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Three lives lost in accidents
Junk dealer hurt after being hit by train
Paralytic watchman lay abandoned on roadside for 2 months
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Lack of development paints a grim picture
Kids fight for their homes
Sports trials from May 9 at HMV
Delight for art lovers at Virsa Vihar
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Three lives lost in accidents
Jalandhar, May 6 The deceased was identified as Sukhvir Singh (32), an electrician by profession. The person riding a car also sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a private hospital in Phagwara where his condition was stated to be out of danger now. After impounding the vehicle, the police has registered a case against the car driver under the relevant sections of the IPC. An official in Jandiala police station said this afternoon, Sukhvir along with his nephew was going on a bike to their village and the car hit their bike near Sarhali village. The duo was rushed to the Civil Hospital where doctors declared Sukhvir brought dead. Sources said the deceased's nephew, who was in a critical state, was referred to some private hospital. In another accident, a Sarobad villager was killed in a head-on collision between his motorcycle and a car on Adampur-Jalandhar road last late night. The car driver also sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the civil hospital here. The deceased, identified as Jaswant Singh, was going to Jalandhar on his motorcycle. Near Udesiya village, he had a head-on collision with the car. He succumbed to the injuries on the spot. Car-borne Gourav, a resident of Chomo village, was rushed to the Civil Hospital where his condition is stated to be serious. The police after impounding the vehicle had registered a case of negligent driving against the car driver. In the third incident, a person was crushed to death under a train at the city railway station. The deceased was not identified yet. A Government Railway Police official said they were informed by some railway official about the body lying on the railway track late night. On reaching the spot, they found the man crushed under the train. The GRP said it seemed that the deceased had committed suicide. "We did not get any identification proof of the person. Hence, the body has been kept in a mortuary at the Civil Hospital," the GRP police said. The police has begun inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPc and has sent the body for the post-mortem examination at the Civil Hospital. Junk dealer hurt after being hit by train
Jalandhar, May 6 The Government Railway Police said the victim used to collect plastic bottles from the railway tracks. This morning, when he was engaged in collecting scrap, he was hit by a train. In the accident, the victim's left arm got badly damaged. The victim, however, said, he didn't notice the train while collecting scrap. — OC
Incidents l
Sukhvir Singh (32), an electrician by profession, died and his nephew Hardev Singh (15) was crtically injured after their motorcycle was hit by a car l
Jaswant Singh was killed after the bike he was riding collided head on with a car near Udesiya village. Car owner Gaurav was also injured l
A person was crushed to death under a train at the city railway station. He has not been identified yet |
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Paralytic watchman lay abandoned on roadside for 2 months
Jalandhar, May 6 Bahadur, who used to work as a watchman at a company in Pathankot, had suffered a paralysis attack, which rendered his right limbs crippled. Following the attack, his employer allegedly dumped him on the roadside one day. Talking to The Tribune at the ashram, Ram Bahadur, who is in the late sixties, said, "I had been working as a watchman at Ahuja Company in Pathankot for the past one year. I had an attack, following which my right limbs stopped working. I languished for some days at Pathankot. One day my employer told me he was going to take me to a hospital. But he dropped me by the roadside instead and I lay there for many days." Originally from Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal, Bahadur said back home he has a wife, a son and two daughters. "My family is poor. My wife and son are daily-wage labourers. They came to see me when I had the attack, but went back. They don't have the money to take care of me," Bahadur said. Shammi Kumar, who brought him to the ashram, said, "Anyone travelling through that stretch of road on Subhanpur can tell you that this man had been lying there for the past about two months. Commuters saw him drenched in rain and braving the sun, covered in flies. Some of the commuters fed him some food and a neighbouring dhaba owner also gave him tea or food from time to time. His clothes also used to be soiled with muck and urine. He had a blanket and quilt lying with him. Then one day I along with my friends decided to take him home. We couldn't trace any of his relatives, so we finally took him to the ashram." When asked who left him there, Shammi said, "He gave us the number of one Shastri, who was his employer at a Dinanagar-based school, where he worked about seven years ago. Another relative that he mentioned - Gobind Bahadur - couldn't be traced. However, I do not know who left him by the roadside." Bahadur also gave The Tribune the number of his current employer Ahuja (he did not know the full name). When contacted, the man confirmed he was Ahuja, but refused to give his entire name. He said, "Ram Bahadur's son left him on the roadside and ran away. Ram Bahadur worked with us for some months. After he had the attack, he couldn't carry on with the job of the watchman. From our side all his dues are cleared." Shammi and his friends got an application from the Subhnapur police station to shift him to the Apahaj Ashram. Ram Bahadur was temporarily admitted to the local Civil Hospital on Wednesday. But Shammi confirmed it was only a temporary stay for a couple of hours while clearance was being sought to shift him to the ashram. Ashram staff confirmed that so far (since Wednesday) none of the ashram doctors had visited him. Going by the ashram staff's and Bahadur's versions, so far he has not received any treatment for paralysis or the minor injuries and sores he has had. The ward attendant said he has little wounds on his back and on the thumb of one of his feet. Bahadur, himself, constantly complained of back pain.
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Lack of development paints a grim picture
Jalandhar, May 6 All that residents of this ward have got during the past five years is 'assurances' and less work. Courtesy: Councillor, Rimpi Prabhakar (BJP) who remained non-active in readdressing the problems of the public while it was her better half Bhagwant Prabhakar who was found making rounds of the ward. Residents maintained that not just the visits, even phone calls made on her mobile phone number were addressed by her husband. "Look at the pile of garbage and filth all around. There has been no regular lifting of garbage due to which we are forced to live in such conditions. And sadly the councillor is usually not available", said Paramjit Singh, a resident of the Kamal Park area. At Aman Nagar, residents have witnessed an acute problem of potable water shortage for the past more than six months. They had to depend on the water supply from the adjoining colony during that period. "We have asked for the installation of a tubewell, but to no avail," said Suresh Kumar from this colony. The councillor had claimed that a new tubewell would be installed shortly. "This problem would be addressed soon", said her husband Bhagwant Prabhakar. However, councillor, Rimpi Prabhakar claimed that she spent around Rs 31 lakh on installing four
tubewells in Preet Nagar, Amar Garden, New Aman Nagar and New Gobind Nagar colonies of
the ward. Another eyesore in this ward has been the busy Gujja Peer road situated on the Jalandhar-Amritsar highway, which is full of potholes and patchy layers of stones. The foundation stone laid right at its entrance reads- 'Mayor Rakesh Rathour laid the foundation stone for the
construction of the road in 2008'. The councillor claims she spent Rs 1.40 crore on sewerage, water supply and installing tubewells, another Rs 1.80 crore was spent on the development of unapproved colonies and Rs 4 crore was utilised on the reconstruction of roads.
Tubewells installed Tubewells were installed at Aman Garden, New Gobind Nagar, Preet Nagar and New Aman Nagar Unapproved colonies developed The councillor said grants from MLA funds was used to develop unapproved colonies like - Kailash Nagar, New Govind Nagar, New Kailash Nagar, New Colony and New Basant Nagar. |
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Kids fight for their homes
Jalandhar, May 6 These children who were not able to go to school following the demolition of their homes, today expressed grief at the loss of their education following the ouster. Children said, “Our parents had built our home in the Gujral Nagar area with a lot of pain and in very difficult circumstances. To see us literate they had also got us admitted to schools. They were carrying on the difficult labour of laying down charcoal on the roads, but the rich and the administration couldn’t bear it. Since all our belongings are lost and we don’t have any shelter, we can’t go to school. There is no place to study even if we want to.” They said it was under great compulsion that they were sitting outside the MC’s office since April 30, but the administration was still not paying any heed to them. Earlier, the children sat on a dharna outside the MC office on the seventh day of the dharna by Gujral Nagar residents. Children Arjun, Karan, Tanu, Mandeep, Ashu, Muskan, Nandini, Komal, Nisha, Shivani, Jaskaran and Deep among others protested on the occasion. Notably, while the government insists on the proper implementation of the RTE Act, even as the studies of these children have been stopped owing to the ouster, the government, so far, hasn’t done anything to ensure education for them. The DC will meet Gujral Nagar residents to find a solution on the issue on May 11.
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Sports trials from May 9 at HMV
Jalandhar, May 6 Sports players from across the state are expected to participate in the trials. Trials would be held in athletics, football, kho-kho, basketball, swimming, wrestling, power lifting, kabbadi, cycling, rowing, badminton, volleyball, hockey and other sports disciplines. Principal Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj said those selected in the trials would get free hostel, mess facilities, education and sports kits from the college. Research paper
Dr Atima Sharma, principal of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya, would present her research paper at an international conference to be held at Harvard University, US. She will also interact with scholars and academicians of various US varsities. Alumni meet
The Alumni Association of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya organised an alumni meet ‘Golden Moments - 2012’ on the college premises. Old students of the college participated in the meet, which culminated with a cultural programme. A directory carrying the phone numbers and addresses of old students was also released. Farewell party
The St Soldier College of Education organised a farewell party for the outgoing students of B.Ed, M.Ed and B.PEd students. On this occasion, junior students presented a colourful cultural programme. During the party, Maneesha and Jagjit Singh were declared Miss and Mr St Soldier, respectively. |
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Delight for art lovers at Virsa Vihar
Jalandhar, May 6 The works of some of the members have already been seen at some of the earlier exhibitions, but the new works brought a fresh new perspective. The exhibition showcased paintings from artists of various age groups. Tejinder Singh Garcha, Bharat Bhushan and Satpal Sharma’s surreal and at times disturbing B&W works caught ones’ fancy and the colours of Gurdish’s vibrant maids with flowing garments, jovially waving their tambourines delighted. Anil Gupta’s award winning photographs made an appearance along with colleague Jagatjit Singh’s photographs of the Golden Temple. CK Gambhir’s abstract, colourful extravaganzas; DK Nanda’s soothing blue seascapes; Rosy Varinder Singh’s (also a curator) rhythmically blotched patterns; Satpal Sharma’s brown beings on burnt hardboard; Talajit Singh’s fluid water colour delights; Vikram Singh Bhandari’s veiled, subdued women and Taljit Singh’s takes at rustic women and brilliant realistic portraits were the other paintings on offer. The only sculptor at the exhibition Mohinder Mastana put up his candid, raw sculpture on display. His work, too, has been witnessed by Jalandhar earlier too. The youngest participant Neha offered her abstracts and miniatures for the exhibition. Channi JS Takulia, whose initiatives brought the CACOSA brigade together, offered snapshots of his art works previously undertaken at other commercial (and residential) sites at the exhibition. The mood that some paintings created was difficult to let go of. The monstrous, distorted, many-fingered, one-eyed, B&W beings of Garcha strutting about against black, blue and green ink facades were as disturbing as they were different than hitherto witnessed works. Satpal Sharma’s strange, surreal settings and twisted, contorted monsters, too, presented similar conflicts. Notably, there were sharp stylistic contrasts in the coloured and B&W works of some of the artists. The first CACOSA initiative brought a refreshing beginning and the city will look forward for more from the group.
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Three persons were killed in as many accidents near Jalandhar.
In the first accident, an Uccha Pind resident was killed when a speeding car hit his motorcycle from the rear side.
Lack of development presents a grim picture in Ward number 4.
There is nothing in the name of development except an array of problems. From shortage of potable water to damaged roads, from non-functional streetlights to stagnant water and piles of garbage, almost every locality in this ward calls for attention.
Jalandhar, May 6
Lack of development presents a grim picture in Ward number 4.
There is nothing in the name of development except an array of problems. From shortage of potable water to damaged roads, from non-functional streetlights to stagnant water and piles of garbage, almost every locality in this ward calls for attention.
