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MIRPURKHAS Nov 6. Scores of growers of Run shakh held a demonstration on Naokot town at MIrpurkhas Naokot road on saturday to protest against acute shortage of water in tail and sale of their share water to influential landlords. Growers carrying banners and placards blocked the main road while raised slogans against the officers and officials of irrigation sub division Naokot. Due to blackade traffic was suspended on both side. Protesters on this occassion talking to media persons blamed that they had deprived of cultivation of wheat and other crops last year owing to not reaching the irrigation water in tail of Run shakh and as the season started again irrigation depeartment have sold their share water to landlords of the head of the shakh after receiving heavy bribe as result they were still unable to sow wheat and other crops at their lands without water. They further said that they had also complained to director Nara canal and other authorities but no result was yet appeared. They demanded the Sindh chief minister and secretary irrigation department to take immediate notice into this matter and ensure water supply till tail end abadgar and punish the responsible officials. Later police arrived at the spot and assured the protesters that they would approach to SDO concerned to accept their demand of supply of water soon after which they dispersed. 

MIRPURKHAS Nov 6. Chairman railway workers union Manzoor Ahmed Razi and general secretary Muhammad Naseem Rao have demanded the federal government to stop immediately privatization process in railway department because of it will be very harmful for the department and employees. In a joint press statment issued here on saturday they strongly condemned the governmment for inflation, hike in price of petroleum products, cooking oils, sugar, and other general commodities. They urged the government to increase the salaries of employees as RS 60000 and also enhance the pensions.  They demanded the government to take drastic measures for controlling the growing hike. They further demanded the government to provide facilities to the masses like foreign countries if the hike was increased.

MIRPURKHAS Nov 4. Incharge standing committee(Qaima committee) for railway Muhammad Moin Woto and Haq Parast member engineer Sabir Kaim Khani told the media persons here on Thursday at Mirpurkhas railway station that standing committee members today visited the Zero point in desert where examined the railway track, its condition, and facilities expected for passengers of India and Pakistan. They promised that very soon two suspended trains between Mirpurkhas and Hyderabad would be relaunching their services to ensure cheap travel facilities to masses of this region. They said that problems of retired railway employees and their gratuity would be resolved on a priority basis. They said that there was already providing services of Mehran express and Shah Lateef express trains and also Marvi train service to provide the facilities to the masses. They also said that they have discussed the problems related to the railway with incharge district MQM Pakistan MIrpurkhas Khalid Tabassum and other members and office bearers and hoped that they would make efforts to resolve all problems of people of this region related to the railway department. On this occasion, Hamid Hameed, Aftab Jahangeer, Basheer Ahmed, Muhammad Khan Dahar, etc were also present.

MIRPURKHAS Nov 4. Foreign minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi was arrived at Mirpurkhas tool plaza in the caravan and strict security here on Thursday for his visit to Umerkot and then Mithi district Tharparkar. At tool plaza MIrpurkhas he was warmly welcomed by office bearers and leaders of his party including Makhkdoom Zada Zain Hussain Qureshi, opposition leader in Sindh assembly Haleem Adil Shaikh,  MNAs Jay Parkash Lohana and Lal Malhi, Chelaram Kevlani, Haji Nisar Arain, Haji Asghar Arain, and others. They raised slogans in support of Imran Khan, prime minister and Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on this occasion. Later after some time he left the MIrpurkhas for Umerkot. 

MIRPURKHAS Nov 4. Celebration of Diwali religious festival of Hindu community has started in MIrpurkhas division here on Thursday. Hindu community people including women and children made worship in temples in the morning and pray for prosperity, progress, and tranquility in the country. Children exploded crackers in different areas of the city as heavy voices of the explosion of crackers were heard. Chiragh (light) was sparked in the houses, exchanged gifts with each other, and held also various religious ceremonies in their halls and houses. On behalf of the district police, Diwali gifts were distributed among the Hindu police personnel. Strict security arrangements were made on this occasion in the city and other towns of the district. The report said that the Hindu community was also celebrating this religious festival in Digri, Mirwah Gorchani, Tando Jan Muhammad, Jhuddo, Naokot, Kot Ghulam Muhammad, Sindhri, Hingorno, Phuladyyoon, Khaan, Jhilori, district Umerkot, Sanghar, and Tharparkar.