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Shiv Sena Leader sudhir suri Shot Dead Amritsar

Shiv Sena Leader Shot Dead In Amritsar

By LokMarg

Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri died after being shot at in Amritsar on Friday.

The firing took place near Gopal Mandir in Amritsar during an agitation. Soon after the incident, Suri was rushed to a hospital where he died. Police arrived at the spot and arrested the accused. Police also recovered the weapons.

“Sudhir Suri was shot outside Gopal Mandir, Amritsar during some agitation. He sustained bullet injuries and was rushed to hospital and died. The accused has been arrested. His weapons are recovered,” Arun Pal Singh, Commissioner of Police, Amritsar said.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)

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Stubble Burning In Haryana Not Even 10% Of Punjab’s: Khattar

By LokMarg

Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has claimed that the cases of stubble burning in Haryana are not even 10 percent of that in Punjab.

“There are not even 10 percent cases of stubble burning in Haryana as compared to Punjab. Last year there were 2,561 incidents of stubble burning, whereas it has decreased to 1,925 this year while 13,873 incidents have taken place in Punjab this year,” Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said while addressing a press conference in Chandigarh on Monday.
He further added that they have also appealed to Punjab regarding stubble burning and the pollution it causes.

“NGT has given directions to Punjab. We have also appealed (to them) that the pollution will not remain in one state but will spread to many states,” he said.

“We created awareness among the farmers and also took legal action besides imposing penalties and registering FIRs. Incidents of stubble burning have reduced significantly in Haryana as compared to Punjab,” Haryana CM said.

Notably, Stubble burning had turned worse across Punjab, giving no hope of improvement in Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) as the capital gasps for clean air.

Increasing incidents of stubble burning in Punjab this year have become a matter of serious concern with the Union Environment Ministry pointing out that the AQI is likely to sharply deteriorate as only about 45-50 percent of sown area in the state had been harvested till October 24.

Sources in the Environment Ministry had told ANI that the contribution of stubble burning to the adverse air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region has been increasing sharply and is about 18-20 percent currently with the trend only likely to increase further.

As per the Standard Protocol developed by ISRO for Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), for the period September 15, 2022, to October 26, 2022, total paddy residue burning events reported in Punjab were 7,036 compared to 6,463 for the same period during the last year.

CAQM further stated that about 70 percent of farm fires during the current paddy harvesting season were reported only from six districts namely Amritsar, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Patiala, and Tarn Taran.

These districts account for 4,899 cases against a total of 7,036 incidents in Punjab. These traditional six hotspot districts also accounted for about 65 percent of the total burning incidents during the last year for the same period. Out of a total of 7,036 reported cases, 4,315 stubble-burning incidences were reported during the last six days alone i.e., about 61 percent.

As per the Standard ISRO Protocol, for the period of September 15 – October 28 this year, a total of 10,214 paddy residue burning events have been reported in Punjab compared to 7,648 for the same period during the last year, which is a significant increase of about 33.5 percent.

Out of the total 10,214 reported cases, 7,100 stubble-burning incidents were reported in the last 7 days alone which is about 69 percent, added the official. (ANI)

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Punjab Govt To Regularise Another 28,000 Contractual Employees

By LokMarg

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that the state government will soon complete the process of regularising the remaining 28,000 contractual employees in the state, said the Punjab government in a press release.

While addressing the newly recruited of PWD and PSPCL staff at the Municipal Bhawan, the Punjab CM said, “The entire process is being carried out legally for safeguarding the interests of these employees and soon they will get the good news.”
The Chief Minister said that the state government is committed to regularising the services of these employees. He said that services 8736 employees have already been regularised and the process of regularising that of others is in pipeline.

CM Mann said this would be completed very soon to secure the future of the remaining employees.

The CM further said that the previous government had made various appointments to ‘Group C’ and ‘Group D’ level posts on a contract and temporary basis. He said that some of such employees have now been put in a period of more than 10 years and had given their prime years of life in service to the state, the release stated.

Bhagwant Mann said that his government had realized it well that now at this stage, to relieve these employees or to replace them in this capacity in service with another set of people will be unjustified and improper, due to which this decision has been taken.

The Chief Minister said that his government is totally against the contractual system of employment as it is highly exploitative. He said that these employees have to work at very meagre rates due to which they have to suffer a lot.

Bhagwant Mann said that this has pushed the future of youth towards darkness adding that the need of the hour is to channel the unbounded energy of youth in a positive direction.

The Chief Minister further said that his government will soon complete the process of recruiting 2100 Assistant Lineman in the PSPCL. He said that this will provide employment opportunities to youth on one hand and ensure the best power services to people on the other.

Bhagwant Mann unequivocally said that the state government is laying a major thrust on filling all the vacant posts in several departments.

The Chief Minister said that ever since he assumed the charge of the office on March 16th, a major thrust has been laid on providing jobs to the youth. He said that till now 18543 youth had been given government jobs in the state.

Bhagwant Mann said that this month 2500 cops are being recruited in the Police department too, adding that his government is committed to eradicating the menace of unemployment from the state.

Congratulating the newly recruited youth, the Chief Minister said that it is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction for him that instead of moving abroad these youth have preferred to serve their motherland. He said that now these youth have become integral parts of the government adding that now should serve the people with missionary zeal.

Bhagwant Mann expressed hope that the new recruits will use their pen to help the needy and underprivileged sections of society.

The Chief Minister further said that the industrial tycoons are giving affirmative responses to the investment-friendly policies of the state government. He said that Tata group is already making the biggest investment in the state near Ludhiana, after Jamshedpur.

He added that the globally acclaimed Verbio group has set up its massive Bio-CNG plant at Sangrur with a capacity of 33-ton consumption of paddy straw which will be dedicated to people on October 18.

Bhagwant Mann said that more such Agro processing units are being set up to supplement the income of the farmers.

The Chief Minister said that the state will get recognition at the international level as the G-20 summit is being held at the holy city of Amritsar in March 2023. He said that the state is fortunate to have got the opportunity to host this mega event in which deliberations will be held on Education by the leading countries from across the world.

Bhagwant Mann said that elaborate arrangements have to be put in place for making this global event a huge success.

In his address, Power and PWD Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO also congratulated the new recruits and urged them to discharge their duty with utmost professional commitment and sincerity, the release further stated.

On the occasion, Principal Secretary PWD Anurag Verma, Principal Secretary Power Tejvir Singh, Chairman cum MD PSPCL Baldev Singh Sran, and others were also present. (ANI)

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