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Tranquilliser overdose ‘killed’ bull
Partial bandh observed in towns of district
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MC team faces opposition
Trader ‘kidnapped’ in Delhi reaches city
Marriage palaces to get another chance
Grievances of freedom fighters heard
Mini marathon, cycle race held at Adampur
PTU zonal youth fest on Oct 8, 9
Conference on trends in mechanical engineering begins at PTU
Woman crushed to death by train
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Tranquilliser overdose ‘killed’ bull
Jalandhar, October 5 On Wednesday evening, the bull had attacked six persons in the area and on Thursday morning it again attacked two morning walkers. While the city certainly battles the stray cattle menace, sources said the bull, which was largely healthy, had died due to an overdose of tranquilliser, rather than natural causes, as was initially being assumed. Eyewitnesses also said the bull went berserk because some people began throwing stones at it. While a team of the veterinary staff of the Animal Husbandry Department had administered four shots of tranquilliser to the animal, sources alleged that the doze was beyond permissible limits, because ideally 1 ml shot is enough for an healthy animal. Sources said the shots meant to tranquillise the bull eventually ended up claiming its life. An official, requesting anonymity, told The Tribune that the lack of training and experience in aptly administering the shots caused the death of the animal and the authorities could learn a lesson from this incident for handling such cases in future in the district. However, teams of the Animal Husbandry Department maintained that they did what was necessary and administered as many shots as were required under the circumstances. Dr Inderjit Ghumman, Deputy Director,
Animal Husbandry, denied that the bull was over-tranquillised. He said, “We got a call from the police, after which two of our doctors were sent on the spot along with the tranquilising gun. I also reached the scene. Six shots were fired, two of which missed. So the bull got a total of four shots.” Emphasising on the necessity of the four shots, he said, “The animal was very violent and couldn’t have been given a shot directly. Saving the public was also on our mind. A hyperactive brain needs double the dose, plus the bull weighed approximately 4.5 quintals. So we administered four shots of 1 ml each.” Notably, Dr Ghumman said under normal circumstances, shots shouldn’t exceed 2 ml. When asked what the actual cause of the death of the animal was, Veterinary Officer Dr Amar Iqbal, one of the members of the team of Dr Gumman, said the bull must have died of strangulation, but that was after the MC team took control over the animal. Notably, the Animal Husbandry team confirmed that the MC team was nowhere to be seen when they arrived on the scene. He said the MC took control over the animal only after it had been tranquillised and it was after that the bull died. Ved Vyas, Assistant Commissioner, MC, however, denied this and said the MC team had been handed over a dead bull. ‘Stray animals victimised’
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Partial bandh observed in towns of district
Jalandhar, October 5 Though there was hardly any sign of the bandh in the city, a partial bandh was observed in the towns in the district as the traders closed their establishments apprehending violence by anti-social elements in the unions. There are reports of minor clashes between members of shopkeeper associations in Kartarpur and Nurmehal. A partial bandh was witnessed in Nakodar, Kartarpur, Nurmehal, Adampur, Bhogpur, Shahkot and other towns on the outskirts of the city. However, no major incident of violence was reported from any place in the district. Union activists, who tried to close down business establishments at Kartarpur and Nurmehal markets forcibly, had to face the public wrath. Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar (Rural), Rajinder Singh claimed that the protests ended peacefully as there was no incident of violence throughout the day. Meanwhile, scores of passengers were put to a great hardship at the city and cantonment railway stations as more than 13 trains ran behind schedule on the Amritsar-Ludhiana and the Jammu-Ludhiana railway tracks. The trains were delayed from 15 minutes to 3.40 hours as farmers blocked rail and road traffic at different locations in the district opposing the FDI in retail and hike in diesel price. The farmers also protested against the non-procurement of paddy due to the ongoing strike by five purchasing agencies. The train that ran behind schedule were Delhi-Pathankot (2.50 hours), Daadar Express (2.10 hours), Jansewa Express (3.40 hours), Jalandhar-Amritsar DMU (50 minutes), Ambala-Amritsar Passenger (20 minutes), Sachkhand Express (35 minutes), Jaliyanwala Express (3.20 hours) Shan-e-Punjab Express (2.20 hours), Dibrugarh Express (30 minutes), Chhatisgarh Express (20 minutes), Swaran Shatabdi Express (50 minutes), and Jaipur Express (35 minutes). |
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MC team faces opposition
Jalandhar, October 5 A team of the Building Branch of the MC had been asked to pull down civil works being carried out in a few unauthorised colonies. Since the MC team did not have an adequate force, the teams could not resist the opposition and march ahead with its JCB machines. The team had to thus return without taking the required action. The strategy of the officials regarding the planned action was perhaps well known to the dealers, who managed to thwart the attempt. The MC teams have started action following the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding not allowing any illegal construction. The fact that the teams have been allowed to proceed without adequate police force, any one from the senior Building Branch officials and top-rung officials is also perhaps allowing the land mafia to have an upper hand. Commissioner Vinay Bublani said, “We have written to the Deputy Commissioner seeking more police assistance and support from a magisterial-level officials for a drive at the same site on Monday.
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Trader ‘kidnapped’ in Delhi reaches city
Jalandhar, October 5 The trader, Ashwani Bansal, resident of Ashok Nagar, was allegedly kidnapped by four officials of a tea company from the Sabji Mandi Railway Station in Delhi on Thursday morning after the officials called him for settling a dispute with a compromise. Narrating his tale of woes, Bansal, how is a stockiest of the company, alleged that Rajesh, MD of the company, along with three others picked him from the railway station in a car and took him to some undisclosed location on the outskirts of the Capital. He was then taken to a multi-storeyed building, threatened of dire consequences and was made to sit inside a room. Leaving him alone in the room, the officials then asked their workers not to let him go, he claimed. Bansal recalled that Rajesh made a phone call to his son, Divesh Bansal, at Jalandhar demanding a ransom of Rs 1 crore. Receiving the calls of ransom, Divesh filed a daily dairy report at the Division No 5 police station last evening. Bansal, however, claimed that he made a call from his mobile phone at 100, following which the Delhi Police swung into action, but failed to rescue him as he could not tell the police his exact location. He finally managed to reach the rooftop of the building and raised an alarmto gather attention of the general public. Hearing his shrieks some area residents called the police, which finally rescued him late in the night. The family had sought registration of a case of kidnapping against Rajesh and his men. Even a complaint has been lodged with the Delhi Police in this regard.
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Marriage palaces to get another chance
Jalandhar, October 5 Chief Administrator of the JDA-cum-Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti said owners of several palaces had approached him after the previous hearing on October 3 wherein they had stated that they wanted their palaces also to get regularised and wanted the officials to cross-check all their files so that they could know what all they were lacking in. “Even though they did not respond to our public notice earlier regarding depositing copies of the change of land use (CLU), approval of building plans, permissions and no-objection certificates (NOCs) sought from the Fire Department, PowerCom, PWD, Punjab Pollution Control Board and Forest Department with the District Town Planner and appearing for hearing, we will grant them another chance for verification of their documents. For all those who will still not respond, we will go by the reports already sent to us by the field staff and accordingly declare them authorised or unauthorised,” he said. The JDA chief said such cases would also be deemed as “not interested” for their regularisation. “All those who are coming to us are also being asked to give us in writing their willingness to continue by making available all those documents that are lacking. Further, we will go with whatever policy the government decides on such issues,” he pointed out. The exercise had been started after the Punjab and Haryana High Court had asked the Deputy Commissioners across the state to submit details regarding CLUs, permissions and parking areas with each one of the 157 palaces in the district. During the preliminary survey, it had been found that more than 90 per cent of the palaces were functioning without due permissions. As many as 30 of the 73 marriage palaces of Hoshiarpur had submitted their documents with the DTP, of whom 21 had appeared for a hearing this morning at the JDA office in Jalandhar. During the course of hearing, it was found that a few palaces like KS Gotra Palace, Pritam Palace, Haveli Palace had no permissions at all. It also brought into light the fact that the owners of some palace, like Saggi Palace, were being tried for power theft. Many like Shagun Palace had taken just 2 KW load meant for offices against a requirement of 100 KW load. There also was a unique case of Maharaja Palace, which was functioning from a land of the Waqf Board meant for a graveyard. The owner, Ravi Kant, said since all his documents had been taken away by the income tax sleuths during a raid in 2005, he did not have anything to prove his stance. Only one palace - Canadian Palace - had taken permission to start the palace from the Deputy Commissioner in 2003.
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Grievances of freedom fighters heard
Jalandhar, October 5 The camp was addressed by Sarvesh Kaushal, Chief Secretary, state Freedom Fighter Department. Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti was also present. Apart from listening to their problems, Kausal also sought suggestions from freedom fighters that how the state government could work for their welfare. He revealed that the district had 30 freedom fighters and their 87 kin and their well-being was the responsibility of the state government. Besides giving other benefits like reservation in education to the children and grandchildren of freedom fighters, the state government had also been giving Rs 5,000 monthly pension to the freedom fighters and it was also now mulling to increase their pension.
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Mini marathon, cycle race held at Adampur
Jalandhar, October 5 Air Commodore M. Fernandez, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station, Adampur, was the chief guest. Vaneeta Fernandez , president of the Air Force Wives Welfare Association, was the guest of honour. In the mini marathon, more than 686 Air Force personnel and women officers participated. The competition was held in various age groups of 18-25 years, 26-30 years, 31-35 years, 36-40 years, 41-45 years, 46-50 years, 51-55 years and 56 years and above. The marathon was flagged off by Air Commodore Fernandez. A cycle race was also organised for wives and children of the personnel. There were eight events in the cycle race for children, one for slow cycling for women and one event for special children. The winners of each event were given prizes by the chief guest.
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PTU zonal youth fest on Oct 8, 9
Jalandhar, October 5 The events, including classical dance, group song, Punjabi folk song, mimicry, one-act play, classical instrumental, classical vocal, cartooning and poster making, will be held on the first day. The competitions for events like Western group song, Western solo song, mime, quiz, skit, debate, elocution, photography, collage making and clay modelling will be held on the concluding day. Merit positions Students of the DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology (DAVIET) have bagging top positions in the recently-released merit list by PTU for students who graduated in year 2012. As many as 10 students from DAVIET figure in the list. Vanika Jain has secured 88.2 per cent marks in B.Tech (Electrical) to top the university in the stream. Electrical engineering students have particularly done well as they have got six out of top 10 positions of in the stream. Besides Vanika, the other toppers are Shagun Sharma, Arshdeep Singh Randhawa, Akanksha Arora, Jatinder Kaur and Sakshi Gumber. Founder’s Day The Apeejay Institute of Management, Technical Campus, yesterday celebrated the Founder’s Day to pay tribute to the founder of the Apeejay Group, Dr Stya Paul, on the occasion of his 93rd birthday. The celebrations commenced with seeking the Almighty’s blessings as students sang a devotional song. Then began the cultural fiesta in which students exhibited their potential and prowess in various events like choreography, solo song, etc. To celebrate the spirit of the motto of Apeejay “Soaring high is my nature”, Deepika of MBA-III, Kiranjot of MCA-V, Pawanpreet of MBA-I and Ishpreet of MCA-I delivered special talks. Director Dr Rajesh Bagga shared various hues of the life of the founder, beginning with snippets from his childhood to the accomplishments of his youth. He also announced the Dr Stya Paul Award for Human Values for Saloni Sharma. The award included a certificate and a one-time scholarship of Rs 5000. NSS camp A free medical camp was organised as a part of the NSS camp at Chittevani village by KMV College. Dr Deepali from a private nursing home and general physicians Dr Arun and Dr Suresh from the Civil Hospital were the visiting doctors for the camp. Medicines were distributed free of cost to almost 200 patients of the village. Free stationery was distributed among the students of the school by the Gandhian Studies Centre of KMV College. Classes for basic stitching and embroidery were conducted for the women of the village. Ground levelling and painting of boundary walls of anganwari was done by participants of the NSS camp. Almost 65 student of the college participated in the camp. Workshop A five-day workshop was organised in the HMV hostel by trainers of the Art of Living, Vivek and Deepshikha. Principal Dr Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj also attended the workshop. Officiating principal Dr Sunil Kumar Sood has been appointed officiating Principal of Lyallpur Khalsa College after the retirement of Dr Jaspal Singh Randhawa.
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Conference on trends in mechanical engineering begins at PTU
Jalandhar, October 5 In his keynote address, Dr Satya Prakash, Emeritus Fellow, IIT, Roorkee, discussed the application of thermal spray coatings in incinerators meant for burning of refuse. He said even as the incinerators had the advantage of reducing the volume of waste up to 90 per cent and weight up to 65 per cent, it had technical problems like corrosion of heat exchanging surfaces. He said the technique helped get rid of highly contaminated hospital waste, municipal waste and animal and poultry waste, helped produce energy and partly resolved the issue of landfill sites, but at the same time it had problems, which could be solved by different thermal spray coatings. Dr J. Karthiken, Director of Research and Development, ASB Industries, Ohio, spoke about thermal sprays. He said these had become an integral part of the high-tech industries. Without the technique no aircraft could fly and no automobile could prevent rust and no implant could survive in human body, he said. He, however, added that newer techniques like cold sprays, liquid thermal sprays, which yielded nano-structured coatings, were also being developed. The conference is being organised in collaboration with the Department of Science (DST), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Dr Buta Singh Sidhu, convener of the conference and Dean of Academics, PTU, said over 250 research papers had been received from scholars. The conference was inaugurated by Dr M.K. Surappa, Director, IIT, Ropar. Dr Rajneesh Arora, Vice-Chancellor of PTU, presented souvenirs to the guest of honour and also released an international journal on “Surface engineering and materials technology” and a special journal on “Asian review of mechanical engineering” on the occasion.
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Woman crushed to death by train
Jalandhar, October 5 After postmortem, the body was kept at the mortuary in the Civil Hospital here. —
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The Burlton Park incident, wherein a stray bull had injured eight persons, has exposed the preparedness of Municipal Corporation (MC) and Animal Husbandry Department officials to deal with animals going berserk.
The bandh call given by various unions of farmers and labourers received a lukewarm response in the district today.
Having heard and scrutinised papers of seven marriage palaces of Jalandhar earlier, the Jalandhar Development Authority
(JDA) is contemplating giving a second opportunity to the owner of remaining 55 palaces falling in its purview (those outside MC limit).
The district administration organised a grievance redressal camp for freedom fighters and their kin here today. The camp was a part of the statewide drive, the motive of which was to know the problems faced by freedom fighters and their family members and to provide immediate solution for them.
A three-day international conference on “Advancement and futuristic trends in mechanical and materials engineering” began at Punjab Technical University
(PTU), Kapurthala, here today. Over 100 delegates from different states of India and other countries like the USA, Canada and Australia are participating in the conference.
