Army Captain booked for job fraud on Bathinda resident

An Army captain has been booked by the police under Section 420 of the IPC for cheating a resident of Haji Rattan, Bathinda. Captain has been identified as PP Chauhan, who was earlier posted at the Field Workshop at Bathinda Cantt and now posted at 31 RR battalion, Udhampur.

In his complaint to the police, sewadar of gurdwara Haji Rattan Lakha Singh alleged that the Captain took money in lieu of giving job to his son in the Military Engineering Services (MES), for which the posts were advertised in 2010.

In his complaint to the police, Lakha alleged that the Captain visited gurdwara Talwandi Sabo in 2009 where he was deployed as sewadar.

“After making a round of gurdwara enquiring its history, the Captain offered to help me in any of the works related with the Army or the Bathinda cantonment. He offered the official and residential address and told to meet sometime,” said Lakha. 

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Test processing of crude oil begins at refinery

The high-profile Guru Gobind Singh Refinery (GGSR) here is inching towards formal commissioning with test processing of crude oil beginning today.

This is a major component of the refinery that has been put to test.

A top functionary of the refinery said several tests of the plant and equipment were underway to stabilise the nine million tonne refinery.

After initial hiccups, crude oil reached the refinery on August 10 through the 1014-km-long pipeline between the Mundra port in Gujarat and here.

Senior officials of the railways visited the refinery last week to assess the rail linkage with the GGSR that would produce value-added products, including aviation turbine fuel (ATF), coke, food grade hexane, mineral turpentine oil and polypropylene besides LPG, petrol and diesel.

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New thermal plants to raise the level of pollution in Malwa

With new thermal power plants coming up in the Malwa region, residents of the area are bound to witness the air pollution level further going up as more than 80,000 tonnes of coal would be burnt every day to generate electricity.

While two thermal plants here are functional, four others in the private and public sector have been sanctioned by the state government.

The government had last year formulated the Power Generation Policy to transform Punjab from a power deficit to a power surplus state and to facilitate thermal power plants in the private sector.

Residents of the main town of Bathinda are already crying due to the high level of air pollution being caused by the 440 MW Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP) for the past 36 years. Although engineers of the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) claim that the smoke emission of the plant was within the prescribed limits, people take this claim with a pinch of salt.

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Only one MLA attends district Cong committee meeting

Three Congress MLAs, namely Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh Kangar and Makhan Singh, from this district failed to turn up at a meeting of the District Congress Committee (Rural) held at its office here today in connection with the preparations for the party’s September 2 ‘morcha’ at Bareta (Mansa) opposing the land acquisition for the Gobindpura thermal power plant. The only MLA who participated in the meeting was Ajaib Singh Bhatti (Nathana). The meeting was held under the presidentship of the party’s district president (Rural) Narinder Singh Bhaleria.

In the September 2 programme, Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh and CLP leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal will also take part.

When asked about the absence of three MLAs, Bhaleria said Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu was mobilising the people in the villages of his Assembly constituency for the September 2 programme while Gurpreet Singh Kangar and Makhan Singh had gone to Chandigarh to attend a meeting.

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Food & civil supplies officials suspended

Two inspectors of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, Bathinda, and assistant food and supplies officer (AFSO) have been suspended following their alleged connivance in the sale of rice worth Rs 4.96 crore by the owner of a rice sheller in Gumti Kalan village.


The police had registered a case on June 6 wherein it was alleged that Daljit Singh, the owner of the sheller, had sold the rice brought for shelling. The police booked him and his wife in this regard. The police said the wife seemed to have nothing to do with the sale of rice, as she was not found guilty in the preliminary investigation.


The police had registered a case under various sections of the IPC and also included some concerned officials of the department, who were interrogated during the investigation.
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New thermal power plants to start generation from next year

The three new supercritical thermal power plants with the total installed capacity of 3920 MWs coming up in various places in Punjab would begin generating electricity next year with the first unit of the Talwandi Sabo project of the Vedanta likely to be commissioned in November 2012.

GS Chhabra, Director (Generation) of the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) today said the second and third units of the 1980-MW Talwandi Sabo project were slated to be commissioned in February and May 2013, respectively.

A meeting of the coordination committee has been convened on August 25 to discuss the progress in construction of the project.

Chhabra said that the first unit of the 540-MW Goindwal Sahib thermal power project being constructed by the GVK Group would be commissioned in January 2013 and the second in April 2013.

The 1400-MW Rajpura Thermal Plant being built by the L&T Group would be commissioned in 2014 with its first unit going to stream in January and the second in May.

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Edu Dept facilitates ‘charity’ for NGO, DGSE orders probe

NGO purportedly working to create awareness on AIDS/HIV

A curious case of government senior secondary schools being asked to donate money to an NGO, purportedly working to create awareness on AIDS/HIV, has come to light in Bathinda.

The schools have been made to pay Rs 2,500 per cluster for the Delhi-based private NGO. Bathinda district has 46 clusters and each cluster has six to 13 schools in it. This way, the department has managed to collect an estimated Rs 1,15,000 for the NGO in the last 15 days when the drive was first started.

The schools were directed to collect the amount as charity. While in some schools, the teachers paid the amount, in others, it was the students who were made to pay.

The issue was duly listed on the agenda at the monthly meeting held at the Teachers’ Home today. The agenda even mentioned the schools that did not pay the amount. This includes the Government Senior Secondary School (Boys), Balianwali, government schools at Bhai Rupa, Bhagi Vandar, Bhagta, Maisarkhana, Maluka (Boys), Rampura Mandi (Girls), Sheikhpura, Bathinda (Girl), Kalyan Sukha, Goniana (Girls and Boys), Kotshamir, Kuti and Maur Mandi (Girls).

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ETT teachers issue a week’s notice to govt

Hundreds of ETT teachers from various parts of the state, working under Zila Parishads and Municipal Councils, today gathered at the Teachers’ Home here and served an ultimatum to the state government, saying that if it did not accept their demands within a week, they would chalk out an action plan, including gherao of the ministers and MLAs.


The protesting teachers, who met under the banner of the ETT Adhyapak Talmel Committee, resolved to decide their future course of action at a state-level meeting to be held on August 28 at Jalandhar.


The teachers are demanding transfer of schools working under Zila Parishads and Municipal Councils to the Education Department and a pay scale of Rs 10,300-34,800 plus Rs 4,200 as grade pay as recommended by the Fifth Pay Commission.


They demanded that the process of shifting 6,200 ETT teachers from the Zila Parishad and Municipal Council schools to the Education Department be expedited.


Jagsir Sahota, a member of the committee, said they had been compelled to take the action as state president of the ETT Adhyapak Union, Punjab, Jaswinder Singh Sidhu, was taking part in the SGPC election. He said Sidhu should resign from the post of the state president on moral grounds.
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Farmers lay siege to Mansa admn complex

 Twenty protesters arrested after mild cane charge at Gobindpura village.

An estimated 10,000 farmers from various districts of Punjab today thronged the Mansa Deputy Commissioner’s office in protest against the land acquisition in Gobindpura village and the BDA Enclave, Bathinda.


Women, children and the elderly were among the protesters. They squatted at the open space in front of the official residence of the Mansa SSP where they held langar (community kitchen) and served tea and snacks.
The farmers demanded restoration of land to the farmers who had not accepted government cheques, Rs 1 lakh compensation to farmhands, withdrawal of police security from Gobindpura village and a notification to cancel land acquisition at the BDA Enclave in Bathinda.


Farmers of 17 unions decided to continue the dharna till their demands were met. While the number of farmers kept swelling, a handful of policemen were seen deployed at the protest site. The farmers arrived in tractor-trailers, trucks, SUVs and cars which led to chaos on all roads leading to Mansa. Family members from Ward No. 5 of the BDA enclave, Bathinda, also reached Mansa to register their protest against “forcible acquisition” of land for Urban Estate Phase-IV and V. Twenty farmers were arrested after a mild cane charge at Gobindpura village in the evening.


The police searched a house where they took away Rs 20, 000 in cash, alleged farmers’ leader Ram Singh.
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‘More MPLAD funds for urban areas’

Member of Parliament from Bathinda, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, has so far released a grant of Rs 1.32 crore for Bathinda district. The information was procured by a Bathinda resident under the Right to Information Act. It reveals that Harsimrat used the MPLAD (Member of Parliament Local Area Development) funds to distribute grants to 12 villages out of over 280 in Bathinda district.

The amount released for urban areas (Rs 82 lakh) is more than that for the rural areas. The funds were released between May 2009 and 2011.

The information reveals that the highest amount of Rs 20 lakh was issued to Goniana water-works in July last year. The MP released Rs 48.50 lakh for construction or repairs of dharamshalas (inns). The information reveals that Rs 37.80 lakh were issued for various developmental works in 2009-10, Rs 50.40 lakh in 2010-11 and Rs 44 lakh during the current fiscal.

Bathinda city got Rs 24 lakh, Goniana Mandi Rs 20.15 lakh, Talwandi Sabo Rs 15 lakh, Maur Mandi Rs nine lakh, Raman Mandi Rs 8.75 lakh and Sangat Mandi received Rs five lakh.

The villages falling under the Bhuchho Mandi assembly area got most of these funds while other villages remain bereft of the MPLAD fund.

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Ash-spewing Bathinda thermal plant to be shut down

•  A PSPCL functionary says all four units have outlived their life


•  Townsmen had approached the High Court and the Human Rights Commission against the pollution being caused by the plant


•  The plant has been running without electrostatic precipitators that arrest the flow of ash from the chimneys


•  The plant burns 6,500 tonnes of coal everyday, generating a high quantity of ash


•  It has resulted in rise in eye and respiratory ailments

The announcement by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on the shutting down of the ash-spilling 440 MW thermal power station of Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) in the heart of the town here has come as music to the ears of local residents who were suffering because of the high level of pollution caused by the plant.

The thermal plant set up 37 years ago is to be dismantled as it has outlived its utility. Townsmen had approached the High Court and the Human Rights Commission to protect them from the pollution being caused by the plant.

Several social organisations have welcomed the closure announcement but PSPCL engineers are against the move.

The power corporation had already closed one of the units for renovation and this expenditure on repairs will go down the drain when the plant is dismantled. The thermal plant has been running without electrostatic precipitators that arrest the flow of ash from the chimneys, resulting in a thick layer of ash in houses.

The plant everyday burns two train-loads of about 6,500 tonnes of coal, generating a high quantity of ash. The coal is brought from Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

MM Behal, convener of the action committee against the pollution caused by the thermal plant, said the decision was in the right direction and the action committee had approached the High Court for ordering the closure of the plant in case the government had no plans to modernise it.

He said the state government had failed to meet its commitment of taking steps towards controlling air pollution by June last.

Dr Amrit Sethi, an eye specialist, said that eye ailments had increased due to the air pollution caused by the thermal plant.

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Harsimrat spent more in urban Bathinda

Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal has so far released a grant of Rs 1.32 crore for the district, as per the information procured by a city resident under the Right to Information Act.

It reveals that the MP gave funds to 12 villages of Bathinda out of over 280 from the MPLAD (Member of Parliament-Local Area Development) fund. And the amount of funds released for urban areas is more than the rural areas. The funds were released between May 2009 and 2011.

The information reveals that the highest amount, Rs 20 lakh, was issued to Goniana water works in July last year for uninterrupted power supply. The MP released Rs 48.5 lakh for the construction or repairs of ‘dharamshalas’. The information also reveals that Rs 37.8 lakh was issued in 2009-10, Rs 50.4 lakh in 2010-11 and Rs 44 lakh for various developmental works for the current year.

It reveals that more funds were given for urban area (Rs 82 lakh) as compared to rural areas.

Bathinda city got Rs 24 lakh, Goniana Mandi Rs 20.15 lakh, Talwandi Sabo Rs 15 lakh, Maur Mandi got Rs 9 lakh, Raman Mandi got Rs 8.75 lakh and Sangat Mandi got Rs 5 lakh.

The information reveals that most of the funds were for the construction or repair works of dharamshalas, besides installation of tube wells, drainage of rain water, health clubs, construction of panchayat house and drains.

The villages falling under assembly area Bhucho Mandi got most of these funds while other villages remained bereft of the money for development from this fund.

Last funds allocated by Harsimrat in Bathinda were during a Sangat Darshan programme wherein she released a grant of Rs 8.5 crore from the coffers of Punjab Government.

Money matters Rs 1.32 crore released by Harsimrat Kaur in Bathinda district from the MPLAD fund Rs 82 lakh released for urban areas, rest for rural areas Rs 20 lakh is the highest amount granted for Goniana waterworks Rs 48.5 lakh for the construction and repair of 'dharamshalas' 12 villages, out of over 280 in Bathinda, benefitted

Dasmeshians win top positions in UK -Folk Dance, Music Competition

Dasmesh Girls College of Education, Badal, has won two top positions in the folk dance and music competitions held in the UK, bringing laurels to the nation and Punjab.

The competition was the world famous Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod of North Wales in the UK. The prestigious festival has Prince Charles as its chief patron and over 50 countries participate in it every year.

The festival was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for working toward harmony among the nations which was the dream of its founders in 1947, when they started it after seeing the havoc wreaked by the Second World War. In folk dance, artists from Punjab won the first position while France and South Africa came second and third, respectively.

In the cultural showcase competition, the Indian team got the second position after North Korea. The heritage team was led by its creative director Prof. Rajpal Singh, while Dr SS Sangha, Principal of Dasmesh Girls College of Education, played the role of manager of the team. Famous 'sarangi' player Randhir Singh, veteran folk singer SS Baath, Prof. Vanita, Prof Lakhbir Dhillon, Sunny Kumar drummer and Prof. Harpreet Kaur Randhawa played supporting roles.

Eminent dancers included Rajbir Kaur, Navjot Kaur, Amritpal Kaur, Ripneet Kaur, Rimplejit Kaur, Veerpal Kaur, Raminderjit Kaur, Deepanjot Kaur, Sushpinder Kaur, Sharanveer Kaur, Manpreet Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Navneet Kaur and Ramandeep Kaur.

Punjab Chief Minister honoured Prof Rajpal Singh, Dr SS Sangha and Randhir Singh by presenting ‘siropas’ and Sri Sahib to them. The Department of Higher Education, Punjab, awarded commendation certificates and trophies to all the members of the Team.

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All entry roads to Mansa sealed

Authorities prepare for protest over acquisition by 17 farmers’ unions today

The district headquarters and areas in its vicinity have been turned into police cantonments in preparation for the indefinite dharna by 17 farmers’ unions tomorrow against the “forcible” acqauisition of land in Gobindpura village for setting up a thermal power plant in the private sector.

The farmers will stage dharnas outside the offices of DCs at Mansa, Jalandhar and Amritsar. All entry routes to Mansa have been virtually sealed to prevent the march of farmers to Gobindpura. Inspector-General of Police NS Dhillon and other senior officers tried to persuade the farmers to put off their agitation but in vain.

Police contingents have been rushed here from other districts of the state to maintain law and order. Owners of the disputed 171 acres of land warned that they would defy the prohibitory orders and enter their fields.

The Congress is trying to keep the pot boiling and PPCC chief Captain Amarinder Singh has announced that the Congress would launch a morcha from September 2 against the acquisition. The Congress has announced that the acquisition would be scrapped and the property returned to the owners if the Congress comes to power after the assembly elections.

Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal has denied that the land was acquired forcibly for the thermal plant. “Most farmers had volunteered to offer their land as against the market value of about Rs 5 lakh per acre, they were paid around Rs 24 lakh per acre”, he said.

Sukhbir accused the Congress of playing politics and creating hurdles in the path of development of Punjab by harping on the Gobindpura issue.

Sukhdev Singh, general secretary of the BKU (Ekta Ugrahan), said the acquisition of fertile land was a matter of life and death for the farmers. He accused Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Badal of trying to mislead the people on the issue.

Gurdeep Singh Mann adds from Bathinda: Leaders of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Ugraha, have decided to support the family members of those whose land was "forcibly" acquired by the government to build the Urban Estate, Phases IV and V. Various farmer unions, including the Ugraha group, are already protesting against the land acquisition at Gobindpura village in Mansa district.

Another showdown on cards

Farmers to stage dharnas outside the offices of DCs at Mansa, Jalandhar and Amritsar

Police contingents rushed to Mansa from other districts of the state

Sukhbir accuses Congress of playing politics, denies land was forcibly acquired

PPCC chief Amarinder has announced that the Congress would launch a morcha from Sept 2 against the acquisition

The Cong has also announced the acquisition would be scrapped and the property returned to the owners if the Congress comes to power

Flag march at Gobindpura

MANSA: Flag march by a contingent of police officials using sirens on Sunday panicked the villagers of Gobindpura where a piece of agricultural land is being acquired by the Punjab Government for Indiabulls to setup a thermal power plant. “The vehicles were fitted with ear piercing sirens and villagers, especially the children and elderly, got panicked,” said village resident Gurmeet Singh Moni. 

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The wonder that was Bathinda’s Gobindgarh Fort City’s historical monument in danger of losing its sheen as renovation plans yet to see the light of the day

Racing ahead of time, the fast pace of urbanization in the city is making Bathinda's Gobindgarh fort lose its sheen, albeit brick-by-brick.

In dire need of immediate funds for complete restoration of this magnificent structure, the fort has remained the epicentre of inhabitation in the city.

It has always been restored in phases. While the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) mended its one wall, another collapsed. Such is the state of affairs that the portion of wall in the fort that collapsed anyear ago during the monsoons was closed for a fortnight.

Now, over a year has passed and the portion still remains mired in debris. Following the collapse, access to the boundary walls of the fort has been denied. The wide wall is known as being the favourite haunt for recreation for the city dwellers and the only open space known to those living in the walled city.

“In the absence of spacious houses, the greenery in the fort served as our extended playgrounds. Our children have grown up here. It is painful to see this giant structure crumbling in a state of neglect. I wish the closed portions are soon made accessible to the public,” said Varinder Kumar Sharma, a resident of Pujan Wala Mohalla.

The crumbling wall of the Bathinda Fort has not yet been renovated and threatens to eclipse its historical grandeur. Tribune photograph: Pawan Sharma

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Protests unfettered after Anna Hazare sent to jail

The District Bar Association, Bathinda today declared its support for Anna Hazare in his fight against corruption. A press released issued here today informed that the support was extended in a meeting presided over by Association president Rajan Garg. The lawyers criticised the UPA Government for arresting Anna Hazare.

In Mansa, Nagar Sudhar Sabha, an NGO staged a dharna in protest against the arrest of Anna Hazare in front of the Mansa railway station. Volunteers of the NGO pasted around 100 posters on which they had pledged their support for Anna Hazare.

Bharat Vikas and other NGOs of Bathinda have also announced their support Anna Hazare. These NGOs said they would intensify their agitation against corruption if no action is initiated by the UPA government.

Reports from Fazilka suggested that the heat of the movement initiated by Anna Hazare against corruption has touched this border district. Representatives of NGOs here have started a relay hunger strike at the historic clock tower from today to protest against the arrest of Hazare and in favour of introduction of a strong Lokpal Bill.

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Pradeep Sra BFGI's star in the grand finale of Voice of Punjab

Baba Farid Group of Institutions is overjoyed at the selection of Pradeep Sra, student of B.C.A III year as one of the five finalists of Voice of Punjab, PTC Punjabi talent hunt show. He has been shortlisted as one of the top five singers after a series of competitions among budding Punjabi singers from all over the country. He was amongst the 6 finalists in Voice of Punjab last year.

Pradeep Sra was born in a family of performing artists on March 30, 1992 in village Azam wala (Fazilka) and started performing as early as in Nursery class. His father, Prakash Sra is a talented folk singer and mother, Amrit Sra is also an artist, besides serving as a teacher in a school. Pradeep bagged a gold medal in the college Youth festival for singing. Besides singing, he actively participates in Skits, Drama and Choreography. He also has performed well in academics consistently. Pradeep has a keen interest in sports; he plays hockey, basketball and football and has won laurels at State level for the institute.

As a student, he won most of the Inter-School Singing competitions. He acknowledges the support and encouragement that he received from his parents, the Institute, teachers and friends. The BFGI family congratulates Pradeep for being one of the finalists in Voice of Punjab Season 2 amongst 64 competitors and making the Institute proud and wishes him greater success in his musical career and life. Pradeep’s attire and his songs have highlighted the spirit of Punjab throughout the competition.

For supporting Pradeep to win the Voice of Punjab contest kindly vote VOP10 to 58888.Voting can also be done online at www.voiceofpunjab.co.in

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ALL SET FOR TRIAL RUN AT BATHINDA OIL REFINERY

 The trial run at Guru Gobind Singh Refinery, near Phulo Khari village , is likely to start in a few days with crude oil reaching here through the 1,014 km-long Mundra-Bathinda pipeline tonight. Water was released ahead of the crude oil to check any leakage.

The process of storing crude oil has begun, say unofficial sources. Sources said the refinery would be commissioned in the next four months or so. The prestigious project is spread over nearly 2,000 acres in Phulo Khari village near Rama Mandi. The foundation stone of the refinery was laid by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on November 13, 1998.

Even though refinery officials refused to comment, sources confirmed that the process of storing crude oil had begun. Oil will be processed to bifurcate solid and liquid products, including high-value petroleum products like the LPG, aviation fuel, pet coke used in the cement industry, naphtha, petrol and diesel. Bathinda Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishore Yadav said the refinery was likely to be made operational in a few days. 

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Rajindra College belies govt claim on education

The Punjab Government’s tall claims of promoting higher education in the state notwithstanding, students of the Government Rajindra College here are forced to take their lessons under sweltering hot sun in the summers and in biting cold during the winters.

While the Punjab Government has set up a state university – the Central University of Punjab (CUP) – and allowed the setting up of a private university – the Guru Kashi University — it has miserably failed to provide the basic infrastructure to this decades-old premier government institute of the Malwa region.

The college is in a dire need of at least 20 rooms to accommodate its growing brigade of students. Presently, there are around 3,300 students in various graduate and undergraduate courses that are being run here.

In October 2009, the Punjab Government had constituted committees to assess and present immediate budgetary needs of these colleges with a view to upgrade their infrastructure. While the Bathinda Deputy Commissioner was the chairman, the college principal was the member secretary of the committee.

“The committee had put up a demand for at least 20 more rooms to provide adequate classrooms to students. A budget of around Rs 1 crore was projected to be enough to step up the infrastructure here,” said senior teachers at the college.

The college sprawls over 28 acres, a large part of which is being utilised to set up a stadium now. An year ago, Rs 30 lakh was earmarked to build a library in the college. 

However, the finances fell short and the PWD department ended up just erecting a framework in the given amount. Rest of the project hangs fire for want of funds.

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