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NGOs’ stir in Jalalabad
Fazilka SSP promoted as IPS
Train runs over septuagenarian
PU athletic meet |
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Abohar MC shuts its fire station, staff set to report at Jalalabad
Seminar on human rights awareness held
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NGOs’ stir in Jalalabad
Fazilka, December 13 The department has also transferred five employees of the hospital who had been allegedly vitiating the atmosphere. They were shifted to the other health centres today. Senior Medical Officer Dr Hans Raj Malethia said Sarvan Ram and Gurbax, both class IV employees, laboratory technician Arun Bala and ophthalmic officer Rajinderpal Singh have been shifted to the primary health centre at Jandwala Bhimeshah while staff nurse Tajinder Kaur has been transferred to the community health centre (CHC), Guruharsahai. It has been learnt that the civil administration, health department officials and SAD leaders have been desperately trying to persuade the agitating members to lift their chain hunger strike after the transfer of these staff members. The residents of the town as well as the people in the rural areas have been faceting a shortage of specialist doctors and other medical facilities for over a decade, after the Jalalalabd sub-tehsil was upgraded to a sub-division 15 years back. "After exhausting all other means, the NGOs had to resort to an agitation," said the members of the co-ordination committee of the NGOs, Ranjiv Dahuja and Pawan Kumar. The chain hunger strike entered its ninth day today with about a dozen members of the Khet Mazdoor Union, Auto Mechanic Union and Heaven Morning Club sitting on chain hunger strike today. Ranjiv Dahuja warned that the hunger strike will not end if the government does not assure them in black and white about fulfilling their demands. The main demands of the protesters are upgrading the 24 bed community health centre in Jalalabad to a 100-bed civil hospital, creation of posts of specialists, filling up of vacant posts of paramedical staff, permanent deployment of ambulance drivers, setting up of blood bank, availability of medicines and latest equipment to treat the patients. |
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Fazilka, December 13 As per the notification, 17 PPS officers have been promoted as IPS in Punjab. The promotion list had been awaiting clearance from the ministry for the last 11 years. Chahal (53), who has been serving as SSP Fazilka since August 7 this year, served on different posts throughout the state over two decades of his career. He joined the Punjab Police as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in 1990. Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal who holds the Home portfolio and Nirmal Singh Dhillon, IG, Bathinda Zone, decorated the badge of the IPS cadre on Chahal on Wednesday at Badal village. — OC |
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Train runs over septuagenarian
Fazilka, December 13 The accident took place when Bharawan Bai, a resident of border village Moharkhiva, was crossing the railway track, her son Khan Singh said. She had gone to the town to visit a doctor. After alighting from a three-wheeler, she was trying to cross the track but could not spot the train. — OC |
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PU athletic meet
Abohar, December 13 Amritpal Singh clinched the gold in the 800 metre race and silver in 1500 metre race. Other silver medal winners are Amarjit in javelin throw, Biru Ram in 400 metres, Manju in 200 metres and Geeta Rani in 800 metre race. Sushil and Garina won bronze in high jump; Mohinder won the medal in 100 metre while Geeta in 400 metres race. Bal Raj, Mohinder, Jagmit and Biru Ram secured the third place in 4X100 metre relay race, informed the in-charge of the physical education department, Simple Kamboj. As many as 40 colleges competed in the event. |
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Abohar MC shuts its fire station, staff set to report at Jalalabad
Abohar, December 13 The staff led by fire officer Gurjant Singh has been told to get ready to shift to the high-profile constituency of Jalalabad represented by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. This will help cover the shortage of staff there. The state government had gifted new fire-fighting lorries and other equipment to the Jalalabad Municipal Council. Interestingly, Abohar has got the highest number of cotton ginning and pressing factories in the region. The cash-strapped Abohar Municipal Council has not been able to pay electricity bills for the last five years. The dues have recently been assessed at Rs 4 crore. Sources said the council has to spend about Rs 6 lakh on the maintenance of sewerage and water supply system besides Rs 3 lakh as incidental charges on emergencies. The council has not been able to recover about Rs 6 crore from the residents against dues of water, sewerage, rent and other taxes reportedly due to the interference by politicians. This month, it could not recover the water and sewerage charges as the Punjab and Haryana High Court had quashed the arbitrary increase in charges levied in the past. The amount charged in excess of the previous tariff is being adjusted in the current bills. Most consumers have thus received zero balance bills from the council. The accounts sheet of the council indicates that debts have risen to Rs 10 crore as it is yet to pay Rs 3 crore on account of the employee provident fund and pension contribution. Rs 91 lakh is yet to be paid to the retired staff and the contractors have unpaid bills amounting to Rs 50 lakh. The BJP leaders were generous enough in getting Rs 1.45 crore from the Nangal Council to the Abohar MC as loan to bail out the latter but the amount has risen to Rs 2 crore after calculating the interest on the principal amount. |
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Seminar on human rights awareness held
Ferozepur, December 13 The speakers at the seminar raised several issues concerning the topic. Inderjit Singh Gogia, president of the committee, said the purpose behind taking the initiative was to spread awareness about human rights and take up concerns regarding its violation at an appropriate level. Avtar Singh, district attorney, Ashwani Grover, president, Municipal Committee, gave their detailed views on the subject besides other eminent persons. |
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The Abohar Municipal Council has finally shut down its fire station. The executive officer of the civic body has informed the Fazilka Deputy Commissioner and the regional director in the Local Bodies Department that the council will not be in a position to control a fire outbreak in the sub-divisional town as well as the 100 villages connected to it.
