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LUDHIANA, June 25 — Mystery shrouds the death of a 58-year-old man of a heart attack in police custody on June 23 after he was arrested and taken from his residence in Krishna Nagar to Payal police station in a case relating to his running a fake degree racket. It is learnt that Surjit Singh, a resident of the Krishna Nagar locality in Ludhiana, was picked up by ASI Atma Singh along with a constable, Dharam Singh, for being allegedly involved in a fake degree racket at around 1.30 p.m. on June 23. According to information available from reliable police sources, it is alleged that the accused was beaten up in custody and he complained of a severe chest pain as a result of his alleged physical and mental torture. He was then reportedly rushed to Pandher Nursing Home at Doraha where he died even before the preliminary medical aid could be given to him. The family of the accused was summoned to hospital and the body was then handed over to them after a case under section 176 of the CrPC was registered. When contacted, Dr Rajwant Singh Pandher said that the police had brought Surjit Singh to his nursing home at around 5.30 p.m. when he was complaining of a severe pain in the chest. "I examined the patient and found that he was suffering from hypertension, his pulse was weak and his chest pain was so severe that he could not even talk. So I advised the police party to take him to some other hospital, but the policemen requested me to administer some preliminary medical aid before they could shift him. However, even before we could put him on oxygen, he had died." He, however, denies having any information about the place from where Surjit Singh had been brought — either from Payal or Ludhiana on the way to Payal — as is being claimed by the Khanna police. Suspicions are, however, raised over the police claim of the person having a heart attack while on the way to Payal police station, near Doraha, as the time gap of over four and a half hours is there from the time Surjit Singh was picked up from Ludhiana and the time that he was taken to Pandher Nursing Home at Doraha, a distance of barely 25 km. It is also alleged that the Payal police later tried to hide the fact that the accused had died and tried to get his admission to Civil Hospital at Ludhiana which somehow could not be arranged and the body was brought to Civil Hospital last morning and a post mortem was conducted. The body was consigned to the flames last evening. When contacted, the family members of the deceased refused to comment on the issue by saying that they wanted to let the deceased rest in peace. However, a daughter of the deceased told TNS that her father was picked up by two police personnel on June 23 and they had got a call from the police late in the evening on the same day that he had died. "We will not speak our mind as we know that there is no justice," she said. However, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Khanna, Mr R.L.Bhagat, when contacted, said that this was not a case of custodial death due to torture. "We have also got a preliminary inquiry done in the case by the SDM, Payal, Mr Amarjeet Paul, and it has been established that he had suffered a heart attack on the way to hospital. The relatives of the deceased have also told the SDM that Surjit Singh was a heart patient and was suffering from diabetes and hypertension. After his arrest he was tense and the heart attack could well be a result of this. The police personnel accompanying the accused also spared no time in rushing him to hospital, but he died." Informs Mr Balraj Singh Sidhu, DSP, Payal, "The accused had been booked by the police along with one Nirmal Singh of Jogi Majra village on June 23 on the basis of a secret information that they were printing and selling fake degrees and certificates of classes X and XII to people in the area and in Bathinda district. At least 15 to 20 such cases have come to light where these two had sold fake degrees after printing these at a press owned by the deceased in Ludhiana. So, a case under sections 406, 420, 471, 472 and 468 of the IPC had been registered against the two at Payal police station on June 23. While Surjit Singh was arrested by the police, the other accused, Nirmal Singh, is still at large.
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Liquor shop
outside mini secretariat LUDHIANA, June 25 — As another offshoot of the well-known controversy between two liquor contractor lobbies of the city, aptly supported by two senior Akali leaders, a liquor shop has opened right outside the mini secretariat complex which houses offices of the Deputy Commissioner, the SSP and even the Excise and Taxation officers on the Ferozepore road here. No one could have suspected anything ''wrong'' in the opening of a liquor shop outside such high offices if there would have some other shops in the line. But the liquor shop is the only structure outside the secretariat wall. There is not even properly earmarked path to approach it and people have to cross over the railings of a bus stop to reach for the bottles or come through a narrow path near the entrance of the mini secretariat. While the Excise and Taxation officers could not be contacted, sources in the department revealed that due to the onging ''controversy'' the liquor shop owners were not able to find a shop in the area earmarked for them in the auction of the liquor vends. They have, thus, been ''adjusted'' here. Rules and norms governing the location of liquor shops, if any, be damned.
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Labourers’ money orders go missing LUDHIANA, June 25 — There was a visible briskness in Babu Ram's walk when he entered one of the post offices in the city. He had every reason to be elated. For after a hard toil of one month or more he had managed to save a few hundred bucks to send back to his ailing mother and starving wife and children living miles away in a remote under-developed village in Bihar. But the money order did not reach his village even two months after it was dispatched. Babu Ram's mother died and one of his children is in a serious condition. Telling his tale of woe to Tribune News Service a day before leaving for his village. Unhappy at the delay caused by the money order, Babu Ram still did not dare to give his real name lest his future money orders too get obstructed. Unfortunately his case is not an isolated one. There are thousands other migrant labourers of the city who have similar experiences with the postal delivery system. Either the money orders do not reach or the delivery is too late, sometimes even more than two months. A necessary spoke in the city's development wheel, the migrant labourers are not only the lifeline of the industry and the economy but also a major sources of revenue for the Postal Department. According to sources, thousands, if not lakhs, of rupees are sent daily to different states through the money order system by the labourers whose estimated figure is more than five lakh in this Manchester of India. The postal department also earns vital revenue from the transactions. However, the same department is flooded with complaints of scores of labourers alleging non-delivery of their money orders. Sources reveal that the number of complaints is quite high and at an average 15 to 20 complaints are
While a group of labourers alleged that the delay was caused in Ludhiana itself but they could not furnish any evidence in this regard. Enquires from the postal employees acknowledged the delay and the high number of complaints but point a finger on the labourers or the Bihar postal employees for the delay or missing of the money orders. An official said post offices in Bihar took as much as two months to deliver a money order. Wishing not to be quoted, he said unconfirmed reports reaching them had even revealed usurping of the money order money . Mr M.K. Khan, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, when contacted, said the delay was definitely not because of any discrepancy on their part and the delay was caused in Bihar. He said another major reason for delay or missing of the money orders was the wrong or incomplete address filled by the illiterate or semi-literate labourers. He said as the MOs are send through electronic modes of communication, the name of villages written in Hindi sometimes got changed when translated in the Roman script. Mr Khan said the department had a foolproof back-up system of sending duplicate money orders and it was ensured that the labourers’ hard earned was not lost.
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LUDHIANA This is perhaps the first time in the history of the city that a student from this place has secured the first position in the prestigious AIIMS examination. Kamal Bali, 19, has got the top position in the exam and that, too, in his first attempt. Another 18-year-old city student, Bhuvnesh Bharara, has also done the city proud by securing the sixth position in the exam. Kamal Bali and Bhuvnesh from Kundan Vidya Mandir, topped in the exam with 75.66 per cent and 72.167 per cent marks, respectively. Kamal feels on the top of the world. When he heard the news he could not sleep for the whole night. According to him, the credit goes to his parents, elder brother, who is pursuing medical course in Amritsar, and his sister who is a dental doctor. He is also thankful to the school for the facilities and books that were provided to him. For Kamal, Dr Trehan (Escorts) and Dr Venu Gopal (cardiac surgeon in AIIMS) act as role models. It is really a dream come true for him and his father, Mr V.K. Sali. Self-study is a must and there is no substitute for it, he says. “Be sincere to yourself, believe in God and your capabilities, work hard”, he said. Bhuvnesh says that both of them, being very good friends, were inspired by each other and it is luck that they will continue their studies together. He is thankful to his parents, who stood by him and teachers, who inspired him. “Success, hardwork, confidence and faith in abilities can take you to the zenith. At the same time one should also be ready to accept failures,” he adds. “Approximately, 50,000 students appeared for the examination. AIIMS is rated best in the country,” says Kamal and I am happy to be there. Mrs Indra Kumar, Principal, Kundan Vidya Mandir is extremely happy over the achievement of the boys.
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Shop owners resent MC attitude
LUDHIANA Claiming this in a press release issued here today, Mr Jagdish Mehmi, Senior Vice-President of the Clock Tower Traders Association, accused the corporation of turning a blind eye to their repeated pleas of cleaning and developing the area. He alleged that the corporation had not even provided sweepers and the shopkeepers had to employ three persons on their own for cleaning the area. The release further complained that in the entire market from Mata Rani Chowk to Rikhi cinema there was no urinal or public toilet. Not only the shopkeepers but even customers had been feeling difficulty due to the absence. The release said people are forced to urinate in the open which spreads pungent stench around the market. The release further accused the MC of not even providing regular water supply to the market. It claimed that either there were no taps or they were not in a working condition. Similar was the condition of the sewerage system, it said. Mr Mehmi also accused the MC of not acting against the horde of rehris and buses parked arbitrarily in the market, causing traffic congestion and even jams. He said the association had requested the MC authorities to earmark certain areas in the Bhadaur House region for parking of local buses but still nothing had been done in this direction. He said as these buses, auto-rickshaws and rehris park on the slip roads of Ghanta Ghar chowk and Mata Rani chowk the whole purpose of constructing such paths had been defeated. |
A different summer for kids this time LUDHIANA A survey by this correspondent revealed that the craze for joining summer camps and hobby classes in schools was growing among Ludhiana kids. Parents' response to such camps is encouraging, rather overwhelming. Ms Harmanjit Kaur, a parent, said, "Besides regular studies, children need extra-curricular activities. Today, parents take a keen interest in the overall balanced development of their child. They believe that if the roots are strong, the fruit is bound to be healthy." She said such camps helped parents discover likes and dislikes of their children, which helped a lot in shaping up their careers. Roots Nursery School here has organised summer hobby classes for young ones. Children learn skating, dancing, painting, drawing, making soft and stuffed toys, playing musical instruments and even martial arts at the camp. Ms Manjit Mahant, Principal of Roots Nursery School, said the hobby classes were organised every June. It seems like a mini carnival is going on when children dance to the beats of bhangra and giddha. They draw and paint imaginatively, besides moving confidently on skates. Ms Gagan, a parent, says, "My son always complains that he gets bored in holidays. I cannot send him out as he is very naughty. These kind of camps are of great help as children remain busy for at least two-three hours in a day". Arshia Dhanda, a student of Sacred Heart School who has attended a summer camp at Hollihock Nursery School, says, "I am looking forward to the next summer camp to learn more. In the camp, I learn to make creative things." Ms Shalini Gambhir, a parent, said, "My daughter, Aashna, is choosy about making new friends. However, in the summer camp, she felt happy and comfortable with her new friends." Shalloo, mother of a child, said, "These camps deserve to be appreciated as they keep children busy. My son used to break many things at home, but now, he makes a lot of things like matchsticks, clock and Santa Claus with beautiful papers." Various schools offer such courses in
Ludhiana.
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Battle to get revised pay and pensions
LUDHIANA: If the democratic structure of a country is ridden with flaws, it sends out wrong signals to the grassroots where the real democracy grows and flourishes. What we find in India is an inter-play of muscle and money power during elections. The turnout is slowly decreasing. The average votes polled in the general election has generally been below 50 per cent. The recent panchayat elections held in UP recorded a polling as low as 12 per cent. No party has so far tried seriously to find out the causes for the low turnout. All parties are content with just winning the election and remaining in the saddle. It has become a routine for the party in power to prop up their own partymen, even at the cost of more suitable non-party incumbents. Therefore, the question arises as to where do the armed forces and ex-servicemen stand in such a scenario. They feel isolated from the national mainstream as their legitimate demands are generally ignored. Take, for example, the question of their pension and pay commissions. The first and second pay commissions kept the armed forces out of their purview. After a long and sustained struggle, the government agreed to give representation to the armed forces in the third pay commission. But the recommendations in respect of the serving and retired personnel were full of lacunae which took years to resolve. The same was repeated in the recommendations of the fourth pay commission and the delays turned into diluted implementation. Consequently, the government had to carry out certain temporary increases which again were full of anomalies. It took three years to sort out the anomalies causing a lot of harassment to the ex-servicemen. Now nearly four years have passed since the submission of the recommendations of the fifth pay commission. The government implemented the recommendations pertaining to the civil personnel but the recommendations pertaining to the armed forces and retired army personnel are still hanging fire. Earlier, the ex-servicemen had to wage a legal battle for securing "one rank, one pension". The case went from a Division bench to the full bench and it took nearly a decade before the judgement was delivered favouring the veterans. The government did not implement the verdict of the highest court of the land. It took another decade to make the government reason through a contempt of the court notice. The government continues to hold up the implementation of the court judgement on one pretext or the other, its frequent pronouncements to the contrary notwithstanding. The ex-servicemen have had to fight a legal battle for family pensions as well. It is the same situation as regards the revival of the commuted pensions. The criteria for commuting pensions of the armed forces personnel used to be through medical boards which used to fix the expected age of the applicant and then fix the percentage of commuted pension. The ex-servicemen had to knock at the doors of the court after the expiry of the period fixed by the medical board for the revival of the pension. Ultimately, the government took the decision to fix the period of revival at 15 years in line with the rules for the civilian employees, thus making the recommendations of the medical boards redundant. This was an arbitrary decision as this action nullifies the conditions of service which are quite harsh for the armed forces, and revival period of the commuted pension was based on conditions of service. The story of the callous attitude of the powers-that-be does not end here. Now again, a PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court for removing lacunae in the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission as the government has shown utter disregard to the interests of the armed forces .The government has been indulging in this dilly-dallying business because it knows that retired armed forces personnel lack political clout. But the neglect of this well-trained and disciplined segment of society may cause problems in the long run. Perhaps the gravity of alienation of veterans totalling nearly 26 lakh has not yet dawned on the powers-that-be. Every year, nearly 40,000 weapon-trained, physically and mentally fit personnel retire from the armed forces and join the body politic of the country. The Central government virtually forgets them. There are credible reports that in the 80s senior officers retired from the army trained terrorists. Reliable reports indicate that ex-servicemen figure prominently among the insurgents of the North-Eastern states. The history is replete with instances in which some of the dreaded dacoits of the Chambal valley were ex-armed forces personnel. The People's War Group operating in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have veterans in their ranks. The story as to how the famous Pandaris were born is worth studying. They were from the disbanded Moghul armies. The same was the case of the Hooghly river pirates. It is an indisputable fact that an indirect cause of persistent deficiency in officers cadre in the armed forces is the social and political neglect of these ex-soldiers. The soldier when taking the oath to die for the security and integrity of the country signs his own death warrant. It is the duty of the nation to ensure social and political rights for him and his dependents' right from his enlistment to entombment.
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Punwire employees
lathi-charged SAS NAGAR The police had to resort to a mild lathi charge in order to push the agitating employees out of the Udhyog Bhawan. At least two persons received minor injuries. One of the injured, Niab Singh, who was taken to the Sector 16 General Hospital, had been sitting on hunger strike. The trouble started after around 100 members of the union met Mr RI Singh, Secretary Industries, after the meeting of the Board of Directors of the PSIDC. Mr Hans Raj Verma, Convener of the Coordination Committee, said the members of the committee were told that the agenda to release of Rs 50 crore by the PSIDC against which the Punjab Government had given conditional guarantee had been objected to by the management and union of the PSIDC. The PSIDC was to float bonds to release the money for Punwire. Enraged by the outcome of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the PSIDC the Punwire employees started raising slogans. The employees blocked the main passage of the Udhyog Bhawan for over two hours. The Board of Directors of the PSIDC and the Chairman of Punwire, Mr R.I. Singh, left the building only after the police intervened and the employees were pushed out of the building. Though no members of the Board of Directors of the PSIDC was available for comments, Punwire employees alleged that the outcome of the meeting had further delayed the release of salaries to the employees of the company. The coordination committee announced that it will march towards the Civil Secretariat in support of its demands on June 29.
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Youth Akali Dal activists
expelled LUDHIANA,
Those thrown out of the organisation are Mr Nidharak Singh Brar, Mr Jarnail Singh Dograwala, both senior vice-presidents, Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, general secretary, Mr Parminder Pal Singh, district president Jalandhar (urban), and Mr Gurlabh Singh Jhandeana, district president, Moga. The move by Mr Aliwal and his supporters comes in retaliation to certain party rebels headed by the Youth Akali Dal general secretary, Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, who had demanded the removal of the party president at a news conference held here early this week, charging Mr Aliwal with failure to provide dynamic leadership and autocratic way of working, which was adversely affecting the Youth Wing and the parent party, the SAD (B). Mr Kulwant Singh Jaitu, secretary-general of the YAD, while giving details of the general house meeting at Circuit House asserted that the general house decision to expel those challenging the leadership of Mr Aliwal was ‘irrevocable’ and the general house was fully competent to take disciplinary action since no separate committee for this purpose had been set up till now. The party president, however, nominated a three-member disciplinary committee comprising Mr Gurmeet Singh Daduwal, Mr Kulwant Singh Jaitu and Mr Mohinder singh Bagrian. Todays’s meeting, he claimed, was attended by members of the working committee, office-bearers of central body, state level and district presidents, who expressed complete confidence in the leadership of Mr Aliwal. Further, the meeting approved the nomination of Mr Manjit Singh Basti Sheikh as new district president of Jalandhar (urban), Mr Jaswinder Singh Bulandpur as district president of Jalandhar (rural) and Mr Surjit Singh Mallke as acting president of Moga. Earlier, addressing the general house meeting, Mr Aliwal lashed out at certain party activists, who he said, were trying to weaken the party and making false and baseless accusations against the leadership to gain cheap popularity. He said that indiscipline will not be tolerated at any cost and self-seekers out to derive political benefits by virtue of being office-bearers of the YAD would be sternly dealt with. The YAD chief observed that he had repeatedly appealed to the party workers that the Youth Wing of the SAD (B) firmly believed in democratic principles and anybody could discuss the party matters at various forums available within the party and the parent body. “But criticism of party leadership in the press merely to gain cheap popularity and questioning the policies and programmes of the party was an act of gross indiscipline which could not be tolerated.”
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Tributes paid to Master Tara Singh LUDHIANA,
Describing him as one of the great Sikh leaders of 20th century, the Speaker said the history of Punjab from 1926 to 1966 was closely related to Masterji, as the Akali leader was affectionately known as, and his contribution in the field of education was almost unparalleled in those times. “Master Tara Singh was of the firm view that without quality education, no community could prosper and progress, nor could it achieve a place of respect in the country.” Mr Atwal observed that real tribute to the guiding spirit of Sikh community would be to follow in his footsteps and adopt his teachings as a way of life. He was a selfless and dedicated leader who struggled throughout his life to take the Sikh community and the people of Punjab to great heights. Mrs Upinderjit Kaur, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, said Masterji was a ‘fearless general’ who made supreme sacrifices for the freedom of the country and even though in the thick of politics, always kept away from power politics. She announced that the urban estate colony on the Samrala road in the city would be named ‘Master Tara Singh Nagar’ While Mr Atwal inaugurated a free medical dispensary and a medical camp in the gurdwara and announced a grant of Rs 21,000 for the library from his discretionary funds, Mrs Upinderjit Kaur formally opened a library named after the Akali leader in the gurdwara and announced a grant of Rs 31,000 for the same. Mrs Kiranjot Kaur, daughter-in-law of Master Tara Singh, who had been specially invited at this occasion, was honoured, so was her husband Mr Narinder Singh. Punjab Minister for Technical Education Jagdish Singh Garcha, senior vice president of SAD(B) Amarjit Singh Bhatia, Kulwant Singh Dukhia, Tjinder Singh Sandhu, president AISSF, Pritpal Singh Pali, president Gurdwara Dukh niwaran were present, among others, at the function.
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Committe to take care of industry LUDHIANA, June 25 — The Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.K. Sandhu, has announced the constitution of a committee to look into the problems related to the industry. The committee will be a permanent body which will meet from time to time. Members of the committee will be drawn from the industry and administration. Mr Sandhu was speaking at a reception organised in his honour by the Knitwear Club. Responding to concerns and problems of the industry, Mr Sandhu assured it of all cooperation on his part. He said the district administration would always stand by the industry and take all measures to make it successful. The DC said the club's plan for setting up a training-cum-research-and-development institute was being studied. The General Secretary of the club, Mr Narinder Miglani, said SIDBI had agreed in principle to fund the club's website. He said the website would be a reference point for information on industry and relevant policies. He said a newsletter released by the DC would also be put on the website. Mr Miglani said the club members had decided to participate collectively in the 25th India International Garment Fair 2000 with UNIDO's support. The fair would be attended by leading national and international buyers. Besides, it may prove to be a good platform for knowing new trends and assessing self-competitiveness. He said the other projects included setting up an information centre and library, knitting and allied industry directory, besides importing technology from China. The club also planned to introduce a programme for training the second-line managers to be absorbed in the knitwear industry. This way, entrepreneurs could get a sufficient time to devote to planning and policy growth. The President of the Knitwear Club, Mr Vinod Thapar, said the training-cum-research-and-development centre was planned be set up on the vacant old fort premises. He said the industry would take a collective responsibility for running the institute. Mr Thapar also highlighted various problems being faced by the industry in Ludhiana. He said the promised support infrastructure at the PSIEC industrial plots at Focal Point had not been provided so far. He said an effluent treatment plant had been promised to be commissioned for the dyeing units. The plot owners also had to pay a penalty for non-construction and without effluent-treatment plant, no dyeing unit could get the mandatory no-objection certificate. The club President also drew the attention of the DC towards the increasing pollution, largely due to the adulterated fuel used in auto-rickshaws. He also sought a simplification of the challan-paying procedure in case of vehicles. He said the current procedure was cumbersome and time-consuming. He also said the registration of new vehicles should be done at the vehicles showrooms by charging a registration fee. He said in the absence of such a system, agents and touts were having a field day.
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Apropos of the news item published on June 5 with the slug "Harassed NRI vows not to return", Mr Jaswinder Singh, who has been alleged to have been responsible for the harassment of the NRI, Mr Sandeep Gupta, has stated that it was he who had been harassed by the NRI, Mr Sandeep Gupta. He has alleged that he was in a joint export business by the name Cosmopolitan Exports with Mr K.K. Gupta, father of Mr Sandeep Gupta. After Mr Sandeep Gupta allegedly refused payments worth $ 43649 to Mr Jaswinder Singh, he filed a complaint against him in the British High Commission. "It was then that Mr K.K. Gupta filed a civil suit for the dissolution of the partnership of the firm on July 16, 1996, and later got a case of cheating and fraud registered at Civil Lines police station on April 21, 1999." Mr Jaswinder Singh has further alleged that as Mr Gupta had wrongfully claimed in the news report that he had been declared a proclaimed offender in the police case that Jaswinder Singh had gotten registered against him when he was not even aware of his being booked in the case was not true. He claims that when the FIR was registered on April 21, Mr Gupta was here and had left for England only after he had appeared before the DSP (Sadar), Mr H.P.S. Bains, on April 28. |
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Dr Dharam Singh
Gill dead LUDHIANA, June25-Dr Dharam Singh Gill
died yesterday of a massive heart attack. He was a postgraduate
teacher in the department of English in the Government College for
Boys. He was a Punjabi short story writer on humour. He leaves behind
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Two killed in mishaps Ludhiana, June 25 — Two persons are reported to have been killed in road accidents in different parts of the town in the past 24
hours. A person named Vishal was killed when the scooter on which his friend, Jatinder Singh, and he were travelling, was hit by a truck (HR-38-E-4465). Jatinder Singh also sustained serious injuries and the scooter was damaged. The accident happened near Manju
Cinema. In another accident near Aarti Steels, a person named Amar Nath was killed when his scooter was hit by a truck driven by Munna Pandey. The police has
registered a case under Sections 279, 304-A and 427 of the
IPC. Transformer stolen A transformer of the Punjab State Electricity Board was stolen by some persons from Sector 32 of Jamalpur. The police has registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC on a complaint lodged by Mr Gurmeet Singh, Junior Engineer of the
PSEB. Scooter recovered The police has arrested a resident of Delhi, Laddi Singh, from Bhaura village and has recovered a stolen scooter from his possession. A case under Section 411 of the IPC has been
registered at the Sadar police
station. Seven booked The Model Town police has booked seven persons — Baljinder Singh, Gurdev Singh, Jagga, Naseeb Kaur, Gurdial Singh, Gurnam Singh and Baljit Singh — for allegedly breaking into the house of Mahinder Kaur and forcibly taking away Rs 50,000 and some gold ornaments on the night of June 7.
A case under Sections 452, 506, 380, 148 and 149 of the IPC has been registered against the accused.
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Arrest
warrants against YC leader LUDHIANA, June 25 -The police has obtained arrest warrants, against the Youth Congress leader, Ashok Prashar, alias Pappi Shahpuriya, in the sensational murder case of sanjay Kumar, alias Dabber. It is learnt that the arrest warrants of Pappi Shahpuriya were obtained by the police last evening from the court of the Duty magistrate, Mr Asholk Kapoor. The Congress Leader had been booked under Section 323,302,201 and 34 of the IPC
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Decline in PAU
MBA
aspirants LUDHIANA According to the figures available only 180 candidates applied for admission this year against about 450 past year. The Dean College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Dr M. A. Zahir, attributes the decline to the recent hike in tuition fee. Keeping this in view, the tuition fee has been reduced again. The price of prospectus and the examination fee are major discouraging factors. It costs a candidate about Rs 1,000 to appear in the entrance test. Mr Zahir said this way, only those students applied who were confident of getting through. There are only 20 seats in the general category and 10 seats are reserved for the NRI candidates. From this year onwards, there will be four industry-sponsored seats also. However, the written test, group discussion and interview are essential for all. “We cannot compromise on quality and will not allow anybody to make a backdoor entry,” Mr Zahir says. The department today conducted group discussion and interviews for of candidates for admission to the course. Of the 180 applicants, 172 took the written test. According to the results declared yesterday, 60 students have qualified for the group discussion and interview. There is tough competition among students as they have taken four written tests already. The university gives 80 per cent weightage to the written tests, 10 per cent to the group discussion and 10 per cent to the interview. The topic of the group discussion was mainly How to Train Workers to Increase Marketing Sales. The for selection was based on leadership and initiative reasoning, expression and language, attitude in general. Many students said they were eager to join the MBA course of the PAU. Nidhi and Priya want to join it as they say they need to polish their attitude. According to Nidhi, one needs to manage every aspect of life and the MBA course helps in becoming a good leader. She seemed confident that she would qualify. Rajesh Sharma a production engineer, wants to join it as he needs a good job.
Sameer, a PAU student of Amritsar, says that the degree is in great demand these days.
Rupali, Deepali and Bhavana of Ludhiana find it good for a better future. |
Ludhiana spikers
beat Jalandhar for title
Ludhiana,
The Jalandhar girls failed to dominate the opponents for long and lost in straight games. They were leading half way through the first game, but, committed many unforced errors afterwards. They showed a lack of coordination at vital points and lost the opening game, 17-25. In the second set, Ludhiana girls took an early lead and then raced to 10-0. Beant Kaur, Babalpreet Kaur, Nirmal and setter Rajmeet Kaur maintained showed a good form in the flanks, helping Ludhiana wrap up the second game comfortably, 25-12. In the third game, local girls took a quick 9-0 lead. Jalandhar setters, Kulwinder and Sunita checked the opponents’ advancement to some extent, but, Ludhiana girls won the last game easily, 25-15. Earlier, in the semi-finals, Ludhiana defeated Ambala, 25-22, 25-13, while Jalandhar beat Amritsar in two straight games (2-0). Later, in the match to decide the third position, Ambala beat Amritsar, 25-13, 25-1. Col. P.S. Bedi, Group
Commandant of the NCC (Ludhiana wing) presented the trophy to the winners of the meet. In the football league matches for boys, Patiala defeated Chandigarh, 9-0, after leading 6-0 at the breather. Gurinderjit Singh and Sukhdev Singh scored three goals each, while Jasbir Singh, Manmohan Singh and Jatinder Singh contributed a goal each. In the second match, Rohtak beat Shimla, 5-0. The winners led 3-0 at halftime. Those who scored the goals were Ajit Singh (3), Naveen Kumar (1) and Sandeep Singh (1). In another match, Ambala defeated Amritsar, 1-0. The only goal of the match was scored in the second half by Ambala’s forward Manoj Kumar. |
‘Ford IKON
Chamat Car’ carnival LUDHIANA, June 25 — In an exclusive preview, the Ford IKON GT and the IKONcept 2003 went on display from today here, as part of its 'Ford IKON Chamat Car' carnival. Fun-filled events were planned to celebrate to carnival, which included a painting competition of children, game shows, dance and music extravaganza. The event was held at the Bhagat Ford Showroom. The carnival is part of a India roadshow, spanning 37 dealership towns. The two new designer cars, Ford IKON GT and IKONcept 2003, along with other IKON models, will be taken across the country over a period of three months. During the 37-town carnival, Ford India will collect and assess customer feedback and accordingly take a decision on the commercial production of the Ford IKON GT. Ford IKON GT and IKONcept 2003 are two designer cars on the Ford IKON platform, designed by well-known Indian car designer Dilip Chhabria. The cars represent a special moment in the evolution of India designer cars, according to the organisers of the carnival. Mr Raj Naresh Singh of Bhagat Ford said, “The carnival is part of our constant endeavour to offer unmatched excellence in product, service and value addition to our customers. During the carnival, people in Ludhiana will get an opportunity to see the much-talked about the Ford IKON GT and the IKONcept 2003”. Phil Spender, Managing Director, Ford India, said, “It is heartening to note that the spirit of Josh has really caught on. We are happy that Josh families will have a truly enjoyable experience at the carnival.” The Ford has a range of IKON models available, namely Ford IKON CLXi (petrol), Ford IKON EXi (petrol), the IKON 1.6. ZXi (petrol) and the IKON 1.8 ZXi (diesel). Established in 1995, Ford India is headquartered in Maraimalai Nagar near
Chennai. |
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Ludhiana A fruit vendor near Ghanta Ghar attributed the sudden fall in the price to heavy arrivals of the fruit in the local market. Further price decrease is expected in the coming days as other varieties of mango are likely to arrive
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Indo-British
society holds dance contest LUDHIANA, June 25 — The Indo-British Cultural Society organised a colourful dance competition at the Aggar Nagar Community Centre here last evening. Children between the age of 2 and 15 took part in the “Kidz Dance’ festival. The society has been organising many such competitions during the past one year. The competition was organised mainly for the children of Aggar Nagar. The kids performed western dance, gidha, bhangra and many other items. There were almost 15 items of the children, which were followed by many guest items. The children up to six years included Nandini, Ashna, Tushita and Dipali. They danced to the tunes of Barbie girl, Dil tote-tote ho gaya and tera rang balle-balle. Mr Amit Verma, chairman of the society, is a trained dancer and a regular performer at the Jalandhar Doordarshan. The category between 6 to 11 years included
Varun, Sahil, Rahul, Ankush, Shaina and Simpu. In-between almost 40 students who had attended the summer camp under Amit Verma’s guidance performed rhythmically on the number — Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani.The stage compering was conducted by Mr Kulbir J. Kelly. The third category included Karan, Sukhmeet, Vikram, Tanya and Inayat. The chief guest of the function was Mrs Sunita Singla and the guest of honour was Mr Baldev Raj Verma. The panel of judges included Mrs Manjit, Mr P.K.Aggarwal and Ms Parminder
Sandhu.
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