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No shopping mall in Defence Colony: HC
‘PM should step down if he can’t control oil prices’
Balachaur Murder
5 injured as SAD groups clash
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Rs 4.25 lakh looted from parked car
Malfeasance: Manager, granthi transferred
Visually challenged reiterate stir threat
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No shopping mall in Defence Colony: HC
Jalandhar, June 3 In its judgement a High Court bench comprising Justice J.S. Kehar and Justice Jora Singh directed Radhey Buildwell Private Limited not to effect construction of the “multi-storey shopping mall” in the residential area. The court also directed the municipal corporation (MC), commissioner C.S. Talwar, municipal town planner (MTP) M.D. Sharma and the local bodies secretary, Punjab, to make sure that no construction work is carried out on the site in question. The residents of Defence Colony, Atwal Colony, Akal House Colony and other adjoining areas had made repeated representations to local bodies minister Manoranjan Kalia and other officials concerned but no action was taken in the matter. Even earlier also permission in this regard was denied on August 16, 2007, to construct the shopping mall but the builder allegedly with the help of a national-level politician of the supporting party of the ruling coalition government in the state reversed this decision and permission to go ahead with the construction was granted on February 15, 2008. The residents in their previous complaints had mentioned that Cantonment Road did not figure in the 14 roads in Jalandhar notified as “commercial” by the government a few years back. Above all, the change of land use (CLU) is must for allowing a commercial activity in the area. Permission by the MC to construct the shopping mall in a residential area without the change of land use on the pretext that this plot falls in a “no-scheme area” benefited the builder by over Rs 50 lakh. |
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‘PM should step down if he can’t control oil prices’
Hoshiarpur, June 3 This was stated in a press release by former MP and member of the political affairs committee of the SAD Kamal Chowdhary here this afternoon. Since the formation of the UPA government, the prices of essential commodities have been increasing day by day due to its wrong policies. Inflation has made it difficult for a common man to pull on his family smoothly. Manmohan Singh was misleading people through false promises and at last he had admitted that he had failed in controlling the price hike, Chowdhary said. After the defeat of the Congress in the recent assembly elections in Karnataka, Manmohan Singh had realised that power was going to slip from his hands soon after the ensuing Lok Sabha elections and the UPA constituents would be shattered. In case the UPA government increased the prices of petrol and diesel, prices of essential commodities would further be increased and the condition of the common man would become all the more vulnerable, bemoaned Kamal Chowdhary. |
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Balachaur Murder Nawanshahr, June 3 Following the police action, Youth Congress workers led by District Youth Congress chief Rajwinder Singh Lucky blocked traffic at Kathgarh. The police also arrested Lucky and other protesters. The arrests were followed by various demonstrations and traffic blockade at Bhaddi and Pojewal and were lifted after the arrested protesters were released in the evening. Talking to The Tribune, CPM leader and “action committee” member Mahan Singh Rouri said the action on the peaceful protesters proved that the Balachaur police was allegedly trying to shield the accused. “Today’s police action has ignited resentment among people,” he added. He said traffic was also blocked in Ludhiana to protest against the police “injustice” and a meeting of all the political parties and residents would be held at Saini Palace, Balachaur, on Wednesday to chalk out further course of action. He alleged that the police had resorted to such an action at the behest of chief parliamentary secretary Chaudhary Nand Lal. However, Nand Lal denied the allegations and said he was in Chandigarh. Expressing ignorance about police action, Lal said he had nothing to
do with it. Meanwhile, SP (headquarters) Jagtar Singh Kainth said the police neither arrested anyone nor resorted to a lathi charge. “We only took the protesters away to avoid violation of section 144,” he said, adding that the situation was peaceful and under control. The agitators had suspended their agitation
on Friday after an assurance by the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) that the accused in the murder case would be arrested soon. However, the committee met deputy commissioner Ajit Singh Pannu, who also holds the additional charge of Nawanshahr, and SSP Shashi Prabha Dwivedi on Monday and told them that they would revive their protest from Tuesday and continue it till the accused were arrested. |
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5 injured as SAD groups clash
Kapurthala, June 3 The injured were rushed to the local civil hospital from where two of the seriously injured, Balbir Singh and Bachitar Singh, had to be shifted to a private
hospital at Jalandhar. According to the police, the victims were returning to Sidhwan Dona village when they were waylaid and attacked with sharp-edged weapons by the rival faction near Dudhianwal village. In the clash, five persons were injured. The police has registered a case of attempt to murder against 27 villagers belonging to both the groups and was keeping a close watch on the situation in the area.
No arrests have been made so far, sources said. — UNI |
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Rs 4.25 lakh looted from parked car
Jalandhar, June 3 According to police sources, Pawan Kumar Verma of Basant Avenue in Amritsar parked his car (PB 2 AZ 0108) near Police Lines and went into a private office for some work. He left a VIP briefcase containing the cash in the car. When Verma returned, he was surprised to see the windowpanes of his car broken and the briefcase missing. At this, he informed the police. The police personnel from thana number four reached the spot. Subsequently, a first information report (FIR) has been registered under section 379 of the IPC against unidentified robbers on Pawan Kumar’s statement. |
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Malfeasance: Manager, granthi transferred
Phagwara, June 3 The other employee is Satwant Singh. A temporary employee, Surinder Singh of Ranipur village, was sacked. Gurdwara manager Sarwan Singh and a granthi were transferred for inefficiency in duty. This action was taken by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee president Avtar Singh Makkar. Sources said devotees had found some empty bottles of liquor and leftover of meat littered yesterday at the rear of the rooms being used by the suspended
and sacked employees. These rooms are located in the staff quarters of sevadars and employees of the gurdwara in its complex. Devotees alleged that the employees concerned had consumed these items. The employees were not available for their comments. The use of liquor and meat by SGPC employees and even by anybody else within the complex of a gurdwara is strictly prohibited.
When the matter was brought to the notice of Jathedar Makkar, he took a very serious view of this malfeasance and came down heavily on the trio for using highly objectionable material in the gurdwara complex.
The manager and the granthi were transferred for their inability in checking their erring juniors. — PTI |
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Visually challenged reiterate stir threat
Jalandhar, June 3 Talking to The Tribune here today, president of the outfit Sunnypal Singh said they had been raising their demands for the past many years but to no avail. “There is 1 per cent reservation in government jobs for the visually challenged and posts meant for us have not been filled till date,” he said. Hundreds of professionally qualified youngsters were running from pillar to post to get their due but had been turned away by callous bureaucrats. Even elected representatives and ministers had cold-shouldered them, he alleged. “Our members are on strike in front of the office of the Social Welfare Department in Chandigarh but till date no one from the government side has called us for parleys. We have been left with no choice but to intensify our struggle,” he added. — TNS |
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