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Recovery of Rs 13 crore
PTU decisions elicit mixed response from affiliated colleges
Six-hour power cut today
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2 Cong men falsely booked, alleges Khaira
Gynaecologists’ conference held
APKF holds 25 blood donation camps
Scribe attacked, nine booked
Lahan, illicit liquor seized
Army jawan booked for rape
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MC to seal properties of house tax defaulters
Neeraj Bagga Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 7 MC Commissioner D.P.S. Kharbanda said as per the rule book they had issued names of defaulters in newspapers and would now seal their properties to eventually put them under the hammer. It may be mentioned here that the SAD-BJP government had waived house tax on purely residential premises in 1997. Another major source of revenue was also abolished by waiving sewerage and water supply bills of houses less than 125 sq yds. Sushant Bhatia, Superintendent, House Tax Department, said there were about 4,000 defaulters of house tax in the city and said the department had made elaborate arrangements to punish them. He said it would be nice if the consumers deposited the tax themselves. Kharbanda said the campaign against the house tax defaulters would be a sustained weekly affair. Besides house tax, the other major sources of revenue of the MC are water and sewerage bills and the building department.
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PTU decisions elicit mixed response from affiliated colleges
Jalandhar, June 7 One of the most vital decisions has been regarding autonomy to the colleges that are either being run by the government or privately for the past 10 or more years and have been granted accreditation by the National Board of Accreditation. Vice-Chancellor Dr Rajneesh Arora said the autonomy would mean giving liberty to the colleges in terms of framing their syllabi and conduct of examination as per the UGC guidelines. He said the degree, however, would be imparted by the PTU. On the fee issue, he said it would depend on the government guidelines or those of the state fee committee set up by the Supreme Court. He added that the colleges could start applying for getting autonomy any moment now. Dr K.N.S. Kang, Director of the Punjab College of Technical Education, Ludhiana, hailed the decision saying that autonomy would strengthen the colleges further. He said the PTU should also consider granting autonomy on deciding the fee structure as per the facilities available. “As per the present fee charges, we are not even able to generate enough funds to pay up our staff,” he rued. Principal-cum-Director of the DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology C.L. Kochher said the autonomy issue perhaps should not be executed hurriedly. “It is an issue that needs to be debated on thoroughly. Different colleges could have different standards of curriculum and setting up of papers and still be able to give the same degree to the students. The system could have so many flaws, which need to be discussed first before going ahead,” he argued. Currently, there are perhaps just three of the total 220 colleges affiliated to the board. The other decisions taken in the meeting including starting six-year integrated courses in engineering colleges for rural students, which would mean direct admission after Class X. The PTU has relied on the pattern being adopted by Punjabi University for its Rampura Phull and other rural campuses. The VC will form a committee on the same and take approvals from the AICTE in this regard.
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Six-hour power cut today
Amritsar, June 7 SDO of the Sub-Urban Circle Kulwinder Singh said the power supply would be suspended due to unavoidable repair of the power station. The power supply would remain suspended from 10 am to 4 pm. Residential areas to be affected would be Gopal Nagar, Majitha Road, Gokal Nagar, Diamond Avenue, Tungbala, Ganda Singh Wala, Rishi Vihar, Nagina Avenue, Green Field and other neighbouring areas. |
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2 Cong men falsely booked, alleges Khaira
Jalandhar, June 7 The case was registered on a false medico-legal report (dated May 14) of a self-inflicted injury by Dilbagh Singh after a delay of over 21 days, Khaira alleged in a press note issued here yesterday.
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Gynaecologists’ conference held
Jalandhar, June 7 Scores of gynaecologists from the region participated in the conference and shared their experiences during their practice. Dr Sushma Chawla, president of the NARCHI, said major topics discussed in the conference included sexual problem in infertile couples, rejuvenation of vagina, practical management of interesting obstetrical cases, active mismanagement of labour, endometriosis, suture-less hysterectomy by expert doctors. — TNS |
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APKF holds 25 blood donation camps
Amritsar, June 7 Dedicated to those who “sacrificed their lives in resisting the Army assault” on the Golden Temple 25 years ago in the Bluestar Operation, the APKF organised equal number of blood donation camps (25) in 12 cities, including here, across the country yesterday. The camps were held at Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Bholath, Ganganagar, Karnal, Tata Nagar, Kolkatta, Bhopal, Nagpur and Bangalore. The local camp was organised near Darshani Deori, outside the Golden Temple, in which, among others, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, SGPC President Avtar Singh, Damdami Taksal chief Bhai Harnam Singh Dhuma, SGPC member Jaswinder Singh Advocate and many others took part. Jaswinder Singh, also chief of the APKF, said blood garnered by the Kolkata unit was provided to the people hit by the recent storm there.
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Scribe attacked, nine booked
Tarn Taran, June 7 According to information, the scribe, Malkiat Singh, was attacked by some persons while he was returning home near Chohla Sahib, 25 km from here. The publication of a news regarding a boat mishap about 10 days back at Harike, in which four persons died, was said to be the reason behind the attack. According to police sources, Jagtar Singh of Harike, along with his eight accomplices, attacked Malkiat. He was admitted to the Civil Hospital where his condition was said to be stable. He added that the police had been raiding the possible hideouts of the accused to nab them. He said the eight other accomplices of Jagtar were yet to be identified. The accused were said to be the followers of a religious place at Harike. The scribe had videographed the mishap in which some serious lapses had come to light. District President of the Chandigarh-Punjab Union of Journalists Jasmail Singh Cheeda condemned the attack and served a two-day ultimatum on the administration to arrest the accused. The union would launch an agitation if no action was taken against the accused, he added. SSP Surinder Pal Singh Parmar said a case under sections 308, 341, 379, 295-A, 148 and 149 of the IPC had been registered.
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Lahan, illicit liquor seized
Tarn Taran, June 7 According to reports here today, joint party of the excise staff and Punjab police destroyed 6,000 kg lahan recovered from an abandoned place in the Mand area near Harike late last evening. Hardeep Singh Shekhon, an ETO (Excise), said here today that the excise staff on a tip-off raided the mand area and recovered the huge quantity of lahan, which was destroyed on the spot. The lahan was stored under earth in plastic sheets. According to more reports regarding recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor, the police sources said the Harike police recovered 270 litres of illicit liquor from Balbir Singh, resident of the same township. The Bhikhiwind police recovered 22.5 litres of illicit liquor from Sukhbir Singh of Sursing and the Goindwal police recovered 300 kg lahan and 4.6 litres of illicit liquor from Dalbir Singh of Dhunda village. |
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Army jawan booked for rape
Amritsar, June 7 The incident came to light when the accused disappeared leaving her behind at her house. She lodged a complaint at Mehta police station falling under Amritsar (rural) police station which had registered a case under sections 376, 366 and 120-B of the IPC against the accused. The accused has been identified as Rajinder Singh of Udhonangal village. The medical examination has confirmed the rape. The police said the accused, who was the neighbour of the victim, was absconding after the incident. In another case, the Lopoke police has booked Sukhwinder Singh of Dharamkot village and Sahib Singh of Avan Vasau village for allegedly luring and kidnapping a woman for marriage. The victim is sister-in-law of Sukhwinder. The father of the girl in his complaint said he had two daughters of which one was married to Balraj Singh and had two children. Balraj Singh had gone in search of green pastures for the past several years, while the second daughter got married to Sukhwinder. He said Sukhwinder used to go to the house of his first daughter and allegedly lured her for marriage. No arrest has been made so far. |
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