| |
Conflicting claims on ‘rape’
Ludhiana, August 2
Conflicting claims are being made over the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl of Harian village under the jurisdiction of the Koom Kallan police station. The minor was found in the fields in an unconscious condition after being allegedly raped by some persons. The Koom Kallan police has registered a case under Sections 376 and 120-B of the IPC against Meena Devi, wife of Achhay Lal, a migrant
labourer.
‘STONE’ OF CONTENTION
Foundation stone reinstalled
Ludhiana, August 2
Having failed to move the state government, the district authorities and the MC administration into action over the controversy surrounding the foundation stone of a sewerage project, laid twice by him in Simla Puri locality on Saturday and subsequently removed by ruling party Councillor Ms Sukhwinder Kaur, the Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal legislator, Mr Bikramjit Singh Khalsa, once again laid the foundation stone of the project at the same site today.
STATE OF PARTIES
Tough time ahead for faction-ridden BJP
Ludhiana, August 2
The local unit of the BJP is faction ridden and there is no cohesion among the local leaders. The leaders remain busy in leg pulling and downsizing one another. They are, however, worried about the future of the party as the elections to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha draw near. The leaders are more concerned about their own future and their standing in the party rather than watching the interests of the town and the workers.
Plantation scheme
fails to blossom
Ludhiana, August 2
The Punjab Government’s scheme of community tree plantation by distributing free plants through the Forest Department is on the verge of collapse due to lack of funds. Although the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, at a sangat darshan programme at Raikot last month, had reiterated that plants would be distributed free of cost. The Department of Forests is unable to do that due to lack of funds. The grants have not been released for the past three years by the district administration.
‘Shriman ji Jai
Hind’
Ludhiana,
August 2
The policemen in Ludhiana can always be courteous and they are proving
to be so. Courtesy, the appointment of the new Senior Superintendent
of Police, Mr Harpreet Sidhu. Known for his straight forward approach
and strict discipline, Mr Sidhu has already made his presence felt in
the district, with his priority being the courtesy of the police for
the general public and it has already started reflecting.
AT THE CROSS ROADS
The smile that lingers
FOR a long time I have been in search of smiling faces, but they are seen nowhere now. Everyone is lost in the labyrinths of his own problems, real or imaginary. He is looking for an exit but he finds himself at the dead end of all the roads of escape. Fretful, he curses others for the deplorable state he finds himself in, little realising that all this has been the result of his own doing. At a particular stage in his life, he overstretched his arm to pluck the moon. Nothing short of that could appease his ardent desires and wistful longings.
|
