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Temperature dips by 6°C in city
Poor response to Punjab Urban Development Authority auction
pulse polio
From Schools and Colleges
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26 locker holders submit details
Jalandhar, January 21 While both bank and police officials remained tight-lipped about the extent of the loss even after the submission of estimates by locker holders, sources said the loss was estimated to be running into several crores. When questioned on the matter, bank general manager Ashok Kapoor said, “So far it is difficult to provide an estimate because many people have provided very rough details, like they had a bracelet or a kara, without providing the weight of the gold item.” However, given the fact that many of the locker-holders were NRIs and many of them had gold items (running from 10 to 25 tolas) and had cash in their lockers, the loss is estimated to be substantial. While many of the people also had to come to collect their passports (20 to 21 had been left behind by the thieves) and papers, Kapoor said about 80 per cent of the locker holders had already collected their passports or papers from the bank. Bank PRO Malkiat Singh Multani said 10 passports were still lying with
the bank. The bank has also shot off letters to all locker holders so that remaining people may also provide their locker details and collect their passports/papers left behind by the thieves. Meanwhile, a CCTV camera was finally installed at Punjab and Sind Bank, Reru Chowk, today. The bank authorities confirmed that a new door of the strong room had also been put up. While the main door of the bank is yet to be fixed, until that is done, five security guards shall be on duty at the bank day and night. Speaking about compensating the affected locker holders, the bank authorities said a decision in this regard would be taken by the board of directors of the bank. Commenting on the progress of investigations, ADCP Naresh Dogra said raids in various cities like Patiala, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Pathankot were being conducted with regard to the case. The work to check the CCTV footage of cameras was also on, he added. The police had so far rounded up 12 to 20 people to look into the progress of the case. Meanwhile, in the wake of the Friday night robbery at the Punjab and Sind Bank, the police administration today held a meeting with various bank officials, telling them to step up security arrangements in their respective banks. At the meeting held by DCP Sarabjit Singh, the bank administrations were asked to deploy security guards at night, instal CCTV cameras and lights outside the bank premises. Notably, even a night after the incident at the bank, many bank premises across the city were found without any personnel to guard them at night. The police authorities also directed the banks to keep guards trained to handle guns. DCP Sarabjit Singh said a week’s time had been given to the banks to ensure proper security arrangements in their respective
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jalandhar, kapurthala districts
Jalandhar, January 21 The biggest defaulter in Jalandhar are municipal bodies who have an outstanding bill to the tune of Rs 85.69 lakh, followed by the Punjab Police, which has dues worth Rs 37.61 lakh, Public Health which is to pay up Rs 37.45 lakh as electricity charges and government hospitals and dispensaries which have
an amount of Rs 22.8 lakh to be paid. The DC office of Jalandhar has also defaulted an amount of 21.74 lakh. An amount of Rs 1.53 lakh is to be recovered from civil defence. The recoverable amount from all departments in the district makes a total of Rs 2.12 crore. Government departments in Kapurthala have a higher outstanding amount of Rs 3.84 crore. The biggest defaulter in the district is Public Health, which is to pay up Rs 1.38 crore. Government hospitals have defaulted an amount of Rs 66.8 lakh. The local bodies department is to make a payment of Rs 49.94 lakh. There are certain departments, including PUDA, district sports, food and civil supplies, sewage board, civil courts, CID department, zila parishad, BDO office, revenue department, agricultural department, Punsup and statistical department which have cleared all their payments. The total recoverable amount by the North Zone of the PSPCL is close to Rs 21.55 crore as dues worth Rs 10.9 crore are
pending from Hoshiarpur and Rs 4.69 crore from Nawanshahr. SS Sarna, Chief Engineer (Distribution North Zone), said he was certain that most of this amount would be received before March 31 as departments would get their annual funds. “There is no risk factor involved from departments as the money would come to us sooner or later. We also cannot disconnect services to government offices as almost all departments including water supply, DC office and hospitals are linked with general public and causes them inconvenience,” he said. |
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Temperature dips by 6°C in city
Jalandhar, January 21 However, the maximum temperature increased by 3 degrees Celsius during the day due to the bright sun. The maximum temperature in Adampur was 18.7 degrees Celsius on Monday, whereas the same was recorded as 15.7 degrees Celsius on
Sunday. According to the forecast by the meteorological department, the cold wave will continue during the next 24 hours. As per weather forecast, the sky will remain fine and fair with occasional mist and fog on Tuesday. In the meantime, the lowest temperature was registered in Amritsar as 4.4 degrees Celsius, in Halwara, the minimum temperature was recorded as 3.9 degrees Celsius, in Pathankot the minimum temperature was recorded as 4.4 degrees Celsius, whereas in Bathinda, the minimum temperature was recorded as 3.8 degree Celsius. |
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Poor response to Punjab Urban Development Authority auction
Jalandhar, January 21 A booth measuring 39.37 sq m in Chhoti Baradari, Phase-II, the reserve price of which was Rs 1,35,790 per sq m went for Rs 1,36,450 per sq m. A shop-cum-office in the same locality, too, got sold for Rs 1,61,000 per sq m. Its reserve price was 1,42,920 per sq m. While the first property was taken by an NRI from Dasuya, the second was taken by a resident of JP Nagar here. The new commercial hub which PUDA intends to develop on Kapurthala Road received a nil response. The auction for 10 SCOs in the Canal Rest House area, falling on the road, had no bidders perhaps owing to the ongoing slowdown in property. The reserve price of the commercial property in 150 sq m area ranged between Rs 1,62,679 per sq m to Rs 1,78,947 per m. There also was a nil response to the 21 residential plots at Bulandpur Enclave falling near the Pathankot bypass. The reserve price for the plots measuring 83 sq m to 209 sq m area ranged between Rs 10,885 per sq m to Rs 12,592 per sq m. Sarojini Gautam Sharda, ACA, attributed the poor response to the general slump in property business. |
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Dr Samra is Khalsa College principal
Jalandhar, January 21 In a ceremony held in the principal’s office, Balbir Kaur, president, governing council of the college, congratulated him on his joining the office. Expressing his gratitude, the new principal expressed his earnest wish to contribute to the development of the college. Dr Samra had served as a lecturer and then associate professor in the PG Department of Mathematics of the college in the past 26 years. He had already been serving as a director of Lyallpur Khalsa Collegiate School
since 2004. He has organised and participated in seminars and workshops of national and international level. He has to his credit 10 research papers and 15 books on mathematics. He has presented 12 research papers in national and seven research papers in international conferences. He has guided four students in their M.Phil research and one student for Ph.D. He has been a member of the College Development Council of Guru Nanak Dev University and also of the Academic Council of Punjab School Education Board since 2005. He was also nominated member of the Senate of Guru Nanak Dev University between1992-94. Dr Samra had also been an active member of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union and served as president of the local unit of the college. During his services in the field of education, Dr Samra was honoured with the Best Principal Award, Best Incharge Award from the Science Olympic Foundation, New Delhi, and Bharat Vidya Shiromani Award from the International Institute of Management, New Delhi. Eminent members present on the occasion
were Karamjit Singh, member of the governing council, Sukhbir Singh Chatha and Dr Jaspal Singh Randhawa, both
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pulse polio
Jalandhar, January 21 Polio drops were administered to 39,606 children in the rural areas and 44,099 children in the urban areas. As many as 1,61,296 homes were covered in the rural areas and 1,22,667 houses in the urban areas. Civil Surgeon Dr RL Bassan, District Immunisation Officer Dr Harpreet Kaur Mann, among others, supervised the drive today. While the Pulse Polio campaign entered its second day today, the slipping standards of the Pulse Polio campaign have been a cause of concern among many. While nursing students are regularly employed during the Pulse Polio drive, school children, yet again, were seen administering drops to children in some areas. Even as CRPF personnel have also been administering polio drops to children for the past two days, when The Tribune questioned a booth officer whether CRPF personnel are competent to administer drops to children, he replied, "The personnel arrive with us earlier in the morning and we train them in the morning hours, following which they start their duty." |
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From Schools and Colleges
Jalandhar, January 21 Geetanjali is presently serving at the PCM SD College as an assistant professor in mathematics. One of the distinguished 100 meritorious students from all over India selected for this honour, the Ministry of Human Resource and Development has arranged for her boarding and lodging at Janpath, New Delhi. A bright student and a constant participant in various extra-curricular activities, she credited the college for her success. Tae kwon do championship
The tae kwon do team of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya (HMV) won the GNDU Tae kwon do Championship for the ninth year consecutively. Principal Dr Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj congratulated the team members and teachers. The team of HMV won with 32 points. Balraj Kaur, Aarti, Neelam, Prabhjeet Kaur and Amandeep Kaur won gold medals, Kavita and Renu won silver medals and Amandeep Kaur won a bronze medal. Five players of the team - Balraj Kaur, Arti Neelam, Parabhjot and Amandeep Kaur - also got selected for the GNDU tae kwon do team for the All-India Inter-University Championship. |
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