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Tension erupts in RCF
Bibi, concillors block traffic in Begowal Nod to five multiplexes Family poisoned, servant missing
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MC razes encroachments in Bhargo Camp area
Jalandhar, April 15 For its rather bold demolition drive, the squad had to wade through stones flying in the air and loud vocal protests from the residents. The residents even broke window panes of the MC vehicles. Despite all apprehensions, hundreds of illegal structures were demolished, and rather peacefully. The demolition march was led by the Mayor, Mr Surinder Mahey, armed with orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court . Later in the drive to remove illegal encroachments, police officials, including the SP City (1), Dr Surinder Kumar Kalia, and senior officers of the corporation, including the Commissioner, Mr Satwant Singh Johal, arrived in the area. Officers of the MC’s Building and Engineering Branch were also present. Apprehensions of the situation going out of control were however averted, mostly with the efforts of the Mayor. He was seen going from house to house, explaining the situation to the agitated residents. The residents later calmed down and the squad went on removing hundreds of encroachments. Today’s operation was the biggest one to remove encroachments in the Bhargo Camp area. The roads in the area had turned into narrow paths with every other household extending its building’s boundaries. The Mayor alleged that the protests in the area today were politically motivated. He claimed that the operation went on peacefully. Mr Mahey even claimed that the residents had come out to help the authorities and some had themselves removed the encroached structures. Meanwhile, the former president of the Citizen Welfare and Protection Council, Mr Ramesh Karamvir, who had filed a case in 1997 against illegal encroachments in the area, alleged that the MC authorities had taken a long time in implementing the High Court’s orders. “They were fearing violent reactions from the residents,” he said.
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Funds to improve slums
Jalandhar, April 15 Also, as many as 10,000 homeless people, belonging to scheduled castes, would be allotted “pucca” houses in the current financial year. The Punjab Minister for Local Bodies, Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, said this while addressing a state level function on the 115th birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar here yesterday. “In areas falling within the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils, all developmental works will begin from slums and poor localities,” the minister said. He added that an amount of Rs 990 crore had been earmarked for face-lifting the cities of Punjab. The minister said that all government organisations, coming within ambit of the Punjab Welfare Department, would be shifted to Ambedkar Bhawans, which are proposed in all district headquarters. One of Ambedkar Bhawans was being set up within the District Administrative Complex (DAC) here, he added. |
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Tension erupts in RCF
Kapurthala, April 15 Earlier a former Staff Council member, Mr Brij Mohan, lodged a complaint with the Kapurthala police and the Deputy Commissioner alleging that the engineer, Mr Balram Singh, had threatened him with a revolver on duty in the factory on Wednesday. Mr Mohan claimed that he had even brought the matter to the notice of RCF General Manager. The complainant alleged that he was transferred from the Shell Assembly Stage to LHB Section at the instance of the engineer in the past and then he was marked absent from duty on February 21 even though he was present on the shop floor. In his complaint, Mr Mohan alleged that the engineer had even threatened to kill him and had pointed a revolver at him during a surprise visit to the shop on Wednesday. He claimed that a senior engineer, Mr Rajindra Kumar, and two technicians, Rakesh Kumar and Harninder Singh, were also present on the spot. Meanwhile, an RCF union leader, Mr Sarabjeet Singh, alleged that the management had started victimising the witnesses of the incident. He claimed that Harninder Singh was transferred from the Shell Assembly Shop to the Furnishing Shop today. However, Mr Balram Singh, when contacted, denied all the allegations levelled against him. He said that though he had a revolver in his name, but he never carried it while on duty. He said whenever some measures to discipline the workers was taken, they started alleging high-handedness. |
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Bibi, concillors block traffic in Begowal
Begowal (Kapurthala), April 15 Bibi Jagir Kaur alleged that the Nagar Panchayat, dominated by Akali Dal (Badal), was not consulted by Mr Sukhpal Singh Khaira, before inaugurating work on two drains. When contacted, Mr Khaira said that being a member of the Planning Board and a nominee of the ruling party in the area, he was authorised to take up development works.
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Nod to five multiplexes
Jalandhar, April 15 “These multiplexes would be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 850 crore and the biggest benefit would be that the multiplexes would be generating employment avenues for the unemployed,” said Mr Anurag Verma, the Deputy Commissioner. — TNS |
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Family poisoned, servant missing
Jalandhar, April 15 The couple’s younger son, Nipun Sondhi, who did not take the allegedly poisoned dinner, said the accused, Krishan, a native of Nepal, was hired as a domestic help four days back. The police said the person who introduced Krishan to the family , is also missing. The police said the accused was hired without checking his credentials, in violation of a recent order by the police which had said that house owners in the city should submit details of any domestic servant they decide to hire. According to Nipun, Sudhir Sondhi, his father, Kusum Sondhi, his mother, and Dhruv Sondhi, his elder brother, had consumed the food prepared by their servant.
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