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CBI searches SBSCET professor’s house
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States vying for investment by corporates, says economist
Labourer buried alive as earth caves in
Consumer Forum
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CBI searches SBSCET professor’s house
Ferozepur, May 8 According to the information available, Kushwaha along with some other members, all part of the AICTE inspection team, was reportedly trapped by the agency while he had gone for the inspection of a private engineering college in Bhilai. Sources said the CBI had allegedly recovered a huge amount in cash besides gold articles from the possession of the members of the AICTE team after the inspection. CBI sleuths today descended on his residence located on the college premises where they conducted search for hours. College officials remained tightlipped about the developments but admitted that the CBI team remained on the premises for over four hours to collect information about the professor. While talking to The Tribune, Kushwaha’s colleagues, however, said he was a simple man of high integrity, and added that it was difficult for them to believe that he can be involved in any such practice. “I do not think he can be a part of any such deal,” said a college professor who wished not to be quoted. When contacted, Dr TS Sidhu, Director, SBSCET, said Kushwaha was on leave from the college as he had gone for inspection of some engineering college outside the state for the AICTE. Sidhu said he was not aware about the exact details of the incident. It has been learnt that Kushwaha along with the other members of the AICTE team, has been sent to three-day judicial remand. |
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Muktsar cops shut eyes to tinted glass’ glare
Muktsar, May 8 The SC orders state that all tinted films have been banned and only car windows that have been tinted by the manufactures are allowed. A policeman wishing not to be identified said being a politically high-profile district, it was quite a task to remove the filming from the windowpanes of vehicles. “The majority of violators are either kith or kin of some politician. Whenever we try to issue a challan for the violation, they make us speak to the politician on phone and escape the penalty,” said the cop. When contacted, Muktsar SSP Inder Mohan Singh said, “We will strictly implement the orders of the Supreme Court and no violator will be allowed to escape the penalty.” |
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States vying for investment by corporates, says economist
Bathinda, May 8 Delving further into the issue, he added, “Generation of income and employment in the region because of the setting up of the refinery will depend on the extent of linkages that the refinery will have with the region. For example, it will largely depend on the number of ancillary units owned by the local people.” “As far as the employment quotient is concerned, a large part of the jobs at the refinery will be taken up by the highly-skilled professionals from across India. But one thing that the refinery will cause is worry about environment. The environment of this region is already highly fragile, thanks to the thermal plants,” he added. Prof Gill also spoke extensively on the role of corporates in the development of states. “Almost all the national parties and the states are pro-corporate now. In fact, the states fight among themselves in their quest to gain corporate investments,” he said. "On the other hand, the idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is slowly taking a beating in India. CSR means that a company will spend five per cent of its earnings on social activities. But the companies are not even ready for that. They question why they should spend on something that is generating no returns for them," he added. Talking about how the agricultural sector has no lure for the younger generation which prefers to sell the land off and settle abroad, he said, “The agricultural sector is on a decline in Punjab. Unlike the older generation, the younger one has the option of calculating what is the better option for him - to be here and get involved in the agrarian setup of his family or sell the land and settle abroad? If the maths comes down to earning 4 lakh per year in India and 50 lakh per year abroad, it is obvious what the individual would go for. The migration entirely depends on the actual earnings here in India and the expected income abroad.” Explaining the changing income distribution across sectors and functional groups in India in the era of liberalised policy, Prof Gill highlighted the continuous shift from agriculture to non-agricultural activities. He pointed out that the loss of income share of agriculture has not translated into gain for manufacturing activities. The gainer in the income share, he said, has been the service or the tertiary sector, which has increased its share from 41.1 per cent of the GDP in 1990-91 to 55.1 per cent in 2009-10. Prof. Gill is the Director General, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh. |
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Labourer buried alive as earth caves in
Fazilka, May 8 It is learnt that Gulzar Singh (42), a resident of the village, along with two other labourers was digging a well in the compound of a house. While the work was in progress, suddenly the soil in both the wells— the one the labourers were digging and an adjacent old one — caved in. Gulzar, who was at the bottom of the well, was buried alive. His companions raised an alarm and the villagers rushed to help. They succeeded in extricating Gulzar and rushed him to the local Civil Hospital where doctors declared him dead. Gulzar is survived by three daughters and three sons. Two of his offspring are physically challenged. Fazilka SDM Charandev Singh Maan, who rushed to the hospital, handed over Rs 5,000 to the sarpanch and a nambardar of the village to perform the last rites of the deceased. “I have asked the patwari concerned to prepare a report to obtain financial aid from the government for the next of the kin of the deceased,” said
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Consumer Forum
Ferozepur, May 8 In their complaint, the students of the ETT course had alleged that though the college authorities had claimed to have permission to run the ETT course duly recognised by the SCERT and even the prospectus read that the college was affiliated to the Punjab University for the course, the fact was the other way round. Taking immediate action, the forum, headed by GPS Brar along with members, Tarlok Singh Kamboj and Meena Bishnoi, directed the SCERT, Punjab, and the Panjab University, Chandigarh, to look into the matter and to check if the college was affiliated to or recognised by them for the said course. Later, it was found that the college was affiliated with the Panjab University for BEd and MEd only, and not for the ETT course. The principal of the Government ETT College, who appeared on the behalf of the SCERT, also stated that the college was not having recognition to run the ETT course. Consequently, the forum directed the college not to entertain admissions for the course. |
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The orders of the Supreme Court (SC) banning black films on windowpanes of vehicles notwithstanding, the Muktsar police is yet to swing into action. 
“The Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Bathinda is a fine example of the extent to which the corporates are taking interest in this state. But how much income and jobs the refinery will generate for the state in reality is all up for conjecture right now,” said economist Prof Sucha Singh Gill. He visited the Central University of Punjab campus in Bathinda today and delivered a special lecture on ‘Distribution of income in the post-reform period.”
