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Woman run over by truck
4 booked for jumping parole
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Food joints told to get registered by March 31
Hospital hires safai workers directly
Inter-dept arm wrestling championship concludes
IAS coaching commences at Khalsa College
Students’ organisations to protest on March 16
Special students shine at Chennai sports meet
No headway in woman’s murder case
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Woman run over by truck
Amritsar, March 1 The authorities of two police stations, B-division and Kotwali police stations kept passing the buck on the pretext that the area does not fall in its jurisdiction. Residents gathered at the spot caught hold of the driver, identified as Dilbagh Singh, a resident of Gaddiwind village and handed him over to the police. A case under Section 304-A of the IPC has been registered against him at the Kotwali police station. Nisha was driving down a two-wheeler to bring her son. She was just going to turn towards the Sultanwind road when the speeding truck (PCX- 1767) laden with bricks ran over her. Nisha’s head was crushed beneath the rear tyres of the truck. She was killed on the spot. Neelam, the victim’s mother said Nisha was going to bring her child from school at the time of the mishap. She said in May, she was scheduled to go to Canada and all her documentary formalities had been completed. Satpal, an eyewitness, said traffic chaos was the order of the day at this chowk. He said brawls were witnessed often on the chowk while the police authorities had failed to regulate the traffic here. Ironically, the B-division police station is situated just a stone’s throw from Sultanwind Gate Chowk. “Every time a mishap occurrs on this congested road, the police keeps fighting over jurisdiction while claiming the area does not fall in their territory,” said an eyewitness Jagdeep Singh. Residents gathered at the spot caught hold of driver Dilbagh Singh of Gaddiwind village and handed him over to the police.
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4 booked for jumping parole
Amritsar, March 1 A case under Section 8 (2) of 9 GC PPR Act 1962 was registered yesterday at Lopoke police station. Another prisoner, Mohinder Singh, a resident of Sahura village, had been missing since November 2004. He had gone on a six-week parole while the Lopoke police received the complaint regarding this last year only. In two similar cases, Harjit Singh of Rajasansi and Harnek Singh of Bandala village were absconding since November 2010 and November 2011, respectively. Both had come out of the jail on a four-week parole. They have been booked by Rajasansi and Jandiala police stations, respectively. The cases have once again raised eyebrows as the jail authorities and the police department had failed to keep a check on the criminals who came out of jail. They continue to remain out of the clutches of the police for several years while the jail authorities merely complete the formalities by informing the district and police authorities concerned. Rashpal Singh, Superintendent Jail, said after the prisoners go out on parole, it becomes the responsibility of the police district concerned to keep an eye on them and ensure their return to the jail after their parole period ends. We can only inform the district and police authorities in this connection. SPS Parmar, district police chief, Amritsar rural police district, said since taking over the charge he had put a SP-rank officer to look into such cases. “Just over half a dozen cases have come to light which we had forwarded for the registration of complaints,” he said. He said to curb this
problem, the police department should evaluate the number of prisoners out on parole and their present status after every couple of months. Such cases will be evaluated constantly in
the future.
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Food joints told to get registered by March 31
District Health Officer Dr Pradeep Singh Kahlon said all food businesses, including temporary stalls and karyana stores selling food ingredients are required to get registered. “The food businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 12 lakh are required to register while those establishments with annual turnover exceeding Rs 12 lakh are required to obtain a license,” said Kahlon. The guidelines are also binding on those distributing foods at religious or social gatherings. However, a clear picture regarding the food distributed at religious gatherings is yet to emerge. Even those engaged in the activities related to manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution, import, catering are required to get registered or obtain licenses as per the procedure. In the present scenario, the licenses are granted by the Municipal Corporations wherever applicable. Shift of powers from the Municipal Corporation to the health department is expected to result in an improvement in the quality of food and hygiene. Kahlon said, “The waiters and cooks working at all these eateries will also be asked to submit their medical examination reports. This is in view of the several diseases that might be transmitted to the people eating at these places.” In the absence of any registration at present, the authorities are unable to figure out the total number of all eateries in city. However, the number is estimated to be 2,000 to 2,500. The number of karyana shops is much more. Kahlon said applications of obtaining licenses or registration can been obtained from the office of the district health officer on any working day. In a recent action, the district health authorities had conducted inspection of many famous eating joints in city and collected samples of food served to the customers. Later inspecting the condition of hygiene and safety measures at these joints, the Municipal Corporation had suspended licenses of six famous food joints for three days.
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Inmates sweat it out for ‘Jail Olympics’
Amritsar, March 1 The Central Jail-1 (CJ-1) already had a gym, which was introduced two years ago out of the MPLAD funds granted by MP Navjot Sidhu and recently, the Central Jail-2 (CJ-2) too has got the same facility. As many as 25 teams between the age group of 20 and 35 years are sweating it out for various intra-jail sports events, which include volleyball, badminton, kabaddi, tug-of-war, 100 metre and 200 metre sprint and the cricket 20-20 event. A Deputy Superintendent-level officer has been deputed to supervise the event. Jails in the state have been divided into four zones-Amritsar, Ferozepore, Patiala and Ludhiana. Meanwhile, the intra-jail events are being held at various jails and the best teams will form zonal teams, which will take part in the final events scheduled to be held at Patiala, the date for which is yet to be announced. Amritsar zone team will have a collective team from the jails of Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Dasua and Patti. Jail Superintendent Rashpal Singh said it was a step aimed to involve the jail inmates in positive activities and divert their attention from vices like drugs or indulging in clashes with their fellow inmates. “We have two gyms equipped with multiple fitness machines which are helping them build their stamina. Apart from this, we have an inmate who is a trained coach and who is giving them expert health tips. We have five such inmates who are capable of doing bench press weighing up to 170 kg and many can lift over and above one quintal of weight,” he said. Dr Manjit Singh, Jail doctor, said he will always be there to assist the participants in terms of their medical and diet needs. Deputy Superintendent Satnam Singh said, “We will even provide non-vegetarian food and eggs to them, if they want.” We will even provide non-vegetarian food and eggs to them, if they want satnam singh, deputy superintendent I will always be there to assist the participants in terms of their medical and diet needs manjit singh, jail doctor
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Policy makers look the other way as cattle stray on city roads
Amritsar, March 1 The court had ruled that this menace is a violation of the right to life guaranteed by Article 21 of the Indian constitution and directed the MC authorities to take effective steps to keep cattle away from the roads. These abandoned cattle are not healthy, say experts. Most of these cattle enter the city from the nearby rural areas where dairy owners abandon them after they stop giving milk. The reason is that they live on refuse and garbage dumps in the polluted streets or open places. Even if these abandoned cattle can provide milk, it will not match the health standard and can often spread diseases such as tuberculosis which can even cause death, experts add. These cattle take up space in public places such as roads and intersections, leaving trails of dung. The worst is when they encroach upon the road intersections or dividers. Besides the safety of commuters, they also damage the green belt of the city, feel residents. Even as there is provision of cowsheds which are registered with the municipal corporation and it is the liability of the corporation to maintain them, yet it never proceed beyond papers. The city has registered cowsheds such as Baba Bhouriwala Gaushala on Ram Tirath road, Gau Sewa Samiti, Shree Radha Madhy Gau Dham, Amritsar Pinjrapol Gaushala. Baba Bahouriwala Gaushala near Lohgarh gate spread over an area of an acre and a half of land since 1949 has 1,000 cows and employs 35 persons. It is managed by Nirmal Sampardai, a saint society headed by Baba Bhourewala. A caretaker of the gaushala says the condition here is deplorable because of the unsupportive attitude of the Municipal Corporation. “The mandatory expenditure per day on each cattle comes out to be between Rs 15 and 18. This implies that the daily expense of the whole herd will amount to be over Rs 16,000 per day. We survive only on the basis of the donations from devotees,” he said. Due to inadequate medical facilities, most of these cattle suffer from diseases. Nevertheless, in the absence of any organised system, the cow dung here is drained into the sewerage, thereby often blocking the outlets, making it difficult for the residents of nearby areas. “Some provision should be made so that the cow dung can be used in biogas burners or as manure for fields,” said a resident.
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Hospital hires safai workers directly
Amritsar, March 1 During the previous contract period that ended today, the Punjab Health Systems Corporation appointed a service provider for cleaning the hospital for a sum of Rs 72,000 per month. Sources said labourers hired by the contractor had often alleged that they were deprived of the wages promised to them. They alleged that they were paid Rs 2,200 per month by the contractor when they were entitled to get Rs 3,500. They even held a four-day strike on December last and demanded direct employment by the hospital. A worker on the condition of anonymity said, “The contractor used to pay us in cash after deducting money as per his wish.” Talking to The Tribune, JBM hospital’s senior Medical Officer Dr Balbir Singh Dhillon said, “Now the labourers are hired directly at deputy commissioner’s rate that is Rs 3,500 (approx) per month.” He said the management would be in a better control of the cleaning process by hiring labourers directly. The safai workers have taken over the job under new employment scheme from today, he added. He also said the hospital will write to the Punjab Health Systems Corporation asking it to blacklist the said contractor as he was found neglecting his duty on various occasions. During the previous contract period the Punjab Health Systems Corporation appointed a service provider for cleaning the hospital for a sum of Rs 72,000 per month
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Jashan begins at GND University
Amritsar, March 1 Vice chancellor Prof AS Brar inaugurated the competition by lighting the candles. Dr Rajinderjit Kaur Pawar, Dean, Academic Affairs; Dr Inderjit Singh, Registrar and Dr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, professor in-charge (examinations) were also present. Dr PK Shejpal, dean of students’ welfare, welcomed the chief guest and others. Prof Brar while blessing the student said cultural activities along with studies are the integral part of overall personality development of students. “These activities instill a sense of discipline and national integration among the students,” he said. Dr Shejpal said the students would participate in 30 competitions including dance, music, fine art, literary and theatre. Dr Inderjit Singh and Dr Shejpal also honoured the vice chancellor on this occasion. On the opening day, bhangra, shabad or bhajan, geet or ghazal, folksong, debate, extempore, quiz, poetry, collage, cartooning, sketching, painting, rangoli, mehndi, face painting and on-the-spot photography competitions were held.
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Inter-dept arm wrestling championship concludes
Amritsar, March 1 Salil Vishnu Kapoor of computer science and engineering stood
first, Navdeep Singh of Punjab School of Economics remained second while Happy Dawinder Singh of food science and technology came third in the category of up to 62 kg weight. In 60 to 70 kg weight category, Harjinder Singh of food science and technology came first, Gurpreet Singh of computer science and engineering remained second while Manjot Singh of electronics technology finished third. In the category of 70 to 78 kg weight, Jugraj Singh and Malkait Singh of food science and technology stood first and second respectively. Baljinder Singh of chemistry department came third. In 78 kg and above category, Gurharpreet Singh of computer science and engineering stood first. Saravjeet Singh of school of social sciences came second and Lovekaran Rana from chemistry department was third. Among the women, Meera Handa of electronics technology came first, Amroj Malli and Shiwangi Grover of food science and technology were the second and third, respectively in the up to 50 kg weight category. In 50 to 60 kg weight category, Navdeep Kaur of computer science and engineering secured first position while Prabjot Kaur of chemistry department came second and Shiwangi Garg of food science and technology finished third. In the 60 kg and above category, Manpreet Kaur, Mahek Sharma and Gaganjot Kaur of chemistry department secured first, second and third positions respectively.
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IAS coaching commences at Khalsa College
Amritsar, March 1 Addressing the inaugural session, he said students must work hard and should have a single-minded devotion to cover their subjects extensively. Khalsa College principal Dr Daljit Singh after thanking Sarbjit Singh said it would be their endeavour to bring distinguished persons who would guide the students. He said the students have learnt a lot from the personal experiences of the retired IAS officer. He said the college had been pioneer in many fields, including sports and education. They have opened the coaching centre with the help from University Grants Commission (UGC) to help the poor and needy candidates. The present batch would get the coaching for the preliminary examination known as Civil Service Aptitude Test (C-SAT). He also said the centre had already completed training of students for UGC-NET coaching and Bank PO exams. “Life gives opportunities to everyone. Success comes to those who utilise these opportunities to their best advantage,’’ he said adding that it would be the joint efforts of the students and the teachers that will bear fruits of success. Registrar, Dr Baljinder Singh, Prof VK Dutta, Prof Navneen Bwa, Coordinator of the Centre Dr JS Gandhi and Prof SS Manto were present at the inaugural session.
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Dress yourself in Italian style
Amritsar March 1 "We have brought our brand for the youth of Punjab who are very fashion conscious. It's a one stop shop for apparels and accessories," said Daniele Piatto, CEO, OVS India. "There are a large number of Punjabi people in Italy who flaunts our designs. We believe Punjab would make a good market for our clothes. We have over 500 stores across Italy; we were voted the best place to shop in Italy in 2010 and have top notch designers like Elio Fiorucci and designers associated with Gucci and Armani. We are offering a purely Italian fashion to Punjab," added Piatto. The visitors can pick anything between Rs 649 to Rs 2,999. "We have tried to meet both ends, a good shopping experience and sensitivity of price factor," said Piatto. The brand plans to launch its much-hyped kids wear soon. "We are well-known in kids wear market too. We will focus on bringing in fresh collection every week, already have a collection specifically for teenagers called Baby Angel and a kids' line is on cards as well," he added. After Amritsar, they open stores in Ludhiana, Jallandhar and Chandigarh.
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Students’ organisations to protest on March 16
Amritsar, March 1 In a joint press release issued here today, the organisations, including, the Punjab Students’ Union, the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Naujwan Bharat Sabha, the Janwadi Naujwan sabha and the Sarb Bharat Naujwan Sabha, said they would submit a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal.
— TNS
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Special students shine at Chennai sports meet
Amritsar, March 1 Prakash won the gold in the individual category and bronze in the team event while Harmanpreet won a silver medal in individual category and a bronze in team event. The event was organised under the aegis of Special Olympics Bharat, a national sports federation for the intellectually challenged, that has been nominated as the nodal agency by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Competitions were conducted in four categories for hearing impaired, visually impaired, mentally challenged and physically challenged. Other sporting events included athletics, badminton, football and swimming.
— TNS
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No headway in woman’s murder case
Amritsar, March 1 Parveen, the victim, was in a live-in relationship with Lovejeet Singh and was staying with him. Sources said Lovejeet and his brother,
Aju, are already facing trial for raping a relative of Parveen in the local court and has been lodged in Amritsar Central Jail for last one and half year. Family members, living in the same house, came to know about the incident when foul smell emanated from the room.
Lovejeet’s elder brother Vijay, who also lives in the same house, said they came to know about the gruesome incident when foul smell emanated from the room.
Ashwani Kumar, SHO, said the body was handed over to the victim’s family after postmortem. He said the police was yet to get any clue about the murder. He said further investigations were under progress and Lovejeet could be questioned. He said Vijay who has been taken into custody for probe has not revealed anything as yet.
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