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Negligence throws Development out of gear
Drug addict strangles wife to death
Man held in Rs 60 cr chit fund scam
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Pen’s cap removed
Amritsar, May 4 A 52-year-old Jammu resident accidentally swallowed the cap of a pen, which the local doctors removed using Bronchoscopy procedure after five days of the incident. Admitted at Bhandhari Multi Specialty hospital, Ravinder Gupta from Jammu said he accidentally swallowed the cap while he was at his shop. He said he suffered problem while breathing besides persistent bouts of cough.
A clear aim won him success
3D horror now Punjabi style
Consumers pay the price
Police comes out with zilch in colonel’s wife’s murder case
Admission schedule released
Dentists told to reject mercury
Suraksha bima yojana camp held
3 women held under Immoral Trafficking Act
Drug peddler
interrogated
Oz company gives cheaper alternative to pashmina
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Negligence throws Development out of gear
Amritsar, May 4 The ward comprises areas, a majority of which fall on the Tarn Taran road. These include New Shahid Udham Singh Nagar, Ishwar Nagar, Murabbewali Gali, Baba Deep Singh Nagar, Guru Arjan Dev Nagar, Ganda Singh colony and others. People from various income groups live here. These include businessmen, shopkeepers, employees, labourers and even some localities which are close to the rural areas. Hence, its councillor has to work towards fulfilling the aspirations of all these groups with dexterity. Basic amenities like potable water, streetlights, garbage lifting, repair of roads, quality educational institutes are needed to enable the area match with the rest of the city. Majority of the area in the ward falls in the colonies developed on either side of Tarn Taran road, which connects the holy city with the southern part of the state the Malwa region. A large number of buses ply here and piles of garbage and electricity poles on the roadsides make the roads very congested. Controlling traffic flow and road congestion can make the roads safer for the residents especially children. Drug addiction among the youth and limited employment opportunities are the biggest concern of residents of the area. They feel that the government must come out with employment opportunities for the youth to keep them away from drugs.
After doing his diploma, Randhawa joined the Youth Akali Dal as its General Secretary in 1994. His first brush with politics came when he handled the elections of his friend Gupratap Singh Tikka in 1997 and Tikka went on to become the councillor of Ward number 12 in 1997. Proud to call himself a staunch Akali, Randhawa did not hesitate in severing ties and even damaging the interest of his party the SAD. Firstly, he stood as a rebel candidate after the Akali Dal denied him ticket from Ward number 19 in 2002 municipal corporation elections. He won the election. However, the ward was reserved for the Backward Classes in the 2007 Corporation elections. In the 2007 elections, the SAD granted him ticket from Ward number 38 and its electorates also gave a mandate in his favour. He defeated former Akali Councillor Jasbir Singh Sham. What are your achievements? About 80 per cent of the area in my ward was no better than slum colonies. A spate of development works brought in sweeping changes. As many as six tubewells, streetlights in the middle of the Tarn Taran road were installed and brick lanes were carpeted with concrete during my tenure. The worn out sewerage pipes of Guru Arjan Dev Nagar and New Shahid Udham Singh Nagar were replaced. On what agenda do you want people to vote for you again? Definitely, I will seek a mandate from the residents of my Ward on the base of development projects like laying of roads, sewerage and installation of streetlights. I stood by people during crisis and expect them to vote in my favour. People are happy with the SAD-BJP alliance. What about Bhagtanwala and elevation of Government School to high school at Guru Arjan Dev Nagar? I tried to get the proposed Solid Waste Management Plant installed and built a wall to prevent bad odour from emanating from the Bhagtanwala dumpsite. Squabbling of the BJP leaders did not allow the project to see the light of the day. I regret for not elevating primary school to high school in Guru Arjan Dev Nagar. Your future plans? My present ward has been reserved for women candidate while all neighbouring wards are also reserved for the scheduled castes, Backward Class -and OBC. I will be fielding a woman member of my family. Meanwhile, at this juncture my family has not finalised any name.
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Drug addict strangles wife to death
Amritsar, May 4 The victim Sukhi (20) was married to the accused Bittu six months back. The police has lodged a complaint under Section 302 IPC on the basis of the statement of Puran Singh, the father of the deceased. Puran told the police that Bittu was a drug addict. This led to disharmony between the couple. He said the family tried to stop him from indulging in drinking or drugs but he did not mend his ways. A couple of days back, Sukhi left for her parent's house following a quarrel with Bittu. Bittu apologised for his act and brought her back home, said Puran Singh who lives in the same village. He said yesterday they came to know that Sukhi had died. The family rushed to her house and found her dead. The accused was not present in the house. Sukhbir Singh, SHO Bhindisaida police station said during preliminary investigations the police found strangulation marks on the neck of the deceased. He said her post-mortem examination was conducted after forming a medical board. The report of the panel is awaited.
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Man held in Rs 60 cr chit fund scam
Amritsar, May 4 The Kotwali police has registered another case against him for allegedly harassing the victims using the security cheques, which they had deposited with him before the fraud committed by him. He has been arrested by the police in this connection. Naveen Singla, ACP central, told the media that four of the victims had approached the police. They were members of the said chit fund company and had deposited huge amounts of money with the company expecting lucrative returns. They said they had also deposited blank cheques to Negi as part of the conditions at that time. They alleged now the accused was using the same cheques to harasss them. “The accused had deposited the cheques by filling huge amounts which bounced during processing. Using this, he took the case in various courts which summoned them under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. The victims made rounds of the court and pleaded their innocence," ACP said. By doing so he is not only harassing innocent people but also misleading the court by filling such cases, he added. He said the police has lodged a complaint under Section 420 IPC on the basis of the statements of Geetpal Makkar, Aarti Makkar, Barinder Singh and Amarjit Singh. He said he had cheated 300-400 persons and more are likely to approach the police after the registration of the case. Neena Singh, from Sultanwind Gate area alleged the accused had defrauded her and her family of Rs 53 lakh.
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Pen’s cap removed
Amritsar, May 4 Chest Specialist at the hospital Dr Ravneet Grover said the foreign body was lodged in the main Bronchus (lung pipe) of the left lung. He said the patient came to them after five days of the incident. Dr Ravneet said many cases of children swallowing foreign bodies such as peanuts, dry fruit, gram or fruit seeds, eraser, whistle, metal nails, marbles and other things are often reported. He said as an emergency measure, children should be patted on back to dislodge the obstruction. He said even cases of lodging of denture teeth in the airway are reported among the weak and ailing patients.
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A clear aim won him success
Amritsar, May 4 Earlier, he was twice selected for the post of Executive Engineer in the NTPC in 2010 and 2011. Last year, he was selected as DSP in the BSF. He did not join both the organisations. He said his cousin, who is an IAS officer, has been his role model. His father Balkar Singh, Executive Engineer in the PSPCL, and mother Baljit Kaur are ecstatic at his success. He said he had undertook a year-long coaching programme in Delhi and depended upon self study. He said there is no alternative to hardwork. A clear aim ensures success.
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3D horror now Punjabi style
Amritsar, May 4 "With the rising popularity of Punjabi films, we wanted to bring in something new for the audiences. Looking at the changed mindset and tastes of the audiences, something different meant something never done before. So the idea of Khauf was born," says Jaipal. The film promises to spook the every bit out of the audiences with its out-an-out mysterious and scary elements. "Since the genre of horror movies has not yet been explored in Punjabi entertainment industry, we are happy to have no competition as of yet," adds Jaipal. Being made with Rs 3 crore budget, main leads are Jimmay Sharma and Gauri Singh. It also has Aman Singh playing the second lead opposite actor Kavita Arora and has known faces like Arvinder Bhatti and Chandan Prabhakar. The film will be shot in and around Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Canada. The technology is the highlight. "The film is very special for various reasons," says the lead actor Jimmy Sharma. "When I was first approached for the film, I wasn't convinced. But the producers brought in the best technicians and specialists from down south for the production and had the best crew possible for the movie," he adds. Jimmy is also awaiting the release of his other movie, Chardi Kalan Punjab Di.
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Consumers pay the price
Amritsar, May 4 The residents said by the time they receive the bills it is too late. They have to pay the penalty for no fault of their own. Post-unbundling, the erstwhile PSEB was replaced by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, a company totally owned by the state government. Despite the change, the administrative set-up and infrastructure of the public utility company remained the same. However, the meter-reading and distribution of bills was outsourced to a private firm named as CSS Tech Engineering. It has been reported that the firm has engaged low-salaried unprofessional staff that includes teenagers who want to do summer jobs. The residents said, under the old system, the bills used to be distributed by the electricity department employees and they never received the bills late. They also said the bills were never misplaced by the department before. The residents allege such problems erupted only when the PowerCom began outsourcing the bill distribution task. Harcharan Singh, a banker by profession who lives in New Amritsar, said he once had to pay penalty twice as he did not receive his electricity bill on time. “I have to shell out at least Rs 600 as fine. The fact was that I did not receive the bill on time. But the same problem occurred again this month too. The formalities of power department are so tedious that instead of fighting for my right, I prefer to pay the fine and solve the issue,” he said. Dr Ashok Goel, professor with the pharmacology department in the Government Medical College, said he too has become a victim of same fate. “But I resented and it was obligatory on the part of the department to at least waive-off the penalty. It is evident that a lot of residents have been facing the same problems and end up paying fine,” said Dr Goel. The Supervisor of CCS firm Harpal Singh, when contacted, showed concern over the matter. “Please tell me the particular areas where this problem has occurred. I will pull up our staff for their lapses. When the issue was brought to the notice of Superintending Engineer Jaswinder Singh, he said, “There is a provision that if the bill gets delay due to the lapse on the part of the firm which has been hired to distribute the bills, then penalty part of the bill would be borne by the firm. But, it is a grave issue and need to be redressed soon. I commit that I would arrange an emergency meeting tomorrow with the CSS firm officials, positively. We were aware that the firm had hired low-salaried non-professional staff but our consumers should not suffer at any cost. I will also discuss the matter with the higher-ups,” he said.
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Police comes out with zilch in colonel’s wife’s murder case
Amritsar, May 4 She was alone with her two-year-old daughter Bindu, who was sleeping in the adjoining room, at the time of the murder. The incident came into light when their maid knocked the door next morning. The victim was found strangulated to death with a room-heater wire, which was found near the body. Santosh, then, was away to Faridkot in connection with a training camp. The police failed to find any clear motive behind the murder. Earlier, the police had suspected that loot and rape might have been the motive behind the gruesome killing as the body was found in a semi-nude condition. The police had suspected that she might have resisted the attempts of rape after which she was strangulated to death. The almirahs in the house were also reported to be opened. However, after investigations, the valuables were found to be intact and only a pendent of the victim was reportedly missing from the spot. The theory of rape was also not confirmed in the postmortem examination. The preliminary investigations have pointed towards the involvement of an insider in the murder. However, the police still could not trace the accused. Admitting this, Police Commissioner RP Mittal said there was no definite clue about the murder as all the theories have failed to reach any conclusion. He said he had regular meetings with Army officials. The police sources said the police commissioner has also met the general officer commanding in this connection.
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Admission schedule released
Amritsar, May 4 Varsity Registrar Dr Inderjit Singh said the normal dates of admission for the B.Ed course will be July 21 to August 20, as per a notification of the Punjab Government. He said the scheduled dates of admission for the M.Ed course will be July 25 to August 11 and with the late fees of Rs 50 (with the approval of the Principal), it will be August 13 to 20 and with the late fee of Rs 100 (with the approval of the Dean, Academic Affairs) will be from August 21 to 28 and with the late fees of Rs 1,000 (with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor) from August 29 to September 5. Dr Inderjit said the scheduled dates of admission for PGDCA (Teacher Education) will be August 17 to 31 and with the late fees of Rs 50 (with the approval of the Principal) will be September 1 to 8 and with the late fees of Rs 100 (with the approval of the Dean, Academic Affairs) will be from September 10 to 17 and with the late fees of Rs 1,000 (with the approval of Vice-Chancellor) from September 18 to 25. He said for further details about the admission schedule, the students can contact the registration branch and general branch of the university.
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Dentists told to reject mercury
Amritsar, May 4 Acting Civil Surgeon Dr Hardeep Singh Ghai advised the dentists to use Glass Ionomer Cement instead of mercury in fillings.Dr Ghai said considering the harmful effects of mercury on human bodies and environment, the dentists were instructed not to use the element. He said all the senior medical officers in the district have also been asked to replace mercury-based thermometers and sphygmomanometers (for checking blood pressure) with digital and aneroid apparatus. The Punjab Health Systems Corporation had earlier issued instructions to all the health institutions to phase out the existing mercury-based equipment. Dr Ghai said the department would also initiate trainings for the hospital staff for handling accidental spilling of mercury.
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Suraksha bima yojana camp held Amritsar, May 4 Dr Sidhu said under this initiative a BPL card holder can get free treatment facilities costing up to Rs 30,000 by paying a fee of merely Rs 30. Acting Civil Surgeon Dr Hardeep Ghai said in the current year, the hospital has provided free medical services to 220 patients. ––TNS
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3 women held under Immoral Trafficking Act
Amritsar, May 4 SHO Harkrishan Singh said a case under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Immoral trafficking Act has been registered against them. He said the accused, one of whom is from Ludhiana and others from Rayya and Sultanwind Road, Amritsar, were running a flesh-trade racket. He said a policeman posing as a client was sent to the accused and later a raid was conducted.
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Amritsar, May 4 The police nabbed Satnam Singh aka Satta along with 105gm of smack yesterday. He told police about another 150 gm smack that he had hidden in the bushes near his house in Mustafabad area. The accused had procured about 300 gm of smack from an Anngarh-based drug peddler, said the police. A case under NDPS Act has been registered against him. — TNS
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Oz company gives cheaper alternative to pashmina
Amritsar, May 4 A subsidiary of Australian Wool Innovation, the company’s country manager Amir Sheikh here today said the yarn can be used to make a shawl that feels and looks like pashmina shawl and that too at ten times less price of the original one. Unlike Kashmiri pashmina shawl that is handmade, pashmina here is manufactured on machines and a piece can be bought for nearly Rs 12,000. The move will substantially reduce the prices of these shawls while retaining the texture as good as an original pashmina shawl. This pashmina shawl could be possessed at Rs 1,200. Sheikh said Amritsar is one of the biggest markets for his company, which has a plant preparing this raw material in China. He said the company has to find a cheap alternative as the consumers anticipating economic uncertainty, if not recession, and are avoiding buying costly products. He added that his concern has re-introduced the Cool Wool programme which utilises the natural breathable and thermal management properties of lightweight wool fabrics. He elaborated that cool wool is a trans-seasonal product offering soft, luxurious handle and drape which are ideal for warmer climates like India.
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Punjabi film industry has taken a leap into the rising 3D film industry with the launch of the first 3D Punjabi horror film
'Khauf-The Hand'. With the usual horror masala in place, the film is special say the producers. “The film will be a first in many ways.
Councillor’s profile
