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Chakki bridge slab caves in, no loss of life reported MC plugs problem at ESI Hospital Drunken orgy lands ‘Mr Gurdaspur’ in jail |
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PO agents issue fake passbooks, pocket lakhs
BJP leader Arun Jaitley confers a degree on a student of Hindu Kanya College, Kapurthala, on Sunday.
ETT teachers protest against Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur in Kapurthala. 5 booked for abducting girl Murder case solved within hours, 1 nabbed Fire in GND varsity’s
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Chakki bridge slab caves in, no loss of life reported Pathankot, October 25 The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) had engaged ITD Company for the construction of a bridge on the Chakki on the Pathankot-Jalandhar National Highway-1 and the work had been in progress for the past 14 months. On visiting the side, this correspondent found that about 70 to 80-foot-long portion of the slab had fell on the bed of the river. When contacted, the authorities concerned refused to give any information about the incident. According to information collected, about 40 to 50 labourers usually remain at the site but due to Sunday today the construction work was halted and only a few labourers were seen sitting idle near the bridge site. Meanwhile, it is learnt that some officials of the NHAI posted here had inspected the site and an inquiry was likely to be ordered into the incident. |
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MC plugs problem at ESI Hospital Amritsar, October 25 An MC team inspected the spot and plugged the water leakage caused by the temporary water pumping and disposal plant installed adjacent to the hospital. When The Tribune team revisited the site, the MC men were found installing a ditch machine at the open drainage running along the boundary wall of the ESI Hospital. SDO Tilak Raj, leading the MC team, said, “As an immediate measure, we have rid the area of water and plugged the problem spot from where the sewage was entering into the premises of the hospital.” The Tribune had highlighted how the sewage water posed a threat to the patients in the hospital. The spot had become a breeding ground for mosquitoes and an active scourge for related diseases. It has been learnt that the sewerage pumping plant has been established on the land which originally belonged to the ESI management. Plans are there to shift the plant to another spot as it creates a polluting atmosphere for residents living nearby too. Nevertheless, it would be a temporary arrangement. “Covering the entire sewer line is the project which is next on the agenda. It would cost around Rs 9 crore which has already been sanctioned,” said Tilak Raj. The proposal would be part of the MC’s plan for providing proper sewerage for the residents of Amritsar under the JBIC (Japan Bank of International Commerce) programme. |
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Drunken orgy lands ‘Mr Gurdaspur’ in jail Phagwara, October 25 The group was arrested under sections 336, 506, 148 and 149 of the IPC by the Phagwara police on a complaint lodged by Haweli Heritage Khajurala manager D.K. Umesh midnight last night. DSP Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh said today that Gagandeep, who was running a franchise of Western Union in Batala, was declared “Mr Gurdaspur” at a function organised at Sukhjindera College, Gurdaspur, on October 20. He, along with four of his friends, came for treat at Haweli Heritage after consuming liqour at a Jalandhar hotel. The DSP said the accused started hooliganism in Haweli Heritage and when the staff of the hotel tried to stop them, one of them opened fire from a .32-bore revolver. Khakh said Haweli manager Umesh immediately informed the police which impounded their Innova car (PB-18M-0063), seized the licensed revolver and arrested Gagandeep Bhanot, Sohan Bhanot, Deepak Bhanot and Gaurav Sharma, all residents of Qadian, and Raghav Sharma of Batala. All accused would be produced before the Judicial Magistrate of Phagwara tomorrow, the DSP said. |
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PO agents issue fake passbooks, pocket lakhs Nawanshahr, October 25 Some post office agents at nearby Aur village duped a large number of people by preparing fake post office passbooks. More than a dozen investors of Aur, Malla Bedian, Mahil Khurd and Garhi Ajit Singh villages have lodged complaints with the SSP that post office agents Rajesh Kumar, his wife Babita Sharma (of Lasara village) and others have duped them of lakhs of rupees deposited by them under different The fraud victims - Prem Pal (Rs 3.50 lakh), Anita Rani (Rs 4.90 lakh), Subash (Rs 5.50 lakh), Sushil Rani (Rs 3.10 lakh), Sanjiv Kumar (Rs 1.40 lakh), Raj Kumar (Rs 3 lakh), Sita Devi (Rs 5 lakh), Bhajan Singh (Rs 1 lakh), Hanish Joshi (Rs 7.60 lakh), Balbir Singh (Rs 1.20 lakh), Sunita Rani (Rs 2.20 lakh), Vijay Kumar (Rs 1 lakh), Paramjit (Rs 1 lakh), Sonia (Rs 1 lakh), Prem Lata (Rs 1 lakh) and Anant Ram (Rs 3.70 lakh), along with sarpanch Tirath Kaur - gathered at the office of the SSP to file complaints against the agents who duped them of their money. Hanish Joshi told The Tribune that the post office agent had been working in the area for the past more than a decade and he had been collecting money to deposit it in different small saving schemes of the post office. Earlier, he had also been providing his clients the service of getting payments on the maturity of their accounts. “But when some of the investors visited the post office at Aur to get payment against their post office accounts, they were stunned when the post officials told them that their passbooks were fake and there was no record of the deposits in the post office records,” said Joshi, adding that Rs 7.60 lakh was invested by him and his parents in the small savings schemes through the errant post office agent. Besides, the post office agents had also issued them “lucky coupons” which were said to be original, added Joshi. The other victims, too, while showing fake post office books and expressing concern regarding getting back their money, urged the SSP to take strict action against the errant agents. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar, and Inspector R.K. Gupta also visited the Aur post office on Saturday. But they refused to divulge any details to mediapersons. When contscted, SSP, Jalandhar and Gupta tried to evade queries about the scam. A case under sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC has been registered at Sadar police station against accused Rajesh Kumar, Babita, Vipan Kumar, Tejinder Pal, Paramjit Singh and Rajinder Kumar, said the Sadar SHO, Kewal Krishan. |
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BJP’s poor poll performance forces Jaitley to avoid media Kapurthala, October 25 Jaitely came here to give away degrees to the students at the convocation function of Hindu Kanya College. When he was about to leave the college after the convocation around 2 pm, mediapersons tried to get his views on the recent political issues but he refused to say anything. He said he had come here only to attend the college function. Interestingly, the college management had also arranged his press meet after the function, but it had to be cancelled after Jaitley’s refusal to talk to the media. According to a representative of the college management, Jaitley was not feeling well, hence the press meet was cancelled. Earlier he conferred degrees on 670 graduate and postgraduate students. Speaking on the occasion, he asked the students to perform well in their studies to get top positions. He was impressed to learn about the achievements of the college in curricular and extra-curricular activities. College Principal Archna Garg read out the annual report of the college. Jaitley honoured Vice-Principal Adarsh Parti for his services to the college. |
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55 agitating teachers held, let off Kapurthala, October 25 Following their detainment, they were taken to Bholath police station. However, they were released after several hours, said a police official. A large number of teachers from different parts of the state had gathered here to participate in a protest rally at Shalamar Bagh under the aegis of the Democratic Teachers Front (DTF). The agitating teachers carried out a protest march towards Upinderjit Kaur’s house on Sultanpur Lodhi Road here. When the march reached near Shiv Mandir Chowk, the police stopped them and forbade them to proceed further. When they were not allowed to reach Upinderjit Kaur’s house, they agreed to hand over a memorandum of their demands to SDM Tanu Kashyap after consistent persuasion. Apart from the regularisation of contractual teachers, the protesters demanded abolition of the post of Director-General of School Education. |
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5 booked for abducting girl
Tarn Taran, October 25 |
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Murder case solved within hours, 1 nabbed
Phagwara, October 25 Ram Kumar alias, Ramu (38), working as a tailor, was reportedly murdered with a sharp-edged weapon by his own friend Ravinder Kumar alias, Bhima, at the local Mehli Gate locality tonight. DSP Khakh told The Tribune that old rivalry was said to be the cause of the murder. He said after a minor dispute, Bhima, under the influence of liquor, stabbed the deceased with a pair of scissors and threw him in front of Shri Lokesh Dham at the local Mehli Gate. The injured Ramu was rushed to the local civil hospital, but was declared brought dead by the doctors. The body of the deceased was kept in mortuary of the civil hospital. The DSP said the police came into action soon after receiving the reports of the murder and succeeded in arresting the killer. |
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Fire in GND varsity’s
department Amritsar, October 25 Three fire engines were pressed into service which had a tough time in dousing the fire. The exact cause of the fire could not be ascertained immediately. Two rooms of the department were damaged and costly laboratory equipment was destroyed in the fire that broke out at around 2 pm. |
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