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Funds disbursal brings DDPO office under scanner
NDRF launches flood relief operations in Ferozepur
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SSA teachers plan state-level rally
22-year-old youth goes missing under mysterious circumstances
Murder case of oil mill manager solved
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Funds disbursal brings DDPO office under scanner
Muktsar, August 19 A local resident, Jagdish Rai Dhosiwal, who has obtained information through an RTI application in this regard, blamed the officials working in the DDPO office for being hand in glove with the NGOs in this alleged scam. “As per the rules, the NGO has to submit money utilisation certificate to the DDPO within three months from the date of the amount given. If the NGO fails to spend the amount within this period, it has to return the money and give utilisation certificate for the rest of the amount. But nobody paid any attention in all these five years. As a result, only five NGOs submitted the money utilisation certificates, which amounted to Rs 7.4 lakh only,” said Dhosiwal. He further demanded a probe in this regard saying there was an undue delay on the part of the NGOs and the district administration in submitting the certificates and initiating action. However, DDPO, Muktsar, Naval Kumar, said, “It may have happened in the absence of any routine follow-up action. I am not sure about any time limit for submitting the money utilisation certificates, but I will ask my staff and also write to the NGOs to submit the required certificates shortly.” He also said that if anyone is found guilty, legal action would be initiated against him. It may be mentioned that the maximum amount was given for the construction of rooms in schools, purchase of sports material, laying of water pipes, organising of medical and blood donation camps and construction of rooms in dharamshalas. |
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NDRF launches flood relief operations in Ferozepur
Ferozepur, August 19 Deputy Commissioner Manjit Singh Narang said the NDRF team has set
up its relief camp in Bhanewala for flood-hit villages including Gatti Rajjoke, Tindiwala, Bhakhra, Gatti Kharunj
and others. Narang said that Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM) Vijay Syal will supervise the relief camp. Another relief camp has been established in Baghewala for villages under Muthianwala complex including Dhira Gaira, Nihala Lavera, Talli Gulam, Kamalwala, Palla Megha, Bandala, Ruknewala and others which will be looked after by Tehsildar Manjit Singh. Meanwhile, NDRF
officials said they have started flood relief operations and pressed four motorboats into service to provide succour and relief to the flood affected people. The district administration has also provided 20 boats to provide relief material including fodder for the cattle, medicines, food and other articles to the affected people. When contacted, Vinod Chowdhary, Chief
Engineer, Drainage, said the dam outflows have been controlled following which the water level upstream of Harike headworks has been maintained. Chowdhry further said
the water outflow downstream of Harike was recorded at 1,17,000 cusecs today which was likely to go down in the next
two days if no further downpour takes place. Sources said the drainage officials along the
entire stretch of Sutlej from Harike to Hussainiwala and further up to Fazilka have been put on high alert. |
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SSA teachers plan state-level rally
Abohar, August 19 District president of the teachers' union Parwinder Singh Brar said the government was not following the directions of the Punjab and Haryana HC to treat all women teachers at par in allowing a maternity leave of six months. He claimed that RMSA teachers were to be absorbed in the parent education department in compliance of the guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Human Resources but the state government backtracked from its assurances in this connection. The services of the SSA teachers have not been regularised even when they had completed four years of service. The meeting decided to organise a state level “maharally” next month if the demands are not accepted. |
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22-year-old youth goes missing under mysterious circumstances
Muktsar, August 19 Lakhbir Singh Walia aka Mintu had gone to the village to collect milk in his Mahindra pick-up vehicle but did not return home. The worried family members approached the Kotbhai police, which immediately started a manhunt. The police said that
during the investigation, they came to know that Mintu had left his vehicle, cellphone and slippers behind. He had even
met some residents of Buttar Shreen village before disappearing. The police added that
the windshield of the pick-up vehicle was found have some cracks. “Lakhbir
had even tried to make phone calls twice to the police control room, but he could not do so,” a senior police officer said. He added that some villagers had told them that after leaving the vehicle, Mintu had gone to the
village bus stand from where he first waited for a bus towards Doda but later boarded a bus
for Bathinda. The family members of missing person told the police that Mintu
used to go to Bhalaina and Mallan villages along with a driver, but today he was travelling alone. Sources close to the
family said Mintu was married almost six months ago. Till the filing of this repot, a search was on for him by the police. |
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Murder case of oil mill manager solved
Abohar, August 19 Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rajinder Dhidharia said Dinesh and Amarjit, who are originally from Bihar, have been arrested. Two more persons, Mithilesh Kumar and Jitender, are also under the scanner. The nabbed former employees were irritated over their retrenchment. Three of them scaled the boundary wall of the mill at 3 am and attacked Misra with sharp-edged weapons . They looted cash from an almirah after confirming that Misra had died.
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