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100-cr compensation to farmers Jalandhar, June 17 Mr K. Shiva Parsad, Deputy Commissioner, while briefing mediapersons here today, said the district administration had already identified 26,190 farmers who were eligible to get relief to the tune of Rs 12.31 crore for selling their produce in distress last year. According to the policy of the Central Government, farmers, who had sold paddy from September 21 to October 14, 2000, would be paid 62 per cent of the difference between their selling rate and the MSP. The policy states that the district administration concerned should constitute a subdivisional disbursement committee headed by an Subdivisional Magistrate (SDM). The committee would consist of an arhtia and two farmers as its members and the Assistant Food Supplies Officer concerned as its member-secretary. Mr Parsad said all subdivisional disbursement committee would be constituted by June 20 and the SDMs were told to issue identity cards to the members of the committee, particularly to the representatives of farmers, to remove identification problem at the time of the disbursement of relief money. The relief money would be disbursed for four days at respective mandis from June 28 onwards to farmers, who had been told to bring “J” forms as a proof of their sale. “In case of death of an eligible farmer or non-availability of farmer or loss of “J” forms, the SDMs are instructed to deal such cases sympathetically on the last day of the disbursement of relief money,” Mr Parsad added. The committees would set up one counter for every 500 farmers and would make arrangements for providing drinking water and proper sitting for the farmers. PHAGWARA (UNI): The Punjab Government will give Rs 100 crore as compensation to farmers who suffered damages to their crops due to rains. “Nearly three lakh farmers who suffered loss to their crop during last year will be given this compensation by the month end,’’ the state’s Food and Supply Minister Madan Mohan Mittal said while talking to UNI here. He said the government had made sufficient arrangements for paddy procurements for the current year. “Nearly 1.25 crore tonnes of paddy is expected to arrive in mandis of the state this year as compared to 1.10 crore tonnes last year,’’ he said. Mr Mittal said he had summoned an urgent meeting of heads of various agencies tomorrow at Chandigarh to review the paddy procurement process. He urged the Union Food and Supplies Minister Shanta Kumar to extend the date for milling of paddy till December 31 this year.
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BKU (E) flays govt’s decision, threatens stir Mansa, June 17 Criticising the Centre’s decision to merge grade-A and the common variety of the paddy and allowing the MSP only on the latter, senior vice-president of the state unit of the
BKU(E) Ruldu Singh said here today that the proposed move was a step towards setting up an open market system on the lines of the WTO recommendations, adding that the government was now reportedly trying to widhdraw from paddy procurement. He said the step would be
deterimen to farmers’ interest as more than 80 per cent of the paddy produced in the state was of fine quality. He flayed the Centre for not providing MSP for sunflower to the farmers, which had resulted in considerable reduction in the area under the crop. He called upon the farmers to unite to pressurise the government to accede to their demands. In the absence of a pressure group the condition of the farmers had gone down from bad to worse, he added. He also sought financial assistance from the government for the farmers in order to stop the spate of suicides being committed by farmers. Mr Ram Singh Bhainibhaga President of the district unit of the BKU(E), said farmers would launch an agitation if the decision on WTO
recommendations was implemented. Mr Gora Singh, block unit president of the
BKU(E), urged the Centre to provide guidance and financial support to the farmers towards crop diversification rather than washing its hands off paddy procurement.
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SAD ‘adopting’ double
standards Adampur (Jalandhar), June 17 Talking to mediapersons here today, Mr Tohra said a paradoxical situation had been created by the stance of the government, which had done nothing for securing the release of the Sikh detainees. “If the former militants are not a threat to the law and order then how can the detainees be so?” questioned Mr Tohra, adding that militants had also realised that the gun could not yield any result and people of state had also refused to accept violence and violent methods for any struggle. “Guns and those talking violence have never
succeed anywhere in the world,” observed Mr Tohra. Talking about the Panthic unity move initiated by a number of Akali groups, Mr Tohra said the Panthic unity was the need of the hour and expressed the hope that the question of leadership in the wake of the realisation of the dream of Panthic unity, would be resolved soon. When told he was being dubbed as a biggest hurdle in the way of the Panthic unity by the SAD (Democratic) chief Kuldip Singh Wadala, Mr Tohra said. “Each and every person knows about his entity and credibility and I am not in the habit of making wild comments.” When asked to comment on the SAD chief, Mr Parkash Singh Badal’s, repeated calls for Panthic unity, Mr Tohra said he had never considered Mr Badal a true Akali for the latter did not follow the Akali principles or Panthic ideals. “We are ready for an alliance with anybody except the SAD, the BJP and the Congress,” said Mr Tohra on the possibility of his alliance partners in the forthcoming Assembly poll. Holding the SAD-BJP government responsible for delay in the SGPC poll, Mr Tohra said the government was dilly-dallying over the issue of the elections with the help of the Centre. Mr Tohra, however, skirted questions about the controversy relating to Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Kewal Singh. |
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Students prevented from meeting
CM Amritsar, June 17 The students were seen negotiating with the security personnel to grant them permission to meet Mr Badal since 2 p.m. The memorandum that they wished to submit was reportedly regarding the proposed merger of their department with the Department of Physical Education in addition to the fear of 70 per cent reservation for students of physical education in the master’s course after the former had put in four and half years to secure a bachelor’s degree while the latter had put in just a year to avail eligibility for the masters in physiotherapy and sports medicine. However, they refused to talk to this correspondent and covered their faces with dupattas to conceal their identity despite the fact that one of them had made a distress call to The Tribune office. It was, however, learnt that the university authorities who were in the know about the proposed gherao of the Chief Minister by these students had instructed the security to keep the students at bay during the inaugural ceremony of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Bhavan even as the Chief Minister dedicated the bhavan to the students of Punjab here today on the university campus. Mr Badal, dedicated the bhavan to the students of Punjab as part of the bicentenary celebrations of the coronation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The university has constructed the prestigious multi-storeyed building at a cost of Rs 3.80 crore and covering an area of 85,000 sq. ft. Earlier, on reaching the university campus, the Chief Minister said the bhavan, dedicated to information technology in the state, would provide a definite boost to the development of information technology in the region. He said the bhavan was distinctly adopting the modern techniques. |
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Security for yatra ‘inadequate’ Bathinda, June 17 Mr Kaura while addressing mediapersons here today said the number of pilgrims who
waited to go to Amarnath was very large but the arrangements by the government were inadequate. He said the recent landmine blasts in the area from where the pilgrims would pass showed the militants would make every effort to disrupt the yatra. He said last year also the militants had disrupted the pilgrimage. He added if the government had taken precautions the number of deaths could have been reduced. He said if steps were not taken in advance such incidents could occur this year also. Mr Kaura apprehending the activities of militants during the pilgrimage said the Central government should deploy Army personnel on the route of the yatra. When he was asked about the justification of the use of the Army for civil purpose, he said the Amarnath yatra was a national issue and any untoward incident during the yatra would have an impact throughout the country. The Shiv Sena leader said his party did not want special facilities like those given to Haj pilgrims. He added that the minimum they required was that their lives should be safe. They did not want to be given VIP treatment. The only thing they wanted was that they should be given basic facilities like sanitation, medicines and shelter for night. Taking special note of the threat of the militants, he said the yatra would not be cancelled in any case. He said if anybody tried to interrupt the yatra he would be met with a bold face. He said the government was not taking the yatra seriously. He said the government should make special efforts to make the yatra smooth and peaceful. Mr Kaura said the BJP, a partner of the ruling party in Punjab, was anti-Sikh. He said the demand of certain BJP leaders that the next Chief Minister of Punjab should be from their party was meant to create differences between Hindus and Sikhs in the state. He added that it was not possible that a member of the Sikh community which constitutes 70 per cent of the total population of the state was not made the Chief Minister. The Shiv Sena leader said the claim of the BJP that it would contest at least 23 seats in the state was made out of fear. He said the BJP felt if it did not make this claim it could be deprived of seats in the coming assembly elections in the state. He said the BJP claim that it would give the ticket to the sitting MLAs was not true, adding that the statement was made to stop any type of revolt in the party. Mr Kaura said his party would contest at least 30 seats in the state in the coming assembly elections. |
Badal making false promises:
Cong Gurdaspur, June 17 Mr Ragnath Sahaipuri, vice president, PPCC, today accused the Chief Minister of using sangat darshan to project his image. The rank and file of the SAD was aware of this and would expose him at a right time. Mr Sahai Puri said 90 per cent of the primary schools in the Dhar subdivision were without teachers and the senior secondary schools in the area at Bungal Badhani and other places were without adequate staff. The solution announced by the Chief Minister to keep contract teachers at a meagre salary of Rs 2000 per month had not worked so far. The income of the panchayats of the area was too meagre to meet the salary of the contract teachers. The Cong leader said it had been repeatedly brought to the notice of the Chief Minister, that the Dhar subdivision had been a victim of drought for the past two years. According to fresh girdwari 60 per cent of the area was not covered under wheat cultivation last season and 70 per cent of the area, covered by wheat did not produce anything. The government had not announced any package for the residents of the area. Bus services, health and veterinary services and power supply continued to be far from satisfactory. The dam oustees whose land had been acquired for the construction of Ranjeet Sagar Dam were paid compensation at the rate of Rs 80,000 per acre against Rs 1.5 lakh paid to their counterparts in Himachal Pradesh. |
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Police puppet of Akali govt: CPI Bathinda, June 17 He said the claims of the state government regarding the rule of the law and communal harmony in the state were not in accordance with the facts. Bibi Jagir Kaur was allegedly involved in the murder of her daughter, the Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib in the dowry death case of his daughter-in-law and the son of Gurdev Badal in the kidnapping of a girl, he added. Mr Joga Singh alleged that the police was a mere puppet of the Akali government and the Jathedars of various Akal Takhts. One of the ministers of the city had allegedly encroached upon a piece of land belonging to PUDA and a religious place, he added. |
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Kanshi Ram rules out alliance Pathankot, June 17 PHAGWARA: Addressing a conference of party workers at Chak Hakim village, Mr Kanshi Ram said the party would contest all 117 seats in Punjab. |
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Cong meeting on June 22 Chandigarh, June 17 On June 23, he will preside over a meeting of the 51-member committee on agriculture at Punjab Congress Bhavan here, according to a press note issued by the party. The Congress will also hold a convention of panches, sarpanches and members of zila parishads and block samitis on June 25 at Bathinda. |
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Tension persists over eviction Bathinda, June 17 Mr R. Venkat Ratnam, Deputy Commissioner, and Mr Jatinder Kumar Jain, SSP, who met members of the committee this evening, promised that all accused would be dealt as per the law of the land. The Shahar Bachao Action Committee has put forward three demands registration of criminal cases against all those who attacked the tenants of Mota Singh building and did everything except raping women occupants, compensation to the four families whose household goods were damaged by the goons and a judicial probe into the incident. Mr Madan Lal Kapoor, chairman of the action committee, demanded that the district administration should identify those who were behind the attack on the occupants. The administration should ensure the ‘rule of law’ in the city. The other committee members included Mr Kewal Krishan Aggarwal, Mr Sewak Ram Bhola, Mr Jeewan Lal Goel, Dr Bhagat Singh Dhaliwal, Mr Jagdish Singh Ghai, Mr P.D. Goyal, Mr Krishan Kumar Garg, Mr Surinder Kapoor, Mr R.D. Gupta, Dr Vineeta Gupta, Mr Krishan Kumar Sharma, Mr Ashok and Mr Jagjit Singh Joga. Mr Joga pointed out that attackers who were led by the owners of the building did not touch that portion of the building which was occupied by themselves and their kin. The action committee alleged the men kept on demolishing the building at their own sweet will. The police party reached the spot very late. The attackers continued their operation even in the presence of policemen. Dr Jatinder Kumar Jain, SSP, told the action committee that so far 22 goons had been arrested while three vehicles used by them had been impounded. He added that the accused would be booked under new offenses as per information given by eyewitnesses in connection with their illegal activities. Mr Kapoor said if the district administration and the police authorities failed to take any action against the accused complete bandh would be observed in the city on Tuesday. He added that a protest rally would be held near Sadbhavna Chowk tomorrow. Yesterday, more than 200 men armed with weapons descended on the Mota Singh building and started beating up the occupants of the rented out portions. The goons allegedly misbehaved with the women occupants. People and political leaders cutting across party lines took out a protest march and asked the shopkeepers to down their shutters. Mr Jain, Mr Ratnam and Mr Rajan Garg, son of Mr Chiranji Lal Garg, Science and Technology Minister, visited the site and assured the residents that action would be taken against the accused. Dr Jain also said the committee members could themselves monitor the investigations being made into this case. He added that Mohan Singh, one of the owners of the building who led the goons, had been remanded in police custody today for one day. Leaders of various political parties and prominent citizens staged a night long dharna in front of the Mota Singh building which was attacked by goons yesterday.
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Three flood-control
centres for Bathinda Bathinda, June 17 Following the recent spell of rain, many areas of the city were inundated for days and a local NGO started repair work on the roads. Sources revealed that the municipal and health authorities had issued instructions to spray insecticides on stagnant water in the city. To control water stagnation, the city has been divided into nine sectors and a gazetted officer has been appointed in charge of a sector. Three additional officers for each sector have also been deputed. Officers have been instructed by the Deputy Commissioner to give detailed reports about the latest situation in their areas regularly. Flood control and relief centres have been set up at Rampura Phul and Talwandi Sabo where officers would be available round the clock. Three such centres have been set up in Bathinda also. Water disposal units installed at the power house road, Sirki bazaar and the the main disposal of the city have been given an electric generator back-up of 42
kw, 62 kw and 179 kw, respectively. The district administration aims at draining rain-water within six to eight hours. Deputy Commissioner R. Venkatratnam said SDMs had been instructed to keep a vigil on the situation arising due to rain. The officers had been warned against negligence and action would be taken against erring officers, he said.
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‘Dastak’ towards
better policing Jalandhar, June 17 Under the new mechanism, all senior and middle-level officials, the SSP, SPs and
DSPs, will sit together in the office of the SSP, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on every Monday and try to solve the problems of people on the spot. The new scheme is part of the ongoing community policing programme of the Punjab police. Talking to The Tribune, the SSP, Mr Gaurav Yadav, who has envisaged the programme, said the move was aimed at solving people’s problems on the spot in the presence of the official concerned. Actually, what used to happen was that normally whenever a senior officer marked a complaint to a junior official, the complainant would come back saying his problem had not been solved at the lower level. “So now we have decided to sort out the issues in the presence of the officer concerned”, he said. “In case, there is a need of an inquiry, the investigation officer (IO) will be asked to complete it within a week and report the progress to his senior within this period. This is to eliminate the communication gap and to make officials more accountable towards people”, added Mr Yadav. |
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Members not allowed
to attend meeting Bathinda, June 17 Mr Jagjit Singh Joga, District Secretary, CPI, was invited to the meeting by the Deputy Commissioner as a representative of Mr Bhan Singh Bhora, MP, but he could not come. Talking to The Tribune today, Mr Joga alleged that he was told by those who were managers of the meeting that all chairs in the meeting hall had been occupied and it would be better for him to leave after he had tea. He said he was maltreated by the SAD-BJP combine government. He said he was not allowed to enter the hall as ministers of the Punjab Government who attended it were fearing that he would expose the misdeeds of the government. P.D. Goyal, another member close to Punjab Science and Technology Minister Chiranji Lal Garg, was also not allowed to enter the hall. He alleged that though he was feeling uncomfortable he went for the meeting hall to apprise the district authorities, Mr Tota Singh and Mr Sikander Singh Malooka, state Power Minister, about the attack on four families living as tenants in a building located in the heart of the city. He alleged that though the ministers came to know about the attack, the did not visit the spot. Deputy Commissioner R. Venkat Ratnam said all members of the grievances committee were honourable and nobody had the authority to stop them from attending the meeting. He said if any member lodged a complaint with him, action would be taken against those who stopped them from attending the meeting. He said an order would be issued to all concerned that the members should be properly looked after and should be allowed to attend the meeting. |
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Tubectomy death blamed on doctor Bathinda, June 17 The report said Laxmi Kaur was operated upon by Dr R.R. Thukral at the local Civil Hospital on May 29. She was pregnant and the abortion and tubectomy operations were performed on the same day. The deceased was sent home under the care of her husband. Early next morning she developed complications and complained of severe pain to her husband, Joginder Singh, a rickshaw puller, he reported the matter to the doctor who prescribed certain medicines which did not help. All condition worsened, the report said. The report said the condition of Laxmi Kaur deteriorated further on June 6 and she was not examined by the doctor at her residence. The stitches of the deceased were removed by a nurse, but it did not help subside the pain. She was readmitted to the Civil Hospital on June 7. Laxmi Kaur became unconscious on June 9 and was referred to Government Rajindra Hospital at Patiala. The doctor’s husband himself a doctor along with two attendants and Joginder Singh went to Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. She was operated again at the hospital where she died of complications on June 11, the report said. The report said the doctor turned a blind eye to the suffering of the patients and did not bother to attend the patient herself. The doctor did not consult her senior doctors or experts in the field. She instead, relied on antibiotics. Laxmi Kaur died of Septosemia, the report said. The report alleged that normally no employee of the Civil Hospital is sent with the referred case to bigger hospitals but in the case of Laxmi Kaur, doctor’s husband and two other employees were sent, which was a cause of concern. Mr Bagga Singh, president and Mr Satpal Goyal, secretary district unit AFDR demanded that kin of the deceased should be paid a suitable compensation and the guilty doctor be punished as per the law. |
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Advocate contests minister’s statement Bathinda, June 17 In an unsigned press note issued here today by Mr Garg, it was said that although the scheme to construct phase III of Urban Estate by the state government was quashed by the high court and later the decision was upheld by the Supreme Court it was decided by the government to sell the plots in the scheme. Mr Garg said Mr Parkash Singh Badal, Punjab Chief Minister, who was ex-officio president of the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA), and Dr Upinderjeet Kaur, Cabinet Minister and Vice-Chairperson of PUDA, had approved the Urban Estate scheme from time to time. He said PUDA had constructed roads and provided other facilities in the area and had spent lot of money for the purpose. Mr Garg further alleged shamlat land could not be sold by an individual without getting it partitioned by the tehsildar. The rule was not followed by the minister for getting the piece of land. He said that the shamlat land along with other land was acquired by the Punjab Government in the notification issued on January 2, 1978, and the award was announced on March 22, 1978. He said the possession of the same was taken on July 11, 1978. He said the land vested with the government from that date. Mr Garg said Mr Chiranji Lal could not claim to be the owner of the piece of land. He said the minister could not be the owner of the land acquired by the government.
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Theatre workshop attracts 30
participants Amritsar, June 17 The NSD through the workshop wants to help theatre activists develop into professionals, suitable to the needs and aspirations of the Punjabi theatre. The workshop will make a beginning for rigorous programming and training in almost all aspects of theatre. For this all backstage and on-stage activities that make up production of a play will be included in the teaching faculty. Activities such as history of theatre, mime and movement, mask, poster and set designing, production management, acting, direction, theatre music, stage lighting, etc, would be included in the theatre curriculum. Theatre celebrity B.V. Karanth will deliver five day lecture on the significance and practical use of music in theatre. Others who will give similar lecture include Prof J.N. Kaushal from NSD, Prof Suresh Bhardwaj, Dean, NSD, Prof D.R. Ankul, NSD, Mr Kewal Dhaliwal from Amritsar, Mr Partho Banerjee from Kolkata, Mr Satyavrata Ravat from Orissa, Mr Sudip Chatterjee from Bangalore and Mr Surender Sharma from NSD. Besides training the participants in different aspects of theatre, the workshop aims at acquainting them with the experiences of theatre personalities of Punjab. A series of face-to-face programmes with Ajmer Aulakh, Gursharn Singh, Swarajbir, Neelam Man Singh, Harpal Tiwana have been included in the itinerary. The training programme will continue till June 30. |
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Parandi-makers rue changed times Patiala, June 17 The sale of parandis has been limited to the marriage season, say shopkeepers. Modern Punjabi girl may not think it fit to wear parandis with jeans, skirts or even trendy suits, but when it comes to making her wedding trousseau, parandi is a must, say shopkeepers. Mr Krishan Chand, who too has been in the work for the past 70 years, feels that parandis sellers had to adopt a new approach following change in the taste of customers. He added that the sale of the commodity during the summer season had gone down to such an extent that the shopkeepers just could not think of survive by depending on the sale of parandis alone. Shopkeepers feel that with the impact of western culture, many girls go in for haircuts, thus affecting the sale of
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Psychiatrist for familial ties Nawanshahr, June 17 This was stated by Ms Bimla Kapoor, Reader in Psychiatric Nursing, IGNOU, New Delhi, while delivering her presidential address on the concluding day of a week-long workshop on “stress and management” organised at Guru Nanak College of Nursing, Dhahan Kaleran, 20 km from here, on Saturday. Mr Budh Singh Dhahan, president, Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust, Dhahan Kaleran, said parents should strive hard to provide better social and educational environment to their children. Mr Hardev Singh Kahma, vice-president of the trust, Ms Jasbir Kaur, Principal, Guru Nanak College of Nursing, Ms Navjot Kaur, a participant in the workshop, among others spoke on the occasion. |
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Demolition of wall sought Amritsar, June 17 A part of this wall was
constructed by the Railways. He has demanded that the wall should be
removed and the land bought from the Railways for widening the road. Patiala, June
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Scheme to check transmission
losses Ropar, June 17 The Union Power Minister, Mr Suresh P. Prabhu, said this while talking to newspersons at Nangal yesterday. He said under the programme 50 districts had been selected for improving transmission of power. Only those states which had signed the memorandum of understanding with the Centre were being included in the scheme. The Planning Commission had recommended Rs 10,000 crore for the programme, he added. Mr Prabhu said the Punjab Government had signed an MoU with the Union Power Ministry and had initiated the power reforms by establishing the Tariff Regulatory Commission. However, for the implementation of the programme the districts of the state, were yet to be decided. He said the decision regarding the setting up of a nuclear power plant in Punjab would be taken only after assessing the demand of power of the state. A detailed review of the power demands of various states was being carried out. Following it, an action plan to meet the power demand would be submitted by July 15, he added. Mr Prabhu expressed his views against the policies of giving free or subsidised electricity to various sectors. It was necessary that the tariff rates were rationalised and better power supply be given to the consumers, he added.
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Decision on mini zoo
soon Amritsar, June 17 The meeting will comprise corporation’s landscape officer, horticulture officer, health officers of the corporation, assistant commissioner D.P. Gupta and the Deputy Commissioner. The mini zoo is governed by the rules of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Nearly 200 animals of the zoo were shifted to Chhat Bir zoo near Chandigarh in 1997. The decision to shift the animals came in the wake of a national policy for zoos formulated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests with due approval of the Union Cabinet. Consequently, the Central Zoo Authority decided to wind up 66 mini-zoos, including the one here. According to environmentalists, the constricted space at the mini zoo was inadequate and non-conducive to animal’s health. At present the zoo is being used as a dumping ground for storing wood and gardening equipment by the corporation gardeners. The meeting assumes significance in the wake of the Chief Minister’s proposed package for the Ram Bagh gardens in view of the bicentenary celebrations of the coronation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh for which a high-powered meeting is likely to be held this month. |
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DC orders survey for hepatitis-B Bathinda, June 17 In the written orders issued to the Civil Surgeon of the district, the Deputy Commissioner said a team of expert doctors should be sent to the village where a number of deaths were reported due to hepatitis-B. Mr Venkatratnam said people of the village should not panic and get the treatment from the qualified doctors. He said after getting the report of the team of doctors, necessary steps would be taken. He said if need be doctors from other districts would be called for getting their opinion. Mr Venkatratnam said the authorities of the Health Department had been given instructions that special camps should be held in the village to educate people about the precautions to be taken for avoiding the spread of the disease. |
Case against cop for helping
smugglers Fatehgarh Sahib, June 17 An annonymous complaint alleged that the police was helping poppy husk smugglers. It said the poppy husk was sold in packings of 5 kg to 10 kg. Following the complaint, various inquries were undertaken. An inquiry revealed that the then SHO, Prem Singh, had registered an FIR against poppy husk smugglers of the area and seized 95 bags of poppy husk. However, the recovery was shown as 60 bags. The rest of the bags were reportedly sold. It is alleged that it was sold by the lower staff of the police station on the directions of the SHO. An ASI had seized 10 bags of poppy husk from a farmhouse at Bilaspur village which were not recorded anywhere. Not only this, the samples taken for court purpose were genuine and later the bags were filled with wood husk and the poppy husk from these bags had also been sold. It was mentioned in the report that the SHO did not arrest the accused. Sources revealed that police personnel involved in the sale of the poppy husk revealed the facts when they were interrogated by the police. The SSP, SP(H) or the SP(D) were not available for comments. The SHO Khamano, however, confirmed the registration of the case. |
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Cases against travel agents Hoshiarpur, June 17 According to the FIR, the travel agent convinced Jaswant Singh of Kharl Khurd village to send his brother and son to the USA and charged him Rs 5,50,000. When he failed to send them to the USA, Jaswant Singh requested the travel agent to return the money, however, he refused. A case under Sections 420 and 506, IPC has been registered. NAWANSHAHR:
The police has arrested Joginder Pal of
Rahon, Parveen Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Gurbachan Singh and Ashwani Kumar of Nawanshahr from near a hotel at Jadla village and seized Rs 32, 315 from them under Sections 13, 3 and 67 of the Gambling Act. The police has also registered cases against “unauthorised” travel agents of Teng village (Phillaur) and Pakhlaur village in Hamirpur (HP) for allegedly duping Wariyam Singh of Gadhani village of Rs 2.1 lakh and Jagdish Singh and Gagandip Singh of Rs 16 lakh on the pretext of sending them abroad. This was stated by the SSP in a press note here on Sunday. |
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Five booked for demanding dowry Tarn Taran, June 17 The accused have been identified as Swaran Singh, father-in-law, Lakhwinder Kaur, mother-in-law, Daljit Singh, husband, Harjit Singh, brother-in-law, and Pinder Kaur, sister-in-law of Paramjit Kaur. The case has been registered on the complaint of Harbans Singh of Johal Dhaiwala, village father of Paramjit Kaur. He said his daughter was married to Daljit Singh three years ago. He alleged that after the marriage his daughter was being harassed by her husband and her in-laws, who used to demand more dowry, though at the time of marriage Harbans Singh had given them sufficient dowry along with Rs 1 lakh for buying a car. Harbans Singh further said his daughter was turned out of her house on May 24, 2001, when she was pregnant. |
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8 killed in road accident Muktsar, June 17 The victims were going from Muktsar to Baghapurana in connection with the betrothal ceremony. There were 14 persons in the jeep. Those who died in the accident have been identified as Sumer Lal, Darshan Singh, Muni Lal, Chotte Ram, Subash Chander, Raj Kumar and Puran Chand. The identity of one of them could not be established yet, the police said. Out of the six who have been injured, the condition of two of them is stated to be in danger. The injured include the driver of the jeep, Mander Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Prem Dass, Basant Singh and Roshan Lal. Two of the injured, whose condition is serious, have been referred to a hospital in Ludhian. Senior civil and police officials also visited the hospital. A case has been registered and investigations have revealed that the driver of the jeep was at fault.
Phillaur, June 17 The deceased were identified as Manjit Kaur and her daughter Rupinder Kaur of a village in Kapurthala district. Bus driver fled leaving the bus. The police has registered a case under Section 304 of the IPC. Bodies were handed over to families after a post-mortem at Phillaur civil hospital. |
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Employee robbed of Rs 2.3 lakh Sangrur, June 17 The police said the unidentified persons robbed the employee when he was going to deposit the money in the bank. They snatched Rs 2.38 lakh from him and fled on a scooter. This is the second incident of a petrol station employee being robbed this month in the Ahmedgarh area. Earlier, unidentified persons looted a petrol station on June 5 at Kup Khurad village. |
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Three die in road mishap Ropar, June 17 The dead have been identified as Jasdev Singh, Naib Singh and Parkash Kaur, the police said, adding that the injured had been admitted to a hospital. The occupants of the car were going to Mullanpur from Chamkaur Sahib.
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‘Failed’ candidate creates
waves in IAS training Patiala
Vinod was not so lucky himself. He could not succeed in clearing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination to fulfil his ambition of becoming a civil servant. He was also not lucky enough to get through the State Public Service examination. My life was shattered after I failed to clear the UPSC examination and I could not find any direction to choose, says Vinod. He says, however, at this juncture his elder brother, who is at present a Chief Medical Officer (Dental) in Haryana, encouraged him to start giving coaching to youngsters for the examination due to the vast experience he had gained while preparing for it. “I started warily, taking classes in the evenings in a room with four old cane chairs and a cane table in our ancestral house in the inner city”, says Vinod.” I was taking classes in the evening as I had taken up a job in a national bank”, he says adding he proved his mettle in the first few years only by being instrumental in the success of two city boys —
A.S. Chhatwal and Dr Ranjib Garg in the Civil Services examination. He said the two even gave him their original mark sheets as it was otherwise hard to convince people that a banker could coach students for the IAS. Today, the one room coaching centre has blossomed into a full-fledged institute which is being run still singlehandedly by Vinod who left his banking job long time back and is devoting himself fully to the institute. He teaches history and sociology, besides general knowledge to aspiring candidates who come and reside in the city from the state and outside it also. He himself states that in terms of results except for Bihar and the Allahabad centre, Patiala is doing the best in the country. This year itself while two of his students have made it to the IAS merit list, two have made it to the IPS and three to the IRS besides five others getting allied services. Speaking about the examination, Vinod says efforts should be made to ensure that students from all streams can do well in it. He says for the past seven to eight years, engineers have been dominating the examination. Now medicos have also started doing very well with three doctors and seven engineers finding place in the first 20. Vinod finds satisfaction for his ego in the good results produced by him and has through sheer grit and excellence in his chosen field put his own failure behind him. |
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Steps to check impersonation Faridkot, June 17 Under the new system each candidate will be issued an admit card and attendance slip after the receipt of the entrance test form from the candidate, Dr P.S. Sandhu, Registrar of the university, stated said in a press note here yesterday. The candidates will be required to paste one each identical passport-size photograph on the admit card and the slip which will be later identified by the invigilation staff before the commencement of the test. The admit card duly signed by the staff will be returned to the candidate and the slip retained by the university. At the time of counselling the slip will be compared with the candidate.
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Admission deadline
extended Amritsar, June 17 Similarly, the last date for the receipt of admission forms for MA Music (vocal and instrumental), part-I, and M.Tech (urban planning) has been extended till June 25. This was stated here by Dean, Academic Affairs of the university. |
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Award for four Moga, June 17 |
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