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Valour of ‘Queen of battle’ recalled
NIT committee report to disclose
Teenager gangraped, five arrested
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Congress splits in Dhilwan
60 more truckloads of foodgrains to J-K
One booked for ‘abducting’ minor girl
Phagwara bans fire crackers after 10 p.m.
One nabbed with fake currency
Gadri Mela: A quizzical day two
CM assures relief for scribe
Dr S.P. Sharma new Civil Surgeon
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Valour of ‘Queen of battle’ recalled
Jalandhar, October 27 Lieut Gen Mandhata Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC), laid a wreath at the memorial. Lieut Gen S.S. Sangra, senior most gallantry award winner, also paid homage to the martyrs. Retired infantry officers, JCOs and jawans also paid tributes to the martyred infantrymen today. Speaking on the occasion, Lieut Gen Mandhata Singh said that the Indian infantrymen had always remained steadfast and resilient, whether it concerned protection of borders in difficult terrain conditions at Siachen, fighting anti-national elements in Kashmir and the North East or carrying out relief and rescue operations in disaster-struck regions. He said the infantry had remained a pillar of strength of the army, and was thus aptly called “Queen of the battle”. The GOC said that if the army had stood the nation in good stead even in the difficult phase of its history, the credit went mostly to the selfless devotion of India’s gallant infantrymen who considered sacrifice a way of life. The Indian Infantry is one of the most battle-hardened and combat rich forces that has enviable records to its credit, having won most of the Param Vir Chakras and Ashok Chakras, awarded so far. Later in the day, a Sainik Sammelan and blood donation camp was held during which the glorious past of the infantry was recalled. This was followed by a ‘barakhana’ in which the Infantry ex-servicemen from adjoining areas of Jalandhar joined to celebrate the
occasion. Later in the evening, a social interaction was organised in the Cantonment in which serving and retired infantry officers participated. Meanwhile, the Infantry Day was also celebrated in Kapurthala. Brigadier Rajsh Singh, Commander, Military Station, Kapurthala laid a wreath at Kapurthala Imperial Service Infantry War Memorial.
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NIT committee report to disclose names today
Jalandhar, October 27 Though NIT authorities are not coming out with the contents of the report, sources disclose that the report has indicted many hostel staff for their alleged failure in checking ragging. The committee is headed by Dr Pradeep Chaitley, and includes Dr Rakesh Chandra and Mr A.L. Sangal. Mr K.K. Dheer, registrar, NIT, confirmed that the report had been submitted and that Mr Raghuvir Sharma, institute’s director, would open the sealed report in the presence of the four deans of the college. He declined to make any further comments. On the other hand, the employees union of the NIT, sensing that names of their fellow employees might figure in the list, have decided to agitate against any move to implicate the accused members. A delegation of the employees union even met the director and informed him about their decision. In another development, parents of the students arrested by the police in the Amit Kumar suicide case were forced to leave the NIT hostels where they had been staying to rally support for their kids. A letter issued by the NIT authorities asked them to vacate the campus. The GRP team, investigating the case, had asked the NIT authorities to furnish the list of the employees on whose shoulders the responsibility of checking ragging in hostels lay. The NIT had constituted the committee to investigate and come out with the list. The college employees however allege that the authorities had always been passive in checking ragging and had only come to the fore after the tragic suicide of the first year student. Notices declaring a ban on ragging had been put up in the hostels much later. The failure to pay attention to the unchecked ragging had driven the student to such depression, the employees further alleged.
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Teenager gangraped, five arrested
Jalandhar, October 27 Prahlad, a labourer, had filed an FIR in the Maksoodan police station yesterday evening alleging that his daughter was lured away by some youth when he had gone to the Transport Nagar to buy vegetables along with her. “Some youth on a scooter and a bike took away my daughter, who was walking at some distance behind me,” Prahlad said in the complaint. On the complaint, the police conducted raids and recovered the girl from a house in the Bhim Nagar area. The five accused, including the owner of the house, Gulshan Kumar Saini, were arrested from the spot. Sunil Verma alias Happy, the main accused, Kulwinder Singh alias Nippi, Amritpal Singh alias Sunny, Simranjit Singh alias Bunty were arrested under sections 376, 363, 366, and 120 B of the IPC. Gulshan Kumar Saini jumped off the roof of the house while attempting to run away and got his leg injured. The medical examination of the girl has confirmed the rape.
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Congress splits in Dhilwan
Dhilwan (Kapurthala), October 27 Mr Gurbachan Singh Amar, patron of the committee, announced the formation of the committee under Mr Darbara Singh Saini as president, adding that party activists of the area were annoyed with the anti-party activities of the local leaders and felt a need to float a body of loyal activists. He blamed Mr Karamjit Singh Dhillon, Municipal Councilor and founder member of Indian Overseas Congress UK of working against party interests and helping Bibi Jaswant Kaur a SAD leader, to occupy the seat of the president in the Nagar Panchayat. The Akalis were successful in getting the post of the president in the Nagar Panchayat with four seats out of the total eleven due to the anti-party activities of Mr Karamjit Singh, Mr Amar added. Mr Darbara Singh, president of the newly formed committee and general secretary of the District Congress Committee, Kapurthala, said the list of members of the committee has been sent for the approval of Mr Navtej Singh Cheema, President, District Congress Committee, Kapurthala.
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60 more truckloads of foodgrains to J-K
Jalandhar, October 27 The relief material containing 10,000 bags of foodgrains will reach the affected state in a day and is expected to be distributed among people living in the relief camps before the festival of Id. The minister also informed that till date 107 lakh MT of paddy has arrived in the mandis. He said that total of 150 lakh MT is likely to arrive by the end of the procurement. The paddy from the areas of Sangrur, Patiala and Ludhiana is likely to come into the mandis in the next few days. From Sangrur and Ludhiana , 7 lakh MT each are expected while Patiala would provide 10 lakh MT of paddy. The last day of procurement has been extended to November 15.
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One booked for ‘abducting’ minor girl
Kapurthala, October 27 According to information, Ranjit Singh had an affair with a 17-year-old of the same village. On October 22, both of them left their homes without telling anybody. After noticing their absence, parents of the duo started searching but all efforts to locate the couple remain futile. As such, the girl’s father lodged a complaint with the police.
— TNS
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Phagwara bans fire crackers after 10 p.m.
Phagwara, October 27 The order says: “During the Divali period, the noise pollution caused by bursting of fire crackers is likely to create annoyance and injury to the health of people. There is an urgent need to prevent the annoyance and injury by restricting the usage of crackers.” It has also been specified that the fire crackers were prohibited in the silence zones which includes the area of 100-metre around hospitals, educational institutions, courts and religious places. Meanwhile, there has been a mixed reaction to the orders. A section of the public appreciate the orders, adding emphatically that the local administration should ensure the compliance of this after 10 p.m. But Sumit Sharma, a student of Class XI, said, “The administration should not stop the public from enjoying an occasion like Divali. Relatives and friends get together from far-off places in a large number just for the festival. Lighting crackers in the company of others was just a way of expressing solidarity. There is no justification in laying conditions on the celebrations.” Abhishek Chopra, a student of electronic engineering, said, “Loud noise and dirty air is no way of expressing joy.
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One nabbed with fake currency
Phagwara, October 27 Mr Navjot Singh Mahal, DSP, Phagwara, said that after a tip-off, a police party headed by City SHO Nirmal Singh set up the naka where they nabbed Jaggu, a migrant labourer from Bihar recovering fake his possession 12 notes of Rs 100 denomination. The police said that the accused had been active in circulating fake currency in and around Phagwara for quite some time. After an interrogation, Jaggu confessed that he used to smuggle in fake notes from Bihar and get five times more than the real ones value, said police.
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Gadri Mela: A quizzical day two
Jalandhar, October 27 The girls team from PTS Arya School, Noormahal comprising Sonia Verma, Sonia Bhatia and Rajinder Kaur bagged the first position in the contest. Government Arts and Sports College team of Sukhpal Singh, Arvinder Singh, and Deepika bagged the second position while Deepika, Jatinder Kaur, Harjinder Singh from the Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Centre team stood third. Sixteen teams from across the state took part in the competition. Noted Punjabi writer Waryam Singh conducted the quiz competition, much to the delight of the audience. The competitions in dance, painting, Kavi Darbar, film show, and plays will be held in the forthcoming days—an effort to make the young generation aware about their revolutionary past.
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CM assures relief for scribe
Jalandhar, October 27 Mr B. I. S. Chahal, Advisor to the Chief Minister, during his visit to the city held a meeting with mediapersons in this context and said that the CM had already agreed to release the amount for relief of Mr Pal Singh Nauli, working as a staff correspondent with a vernacular daily here. — TNS
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Dr S.P. Sharma new Civil Surgeon
Jalandhar, October 27
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