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It’s enough, say Commuters
Scribe shot at by unidentified assailants
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Rs 5 lakh stolen from wedding function
Amritsar, December 17 Thieves decamped with gold jewellery worth Rs 4 lakh and Rs 1.25 lakh in cash from a marriage function at a resort here last night. In his statement, Jaspal Singh Bhullar, a resident of New Pawan Nagar, alleged that they were attending the marriage of his brother-in-law at the resort. After the shagun ceremony, they kept the original ornaments and cash collected during the function in a bag.
Happy days are here again With cold wave prevailing, girls dress themselves up in woolens and jackets in Amritsar. A Tribune photo
People still unaware
of RTS Act
Theft at GNDH puts question mark on security
Murder victim’s kin allege police inaction, demand CBI inquiry
Medical camp for needy
Young brains use waste to create beauty
Shopping over a glass of wine and cheese
If it isn't for the designer labels, the French wine was definitely a crowd puller at Fashion Forecast in Amritsar on Saturday. Photo: sameer sehgal
Chinese string dealers to be penalised
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It’s enough, say Commuters
Amritsar, December 17
Notably, this happened on a day when top traffic cops of the city (ADCP Rachpal Singh, DSP Gurdev Singh and Inspector Surinder Mohan) are camping in Moga for a rally of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal scheduled tomorrow. And in the absence of any authorities, traffic cops failed to put up any backup plan for regulating the traffic at the time of agitation. On the call of the Joint Action Committee (JAC), comprising Management Federation, Principal Federation, Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers' Union (PCCTU) and Private Colleges Non-Teaching Employees Union (PCNTEU), agitators blocked vehicular traffic for over an hour beginning at 12:30 pm at Bhandari bridge. It was the fifth consecutive day of strike in all eight government-aided colleges. Lenient approach of the government towards agitators did not go down well with commuters and some of them resorted to altercation with the agitators to lift the blockade. Many youths lifted their motorcycles on their shoulders to go over the squatting agitators. Amidst all ruckus, cops stood as mute spectators observing everything and doing nothing. Traffic blockade of Bhandari bridge for over an hour meant that movement of vehicle to and from Amritsar-Jalandhar GT Road, Amritsar-Railway link road, Court road, Queens road, Hall Gate road, Gole Bagh road and others were affected. Serpentine queues of vehicles on all approaching roads of the bridge could be spotted with public turning off their vehicles and patiently waiting for the blockade to end. Among these waiting vehicles were school vans, buses full of passengers, pilgrims to the Golden Temple, people heading to the railway station and bus stand to catch their scheduled trains and buses. The JAC announced to block vehicular traffic at Bhandari bridge a day before, but the authorities concerned did not divert traffic. With her two-wheeler caught in a severe traffic jam, a helpless Snehdeep Kaur explained, "I have taken 30 minutes off from office to drop my daughter from school to home." Protesting teaching and non-teaching staff raised slogans against Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and the ruling SAD-BJP alliance. Later, Congress MLA OP Soni arrived at the spot and addressed agitators. He said the present government must have addressed their demands. However, he assured them that he would take up their demands with PPCC President Capt Amarinder Singh after his party came to power.
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Scribe shot at by unidentified assailants
Amritsar, December 17 He was rushed to a private hospital where his condition is stated to be stable. Sources said unidentified assailants stopped their motorcycle before him and hit him a sharp-edged weapon on his head. Mahinderpal resisted the attack and had a scuffle with the accused. He tried to run when the attackers brought out a pistol. The accused fired 4 shots at him one of which hit his right leg. The police has registered a case under Sections 307, 341 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act against unknown persons. DCP Sat Pal Joshi said several persons have been rounded up after the incident. During investigations, it was found that a person had threatened Mahinderpal on Friday, said the DCP adding that further investigations are under progress.
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Rs 5 lakh stolen from wedding function
Amritsar, December 17 He said later his wife informed him that the bag was stolen by some rag pickers, who were lifting waste from the resort. Sohan Singh, SHO, Sadar police, said investigations were under progress. "We will see the recordings of the marriage to find the actual accused in the case," he added. The Sadar police has registered a case under Section 380 of the IPC against unknown persons in this connection.
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Happy days are here again
Amritsar, December 17 Similarly, the city's shawl and blanket industry, with nearly Rs 1,000 crore annual turnover, has seen revival of
business. Shawl Club of India President PL Seth said the sweeping cold wave has given much-desired push to the market. Earlier, he said, delay in the arrival of harsh winter had dropped the sale by at least 50 per cent in comparison to the corresponding period last year. He said about five-day-long blockade of the farmers had also affected the business. He said major hubs for the local industry are Delhi and Kolkata from where the merchandise was further sold off to different parts and corners of the country. Amritsar-made shawls and blankets are extremely popular in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Jaideep Singh, proprietor of a leading chain of garment stores in the city, said the sale of woolen clothes had picked up with the cold wave sweeping the city. He said he had discontinued discount on woolens as done by other stores in the city. He said the delay in the arrival of winter had forced many woolen clothes' factories in Ludhiana to halt production. In the first week of December, the city saw minimum temperature hovering between 8 to 10°Celsius. In the second week, the minimum temperature plummeted. It was 5.2°Celsius on December 12, followed by 4.2°Celsius on December 14. It touched a low of 2.6° Celsius on December 16.
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People still unaware
of RTS Act
Amritsar, December 17 The Municipal Corporation, Police department, Civil Hospital, District Transport Office, Civil Surgeon Office, Suvidha Centre and revenue offices have put up boards listing number of days required for particular works. But the general public at these offices expressed ignorance of the ways and means to file an application under the RTS Act. The visitors further said though the act was enacted in a good spirit, it has failed to bring respite for them as the officers have failed to implement the Act. Gurwaryam Singh, a visitor, said, "If a person has grievances, who should he contact? I think this information is of utmost importance and is required to be made available." He said ever since the law has been enforced he has not heard of even a single government employee being penalised. "Does that mean that everything is well within these offices?" he added. Many others complained they cannot read English and the information on these boards is useless stuff for them. Sukhpal Singh said, 'This kind of information for the general public must also be written in Punjabi." Balraj Kumar said, "There was a time when every politician of the ruling party was claiming that the law would change lives. Now, they too have stopped talking about it. They should have worked to get it implemented."
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Theft at GNDH puts question mark on security
Amritsar, December 17 As per sources, a carpenter kept few wooden boards, required for the ongoing repair work, under a staircase of the building. However, the ply-boards were found missing in the morning. Around two months back security guards of the Punjab Ex-servicemen Corporation (PESCO) ended their services in the hospital. They were hired by the state government for security purposes. Now, the hospital has fallen short of security guards. Presently the number of security guards deployed at the hospital is not enough to guard the premises. The hospital has only 6 guards to keep a vigil on its vast campus. Absence of adequate security at the hospital has often provoked miscreants to enter the hospital. The Tribune team found one person inhaling drugs. The empty liquor bottles and silver foil papers, used for inhaling drugs, have also been found on the hospital premises. Although sources confirmed the theft, the hospital authorities denied occurrence of such an incident. When contacted, Dr SS Shergill, Principal Government Medical College, said, “I visited the hospital buildings today and no such matter was reported to me.” He added that he would enquire into the matter.
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Murder victim’s kin allege police inaction, demand CBI inquiry
Amritsar, December 17 Parminder was allegedly murdered by her husband, Kuldeep, on September 2010 and a case under Section 302 of the IPC had been registered at Civil Line police station. Jasjeet Singh Gill, a cousin of the deceased, alleged that she was killed by her husband. Kuldeep didn’t want to divorce her as she inherited huge property and land from her father. He said that the then Deputy Commissioner of police, Amar Singh Chahal, has conducted an inquiry and ordered arrest of the accused. However, it could not happen due to alleged influence of a senior Akali leader who managed to get a fresh inquiry ordered. He shifted the case to Tarn Taran police station through DIG Border Range from police Commissioner Amritsar. He also alleged that the accused had recently tried to grab the land belonging to Parminder in Mehlawala village. Victim’s family was attacked when they went to stop them. A case under attempt to murder has been registered at Jhander police station in this connection. Gill said that the accused should be arrested without any further delay and in case a fresh inquiry is needed, it should be conducted by an IPS officer only. Ram Singh, DIG Border Range, however said that he has no knowledge of the case and would look into the matter. “As the case pertains to the Civil Line police station which comes under the jurisdiction of Amritsar city police, we cannot transfer the case until the higher authorities have not asked us to investigate into it,” he said.
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Medical camp for needy
Amritsar, December 17 Dr Jagdeepak Singh, professor of ENT at Government Medical College, said during the free camp 62 patients were provided free treatment. He said the team of doctors conducted four free mastoid surgeries to cure deafness. "Three of the four surgeries were conducted on Pingalwara inmates. Another man, who turned up at the camp, was operated upon," he said. Dr Singh said the Pingalwara society has decided to extend this Mastoid Mela till March during which various camps would be organised in the city and its surrounding areas. "We would even conduct free Sclerofis Cochlear implant surgeries which cost over Rs 7.5 lakh at private hospitals," said Dr Jagdeepak Singh.
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Young brains use waste to create beauty
Amritsar, December 17 School students have meticulously created many decorative things out of waste material to spread their message. Pots and flowers were made from plastic bottles while old shirts were converted into laundry bags, old socks into dolls and mango seeds into colourful fishes. Kanchan Mehra, Principal, said the main motive behind the exhibition was to encourage children to adopt the slogan - Create from Waste. Art Director Reena Kundra said it is the primary duty of the schools and parents to inform the children about the importance of clean and healthy environment.
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Shopping over a glass of wine and cheese
And that too from city-based business houses. The event that introduced brunch shopping concept in city for the well-heeled and well-wheeled has become a platform for city based designer studios for reaching the classes. Amongst the 50 odd exhibitors from Delhi, Mumbai and the region, most popular ones are from the holy city. Whether its clothes, jewellery or home furnishings, Amritsar's very own are in the limelight. Designer wear from Studio M couture, jewellery from Shree Dhani Ram Durga Dass, herbal and aromatheraphy solutions from Lhasa herbs and home décor by Art Deco; these exhibitors from Amritsar have been reaping the most with maximum sales. "Events like these are happening at a more frequently now and that makes for a very good business platform for local market. Apart from the word to mouth publicity or advertisements, it brings one on one interaction between the customer and exhibitor," shared G.K Dawar, owner, Art Deco. Upcoming and new brands have advantage as these events promise a large promotion. "Mostly people are aware of the established brands but new brands get attention easily through such exhibitions," says vikram Vij, Lhasa Herbs. Other highlights of the exhibition were art works from Delhi by Exquisite Art and fancy footwear from Shalini Garware. For the mystical followers, Tarot reading, telling future through a cuppa of coffee and Picture reading are some interesting actiovities at the Fashion Forecast. The event, an initiative of Amritsar born and bred Tanya Sharma also tries to introduce wine and cheese concept. "I have wanted to do something different in our city for years now, something that has been a culture in the metros. People eating live tandoori food, with live music and lots of French wine & cheese flowing. And of course, to team it up shopping," says Tanya Sharma. It's not just about good food and vintage wine, some high end labels look forward towards the city as they enjoy a loyal client list.
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Chinese string dealers to be penalised
Amritsar: Issuing strict orders against sale of Chinese kite string, the district administration has ordered officials to penalise traders selling the banned product. The traders dealing with the sale of kite flying thread has shifted their godowns to the rural areas to keep away from the administration. It has also been seen that the banned thread is being extensively used by the youngsters to fly kites. —
TNS
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Irate commuters vent their ire and forced the agitating teaching and non-teaching staff of government-aided colleges to lift their road blockade at busy Bhandari bridge today.
Mahinderpal Singh, a reporter with a vernacular daily here, was seriously injured when two unidentified motorcycle-borne youths shot at him late last night.
With cold wave hitting the region, the cloud over their trade is over. As residents have brought out their warm coversheets from their closets and start wearing woolens, businessmen dealing in woolen industry have become busy again. A sale of warm clothes have also picked up. About a week ago, majority of retail outlets were forced to offer discount ranging from 15 to 25 per cent.
Amritsar, December 17
Amritsar, December 17