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Hazard of blinking traffic lights Nawanshahr, November 21 The operation of lights, which was inaugurated by Mr Parkash Singh, Parliamentary Secretary, in October have to be stopped within fortnight as it started creating traffic chaos. Long queues of vehicles have become a common sight, causing much inconvenience to the public. The public started raising fingers regarding the accuracy and efficacy lights. Keeping in view the hindrances in the smooth flow of traffic, the administration stopped operating them. Now, only the yellow light blinks. With the construction of the Rahon-Machhiwara bridge, the flow of traffic has increased in the town. Most of the roads plagued with encroachments are incapable of bearing the pressure of heavy traffic. Though the administration has succeeded in removing encroachments around the Ambedkar chowk and the Baradari Garden, its plan to remove encroachments from the Phatti Basta chowk and the Chandigarh chowk are yet to materialise. Tributes
Tributes were paid to Gian Singh Sangha, a CPI (ML) leader, at a function organised at his native village, Shahabpur, 10 km from here, on Monday. He was gunned down by militants 14 years ago. A “political conference” was also organised to discuss the challenges before the labour class in the present era of globalisation. Mr Darshan Singh Khatkar, secretary, state unit, CPI (ML), New Democracy, criticised the successive governments at the Centre for pursuing the “dictates” of the imperialistic forces under the garb of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation. Mr Sardara Singh Mahal, a senior CPI (ML) leader, lamented that the imperialistic forces led by the USA had been trying to rejuvenate colonial era through new economic order. Mr Kulwinder Singh Warraich, state vice-president, All-India Federation of Trade Unions, exhorted the labour class to unite for launching a stir against the present economic policies for their survival. Mr Hardev Singh Sandhu, president, All-India Kisan-Mazdoor Sabha, discussed the ill-effects of the economic policies on agriculture. Mr Daljit Singh, Mr Hari Ram Rasulpuri, state press secretary, Pendu Mazdoor Union, Ms Gurbaksh Kaur Sangha, president, Janvadi Istri Sabha, Punjab, among others, spoke on the occasion. Office-bearers
The following were unanimously elected office-bearers of the Teacher Colony Welfare Society on Sunday: conveners - Ms Harkirat Kaur, Mr Om Parkash Dutta, Mr Subhash Nayyar; president - Mr Vivek Markanda; vice-president - Mr Rajesh Kumar; secretary – Mr Surinder Kumar; cashier - Mr Rajiv Joshi; legal adviser - Mr Gaurav Sareen; and executive members - Mr Dharam Pal, Mr Parvesh Chander, Mr Harvinder Sandhu, Mr Manjit Joshi, Mr Purshottam Lal and Mr Balram Chadha. Contests
The Banga unit of the Junior Chamber International organised district-level competitions to create awareness regarding social evils at Swami Roop Chand Jain Hall on Sunday. As many as 105 students participated. In group A, Amrit Kaur, Paramjit Kumar and Satinder Singh; in group B, Saloni, Priyanka and Anu and in group C, Navdeep, Gurpreet Kaur and Radha won the first three positions, respectively. Mr Rakesh Gupta, Chief Manager, Punjab National Bank, Banga, presided over the prize distribution ceremony. Dr Mandip Singh and Mr Keshav Jain, president and vice-president of the chamber, respectively, and Mr M.L. Sinha, principal, were present, among others. Declamation
The local Sandhu Institute of Nursing will organise national-level Dr Bhagat Singh Sandhu Inter-Nursing Colleges Declamation Contest on November 25. The topics would be “Female Foeticide” and “Status of Women in Society”. Dr Jasbir Kaur, secretary, Trained Nurses Association of India, would be the chief guest. Memorandum
The district unit of the Bharat Tibet Sehyog Manch, led by its convener, Mr Amit Sharma, has submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner for submission to the Prime Minister. They urged the Centre to raise the issue of Tibet with the Chinese President, who is presently in India. The manch opposed the proposed move of the Centre to invite the Chinese President to address Indian Parliament. |
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Power failure hits rail ticket booking Phagwara, November 21 Jasbir Singh, a shopkeeper, told The Tribune that this was his third visit to the station. On all occasions, computers were not working due to power failure. It was learnt that the generator was not working for the past several days. When contacted, the railway Superintendent, Mr Ram Pyare, said the electrician was away to the Behram and Banga railway stations to repair faults. |
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Good business for farmers Jalandhar, November 21 Several Gur makers from sugarcane belt of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli in Uttar Pradesh have set up the units. They also bring with them labourers to assist them in handling menial jobs. The units, which started operation in October, will continue to crush sugarcanes till March. Besides manufacturing Gur and Shakar, the jaggery makers also market their products. For example, a kilogram of plain Gur can be sold for Rs 15, spicy Gur from Rs 18 to Rs 20 and Shakar between Rs 15 and Rs 20 a kilogram. One can also provide additional spices to them to lend different flavours. “We come here every year along with the machinery. Every day we crush about 30 quintals of sugarcane and sell 20 to 30 kg of Gur and Shakar daily on the Phagwara-Jalandhar highway. In this unit nine persons are working daily,” says Ram Bhagat from Shamli. These units are buying sugarcane directly from the farmers at a price varying between Rs 105 and Rs 120 depending upon the quality of the sugarcane content against the government fixed procurement price of Rs 125 a quintal. “Generally small farmers prefer to sell their produce directly to them as they give instant payment, whereas the mills take months to release the payments,” says Tejbir Singh, a farmer of Taha village in Nawanshahr district. However, Mr Satnam Singh, Chief Cane Development Officer, Doaba Cooperative Sugar Mill, Nawanshahr, says all these units are illegal. Although the sugar mill authorities claim that these units are illegal, there is no denying to the fact that the farmers are benefiting from these by getting cash on a daily basis. Moreover, these units are providing employment to hundred of labourers. |
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Seminar on magic Batala, November 21 The lecture was attended by many lecturers and students of the college and 14 delegates from Canada. The foreign delegates were welcomed by the Principal, Dr Hepesh Shephard, and Rev Mr R.M. Choudhary. The group leader Mr Ray Dunn was impressed by the tradition in which the seer of truth was given a high place in society. |
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Police launches website Hoshiarpur, November 21 Mr R.N. Dhoke, SSP, launched the website at today. Addressing the gathering, he said it would increase the efficiency in the functioning of the police besides saving precious time of the people. Website would be useful for the NRIs settled abroad because they would be able to communicate their grievances to the police through the website. The website deals with online complaints and contains various laws, traffic rules, regulations and instructions; cyber securities; security guidelines for women, children, etc. |
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