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Firemen set for Diwali exigencies
Police Commemoration Day observed
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PTU learning centre body seeks VC’s resignation
Kidnapped boy recovered from UP
Labourer killed at construction
site
Dhanteras gives boost to sale of utensils, automobiles in
city
Panchayat Union stages massive protest
Dalit assn seeks inquiry into ‘fake’ certificate case
National poet Pradeep remembered
BSF organises campaign to create awareness
Transport Ministry urged to forbid refurbished buses from plying on roads
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Firemen set for Diwali exigencies
Jalandhar, October 21 According to Surjit Singh, District Fire Safety officer, “We have conducted mock exercises to assess the response time and have positioned fire tenders in six places from where we can tackle any fire exigency in the shortest possible time.” He said the tenders would be placed at Chowk Sudan, Babrik Chowk, Industrial area, Basti Adda near Old GT Road, Police lines road and in their headquarters opposite old jail. The department has also set up an emergency response centre where it would also provide precautionary and first aid tips. The department is keeping a strict vigil on various hotels and Cinema Complexes during this time. “Most of the hotels have so far not installed adequate fire safety system on their premises. It is posing a serious threat to the people who would be going to these hotels these days,” said Rajinder Sharma, sub fire officer. He said despite several reminders, hotel managements do not allow them to enter inside the premises for the annual inspection. “Whenever we ask them for the no objection certificate (NOC), they send us some old paper signed 15 to 20 years ago. In the absence of the implementation of the Fire Safety Act in the state, we do not have any power to issue challans to them,” said Sharma.
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Police Commemoration Day observed
Jalandhar, October 21 On October 21, 1959, a patrol party of the CRPF, consisting of 21 personnel, while guarding the nation’s frontiers, was attacked by the Chinese army near Hot Spring (Ladakh), Jammu and Kashmir, in which 10 personnel laid down their lives and the rest were taken captive. This day is observed as Police Commemoration day every year throughout the country to pay tributes to all those Central Armed Police Forces and police personnel who sacrificed their lives in the service of nation. Ashok Kumar, Inspector-General, BSF, Punjab Frontier, read out the names of the Central Armed Police Forces and police personnel who sacrificed their lives on duty. A two-minute silence was observed on the occasion. The BSF IG said the supreme sacrifice made by the brave Central Armed Police Forces and Police personnel in execution of their duties for the country would motivate future generations also. He said the BSF was making all out efforts to promote a sense of security among people residing in the border areas to maintain stability, peace and harmony in society which leads to development and progress of the country.
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PTU learning centre body seeks VC’s resignation
Jalandhar, October 21 Holding banners against the VC, they took out a march in the city before burning his effigy in front of his house on Cool Road here. The association members even put up a banner against the VC on the gates of his residence. Putting up tents right in front of his house, the members even began an indefinite protest against him on the matter. The association members linked the VC in an alleged corruption case along with his friend Parveen Kumar to whom, they said, he had transferred an amount to the tune of crores of rupees. They alleged that the NC had misappropriated an amount of more than Rs 50 crore. Owners of learning centres said they used to get Rs 4,500 to Rs 5,000 per semester as fee share, over which they were now being forced to accept only Rs 2,600 per semester. The rest of the money, they alleged, was going to Parveen Kumar, regarding which they wanted a free and fair vigilance inquiry. Hardeep Singh Bagga, president, said the VC was not concerned about the fate of students and was busy shielding his misdeeds. He said more than 40,000 students of the 2012 batch had not got approval due to negligence of the PTU authorities. He said the dharna would continue till October 31 after which it would be further intensified. The VC was stated to be out of state. The university authorities refused to make an official comment on the matter. Insiders, however, termed the protest to be politically motivated, targeting the VC at the time when his extension was around the corner. Dr Arora’s extension would be due on December 24.
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Kidnapped boy recovered from UP
Jalandhar, October 21 A special team, constituted under the supervision of a senior police official, had gone to UP to recover the boy. The police had reportedly got a tip-off about the boy’s location and of the kidnappers. Accordingly, the team raided the spot and managed to recover him. On October 12, seven-year-old Gurpreet Singh, aka Gopi, son of a property dealer, was allegedly kidnapped from a locality in the Model Town. The boy was playing along with his sister when he was kidnapped by an unidentified car-borne man.
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Labourer killed at construction
site
Jalandhar, October 21 The digging was on for the basement without proper scaffolding when Rajeshwar Singh got buried under the earth. He was taken out after sometime, but by then he had already died of suffocation. The police has initiated inquest proceedings in the matter under Section 174 of the CrPC after a statement given by the victim’s brother-in-law Nahora Singh. SDM-2 Varinder Pal Singh Bajwa visited the site. He said a JCB machine had been deployed by the owner for digging and simultaneously, some manual work was also being done by the labourer at a lower level. “Some loose soil fell on him accidentally. I will submit my report of site visit to the DC tomorrow,” he said. A similar incident had taken place near the BMC Chowk site about seven years ago. Four labourers had died due to similar negligence by the owner. |
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Dhanteras gives boost to sale of utensils, automobiles in
city
Jalandhar, October 21 Considered an auspicious day for making the purchase of steel and gold items, the markets were abuzz with a lot of activity since morning, with buyers pouring in for the entire day. Most shopkeepers, who had displayed a variety of stuff by extending their counters up to even 20 feet ahead of their shops, said their sales were at least 20 per cent up today than the previous year. The owners of an automobile showroom claimed to have made as many as 105 deliveries of cars and as many as 275 bikes. Amit Mittal, who runs a showroom for Maruti and Bajaj, said the sales at his showroom were at least up by 25 per cent compared to the previous year. Mittal said while last year, he sold 75 cars and 200 bikes on this day, the sales were higher this time with most buyers going in for Swift and Alto cars, and Bajaj Pulsar and Platina motorcycles. He added, “Of the 105 cars which we delivered today, as many as 90 buyers had gone for advance booking and demanded a delivery specifically today.” Gurinder Pal Singh, a dealer of Honda, said, “The sales were much better than our expectations. It was a very busy day for me today with customers pouring in all the day through. Initially, when the festival time started, we were a bit apprehensive on the sales, but today and yesterday were great days. We sold 103 scooters and new ‘Dream series’ bikes yesterday. Till this evening, we crossed the 100 mark and customers are still pouring in. I hope we will cross the 125 figure today. There also are people who are coming for an inquiry today and are planning to make a purchase tomorrow for some people do not make such purchases on Tuesdays. So, they will be going in for a ‘Chhoti Diwali’ which falls tomorrow.” The sales of gold, too, were on the higher side. Ajay Kumar, manager at the Tanishq showroom, said the sales were 40 to 50 per cent times higher. He said even those wanting to buy ornaments for weddings had selected their items earlier and were coming to pick the jewellery today. “Most other customers are going in for smaller items like rings and pendants. As a special attraction, we offered 50 per cent discount on making charges and 10 per cent on selected diamond and other jewellery,” he said. Sahil, who runs a home and kitchen appliances shop in Model Town, said he was getting a very good response today with at least four-five times more customers coming in today, especially for electric items like pop-up toasters, rice cookers, induction plates and other stuff. “We especially introduced a lot of variety today to attract more people and ensure their needs,” he said. Prof Manjit Dhall said he and his wife always brought some item for home on Dhanteras. He said he was looking for a vacuum flask or some nice cutlery item. |
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Panchayat Union stages massive protest
Jalandhar, October 21 The rally caused a huge jam at the PAP Chowk. It became even difficult for the traffic police to manage the flow of traffic even after the protest ended. It was a chaotic situation where the people were seen struggling to commute. The Joint Action Committee included the sarpanch, panch, panchayat officers and junior engineers besides the panchayat secretaries of Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala districts. Addressing the gathering, convener of the union Prem Sing Molvi said by handing over the contract for the panchyat audit to private hands, the Punjab government is planning to sideline the panchayats and curtail their powers. He said it is the panchayats that form the grassroot level of democracy. He said the decision will lead to corruption in the working of the panchayats. As per the same decision, the company will charge Rs 5,000 for every audit amounting to Rs 10 lakh. The fee will be increased as per the audit for the extended amount. Prem Singh said the private company will earn crores of rupees every year. As per the decision, the elected members of the panchayat will not have any right to challenge or complaint against the company. He said the panchayats have been asking for more rights. Instead of providing it, the departments, including anganwari, pension, health, birth and death registration, animal dispensary and primary education, have been taken back from the jurisdiction of the panchayats that has crippled the system.
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Dalit assn seeks inquiry into ‘fake’ certificate case
Jalandhar, October 21 Putting up proofs procured through an RTI application, before the Health and Family Welfare Department, president of the association Sohan Lal Jassi, said Medical Officer Dr Surinder Singh who belonged to “Saini” caste, first managed to get a reserved seat at the Government Medical College, Patiala in 1981 on an SC certificate and later got the job in 1990 as a BC candidate. The members of the association demanded that an inquiry be held into the matter and the guilty be brought to book as soon as possible . They members said they really wondered how one caste could fall in two categories. Saini was a BC caste as per the Centre rules, but fell into general category in Punjab. When contacted, Dr Surinder Singh said a departmental inquiry was already on since the past one- and-a-half month. “The association has been harassing me unnecessarily”, said Surinder. — TNS
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National poet Pradeep remembered
Jalandhar, October 21 A video conference with Bollywood legend, Manoj Kumar was the unique feature of the event. A documentary on the life of Pradeep was also screened. — TNS
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BSF organises campaign to create awareness
Jalandhar, October 21 Dr Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj, principal, HMV, Jalandhar, welcomed Ashok Kumar, Inspector General, BSF Punjab Frontier, and appreciated the crucial role played by the paramilitary force in securing the borders of the country and ensuring the safety and security of the people from external threats. IG, BSF, Ashok Kumar informed the gathering about the yeoman service rendered by the BSF in far-flung areas of the country, be it the border with Pakistan or Bangladesh or in internal security duties or during external aggression. He also laid stress on the importance of having a focused approach to achieve one's goals in life. A display of photographs depicting various activities performed by the BSF personnel, drill of various weapons by the BSF jawans, including women constables, a slide show of BSF activities and a documentary were organised. An open house interactive session was also organised with the students and staff of the college.
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Transport Ministry urged to forbid refurbished buses from plying on roads
Jalandhar, October 21 After his suggestions were sought before the tabling of the Bill in Parliament, Soi urged the Ministry of Transport to lay more emphasis on the condemned vehicle policy. "After I went through the Bill, I found some shortcomings in the policy. The Bill was silent about the expired vehicles. I have urged the Transport Ministry to incorporate strict provision forbidding the use of condemned vehicles on road," Soi said. He emphasised that the refurbished school buses Soi said he would also meet Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and raise the issue with the ministry. "The school bus involved in an accident in which 14 children from two Nakodar villages had lost their lives on March 4, 2013 was also refurbished. During the inquiries, it was found that the bus had been assembled and refurbished. Had this bus not been assembled from parts of a condemned bus, the students inside the bus could have got away with less serious injuries," Soi added. The school bus has a lot of problems - tyres were withered, chassis was in poor condition and it collided head-on with a truck which was carrying a consignment of 5,000 bricks. Thus the impact was big. The bus didn't even have the yellow paint needed as per the Supreme Court guidelines. The speed of the bus was 80 kmph and there were no seat belts. The driver didn't have the licence and drugs were found in the bus. Dr Soi has been fighting for the cause of road safety for the last 16 years. It was Dr Soi who called road accidents as murder when he first wrote to the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the deaths in accidents taking place on the roads of Punjab. He, however, said that all these policies and Bills would not serve any purpose until the enforcement agency laid emphasis on enforcement of traffic laws.
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Jalandhar, October 21
Jalandhar, October 21
