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Kapurthala Jail sets up grocery store
Panic grips Basti Sheikh after miscreants open fire
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PUDA asks Reliance Group to pay Rs 3.5 crore
Precious lives saved during ‘gas leak’ at Indane bottling plant
Members of the NDRF team rush with life-saving equipment.
Photo: Sarabjit Singh
PTU signs MoU with Nepal, Bhutan universities
Middle-aged man jumps into pond, dies
A rescue operation in progress at Devi Talaab Mandir where a middle-aged man committed suicide in Jalandhar on Tuesday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
50 nursing students get degrees
Jubilant students of the Army College of Nursing after receiving degrees at a convocation in Jalandhar Cantonment on Tuesday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
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Octroi abolition
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Kapurthala Jail sets up grocery store
Kapurthala, April 9 The step, sources say, has been taken following huge influx of visitors ever since former minister Bibi Jagir Kaur has been lodged in the Modern Jail here. The shop has fruits, seasonal vegetables, cooking oil pouches and a variety of uncooked consumables in store which can be bought and gifted to inmates from there and then. The good part is that the items kept for sale are available at market price, thus saving the visitors of carrying items along from far off places and even undergoing security checks at two points. Jail Superintendent SP Khanna said: “The search of packed home-cooked food item is considered distasteful not just by visitors but even by the staff. The cooked vegetable or pulses that they get along has to be checked by turning it around with a spoon or a spatula which no one likes. This cannot be avoided since there is every chance of drugs being supplied to inmates with packed food. The food items in the grocery store would be displayed only after a thorough search.” Khanna added that the inmates who have been doing labour by making chairs and paper bags and earning Rs 2,000 a month would also be able to purchase fruits or any other item desired by them at any given point of time from the shop. He said that the scheme had been introduced as a part of goodwill gesture. |
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Panic grips Basti Sheikh after miscreants open fire
Jalandhar, April 10 Following the incident, the miscreants opened fire in the area. The police reached the spot and booked seven miscreants under Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act and Section 336 of the IPC. SHO Satwinder Singh said the police has launched a hunt to nab the main accused, Suraj, and his accomplices. In his complaint, Lucky claimed that Suraj, a resident of Ali Mohalla, along with his accomplices was running illegal drug trade in the Basti Sheikh area. |
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PUDA asks Reliance Group to pay Rs 3.5 crore
Jalandhar, April 10 The site measuring 2.94 acres is on Garha Road in front of the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences. PUDA bylaws stipulate that an allottee has to construct a building within three years of its sale, following which 2 per cent of the sale amount is levied each year as extension charges. Since it is the fifth year running since the plot was taken by the group in the open auction, the company will have to pay the amount prior to sanction of its plan. Fencing of the site, which is near Cambridge International School in Chhoti Baradari, Phase II, was being done after its sale, but the mega project somehow got delayed. Insiders reveal that the group sent an application for the plan approval a few months ago following which it was asked to clear the dues. Additional Chief Administrator of the Jalandhar Development Authority (JDA) SK Singla, however, feigned ignorance. Estate Officer Ganesh Kumar said the dues would be sought before giving approval. Allotment of plaots
likely to be cancelled PUDA is likely to cancel the allotment of two residential plots in Chhoti Baradari, Phase-I, auction for which was held last week. The allotment has been cancelled as the two allottees for house numbers 5 and 7 failed to pay 10 per cent of the amount which was to be deposited on the day of auction. Estate Officer Ganesh Kumar said the amount was received on the third day after the auction, but the rules state that in such a case, the allotment stands cancelled. “We have referred the matter to the head office.” The plot numbers 5 and 7 had been declared in the name of highest bidders for Rs 2,86,74,800 and Rs 2,92,60,000, respectively. |
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Precious lives saved during ‘gas leak’ at Indane bottling plant
Jalandhar, April 10 The drill was conducted by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The first-ever mock drill at the bottling plant saw vigilant teams of the 7th and 8th battalions of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Bathinda and Ghaziabad, respectively, in association with the Civil Hospital authorities, the fire brigade, the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and volunteers of NGO Pahal gearing up themselves for an eventuality. A situation was given where one out of the seven ‘horten spare’ LPG storage plants developed a snag leading to gas leak. As soon as the alarm rang, the plant was shut down, power was tripped and all LPG valves were closed while Indane employees along with the NDRF teams were seen rushing to control the situation. Even before the employees of the plant could inform the district administration, they had put on the water sprinkler systems of the ‘horten spares’ so as to initially control the damage and avoid any major loss. Two fire tenders were also called to avoid any major loss. Since, the Indane bottling plant is surrounded by educational institutions, residences and small-scale industries, timely action was needed. Talking to Jalandhar Tribune, Brigadier (Dr) BK Khanna (retd), Senior Specialist (Training & Capacity Development) from the NDMA said they had conducted 450 mock drills at different establishments in the country out of which 127 were held in industries. “It is important to hold such mock drills and keep the administration and the entire paraphernalia ready in case of eventuality. The aim is to help prepare various agencies and at the same time, save human lives and control the loss at the earliest,” he added. A total of 40 persons were shown injured in the drill and they were immediately given medial aid by a team of doctors from the Civil Hospital and those serious were rushed to the hospital in 108 ambulance service. The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) team of the 8th Battalion of the NDRF also put up a separate washing and bathing set up to provide cleaning facilities for employees who faced the leakage for a long time. The lapses
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PTU signs MoU with Nepal, Bhutan universities
Jalandhar, April 10 A delegation from the university, led by Vice-Chancellor Dr Rajneesh Arora, visited Bhutan on April 1 and 2 and Nepal on April 3 to 5. During the visit, PTU signed its first MoU with Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) at Thimphu. The signatory to the MOU were Dr Rajneesh Arora, Vice-Chancellor of PTU, and Dr Pema Thinley, Vice-Chancellor of RUB. The MoU contained statement of desire to promote academic and cultural learning, research, and global leadership in today’s high-tech and multicultural society. The two universities reached an understanding to promote exchange of students, scholars and faculty. They also agreed to promote collaborative research and organise events, including conferences, lectures and seminars, for mutual benefit. The programme was facilitated by North India Management Association (NIMA) as knowledge partner to PTU. The delegation also called upon the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industries and met officials of various sectors of industries in Bhutan. Dr Arora said the university was now making endeavour to reach out to SAARC countries such as Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka Bangladesh and Afghanistan to open admissions in specialised courses and extend scholarships under various schemes to the deserving students in the colleges of PTU. In their Nepal visit, the university authorities signed an MOU with Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, on April 4. Dr Rajneesh Arora, Vice-Chancellor of PTU, and Prof Hira Bahadur Maharjan, Vice-Chancellor of Tribhuvan University, signed the MOU. PTU, through its knowledge partner NIMA, offered two scholarships for bright students of Tribhuvan University. The members of the delegation also called upon SAARC Secretary General H.E. Ahmed Saleem from Maldives and met other senior officials of SAARC. PTU, through its knowledge partner, NIMA offered eight scholarships for the students of eight countries of SAARC, one in each country. It was also decided in this meeting that PTU will host a SAARC conference on Tourism promotion amongst SAARC countries for 250 delegates from SAARC countries on World Tourism Day on September 27 at Chandigarh. On April 3, the delegation met Suraj Vaidya and Bhaskar Raj Rajkumar, president and senior vice-president of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), respectively, and exchanged ideas regarding skill development programmes and potential areas for academic and industry interface. The delegation also visited Kathmandu University and met Dr Suresh Raj Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, and Prof Bhadra Man Tuladhar, Registrar, and interacted with the faculty of the university regarding areas of mutual cooperation. During the visit, NIMA president Dr Gulshan Sharma signed an MOU with the Association of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Nepal Association of Tours and Travel Agents.
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Middle-aged man jumps into pond, dies
Jalandhar, April 10 A suicide note was also found from the pocket of the deceased, identified as Pardeep Kumar. He had kept the note wrapped in two polythene bags tied with rubber band so that it did not get soggy in water. As a double protection, he had put the note in a plastic box. The note read that he was upset for the past eight to 10 years and was unable to cope with the pressure. He had written that no one from his family be blamed for his death. Pardeep was running a shoe shop at Attari Bazaar. He is survived by his wife and two children. Sub-inspector Vinod Kumar at the Devi Talab police post said a man at the far end of the pond had seen him jumping. “It took some time in getting life jackets and arranging for divers. They could not find the body as it had got tangled in a mesh of pipes of a water purifier system. A wooden ladder was used to go to the bed of the pond to fish out the body,” he said.
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50 nursing students get degrees
Jalandhar, April 10 Brigadier A. Datta, Commandant of Military Hospital, Jalandhar Cantonment, and Director of Army College of Nursing, and many Army officers and civil dignitaries were present. Addressing the students, Gen Madhok congratulated the graduates for their hard work and dedication in achieving their goals. The chief guest advised the graduates to keep pace with the ongoing changes in the medical field and exhorted them to achieve excellence in nursing. At present the Army College of Nursing is running B.Sc (Nursing) degree course with an intake of 50 students every year. However, plans are afoot to increase the intake of the students from 50 to 75 students per year and also start a masters programme in nursing in the near future. The Army College of Nursing at Jalandhar Cantonment was established in August, 2005, as a welfare institution by the Army for imparting quality nursing education to the female wards of serving and retired Army personnel at an affordable cost. |
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CT student bags Star Chef of Punjab award
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, April 10 DAVIET placements Four students of B.Tech (mechanical engineering) of the DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology (DAVIET) bagged placements with GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited at a salary package of Rs 2.58 lakh per annum. The selected students are Kamalpreet Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Amitpal Singh and
Gurpinder Singh. Aptitude test Kanya Maha Vidyalaya Collegiate Senior Secondary School conducted an aptitude test for the students of 10+2, during which five batches of 30 students each appeared for a 45-minute test in different streams of science, commerce and arts. |
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Govt agrees to compensate cantt board
Jalandhar, April 10 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) had been pursuing the matter with the Punjab Government since September 1, 2009. Sampla said for the purpose a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by the state government and the cantonment boards and that the approved draft proposal was sent to the government for approval. — TNS
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Kapurthala, April 9
A mock drill was conducted at the Indane bottling plant of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at Suchi Pind here today to check the preparedness of disaster management agencies and the district administration in case of gas leak.
The drill was conducted by the National Disaster Management Authority. The
first-ever mock drill at the bottling plant saw vigilant teams of the 7th and
8th battalions of the National Disaster Response Force from Bathinda and
Ghaziabad, respectively, in association with the Civil Hospital authorities, the
fire brigade, the District Disaster Management Authority and volunteers of NGO
Pahal gearing up themselves for an eventuality.
Jalandhar, April 10
The convocation of the Army College of Nursing was held at the auditorium of Military Hospital
(MH) in Jalandhar Cantonment today.
As many as 50 students, who completed their four-year degree course in B.Sc (Nursing), were awarded degrees by chief guest Lt-Gen Sanjeev
Madhok, General Officer Commanding of Vajra Corps.
