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Kidnapped boy rescued from Hisar
2 years of marriage ends in murder over washing machine
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Fatal start to 2013: Four dead in 5 road mishaps
Cold stings passengers as trains run late
From today, pay tow-away charges besides fine
No work day: Bar association condemns Delhi gang-rape
Hospitality industry hopes to cash in on new tourism projects
Rallying against drug addiction
Women not safe in today's society: Jathedar
Software technology course for teachers
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Kidnapped boy rescued from Hisar
Amritsar, January 3 Sunny, who worked as a truck cleaner, wanted to sell the boy to a dhaba owner for a small amount of money. Manoj's father Rajesh Kumar, who originally hailed from Uttar Pradesh, worked as a labourer in oil and feed mill in Ibban Kalan in Amritsar. The accused came in contact with the victim at this factory where he came to unload the material. Preet Paul Singh Virk, SSP, Amritsar rural police, said the police launched a massive search operation following a kidnapping case was registered at Chatiwind police station on December 29. Police teams were sent to famous places of the city. The police also searched secluded places and vacated buildings situated within a 5-km radius. Later, we received a tip-off that the accused had taken him towards Ludhiana from Butari railway station. On investigation, we got to know that the suspect took him towards Hisar on Amritsar-Hisar passenger train. He said teams were dispatched for Hisar. He said the boy was safely rescued from Hisar.
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2 years of marriage ends in murder over washing machine
Balbir Singh told the police that in-laws of the girl had been demanding a washing machine. He said Mamta got married to Gulshan about two years ago and had a son. The father alleged that though he gave dowry as per his capacity, the in-laws used to tease her for not bringing dowry to their expectation. He said about a week back, Mamta came to their house and said that her in-laws were demanding a washing machine. He said they sent the girl back assuring her that they would try to meet the demand of her in-laws. Balbir said on Thursday they got to know that Mamta was not well. "When we went to her in-laws' residence, she was lying dead," he said. Ashok Kumar, in charge, Verka police station, said all the accused were absconding. He said there were stangulation marks on the victim’s neck. The body has been sent for the post-mortem examination.
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Fatal start to 2013: Four dead in 5 road mishaps
Amritsar, January 3 The police believed the driver pressed the accelerator instead of applying brakes and thus rammed into the roundabout. He died on the spot. He was coming from Jalandhar side and was going towards Dhariwal when the incident took place. In the another accident, Harpreet Singh, a resident of Anmol Avenue on the Ram Tirath road, was killed when a speeding car hit his motorcycle near Adarsh Nagar. The police has registered a case under Sections 304-A and 427 of the IPC against the unidentified car driver on the statement of Harpreet's relative. Earlier, an aged man and an unidentified rickshaw-puller died when they were hit by speeding buses near the bus stand and Hall Gate area, respectively. A 6-year-old girl sustained injuries and was rushed to a hospital after she was hit by a speeding motorcycle in the Islamabad area on Wednesday. 74 deaths in 2012 The city roads have turned into killer roads despite several efforts launched by the police department and district administration. The city witnessed 74 deaths in road mishaps in 2012 against 64 deaths in 2011. With the start of 2013, the police force hoped to reduce the death rate and check rash and drunken driving, which are the major causes of road accidents in the city. Survey Recently, the police came out with a plan to streamline the traffic and decongest the city from encroachments which lead to traffic chaos in the holy city. The plan was prepared by the traffic wing of the police after a survey. The plan was released by MP Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife and Punjab's Chief Parliamentary Secretary, health, Navjot Kaur Sidhu. He even promised to provide funds to the police to procure alchometers to check drunken driving. Problems areas Of the total road accidents that happened last year, a majority of deaths occurred because of trucks and buses which entered into the city premises violating the time and speed limits prescribed by the police. Senior police officials also said the traffic scenario had worsened due to large-scale encroachments on roadsides. "The police department has asked the civic authorities to remove the encroachments a number of times, but we found negligible response from the other side," officials said. Political interference has also tied the hands of the police in taking take action against defaulters. Baljit Singh Randhawa, ADCP (Traffic), said the police is now stressing on spreading awareness among residents besides keeping a check on drunken and rash driving. "MP Navjot Singh Sidhu has assured the department to provide funds from his MPLAD quota to procure alchometers to check drunken driving. We have been eagerly waiting for an early release of funds. We have also been holding traffic weeks in the first week of the month in order to spread awareness about the traffic norms," said Randhawa. We have also decided to adopt zero tolerance towards wrongly-parked vehicles. The tow-away vehicles have been engaged in this regard. The defaulters have to pay from their own pockets for towing away their vehicle, said Randhawa. The MC authorities have been informed about proposed sites for construction of dividers, yellow markings and putting up of traffic lights. About the auto-rickshaw problem, he said a data base of these vehicles is being prepared. He said the registration of auto-rickshaws has been made mandatory. He said stringent measures would be taken to solve the traffic scene in the holy city.
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Cold stings passengers as trains run late
Amritsar, January 3 While most of the trains starting from Amritsar were on time, the train from Amritsar to Jaipur was cancelled. The passengers said as they had made reservations for their journey earlier, they preferred not to cancel the reservations. Partap Singh, a passenger, said, "We thought the trains would run on time as there was no fog in the city for the past two days. But arriving trains were probably late because of fog in other regions." Even trains leaving from Amritsar were running behind schedule. Amritsar-Nanded Sachkhand express was delayed by 7 hours and 35 minutes and Amritsar-Saharsa Jan Sewa Express by 3 hours and 50 minutes. Pritpal Singh, who had come to see off his relatives, said, "It is difficult to spend seven hours while waiting for the train to depart. It is cold and we do not see much place for passengers to rest." He said they were all feeling tired even before the journey had begun. Passengers used even blankets to beat the cold. Sunanda Rani, a mother of two children said, "It is all open here and it feels so cold. We can manage, but children need to be protected." She said the Railways should build more enclosed spaces for passengers to take shelter. Though there are good resting places for first and second class passengers, there is none for general passengers, she complained. Trains running late Mumbai-Dadar-Amritsar express (2 hours and 17 minutes), Jalpaiguri-Amritsar Karamboomi Superfast (1 hour and 10 minutes), Saharsa-Amritsar Jan Sewa express (9 hours and 50 minutes), Naded-Amritsar Sachkhand express (3 hours and 24 minutes), Dibrugarh-Amritsar express (25 minutes) and Jayanagar- Amritsar Shaheed express (55 minutes)
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From today, pay tow-away charges besides fine
Amritsar, January 3
Officials said the major chunk of money realised through fines would be pocketed by the lifting vehicle operator while the rest of the money, equally divided, would be ploughed back into the police welfare fund as well as the state exchequer. In the backdrop of this move, it was learnt that the police department had inadequate infrastructure to deal with the problem. The officials said the department had only two tow-away vehicles, which were lying idle due to lack of maintenance and cut in the fuel supply by the state government. Nevertheless, the proposal was mooted to engage private vehicle lifting cranes. For the purpose, bids from registered firms were invited and the process was completed on Tuesday only. The move of hiring sophisticated towing vehicles is being appreciated by residents. They emphasised that these tow-away vehicles should indiscriminately cater to the wrongly parked vehicles of officers, politicians and VIPs, thereby sending out a strong message to the public.
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No work day: Bar association condemns Delhi gang-rape
Amritsar, January 3 Association president Pradeep Kumar Saini said the legal fraternity demands stern punishment for the accused in the case. Bhagwan Valmiki Mahasangh organised a protest at Ram Bagh. Sangh president Deepak Bawa said the accused in the case should be given a death penalty. He said a new law under which the rapists are given a sentence of at least 30 years must be passed. The incident has shocked the people world over and it is the time that the government must act to improve the social environment.
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Hospitality industry hopes to cash in on new tourism projects
Amritsar, January 1 The hospitality industry is expecting that the Department of Tourism will complete several ongoing projects this year. Besides putting their stakes on the Gobindgarh fort and the heritage village, members of hospitality industry are hoping that the facade of the Town Hall, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, showing colonial architecture, would be preserved in a befitting manner. Last year, staying in hotels and eating out in restaurants had become costlier by over 20 per cent following the hike in the price of diesel, doubling of luxury tax on hotels from 4 per cent to 8 per cent by the state government and the hike in power tariff. Satnam Singh Kanda, a hotelier, says these projects had been languishing for a long time but they were expecting that most of them would be completed this year. He said these projects have a potential to prolong the stay of tourists in the holy city, who presently spend just a day here. “Its positive impact will be seen on all kinds of trades,” he said. Amritsar Hotel and Restaurant Association president APS Chatha, said besides these projects, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal during one of his public engagements in Amritsar had announced to finalise arrangements to hold a laser show on the pattern of those in Singapore and New York in the city so that tourists could stay back after the retreat ceremony. He said all these tourist spots would offer a package to the visitors who would have more reasons to stay and splurge in the city. He said the government should work to tap the natural resources available around the city to prolong the stay of tourists. He said since room occupancy was likely to be increased by about 1,500 rooms this year, the government must chip in by creating more tourist sites to keep the visitors amused. He said quality hotels in the city were offering over 3,000 rooms while 2,000 rooms were being offered by ‘seravas’ (inns). The holy city is gearing up to absorb a spate of luxury class hotels in its stride as renowned international hospitality chains are busy setting up magnificent and contemporary architectural marvels. As per the data available with the Department of Industries and Commerce, ten hotels with collective investment of about Rs 400 crore were under construction in the city. These include Ramada, Holiday Inn and a mixed-use Tata project, which includes a five-star hotel. Chatha said these hotels were likely to become functional this year. Another star-rated hotel with nearly 180-room capacity, situated near the railway station, has tied up with a USA-based hotel chain. Two more hotels on the airport road and three hotels on the Mall Road are likely to be operational this year.
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Rallying against drug addiction
Amritsar, January 3 Speaking on the occasion, Laxmi Kanta Chawla exhorted people to shun consumption of drugs. She said people should boycott marriages and other parties where alcohol is served to the guests. Students and residents took out an awareness rally to create awareness about the effects of intake of drugs. Theatre artist Anita Devgun’s team staged a play depicting the life of drug addicts and their families. The other organisations that participated in the programme were Shakti Mahila Sahayta Kendra, Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra Samarak Samiti and Mata Kaushyla Kalyan
Samiti.
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Women not safe in today's society: Jathedar
Amritsar, January 3 Releasing a book on Bibi Bhani Jee which has been penned by Ranjeet Kaur, he said the women should be given a position of respect in the day-to-day life so that unfortunate incidents taking place in the society could be curbed. He warned those believing in Sikh faith not to resort to drug addiction and criminal activities like rapes. He asked them to follow the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib in their lives. Meanwhile, the Jathedar asked the community members to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh on January 18 as per the amended Nanakshahi Calendar. He has also urged the chief ministers of different states to declare a holiday on January 18 to mark the event.
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Software technology course for teachers
Amritsar, January 3 Vice-Chancellor Prof Ajaib Singh Brar introduced the course. Dr Parminder Kaur, course coordinator, briefed the participants about the thrust area of the course. Prof Gurvinder Singh, Head, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, proposed the vote of thanks. Prof Brar in his inaugural address traced the brief history of the development of computer science. He said India is known as an intellectual nation in the comity of nations due to the unprecedented development in the software industry in the country. However, he lamented that there exist a huge gap between the teaching of computer science and the requirement of the software Industry. The need of the hour is to plug this gap. — TNS
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The Amritsar rural police has rescued 10-year-old Manoj Kumar, who was allegedly kidnapped from Ibbankalan village five days back.
His kidnapper, identified as Sunny Kumar belonging to Pathankot, has been arrested.
A 22-year-old woman was strangled to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws over dowry.
Amritsar, January 3
Amritsar, January 3
A Haryana-based truck driver, identified as Naib Singh, was crushed to death when his truck rammed into a roundabout and fell on his side on Wednesday night.
The trains which were running late due to fog included Mumbai-Dadar-Amritsar express (2 hours and 17 minutes), Jalpaiguri-Amritsar Karamboomi Superfast (1 hour and 10 minutes), Saharsa-Amritsar Jan Sewa express (9 hours and 50 minutes), Naded-Amritsar Sachkhand express (3 hours and 24 minutes), Dibrugarh-Amritsar express (25 minutes) and Jayanagar- Amritsar Shaheed express (55 minutes). 
As per the terms, offenders would have to pay the expenses for towing (tow-away charges) as well as a fine for the wrong parking. The police has fixed a rate of Rs 500 for four-wheelers, Rs 150 for two-wheelers and Rs 1,000 for light and heavy commercial vehicles as tow-away charges. However, one would have to pay Rs 1,700 for accidental vehicles, which are brought from a distance of more than 10 kilometre. The police will follow these new rates from Friday onwards. 
On this occasion, Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health director BL Goel announced to initiate a special de-addiction programme for drug addicts of Maqboolpura area.