PUNJAB POLICE TO TRAIN GIRLS FOR SECURITY DUTIES

Chandigarh, 9 October: Encouraged by successful deployment of women by BSF on Indo-Pak Border, the Punjab Police has chalked out a special programme to train girls for employment in security agencies, police and para military forces.
According to an official spokesman of police department, Punjab DGP Mr. P.S. Gill has issued guidelines to provide equitable opportunities to women in the forces and provide them professional training to make them employable in various security related services including Police and Para-Military forces. The DGP felt that their was an increasing demand for women recruits amongst the security agencies for deploying them guards in various establishment including Malls, Airports, Hospitals and Private educational Institutions and these agencies were not finding enough trained employable women. The security agencies themselves were reluctant to provide on job training to the women and in the whole scenario women were the losers.

The spokesman said that DGP has asked Punjab Security Training Institute (PSTI) operating from the complex of Police Recruitment Training Centre, Jehan Khelan (Hoshiarpur) to immediately come out with a course for women candidates. The spokesman said that to provide proper infrastructure to women candidates, the newly built 120 bedded hostel has been kept reserved for the new girls' batch.

The spokesman said that PSTI since its inception in January 2008 has been able to ensure placement to 1565 trainees in various security related establishment. He said that thorough professional training provided by this Institute equips the candidate to face the challenges posed by new terror threats. He said that new infrastructure created at the cost of 10 crore including multimedia hall, Indoor training block, laboratories , hostel for boys and girls , out door training block, guest house, administrative block, strive to provide professional training to the trainees to enable them to face new challenge. On completion of second phase of institute, it would be in positioned to train 12000 youth every year, he added.

CM MOURNS SAD DEMISE OF NOTED LYRICIST AND FLIM SCRIPT WRITER INDERJIT SINGH HASSANPURI

CHANDIGARH OCTOBER 08:

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of the noted poet, singer, lyricist and film script writer Mr. Inderjit Singh Hassanpuri, who died at local private hospital at Ludhiana this afternoon after a brief illness. He was 80 and is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter.
In his condolence message, Mr. Badal recalled the outstanding contribution of Mr. Hassanpuri towards the promotion of Punjabi language and literature through out his life. He described him as an institution who worked tirelessly for Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiat. “In the death of Mr. Hassanpuri a void has been created in the literary circle which was difficult to be filled”, said Mr. Badal.

The Chief Minister expressed his heartfelt sympathies with the members of the bereaved family and prayed to the Almighty to give strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss and grant peace to the departed soul.

SUKHBIR CONDOLES THE DEATH OF NOTED LYRICIST INDERJIT HASSANPURI

Chandigarh, October 8: Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister Punjab today expressed profound grief at the sad demise of noted lyricist S.Inderjit Singh Hassanpuri, who died today after a brief illness at Ludhiana.

Condoling his death the Deputy Chief Minister said that Mr. Hassanpuri gave a new dimension to his songs as earthiness of Punjabi life mirrored in them vividly. Mr. Badal said that he would be remembered by all of us for his refined sensibility, subtle perceptions, uncanny instinct for right word and unfailing ear for nuances and modulations.
Mr. Badal expressed heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family in this critical hour and prayed to God to give peace to the departed soul and strength to them to bear this irreparable loss.

EDUCATION MINISTER UPINDERJIT KAUR CONDOLES
THE DEATH OF INDERJIT SINGH HASANPURI

Chandigarh, October 9: The Education and Languages Minister Punjab, Dr. Upinderjit Kaur today expressed her deep sense of shock and sorrow over the sad demise of noted producer, lyricist and prolific writer Mr. Inderjit Singh Hasanpuri.
In a condolence message Dr. Upinderjit Kaur condoled that in the death of Mr. Hasanpuri Singh, Punjab as well as literary world has lost a distinguished writer and film producer, whose writings and films gave it a new identity and a social purpose. She described Mr. Hasanpuri as a multi-faceted personality and a torchbearer of writing with a constructive approach and vision, who has left an elegant mark on the world around him. He was indeed a great inspiring writer and lyricist with good heart, she said.”

She further added that Mr. Hasanpuri had contributed a lot to the Punjabi literature with his valuable books and writings. He had produced and written scripts of Punjabi movies like Teri Meri Ik Jindari, Daaj, Sukhi Parivaar and Hindi film Dahej. He had also written songs for many films including Man Jeete Jag Jeet, Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam and Long Da Lishkara. The demise of this noted writer was an irreparable loss to the entire country. He would be ever remembered by one and all in recognising his immense talents as a prolific writer, humanist, and above all as an original thinker and a fine human being, she said.”

The Education Minister expressed heartfelt sympathy with the bereaved family and prayed to the Almighty to give strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss and grant peace to the departed soul.

8.07 LAKH TONNES PADDY PROCURED IN PUNJAB

Chandigarh, October 8: Government agencies and private millers procured more than 8.07 lakh tonnes of Paddy till last evening

Out of total procurement of 807467 tonnes of paddy in all the procurement centers of Punjab, Government agencies procured 762687 tonnes of paddy (94.5%) till date whereas private traders procured 44780 tonnes (5.5%) of paddy. Till October 7, PUNGRAIN had procured 225600 tonnes (29.6%) whereas MARKFED procured 153938 tonnes (20.2%). PUNSUP procured 163010 tonnes (21.4%) , PSWC procured 86428 tonnes (11.3%) whereas PAIC was able to procure 64778 tonnes (8.5 %) of paddy.

The Central Government agency FCI had been able to procure 68933 tonnes (9.0%).
The spokesman added that District Muktsar with 160691 tonnes of procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas district Faridkot a 109105 tonnes of procurement was at second slot and District Tarn Taran with 104546 tonnes of procurement ranked at third position.

The State Government has set up 1600 procurement centres and activated its total machinery to ensure smooth procurement of paddy, the spokesman added.

UNITED NATION's FLAG WILL BE FLOWN WITH NATIONAL FLAG
ON UNITED NATION DAY
Chandigarh October 8

The Punjab Government has issued instructions to display of the United Nation's flag on the United Nation's Day, which would be observed on October 24, 2009.

Disclosing this here today the a spokesman of the Punjab Government said that the United Nation's flag would be flown along with the Indian National Flag on all buildings on which the National flag was regularly flown in the state on the United Nation's Day.

As per the instructions, the United Nation's flag will however not be flown on the buildings of Punjab Raj Bhawan, Punjab Vidhan Sabha and Punjab & Haryana High Court but it may be flown on buildings of district headquarters.

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