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Couple has a miraculous escape as truck rams into ‘mazaar’
No headway in SI attack case
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Dakoha snatching case solved, two arrested
Meeting of Municipal Corporation House today
For these non-resident Indians nothing succeeds like excess!
Pre-Diwali days - as usual a gambling time
Make disaster management part of curriculum: Expert
Inter-varsity football tournament begins
Rotary donation
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Couple has a miraculous escape as truck rams into ‘mazaar’
Jalandhar, October 13 The incident occurred at about 6 am when an overloaded truck heading towards Amritsar hit the road divider and after breaking the iron railings rammed into the “mazaar”. Ram Prakash and his wife Savitri who were cleaning the “mazaar” had a providential escape. Ram Prakash recalled that Savitri was cleaning the space on a side of the structure when the truck crashed through it. The impact was so forceful that the two walls of the “mazaar” collapsed and bricks hit Savitri leaving her injured, he added. The injured was taken to the Civil Hospital. The truck driver fled from the spot after the accident. The family has reportedly been occupying the government land by setting up the “mazaar” here for the past over 20 years. This is the second accident on the same stretch in the last two days. Yesterday a truck loaded with paddy had overturned near the Power Corporation rest house. The traffic on the busy highway was also disrupted for almost two hours this morning.
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No headway in SI attack case
Jalandhar, October 13 Though Chandan Das’s condition is said to be stable, yet the police failed to record his statement as he was unable to speak. The injured, who was operated upon for multiple fractures in his face bones yesterday, however, could make certain gestures to his wife Kakuli Das. The SHO, Division No 1 police station, Nirmal Singh, said the investigating officer was unable to record the statement of the injured today. The police investigations could not be carried out until the victim provided some clues, including identification of the shooters, the registration number of the vehicle they were driving and the reason behind the incident, the SHO added. He added that the police had to investigate if the shooters fired at the SI with his service pistol or they used their own weapon. Doctors attending on the SI said the condition of the patient was stable and improving fast. Two motorcycle-borne youths had allegedly shot at Chandan Das and snatched his service pistol before fleeing in board daylight on Wednesday. The incident occurred near Fair Farm, a marriage palace, near Milk Plant, when Chandan Das was patrolling his beat from the Pathankot Chowk to Dialpur village alone on his motorcycle. Since Kulwant Singh and Gurbaksh Singh, deployed with the Police Control Room (PCR) No 5, were the first to rush
the injured to the hospital, so the police had registered a case under Sections 307, 186, 353, 323 and 34 of the IPC and the Arms Act on their complaint at the Division No 1 police station. |
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Dakoha snatching case solved, two arrested
Jalandhar, October 13 The victim was returning home, near Sant Nagar Railway level crossing, when the duo came on a motorbike and took away her purse. The accused were identified as Vinod Kumar and Ajay Kumar, both are residents of the Railway Colony. The police has also recovered the purse, containing Rs 4,000 and other important documents, from their possession. A motorcycle (PB-08 BR- 5132), used during the crime, was also recovered from them. The accused have a criminal history, said the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Central, Naresh Dogra. Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap at the Sant Nagar Railway level crossing today and arrested the youths. After verifying the registration number of the vehicle, the police found that the same bike was used by the snatchers while targeting Rajinder Kaur. On being questioned, the youths confessed to have committed the crime, the ACP added. Dogra said 10 criminal cases, under different sections of the IPC, had already been registered against Vinod Kumar. Ajay Kumar was involved in seven criminal cases, including a case under the NDPS Act, registered against him at different police stations of the city.
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Meeting of Municipal Corporation House today
Jalandhar, October 13 The proposals would be taken up in the meeting of the MC House scheduled for tomorrow. The leaders of the Opposition, however, are likely to oppose the decision of the sale of shops. They are claiming that a case in this regard filed by Congress councillor Sunita Rinku is still in the court and the matter has to be left pending. “We really wonder how this item has been put in the agenda,” said Leader of the Opposition Jagdish Raj Raja. Contrary to the idea of the sale of properties, officials have claimed that the proposal of selling off the 8-10 acre land earmarked for commercial purpose in the 63.26-acre Burlton Park Sports Hub should be kept pending. An agenda item in this regard reads, “Since the market situation is not currently favourable, it would be more advisable to take a loan of Rs 150 crore to tide over for the time being. As and when there is a boom time for the sale of properties, this land would be sold to pay off the loan.” Shops, parking, green belts underneath ROBs There is a proposal to have a car parking lot underneath the leg of the Foot overbridges at two sites Owing to heavy high-speed traffic, two foot overbridges have been proposed in the city, one in front of Lyallpur Khalsa College and the other Re-appointments It has been proposed that SE (B&R) Arun Sharma, who superannuated on September 30, be reappointed on contractual basis for two years. There also are proposals of adopting the same policy for a sanitary supervisor and a driver of fire brigade. CCTV cameras A decision on the installation of CCTV cameras at selected sites in the city is also to be taken. An amount of Rs 163.38 lakh has been lying unspent with the MC since May
31, 2010.
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For these non-resident Indians nothing succeeds like excess!
Jalandhar, October 13 The families back home too are excited as they are looking forward to go out for shopping to purchase the best the bustling markets have to offer, sometimes on the no-limits credit cards of their ‘phoren’ uncles, aunts and cousins. It will be one endless party for Manila-based Sukhminder Singh, who has returned his native place, Kapurthala, about two weeks ago. Running a finance business for the past 21 years, this NRI has brought home loads of electronic goodies for his family and friends. “There is an LED for my children. For cousins and close fiends, I have Seiko watches, i-pads, computer gizmos and apparels”, he said as he echoed, “We are planning a dinner on Diwali night with invitation for close buddies”. Having reached India about a week ago, a US-based NRI, Manjit Singh Dasuya, too seemed excited, “Nothing gives me more joy than being in my hometown and I am glad that this year I will celebrate Diwali with my family, relatives and good, old friends”. Running a big construction business in the US and also hospitality business in Jalandhar, the NRI is set for the extravaganza. About preparations, he said, “I had been planning things quite early for I had to purchase Apple i-pads, i-phones and laptops for some of my close cousins and friends. I am now waiting for my grandchildren and other family members to join me in the festivities”. Having settled in New Zealand, it is for the first time that Jagdeep Kaur has returned with her kids to her parents’ place in Jalandhar Cantonment here. “I came here last time about three-and-a-half years back. But this time I specially planned it around Diwali so that my children can enjoy the festivities. In New Zealand, fireworks are not allowed. We just visit the gurdwara and light candles”, she discussed. Twenty-eight year old Manpreet Singh has returned from England to be with his parents, settled in cantonment, this Diwali. “Last year, I could not be back and was so nostalgic on this day and missed my home badly. But this year I planned the vacation ahead so that I would celebrate the day with my family and friends”, he seemed excited.
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Pre-Diwali days - as usual a gambling time
Term it a myth to please Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, Indians since times immemorial have believed that a game of cards, especially on the Diwali eve, ensures her goodwill and that good fortune will smile on the players. Whether it stems from a desire for stacking up a fortune gain or merely for kicks, gambling has ruined many a player and there have been incidents in the past years where a friendly game ended in fisticuffs and even a shootout in this part of the region. It is a common secret that gambling goes on under the garb of an innocent poker or bridge game with the fairer sex, too, pitching in wholeheartedly. Local industrialists, traders, their wives and even kids jump in gleefully wanting more riches. Police sources revealed that gambling is not confined to homes, but rooms are rented in star hotels where privacy of the players is protected. Rooms are booked well in advance and in many cases the players do not step out of the rooms for days. Rich NRIs have taken it many notches higher. They even arrange stag parties where foreign ‘friends’ perform belly dances and other exotic dance forms. Such parties are the norm these days in the sprawling farm houses in the Kandi area across Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr, Ropar, Pathankot and Gurdaspur districts. All away from the prying eyes of the public and even the custodians of law! Though Ludhiana is said to be a hot hub for gambling, but Jalandhar is not lagging far behind. There are two main segments of the gambling class - professionals like doctors, lawyers and the lower middle class families and migrants - who have voluntarily taken to this evil, which is assuming alarming proportions each year, the sources revealed. In many cases, the police raids have netted many well connected persons, but they were let off owing to their powerful political connections, while those at the lower level have to face the music, the sources said. Taking a serious note of the ongoing gambling at various parts of the city and vicinity, the city police will intensify its raids at the suspected places in the coming days. Only yesterday, the police arrested three persons and recovered cash from their possession.
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Make disaster management part of curriculum: Expert
Jalandhar, October 13 By conducting frequent talks, seminars and training programmes, we should involve our children and youth to combat disasters. Poor socio-economic conditions, combined with these calamities, make things worse in India, where 80 per cent of geographical area is vulnerable to cyclones, floods, tsunamis, droughts, landslides and earthquakes. Majority of people are neither aware of the problem, nor its solution. An integrated disaster management organisation needs to be established at the national and state levels, which can reach people in the villages and cities immediately at times of disaster. The states of Punjab and Haryana have recently taken up a small step in this direction, by setting up a disaster management cell. Dr RS Khandpur, Director General, Pushpa Gujral Science City, in his address, said disasters disrupt progress and destroy the hard-earned fruits of development. According to Dr Khandpur, whatever may be the type of disaster-natural or man made-it is the community that has to cope with it. It is what the people should know so that they are able to lead the first line of action in the prevention of a disaster or in reducing its impact. The importance of public education in this connection is most vital. Indigenous knowledge and risk management strategies are valuable and must be integrated into disaster preparedness and response programmes. On the occasion, a caption contest and painting-cum-slogan writing competition was also organised, in which students from different schools participated. |
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Inter-varsity football tournament begins
Jalandhar, October 13 He further added that even though they are opponents here, some of them would be playing tomorrow for the country together and therefore all games must be played with a feeling of brotherhood and national unit. An inaugural match was held between Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar and Mumbai University. There are 16 teams participating in all. Today’s results: GNDU, Amritsar beat Shivaji University, Kohlapur, by 8 - 0 and Shivaji University, Kohlapur beat Manipur University at 2 - 1.
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Rotary donation
Jalandhar, October 13
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Jalandhar, October 13
The Navi Baradari police today arrested two snatchers and claimed to have solved the Dakoha snatching incident. The arrested accused had snatched a purse from Rajinder
Kaur, a resident of Dakoha village, on Wednesday.
Jalandhar, October 13