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4 heroin smugglers held, Pak links suspected CPS promises better power Surprise visit conducted
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Govt wakes up
to traffic blues Jalandhar, April 1 If everything goes according to the plan, the-much needed project would be completed within two years at a cost of around Rs 38 crore. “The tenders have been already invited for the project which after completion would give major respite to lakhs of commuters who use the GT Road for travelling to Nakodar, Moga and Kapurthala. The project, which is being executed by the PWD department, would be funded by Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB),” revealed the outgoing deputy commissioner A Venu Parsad. The elevated road would double as Railway Overbridge (ROB) and take care of Khalsa College railway crossing, a major bottleneck on the Jalandhar-Nakodar track.Parsad said the ROB on DAV College railway crossing, which is under construction, will get commissioned in an estimated period of one year. It’s being built by the municipal corporation. “The elevated road would greatly improve the traffic situation as the heavy flow coming towards the city from BSF Chowk would be diverted near Khalsa College. It also means that commuters will not have to pass through the congested Inter-state Bus Terminus area,” added
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I decided to end my
life: Taru Jalandhar, April 1 Talking to The Tribune, Taru Anand said she was so disturbed that she had decided to end her life. “I became so disturbed that I decided to commit suicide and so much so that I also wrote a suicide note but somehow my parents came from Amritsar and took me with them,” Taru added. Recalling the incident, she said she had called Rakesh, a second-year student, as ‘bhaji’ (brother). Agitated over this, Rakesh used indecent remarks against her. At this, Taru went to office of HoD Kavita Kaushal Sharma.Incidentally, at that time parents of some students were also sitting in her office. She could not gather courage to inform the HoD about the incident in front of those people. Taru then went to her house and rang Kavita up to tell her about the sexual harassment. To her surprise, instead of listening to her complaint sympathetically, Kavita said how she dared called her. Next day, when she went to the college she was found suspended without any fault of hers. Taru further alleged that when she, along with other students of her class, including her real brother Kanu Anand, went to Kavita to get her suspension revoked, the HoD used indecent language against Taru. At this, she returned from her office and decided to end her life. Meanwhile, Taru’s parents came and persuaded her not to take the extreme step, she said, adding that her suspension was revoked only when she sent a complaint in this regard to vice-chancellor of the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot. While Taru said the copies of the complaint were also sent to the chairman Anil Chopra, and principal B.B. Khanna, Chopra denied having received any such report. At the same time, he said if he got a complaint of such kind, he would definitely get the matter inquired and guilty would be punished. Meanwhile, Taru said she became mentally so disturbed that she was undergoing treatment at psychiatry department of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in Amritsar. His brother Kanu Anand stopped coming to college after the incident, she added. In the meantime, it appears from the statement of Chopra that the college has decided to suspend the girl students as he told The Tribune that a five-member committee, led by DSP Jagmohan Singh, would meet on Monday and if the Kavita Kaushal was found guilty, she would be terminated or action would be taken against the complainants. |
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‘Subsidies to be released soon’ Amritsar, April 1 This was revealed by public relations and public health minister Birkramjit Singh Majithia at a function organised by the Trade and Industries Association here today. Addressing the industrialists, Majithia said that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had already announced this in Parliament. He said the government had initiated various steps to release subsidies amounting to Rs 500 crore pending for the past many years, out of which Rs 105 crore would be released as the first instalment. The cheques for the subsidies would be disbursed soon for giving impetus to the industrial growth which was already in the doledrums. He said the government would strive hard to bring the local industry back to its earlier position. He said the city was hub of the industry which suffered immensely due to alleged wrong policies of the previous government.
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4 heroin smugglers held, Pak links suspected Kapurthala, April 1 Confirming this, SSP Rakesh Agarwal said that two of the smugglers belonged to Jammu, whereas two others were living in Tarn Taran district. They are Balli, Sukhchain, Nagar and Subash. During preliminary interrogation, they revealed that they had their links with Pakistan-based smugglers, he added. To a query, the SSP said that the four smugglers were still being interrogated and if any heroin was recovered from them that would be disclosed at an appropriate time. However the sources said that several kilograms of heroin had been seized from their possession. Actually no police official was ready to disclose the exact quantity of the recovery as a formal announcement of the same is likely be made on Monday at a press conference, reportedly to be addressed by a senior police officer. The CIA staff of the district police nabbed them today after further interrogation of two Jammu-based smugglers nabbed a few days ago in Phagwara. They were nabbed after revelations by Gurbax Singh, one of the two Jammu-based smugglers arrested earlier.
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CPS promises better power Nawanshahr, April 1 Criticising the previous Congress regime for making no concrete plans to meet the power needs of the people, he said Parkash Singh-led government would accord top priority to electricity generation. The CPS said the government was already committed to providing ‘atta’ and ‘dal’ at cheap rates to the common people.
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Surprise visit conducted
Tarn Taran, April 1 Dr Karanjit Singh, civil surgeon, who accompanied the minister, claimed that the minister found all things in order as entire staff was found present on duty. The sources revealed that the hospital staff was aware about the so called surprise visit. |
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