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Vijay Divas: A day of pride, humility
JIT Chairman summoned by Consumer Forum
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The mangled remains of a car after a Pathankot-bound train rammed into it in Jalandhar on Friday.
— Photo by S.S. Chopra
PSEB to rationalise fee structure
Baba Kashmira Singh draws ire of villagers
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Vijay Divas: A day of pride, humility
Jalandhar, December 16 Major General B.J. Gupta, the officiating General Officer Commanding, laid a wreath at the Vajra War Memorial on behalf of the serving soldiers. Paying tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives in the Indo-Pak war of 1971, he said the army was making endeavours to look after the families of the martyrs through various welfare schemes. Present on the occasion were Lieut-Gen Surjit Singh Sangra, former Army Commander, Western Command, who won the Veer Chakra for his bravery in the 1971 war, and Sub-Major Harbhajan Singh, also a Veer Chakra winner and an Ex-servicemen Gallantry Awardee. They too paid their homage to the martyrs. Officers from the Navy and the Air Force also took part in the function. They were represented by Naval Officer Commander R.J. Pandey, Principal of Sainik School, Sujanpurteera, and Wing Commander P.R. Shukla of 1 TAC. Brig C.S. Sandhu, Brigadier Administration, Brig Zile Singh, Commander, Military Hospital, Brig Liddar, Chief Signal Officer, Brig Sanjeev Anand, Commander, 350 Infantry Brigade, and Brig B.B. Verma, DDEME, Vajra Corps, also laid wreaths at the War Memorial. Later, the Mechanised Brigade of Vajra Corps opened a two-day exhibition of army weapons and equipment at PAP Ground. On display were various indigenous and imported equipments including mob mast radars, battlefield surveillance radars, mine layers, mine detectors, reporter radars, hand-held thermal imagers, long-range observation systems, anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guided missiles, anti-material rifles and field guns. The armymen demonstrated the functioning of bridge layers by means of which a bridge could be laid over any obstruction within minutes. Army dogs demonstrated their skills by detecting explosive devices and passing through various hurdles. The exhibition was inaugurated jointly by Col G.S. Bhullar, the officiating Commander of a Mechanised Brigade, and Mr Ashok Kumar, Deputy Commissioner. |
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JIT Chairman summoned by Consumer Forum
Jalandhar, December 16 The forum issued the order after the Trust delayed payment of Rs 22,000 as compensation to Ms Sanjogita Bhandari, a resident of Master Tara Singh Nagar, as directed by the forum in its judgment dated July 6 this year. The court observed that the JIT had not complied by the orders and had been repeatedly pleading adjournment of the case. But today, the forum stated, “It seems that the JIT is intentionally not complying with the orders.” And as such, it asked the chairman of JIT to appear in person by January 16, show cause why action had not been taken in the case and refund the complainant’s due before the date of appearance. In her complaint, Ms Bhandari had pleaded that she was the owner of booth number 135 in Master Tara Singh Nagar through public open auction held on October 13, 1999 at a consideration of Rs 6,61,000. An amount of Rs 1,65,250 as earnest money, which was one-fourth of the total consideration, was first paid, she had said. The balance in five installments on half yearly basis were also cleared as per the schedule, she had added. But she had alleged that she was not given a no due certificate. Ms Bhandari complained that she received a letter from the JIT saying that a balance of Rs 12,752 be paid. She said that when she approached the accounts officer, she was shocked to see a sum of Rs 52,000 due on her part. The complainant had asked for a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for harassment. The JIT, on the other hand, had claimed that the amount had further swollen up as Rs 67,800. |
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Train hits car at unmanned crossing, driver injured
Jalandhar, December 16 A woman had a narrow escape today after the car she was driving was hit by the Pathankot-bound Jammu Tawi Express in Suchhi village here. The car was smashed beyond recognition. Its 31-year-old lone occupant, Meenu Narula, an employee of the Rail Coach Factory, was admitted to a private hospital with injuries on the head and the legs. According to eyewitnesses, the train rammed into the Wagon R from the rear side while it was crossing the tracks. As a result of impact, the vehicle was catapulted into the air and landed 40 to 50 feet away from the tracks, eyewitnesses added. She was taken out of the car by the passengers of the train, which was put to a halt as soon as the accident occurred. She was said to following a friend, also in a car. The GRP has booked the victim for negligence in driving. |
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PSEB to rationalise fee structure
Jalandhar, December 16 While interacting with media persons in Lyallpur Khalsa College, Dr Sidhu said a committee had been set up in this regard and would give its recommendations soon. He said such a decision had to be taken after the board received innumerable complaints from parents of students studying in private schools affiliated to PSEB. “The board decided to rationalise the fee structure so that the problem being faced by the parents can be solved to some extent.” When asked about the affiliations granted to schools flouting PSEB norms, the Chairman said many schools had been notified to abide by the rules for which they had even been given a deadline. About the board’s moves to prevent copying during the forthcoming examinations, Dr Sidhu said, “We have created a database for assigning duties to teachers for invigilation and have directed the staff not to give any city student a centre in a village.” |
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Baba Kashmira Singh draws ire of villagers
Jalandhar, December 16 But the villagers claimed that Baba Kashmira Singh had encroached upon the road near his dera. The Baba however challenged the villagers to prove the same. When contacted, the SSP, Mr Ishwar Singh, said no case had been registered so far. Countering the police’s claim, the persons named in the Baba’s complaint, alleged that the police was harassing them. When contacted, Baba Kashmira Singh denied that he had encroached upon the village road. |
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