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Players’ dinner party turns into plate-throwing contest
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Journalists exempted from paying toll tax Lawyers on two-day strike Market Committee secy held for corruption Three hurt in group rivalry Teenager crushed to death by military bus
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Players’ dinner party turns into plate-throwing contest Nawanshahr, November 12 It seemed that there was no one to ensure the systematic delivery of meals to the players, it was free for all and the players were virtually seen throwing plates about the place. The pandal was filled with broken plates. One of the players was reportedly injured as a plate hit his head. Deputy Commissioner Gurkirat Kirpal Singh was informed by some mediapersons about the chaotic scene at the common mess. The DC then sent SDM Virpal Singh, Assistant Director (Sports) S.L. Lotey, DSP Satpal Singh Bhangu and SHO Raj Kumar to control the situation. Later the Deputy Commissioner also visited the school to monitor the service of food to the players. ADC Harminder Singh and SDM Virpal Singh were deputed there to make sure that the food was served to all the players. The players were lined up with the help of the police to ensure smooth service of food to them. Mess contractor Ramji Dass Gulati said sufficient food had been prepared but due to lack of any controlling system, the chaos occurred and crockery was damaged by the players. Lotey said he was holding a meeting of the District Sports Officers at the ITI for giving final touches to the arrangements of the inaugural function to be held on Friday. He rushed to the site after getting information about the incident. When asked why no one was present there to ensure smooth and systematic delivery of meals to the players, the Assistant Director said it was the collective responsibility of officials of different districts. A foolproof system would be evolved so that such incidents might not recur, he added. |
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State Rural Games open today
Nawanshahr, November 12 All arrangements like preparation of grounds for smooth conduct of various athletic events and games, including basketball, hockey, handball, kabaddi, weightlifting, wrestling, volleyball and kho-kho, boarding and lodging, meals, transportation, medical facilities, security of players, etc, have been completed, said Deputy Commissioner Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, while talking to mediapersons here today. About 2,700 players from different district of the state had reached here for participating in the games. Different committees had been constituted for the purpose, he added. Cash prizes amounting to Rs 5.75 lakh would be awarded to the winning players in different athletics events and games.
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Racial Murder-Accused Convicted Jalandhar, November 12 Christopher Miller murdered Mohanty with a bladed weapon on the night of March 27 this year in Glasgow. Mohanty was a student of Nautical College at Glasgow. Son of retired BSF DIG Dr D.K. Mohanty, he had gone to Glasgow on March 2 to appear for the examination for ship captain. Expressing satisfaction over the speedy justice delivered by the Glasgow court, Kunal’s mother Suman Mohanty said, “Though it is an irreparable loss yet the speedy verdict has come as a big respite for us. We are grateful to the Glasgow court for helping us in probing the case and staying in touch all these months.” She said, “Kunal spoke to me on March 26 and the next day he was murdered. It was around 4.30 pm on March 28 that we received a call from Glasgow regarding his murder.”. In the judgement, the prosecutors stated that Kunal was done to death due to his skin colour. The prosecutors also said it was “an atrocity delivered without mercy, a death blow”. They also remarked, “Miller’s crime is as evil as it is incomprehensible”. The Glasgow authorities managed to deliver justice within seven months, which is nothing short
of a miracle for us,” Suman added. |
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Teachers intensify agitation Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 12 About 4,000 teachers of around 170 private and aided government colleges assembled at DAV College, Hathi Gate, in support of their demands and intensified their agitation. The teachers demanded he implementation of the new pay scales as prescribed by the UGC and subsequently endorsed by the Punjab government. The teachers rued that the managements of private colleges were not implementing the new pay scales. The non-teaching staff demanded release of revised pay scales as per Punjab’s Fifth Pay Commission, grant of 5 per cent interim relief with effect from November, 2006, and grant of revised medical allowance from Rs 250 to Rs 350. According to H.S. Walia, secretary of the PCCTU, the two-period strike would continue till November 14 and the next course of action would be chalked out at a state-level meeting scheduled to be held in Jalandhar. Non-teaching employees sat on a dharna to demand acceptance of their genuine demands.
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Journalists exempted from paying toll tax Jalandhar, November 12 Sekhwan was here to visit the newly constructed He said the government was mooting a plan for the revival of the accreditation committee that had been lying defunct since long. The minister claimed that recruitments in the Public Relations Department were in progress and a test would be conducted sortly by Panjab University. Municipal Commissioner Vinay Bublani, Mayor Rakesh Rathaur and Joint Commissioner Rahul Gupta were also present. |
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Lawyers on two-day strike Pathankot, November 12 Jatinder Dev Sharma, president of the association, urged the police to investigate the matter without any bias. If the lawyer was found innocent, his name should be scrapped from the FIR lodged by the police. Batala: Lawyers of Batala and Gurdaspur went on a two-day strike here today in protest against the alleged false implication of advocate Sukhvir Singh in a case of murder of two farmers of Khanna Chamaran village. The Bar Association had given a call for the strike. Talking to mediapersons, Bar Association secretary Gurmukh Singh Bubb stated that the police should withdraw the case against the advocate, failing which they would intensify the strike at the state level. |
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Market Committee secy held for corruption Hoshiarpur, November 12 According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance, there were corruption charges against Vikram Singh while he was working in the same capacity in the Market Committee, Hoshairpur. During inquiry, it was revealed that he received a total salary of Rs 14,18,192 from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2007, whereas he raised property worth Rs 18,61,364 in the period. Thus, he amassed wealth of Rs 4,43,172 through corrupt means, alleged the DSP. Vikram Singh was produced in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate who remanded him to one-day police custody. |
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Three hurt in group rivalry Jalandhar, November 12 Kartarpur SHO Surinder Pal said the sarpanch, Tersem Singh, was having an old dispute with some residents, Dalbir Singh and others, of the area. Last evening Dalbir Singh, Kala, Lakhbir Singh, Sukhbir Singh and some others indulged in arguments with Tersem Singh’s associates. Dalbir’s associates opened fire leaving Talwinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh and Bhupinder Singh injured. Talwinder Singh sustained bullet injuries on his shoulder and was admitted to the Kartarpur Civil Hospital. Gurpreet Singh sustained injuries on his legs. The police has arrested Dalbir Singh on the complaint of Talwinder. A case under sections 307, 506, 147 and 148 of the IPC was registered against Dalbir Singh and eight others. |
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Teenager crushed to death by military bus Amritsar, October 12 According to information, Arun worked in a shop. He was overtaking a Jeep on his vehicle when he failed to the see the school bus and collided head on with the bus, which was going to the Khasa headquarters. The Islamabad police
initiated action and later handed over the body to Arun’s relatives. |
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Nawanshahr, November 12
Acting on the racial murder case of a local Merchant Navy Capt Kunal Mohanty, the High Court of Glasgow in Scotland has sentenced the accused, 25-year-old Briton, to life imprisonment.
