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6,000 kg of poppy husk seized
Director, actors of ‘Ram Leela’ booked for hurting sentiments
Two doctors, 9 other employees found absent at Kartarpur CHC
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Traffic jam a routine affair between Kishanpura Chowk, Domoria RUB
Commuters stuck in a traffic jam at Kishanpura Chowk in Jalandhar. Tribune photo: Malkiat
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2 women held for trying to sneak sim cards into jail
Youth booked for raping minor
Case registered against man on fraud charges
Students exhorted to donate blood
Chest-related diseases on the rise
Cattle fair from Nov 15
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6,000 kg of poppy husk seized
Jalandhar, November 12 Two brothers, who have been booked in the case, are Puran Singh and Amar Singh of Toti village in Sultanpur Lodhi. Both had purchased an agricultural land at Shahkot and had given it on contract while also using the same for smuggling narcotics from Rajasthan. The SSP, Yurinder Singh Hayre, said when a police party, led by DSP Harpreet Singh Benipal and SI Shiv Kumar, raided the premises, three persons, including a driver, took advantage of the tall growth at the site and darkness and escaped. He said the owner of the truck, resident of Mukerian, too, would be booked in the case. He added that there were certain documents found in the truck which proved that Puran Singh and Amar Singh were involved in the smuggling of narcotics. The two have already been declared proclaimed offenders and have six cases registered against them under the NDPS Act. These include a case at the Zira police station in 1993, at Moga in 2001, at Lohian in 2002, at Sultanpur Lodhi in 2005 and in 2010 and at Abohar in 2002. The Senior Superintendent of Police said since January 1 this year, 541 cases of NDPS had been registered against 719 persons and 209 quintals of poppy husk, 4.52 kg of opium, 2.7 kg of charas, 5.109 kg of smack, 18.953 kg of heroin, 37.015 kg of narcotic powder, 1,102 injections, 162 bottles of syrup, 1.2 lakh tablets, 0.21 lakh capsules and 1.24 kg of methamphetamine were recovered from them.
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Director, actors of ‘Ram Leela’ booked for hurting sentiments
Jalandhar, November 12
In his complaint, he said the trailers and the photographs pertaining to the movie appearing in newspapers and other media were highly objectionable and had hurt the sentiments of the general public and believers of Hindu mythology. He has written, “The story of the film are quite contrary to the title ‘Ram Leela’ and does not promote Hindu mythology. It has rather shown the lead actors in wrong poses.” The complainant has alleged that a deliberate and malicious attempt had been made to hurt the religious sentiments of the public and the actors and director be booked to prevent any agitation in the city on the matter. The SHO, Division No 3 police station, Jatinder Singh, confirmed the registration of the case. Meanwhile, members of the Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Naujawan Sabha gave a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Varun Roojam demanding changing of the title of the movie.
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Two doctors, 9 other employees found absent at Kartarpur CHC
Jalandhar, November 12 After issuing show-cause notices to the absentees, the health authorities have also initiated disciplinary action against them. A team, led by Assistant Civil Surgeon Dr BS Multani, raided the centre and found the staff, including the Medical Officers, absent from their duties. The team also found the premises of the CHC unhygienic as the bio-medical waste was littered on it. Acting on the directions of Punjab Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jiyani, the Civil Surgeon constituted teams and conducted surprise visits at the CHC, Adampur, CHC, Kala Bakra, Civil Hospital, Nakodar, CHC, Shankar, and CHC, Kartarpur, to curb absenteeism in health care institutions today. The health team also found a doctor and a clerk at the CHC, Adampur, coming late while a paramedic was found absent, the Civil Surgeon said. All the defaulters had been served show-cause notices and disciplinary action had been initiated against them, he added. Sources in the department revealed that patients were also found shifting restlessly in the healthcare centres while no list of medicines were displayed at a majority of the centres for much inconvenience to the patients and their attendants.
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Traffic jam a routine affair between Kishanpura Chowk, Domoria RUB
Jalandhar, November 12 This half-km stretch witnessed traffic jam between 3 pm and 4.15 pm even today. Long queues of vehicles were seen on all sides of Kishanpura Chowk, especially towards Domoria bridge. A resident of Baldev Nagar, Ranjit Singh, said it took half an hour to reach Domoria RUB from Kishanpura Chowk as his car was stuck in the jam. “This is the only road without any rail track, to go towards Devi Talab Mandir side from the Hoshiarpur Adda side or vice versa, otherwise there is every possibility of getting stuck at any of the Kishanpura, Devi Talab Mandir, Sodal or Ram Nangar railway crossings. So, the administration should make this road free of encroachments.” Negligent attitude of the Municipal Corporation (MC) in removing temporary encroachments and that of traffic police in ensuring smooth flow of traffic are the main reasons for the problem. As a result, the half-km stretch of the road usually witnesses several hours of traffic jam a number of times in a day. Talking to The Tribune, the area councillor, Bal Kishan Bali, said, “About 70 feet road between Kishanpura Chowk and the Domoria bridge has been reduced to just 30 feet due to temporary encroachments by shopkeepers and wrong parking on the road. A yellow line should be drawn on this road and any vehicle parked outside that line should be challaned. Secondly, heavy traffic, especially trucks and vehicles carrying goods, should be banned during peak hours from 8 am to 10 am and from 4 pm to 8 pm for ensuring smooth flow of traffic.” Stating that several times a number of ambulances also get stuck in jams here, Congress councillor from this ward (No 7) Bal Kishan Bali said, “The MC and traffic police should take the menace of jam seriously.”
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2 women held for trying to sneak sim cards into jail
Kapurthala, November 12 Assistant Jail Superintendent Manjit Singh in his written complaint to the police stated that Shivangi and Pooja, both residents of Rama Mandi, Jalandhar, came to meet jail inmates Sahil and Sagar, residents of Rama Mandi. A woman constable, while searching them, recovered two mobile phone sims and a 4 GB memory card from their possession and reported the same to the jail authorities. Manjit Singh said a case was registered against both the woman under Sections 42 and 43 of the Prison Act. |
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Youth booked for raping minor
Kapurthala, November 12 Giving details, the police said the victim, a student of Class VII of the local Government High School, in her statement stated that on Sunday, her parents and elder sister were not at home, whereas her younger brothers and sister were playing on the roof of the house. “Taking the advantage of the situation, a youth residing opposite to her house, identified as Kuldip Singh, entered her house. The accused forcibly took the victim to his house and raped her,” the victim said. She alleged that the accused had threatened her of dire consequences in case she told anyone about the incident. On the basis of her statement, a case under Sections 376/506 of the IPC has been registered against the accused. Man crushed to death A Tata-Ace vehicle crushed a youth to death when it collided with a motorcycle near Bhagwanpur village today. The deceased has been identified as Manpreet Singh (25), a resident of Khalu village. As per information, Manpreet was on way to his house on a motorcycle and when he reached near Bhagwanpur village, a fast moving Tata-Ace vehicle coming from the opposite direction hit him. He fell on the road and was seriously injured. The driver of the tempo, identified as Jarnail Singh, a resident of Basti Govindpur, managed to flee the scene leaving the vehicle there. Manpreet was rushed to the local Civil Hospital where the doctor on duty, Kuldip Singh, declared him brought dead. The police has impounded the vehicle and is investigating the matter to register a case against its driver.
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Case registered against man on fraud charges
Kapurthala, November 12 “On January 5, 2011, a deal to purchase 15 marlas of land from Daljit Singh at the rate of Rs 20 lakh. The deal was finalised and an agreement was signed. I gave a payment of Rs 5 lakh to Daljit. However, the accused did not turn up at the Kapurthala tehsil office on April 5, 2011, - the date fixed for the registration of the sale deed,” said Kamla. She alleged that last month, it came to her notice that Daljit had transferred the same property to Harpreet Kaur, a resident of Model Town, Kapurthala, in February 2012 and even the mutation in the name of Harpreet was entered in the revenue record. Following the complaint, the Economic Offence Cell investigated the matter and booked Daljit under Sections 420 and 406 of the IPC. |
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Students exhorted to donate blood
Jalandhar, November 12 Capt IS Dhami, Assistant Director, Youth Services, Punjab, was also present on the occasion. As many as 138 students were registered for blood donation. Dr Gagandeep, in charge, blood bank, Civil Hospital, Jalandhar; Dr Harpreet, in charge, blood bank, Civil Hospital, Nakodar, and Shailender, circle head, wholesale banking operations, HDFC bank, Jalandhar, were among those others present. Two students of the college, Tammana and Ranjit Kaur, spoke on blood donation. Prabhjot, another student, recited a poem on the subject. Poster-making and slogan writing competitions were also organised. Three students got prizes in slogan writing and one student got a prize in the poster-making event. Captain Dhami appreciated the efforts made by the institution and encouraged the students to come forward for donating blood. Later, the donors were given certificates by Civil Hospital and the college.
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Chest-related diseases on the rise
Jalandhar, November 12 Nearly 126 patients were diagnosed during a medical check-up in the TB and Chest Department of the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences on the eve of World Pneumonia Day, here, today. Dr Soni said: “Pneumonia is of two types - community acquired and hospital acquired. The former usually occurs in crowded areas and the other was acquired through hospital infections.” He added that patients complaining chest congestion, fever, breathlessness, phlegm and wheezing were symptomatic of pneumonia and they must see a doctor. — TNS |
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Cattle fair from Nov 15
Jalandhar, November 12 A press note issued by the department said farmers from across the state would participate in the fair and exhibit their cattle. A competition of the best breed of milch cattle would also be organised during the fair, it said. — TNS |
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The rural police seized 200 sacks of poppy husk from a farm at Billi Baraich village in Shahkot, but somehow failed to nab two smugglers, who fled from the spot, late last night.
Traffic jams have become a routine affair between Kishanpura Chowk and the Domoria railway under-bridge (RUB). The problem aggravates during the peak hours. Thanks to the temporary encroachments, faulty parking and no restriction on heavy traffic during peak hours.
