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Bigger grant to gallantry award winners from state
Punjab in for power crisis this winter
Rare stamps to be on display at philatelic exhibition
Woman held with pistol
Another dengue death in Kapurthala
Real estate, steel safe investments, says expert
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729 vehicles challaned in one month
A traffic jam at Rama Mandi Chowk in Jalandhar on Sunday. Vehicular congestion and jams have become an everyday affair on the G.T Road.
— Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma
Little thieves are looking for your car
Judicial custody of NIT ragging accused extended
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Bigger grant to gallantry award winners from state
Jalandhar, November 6 “The state government is fully committed to the welfare of ex-servicemen, their widows and serving defence personnel in Punjab,” he asserted. An emotionally surcharged Capt Amarinder Singh along with Lt Gen Dev Raj Singh, Colonel of the Sikh Regiment, also laid a wreath at the 5th Sikh War Memorial in Jalandhar Cantonment here, as a mark of respect to the martyrs of the regiment’s 5th Battalion. With the new announcement, grants for Paramvir Chakra and Ashok Chakra have been fixed at Rs 25 lakh while it will be Rs 15 lakh for Mahavir and Kirti Chakra awardees; Rs 10 lakh for Vir Chakra and Shaurya Chakra awardees and Rs 5 lakh for Vaayu, Nau Sena and Sena medal winners. The amount of the “war jagir” has been raised from Rs 1200 to Rs 1870 per month. “Financial assistance is being provided to ex-servicemen above the age of 65 and to widows of ex-servicemen. We are taking full care of the soldiers and their families and they have a full-fledged department— Sainik Welfare Department— at their disposal,” said the Chief Minister. Capt Amarinder Singh also inspected the Quarter Guard of the battalion and was even seen mingling with the serving and retired soldiers, with whom he also had a cup of tea. |
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Punjab in for power crisis this winter
Phagwara, November 6 Though the water level in the Bhakhra Dam is at its maximum capacity, it can only provide 34 per cent of Punjab’s total electricity requirement, sources at PSEB add. But there is a low inflow of water to other hydro projects, which, as such, may not be able to generate power at their full capacity. Authorities say that under such circumstances, the Board may not be able to the meet the demand for power during the day hours, though it will be in surplus during the night. A senior PSEB engineer said that crops like potatoes and wheat require controlled irrigation, which is not possible during night hours. “So the farming sector will need sufficient power during the day.” Keeping the imminent crisis in mind, PSEB authorities are trying to sign contracts with the Power Trading Corporation and other supplying agencies, say sources. Meanwhile, the Board has started decreasing the water level in the Ranjit Sagar Dam to inspect a water tunnel (number P1), which is scheduled to start from February 1 next year. The inspection of the tunnels is necessary because of safety requirements. The dam had become operational five years ago and the inspection of tunnel number P2 was completed last year. For a floating crane to properly inspect the tunnel number P1, water level in the dam should be at 494 metres, add sources. At present, the level of water is at 515.97 metres in the dam. Earlier, the authorities had decided to fill the dam up to 525 metres to check the strength of the structure, but it could not be filled beyond 323 metres due to low inflow of water. |
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Rare stamps to be on display at philatelic exhibition
Jalandhar, November 6 The exhibition, according to a defence press note issued here yesterday, is being organised by the Army Postal Service to educate troops and their family members about philately. Lt. Gen Mandhata Singh, GOC, Vajra Corps, will inaugurate the exhibition. The history of armed forces on postage stamps and first-day covers, glimpses of pre-independence philatelic material and some of the rare collection of philatelists of the region would be on display during the exhibition. Workshops and “design a stamp” and drawing competitions would be other attractions of the event in which students of local schools would also take part. |
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Woman held with pistol
Phagwara, November 6 A police team, headed by Sadar police station SHO Lakhwinder Singh Mall, had put up a naka near the T-point of Maheru village. According to sources, Rajwinder Kaur, on seeing the police naka before the Government High School near Maheru village, tried to turn back. On getting suspicious of her activities, the police party made a thorough search of her purse and recovered a .315 bore pistol and three live cartridges from her possession. A case under the Arms Act has been registered at the Sadar police station. |
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Another dengue death in Kapurthala
Kala Sanghian (Kapurthala), November 6 Joga Singh, an agriculturist, returned from Kota in Rajasthan one and a half months back. After reaching home in the first week of October last, he had to be admitted to the local hospital as he was suffering from fever, according to police sources. As his condition started deteriorating, his family members took him to a private nursing home at Jalandhar, where he tested positive for dengue fever and the hospital staff referred him to DMC Ludhiana, on October 6.
Villager killed in road mishap
A resident of Ramidi village was killed when he fell from a tractor trolley near Dhilwan village on Jalandhar-Amritsar national highway yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Narinder Singh. The police has registered a case against the driver of the car, Rashpal Singh, a resident of Kamirpur village in Amritsar, under section 279 and 304A IPC.
Three booked on duping charges
The local police has booked Pardeep Singh and his wife Shinder Kaur, residents of Saidpur village, on the charges of duping a resident of Bhadas village of Rs 26 lakh here today. According to the police, the complainant, Charanjeet Singh, allegedly gave Rs 26 lakh to the accused for migration of his son Jagga and brother-in-law Jarnail Singh to Canada in March 2002. Instead, the accused sent them to Baku Island from where they returned back to India. After repeated efforts to get their money back, they reported the matter to the police. The police registered a case under Sections 420, 406 and 24 of the Immigration Act against the accused. Meanwhile, in another case, the local police has arrested Makhan, a resident of Akhara village in Jalandhar and booked his brother on the charge of duping a resident of Kamrawan village. The accused promised Dalip Singh to send his son to Italy for which the deal was finalised at Rs 550,000. The complainant alleged that he paid Rs 550,000 to the accused but they neither sent his ward to Italy nor returned the money. The police has registered a case under Section 420, 406, 120B IPC and 24 of Immigration Act. |
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Real estate, steel safe investments, says expert
Jalandhar, November 6 “This is the best time for those investors who want to play safe during the ongoing volatile period. They should invest in the real estate, steel and auto parts sectors, which are witnessing a record but stable growth, ” says Mr H.L. Chopra, a renowned financial expert. He is also the director and advisor of Edelweiss Insurance Brokers Limited and Edelweiss Securities Private Limited. Mr Chopra, a recipient of the International Association of Networking Professionals’ World Leader Award in 2004 for insurance and capital markets, rates India and China as the best destinations as far as investments are concerned. “Investment in India is fetching a return of 14 per cent,” he added. Currently Japan, not the US, was the No. 1 investor in India, said Mr Chopra. “After remaining dull for four years, steel is now recording an unparalleled average growth of 400 per cent per annum, primarily because of the great demand of Indian steel in China,” Mr Chopra said. “Real estate has also picked up during the past one year with an average growth rate of 200 per cent. The same is the case with auto-parts sector, which will witness another boom as many auto players are entering the Indian market. So in my view, if a common or a new investor is planning to invest, he should choose one of these three sectors. None of them is to crash in near future,” said Mr Chopra. Edelweiss, which is armed with a team of near 600 professionals for advising investors in real estate, insurance brokering and investments, was going to open its branch in Jalandhar from December 1. “We will provide online share brokering and other services to people through our Jalandhar office. apart from guiding them about safe investments.” |
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729 vehicles challaned in one month
Phagwara, November 6 According to Mr Sucha Singh, in-charge, Phagwara Traffic Police, several check-posts have been set up in different parts of the town to nab the offenders. The main emphasis of the drive, he said, was to keep a special check on over-speeding and underage drivers and riders. Sources said a majority of the challans were issued for not wearing a headgear, not carrying proper documents, not using seat-belts, triple riding, using pressure horns and wrong parking. “Next on our radar are polluting vehicles for which traffic wing personnel will hold a free pollution check-up camp at the local bus stand soon,” said Sucha Singh. The traffic police plans to carry out such drives once a month. |
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Chaos every day at Rama Mandi Chowk
Jalandhar, November 6 This crossing on the G.T. Road is the lifeline of the city traffic, but the lack of attention to the problem on this Chowk has added to the woes of the commuters. During the rush hour, the Chowk can be seen choked with traffic, say daily commuters. Many feel that if the traffic is regulated properly at this Chowk, things can improve considerably. The Chowk, situated on way to the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar-Ludhiana highway, faces jams for long durations throughout the day, says Sangeeta who uses this route everyday to reach her office in Jalandhar City. Anita, another office-goer, airs similar views. She says that amid all this traffic, it becomes hard to cross the Chowk. The lack of proper traffic lights, regulation and erratic parking of buses on the roads joining at the Chowk adds to the problem. A local Akali leader, Mr Jagbir Brar, demanded that the lack of proper lights at the Chowk aggravates the
problem. He blamed the administration for not creating a proper bus stop for long route buses at the Chowk. |
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Little thieves are looking for your car
Jalandhar, November 6 If some kid throws a stone on your car window, keep moving. If you stop the car and start shouting at the culprit, his silent friend may run away with your bag or purse from behind. These thieves are mostly 8 to 10 year olds. The other modus operandi is that a child knocks on the car door and as the agitated person shouts at him, the kid knocks louder making the owner come out of the car, little realizing that a second child standing close hurriedly opens the door and runs away with valuables. Usually there is an adult waiting for the kids at some turn of the street. |
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Judicial custody of NIT ragging accused extended
Jalandhar, November 6 The students will now be presented in court on November 19.
— TNS |
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