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Seven get awards on Inpendence Day
Independence Day celebrated in schools and colleges
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I-Day at clubs
Govt offices wear deserted look
Rain throws life out of gear as water accumulates on roads
Injured NRI dies in hospital
Irked at MC inaction, traffic police fills up potholes itself
Local hospitals flout rules
Jail ward boy held
JAC for industry formed
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Seven get awards on Inpendence Day
Jalandhar, August 16 While the awardees said they received a call day before, with the message that they were in the list of probables, but it was at 7:30 am yesterday that they got the confirmation call and were asked to rush to the event at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium here. The staff in the office of the Deputy Commissioner said they had to immediately make calls to the block development and panchayat officers concerned to ensure that the seven recipients made it to the function. It was finally in the morning that the certificates of all the recipients were readied. Among the recipients of the awards were principals of five schools Baljinder, principal, Government Senior Secondary School Bhogpur, Ajit Singh, principal, Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Jandiala, Sunita Kumar, principal, Government High School, Puranpur, Ram Pal Bhanot, Government High School Daroli Khurd, Dilpreet, principal of Government High School, Kishanpur. All the schools had attained 100 per cent result, with as many as eight students scoring above 80 per cent marks in Bhogpur, five in Jandiala and two each in Daroli Khurd and Kishanpur. Seventeen students from these five schools would be getting the Dr Hargobind Khurana scholarship. Surjit Lal, district guidance counsellor from the District Education Office (secondary), too, got rewarded for proper coordination and implementation of direct benefit transfer scheme for the students by getting their bank accounts linked with Aadhar card. Adampur cousins get bravery award
Cousins from Kalra village in Adampur, Harpreet Singh (25) and Gurpreet Kaur (20), were felicitated by the administrations of Garhshankar and Jalandhar, respectively, at the Independence Day function on the recommendation of Pawan Tinu, Chief Parliamentary Secretary. The twosome, who were going to Anandpur Sahib on a religious fair about three months ago on their bike, were encountered by bike-borne looters. The armed looters intercepted them and aimed their revolver at Harpreet. The youths hit him, but a looter fell off, with his revolver also going off his hands. “I overpowered him in which my cousin, too, helped me. We
both kept on hitting him till the police arrived. One of the looters managed to lay hands on the revolver and again came in an attack mode. I hit him and he fell off the bridge into the khud. I too jumped into the khud and smashed him badly,” he recalled, saying the Garhashankar police had been following up with him for the past two months, having assured him of an award. “I got a call from the Jalandhar administration on August 14 evening, which I could not accept owing to my prior commitment for the Garhshankar function. But my sister made it to the function and received the award.” Tinu, too, has assured each one of them Rs 11,000 award from his discretionary fund. |
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Independence Day celebrated in schools and colleges
Police DAV Public School
A small cultural show was held in the morning assembly by Yashasvi house that depicted the evils prevalent in the society. A dance show was performed by the boys. Tiny tots of pre-primary wing presented freedom struggle, Dandi March wasthe main item of the
programme. KCL-IMT
The institute celebrated 67th Independence Day by planting trees in the campus. Their idea was to contribute to the Go-Green Revolution in order to fight the challenges of Global warming. A tree, in its 50 years’ life time, generates $31,250 of oxygen. It provides control over air pollution worth $62,000. It also recycles water and controls soil erosion. Authorities said 50 trees were
planted. Apeejay School
A cultural programme was organised by the staff and students of Nilgiri house. The programme commenced with a speech on Independence Day followed by parade. Students depicted the achievements of India during the past 66 years. Meanwhile, at Apeejay School, Rama
Mandi, the day was celebrated by singing songs and presenting skits and dances. Tiny tots dressed up as freedom fighters. DIPS
Kapurthala
A special assembly was conducted. The campus was decorated with Tricolor flags and balloons. Tiny tots dressed up as freedom fighters presented an enchanting sight. Students presented items like-group songs, speeches and poems. Innocent Hearts School
Independence Day was celebrated at Innocent Hearts, Loharan and Innocent Hearts School, Green Model Town,
Jalandhar. Flag hoisting was done by principal and patriotic songs were presented by students.
Apeejay College of Fine Arts
Patriotic songs were sung by college students. The faculty also participated in function by reciting self-composed poems on the theme of modern day patriotism. A documentary on Shaheed Bhagat Singh made by the Department of Multimedia was screened. CT Group of Institutions
Patriotic group song and flag hoisting ceremony with the sound of the bugles marked the
programme. A street play was performed imparting the message to the world that the Earth is on the verge of extinction as man is gnawing at the vital resources due to his ruthless attitude towards nature, animals, birds, girls and even moral values and culture. Primary students sang patriotic song and performed dance.
KMV College
PG Department of Computer Science and Applications organised four events namely memory test quiz, guess me and extempore on the eve of Independence Day. Gandhian studies centre and department of history also celebrated the eve of 67th Independence Day. Students of JMC department prepared a vox pop programme by interviewing students and teachers. Government High School
I-Day was celebrated by hoisting the National Flag. Patriotic songs were sung. Sweets were also distributed among students. School staff exhorted students to remember the contribution of the freedom fighters to the country and work for making the country and their environment productive.
Shiv Jyoti Public School
Under the aegis of heritage club of the school, National Flag was hoisted with the musical notes of the National Anthem. Dr Satish
Kapoor, Registrar, DAV University, Jalandhar was the chief guest. Students of heritage club paid a tribute to the Nation through a group song. A skit on the theme “Unity in Diversity” was
performed. Manav Sehyog School
Patriotic fervour took over the school and the programme started with flag hoisting by the Chief Guest. Students and facilitators paid rich tributes to freedom fighters in a befitting style. The march past, a traditional attraction of the event was impressive, as the enthusiastic students were marching to the beats of the band.
GND University college
NSS unit of GND University College commenced I-Day celebrations with the recitation of ‘Deh Shiva var mohe
ehe’ by the college students. Dr Randhawa along with the staff members and the students conducted the ‘Flag hoisting ceremony’. After the National Anthem, the atmosphere was filled with the slogans of ‘Jai-Hind’. Tribute to freedom fighters was given by putting some light on freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947. Caste system was criticized. St Soldier Group of Institutions
Students performed patriotic songs, plays, skits and discussed the history and struggle behind freedom. Students also saluted the national flag. Authorities congratulated staff and students on Independence Day and said this independence is priceless. All were asked put joint efforts to make India free from corruption, poverty and social evils. Ivy World School
Ivy World School paid tributes to the nation on the occasion of 67th Independence Day of the country. Brightly attired students participated with patriotic fervour in the songs and dances presented to mark the occasion. The Tricolor was hoisted by the principal.
SPPS Convent School
SPPS Convent School, Begowal celebrated Independence Day with great zeal and enthusiasm. Students presented various patriotic songs and dances. Lawrence international
The Independence Day function began with hoisting of the National Flag followed by National Anthem and march past. Principal advised students to work hard and become worthy and responsible citizens of the country. |
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I-Day at clubs
Jalandhar, August 16 Independence Day was observed in central revenue building by the Income Tax Department. Rakesh
Suri, IRS, Commissioner of Income Tax Jalandhar-I was the chief guest and hoisted the national Flag. Commissioner of Income Tax (appeals)
Jalandhar, Dr Gulshan Raj Additonal Commissioner of Income Tax among others was present on the occasion. Happy Club,
Jalandhar, celebrated Independence Day holding nukkar nataks in various areas of the city on the issue of Right to Information Act to raise awareness on the issue. Members of the club said the motive behind the nataks was to create awareness about the RTI Act. |
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Govt offices wear deserted look
Jalandhar, August 16 As on availing a leave today, the government staff could get four days' break, most employees, including clerks and officials, remained off duty today, with visitors unable to get their work done. The top administrative brass was either off or away on meetings. Deputy Commissioner Shruti Singh was on leave today. Additional Deputy Commissioner (G) Praneet Bhardwaj was away for a meeting on election preparedness at Chandigarh. ADC (D) Harminder Singh was busy with a seminar on biodiversity. Even the office of District Transport Officer Dalwinder Jit Singh, which often remains abuzz with activity, was without visitors. The rooms of the DTO and the Additional DTO remained locked. Six of the eight counters were off today. The staff said while the DTO was in Chandigarh for a meeting, four clerks were away to courts and two were off. Since the top officials were away, the middle and lower rung staff enjoyed the liberty to remain off their seats for most of the time. The visitors at all the offices were seen running around to get their works done. The movement of files from Suwidha Centre, which had a lot of rush too, remained much affected today owing to the shortage of staff and absence of officials in their seats.
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Rain throws life out of gear as water accumulates on roads
Jalandhar, August 16 According to the meteorological department, 16 mm of rainfall was recorded in the city till Friday evening. The rain brought down the temperature. The minimum and maximum temperature was recorded as 25.7 degree Celsius and 30.1 degree Celsius, respectively. The meteorological department made forecast of rain with thundery conditions even on Saturday, as the sky is likely to remain cloudy. Normal life was hit due to the poor drainage system, as a majority of the city roads were inundated with several feet high water. So much so that rainwater also entered a number of houses located in several low-lying localities, including Basti areas, Kishan Pura, Gopal Nagar and Globe Colony. Meanwhile, a majority of the roads, including Basti areas, Neelamahal, Gopal Nagar, Preet Nagar on Sodal Road, Domoria Pull, Ikahari Pulli, Makhdum Pura, Nakodar Road, Kacheheri Road, Gujja Peer Road and Sodal Road were inundated with several feet high water due to heavy rain. The condition of roads, which was already very bad it further became worse with the accumulation of rainwater. The already existing pits and potholes have further widened, increasing the chances of mishaps. Scattered gravel on various areas is also giving an open invitation to mishaps. Atul of Gopal Nagar said, “Though the roads can not be reconstructed during the monsoon, the municipal corporation Jalandhar (MCJ) should at least remove scattered gravel and fill the pits and potholes to avoid mishaps.” While the commuters passing through the inner city roads were affected with the accumulation of rainwater, the passengers passing through the Jalandhar-Amritsar national highway also faced a lot of inconvenience as traffic remained jammed at the highway as water accumulated, especially near Chugitti, PAP and Ramamandi Chowks on the highway. Traffic remained jammed on various inner roads and highway for several hours due to the rain.
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Injured NRI dies in hospital
Jalandhar, August 16 The Division Number 1 police, which had already arrested the victim's wife and her paramour under Section 307, has now booked them under Section 302. Kuldeep, who was working in Saudi Arabia, had returned to his place about 22 days back on learning about his wife’s alleged affair. Kuldeep’s wife Sonia was reportedly having an illicit relationship with her neighbour Manish. The couple had reportedly been engaged in a tussle ever since Kuldeep had returned. The duo, along with one Honey, had conspired to kill him on Wednesday by hitting a sharp-edged weapon on Kuldeep's head. However, all three were caught. The victim remained on ventilator at a hospital, but died last morning. The police said all three murder accused had been arrested. Looters enter house, flee with jewellery
In a daylight incident, three bikers entered the house of an elderly woman in Buta Mandi and took off her gold earrings and bangles at gunpoint. Ninety-year-old complainant Chano Devi has been living with his grandson Vipin and his wife. She said she was alone the afternoon, when three bike-borne youths came to her place and started enquiring about her son Resham. She said she told them to see him in his factory. She said she was about to go inside
when the youths asked for water. The old woman went inside to fetch water, when the three youths followed her and took off her earrings and bangles, showing her their pistol. She then raised an alarm, but before the neighbours came out, the miscreants had gone. The Division Number 6 police has started investigating the matter. A similar incident had taken place two weeks ago when the elderly mother of a Delhi IG had been attacked and looted at
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Irked at MC inaction, traffic police fills up potholes itself
Jalandhar, August 16 Sick of traffic jams and serious inconvenience faced by commuters in various areas, traffic police officials themselves had to arrange for trolleys of stones to fill up potholes today. Sick of the MC inaction, an irate ACP (Traffic) said it’s high time, the MC acted. In one of its worst traffic days in recent times, areas throughout the city faced hour-long traffic jams due to potholes - deep enough to make buses and trucks tilt to a side - and flooded roads (it rained constantly through the day), slowing down the pace of traffic at bottlenecks, intersections and chowks across the city. Serpentine queues of vehicles were witnessed at Rama Mandi, PAP Chowk, BSF Chowk, Chugitti Chowk, Nakodar Chowk, Guru Ravi Dass Chowk and many bazaar areas, along with other areas across the city - at places the jams extended to over an hour. The deep potholes have been a pain for commuters for months (in some areas for years), as they cause accidents and hamper the normal flow of traffic. In many places in the city, they are inches deep and make passing of even heavy vehicles difficult. There are plenty of areas in the city which are gaining increased notoriety for the constant overturning of vehicles, which include four-wheelers and two-wheelers. One of the worst hit, the Rama Mandi to BSF Chowk stretch today witnessed such a traffic congestion that commuters reported "traffic froze" for hours. Vehicles stood rooted in kilometre-long queues with engines switched off because the traffic won’t budge. ACP (Traffic) Mahinder Singh said, “We are short of solutions to this problem. We have to arrange cranes, pick up vehicles. Two-wheelers getting overturned is becoming a regular thing. Today, I, along with 15 to 20 of my officers (ASIs, inspectors), have been present at the spot since morning.” “We have asked them (MC) time and again to get the potholes filled. Today, we ourselves had to arrange for eight trolleys of stones to get the potholes filled. This is not ouR job. We made a request regarding the same today as well. The only reaction is that action will be taken.” MC Commissioner Vinay Bublani, said, “Due to the rains, it is very difficult to get the work done. However, we are getting the potholes on the PAP to BSF Chowk stretch filled up tonight itself. We are also getting the water of the area pumped out.” “Other affected areas of the city will also follow in due course of time,” he added. MC needs to act fast
Notably, roads in many areas of the city seem like they are eroding. Especially during rains, deep potholes, which are a scary challenge for commuters, have developed in areas like PAP, Transport Nagar, Chugitti, Domoriah Bridge, Garha Road, Basti Areas, Kapurthala Road, Nakodar Road, Maqsoodan, Ladowali Road, Gurunanakpura, Bazaar areas. A majority of the city areas have been hit adversely, leading to accidents and traffic jams. While rains might be a roadblock to speedy work, the inconvenience to commuters and frequency of accidents and increasing jams call for some swift action by the MC. |
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Local hospitals flout rules
Jalandhar, August 16 Though the Joint Commissioner of the Jalandhar MC, Anupam Kaler, claims to have issued notices for various violations under the Punjab Municipal Act to over seven hospitals asking them to remove the violations within four months yet the ground realities are different. Talking to the Tribune, Kaler claimed to have taken stock of the situation and asked the chief town planner to initiate necessary action. Kaler, said “I am not aware of the exact number of hospitals that are running from basements instead of using the place for parking purpose.” Taking a serious note of public interest litigation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had directed the MC for taking action against all the hospitals running from basements within three months. The MC further gave four months time to the violators instead to taking any action. It was alleged in the petition that seven private hospitals - Tagore Hospital and BBC Heart Care Centre, Chhabra Hospital and Maternity Home, Satyam Hospital, Patel Hospital, Bowry Medical Centre, Joshi Hospital and Vasal Hospital - functioning in residential areas had created problems for the residents. The petitioner said at least four of these hospitals have opened clinics, patient wards and laboratories in the basements, in violation of the bye-laws under which the basements can used only for parking purpose. The vehicle of doctors, other staff and patients are therefore, parked on the streets or on the main roads create traffic problems. These hospitals have also encroached upon footpaths thus putting the pedestrians in a great hardship. Sources in the MC revealed that the civil body officials are having a soft corner towards the violators who are financially sound and politically well connected. Another reason of going soft on the violators is that a majority of the officials are locals in Jalandhar and have developed friendly relations with the violators.
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Jail ward boy held
Kapurthala, August 16 Superintendent Jail Gutejinder Singh said Karamjit Singh, a class IV employee, had been caught red handed a few days ago while supplying smack to inmates. He said the boy had been handed over to the Kotwali police for registering of a case under the NDPS Act.
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JAC for industry formed
Jalandhar, August 16 The representatives of the associations held a meeting on Friday evening to give final shape to ITJAC.
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It was just a few hours prior to the Independence Day function yesterday that the administration cleared the names of the awardees.
The MGN Public School organized a cultural programme and celebrated 67th Independence Day with great zeal and enthusiasm.
Incessant heavy rain in and around Jalandhar today threw normal life out of gear, as several feet rainwater accumulated on almost every road due to poor drainage system.
According to the meteorological department, 16 mm of rainfall was recorded in the city till Friday evening.
Jalandhar, August 16
Incessant heavy rain in and around Jalandhar today threw normal life out of gear, as several feet rainwater accumulated on almost every road due to poor drainage system.