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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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NOBODY'S FOOD Punjab Warehouses Stock Bottles As Wheat Rots In Open
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<blockquote data-quote="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 125322" data-attributes="member: 138"><p>NOBODY'S FOOD Punjab warehouses stock bottles as wheat rots in open</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ArticleText.aspx?article=23_04_2010_001_013&kword=&mode=1" target="_blank">http://epaper. hindustantimes. com/ArticleText. aspx?article= 23_04_2010_ 001_013&kword=&mode=1</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Between the golden grain and the liquid, the state government's priorities seem clear. As lakhs of tonne of wheat rots in the open, warehouses of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC) are stacked with car- tons of liquor.</p><p></p><p> Chronically short of storage space, the wheat Punjab allowed to rot last year would have been enough to feed 50,000 people for an entire year, according to experts here.</p><p></p><p> Nearly all of this quantity could have been accommodat- ed in the PSWC granaries that </p><p></p><p> were dedicated to stocking liquor in Ludhiana district. The warehouses in other districts, including Moga, Sangrur, and Ferozepur, too have been rent- ed out to store commodities other than foodgrain. Of the 155 lakh tonne of wheat procured in Punjab last year, 99.92 lakh tonne is still stored in the open. The bumper har- vest this year can only com- pound the problem.</p><p></p><p> What makes the matter almost criminal is that the gran- aries in Ludhiana have been leased out to liquor distribu- tors at a monthly rent that is not even half of the rent cur- rently charged by private par- ties for similar facilities.</p><p></p><p> HT investigations reveal the PSWC is charging liquor dis- tributors Rs 18,000-Rs 22,000 for a warehouse that can hold 900 tonne. The market rent for similar storage is between Rs 40,000 and Rs 50,000.</p><p></p><p> Presiding over more than one-third of the total capacity available with all state ware- housing corporations in India, the PSWC built its granaries with the sole objective of “pro- tecting the agricultural pro- duce from natural vagaries and seasonal hazards using scien- tific storage facilities“.</p><p></p><p> The Warehousing Corpor- ations Act, 1962, under which the corporation functions also debar use of its godowns for any purpose other than the storage of seasonal agricultural produce, and sanctions crimi- nal action against violators.</p><p></p><p> Each day, lakhs of liquor car- tons are off-loaded at PSWC godowns in Ludhiana and dis- patched to liquor vends. Wheat currently arriving from the farms, meanwhile, is finding no space in mandis that are choked with grain already purchased.</p><p></p><p>Lack of storage space is a major reason for the grain not being lifted from the markets.</p><p></p><p> Darbara Singh Guru, princi- pal secretary to chief minis- ter, supervising the wheat pro- curement, said: “It's a serious issue. We will have it examined.“</p><p></p><p> On his part, Gurnam Singh, Ludhiana district manger of the PSWC, said it was only a few months back that the ware- houses that had idle space were rented out to private parties.</p><p></p><p> However, official records show the stores have been in possession of liquor companies for the past three or four years.</p><p></p><p>A senior warehouse official revealed that the rental was increased to Rs 2 per metric tonne only this year. Earlier, it was even lower.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 125322, member: 138"] NOBODY'S FOOD Punjab warehouses stock bottles as wheat rots in open [URL="http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ArticleText.aspx?article=23_04_2010_001_013&kword=&mode=1"]http://epaper. hindustantimes. com/ArticleText. aspx?article= 23_04_2010_ 001_013&kword=&mode=1[/URL] Between the golden grain and the liquid, the state government's priorities seem clear. As lakhs of tonne of wheat rots in the open, warehouses of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC) are stacked with car- tons of liquor. Chronically short of storage space, the wheat Punjab allowed to rot last year would have been enough to feed 50,000 people for an entire year, according to experts here. Nearly all of this quantity could have been accommodat- ed in the PSWC granaries that were dedicated to stocking liquor in Ludhiana district. The warehouses in other districts, including Moga, Sangrur, and Ferozepur, too have been rent- ed out to store commodities other than foodgrain. Of the 155 lakh tonne of wheat procured in Punjab last year, 99.92 lakh tonne is still stored in the open. The bumper har- vest this year can only com- pound the problem. What makes the matter almost criminal is that the gran- aries in Ludhiana have been leased out to liquor distribu- tors at a monthly rent that is not even half of the rent cur- rently charged by private par- ties for similar facilities. HT investigations reveal the PSWC is charging liquor dis- tributors Rs 18,000-Rs 22,000 for a warehouse that can hold 900 tonne. The market rent for similar storage is between Rs 40,000 and Rs 50,000. Presiding over more than one-third of the total capacity available with all state ware- housing corporations in India, the PSWC built its granaries with the sole objective of “pro- tecting the agricultural pro- duce from natural vagaries and seasonal hazards using scien- tific storage facilities“. The Warehousing Corpor- ations Act, 1962, under which the corporation functions also debar use of its godowns for any purpose other than the storage of seasonal agricultural produce, and sanctions crimi- nal action against violators. Each day, lakhs of liquor car- tons are off-loaded at PSWC godowns in Ludhiana and dis- patched to liquor vends. Wheat currently arriving from the farms, meanwhile, is finding no space in mandis that are choked with grain already purchased. Lack of storage space is a major reason for the grain not being lifted from the markets. Darbara Singh Guru, princi- pal secretary to chief minis- ter, supervising the wheat pro- curement, said: “It's a serious issue. We will have it examined.“ On his part, Gurnam Singh, Ludhiana district manger of the PSWC, said it was only a few months back that the ware- houses that had idle space were rented out to private parties. However, official records show the stores have been in possession of liquor companies for the past three or four years. A senior warehouse official revealed that the rental was increased to Rs 2 per metric tonne only this year. Earlier, it was even lower. [/QUOTE]
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