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Trust sleeping on draw of lots for plots Jalandhar, April 5 Over 14,000 applicants for residential plots in the proposed Maharaja Yadvindra Enclave here are in a dilemma ever since they deposited earnest money with the Jalandhar Improvement Trust almost four months back.
78 school kids fly high Phagwara gastro outbreak due to foul water: Authorities ‘Farmer-friendly steps on anvil’
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CRPF man suspects seniors behind son’s disappearance Jalandhar, April 5 Talking to The Tribune, Jha suspected Nagaland-based CRPF 94 Batallion Commandant Usha Kiran Kandolna and her second-in-command Preet Mohan Singh’s hand behind Anand’s mysterious ‘missing’. Presently posted in Nagaland, Jha alleged: “The behaviour of my seniors is hostile towards me and I was punished thrice by deducting my TA and two-day salary. I was also kept in `line prison’ for three days on the charge of going to Jalandhar without permission while on my way to West Bengal for election duty from Srinagar on March 14, 2003.” Jha said he had informed all his colleagues that he was going for some hours to hand-over money to his wife Saroj Jha residing in the CRPF group centre in Jalandhar. The constable further alleged that both commandant and second-in-command were annoyed with him as he had submitted a request letter to their seniors, i.e. IG and DIG, for transfer to Jalandhar. Subsequently, Jha said, a departmental inquiry (DI) was initiated against him on the `false’ charges of quarter guard absent, main-gate duty absent, arguing with company commander and refusing to take movement orders. Jha claimed that the DI went in his favour and he somehow procured the documents of the inquiry and was going to complain against his seniors to the IG. The constable claimed that his seniors were pressurising him to get the documents and they might have kidnapped his son with the help of some persons in this connection. When contacted on her phone, 94 Batallion Commandant Usha Kiran Kandolna termed Jha’s allegations as baseless. Admitting that a DI was ordered against him, she said that the inquiry was still on. Anand (13) went missing on March 18 evening. Jha said he was playing till 4.30 pm in the ground of the group centre, where nearly 600 families of CRPF personnel are residing. Anand is a student of Class 8 in Kendriya Vidalaya, Suranassi, and his
final exams were on at the time of his mysterious disappearance. To a query about how a CRPF constable’s son went missing from high security group centre, Additional DIG M.S. Ali, in charge of the centre, said the gate number two was used by the residents for entry and exit without any restriction. Only the names of the outsiders were registered before allowing them to enter even by gate number two, he added. Further, he said the guard at the gate number two could not recall when Anand had gone out of the gate on Sunday evening. Terming the incident of adolescent gone missing as unfortunate, DIG T.S. Dhillon claimed that Anand might have disappeared himself as he had not done well in his maths examination held a day before he was reported ‘missing’. His mother had reportedly rebuked him. Denying this, Jha said his son’s maths examination was to be held on Monday. Meanwhile, the district police did not register any FIR while Saroj Jha reported the matter to Kartarpur police on March 19. |
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To battle cruel fate, he needs a good samaritan Jalandhar, April 5 The family has sold off its house to arrange Rs 1.5 lakh for Sanju’s diagnosis and treatment. Now barely living from hand to mouth, the family is finding it difficult to continue with his treatment and buying medicines. Sanju with his grandmother and father was at SGL Charitable Hospital here today for a weekly check up. The cute cherub quietly lay in the lap of his grandmother Pritam Kaur as she narrated her saga. “Sanju was a naughty and hyper-active child. He ran around in the house, played joyfully with his toys and had started speaking few words. It was after his first birthday that he had high grade fever which resulted in weakness. Neither he is now able to balance his head nor does he show any response,” she said as tears rolled down her eyes. Sanju’s father Nath Pal, who is a daily-wage labourer, said that he had first taken him to a private hospital in Amritsar after which he was referred to the SGL hospital here. “He had closed his fists tightly and showed signs of spasm in the body since the time he had suffered the attack and the doctors here performed a surgery to implant a shunt in his body after which he showed some signs of improvement,” he said as he took out his discharge slip and bills to the tune of Rs 46,000. “Now a visiting neurosurgeon, Dr R.P.S. Chhabra, is following his course of treatment. He has advised physiotherapy for Sanju and asked for a CT scan for which we are left with no money. “I have to miss my job on several days for getting him here for treatment, besides spending money for commuting,” said the disturbed father. .“We always keep a pack of his medicines along with Sanju who is quite prone to fever, congestion, stomach pain and nausea”, he said, showing other regular syrups required for his recovery. Dr Chhabra said the further course of treatment primarily included a lot of physical support and medication. Philanthropists can drop some help at Guru Nanak Darbar Mohalla falling in ward number 1 in Rayya. |
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Trust sleeping on draw of lots for plots Jalandhar, April 5 While allotment under the scheme is being delayed for quite some time, the applicants are quite apprehensive following the reports on Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s stand on abolishing of the trusts in the state. Ever since the trust has collected an amount of Rs 121 crore under the scheme, the draw is being delayed for one reason or the other. While the booking had begun on December 15 last year, the processing had been hampered due to implementation of election code of conduct at the end of the same month. The pace of work had further gone slow as the trust does not have a regular chairman since the time Tejinder Singh Bittu resigned from the post to contest the Vidhan Sabha elections. The trust got a new acting chairman, ADC Manisha Trigati, yesterday. The applicants are more apprehensive about the execution of the allotment since the scheme has been named after the father of former CM, Capt Amarinder Singh. An applicant, Taranjit Singh Ahluwalia, said he had deposited an amount of Rs 75,000 in December end for a plot at the site. He said since then the allotment was being put off for one reason or the other. He rued, “The officials should have at least given us some intimation about the delay or mentioned some time frame within the processing would be completed. I rather feel that I have blocked my money and should have invested it elsewhere”. The scheme pertains to 502 free hold residential plots in different dimensions in a total area of nearly 70 acres near Pathankot Bypass. There are 41 plots of 100 sq yards area, 203 of 150 sq yard area, 60 of 200 sq yard area, 44 of 250 sq yard area, 118 of 350 sq yard area and 36 of 500 sq yard area. |
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78 school kids fly high Pathankot, April 5 Parasailing was organised as part of the Army's initiative for promoting adventure sports amongst its rank and file besides providing the youngsters an opportunity. Speaking on occasion, GOC, Gurj Division Major General P.C.S Khati said that the spirit of adventure that is inculcated in such a camp would go a long way in fostering the spirit of courage, adventure and dynamism amongst the youth. The GOC also gave away certificates of merit to the |
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Phagwara gastro outbreak due to foul water: Authorities Phagwara, April 5 The civil surgeon said the contaminated water supplied by the nagar council was responsible for the outbreak of gastroenteritis cases. He suspected that periodic spread of the disease within the town was being attributed to old, leaking sewerage lines and sewage from these pipes getting mixed with the drinking water. He advised the people to drink boiled water, avoid eating over-ripe fruits and keep their surroundings clean. The health department authorities conducted a door-to-door survey and distributed chlorine tablets in these localities. On the other hand, the health authorities destroyed cut fruit being sold by at least 20 vendors in Hargobind Nagar. Four samples of drinking water were taken from these localities. SDM Amarjeet Pal instructed the officials of the nagar council to clear the streets of accumulated water and filth. |
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‘Farmer-friendly steps on anvil’ Nawanshahr, April 5 Addressing a gathering of farmers and arhityas, Lakhowal said apart from making the procurement process transparent, a mechanism to bridge the gap between farmers and arhtiyas would be evolved. Lakhowal said the state would press upon the Center to procure wheat from local farmers at the rate of Rs 1,140 per quintal instead of importing it from abroad the foreign countries at the rate of Rs 1,250. Emphasising on correlating wheat price with the price index, Lakhowal said if it was done then there would hardly be any need of extending facilities like free power, water, subsidies and bonus to the farmers. Besides, the Centre would be urged to waive farmers’ loans on the pattern of industrialists, he added. The board chairman also advocated payment of 30 per cent displacement allowance to farmers whose land was acquired by the government. Among others, MLA Jatinder Singh Kariha, sistrict SAD chief Mohinder Singh Hussainpur, district SAD (urban) president Harsh Sareen and BJP leader Sham Sunder Jadla addressed the gathering. |
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