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Gurnoor Kaur tops in city
Punjab Roadways workers keep buses off road
Garbage dumps, high-tension wires pose problems
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Residents flirting with danger
BJP declares candidates
2 fire incidents reported in city
Man robbed of valuables
Two held with intoxicants
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Gurnoor Kaur tops in city
Jalandhar, May 22 Gurnoor, who aims to become a neurologist, has been a topper throughout in school. She had attained 95 per cent marks in class X ICSE examination. She is still waiting for her plus two CBSE result. For her parents, it has been a dream come true to see their two daughters become doctors. Gurnoor’s father Baljit Singh Ghuman is a veterinary doctor at Lambran and mother Prof Kulwinder Kaur is working as a geography lecturer at Government Arts and Sports College. Her elder sister Ravleen Kaur has completed her MBBS from DMC, Ludhiana. MGN Public School student Simranjot Singh Sodhi follows her with 48th rank. The boy still has his fingers crossed for he is awaiting the result of the All-India PMT before he makes his decision of choosing his medical college. While Simranjot’s father is a social compliance auditor, his mother is a science mistress at Government Senior Secondary School, Partapura. Jasleen Kaur Bhalla, travel agent’s daughter, has got the 54th rank. A student of MGN School, she has scored 680 marks in the test. While her elder brother is a software engineer, she aims to become a cardiologist or gastroenterologist. Another local student to have made it to the same rank is Chittesh Madaan, son of a chemist shop owner. The boy is a student of Shiv Joti Public School. He, too, has got 680 marks in the entrance test. Next in line is Parul from Swami Sant Dass School with the 100th rank, followed by Shreya Gupta of Innocent Hearts Public School with the 134th rank, Prabhleen of St Soldier School with the 173rd rank. Anmol Garg of MGN School and Ghritachi Sandal from Innocent Hearts School have got the 182nd rank. Simran Josan and Saleem Bawa of Innocent Hearts School have got the 217th and 199th rank, respectively. Venus Sharma, daughter of a bank manager and a student of Guru Amar Dass Public School, has attained the 324th rank. Chandrika of Swami Sant Dass School shares the same rank with her. Ravanjot of DIPS has got the 397th rank. A student of Innocent Hearts School, Anmol, has got the fifth rank in the reserved category, while her general rank is 1,064. Her father is a seat reservation supervisor with the Indian Railways. Likewise, Naina of Swami Sant Dass School has got the 20th rank in the reserved category, but the 509th rank in the general category. Others who had cleared the PMT include Sahil of Swami Sant Dass School (789th rank), Ritu of St Soldier School (794th rank), Neha of Innocent Hearts School (798th rank), Kareen Arora of St Soldier School and Sidhartha of Swami Sant Dass School (both with 850th rank), Maninderbir Singh of DIPS (956th rank) and Gayathri of Swami Sant Dass School (980th rank). Anna Deol, Ashima Chopra, Subita Alagh, Mansah Vij, Gagandeep Singh Gauba, Mavinderdeep Kaur Sandhu, Gurleen Kaur, Alisha, Jeena, Gunjan, Lovepreet and Ankush are among others to have also cleared the entrance test. |
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Punjab Roadways workers keep buses off road
Jalandhar May 22 The union has warned the government that the members would go on an indefinite strike if it failed to fulfil their demands. It was the second day of the strike today. About 750 workers, mainly drivers and conductors, shun work demanding regularisation of contract workers. The protesters staged a dharna in front of the Punjab Roadways Depot-I and raised slogans against the government. Jaswant Singh, president of the union, said if the government did not fulfil their demands of regularisation of contract workers, they would go on an indefinite strike. Being employed on contract, they had been getting Rs 3,500 per month only, which was not enough to lead even a normal life, he said, demanding that the government should regularise their services and abolish the contract system. “We recently had a talk with the Director of the Punjab Roadways, who assured us that he would resolve the issue in the forthcoming meeting with the Chief Minister,” Jaswant Singh said, adding that if their demands were not met, then they would go on an indefinite strike from May 28. Manpreet Singh, a protester, alleged that they had been made to work 20 hours a day, but were not given required dues. He revealed that in the state as many as 1,800 buses were off road and 5,500 contract workers on strike. Meanwhile, other Punjab Roadways buses and private buses are plying on the roads.
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Garbage dumps, high-tension wires pose problems
Jalandhar, May 22
In the Guru Nanak Pura (West) and Bashirpura areas, there are road stretches in localities and the main road which have not been maintained well, but on the whole, the ward boasts of better roads than many other areas.
The deep pit behind JC Resorts on the Pathankot bypass has been lying empty for a long time. While it is home to garbage and dumped rubble from highway works, the administration’s plan to develop it as a green belt (and/or to hand it over to a local NGO) hasn’t borne any fruits so far, making it an ugly patch in the area. A huge dump in the Chugitti area, with some slum dwellers, too, residing on the land, has also been creating problems in the area, especially when Guru Nanak Pura (both East and West) in the ward was one of the places which witnessed the gastroenteritis outbreak last year. Residents complain that nothing has been done to address the problem in these dumps. Residents say the slums, which were limited till last year, are also springing up in some localities of Bashirpura and Bashirpura now. Low-lying high-tension wires in the area have also claimed some lives, but the problem hasn’t been solved. The worry for most of the residents is that the ever-increasing slums and an increasing threat of addiction go hand in hand. Shady areas and dumps have become hubs for addicts. The councillor’s work has been commended in many areas of the ward and there are places where a single unhappy resident is difficult to trace. But residents allege that he also has a tendency to overlook troubles in some areas just because he got many works done in others.
Prospective candidates The BJP’s Manjinder Singh Chattha, who has been councillor of the ward (general) for two consecutive years, will be contesting elections from here again this year. Manmohan Singh Raju, from the Congress, will be contesting the elections against him. Areas in ward Guru Nanak Pura (West), Kamal Vihar, Bashirpura, Thakur Singh Colony, Bhagat Nagar, Ekta Nagar and Chugitti village. Amount spent Chattha says he has spent Rs 7.70 crore in the last five years. He has spent the amount on making better roads, water supply connections and sewerage work. While work on building parks in the Chugitti areas is on, working for a green cover for the area is another issue that he is keen to work on.
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Residents flirting with danger
Jalandhar, May 22 y May 18: A teenage boy, Narinder Kumar, a resident of Bhargo Camp, was electrocuted when he was installing decorative lights on the terrace of his house in Tower Enclave, Phase-II. Even as high-tension power cables passing close to houses have claimed many lives, residents, it seems, have learnt no lesson Residents have a tendency to use every inch of their property and leave a little distance between their roof and high-tension power cables. Residents have been violating provisions of the Indian Electricity Rules, 1956, and also ignoring the guidelines of the Town and Country Planning Department. The problem is acute in a majority of residential colonies developed illegally by the property dealers. Talking to the Tribune, Gopal Sharma, Superintending Engineer (Distribution), PowerCom, Jalandhar Circle, revealed the colonies were developed decades after the laying of power cables. He said the colonisers developed colonies in violation of the Indian Electricity Rules. Moreover, some unauthorised colonies that mushroomed under political patronage were even regularised following political pressure, he added. "We have been issuing notices to violators and even taking up the issue with the civic body regularly," Sharma said. When asked if the power cables endangering human lives could be shifted, Sharma said: "This could only be possible if residents bear the cost."
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BJP declares candidates
Jalandhar, May 22 The name of sitting Mayor Rakesh Rathour is missing in the list. The BJP has chosen Ashwini Bhandari to contest polls from Ward Number 20, presently represented by Rakesh Rathour. The BJP is, however, yet declare candidates for wards 14, 26, 33 and 34. The SAD will contest on the remaining 22 of the 60 wards. The SAD is likely to announce its list tomorrow. Almost all the sitting councillors or their family members have got party tickets as is in the case of Prem Lata Vashisht for Ward 2, wife of sitting councillor Ved Kumar Vashisht. Father-in-law of sitting councillor Sunita Rinku, Bhagwant Rinku will contest from Ward 4. Sunil Joti has been repeated from Ward 5 and so has been Majinder Singh Chatha from Ward 15. Arjun Pappi, husband of sitting councillor from Ward 16 Kamaljit Kaur, too, has made it in the list. Ram Gopal Gupta, father-in-law of sitting councillor Yogita Gupta, has got the ticket from Ward 25. The party imposed faith in Ravi Mahendru, sitting councillor from Ward 38 and Amit Pal Singh Sandha, son of sitting councillor Kirpal Singh Buti from Ward 42. Sharda Sharma, wife of Kamal Sharma, has got the ticket from Ward 48. Yuva morcha, Jalandhar, president Krishan Kochhar has ben declared as the party candidate from Ward 27. Other party office-bearers whose name figure in the list include Anil Sachar and Rajan Angural. Mahila Morcha members have been the most unlucky as they have not got due representation. The party has even been generous for the independents who joined the party after the 2007 polls. These include Joginder Singh Tony from Ward 35 and Sudesh Rani, wife of councillor Gurmit Chand from Ward 9. The list Ward No Candidate 2 Prem Lata Vashisht 4 Bhagwant Prabhakar 5 Sunil Joti 7 Kishan Lal Sharma 9 Sudesh Rani 15 Majinder Chatha 16 Arjun Pappi 17 Gurmail Singh 18 Suman Sehgal 19 Satish Dhir 20 Ashwini Bhandari 22 Kawaljit Singh Bedi 23 Sulekha Bhagat 24 Krishan Kochhar 25 Ram Gopal Gupta 26 Kalia 27 Minta Kochhar 28 Varinder Sharma 30 Anil Sachar 31 Ram Lubhaya Kapoor 32 Usha Kala 33 — 34 — 35 Joginder Singh Tony 38 Ravi Mahendru 41 Darshal Lal Bhagat 42 Amit Singh Sandha 44 Sunanda Malhotra 46 Rajan Angural 48 Sharda Sharma 49 Ajit Bhardwaj 51 Daulat Ram 52 Kasturi Lal 53 Puran Chand 58 Prabh Dyal 59 Varesh Mintu
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2 fire incidents reported in city
Jalandhar, May 22 Fire officials said that transformer might have caught fire due to the rising heat. However, no loss of life or property was reported. Fire officials said that plot had wild growth, including cannabis and weeds, which caught fire. However, the exact cause of fire is still unknown. A fire tender reached the spot and doused the flames. With the onset of summer, the city has witnessed 80 fire incidents (since April). While 45 fire incidents took place last month, at least 35 fire incidents have been reported in the last three weeks of May. The city reported 50 and 57 fire incidents in April and May, respectively. Fire officials said that one of the reasons of rise in fire incidents in summer was the practice of burning stubble. Even a few days ago, a godown where scrap was dumped caught fire due to smouldering particles in the air. In another incident, three buses dumped in the ground near Lamha Pind Chowk were gutted. Sources said some miscreants had thrown a smouldering cigarette and the weeds caught fire.
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Man robbed of valuables
Jalandhar, May 22
Two held with intoxicants
The Police Division No 1 today arrested two drug peddlers and recovered intoxicants from their possession.
The accused have been identified as Satya Parkash of Janta Colony here and Avtar Singh of Ballan village near here. The police had set up a naka at Maqsoodan Chowk and on suspicion, signalled a scooter to stop. On search, six injections and 250 capsules were recovered from their possession. A case under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered. |
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Gurnoor Kaur, daughter of a veterinarian, has done the city proud by bagging the 16th rank in the Punjab PMET, the result of which was declared late last evening.
As many as 300 buses of Punjab Roadways, Jalandhar Depot-I and II, have gone off road due to the two-day strike of the Punjab Roadways Punbus Contract Workers Union.
Jalandhar, May 22
Jalandhar, May 22
While people are greatly inconvenienced by a plethora of empty lands or plots being used as garbage dumps, Manjinder Singh Chattha, councillor of the ward, says he hasn’t let garbage dumps remain in his area.