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18 MEMBERS INDIAN KABADDI TEAM will PARTICIPATE IN THE PEARLS WORLD CUP KABADDI Chandigarh April 1: Process of selection for 18 members Indian Kabaddi Team to participation in the World Cup Kabaddi Punjab-2010 has been completed. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of Sports Department Punjab said that after the completion of trails and DOP test a 18 member Indian Kabaddi Team has been selected. Followings are the names of the players of Indian Kabaddi team:
RAIDERS 01. BALWINDER SINGH KAKA KAHRI SHAI
STOPPER 01. MANGAT SINGH MANGI BAGGA (CAPTAIN) 02. KHUSHDEEP SINGH DIRHBA 03. KARAMJIT KARMI BARARHWAL 04. SUKHA BHANDAL 05. JAGSIR SINGH SEERA PITHHON 06. NARINDER RAM BITU DAGAL 07. HARDEEP SINGH DHILLON
STAND BY RAIDER 01. KARTAR SINGH HARYANA
STOPPER 01. NARPINDER SINGH DHHADRINWALA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIA MEET USA IN WCKP-2010 OPENER LAST-MINUTE WITHDRAWAL BY NORWAY LEAVES NINE NATIONS IN FRAY CHANDIGARH, APRIL 1 With the last-minute withdrawal of Norway, nine team will now compete for the Prize Money Pearls World Cup Kabaddi Punjab-2010 being hosted by the Punjab Government at different venues of the state from April 3 to 12. A fabulous prize money of Rs 2.2 crore is a stake in the 11-day sports meet. Announcing the draw, Organising Secretary Pargat Singh said that the teams have been divided into two pools. Hosts India have been placed in Pool A while their traditional rivals Pakistan are in Pool B. United States of America, Australia, Italy and Iran are in Pool A along with India. Canada, United Kingdom and Spain are in Pool B along with Pakistan. Pargat Singh said that the opening ceremony will be held at the Yadvindra Public School in Patiala on April 3 from 6 to 10 p.m. India have been drawn to meet United States of America in the inaugural match on the opening day. Deputy Chief Minister, who is also chairman of the organising committee and also holds the sports portfolio, will inaugurate the WCKP2010 amidst a riot of colours at the YPS Stadium in Patiala. Pargat Singh said that on the opening day only one match will be played. Three mathces will be conducted daily during the league phase of the tournament. Two top teams from each pool will qualify for semi-finals which will be played at the Sports Stadium in Bathinda on April 10. Classification matches for the third and fourth places and final will be played at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on April 12. Meanwhile, the organising committee, under the chairmanship of Secretary Sports PS Aujla, reviewed the arrangements for the mega event as the teams would be arrive tomorrow. The Pakistan team will be received at the Wagha Border in Amritsar. The Punjab Sports Department has deputed liasion officers and they are camping in Delhi to receive the foreign teams and escort them to Ludhiana while the Indian team is undergoing training in Ludhiana. The winning team will receive a cash award of Rs one crore besides a glittering rolling trophy. Runners-up will take Rs 51 lakh and third place winners Rs 21 lakh. The fourth position will be worth Rs 10 lakh. Besides, individual awards (tractors) and other prizes will also be given among the winners. Each team will also get a sum of Rs 5 lakh as appearance money. Groupings: Pool A: India, USA, Australia, Italy and Iran. Pool B: Pakistan, Canada, UK and Spain. Fixtures: April 3: India vs USA (9.40 p.m.) at YPS Patiala. April 4: Iran vs Italy (2.50 p.m.), Paksitan vs Canada (4 p.m.), United Kingdom vs Spain (5 p.m.) at War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur. April 5: Canada vs Spain (2.50 p.m.), USA vs Australia (4.05 p.m.), India vs Italy (5.05 p.m.) at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar. April 6: USA vs Iran (2.50 p.m.), Pakistan vs Spain (4.05 p.m), India vs Australia (5.05 p.m) at Outdoor Stadium Hoshiarpur Aptil 7: Italy vs Australia (2.50 p.m.), Iran vs India (4.05 p.m), UK vs Canada (5.05 p.m.) at Government College Stadium Gurdaspur. April 8: Iran vs Australia (2.50 p.m), USA vs Italy (4.05 p,m) and Pakistan vs UK (5.05 p.m) at Guru Nanak Stadium Amritsar. April 9: Rest Day. April 10: Semi-finals: Winners of Pool A vs runners-up of Pool B (3.05 p.m), Winners of Pool B vs Runners-up of Pool A (4.35 p.m.) at Sports Stadium Bhatinda. April 11: Rest Day. April 12: Match for 3rd and 4th places (5.30 p.m.) and final (7.30 p.m.) at Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CM ASKS NABARD TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS FOR FUNDING
CHANDIGARH ARPIL 1, 2010 Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal asked the Chief General Manager of NABARD Punjab Region Mr. S.C. Kaushik to prioritize the projects in the order of rural sanitation, rural drinking water, veterinary hospitals, irrigation and roads & bridges out of eight projects worth Rs.1000 crore pending with NABARD. Presiding over a high level meeting with the team of NABARD led by Mr. Kaushik late last evening, Mr. Badal also sought a comprehensive report from the bank about the development schemes/projects in which requisite funds were either not utilized or under utilized. He assured the Chief General Manager that all the sanctioned funds under various schemes would be optimally utilized during the current fiscal. He asked both the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary Finance to regularly monitor the progress of schemes funded by NABARD. Mr. Badal asked the NABARD to consider extending RIDF assistance for projects relating to purification of polluted river water and utilization of the same for irrigation purposes. Mr. Kaushik clarified that cleaning of polluted rivers did not fall within the purview of RIDF. However, project for utilizing the treated water for irrigation purposes could be considered by NABARD. The Chief Minister directed the Principal Secretary Finance to pursue the matter of expeditious sanctioning of projects with NABARD and avail RIDF assistance under the already sanctioned projects at the earliest. He desired to have an in-depth review of the slow moving projects and asked the NABARD to furnish a list of such projects and deputed the Principal Secretary Finance to take up the issue of enhancement of borrowing limits with the Govt. of India. Briefing the Chief Minister, Mr. Kaushik mentioned that during 2009-10, against the Normative Allocation (allocation for sanction of new projects) of Rs. 388 crore, NABARD has sanctioned projects involving RIDF loan of Rs. 553 crore to Punjab. The activities covered under the sanctioned projects were Road & Bridges, Lining of Canals, Lining of Watercourses, Construction of Deep Tubewells for irrigation in Kandi Areas and project on EDUSAT (E-education). He also informed that during the year ending 31 March 2010, NABARD had disbursed a sum of Rs. 450 crore under on-going RIDF projects with PWD drawing Rs.200 crore, Irrigation -Rs.143 crore, Water supply - Rs. 52 crore, Rural Education - Rs. 48 crore and Animal Husbandry - Rs. 6 crore. Mr. Kaushik apprised that NABARD could have disbursed more but limit of Rs. 450 crore fixed under Section 293 (3) of the Constitution of India for the State was the limiting factor. He requested that the State Government may pursue with the Planning Commission to get the same enhanced to Rs. 550 crore or Rs. 600 crore for the year 2010-11. Mr. Kaushik added that for the year 2010-11, he would pursue with the Head Office for allocation of Rs. 700 crore for sanction of new projects for Punjab. He also impressed upon the State governments to take credit of balance available of Rs. 590 crore under the already sanctioned projects. Mr. Kaushik also emphasized the advantage of adopting the reform package as per Vaidyanathan Committee recommendations for short-term cooperative credit structure. It was also explained that besides financial assistance of Rs.257.2 crore to the Short Term Coop. Credit Structure in the State, the coop. movement would derive benefits by way of computerization, common accounting system, capacity building and professionalization of its management. He indicated that the coop. banks in the State had already lost its market share, which may be further eroded in the absence of reforms. With a view to bring diversification from mono cropping of paddy and wheat cultivation and also reducing the consequent impact on the natural resources in Punjab State, Mr. Kaushik briefed the Chief Minister about the new cluster development initiative of NABARD with an objective of productivity enhancement being implemented in select 5 clusters of Punjab alongwith NGO partners. In this regard, Chief Minister has assured his full support with the NABARD initiatives. Prominent amongst others who were present in the meeting included Chief Secretary Mr. SC Agrawal, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. DS Guru, Principal Secretary Finance Mr. Karan Avtar Singh, Principal Secretary Animal Husbandry Mr. GS Sandhu, Principal Secretary Water Supply & Sanitation Mr. PS Aujla, Principal Secretary Education Mr. Mandip Singh Sandhu, Secretary PWD (B&R) Mr. Kulbir Singh and Director General School Education Mr. Krishan Kumar. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BADAL SEEKS PM’S INTERVENTION TO ENSURE JUSTICE FOR PUNJABI YOUTH ON DEATH ROW IN UAE CHANDIGARH APRIL 01: Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today sought an immediate intervention of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh over the media reports regarding death sentence to 17 Indian youth including 16 from Punjab alone, who have been sentenced to death by Sharjah Court in UAE on the charge of murder of a Pakistani citizen. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. Badal urged him to intervene immediately by using his good offices with the UAE government to ensure justice for the young boys. Mr. Badal pointed that 17 persons had been convicted for a single murder and therefore, we have to be more cautious to see that there was no ‘miscarriage of justice’. The Chief Minister also requested the Prime Minister to advise the Ministry of External Affairs to provide necessary legal aid for defending their appeals. The Chief Minister also revealed that Punjabi labourers and skilled workers had worked day and night during last 25 years for the infrastructure development in UAE and other Middle East countries. He also mentioned that all these Punjabi youth were the sole breadwinners of their respective families and most of these families had mortgaged their small landholdings to arrange their work visa in UAE. Moreover, certain communal organizations in the country were trying to give it communal colour to instigate the masses, added Mr. Badal.
TO FOLLOW THE LEGACY OF GREAT STALWART OF SIKH PANTH Tohra (Patiala) 01 April: All roads were leading to Tohra Village as thousands of people from different parts of the region thronged the native place of the great stalwart of Punjab and punjabiat , Panth Rattan Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra to pay their respects on his 6th Barsi at a State Level Function organized by the Government of Punjab, today. Information and Public Relations Minister S. Sewa Singh Sekhwan represented the Chief Minister Punjab S. Parkash Singh Badal as he could not attend the function under medical advice. Mata Joginder Kaur wife of S. Gurcharan Singh Tohra and family members including S. Harmail Singh were present on the occasion. SGPC President S. Avtar Singh Makkar, the Ministers of Punjab Cabinet including Master Mohan Lal, S. Hira Singh Gabaria, S. Ajit Singh Kohar and senior leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal including S. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa , Member Rajya Sabha, S.Balwinder Singh Bhundar Gen. Secy. SAD , S. Bikram Singh Majithia, MLA& former Minister ; Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, Advisor to Chief Minister, S. Gurdev Singh Badal, S. Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal, Jathedar Tota Singh, S. Ajaib Singh Mukhmailpur ; Prof. Kirpal Singh Badunger Chairman Backward Classes ; Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra Gen. Secy. SAD ; S. Surjit Singh Rakhra Chairman District Planning Committee ; S. Randhir Singh Rakhra Chairman Food Grains Corporation ; S. Randhir Singh Cheema, Former Minister ; S. Surjit Singh Kohli Former Minister, S. Hamir Singh Chagga Former Minister ; S. Gurpreet Singh Raju Khanna Chairman Youth Development Board ; Sh. Ajit Pal Singh Kohli Mayor MC ; S. Sital Singh Chief Parliamentary Secretary ; S. Bir Devinder Singh ; Jathedar Kartar Singh Takkar a veteran leader of Haryana attended the function. Paying rich tributes to Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Minister Information and Public Relations S. Sewa Singh Sekhwan said that Jathedar Tohra was a grass root leader of the masses and a dynamic personality with qualities of head and heart & core values of secularism , humanism and love for mankind. His ardent faith in Sikhism and welfare of the common man has made him a popular figure with rare honour of distinguished service as President of SGPC the supreme body of Sikhs for about three decades. He lived a simple and principled life with focus on always pleading the cause of common people and ensuring them full justice at all levels. S. Sekhwan further said that Jathedar Tohra led the movement against repression and injustice at the hands of successive congress led governments and fought for justice to Punjab and Punjabiat by making supreme sacrifices. His commitment to the welfare of the people was unparalleled and he struggled hard for saving the honor and dignity of sikh panth. The real tribute to the great leader would be to follow his foot prints and carry forward his legacy for the glorification of the high sikh traditions. S. Sekhwan also met Mata Joginder Kaur ji and conveyed deep regards of S. Parkash Singh Badal to her. President SGPC S. Avtar Singh Makkar while addressing the “Sardhanjali Samaroh” paid rich tributes to Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra and said that during his long tenure of 27 years as president of SGPC, he had set noble traditions of selfless and devoted service which needs to be emulated by every member of sikh community. He said that some forces were bent upon the weakening the sikh panth and called upon the people to unite and thwart the nefarious designs of such anti panthic forces. The senior leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP while paying rich tributes to Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra lauded his glorious services to the sikh panth and Punjab and Punjabis. They also castigated the congress led UPA Government at the centre for discriminating Punjab on various fronts and also for not protecting the interests of farmers and other sections of society. S. Bikram Singh Majithia former Minister inaugurated the blood donation camp in memory of Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra in which various volunteers donated their blood. He emphasized the need of making blood donation a movement, a cherished goal of Jathedar Tohra. A photography exhibition depicting different facets of S. Tohra’s life was also organized on the occasion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laxmi Kanta Chawla writes to PM:- Strongly urges him to extend all kind of help including legal assistance for 17 Indians, falsely implicated in UAE.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TENDER PROCESS IN PUNJAB IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT TO GO ONLINE SOON Chandigarh April 1:- In a step towards brining transparency in the tendering process, the Punjab Government has decided to start e-tendering system soon for the execution of civil works and other services as a pilot project in the Irrigation Department to obtain the most competitive and suitable Techno-Commercial Offers from the Bidders soon. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of Punjab Irrigation department said that under this system, the tender documents would be available for sale online and would also be received online through e-banking and the works would be allotted/awarded online. An agreement for providing support system and its execution has been signed with ITI Limited. (A Govt. of India undertaking) E-tendering wouild be made effective in all wings of the department w.e.f. 01.4.2010 and all tenders amounting above Rs. 5 lacs (Rs. Five Lacs) would be available on-line on the portal http://pbirrigation.gov.in. All intending contractors would be registered and provided digital signature and training. The automation would drastically reduce the use of paper work and will bring down the expenditure incurred on the publication of the large size tender notices. The most important aspect is that contractors are no more required to come to the office for tendering process. The training sessions have been arranged to impart training to venders and the officers w.e.f April 5 to 6 at Chandigarh, April 7 to 8 Patiala, April 9-10 Bathinda, April 12-13 Amritsar, April 15-16 Ferozepur, April 19-20 Shahpur Kandi and April 21-22 Hoshiarpur. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROTATIONAL IRRIGATION PROGRAMME FOR RABI SEASON ANNOUNCED Chandigarh, April 01: The Irrigation Department, Punjab has announced the Rotational Programme for irrigation for the current Rabi Season through Canal water from 1-4-2010 to 8-4-2010. The channels of Sirhind Canal System would run on the priority basis from Abohar Branch, Patiala feeder, Bathinda Branch, Bist Doab Canal and Sidhwan Branch respectively. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the irrigation department said that Ghaggar link and its off taking channels i.e. Ghaggar Branch and Patiala Minor in Group 'B' being in the first preference will run to their indent. Balance water supplies available will be utilized in direct distributaries of Bhakra Main Line in group 'A' respectively. The spokesman further said that Abohar Branch off-taking from Sirhind Feeder and distributries in Group "B" being in the First preference will run to their ident. Balance water supplies available would be utilised in direct distributaries of Group 'A'. The spokesman also said that the channels off taking from upper Bari Doab Canal i.e. Kasur Branch Lower with its distributaries being in the first Preference would run to their indent .Balance water supplies water available would be utilised inSabraon Branch, Lahore Branch, Main Branch Lower with their distributaries respectively. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ghaggar Branch Remain Closed For 15 Days Chandigarh, 01 April: Keeping in view the crops and weather conditions, Irrigation Department Punjab has issued a notification to close the Ghaggar Branch from upto 15.4.2010 for 22 days for the lining of Ghaggar Branch from RD 0 to 81000. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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