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Power connections for drip irrigation
Parents of IAF officer killed in road mishap seek compensation
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High Court directs cleaning of Abohar sewerage by March 5
Shruti abduction case
Wife’s infidelity drives man to end life
Fire breaks out in HPCL plant
Youth held for raping minor
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Power connections for drip irrigation
Faridkot, February 19 In Faridkot, Muktsar, Ferozepur and Bathinda districts, the enforcement wing of the PSPCL has detected 28 such connections in the last two weeks wherein the farmers were not using the drip and sprinkling irrigation systems. A fine of Rs 97,000 each has been imposed on these farmers as they were not using the power connections for the targeted purpose, said Karnail Singh Mann, SE, PSPCL (Enforcement). To conserve the depleting water resources in Punjab, power connections were provided on priority basis to the farmers under a special scheme and the beneficiary needed to use these connections only for drip and sprinkling irrigation systems. "But during the inspection, there was no sign of the use of the drip and sprinkling system. So it amounted to unauthorized use of electricity (UUE) and fines have been imposed on these farmers," said Karnail Singh Mann. All these farmers have been asked to use drip and sprinkling system failing which they would be charged double the existing rates, said the SE. Drip and sprinkling system is highly subsidised and the department of agriculture, Government of India, bears up to 70 per cent of the cost. Drip irrigation is the slow and precise application of water and nutrients directly to the root zones of the plants in a predetermined manner using a pointed source. A drip irrigation, micro irrigation or trickle irrigation design can be customized to meet the specific needs of farmers while maintaining an optimum moisture level within the root zones. After the launch of the system, about 25,000 hectares of land in Punjab had been covered. There are 17,652 beneficiaries under the scheme in Punjab, said Mohinder Kanwal, conservator, soils, Punjab. Sources in Soil Conservation Department Punjab revealed that many farmers opted for sprinkling and drip system only to get the power connection on priority basis; otherwise these farmers were waiting for the power connection for over a decade. Fact file
To conserve the depleting water resources in Punjab, power connections were provided on priority basis to the farmers under a special scheme and the beneficiary needed to use these connections only for drip and sprinkling irrigation systems. In
Faridkot, Muktsar, Ferozepur and Bathinda districts, the enforcement wing of the PSPCL has detected 28 such connections in the last two weeks wherein the farmers were not using the drip and sprinkling irrigation systems. A fine of Rs 97,000 each has been imposed on these farmers as they were not using the power connections for the targeted purpose. Sources in Soil Conservation Department Punjab revealed that many farmers opted for sprinkling and drip system only to get the power connection on priority basis; otherwise these farmers were waiting for the power connection for over a decade. |
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Parents of IAF officer killed in road mishap seek compensation
Bathinda, February 19 The parents moved a petition under the Motor Vehicle Act 1988 in December 2012 and both the parties appeared today before the court of the Additional District Judge Sukhdev Singh. The next date of hearing has been fixed for April 23. Flight lieutenant Sham Sunder (29), his wife Ria Sham Sunder (29) and their one and half years old child were travelling in a Maruti Alto car near Lehra Dhoorkot village on April 14, 2011 when a tractor-trolley hit their car. Sham Sunder along with his family was on way to Barnala where he was posted. The car was badly damaged in the accident and all the three were declared dead by a private hospital located on Barnala road. A case under sections 304-A, 279 and 427 of the IPC was registered at Nathana police station in this connection. The vehicles including the tractor and a vehicle of the Punjab Police were involved in the accident. They were released by the court and the police. The petitioners said the salary of their only son, deployed with the Indian Air Force was nearly Rs 80,000 per month. His wife had been earning Rs 40,000 per month from tuitions. The parents of the deceased said police enquiries and eyewitnesses pointed out that the tractor-trolley was being driven rashly. The Motor Accident Claim Tribunal last month awarded compensation to the family members of a man who was hit by a speeding tractor-trolley on Sivia road. |
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Bathinda, February 19 The meeting lasted nearly four hours during which Harsimrat pulled up the officials responsible for slackness in the implementation of the schemes. Chief Parliamentary Secretary Saroop Singla and Deputy Commissioner KK Yadav were present in the meeting. She sought reports regarding the schemes including, the
MGNREGA, the Indira Awas Yojna, the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan, old age and widow pension, and directed the officials concerned that these should be effectively implemented within a stipulated
period. Harsimrat Badal also examined the implementation of various drinking water schemes particularly in the areas from where reports about the incidence of cancer were pouring in. — TNS |
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High Court directs cleaning of Abohar sewerage by March 5
Abohar, February 19 After going through an explanation offered by the principal secretary of the Local Bodies Department in connection with the PIL filed by Congress councillors Vimal Thatai and Suman Taneja along with former youth Congress block president Vijay Chhabra, Justice Rajesh Bindal today had a look at some fresh photographs produced by the petitioners through their counsel Surinderpal Singh Tinna on a contempt plea and issued directions to expedite the pending work by March 5, sources said. |
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Shruti abduction case
Faridkot, February 19 The two police officials, the doctor and the owner of a guest-house in Goa were summoned as witnesses in the case as the main accused Nishan Singh had allegedly taken the minor girl to Goa after kidnapping her from
Faridkot. The girl was allegedly repeatedly raped there. About a month after the kidnapping, a team of the Punjab Police had traced the girl and the accused from Goa on October 21. The accused was arrested and taken to a doctor in Goa for his medical examination. Following their non-appearance in the court on an earlier date of hearing, the District and Sessions Court,
Faridkot, had issued bailable warrants against the Goa police officials, the doctor and the owner of the guest-house. |
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Wife’s infidelity drives man to end life
Fazilka, February 19 In her report to the Arniwala (Fazilka) police station, Sujan Kaur stated that her son Jagdev Singh alias Nikku, a labourer, married Amandeep Kaur about 10 years ago and were blessed with two sons. She alleged that her daughter-in-law was in an illicit relationship with Meeta, a resident of the village due to which Jagdev used to remain disturbed. Sujan Kaur said her son left the house at midnight and committed suicide by jumping from the overhead water tank in the village. The post-mortem examination of the body was conducted at the local Civil Hospital today. The Arniwala (Fazilka) police station in-charge Darshan Singh said a case under Sections 306 and 34 of the IPC has been registered against Amandeep Kaur and her alleged paramour Meeta. |
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Bathinda, February 19 The police said the fire erupted at around 4.15 pm due to some technical fault. It also led to a blast in an oil tanker. Fire tenders from the Guru Gobind Singh Refinery were pressed into service to douse the flames. The fire was controlled after around one hour. Rama Mandi SHO Gurdev Bhalla said so far, no loss of life or injury to anyone has been reported. — TNS |
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