Samra: increase production capacity of Markfed

Chairman of Markfed Amarjit Singh Samra on Friday said it was a right time to increase the production capacity of the Markfed to further boost the farming community of the state. He participated in a function to mark the prize distribution of lucky draw in cattle feed coupons. The chairman congratulated the winners and stated that the cattle feed sales had increased substantially in the recent months. The lucky coupon draw was launched in July 2020 whereby a lucky coupon was given along with every bag of the cattle feed of Markfed. The scheme got a good response and more than 3 lakh coupons for cattle feed were distributed among farmers. The first two prizes were Royal Enfield, besides 30 other prizes which included Honda Motorcycle, a scooter, Honda Activa, LED TV, fridge and cycle etc were also the part of scheme .

‘Book those managing Dhilwan toll barrier’

In a year-old case in which the body of an unidentified person got badly mutilated on the national highway near Subhanpur, the Human Rights' Commission has asked SSP Kapurthala to take requisite action against the toll company. The Human Rights Press Club, Kapurthala, had demanded that the authorities managing Dhilwan Toll Barrier should be booked under Section 304-A of the IPC. The road accident had taken place on October 8 last year and the body of the victim had got completely flattened as the vehicles kept crossing over it. This happened despite the fact that the site fell just a few hundred metres away from Subhanpur Police Station. The remains of the body had to be collected using a shovel and sack. President of the club Suket Gupta has been pursuing the case against the toll company with the authorities since then. He said it was the duty of the toll company operating from Bidhipur railway crossing to Dhilwan to set up patrolling teams on the road and provide emergency services. He had alleged that no one from the toll company either came to the spot in this case for the accident-hit person nor did they care about the fact that the body was repeatedly crushed by the speeding vehicles. He demanded that a necessary action should be taken against it for the lapses. After his representation to the SSP, police also failed to elicit any response. He wrote to the Human Rights Commission Chairman in Chandigarh for the necessary action. The commission has directed the SSP Kapurthala to look into the matter and dispose the complaint at his end in accordance with the law. The matter has been adjourned to December 12 by which the commission has asked him to submit the action taken report.

Free robotics course for students

The youth of Kapurthala have a chance to hone their skills in robotics by availing a free, six-month course being offered by the Central Institute of Hand Tools and the district administration. The course is being offered as a part of the government scheme to enhance skills among the youth and make them self-employed. Announcing the scheme, DC Deepti Uppal said, "During the six-month course, students would be offered free stationery, books, uniforms and tablets from the institution. Besides, students coming from far off places will also be paid Rs 125 as daily travel allowances.” Training in-charge Amandeep Mahey and career counsellor Gaurav Kumar have been made nodal officers of the course.