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May 27, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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Gentleman’s game marred
by brawls, 8 booked Ludhiana, May 26 A dispute over two runs in a cricket match between two teams of Kuldip Nagar last Thursday, that had led to a brawl then, took a serious turn today when the Jodhewal police booked four youths for allegedly beating another player Vijay Kumar with a cricket bat. The police had registered a case under Section 174, IPC, on May 17. However, with the medical examination report of the injured stating his head injury to be a grievous one, the police booked four youths under the charge of culpable homicide for inflicting injuries to Vijay Kumar. According to Sub-Inspector Balwinder Singh, SHO, Basti Jodhewal, on May 17 two teams of Kuldip Nagar were playing a cricket match. One of the batsmen hit the ball which crossed the boundary line. However, it was not clear whether it was a six or a four. A heated argument between the two teams soon developed into a brawl in which sticks and cricket bats were used freely. Vijay Kumar, a resident of Jammu Colony, one of the players sustained head injuries in the fight. He was admitted to the CMC hospital. Interestingly, the police has registered a case against four youths today while earlier the number of accused was 6. One of the accused has alleged that the fight was a minor one but the matter had flared here due to the intervention of a BSP leader. In another incident of a fight in a cricket match, the Model Town police has also booked four youths for injuring a man who had intervened in an argument between two teams playing a midnight cricket match near Bhatia Restaurant at about 2 a.m. on May 20. Sub-Inspector Randhir Singh, SHO, Model Town, police station said two teams of Jammu Colony were playing a match when an argument started over a certain rule. Member of the teams came to blows and the complainant Vijay, a resident of Model Town intervened. However, as he was allegedly taking the side of one of the teams the other team players beat him up. He was later admitted to the Civil Hospital. The case was registered on the report of medical examination today. No arrest has been made so far. |
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Talwandi’s escort
vehicle hits car, three injured Ludhiana, May 26 Eyewitnesses revealed that the convoy of the SGPC President had jumped a few redlights and was travelling at high speed. While an escort vehicle which was followed by the car of the SGPC President
narrowly missed hitting a car at the crossing near the marriage palace, another following escort vehicle smashed head-on into a Maruti Zen (PB 10-AN-2115), injuring two of the three girls travelling in it. A gunman sitting at the rear of the open Gypsy fell out after the impact and sustained head injuries. According to the injured and the eyewitnesses, the gunmen of the SGPC President swiftly loaded him in the Gypsy and fled. Mr Rakesh Malik, father of the injured girls, in a complaint lodged with the police, stated that the Gypsy (PB-12-C-3456) and other vehicles had jumped the red light while his daughters wee crossing the road under the green signal. According to Mr Sachin Malik, a relative of the girls, the girls were admitted for treatment in a private hospital. The police had not registered a
case till this evening. An ASI had reached the spot and had taken a written complaint from Mr Rakesh Malik. |
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Fifth Guru’s Martyrdom
Day observed Ludhiana, May 26 Kirtan, katha and lectures were organised at gurdwaras. Raagi jathas and dhadhis from the Golden Temple, Hazur Sahib and Patna Sahib were in the city to enthrall the sangat. Chhabeels were served at gurdwaras and on roadsides of Ghumar Mandi, Chaura Bazaar, Model Town, Field Ganj, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar and other areas. Langar was served at a few gurdwaras, including Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib, Field Ganj. Yesterday, a nagar kirtan was taken out which was led by the five Beloved in their traditional attire from Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib and proceeded towards Chaura Bazaar via Clock Tower. Students from various schools and colleges and ragi jathas recited kirtan en route. Students of Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Model Town Extension, observed the Martyrdom Day. A kirtan was organised at Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Model Town Extension, here. Students performed kirtan for which the team received a trophy. The Principal, Ms Manjit Kaur, told the students about the significance of the day. SAMRALA: The Shaheedi Divas was observed here in all gurdwaras. Free langar and cold sweet water was served. On this occasion, the local SDM, Mr Sandeep Hans, Jathedar Kirpal Singh Khirnian, a member of the SGPC, and Mr Amrik Singh Dhillon, MLA, were present. JAGRAON: Hundreds of Sikh devotees participated in nagar kirtan taken out here. Residents set up chhabeels for devotees at different points of the town. The police also set up a chhabeel in front of the SSP’s office. |
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Two held in dowry case Amloh, May 26 According to the FIR, Ms Rajinder Kaur stated that she was married to Balwinder Singh on February 24, 1998. Her father had given dowry according to his financial position. After six months, her husband Balwinder Singh, his brothers Paramjit Singh and Tarsem Singh, their wives Karamjit Kaur and Paramjit Kaur and his nephew Vinkey began to harass her to bring more dowry. She alleged that she was also given electric shocks. She added that when the matter was brought to the notice of her parents, they with the help of panchayats of both villages, got the matter compromised. After some time, she gave birth to a son at her parental house. Her parents sent her with the borrowed money of Rs 20,000 to her in-laws. They demanded Rs 50,000, which her parents could not afford. On the night of May 15, her husband came drunk and the persons named in the FIR tied her with a rope and beat her up. She managed to flee and passed that night in the house of a member of the panchayat of the village, who informed the sarpanch of the village. |
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3 proclaimed offenders
arrested Ludhiana, May 26 SHO Gurpreet Singh told reported that a police party had arrested Mohinder Yadav, a suspect in a theft at the shop of Ravinder Kumar Arora in Harpal Nagar on May 24. Giving details he said the police suspected it to be the handiwork of some labourer who had recently carried out some repair work in the shop. He said the needle of suspicion fell on Mohinder Yadav who was arrested from the railway station in the city. He confessed to having committed the crime. The SHO said the police had recovered Rs 27,000 from his possession and the whereabouts of another Rs 16,000 stolen from the shop were yet to be ascertained. The SHO said in another case the police had succeeded in nabbing three proclaimed offenders who had been absconding since 1999. |
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Local bodies being
computerised: Tandon Ludhiana, May 26 Addressing a function before laying the foundation stone of Sri Guru Harkrishan Institute of Management and Technology, being set up by Chief Khalsa Diwan in Harkrishan Public School Complex here yesterday, Mr Tandon said in the local bodies, the computer-based administration was being gradually implemented from municipal corporation to the nagar panchayat level. Efforts were being made to provide the facility of easy access to the people to the entire information on civic amenities, including the details of water, sewerage bills and other services on the Internet. Referring to the achievements of the SAD-BJP Government during the past four years, Mr Tandon said with the improved financial management and effective austerity measures, the financial health of the state had substantially improved and a large number of major development projects had been taken in hand, which would be completed during the current financial year. He further claimed that as a result of relentless efforts of the government and a congenial conditions for development during the past four years, the growth rate in the state had surged from seventh to third place in the country. Appreciating the contribution of the Chief Khalsa Diwan in providing quality education in a large number of schools being run by the organisation, the minister said the private education bodies were doing better work in the field of education in comparison to government institutions. The Chief Khalsa Diwan, by opting to launch a new technical institution for women, had done appreciable service to society, as the present age was the era of transformation, where the involvement of women was of utmost importance. He called upon the teachers to inculcate the moral and social values among the students, while at the same time imparting technical education, so that they could face the challenges of globalisation, as also serve the neglected and weaker sections of society. Mr Tandon also announced a grant of Rs 50,000 for the building of the institutions. Mr Kirpal Singh, president of Chief Khalsa Diwan, while welcoming the minister, highlighted the contribution of the organisation in the field of education. He said the Chief Khalsa Diwan had planned to start the computer and Information Technology-based professional training courses in their institutions. |
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Cong leaders seek change in leadership Khanna, May 26 One of the deputations was led by Shashi Vardhan, a former organiser of the Punjab Congress Sewa Dal and general secretary District Congress Committee, Fatehgarh Sahib, while another deputation was led by Bachan Singh Pakho, former MLA and president DCC, Sangrur. The leaders told Ms Gandhi that the present leadership in the state had failed to mobilise the common people in favour of the Congress by organising conferences. |
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Traders threaten to resume dharna Ludhiana, May 26 The committee has expressed surprise over press statements of the Excise and Taxation Officers Association, Punjab, wherein it has alleged that the business community is committing atrocities on the Excise and Taxation officials. |
Globalisation’s ill effects
discussed Ludhiana, May 26 Unanimously expressing concern over the situation, the meeting observed that the previous government as well as the present one had imposed these policies on the country without giving any thought to the whole issue. Because of these policies, the farming and industrial sector were facing great hardships. In some industrial sector, 60 to 70 per cent of industrial units had been closed down. The meeting expressed the view that although it was good to be competitive , planned efforts of a special kind were needed to meet such a
challenge. But sadly, the leaders of the day gave no thought at all to this aspect resulting in the onslaught by multinationals under which the country’s small and medium-scale industry was being mercilessly crushed. Even large industries had been endangered by the entry of multinationals in the Indian market. The meeting also deliberated on reasons responsible for the inability of the Indian companies to compete with the companies of the world. It said while in other countries industry was being encouraged by the governments, in sharp contrast to this, industry in India had been taken hostage by the bureaucrats and red-tapism. There are no provisions for quality measurement according to international standards in the country and on top of that tax structure in the country was also wrong. The agriculture sector too was being adversely affected by the trend of globalisation. The meeting observed that there was no logic in importing foodgrains and milk which were already abundant in the country. American firms were getting seeds patents and misguiding the Indian farmers in this regard. |
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Lok Bhalai Party to contest 90 seats Mandi
Gobindgarh, May 26 Mr Ramoowalia said the government had failed on all fronts. Corruption was rampant, unemployment had increased manifold and looting of taxi and truck drivers was continuing, he added. Specialised gangs were busy in grabbing government and panchayat land with the blessings of Mr Parkash Singh Badal and other ministers, alleged Mr
Ramoowalia. Reign of terror was being let loose on the people who raised their voice for their rights, he stated. The government had created 21 posts of Director-General of Police while there were no promotions in lower ranks for want of funds, he further said. |
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Beating the heat — Tiger’s
way Ludhiana, May 26 But here too the animal is cautious. Experience has taught it that the water in the pond can also no longer remain cool. Displaying intelligence, it first stretches out its right paw in the pond, gets a feel of the temperature and after finding it cool enough finally settles down in the pond. This was the scene at the local Tiger Safari in the reserve forests situated on the GT Road here in the afternoon. The soaring mercury in the city is not only driving the people to look for shelter but is also forcing these big cats to look for cool environs. When The Tribune team visited these striped cats in their habitat at Tiger Safari they were all lazing around under the shade of a tree or some of them were beating the heat by sitting in artificial ponds created by the zoo authorities. The Peacocks who share the place with the tigers were also seen settling under the shade of trees. So were the black bucks and spotted deer. The Zoo authorities have also made special arrangements for these animals to make them comfortable in the blistering heat. They have erected new thatched shelters for the black bucks and spotted deer and are constantly sprinkling water in the enclosures. According to Mr Raj Kumar Joshi, Forest Range Officer of Tiger Safari, the animals are being given special care during the hot weather. The tigers are being provided with showers of cold water to make them feel cool. “We are also making them eat salt these days so that they don’t become deficient in it. The furred animals feel more heat as compared to the other animals so we shower cold water on them thrice or more than that during the day. We are also buying a lot of ice these days to keep their meat cold. The cold meat is easier to digest as the tigers tend to become lazier during the hot months and lack of exercise can cause problems in digestion.” said Mr Joshi. He also said the de-worming and stool tests were required to be performed more often in the hot weather. “As high temperature makes them lazier we release more peacocks in the safari so that the tigers chase them and exercise their muscles. But most of the times they ignore a peacock drinking water from their pond something they don’t do during the colder months.” “Their behaviour also experiences a change due to the heat. They tend to become temperamental and even loose their temper on the man who feeds them. So we usually keep five out of the 10 tigers inside a room and leave the rest in open. Otherwise they would fight and even harm each other.” The authorities have also made a provision to ensure constant inflow and outflow of water from the ponds to maintain the temperature of water. The deer and black bucks are provided green fodder so that they get extra water in their food. |
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Child care —
no child’s
play Ludhiana, May 26 These young girls are mostly from very poor families. According to Dr Vinay Gupta, a psychiatrist,” If babies are left for short periods in care of a young girl, probably it would not have any physical or psychological impact but if a child is left for long periods then apart from the risk of accidents there is also a chance that the physical growth of the child may suffer. Small girls are not trained to handle any emergency or to give basic first aid to the child and this can be serious.” Moreover, they may not feed the child properly in mother’s absence. He also said according to a study, if the children were not looked after property in the growing years they can have psychological, physical and behaviourial problems later on. Moreover, the young girls growth may also suffer for she is under a constant strain of looking after a small child. “Since these children come from lower strata of life, they may also be carriers of some diseases which they may pass to the child. “Says Dr Nakra. These girls are called “khidawanis” in Punjabi as they are used to handling their younger siblings. “To leave babies entirely in care of such girls needs a lot of guts. As far as I am concerned I can’t dream of doing such a thing,” says Alka Sahani, mother of a six-month old girl. She gave up her job to look after the child. But for many there is no other option till there are good day centres in the city. |
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A tough road to
traverse Ludhiana, May 26 The road divider causes further inconvenience to the commuters as it is broad and poorly constructed. After a few metres, the road turns right towards Karimpura and left towards one of the bylanes of Chaura Bazar. The road forms a triangle after another few metres, from where the traffic going to CMC has to turn. The traffic from Chaura Bazar also comes into that lane. The part where the road is the narrowest, the manholes are open. A couple of persons are removing filth from the holes and depositing in mounds around the manholes, emanating foul smell. Small mounds of garbage further make the traffic movement slow. The drivers try to find ways to edge forward. Many a time, the vehicles are grazed. Says Ms Indu Bhaskar, who lives near Lakshmi Cinema, “Earlier the traffic scene was not so chaotic. But these days, one can not even think of stepping outside. We hear people abusing each other loudly as invariably the people bump into each other and cause injury. Why are the vehicles allowed to be parked on the side of the road?” Near Subhani building the traffic further becomes heavier as more roads lead to the roundabout of Subhani building. By the time one reaches the CMC, one thanks one’s stars for having reached safely. One shudders to think of the plight of a patient who has had a cardiac arrest and has to travel on the road to the CMC. Dr T. M. Jaison has said that the CMC is going to build the biggest and most modern trauma centre and has requested the Municipal Commissioner to make an overbridge so that accident victims can be brought swiftly to the hospital. |
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Plot possession
eludes owner Ludhiana, May 26 To further complicate matters, two revenue officials, deputed to conduct an on-the-spot inquiry about the status of the piece of land, have submitted contradictory reports. A report, submitted by Mr Jagdish Singh, a retired kanungo, to the Tehsildar (East) in March 2000, says the plot is under encroachment and a three-storey building has been constructed in it. Another inquiry report by a serving kanungo, Mr Jaswinder Kumar, dated November 10, 2000 shows the disputed piece of land as vacant. According to Mr Sardari Lal, the plot, owned by his late wife Asha Rani had been encroached upon by a hosiery owner, who had constructed a building. The building also covered half portion of another adjoining plot, which was shown as a part of a public street in the building plan. The plot owner has submitted another written complaint to the Assistant Commissioner (General). He wants that the second report of the kanungo should be rejected and the possession of the plot be restored to him. Mr Sardari Lal has threatened to resort to a fast in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner here if the administration fails to respond within a fortnight. |
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Anti-Mayor stir to continue Ludhiana, May 26 The party, which had launched an indefinite protest against the Mayor, chalked out an elaborate programme for its two hour daily dharna at the MC headquarters on all week days, in a meeting presided over by its district president here last evening. According to its Press Secretary, party workers from wards nos. 49 to 53 in East Mandal will participate in the dharna on May 30 and those from wards nos. 54 to 59 in East Mandal on June 1 and June 6. On June 4 and 5, party activists from West Mandal will take part in the dharna. |
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When the colossus
fell Ludhiana, May 26 Although reports about Nehru’s ill- health had been making the rounds for some time, yet his death came as a shock to the people. A pall of gloom descended on Ludhiana, which then had a population of about three lakh. There was no call for a bandh or a hartal, but people closed their business establishments instantly. In Chaura Bazar, the main market of the city, wore a deserted look with grief writ large on every face. Next day, thousands and thousands of people came out on roads to mourn the death of their leader. Everybody was talking about his leadership and his high-profile role in the freedom movement. People, irrespective of their political beliefs and affiliations, vied with one another to lead processions that emerged from almost all parts of the city. It was election time in Ludhiana. Elections to the municipal committee were due on June 1. People forgot the campaign and the rival candidates marched together in mourning processions. The only sound to be heard was the chants of ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’. Crowds from all parts of the city converged to the Ghantaghar where a mass rally was held. |
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Chiks are still ‘chic’ Ludhiana, May 26 Om Praksh says the popularity of chiks has not decreased. Even fashionable people ask them to make chiks with a lining of tapestry. Chik-making is a tedious process. These are made from a special kind of bamboo called ‘Sarancha’. The bamboo is peeled and cut into small strips. After Om Prakash and his three sons have prepared the strips, these are given to the women and children to weave dori through them. “They have become experts in this and finish the work in no time, he says. In his shop near the Government College of Boys, Om Prakash and his sons stitch niwad on the edges. To make it more effective, a blue casement cloth is stitched to the chik. A plastic sheet is used to protect it from rain. The chiks are made according to the requirement of the client. These days, fine chiks with intricate patterns are preferred but these are costlier than the normal chiks. A strong string with a pulley is used to roll up the chik and to lower it. The summer months, from May to July, represent a period of good business which slackens during winter. Some other members of his family are engaged in making chiks in old bazar near Daresi. “We are only a handful of people left on whose shoulders lies the responsibility of keeping this tradition alive. My family and I are happy to be able to make our both ends meet,” says Om Prakash. |
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Makers of beauty live in
poverty Ludhiana, May 26 They bring sacks of the plaster from Hanumangarh. The plaster is made into a thick paste and poured into moulds which they call ‘frames’. It sets in a few minutes. Then, it is removed carefully from the mould. The women do the repair work. The next step is to dry the figures and paint these with black enamel. After the enamel has dried, the figures are embellished with copper and gold colour to give them a sheen and a classic look. Now these are ready for sale. They often carry the figures in carts and go round the city looking for buyers, but the response is not good. Ganesh, one of these Rajasthani ‘artists’ says they earn barely enough to feed their families. “Where is the money to send the children to school?” he asks. His wife said: “We have a house, and some land in Jodhpur but due to the drought we have to come to Ludhiana to make a living. Our children do not have clothes or shoes and they wander on the roads. Nobody comes to our help. No one gives us food or medicines for our children.” Shanker, another resident of this colony, said, “Our statues are very reasonably priced still the people haggle with us. Sometimes, in desperation we sell them cheap. Is it not sad that we are surrounded by objects of beauty, but we have no happiness in our lives.” |
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