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Gross neglect: Elderly not paid pension for 4 months
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No advisory panel of former councillors set up in
Moga: DM
Cop shoots self to death
BSF jawans celebrate Rakhi
The Homecoming: VoP winner Sra accorded warm welcome
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Gross neglect: Elderly not paid pension for 4 months
Bathinda, August 13 Similarly, under the family benefit scheme about 20 families that have applied for the grant during four months of the current financial year, are yet to be paid a sum of Rs 10,000 each. The amount of both these schemes is distributed among the beneficiaries by the district office of the Department of Social Security. Under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme, a beneficiary is given Rs 200 per month as pension. This pension is being given to the already identified 6149 beneficiaries, belonging to below poverty line (BPL) families and the four other categories- widow, disabled, issueless and unmarried person, in the district. Among these 6,149 beneficiaries, there are reportedly about 4,100 BPL beneficiaries while the remaining belong to other four categories. However, under the National Family Benefit Scheme, Rs 10,000 in the form of grant is given after the death of a bread-winner of the BPL family. The BPL survey was conducted in the state in 2002 and after that no poor family could be added in the BPL list. As the number of poor families is now more than the number shown in the existing list of BPL families (Yellow Card holders) for the year 2002. Whenever the Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal goes to the villages for holding Sangat Darshan programmes, the holders of Blue Cards, issued by state government to the Atta-Dal Scheme beneficiaries, always make a plea for getting their names inducted in the list of BPL families. In the light of this, the MP has reportedly written to the Centre to consider all the state’s Blue Card holders for receiving benefits of the centrally sponsored schemes on a par with the BPL card holders. This has to be done because as a prosperous state all Punjab’s poor families do not fulfil the economic criterion fixed for a BPL family by the Centre for the entire country. |
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No advisory panel of former councillors set up in
Moga: DM
Moga, August 13 "The municipal committee does not exist any more after the formation of the corporation and therefore, there is no role left for the former councillors in the administrative set-up of the body," he said. Regarding the meeting held with former councillors, Singla said they wanted to welcome him in his office after assuming the charge of the Municipal Commissioner. Therefore, he had met them informally. "I just asked the former councillors to put forth their suggestions, if any, for the development of the town like any other citizen as I am new to the town," he said. It may be mentioned that there are no provisions in the Municipal Act to form an advisory panel in the administrative set-up of the local bodies. Moreover, the code of conduct for the SGPC elections is in effect and nobody can form such committees to accommodate political personalities, said a senior district official. Denying the charges of local Congress MLA Joginder Pal Jain that he was not called to the meeting, Singla said he had not officially called any meeting of the local body yesterday. Woman commits suicide: A 34-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself to death at Dholewala village in the Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district, last evening. The police registered a case on charges of abetment to suicide against her husband Parwinder Singh, brother-in-law Harvinder Singh, father-in-law Baldev Singh and sister-in-law Sukhvir Kaur at the Dharamkot police station, said Satish Kumar, SHO. |
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Cop shoots self to death
Fazilka, August 13 He was seriously injured as he pumped two shots into imself, one of which penetrated through his abdomen while the second hit his jaw. According to the SHO (City), Sanjiv Setia, the other security guard at the treasury office had gone to participate in the rehearsal for the Independence Day parade and Bhagwan Singh was alone. The incident took place at around 4.15 in the afternoon today. The injured Bhagwan Singh was rushed to local Civil Hospital in a serious condition from where he was referred to the medical college at Faridkot after being given preliminary treatment and first aid. He succumbed to his injuries hear Guruharsahai. Setia said the head constable was ill for some time and might have tried to commit suicide in desperation. The exact reason for taking this extreme step can be ascertained only after proper investigation is conducted, the SHO stated. |
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Abohar, August 13 The Mahila Praharis, tied Rakhis procured from the Mount Abu headquarters of the NGO, served sweets and offered lucky cards that carried godly messages and blessings. They said that they had come across such celebrations for the first time. — OC |
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The Homecoming: VoP winner Sra accorded warm welcome
Bathinda, August 13 A student of BCA (III) of the Baba Farid Group of Institutes, Pradeep had a huge crowd of fans awaiting him on the Ajit Road premises of the Baba Farid School. Pradeep has now become a poster boy of the institute and has in his hands a one-year contract with the PTC channel. He was among the 64 contestants on the show. Pradeep plans to continue his studies as well as further his career in singing. He was amongst the six finalists in the Voice of Punjab last year. Sra was born in the Azam Wala village of Fazilka. His father Prakash Singh Sra is a talented folk singer and mother Amrit Sra is also an artist. |
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