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170 colonies unapproved in city
Laptop showroom burgled
Wanting to join police, youth lands in police net
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Labourer falls off roof, dies
Virsa Vihar to get a new lease of life soon
Help make city clean, Mayor tells citizens
Seminar on Nonwovens and Technical Textiles concludes
Uncovered drain poses threat
200 donate blood at camp
From Schools and Colleges
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170 colonies unapproved in city
Jalandhar, October 7 MC Commissioner Vinay Bublani said, "The exact data of unapproved colonies in the city is available with his office. About 230 of total 400 colonies falling under MCJ jurisdiction are approved where the rest 170 are unapproved." Meanwhile, commenting on the MCJ drive against unapproved colonies, the Congress has demanded that Parkash Singh Badal-led SAD-BJP government should also initiate action against those officials during whose tenure the unapproved colonies were built. Congress leader Jagbir Brar accused the MCJ officials of adopting biased attitude in taking action against unapproved colonies. Brar said, "The houses of several councillors and MLAs belonging to the ruling SAD-BJP alliance are located in such unapproved colonies. The MCJ should first demolish the houses of the leaders belonging to the ruling alliance." He said the MCJ kept on approving site-plans of houses of residents in the unapproved colonies. "And those persons also kept depositing development charges presuming that the MCJ have either approved the colonies or would give its approval in the future." In view of the drive against unapproved colonies, a number of city colonisers under the aegis of the Real Estate Builders and Dealers Association (REBDA) met MCJ Commissioner Vinay Bublani on Saturday requesting him to provide some relief to them. It was decided in the meeting to hold a discussion between the representatives of the colonisers and the MC regarding depositing the required fees for getting the approval for the unapproved colonies. A 11-member committee of the colonisers and a five-member committee of the MCJ has been constituted for this purpose and they would discuss the matter on Thursday, he added. Though association general secretary Rupinder Gill claimed that the MC had postponed its action against unapproved colonies for a week, MC Commissioner Vinay Bublani said action against unapproved colonies would continue. REBDA president Bhupinder Singh Bhinda, its chairman SP Arora and its general secretary Rupinder Gill said, "As the state government is considering formulating a policy on regularising the unapproved colonies, the action against such colonies should be postponed." They also met Jalandhar (north) MLA KD Bhandari in the morning in this regard. The colonisers of various parts of the state also met Chief Parliamentary Secretary Som Prakash for making a policy on regularising the unapproved colonies after depositing development charges. MC begins action
Pull up officials too: Cong
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Laptop showroom burgled
Jalandhar October 7 Assistant Sub-Inspector Balwinder Singh, Bus Stand police post, said burglars had broke the main shutter to access o enter the shop. He said the burglars decamped with about 40 laptops. The burglars were also caught in close circuit television (CCTV) cameras. In the footage, it was noticed that a person with covered face handed over laptops to his accomplices standing outside the showroom. The police claimed that the accused have not been identified yet as the footage was not clear. The investigation is going on in the case. CCTV footage unclear
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Wanting to join police, youth lands in police net
Jalandhar, October 7 Identified as Gosha, the youth was arrested along with his accomplice Sonu (26) by the Basti Bawa Khel police today. During investigation, it came to the fore that Gosha had once applied for a constable’s post in the Punjab Police and he had also cleared the exam and trials. The ACP claimed that Gosha could not join the force as he was booked in a criminal case. They were wanted in several snatching cases. The police recovered two gold chains and a mobile phone, which the accused had looted in two snatching incidents in the past. The police also seized an air pistol and 750 grams of intoxicant powder from them. Both the accused are residents of Basti Bawa Khel locality here. Assistant Commissioner of Police (West) Ravinderpal Singh Sandhu said the police got a tip-off that the duo was roaming in the Basti Bawa Khel locality following which a trap was laid and the accused were nabbed. During interrogation, the duo confessed to have committed as many as 15 snatching incidents in the past. The ACP said a few months ago, the duo had snatched a gold chain from a woman, Kavita of Gulabian Bazar. They also looted a gold chain and a mobile phone from a Basti Danishmandi resident. Two of their accomplices, Kundan and Ajay, were already in the jail for committing snatching incidents. A wanted criminal
Bright prospect gone waste
Assistant Commissioner of Police (West) Ravinder Pal Singh Sandhu says Gosha could not join the police force as he was booked in a criminal case |
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Labourer falls off roof, dies
Jalandhar, October 7 The deceased, identified as Dewan Kumar, originally hailed from Uttar Pradesh. He worked at a shop in the village. Deceased’s friends told the police that on Saturday night, they had slept together on the rooftop of the shop. When they woke up in the morning, they were stunned to see Dewan Kumar’s body lying on the road in a pool of blood. Deceased’s friends claimed Dewan had consumed liquor last night, under whose influence he fell off. Meanwhile, the kin of the deceased had taken the body to UP. The Patara police has been investigating the incident. |
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Virsa Vihar to get a new lease of life soon
Jalandhar, October 7 The district authorities and the Virsa Vihar management have hinted at some major boost-up plans for the Virsa Vihar, which, for one, match the initial vision that Virsa Vihars (across the state) were actually built for. Secondly, the fact that this time the district authorities have given the go-ahead to the plans, adds a bit more believability to them. A fine art shop, regular pottery workshops for artists, a separate clay section, an auditorium and some musical evenings – these are the activities the Virsa Vihar might be bustling soon. Notably, the Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner had displayed keen interest during an exhibition held at the Virsa Vihar recently. The DC had also okayed a potters’ wheel for the Virsa Vihar after an artist’s request. Channi JS Takulia general secretary of the Virsa Vihar said, “We shall be starting a fine art shop in the basement. The work of artists registered with the Virsa Vihar will be put up for sale at the shop. Since now we have a potters’ wheel and competent local artists to work on them, we also plan to hold pottery workshops for students and those interested. There are also plans to combine a room and a hall on the first floor to use it as a hall for seminars or musical gatherings.” Notably, some artists disagreed with housing the fine art shop in the basement because the closed unventilated basement space, they said, would be detrimental for the proper maintenance and upkeep of paintings. But Channi said proper ventilation will be ensured. “We shall also start clay modeling classes and musical gatherings at the premises shortly. We are very positive about these plans because they have all been given a go-ahead during the meetings of the District Cultural and Literary Society, which were chaired by the DC himself,” he added. While the Virha Vihar had come under criticism for hosting commercial fairs and exhibitions, commenting on this, Takulia said, “We get no budgets for the maintenance or artistic plans of the Virsa Vihar. Funds come through these exhibitions only. One also needs to generate funds for the proper upkeep of the place.” Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti said, “The combining of the first floor room and the hall has been okayed. The proposal to give a facelift to the gate of the premises to make the building more inviting has also been approved.” “We shall be doing whatever we can within our resources to boost up activity at the Virsa Vihar,” he added. When asked the reason for lackadaisical persuasion of artistic activities in the district, the DC said, “Jalandhar has a very rich cultural history and past and it has produced some of the best artists and intellectuals. But I have perceived a lack of motivation in this generation to pursue artistic inclinations. In many artistic gatherings and events, the young don’t turn up. Their interest will boost up the morale of artists and a keen, discerning audience will certainly enrich the artistic endeavours in the district. We do not have any dedicated budget for art in the district but more cooperation from the public and the young will open up more avenues.” The flip side:
Even as they are excited about newfound interest in art of the district authorities, the city artists have their fair share of doubts. Interestingly, many artists are skeptical about these plans. Even as ego clashes and mudslinging prevails, artists say the fact that artists across Jalandhar do not talk in one voice when it comes to plans to boost Virsa Vihar has hampered the growth of the place. “There is a tendency among artists to lay claim on the Virsa Vihar as their own personal space. Many artists fail to understand the fact that the way ahead is to treat it as a common space where all artists - young and old – will be promoted. Some clichéd senior artists fail to make way for young talent, or support even good ideas of other artists, which hampers the environment. Art wise, Jalandhar is way behind and has major catching up to do. The art-for-the sake-of-publicity attitude has to go and real excellence has to be chased to make things work here,” artists said. |
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Help make city clean, Mayor tells citizens
Jalandhar, October 7 Kalia also laid the foundation stone of a road, which would be constructed in Baba Budhaji Nagar at a cost of Rs 25 lakh. Speaking on the occasion, the BJP MLA said the tubewell was built at a cost of Rs 17 lakh. A total of Rs 5 crore had already been spent in various development works in the Karol Bagh locality in the past five years. “While Rs 2 crore has been spent on providing potable water and laying sewer, a sum of Rs 1.75 crore is being spent on constructing roads,” he said. “Development works at a cost of Rs 90 lakh and Rs 40 lakh had been carried out in Rail Vihar and Preet Enclave localities, respectively,” he said. Addressing the gathering, Mayor Sunil Jyoti said he would make every possible effort to carry out various development works in different parts of the city and also take cooperation from all sections for that. Sunil said development works would be carried out in each of the 60 wards in an impartial and fair manner and the shortage of funds would not become a hurdle in carrying out such works. The Mayor urged the citizens to help the Municipal Corporation Jalandhar in making the city clean and green. Among others, councillors Gurmeet Chand, Sudesh Rani, Ashish Chopra and Kiran Thapar were also present on the occasion.
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Seminar on Nonwovens and Technical Textiles concludes
Jalandhar, October 7 The seminar was supported by the office of Textile Commissioner, Mumbai, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. DL Sharma, managing director, Vardhman Yarns and Threads, was the chief guest of the inaugural ceremony and Professor SK Das, director of NIT, Jalandhar, was the guest of honour. In his inaugural speech, DL Sharma said nonwovens and technical textiles was an emerging area of textiles, which was growing at a fast rate. VK Kohli, deputy director, office of the Textile Commissioner, explained about various schemes and subsidies being provided by the Ministry of Textiles to promote the technical textiles sector. The seminar had 16 oral invited presentations, 28 poster presentations and more than 150 participants from different parts of the country, including industry and academia, said Dr A. Mukhopadhyay and Dr Vinay Midha, coordinators of the seminar. Speakers discussed innovative nonwoven products, protective textiles, functional fibres, bullet-proof jackets, geotextiles and sound insulation materials. A book of papers containing all discussions was also released on the occasion.
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Uncovered drain poses threat
Jalandhar, October 7 Ajay Kaushal, whose house is situated close to the drain, says every day pedestrians and motorists, who are unaware of the drain, get stuck in the drain. “A few days ago, a man sustained injuries after his bike’s tyre got stuck in the hole.” “Many a times, I have requested my area councillor Jagdish Raj Raja to cover the drain to prevent any untoward incident, but he did not pay heed to my requests,” said Kaushal. He alleged the councillor visited the spot on Saturday, but did not provide any solution. The councillor said for the time being he would ask the authorities concerned to temporarily cover the drain.
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200 donate blood at camp
Jalandhar, October 7 Gursaran Singh, managing director of the group, who was accompanied by Som Prakash (Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab Government), inaugurated the camp and motivated the donors for this noble cause.
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Inter-house flower arrangement contest held
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 7 Inter-DPS tennis tourney
Eleven teams of Delhi Public Schools from various zones participated in the National Inter-DPS Tennis Tournament for Girls (U-14) - 2012, hosted by DPS, Jalandhar, from October 4 to October 7. The opening ceremony of the meet was graced by Brigadier MS Sandhu (11 Corp) on October 4. Brigadier Arup Sen, Sub-Area Commander, was honoured as the chief guest on the closing ceremony by principal Asha Kumar and CAO Colonel Maini on October 7. Matches were played on a knock-out basis. DPS, RK Puram, and DPS, Hyderabad, reached the final. DPS, Hyderabad, won the concluding match of the tournament. The first runners-up trophy was bagged by DPS, RK Puram. Greater Noida was declared as the second runners-up. Saranya Nagpal from DPS, Hyderabad, was declared the player of the tournament. Winners were awarded for their outstanding performances. Robot Olympiad
Apeejay School, Jalandhar, clinched first position in the 7th Indian Robot Olympiad under the Junior High School category at the regional level competing with teams from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh. The contest was organised by Techtronic Education at Lovely Professional University here. The challenge was to build ‘Robot Columbus’ which could fit in with humans. The winning team comprised Prajwal (IX-D), Amareen Singh Sandhu (IX-B) and Hatinder Pal Singh (IX-D) under the guidance of teacher Pooja Ghai. Principal Meera Javed congratulated the winners. NSS camps
A seven-day special NSS Camp, camp fire, was organised by BD Arya College. Volunteers presented various cultural activities like skit, folk song, giddha and bhangra on the occasion. Principal Dr Sarita Verma awarded prizes to the winners. Priti was honoured with the best camper award. A seven-day NSS Camp organised by Kanya Maha Vidyalaya at Chittevani village concluded here. A valedictory function was conducted wherein vice-principal of the college Daljit Kaur and Chittevani village sarpanch Elizabeth and members of the NSS camp were honoured. Various cultural activities like dance, group song, skit etc. were performed. A free medical check-up camp, an awareness road rally and a tree plantation drive were organised during the seven-day National Service Scheme (NSS) camp by students of HMV at Hirapur village. The event came to the end with a grand cultural programme by college girls on Saturday. The camp, which was organised in association with the Rotary Club, Jalandhar, and Hirapur panchayat, was held aiming at bridging the urban-rural divide by making the villagers aware of various socio-economic and health-related schemes launched by the government from time to time. Dr Mahima Khosla and Prof Kuljit Kaur, programme officers of the camp, said about 50 students of the college took part in the camp. Over 200 patients were checked-up during the medical camp. They were given free medicines also. “Our girls made the villagers aware of the importance of clean and green environment through a tree plantation drive. They also taught them some handicraft skills so as to make them self-sufficient in life,” said Dr
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Jalandhar October 7
Twenty-seven-year-old youth wanted to join the police force, but instead he landed in the police net allegedly for snatching incidents.
Identified as Gosha, the youth was arrested along with his accomplice Sonu (26) by the Basti Bawa Khel police today.
For a place which has languished in an utter neglect for the past many years, the brand new plans for the city’s supposed artistic hub --- the Virsa Vihar --- are way too ambitious.
The district authorities and the Virsa Vihar management have hinted at some major boost-up plans for the Virsa
Vihar, which, for one, match the initial vision that Virsa Vihars (across the state) were actually built for.
Jalandhar, October 7
Over 40 per cent of the total colonies falling under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation Jalandhar (MCJ) are unapproved.
