Rajesh Walia elected president of PCA Chandigarh

By Punjabnewswire4u

CHANDIGARH ,  MAY 2

A meeting of the Executive Committee of Property Consultant Association (Regd.), Chandigarh was held in Hotel Pearl, Industrial Area, here underr the presidentship of Mr Shubash Sharma. Mr Rajesh Walia of M/s Delhi Punjab Real Estate, was unanimously elected as the chairman of the association for the second consecutive term.

Mr Rajesh Walia has vast experience in this field. On this occasion Mr. Rajesh Walia thanked the members of Property Consultant Asociation for unanimously electing him.  He assured the members to extend his full co-operation to the newly elected body in solving the day to day problems of the business of real estate in the region.

Mr. Sunil Kumar was elected General Secretary and Mr.Devinder Kumar as Treasurer for the year 2013-14. On this occasion, talking to the members of executive committee, Mr. Rajesh Walia said that he has high expectation from the members of executive committee and they would provide full cooperation to him in solving all the problems related to Property Consultant Association.

Badal mourns tragic death of Sarabjit Singh

 By Punjabnewswire4u

CHANDIGARH, MAY 2

          Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal this afternoon talked to Mrs. Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh, who dies in a Pakistan hospital, succumbing to grievous injuries received in a murderous assault on him in the jail there.

  The Chief Minister condoled the tragic death with the family, expressing profound grief and sorrow over the tragic death prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and courage to bear this huge loss in this hour of crisis.  Mr. Badal assured the family members of Sarabjit Singh that Punjab government would extend all help and support to them. 

  The Chief Minister declared a three day state mourning in Punjab. Flags will fly half mast on all government buildings and there will be no official ceremonial functions during this period.

The Chief Minister has announced a financial assistance of Rs One crore to the bereaved family. The Government has already announced that the two daughters of Mr. Sarabjit Singh will be given government jobs in Punjab. 

13 Punjab youth duped by travel agents

By Punjabnewswire4u

CHANDIGARH, MAY 2

The NRI Commission of Punjab today issues notice to the Secretary (Home) state of Punjab and Commissioner of Police Jalandhar to submit the report on or before may 31,2013 regarding the fraud by travel agents with the 13 young men.

A spokesman of the NRI Commission today said that the NRI Commission has taken the Suo-Moto of news published in newspapers in respect of 13 young men returned to their homeland disillusioned with their foreign dreams from Iraq alleging fraud by local travel agents. Spokesman further said that one of their companions Jagdeep Singh is still held hostage by armed goons in West Asian Country, as he could not arrange Rs 50,000 for which his parents are in possession of a video which shows their son surrounded by goons carrying lethal weapons.  

          He said that travel agents Parminder Singh,Sunil Kumar and Saheb  with their office in Rama Mandi area sent these 13 boys  to Iraq in lieu of Rs 15 lakh and promised them a job . However they were forced to live in extreme deprivation and no job was provided. He said that now the travel agents are stated to be absconding and their offices are locked.

He said that NRI Commission has issued notices to Secretary (Home) Punjab and Commissioner of Police Jalandhar to apprise the Commission as to the status of the said case and to submit the status report on or before the May 31, 2013. 

Badal seeks prompt intervention of PM for release of Sarabjeet

By Punjabnewswire4u

NEW DELHI, MAY 1

          Punjab Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal today sought the immediate intervention of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for bringing back Mr Sarabjeet Singh to provide proper treatment to him after he was seriously injured in an attack by other prisoners in the Kot Lakhpat Rai Jail of Pakistan.

          Talking to the media persons here today, the Chief Minister said that it was unfortunate that Mr Sarabjeet Singh continues to be in coma and was on ventilator after being brutally attacked by other prisoners due to which it was the moral duty of the Union government to make all out efforts for his early release thereby saving his precious life. Mr Badal said that it was the high time that the Prime Minister, Union Foreign Affairs Minister and Union Home Minister must exploit all the diplomatic channels for bringing back Mr Sarabjeet from the Pakistan to ensure world class medical treatment to him. He said that immediate relief must be provided to Mr Sarabjeet Singh on the humanitarian ground for saving his valuable life.

Expressing solidarity with the family of Mr Sarabjeet Singh, the Chief Minister said that the state government was solidly with them in this hour of crisis. However Mr. Badal said that though there was hardly anything in the hands of the state government in the matters pertaining to the foreign affairs but then also the Punjab government appeals the Government of India (GoI) to take a prompt action for saving the life of Indian death row prisoner. He also said that observing the serious situation of Mr. Sarabjeet Singh, the national government of Pakistan should also take a lenient view towards him and take every step for ensuring his well being by providing quality treatment to him anywhere across the globe.

Earlier the Chief Minister also met the National President of BJP Mr Rajnath Singh, National Conference leader and Union Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and Samajwadi Party leader Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav to express his gratitude for their unflinching support and solidarity with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on the issue of abolition of the Wealth Tax imposed by the Union government on the Agriculture land in the periphery of the urban areas. Mr Badal apprised these leaders that with their fulsome support and co-operation a pressure was mounted on the centre government due to which it was forced to withdraw this anti-farmer’s tax which would have otherwise crushed the distressed peasantry of the state besides putting the national food security in peril.

The Chief Minister was accompanied by his Special Principal Secretary Mr Gaggandip Singh Brar and Resident Commissioner Mr K Siva Prasad.

Enhancing subsidy on solar irrigation pumps

By Punjabnewswire4u

NEW DELHI, MAY 1

Union Minister of New and Renewable energy Dr Farooq Abdullah today assured the Punjab Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal that their Ministry would sympathetically consider the proposal of the state government to enhance the existing subsidy on the solar irrigation pump sets from 30% to 70% for optimum utilization of the Solar energy in various Agricultural operations.

The Chief Minister, who called on Dr Abdullah here at his office, apprised him that the state government was committed to promote Renewable and Clean energy in a big way for benefitting the farmers for which fulsome support and co-operation of the Government of India (GoI) was required. During the deliberations Mr Badal said that the judicious use of Solar energy in Agriculture, Horticulture and floriculture could do miracles in the state as it was not only cost effective but environmental friendly also. He impressed upon the Union Minister that for it the need of the hour was to promote the utilization of Renewable sources of energy in agricultural activities by creating awareness amongst the farmers besides incentivizing them.

The Chief Minister informed Dr Abdullah that though the Union government was already providing subsidy to the farmers for encouraging them to adopt solar energy for agriculture but this subsidy was meager due to which the farmers were hesitating to adopt it. Mr Badal urged the Union Minister that if the subsidy was raised from existing 30% to 70% then it would give the much needed impetus to the use of Solar energy which would not only help in reducing the power consumption in the state but it would also go a long way in benefitting the farmers in supplying reliable power.

Responding to the issues raised by the Chief Minister, Dr Abdullah appreciated the efforts made by the state government to promote new and renewable energy with a twin objective of benefitting the farmers by ensuring uninterrupted supply of quality power on one hand and saving abundant electricity on the other. Assuring all possible assistance and co-operation to the state government on behalf of the GoI, Union Minister said that they would make concerted efforts to make this mission a huge success. Dr Abdullah said that he would soon convene a meeting of his ministry to sympathetically consider the proposal of the state government to enhance the existing subsidy on the solar irrigation pump sets from 30% to 70%.

The Chief Minister was accompanied by his Special Principal Secretary Mr Gaggandip Singh Brar.