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NIT students take media to task
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Martyr’s family seeks DGP’s help
BSF function
Family looks for soldier
Henry rules out relief to farmers
Man kills son, arrested
Heritage Festival begins
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NIT students take media to task
Jalandhar, October 21 The students were mainly outraged over news reports which appeared today depicting a boy and a girl of the institute clandestinely interacting with each other. They also submitted a memorandum signed by hundreds of male and female students of the institute to the district administration and the police condemning the media over its coverage of the issue. Expressing solidarity with the family of Amit Kumar who recently
committed suicide allegedly due to ragging, the students blamed “both the print and electronic media for insensible and yellow journalism.” “The media has projected the entire issue in a crooked manner tarnishing the image of an institute of national stature”: read the memorandum. They also termed “the explicit contents on the print and the electronic media against the administration and students” as “totally illegitimate and untrustworthy”. The students said they abide by the rules and regulations implemented by their institute against ragging and were not criminals as depicted by the media. “We are open to investigation, scrutiny and any lawful procedure undertaken by the judiciary.” They also appealed to the media not to sensationalise the issue. Meanwhile, in a marathon meeting of the NIT committee, constituted to find the officials responsible for overlooking ragging in the campus, questioned numerous hostel staff today. Police is still looking for Namita Kumari, the girl student named in Amit Kumar’s suicide note.
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No to promotion brings Olympian to tears
Jalandhar, October 21 Popularly known as the “Golden Girl of Athletics” today cried her soul out at a Punjab Police commemoration function but the state’s highest police officer himself, Director-General of Police (DGP) S.S. Virk could not give her any assurances even as he declared that Manjeet Kaur, Rajvinder’s friend and fellow athlete would be promoted to the rank of inspector soon. The embarrassed police officials tried their best to ignore the matter and go on with the function as if nothing had happened, while those sympathising with the athlete could only make whispering comments about the athlete deserving promotion to a much higher rank. Rajvinder Kaur, Manjeet Kaur and Jagdish Bishnoi—the three athletes who won medals in international championships came to meet the DGP here to preside over the function. Virk could not even assure Jagdish Bishnoi of any promotion. Rajvinder Kaur won four gold medals in the 2001 Police Games as head constable. She also won three gold medals and one bronze medal in the 2003 World Police Games, represented the country in the 2004 Olympics as head of the women relay team, won one gold medal in the last Asian meet and represented India in the Olympics twice. Jagdish Bishnoi, a javelin thrower, has also won medals for the country in the Asian Grand Prix and Asian Track and Field games, SAF and many other international events.
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Martyr’s family seeks DGP’s help
Jalandhar, October 21 Mr Wassan Singh was here in PAP headquarters on the occasion of state-level police commemoration day pleading his case before the DGP, Punjab Police, S.S. Virk, who later assured him of providing the help. Mr Wassan Singh told The Tribune that his elder son, Sukhdev Singh, a sepoy with the police, was shot dead by a terrorist in 1994 when he was on duty. Since he was unmarried, his younger brother, Baldev Singh got the job on compassionate ground. “But Baldev too passed away on August 16 this year due to illness. He was survived by a wife, two daughters aged seven and two, and a five-year-old son,” Mr Wassan Singh said as tears welled up in his eyes. His 30-year-old daughter-in-law, who is just ninth class pass, too was looking for a suitable job but to no avail. Several other family members of police martyrs across the state attended the function held in their honour.
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BSF function
Jalandhar, October 21 The BSF personnel paid homage to the martyrs of paramilitary forces and state police, who sacrificed their lives while fighting against terrorists and anti-national elements.
— TNS
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Family looks for soldier
Kapurthala, October 21 “I visited the Western Command office at Chandimandir on October 18 but the whereabouts of my son could not be ascertained,” said the uncle of Sukhjinder, Mr Jarnail Singh. “The efforts to trace his whereabouts from Uri on telephone have been futile,” he added.
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Henry rules out relief to farmers
Jalandhar, October 21 Talking to the reporters after flagging off 31 trucks loaded with food grains to the quake-hit Jammu and Kashmir, the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Avtar Henry here today ruled out any compensation for the farmers and said that the farmers were not under pressure and sold their produce on their own will. The minister announced that the procurement of the paddy would be extended up to the middle of next month as the government was committed to picking up even the last grain. However, experts say, this will bring no relief to the farmers who sold their paddy at mere Rs 400, much below the MSP of Rs 590, in the mandis of the district. The Leader of the Opposition, Prakash Singh Badal, had earlier asserted that the damage to paddy was because of natural calamity and had demanded for granting compensation to the farmers from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. The leader had also said that the hike in diesel prices had also overburdened them financially and they were unable to recover even the cost of their produce. The farmers in Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur were the worst hit. Notwithstanding the farmers’ woes, the government is not offering them any relief while Arhtiyas and the shellers have been given special attention. Taking a serious note of the millers’ demand, 3 to 8 per cent of discoloration in their stock have been allowed. With the percentage of the damage to the stock having been increased for the shellers by 2 per cent, the minister claimed that the shellers had decided not to go on strike.
Foodgrain relief sent to J-K
Meanwhile, as part of its efforts to provide relief to the quake-hit Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab government today sent 31 trucks loaded with foodgrain to the region. Flagging off the trucks, the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Avtar Henry, said the state government had also decided to adopt one village to rebuild it. The Jammu and Kashmir ministry will allocate the village to the state. The relief material comprised of 5000 bags each containing 50 kg rice, 5 kg dal, 5 kg sugar, 1 kg dry milk, salt and tea.
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Man kills son, arrested
Phagwara, October 21 Gurinder Singh was reportedly sleeping in his room when his father, Bachan Singh hit him on the head with an iron rod. It is learnt that a tension had been brewing in the family for some time. The victim’s elder brother Harwinder Singh, suspected that Gurinder had an eye on his wife. Hence, both the brothers fell foul with each other and divided the house and the property in a panchayat meeting recently. Bachan Singh, their father, was said to be enraged over this division and the alleged relations of his youngest son with his sister-in-law. Talking in police custody, a baffled but unrepentant Bachan Singh said his elder son had unnecessarily suspected his younger son.
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Heritage Festival begins
Kapurthala, October 21
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Man held on murder charge
Jalandhar, October 21
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