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Govt to spend 50 cr on medical education Ludhiana, May 19 This was stated by Chaudhry Santokh Singh, Minister for Medical Education and Research during his visit to the CMC to enquire about the well-being of those injured in the rail fire accident a few days ago. Talking to TNS at the Circuit House, the minister said the wrong policies and the lack of priority to this vital sector by the Akalis had harmed the cause of higher medical education in the state. No new equipment or medicines had been purchased, the posts had not been filled and even the basic facilities were lacking in the state. The colleges were passing through a lean phase and it had been decided to infuse a new life in them by pumping in additional resources, he pointed out. The minister said in addition to this, the medical college at Jalandhar was being completed at a cost of Rs 65 crore and would be completed by the year end. The modern building had been designed to cater to the future needs of the college and would be equipped with the latest equipment. The college would admit 100 students in the MBBS course for the academic session 2004. The college would also house a 500-beded hospital. He disclosed that the state government had inspected the medical colleges at Faridkot, Amritsar and Patiala and would provide facilities they were lacking in on a priority basis. The vacant posts would be filled so that the teaching standards in the colleges were at par with international ones, he added. Regarding transparency in PMTs, he said special measures had been taken so that the tests were impartial and free from any controversies. Commenting on the panchayat elections in Punjab, he said the state government had made the necessary amendments to Section 73 and 74 of the Panchayati Raj Act for reserving more seats for women candidates. As a result, 31, 000 women would be elected sarpanches and panches in the state. He pointed out that the government was committed to the welfare of women but there was great need for awareness about the menace of dowry and female infanticide. On its part, it had issued strict instructions for the implementation of the PNDT Act in the state. So far 26 persons had been booked under the act in the state, he disclosed. The minister visited the injured persons undergoing treatment at the hospital and praised the timely medical help rendered by the hospitals besides the efforts made by the villagers and Army personnel for controlling the fire. He visited the railway station to see the burnt coaches of the train. Present on the occasion were Mr Ramesh Joshi, Convener, Urban Development Cell, Mr Ashok Makkar, vice-chief of the local unit of the Congress besides other Congress leaders and workers. |
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‘Conserve’ water to sustain farming Ludhiana, May 19 Dr H.S. Sekhon, Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering at Punjab Agricultural University, was the chief guest. Mr M. Nath Sharma, Chairman of the local chapter of the
IEI, called for efforts for the conservation of water. Dr D.S. Taneja of the PAU, speaking on the theme of “Conservation of water in agriculture and industries’
emphasised on the need for the conservation” of water to make the agricultural system sustainable. Drip and sprinkler irrigation system, if adopted, saved up to 50 per cent and 25 per cent of water respectively, he said. The
J.S. Kular, former Director of the Small Industries Service Institute said water could be conserved in the industry by recycling it and minimising leakage and spillage in the distribution system. Ms Shaleja Sharma and Mr Rahul Gupta delivered lectures on ‘Helping all the world’s people communicate’.
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Teachers
to hold chain fast Ludhiana, May 19 Stating this, Mr Mohinder Singh Heer, president of the front, said the decision was taken at a meeting held here today. He said as per the new education policy, fresh recruitments and promotions for all primary teachers would be stopped. He said the members had also resolved to file a writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the notification of the Punjab Government issued on April 1 by which the Primary Directorate had been replaced by Elementary Directorate. The members of the front also condemned the behaviour of headmasters of high schools. |
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1,094 students attend summer school Ludhiana, May 19 In the “baudhik session”, Mr S.D. Joshi, retired Principal of Government College and currently associated with Vedic Shodh Sansthan at Hoshiarpur, imparts knowledge on spiritual aspect of personality development and inter-relationship of religion, humanity and education. Mr Ashok Setia, Director, said such exercises would help the students spend their time wisely and learn lot many new things.
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Hearing on Garcha’s anticipatory bail plea Ludhiana, May 19 The Special Judge, Mr Inderjit
Kaushik, today directed the prosecution to produce the relevant record pertaining to the case. He was booked by the Vigilance Bureau under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The former minister had alleged in its bail application that ever since the Congress government has come to power in the state, an act of oppression has been let loose out of political vendetta. He has been falsely implicated in the present case just to damage his political and public image. The accused had claimed that after joining the politics and becoming the MLA, he has purchased only one immovable property at Bhutta village. Though he owns properties but the same were purchased in the past from his own
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Revision
plea of Improvement Trust rejected Ludhiana, May 19 The Punjab and Haryana High Court said “no interference” by the high court was called for at this stage and the Improvement Trust should show on merits that it had the jurisdiction to change the land user. The high court order has proved to be another setback for the Improvement Trust. A local advocate had field a representative suit on behalf of residents of the Model Town Extension (Part-II) here, challenging the action of the Improvement Trust to convert the site into that of a super deluxe flat and shop-cum-office complex. The Additional Civil Judge, Senior Division, Ludhiana, had ordered to maintain status quo with regard to the change of user of the site. The Trust had filed an appeal against the order before the District Judge, Ludhiana, who had dismissed it.
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Fashion show on May 29 Ludhiana, May 19 The models would pay tributes to those who lost their lives in the fire at Khud Mohalla and the Frontier Mail fire tragedy. Comic relief would be provided by comedian Photu Shah.
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