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Cash reward on Bhana gang
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Bad roads, erroneous traffic engineering a challenge to PTS
Better jalandhar: Under-age driving
Thalassaemia society to buy Mispa-i2 machine
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Sikh body holds protest against news channel
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Cash reward on Bhana gang
Jalandhar, March 2 On February 26, the Bhana gang had shot dead two youths, Simran and Deepansh, and grievously injured one near Raja Garden in full public view. Simran had died on the spot, while Deepash breathed his last in hospital. The gang had shot dead the two as they were assisting eye-witness Shami Kumar whose son Prince was gunned down by the gang two years ago. The DCP said posters had been put up at various public places in Jalandhar like District Courts, bus stand, railway station etc to catch the accused at the earliest. “Whosoever informs the police will be rewarded with a handsome cash reward. I assure that the informer’s identity will be kept secret,” he added. The police have put up the posters of the Bhana gang kingpin Daljit Singh Bhana, a resident of Baba Budha Ji Nagar, who is also a proclaimed offender in the Prince Vig’s murder case, his two other accomplices, including Gurbaz, alias Baba, alias Lalli, and Gurpreet Singh, both residents of Raj Nagar. Posters are highlighted with a bold tag "Most Wanted". They also have details about the first information report (FIR) registered against the accused. The DCP said the amount to be given as reward was not fixed yet, but the police had ensured that the cash reward would be sufficient. He revealed that the police had some discretionary fund which could be utilised for giving such reward. After the incident, the police had registered a case at the Basti Bawa Khel police station against seven accused, including Balbir Singh Cheema, Daljit Singh Bhana, Dalbira, Gurbaz Singh, Dalbira, Soni, Sukhdev Singh and Gurpreet. A day after the crime, the police had arrested Balbir, while other accused remain at large. Meanwhile, the police were also mulling to put up the posters of other dreaded criminals who were declared proclaimed offenders in other
heinous crimes. One more accused arrested in shootout case
DCP Rahul S said the police had arrested Dalbira, one of the accused in the shootout case on Saturday night. When asked from where the accused was nabbed, the DCP refused to entertain the query, citing security reasons. Earlier, the police had arrested Balbir Singh Cheema, one of the accused nominated in the shootout case. Now, the police was on its toes to nab the remaining five accused, who are still at large. It is pertinent to mention here that the rural police have also joined hands with the city police in a special operation to nab the criminals. |
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Elections hinder expansion of local bus service
Jalandhar, March 2 “We have to wait at least 21 days after the floating of the tenders for manufacturing new buses. By that time, the model code of conduct will be in place. We will have to wait for the elections to get over
and only after that, we would be able to allocate the work to the successful bidder. That will happen only around July this year,” said Sunil Jyoti, Mayor, Jalandhar. Once the order will be in place, the successful bidder will further take
six to seven months to manufacture the massive fleet of buses with different specifications. “It will be an ongoing process. We will keep on getting the buses in
various phases. Although we are trying our best to get the first fleet of around 30 buses around Diwali this year, for the entire project to commence full-fledgedly, we will have to wait till next year,” said Jyoti. |
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Monthly bus passes to be issued from today
Jalandhar, March 2 The bus passes can be made from bus stand Jalandhar, Maqsudan Chowk, Kartarpur bus stand and the city bus office at the MC office.The monthly bus pass fees is Rs 300 from the bus stand to Maqsudan and Rs 450 from the bus stand to Kartarpur. The passenger can travel anytime in the day with these passes on their routes. |
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Bad roads, erroneous traffic engineering a challenge to PTS
Jalandhar, March 2 Although the MC is planning to strengthen the PTS by taking various measures like launching the monthly bus pass scheme and expanding the fleet of buses from 15 to 144, bad roads, potholes and various other erroneous traffic engineering aspects in the city’s infrastructure pose a big challenge to the corporation to provide a comfortable commuting experience to the general public. “The traffic engineering aspect of the city is of serious concern, as it poses a serious threat to the lives of lakhs of commuters travelling on city roads everyday. The roads are severely damaged, the elevated manholes are situated right in between the roads, posing a serious threat to pillion riders. Also, the dividers in between the roads are constructed beyond the zebra lines, stopping pedestrians from crossing the other side of the road. Also, most of them are faded and do not serve any purpose,” said Rakesh Asthana, a traffic engineering expert from New Delhi who worked under the Road Safety - 10 project of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the city in 2012. The city also lacks walkways due to the shortage of space in the city. The concept of footpaths on roadsides has not been successful in the city for the simple reason that encroachments that take place here have the backing of the police or political patronage. Roadside kiosks configure themselves into makeshift markets, which continue to stay entrenched forever. A popular alternative use of the roadside stretches is parking for vehicles. The lack of space on the sides of the roads is as much of a handicap as the availability of funds for redoing the roads. The corporation feels satisfied if it can manage the re-surfacing of selected roads once in four years. It looks no further. Along with that, many other problems also pose a big challenge in strengthening the PTS. “Stray animals roaming on city roads, bus drivers and auto-rickshaws seen negotiating an opening between squatting cows and a herd of dogs or donkeys walking right in the centre of road, pose a serious risk to commuters. Due to the lack of resources, the MC has for long not conducted any drive against stray animals in the city,” said Surinder Saini of the Jalandhar Welfare Society. Along with the strengthening of the PTS, the corporation should also upgrade its maintenance strategy on various aspects of general commuting.
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Better
jalandhar: Under-age driving Traffic police issued challans to 1,936 under-age drivers in the last four years; more efforts required to check problem Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service
Jalandhar March 2 Apart from putting at risking their own precious lives, immature schoolchildren pose a danger to other commuters also. A random visit to several city areas, including Defence Colony, Urban Estate, Adarsh Nagar, Maqsudan, Green Model Town, Model Town, Mahavir Marg, Guru Nanak Mission Chowk and Kapurtala Road revealed that young students in the age-group of 14 to 18 years indulge in reckless driving, jump red lights and hardly pay heed to wear ing the helmet. School officials said parents had an important role to play in the matter. They should discourage children from going to schools on two-wheelers. The parents, on the other hand, hold the view that the school management should prohibit the entry of minor schoolchildren, who come to school on vehicles. Despite holding awareness programmes by the city traffic police, the menace continues to spread its tentacles across the city. Until and unless parents, school management and the traffic police make joint efforts to pressurise children not to drive two-wheelers, a solution to the problem will remain elusive. As per the information acquired from the Traffic Police Department in the city, policemen challaned as many as 1,936 under-age drivers in the past four years. A majority of the traffic norm flouters are schoolchildren.These challans were issued at nakas put up near various schools. Interestingly, in some of the violations, under-age drivers were reportedly caught driving four-wheelers as well. The traffic police sources said in 2010, they nabbed 836 under-age drivers followed by 492 in 2011. The numbers witnessed a sudden dip in 2012 as traffic police caught only 252 under-age drivers and the reason was setting up up of less nakas to nail down the offenders. Corresponding to the last year, the number of traffic norm flouters increased to 356 from 252. In January, traffic cops caught as many as 29 under-age drivers. The low number of challans speaks about the non-seriousness of the traffic police towards the menace of under-age driving in the city. 64 lives lost in various road mishaps
There were 64 fatal accidents last year in the city in which 64 persons died and 54 other were injured. In all these accidents, rash driving was a major cause. Interestingly, the traffic officials said they don’t have equipment like speed radars to check the speed of vehicles. A traffic official said under-age drivers drive recklessly which sometimes proves fatal for the other commuters. Lax attitude of parents
Lack of awareness among parents and lax attitude of school authorities as well as of parents is the main cause why students continue not to care less about the traffic rules. Most of the parents, instead of discouraging their young sons from driving, buy them expensive sports bikes for commuting. A school student, requesting anonymity, said, “My parents have recently gifted me an expensive sports bike for commuting to school. They never discouraged me from driving. Even many of my classmates, aged below 18 years, commute to school on bike. Now, I have been commuting on bike for the past two years. It is not possible for me to shun the habit.” Despite the organisation of several awareness campaigns by the school managements and the traffic police, the same have not proved fruitful. Every year, traffic police organises a ‘Traffic Week’ to educate the people about traffic rules yet the traffic violations continue. The traffic police also organise special education programmes in various schools, where under-age school kids are discouraged from driving motor vehicles. It has been observed that until and unless traffic police campaign was on at school, young students stopped commuting on bikes and the day campaign ended, students again started flouting rules. A traffic cop requesting anonymity said, “Traffic campaigns will not yield any fruitful result till the police enforce traffic rules strictly. By putting up a naka outside any school, traffic police can daily challan over hundred under-age school kids.”
Principals claim strictness
While talking to The Tribune, school principals claimed that they have strictly banned the entry of school kids arriving in school on two-wheelers but they believe that the role of parents is equally important in discouraging driving habits among minor kids. Dheeraj, principal of Innocent Hearts School, said parents could play an important role in discouraging their school kids from driving motorbikes. “We have strictly imposed a ban on the entry of young students coming to school on vehicles. I have even conveyed to the parents of the students not allow their children to drive school on bikes. I believe lost vehicles can be bought but not a life,” Dheeraj said. Similarly, the principal of MGN School, Jatinder, said that despite banning the entry of students driving to school on two wheelers, many under- age students had found another way as they started parking their vehicles outside the school. “We have even told parents to discourage driving by the students. After parents, the role of traffic police comes. Until and unless the traffic police enforces the traffic rules strictly or issue challans to the underage drivers, school instructions will not yield any results,” the principal felt.
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Thalassaemia society to buy Mispa-i2 machine
Jalandhar, March 2 “With repeated blood transfusion, the Ferratin level of thalassaemic children rises occasionally that causes a breakdown in the red blood cells causing multiple organ failure. For that, the parents have to get the repeated test done once in every three months. Presently, the parents have to take the blood samples to some private laboratory to get the test done which is costing them around Rs 650. Also, the report comes after three days. But with the machine being bought by the society, the children can now get their test done at a very nominal rate and also get the report on the same day,” said Dr Gagandeep Singh, District Blood Transfusion Officer. The Thalassaemia Society has also urged the donors to support them in buying the machines that will help these little children from dying due to multiple failure. As itself, the life span of a thalaessemic child is around 14 to 15 years. They should at least live that much of life. Presently, we have 114 children with us in the thalassaemic unit of the Civil Hospital who are receiving around 150 to 175 units of blood free of cost ever month. Most of them are from poor families and can not afford the recurring Ferratin level test. The machine would provide them a hope to survive a bit more, said TS Bhatia, Secretary, Thalassaemic Children’s Society of Jalandhar. Those interested in donating to the society can get in touch with the District Blood Transfusion Officer in the Civil Hospital.
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Khalsa College organises Synergy - 2014
Post Graduate Department of Commerce of Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, has organised two-day inter-college festival “Synergy — 2014”. Many colleges took part in different events held at college. In the first day of synergy the events organised were — quiz, collage making, rangoli, poster-making, cartooning and landscape. In these events, almost 120 students gave their excellent performance and showed their talent. The chief guest on the first day of Synergy was Dr GS Samra, principal of the college, who was welcomed by Dr RS Sandhu, Head, Department of commerce. The chief guest appreciated the talent, hard work, honesty, firm determination of students and encouraged them to touch the heights of success in future and said, “Hardwork is key to success”. In the end Prof Ravneet Bains gave vote of thanks. Annual prize distribution function held at SD College
SD College for Women today organised its 40th Annual Prize Distribution function of PCM. Sarwan Singh Phillaur presided over the function. Gurcharan Singh Channi, Chairman, Planning Board of Jalandhar district, was the guest of honour. The prize distribution function started with a welcome of the chief guest by the management, principal, faculty and students. Various religious and cultural items were performed by students. In all, 345 outstanding students were awarded prizes for their achievements in the fields of studies, sports, arts & sciences, cultural activities and social service. As many as 15 students were awarded gold medals for their achievements. Principal Dr Kiran Arora welcomed the guests and read the annual report of the college. Vinod Dada, joint secretary, college management, extended a vote of thanks. |
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Sikh body holds protest against news channel
Jalandhar, March 2 Traffic came to a standstill at the chowk for over half an hour. Senior police officials reached the spot to pacify the protesters. Despite the police requests, protesters sat on dharna and demanded registration of an FIR against the channel. Harpal Singh of the Sikh Talmel Committee said the channel had hurt the sentiments of the Sikh community at large and the police should register a case of hurting religious sentiments. Meanwhile, the news channel representative produced an apology from the channel, which was accepted by the protesters and they put off their protest. |
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The Jalandhar police have devised a new strategy to nail down dreaded criminal Daljit Singh Bhana and his accomplices.
These criminals shot dead two youths a few days ago.
The Sikh Talmel Committee, along with several other Sikh organisations, today laid siege to the Guru Nanak Mission chowk allegedly against a news channel for airing objectionable content against the religion. As per the protesters, the news channel telecast a programme in which it named five Indian team cricketers as “Panj Pyare”.
“The scheme will strengthen the public transport system (PTS). Once the expansion of the CBS takes place after the arrival of the sophisticated modern air-conditioned buses, more people would be encouraged to use the PTS on a daily basis. The scheme will then help people get used to the PTS on a daily basis. It will also help reduce the pollution level in the city by cutting down the use of private vehicles,” said Parveen Olivera, manager, City Bus Service. 
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Dalbir Singh said the traffic police have formed a separate traffic education wing, which hold regular seminars and organise traffic education awareness programmes at various schools to educate the young students. When asked why despite such programmes, the under-age driving continues unabated in the city, he said the police would now start setting up special nakas outside the schools. Cops would first educate children below 18 years of age not to drive vehicles and later, young kids would be challaned if found driving motorbikes, he added.
