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Man tries to kill two children
Ludhiana, August 16 Accused Chhotte Lal is absconding. Sadhna, 16, told reporters at the Civil Hospital that her father had brought ‘Kulche-Chholle’ for them last night. “My brothers Luv (12) and Kush (11) ate those, but I didn’t for I got suspicious. We all slept. In the morning, my brothers did not wake up and my father was missing.” She raised an alarm and called the neighbhours. Two cops from the PCR squad also reached there. The children were admitted to the Civil Hospital where doctors revealed they seemed to have eaten poison. Sadhna revealed that her mother had gone to her parents’ house a month ago. Given to drinking her father would often fight with her mother and beat up the children. She alleged that her father’s behaviour had worsened in the past one month. Chhotte Lal is a worker in the Rockman Factory here. The Shimla Puri police is investigating into the case.
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Christians seek justice for ’84 riot victims
Ludhiana, August 16 A meeting of the community, attended by representatives of several Christian bodies here today remarked that the gesture would go a long way in restoring the sense of security among the minority communities in India. Pastor Prem Sharda, who presided over the meeting, however, pointed out that the government had failed to take action against those guilty of starting the riots and perpetrating crimes against members of the Sikh community. “The government should not only take action against the guilty but riot victims should also be adequately compensated.” Addressing the meeting Pastor Clarence Bansi Lal placed on record the solidarity shown by the Sikh community with the Christians whenever the minority community was under attack. He said the Akali leadership in general and its local leaders in particular, had stood by their Christian brethren in time of need. A prominent Akali leader and former Councillor, Mr Kulwant Singh Dukhia, who was the guest of honour at the meeting, remarked that the government should take effective measures to check attacks against minorities and provide adequate safeguards against communal riots. He asserted that the minority communities had always strived to maintain unity and integrity of the country. Among others, Mr Prem Paras, Mr Harminder Singh Sethi, Mr Baljit Singh Bindra, Mr Kashmir Singh Sheera, Mr William A. Masih, Mr Tarsem Masih, Mr Mohan Bhatti, Mr Arthur K. Lall, Dr John Akbar Rahi, Pastro Karnail Masih and Mr B.M. Fredrick attended the meeting.
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Protest against inaction over Nanavati report
Ludhiana, August 16 Party leaders Avtar Singh Rasulpur and Hardev Singh observed that although the Nanavati Commission had not done much and had not clearly identified the culprits, but even then the government did not take any action on its recommendations. The protestors demanded strict action against the culprits. They said the government must punish the guilty to restore confidence among the minorities. They regretted that the government instead of taking the culprits to the task, was shielding them.
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Book in-laws for murder, say woman’s parents
Ludhiana, August 16 Gurmeet Singh, father of the deceased woman, have allaged that she had not committed suicide but her husband and in-laws have murdered her. He along with his wife and several other relatives was camping outside the civil hospital mortuary. Hospital doctors, meanwhile, have sent the body for post-mortem examination to Medical College, Patiala. Hospital sources said it was not possible to ascertain the cause of death here. Harinder Kaur was
found hanging from a ceiling fan in her house.
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Owners of red units turn to ministers
Ludhiana, August 16 The Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, has submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister, Environment Minister and PPCB Chairman, urging them that the decision should be withdrawn. The
PPCB, in a public notice in newspapers, directed all ‘red category’ (highly polluting) industrial units to shift from residential areas by September 30. Most of these units are located in areas like
Simplapuri, Janata Nagar, Partap Nagar, S.A.S. Nagar, Dashmesh Nagar, Chet Singh Nagar, Muradpura and Dera
Kalsian. While residents of these areas have been demanding that these units should be shifted, the industry wants that these areas to be designated as ‘industrial areas’. “The move would destroy small industry,” says Mr Gurpargat Singh Kahlon, president Auto Parts Manufacturers Association. “Shifting of the industry after 35 years would create unemployment, losses to the exchequer and even law and order problems,” he adds. “These units should be provided land and other infrastructural facilities at cheaper rates. And in case a certain locality has industries in 80 per cent of its area, these should be designated as industrial areas,” Mr Kahlon said.
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Dawar lays stone in his constituency
Ludhiana, August 16 Mr Dawar, who represents the Ludhiana East assembly segment, claimed that development projects in all localities in the segment were in progress. Officials of the Transport Department had been asked to issue driving licences at the doorsteps. Later, he listened to grievances of public at the residence of Mr Jeet Singh. The area Councillor, Mr Sanjeev Talwar, observed that the ongoing work for laying sewerage in Field Ganj was near completion. Another Rs 8 lakh project for laying new water supply lines would be taken up in the next few days.
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BKU asks co-op mills to repel govt pressure
Ludhiana, August 16 The acting president of BKU, Mr Manjit Singh Kadian, said in a statement here yesterday that other sugar mills in the cooperative sector should also follow suit. He said another sugar mill in Gurdaspur had also adopted a resolution to return the government share. Mr Kadian, made an appeal to the cooperative sugar mills to operate with active involvement of sugarcane growers, the majority share holders. Sounding a note of caution to the managements of cooperative sugar mills, the BKU leaders said they would not hesitate to convene the general body meetings of the share holders and adopt necessary resolutions if the managements attempted to work under pressure of the government. They also asked the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to desist using administrative powers of ‘veto’ against disinvestment of government share-holding in cooperative sugar mills. The BKU acting president further remarked that the government had been taking a persistent stand that it could no longer run the cooperative sugar mills but now when the managements had decided to go ahead for disinvestment of government holdings, attempts were being made to scuttle the move at different levels. Mr Kadian made it clear that the employee organisations of cooperative sugar mills and sugar cane growers were all set to purchase the government shares in two ‘sick’ sugar mills in cooperative sector and to nurse these mills back to health in coordination with each other.
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Impressive parade marks PPA function
Phillaur, August 16 DSP (Probationary) Sandeep Kumar Bhardwaj from Himachal Pradesh Police and Lieutenant Sonam Bhangchu from Royal Bhutan Police, who are currently undergoing their basic training at PPA, led the impressive parade in which eight platoons consisting of the gentlemen and lady trainees of Punjab Police, Chandigarh Police, Jharkhand State Police and students of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Police Public School participated in ceremonial dress. Speaking on the occasion Mr Gill exported the trainees to realise the value of freedom. He said “As an independent nation we are duty - bound to preserve our freedom by keeping divisive tendencies at bay.” Dwelling on the role of police in a democratic system, Mr Gill expressed the view that the first and fore most duty of the police was to be fair and impartial so that every segment of society felt safe and secure irrespective of the considerations of caste, colour creed, race. The march past was followed by the presentation of mementoes to retired police officers and distribution of sweets to the trainees, staff members and schoolchildren. “Independence Day Celebration Amateur Games” were also organised during the day and in the evening the Director and the other officers and staff members of the Academy joined the trainees in a “bara khana” specially organised to celebrate the 58th Independence Day of the country.
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Issru mela passes off without hassle
Issru (Ludhiana), August 16 It was indeed a tough job for the police to arrange a foolproof security and ensure that the public was not harassed. The annual Shaheedi Mela is organised here in memory of Shaheed Karnail Singh Issru, who died fighting the Portuguese in Goa. Security had been tightened following statewide arrests of Babbar Khalsa International members. The Indian head of the BKI was believed to be hiding in the nearby town of Samrala before his arrest. According to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Khanna, Mr Naunihal Singh, 1000 police personnel were deployed for multi-tier security check. At the Congress conference, there was multiple frisking of the people before they could make their way to the pandal. For the first time the movement of vehicles at the Issru mela was hassle-free. Cops guided the vehicles to parking areas.
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Designer wear exhibition
Ludhiana, August 16 A graduate from NIFT Bangalore, Kanika: “I have used delicate embroideries and floral shades and collection suits every pocket.” For young girls, the main attraction is the skirts in cotton material with embroideries and floral paintings. “I have already organised an exhibition in Chandigarh. This is my first attempt in Ludhiana”, said Kanika.
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Senior citizens demand land for old-age homes
Ludhiana, August 16 The function was held under the presidentship of Mr Amar Chand Batta. Senior citizens put forward their demands to the chief guest, Wing Commander
Sibia. Their primary demand was for and for old-age homes.
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