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Bhadaur factory catches fire, goods worth lakhs gutted
The factory in Bhadaur that caught fire on Friday evening. A Tribune photograph
Growers happy as unripe kinnows fetch them sweet returns
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Senior citizens apprised of their legal rights
Fazilka DEO elected to Panjab University senate
Sarpanch suspended for embezzlement
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Bhadaur factory catches fire, goods worth lakhs gutted
Barnala, September 28 Talking to TNS over the phone tonight, the SHO of Bhadaur police station, Bhupinder Singh said the fire broke out at about 7.30 pm today in the factory where fibre articles, used in the bodies of the buses, were prepared. He said as per the preliminary information, the fire broke out due to a short circuit in the factory. However, the final cause was yet to be ascertained. The SHO said after getting information about the fire, the police reached the spot immediately. He said the fire was extinguished by 9 pm. However, the actual loss could not be assessed at this stage, but it was in lakhs, as except for the building of the factory, everything lying there had been gutted, he said. According to information available, the fire spread as some of the drums, filled with chemicals, also caught fire while the labourers saved their lives by running away from the premises. Besides the raw material, the manufactured articles were also reduced to ashes. Some drums full of chemicals were brought out of the factory by the police personnel. Several Dera premis along with others helped the government agencies in controlling the fire. |
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Growers happy as unripe kinnows fetch them sweet returns
Abohar, September 28 Notably, Mosambi (sweet lime) juice is a favorite citrus drink in India and Pakistan. The skin of the fruit is light yellow at maturity, the rind is white and about 5 mm thick but its production has suffered a fall this year. Abohar growers had won prizes for the best fruit for three consecutive years. "We have started plucking the fruit at an early stage to prevent dropping due to disease," said a farmer. Owing to favourable weather conditions, kinnow production this year is expected to be 7 lakh MT, which will be the highest ever in the state, experts said. The arrival of the ripe fruit is normally expected in December and continues till March. The area under kinnow, which is mainly grown in Abohar, Fazilka, Muktsar and Hoshiarpur, stood this year at 39,000 hectares, up by 4,000 hectares last year. The production of the fruit in the state has been in the range of 4 to 5 lakh MT over the last few years. In 2005-06, the area under the fruit stood at 22,887 hectares with a production of 4.3 lakh MTs, while in 2007-08, it jumped to 5.91 lakh MT with the area under cultivation at 31,788 hectares. However, in 2008-09, though the acreage rose to 35,000 hectares, the output fell to 3.5 lakh MT due to poor weather. With the state anticipating a bumper output, the yield of kinnow will also improve to 20 tonnes per hectare from an average yield of 12 tonnes a hectare. Under the National Horticulture Mission programme, a kinnow waxing and packing plant is being set up at the new grain market and no chemicals would be used in the process. The unit will be superior in quality than the 20 privately managed plants working in the region at present, official sources said.
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Senior citizens apprised of their legal rights
Muktsar, September 28 Additional District Attorney Devinder Sachdeva said the residents were informed at the seminar that they were liable to receive an amount of Rs 10,000 per month from their children, if they neglect them. "If such a situation arises, a person can file an application in this regard before the local SDM," said Sachdeva. He further said if an elderly person has transferred his property in the name of his children and thereafter, the children start neglecting their parents, then the parents can take back their property. After the seminar, the problems of the senior citizens were also heard and free legal assistance was provided to them. — TNS
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Fazilka DEO elected to Panjab University senate
As per official sources, 4996 voters cast their first preference vote in favour of
Dhuria, the result of which was declared past midnight. Dhuria is the first ever
Fazilka-based candidate to have been elected for the Panjab University senate. The polling was held on September 23. "Uplifting the standard of education in this border belt, filling up the vacant posts of lecturers and commencing studies in postgraduate classes in the local MR Government College for the convenience of people in the rural areas of this border belt shall be my top priority," said a beaming Dhuria after winning the election.
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Sarpanch suspended for embezzlement
Ferozepur, September 28 Amrik Singh, DDPO, had sent a detailed report about the alleged misappropriation of funds meant for the Indira Awas Yogna (IAY) by the Sarpanch to the Director, Rural Development. Thereafter, taking cognizance of the report, the department issued orders regarding her suspension. The sarpanch, however, termed it as politically
motivated. — OC |
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