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Farmers given relief, says minister
Ludhiana, May 10 The minister was addressing farmers of the surrounding villages at his office here today. He told the farmers that immediately after the hailstorm, CM Parkash Singh Badal had ordered a special girdawari of damaged crops and deputed senior officers to supervise the and assess the damage. He said the government had substantially enhanced the rate of compensation for the damaged crops from Rs 2000 per acre to Rs 5000 acre for loss above 75 per cent, Rs 3000 for loss between 50 per cent and 75 per cent and Rs 2000 per acre for loss from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. He said out of the total compensation, disbursement of Rs 32.53 crore had already been completed and the remaining was being disbursement by teams of the officers. He said the government had also released compensation of Rs 20,000 for full damage to pucca houses and Rs 12,000 for full damage of kutcha houses. Gabria said the government would fulfil the promises made during the elections with every section of society. He said the survey to identify beneficiaries under the atta-dal scheme had been completed and final lists were being prepared.
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Need to address farm problems felt
Ludhiana, May 10 Sidhu was addressing extension specialists and senior scientists at a state-level conference in Punjab Agricultural University yesterday. The conference was organised by the Punjab Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute. He said that Punjab government was concerned over the declining water table in the state. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and agriculture minister Sucha Singh Langha, through different newspapers and electronic media, have appealed to the farmers to shun the practice of early transplanting of paddy, which not only consumes more water and electricity but also the early paddy crop is prone to pest attack. Director of Extension Education, N.S. Malhi said in order to save the natural resources, their efficient use by the farmers was important. To disseminate the message effectively, collaborations from private companies as well as media can be sought.
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Private schools’ body seeks government help
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 10 |The Punjab Private Schools Organisation has urged the state government to come to the rescue of private affiliated schools, which have been providing quality education to children belonging to poor sections of society at a nominal fee. The organisation claimed that a large number of qualified youth had been provided employment also. Talking to Ludhiana Tribune after addressing a meeting of delegates at Pharwali village yesterday, Didar Singh Dhindsa, Senior Vice President of the organisation, alleged that the successive governments had been ignoring interests of those educationists who had ploughed in their resources in erecting huge buildings and required infrastructure for enabling wards of lower strata of society achieve quality education. "Though the institutes have fulfilled all conditions prescribed by the boards granting affiliation to these institutes, bureaucrats in the education department had been showing unsympathetic behaviour towards them. Instead of coming to the help of the organisers who have been sharing a burden of the state government, the authorities have been creating problems at the time of admissions every year," lamented Dhindsa. Referring to information received from management committees of various private affiliated schools, Dhindsa said a majority of them had been passing through financial constraints. "As a majority of students hailed from lower-middle class families, these schools could not charge higher fee and funds. They are made to pay taxes on the pattern of a commercial organisations instead," claimed Dhindsa. Referring to the government's decision regarding salaries to be paid to the teachers, Dhindsa claimed that a majority of schools were paying much higher than that is being paid to the PTA teachers at government schools. "Let the authorities calculate income and expenditure of these schools and then decide the minimum pay for teachers who otherwise could have remained unemployed," argued Dhindsa.
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Art and craft competition held
Ludhiana, May 10 Several students took part in various competitions like face painting, collage making, rangoli making, best out of waste, and flower arrangement. The students chose subjects like concept of marriage and dowry, pollution and drug addiction for collage making and face painting. The results of the competitions are: Rangoli making: Patel House (junior and senior), face painting: Subash House (junior) and Patel House (senior), best out of waste: Patel House (junior) and Bhagat House (senior), collage making: Patel House (junior and senior), dry flower arrangement: Tagore House (junior) and Patel House (senior).
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GGSSC holds educational seminars
Ludhiana, May 10 Dr Satnam Singh participated as chief orator in each seminar. He said the reason behind the degradation of ethical values among youths is the breakage of joint families, disinterest of parents towards children and broadcasting of vulgar songs on TV channels. He said the only solution to the problems relating to issues like female foeticide, dowry, caste and drug abuse is to follow the path of religion. Principal Air Commandant S. Ajit Singh of Guru Ram Dass Academy, Hambran Road, Ludhiana, appreciated the efforts made by Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle. Mr Verma from the Red Cross Society was the chief guest in the seminar. Dr Tejinderpal Singh, director, Aided Projects, and S.Gurpinder Singh, joint director, Aided Project, was also present in the seminar. Mr Prabhjot Singh, additional zonal secretary, Bibi Chandeep Kaur, convener, Heritage Club, and Davinder Kaur (Saini) were also present at the seminar. The educational seminars were organised in Nankana Sahib Public School, Gill Road, Ludhiana, and R.S.Model School, Shastri Nagar, Ludhiana. The seminar held at Nanakana Sahib Public School, Budhewal, was presided by Principal Kuldeep Kaur.
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2 businessmen convicted in cheating case
Ludhiana, May 10 The duo was ordered to undergo imprisonment for one year each. A fine of Rs 5000 each was also imposed on them. The father of convicts, who was also one of the accused, had died during the pendency of the case. They were booked under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC at division no. 6 police station, on June 22, 1999, following the complaint of Anil Sachar, partner of M/s Rati Woollen Mills, Ludhiana. The complainant had moved an application to the SSP for the registration of case with the allegations of criminal breach of trust and cheating against M/s Shree Nath Spinners Pvt. Limited, its sister concern-M/s A T Overseas as well as its directors-above named convicts. In December 1998, the accused approached the complainant and allegedly made a fraudulent representation that they had received heavy orders. They induced the complainant and purchased the goods. The same were delivered on the assurance that the payment would be made soon. Earlier also the accused were purchasing yarn, fibres, knitted clothes and other item but making payments in time, claimed the complainant. In order to show their bona fides, the accused renewed three cheques worth Rs 3,23,215, but requested not to present the cheques for encashment. In Feburary 1999, they again placed an order and issued two cheques of Rs 2,83,907 each out of the account of their sister concern. But the cheques were dishonoured due to insufficient funds in the account of the accused, he said. However, the court acquitted the accused in two another cheque-bounce cases, arising out of the dishonour of same cheques with the observation that double punishment can’t be awarded for the same offence.
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