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Central jail or clash zone?
A goat worth Rs 9,500!
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Central jail or clash zone?
Amritsar, November 7 The victim was stabbed in the face with sharp-edged weapon. Later, it was discovered that the spoons and other utensils which had been sharpened to give the shape of knife-like weapon, were used by the assaulters. It took well over 20 minutes for the jail authorities to reach the site of the incident. Today, Nishan Singh is admitted to the surgical ward of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital and is under treatment for the head injury and deep cuts on his face. The doctors attending on him said his condition is out of danger. “When two of my well wishers --- Rahul Bhatti and Rahul Chopra --- who shared the same barrack with me, tried to defend me, they were also taken to task by the attackers. The jail authorities reached the spot after 20 minutes. Till then, they kept on attacking me. They were later thrashed by the jail authorities and were lodged in separate barracks,” said Nishan Singh. While raising finger over the medical arrangement inside the jail premises, Nishan Singh’s father Sher Singh said he was not given any first aid and was transported to the Civil Hospital before finally admitted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital. “It could have cost him his life because there was no arrangement of medical aid in the jail. They lost hell lot of time to drive him to the Civil Hospital and then to the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital”, he said. Jail Superintendent TS Maur said the victim was timely taken to the hospital. A case has been registered against those who attacked Nishan Singh and two others with the Civil Lines police station. “It was an unfortunate incident. They just fought over the issue of watching television programmes,” he said.
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A goat worth Rs 9,500!
The sale of goats at the market during the previous week was the highest in the entire year. Bakar Mandi, the oldest goat market in city which on normal days sells 80-90 goats, in the past week saw sale of at least 3,000 goats, informed Ashok, a middlemen at the market. He added that the highest bidder was from Kashmir. Before Eid, large number of buyers from Kashmir visit the local market every year. “On normal days, the goats are priced for their weight but on Eid the animals are judged for their beauty,” said Mohammad Haneef, whose goat was sold for the highest price.
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Soon, better facilities for visitors
to Attari-Wagah joint check post
Amritsar, November 7 Dhaba and snack shops were demolished. Naib Tehsildar Parampreet Goraya said “The government is planning to construct a state-of-the-art parking place, eating joints and children park for the convenience of tourists coming from various parts of the country and abroad to witness the Beating the Retreat
ceremony.” At present, thousands of tourists visit Attari-wagah joint check post to witness the world famous ceremony. However, in absence of proper parking place tourists find it very difficult to park their vehicles. And private parking lots charged exorbitant parking fees from the tourists. The tourists have to wait for a long time before they could enter through the Customs gate to watch the ceremony. The government has handed over the project of construction of parking place, eatery joint and children to the Tourism Department. Balraj Singh, Tourism Officer, said the Neem Chameli complex which came under Integrated Check Post (ICP) project would now be shifted to this place. Besides, it has also been proposed to set up a children park. Goraya said the government had already made payment to majority of farmers whose lands were acquired. He said a meagre 20 per cent of payment is pending with the government which would be disbursed to farmers soon. Deputy Commissioner Rajat Agarwal said main task of the district administration was to hand over the possession of land to the tourism department. “We would also lend a helping hand to the project in case it is needed,” he added. The government procured the land at Rs 42 lakh per acre in June this year. The administration demolished nine shops that have come up in the area. What’s new
The government will set up a state-of-the-art parking place, eating joints and children park for the convenience of tourists coming from various parts of the country and abroad to witness the Beating the Retreat ceremony
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Loose electricity wires, matter of high tension
Amritsar, November 7 With high-tension electricity wires almost touching their rooftops, residents in several localities don’t go to their rooftops in fear. Residents said repeated requests have failed to evince any response from the authorities concerned. The situation is worrisome in congested lanes of walled city where high-tension wires pass near windows of many houses. Nehru colony, a locality on Majitha Road (falling in Ward 10) of Amritsar have seen many such incidents. Rajkumar, a resident of the colony, escaped death twice after accidentally touching the high-tension wires passing over the roof of his residence. A girl survived after being pulled by the wire when she was just passing by. The fear-struck residents had stopped visiting their rooftops and have set up temporary boundaries so that they could don’t go very close to these wires. Ravinder Kumar, a resident of the area, claimed that they have approached Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (Powercom) authorities besides the political leaders of their areas a number of times but nothing has been done so far. The situation is more problematic in walled city area. The cob of electricity wires could be seen at every nook of the labyrinthine streets. High-tension wires have become a cause of major worry for shopkeepers and residents of Mai Sewa Bazaar in the old city. An electricity iron pole was seen tilted and fixed with another iron rod permanently fitted across the street. Gurpreet Singh, an owner of a footwear shop, said, “Due to collapsing of an old building, we spent from our pocket to get the electricity pole erected. When we requested to get it corrected but nothing has been done so far. Please convey our appeals to the authorities concerned so that we could get rid of this problem permanently.” While visiting Katra Jaimal Singh area, traditional cloth market in the walled city, one can observe vendors putting up their stalls underneath electricity transformers which could result in mishaps anytime. While Chief Engineer Sudeep Singh could not be contacted even after repeated attempts, another official, on the condition of anonymity, said Powercom was not at fault because these wires were laid during the British era and a number of localities came up much later. “The requisite NOC from Powercom, which is mandatory as per rules before approving or establishing a colony, were never taken,” he said.
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ON A HIGH
Amritsar, November 7 Recently released Yaar Anmule had a fresh bunch of young actors entertaining the audience and following this young appeal is Taur Mitran Di. The upcoming Punjabi flick being shot in and around Amritsar is set to highlight the free spirited and potentially strong Punjabi youth. Rannvijay, who was last seen in Dharti with Jimmy Shergill will play the lead along with Amrinder Gill, who will be seen in a new avatar. “The look and subject of the movie is based on the youth of Punjab and the movie is a full fun package,” says the singer-actor. Amrinder will be seen a funky look inspired by the youth today. “The director Navniet Singh wanted the movie to look and feel young to attract attention of those who still hesitate to watch Punjabi films. A team of designers has worked on our looks, four of us having somewhat different yet in sync with fashion sensibilities of this generation,” he adds. For the purpose, the songs of the movie have been shot at Leh-Ladakh, something never seen before in any Punjabi movie. Adding glamour to the movie are actors Surveen Chawla and Amrita Pathak. Surveen who was seen in Dharti opposite Jimmy Shergill too swears by the films freshness. “Although the movie is shot in Amritsar, the songs of the film have been shot in virgin locations in India. It has all the elements of entertainer with good music, humour and a message attached,” she says. Playing the lead opposite Amrinder Gill, Surveen is even more excited. “He is the Punjabi heartthrob.” While the name of the movie suggests, the film focuses on the young brigade but the message doesn’t come with a heavy dose of seriousness. “The film does give out a social message for the youngsters but its made as interesting as possible,” says Surveen. As for her role, she is happy that the industry is evolving, “Though I am still waiting for a role written only for a female protagonist but Punajbi film industry needs time to explore such bold, strong topics.” Meanwhile, Amrinder is busy promoting his latest album Dooriyan and Surveen is awaiting release of her Tamil film.
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JBM Civil Hospital sans postmortem facility
Amritsar, November 7 The bodies are taken to the postmortem house that belongs to the Government Medical College (GMC) and is situated on Majitha Road. Though the college can conduct postmortem, but it cannot keep bodies in case it is needed. On the other hand, the JBM Civil Hospital does have a refrigeration room to preserve bodies, but it does not have a facility to conduct postmortem. The staff at the Civil Hospital said, “Though the bodies are kept in the refrigeration room at the Civil Hospital, they are taken to GMC’s postmortem house for autopsy. The mortuary at the Civil Hospital can keep bodies in refrigerated condition for around a month.” In a recent instance, the body of a Nigerian drug peddler was kept here for more than a month, but it had to be taken to Majitha Road where postmortem was conducted. The doctors at the GMC’s postmortem facility said, “Victims in road mishap, murders and
other such cases where postmortem is required to be done are brought here. On some days the rush is such that the employees feel it difficult to handle it.” He said if the facility was also introduced at the Civil Hospital, the workload on them could
be reduced. When contacted, Civil Surgeon Dr Avtar Singh Jarewal said, “The hospital authorities have been asked to introduce the facility of postmortem. The hospital has the
facility to keep bodies in mortuary.” He added that hopefully the facility would be made available soon.
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Amritsar, November 7 Vice-Principal Shireen Kumar said, “Though these children are young, yet their enthusiasm makes them quick learners. Their curious minds are developing reasoning and hence their ability to question is what makes them into smart children of this era.” The main highlight of the carnival was the emphasis laid by a play, “Pen”, on the theme, “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”. The audience spontaneously broke into a loud applause. The show began with a warm welcome to the melodious notes of the track ,“Ae Khuda”, performed by LKG. The energetic dance performance of UKG added spice and fun to the whole carnival. Children of nursery also enacted and danced to the tune of nursery rhymes where the importance of the “family” was highlighted and the most colourful was the folk dance on “Holi”. Also a dash of humour was added by the LKG students presenting an item called “Fusion”. The carnival ended with a dance-drama on the patriotic note of “Mile Sur Mera Tumhara” and “Jai Ho”, which touched the hearts of the spectators. Sports meet
Sri Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary Public School, GT Road, held the opening ceremony of the 13th inter-Harkrishan schools sports meet today. A cultural programme was organised, which began with the school shabad followed by folk songs and dances. Charanjit Singh Chadha, president CKD Charitable Society, who was the
chief guest, unfurled the CKD flag, released pigeons and balloons and declared the sports meet open. Keeping in mind the spirit of true sportsman, Navjit Kaur of Class XI, who has won the bronze medal in discus throw in the Commonwealth Youth Games, led the oath-taking ceremony by all the participants. The meet was given a flying start with the badminton match between GT Road school and Majitha Road school. Emotional intelligence
The Khalsa College of Education, Ranjit Avenue, today organised an extension Lecture on “Emotional intelligence”. Dr Mantej Kaur Chhina, US presidential management fellow, was the chief guest. Dr Surinder Pal Kaur Dhillon, Principal, welcomed the chief guest. Dr Chhina elaborated the concept of emotional intelligence in a very lucid manner by giving interesting examples. Medical camp
The Red Cross unit of the BBK DAV College for Women held a medical camp at Faizpura, near Rattan Singh Chowk, here. As many as 225 patients were examined and medicines were distributed free of cost among them. A team of doctors, headed by Dr Nidhi Sharma from the Civil Surgeon office, examined the patients. Dr Poonam Rampal, Deepika, Harpreet Nagi and Renu Bhandari helped in organising the camp. Principal Dr Neelam Kamra applauded the work done by students of the Red Cross unit of the college to help the needy.
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Amritsar, November 7 The court had earlier fixed October 31 and then November 7 to pronounce its decision. According to information, the AKC company, which had filed a writ petition in the court against the authorities for refusing to award it the job, could not obtain the environment clearance certificate in the court. The Amritsar Municipal Corporation Commissioner, Dharampal Gupta, while confirming the development said the court had fixed the new date after the company representative repeatedly pleaded to grant them a week’s time to furnish the mandatory formalities.
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SAD leaders join Cong
Amritsar, November 7 According to Congress leader from the Amritsar (West) constituency Navdeep Singh Goldy, who played an instrumental role in wooing the SAD leaders, said, “In the coming days more SAD leaders are expected to join the Congress.” Sardool Singh Sham had been the district SAD chief for 14 years.
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