 |
|
|
Cong councillors to gherao Commissioner
Rain Baseras: Administration ‘overlooking’ SC orders
62 employees found absent from duty
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Schools, anganwari centres to be closed
till January 10
SDM raids 5 schools, dissatisfied with meals
Crime
5 hurt in clash
Cycle expedition flagged off
Special prize for Satwinder
Yellow Chilli comes to Jalandhar
UAE verdict: BSP lends support to youths
US Embassy officials visit GNA institute
Olympian Surjit’s death anniversary today
Dr Kular pays tributes to Sansarpur with a book
Prof Sudhir is officiating Principal of DAVIET
New session begins at LPU
Onion dearer again
City transporter held with 2.5 kg opium
|
|
Cong councillors to gherao Commissioner
Jalandhar, January 5 The Congress councillors, in a press conference this evening, said they wanted the MC Commissioner’s reply on their allegations of having conducted elections to the Finance and Contracts Committee yesterday in the House in an undemocratic manner. The councillors, led by their leader Jagdish Raja, said they wanted Commissioner Viney Bublani to give his take on various corruption complaints being made by them. Raja, accompanied by councillors Rajinder Beri, Kuljit Babbi, Jaswinder Billa, Balraj Thakur and others, levelled charges of corruption in various matters on various MC officials, including the Commissioner, Joint Commissioner Rahul Gupta and Mayor Rakesh Rathour. Listing out various allegations, they said, “The contract for the maintenance of toilets has been handed over to Sulabh without giving out any tenders. A decision has been taken to dole out 50 per cent of the amount in advance, which again goes against rules. Further, Rs 36 lakh are being spent on repair of toilets, which have hardly been used.” The councillors even levelled charges against the officials for using tiles for road relaying instead of concrete to benefit a Mani Majra-based company owner. “We do not understand their preference for use of tiles when it is an open fact that roads made of concrete prove to be more durable, cheaper and comfortable for drivers,” they said. They said they smelt a rat in the delay in the renovation of Nehru Garden. “We feel that the project is being deliberately delayed for these officials perhaps want to sell of this prime land worth hundreds of crores of rupees,” they showed suspicion. They pointed out to a resolution in the House as per which the prime lands of the MC in Model Town and Nehru Garden were being transferred to the government-owned Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company. The Congress councillors also showed strong resentment against the proposal of the officials to make an advance payment of Rs 1 crore to the contractor for renovation of Nehru Garden. “We instead demand blacklisting of such a contractor. Even the CVO has asked the MC to get the rates of the contract reduced,” they said. Councillor Jagdish Raja said, “While we will wait for the response of the Commissioner and party orders on proceeding with the corruption matters, we have made up mind to knock the doors of the court against the decision to appoint one RSS worker Vipan Kumar on deputation from Citizen Urban Cooperative Bank with the MC, Jalandhar, against rules. When we have sufficient staff available with us, there is no point in going ahead with such an appointment.” During yesterday’s House meeting, the opposition councillors raised slogans against the Mayor. They even grabbed the mikes of Mayor and Commissioner. They had rued that democratic procedure was not followed and their candidate Jaswinder Billa was not allowed to even contest. “The BJP-SAD leaders just proposed the name of councillors Kamal Joti and Ravi Mahendru for the second tenure and declared them elected. They should have at least allowed the second candidate a chance. There was every possibility for him to have polled more votes,” they said. Even during the zero hour, the opposition leaders cried foul saying that their wards were being neglected and discriminated against due to political ill-will. They rued that their projects sanctioned since long were being delayed for undue reasons. Some councillors even complained that the officers had deliberately misplaced the files related to the works in their areas. Congress councillor Nirmal Singh Nima claimed that most works in his ward had been left incomplete. “The work to start two tubewells has been lying pending for a long time in my area with residents reeling under shortage of water,” he raised his voice. Councillor Surinder Kaur complained of poor streetlight provisions in her area. Balraj Thakur lodged his protest against slow pace of work related to the laying of sewage in the Mithapur road area. As the councillors of the ruling party continued to pass all resolutions after the walkout, they claimed that since 36 of 60 members had seconded the names of Finance and Contracts Committee representatives, nothing unfair had taken place.
|
|
Rain Baseras: Administration ‘overlooking’ SC orders
Jalandhar, January 4 Coming down heavily on the government’s indifference to the plight of the poor who are left to rough it out in the biting cold, the Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, asked state government to provide information on how many persons availed the ‘rain basera’ facilities free of cost or at very nominal rates. In its judgment, the apex court specifically asked the state government to seek the help of government media like radio and Doordarshan and other mass media to inform the shelter-less about such facilities. The poor and homeless are at the receiving end in the ongoing cold wave due to the lack of proper arrangements by the authorities, forcing them to spend nights in the open. It’s a common sight to see them huddled around bonfires, trying to keep themselves warm. Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti said though they got to know about the Supreme Court ruling, the order does not mention any specific modalities of funding by the states. “The Chief Secretary would be holding a meeting of all Deputy Commissioners at Chandigarh tomorrow and most likely, this issue would be taken up,” he added. However, he said he had asked some local NGOs to come forward with assistance in the form of blankets and dry wood for the destitute, in the freezing cold weather. “I have even directed the District Red Cross authorities to visit different areas of the city twice a day, in the morning and evening, to provide help to the poor,” he added.
|
|
62 employees found absent from duty
Jalandhar, January 6 Sandhu said he submitted a report to Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti recommending stern action against the truant employees. The SDM said teams of tehsildars, naib tehsildars and other officers were being created to ensure 100 per cent attendance of employees in government offices. Sandhu said surprise checks would not only be conducted on government offices located in the urban areas, but also on offices in the rural areas. The SDM issued a warning to all government employees, especially whose offices fall under his jurisdiction, to remain present at their respective offices from 9 am to 5 pm. Meanwhile, some employees of various departments said due to extreme cold conditions in the weather, they might get late by some minutes to reach office. They said they should also be provided heaters to keep themselves warm at their offices as various officials had been provided the same.
— TNS |
|
Schools, anganwari centres to be closed
till January 10
Phagwara, January 6 This was stated by the SDM himself, while talking to newsmen here today. SDM Amarjit Paul said Aanganwari workers and helpers will remain present in their respective Aanganwari Centres to provide supplementary nutrition to small kids. |
|
SDM raids 5 schools, dissatisfied with meals
Phagwara, January 6 The SDM expressed dissatisfaction regarding the quality of the mid-day-meal being supplied at the primary school of Harbanspur. He instructed Shed India Society, the company that prepares the meals, to improve the quality of the food. Some heads of Government School, Harbanspur, complained to the SDM that the society had not been paying monthly salaries to class four staff engaged in the cleaning of utensils. The SDM also inspected some rural civil dispensaries and high schools, but found no irregularity. |
|
Crime
Jalandhar, January 6 Gurmukh Singh, son of Jasbir Singh Rode, a former jathedar, allegedly attacked Tarun Sharma with a baseball bat in the Model Town Market area on Wednesday afternoon and escaped the scene in a car. Though the police had initially registered a case under Section 307 of the IPC mentioning the car (bearing registration number PB-08-BR-8414), in the initial stage, an FIR was later registered at police station division no 6 against Gurmukh Singh after the police verified the vehicle number from the District Transport Officer’s office and tracked down Gurmukh Singh in the evening. The police said Gurmukh Singh and Tarun Sharma exchanged heated arguments in the market, following which Gurmukh Singh pulled out a baseball bat from his car and attacked Tarun on his head and legs. Tarun sustained head injuries and was taken to a private hospital from where he was referred to the DMC Hospital in Ludhiana after his condition deteriorated. Gurmukh Singh, who was accompanied by his wife at that time, has been absconding. The police failed to nab him even after 48 hours of the incident.
|
|
5 hurt in clash
Phagwara, January 6 The injured, identified as Vishal, Tejbir, Ranjit, Gurwinder and Surjit, were admitted to the Civil Hospital. Two gold chains and a cash of Rs 20,000 was found missing during the clash, both parties alleged. The police has registered a case and started investigation.
— OC
|
|
Cycle expedition flagged off
Jalandhar, January 6 During the expedition the jawans would cover a distance of 1,006 kms transgressing parts of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, touching important cities of Hoshiarpur, Una, Anandpur Sahib, Bilaspur, Sunder Nagar, Tanda, Joginder Nagar, Palampur, Dharmshala, Nurpur, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Sri Hargobindpur, Amritsar, Harike, Moga, Kotkapura, Dina (Madheh), Barnala, Jagraon, Ludhiana and finally terminate at Jalandhar Cantonment. This expedition, as part of Territorial Army Day celebration, has been organised under the aegis of Territorial Army Group Headquarters Western Command and Territorial Army Directorate, Integrated Headquarter of Ministry of Defence (Army) by 112 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army Dogra.
|
|
Special prize for Satwinder
Jalandhar: City lad Satwinder Pal Singh bagged a special prize in the All-India Radio Music Competition 2010. Satwinder, a students of Class XI, represented Akashvani Jalandhar and won the prize in sarangi contest. Satwinder has been learning the instrument from his father Shaminder Pal Singh, who is also an A grade artist in AIR Jalandhar. The special prize of AIR music competition has brought him in the list of B grade approved artists of AIR.
— TNS |
|
Yellow Chilli comes to Jalandhar
Jalandhar, January 6 Winson Lall, General Manager of the hotel, said the meal is being prepared with the recipes of master chef Sanjeev Kapoor.He said the hotel has started the home delivery system and has targeted corporate houses, hospitals, educational institutions and other individuals.
|
|
UAE verdict: BSP lends support to youths
Phagwara, January 6 Senior BSP Leader and former zila parishad member Parveen Banga, who visited the house of Phagwara resident Rakesh Kumar, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a UAE Court, appealed to all political and social organisations to come forward to save the lives of innocent Punjabis, who are being falsely implicated in different cases.
|
|
US Embassy officials visit GNA institute
Jalandhar, January 6 John Abrahim, Megha Singh and Deepak Bhatia from the US Embassy gave presentation to students and answered their queries related to pursuing higher studies and opportunities available in the USA. R.P.S. Bedi, Controller of Examination, PTU, and Jaspal Singh, Joint Registrar, PTU, were also present. Around 150 students attended the seminar. Gurdeep Sihra, Dr S.K. Singla and Shelly Rekhi Sharma, Chairman, Director and Principal, respectively, of the institute were also present. |
|
|
Olympian Surjit’s death anniversary today
Jalandhar, January 6 It was on January 7, 1984, that the defender had died in a road accident in Kartarpur, near Jalandhar, bringing a void in the hockey world. The society will pay homage to the great hockey player at a small function at Hans Raj Stadium here. The hockey kits will be distributed among 100 players from Sansarpur Hockey Academy, Kukarpind Hockey Academy, Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Nehru Garden, and Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya. Talking to The Tribune, organising secretary of the society Iqbal Singh Sandhu said as Surjit Singh was a great hockey player and a man who worked for the cause of the national game, the society had decided to give hockey kits to budding players. “It was his dream to see the game rise and he always worked hard for churning out the best hockey players from Jalandhar. And the society is committed to fulfilling his dream and vision,” he added. And continuing with his vision, the society had been conducting the annual Olympian Surjit Hockey tournament every year in his memory. The tournament during these years had seen the best Olympians, national and international players in action on the turf. Even among the hockey world, he was remembered as a man with humility and politeness. Probably it was due to this reason that he won affection and love from one and all and had friends across the globe apart from those in the sports fraternity. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Sarojini Gautam Sharda would be the chief guest on the occasion and ADCP (Traffic) Lakhwinder Singh Khaira would be the guest of honour. The function would be attended by Olympians and international hockey players, besides budding hockey stars from the district.
|
|
Dr Kular pays tributes to Sansarpur with a book
Jalandhar, January 6 Notably, the book not only contains the exploits of all the 13 Olympians from the village including those who migrated abroad and played for their adopted countries. Popinder said his book not only covered the historical background of the village but also the role of the Sikhs in promoting the sport in the country. It will of great help to sports administrators, researchers, players and coaches as it dealt with all the aspects of the game and how is has evolved over the decades. Incidentally, the villages largely comprises of the Kular clansmen and those who donned the national colours and played in the Olympics (in parenthesis) include Gurmit Singh Kular (1932), Udham Singh Kular (1952, 1956, 1960, 1964), Gurdev Singh Kular (1956), Darshan Singh Kular (1964), Balbir Singh Kular and Jagmit Singh Kular (1964, 1968), Balbir Singh Kular and Tarsem Singh Kular (1968) and Ajit Pal Singh (1968, 1972, 1976). Interestingly, Hardev Singh Kular (1956, 1960) and Jagjit Singh Kular (1968, 1972), Harvinder Singh Kular (1984) have played for Kenya while Bindi Kular represented Canada in the 2000 and 2008 Olympics. |
|
Prof Sudhir is officiating Principal of DAVIET
Jalandhar, January 6 He has been appointed as the officiating Principal after Dr A.S. Arora, former Principal of DAVIET, left the institute due to his commitments towards previous assignments at the Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal. Prof Sudhir Sharma is from the faculty who have been working at DAVIET ever since its inception in 2001. During his stint at DAVIET he worked as Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, and Dean, Academic Affairs, before assuming the charge of the Principal. He has several research papers to his credit and has attended international conferences at the UK, Singapore and many other countries. Recently he delivered the keynote address at an IEEE international conference in Singapore. Professor Sharma has also co-authored a book on basic electrical and electronics engineering. Apart from this, he is also a member of the PTU Board of Studies and several renowned organisations like IEEE, WASET and ISTE. |
|
New session begins at LPU
Jalandhar, January 6 Alumni chapter
The first alumni chapter (reunion) of the LPU for Delhi NCR Noida Region was held with great fanfare last week. It was a mega reunion where alumni gathered with their families to reminisce, network, get updated and reconnect with friends around the country and the world. In this regard a great get together was arranged at Great India Place, Delhi. Alumni from TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Nokia, Seimens, Accenture were present. They also shared their nostalgic moments spent at the vast campus along with their other fellow students, teachers and administrators. Guest lecture
The Department of Applied Medical Sciences of university hosted a guest interactive lecture on "Pharmacy: Past, present and future”. The key speaker was Head of the Pharmacy Department of Wolver-Hampton University, UK. He discussed the initiative for ‘Research-based collaboration’, ‘Developing twinning programme’ and short duration programme of importance for the present pharmacy education scenario. Addressing the students, Prof. Morgan said, ?India has become a great centre of attraction almost in all areas including health education. Numerous companies are looking at setting up research as well as testing facilities here. We also have been thinking to put forward our strategies towards learning and teaching, in research at LPU.” |
||
|
Onion dearer again
Vegetable traders are of the opinion that the ban imposed by Pakistan on the import of onion thorough the land route is a significant factor behind the sudden increase in the price. On the other hand, tomato witnessed a decrease of Rs 4 per this week. The item was available at Rs 36 per kg this week against Rs 40 per kg during last week. Similarly, prices of peas and cauliflower also saw a dip of Rs 5 and Rs 2 per kg, respectively, this week. Garlic also witnessed a slight decrease of Rs 10 per kg this week and was remained hovering around Rs 250 per kg. Meanwhile, the price of eggs touched an all time high this year and remained at Rs 360 per 100 eggs this week. However, the rise in the wholesale prices is yet to descend on to the retail market, where the item is available at Rs 48 per dozen, same as that of last week.
|
||
|
City transporter held with 2.5 kg opium
Jalandhar, January 6 Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap adjacent to local evening college on the Football Chowk-Basti Nau road and intercepted a motorcyclist today. He was later identified as Ranjit Singh, a resident of the Satnam Nagar locality. Satish Malhotra, in charge of the CIA staff, said Ranjit Singh was carrying the contraband in a plastic bag that was wrapped around his waist under a cloth. During search, the police recovered the opium and arrested him. He said during questioning Ranjit Singh revealed that he had been in the trade for four years. An owner of trucks, Ranjit was plying his vehicles between Punjab and Rajasthan and used to smuggle the contraband from there, he added. The police impounded the vehicles and a case under the NDPS Act was registered against him.
— TNS |
||
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
Jalandhar, January 6
Jalandhar, January 6
Jalandhar, January 6
Jalandhar, January 6