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OPERATION BLUESTAR MEMORIAL
Cost of fertilisers up
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Canal breach to be probed: Minister
Charitable trusts flout norms
Jalandhar:
Generating revenue the task ahead
Cong lodges protest over ‘bogus’ votes
Ludhiana: 8 nominees have criminal record
Dissident trouble continues
‘Dead’ murder convict resurfaces; police baffled
Fresh notice on use of red beacons
Punjab Budget Session from June 19
PTU scraps third round of counselling
Teachers condemn promotion policy
Patiala land scam: Vigilance yet to get nod for probe
Teachers lathicharged
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OPERATION BLUESTAR MEMORIAL
Slain Chief Minister Beant Singh’s grandson and Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu today said the SAD-BJP government was giving “official recognition” to terrorist activities of the past by setting up the memorial. In a statement, he said: “The Badals can’t say they have nothing to do with the setting up of the memorial because the SAD alone has control over the SGPC, which could not have dared to resort to such an act without the prior approval of the SAD president.” He said though the move “has been planned by the Badals to gain political mileage”, it will affect law and order and revive terrorism in the state. For this, he said, the Badals would be solely responsible. “Instead, we need to set up memorials in honour of peace-loving people who were killed by terrorists,” he said. The Congress MP appreciated the resentment expressed by a few BJP leaders over the memorial. He, however, said their opposition was futile as they had raised their voice after the foundation stone of the memorial was laid. Bittu said the BJP should part ways with the SAD over the issue. He urged the CM to take the issue seriously or else the state would again fall a prey to terrorism. On the other hand, lashing out at former CM Capt Amarinder Singh for his “unnecessary remarks over the issue”, SGPC executive members Rajinder Singh Mehta and Karnail Singh Panjoli, in a joint statement, said the SGPC was a premier Sikh organisation and it was its primary duty to set up the memorial in honour of “martyrs”. They claimed that raising the memorial was not aimed against any religion. They asked Amarinder whether the resignation tendered by him from the Congress after Operation Bluestar was a mere drama. They claimed there was no threat to peace in Punjab because of the planned memorial. Terming the SAD-BJP coalition as an “unholy alliance”, Congress leaders from Majha today said the alliance government was again pushing Punjab towards the black days of terrorism by supporting radicals. Reacting to the BJP’s statement saying Operation Bluestar Memorial was “anti-national” and the BJP was against it, Congress MLAs from Majha Sukhjinder Randhawa, SS Sukhsarkaria, Tripat Rajinder Bajwa, DCC Amritsar (rural) president Harpartap Singh Ajnala and DCC Tarn Taran chief Dr Dharmbir Agnihotri asked if the BJP felt that it was a wrong act, why then was it supporting the government. They said that the “greed for power is keeping the BJP in unholy alliance with the SAD”. They asked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to break his silence and tell the people as to why he is supporting the “act of persons who challenged the Indian Constitution".
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Cost of fertilisers up
Chandigarh, June 8 The prices of both DAP (diammonium phosphate) and NPK (nitrogen phosphorous and potash), the most commonly used fertilisers, have soared by over 30 per cent from the just-concluded rabi marketing season (RBS). The price of DAP has gone up from Rs 905 per 50 kg to Rs 1,200 per 50 kg, an increase of 32.5 per cent. The price of NPK has soared from Rs 820 per 50 kg to Rs 1,115 per 50 kg, an increase of 35 per cent. Ever since these fertilisers have been decontrolled by the government in 2011, their prices have been rising steadily. Sources in the fertiliser trade said the price of DAP had gone up by almost two-and-a-half times in the past one year. This time the rise was more because of the rupee devaluation. Since the availability of DAP and NPK is mostly dependent on imports (mainly from the Gulf countries, with 70 per cent of DAP requirement and 100 per cent of potash met through imports), the devaluation of the rupee has led to a hike in their prices. This sharp hike means that the input cost will go up for harvesting all kharif crops, be it paddy, cotton, sugarcane or vegetables. But the MSP for these crops may not see a consequent increase. “The Commission for Agriculture Cost and Prices (CACP) has recommended a hike of just Rs 170 per quintal (Rs 1,280 per quintal) for paddy. With the input costs, including prices of fertilisers, pesticides and labour, going up by more than 30 per cent, the farmer will suffer huge losses,” said Balbir Singh Rajewal, president, Bharatiya Kisan Union. In Punjab, the requirement of DAP in the kharif marketing season is 3.53 lakh tonnes and in Haryana around 3.50 lakh tonnes. Punjab requires 46,000 tonnes of NPK and Haryana 50,000 tonnes this season. Both states have some stock of the fertilisers from the last rabi marketing season. But its availablity at the old prices is limited. Haryana has reportedly accumulated a stock of 1.77 lakh tonnes of DAP and 13500 tonnes of NPK. Punjab is estimated to have built 95,000 tonnes of DAP and 6000 tonnes of NPK. These will be retailed to farmers through cooperative societies. But a majority of farmers will have to buy the fertilisers from the open market at new rates.
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Canal breach to be probed: Minister
Chandigarh, June 8 Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Irrigation Minister, said the overflowing water had not caused any damage to residential areas but water had entered the fields at Beed Talab village. He said he had directed senior officer to mark weak spots along the state canals. The minister said he had instructed round-the-clock monitoring of embankment, especially during the pre-monsoon period. Sekhon said that the top official of irrigation department are monitoring the process of plugging in of breach occurred in Bathind Branch of Sirhind Canal. He said the water in the Sirhind Canal had been reduced by diverting the flow into the distributaries and drains attached with the Bathinda branch. The Forest, PWD, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Departments were working in close coordination.
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Charitable trusts flout norms
Chandigarh, June 8 These startling facts have been brought to light by Ropar-based RTI activist Dinesh Chadha. Information gathered by Chadha through RTI applications made to various trusts running higher education colleges across the state, reveal how most of them are earning a surplus income of anything between Rs 2 crore to Rs 9 crore per annum. Rather than using this surplus income to bring down the fees or even improve infrastructure, colleges have created a surplus income fund. Chadha had filed applications with almost all educational trusts running schools, colleges or technical colleges in Punjab. However, most of the trusts refused to part with information regarding the net income since 2007-08 and the surplus income (after all expenses had been paid). “Only three trusts have provided information regarding income and the surplus income made by them. The surplus income by each of these three trusts is between Rs 2 to 9 crore per annum between 2007- 2011,” he said. One of the trusts admitted that the trust had purchased luxury cars, including a BMW and Mercedes, for the use of trustees and shown these under expenses head. Another trust had paid Rs 90 lakh per annum as rent for the building where a college was being run by it to one of the trustees itself. Recently, the Punjab Unaided Technical Institutes Association (PUTIA) -- the representative body of private engineering, architecture, pharmacy and management colleges -- had moved a proposal to the state government demanding an increase in fee. It had asked for a 50 per cent hike in fee, including levying of certain charges on account of students’ activities, development fund etc beyond the tuition fee. Though the Technical Education Department had approved the hike in fees, the Chief Minister had turned down the proposal. Demanding that the accounts of all educational trusts should be monitored and proper auditing be done by a regulatory authority, Chadha said he was now sending a letter to the Union HRD Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, to probe flouting of rules by charitable education trusts.
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Jalandhar: Generating revenue the task ahead
Reeling under acute financial crisis for the last one year, the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation would have to generate funds to keep the pace of development in the city going. There is also a need to check encroachments, strengthen the drainage system and ensure speedy completion of the solid waste management project at Pholariwal village, reports The Tribune Correspondent Deepkamal Kaur
Unplanned growth, encroachments, poor drainage system and improper garbage management have marred the face of
Jalandhar. The present MC House, however, did manage the renovation of parks, laying of storm water drainage system at some places, construction of flyovers and starting of the city bus service. On June 10, 5.5 lakh voters living within the city’s municipal limits will decide whether the ruling alliance with continue in the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation or they would have to hand over the reins to the Congress. Financial situation Lack of adequate funds have resulted in the Jalandhar MC not being able to execute most of the projects conceived by it in the last five years. But, the worst part is that the civic body has been reeling under acute financial crunch for the last one year. Certain projects that could have changed the face of the city, including a world-class cricket stadium at Burlton Park at a cost of Rs 202
crore, lie confined only to papers. Jalandhar’s most important landmark, Company
Bagh, which was to be spruced up under a Rs 32.7 crore project, too, has been lying dug up for the last more than a year. A solid waste management project is to come up at Pholariwal village. However, the MC took more than four years only to conceptualise and finalise the project. The work on building a railway under-bridge at Chandan Nagar crossing, too, has been hanging fire for the last five years. The MC authorities blame the lack of funds for the delay on all these projects. Another monetary anomaly that has come to light is the MC’s inability to initiate action against house tax defaulters. A recent survey done by the MC under a global information system (GIS) project had pointed out that there were hundreds of residents who were defaulting on house tax in at least 10 of the surveyed 60 wards. Cases of illegal water connections have also come to light. Despite the revelations, the MC officials have failed to expedite recoveries against the defaulters. The MC generated Rs 20 crore through water bill charges for the year 2011-12. But, the amount was Rs 5 crore less than the annual expenditure of the O&M cell on running
tubewells, their maintenance and salaries of the staff. The house tax figure touched Rs 18 crore this year. The MC has passed an annual budget of Rs 610 crore for the financial year 2012-13. Of this, Rs 296 crore is expected to come from internal resources, including VAT, whereas the rest would have to be collected through grants, loans and sale of properties. The civic body has a committed expenditure of Rs 174.5
crore. Of this, Rs 137 crore is spent on paying the salaries of the staff. Water supply, sewerage Though most of the city areas have access to potable water, gastroenteritis due to the mixing of sewage in drinking water has become a perennial problem in a few localities, including Baba Budha Colony, Ekta Vihar and Bhargo Camp. There are several illegal colonies around Basti Peer
Daad, Rama Mandi and Maqsudan that are yet to be connected with the main sewer line. As a result, they are left with no option but to discharge sullage in the open. Storm water system Those frequenting the DC Office, bus stand and Domoria railway
underbridge, which are the most-visited areas of the city, had always been complaining of water-logging during the monsoon. But, the problem may not recur this time round as the MC got constructed road gullies around the DC Office and the bus stand, which would check water stagnation. The situation at Domoria railway underbridge too is likely to improve as the commuters now have the option to use the recently built
overbridge. Insanitary conditions A major problem that the residents have been facing for years is that the city does not have any designated waste dumping site. The waste, after being collected from houses, remains dumped on the main road at the entrance of various colonies. Until the civic body is able to commission its proposed solid waste treatment plant at
Pholariwal, the city's garbage would continue to be dumped at Wariana village. There was also a plan to sell manure by recycling garbage. But, that also remains restricted to papers. Besides, people residing in colonies, including Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Nagar, Guru Amar Dass Nagar and Kalia Colony, situated alonside the Gunda Nullah have not option but to live in unhygienic conditions as the drain is a constant source of stench. Areas of concern The non-execution of the solid waste management project, dilapidated sewerage and drinking water system, illegal encroachments making the city's narrow lanes narrower, inadequate provision for storm water disposal and traffic snarls in the absence of adequate road infrastructure are a few areas of concern that the new House would have to focus on. While the inflow of visitors has risen over the years, the facilities available within the city are limited. Looking ahead The city bus service has helped ensure a public transport system in the city. But, the project needs to be streamlined. The GPS system at bus stops, which was to keep the waiting commuters in the know as to how long they would have to wait for a particular bus, is yet to get functional. The size of the buses is also too big, which at times makes it difficult for drivers to maneuver turns on the city’s narrow lanes. The water treatment plant of the Punjab Water Supply and Sewage Board has a much lower capacity than that required for the city. Illegal colonies As far as general development works are concerned, unauthorised colonies are the ones that got “preference” in terms of grants worth hundreds of crores from the MPs and the MLAs concerned. Both BJP MLAs Manoranjan Kalia and KD Bhandari donated their discretionary funds for illegal colonies falling in their wards. A number of such colonies around Maqsudan and Ladhewali areas have been spruced up, courtesy both these
MLAs. There are more than 400 illegal colonies where the MC tried to collect development charges by organising camps meant at regularising them. But, the effort didn't
materialise.
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Cong lodges protest over ‘bogus’ votes
Amritsar, June 8 A delegation of Congress leaders led by PPCC vice-president Rana Kaypee handed over a memorandum to ADC Sandeep Rishi. Kaypee alleged that the supplementary voters list was not made available to them until yesterday despite requests. He has demanded a probe into the reasons for the delay. He said while the original voters list carried the photographs of voters, it was not the case with the supplementary list and, therefore, "it should be cancelled". He also demanded deployment of paramilitary forces to ensure free and fair elections.
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Ludhiana: 8 nominees have criminal record
Ludhiana, June 8 Four of these candidates belong to the Congress, three to the SAD and one is from the BJP. The SAD candidate from Ward 45, Kamaljit Singh Karwal, a confidante of Atam Nagar MLA Simarjit Singh Bains, is the main accused in an assault case registered against him on June 19, 2009. A case under Sections 307, 186, 353 and 332, IPC, was registered against him at the Sadar police station, Ludhiana, for assaulting tehsildar Gurjinder Singh Benipal. Swarandeep Singh Chahal, SAD candidate from Ward 69, who is also close to Bains, has cases registered against him under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B, IPC. Sanjeev Kumar Talwar, Congress candidate from Ward 39, faces criminal charges under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 409, 201 and 120-B, IPC. Congress candidate from Ward 53 Gurpreet Bassi has been booked under Sections 294, 506, 148, 149, 447, 448, 283, 341 and 427, IPC, while Surjeet Singh Rai, SAD candidate from Ward 12 is facing charges under Sections 324, 323 IPC. Congress candidate from Ward 52 Narinder Kumar Kala, brother of Ludhiana (West) MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu, has a case registered against him under Sections 420, 406, 341, IPC. Gurcharan Singh, Congress candidate from Ward 69, is also facing charges under Section 420. Gurdeep Singh Neetu, BJP leader in the outgoing MC House, has a case registered against him under the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act. Jaskirat Singh, coordinator, Punjab Election Watch, said this information had been ontained from affidavits filed by candidates along with their nomination papers.
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Dissident trouble continues
Ludhiana, June 8 The expulsions were based on the recommendations of District Congress Committee president Pawan Dewan and the party observer and Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president Laal Singh. Laal Singh said the expelled party workers included candidates as well as their supporters who were campaigning for them. On June 7, the BJP had expelled five party workers and leaders for contesting as Independents against its official candidates. Among those expelled from the party were Rajiv Sharma (ward 17), Pradeep Sharma (ward 12), Surinder Sharma (ward 73), Adesh Bhatia (ward 37) and Radhey Krishan (ward 16).
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‘Dead’ murder convict resurfaces; police baffled
Faridkot, June 8 He escaped from the custody of three policemen near Phillaur. A day later, the Faridkot police declared that Gurjinder had been crushed to death by a bus near Ambala on the intervening night of May 26/27. Though Gurjinder did meet with an accident, the police has now come to know that he survived with minor injuries. He was admitted at the PGI, Chandigarh, by the Ambala police, but he escaped from here as well. Gurjinder is involved in several criminal cases. After getting to know that the convict had survived the accident, the Faridkot police also visited the PGI. Faridkot jail Deputy Superintendent Paramjit Singh Sandhu said, “We have approached the Ambala police for further investigation and are inquiring as to how he escaped from the hospital.”
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Fresh notice on use of red beacons
Chandigarh, June 8 Those authorised to use the red beacon include the Governor, Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries, Parliamentary Secretaries, Chief Justice and Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, MPs from Punjab (one vehicle), Speaker, Deputy Speaker, MLAs (one vehicle), Chief Secretary, Financial Commissioners, Principal Secretaries, Administrative Secretaries, Principal Secretary to CM, Advocate-General, Legal Remembrancer, Chairmen of boards/corporations/commissions in the rank of State Minister, DGP, ADGPs, IGs, Commissioners of Police, DIGs, SSPs, Registrar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, District and Sessions Judges and Additional District & Sessions Judges, Commissioners/DCs, Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Transport Commissioner, VCs of universities in Punjab other than private universities and advisers to the CM. Mayors of corporations, SGPC chief, jathedars of the five Takhts and the Head Granthi of Harmandir Sahib have been allowed to use the red beacon as also Joint Commissioner, Custom and Central Excise, Punjab Lokpal, Accountant-General, Regional Passport Officers and Passport Officers in Punjab and Chandigarh. The IG, Traffic, will issue stickers for the red light.
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Punjab Budget Session from June 19
Chandigarh, June 8 A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s office said the session would commence in the afternoon with obituary references. Budget estimates for 2012-13 would be presented on June 20 and the general discussion on the estimates held on June 22, 25 and 26. The Cabinet also approved guidelines for partnership with private training providers (PTPs) for vocational training and skill development aimed to expand and strengthen skill development facilities. The Cabinet approved a breeding policy to improve the quality of cows and buffaloes through artificial insemination in a planned manner. It also decided to notify the Punjab State Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animal Rules, 2012, under the Central Act of Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animal Rules, 2009, to check the spread of infectious diseases among animals. This initiative will help implement Phase-I of the National Dairy Plan in the state aimed at revitalising village-level Milk Societies engaged in the collection of milk apart from improving the breed of milch cattle. In a bid to attract the best doctors in government hospitals, the Cabinet approved higher education allowance for PCMS doctors equivalent to five annual increments i.e. 15 per cent of the basic pay. Doctors who obtained a postgraduate degree would be entitled to higher education allowance equivalent to four increments i.e. 12 per cent of their basic pay. The Cabinet gave the nod to removing 137 posts in the Town and Country Planning wing out of the purview of the PPSC and the State Services Selection Board and approved filling of these posts on the basis of a written exam through an external agency. The Cabinet approved the filling of 30 posts of junior engineers in the Rural Development & Panchayats wing from the direct recruitment quota by taking these out of the purview of the PPSC and SSSB. The Cabinet also approved the Punjab Prosecution and Litigation (Group-B) Service Rules, 2012, regulating the recruitment and conditions or service of those appointed to the Punjab Prosecution & Litigation (Group ‘B’) service by including Assistant District Attorney in Group ‘B’. The Cabinet also decided to amend the Punjab Excise & Taxation Department (State Service Class-III A) Rules, 1956, to abolish (12.50%) ministerial staff quota for promotion as ETOs. Now 50 per cent promotions will be from among the department inspectors. The Cabinet also approved the creation of requisite staff in the newly created Sahnewal sub-tehsil in Ludhiana district. In another important decision, the Chief Minister asked the Chief Secretary to ensure that all blocks/sub-tehsils sanctioned recently were provided requisite staff. In order to cut expenditure, the Chief Minister asked the Chief Secretary to formulate a policy on official vehicles within a month, whereby the vehicles could be replaced with a monthly transport allowance.
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PTU scraps third round of counselling
Jalandhar, June 8 The university has decided to limit the counselling to just two rounds and subsequently handover the vacant seats to the respective colleges where the chance of fair and transparent conduct of admission is unlikely. Till the last year, the university had been conducting a third round after putting all reserved category seats in the general pool. Majority of such seats reserved for SC/BC category, physically handicapped and tsunami-hit candidates that remained vacant in top engineering colleges even after two rounds were filled up through common online counselling that facilitated the candidates to get admission in more sought-after colleges or streams in a transparent manner. Certain middle-rung colleges, however, were against this round as it led to movement of students to upper colleges creating vacancies in their colleges. Without online counselling, candidates who would be trying for improving their admission prospects would not be able to go to more than two colleges to seek upgradation. Even as the result of AIEEE, on the basis of which the counselling is to be done for four universities of the state, is expected tomorrow, the university has already started the process of fee deposition. Online registration and choice filling for the first round is scheduled from June 22 onwards. The result of allotment of seats is expected around July 4. There are over 40,000 seats in various colleges in the state, including those of PTU, Punjabi University, Patiala, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to which admission is to be conducted through counselling. Dr AP Singh, Dean, PTU, said the admission was being conducted on the basis of the directions of the Punjab Government. “We are bound to follow the orders,” he pointed out while adding that the decision had been taken to squeeze the admission schedule and start classes in the first week of August.
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Teachers condemn promotion policy
Patiala, June 8 Criticising the Education Department for its promotion policy, a teacher said, “Language teachers of the master cadre have been waiting for promotion for years. A science master gets promoted as lecturer despite doing PG in a language instead of MSc.” The Punjab Government promotion policy stipulates that anyone who has spent a year in other discipline after graduation (for example a BEd teacher can do PG in any subject). Language teachers said, “Science masters teach science subjects for years but once they do their MA in languages, they get promoted as language lecturers and have to teach languages of which they actually do not have any experience."
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Patiala land scam: Vigilance yet to get nod for probe
Patiala, June 8 On May 8, the Chief Minister had ordered a vigilance inquiry under the personal supervision of DGP (Vigilance) Suresh Arora. He had ordered that the probe be completed within a month and the Public Relations Department had officially shot a note in this regard. Despite recommendation of the Chief Minister about the vigilance inquiry, the Home Department is yet to sanction the file for necessary action to the Vigilance Department almost a month after the CM ordered the probe, said a source. “Till date, there is no probe that is being conducted by any officer in the high profile land scam, as there are no written instructions passed in this regard,” he said. Those suspended include former Patiala DC Vikas Garg, district revenue officer Rajbir Singh (under transfer), tehsildar AS Thind, naib tehsildar GS Walia, kanungo Priitpal Singh and patwari Suresh Kumar. These officials will face departmental action. Since they have different appointing authorities, joint proceedings will be conducted in the case. Former Patiala Divisional Commissioner GS Grewal has since retired and his role will be ascertained by the Vigilance probe. Initially, irregularities in the sale of government land measuring about 6,000 square yards and valued at Rs 250 crore were pointed out by Patiala’s Divisional Commissioner SR Ladhar. The matter was then investigated by Financial Commissioner (Revenue) Navreet Singh Kang. Later, Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia had the matter reviewed and recommended the vigilance probe. Senior officers in the Vigilance Bureau said there were no written orders with the VB to start an inquiry. “As per norms, the Home Department has to sanction a written order to start probe and once the VB director receives the recommendation, a formal probe will be initiated”, they said. An official spokesman of the Vigilance Bureau confirmed that no probe had been started, as there was no file sent to the department in the Patiala land scam. “Once we receive the file, we will start the probe. We have no knowledge on this”, he stated.
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Bathinda, June 8 The teachers planned to march towards the residence of Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka to hold a protest. They are demanding a hike in salaries and regular jobs. More than 150 teachers who had gathered at the bus stand of the village were detained by the police as soon as they began to raise slogans against the Punjab government. At least 40 teachers were arrested. Union convener Ram Bhajan alleged that the teachers were mercilessly beaten up. “Even women teachers were not spared. No medical facility was provided to them,” he said. — TNS
(Top-bottom) A sequence of photos shows how a protesting teacher is taken to task by policement at Kotha Guru village in Bathinda on Friday. Tribune photos: Pawan Sharma
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Former MLA Jalalpur sent to judicial custody
Patiala, June 8 Jalalpur has been booked under sections 353, 186, 332, 323, 148, 149 of the IPC and 131, 132, 134-b of The Representation of People Act 1951 for alleged booth-capturing, tearing the uniform of a policeman, injuring policewoman Gagandeep Kaur and hindering the poll process. The clashes between the Congress and Akali workers, however, have exposed the tall claims by the district administration and the police of ensuring smooth polling. The district police top brass today held a meeting to discuss the law and order situation ahead of the June 10 Patiala Municipal Corporation polling. Patiala DIG LK Yadav has appealed to the supporters of various parties and candidates to abide by the rules inside and outside polling booths. Jalalpur told mediapersons outside the court complex that he was being fabricated. He alleged the police did not initiate any action against the SAD supporters and their leaders.
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Chandigarh, June 8
Reeling under acute financial crisis for the last one year, the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation would have to generate funds to keep the pace of development in the city going. There is also a need to check encroachments, strengthen the drainage system and ensure speedy completion of the solid waste management project at Pholariwal village, reports The Tribune Correspondent Deepkamal Kaur
Amritsar, June 8
Chandigarh: The State Cabinet has passed a proposal approving the creation of a directory of elite animals as part of the new "cattle and buffalo breeding policy". 