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Tailor-made for patriotism
To fund their marriage, lovers turn thieves, held
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Bank ATM swept clean by sweeper
9 arrested for stealing electric transformers
Breach in Tungwali minor
Farmers burn govt’s effigies
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Tailor-made for patriotism
Bathinda, August 14 Gogi has a Tricolour fixed atop his house for the past five years. The flag is changed on January 26 and August 15 every year on the occasion of the Republic day and the Independence Day, respectively. Such is his dedication and sense of patriotism that he observes the ritual of hoisting the flag at dawn and lowering it before dusk every day with an unflinching regularity. “While watching a government function once, I saw the flag of a political party, which resembled the Tricolour. Unaware of the difference between the two, people in my village started mocking at me saying that it is a political party’s flag,” he says. It was then that Gogi decided to make the villagers aware of the National Flag. Father of two daughters and a son, he has asked his children to continue the tradition even after his death. Initially, Gogi faced resentment from his parents who termed him an eccentric. “Gradually, they understood my dedication and are proud of me now. Villagers too have undergone a lot of changes and now bow before the Tricolour,” he adds. Also a social worker, Gogi feels sorry for the government school in his village. With more than 3,500 voters in the village, it has got only one school and that too only upto the eighth standard. “Students, including girls, have to travel four km to Bangi village to attend senior classes. Many parents do not send their daughters to other village to study. We have taken up the issue during a number of Sangat Darshan programmes of the Punjab Chief Minister, but in vain,” he rues. Sensitive to the feelings of people from his village, who are lodged in different jails for petty crimes, Gogi goes and meets them once in a month. “It gives them a sense of belongingness and may help in reforming them,” he reasons. An avid fan of Bhagat Singh, Gogi observes his birth and death anniversaries in the village. He even plans to get his children married either on January 26 or August 15. |
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To fund their marriage, lovers turn thieves, held
Bathinda, August 14 Police officials said the family members of the girl were upset due to her relationship with a teenaged neighbour and had shifted her to the house of her uncle, a retired sub-inspector at Guru Ki Nagri. She stayed there for a month and was brought back to Bhai Rupa village only a few days ago. The girl allegedly decamped with the jewellery and cash from her uncle's house on Friday night. She scaled the walls of the house at midnight with the help of Kuldeep Singh. They both had decided to get married by using the stolen valuables. Members of her uncle's family were asleep when the theft took place. The girl's aunt had suspected her role and that of her boyfriend, who went missing immediately after the theft. Kotwali police station in-charge Jagdeesh Lal said the girl's aunt recalled that the girl had opened the iron cupboards during her stay with them. The girl, however, had failed in her attempt as family members woke up due to the noise. Kuldeep was found roaming near the Fauji Chowk in Bathinda on Saturday. He was brought for questioning to the Kotwali police station where he confessed to having stolen the cash and jewellery with the help of the girl. The police has recovered the stolen items from his under-construction house in Bhai Rupa village and has also arrested the girl. A case has been registered at the Kotwali police station and the duo would be produced before the magistrate, said the police officials.
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Bank ATM swept clean by sweeper
Mansa, August 14
The accused have been identified as 22 years old sweeper Gursewak Singh, Jagseer Singh (21), Jagdeep Singh (22) and Manpreet Singh (22), all residents of Boha near Mansa. Mansa SSP SS Parmar said that the stolen amount, excluding Rs 23,000, has been recovered them. Boha SHO Pritpal Singh said the sweeper Gursewak had memorized the eight-digit code used to open the ATM. He observed that different bankers split password among themselves and one or two people could not open the ATM. The presence of all officials concerned was necessary to open the ATM. The sweeper, however, used to stand besides the bankers and kept memorizing the password whenever the officials deposited the money or opened the machine. After memorizing the entire eight-digit password, he took out entire amount stored in the ATM with the help of three other friends. They also shut down a camera inside the ATM booth before taking out the money. Bank officials suspected the role of sweeper and asked the police to question him. During the questioning, he fumbled and was caught. Police recovered Rs 5 lakh from his possession and Rs 7 lakh from the other three. A case has been registered at the Boha police station.
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9 arrested for stealing electric transformers
Muktsar, August 14 All are in the age-group of 20 to 25 years. Muktsar SSP Indermohan Singh said those arrested were members of a 12-member gang and efforts were on to nab the remaining three accused, who are still at large. A case has been registered. |
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Bathinda, August 14 Sources said farmers in the nearby areas had been carrying out illegal quarrying on the banks of the Tungwali minor. A continuous removal of mud weakened the walls leading to the breach today. —
TNS
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Mansa, August 14
They carried the effigies across the streets in their respective villages before setting them ablaze. They raised anti-establishment slogans for forcefully acquisition of their fertile land at Gobindpura village for setting up a thermal power plant. — TNS
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Thirty-seven-year-old Harpal Singh Gogi is a modest and unconventional tailor of Bhai Bakhtu village. Besides teaching his students the intrinsic qualities of good tailoring, he pursues his patriotic passion.
