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DTO’s gunmen rough up lawyer, 3 suspended
Losses run into lakhs as hydel power plant lies temporarily closed
Panchayat secretary goes missing
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Census: 2nd round from February 9
5 MC employees found absent
Crime Zone
Race among buses, trucks claims life
Sewage woes haunt residents
Results of maths, science tests declared
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DTO’s gunmen rough up lawyer, 3 suspended
Amritsar, February 2 The incident happened when advocate Arvind Sharma raised an alarm when he saw some persons getting out of turn services in the transport office. Like many, he was in the queue to get his license prepared. Arvind Sharma’s questioning the wrong precedence made the DTO’s gunmen angry who then allegedly roughed up the advocate. Meanwhile, the district unit of the PCS Officer Association held an urgent meeting under the leadership of Additional Deputy Commissioner Paramjit Singh. DTO Jasbir Singh said in the meeting that a large number of lawyers barged into his office and held him hostage. He said they also smashed furniture. Later, Arvind tendered an apology, claimed the DTO. Pardeep Saini, president, Amritsar Bar Association, refuted the allegation that the lawyers had smashed furniture in the transport office. He claimed that the DTO got Arvind write an apology letter in captivity.
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Losses run into lakhs as hydel power plant lies temporarily closed
Mukerian (Hoshiarpur), February 2 The Punjab Energy Development Agencies (PEDA) closed down the plant on the verbal directions of the MLA after the villagers complained of water logging in their fields. The plant of Atlantic Power Private Limited (APPL), a company owned by NRI Avtar Singh Gill, was generating 10,000 units of electricity per day. Avtar Singh Gill, director and promoter of the company, said he had been suffering a daily loss of Rs 70,000. He, however, expressed his disappointment saying petty politics by leaders has hampered state’s progress and forced the investors to leave Punjab. Meanwhile, the farmers had complained that the company was discharging excess water into the Kali Bein which had left their field water logged. Following the complaints, the PEDA sent a team of officials on Thursday to take stock of the situation. PEDA director Balaur Singh also visited the area and heard the protestors. He said the power plant was discharging only 200 cusecs of water against its permitted limit of 350 cusecs. The problem of water logging arose as the Drainage Department was carrying out some works at the bed of the Kali Bein and in the process obstructed the water flow, he pointed out. “The water level is almost 4-5 feet below the surface level and there is no serious problem as such. But we still closed the power generation on the verbal directions of the MLA. The issue will be taken up with the high-ups on Monday,” Balaur Singh had claimed. Balaur Singh could not be contacted for his comments.
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Panchayat secretary goes missing
Nawanshahr, February 2 Giving details, Karan Singh Rana, convenrr, Lok Sangarsh Committee, said Sonu Gautam was on duty to distribute lists of pension beneficiaries among the panchayats of Tonsa, Rail Mazra and Asron on Monday and since then he had been missing. He expressed apprehension that he might have been kidnapped by some miscreants while he was returning from Asron. His mobile had been found switched off since 6.15 pm on Monday. The police authorities assured them that the police had been working on different theories to investigate the case. The members of the deputation said the agitation would be started if the police failed to trace the missing employee soon.
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Census: 2nd round from February 9
Jalandhar, February 2 The requisite training has been imparted to the personnel engaged in this exercise. Officers at the tehsil and sub-divisional level too have been directed to urge the staff to compile all the information clearly and correctly. Efforts should be made to publicise the exercise in the media so that the maximum number of people are covered during this phase. People too should come forward to help the enumerators carry out this vital national exercise, he added. Priyank Bharti, Deputy Commissioner-cum-Principal Census Officer, said all the arrangements had been completed for this exercise. The duties of the staff deputed for the purpose would not be changed so that the work does not suffer and is completed in time. |
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Kapurthala, February 2 The DC has sought an explanation from the EO about her absence within seven days and also directed her to take action against the four employees who were also found absent from duty. The employees found absent were accountant Ramjit, peon Hira Lal, drivers Kaka and Surinder Mohan. Kavita Singh also directed the EO to maintain the complaint register properly as she found discrepancies during the checking. On the other hand, MC president Paramjit Singh Pamma told mediapersons that the EO was on one-day leave and the council staff apprised the DC about her leave. Jalandhar: Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner S.R. Ladhar found 50 per cent employees absent at the office of secretary of market committee at Goraya sub-division in Jalandhar district. The absentees included market committee secretary, accountant, peon and auction recorder. — TNS
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Crime Zone
Tarn Taran: Nirvail Singh and Kashmir Kaur, residents of Banian village, 25 km from here, have been booked under Sections 363, 366 A and 120 B of the IPC by the Verowal police for abducting a teenaged girl of Rampur Bhutwind village. The father of the victim girl in his statement to the police said Nirvail Singh in connivance with Kashmir Kaur abducted his daughter by luring her with a marriage offer five days back.
— OC 3 held with liquor
Tarn Taran: Three persons have been arrested by the district police under the Excise Act. Cases under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Excise Act have been registered against them. Police sources said the Verowal police recovered 6.180 litres of illicit liquor from Manjit Kaur, resident of Jalalbad village, whereas the city and Chohla Sahib police recovered 6.750 litres of illicit liquor each from Charanjit Singh of Pandori Gola village and Aroor Singh of Rahal Chahal. Meanwhile, the Chohla Sahib police recovered 2,000 tablets of micro lit from Kuldeep Singh of Gharka village, 35 km from here. A case under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act was registered against the accused, the police said here today.
— OC 4 agents booked
Hoshiarpur: Fake travel agents duped two persons of Rs 6.20 lakh in the name of sending them abroad. According to police sources,Ranjit Singh of Garhdiwala, alleged that Harwinder Singh and his mother Ranbir Kaur of the same town took Rs 2.20 lakh for sending him abroad. But neither did they fulfil their promise, nor returned the money. The Garhdiwala police booked Harwinder Singh and Ranbir Kaur under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC. In another case, the Mukerian police booked Satish Kumar and his wife Rajwant Kaur of Pankhoh for allegedly taking Rs 4 lakh for sending Jatinder Singh of Sherpur, to Canada. — OC |
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Race among buses, trucks claims life
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Sewage woes haunt residents
Phagwara, February 2 Blockages in sewerage pipes led to the overflow of dirty water onto the streets. Besides the stink and hygiene issue, the residents find it difficult to even walk on those streets. Residents of the Santokhpura locality met SDM Amarjit Paul and submitted a detailed memorandum demanding early action in the matter. No official of the Phagwara Nagar Council could be contacted. In another memorandum submitted to SDM Paul, the residents of different areas, including Chahal Nagar, urged the administration to provide an underpath near the local Civil Hospital during six-laning of the national highway to facilitate patients of the hospital and residents of different localities. |
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Results of maths, science tests declared
Nawanshahr, February 2 Ajay Kumar (Government Senior Secondary School, Wazidpur), Rajvir Kaur (Government Middle School, Nai Mazara) and Pooja Kumari (Government High School, Khotheran) bagged the first three positions, respectively, in the maths (class VIII) test. Jaspreet Singh (Government High School, Gunachaur), Pooja Kumari (Government High School, Khotheran) and Rajvie Kaur (Government Middle School, Nai Mazara) bagged the first three positions, respectively, in the science (class VIII) test. In the maths (class V) test, Namarata and Navneet Virdi (Government Primary School, Slempur) and Ajit Kumar (Government Primary School, Gujjarpur Kalan) bagged the first three positions, respectively. The students , who have got the first three positions in the district-level tests, would be given cash prizes of Rs 2,100, Rs 1,500 and Rs 10,00, respectively, and they would participate in the state-level tests, scheduled to be held on February 12.
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A privately set up hydel power plant near Terkiana village has witnessed losses worth lakhs of rupees after it was temporarily shut down on January 29.
