EDUCATION

35 polytechnic students get prizes

Ludhiana, April 28
As many as 35 students of the Satguru Ram Singh Polytechnic for Women, Rishi Nagar, received prizes for their performance in academics, sports and cultural activities at its sixth annual function here today. Students presented a cultural programme on the occasion. Saloni gave dance performance on the song “Taal se taal mila”. A group dance was performed on the song “Dil sade naal lale”. Final-year students presented a Punjabi folk dance. The programme concluded with gidda.

Beant Kaur, a final-year student, was declared the best student. She had received prizes through the year for Ms Teej, best gidda performer and student editor of the Punjabi section of the magazine. Mr K.K. Bhatnagar, Principal Secretary, Technical Education, Punjab, was the chief guest. Ms Harvinder Kaur Toor, Principal, highlighted the achievements of the students in the past year. OC

Admission cell at GNIMT
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Col Singha said that he would himself act as coordinator of the cell. Other members of the faculty, including Ms Sandhya Mehta, Dr Harpreet Singh and Mr Jagdeep Singh from the Management Department, and Mr Balwinder Taneja, Ms Anjali Garg and Ms Jyoti Sharma from the Computer Department would assist him in the cell, he added.

COURTS

Life imprisonment in murder case
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Ludhiana, April 28
The sessions court has sentenced Nachhatar Singh of Rame village, Sultanpur Lodhi to undergo rigorous life imprisonment on the charge of murdering Karam Singh of Gaddowal village.

Delivering the verdict, Mr Baldev Singh, Sessions Judge, held that the prosecution has proved the guilt of the accused beyond any reasonable shadow of doubt. So he was not entitled for any leniency as prayed for. A fine of Rs 10,000 was also imposed upon the accused.

‘’The evidence on the file proves that the accused was under the influence of liquor. He called Karam Singh as ‘’Bhayya’’ and Karam Singh retorted that he was not ‘’Bhayya’’ but ‘’Punjabi’’. Upon which, there was a scuffle between them and the accused caused injuries with a knife, which led to the death of Karam Singh,” remarked the judge while holding the accused guilty.

An F.I.R was lodged at Sahnewal police station on March 29, 2000, following the statement of Pritam Singh, brother of the deceased. The complainant had stated to the police that his brother (deceased) was running an auto-electrician’s shop at Ropar. He used to come back daily but on March 28 he did not come back at home.

The next day, Gurmit Singh, “Sarpanch, informed him that his brother was lying in an injured condition in the wheat crop field near the pulli of Lakhowal village. I immediately went there and found my brother lying in an unconscious condition. He was then taken to CMC hospital, where he died,” added the complainant.

Thereafter, one person Gurdeep Singh recorded his statement with the police.

He said that the accused, who was a tractor driver at Sangha farm near Gaddowal village, came to him in an enebriated condition, when he was present in the Kohara chowk taxi stand. He wanted to hire my taxi but I refused.

Thereafter, one Jasbir Singh hired his taxi. When they were going, they saw accused was beating Karam Singh. They tried to intervene but the accused threatened them to face dire consequences. So they left the place. On the next day it came to their knowledge that Karam Singh was murdered. This witness also deposed in the court. The accused also made a confession before the president of the Milk Product Society, Barwala, Mr Nirmal Singh, as per prosecution.

However, the accused pleaded not guilty and claimed false implication. But finding convincing evidence against him, the Judge sentenced him.