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On cards: Strict action against polluting vehicles
4 die in road mishaps
Cong presses for long Assembly sessions
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Man gets life term for killing migrant
Camp on Nov 30 to clear pending sale deeds
‘SAD, Capt’s opponents behind rape drama’
Kavi darbar organised
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On cards: Strict action against polluting vehicles
Jalandhar, November 18 A meeting in this context was held at the secretariat and was presided over by IG Sanjiv Kalra and was attended by DC Ajeet Singh Pannu, SSP RK Jaiswal and other senior officers of the municipal corporation and the railways. A review meeting would be held every week to monitor the implementation of measures. Kalra took stock of the ground position and said some drastic measures had to be taken to ensure unhindered flow of traffic besides uprooting various structures which led to traffic bottlenecks. Traffic lights too needed to be installed at many places to regulate traffic. Pannu said they would coordinate with various departments to remove the impediments in the way of traffic. Work on the six-laning of the Jalandhar-Ludhiana highway, which also will result in the construction of over bridges at the Rama Mandi Chowk and the PAP traffic lights, would be completed by 2011. This would go a long way in tackling the major traffic problem at these places presently, he pointed out. He also informed that there were many trees on various approach roads to the city, which were the cause of fatal accidents. These would be felled by invoking provisions of Section 133 of the CrPC. The telecom and electricity power department too will be asked to remove all poles and other equipment which hamper traffic, he added. He also instructed the civic body officials to ban the practice of burning garbage and dry leaves which caused a lot of air pollution. Jaiswal said they would crack down on polluting vehicles, particularly autos, which were a major cause of pollution in the city. Only authorised autos will be allowed to ply on roads. In the light of High Court instructions, only CNG-run autos will be registered while the rest would be seized. As many as 20 polluting autos had been impounded, he added. Those who use pressure horns would also be challaned and the drive would last 15 days in the first phase. CCTV cameras would also be installed at major traffic lights, he revealed. He also appealed to the people to park their vehicles at the designated parking places to avoid any inconvenience since wrongly-parked vehicles would be towed away, he added. Similarly, railway officials said the ongoing construction work on the railway over bridge near Khalsa College, DAV College and Maqsudan would be completed by June.
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4 die in road mishaps
Amritsar, November 18 The incident took place on Tuesday evening when they were returning to their village from Mehta. While Gurwinder died on spot, Jasbir and Saaba were rushed to hospital. Jasbir succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. A case has been registered at Mehta police station which falls Amritsar rural police district. One Anchal, a resident of Ajit Enclave, situated on Ajnala road died when her vehicle collided with a truck near Shalimar Palace on Fatehgarh Churian bypass. She was rushed to a private hospital in critical condition where she succumbed to her injuries. In the third incident, one Baldev Singh, a resident of Nagoke village, and an assistant lineman with the Punjab State Electricity Board, died today when his scooter hit by a tractor trolley.
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Cong presses for long Assembly sessions
Phagwara, November 18 She alleged that the SAD-BJP government has failed to tackle the major problems of the state and people have got fed up with the corrupt, selfish and anti-people policies of the Badal government. While commenting upon the statements of some BJP ministers that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is their leader, the Congress leader said the BJP had lost its own independent voice and surrendered before the Shiromani Akali Dal. She alleged that the ruling alliance had made mockery of democracy and had been playing with the sentiments of the people. Congress MLA Rakesh Pandey, former minister Santokh Singh, PPCC secretary Parminder Mehta were also present on the occasion. |
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Man gets life term for killing migrant
Hoshiarpur, November 18 In case of non-payment of fine, Sukhwinder Singh has to undergo further imprisonment of three months. According to the prosecution report, deceased Raj Kumar belonged to Bihar and had been residing with his sister Krishna Thakur in Chakowal village. Raj Kumar was a mason by profession. On February 10, 2007, he went to work in the morning and did not return home. On February 13, 2007, a dead body was found near Samundra, which was later identified by Krishna to be that of Raj Kumar. A case under section 302 of the IPC was registered at the Garhshankar police station in this connection. Shaukat Ali, a friend of deceased Raj Kumar, told the police he had seen Raj Kumar going with Sukhwinder Singh, of Bachori village, on a scooter on February 10, 2007. Police arrested Sukhwinder Singh and during interrogation he revealed that he, along with Raj Kumar, consumed liquor in the evening. Later, both had a quarrel on some issue. Enraged Sukhwinder, along with a minor boy Manpreet Singh, son of Rajinder Pal of the same village, murdered Raj Kumar and threw his body near Samundra. Manpreet Singh was also arrested and is presently jailed at the juvenile home here. His trial is going on in a juvenile court. |
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Camp on Nov 30 to clear pending sale deeds
Pathankot, November 18 Anil Vasudeva, Chairman of the Pathankot Improvement Trust, today said people were facing great
difficulties in getting sale deeds of their properties registered for the last many years. They were not entitled even to transfer or sell the property to their relations or other persons in the need of the hour without documents of registration. He said this would be the first camp being organised by the trust in the state for the benefit of the people here. He said the trust was also organising a function next month in which lucky draws for the allotment of four to 12 marla plots in the colonies of Sailli Road, Lamini and Anandpur, developed by the trust, would be taken out. He assured people that they would not have to wait for more than a week to get their official work, in the trust, done |
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‘SAD, Capt’s opponents behind rape drama’
Hoshiarpur, November 18 Talking to mediapersons here today, Dogra said Capt Amarinder Singh was a strong leader of the Congress and was actively campaigning to dethrone the SAD-BJP government from Punjab. Keeping in view his regaining support from the public, the SAD, in connivance with his opponents within the party, had leveled allegations of rape with help from a woman of dubious character, who had earlier leveled similar charges against a judge, alleged Dogra.
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Kavi darbar organised
Nawanshahr, November 18 Punjabi poets --- Mohinder Singh Dosanjh, Didar Shetra, B.S. Balli (District Public Relation Officer), Gurcharan Badhan, Parhladh Atwal, Amrik Singh Dhindsa, Darshan Dardi, Ram Saran Joshila, Kuldip Sharmila, Tarsem Saki, Harjinder Gulpur, Mir Begumpuri, Kiran Jhinger, Desh Raj Bali, Sarup Singh, Poonam Bala, among others, recited their poems.
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Jalandhar, November 18
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