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Suicide drama proves fatal for city girl
Poll workshop has officials on toes
CG-0001 fetches RS 2.85 lakh
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Bad roads: Cong leader writes to Sukhbir
Badal
PUDA nod to company plan, but Rs 1.92 cr extension fee pending
2 ultrasound machines sealed
597 jawans take part in passing out parade
Arrest of Asaram Bapu’s adviser sought
160 children admitted to government schools in Kapurthala district
Issued IDP on A4 paper, city lawyer says he was embarrassed in UK
Workshop on art of living concludes
Month of September to keep us busy with a string of ‘days’
ICICI Bank hires 11 LPU students
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Suicide drama proves fatal for city girl
Jalandhar, August 26 In her dying declaration before magistrate, she said she was having an affair with a boy named Vicky of her locality for the past few years. She said the boy had promised to marry her, but later backtracked, forcing her to take the extreme step. Ekta is said to have stated that she was coaxed by her friend in the neighbourhood, Bindu, to commit suicide so as to pressurise Vicky and his family into marrying her, but the drama proved fatal. The Division Number 5 police has registered a case against Vicky under Sections 420, 506, 309 and 109 of the IPC. Bindu and Vicky were also booked for abetting suicide this morning under Section 306 of the IPC. The police has arrested Bindu. Vicky, however, is at large. |
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Poll workshop has officials on toes
Jalandhar, August 26 Deputy Commissioners, Additional Deputy Commissioners, Sub-Divisional Officers, District Transport Officers, MC Commissioners, Excise and Taxation Officers, Tehsildars, Block Development and Panchayat Officers of Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran were in the city as part of the training programme of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the General Elections, which are at least five months away. All District Electoral Officers, Additional District Electoral Officers, Returning Officers and Additional Returning Officers of the six districts had been called to attend the workshop, which started at 9 am and went on till 5 pm. The officials were much critical of the exercise, as they said that despite having an experience of conducting elections for several years, they were made to learn the basics of it all over again and that, too, at the cost of making the general public feel harassed for two days. “There still is a long way for the election to be held and we were being taught how to accept nomination papers and to conduct scrutiny. The resource persons were reading out from booklets, which they could have easily circulated to us rather than making everyone miss the office,” said an official. The workshop was earlier scheduled to be held from August 19 to 22. Parminder Singh Sandhu, Joint Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies and nodal officer of the UID project, was the key resource person. He also apprised the officials of the revision summary of the electoral rolls to be started from September 6. Resentment Officials were critical of the exercise, as they said that despite having an experience of conducting elections for several years, they were made to learn the basics of it all over again and that, too, at the cost of making the general public feel harassed for two days. There still is a long way to go for the General Elections and we were being taught how to accept nomination papers and to conduct scrutiny. The resource persons were reading out from booklets, which they could have easily circulated to us rather than making everyone miss the office, said an official |
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CG-0001 fetches RS 2.85 lakh
Jalandhar, August 26 The second number in the series went to Harpreet Singh for Rs 80,000, third for Rs 70,000 and fourth for Rs 80,000. The department made a total income of Rs 25.12 lakh through the sale of 147 out of 149 numbers in the series today. DTO Dalwinder Jit Singh said the auction of numbers in the CH series would be held tomorrow. |
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Bad roads: Cong leader writes to Sukhbir
Badal
Jalandhar, August 26 A copy of the letter, released to media, mentioned that the agrarian state of Punjab cannot be on the path of progress until and unless it had a proper metalled road network in the state. “Daily commuters, especially those travelling on two-wheelers, are facing a lot of problems due to the poor condition of the roads. The condition of some of the roads is so bad that it is like a camel's ride while plying vehicles on such roads," rued Mehta. Mehta also mentioned that the financial condition of the municipal bodies was going from bad to worse with each passing day. "Unable to get the roads repaired, the civic bodies are doing a cover-up exercise by simply filling the potholes with mud. It is beyond understanding as to why proper patchwork is not being done," she questioned, adding that not only the roads, faulty sewerage systems are also leading to a lot of problems. "The flooding of the water on the roads on account of the overflow from the sewerage is a routine problem in almost all cities of Punjab, but the state government has not bothered to initiate corrective measures," she added. The Congress spokesperson also stated in her letter that day by day, there are rising accidental deaths because of the bad roads. “Sukhbir is making tall claims about the state being on the path of development, which is nothing but a farce. The government fails to realise that bad roads are the biggest setback for the economy of the state. Buyers and industrialists would not like to invest their hard-earned money in places or cities, where there is lack of basic infrastructure," she asserted.
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PUDA nod to company plan, but Rs 1.92 cr extension fee pending
Jalandhar, August 26 Officials of the department of the department have said that PUDA had asked the subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Limited to pay up an amount of Rs 5.65 crore as non-construction charges, of which an amount of only Rs 3.73 crore had been received. The staff said that a decision to allow the construction had been taken by an empowered committee of the government headed by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. They said he had been conveyed through a communiqué of Chief Administrator PUDA Manvesh Sidhu to approve the building plan for the construction, which they had done. Manvesh Sidhu could not be contacted as he is away on a tour. Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development A.Venu Prasad said he was not fully aware of the issue, as a CA was dealing with the case. Two months ago, IAS officer Supreet Gulati, who was then CA Jalandhar Development Authority, had been asked by XEN (Projects), Mohali, to deal with the issue. Vinay Bublani, who holds the same charge now, said he was not dealing with PUDA matters pertaining to the Optimum Utilisation of Vacant Government Land (OUVGL) schemes. Pardeep Sekhri, XEN (projects), PUDA, Mohali, said he did not remember the case off hand. The purchase of the site at Chhoti Baradari, Phase-II, in front of Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences in 2007 remained in headlines, as it went for a whopping amount of Rs 107 crore. As per the PUDA bylaws, an allottee has to construct a building within three years of its sale, following which 2 per cent of the sale amount is levied each year as extension charges. Since it is the sixth year running since the plot was taken by the group in the open auction, the officials had calculated the amount payable to be Rs 5.65 crore, of which an amount of nearly Rs 2 crore is pending. Estate Officer PUDA Jalandhar, Amarjit Bains, confirmed having cleared the plan.
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2 ultrasound machines sealed
Jalandhar, August 26 A team of doctors, led by Dr Gurmit Kaur Duggal, District Family Welfare Officer, conducted surprise visits at Sharanjit Nursing Home, Harjinder Maternity Hospital, Gujral Nagar, Malhotra X-Ray and Scanning Centre, Raja Garden, this afternoon. The teams found scanning machines functional without mandatory licences and documents at Sharanjit Nursing Home, Harjinder Maternity Hospital, Gujral Nagar, which were sealed. The authorities had, last week, also sealed a scanning machine that was lying unattended at Jalandhar Cantonment-based Akriti Hospital, besides serving a show-cause notice to the hospital management.
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597 jawans take part in passing out parade
Jalandhar, August 26
The jawans had been training in outdoor aspects such as use of automatic and semi-automatic weapons, field craft, field tactics, VIP security, UAC, implanting ambush, obstacle crossing and information regarding various arms and ammunition used by the terrorists. Arun Pal Singh, DIG (administration) was the chief guest on the occasion. The chief guest took salute from the jawans and congratulated them. Pawan Kumar Uppal, Commandant PAP Training Centre, read the annual report. Jawans who had performed well during the training session were felicitated. Sukhdish Singh from Moga was declared all-round first and Gurpreet Singh of Sangrur came all-round second. Sukhraj Singh of Muktsar was declared first in indoor training and Manveer Singh of Bathinda was chosen the best marksman. Sukhdish also commanded the parade. Commandants of various battalions, senior police officers and retired police officers were present on the occasion. Jawans gave a demonstration in weapon handling and mass PT show.
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Arrest of Asaram Bapu’s adviser sought
Jalandhar, August 26 In a press release, Satnam Singh Chahal, executive director of the North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) said these utterances had hurt religious sentiments of entire Sikh community and of millions of others who held the Gurus in high spiritual esteem. Neelam Dubey, he claimed, had attempted to disturb the peace and communal harmony. One should not be allowed to make ill-conceived statements on the sensitive religious issues without verifying historical facts, he said. The NAPA demanded Dubey’s arrest after registering an FIR against her in this regard. —TNS
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160 children admitted to government schools in Kapurthala district
Kapurthala, August 26 The Deputy Commissioner said a survey was conducted under the Inclusive Education for Disabled Scheme across the district and every house was visited to identify the special requirements of such children. He said as per instructions of the state government, special facilities would be provided to the children being identified during the survey to provide them school education. These special children would be provided facilities, including required assisting tools, bus pass, train pass and medical certificates etc. Mangat said a sum of Rs 61.65 lakh had been approved for the annual work plan for the year 2013-14 under the Inclusive Education for Disabled Scheme out of which Rs 10.95 lakh had been received. He added that Rs 10 lakh has been spent for providing facilities under the scheme. To provide assisting tools to the disabled children, a team of specialist doctors is organising special medical check-up camps in all blocks of the district, including Kapurthala, Bholath, Phagwara and Sultanpur Lodhi, the Deputy Commissioner said. The Deputy Commissioner further said to provide education to everyone, free books were being distributed to all the students from Class I and VIII and to all SC students of Class IX and X. Computer books were also provided free to the students from Class VI and XII. Instructions about the supply of books to the students concerned have already been issued to all the Block Primary Education Officers so that no student is deprived from these books, added Kapurthala DC. Mangat said renovation and construction work was under progress in many schools to spend the funds received under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan scheme. He said renovation work was under progress in 30 schools and rooms were being constructed in 51 primary and 53 upper primary schools. Sanitary blocks are also being built in 19 schools for girls, of which 18 blocks are ready to use, the Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner added.
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Issued IDP on A4 paper, city lawyer says he was embarrassed in UK
Jalandhar, August 26 Narrating the incident on phone from England, Advocate Sanjeev Kamboj said, “I was issued an IDP by the Jalandhar DTO on August 13 before leaving for the UK and USA. I was driving a care on the motorway M4 on August 21 when suddenly a police vehicle signalled me to stop.” “When I stopped my car on the roadside, a policeman came and asked me to show driving licence. I handed him over the IDP issued to me by the Jalandhar DTO. The policeman was surprised to see the IDP on an A4 paper and he questioned me whether it was issued by Indian office,” he further said. He further said, “While nowadays even domestic driving licences are issued on smart cards, it is quite embarrassing for me to go through this all.” His father Shiv Kamboj, a UK resident, had to intervene and convince the policeman in question that the IDP was real. “It is very shameful that IDPs are issued on an A4 paper. The transport authorities should take it seriously and change the format,” Sanjeev Kamboj said. When contacted, DTO Dalwinderjit Singh said, “The IDP is issued on A 4 paper across the country. This format is finalised by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). I am in Jalandhar for about a year and I did not get any such complaint so far.” “I agree that the format for issuing IDP should be changed to make it presentable. I have already raised the issue of changing the format for the same during meetings with the state transport officials and also have written to them for the same. They might have taken the issue with the NIC,” the DTO added.
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Workshop on art of living concludes
Jalandhar, August 26 The students and staff took a keen interest in all the activities during the workshop. Principal DK Joshi highlighted the importance of these activities in the education system. Randeep Pannu thanked the resource persons and all those present. Inter-state tae kwon do match in Muktsar An inter-state tae kwon do match was held in Muktsar from August 18 to 23 in which 17 districts participated in Under-14 and Under-19 categories. Six students from MGN Public School, Adarsh Nagar, Jalandhar, represented the city. Bandna Chawla (Under-19) of MGM won the gold medal. Officiating principal Brinder Kaur Badwal congratulated the prize winner. Golden meet at DIPS School A unique theme "India Awakens- be the change you want" was brought forward on the occasion of the golden meet at DIPS Nurmahal. The meet started with a group song. The theme of the song was how wrong the notion of the segregation on the basis of religion is. A number of group items were presented thereafter. In another presentation by students, all the speakers laid emphasis on checking water pollution and saving water, planting and saving trees. A fancy dress show was organised focusing on the problems and solutions of global warming. The highlight of the meet was DIPSIANS on Wheels - a skate show that stole the heart of the audience. A dance drama "Remembering 26/11- a Nightmare” was also presented. The meet came to a close with an excellent dance performance on the song "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani". Apeejay students shine Students of BBA semester-II of Apeejay College of Fine Arts emerged winner in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, examination held in May securing third and eighth positions. Merit holders were congratulated by principal Sucharita who also expressed happiness at the 100 per cent pass results. The students gave credit to their teachers for performing well in the examination. Sukhmanmeet Kaur secured the third position scoring 547 marks out of 700, whereas Mankaran Kaur stood eighth securing 531 marks. Capacity building programme held Eklavya School hosted a one-day capacity building programme on co-scholastic aspects of the continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) programme. The programme was held in collaboration with Expressions India (empanelled by the CBSE) under the aegis of Jalandhar Independent Schools, Sahodaya. It was an activity-oriented workshop which proved helpful for all. Participants from various schools of Jalandhar attended the workshop. In the workshop, it was highlighted that the CCE is a developmental process of assessment which emphasises on twofold objective and continuity in evaluation. Participants from Swami Sant Dass Public school (Phagwara), Delhi Public School (Jalandhar Cantt), Cambridge International Senior Secondary School (Jalandhar), Apex International Public Senior Secondary School (Nakodar), Swami Mohan Dass Model School (Jalandhar), LGN DAV Model School (Jalandhar), Manav Sehyog School (Jalandhar), CJS Public School (Amritsar Bye Pass Jalndhar), Innocent Hearts and Kamla Nehru Public School (Phagwara) attended the workshop.
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Month of September to keep us busy with a string of ‘days’
Jalandhar, August 26 "This is a good way to inculcate good thoughts in our present generation but it has to be taken in the right spirit. We can celebrate days like Pardon Day in schools where we can teach them to confess their faux-pas and ask for pardon from their peers. This will not only help us to understand their psychology but will also make them fearless and upright. We can also plan an anti-superstition drive in our locality on a specific day," said Paramjeet Khosla, an educator at Kendriya Vidyalaya No 3, Jalandhar Cantonment. Many NGOs, clubs and communities are observing different days for different causes. Although some celebrate it for social cause, others celebrate it for fun and nowadays most of the corporate houses are celebrating them as part of marketing strategy. "In an era of Internet, social sharing capabilities allow us to share our causes to be heard on Twitter, Facebook etc. When people post all kinds of views and ideas related to that cause, it strengthens it and gives you a reason to celebrate it on a particular day. You can also choose a cause and celebrate it in your locality or school or may be worldwide depending on the circle you have on these social sites," said Saranjit Singh, member of Rotary Club, Jalandhar West. September is also observed in various countries of the world as Better Breakfast Month, Baby Safety Month, Self Improvement Month and Honey Month.
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ICICI Bank hires 11 LPU students
Jalandhar, August 26 A press release said the selected students had joined in Delhi and Jaipur. Amit Salaria, Amit Bhatia, Amit Dewar, Deepak Sachu, Harminder Singh, Yudhbir Singh and Naveen Singh were inducted as technical officers. Those who were placed as development officer are Abhishek Kumar, Sagolshem Rajeev Singh, Shweta Mattu and Gopal Kumar. —TNS
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Perturbed over the pathetic condition of roads in the state, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
(PPCC) spokesperson Nimisha Mehta has shot off a letter to Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh
Badal, highlighting the worsening condition of roads in the state.
As many as 597 recruits today took part in the 160th batch of the passing out parade at the Punjab Armed Police Training
Centre, Jalandhar Cantonment, here.
