PSPCL STRIKE FAILS
Patiala: A section of employees resorted to a strike on Thursday, which remained peaceful and there was no impact on the functioning of PSPCL. A spokesman of PSPCL said attendance was almost full in head office and in field offices of PSPCL in the state. The power supply remained uninterrupted and their was no report of any major break down. Spokesman said that the principle of no work no pay will apply on the striking employees and disciplinary action will be taken as per services rules. Baldev Singh Sran, CMD PSPCL, however, regretted for inconvenience if any faced by the consumers. The CMD asked the striking employees not to resort to the agitational path when PSPCL management is always considerate towards their genuine demands. He said that PSPCL management believe in table talk and solve the issues in cordial and amicable manner.
MP most-wanted criminal nabbed in HaRYana
Chandigarh: In a major break-through, Haryana Police has arrested a criminal who was on the most-wanted list of Madhya Pradesh Police from Palwal. A country-made pistol and three live cartridges were also recovered from his possession. Madhya Pradesh Police has also announced a bounty of Rs 50,000 on his arrest. A spokesperson said, arrested accused was identified as Yasin, a resident of Ghaghot. He was nabbed by a team of Palwal Police following secret information from near Bighwal adda in Palwal. Initial investigations revealed that arrested accused, who had been involved in a number of cases in Madhya Pradesh and Faridabad, is also an expert in ATM frauds. A case under Arms Act had been registered against him.
water supply, waste disposal meeting held
Chandigarh: A meeting of water supply and sewerage disposal Committee of Municipal Corporation was held here which recommended the provision of 5 succession machines for sewerage cleaning in the public health wing and asked the concerned officers to prepare agenda item for the house meeting. The committee asked for proper mapping of underground utilities including water supply lines and sewer lines alongwith storm water drainage system according to actual distance from the roads and underground electricity lines. The members also asked the engineers to provide sufficient fuel in all the tubewells to run the generator sets during the electricity shut downs.
Himachal Guv presides over meeting of TDD
Shimla: Himachal Governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Thursday presided over a meeting of Tribal Development Department at Raj Bhavan, Shimla and discussed about the protection of rights of tribal people and implementation under 5th Schedule of the Constitution. During the meeting, the Governor enquired about the status of implementation of Panchayat Extension Schedule Area (PESA) Act in the fifth schedule areas of Himachal Pradesh. He stressed upon regular meetings of Tribal Advisory Council. He added that efforts should be made to protect the culture, tradition and custom and said that even the smallest village should be given the status of revenue village so that more funds could be made available to them. Principal Secretary Tribal Development Onkar Sharma apprised the Governor about the welfare schemes and other initiatives taken by the state government for the schedule tribe areas.
Woman killed, 3 hurt in attack on family
Batala: A 60-year-old woman was killed while her three kin sustained bullet injuries when a group of armed assailants fired at them in Batala's Harchowal village. Jasbir Kaur died on the spot while Partap Singh, his wife Narinder Kaur and brother Niranjan Singh were admitted to an Amritsar hospital in a critical condition. Complainant Amarjit Singh said nearly 15 armed assailants attacked their house around 10 pm on Tuesday and fired several rounds for at least half an hour before fleeing from the scene, police said. SP Jasbir Singh Rai said as per preliminary investigation, the attack was the result of an old enmity between their children, Gursharan Singh and Sahil, both students of Class 10. Sahil's family allegedly attacked the Gurcharan''s kin with arms and other weapons, police said. Police have booked Lakhwinder singh, alias Lakha; Malkiat Singh; Amritpal Singh; Sahil and six unidentified people on the charge of murder.