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96 marriage palaces seek regularisation
Industrialist’s son held for mowing down youth
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Harbhajan
Singh suicide case
Crimes against women: Social groups hold protests
Hoardings continue to deface town
Property tax: MC starts zoning work of colonies in city
Blood donation camp marks Martyrs’ Day
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96 marriage palaces seek regularisation
Jalandhar, January 30 The owners have also submitted the relevant copies of no-objection certificates (NOCs) sought from various departments concerned, including PWD, Excise and Taxation Department, Punjab Pollution Control Board and Fire Department. The JDA Chief Administrator-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Shruti Singh, had called a meeting of officials of the Senior Town Planner, District Town Planner and officials of all the departments asking them to file a compliance report for each palace in the next meeting on February 4. Of the total palaces which have applied, 35 are of Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur each and 26 of Kapurthala. In all, there are 62 palaces in Jalandhar, 73 in Hoshiarpur and 53 in Kapurthala. The Senior Town Planner (STP), Gurpreet Singh, has already started issuing demand notices for the payment of change of land use (CLU) and other charges to nearly 76 palaces which have applied for regularisation. Asked about no response from 92 remaining palaces, the STP said he would report that to the Chief Administrator, who would issue further orders on the matter. “It, however, will be presumed that the owner is not interested in running his business any more and his premises will be declared an unauthorised one,” he said. Gurpreet Singh said the owners have to respond within three days of the receipt of the demand notice and produce building plans, which would be checked as per the new policy. “No compromise will be made on construction norms as public safety is prime,” he said, adding that six months' time would be given to make required structural changes and to get NOCs from the Forest Department and NHAI.
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Industrialist’s son held for mowing down youth
Jalandhar, January 30 Nirmal, son of a Model Town-based doctor, was going to his home on his motorcycle when the car, driven by Sahil Gupta, a resident of Guru Gobind Singh Avenue, coming from the opposite direction, collided with his bike leaving him critically injured. Nirmal sustained grave head injuries. The police said Nirmal was rushed to a hospital, but he succumbed to the injuries on the way. His body was today handed over to the family after postmortem at the Civil Hospital. Sahil Guptal, who was booked for rash and negligent driving causing death, was arrested from his residence this afternoon. |
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Diary Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, January 30 Mayor Sunil Jyoti said the supply would remain discontinued till February 28. He said the decision was taken as there was a problem in de-silting of sewage channels as level of discharge was not going down. Currently, the MC has been giving supply in the afternoon from 12 noon to 2 pm. The Mayor has planned to visit the city's main disposal unit at Pholariwal on Monday to check the problems there. RAY proposal cleared A proposal mooted by the MC for the implementation of the Rajiv Awas Yojna (RAY) scheme as a pilot project for the construction of 442 dwellings in nine slums across the state has been cleared by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. The expenditure of Rs 12.35 crore to be incurred in the first phase is to be shared by the Centre (50 per cent), state (20 per cent), Municipal Corporation (18 per cent) and beneficiary (12 per cent).
Garbage collection hit The garbage collection in the city remained paralysed today as the ditch machines meant to lift the filth and dump it in trucks have gone out of order. Mayor Sunil Jyoti said the garbage lifting might also not be possible tomorrow again. "We have sent the machines for repair which will take another day", he said. Contractors get dues Mayor said he paid Rs 3 crore to the contractors who had not received their dues for a long time. He said he would be in a position to make some more payments in 10 days.
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Seven illegal colonies razed
Jalandhar, January 30 The SDM-I, Iqbal Singh Sandhu, said two colonies were razed each in Dhanal Kalan and Shahpur villages, and one each in Qadianwala, Pholariwal and Fatehpur. The unauthorised colonisers had only erected the boundary walls and no houses had come up as yet. The team was led by JDA Estate Officer (Regulatory) Amarjit Singh Bains, SE Somnath, and Naib Tehsildar Parveen Chhiber. The action has come up following the recent orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which stated that the SDMs would be held responsible for any illegal construction in their areas.
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Singh suicide case Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, January 30 A number of JEs from different districts reached the venue and lodged a strong protest against the city police for not arresting the accused even after five days of the incident. The protesters alleged that the police was giving them enough time for seeking bail by going slow in the case. The accused - Sarabjit Singh, DDPO, Bhagwan Das, BDPO, and Navdeep Singh Gill, SDO - of the department had allegedly driven junior engineer Harbhajan Singh to commit suicide on January 25 at his office. The deceased also left a suicide note alleging that the trio had been harassing him for a long time. They were also implicating him in a false case of corruption and were demanding Rs 2 lakh (that he withdrew from his bank account) as "extortion" money, as per his suicide note. Though the police had booked the three in a case of abetment to suicide at the Bhargo Camp police station, yet no arrest has been made so far. The Assistant Commissioner of Police (West), RPS Sandhu, admitted that raids were conducted at their suspected hideouts at Amritsar, Ludhiana and Kapurthala and some other districts, but the police failed to nab them. He, however, claimed that evidences against the absconders had been gathered by the police and efforts were intensified to arrest them. Harbhajan Singh, a junior engineer (JE) in the department, had committed suicide by consuming poison at his office in Abadpura on January 25 morning. A resident of Kalia Colony, the JE reportedly had also left a suicide note accusing the three government officials. He even had written the names of the three officilas, who forced him to take the extreme step, on the wall of his office.
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Crimes against women: Social groups hold protests
Jalandhar, January 30 A city NGO, Chitra, today submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, asking her to initiate steps to ensure better safety for women and speedy justice to victims of sexual crimes. The memorandum submitted to the Deputy Commissioner stated, "The members of Chitra strongly condemn the ghastly rape and murder of the 23 year-old girl in Delhi, the murder of a police inspector trying to protect his daughter and the Patiala suicide case." The steps suggested by the NGO to the government include creation of a woman helpline and advertising it at prominent public places, intensification of police patrol around educational institutes, prompt registration of cases and extension of help to rape victims, setting up of fast track courts and ensuring speedy justice to rape victims, removal of curtains and tinted glasses in vehicles, avoidance of deputation of women in night shifts and security for women performers at cultural events and marriage palaces and discouraging employment of female waiters. The NGO also demanded that general public should be sensitised about the available mechanism and NGOs should be involved in spreading awareness about it. Meanwhile, the Istri Jagriti Manch, the organisation which was the first one to initiate a campaign against the prevalence of vulgarity in Punjabi music industry, today protested against the prevailing state of lawlessness in the state. Speaking on the occasion, manch activists said sexual violence against women and the sensibilities which gave rise to a culture of violence were remaining unopposed by the government. Condemning the Shruti kidnapping case, Amritsar ASI murder case, Badshahpur (Patiala) rape case, and the prevailing atmosphere of fearlessness among criminals, the activists exhorted women to intensify agitation against the government and the forces which had created an environment, which is getting exceedingly unsafe for women.
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Hoardings continue to deface town
Phagwara, January 30 The Phagwara Municipal Corporation (PMC) has not taken any action to remove these hoardings and seems to have turned a blind eye towards the increasing number of such hoardings in every nook and corner of the town. As religious, social and sports events are always in the offing, almost all roundabouts, intersections and dividers are covered with these boards. The stretch near Goal Chowk has been the worst affected. Violations of the rules were seen at several places on the first visit of the newly appointed Punjab BJP President Kamal Sharma, who was given a warm welcome by the BJP activists in Phagwara today. Dozens of hoardings in this regard were seen installed in the town and the national highways passing through it, threatening the smooth flow of traffic and risking lives. But neither PMC authorities nor the police has dared to remove these hoardings. PMC Commissioner Kuldip Singh could not be contacted, despite repeated attempts. On the other hand, the prohibitory orders issued by the District Magistrate, Kapurthala, Alaknanda Dayal on January 22, enforced till March 22, under Section 144 of the CrPC on assembling of five or more persons in the district was also violated during BJP president’s visit. Factionalism in the party was also witnessed during the welcome function as most of the leaders were seen pulling each other’s legs.
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Property tax: MC starts zoning work of colonies in city
Jalandhar, January 30 Mayor Sunil Jyoti said the list of collector rates fixed for various colonies had been obtained. “There are about 871 different rates for various colonies. We are to make eight zones according to rate slabs. A preliminary meeting was held yesterday wherein we have noticed double rates in some areas. We first want to remove that confusion,” he said. The Mayor said, “We will be ready with our zoning work in two days after which we will prepare an agenda and circulate it to MPs and MLAs concerned who are to fix the per unit area rates. A meeting will be held in the DC office on February 12, which will be convened by Director, Local Bodies, Priyank Bharti. The zoning part will be finalised in that meeting.”
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Blood donation camp marks Martyrs’ Day
Phagwara, January 30 Similar camps were organised at Kapurthala and Bholath. Several prominent citizens paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and garlanded his statue in the local town hall this morning.
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Jalandhar, January 30 International video conferencing Kamla Nehru Public School, Chak Hakim, Phagwara, organised the second round of international video conferencing. It was based on Tourism and Culture of Korea and India. Nine students of the school shared their views with nine students of Songtan International Community Centre, Korea. They discussed food habits, clothes, dances festivals and tourist places of their country. School principal PK Dhillon said these activities were a regular feature of the school. Celebrations Republic Day was celebrated at the local Nirman School here. School head Harvinder Kaur said by making children a part of the development of the country, they could be saved from falling prey to drugs. The students took out a march past in the neighbouring areas and danced to the tune of patriotic songs. Movie on Mahatma On the occasion of Martyr’s Day, Police DAV Public School showed the movie ‘The Making of the Mahatma’ to students of class tenth, to make them aware of the struggle faced by the Father of the Nation. Various issues raised and tackled by him and the lessons he learnt from his life were portrayed on the occasion. ‘Karvan Yaadon Ka’ A farewell programme for students of class twelfth was organised at CJS Public School, Jalandhar. The students of class eleventh entertained their seniors with a cultural programme and fun games. Outgoing students shared their memorable moments with their juniors. Diksha Dhir and Rajat Arora were crowned Miss and Mr CJS respectively. Kanav Kapila was declared Mr Handsome and Mandeep Kaur was declared Miss Charming. Martyrs’ Day DIPS Dhilwan commemorated Martyrs’ Day, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. A special assembly was conducted in the school in which patriotic songs were sung. Principal Romila Sharma paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and highlighted the motive of the special assembly to educate the students. Talent hunt Ivy World School, Jalandhar, organised a show covering all age groups from tiny tots to teenagers to grandparents. Titled ‘The Ivy Idols’, the show had a baby show for tiny tots, a fancy dress for young girls and boys, recitation competition and dancing competitions for children of four to 13 years of age. Gift hampers and a participation certificates were given to each participant.
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Jalandhar, January 30 The final scores: 1. Sidhart Rawat of DU beat Lakshit Sood of AMU with 1-6, 7-6, 7-1 and 6-1. 2. Chandrel Sood of AMU beat Saurabh Singh of DU with 1-6, 6-2, 4-3 and Saurabh conceded the match due to his injury. 3. In doubles, Lakshit Sood and Chandrel Sood of AMU beat Sidharth Rawat and Suraj Kanwar with 6-3, 6-2. 4. AMU beat DU by 4-1. Career guidance camp With an aim to make students aware about the choices of subjects after passing out of school, Khalsa College for Women (KCW) today organised a career guidance and counselling programme. Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) honourary secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina was the chief guest of the event. "Modern age is highly professional and you must choose the right career to rise in life’’, he told the students. KCW principal Dr Sukhbir Kaur Mahal welcomed Chhina, other guests and students at the occasion. A cultural programme was also organised on the day. Accolades won Students of Apeejay College of Fine Arts won various inter-college competitions organised across the state in the past days. Sumeet Heer of Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) (third year) bagged the first prize in poster making competition and Lovall Chawla of Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) (first year) bagged the second prize in the essay writing competition, both held at HMV, Jalandhar, to mark National Voters’ Day on January 25. Zorawar Singh of Bachelor of Sciences Economics (BSC Eco) (first year) bagged the first prize during the declamation contest organised by National Martyr’s Memorial Committee on January 23. Sunil Kapoor of Master of Fine Arts won the first prize in poster making competition held at BBK DAV College for Girls, Amritsar. In the state-level Inter-University Youth Festival held at Dashmesh Girls College of Education, Muktsar Sahib, Sumeer Heer of bagged the gold medal for poster making and the silver medal for installation, Sonal of BFA (fourth year) won the silver medal for installation and Zorawar Singh of BSc Eco (first year) won the bronze medal for debate competition. Dr Sucharita, the principal of the college congratulated the students. Seminar on women empowerment A seminar on ‘Hindi Sahitya- Nari Chetna ke Swar’ was organised by the Postgraduate Department of Hindi on the premises of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya. Dr Kamlesh Chauhan, a renowned novelist, was the chief guest on the occasion. She was welcomed by Dr Atima Sharma, principal of the college. Dr Kamlesh stressed on the importance of women education which was necessary to uplift the women. She motivated students to be proud of them to be born as women. Talent hunt Million Minds Management Services Limited, along with Lovely Professional University, organised a screening for its Logistics Talent Hunt 2013. Fourteen colleges participated in the event. Ravi Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director, Speedwings, said “The logistic industry needs 4,30,000 skilled people in all categories by 2020 and for that we need to boost up our efforts.” The final round of the talent hunt will be organised on February 9 in New Delhi. Career counselling The career counselling cell of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya organised a counselling activity for the students, who wish to appear in various competitive exams. On the occasion, Gaurav Jain, a resource person, told the students about various competitive exams like IAS, IPS, Bank Probationary Officers, Civil Services, CAT, MAT, etc. About 100 students of all faculties participated in the counselling activity. Principal Dr Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj said the activity would prove to be very helpful for the students who wished to seek coaching for competitive exams. Students get placements Fashion company United India Private Ltd selected 26 students of Lovely Professional University as fashion consultants. The selected candidates would take over their jobs in June 2013. Students of MBA marketing/retail and BSc fashion design (final year) were eligible for selection. LPU Pro Chancellor Rashmi Mittal congratulated the students. Kho-kho championship Mangalore University was declared the overall winner of the AIU’s National Inter-University (Inter-Zonal) Kho-Kho (Men) Championship that concluded at Lovely Professional University today. The host team won the runners-up trophy. In the match for the third and fourth place, University of Mumbai defeated GNDU Amritsar by an inning and two points. The spectators got enthralled on seeing neck to neck fight in matches throughout the championship. During the closing ceremony, LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal handed over the gold, silver and the bronze medals to the respective teams. Workshop on social issues Ramgarhia College of Education, Phagwara, organised a workshop ‘Innovative Practices to Awaken Collective Consciousness’ to reflect upon the various social issues and evils. The workshop was divided into students’ activity, mind storming and contemplative session and was dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Bharpur Singh Bhogal, announced that children of Punjab Police employees would be given scholarship for studying in Ramgarhia Institute of Engineering and Technology. Principal Dr Surinderjit Kaur welcomed the dignitaries Dr Vyoma Bhogal Dhatt, Director, Ramgarhia Educational Institutions, Gagandeep Singh Dhatt, MD Alpha Global Enterprises, Phagwara and Gurpreet Deo, IPS, IG, Jalandhar Zone among others. NAAC accreditation Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya achieved the highest score after re-accreditation by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), Bangalore. Principal Dr Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj said the Peer Team of NAAC had made a three-day visit to the college. After assessing various aspects, namely academic atmosphere, sports, placements, extra-curricular achievements, discipline, infrastructure and research work of the college, the college has been given 3.83 CGPA (Grade A) out of four by NAAC. During the exit meet, the NAAC Peer Team declared HMV a role model college. Table soccer championship Students of PCM SD College participated in the 7th Indo Nepal International Table Soccer Championship organised by Table Soccer Federation of India (TSFI), held at Birat Nagar, Nepal. Gurpreet Kaur and Naina won gold medals. Divya bagged the silver and Anita won the bronze medal. Principal Dr Kiran Arora congratulated and honoured the whole team for the achievement. Guest lecture Apeejay Institute of Management, Technical Campus, Jalandhar, organised a guest lecture on the topic ‘latest web technologies’. Resource persons Harjinder Singh, sales head and Piyush Bhudiya, trainer, NIIT for MCA students discussed various open source technologies like Php (Hypertext Preprocessor). Students were enlightened with the benefits of open source technology which may help them to become future entrepreneurs. Dr Rajesh Bagga, director, said these experiences would enrich the knowledge of students about the latest technologies. Video conferencing While introducing the concept of teacher training through video conferencing, St Soldier Group of Institutions, along with the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training, Chandigrah, successfully organised a five-day training programme at St Soldier Institute of Pharmacy and Polytechnic. This programme was simultaneously run at four other institutes of Rajasthan, Himachal Pardesh and Chandigarh. Sixty teachers from engineering, management, pharmacy and polytechnic streams of St Soldier Group of Institutions attended the programme. Entertainment king The CT Group of Institutions organised entertainment programme “Shugli Number-1…an entertainment king” on its Shahpur campus. The programme was organised in association with Radio Mirchi. The finalists, selected from different cities of Punjab after various rounds, participated in this programme. A panel of three judges actor-singer Yuvraj Hans, Manish Sharma, director of Punjabi movie Pure Punjabi, actress Anita and comedian Omang Sharma selected the judged the participants. Ajit won the competition whereas Aman Mann of CT Group of Institutions got the second position. Charanjit Singh Channi, Chairman of CT Group of Institutions, congratulated the winners.
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Phagwara, January 30
Jalandhar, January 30
