Pritam were once students. Thirty to 70 per cent vacant posts in various government colleges in the state are with the guest faculty hired by the PTA of the college concerned. Members of the guest faculty are paid an honrarium of Rs 175 an hour. Services of guest faculty are limited only to teaching days in colleges. (With inputs from Neeraj Bagga, Kusum Arora, Mahesh Sharma, Kulwinder Sandhu, Chander Parkash, Rajaydeep, Gagan K Teja, Gurdeep Mann and Megha Mann) (To be continued)
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Bir Devinder to sever relations with SAD
The SAD failed miserably to comprehend the tragic dimensions of the sufferings of the victims of the ‘genocide’ of the Sikhs in Delhi in 1984 — Bir Devinder Singh
Chandigarh, October 31 Though he did not rule out the possibility of returning to the Congress, a party that he served for more than three decades, he said for the time being, he would remain politically unattached and independent.
He minced no words in assailing the SAD for its “failure” to work for the victims of the 1984 riots. “The SAD failed miserably to comprehend the tragic dimensions of the sufferings of the victims of the genocide of the Sikhs in Delhi in 1984,” he said. “I will be free to take on the challenges of corrupt power brokers and feudal lords, who have enslaved the democratic polity, rendering the freedom meaningless for the people by jeopardising the entire value system,” he said. “Though I gave Congress certainly the major chunk of my life, my decision to leave the party was occasioned by the fate of unsuccessful attempts of the dependents of the 1984 riot victims for their rehabilitation and the cruel jokes played on them by the perpetrators of the crime in the precincts of the temples of justice. “The issue of the victims of the ‘genocide’ of Sikhs in Delhi has never been discussed with me on any party forum (SAD) till date despite the fact that I resigned from the Congress on this issue alone. I am of the firm view that party lacks vision and perspective on the issue.”
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Cong leaders from Majha, Doaba feel ignored
Sarbjit Dhaliwal Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 31 After an approval of AICC President Sonia Gandhi, the party high command had on Thursday released a 34-member list of the AICC from Punjab. The list is clearly dominated by party leaders from the Malwa region. Of the 34 members, only 12 belonged to the Majha and Doaba regions and the others are from the Malwa region. Even some influential senior leaders of both regions do not figure on the list. The Majha and Doaba regions have remained a stronghold of the Congress, whereas Malwa has remained a citadel of the SAD. However, during the last Assembly poll, the Congress had suffered a big defeat in Majha and Doaba and had done well in the Malwa belt. “It appears that the Congress high command has not learnt a lesson from the party’s massive defeat in Majha and Doaba region during the last Assembly poll. Had it learnt a lesson, it would have given an adequate space to leaders of this region in the AICC,” said a senior Congress leader. “There is no scope for an ordinary worker to rise in the Congress now. Leaders with moneybags and influential backgrounds rule the roost in the party set-up. The system has become such that one could not move ahead even an inch in the party without lobbying hard and maintaining right connections at the high command level,” said another senior party leader. Among those who figure on the AICC list from the Majha and Doaba regions are Santosh Chaudhary; Ambika Soni; Aruna Chaudhary; Manohar Singh Gill; Ashwani Kumar; Partap Singh Bajwa; Ashwani Shekhri; Sardul Singh; Mohinder Singh Kaypee and Tejinder Singh Bittu. There are reports that pressure would be built on the high command to include names of more senior leaders from both regions to give it a due representation in the AICC.
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Thapar varsity students make a mark in Formula Hybrid racing
Patiala, October 31 Formula Electric and Hybrid Italy is an international competitive and sports event, which aims at promoting innovation in academic institutions across the world. It also aims to encourage students to participate with new ideas and innovative solutions to reduce the environmental impact and improve the energy efficiency of various types of vehicles supplied by different energy sources. “The pursuit circuit of 32 laps, as well as the autocross, was jointly completed by two drivers - Jagbir Nirwan and Shivkaran Mokha and they finished third on the track thereby proving their mettle,” said the Head, Mechanical Department, Thapar University Dr SK Mohapatra. Speaking to TNS, Mokha said manufacturing of the green hybrid car for the competition was the joint effort of various departments of the University. “The car was already tested on various parameters, including design, weight, acceleration and braking before putting it on to the race track to test its speed, reliability and endurance,” added Mokha. He further said the team got full support from the institute.
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‘Raagmala’ row takes a new turn
Amritsar, October 31 On August 19, Jathedar Iqbal Singh in the presence of Panj Piaras at Patna Sahib had issued an edict in the name of Sikh sangat stating that those completing akhand path or sehaj path without reciting “raagmala” would be committing sacrilege. He had stated that when Guru Granth Sahib could not be published without “raagmala” then nobody had the right to complete the path without reciting it. The edict issued by Jathedar Iqbal Singh had evoked sharp reactions from Sikh organisations, including both factions of the Akhand Kirtani Jatha. Talking to mediapersons here on Saturday, Giani Gurbachan Singh said they had sought clarification from Jathedar Iqbal Singh over the issue. However, they were yet to receive any response from him. He said they would first discuss the issue at the meeting of the Sikh high priests after receiving the clarification from him, only after which he would be allowed to participate at the meeting. He said the meeting of Sikh high priests would take place after the Divali. On the other hand, Jathedar Iqbal Singh said he was yet to receive any letter seeking his clarification on the issue adding that he would respond to it whenever he got it. Jathedar Iqbal Singh, however, said he had a verbal communication with Giani Gurbachan Singh over the issue and he had made everything clear to him. On the issue of jurisdiction, he said Takht Patna Sahib had the edict of Guru Hargobind as per which the Jathedar of the Takht was given rights to issue an edict. As per Sikh “rehat maryada” (code of conduct) issued by the SGPC, it is clearly written under Article XI on page no. 18 that the reading of whole Guru Granth Sahib (intermittent or non-stop) may be concluded with the reading of the “mundawani” or the “raagmala” according to the convention traditionally observed at the place concerned.
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’84 killings: State bandh on Nov 3
Amritsar, October 31 Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh has clarified that private vehicles will not be stopped and no hospital, chemist or emergency service will be disrupted during the bandh. Schools and colleges would, however, remain closed, he added. Describing the 1984 incident as the “genocide of Sikhs”, he said a written request had been extended to the SGPC, all factions of the SAD, BSP (Karimpuri) and the LBP (Rammowalia), for participating in the bandh. “We have dispatched letters to the Railways and the Transport Ministries asking them to cancel buses and trains in Punjab for a day to avoid inconvenience to passengers in view of the bandh,” he added.
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Nano-technology to play a pivotal role in healthcare: Patil
Patiala, October 31 While presiding over the 50th Annual Conference of National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) at Government Medical College here yesterday, Patil said technologies could immensely help in the betterment of the healthcare. He also made a point about the importance of innovations and the needs of synergy between the researchers and medical professionals to propose effective and affordable healthcare.
In his speech, Patil suggested that the heads of the medical institutions should have meeting with the directors of scientific and research institutions like Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) to get their latest know-how regarding the research so that it could be used in their medical profession to provide better and timely health services to the people. “There is need for restructuring and integrating our healthcare network, for ensuring quality health services to poor and needy people”, he said. The Governor further said dream of a new India could be realised only if people got timely medical assistance. Appreciating NAMS, he said the academy was playing a pivotal role in promotion of knowledge of medical sciences in India and its practical application towards the problems of national welfare. “Such annual conferences will contribute to benefit the medical colleges of Punjab and also help in promoting knowledge of medical sciences in India. Union Government has recognised NAMS as the nodal agencies for contributing education for medical and allied health professionals”, he told the gathering. Principal of Government Medical College Patiala Dr Surinder Singh read the annual report of the College. Patil presented roles of honour and awards to meritorious doctors across the country who had excelled in various fields of medical sciences.
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State needs Happy Seeders to stop paddy stubble burning
Morinda, October 31 With harvesting season in full swing, the farmers are busy burning paddy stubble adding to the already polluted cities as well as diminishing vision for the traffic moving on nearby roads. With no effective law to curb this growing problem in the fields, Happy Seeders seems to be the only way out to prevent stubble burning. Last year there were just 35 Happy Seeders operational in the state, while this year the number is around 250. “To ensure that not even a single paddy stubble is burnt, we need at least 46,000 Happy Seeders to cover 70 lakh acres of area under paddy cultivation,” pointed out agriculture economist with Punjab State Farmers’ Commission (PSFC), Dr PS Rangi. Every year, Punjab produces more than 200 lakh tonne of paddy stubble,160 lakh tonne of which is set on fire and goes waste. Burning 160 lakh tonne of paddy stubble also causes loss of nitrogen content of soil worth Rs 250 crore. Besides, the soil loses its fertility, farmer-friendly insects and micronutrients. The remaining 40 lakh tonne of paddy stubble is used in paper mills, power production using bi-fuel as compost for mushroom cultivation and that of basmati is used for different purposes. While the state government is laying emphasis on increasing use of paddy stubble for power production from bio-fuels, experts feel that not more than 15 per cent of stubble can be used for this purpose. The paddy stubble has high silica content, which when burnt, clogs the chimneys of power-producing plants. This is the main reason that has made owner of such plants more dependant on bio-fuels like oil-seeds. As per rules, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) is supposed to exercise action on farmers for burning paddy stubble. However, the act is more vocal when applied on industrial pollution, rather than pollution caused from stubble burning. “The most we can do is issue notices to the farmers, which does not attract any action or penalty,” PPCB officials pointed out.
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Experts espouse the cause of gender equality
Patiala, October 31 Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said inequality was ingrained in the system of the world economy. In a seminar comprising eight technical sessions, the highlight was the interactive session held by Dr Brenda Mcsweeney from Boston University on
Gender Equality in South Asia: 2060. The delegates had an animated exchange of ideas on the changes that needed to bring about empowerment of women in South Asia by 2060. In the special lecture - “Gender, culture and violence”- chaired by Prof Raj Mohini Sethi, the issues discussed ranged from war and peace to the protective role of National Human Rights Commission in
the context of women in South Asia. Dr Chaudhary delivered a lecture on Khap Panchayats and honour killings in Haryana. He deliberated on the concept of Khap panchayats and their structural aspects. Giving a historical overview of the institution of Khap panchayats, he emphasised their incongruence in the modern times. A technical session on “Gender, economic independence and state intervention” was chaired by Prof RS Ghuman. Another technical session chaired by Dr Kulwinder Singh focused on the issues of gender, health and education. The delegates emphasised the need for the state to protect the interest of women, especially in the era of globalization and liberalisation. A special technical session was held on declining low sex-ratio, in which the speakers expressed their dismay over the sex-ration in Punjab in particular, and India in general.
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Villagers protest residential colony on their land
Patiala, October 31 Amidst shouting of slogans against PIT authorities, the villagers blocked the Sirhind road for almost two hours in the morning. The villagers are strongly opposing the coming up of any colony on the land under question as in that case, land owned by them would be acquired. The villagers have threatened to intensify the agitation in case PIT fails to withdraw its proposal to set up the residential-cum-commercial colony there. Recently, PIT chairman Inder Mohan Singh Bajaj had announced that Trust would develop a residential-cum-commercial colony on 250 acres of land spread in separate pockets on the road from Rajpura by-pass to Verka Milk Plant. In its meeting, the Trust had given nod to the project and had sent to the state government for the final approval. It is also learnt that now the Trust was about to start the proceedings for the acquisition of the land. Speaking to the Tribune, residents of Jhill said they strongly opposed any move to dislocate them. “Already 700 acres of vacant land owned by the different government departments, meant for developing residential colonies, is there in Patiala, then why Trust is hell bent upon uprooting thousands of people who are residing in villages of Jhill, Hasanpur and Alipur,” argued Gurdeep Singh, who was leading the protest on behalf of the villagers of Jhill. “We have also got support from some farmer union representatives including Satnam Singh Behru, a prominent leader of the farmers union. If the Trust fails to cancel its resolution passed in this regard, we would launch agitation against the state government and Trust”, said Josan Singh and Mohinder Singh, resident of the village Hassanpur. Meanwhile, due to road blockade by protestors, traffic chaos prevailed on the Sirhind road in the morning for almost two hours.
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One killed as illegal cracker unit catches fire
Amritsar, October 31 The unit was being run by Jaswant Kaur, mother-in-law of the deceased, who shifted from the Anngarh area, popularly known as Mini Sivakashi of Amritsar for its cracker units. The man identified as Didar Singh (30) died on the spot, while his wife Mandeep Kaur, sister Gauri and another person Raja, who were seriously injured in the incident, were rushed to government and private hospitals. Condition of Raja was very critical as he was admitted with 90 per cent burn injuries. Mandeep and Gauri admitted with 55 per cent and 45 per cent burn injuries. The impact was so hard that the roof and two walls of the room situated on the top floor of the house collapsed. One of the walls fell on the neighbouring house injuring two persons Manoj Kumar and Amit Kumar. The fire brigade and the police reached the spot and rushed the injured to hospital. The windowpanes of the neighbouring houses were also shattered.
Chheharta police station SHO Davinder Singh said the police was in process of registering a case under various sections of the Explosive Act against Jaswant Kaur and her son Manna, who fled the spot immediately after the incident. The cracker unit had been running for the last three years without catching the eye of the police, despite the fact that the police station is situated just 200 metres away from the spot.
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Sewer work to be finished by 2011: Badal
Chandigarh, October 31 Presiding over a series of meeting with the senior officers of the state government and heads of the corporations, municipal councils and improvement trusts of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Moga and Hoshiarpur to review the status of ongoing sewage work, water supply and construction of roads in these cities, Badal assured the Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board of adequate funds for the timely completion of these projects. Meanwhile, the MD Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board apprised the Chief Minister that Rs 443 crore and Rs 486.33 crore had been earmarked for Ludhiana and Jalandhar for water supply, sewerage and roads. He said Rs 193 crore would be spent on sewage, Rs 150 crore on water supply and Rs 100 crore on roads in Ludhiana while Rs 345.32 crore on sewage, Rs 27.01 crore for water supply and Rs 114 crore on roads in Jalandhar. Likewise, Rs 158.51 crore and Rs 79.42 crore would be spent for sewage, water supply and roads in Hoshiarpur and Moga. Badal asked the deputy commissioners and commissioners of the municipal corporations of Ludhiana and Jalandhar to regularly monitor the progress of ongoing development projects so that these could be completed in a stipulated time schedule. He also directed the deputy commissioners of Moga and Hoshiarpur to hold regular meetings with the executive officers of the municipal councils to review the progress of these projects to ensure its quality as well as timely completion. The Chief Minister also said the entire funding of these projects had been tied up and the nodal departments of the local government and water supply & sanitation for the implementation of these projects had been asked to get these works executed under their direct supervision to ensure its quality as per the prescribed specifications.
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Pharmacy scientists call for judicious use of antibiotics
Moga, October 31 Scientists were participating at the concluding day of the two-day national seminar on the “Role of pharmacist in rational use and clinical trial of drugs” organised by the Indian Hospital Pharmacists Association at the Indo-Soviet Friendship College of Pharmacy here. They said the government had decided to formulate legislation following reports of a “superbug” originating in South Asia, which was resistant to most antibiotics being used in the country. Prof SK Bandopadhyay, president of the Indian Pharmacological Society, Kolkata, said the major concern was the common practice of antibiotics being sold without prescriptions. “People use antibiotics for everything without thinking the possibility of developing drug resistance”, he said. Prof Piyush Trivedi, VC of Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Bhopal, presided over the valedictory function.
— TNS
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