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SIKH HIGH PRIESTS DECLARE NOVEMBER 1984 MASSACRE No: A: 3/10/3305 26 years have passed, Sikhs were killed in thousands, hundreds of Gurudwara Sahibs and Holy Guru Granth Sahibs were desecrated by burning to ashes which in a way was a direct attack on Sikh religion. The killing of Sikhs in November 1984 was named by some as "anti Sikh riots" and some called it Sikh massacre. However, the manner in which thousands of innocent Sikhs were killed in 18 States and 110 cities of the country through an organized and planned campaign, it was worse ever human rights violation one has ever seen and therefore it should be called as "Sikh Genocide". If targeted killing of Sikhs everywhere is not a "Genocide" then what else was it? Shri Akal Takht Sahib has already identified this fact and has recognized these killings as "Sikh Genocide". Shri Akal Takht Sahib is directing all members of Sikhs community living around the world, Sikh organizations, media and other groups to call the killing of Sikhs in November 1984 as "Sikh Genocide". Through the tireless efforts of US based international human rights advocacy group and its legal advisor Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the true facts and figures about November 1984 Sikh Genocide have come out. At international level awareness among the people regarding this issue is being spread which is an invaluable service. It was due to the efforts of Sikhs For Justice that a petition to declare the November 1984 killings as Sikh Genocide has been filed in the Parliament of Canada which is an important and gigantic accomplishment. Sikhs for justice is an organization recognized by Shri Akal Takht and is fully supported by the Shri Akal Takht in its efforts to seek justice for victims of November 1984 Sikh Genocide and to have the killings of Sikhs recognized as "Sikh Genocide". Every Sikh is directed to support this organization in seeking justice for the victims of Sikh Genocide and get convictions for the culprits of Sikh Genocide who have been evading justice so far.
Tarlochan Singh
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PUNJAB TO GIVE FREE SEEDS TO FLOOD HIT FARMERS- SUKHBIR
Chandigarh, 14 July: Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab today asked the Agriculture department to provide seeds for alternate crops, free of cost to the farmers whose crop has been destroyed in the recent floods, as rising water of Ghaggar entered into five more villages of Sardulgarh sub-division in district Mansa. With the rising water, 39 villages of district Mansa were vulnerable and district administration was keeping 24 hour vigil on the situation. Besides the breach at Sadhuwala, with another breach in Kahnewala, last night, one column of Army and one unit of NDRF have been deployed in Sardulgarh. Reviewing the flood situation and relief operations in Punjab in a high level meeting Mr. Badal said that besides arranging sufficient quantity of early maturing varieties of paddy saplings, the Agriculture department should also provide seeds for alternate crops like Moongi, maize and Toria to the farmers so that they do not have to spend money for re-sowing operations. He said that Punjab government has already waived off water cess (Abiana), power charges for tubewell motors besides deferring the payment of cooperative crop loans. He said that Punjab government was committed to provide total support to the farmers in the distress. It was informed in the meeting that total 2,94,397 acre farm land has been submerged in the floods and maximum area of 1,39,075 acres has been affected in Patiala district. It was informed in the meeting that Rs. 5 crore had already been earmarked for providing free seeds to the flood affected farmers. Mr. Badal asked the Agriculture department to identify the agriculture land that has been affected by sedimented due to flood and de-silt such land at the earliest and provide proper relief to the affected farmers. Giving the instructions to disburse relief to the flood hit farmers within 7 days positively, Mr. Badal directed to Deputy Commissioners to personally monitor flood relief disbursement. He said that relief distribution should be done in most transparent manner and it was the responsibility of district administration to rise to the challenge. Chief Secretary Mr. S.C. Agrawal informed in the meeting that Rs. 51 crores has already been disbursed to affected districts and concerned department where as Rs. 20 crore more was being sent to the affected district in next 24 hour. He informed that besides the 2800 kms of road damage the loss to public infrastructure estimated about Rs. 200 crores. He said that 7 cattle camps and 7 vaccination camps were working 24 hours to vaccinate domestic animals. Water level in Bhakra was recorded at 1558.06 feet, 19.12 feet above the last year level whereas inflow in Dam was 31370 cusecs against 45091 cusecs of last year. The level of Pong dam was 18.79 feet above last year level whereas inflow was recorded 11833 cusecs against 18931 cusecs of last year. The outflow in BML RD was recorded 13200 cusecs, at Tangri near Patiala-Pehowa road 15848 cusecs and Beas at Dhilwan 13750 cusecs. No.PR-DD-DCM-2010/156 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INFORMATION & PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPATMENT, PUNJAB SEKHWAN CONSTITUTES MEDIA ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE ELECTRONIC MEDIA GIVEN REPRESENTATION FIRST TIME Chandigarh, July 14: Punjab Information & Public Relations Minister Mr. Sewa Singh Sekhwan today announced the constitution a broad based 21 member Media Accreditation Committee giving representation to all sections of media including electronic media. It may be added that this committee has been constituted after all most two decades. Disclosing this here today, Mr. Sekhwan said that first time this committee would have members by designation rather by names and it includes representatives from Print Media, Electronic Media, Press Photographers, Association of Small News Papers, Working Journalists Unions and Prasar Bharti. The Minister pointed out that Principal Secretary Information & Public Relations and Director Public Relations would be Chairman and Secretary of the Accreditation Committee and its term would be for two years. No non- official member would remain its member for more than two terms and it would meet quarterly. The Minister informed that Director Public Relations was authorized to issue adhoc accreditation subject to its confirmation in next meeting of accreditation committee. The Minister revealed that Bureau Chief of PTI and UNI (both news agencies), The Tribune, Punjabi Tribune, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Times of India, Daily Ajit, Punjab Kesri Group Jalandhar, Punjab Kesri Group Delhi, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar and Amar Ujala would be made its members. Besides this, one each representative would be from :- PTC News Channel, Zee Punjabi News Channel, Association of Small news papers of India (Punjab Chapter), Punjab Press Photographers Association, Prasar Bharti (Chandigarh/ Punjab), Punjab Union of Journalists Union, Punjab and Chandigarh Journalists Union and Punjab Working Journalists Union, he added. No.PR-DD-DCM-2010/157 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PUNJABI SHORTHAND, \TRAINING CLASSES FROM SEPTEMBER Chandigarh July 14: Language Department Punjab is going to start Punjabi Shorthand, Punjabi Shorthand High Speed and Instructor Stenography Training Classes from September at the office of Assistant Director, Punjabi Cell, Government College, Phase-VI, Mohali. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Language Department Punjab informed that the desirous applicants will get the forms from the office and deposit the same by August 20, 2010. He further said that the basic qualification for the Punjabi Shorthand (General) and Punjabi Shorthand (High Speed) Classes would be 10+2 pass. The interview for these classes is fixed for August 25, 2010 at 10:00AM. The knowledge of Punjabi Shorthand has been compulsory for the training of Punjabi Shorthand High Speed training classes and instructor Classes. Basic qualification for the candidates applying for the training in Shorthand Instructor classes was graduation with Punjabi as a compulsory subject. Knowledge regarding computer will also be provided, he added. The spokesman further said that the applicants will contact the Assistant Director, Language Punjab Basement, Mini Secretariat Punjab, Sector-9, Chandigarh or Government College Phase-VI, Mohali or (Mobile No. 98156-57398 & 94177-70764 for further more information in this regard. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Petrol Pricing mechanism is death knell and will bury rural petrol The decision by Ministry of Petroleum to allow Oil Marketing companies to fix prices of petrol once in month on an unannounced date will be the last nail in the coffin of rural petrol pumps and low petrol selling outlets. There will not be one but series of closures in very short span of time. It is natural consequence of psychological mental block that exists in the Ministry of Petroleum and the top management of Oil Marketing Companies , who perceive petroleum dealer to be the one who is well established in cities , national and state highways selling thousand of liters of petroleum products on daily basis and earning handsome commission. They fail to realize that their social objective of providing fuel at the door steps of villagers and in the remote corners of India is being done by loss making low selling retail outlets. The entire pricing and marketing policy of OIL Companies and Petroleum Ministry is biased and loaded in favour of high selling outlets and have no regard for voiceless and humble low selling rural outlets. Consider this, the commission on petrol is Rs1.10 per litre which is inclusive of 0.75% of evaporation loss suffered by the low selling petrol pump. Thus the net commission per liter of petrol is below one rupee. A rural outlet, essentially being diesel selling, on an average sells about 12000lts of petrol per month that is it gets an average commission of Rs.12000 in a scenario where the evaporation loss does not exceed 0.75% otherwise petrol commission even gets smaller. In deregulated scenario wherein the petrol price revision has to occur once a month on unannounced date a price revision of Rs.1 or Rs.2 per liter can completely wipe out the entire commission of low selling petrol pump even inflict loss if he maintains an average stock of just 6000lts. Therefore it is very important that the commission of low selling outlets has to be more than Rs.3 per liter and the day on which price revision has to take place must be clearly specified by every oil company on its web site displaying the average price of petrol on daily basis so that petroleum dealers can plan their inventories to suffer minimum losses. Petroleum dealers are after all simple businessmen and not commodity traders at the stock exchanges and this both the oil ministry as well as top management of oil companies must realize. This issue has been taken up with Manish Tewari , MP and National Spokesperson of Congress who has assured the delegation to raise this critical issue at the floor of the Parliament in the Monsoon session it self to safe guard the interest of rural based petrol pumps whose survival is crucial for rural economy........... RAMAN, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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