Thursday, July 27, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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AMRITSAR BARNALA BATHINDA GANG BUSTED: The Barnala police on Tuesday busted a two-member gang of extortionists by nabbing Zora Singh. Mr Ajaib Singh Kaleka, SSP, said on Wednesday that Zora Singh had demanded Rs 2 lakh from Mr Gurcharan Singh, a resident of Ghanauri Kalan village and threatened to kill his son if he failed to pay. The police laid a trap and nabbed him. His accomplice, however, managed to escape. RELEASED ON BAIL: Mr R.K. Tyagi, Additional District Sessions Judge, Barnala, has ordered the release of Raj Kumar Garg, a former Congress Secretary, Sangrur, Mr Gurjant Singh, Judicial Magistrate (Ist Class), too passed bail orders of Raj Kumar Garg in another case registered against him at Mahal Kalan police station under Section 406 of the IPC. It is alleged that he had duped several persons of crores of rupees. FATEHGARH
SAHIB GURDASPUR NAWANSHAHR PATIALA |
AMBALA KILLED: One person was killed in a road accident on Ambala-Jagadhri road on Tuesday evening. According to police the deceased was identified as Virender of Ambala Cantt. A truck hit his scooter police said. A case has been registered against the truck driver. BODY FOUND: A body was recovered from Naorang Rai Sarovar here on Wednesday noon. The deceased was identified as Sham Lal of Ambala City. According to the information Sham Lal was missing since April 4. The body was found when the temple administration undertook the cleaning of the pond. SONEPAT ONE MURDERED: In a bid to avenge the death of their father, three sons waylaid their uncle, Ram Karan and allegedly murdered him with sharp-edged weapons at Baroli village, 18 km from here, on Tuesday. The Rai police has registered a case and launched a manhunt to apprehend them. YAMUNANAGAR |
HAMIRPUR KANGRA SUNDERNAGAR |
Devoted to uplift of poor “Where there is a will there is a way” — these proverbial lines have been proved by volunteers of the Parswarth Sabha in Jalalabad. The sabha is running a free primary school, sewing centre, and a dispensary in the town’s slum. A majority of the members of the sabha are small-time shopkeepers, school teachers and other salaried employees. Despite their financial constraints, there is a determination to serve for a noble cause. The sabha members divulged a unique formula to meet the budget requirements. All the 120 members contribute towards the sabha’s fund according to their pockets, which ranges from Rs 20 to Rs 200 per month. The school is situated in the midst of a slum, Gandhi Nagar, popularly known as Dhakka Basti. The school not only provides free education but also free uniform (see photo). Moreover, the classrooms are fully equipped with wooden desks for students. If one visits the school, the sight of students sitting on desks in uniform gives the impression that the school is a branch of a convent school and the pupils from well-to-do families. The purpose behind setting up the sewing centre is to train young girls of the weaker section so that these girls become self-dependent and contribute to their families’ income. In addition, the sabha provides all the required material for their training such as sewing machines, cloth, thread , etc. In the evening and on holidays, doctors provide free medical consultation to poor patients on the school premises. The medicines prescribed by doctors are also distributed free.
Demand for civil
hospital builds up Residents of Subathu, near here, and its surrounding villages are up in arms against the state government for its failure to open a civil hospital at Subathu. They have alleged that lack of adequate medical facilities at the Cantonment Hospital, Subathu, led to the death of five persons who were seriously injured in an HRTC bus accident near Haripur last week. In the accident, two persons died on the spot while five succumbed to their injuries on the way to the District Hospital, Solan. Hundreds of villagers had staged a protest the next day against the Subathu Cantonment Board for its failure to provide timely medical facilities to the injured. The mob disrupted traffic and sought the resignation of members of the board. Mr Sushil Garg, an elected member of the board taking responsibility for the inadequate medical facilities, had resigned from the board after the demonstration. However, sources at the Cantonment Board alleged that the tardiness of the state government in taking over the Cantonment Hospital was to blame for the situation. Although the board was corresponding with the CMO’s office for the demand of a civil hospital for the past 20 years, nothing concrete had been done in this regard, lamented Mr Garg.
Parking ban violated Parking is prohibited outside Panipat railway station, but the orders of the police in this regard are being violated with impunity. A board in the area clearly states: “Yahan koi bhi vahan khara karna mana hai. Yadi koi vahan chalak yahan vahan khara karega to us per jurmana kiya jayega” (this is not a parking place for vehicles and anybody flouting orders will be penalised). Implementing this is the responsibility of the GRP. Vehicles are parked all over instead of the earmarked place. Unauthorised vendors can be seen selling items openly and rickshaw-pullers pick up passengers from the area regularly, creating congestion. Contributed by Ashok Grover, Jagmeet Singh and Rakesh Bhardwaj. |
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