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Field day for police, 7 nabbed
Woman ends life; three of in-laws' family arrested
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Auto-rickshaw drivers call off strike
Vallah mandi lacks basic amenities, trade facilities
Revenue Minister flags off march against drug menace
Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia flags off the ‘Chetna March’ at Tahli Sahib village near Amritsar on Monday. A Tribune photo
Robber's wife held with gold jewellery
Bridge of neglect
Intoxicant-selling chemist can’t fool raiding team this time
Woman’s purse snatched
1 lakh more kids given polio drops
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Field day for police, 7 nabbed
Amritsar, April 16 In a press release issued here today, Police Commissioner RP Mittal said a team of Sadar police nabbed two persons, who had formed a gang and used to loot persons at gunpoint. Also involved in drug peddling, the two were identified as Kulwinder Singh, a resident of Gill village, and Bachitar Singh of Wadian Sohain village, located in the jurisdiction of Amritsar Rural police district. Following a tip-off, the city police set up a naka near Fatehgarh Churian bypass and intercepted both of them with a stolen motorcycle (PB-02-AJ-8604). During checking, the police seized a country-made pistol along with a live cartridge from Kulwinder and a sharp-edged weapon from Bachitar Singh. The police also recovered 550 grams of narcotic powder from them. During preliminary investigations, the accused confessed to their involvement in six incidents of loot in the city. After committing the crimes, they used to flee to their native villages, they said. The police has registered a case under Sections 392 and 379 of the IPC, Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act and Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act at Sadar police station. Meanwhile, the Kabir park police arrested two vehicle-lifters, identified as Surinderjit Singh of Raj Colony and Kuldip Singh of Milap Avenue. Mittal said after a tip-off, the police arrested the two at a naka near Surta Singh road crossing. The police recovered a motorcycle (PB-02-BE-8369) from them. Following an interrogation, the police recovered two more motorcycles (PB-02-2377 and PB-02-7411) from the residence of Kuldip. An initial probe revealed that the accused used to steal motorcycles from Guru Nanak Dev University premises. Meanwhile, the city police in three separate incidents nabbed three persons, identified as Rahul Sharma of Batala, Gurpreet Singh of Gurnam Nagar and Neeraj Kumar of Namak Mandi area, for possessing narcotic substances. The police recovered 200 grams of narcotic substances and three mobiles phones from the possession of Rahul. Gurpreet was arrested with 180 grams of intoxicant powder and three mobiles phones. Two separate cases under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC and Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against them at C-division police station. Neeraj was arrested with 475 capsules of Parvonspas. A case under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS act has been registered against him at D-division police station. Kulwinder Singh and Bachitar Singh were arrested with a stolen motorcycle and a pistol.
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Woman ends life; three of in-laws' family arrested
Amritsar, April 16 The deceased was identified as Ravinder Kaur, a resident of Aara Colony on Majitha road bypass. The police has booked six members of her in-laws' family following a complaint lodged by Ravenider's parents. A case under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC in this connection has been registered with the Sadar police station on the statement of the parents of the deceased. Those booked are Manjit Singh (husband), Paramjit Kaur (mother-in-law), Dilbagh Singh and Daljit Singh (both brothers-in-law), Mandeep Kaur and Sandeep Kaur (both sisters-in-law). Deceased's parents Mukhtar Singh and Rajwant Kaur, residents of Verka, said their daughter got married to Manjit Singh in March 2007. They alleged that the in-laws used to harass her for dowry. And this became a major reason for the quarrel between their daughter and her in-laws. They said few days back she came to meet them at Verka. While returning, Ravinder broke her arm in an accident. "Today when her elder sister Paramjit Kaur went to her in-laws' house, they said she was sleeping in the upper floor after taking tablets. Paramjit Kaur went to her room. However, Ravinder did not open the door. They peeped into the room through a window only to find her hanging with the ceiling fan," said the deceased's parents. Vavinder Mahajan, SHO, Sadar police station, said the police has nabbed Manjit Singh, Paramjit Kaur and Mandeep Kaur in this connection while remaining accused are absconding.
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Auto-rickshaw drivers call off strike
Earlier, the police had set the deadline acting on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had asked the police to implement the orders from April 17. Importantly, with auto-rickshaws still plying, the parents of schoolchildren heaved a sigh of relief. They said autorickshaws ferry schoolchildren in large numbers. It would not be easy without them. Dharamveer Singh, Director, Sri Guru Harkrishan School, said it is practically impossible to abandon auto-rickshaws, which ferry children to schools. He said his school has over 5,000 children and about 75 per cent of them use auto-rickshaws as a mode of transport. He said Sahodya School, an organisation comprising 70 CBSE-affiliated schools, would soon call a meeting to ponder over the issue. AARU president Arun Kumar said the decision has endangered the livelihood of thousands of auto-rickshaw drivers. He said they get a fixed income for ferrying schoolchildren. There is no certainty of getting general passengers throughout the day. Moreover, minibuses cannot enter many areas of the city like the walled area, lanes of Mahitha road, Batala road etc due to narrow roads. But, autorickshaws can enter these places, he said. He said the traffic police and transport office must ensure that auto-rickshaw drivers follow rules. The errant drivers should be punished. As per rough estimates, there are over 20,000 auto-rickshaws in the city. Agitating drivers had claimed if the auto-rickshaws had gone off roads, thousands of commuters would have faced inconvenience. ADCP Satpal Joshi said all school managements had been conveyed to bring in an alternative mode of transportation to ferry children. He said fixed spots at different areas could be selected where children could board school buses.
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Vallah mandi lacks basic amenities, trade facilities
Amritsar, April 16 Harish Taneja, who operates a shop in the market, said these vital facilities, which can make it a state-of-the-art market, are missing despite the fact that many of these facilities figured in the original plan. Farmers, traders and shopkeepers dealing in vegetables and fruits are annoyed at deplorable condition of infrastructure at Vallah market located on the city's outskirts. "I have seen many markets in the state where no fee is charged for parking vehicles. However, at Amritsar's market there is no designated place for parking of vehicles, but there is fee for parking," said Taneja. A farmer, Jagtar Singh, who supplies vegetables from nearby villages to the market, said that agriculturists faced innumerable troubles in supplying fresh produce at the market. "Absence of cold storage meant that the growers do not have option to store the produce". Growers of fresh farm produce have to sell their produce on the same day, he remarked. As per the original plan of the market, a plot near four number shed was earmarked for raising a cold storage. However, the plot is still lying vacant, he added. A wholesale vegetable trader, Jaspal Singh Sethi said the wholesale market sees trade to the tune of Rs 12 crore every month. "Consequently, the market committee earns revenue in lakhs every month. But they are deprived of basic amenities like smooth roads, cleanliness, toilets and stay house for visiting farmers", he rued. Roads in and around the market are teeming with potholes of all sizes. During rains, these potholes turn into puddles and aggravate the risk of accidents, he said. He said the deplorable condition of the market had created problems for them. Besides, the very purpose of shifting the market from outside Hall Gate to the city's outskirts has not been realised. Sethi, also the president of the Fruit and Vegetable Merchants Union, said the government had charged Rs 4,000 to Rs 7,000 per square yard for space to set up shops in Vallah market in June 2004. Shopkeepers, who shifted from old Sabzi Mandi, were promised state-of-the-art infrastructure at the new market. "But this seems a distant dream," he said adding that the condition has worsened after they shifting here. Official Speak I have recently joined and do not know much about missing facilities in Vallah market. Since the problems have been brought to my notice, I will review the original plan. I will do whatever could be done as per the government rules Manjit Singh, Secretary, Punjab Mandi Board
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Revenue Minister flags off march against drug menace
Amritsar, April 16 Majithia said drugs affect every section of the society and ruin families.
Majithia lauded the efforts of the Eknoor Lok Chetna Society, which organised the march, which took off from Paradise Public School and went through various villages and towns, including
Fattubheela, Shahzada and Chawinda Devi, before culminating at
Kathunangal. Majithia also spoke about the commitment of his government to deal strictly with the drugs peddlers. He said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal have made it clear to the police and other government machinery to check the rising menace of addiction and flow of drugs. He said the people should also come forward and inform the government agencies about the smugglers and also spread awareness about the bad effects of drug addiction.
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Robber's wife held with gold jewellery
Amritsar, April 16 The police recovered about 140 grams of gold jewellery besides 3 kg of silver ornaments from her possession, which she had brought from Batala to hide it at her sister's house. Manjinder Kaur is wife of the Harpreet Singh, a resident of Bauli Inderjit, Batala. Harpeet, Parminder Singh and Jasbir Singh of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar here are among six robbers involved in a number of loot incidents in Amritsar and its adjoining areas. They had not only looted Batala-based jeweller Vijay Luthra, but also shot at a security guard in Silver Estate Colony here. It is pertinent to mention here that the Batala police had nabbed two of the robbers, identified as Jasbir Singh and Parminder Singh, for the robbery in Batala. The Mohkampura police has also registered a separate case against Harpreet, Parminder, Jasbir and Manjinder Kaur under Sections 379, 380 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code at A-division police station. Amrik Singh, Station House officer, Mohakampura, said further investigations were under progress.
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Bridge of neglect
Amritsar, April 16 The condition of the bridge had deteriorated many years back. And there has been no repair carried out on the bridge. People fear that the overbridge may even collapse one day. A resident of the railway link road area, Karamjit Singh, who daily uses the bridge, said repeated communiqués to the railway authorities regarding the pathetic condition of the bridge have failed to draw their attention. He said holes have surfaced at many places which need to be plugged. Otherwise, these holes could get bigger posing a threat to commuters, he warned. Another commuter, Rajinder said the bridge becomes useless in the night due to its condition and absence of lights. He said this forces people to cover over a kilometer from Bhandari bridge to reach the Hall Gate. Railway officials, preferring anonymity, said a proposal to repair the bridge has been forwarded to high officials. "The work will be initiated once the approval is granted," they said.
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Intoxicant-selling chemist can’t fool raiding team this time
Amritsar, April 16 The owners had hidden the intoxicants in household goods boxes in the second floor of the house, which was connected with the medical store through a common door. Earlier too, the health department had raided the shop, but did not recover any intoxicants at that time. Bableen said the health department had conducted a raid on the medical store on Thursday, but at that time the team just recovered expired drugs. "The department again received a tip-off in this regard. The shop has a common door with the residence located on the rear side. The raiding party was suspicious and searched the house with the help of a police party. The intoxicants were hidden in a store located at the second floor of the house," she said. Action has been initiated as per the law.
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Woman’s purse snatched
Amritsar, April 16 Ajit Kaur and her husband Barjinder Singh, residents of Mohkampura, were returning home from Chheharta area when the incident happened. The police has registered a case under Sections 382 and 34 of the IPC in this connection at Cantonment police station. Barjinder Singh said he along with his wife was returning home from Chheharta side. Near Navpreet Hospital, the youth came on a motorcycle and decamped after snatching her purse, containing Rs 50,000 cash, LIC receipts and a cheque of Rs 20,000.
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1 lakh more kids given polio drops
Amritsar, April 16 Various health teams went on a door-to-door campaign to administer the drops. Manjit Singh Randhawa, Civil Surgeon, said the teams visited 2,84,482 houses in urban and rural areas of the district. As many as 55,126 children were administered polio drops in urban areas and 53995 children in the rural areas.
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The city police nabbed seven persons in different incidents and recovered country-made pistols, four motorcycles and narcotic substances from their possession.
Amritsar, April 16
Amritsar, April 16
