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Mini bus overturns, 17 mill workers injured
Ludhiana, September 19 Six employees of the factory were shifted to Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) later on. The injured are stated to be stable expect for one Kulwant Singh (47), who sustained serious head injuries. An MRI was conducted on him. Those admitted to the local civil hospital have been identified as Naveen, a resident of Sanjay Gandhi Colony, Phool Chand, a resident of Jamalpur and Kiran, a resident of Hargobindpura. Others who sustained minor injuries are Pawan Bhargav, Satpal Singh, Udey Pandit, Kanhaiya, Gurpreet Kaur, Meetu, Jyoti and Radha. They were discharged from the hospital after first aid. Those admitted to the CMCH have been identified as Mahinder Kaur (44), Kuldeep Kaur (45), Suman (35), Kulwant Singh (47), Veero (46) and Bhuvnesh (40). Raminder Singh (name changed), an attendant of a patient at the CMCH, disclosed that the company workers brought them to the hospital in the morning. “They are taking care of the injured and bearing the expenses incurred on them. But once they are discharged, we don’t know whether they will give any compensation or not. The mini bus of the company shuttles between workers’ home and factory on daily basis,” the attendant added. Blood and eatables scattered all over
At the accident site near village Mundian, the injured victims- a majority of them women -- were brought out of the overturned mini-bus by passers and other commuters. Blood was seen scattered on the floor and other interiors of the bus. Open lunch-boxes were seen lying on the road with eatables scattered all around. Those who received grave injuries were crying in pain. Passers by tried in vain to comfort the
injured.
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Year on, road near Vikas Nagar caves in
Ludhiana, September 19 Ironically, the construction work of the road, starting from the Sidhwan Canal bridge, till the municipal limits, was completed in December 2010. Ever since the road was constructed, it has remained in news due to several anomalies and an inquiry in this regard is still pending with MC’s Zonal Commissioner Kuldip Singh. An RTI activist, Kuldip Singh Khaira, had procured information about anomalies during the re-carpeting of the Pakhowal road (from Sidhwan Canal to the MC limits). The contract for this work, worth Rs 1.49 crore, was awarded to a contractor SS Singla, on February 28, 2009, without analysing his technical bids. “According to the norms, in every project of over Rs 1 crore the contract is awarded only after analysing all technical bids. In this case, the contractor delayed the work for over a year after which the contracted agency was debarred for two years by members of the MC’s finance and contracts committee (vide resolution dated October 7, 2010). Despite this, the final payment amounting to Rs 1.60 crore was made to the contractor on December 6, 2010, without the committee’s prior approval,” alleged Khaira. Municipal Commissioner AK Sinha had on May 31 marked an inquiry into the matter and Kuldip Singh was supposed to submit the report within 15 days. But till date, the inquiry has not been completed. Arvind Sharma, a resident of the area, said on one hand the officials of the municipal corporation visit foreign countries on technical tours, while in reality, they doesn’t seem to learn anything there. “The road, which was constructed in December, has already caved in,” rued Sharma. |
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Post SGPC Poll Barbers busy as a bee
Mandi Ahmedgarh, September 19 Though barbers usually keep their shops closed on Tuesdays, a few salons are expected to remain open tomorrow to cater to those who could not get their hair cut today. Voters of all ages, including a few “orthodox-looking” Sikhs, who colour their hair and beards, were among their clients. Investigations revealed that a large number of persons who had grown their hair and beards with an intention to avoid getting rejected by polling staff during the SGPC poll, thronged the salons today. A few barbers made use of the opportunity to charge extra bucks for accommodating ‘strangers’ other than their regular clients. Hamid Mohammad, owner of a salon on Jandali road, said he had to open his shop an hour earlier as a few of his regular clients had requested him to trim their beards before going to their respective offices. Maintaining that customers had stopped coming to his shop two weeks prior to the SGPC poll, Hamid said the number almost doubled today. I have decided to work tomorrow as well as a few of my clients are expected to come. Admitting that he had stopped trimming his beard immediately after announcement of the SGPC election, Amarjit Singh Laddi, a registered voter, said the polling staff had not allowed him cast his vote yesterday. “Though they had allowed people with small beards to cast their votes, they did not allow me. Now, when I have failed to cast my vote why shouldn’t I get my beards trimmed,” Laddi added. |
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DC seeks report on voting by Patit Sikhs
Ludhiana, September 19 “I have asked all the ROs to inquire into these descrepancies. I was shocked to see pictures in newspapers of such people casting their vote,” hesaid. "I will be compiling a detailed report in this regard and sending it to higher authorities for appropriate action," he added. A large number of voters with trimmed hair and beards were seen voting openly. They were facilitated with parnas (head gear) outside the polling booths by supporters of candidates themselves. After casting their vote, the parnas were returned only to be reused by other voters. The polling staff even caught some persons, who had trimmed hair but were wearing parnas. The SAD has made a clean sweep in the district, with its candidates winning all 18 seats. Balwinder Singh Bains won the election with a margin of more than 20,000 votes. The results would be officially declared on September 22. There are a total of 18 seats from 13 constituencies of the district, ncluding Ludhiana South, Ludhiana West, Ludhiana North, Ludhiana Rural, Mullanpur Dakha (general), Mullanpur Dakha (SC), Jagraon (General), Jagraon (General), Jagraon (Women SC), Sidhwan Bet, Raikot, Pakhowal, Payal, Doraha (SC), Doraha (General),
Khanna, Samrala (general) and Samrala (general women). The SAD (Badal) candidates, who won from the district are Balwinder Singh Bains (Ludhiana South), Avtar Singh Makkar (Ludhiana West), Kanwalinder Singh Thekedar (Ludhiana North), Ranjit Singh Mangli (Ludhiana Rural), Surinderpal Singh Baddowal (Mullanpur Dakha general), Kewal Singh Badal (Mullanpur Dakha SC), Bhai Gurcharan Singh Grewal (Jagraon General), Harbans Kaur (Jagraon Women SC), Jaswant Singh Purain (Sidhwan Bet), Jagjit Singh Talwandi (Raikot), Harpreet Singh Garcha (Pakhowal), Randhir Singh (Payal), Harpal Singh (Doraha SC), Charan Singh Alamgir (Doraha General), Davinder Singh (Khanna), Sarbans Singh (Samrala general) and Harjinder Kaur (Samrala general women). |
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SGPC POLL
Ludhiana, September 19 The first entrant to the SGPC from the family was Chhanga Singh followed by his son Jagdev Singh Talwandi and now his grandson Jagjit Singh Talwandi has won the SGPC election from the Raikot constituency. Ever since the family started representing this constituency, they have never lost the SGPC elections. “Our family has been representing the Raikot constituency for the past 56 years (since 1955) and I am thankful to the residents of the area for showing faith in us,” veteran Akali leader Jagdev Singh Talwandi said here today. A three-time MLA, former state transport minister and former member of Parliament, former chief of the SGPC, and former president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), Talwandi is one of the most experienced leaders of the state. His elder son Ranjit Singh Talwandi had remained an MLA from Raikot, while his younger son Jagjit Singh Talwandi has now become the SGPC member for the first time. Recalling the old days, Jagdev Singh Talwandi said his father Chhanga Singh remained the SGPC member from 1955 to 1960. “Then I contested the next elections and have been representing the constituency for the past 51 years. Now, the youth are coming forward and that is why, the party showed faith in my son Jagjit, who defeated his Panthic Morcha opponent by 14,467 votes,” said Jagdev Singh Talwandi. When asked about a closed-door meeting with former Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala’s wife Surjit Kaur’s a few months ago, Talwandi was quick to respond, “All who want to come and meet me are welcome. I am not going to leave the Akali Dal and want that all other, who have left the party should come and rejoin us,” he said. Taking a dig at former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, he said, “Even he (Amarinder) was with us once and now that he has slugged it out in the state politics, I would suggest that he should come back in our fold.” |
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Three get life for murder
Ludhiana, September 19 The court ordered them to undergo rigorous life imprisonment for killing Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Lohara. A fine of Rs 4,500 each was also imposed on them. Delivering the verdict, the court held that the charges against the accused were proved beyond any reasonable shadow of doubt. The court also declined plea of leniency raised by the accused. However, it found nothing concrete against co-accused Maninder Singh, Gurjit Singh, Ramanpal Singh, Harpreet Singh, Amandeep Singh, and Harpreet Singh, all residents of Shimlapuri. Additional Public Prosecutor Ravinder Abrol apprised that a case under Sections 302, 323, 506 and 34 of the IPC was registered against the accused at the Shimlapuri police station following the statement of Raminder Singh, a friend of Gurpreet. The complainant had told the police that there was an enmity between Gurpreet and Gurcharan Singh. |
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Auto dealers told to shut
Ludhiana, September 19 After passing the orders, GS Majithia, Senior Environmental Engineer, PPCB, has written to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited to disconnect the power connections of both dealers. A team of pollution board officials led by GS Majithia, Senior Environmental Engineer, along with Rajiv Kumar Sharma, Environmental Engineer, and Shiv Kumar, Assistant Environmental Engineer, raided the premises of Dada Motors, GT Road, Sahnewal, and Jaycee Automobiles Pvt Ltd., Dhandari Kalan Railway Station, GT Road, here today. Majithia said the team found that officials of Dada Motors were discharging their untreated trade effluent arising from washing of vehicles into a soaking pit, which is not permissible, while those of Jaycee Automobiles were discharging it directly into underground water through boreholes. “As per pollution control norms, no effluent can be discharged through water recharging system directly as the car wash effluent normally contains pollutants, including oil and grease, which adversely impact the quality of underground water. The report of the surprise visit was presented before the PPCB Chairman, who has ordered the closure of Dada Motors and Jaycee Automobiles Pvt Ltd with immediate effect,” Majithia added. |
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A2Z company too told to wind up
Ludhiana, September 19 Senior company officials have confirmed this development and cited that members of the Valmiki community were opposing the project ever since it was launched. Aniruddha Laskar, acting head, A2Z Waste Management Ludhiana Ltd, said, “We have been asked to stop our operations as of now.” As per information, the state government as well as the municipal corporation does not seem to be paying attention to this project, which could be known from the fact that even as the operations started on August 15, the contract is yet to be signed. Sources in the municipal corporation stated the state government had clearly told the company officials that they could not afford to go against the Valmiki community until the assembly elections were held. “That is why, the company officials were not willing to go ahead with the project as they had already invested lakhs of rupees, but had not earned even a single penny. Even the meeting with local bodies minister did not lead them
anywhere,” said sources. Company officials said they had purchased 15 Tata Ace, 180 cycle rickshaws, three compactors, 20,000 plastic bins, 180 metal bins, besides other such material, worth lakhs of rupees prior to undertaking this project. They had also hired 47 persons, which included 14 helpers and six drivers. “But from day one (August 15), we were able to operate partially from ward numbers 56 and 57. In total, we were collecting garbage from 952 houses, and that also under police protection. The MC was not at all cooperative as when our officials went to dump garbage at MC garbage dump in Jamalpur on August 30, we were sent back by the MC employees present on the spot. That is why, we were forced to dump garbage near our parking bay, which is located along the Sidhwan Canal in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar,” said a senior company official. Company officials also met officiating Municipal Commissioner Malwinder Singh Jaggi and Assistant Municipal Commissioner Amarjit Singh Sekhon in this regard, but nothing happened. Sekhon said A2Z Waste Management Ludhiana Ltd, had been asked to wind up its operations from the city. “But the contract is yet to processed and I would be meeting the company officials tomorrow,” he added. |
Old building poses high risk
Jagraon, September 19 Moreover, the lives of more than 75 students of a primary school run by the local Municipal Council in it are also on risk. Shopkeepers of the market said, though they have requested the MC authorities to repair these buildings to avoid any tragedy but no attention has been paid towards such a serious problem. The condition of the main gate facing the railway road is so bad that it can fall any time. Due to poor condition of the building, another primary school which was being run here was shifted to another building. As per the information, foundation stone of the building was laid by Sant Baba Nand Singh, founder of Nanaksar Sect in 1913. The building was seen as a pride of the city by the people of this area some years ago but now its condition is so bad that people often fear while crossing through under the building. Sources said, though the MC had received huge funds for its repair from time to time in the past but not even a single penny has been spent on its maintenance so far. Recently, a religious organisation also donated Rs 5 lakh for the repair of the building, which is lying unused, sources added. The residents of the area have demanded from MC officials to take immediate action to repair the building to save it from collapsing. “MC had been granted funds by different social and religious organisations to repair this building in the past but nothing has been spent so far. There is no dearth of donations for the maintenance but despite this, the concerned authorities have paid no attention towards this problem. We appeal MC to repair this building and save it from collapsing,” said Mahinder Singh Sidhwan of Virsa Sambhal Manch. Local MC president Baldev Krishan Dhir, on the other hand, says, “We are not repairing this building as the foundation stone of this building was laid down by Baba Nand Singh and religious sentiments of many people are attached to this building.” MC is trying to hire an architect agency, which may repair it without damaging the original structure of the building, added sources.
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18 patients share 10 beds at maternity ward every day
Ludhiana, September 19 The reason is that the new labour room is still under construction and there is no other place in the hospital where these beds could be kept as per the hospital officials. The Civil Hospital was handed over 33 new beds about two months ago by the health department. Out of these 15 are to be handed over to the burn department while the remaining are for the maternity ward. Due to ‘108’ ambulance service under the NRHM and Mata Kaushalya Yojna of the state government for promoting institutional deliveries, the number of indoor patients has increased in the hospital and this service
has provided much relief to the accidents victims, patients and delivery patients. But this service has proved to be a bane for the staff working at Lord Mahavira Civil Hospital who have to carry out more than eight deliveries in a day besides taking care of about a dozen more who are at an advanced stage of pregnancy. All this is done despite of acute shortage of staff. The new beds have been kept near the under-construction labour room while the delivery patients have been left with no option than to share the beds along with
their infants. Talking to The Tribune, a staff nurse said, “There are about 10 beds, but the delivery patients keep pouring in throughout the day. Each bed is shared by two delivery patients, along with their infants. It seems as if we are serving in a fish market.” On a visit to the labour room it was observed that attendants of these patients were also sharing the same beds to sit over. The delivery patients had no option than to lay down with folded legs. Requesting anonymity, an attendant of a patient said, “We had to wait on a bench for the bed as there were already two delivery patients in queue.” The suffocating smell of dampness, medicines and choked toilets also reach the labour room where infants also share the same bed with their mothers.
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Rare heart surgery saves woman, foetus
Ludhiana, September 19 She was put on a heart lung machine with her heart going completely non-functional. The heart of the foetus, however, kept on beating all through the marathon procedure. Dr Harinder Singh Bedi, head of cardio-vascular and thoracic surgery at the CMCH, who performed the complicated heart surgery with a team of professionals, said the patient, when brought to the hospital was in a critical condition. During the 28th week of her pregnancy, she started getting extremely short of breath. “The patient was diagnosed with a very tight mitral valve which was not allowing the increased blood volume (due to the pregnancy) to flow through. The blood was getting trapped in the lungs causing breathlessness which could turn life-threatening both for the mother and the foetus," said Dr Bedi. The condition of the patient, Dr Bedi added, virtually like pulmonary oedema where a patient basically drowns in his or her own blood, called for an immediate corrective surgery. "In consultation with the head of obstetrics Dr K Awasthi and Dr A Kellogg, a decision was taken to perform an open-heart surgery to save the mother and to let the foetus grow in the womb. He said any open-heart surgery in a pregnant mother carries a high risk of miscarriage. However, in this case, it was essential to save the mother and the unborn child. With utmost care and continuous monitoring of the baby with special equipment, the complicated open-heart surgery was conducted on July 6, 2011. “During the procedure, the woman’s heart was stopped and she was put on a heart lung machine while the heart of foetus was allowed to beat normally and was monitored by a foetal monitor,” said Dr Bedi. Post-surgery, Gurpreet recovered well and delivered a healthy baby boy on September 9 in the CMCH under the care of Dr Tapsaya Dhar Maseeh, who said that both the mother and the child were in the pink of health. Other members in the team of Dr Bedi that performed the unique open-heart surgery were Dr Arun Gupta, Dr Allen, Dr Viju Abraham, Dr Paul, Dr Neharika, Dr Susan, Dr Miria, Dr Arjin, Jairus and William. Life-saving procedure
The patient was diagnosed with a very tight mitral valve. The blood was getting trapped in the lungs causing breathlessness, which could turn life threatening both for the mother and the foetus. During the procedure, the woman’s heart was stopped and she was put on a heart lung machine while the heart of the foetus was allowed to beat normally and was monitored by a foetal
monitor.
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Missing juveniles
Ludhiana, September 19 An employee at the home said: “There is only one attendant to look after the inmates at night. They create nuisance, indulge in fights and brawls, break tubes and television sets. On the particular day, the entire compound was filled with water. Suddenly the power went off. The juveniles were asked to go to upstairs after dinner that day. The attendant came down to look for the four juveniles on duty of washing utensils etc. He could spot only two while the other two were missing He became suspicious and went upstairs to look for the two, but in vain.” The alarm was raised and those at the gate tried to trace them, but the two had already fled. On asking how did they scale the boundary wall, the employee said they put two chairs and mattresses and scaled the wall. Pappo Abnash Singh, a social activist and a frequent visitor to the Juvenile Home said that one person could not manage the inmates at the Juvenile Home. “They create a lot of trouble. That day also, some of them indulged in a brawl upstairs. The attendant went upstairs to look what had happened and by that time, the two escaped. There is no facility in terms of generator or inverter in case the light goes off. A few months ago, they had broken the television set kept in the lobby. Their daily fights are a routine. More people should be put on duty to take care of these children. Presently, their number is about 50 but at times, more than 100 inmates lodged at the Juvenile Home", said Singh. The social welfare department of the state government looks after the Juvenile Home. There is no permanent superintendent at the Juvenile Home for the past three years.
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No trace of missing basketball player
Ludhiana, September 19 The player went missing under mysterious circumstances from Kundanpuri Nagar about 12 days ago. SHO, Division No. 4 police station, Brij Mohan, however, said there was no protest outside the police station. He said: “As I was away on duty, they gathered outside the police station. As soon as I came back, I briefed them about the progress in the case. We are tracing the call details of the player and will soon crack the case.” Ramanand went missing on September 6 after he went to his school to collect his matriculate certificate. The mother of the player had alleged that her son had an affair with a married woman in the neighbourhood and the husband of woman came to know about it. She alleged that the couple had kidnapped and killed her son, while police had failed to arrest the culprit.
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Lack of funds: students asked to bring answersheets
Ludhiana, September 19 “The school is helpless as they don't have the funds to meet the expenses for examination sheets. Not only this, the school needs funds to meet the recurring expenses including those of electricity, office expenses and other funds," said Major Sher Singh Aulakh (Retd), a member of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) committee at the school, in a meeting to discuss the problems being faced by government schools. Under the Right To Education, the fee of all the students from class to class I to VIII and that of all girls has been waived off. But the funds to compensate for the waiver have not yet reached the schools. Earlier the schools used to charge about Rs 40 from junior and around Rs 100 for secondary classes from each student. The fee as a part of PTA, amalgamated, sports fund etc was used to meet the official, stationery, electricity and other recurring expenses. “We are managing, but unless government releases the funds, the education is going to suffer and standards are bound to go down. We used to take donations for managing the expenses earlier, if grants don't reach soon, we will be totally dependent on donors, “ said principal on condition of anonymity. An official working at another government school said that the government should have released the compensatory funds prior to announcing the waiver. “They don't know how do we manage the schools with the bare essentials. They have just announced of fee exemption, but the funds to compensate for the loss should have reached earlier,” he said. According to director general school education B Purushartha, “Although the schools are being given maintenance funds, upgradation funds now under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, which were not given. There are problematic areas and we are writing to the government for provision of funds to meet daily expenses like electricity, watchman, etc. About Educating the Girl Child scheme, the state government has set aside Rs 26 crore but we are writing to increase it upto Rs 30 crore.”
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Exam phobia hangs heavy on students
Doraha, September 19 A class VIII student said, “Math is all Greek to me and unfortunately I don’t have even a single vacation before the math exam. The apprehension of securing poor are in the subject has got on my nerves. I am not even able to prepare for other exams.” “Introduction of grading system has in no way helped the students. The competition stands the same. Not only the classmates but also the teachers recognise the students who come on the top three positions. Hence, I cannot, in any way, get casual towards the studies of my children. I am aware that relaxation shall make him all the more casual and his performance will surely fall if not checked,” said a mother a of class VI child. The college students have their own story to narrate, “It has not even been a month since our regular classes began. We are, hardly prepared for our terminals, which are going to commence soon. Moreover, our sports competitions are going on and youth festival is just at a stone’s throw. Now if a student wants to participate in extra-curricular activities as well, will he or she be able to perform well in the exams too?” asked a student who is participating in an item for the coming youth festival for colleges. A physician said, “There are many students visiting my clinic these days. The majority of them are suffering due to insomnia, stress, indigestion and restlessness. The reason of exam phobia is further aggravated by the undue pressure put by parents. In a number of cases they are mothers who are responsible for over burdening their children, oblivious of their mental and physical capacity.”
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Creating her own style with clear vision(s)
They would keep telling her that she should not let her skills go waste.
And like a dutiful daughter-in-law she did as she was told. She found her route to economic independence through her dependence on her in-laws! As a postgraduate from NIFT, Pooja found production and merchandising rather interesting fields. After completing her studies, she joined her father's hosiery business.
Later, she and her brother started a manufacturing unit for kidswear, wherein she designed the outfits and helped in production as well. In 2005 post-marriage, 'Visions' was started on a modest scale. In fact, she initially operated from a small room at the Mago house. A short internship at 'Orient Craft' in Gurgaon helped boost her confidence. By and by she realized that this was
her calling. And any hesitation on her part was unnecessary. Gradually, the clientele of 'Visions' grew, and she had women from various cities of Punjab come to her store for customised outfits and fusion wear. "I would not say that it has been a cakewalk for me. Though I'm the daughter-in-law of Ramesh Mago, the chairperson of Kitty Industries Pvt. Ltd, I have had to learn my business lessons on my own," she says. Among the 'business lessons' she has learnt include the recognition of the fact that customer is the king. "If the customer is unhappy, the business cannot survive. You may pump loads of money into a business, but unless you're able to improve the customer-satisfaction quotient, you're on a slippery ground."
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Medicos call for abolition of nuclear weapons
Some 1,500 students from half-a-dozen medical colleges in the state and Jammu and Kashmir, attending a four-day students’ exchange programme facilitated by the Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD), took part in a number of seminars and interactive discussion sessions by faculty, which included the former national students’ representative Dr Ankita Choudhary. The medicos observed that the abolition of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy was the need of the hour and an important issue over which worldwide introspection, thought and action was required urgently. "It’s necessary that all governments, scientific communities, organisations working for health, peace, education and development, and the people of the whole world understand the disastrous implications of possessing the deadly nuclear weapons and no less harmful nuclear power plants which threaten our very existence,” said the medicos. They also wanted that India must put an immediate end to its unscrupulously expensive and unnecessary arms race. “It is imperative that we raise a strong voice against the flawed decision before it is too late," the students emphasised. IDPD president Dr LS Chawla, general secretary Dr Arun Mitra, Dr SS Soodan, Dr Tejbir Singh, Dr Balbir Shah, Dr Sunil Bhatti, Dr Bharti Uppal and Dr GPI Singh were the other speakers who interacted with the students.
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Allotment of sites for sale of crackers
Ludhiana, September 19 For the site at Salem Tabri, Dana Mandi, performas will be available from September 20 to 25 between 2-5 pm daily. For other sites including the Chandigarh road, Chara Mandi- Tajpur road, Pakhowal road, Near Girls Polytechnic College, Rishi Nagar, Dugri, Urban Estate, the forms will be available from October 3-7 between 2-5 pm.. The draw for Dana Mandi, Salem Tabri will be held on September 29 while the draws for other sites will be held on October 15 at Community Police Office. The draws will be held in a transparent manner, said the press release.
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Lineman electrocuted on duty
Ludhiana, September 19 It was after an assurance given by Naginder Singh Sohal, the police in charge, that the body was removed from the road. Gurpal Singh was a contractual employee. He received an electric shock while rectifying a fault. He was taken to the CMCH where he died after a few minutes. The linemen protested against the “callous” attitude of the authorities and demanded strict action and an FIR against guilty. The linemen maintained that the feeder was
not shut while he was attending the complaint due to which he got shock and died.
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Man threatens to set himself ablaze
Ludhiana, September 19 Aman said he was fed-up with his wife and in-laws who were unnecessarily harassing him for the past four years. He said, “I don’t want to live. My wife is mentally upset. She does not lets me go to work or meet my mother. She is always fighting over petty issues. The police is also taking his side. I had no other option but to take this extreme step.” Gopal Krishan, SHO, said the police took him from Samrala Chowk. “He had no kerosene oil. Since he was upset, he threatened to self-immolate. We are listening to his grievances and needful would be done,” said the SHO.
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Man dies in wall collapse
Khanna, September 19 The incident took place at 10 am today when Swarn Singh set up his makeshift scrap shop near the wall. Suddenly the wall collapsed and he was buried under it. Hearing a noise, shopkeeper of the area rushed to the spot and found Swarn Singh under the debris. After a struggle of half-an-hour, he was pulled out of the debris and was rushed to the Khanna Civil Hospital where he was declared brought dead. The body was handed over to his relatives after post-mortem.
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Ludhiana, September 19
Ludhiana, September 19