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Termites damage books meant for primary class students in government
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Gynaecologist shifted from Civil Hospital
35 drums of kerosene seized from godown
Human rights panel member visits Amritsar jail
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Farmers protest outside PSPCL office
Amritsar, June 27 
Activists of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, today staged a protest outside the office of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
(PSPCL) Chief Engineer (border zone) in support of their demands.Activists of the Kisan Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, stage a protest in Amritsar on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Man killed by wife, her paramour
Youths defrauded of Rs 7.50 lakh
BSP to contest from all seats for LS polls
Eleven booked for dowry harassment in four cases
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Termites damage books meant for primary class students in government
school
Amritsar, June 27
Thousands of booklets have been kept in a room in the school, which has broken window panes. The termites have eaten most of these books, which include picture books, magazines, and educative pamphlets. The condition of the reading material has deteriorated to such an extent that most of these cannot be given to the students now. School principal Balwinder Singh said the said room was given to the SSA around two years ago and the school had nothing to do with the reading material. The room has recently been allotted to Pehal Government School for Special Children. However, the SSA authorities have still not woken up to safeguard the books. The negligence is an instance which shows how tax-payers' money is wasted by public officials. Students of government schools, most of whom belong to the poor sections of society, would surely have benefited if these had reached them. District Education Officer (Elementary and Secondary) Satinderbir Singh said the books stored at the place were meant for sending to schools under the Zila Parishad. He said teachers working in these schools had decided not to take the books in protest, as they were demanding to shift these schools under the education department. The fight of the teachers with the state government was surely going against the pupils as, ultimately, they were the ones did not get to benefit from this reading material. At least 47 schools in the district are working under zila parishads. Satinderbir Singh said as the said room had been allotted to Pehal School, he would make sure that the books were shifted to a safer place. He said a meeting with heads of schools would also be organised so that these books could be put to good use.
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Gynaecologist shifted from Civil Hospital
Amritsar, June 27 Dr Balwinder Kaur, who had attended the pregnant woman Rajwant Kaur, a resident of the Batala road, has been transferred to Community Health Centre Verka on a temporary posting. Two days ago, Rajwant Kaur and her family had alleged that the doctor had referred her to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital. Rajwant Kaur was expecting a child and had come to the hospital for the purpose. As the doctor referred her to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, the family came out of the hospital after reportedly pleading with the doctor not to do so. However, half an hour later, the woman delivered a still born child outside the hospital. The aggrieved family had accused the doctor of negligence and asked the health department to take action against the gynaecologist. The woman was later admitted to the hospital, where she is undergoing treatment. The family alleged that the child could have been saved if timely medical help had been given to her. Civil Surgeon Dr Yash Mitra said a show-cause notice had also been served to the gynaecologist and an explanation had been sought. He said the matter was under investigation and appropriate action would be taken against whosoever was guilty. He said two gynaecologists had been sent to the Civil Hospital for attending to patients.
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35 drums of kerosene seized from godown
Amritsar, June 27 The police has arrested the owner of the godown, identified as Naresh Kumar, a resident of Ranjhe Di Haveli, Gate Khajana, here. Naresh Kumar was produced in court, which sent him to a two-day police remand. The CIA staff received information that the accused was involved in making adulterated turpentine oil by chemically treating kerosene. The police seized about over 5,000 litres of kerosene from the spot. They used to sell the same in Amritsar and neighbouring districts. Sources said the accused used to first de-colour kerosene and then mix it with some yellow substance to give it the look of turpentine oil, which is used for thinning paints and as a solvent to make furniture wax for polishing wooden furniture. It is also used in many different cleaning products due to its antiseptic properties. Turpentine oil is a little costlier than kerosene. Earlier too, the police had seized two factories involved in the illegal trade. The Kotwali police had raided a factory in the Alibakh Nagar, near Hide market in February this year. The police had booked three persons Ved Parkash, Rajiv Sharma and Raj Kumar in this regard. It had seized over 40 drums containing about 9,000 litres of adulterated kerosene, besides nearly 38 empty drums from the factory at that time. The blue kerosene is meant only for the public distribution system and can be sold only through the ration depots. But the incident clearly points towards the pilfering of kerosene meant for government ration depots into private hands. District Food and Civil Supplies Controller Dr Rakesh Singla said though it was a serious problem, the department did not have any official intimation from the police department. Moreover, he said in the previous case also, the the police department was investigating the matter and they were yet to receive any report in this regard.
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Human rights panel member visits Amritsar jail
Amritsar, June 27 She, on behalf of the commission, also donated medicines free of cost to the jail hospital for the suffering inmates. During her visit, she inspected the living conditions for the inmates, especially in the women's cell, besides the cooking area and the vocational centre being run on the jail premises for making the inmates self reliant. She deliberated with the jail officials about the free legal aid being provided to the inmates who were not resourceful enough to fight their case on their own. “The NHRC teams visit all the jails of the country as a routine with a view to ensuring that the inmates’ rights, as recommended in the jail manual, should not be defeated in any way. They have been entitled for hygienic environs, free medication and legal aid etc.,” she said. Others present on the occasion included Jail board member Jagmel Singh Sheera, human rights activists Inderjit Singh, deputy superintendent jail RK Sharma and jail doctor Amritpal Singh.
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Farmers protest outside PSPCL office
Amritsar, June 27 Addressing the protesters, committee president Satnam Singh Pannu and general secretary Sawinder Singh Chutala said the liberalisation policy was behind the farmers' plight. They said it had turned agriculture economically unviable and pushed scores of farmers to commit suicide. They alleged that the PSPCL was supplying power for barely four to five hours and it had added the financial burden on the farmers by increasing security amount and other charges. They demanded that the PSPCL should expedite the process of giving tubewell connection to the farmers who had less than five acres of land. They also sought immediate release of 9,000 connections to small farmers owning less than two-and-a-half acre of land. They claimed that the farmers had deposited crores of rupees for getting connections under the ARTC scheme but the PSPCL was dilly-dallying with the process, thus causing harassment to the farmers. They demanded that those farmers not having connections should be given temporary connections without any further delay. They said the PSPCL should ensure that the transformers that get burnt due to overloading were replaced within 24 hours. Farmer leader Satnam Singh Ajnala said the farmers were in deep economic crisis due to “mismanagement in power and irrigation sectors”, adding that farmers in the state were already under a debt of Rs 38,000 crore. He claimed that 22,000 farmers had committed suicide as they were not getting remunerative prices for their agricultural produce. He said the situation had worsened to the extent that power connections were being procured at a hefty price. The Border Area Sangharsh Committee general secretary Rattan Singh Randhawa said the farmers were being charged Rs 6,000 per horsepower (HP) for increasing the load under the VDS scheme while the industry was being charged much less for the same. He demanded that the farmers be given free power connection, recruitments be made in the PSPCL and heavy penalties on farmers be waived off. The farmer leaders also alleged that a number of villages at the tail-end of canal network were not getting water at all.
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Man killed by wife, her paramour
Amritsar, June 27 A case was registered last evening after the deceased's brother, Such Singh, lodged a complaint with the police. The complainant alleged that Manjit's wife Gurmit Kaur had illicit relations with Jassa Singh, a resident of the same village. He said Manjit had been living in the village for the last two years and was upset over his wife's alleged relations with Jassa Singh. He said he received a call from his sister Gurmit Kaur who lives in Dhandoi village telling him that Manjit had met with an accident. He said when he reached his brother's house, he found Manjit's body lying in the lobby with an injury mark on his head. He said when he went to the spot where the accident was said to have happened but there were no sign of any mishap. Sucha Singh alleged that his brother was murdered by his wife Gurmit in connivance with her lover who later tried to give it the shape of an accident. Beas police station Station House Officer (SHO) Harkrishan Singh said that a case under Section 302, 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) had been registered in this connection. No arrest had been made till the filing of the news report. Further investigations were under progress, the police said.
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Youths defrauded of Rs 7.50 lakh
Amritsar, June 27 Six arrested
The police has arrested six persons for allegedly possessing liquor and narcotic substances. The accused were identified as Nitish Kumar of Katra Charat Singh, Nitin Vohra of Guru Nanak Wara, Putlighar, Ravi Kumar of Preet Nagar Batala road, Saranjit Singh of Jabbowal village, Sawinder Singh of Jaspal village and Chanan Singh of Ajnala.
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BSP to contest from all seats for LS polls
Amritsar, June 27 Kashyap said the nominee for Amritsar parliamentary seat would be announced by next month. He said a panal has been formed for selecting the candidates for the remaining constituencies. He, however, denied for forming an alliance with any party for the forthcoming elections. He said the SAD-BJP government in Punjab had miserably failed in fulfilling its promises which it made in its agenda during the Assembly polls, especially to weaker sections of the society.
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Eleven booked for dowry harassment in four cases
Amritsar, June 27 The B-division police has booked Prithipal Singh, Ninderpal Kaur, Swarnjit Kaur and Gurdial Singh, all residents of Wadala Kalan village, following a complaint filed by Rajwant Kaur of Partap Nagar area. Rajwant told the police that the accused harassed and physically assaulted her for dowry. She alleged that she was turned out of house, adding that her husband had married another woman in a foreign country. In another case, Sonia of Kashmir avenue told the police that her husband Rohit Bhandari, father-in-law Ashwani Bhandari, mother-in-law Madhu Bhandari, all residents of Kashmir Avenue, turned her out of house when she failed to bring dowry as per their demands. New Bhalla colony resident Paramajit Kaur told the police that her husband Paramjit Singh and his father Sawinder Singh, both residents of Umarpura Batala, would beat her for dowry. She alleged that they turned her out of house. Harleen Kaur of Uttamgarh in Baba Bhori Wala said her husband Harjikan Singh and mother-in-law Harjant Kaur turned her out of house asking her to bring dowry. Cases under relevant sections have been registered at various police stations.
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Termites have been gorging on the booklets sent by the Sarv Shiksha Abihyan (SSA) for primary students of schools at Government Senior Secondary School Saragarhi Town Hall at Mall Mandi here.
