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Tribune Impact
Cyclist crushed to death by truck
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Migrant labourer’s body found in drain
Brass factory burgled
Police foils woman’s bid to commit suicide in front of Inspector-General of Police’s office
Residents face inconvenience in preparing Aadhaar cards
Red Cross Society comes forward to help the needy
‘Release CD of Bikram’s abuses during Maghi Mela’
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Impact Dharmendra Joshi Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, January 8 On the other hand, following the publication of a news report in The Tribune today depicting the plight of the tiny tots, Deputy Commissioner Shruti Singh issued a direction to the managements of all the primary schools, including those affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), for closing them till January 13. Besides, Shruti Singh rescheduled the timing of senior classes from 10 am to 3.20 pm keeping in view the adverse weather conditions. Earlier during the day, thousands of small children studying in various CBSE-affiliated private schools located in different parts of the city again braved the cold weather conditions even today as the managements did show any concern for their health. The managements of the primary wings of the majority of the CBSE-affiliated private schools, including APJ School, Cambridge International and Shiv Jyoti School, thought it wise to keep their schools open in the chilly weather. As a result, thousands of tiny tots reached these schools shivering in the adverse weather conditions. Though some of the schools had closed their pre-primary wings for a few more days and even rescheduled the timings of their primary wings, yet it was very difficult for the small children to attend schools in the adverse weather conditions. Expressing gratitude to The Tribune for highlighting the plight of the children, Poonam of Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Nagar heaved a sigh of relief when she came to know that the DC had ordered closure of all the primary schools in the district. Her son is studying in the primary wing of a CBSE-affiliated private school located near the Sodal railway crossing. Meanwhile, social activist Rajat Mohindru, who demanded closure of primary wings and rescheduling of timings for senior classes, thanked the DC for promptly accepting his and the parents genuine demand. At the same time, he criticised the school managements for not closing their primary wings at their own. Meanwhile, some students of senior schools demanded that their schools should also be closed for a few days due to the ongoing cold wave. Neha, a class IX student of DSSD Girls Senior Secondary School, said, "The DC should have ordered closure of all the schools, including the senior ones, as they also feel cold in this chilly weather." Kapurthala: Meanwhile, Kapurthala DC Alaknanda Dayal has also taken a serious note of the managements of majority of primary schools not adhering to the Punjab Government order of closure of all the schools till January 13. On her instructions, DEO Roop Lal said, “If any primary school is found open in the district, proper action will be initiated against its management.” "Besides, the senior secondary schools should also reschedule their opening timings to 10 am as per the state government order," he added. Deputy Commissioner’s
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Cyclist crushed to death by truck
Jalandhar, January 8 The incident occurred adjacent to the Indian Oil Depot in Suchi Pind, near here, this morning. The deceased has been identified as Jatinder Singh, alias Jeetu, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, but presently residing in the Santokhpura area. The investigating officer, Rakesh Kumar, revealed that the truck driver rushed the injured cyclist to the Civil Hospital, but Jeetu succumbed to injuries on his way to the hospital. The police has sent the body for postmortem and a case for rash and negligent driving has been registered against the truck driver at the Rama Mandi police station.
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Migrant labourer’s body found in drain
Jalandhar, January 8 Area residents informed the police, following which Station House Officer (SHO) Makhan Singh reached the spot. The body was fished out and the deceased was identified as Ranjit Singh of the Shiv Nagar locality. The SHO revealed that Ranjit Singh, a resident of Bihar, had been staying in Jalandhar for the past couple of years and was a drunkard. He might have consumed liquor in excess and fallen in the drain, which resulted into his death, the SHO added. Meanwhile, the police has sent the body to the Civil Hospital for postmortem. An inquest proceeding has been initiated by the police in this regard.
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Jalandhar, January 8 The theft came to light this morning when neighbours found the main gate of the factory broken open and the unit ransacked. Prabhjot Singh, owner of the unit, revealed that he earlier used to sleep on the premises, but had been going home for night for the past some days due to bad health. In his complaint to the police, he said the thieves had decamped with brass goods worth lakhs of rupees. The SHO of the Division No 8 police station Vimal Kant reached the scene of crime and a dog squad was called. The police has registered a case.
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Police foils woman’s bid to commit suicide in front of Inspector-General of Police’s office
Jalandhar, January 8 The woman, Jaswinder Kaur, reached the IG’s office this morning and tried to get inside to meet the officer. The policemen, including women constables, on duty did not let her meet the officer, following which the distressed woman threatened to commit suicide and took out poison from her pocket. The constables virtually overpowered her. The woman was later sent to the New Baradari police station. The Assistance Commissioner of Police (ACP), Central, Dalbir Singh, revealed that the woman had earlier threatened to take the extreme step in a press conference, so the policewomen were kept ready to tackle the situation. The woman was detained and sent to the rural police that was handling her case. Jaswinder Kaur, in a press conference on December 26, had alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a Nakodar-based youth for a long time. The youth alleged allured her with a proposal of marriage, but dumped her finally, she alleged. The woman has been running from pillar to post for justice and had already filed a complaint at the Shahkot police station in this regard. She alleged that the police had been trying to hush up the case and favouring the youth and his family members. She has also expressed displeasure on the way by which a woman police officer, who is investigating the case, has been forcing her to settle the issue. Earlier, she had filed a complaint to the SSP, who subsequently marked an inquiry to the DSP, Shahkot. The woman had also tried to meet Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini on November 26, but the police prevented her from doing so. She had threatened to lodge her protest before the office of the Inspector-General of Police from January 2 onwards if the youth was not brought to book.
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Kartarpur double-murder case cracked
Jalandhar, January 8 Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Yurinder Singh Hayre and Superintendent of Police (Detective) Rajinder Singh had formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the supervision of DSP Jasbir Singh Rai to probe the case. During the course of investigation, the police found out that the victims Ram Lal and Lalita were murdered by the former’s friend Charan Singh alias Chann of Kamrai in Bholath. The accused had used a blunt weapon to kill both the victims, the police said. “Charan Singh was a long-time friend of victim Ram Lal. He had a criminal record and was staying away from home for over 14 years. On December 27 night, he descended at Ram Lal’s house and had drink with him. After Ram Lal retired to his bed, Chann tried to molest Lalita who resisted his advances. Drunk, Ram Lal also opposed to his move. Irked over this, Chann brought a wooden log from kitchen used for processing spices and attacked the two with it. Both the victims died on the spot and he fled away,” Kartarpur DSP Jasbir Singh Rai said. The accused has confessed to his crime giving all the details of the crime, he added. Superintendent of Police Rajinder Singh said police parties had raided a number of places to nab the accused. The accused was arrested from Mallian Chowk yesterday, the SP further said. There was panic among residents in Kartarpur following the double-murder case. The township is well known for its furniture market.
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Residents face inconvenience in preparing Aadhaar cards
Jalandhar, January 8 The number of complaints by residents facing difficulties in getting the Aadhaar cards is rising by every passing day, courtesy shortage of staff and machines preparing the cards. Not only this, an indifferent attitude of the employees engaged is also responsible behind the mess. Lakhwinder Singh Arora of New Ganesh Nagar visited a makeshift centre twice for getting his card prepared near Mithapur Chowk in Multani market but failed to get his work done. “I along with my wife, daughter and son went to the makeshift centre on Monday at 2 pm. Two women present there told us that they were going for lunch. We kept on waiting but they did not return,” Lakhwinder Singh Arora said. “We again went to the centre on Tuesday afternoon. We kept on waiting for our turn while standing in the queue for over two-and-a-half hours. At 4.30 pm, they got submitted mine and my daughter’s forms and completed the formalities and issued us a slip bearing enrollment number. But they did not deposit the forms of my wife and my son claiming that the time is over and we will have to come next day. I kept on requesting them to get our forms submitted but to no avail,” an apparently irked Lakhwinder added. “While they refused to entertain us despite making repeated requests, they accepted the forms of several other “sifarshi” forms. I have made up mind to file a complaint to the authorities concerned in this regard to take action against the erring staff,” he said. District Food and Civil Supplies Officer TS Chopra said, “I will look into the inconvenience caused to the public by the employees of this makeshift centre located near Mithapur Chowk.” “We are just coordinators for the preparation the Aadhaar cards,” Chopra added. officialspeak — TS Chopra, District Food and Civil Supplies Officer
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Red Cross Society comes forward to help the needy
Jalandhar, January 8 A team of district Red Cross Society provided blankets to as many as 87 persons in various parts of the city. An official said the blankets were distributed on the directions of Deputy Commissioner— who is also the president of the Red Cross Society— to people from Jalandhar city, Cantonment, railway station, bus stand, Domoria bridge, Rama Mandi, Sodal Road, Devi Talab Mandir, Geeta Mandir and the Pathankot bypass. More blankets will be given to the needy persons soon, he added. The Meteorological Department predicted continuation of cold wave even on Wednesday. The weather will remain partly cloudy sky with mist and fog in the city and surrounding areas during the next 24 hours with low visibility. A mild sun was seen for a while during the daytime. Adampur in Jalandhar district registered the lowest temperature at 1.8 degree Celsius while the minimum temperature in Amritsar was 4 degree Celsius. In Halwara, minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded at 2.2 and 9.9 degree Celsius respectively while Pathankot recorded the minimum and maximum temperature at 4.5 and 11.2 degree Celsius respectively. In Bathinda, the minimum temperature was recorded at 0.2 degree Celsius while the maximum was 10.4 degree Celsius. —TNS
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‘Release CD of Bikram’s abuses during Maghi Mela’
Phagwara, January 8 Addressing a press conference here in Pahgwara, Khaira said Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal seemed to be helpless. The same, he said, was apparent during the NRI Sammelan when the CM was seen cautioning Majithia. Khaira termed as a bundle of lies the Chief Minister’s statement wherein the latter claimed that he had spent 17 years of his life in jail. Khaira said it was only late Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra who had spent a maximum period of eight years in jail. He alleged that the Badal government was befooling the people while making claims to make Punjab a power surplus state in this year while at the same time people were facing prolonged power cuts amid severe cold. —OC
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Jalandhar, January 8
