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Fund Crunch
Fervour marks Ram Navmi
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Land dispute turns bloody, 3 injured
Molestation case: Teen kills self, one arrested
Debt suicide
Four nabbed with 7.5 kg charas
Extortion costs cops job
Fraud: 3 agents booked
Two youths drown
in Beas
Vocational masters
not eligible: Lecturers
Tributes paid to Babasaheb
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Ambedkar bhavan project hangs fire
Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, April 14 The project which was started in the district administrative complex during the previous SAD regime is still incomplete. The park was inaugurated by Shiromani Akali Dal chief and MP Sukhvir Singh Badal. Sanctioned almost 13 years ago, the foundation stone of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan was laid by then Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in 1999. The project failed to take off until an amount of Rs 50 lakh was received from the Punjab Nirman Funds in October 2006. The construction began at full swing in December 2006 with another foundation stone laid by the then minister for welfare of Scheduled Castes and backward classes Mahinder Singh Kaypee. Interestingly, the work was started just two weeks before the election code of conduct came into force. The basic structure of the building came up quite quickly but no headway has been made for past six months owing to paucity of funds. Even structures of library, welfare office, store, multi-purpose hall and other rooms are unfinished. Initiated in 1995, the project was earlier proposed to be constructed on the premises of the Gandhi Vanita Ashram on Kapurthala Road. However, due to shortage of space a site within the administrative complex was suggested. However, Ambedkar Park was constructed quickly by displacing a huge stinking low-lying pond at the site, which was often filled with waste from adjoining leather units. “The park has been constructed in two acres at a cost of Rs 50 lakh,” said MC commissioner C.S. Talwar. The park has fountains, rides and swings, footpath and a brushed up old clay statue of the leader. Talking to The Tribune, chief parliamentary secretary for health and family welfare Avinash Chander claimed that he was personally involved in the sanction of the project. He said he approached former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral and former MP Kartar Singh Duggal for funds for the bhavan. BSP general secretary P.D. Shant pointed out that he was perturbed over the delay in the bhavan project. “If the bhavan would have been completed on time, today’s functions would have been held there. I am going to take up the matter of dilly-dallying with the administrators,” he added. Meanwhile, BSP leaders, including Shant and Raj Kumar Hans (both general secretaries of the BSP) and former Congress minister Chaudhary Jagjit Singh garlanded the statue of Ambedkar today.
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Fervour marks Ram Navmi
Batala, April 14 “Jhankis” displaying different gods and goddesses were displayed during the procession. People from all walks of life carrying religious banners and chantings hymns participated in the procession. Special “langars” were arranged at various places in the town. People took a holy dip in a tank in the Achleshewar Temple and nearby gurdwaras, about 6 km from here, on the Batala-Jalandhar road on Baisakhi. Hoshiarpur: A “shobha yatra” on the occasion of Ram Navmi was organised by the local Sri Sanatan Dharam Sabha here today. Devotees participated in large numbers and various tableaus depicting life of Lord Rama were presented.
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Land dispute turns bloody, 3 injured
Amritsar, April 14 According to sources, Sarabjit Singh Sabhi, a supporter of SAD MLA (Beas) Manjinder Singh Kang along with other men allegedly tried to take possession of a land with standing wheat crops, despite a stay order issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Giving details, SSP Iqbal Singh said Sabhi along with his men had gone to the village to take possession of a plot which he had purchased some years ago from Gursharan Singh Biitu. There was some dispute over price and Bittu had filed a case in the HC which had ordered a stay. Interestingly, a lower court had given its verdict against Bittu. The SSP further said a scuffle took place between both the parties and they opened fire at each other. Three persons, including Bittu, got injured and were shifted to Sri Guru Ram Dass Hospital and Research Centre, Vallah. Iqbal Singh said five persons have been arrested. “The investigation is on and the guilty would not be spared,” he added. It is alleged that police is under pressure to shield Sabhi who is close to Kang. Sources further said Gursharan Singh Bittu has been arrested. When asked, Manjinder Singh Kang feigned ignorance about the incident. “Some people were spreading rumours to malign my image,” he added.
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Molestation case: Teen kills self, one arrested
Amritsar, April 14 The Lopoke police registered a complaint for abetting to suicide against the trio on the statement of the deceased’s family. Talking to The Tribune, the deceased’s brother Mohan Singh said, “On Friday we had gone to attend a shagun ceremony of our relative at Varianh village. On our way back home the accused, Billa Singh, Lakha Singh and Sahib Singh of Bhindi Saida village, stopped us.” He said two of them started beating him, while the third one took his sister to an undisclosed place and molested her. “They even tried to rape her but she somehow managed to escape from their clutches,” he added. After the shocking incident the victim got depressed and committed suicide on Saturday by locking herself in a room.
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Debt suicide
Kapurthala: A farmer, Baldev Singh of Karnail Ganj village, falling under Bholath police station committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance. While unconfirmed reports suggested that he committed suicide due to debt, Bholath SHO Gurwinder Singh said he ended his life due to some domestic problem.
Baldev Singh was rushed to the Bholath civil hospital soon after he consumed the poisonous substance on Sunday, but he could not be saved. His body was sent to the civil hospital, Kapurthala, for a post-mortem examination, the SHO added. |
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Four nabbed with 7.5 kg charas
Jalandhar, April 14 Smack seized, 2 held Amritsar: Two notorious drug peddlers, Narinder Singh alias Minta of New Gurnam Nagar and Sandeep Singh alias Sonu of Gali Fatte Wali, were today arrested with 30 grams smack. The police also recovered a motorcycle bearing registration number PB-02-Q-6046 from them. A case under relevant sections of NDPS Act has been registered at B-division police station. — OC
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Extortion costs cops job
Amritsar, April 14 The incident came to light when truck drivers held a protest dharna for not allowing them entry after the accused police official laid a naka in the Lahorti Gate area. The truck drivers alleged that the ASI used to charge Rs 50 for allowing them entry. However, even after taking money they did not allow them entry, they alleged. SSP Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh reached the spot after receiving information in this regard. He asked the policemen to frisk the accused ASI an d the home guard jawan and recovered money in their pockets which they had taken from truck drivers. The SSP asked the SHO of D-Division police station to register a case against them. |
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Hoshiarpur, April 14 The accused have been identified as Parminder Singh, Upjit Singh and Laddi of Delhi. In his complaint, Avtar Singh alleged that the trio demanded Rs 8.50 lakh for sending his son to the U.K. They took Rs 4 lakh and his son’s passport in advance and agreed to take the balance at the time of flight. However, they neither returned the money nor sent his son abroad. —OC
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Two youths drown
in Beas
Kapurthala, April 14 Both of them were suspected to have drowned while taking a bath in the Beas falling under Amritsar rural police station on Baisakhi on Monday. Dhilwan SHO Parminder Singh said divers had been sent from Kapurthala to recover the bodies. While Parminder’s body was recovered, the divers could not find the body of Baljeet Singh till the filing of the news item. Raipur Araiyan sarpanch Stephen Kala said Baljeet and Parminder had gone along with their friends to take a holy dip in the Beas in the morning, 6 km from the village. |
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Principal Posts
Jalandhar, April 14 Harpreet Inder Singh, president of the body, said only lecturers who held master’s degrees in arts, science and commerce with B.Ed or having M.Ed, M.Phil and PhD should be considered for the posts. “The vocational masters are diploma holders. In case, government entertains them over 48,000 lectures in Punjab would feel demeaned,” he said. — TNS
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Tributes paid to Babasaheb
Phagwara, April 14 Hoshiarpur:A function was organised by the Dr Ambedkar Mission and Welfare Society here today to celebrate Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary. Paying tributes to the architect of the Constitution, deputy commissioner N.K. Wadhawan said Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar contributed a lot for the development of
Dalits. |
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A large religious procession was taken out on the occasion of Ram Navmi here on Monday.
