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SGPC to observe martyrdom of Banda Singh Bahadur
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Father booked for kidnapping son
Assault on teacher
Obsessive eve-teaser drives college lecturer to suicide
Hospital ‘leaves patient permanently disabled’
CII extends a green hand
Fashion show organised
MRIU seminar addresses career queries
Agriculture victims given relief
Woman sarpanch’s house raided: SEDP, AAA stage protest
2 youths kidnapped for ransom; three nabbed
Takhtupura Murder
Shri Durgiana Committee conducts elections
Irregularities in solid waste project
Cong leaders flay Sukhbir Badal
PNB launches insurance plan for clients
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SGPC to observe martyrdom of Banda Singh Bahadur
Amritsar , May 25 He said the then Mughal emperor had ordered his men to brutally kill 100 Sikhs before the eyes of Banda Singh Bahadur to scare him so that he would fall in their line. In this way, all 740 men captured along with him were massacred. Besides, his less than four years old son Ajay Singh was also killed before him. However, the tyrannical rulers could not shake his faith in the Gurus. The SGPC President appealed to the entire Sikh sangat, different gurdwara management committees, Nihang Singh organisations, taksals and various Sikh sects to participate in the religious programmes. Recently, the SGPC concluded over a month-long Fateh March to celebrate tercentenary of Banda Singh Bahadur’s victory over the ruler of Sirhind. |
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Syndicate Decisions
Amritsar, May 25 In another significant decision, the Syndicate meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Prof A.S. Brar, cancelled the affiliation to four BEd colleges for violating the university norms. Confirming the decisions, Brar said, “The decision would be benefiting hundreds of candidates who were placed under compartment in their Class XII examination as they would be able to get provisional admission in various undergraduate courses but for availing this benefit they would have to obtain at least pass marks in the subjects they could not clear in the previous session by December.” Nevertheless, the four B.Ed colleges include Baba Banda Singh Bahadur College of Education, Dhariwal and Gurdaspur, and Aman Bhall College of Education, Pathankot. The affiliation of Lilly Swords Methodist College of Education, Batala (Gurdaspur), has been cancelled due to non-appointment of required teaching staff, while S.S. College of Education, Dinanagar (Gurdaspur), have been disaffiliated for charging excessive fees, etc. About cancelling the affiliation of four B.Ed colleges, Brar said this step had to be taken for the failure of the managements of the colleges for not appointing regular principals and the requisite teaching faculty in their respective colleges. Registrar Inderjit Singh, who presented the agenda, said that two Nobel Laureates, Dr Kurt Wuthrich from Switzerland and Dr Richard Ernst from California (USA), would be awarded doctor of science (DS) honoris causa in the next convocation. However, the Syndicate also approved the award of PhD degrees to 15 candidates, including a former SSP of Amritsar Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, on the topic human rights of prisoners in the faculty of arts and social sciences. |
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Father booked for kidnapping son
Amritsar, May 25 “My husband used to beat me every now and then for want of money. He asked me to bring Rs 3 lakh from my parents. However, I refused,” she alleged. She was married to Arun about a decade ago. She alleged about a week ago that Arun, along with several unidentified persons, kidnapped Shivam and threatened to kill him if she failed to give Rs 5 lakh to him. The Islamabad police has booked Arun under section 363, IPC. SHO Dalbir Singh said that a divorce case was already going on in the local court. “During preliminary investigations it came to light that the boy had gone with his father but it could not be ascertained whether he was kidnapped or not,” he added. He said that further probe was in progress and anything could be said only after the investigations were complete. |
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Assault on teacher
Amritsar, May 25 It is to mention that Sukhpal Singh Rana, lecturer in Department of Maths, DAV College, Dasuya (Hoshiarpur), was brutally attacked on May 11. The General Secretary of the PCCTU --- a sole organisation representing teachers working in about 170 non-government colleges affiliated to the Panjab University, Guru Nanak Dev University and Punjabi University --- condemned the attack on Rana and demanded the administration and Panjab University authorities to take prompt action against the miscreants. Elaborating the incident, Walia said Rana while performing his duty at Government Arts College, Talwara, on May 11 refused to allow a student to sit in the examination without producing roll number slip. In retaliation, the student alongwith his accomplices, physically attacked Prof Rana when he was coming out of the Examination Centre, thus inflicting serious head injuries on him. The matter was immediately brought to the notice of the local police, as well as university authorities but even after a lapse of about two weeks, neither local police nor university authorities have taken any action. The local police has so far not taken the matter seriously and university authorities are also moving very slowly and indifferently. “The slow pace of the university in taking action is quite evident from the statement given by the controller of examination of Panjab University A.K. Bhandari on May 21, that a proposal to form a committee on the matter has been forwarded to the Vice-Chancellor for his approval,” said Walia. |
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Obsessive eve-teaser drives college lecturer to suicide
Tarn Taran, May 25 Nancy Sabharwal (25), resident of the local Khalsapur Road, a mathematics lecturer in Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Sarhali, perturbed over the continual harassment from Vijay Sharma of her locality, committed suicide by hanging herself
in her house. Vijay Sharma and his father Himmat Sharma, a press reporter, have been booked under section 306 of the IPC by the city police. Both the accused have absconded. Sabharwal had been working as lecturer at the Sarhali college for the past more than two years. Vinodh Sabharwal, father of the deceased, in his statement to the police said Vijay had been harassing his daughter for a long time on her way to the college and while returning home. The youth also used to send SMSs at her mobile phone. The parents had brought the matter to the notice of the police but the youth did not care to mend his ways. Vinodh said the youth sent an objectionable message to the family where Nancy was engaged as a result of which the boy severed ties with Nancy. She was also harassed late evening by the youth. All these circumstances led her to hang herself from a grill in the house in a fit of rage. SSP Preetpal Singh Virk said raids had been conducted at the possible hideouts of the accused and hoped they would be arrested soon. |
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Hospital ‘leaves patient permanently disabled’
Amritsar, May 25 Earlier, she was suffering from minor defect in her hip joint due to which she was not able to walk normally. The family approached the hospital where doctors attending her advised the family to get the hip joint replaced with the artificial one. However, after a couple of months, her hip suffered infection and repeated treatment could not heal the infected joint. The family of Navjot, whose father Sukhdev Singh is a farmer, decided to consult another hospital. They were shocked to learn when the doctors revealed that there was no need for joint replacement. Meanwhile, the Kisan Sangharsh Committee threatened to protest against the doctor of the said private hospital whose alleged greed left the girl handicap for whole life. Satnam Singh Pannu, president of the committee approached Deputy Commissioner Kahan Singh Pannu in this regard. Deputy Commissioner marked an inquiry to Civil Surgeon Chandanjit Singh asking him to submit the report as soon as possible. The farmer leader threatened to launch an agitation if the administration and Health Department failed to provide justice to aggrieved family. Dr Sudarshan Sharma of Badrinath Hospital who operated upon the girl when contacted said he had detailed about all the case including that of suspected repercussions of the operation and chances of getting infection to the family prior to the operation. He claimed that it was after the consent of the family, the hospital operated the girl. Moreover, the girl had already been getting treatment at 5-6 hospitals before approaching them. He said Navjot Kaur was treated in the hospital under Bhai Kanhiya Scheme. He said he was ready to face the probe as his is a genuine cause. |
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CII extends a green hand
Amritsar, May 25 The Divine Destination adopted two parks at District Shopping Centre, while Kochar Infotech Pvt Ltd has adopted 500 metres of the green belt along the GT Road and one roundabout in the city. This was announced in an interactive session organised by the CII at Amritsar where Municipal Commissioner D.P.S. Kharbanda spoke to industry leaders of the Amritsar region. At the outset of the interaction, Jitender Jain, Chairman, CII Amritsar Zonal Council, gave a presentation on the strengths of the city and discussed the initiatives that needed to be taken to further improve life in the city. Jain spoke on the need for a focused and inclusive development of the city. He also put forth issues which needed immediate attention, like the stray dog menace and lack of adequate parking places in the city. Speaking on the occasion, Kharbanda assured that he will personally make sure that all suggestions provided by CII in its effort to improve life in the city are incorporated and implemented. He further urged industrialists to adopt the green belt area along side the GT Road from Tara Wali Bridge up to the elevated road. During the meeting, it was announced that DP Singh, Managing Director from TK Rubber Industries Pvt Ltd, will lead “Amritsar First”, the CII Core Group for city development. |
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Fashion show organised
Amritsar, May 25 Breaking the usual format of other fashion shows, this show was bifurcated into two parts- May Queen contest for the officers’ wives and May Prince and Princess contest for their sons and daughters, above 16 years of age. The May Queen Crown was clinched by Naina Singh. The runners-up in this category was Giselle Raut. Pankaj Sharma and Harsheem Arora were adjudged May Prince and May Princess, respectively. The runners-up in this segment were Capt. Manoj Kumar and Sarvar Kahlon, respectively. True to the hall mark of the Panther Division, the event was presented with clockwork precision, style and grace with well-timed choreographic rounds. In addition to the appearance of the contestants, a talent round was part of the contest in which they showcased their skills in other fields. The contestants sang songs and recited poems. After closely contested three rounds exhibiting fashion trends, confidence and intelligence, a panel of five judges gave their final verdict. —
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MRIU seminar addresses career queries
Amritsar, May 25 The day-long seminar was organised on May 23 with a view to providing information about career options available with the youth today through special career counselling sessions by experts from the field of education and industry. The university invited all parents and aspiring students to attend the seminar with all their career-related queries. An exclusive talk show and an FAQ session were organised with a focus on career development, options and opportunities available to students in the present scenario. Experts provided insights into the admission processes, courses and career opportunities, with the leading institutions and industries in the field of training, management, aviation, medical, paramedical, IT, animation, hotel and hospitality, education, interior and exterior, cosmetics, engineering, travel and tourism, fashion designing, personality development, language skills, software, hardware, fine arts, architecture and more. “Aspiring undergraduate students who are looking for career-related information in their respective fields of interests would find the courses offered by the University of Great Advantage,” said Dr Kilam, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions and eminent career counsellor. |
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Agriculture victims given relief
Tarn Taran, May 25 Market Committee Chairman Amrik Singh Pakhoke gave away the cheques to the victims or members of their families. Pakhoke said the remaining cases would be settled soon. Committee secretary Manjit Singh Bhalla presided over the function. |
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Woman sarpanch’s house raided: SEDP, AAA stage protest
Tarn Taran, May 25 Daniel B Das (SEDP) and Jasbir Singh Patti (AAA), while addressing the protestors, alleged that the police had been harassing the sarpanch only to dishearten her so that she would give up her claim over the post of sarpanch, as was being wished by the influential persons of the village. A memorandum was also presented to the
SSP, who assured them justice. DSP Ashawani Kumar has been given the duty to investigate
the matter, said Daniel B Das. |
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2 youths kidnapped for ransom; three nabbed
Amritsar, May 25 Getting the information, the police swung into action and nabbed three of the kidnappers within a few hours while the remaining five persons escaped. Those arrested are Harpal Singh of Dhulka village, Paramjit Singh of Fattuwal and Jaswinder Singh of Bhoe village. The police also recovered sharpedged weapons from the car of the culprits. According to information, the incident took place around noon when the victims were going for some work. Eyewitnesses revealed that the accused - five of them were in the car and three on a motorcycle - overpowered the two youths just outside the village before bundling them into their car (DL-3CH-5426). The residents immediately raised the alarm and told the family members about the incident. The accused later called the family through their mobile and demanded a ransom of Rs 4 lakh for their release. They also threatened to eliminate them if the family approached the police or failed to provide them the money. “We received the information about 4 pm and traced the location from where the call was made,” said SHO Sukhwinder Singh of Khilchian police which registered a case under section 364, IPC. Getting the details we laid nakas on the routes from where the accused could flee, he added. They kept Manpreet and Mandeep in a small tubewell room constructed near a canal near Dashmesh Nagar. When it grew dark, the culprits decided to move to some other place. The SHO said, “In the evening
wesignalled a car to stop which tried to evade the police. After a brief chase we arrested the three accused. The remaining five accused who were on motorcycles managed to dodge the police. The police team is trying to identify them and their whereabouts.” The investigations revealed that the accused, who had some financial liability with the brother of Mandeep Singh, hatched the conspiracy of kidnapping and killing of the two youths. |
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Takhtupura Murder
Amritsar, May 25 They held the protest despite the fact that the district police had imposed section 144, CrPC, in the city from May 22 as a precautionary measure. Bharati Kisan Union-Ekta district president Hira Singh Chakk Sikandar, leading the protest, said the aim of the agitation was to turn the struggle for getting justice into a mass movement. He alleged that the SAD-BJP government influenced the police inquiry to absolve Akali leader and former MLA Veer Singh Lopoke and suspended police official Rashpal Singh from the case. Similarly, at Khanna Chamiara village, he alleged that the task force of the SGPC had shot dead two farm labourers. He said the announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the deceased was yet to be given. He added that without any delay the compensation must be paid to the aggrieved families. He said the government was misusing the police and its powers to curtail their agitation. He said another demand of the farmers was to get ownership right to the tillers who had been cultivating the government land. He said that various farmer unions would gather at Ludhiana to chalk out the next course of action in the matter on May 30. The farmer leader said if the government was neutral then why it did not allow a sitting High Court judge to carry out the inquiry into the murder of Takhtupura. He said the farmers did not believe in the report of the Special Investigation Team of the police as it absolved all leaders and their associates of the ruling party like Sarbjit Singh Lodhigujjar, Kulwinder Singh Soddiyan, apart from Lopoke and Rashpal. |
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Shri Durgiana Committee conducts elections
Amritsar, May 25 Mahajan, Sharma and Prabhakar were elected unopposed. Though 972 members of the committee were invited, only 417 came to cast votes. Newly-elected President Mahajan said his top priority would be the all-round-development of the temple, to impress upon the government to expeditiously implement and plan to beautify the surroundings of the temple and request the government to assist in installing a water treatment plant in the temple’s pond. He added that gold plating of Lakshmi Narayan temple would be continued. —
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Irregularities in solid waste project
Amritsar, May 25 Stating this at a press conference, District Youth Congress (Urban) president Dinesh Bassi said the Congress government would hold an independent probe into the case. Plagued with serious irregularities, the ambitious project of the integrated solid waste plant was terminated after an inquiry found connivance of senior officials of the local Municipal Corporation in relaxing norms, besides increasing rates to favour the private firm engaged in processing and disposal of garbage. “As per reports, the team probing the charges revealed to the Local Bodies Department that serious irregularities have come to light in the way the firms were
shortlisted, causing huge losses to the state exchequer,” he said. He also raised a finger on the inauguration of the
incomplete elevated road project.
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PNB launches insurance plan for clients
Amritsar, May 25 Named as “PNB-Oriental Royal Mediclaim Policy”, the scheme was launched at the circle office of PNB here. Under the scheme, conceptualised after a collaboration between the bank and Oriental Insurance Company Ltd (OICL), would cover the clients and employees up to the age of 80 years. The least amount assured would be Rs 50,000 and the maximum would be depending upon the choice of the clients. A.S. Dhingra, DM, Amritsar-OICL, said the tie-up would be a step in the direction of achieving twin objectives of serving the clients and improving the bank’s profitability in
a competitive marketing scenario. The policy has a number of unique features like family floater policy covering proposer, spouse and two dependent children, uniform premium for all age group persons. The age group would be from six months to 80 years. “The customers of PNB taking this policy would also get benefit of extra exemption under section 80-D of the Income Tax Act. With its lucrative offer, we already have mobilised a good amount of premium under the scheme,” said Dhingra. For the assured policy amount of Rs 4 to Rs 5 lakh, no medical test would be required, but for
the higher amount, a medical check up from government recognised doctor would be a mandatory condition. |
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