IT Chandigarh

Chandigarh: According to an official spokesman, out of the total procurement of 98.68 lakh tonnes of paddy in all the procurement centers of the state, government agencies had procured 80.21 lakh tonnes of paddy, which was 81.3 per cent of the total procurement, till date whereas millers had lifted 18.46 lakh tonnes (18.7 per cent) of paddy.

Till October 25, Pungrain had procured 19.99 lakh tonnes (24.9 per cent) whereas Markfed procured 19.14 lakh tonnes (23.9 per cent). Punsup procured 20.39 lakh tonnes (25.4 per cent), PSWC procured 10.92 lakh tonnes (13.6 per cent) whereas PAIC was able to procure 8.78 lakh tonnes (11 per cent) of paddy. The Central government agency FCI had been able to procure 96,422 tonnes (1.2 per cent).

The spokesman said that Ludhiana district with 12.18 lakh tonnes of procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas Ferozepur District with 11.27 lakh tonnes of procurement was at second slot and Sangrur district with 10.41 lakh tonnes of procurement ranked at third position.

The spokesman added that the state government had already made payment to the tune of Rs 4,708.40 crore for paddy procured till October 24. Rs 5,885.26 crore payments had been allocated to all agencies to ensure timely payment to the farmers. The Government had already issued instructions to make payment to the farmers within 72 hours of lifting paddy.

The spokesman said that to ensure smooth procurement and timely payments to the farmers, the Punjab Government had already got a cash credit limit of Rs 7,439 crores sanctioned from Reserve Bank of India for Kharif Season 2007-08.
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Chandigarh: A scooter rider Sohan Lal, a resident of Morinda, died in an accident near the Sectors 31,32 light point here around 7 am.

The local police arrested Sector 7 resident Ajay Kumar Rana in this regard on the complaint of constable Vajinder Singh.

Vajinder alleged that Ajay, who was driving a Tavera car (CH02-2084), hit a scooter (CH01T-7844) being driven by Sohan Lal near Sectors 31, 32 light point. Sohan Lal, who was taken to GMCH, Sector 32, was declared brought dead there.

A case has been registered. Ajay was bailed out later.

Source: TNS

Chandigarh: In a bizarre incident, a speeding Maruti van rammed into a house in Sector 27 here resulting in breaking its front wall this afternoon.

The impact of the hit was so strong that around six-feet portion of the wall along with one front-gate pillar not only got displaced but the whole wall developed cracks at many places.

Luckily, no one was hurt in the incident, which occurred in the afternoon.

Sikandar Singh, owner of the house, said, “Anything could have happened as my 12-year-old grandson Gurpreet Singh was standing behind the wall at the time of the accident. Fortunately, he escaped unhurt. Luckily no one was on the road, which makes ‘T’ junction in front of the house”, said Sikandar Singh. A case has been registered.

Source: TNS

Chandigarh: A local court on Wednesday remanded Kulwinder Singh Gir, alias Kala, arrested on the charges of stealing a car from Sector 15 to judicial custody.

Sources in the police said Kala’s was a tragic love story, which had gone awry. His family disowned him, and the parents of the girl he loved were against their marriage and his business. Kala was running a property dealing business, and owned a ford Fiesta car, before he landed himself into trouble by running away with the girl. Her parents got a case of kidnapping registered against him following which, he was arrested and, his misfortune commenced. He had spent a huge amount to contest his case in the court.

He got a second case registered against him after he ran away from the police custody on October 11. Two days ago he stole a ford Fiesta car from Sector 15 and displayed a fake registration number on it. However, his run was cut shot by the UT police on Tuesday after hew as arrested from Mohali. He told the investigating officials that he stole the car only to and to elope with his beloved.

Source: TNS

Chandigarh: The finance and contract committee of the municipal corporation yesterday cleared the proposal for paid parking in all commercial sectors along Madhya Marg. The parking lots in Sectors 7, 9 and 26 will soon be auctioned. The parking in Sector 8 is already a paid parking lot.

Paid parking will also be introduced near Kiran cinema and Batra cinema. The committee also approved the name of consultant for the multi-level parking to be built in Sector 9 and 34.

Meanwhile, the Central government has cleared the visit of councillors to Bangkok and Singapore.

Source: TNS