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SGPC’s new guards: Hidden eye in gurdwaras
Three SAD councillors may rejoin Congress
PAU experts see vast potential in dist
Elderly Woman Murdered
Hail Hit
City air-linked with Mumbai, Bangalore
DC’s directive to printers
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2,000 BSNL phones won’t ring for 3-4 days
Jalandhar, March 29 The areas worst affected by the severing of the BSNL cable were the BSF premises, PAP campus, Shakti Sadan, Defence Colony, Atwal Colony, Guru Nanak Pura, Ranjit Nagar and several other localities situated on the Jalandhar Cantonment road. When The Tribune visited the spot, BSNL men, under the supervision of Divisional Engineer Pritpal Singh and SDO C.M. Chopra, were trying to repair the ducting cable which consisted of two cables of 1,200 pairs and as much cables of 800 pairs. Pritpal Singh said the repair work might take three to four days. Answering a query, he blamed the Public Works Department (PWD) for not properly coordinating with the BSNL before starting the excavation work on the left side of the Punjab War Memorial, near the bus stand. When contacted, PWD (B&R) provincial division engineer B.S. Tuli feigned ignorance about the damage of the BSNL ducting cable. Answering a query, he said lack of coordination might be one of the reasons behind the damage.
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SGPC’s new guards: Hidden eye in gurdwaras
Amritsar, March 29 The huge sum, proposed to be spent to provide security cover, is likely to be debated by the opposition members of the SGPC at the annual budget session to be held here on March 30. In another development, the SGPC has engaged private consultants for maintaining accounts of Darbar Sahib and other gurdwaras. The company would bring the entire data online that would cost the Shiromani Committee Rs 3.50 lakh per month. The accounts could be accessed by any devotee, said the SGPC chief. This is being done to maintain transparency in the working of the SGPC, he said. History and accounts of important gurdwaras (62), managed by the SGPC, would also be available online. Boards, describing their history, would also be put up outside these gurdwaras. This amount is being spent despite the fact that some software engineers and computer companies had reportedly offered free service. This has been done even as the government audit is mandatory as per the provisions in the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925. Moreover, a financial adviser has been appointed at a monthly salary of Rs 20,000. The SGPC is already top heavy with three secretaries. With this, the salary budget, which is paid from donation, would go up. It is pertinent to mention here that the SGPC is contemplating installation of more than 100 CCTV cameras for more security in the Golden Temple and Akal Takht complex. Later, other historical gurdwaras would also have security cameras. Earlier, the proposal was mooted when Bibi Jagir Kaur was heading the SGPC. SGPC sources said the decision on CCTV camera was taken following attacks on religious places in South Asia. Cases of picking of pockets, garment thefts in the complexes and reports of children missing prompted the SGPC to act on the proposal. The SGPC President said mobile jammers would also be installed at various locations to prevent cell users to disturb the serenity of Sikh shrines. |
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Three SAD councillors may rejoin Congress
Jalandhar, March 29 Close on the heels of Jassal and her husband Des Raj shifting sides, SAD councillor from Ward 55 Aruna Arora, her husband Manoj Arora and SAD councillor from Ward 54 Narinder Kaur are likely to rejoin the Congress in a few days. Having remained a staunch supporter of Punjab His comeback to the Congress was already expected, especially after the Congress high command fielded Kaypee as its candidate from the Jalandhar (Reserved) seat. When contacted, Manoj confirmed the reports of his and Aruna Arora’s rejoining the Congress in the coming days. Giving reasons for his decision of leaving the SAD, Manoj told The Tribune they had thought they would develop the areas falling under Ward 55 but no one cared for them in the SAD. He said SAD chief Sukhbir Badal had assured them in their meeting soon after his wife’s election that he would arrange funds for the development of their areas if they submitted them an estimate for the same. But they could not meet Sukhbir Singh after that. There were several unapproved localities falling in Ward 55 and for the development in these areas, funds were not provided to them, he added. Similarly, when contacted, Narinder Kaur, SAD councillor from Ward 54, claimed that she had not made her mind yet regarding coming back to the Congress. However, she said some Congressmen had approached her to rejoin the Congress. On the other hand, Congress sources said both the SAD councillors and Manoj Arora may rejoin the party on Monday. Meanwhile, there were unconfirmed reports that SAD leader and Central Cooperative Bank MD Anil Dutta and independent councillor from Ward 35 Joginder Tony may also join the Congress. However, when contacted, Dutta denied the report.
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PAU experts see vast potential in dist
Gurdaspur, March 29 Speaking after inaugurating the kisan mela organised by the university here, he said research and extension activities would be strengthened here to address the specific needs of the region. He said the university had decided to organise special programmes to mark the centenary celebrations of agriculture research at Gurdaspur where it started in 1910. Dr Manjit Singh Kang, Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University, said the centenary of agricultural research would be celebrated next year at Gurdaspur. Dr Kang said it was need of the hour to take the slogan of “save environment, save Punjab” to each and every corner of the state to make people aware of the environmental degradations. Dr Kang said global warming resulting in melting of glaciers would bring drastic changes in the climate. He called upon the farmers to be cautious of the impeding danger and advised them to use the resources wisely. Officiating Director of Extension Education Dr Daljit Singh Dhillon said Punjab farmers saved a lot of water by transplanting paddy after June 15 last year. He said farmers should take a pledge to transplant the paddy only after June 20 which would go a long way to save water. Advising the farmers to sow only the university recommended varieties, Dr G.S. Gosal, Additional Director of Research (Agriculture), said till date the university released around 580 varieties of different crops for the state farmers
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Elderly Woman Murdered
Jalandhar, March 29 The recovery of the mutilated body of an elderly woman from her house in Gurunanapura area this morning has exposed chinks in the security of elderly persons. The decomposed body of Pritam Kaur (60) was found from her house this morning. Both the hands of the woman were found tied around her back and a piece of cloth on the neck. The incident came to light when Paramjit Kaur, daughter of the deceased, reached her parental house and found her mother’s body in a petrified condition. Paramjit Kaur, along with her husband Surjit Singh from Amritsar, reached the house to know about the well being of Pritam Kaur after getting no response to their phone calls. The police claimed that Pritam Kaur was staying alone for quite some time after her three sons left for Canada. The assailants might have looted her valuables before strangling her. Meanwhile, a case under section 460 of the IPC has been registered against unidentified assailants on the complaint of Surjit Singh at police station Division No 8 in this contest. In another incident, a Nepali domestic help was found murdered adjacent to the Lahornangal level crossing in Urban Estate Phase-II on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified by his father Dil Bahadur as Prakash Bahadur. Eyewitnesses revealed that there were injury marks on the neck and the head of Prakash. The deceased was a domestic help in a house in Housing Board Colony and had gone outside on Friday night but had not returned. The shocking murder of head constable Bhupinder Singh and that too inside the high-security PAP Complex has raised many eyebrows. A resident of Gurdaspur, Bhupinder Singh of 27th Battalion of the PAP, was found murdered in his official accommodation in PAP Complex on Friday. The police has failed to make any headway in the murder even after three days of the incident. Jalandhar SSP R.K. Jaiswal, however, claimed that the murder cases would be solved in a day or two. “We are working on different theories to solve the cases as soon as possible. Certain suspects have been rounded up for getting clues in the incidents,” he said.
3 killed in car-van accident
Hoshiarpur: Three women were killed and two drivers injured in a road accident near Jaitpur village on the Hoshiarpur-Chandigarh road, 18 km from here, today.
According to police sources, Vice-President of the Youth Akali Dal (B), Punjab, Gurwinder Singh (36), his wife Jaswinder Kaur (31), mother Kuldip Kaur (55) and daughter Eakamjit Kaur (4), all of Lachowal, died on the spot when their Zen car (PB-10-AM-0797) collided with a Tempo Traveller van near Jaitpur village at 10.30 am. Two drivers, Gurmit Singh and Ramanjit Singh, along with two boys Navdeep and Amandeep were injured and rushed to the Civil Hospital for treatment. Sources said the occupants of the van were returning to Pajjodeota village after leaving their relatives in Delhi.
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Rain revives cold conditions
Jalandhar, March 29 The temperature had soared till the last week with days turning hot and people switching on fans even during the night. With the temperature turning a bit cool again in the evening, the residents were once again seen turning to full sleeves clothes and even woollens. Agricultural Development Officer Naresh Gulati said there was news of hailstorm only in the city and its periphery. “There is no report of heavy rain in Shahkot and Nakodar. The heavy rain will have surely affected the crop in some areas. We will get the exact report tomorrow,” he said. The Meteorology Department at the Air Force Station, Adampur, recorded the maximum temperature of 24.4 degree Celsius and the minimum of 15.8 degrees. — TNS
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City air-linked with Mumbai, Bangalore
Amritsar, March 29 BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was present at the airport to offer a bouquet to the crew of the aircraft on its inaugural flight from Bangalore to Amritsar via Delhi, said it would provide a great opportunity to the people of the big cities to do business. Besides, this would give a boost to the pilgrim tourism to the holy city. According to the spokesman of GoAir the Airbus-320 brought 65 passengers today and 100 people boarded the flight to Delhi and Bombay. Meanwhile, Air-India launched its fourth weekly flight to Canada via London and Frankfurt this morning with his latest Boeing 777-200 aircraft. |
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DC’s directive to printers
Jalandhar, March 29 He asked them to hand over four copies of the statement and form to them along with the total number of copies of the material to his office within three days. |
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