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Forest Dept staff manhandled, 7 booked
Health Ministry approves PGI satellite centre for Ferozepur
Seminar dwells on legal rights of construction workers
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Street plays, rally urge Abohar youth to enrol as voters
Voters’ Day observed in Barnala
Police medal for Fazilka SSP
Amar Singh Chahal
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Forest Dept staff manhandled, 7 booked
Ferozepur, January 25 Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sanjeev Tiwari said today while his staff was planting trees on the land after erecting pillars along the boundary, some persons arrived at the scene and manhandled the staff. The miscreants threatened them and later uprooted the pillars and tried to reoccupy the land. The DFO said the department lodged a complaint with the Makhu police station following which seven persons, including one Balbir Singh, were booked. He said the land had been given back to the department after illegal allotment made to some private persons was cancelled by the revenue department. Earlier, the Forest Department got the ownership of the land estimated to be worth crores and situated in the vicinity of the Harike bird sanctuary. The DFO said that in the absence of proper security arrangements, the forest staff had come under attack from the land mafia on several occasions. Tiwari added that the matter would be taken up with senior police officials so that adequate security personnel could be arranged for the safety of the valuable forest land in the area. |
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Health Ministry approves PGI satellite centre for Ferozepur
Ferozepur, January 25 While confirming the development, Ferozepur MLA Parminder Singh Pinki said he had taken up the matter with the vice-president of the AICC, Rahul Gandhi, during his visit to Ferozepur some time back following which Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad asked his officials to draft a proposal in this regard. Later, a team of doctors from the PGIMER had conducted a survey in this border region following which a concept proposal was prepared and sent to the Ministry. In a memo sent to PGIMER director Dr YK Chawla yesterday (a copy of which is with The Tribune) , PK Pradhan, secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, asked him to get a detailed report on the project prepared along with the financial implications in order to get the final approval for the project. Earlier, in its concept proposal sent to the Ministry, the PGIMER had emphasised on the dire need to set up a health facility that can provide specialist teaching and training services in this district situated on the India-Pakistan border. Pinki said the proposed satellite centre would have a 100-bed hospital, which would be linked to the PGIMER for referral, training and consultation purposes. Sources in the Ministry said the proposed hospital would have departments of medicine, surgery, gynaecology, pediatrics, anaesthesia, community/family medicine besides psychiatry. A provision for 24-hour emergency services along with OPD and inpatient facilities would also be provided at the centre to come up at the cost of around Rs 200 crore. "The hospital will also provide relief to the residents from everlasting fear of war," said Pinki, adding that as per the UN conventions, the areas where hospitals were situated were not supposed to be attacked during war. It is pertinent to mention that the Ministry has already approved a state-of-the-art eye-care hospital for Ferozepur to be built at the cost of Rs 4.20
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Seminar dwells on legal rights of construction workers
Bathinda, January 25 The seminar dwelled on the provisions of the Building and Construction Workers Welfare (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Act-1996 and the Rules of 2008 enacted under the Act. On the occasion, DLSA secretary Kawaljit Singh said under the Act, any worker involved in the construction activity could get himself registered with the Punjab Building and other Construction Workers' Welfare Board. Any construction worker, who has worked for 90 days in a calendar year in Punjab and was aged between 18 and 60 years, was eligible for registration with the Labour Department, Government of Punjab, in order to get the benefits of various schemes being run by the Welfare Board, he said. Literature to publicise the welfare schemes was released by the District and Sessions Judge-cum-chairman of the DLSA Mansa, Gurbir Singh. He said the DLSA Mansa had formed six teams, each consisting of two advocates and three para-legal volunteers, who shall aggressively campaign in the district by holding awareness camps so that the construction labour in the unorganised sector could get benefits under the schemes run by the Welfare Board. The camp was held under the guidance of Justice Jasbir Singh, a judge at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, and the executive chairman of the Punjab Legal Services Authority. Among those present were Rupinder Chahal, Balwinder Kumar, CJM, Rajesh Sharma, ADA (Legal Services) and other members of the DLSA along with advocates and para-legal volunteers. Later, construction workers were registered during a camp organised at Farwahi village (Bhikhi). DLSA secretary Kawaljit Singh inaugurated the camp. |
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Street plays, rally urge Abohar youth to enrol as voters
Abohar, January 25 Carrying banners and placards, the rally passed through the main roads of the town to motivate all eligible youths to get registered in the electoral rolls, which are under revision these days. On the way, district scouts trainer Darshan Lal Chugh addressed corner meetings to enlighten the electorates against falling for the allurements that candidates might offer them during elections. A 'nukkad natak' (street play) by the students of Telupura village-based Government Elementary School pulled crowds not only in the Nehru Park but also at other places where the play was presented. A teacher and director of the play, Deepak Kamboj, said during the last two days, the play was staged in Sappanwali, Khuyiansarwar, Kallarkhera and Maujgarh villages besides three local colleges. |
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Voters’ Day observed in Barnala
Barnala, January 25 Addressing the gathering, Deputy Commissioner Dr Indu Malhotra, who presided over the function, said the main aim of the Election Commission of India was to ensure 100 per cent polling in elections. He appealed to all sections of the society, especially youth and women, to exercise their right to franchise during the elections. On the occasion, the DC also honoured the winners of essay and debate competitions held in connection with election-related activities. The winners were awarded with a 'certificate of merit'. Besides, voter identity cards were distributed among the new voters. The participants took a pledge to maintain democratic traditions of the country. — TNS |
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Fazilka, January 25 "Fazilka proved to be lucky for me as I was elevated to the IPS cadre and promoted as DIG. And subsequently, I have been awarded with the police medal," said jubilant Chahal. He has been conferred the award for his dedication, loyalty and willingness to take new challenges even if it imperiled his life. — OC |
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Fazilka SSP Amar Singh Chahal, who was recently promoted and designated as the Deputy Inspector General of Police, has been awarded with the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
"Fazilka proved to be lucky for me as I was elevated to the IPS cadre and promoted as DIG. And subsequently, I have been awarded with the police medal," said jubilant
Chahal.
