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Sewage woes in Abohar
Moga MC to issue notices to Nestle, 300 defaulters
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Guv sees Hussainiwala war memorial as tourist spot
Newborn girl found abandoned
790 appointed during job fair
Army dedicates ‘Serenity Park’ to public, begins anti-polybag drive
Justice Mehtab Gill opens new session at law college
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Sewage woes in Abohar
Abohar, August 13 Members of the Durgiana Market Association in Nai Abadi rolled down their shutters in the afternoon. Led by their president Bhim Chachaan, they entered the council complex, forced the entire staff to leave their office rooms, locked the main gate, making the staff hostage inside. The protesters shouted slogans at the main gates and staged a dharna. They regretted that the MC did not pay heed to the directions issued on a petition by the Principal Secretary and Director of the Local Bodies Department and later by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on a petition filed by some councillors to improve the sewerage system. Responding to the calls made by MC Employees Union president Mangat Ram Verma, the city police led by SHO Surinder Pal reached the complex located near Ghantaghar Chowk and got the staff freed by persuading the protesters to open the locks. As the protesters and MC employees had a heated exchange, the police had to intervene to avert a clash. The police persuaded the protesters to disperse. The Municipal Employees Union later resolved to go on an indefinite strike to demand legal action against the protesters. The strike might paralyze all essential services, the union warned. On the other hand, the members of the Durgiana Market Association warned of complete strike if any action is initiated by the administration. In a related development, the city (south) unit of the BJP today recommended the expulsion of three councillors as they had not ended their anti-party activities. The recommendation has been routed through the district president Sita Ram Sharma. The councillors, Ravi Makkar, Kamal Nagpal and Geeta Chaudhary, former president, BJP Mahila Morcha had participated in the stir against the failure of the MC to redress the grievances of the citizens relating to sewage and drinking water. |
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Moga MC to issue notices to Nestle, 300 defaulters
Moga, August 13 Confirming this, Executive Officer (EO) of the MC, KS Brar, said the notices were being issued to them under Sections 137 and 138 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 for tax recovery. The EO said in case of non-payment of the bills within the stipulated period, action would be initiated against the defaulters to attach their moveable and immovable properties as per the existing laws. Brar revealed that the multi-national giant owes an estimated Rs 15 crore to the MC as house/property tax. “We have got a nod from the state government to recover the house tax and accordingly, we are serving a notice under Section- 138 of the MC Act to attach the company’s property,” he added. The Tribune tried to contact Himanshu Manglik, in-charge of public relations department of the Nestle based in Gurgaon, but he did not comment anything on the issue. The Nestle recently filed an application against the recovery of house tax before the additional deputy commissioner who gave a decision in the company’s favour but the local body immediately sprung into action and filed appeal against the ADC’s decision before the principal secretary of the local bodies department who set aside the ADC’s order and asked the MC authorities to recover the tax from the multinational company as per the law. Meanwhile, after the conversion of the local body from council to corporation, a couple of months ago, the authorities had identified 300 other defaulters of the house tax, including government departments, commercial establishments and individuals, against whom notices would be issued soon, the EO added. |
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Guv sees Hussainiwala war memorial as tourist spot
Ferozepur, August 13 Patil was here to preside over a cultural programme “Sanskritik Yatra”, organised by the North Zone Cultural Centre in collaboration with the BSF at the Hussainiwala outpost along the Indo-Pakistan border. Tourism Minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur, MLAs Hari Singh Zira and Parminder Singh, BSF IG Aditya Mishra and DIG KPS Rana besides senior Army, BSF, civil and police officials were present. Earlier, the Governor, after landing at the golf course helipad, drove straight to Hussainiwala where he paid floral tributes at the samadhi of the martyrs. Patil also visited the samadhi of Punjab Mata Vidyawati (mother of Shaheed Bhagat Singh). He announced a grant of Rs 20 lakh from his discretionary fund to develop the memorial as a tourist hub. He asked the Tourism Minister to prepare a detailed project report to develop the memorial in a befitting manner at the earliest. He said the requisite funds would be arranged from MPLAD scheme. — OC |
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Abohar, August 13 But as the hospital had no paediatrician, she was shifted to a private clinic, Jyoti Nursing Home. The specialist there, Dr Rajesh Aneja, said the newborn was suffering from a problem in respiration system but it would be cured soon, he hoped. The city police has been informed. — OC |
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790 appointed during job fair
Fazilka, August 13 The organisers, Manoj Tripathi and Subodh Verma, said 32 renowned business houses selected 1,080 unemployed youths for placement and jobs. A total of 1340 youths were interviewed. “790 appointment letters were issued to the youths by the companies,” claimed Tripathi. “After taking over as cabinet minister, I had installed a Janlokpal Box to redress the complaints of the people of Fazilka constituency. I received the maximum number of complaints from the unemployed youths demanding employment which prompted me to organise the fair,” said
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Army dedicates ‘Serenity Park’ to public, begins
anti-polybag drive
Ferozepur, August 13 MLA Parminder Singh Pinki besides people from various walks of life were also present. The main attraction of the park is a huge sculpture of Gautam Buddha that has been placed on a platform of rocks amongst trees and rare plants. Musical fountains have been installed in front of the statue. The GOC, Golden Arrow Division, said the initiative will go a long way in boosting the civil-military ties in the region. Meanwhile, the Army today launched an “anti-polythene drive” in the town which drew support from the residents. Army authorities have also embarked upon an awareness drive to sensitise the residents to shun the use of polybags to maintain ecological balance. The Army volunteers disposed of plastic bags in an eco-friendly way and urged the residents to use paper and jute bags instead of
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Justice Mehtab Gill opens new session at law college
Faridkot, August 13 Speaking to the law students, Justice Gill said besides being a keen reader, a successful advocate needs to be a good speaker to put forward his point of view in a logical manner. To be a good lawyer, being gentle and honest are two basic ingredients. An advocate’s knowledge about law should be helpful to the court in giving an impeccable and judicious decision with all tenets of natural justice, said Inderjit Singh Khalsa, chairman of Baba Farid Law College. —
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Punjab Governor Shivraj V. Patil today said that the National Martyrs’ Memorial at Hussaniwala should be developed as a major tourist destination so that this sacred place where the memorial of the gallant sons of the soil, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru are situated, continues to inspire the generations to come.
