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New traffic rule: Challan DC’s driver, get shifted
DIG, MP’s sons ‘assaulted’:
3 policemen transferred
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Farmer unions flay arrests to thwart dharna
Farmers’ arrest condemned
Sukhbir demands Rs 500 bonus on wheat
Thousands throng temples
14 jhuggies reduced to ashes
Labourer union leader cremated
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New traffic rule: Challan DC’s driver, get shifted
Jalandhar, March 24 In less than 48 hours after he challaned the driver for violating traffic guidelines, Sudesh Agnihotri, ADCP, instead of getting a pat on his back, was shifted to the PAP. The officer was at a naka put up opposite Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall while he “dared” to stop the escort vehicle of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) on Sunday evening. The ADCP was on duty under a special drive launched by the city police to curb traffic violations in the city. Honking the siren, sources in the police said, the driver was driving the vehicle with the red beacon on. The escort driver allegedly misbehaved with Agnihotri when he stopped him and asked his subordinate to challan the vehicle for violating traffic guidelines. The driver was alone in the vehicle and was not escorting the DC. The police official was shocked when he received transfer orders from the DGP on Tuesday. Sources revealed that the senior officer took up the issue with the police top brass at Chandigarh, following which the ADCP was shifted to PAP. Deputy Commissioner Ajit Singh Pannu, when contacted on the issue, said, “You please leave this topic”. City Police Commissioner Gaurav Yadav was not available for comments.
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DIG, MP’s sons ‘assaulted’:
3 policemen transferred
Jalandhar, March 24 The police personnel allegedly assaulted Dapinder
Purewal, son of former MP Balbir Singh, and Simarjit Singh, son of former DIG Roopinder Singh
Uppal, when they had gone to Dapinder’s house located in Urban Estate Phase-I on Monday night. The said house was in dispute. The duo alleged that the cops, who were present in the house, attacked them and threatened to frame in false cases. The case was taken up by some political leaders with the Chief Minister Office following which the city police chief was asked to look into the matter. A press note issued by the Police Commissioner said a team comprising Rajpal Singh
Sandhu, ADCP (crime), and Rajjit Singh ACP (HQ) has been constituted to inquire into the incident and submit a report within three days. Action would be taken against the erring people, including police officials. The case has also been transferred to Rajjit Singh, ACP (HQ), for conducting inquiry on day-to-day basis, the press note said. |
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Farmer unions flay arrests to thwart dharna
Jalandhar, March 24 In a separate press notes issued here today, general secretary of PKS Lehmber Singh Taggar, KKU state president Nirbhai Singh Dhudike and PMU state chief Tarsem Peter alleged that the government adopted undemocratic ways to foil the proposed dharna, the call for which had been given by 22 mazdoor-kisan organisations in favour of their several demands. Meanwhile, most of the leaders and workers belonging to different mazdoor-kisan organisations have gone underground to avoid their arrests.
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Farmers’ arrest condemned
Hoshiarpur, March 24 In a press note here yesterday, both leaders urged the Punjab Governor to register a case of murder and arrest those police officials responsible for killing of tehsil president of the Tarn Taran unit of the union Kashmir Singh. They said it had been decided that 22 unions of farmers and rural farm labourers would stage a peaceful protest march and hold a dharna in front of the office of the DIG, Boarder Range, from March 25 to 27 to pressurise the state police to arrest the killers of Sadhu Singh Thaktupura and assailants of five farmers who were roaming scot-free. — OC |
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Sukhbir demands Rs 500 bonus on wheat
Jalandhar, March 24 He requested Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to immediately sanction the bonus to partially compensate the grieving farmers. The state expects 20 per cent shortfall in wheat due to the unusual rise in the mercury in March. Talking to mediapersons, Badal said the Punjab government was quite concerned over the early maturity of the crop and loss of expected weight and size of the grains due to “once in a century” heat wave in March. He said when the farmers were hoping for a bumper crop, the unexpected twist in climate had put the farming community in a quandary. He noticed that the increased rates of diesel and fertilisers were also taking a heavy toll on the small farmers of the state. Expressing concern over the sudden increase in demand for power due to rising mercury, Badal asked Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to allocate a special quota of power for the agricultural sector of Punjab to enable it to meet its commitment of the national pool.
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Thousands throng temples
Phagwara, March 24 HOSHIARPUR: Ram Navami was celebrated with enthusiasm here. Thousands of men, women and children thronged temples and offered prayers to Lord Rama. The five-day annual sammelan of the Shri Ramcharit Manas Parchar Mandal started at the local Shakti Temple with the recitation of Sunder Kand path. Sankirtan was recited and a langar was organised. A shobha yatra of Lord Rama was taken out by the Sanatan Dharam Sabha along with various local religious organisations through main markets of the town. BATALA: A large religious procession was taken out here on Wednesday to commemorate Ram Navami. Religious procession started from the old grain market and passed through the main roads and bazaars like Dera Road, Gandhi Chowk, City Road and Hansli Bridge. The procession to be disbursed at Maharaja Jassa singh Ramgarhia Chowk in the evening. The police had made elaborate security arrangements. Ram Navami was also celebrated at Qadian, Dera Baba Nanak and Dhariwal.
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14 jhuggies reduced to ashes
Hoshiarpur, March 24 A fire engine of the Municipal Fire Brigade was rushed to the spot and after struggling for about an hour controlled the fire and saved six jhuggies. Meanwhile, SDM Karnail Singh reached the spot. He said 14 jhuggies were reduced to ashes. All household articles in them were burnt in the fire. Some of the jhuggi owners claimed that they had kept their earning of about three years in their jhuggies and had lost it in the fire. The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained. Deputy Commissioner Megh Raj said tarpaulin would immediately be provided to fire victims for reconstructing their jhuggies. Besides, food to all affected jhuggi dwellers would be arranged for 3 days. — OC |
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Labourer union leader cremated
Tarn Taran, March 24 Kashmir died of heart failure when a police party raided his residence last night to take him in custody to prevent him from taking part in the proposed dharna to be staged at the residence of the IG, Border Range, Amritsar, from March 25. A number of communist workers attended the cremation. Vijay Mishra, state committee member of the CPI (M), demanded for a grant of Rs 10 lakh to the bereaved family and government job for a kin of the deceased. — OC |
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Ram Navami was celebrated in Phagwara, Nakodar, Phillaur, Noormahal, Apra,
Bilga, Goraya and the surrounding areas with great enthusiasm and fervour today. Thousands of men, women and children thronged various temples, including Shri Geeta
Mandir, Hanuman Garhi, Sindoora Devi Temple, Mansa Devi Mandir, Hanuman Mandir (Phillaur) and Lokesh Dham
(Phagwara) to pay their obeisance. A big religious congregation was organised by the Dharmik Samiti in Geeta Mandir here where devotees listened bhajans of Ravi
Mangal.
