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Most ‘ill-equipped’ school of city
Sarpanch removed for not conducting meetings properly
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Hand tool factory making Dilbagh Nagar colony residents’ lives hell
Candidate gets gunmen without guns
Families avoid deliveries, marriages on leap day
Engineer scripts Guru Granth Sahib in a year
Jasjit Singh Kular
Accused surrenders in Dalit girl’s gang rape case
8 booked in assault case
Child kidnapped
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Most ‘ill-equipped’ school of city
Jalandhar, February 29 The roof is covered with cement sheets, brick walls are constructed just half-way to the roof and iron fences are fixed on the wall to create a hall-like structure where teachers impart knowledge. There is no partition between the classes and the teachers have to address the students in a soft tone so that the students of other classes sitting in the same hall do not get disturbed. With nearly 400 students enrolled, the school does not have enough space. The school runs in two shifts with primary classes starting from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm and other classes starting from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The school does not have any playground. There is no regular computer teacher for the students. Teacher from a neighbouring government school visits twice a week to teach computer. Since there is no computer in the school the students do not have any practical training; they only cram theoretical part of the subject. The school does not even have adequate furniture. Some students have to sit on the mattresses spread on the floor. The toilets are also situated inside the same hall. The schoolteachers said they want a new building to be set up in one of the corners of Burlton Park, situated nearby. “We are expecting a positive decision soon on this matter from the government,” they added. |
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Sarpanch removed for not conducting meetings properly
Jalandhar, February 29 As per the details available from the District Development and Panchayat Office, the sarpanch did not have a complete quorum during the last two budget meetings held in June 2011 and December 2011. The number of voters present was significantly low when it was mandatory to have at least one-fifth of the total voters in the village present during the meetings. DDPO Sarabjit Singh Walia said the order against the sarpanch has been passed under Section 5 (2) of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act 1994. He added that since there were 688 voters in the village, he should have seen that there are at least 138 people present there. Only 71 people attended the first meeting and 76 turned up for the next one. “In such a case, the sarpanch should have convened a second and may be even a third meeting. There is no bar in passing the agenda in the third meeting, if the number remains to be low again. However, the sarpanch straight away passed resolutions which is against the Act,” Walia clarified. He added that a panch would be asked to officiate as sarpanch for the time being. “A by-poll may also be held as and when orders for the same are received,” the DDPO said.
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Hand tool factory making Dilbagh Nagar colony residents’ lives hell
Jalandhar, February 29 While the walls and roofs of many houses situated around the factory have developed cracks, continuous noise pollution through a hammer installed in the factory has further increased the problems of the residents. The factory in question is Inder Industries, which was set up in 1998, and gradually kept expanding. The major bone of contention is the hammer unit, which works even at night hours giving horrible times to the residents. On a visit to the houses of residents of the colony, Jalandhar Tribune found that every second house has developed cracks. Manish Nanda, whose house is situated on the back of the factory, got the walls and roof of his house repaired recently. “Due to the regular hammer work carried on iron sheets, the walls and roof of our house developed cracks. Although we have got them repaired, but the factory needs to be closed down, else we would just end up repairing our house every now and then,” he added. Subhash Verma, another resident of the colony, said, “One cannot imagine the amount of noise pollution we face every day and night. Many a time, the hammering work goes on till late night giving us sleepless nights. We are middle class people and cannot even afford to sell our houses and shift to some other location in the city.” He said the factory should close its unit in the locality. In January, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) had issued notice to Inder Industries to close the unit, but no action took place. It was following the inaction that two days back agitated residents of the colony staged a dharna outside the zonal office of the PPCB in Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar to urge upon the officials to initiate action at the earliest. Another resident, Veena Chauhan, demanded that the PPCB officials should initiate strict action against the erring unit. “We are living in utter hell while our houses keep developing cracks every now and then. As if this was not enough, the factory owners have also encroached upon the entire path in between the colony and keep dumping the iron sheets in the open, much to our dismay,” she added. The owner of the factory, Kamal Chatrath, was not available for comments, despite repeated attempts. |
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Candidate gets gunmen without guns
Jalandhar, February 29 During an interaction of the candidates on poll counting procedures with the administration and district police this morning, candidate Yusuf
Chand, a member of the Balmik Majhbi Sikh Morcha, complained that he had two gunmen, both of whom were new recruits and did not have any weapon. He went ahead to tell that while one of them was away on leave, the other one himself encountered a mobile phone snatching incident and sat back helplessly. “I had to take him along to get the matter reported with the Maqsudan police,” he narrated the matter in front of District Election Officer Priyank
Bharti, SP, Headquarters, Rural, AS Bajwa, returning officers and over 80 candidates or their nominees, all of whom had a hearty laugh. However, everyone turned serious as Yusuf further complained that he was getting threat calls since February 26, which he had even recorded as a proof. At this Bajwa told him to see him in his office after the meeting. Later in the evening, Yusuf said the policeman who was on leave had been called back and was now armed with an
SLR. Bajwa said he had immediately resolved the candidate’s problem.
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Families avoid deliveries, marriages on leap day
Jalandhar, February 29 Some full-term expecting mothers, who had their date of caesarian delivery by choice today got it deliberately advanced or postponed by a day just to ensure that their babies do not “celebrate” their birthday after four years. Navjot Kaur (40), a resident of Urban Estate, Phase-II, put off her delivery, which was scheduled for today. “My doctor had given me February 29 as the delivery date. I had met her yesterday and told her to take her case either on February 28 or March 1 for I did not want to deliver my baby on leap day,” she quipped. Dr Jasmine, an IVF expert handling her case, said Ranjit should have ideally undergone C-section today for she had completed her 37 weeks. “When she approached me yesterday for advancing the delivery date, she was not empty stomach and it could not be done. I scanned her and told her to come on March 1 to which she agreed,” the doctor said. Similar was the case of Ranjit Kaur (28), a Maqsudan resident, who too was to undergo delivery today but got it put off a day later for the same reason. “I consulted my gynaecologist if I could avoid the day today. She has now called me tomorrow,” she disclosed. Interestingly, it was also a day which people avoided for marriages as well for the couples realised that they will not get a chance to celebrate their anniversary on the actual date for the next three years. For the same reason, majority of the city hotels and palaces did not have any booking for a marriage function today. The only functions that were held today in the city were those of ring ceremonies or of “dastar bandhi” (turban tying), which are not commemorated later. Raj Kumar, manager, Hotel Maya, said even though marriage season was still on, there were no such functions today, it being a leap day.
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Engineer scripts Guru Granth Sahib in a year
Jalandhar, February 29
Sharing his experience, he said he used to write headings of main news on blackboard during his study at Labbu Ram Doaba School. His passion for writing news headlines subsequently encouraged him to write ‘hukamnama’ with its meaning on a board fixed outside Preet Nagar Gurdwara on Sodal road. He said hukamnama means the first hymn (shabda) read after opening the Guru Granth Sahib at Preet Nagar Gurudwara. He added that he has been writing hukamnama daily for the past 19 years. He also drew inspiration from Chandigarh-based Kamaljit Kaur who was facilitated by a Punjabi channel for producing manuscript copy of Guru Granth Sahib about three years ago. Bedi said he initially thought to start working on the manuscript after his retirement. However, he changed his plan last December after paying obeisance at Gurdwara Likhan Sar in Talwandi Sabo, where the manuscript produced by Bhai Mani Singh is kept. Bedi told The Tribune from his New Kailash Nagar residence that he used special Italian paper and parker pens for producing the replica of the holy book. He devoted three hours daily from six am to eight am for this work. After completing his civil engineering course from local Mehar Chand Polytechnic he did his Giani and MA in Punjabi. He said it was a Herculean task to complete the manuscript within a year and it became possible with the grace of great Gurus. The manuscript copy of the holy book will be presented to Preet Nagar Gurdwara on the anniversary of Prakash Utsav of Guru Granth Sahib. The manuscript
He used Italian paper and parker pens The manuscript will be presented to Preet Nagar Gurdwara on the anniversary of Prakash Utsav of Guru Granth Sahib |
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Painting exhibition a treat for eyes
Jalandhar, February 29 Many described the event as a medley of colours on canvas or as an experience that brings myriad human emotions to life. Divya Babbar, one of the participants, said, “In my painting ‘Transition of seasons’ I have compared change in seasons to that of human life. Through this painting I have tried to bring forth the shades of life.” “My other paintings, like Empathy in Nature, My Dream Studio, Vanishing Trees and Spring Queen, are also on display. This is my first participation in an exhibition,” she added. Another student, Minakshi, through her paintings highlighted woman’s liberation and freedom from life’s troubles. The painting titled Liberation depicted the attempt of a woman to release herself from the shackles of life. “The topics were given to us by our lecturers. Initially, I titled this painting Freedom, but my teachers gave a better name,” she said. Paintings like ‘A walk in the rainy day’, ‘A woman’s desire’, ‘Circle of life’, ‘Sadhna’ and a separate display of the artifacts, wall hangings attracted the viewers. Another attraction was a set of four designer wears made by the fashion designing students. The mannequins displaying the beautiful mesh costumes were appreciated by onlookers.
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Sansarpur boy plays in World Series Hockey
Jalandhar, February 29 The latest inclusion in the long list of hockey stars from the village is Jasjit Singh Kular. Jasjit, a drag flicker, is playing for Chandigarh Commets hockey team in the World Series Hockey (WSH) matches began today in Chandigarh. A student of local Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jasjit, has been pursuing his passion through the Punjab and Sind Bank Sports Academy cell of the college for the past some time. Talking to Jalandhar Tribune, Jasjit said, “WSH is perhaps the best thing that has happened to me. It is a big ray of hope for many young players. Usually the players come from very humble backgrounds and to add on it there are less job opportunities. The WSH has come up as a big launch pad for many such aspiring players.” He also added that the players were looking forward to WSH as it has been planned on the lines of IPL. “Look how IPL helped in the launching of many budding cricketers. We are hopeful that this venture would also hog limelight in the same manner,” he said. All set for the opening match between Chandigarh Commets and Bhopal Badhshahs this evening, Jasjit said, “The team has been practicing in Chandigarh for the past ten days. It is a great experience to play with sportsmen from different countries,” he said. Last year Jasjit attended senior India hockey camp for Olympic qualifiers held in Bangalore. He also represented combined universities team in the senior hockey nationals held at Bhopal. He was also declared the best player of the 18th Sail Nehru Champion College Hockey Tournament, Jalandhar, in which he scored total nine goals. Jasjit was the captain of Punjab Senior hockey team in the 63rd National Men’s Hockey Championship held at Bhopal in 2010. “Look how IPL helped in the launching of many budding cricketers. We are hopeful that this venture would also hog limelight in the same manner,” he said. “The WSH has come up as a big launch pad for many such aspiring players.”
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6-yr-old girl strangled
Jalandhar, February 29 The families of the labourer and the girl hail from Uttar Pradesh. They are known to each other as the have been residing in the same house in separate rented rooms for the past some time. The incident occurred when Khusbhoo (6), daughter of Ganga Ram, was alone at her home and the labourer, Jai Pal (20), son of Manney Lal, who was residing in an adjacent room, entered their place with an attention of theft, the police said. The Addition Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP), City-I, RK Sharma, said Ganga Ram was away to his native place, while his wife Urmila, working with an industrial unit, had been to duty this morning. Finding Khushoo alone at home, Jai Pal entered their room, broke open a steel trunk and took out Rs 1,500. While Jai Pal was committing the crime, Khushboo raised an alarm, following which Jai Pal picked a “dupatta” from nearby and strangled her to death, the ADCP added. Some neighbourers, residing in the house, found the room open and Khushboo lying motionless, so they informed Urmila and subsequently the police was called, The ADCP said Jai Pal was absconding after the incident. The police had launched a hunt and police parties were sent to raid his suspected hideouts, he added. The SHO, Division No 8 police station, Inspector Jastinder Singh, said after reaching home Khushboo’ mother Urmila found her daughter dead. She also complained thata steel trunk was found broken open and Rs 1,500 missing from it. A case of murder under Section 302 of the IPC was registered against Jai Pal. |
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Accused surrenders in Dalit girl’s gang rape case
Kartarpur, February 29 Due to the deployment of large number of policemen, the situation seemed like an undeclared bundh in the town. All shops and other commercial establishments also remained closed. The Superintendent of Police, Operation, Rajinder Singh, and Deputy Superintendent of Police,
Kartarpur, HS Benipal, held a meeting with the family members of the victim girl along with scores of other residents. The police urged the residents to maintain law and order in the town. The DSP said one of the accused in the gang rape case,
Jassa, today surrendered in a court and the police had sought a two-day remand of the accused for further interrogation. He added that the police was conducting raids to nab the remaining two accused, namely Parmel Singh, alias
Pamma, and Bhinda. For precautionary measures, he said, around 200 police personnel would remain on deployment in the town to maintain law and order. Asked about the number of policemen injured in the yesterday’s violence, he said, as per the information, around four cops sustained injuries when the protesters hurled stones at the police. Interestingly, some shopkeepers and fruit sellers alleged that due to the lathicharge by the police last night, they hurriedly closed the shops and were not able to put all the material inside the shops. “Wooden items lying outside the shops got damaged as the police spread them on the road,” shopkeepers Paramjit and Radhesham said, adding that the DSP had assured them of compensation for the loss. Some protesters were also injured in the yesterday’s violence. |
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8 booked in assault case
Jalandhar, February 29 The victim Hardeep Singh in a statement to the police said he was heading to Partap Pura to pay obeisance at some religious place on Monday. “When I was returning to
Nurmahal, some car-borne youths parked their car in front of ours. They came out of the car and started hitting me with sharp-edged weapons,” the victim said. He also said they snatched Rs 90,000 cash, 12 pound, 1,000 Canadian dollars and a gold chain from him. The police has registered a case against two youths, Jaswinder Singh and Gurdev Singh, and six other unidentified accused. — OC |
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Child kidnapped
Jalandhar, February 29 Umesh Kumar, father of the child, told the police that he along with his three children and wife has been living in the Hargobind Nagar locality on a rented accommodation. He alleged that his neighbour, Raja Ram and his wife Birja Devi, has kidnapped his youngest child, Abhishek. “They used to visit us and used to pamper our children. Birja Devi loved Abhishek very much and she used to take him to the market,” said the father of the child. “On February 27, my wife Parneka called me and said Abhishek was missing. Raja Ram and Birja Devi were also not at their house when we reached out to them. This raised our suspicion. The police has booked the couple under Sections 363 and 365 of the IPC, said investigation officer Mukh Raj.
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This is, perhaps, one of the most ill-equipped schools of the city. Students of Government Elementary School, Kabir
Nagar, study in a common hall that does not even have a concrete ceiling.
In an interesting case that came into light today, the two policemen, attached with an independent candidate for Assembly elections from
Kartarpur, provided him security cover without being armed with any weapon.
Kartarpur, February 29
Assistant engineer with Punjab Water Resources and Development Corporation in Jalandhar, Amrik Singh Bedi (52) started working on the handwritten copy of Guru Granth Sahib on February 13 last year and completed it on February 3 this year.
Amrik Singh Bedi (52) started working on the handwritten copy of Guru Granth Sahib on February 13 last year and completed it on February 3 this year