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Alawalpur suffers from poor civic amenities
Burning of stubble near ammo depots banned
Bhattal’s nod to Babe Ke Nursing College
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Sports Department recommends names of 10 institutions
Travel agent booked
Jewellery, cash stolen
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Alawalpur suffers from poor civic amenities
Alawalpur (Jalandhar), March 5 At many places here, the roads are completely worn out and commuters prefer moving on the edges on either sides of the roads. It takes at least 20 minutes to cover the six-km-distance from Kishangarh on the Jalandhar-Pathankot Road to Alawalpur, which could have been easily covered in six to eight minutes. This important link road further runs three-and-a-half km from Alawalpur to Adampur falling on the Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur Road. Since the road has almost vanished at many places, commuters are forced to use longer routes. The roads were laid about 15 years ago and have been in a bad shape since then. The residents here said that whenever by-elections come, ministers and politicians come asking for votes and making tall promises of ensuring civic facilities to them, but nothing happens later. The residents have now decided to hold a “black flag” protest in the town whenever their MLA, Mr Kanwaljit Singh Lally, visits the town. “Mr Lally had committed to get the roads strengthened and widened in a fortnight on the Republic Day, but there has been no progress in the work,” one of the residents alleged. The town is historically significant since its municipal committee was set up way back in 1869. Also, the first Inspector General of Punjab, Sant Parkash Singh, was from this town. Even the grandparents of Ms Parneet Kaur, the wife of the Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, reside here. The in-laws of prominent personalities including, Mr K.P.S. Gill, former DGP, Punjab, Mr Simranjit Singh Maan, SAD (Amritsar) and Mr Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha, MP, Rajya Sabha, also live here. However, the residents say there in no drainage system for sewage water. A pool of the dirty water filled to the brim stands behind a Shiv Temple and another one close to the Government Girls’ Senior Secondary School. Open drains pass on either side of the roads in the town. A subsidiary health centre, which was to be developed into a six-bed hospital, now has only one bed and remains open from 9 am to 3 pm. Mr Surjit Singh, a resident here, rued that the roads to the Jalandhar were so bad that “a patient’s condition is bound to worsen if he is taken out of the town.” Mr Lally could not be contacted for his comments. |
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Burning of stubble near ammo depots banned
Jalandhar, March 5 The district administration and the Army officials had received the information that some farmers, having their farms close to the ammunition dump at Mand village and near other ammunition depots, were burning wheat and paddy stubble in the vicinity of the depots. Also, they were raising private buildings there. Apart from causing huge financial loss to the Army, this could also endanger the lives of hundreds of people putting up in the vicinity of the ammunition depots. To prevent any such loss, the Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner, Mr Ashok Gupta, has issued two separate orders, whereby the burning of wheat and paddy stubble near the depots has been banned with immediate effect. Also, any construction or new building within a distance of 500 yards from the crest of the outer perimeter of the works of defence, such as the Army Depot at Suranussi, and other depots would be considered illegal, says the DC’s order. In case of the ammunition dump at Mand, no one would be allowed to construct any building in the fields within a radius of 1200 yards of the depot and action would be taken against the violators under the provisions of Section 144 of the CrPC. |
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Bhattal’s nod to Babe Ke Nursing College
Daudhar (Moga), March 5 Speaking at the prize distribution ceremony of the North Zone Ayurvedic Medical Colleges Sport and Cultural Meet, “Ru Ba Ru 2006”, being held at Babe Ke Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, the minister said the requests put forth by the Trust to increase the number of seats in the BAMS course and opening of new postgraduate MD courses in clinical and non-clinical Ayurvedic streams, had been accepted. Also present on the occasion was the state Transport Minister, Mr Mahinder Singh Kaypee. Calling upon the students present there, Ms Bhattal said the state government had opened new vistas in IT education and urged the youths to seize the opportunity. She said the visit by the US President, Mr George W. Bush to India was a sign that the world was opening up to Indian youths. The Deputy Chief Minister also gave away the prizes to the students who had bagged top positions in the sports and cultural competitions. The trophy for the best overall team in sports and cultural competitions went to the host, Babe Ke Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital. Mai Bhago Ayurvedic College, Muktsar, was on the second spot. Daya Nand Ayurvedic College, Jalandhar, secured the third position. In the folk song competition, Mai Bhago Ayurvedic College, Muktsar, was declared first, followed by the hosts at the second spot, and Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Ayurvedic Medical College, Sarabha, at the third position. The giddha competition was again won by the Babe Ke Medical College and Hospital. Mai Bhago Ayurvedic College, Muktsar, and Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic Medical College, Mandi Gobindgarh, secured the second and the third positions, respectively. |
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Sports Department recommends names of 10 institutions for SAI project
Phagwara, March 5 Other institutions recommended for SAGCs include Hindu Kanya College, Kapurthala, for basketball, Government High School, Sansarpur, Jalandhar, and Government Senior Secondary School, Mithapur, Jalandhar, for hockey, Khalsa College, Amritsar, for kabaddi, Government Senior Secondary School Amargarh, Sangrur, for volleyball, Ramgargia Senior Secondary School, Satnampura, Phagwara, Malwa College, Bathinda, Government Multipurpose Senior Secondary School Patiala, S.D. Senior Secondary School, Geeta Bhavan, Gurdasapur. |
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Travel agent booked
Phagwara, March 5 In a complaint lodged with the police, Rajesh alleged that one Rashpal Singh of Polo Campus Travel Agency in Pabla Market near the bus stand had promised to get him a two-year work permit in Malaysia. The travel agent had demanded Rs 1.5 lakh and his passport for this, Rajesh alleged. He further alleged that he also paid $600 to one Balbir Singh for getting him visa. Rajesh said he was sent to Malaysia on July 13, 2004, via Singapore. However, the complainant alleged that the travel agent faked another visa for him for getting a work permit.
Rajesh said after he came to know about this, he returned to India to save himself from getting into trouble. He alleged that when he demanded his money and passport back from the agent, he was threatened instead. |
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Jewellery, cash stolen
Phagwara, March 5 According to the police, Channi and his family had gone to Noormehal on Saturday to meet their relatives. When the family returned this morning, they found the door of their house open and valuables including gold jewellery worth Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 30,000 in cash, missing from their almirah, the police added. |
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