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Development works get boost ahead of MC polls
Inquiry marked into illegal sale of turtles
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Storm water drain project sanctioned
Interlocking tiles being laid on a footpath outside the tehsil complex in Jalandhar on Thursday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
In-laws held for duping NRI
BSP burns effigies of Sibal, Badal
MC elections: Congress intensifies process for finalising candidates
Nagar Panchayat poll in Goraya on June 7
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MC POLLS Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, May 17
The ward also has unapproved colonies, including Master Mehnga Singh Colony, Mohinder Singh Colony, Golden Colony (phases I and II), Boonga Colony and Model Estate. Though some of these colonies have recently been approved, it will still take time before residents of these localities see proper sewerage network and roads. A resident who lives near the two-kilometre stretch of ganda nullah passing through the Brring village says: “We have to deal with the stench emanating from the nullah all through the day. We were hoping that the problem will be resolved once the sewerage lines are laid, but the work is still not complete. The nullah is almost an official dump where residents and safai karmcharis dump garbage. While sewerage has been laid in almost all the neighbouring wards, our ward is lagging behind in development works,” he said. Both the Congress and SAD are eager to take credit for the funds earmarked for laying sewerage lines. The sitting councillor says it is due to her efforts that the project began. The Opposition, however, says the credit for development goes to MLA Manoranjan Kalia. Prospective candidates Amount spent
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Development works get boost ahead of MC polls
Jalandhar, May 17 Contractors of various development works, including road re-carpeting, tubewell installation and streetlights, were today seen flocking the offices of the SEs of the concerned departments ahead of the code which is scheduled to come into force on May 21. While almost all new B&R works have been approved only for the SAD-BJP wards, there also is a clear-cut discrimination in the allotment of streetlight works. During the recent allotment of works of installation of streetlights points, sodium lamps and fancy lights, the ruling SAD-BJP councillors have taken the lion’s share with works to the tune of Rs 93.76 lakh being cleared in their wards. The remaining works estimated at around Rs 38.57 lakh have gone for wards of the opposition councillors. Two SAD councillors -Kamaljit Bhatia, who is also the Senior Deputy Mayor, and Narinder Kaur, councillor of Ward 54 -alone have managed to get streetlight projects worth Rs 36 lakh and Rs 22.10 lakh, respectively, cleared. Among BJP leaders, Kirpal Singh Buti of Ward 42 and Rimpi Prabhakar of Ward 4 seem to have been the favourite lots with projects over Rs 12 lakh being sanctioned for colonies in their areas. There are five other BJP councillors who have got their projects through.aEven as six Congress councillors have got their streetlights projects cleared, Aruna Arora of Ward 55 seems to have been the most favoured one with projects to the tune of Rs 13.88 lakh getting cleared. These include high mast lights in Rainbow Park and Narula Park in the posh Model Town area. An amount of Rs 6.36 lakh is also being spent on street lights of the same colony.
Parties start receiving applications
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Inquiry marked into illegal sale of turtles
Jalandhar, May 17
Lodha also sent a copy of the news report to the Chief Wildlife Warden through e-mail. He also expressed his displeasure over delay in rescuing a monkey tethered with iron railing of a boundary wall adjacent to Lovely Profession University a couple of months ago. Dr Sandeep K Jain, a member of Animal Welfare Board of India, has demanded that the case should be handed over to the Wildlife Crime Bureau. DFO, Phillaur, SS Gill, however, denied having received any communication from the Chief Wildlife Warden.
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Storm water drain project sanctioned
Jalandhar, May 17 As many as 11 points for rainwater drains have been earmarked for its quick disposal. Water stagnation had been a perpetual problem in the area, especially during monsoon. The common gate in front of the PUDA office remains inundated for days after a heavy spell of rain. SAD councillor of Ward 31 Raminder Kaur Dhinsa said the road gullies were being made to overcome the seasonal problem. Also, as part of the Centre’s city beautification project, the entire area around the tehsil complex is being spruced up. The old concrete footpaths have been removed replacing them with the new ones having inter-locking tiles. The central verges, too, have been rebuilt raising their height so that the pedestrians do not cross them every now and then, thus making the road less accident-prone.
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In-laws held for duping NRI
Jalandhar, May 17 The police woke from its slumber after the Punjab NRI Commission issued a notice to the city Commissioner of Police directing him to submit a report within three weeks from the date of filing of the complaint at the NRI police station by the victim. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) Navjot Singh Mahal revealed that the couple - Chiranji Lal and his wife Jasbir Kaur - had been arrested after a case under Sections 98A, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC was registered against them at the NRI police station. Mahal said the police had launched a hunt for absconding husband Ravi Sidhu, who had managed to obtain two passports on forged documents by changing his first name and date of birth. The complainant, Nileshni Reddy, alias Monika, has been in the city for the last couple of months in search of her husband and had alleged that Ravi Sidhu deserted her after duping her of crores of rupees. Nileshni, who is pregnant, claims to be a registrar in the Ministry of Justice, New Zealand. Nileshni had come in contact with Ravi Sidhu through matrimonial website shaddi.com. She flew to India to meet Ravi in August, 2011. Following her in-laws’ directions, the marriage was solemnised at Gopi Nath Temple, near Mai Heeran Gate, and subsequently was registered in the office of the Registrar of Marriage-cum-Tehsildar, Jalandhar Division-II, on August 25, 2011, Nileshni said. On April 26, 2012, while the couple was staying in Hotel Radisson in Dwara, New Delhi, Ravi managed to escape from the hotel in wee hours. Meanwhile, the arrested couple today submitted an affidavit in the police station claiming that they had already debarred their son from their property.
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BSP burns effigies of Sibal, Badal
Jalandhar, May 17 The protesters also lodged their protest against the Chief Minister’s remarks regarding “recast of Indian Constitution” and alleged that Badal was trying to sideline the Dalits. They alleged that the HRD Ministry had hurt the sentiments of the Dalit community by publishing NCERT textbooks with BR Ambedakar’s cartoons. The protesters criticised the Union Government, especially the HRD Ministry, for printing objectionable cartoons of BR Ambedkar. Those who spoke on the occasion included Kamal Dev, Tarsem Joshi, Dharampal and Rajinder. |
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MC elections: Congress intensifies process for finalising candidates
Jalandhar, May 17 President of the district Congress (urban) Arun Walia said the party candidates would likely be declared within next three-four days as the elections would be held on June 10. Meanwhile, according to the poll schedule, candidates can file their nomination papers from May 21 to 24, the scrutiny of the papers will be held on May 26, whereas any candidate can withdraw his or her name by May 28. The entire poll process will be completed by June 13. In the meantime, a total of 280 Congressmen have formally applied for Congress ticket for the 60 wards of the MC, he added. A copy of the list of Congress ticket seekers has been handed over to those Congress leaders who fought recent Assembly elections from Jalandhar (North), (Central), (South) and Jalandhar Cantonment segments. Congress leaders Avtar Henry, Rajinder Beri, Suman Kayee and Jagbir Brar unsuccessfully contested from Jalandhar (North), Jalandhar (Central), Jalandhar (South) and Jalandhar Cantonment, respectively. They will recommend the names of probable candidates of the wards falling under their Assembly segments to the 18-member Congress screening committee for the MC polls. Similarly, the district Congress (urban) has also sent its observers to each of the 60 wards to know the winning chances of the Congress ticket seekers, sources said. On the basis of the observers report, district Congress would also recommend the names of probable candidates to the 18-member screening committee. Subsequently, Chairman of the screening committee Rana Gurjit Singh (also Kapurthala MLA and Punjab Congress general secretary) and state Congress observer Ashwani Sekhri would try to make consensus on the probable candidates primarily on the basis of winning chances, the sources added. In case of no consensus on some seats, a panel of names for probable candidates would be sent to Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh for finalising the candidates. Apart from MLAs Ashwani Sekhri and Rana Gurjit Singh, district Congress president Arun Walia, former minister Avtar Henry, councillor Rajinder Beri, former MLA Jagbir Brar, former Improvement Trust Chairman Tejinder Bittu, former Mayor Surendra Mahay, opposition leader in MC Jagdish Raja, PCC member Manoj Arora, Seth Satpal Mal, Sushma Gautam, Daljit Singh Ahluwalia, Rajesh Bhatti, Amrit Khosla, Saradari Lal Bhagat, DMC president Dr Jasleen Sethi and DYC president Gagandeep Singh are the members of the 18-member screening and campaign committee of the Congress for the MC elections.
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Nagar Panchayat poll in Goraya on June 7
Phagwara, May 17 The municipal elections in Goraya will be held after seven years, but the numbers of wards remains the same. Political activities are gaining momentum day by day for the elections. There are total 10,557 voters - 5,434 male and 5,123 female. Lack of water and sewerage facilities are the main problems of the residents of the small town of Goraya. According to the polling schedule, candidates can file their nomination papers from May 21 to 24 and withdraw from poll fray by May 28.
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Jalandhar, May 17 The workshop was attended by teachers of Cambridge International School, Amritsar, Co-Ed Cambridge International School Jalandhar, Cambridge International School for Girls, Jalandhar, and Cambridge
International School, Phagwara. The workshop was primarily an orientation programme where the teachers were equipped with the working of the IAYP programme in schools. Children’s right As many as 1,300 students participated in global voting on children’s right on May 14 at MGN Public School, Adarsh Nagar. The World’s Children Prize for the Rights of the Child (WCPRC) is a Sweden-based organisation that honours three nominated candidates every year who have worked and contributed in protecting the rights laid for children by the UN. The school students were made aware of children’s heroes through assembly talks and magazine distributions. DAV workshop A three-day workshop organised by DAV In-service Education and Research Centre (a unit of DAV Managing Committee, New Delhi) to develop sample question papers for business studies was held at Police DAV Public School from May 12 to 14. The workshop was
inaugurated by Shreshta Sharma, Education Officer, DAV, PP Sharma, Regional Director, and Dr Rashmi Vij, Principal of the school. The workshop was attended by 40 teachers of DAV schools, from various regions. On the closing day, they were awarded participation certificates. Mother’s Day A variety of activities were held to celebrate Mother’s Day at Innocent Hearts School, Green Model Town, Jalandhar, and Innocent Hearts Green Field, Loharan. Students of nursery to class IV prepared “coupons for mother”. Students of classes V and VI made coupons of “I am at your service”. Students of classes VII and VIII made beautiful cards and wrote their feelings for their mothers in it. The students of classes IX and X participated by writing “A letter to mother”. In the morning assembly, the importance of Mother’s Day was highlighted. Mother’s Day was also celebrated at Sacred Heart Public School, Kapurthala, on May 11. Mothers of tiny tots were invited on the occasion. A teacher gave a speech on the significance of mothers. Children of the school performed a dance. The mothers were jubilant to see their children dancing on the stage. A poem was recited to show the importance of mothers.
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Ward Number 12 is a classic example of underdevelopment. Even the sitting councillor admits that the ward has been ignored and has seen little development.
Come monsoon and visitors to the administrative complex will not face waterlogging problem as the Municipal Corporation has sanctioned a storm water drain project in the area.
As many as 11 points for rainwater drains have been earmarked for its quick disposal. Water stagnation had been a perpetual problem in the area, especially during monsoon.
Jalandhar, May 17
To lodge their protest against the publication of BR Ambedkar’s cartoons in NCERT books, leaders and workers of the the Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP) burnt effigies of Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Kapil Sibal and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at Company Bagh today.
The department swung into action soon after M Lodha, organising secretary of the Care of Animals and Protection of Environment, India, informed Chief Wildlife Warden Dharindra Kumar about the illegal online sale of rare turtles in Jalandhar.