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Commuters pay the price as jobless linemen block traffic
The police registers cases against 8 crusher units
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Police suspects gang war theory
SC panel issues notices to DC and SSP
Fire at Civil Hospital, patients escape unhurt
Two men found dead
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Commuters pay the price as jobless linemen block traffic
Amritsar, September 3 The road connecting the old walled city, railway station and other areas remained blocked for over half an hour and the traffic cops had a tough time controlling and diverting the traffic. The linemen were agitating against the government for its dilly dally attitude towards filling the posts of linemen in the power
corporation. Gurinder Singh of New Amritsar area, who got stuck on the bridge, said the protest against the government was resulting in harassment to the common man. He said he had to cancel his business appointment but due to the delay he had to cancel
it. Shashi Sharma, a resident of Gate Khazana said she was going to school to pick her children but got stuck at the bridge due to severe traffic jam as a result of the protest. Meanwhile, the agitators raised slogans against the state government. They marched from the Bhandari Bridge to the Hall Gate area where they also burnt an effigy of the
government. Rajinder Kumar Sharma, district president said the process of recruitment of linemen in the Powercom had been hanging fire for eight months. The union members had threatened that if the government failed to announce the selection list of successful candidates by September 7, they would gherao the ruling party leaders at every stage. He said the union would also gherao the government representatives at trade fair to be held in next month. |
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Illegal mining going on in Chakki river bed
Pathankot, September 3 Taking a serious note on the complaint of residents of village Barian, the Sujanpur police led by SHO Rajinder Singh Minhas conducted a raid in this area and found illegal digging sand from the restricted areas. The police registered cases against eight crusher units, including M/S Superman crushers, M/S Shiv Shankar, M/S Maruti, M/S AllWell, M/S Shakti, M/S Jhehlum, M/S Bhagat and M/S Super crushers. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered against these units, said the SHO. He said the accused had succeeded in escaping from the site with their JCB, as someone informed them about the police raid. The SSP, Dr SK. Kalia, said photography and video-recording of illegal mining be done in this regard and case would be registered against violators on the basis of these evidence. He said illegal mining would not be allowed in restricted areas in the district.
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Police suspects gang war theory
Amritsar, September 3 The police authorities claimed that though shots were fired but preliminary investigations have raised the suspicion over the incident. The police is wondering whether it was actually a gang war or merely a concocted story to frame the members of the opposite gang. It is evident to mention here that members of the two notorious gangs - Jagtar Boxer and Ankur Likhari- clashed at Ranjit Avenue, leaving two persons, Aman Mota and Surjit Singh of the Likhari gang injured. They sustained injuries on arms and legs. “Prime facie, taking circumstantial evidence into account, the matter seemed to be doubtful. We have sought medical reports from doctors under whom they were getting treatment. We have also put some queries before doctors. However, he was yet to file their reports,” said Naresh Kumar, ADCP City-II, while talking to The Tribune. The incident was still under investigation and appropriate action would be taken after completion of the inquiry, he said. It is relevant to mention here that similar incidents of firing and clash between two rival groups had been reported in the past as well. In January last year, the members of two rival gangs clashed in the high-security district court premises, resulting in the killing of one member of the Jagtar Boxer gang identified as Raju Chikna. He died on the spot, while a policeman was also injured. |
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Atrocities on Dalit woman
Amritsar, September 3 The police however, in its inquiry had found the allegations as baseless as the sarpanch of the village had told the police that the victim did not reside in the village and had lodged a false dowry case against her in-laws. The commission, taking cognisance of the matter, had issued notices to the Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal and SSP (Rural Police) Gurmeet Chauhan in this connection, besides asking the victim to appear before the commission to present her case. However, the victim and her family failed to appear before Raj Kumar Verka, Vice-Chairman of the commission who held a meeting with the district administration and the police at the Circuit House here today. Verka, talking to The Tribune, said that they have now asked the victim and her family members to appear and record their statement with the DC or the Sub-divisional Magistrate so that further action could be taken in the case. However, he warned that if they failed to record their statement, action could be taken as per law to malign the image of the police officials concerned. |
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Fire at Civil Hospital, patients escape unhurt
Hoshiarpur, September 3 The staff was also able to control the fire before arrival of the fire tender. Hoshiarpur Civil Surgeon Dr Yash Mitra said fire broke out in the record room adjoining the gynaecology ward at about 4:40 pm. The staff, led by SMO of the hospital Dr Shavinder Singh, swung into action and took out eight patients along with their infants admitted in the said ward. They also succeeded in controlling the fire before the arrival of fire engine within half-an-hour of the incident. Some old record of the hospital was damaged in the fire. A committee had been constituted to ascertain the loss and cause of fire, said Dr Yash Mitra. — OC
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Two men found dead
Phagwara, September 3 Hoshiarpur: The body of Kulwinder Singh was found in the fields of Harbhajan Singh of Punj Dera village yesterday. According to the police sources, deceased's mother Surinder Kaur said she along with her aforesaid son and daughter-in-law Rajwinder Kaur went to sleep on the night of September 1. At about 3.30 am, Rajwinder Kaur informed her that Kulwinder Singh, who left the house to release the calf in the fields did not return home. In the morning his body was found in the fields of Harbhans Singh. Injury marks were found on his body. The police has registered a case under Section 302 of the IPC. Woman succumbs to burns
Phagwara: Neha Sharma of local Khalwara Gate, who sustained critical burns at her in-laws house on July 21, succumbed to her injuries last night. In her statement, the police has booked her in-laws under Section 303B of the
IPC. |
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Bhandari Bridge as a large number of Unemployed Linemen union, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited organised a protest dharna here today.
Taking cognizance of the alleged atrocities on a Dalit woman by officials of the Gharinda police station, the National Commission for SC/ST here today asked the SSP (Rural) to file an affidavit. The victim Amanjot
Kaur, a resident of Bhakna village, had alleged that the police had tortured her by giving electric shocks after her in-laws had lodged a false case of theft against her in the Gharinda police station.
