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Spread of Gastroenteritis
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BJP lashes out at UPA govt for evicting Baba Ramdev
Govt fails to update Cabinet list on website
Three killed in mishaps
Fake CBI officer walks into police net
BSF personal booked for cheating
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Spread of Gastroenteritis
Nakodar, June 5 Meanwhile, Avinash Chander, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, accompanied by district health officials visited gastroenteritis-affected Kasupur village in Shahkot and interacted with patients at the civil hospital today. When Shahkot SMO Veena Paul informed him of the shortage of beds, Chandar instructed Assistant Civil Surgeon Sanjiv Babbuta to arrange for more beds to accommodate patients in case of emergency. He also promised all sort of financial help to the hospital. Interacting with the media, he said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had taken a notice of the situation and extended his condolences to the gastro-affected villagers. He said Health Minister Satpal Gossain instructed him to visit Kasupur to inspect the situation today. He issued instructions to the SDO, Water Supply Department, Prem Nath, and sarpanch of the village to cooperate and cleanup the surroundings of the water tank. He also instructed SDM Shahkot to maintain regular vigil of the area and extend all possible help. Meanwhile, two fresh gastroenteritis cases were reported at the hospital today. |
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AIEEE result: Jalandhar boy tops in state, fourth in India
Jalandhar, June 5 Earlier, Narang secured 268th rank in the IIT-JEE and was the district topper. A student of the Swami Sant Dass Public School here, he stood first in CBSE Class XII (non-medical) in the district by scoring 95.6 per cent marks. He is looking forward to grab a seat in mechanical engineering stream at the IITs. “I was sure of making it to the first 50 but this is more than what I expected,” he said. He took coaching from city-based Knowledge Campus. “Besides attending the regular lectures at the school, it was the comprehensive notes from my coaching institute, which assured success in IIT-JEE and AIEEE,” Ankit maintained. Ankit’s mother Meenakshi Narang said, “My son didn’t watch TV, neither accessed internet nor watched any movies during these two years. Even my next door neighbours were not aware of my son’s presence until last week his pictures appeared in the local newspaper on becoming the district topper in IIT-JEE.” While his father who was feeling proud on his son’s achievement said, “My son left no stone unturned in reaching the top slot. I am glad he emerged with such flying
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World Environment Day
Jalandhar, June 5 In the evening, in a high-profile endeavour by the NGO, 101 saplings were planted at the DAV College grounds. NGO president Prof Lakhbir Singh said a target of one lakh saplings was set for the year. Renowned environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, along with other dignitaries, was also present on the occasion. An environment awareness campaign ‘Janhit Mein Jan’ was inaugurated at the Tulsi Das Girls School at Mohalla No 10 by the Citizens Welfare and Protection Council here. Anoop Vats, general secretary of the organisation, said the campaign would be a year-long project that would lay stress on sensitising people to inculcate environment-friendly habits though awareness programmes. While the outer periphery of Jalandhar Cantonment is green, the interior areas need a lot of work. Under the campaign, there would be rallies, launch of posters on environment issues, roping in of school scouts and NSS volunteers to plant saplings in schools and efforts to tie-up with the Cantonment Board to ensure door-to-door pick up of garbage because the facility is still not available in all the seven wards of the cantonment area. The Green Movement Organisation (GMO) celebrated World Environment Day in the city by planting 1,300 saplings in a park. General secretary of the organisation Gaurav Gaba said it was through the efforts of GMO that a park at Master Tara Singh Nagar, which was previously a dumping zone, has been converted into a green zone that residents love visiting. The Dream Power NGO began the ‘Green Spark 2011’ mission under which its members planted saplings on the Jalandhar-Phagwara Road. Amritpal Singh, president of the organisation, said 300 members of the organisation planted saplings around their home. He said the organisation also distributed them at petrol pumps so that they are given to commuters. The District Bar Association with support from the District Legal Services Authority, also planted trees at the District Court Complex. The NGO People for Environment also planted saplings to mark the occasion. |
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BJP lashes out at UPA govt for evicting Baba Ramdev
Jalandhar, June 5 Senior BJP leader and former minister Manoranjan Kalia, while addressing the gathering at the fasting site, opposite the DC Complex, here today, said “The crackdown at the Ramlila Grounds is condemnable. Brutal behaviour was meted out to innocents fasting for a good cause and it reminds one of the Emergency. Phagwara: BJP leaders, including former ministers Madan Mohan Mittal, Manoranjan Kalia and Swarna Ram, and Punjab Water Supplies and Sewerages Board chairman Dr Baldev Chawla, today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of ordering the crackdown against Baba Ramdev in New Delhi on Saturday night. Gurdaspur: Senior BJP leader and permanent invitee to the Punjab BJP Swaran Salaria today lambasted the UPA government for forcibly evicting yoga guru Baba Ramdev from the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi last night. Hoshiarpur: Hundreds of activists of Patanjali Yog Samiti and Bharat Swabhiman Trust wearing black badges burnt an effigy of the UPA government in front of the office of District Congress Committee at Old Adda Mahilpur here this afternoon. Nawanshahr: Several BSP leaders condemned the police action and termed it murder of the democracy by the UPA government. Batala: Leaders of various social, religious and political organisations criticised the UPA government for the action against Baba Ramdev. |
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Govt fails to update Cabinet list on website
Phagwara, June 5 According to the website, senior BJP leader and new Health Minister Sat Pal Gosian is still Deputy Speaker of the state assembly. Similarly, Manoranjan Kalia, Swarna Ram and Master Mohan Lal continue to be Cabinet ministers. — OC |
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Three killed in mishaps
Phagwara, June 5 Jagtaran, a labourer, was electrocuted when he was working on a cattle feed cutter machine in Brahmpur village on Friday. The deceased’s body has been sent to the Civil Hospital for the postmortem. Three persons sustained injuries in two other mishaps. The injured were admitted to the Civil Hospital. OC Tarn Taran: An unidentified youth was killed on the spot in an accident at Harike, 32 km from here, on Saturday night. His motorcycle was hit by some unidentified vehicle. A case under Section 304A, 279 and 427 of the IPC has been registered. |
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Fake CBI officer walks into police net
Amritsar, June 5 But Vijay Kumar Moga, the dismissed manager, realised the trick soon and he reported the matter to the police, which laid its own trap to catch the criminals. The Civil Line police nabbed Inderjit Singh, who posed as a CBI officer, for allegedly extorting money from Vijay Kumar. The police has also booked his three accomplices, identified as Neelam Thakur, Rajiv Sharma and Subash Choudhary, all based at New Delhi, who were allegedly part of the racket, under Sections 420, 419, 386, 506 and 120-B of the IPC. Vijay Kumar was a branch manager posted at Indian Overseas Bank, who was suspended in July 2008 and later dismissed from his services in January this year. According to Vijay, he wanted a CBI probe into his case as he was falsely implicated and later dismissed from his service. He came in contact with Neelam Thakur, who was his customer, and used to live in Khandwala area in Chheharta. She had later shifted to Delhi. He said Neelam introduced Inderjit Singh as a senior CBI officer who promised him to provide justice and demanded Rs 2.50 lakh for the purpose. “I gave him Rs 10,000 on the spot and later Rs 35,000 to him on May 4 outside Novelty Sweet shop,” he told the police. However, he later came to know that the accused was not a CBI officer and asked him to return the money. But the tricksters, however, threatened to kill him and his daughter and implicate them in a false case. Inderjit asked him to deposit the remaining amount in his Axis Bank account (No 2240101000002745). He said he deposited more than Rs 1 lakh in this account in three installments. “On June 3, I received a call from Subash Chaudhry and Rajiv Sharma that they were senior officials of the CBI and asked him to gave remaining amount to Inderjit,” he stated to the police. Then he reported the matter to the police. Inderjit was caught taking the money. Harsandeep Singh, Investigating Officer, said the police also recovered two PAN cards from Inderjit having his photograph. Inderjit was presented in the court of the duty magistrate today and taken on a police remand. Further investigations were under progress, he added. |
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BSF personal booked for cheating
Tarn Taran, June 5 As many as 10 persons lodged complaints with the BSF authorities, who conducted a probe into the allegations and found prima-facie evidence against the constable. The BSF constable has been suspended with immediate effect. |
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