|
|
|
|
|
No differences on FDI, say Badals
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Power tariff up by 10 paisa per unit
PSPCL Director (Admn) sacked
Fiscal deficit to remain over
Rs 5,000 cr
Finally, SAD decides to toe BJP line
GIS map to facilitate visitors to Amritsar
64 ICSE schools found flouting affiliation norms
Corporations, boards dissolved
Rajguru’s kin pay tributes at Hussainiwala memorial
Alarming rise in rape cases in Muktsar
30% water samples fail test
Hearing on lawyer’s plea on Oct 8
After 11 years, PUDA told to hand over site to NRI
Kandola’s escape: Four police officials suspended
No trust motion passed against samiti chairman
Punjab’s shame: Manual scavenging in 8 districts
16 schoolchildren injured in bus-canter collision
Farmers to get 4.50 lakh quintal wheat seed
54 kg poppy husk seized, four arrested
|
No differences on FDI, say Badals
Maur ,
September 27 Talking to the media, both said a consensus of all stakeholders-traders, farmers and state governments-ought to have been evolved before allowing FDI in retail. "But two persons in Delhi (Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA president Sonia Gandhi) have taken an arbitrary decision on behalf of the entire country," they said. On the Congress demand for a special assembly session on the imposition of fresh taxes in the state, Sukhbir said Congress leaders were merely competing with one another for space in the media with an eye on the Pradesh Congress Committee chief's post. Addressing a rally later, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal asked the people to ensure the victory of the ruling alliance from all 13 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The Chief Minister exhorted the cheering crowd to "help us win all the 13 parliamentary seats so that we, along with the NDA, can form government at the Centre." Conceding to the demand put forth by Irrigation Minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon, who represents Maur Mandi in the assembly, Badal announced that Maur Mandi would be accorded the status of subdivision at the next Cabinet meeting. He also announced the setting up of a land mortgage bank, a government Senior Secondary and an ultra-modern grain market. The Chief Minister said the 25-bed hospital in Maur would be provided more facilities and adequate funds sanctioned for the Fire Brigade in the area. Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal said the Malwa belt would soon have world-class hosiery units. Member of Parliament Harsimrat Badal and Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia also addressed the rally. Singer Harbhajan Mann rendered several numbers from a separate stage. Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka, who represents the nearby Rampura Phul assembly constituency, and Bathinda (Urban) MLA Saroop Chand Singla were conspicuous by their absence.
|
|
Power tariff up by 10 paisa per unit
Patiala, September 27 Power position Punjab has fared far better than Haryana in initiating power reforms despite having been slow in implementing the process. Despite its slow start, Punjab has achieved much better results in terms of introducing power reforms than Haryana. Documents and reports of power utilities of both states suggest that Punjab is doing much better in the power sector - be it curtailing the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses, implementing RAPRDP scheme, optimising the performance of thermal plants or reducing the annual commercial loss. The AT&C losses in Haryana currently stand at 25 per cent, whereas the losses are much lower at 17.6 per cent in Punjab. In the past five years, the Powercom has brought down the AT&C losses from 22.5 per cent to 17.6 per cent. Though the total debt of Haryana and Punjab stands at Rs 18,000 crore, Punjab has successfully managed to bring down the annual commercial losses from Rs 1,500 crore to Rs 250 crore. PSPCL CMD KD Chaudhri said the power bill dues to be recovered from consumers in the state currently stood at Rs 500. Reports indicate that the power arrears in Haryana stand at Rs 8,000 crore. One of the main factors that has helped Punjab achieve better results is the check on power theft. “The setting up of zone-wise anti-theft police stations and efficient working of the vigilance wing and related departments have considerably brought down incidences of power theft,” said Chaudhri, adding that the shifting of power meters outside the houses had made the difference. Punjab is leading the race among the northern states in terms of implementing the Restructured Accelerated Power Development Reform Programme (RAPDRP) scheme. While Punjab has successfully implemented “part A” of the project, Haryana is yet to finalise the structure. Impressed with the performance of Punjab in the power sector, the top brass of the Haryana power utilities have approached the Powercom authorities to take a lesson or two, say sources.
Govt to harness solar energy
Jalandhar: To fill the burgeoning demand and supply gap, the government is planning to set up solar power plants in different parts of the state. “In the first phase, solar power plants will be set up to generate 1,000 MW of electricity. The state is also coming up with a solar energy policy to deal with the shortage of power,” said Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh after inaugurating a 100 KW solar power plant at Pushpa Gujral Science city in Kapurthala today. He said the plant would not only meet a part of the power requirement of the Science City but also serve as a model for others to follow. Dr RS Khandpur, Director General, Science City, said: “The plant, set up at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore, directly feeds power to the main grid without use of battery bank.” — TNS
|
|||||
|
SPCL Director (Admn) sacked Patiala, September 27 Talking to The Tribune, Bachi said: "The state government has sought the resignations of all political appointees serving with various boards/corporations.” Bachi had earlier served as administrative member of the erstwhile Punjab State Electricity Board from December 26, 2001, to December 25, 2003. After the unbundling of the power board, he was appointed Director, Administration, PSPCL. Chandigarh: Decks were today cleared for the appointment of new chairmen and members of various boards and corporations of the Punjab Government as services of all incumbents have ended. The step is part of the process of restructuring these state-owned public undertakings. An official spokesman said secretaries of the departments concerned had been asked to look after the affairs of boards and corporations under their administrative control as chairmen till further orders. The boards and corporations include Forest Development Corporation, Punjab State Women Commission, Gau Sewa Board (Cow Welfare Board), Traders Board, Small Traders Board, Tubewell Corporation, Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation (PESCO), BC Land Development & Finance Corporation, SC Land Development & Finance Corporation, Khadi Vikas Board, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC), Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP), BC Commission, Vimukat Jati Welfare Board, Parwasi Bhalai Board, Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Dalit Vikas Board, Health System Corporation, Safai Karamchari Bhalai Board, Punjab Agro Industries Corporation, Punjab Agro Foodgrains Corporation, Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, Punjab State Seeds Corporation (PUNSEED), Mandi Board, Punjab Small Industries Export Corporation (PSIEC), Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC), INFOTECH, Punjab Finance Corporation, Small Industries Board, Medium Industries Board, Large Industries Development Board and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), he added.
|
|||||
|
Fiscal deficit to remain over
Rs 5,000 cr
Chandigarh, September 27 No wonder that bills worth Rs 2,300 crore are pending with the government for clearance. This even as the state government has not only exhausted its overdrawal limit of Rs 367 crore but has also made an overdraft of Rs 43 crore, over and above its overdrawal limit (this limit is fixed at 1% of the Budget size). As a result, arrears released to the staff of aided schools, grant-in -aid to government corporations and grant-in-aid released to doctors and teachers appointed by zila parishads have not been released. The state has raised much more capital from the market than it should have at this time of the year. Punjab allowed to raise 3.5 per cent of its total Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) from the market by selling off its state development loans (SDL). During this financial year, The Punjab Government is allowed to raise Rs 9,900 crore by taking the SDL route. Because of rising expenditure, it has already raised Rs 6,200 crore by selling off its SDLs. Since its just six months into the financial year, the state should not have raised more than Rs 5,000 crore by this time of the year. Sources in the Finance Department said the situation though precarious was not alarming. The state had not defaulted on any of its committed liabilities. "Agreed that we have made an overdraft of Rs 43 crore during this month but we have 14 days to deposit this amount back in the treasury. By the month-end, we will receive Rs 1,760 crore through VAT collection and the overdraft amount will be deposited back in the treasury before October 4. All pending bills will also be cleared,” claimed a top official. On an average, Punjab spends Rs 500 crore more than its income. In September, the state’s income was Rs 3,344 crore while its expenditure is Rs 3,884 crore. In August, the state’s income was Rs 3,555 crore as against an expenditure of Rs 4,035 crore. Though the government had promised to mobilise additional resources worth Rs 3,000 crore this year, thus bringing down its revenue deficit from Rs 6,800 crore to Rs 3,123 crore, the recent resource mobilisation exercise will help yield Rs 2,000 crore per annum. Since the newly imposed taxes will be collected only for the remaining six months, only Rs 1,000 crore will be generated this year and the revenue deficit will remain at more than Rs 5,000
crore.
On loss-making PSUs Chandigarh: The government, which has decided to sell stake in three public sector undertakings (PSUs), Punjab Agro Juices Limited, Puncom and Punjab Alkalis and Chemicals Limited (PACL), has initiated the process of appointing consultants to handle the task. Sources said tenders would be floated soon to sell stake in Punjab Agro Juices, the accumulated loss of which is in the range of Rs 30 crore. The undertaking owns two modern juice plants. The paid capital of this organisation is about 50 crore with a negative return as of now. A high-level committee set up some years ago had recommended disinvestment in various PSUs in the state. It had also made suggestions for improving the functioning of the some of these companies. Punjab has a large number of loss-making and dysfunctional PSUs. As the state is facing serious financial crisis, it is not in the position to pump in money in these PSUs to streamline their functioning. Moreover, some of the undertakings have lost their relevance in the modern marketing systems.
|
|||||
Finally, SAD decides to toe BJP line
Chandigarh, September 27 The SAD, which tried striking out alone with its president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal maintaining the party did not have any problem if a consensus could be reached on the issue, has now decided to toe the BJP line. Sources said the BJP did not take kindly to the Sukhbir's wishy washy statement made on the very day it was hosting its national executive. It decided to take a firm stand on the matter, prompting the SAD to backtrack. At a rally in Bathinda district today, both Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Badal cleared the air,claiming they were "solidly" behind the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) stand on FDI in retail. Both leaders have now taken the stand that just "two persons" (UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime minister Manmohan Singh) at the Centre do not have the right to decide the fate of the country. This after Sukhbir had in writing welcomed the initiative taken by the same "two persons" earlier. The SAD had earlier tried to create a pro-FDI atmosphere in the state with its Mandi Board chief welcoming the initiative. Now, its media managers have taken up the BJP script. Accordingly, party spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema, in a statement issued here today, described the UPA's decision on FDI in retail an attempt to push the country towards "economic slavery of multinational companies". He said even earlier decisions of the government on financial matters clearly showed that the UPA motive was to "loot" the common man in collusion with these companies. He mentioned oil pricing, allotment of coal blocks, allotment of 2G spectrum and opening up of other sectors in this connection. The SAD, that had earlier argued that FDI in retail would create more jobs, today maintained that it would lead to large-scale unemployment.
|
|
GIS map to facilitate visitors to Amritsar
Amritsar, September 27 This was revealed by Tourism Minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur after launching a geographic information system (GIS) map of Amritsar here today. Under the project, efforts are being made to improve connectivity to various historical monuments. Development of wetlands for the promotion of eco-tourism activities are also planned in Gurdaspur, Harike sanctuary and Kanjali wetland in Kapurthala. Phillaur said the map would be put up on the Tourism Department’s website. It would facilitate the tourists in locating city hot spots and key facilities. He said the holy city attracts thousands of tourists daily and this map would go a long way in helping them explore the city in a smooth manner. He said the GIS mapping was done by the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana. It would facilitate devotees in locating tourist spots, hotels, restaurants, and ATMs, besides projecting shortest route, names of streets etc. The GIS map is based on high-resolution satellite data of tourist attractions and various amenities required by the visitors during their stay. He said the number of tourists visiting Amritsar had risen from 22.58 lakh in 2009 to 57 lakh in 2011. The Tourism Department was aiming to attract one crore tourists within three years and also to prolong their stay in the city to three nights. He said the ranking of Punjab in tourism in the country had improved significantly from 28th in 2009 to 12th in 2011. Geetika Kalah, Principal Secretary, Tourism, said the GIS map had the names of every street of Amritsar. The department would put up sign boards across the city so as to facilitate easy movement of the tourists. She said a food street would come up at the heritage building which earlier housed Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in the heart of the city. About restoration of heritage buildings, she said the department was already on the job with the help of
the Asian Development Bank (ADB). "We are repairing the facade of five to six such buildings which are on the Heritage Walk route. However, as these are private buildings, we require the permission of their owners to go ahead with it." Earlier, the Tourism Department and the ADB jointly hosted a workshop on heritage conservation and management, which was also attended by
Country Director of ADB Hun Kim. The workshop brought together architects, conservation architects, engineers and other staff of consultants and contractors working on the IDIPT project to interact with heritage and conservation experts. Boosting tourism
|
|
|
64 ICSE schools found flouting affiliation norms Chandigarh, September 27 The reply was put on record during the resumed hearing of the case concerning various issues of private schools yesterday. It stated about 64 ICSE schools, mostly from Punjab, were not paying salaries to the teachers and other employees in accordance with the rules and guidelines framed either by the ICSE or the state government. Besides, 23 schools - two from Chandigarh, 17 from Punjab and five from Haryana - did not provide financial details, including profit and loss account, to the respective state governments. The reply said 22 schools did not respond to the board’s letters that sought details as to why they did not submit the financial details to the state government. On the RTE issue, the position of the schools seemed better as only seven schools were found not complying with the RTE Act. On the issue of NCERT books, the board said: “Since NCERT books do not cover the syllabus prescribed by the board, the schools do not recommend the same to the students”. These disclosures of the board, based on the response of its affiliated schools, was necessitated after the court in May ordered all the education boards under its jurisdiction to track the status whether their affiliated schools were submitting their annual profit and loss account to the state government, complying with the RTE Act and paying salary as per the affiliation norms. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), however, has not yet filed its reply. In its previous reply filed in the court in July, it stated that only 24 schools out of over 1,000 provided the board with the required information asked by the court, following which the board issued show-cause notice to the schools. Sources in the CBSE said as most of their affiliated schools had responded now and the board would file a reply before the next hearing of the case. Meanwhile, the case relating to enhancement of school fee which was heard today in the division bench comprising Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain will come up for hearing on October 8. Other issues relating to private schools would also be taken on this date. It is also learnt that a Division Bench comprising Justice S K Mittal and Justice TPS Mann had issued an order in May this year that no fee and other charges would be enhanced by any school situated within the territorial jurisdiction of this court without the prior approval of their respective board. As the decision was challenged by private schools in the Supreme Court last month, the court directed them to approach the High Court again. Violations galore
|
|
|
Corporations, boards dissolved
Chandigarh, September 27 An official spokesman said secretaries of the departments concerned had been asked to look after the affairs of boards and corporations under their administrative control as chairmen till further orders. The boards and corporations include Forest Development Corporation, Punjab State Women Commission, Gau Sewa Board (Cow Welfare Board), Traders Board, Small Traders Board, Tubewell Corporation, Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation (PESCO), BC Land Development & Finance Corporation, SC Land Development & Finance Corporation, Khadi Vikas Board, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC), Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP), BC Commission, Vimukat Jati Welfare Board, Parwasi Bhalai Board, Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Dalit Vikas Board, Health System Corporation, Safai Karamchari Bhalai Board, Punjab Agro Industries Corporation, Punjab Agro Foodgrains Corporation, Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, Punjab State Seeds Corporation (PUNSEED), Mandi Board, Punjab Small Industries Export Corporation (PSIEC), Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC), INFOTECH, Punjab Finance Corporation, Small Industries Board, Medium Industries Board, Large Industries Development Board and Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), he added.
|
|
|
Rajguru’s kin pay tributes at Hussainiwala memorial
Ferozepur, September 27 BK Dutt’s daughter Prof Bharti Dutt Bagchi said she had last visited the place in 1965 when her father was cremated. She was 13 then. Lauding the efforts of the state government in developing the memorial and ensuring its upkeep, Professor Bagchi said it was an emotional moment for her to visit the memorial. She said more efforts should be made to develop the place so that the supreme sacrifice made by the martyrs, who were unceremoniously cremated by the British here, continued to inspire the generations to come. Setnu Satyasheel Rajguru, Shaheed Rajguru’s great grandson, said the memorial spurred a spirit of sacrifice and love for the motherland. Several members of their families and friends, including BL Dass, Jagdish Bhagat Singh, Rabi S Ganguly, Ramesh Chander Vishwakaram, Madan Lal Thakur, were also present.
|
|
|
Alarming rise in rape cases in Muktsar
Muktsar, September 27 On April 11, the Malout police received two cases and the Kot Bhai police one.The Malout police caught a Class X student on May 4 for allegedly raping two minor girls. When quizzed, the boy confessed to the crime. One of
the victims was a Class III student. Yet another rape case was registered on September 19 on the complaint of a girl of Balochkera village that is covered by the Lambi police station.
|
|
|
30% water samples fail test
Sangrur, September 27 The samples were examined at the State Public Health Laboratory, Chandigarh. These were collected from handpumps, water works, taps, reverse osmosis (RO) plants etc. The health authorities had collected 315 samples, of which 95 have failed the test either due to bacterial contamination or presence of fluoride content more than the permissible limit. The sources of failed samples are Rural Water Supply Department (three samples), local bodies (five), government and private schools (18), private premises and others (69).
|
|
|
Hearing on lawyer’s plea on Oct 8
Lahore, September 27 Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court adjourned the hearing of the petition after a law officer of Punjab province sought time to seek instructions from the authorities concerned. Earlier, Sheikh told the court that the authorities were not allowing him to meet Sarabjit in Kot Lakhpat Jail. He asked the court to direct officials to allow him to meet Sarabjit. After hearing arguments from both sides, the judge adjourned the matter till October 8. — PTI
|
|
|
After 11 years, PUDA told to hand over site to NRI
Chandigarh, September 27 The Bench held that PUDA’s demand for an additional amount of 10 per cent was based on vague and misleading considerations; and was made in 2003, much after the issuance of “fully paid” allotment letter in February 2002. The Bench also held that PUDA’s action of resuming the site for non-payment of additional amount was unjustified. The judgment in NRI Dilbag Banga’s case by Justice Surya Kant and Justice RP Nagrath is significant. It not only accentuates the oddity in the functioning of the government departments, but also underscores the way the NRIs are treated in their homeland. The judgment comes at a time when politicians and even bureaucrats in Punjab are wooing the NRIs to invest in the State. The auction was held on September 28, 2001, for commercial sites in Urban Estate Phase I and II of Jalandhar. His highest bid for a shop-cum-office of Rs 55,15,000 was accepted by PUDA Estate Officer. Thereafter, PUDA vide letter dated February 24, 2003, demanded 10 per cent additional amount on the plea that the plot was located in a “corner”; and it was stipulated in the public notice that “reserve price for corner sites is 10 per cent extra”. The NRI contended that his bid was accepted unconditionally and was followed by allotment letter dated February 19, 2002, “wherein it was expressly mentioned by the respondents that the petitioner had fully paid the sale consideration for the plot”. PUDA refused to deliver possession due to the dispute. After Banga’s challenge to the additional demand was turned down, the site was resumed. The petitioner’s appeal too was turned down. The Bench asserted: “Suffice it to observe that the condition is quite vague and evasive. One can plausibly infer that the reserve price mentioned for a corner site in the auction notice, included 10 per cent extra, than the reserve price of other sites”. The Bench added the petitioner in order to raise construction on the allotted site has now agreed to deposit 10 per cent additional amount of Rs 5,51,500 to settle the controversy, subject to the condition PUDA) should not demand non-construction charges. “We restore the allotment on the condition that on deposit of 10 per cent extra cost within two months, no interest or non-construction charges shall be levied upon him”.
|
|
|
Kandola’s escape: Four police officials suspended
Ludhiana, September 27 "We have suspended head constable Satish Kumar and three other constables in his team. A high-level inquiry has been ordered," said Aditya Arya, Special Commissioner of Police. Delhi police said Kandola escaped from Sabzi Mandi railway station in Delhi on September 25. Although Delhi police had earlier said Kandola had escaped from Ludhiana railway station. Sunil Gupta, Public Relation Officer (PRO) of Tihar jail said, “Earlier we were told that Kandola had escaped from Ludhiana, but now Delhi police has confirmed that Kandola escaped from Sabzi Mandi railway station in Delhi.” Officials have not ruled out the involvement of the escort party in Kandola’s escape. “Kandola could have struck a deal with the escort party to facilitate his escape,” said a police officer. In 2002, Ranjit met Kulwinder Singh Maan, a passport agent from Punjab, and got involved in human trafficking and later became a drug dealer. He and Kulwinder were apprehended at Harare airport while taking 15 illegal immigrants to Zimbabwe in 2002. In jail, Ranjit came in contact with a Serbian national, Johan Milan with whom Ranjit started the drug trade. Bare facts
|
|
|
No trust motion passed against samiti chairman
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 27 All the 13 members present in the house decided to pass the resolution in this regard and submitted a copy of the resolution to the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). The BDPO is also the Executive Officer of the samiti and will hand over the resolution to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Yashvir Mahajan. When Satnam Singh failed to turn up at the meeting, the members unanimously elected one of the members of the samiti, Balwinder Singh, to preside over the meeting. One of the members, Nirmal Singh, said the members were not happy with the chairman’s functioning. He alleged the chairman had failed to convene meetings regularly and passed resolutions without taking the members into confidence. Mahajan said they were seeking legal opinion as the samiti had not followed proper procedure to remove the chairman. He said five members of the samiti first have to issue notice to remove the chairman. Thereafter the DC convenes a special meeting to dislodge the chairman from his post. He said after getting legal opinion, the matter would be sent to higher authorities. Sources said Satnam Singh’s removal has resulted in a major setback to Didar Singh Bhatti, as Satnam Singh was close to him. Bhatti had recommended Satnam’s name for the chairmanship of the block samiti after the elections to the samiti were held early this year.
|
|
|
Punjab’s shame: Manual scavenging in 8 districts
Ludhiana, September 27 The state government had not taken any steps towards rehabilitating the sanitation workers. Though it had not implemented the central act, it made misleading and false statements before the Supreme Court of India. Subhash Disawar, state convener of Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA) said the practice of dry latrines and manual scavenging was continuing with impunity in districts Ludhiana, Amritsar, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Mohali, Nawanshahr and Fatehgarh Sahib of Punjab. The Safai Karamchari Andolan had been spearheading the movement for elimination of dry latrines all over the country. Disawar said till date, not even a single person had been penalised for having a dry latrine or employing workers for manual scavenging in the state. Enacted in 1993, the act stated that owners of dry latrines could face a penalty of Rs 2,000 and imprisonment of up to one year, or both, he said. But unfortunately, the state government had not effectively implemented the act and not taken any steps to rehabilitate the safai workers. Charging the Punjab government with submitting false affidavits before the Apex Court in 2005 and 2006 which claimed that the practice of dry latrines and manual scavenging had been eliminated in the state, Disawar said the surveys conducted by the SKA proved otherwise. "The false claims made by the state government were brought to the notice of the Supreme Court in 2009 which led to the Deputy Commissioners of the districts concerned being issued show cause notices," the SKA activist said. He said in the wake of strict view taken by the Apex Court against the menace, the centre had brought yet another bill in the Parliament on September 3, 2012. The proposed "Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2012" raises the penalty which would now be from Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh and imprisonment from one to five years, or both. Disawar made a fervent plea to the centre to get the bill passed at the earliest, and make provisions for a one time compensation of Rs five lakh to the families of manual scavengers, and at the same time prevail upon the state governments for taking all possible steps to root out manual scavenging and dry latrines.
|
|
|
16 schoolchildren injured in bus-canter collision
Ropar, September 27 The bus, which belonged to Sahibjada Ajit Singh Academy, was picking up students from the villages in Nurpur Bedi when it collided with a canter near the railway station at 7 am. The injured children were identified as Parneet Kaur (12), Diljot Singh (11), Armanjot Singh (7), Kamalpreet Kaur (7), Shagun (7), Kiranpreet Kaur (7), Gurman Singh (9), Gursewak Singh (4), Sania (6), Gagandeep Kaur (7), Isha (12), Karanbir (7), Harpinder Singh (6), Manbir Singh (6), Sachin Kamal (13) and Jashanpreet Singh (12).
|
|
|
Farmers to get 4.50 lakh quintal wheat seed
Mohali, September 27 This was stated by Mangal Singh Sandhu, Director, Agricultural Department, Punjab while inaugurating a special camp to provide technical assistance to farmers at a Community Centre in Phase 7, here today. Sandhu said the farmers would get the seed from the agriculture officers in their area. The government has set a target of producing wheat on 52,000 hectare and maize on 3,000 hectare in Mohali district, added Sandhu. The camp was organised to educate the farmers about advanced agricultural machinery and the optimum use of land by introducing variety crops. Sandhu also called on young farmers to form self-help groups and purchase advanced machinery to improve harvest.
|
|
|
54 kg poppy husk seized, four arrested
Bathinda, September 27 IG Jatinder Jain said in a press release that the counter intelligence wing of the Bathinda police today arrested four persons in two separate nakas with huge quantities of drugs. The accused have been identified as Radhe Shyam of Saharanwala in Ganganagar, Amrik Singh Leela of Sangrur, Randhir Singh Dheera and Jagdish Singh. The officials of the counter intelligence wing said the accused were arrested on the basis of a tip-off provided to them by sources. They were arrested during a long operation wherein the cops kept an eye on the activities of the drug smugglers entering Bathinda from the adjoining states. Police arrested Radhe Shyam from near Nandgarh village and five kilograms of opium milk were recovered from his possession. He was carrying the drugs on a motorbike, which too has been impounded by the police. Police said he had been smuggling drugs from Bhilwara in Rajasthan for the last two years. Radhe Shyam was also smuggling the drugs in areas like Muktsar in Punjab and Ganganagar in Rajasthan. A case under sections 18, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against him at the Nandgarh police station. In the other case, police arrested three persons with 54 kg poppy husk and impounded two trucks. The accused got the contraband packed in parcels of medicines in two trucks under the area of the Vardhman police post.
|
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | E-mail | |
The Punjab Tourism Department, with financial aid from the Asian Development Bank
(ADB), is currently implementing a multi-tranche project named Infrastructure Development Investment Programme for Tourism
(IDIPT), which will
cover seven districts with an investment of about $88.54 million.
Ferozepur, September 27
