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Teacher beats up girl
Samrala, June 1 The student has been identified as 12-year-old Simran Kaur of Class V. A resident of Herian village, the girl was staying with her maternal grandparents at Lal Kalan village. She told mediapersons that she was mercilessly beaten up by the teacher in the classroom. She said hearing her cries, the other students also started weeping, but the teacher continued to beat her. The fault of the girl was that she had performed badly in test papers. Members of the Sports and Social Welfare Society, an NGO, took the girl to hospital. The society members said they would help the girl in her treatment and also help her family. When the teacher concerned, Charanjit Singh, was contacted, he said: "I was angry as she got less marks in the exams." Ranjt Singh, District Education Officer, Ludhiana, confirmed the incident and said the girl was beaten with a scale. He said why the parents of the girl remained mum for two days was a mystery. He also said he had ordered the Block Education Officer to look into the matter.
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Factory worker gets stuck in escalator, dies
Ludhiana, June 1 The victim has been identified as Dinesh Kumar, a migrant from Uttar Pradesh. The victim was working as a daily wage earner and used to stay at the box factory along with his uncle Madhu Sham. Madhu Sham woke up this morning and found Dinesh missing. He thought Dinesh had left for work early. The incident came to light when workers reached the factory and found Dinesh stuck in the escalator. He was pulled out, but could not be saved. |
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Garments, dry cleaning to cost more now
Cost of clothes to rise by 40-45 per cent, dry cleaning by 20 per cent Manav Mander Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, June 1 Dry cleaners use mineral turpentine oil, which is a petroleum product, while yarn is a by-product of petroleum. "The unprecedented increase in petrol prices is going to make yarn costlier by almost 25 per cent," said Vinod Thapar, chairman of Knitwear Club. In addition to this, increase in the cost of transportation and value additions are going to make readymade garments costlier by almost 40 per cent. Subodh, who runs a dry cleaning shop at the Civil Lines, said high petroleum prices had sounded a death knell for the dry cleaning business since the mineral turpentine oil was a petroleum by-product. The profit percentage of dry cleaners has gone down to 20-25 per cent, which earlier was around 75 per cent. With no option left, many dry cleaners are switching to other professions. "The prices of petrol have increased and we have been left with no option but to pass on the burden to customers. An increase of 15-20 per cent is expected after the hike in petrol prices," he said. "But customers are not ready to pay lofty prices for dry cleaning. Since the input cost has increased, we have no choice but to increase the prices," added another dry cleaner from Ghumar Mandi. Gurbax Singh, a garment exporter, said with the increase in petrol prices, the prices of garments were bound to increase. "Increase in the cost of yarn will have an impact on the prices of garments. It will burn a hole in buyer's pockets," he said.
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Man gets 10-yr for rape
Ludhiana, June 1 Observing that the prosecutrix had gone with the accused in a flat at Ludhiana and Malerkotla willingly, the court acquitted the accused of kidnapping charge. "Going with the accused willingly and then being raped by him may seem contradictory. But the contradiction is not improbable," observed the Judge. Commenting on the changing scenario in society, the Judge remarked that there were times when any woman seen in the company of a man, who was not her brother or father, was frowned at by society. But the time has changed. Now, seeing young women in the company of men who are not their relatives is not a big thing. Some daring women also choose to go to far-off places with men. Today, agreeing to company is one thing and consenting to copulate another. A woman may agree to accompany a man and may even agree to spend a night with him, yet she may not want to have sex with him. Hence, in the present case, the girl appears to accompany the accused and stands proved on the file that she did not gave consent to have sex with her, further observed the Judge. A case under Sections 366 & 376 of IPC was registered against the accused following the statement of the victim. The prosecutrix had stated that the accused's sister was her friend. Pleading innocence, the accused said the father of the prosecutrix had taken a loan of Rs 1.5 lakh from him. When he asked him to return the money, he implicated him in a false case. But after appreciating the evidence on record, the court found the accused guilty and sentenced him to 10-year imprisonment.
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5 kg opium seized at Machchiwara
Machchiwara, June 1 The police team was patrolling the main chowk area when it noticed the accused carrying a bag on his shoulder. When he was stopped, he tried to flee, but was overpowered by the police. The police searched the bag of the accused and recovered 5 kg opium. The accused has been identified as Krishan Lal, a resident of Madhya Pradesh. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused. Police officials said it was the biggest-ever haul of opium in the Machchiwara area so far. The accused was produced in court at Samrala and was sent to police remand for a day.
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Close shave for passengers as bus overturns
Khanna, June 1 The accident took place at about 2 pm near Daheru village when the bus carrying pilgrims from Jharkhand was coming from Vaishno Devi and going to Hardwar. Some passersby reached the spot to help the injured. Several members of the City Welfare Club gave some eatables, first aid and even clothes to the injured. The administration also made arrangements for the passengers at Vishavkarma Bhawan where refreshment was provided to them. Sharing his experience, one of the injured, Professor Nageshwar, said: "I am thankful to God for saving us. The bus was speeding and I suddenly noticed that the driver was sleeping. Before I could alert him, the bus overturned. I regained consciousness only when I found myself in hospital." Muni Devi, another injured passenger, said the accident occurred due to the negligence of the driver.
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Poll code delaying opening of bridge
Ludhiana, June 1 However, the PWD officials maintained that the project got delayed due to the model code of conduct, which is enforced in view of the MC elections. The project is already running behind schedule. Now, the PWD minister has announced that the project would be completed by October this year. The traffic police has placed boulders to divert traffic. This leads to traffic jam on the main Gill Road. Dhillon said the project was almost ready. “Only a layer of bitumen is to be laid on the bridge and it would soon be opened to vehicular traffic. Most probably, the bridge would be opened to traffic on June 11,” he claimed. He had earlier claimed that he along with the PWD officials, contractor and other staff had visited the project site on March 31. “I have told the officials that by hook or by crook, I need the project to be completed by October at any cost. Besides this, we would be installing fountains and decorative lights in some parts and the area starting from Gill Road Bridge to the Ferozepur Road The girBridge would also be beautified. The bridge on Gill Road would also be opened for vehicular traffic by May 30,” Dhillon had stated.
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Filthy water floods streets
Jagraon, June 1
The residents said that the garbage scattered on the streets and the lack of cleanliness has been causing inconvenience to them. The unhygienic condition may cause various health hazards particularly during the summer and rainy seasons, said the residents. The officials of MC have paid no attention to the issue despite repeated requests by them. “We have complained to the Municiapl Council authorities several times about the problem but we got nothing except empty promises,” Sham Sunder, a local resident. “Sometime back, the MC installed a generator set to pull out the sewerage water from the streets. The plan worked initially and provided some temporary relief to us. However, things came back to square one when the generator stopped working,” said another resident Praveen Kumar. “The MC should provide a boat to us if it cannot solve the problem of blocked sewerage,” said a local resident sarcastically. Irked over the irresponsible attitude of the Municiapl Council officials, the residents had also held protests. But that, too, have failed to move the MC officials. Municiapl Council President Baldev Krishan Dhir said the generator set installed has been repaired and it will start working in a couple of days. “We have also instructed the MC employees to clean the area on a regular basis. If any problem still persists, a suitable action will be taken,” added Dhir. resident speaks
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Admission to BCom colleges on city periphery goes online
Ludhiana, June 1 Though last year also the admission to BCom I was done through online counselling but colleges falling in the periphery areas were not included. Mukesh Arora, senate member from Ludhiana, said last year admissions were conducted to BCom I under the centralised system for the colleges falling within the municipal limits. "But this year colleges located in the peripheral areas are also included. There is only one college which falls within the specified limit of Ludhiana city ie. Sri Aurobindo College of Commerce and Management and the admissions to this college will also be held online this year. The online admission system for BCom was introduced two years ago and the main reason behind centralising the admission process for the city colleges was to ensure that the seats are allotted to the students on purely merit basis. Prior to centralised system, it was alleged that most of the city colleges were denying admission to deserving candidates and offering seats to candidates who gave donations to the institutes. The students are first required to fill an online registration form and give preference to the colleges in the list. Based on their preferences and merit, the seats will be allotted.
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GADVASU felicitates winners
Ludhiana, June 1 To appreciate their achievements a small but impressive function was organised by the vet varsity. Vice-chancellor Dr Vijay Kumar Taneja conferred certificates and trophies to the winners. In the folk dance competition the team of Sumanpreet Kaur, Taranjot Kaur, Manpinder Kaur, Raman Vohra, Supreet Singh and Hony Goel won the second prize, whereas Kamaljeet and party bagged the second prize in group song. ––TNS
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Road or parking lot?
Ludhiana, June 1 n Traffic congestion is one of the main problems in Sarabha Nagar. n As there are no parking lots in the area, people park vehicles on streets. n Garbage dumped near the entry point to Sarabha Nagar is one the main distractions. n Water accumulation in Gurdev Nagar is a major problem here. n Residents complain of overspeeding by youngsters on roads in Sarabha Nagar and cases of eve-teasing and snatching are also on the rise. Statistics
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Ward No. 57 sans playgrounds
Ludhiana, June 1 n Garbage can be seen strewn all around. n Parks are ill-maintained n Sewerage remains choked. n Open manholes add to woes. ay The area lacks playgrounds. Statistics
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Roads in need of repair at Ward No. 58
Ludhiana, June 1 n Water accumulation is a major problem at Barewal village. n Sewerage and water problems dot the ward. n Areas around the Ferozepur Road lack parks and playgrounds. n Stray dogs roam freely in the area. Statistics
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Ward No. 59 far better than other areas
Ludhiana, June 1 n Most of the areas are well-maintained while there are a few that need to be developed. n Residents want that the authorities should start the work pertaining to the City Centre project. n Area along the railway lines should be cleaned up. n Work on the stadium should be completed on a priority basis. Statistics
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Vendors thrive, MC feels helpless
Puneet Pal Singh Gill Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, June 1 The municipal corporation, in its reply to an RTI application by a local resident, confessed that they had not permitted any ‘rehri’ owner to sell their goods on the Janakpuri main road, but in reality things are different. Due to this menace, the area witnessing long traffic jams. Pritpal Singh from People and Their Hopes, an NGO, in an application filed under the Right to Information Act had sought information from the corporation regarding ‘rehris’ operating from the middle of Janakpuri main road. He had also sought information regarding total tax collected from these ‘rehri’ owners by the corporation. In its reply, the municipal officials stated that no ‘rehri’ owner had been given permission to operate from middle of the Janakpuri main road; neither do they collect any tax from them. Gurcharan Singh, a resident of the area, said, “Due to such callous attitude of the corporation, those residing in the area have been suffering from frequent traffic jams and congestions. If the municipal corporation has not permitted any ‘rehri’ owner to operate from this area, then why don’t they clear the encroachments permanently? I must say that it’s a sad state of affairs in the corporation,” Gurcharan Singh said. Pargat Singh, Superintendent, Tehbazari (Zone B), seemed to have no reply to this query. When probed further, all he said, “Whenever we go for our anti-encroachment drive, we confiscate ‘rehris’ and the owners are even fined. For a ‘rehri’ which is without a roof, we issue fine of Rs 800 while for a ‘rehri’ with roof, fine is Rs 1,500. We can confiscate the ‘rehris’, fine the owners and issue them strict warning. This is all we can do,” said Pargat Singh. But when asked that what if the ‘rehri’ owner starts operating from the same place again, Pargat Singh said: “We repeat the process again.” But this is not a permanent solution to this and maybe because of callous attitude of the municipal officials, the city is not able to get rid of this menace.
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State BJP chief warns dissidents
Ludhiana, June 1 Bansal said: “Ashwani Sharma has warned other dissidents, who have filed nominations against BJP candidates, to withdraw their nominations in favour of these candidates by June 2 and campaign for them. In case they don’t obey to it, disciplinary action would be taken against them and they, too, may be expelled from the party for six years.” On the other hand, District Congress Urban Committee President Pawan Dewan today campaigned in the favour of Congress candidates Raji Bhaseen, Vajinder Sehgal, Jasbeer Kaur Khinda, Avtar Kaur and Rupinder Singh Sheela from Ward Number 2,3,5,6 and 60, respectively. He also inaugurated the election office of these candidates.
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Ludhiana, June 1 The chief guest was Prof Nandita, chairperson of department of education, Panjab University, Chandigarh. The guest of honour was Dr SS Sanga, dean faculty of eucation, Panjab University Chandigarh. Dr Sandeep Sawhney, Principal of Doraha College of Education, congratulated all the BEd students. Ramandeep Kaur, Gurpreet Kaur and Jaspreet Kaur were adjudged best in academics for the session 2011-12. ––TNS
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School Notes
Happy moments
It was a unique and an exciting experience for the tiny tots of Vajra Army School who participated in the fun party rightfully christened as "Happy moments". The zeal and enthusiasm of the kindergarten students knew no bounds. The place was decorated with balloons, kites and modelled butterflies. Dressed in vibrant colours, the students gave out their best in poem recitation and music-cum-dance event. The activity was the brainchild of the nursery teachers who wanted the tiny tots to start their summer break on a festive note. KVM organises workshop The students of primary section of KVM had fun during the last week of May. The school authorities organised different workshops on public speaking, creative writing, dance, art and craft, quiz, music, cooking without fire, calligraphy and meditation. The students had chosen the workshop according to the area of their interest. The public speaking workshop helped the students to become confident. They learnt tips for telephonic conversation as well. The creative writing workshop has enabled the students to write well on any given topic. Summer camp The summer camp of Ryan International School, Dugri, gave a wonderful platform to its students to explore their overall potential. The 11-day summer camp added a new chapter to the school’s creative. The day was accentuated by the elegance and splendour of creativity and talent. The ambiance was alive and kicking. Sports camp A sports-based summer camp is being held at Alpine International School with more than 100 students participating in it. Sports like cricket, handball, volley ball, kho-kho, chess, carom, gymnastics etc are being played by the students. National level players are coaching the students for state level competitions. Students from all over the districts rae taking part in the camp. Adventure camp Kundan Vidya Mandir, in association with Educational Tours, organised an adventure camp at Kufri. There were two camps, one for the middle section and the other for the higher section. The camp for the middle section was from May 25 to 28. The camp for the higher section was from May 28 to 31. In both the groups there were 131 students and 11 teachers. It was a great learning experience for the students. During the camp, the students enjoyed adventurous activities like river crossing, rock climbing, rappelling, valley crossing etc. All the activities were carried out under the supervision of highly qualified professionals. Summer course The Ryan International Group has been instrumental in encouraging students to innovate on a web portal known as ICEPLEX. Two students, Shivam Kwatra and Shivesh Malhotra, from Ryan International School, Ludhiana, have successfully completed BBN 2012-Summer Course specially designed for school students by ICEPLEX. The students were imparted formal training on TV news presentation and production course, entitled BBN or Beyond Breaking News. The students underwent the hands on training in fully equipped studios at Malad (west) and Chembur in Mumbai. World environment day Students of Jesus Sacred Heart School observed world environment day here today. The Eco Club has organised a pamphlet making activity so as to encourage children to adopt environment saving measures. Workshop Workshop ended with full zeal by the students of Ram Lal Bhasin Public School, Ludhiana. The purpose of the workshop was to engage students in some productive work during the holidays. At least 100 students participated in the summer workshop. The students enjoyed while learning new things throughout the camp. The students learnt to make paper bags, glass painting, carpet embroidery, T-shirt painting, calligraphy and etc. ––TNS
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Gang of yarn thieves in police custody
Ludhiana, June 1 The accused have been identified as Arvinder Kumar, Salil Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar, Misri Lal and Raj Bahadur. The police has also nabbed an agent, Mohd Wasim, who would sell the stolen yarn in Muradabad. However, three accused -- Bablu, Mohsin and Gurpreet -- managed to give the police the slip. Bablu was a part of the gang while Mohsin was operating as an agent in Muradabad and Gurpreet would ferry stolen goods in his truck. The police also recovered a .32 countrymade pistol and sharpedged weapons from the possession of the accused, besides yarn worth Rs 3 lakh. — TNS
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Gang of robbers busted
Jagraon, June 1 Jagraon DSP Surinder Kumar said today that the members of this gang were also involved in snatching Rs 40,000 from the worker of the brick kiln located on the outskirts sometime ago. The DSP stated that the three accused were arrested by a team led by SHO of the Sadar police station SHO Rachpal Singh following a tip off yesterday evening. Another member of the gang identified as Balbir Singh is already behind bars, the DSP added. He claimed that during initial investigation, the accused confessed having committed robberies in the area for the past several years. The police has registered a case against all the three accused at the Sadar police station. The accused were produced before a local court, which remanded them in the police custody for
two days.
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Pickpockets arrested
Ludhiana, June 1 One of the residents, who was offering chabeel, caught the pickpocket red handed. The duo, who appeared to be drug addicts, was thrashed by bystanders. They were handed over to the Shimlapuri
police. Sources said Rs 26,000 was recovered from the possession of the youths. According to SHO Balwinder Singh, the
youths were not in position to reveal their names yet.
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Inter-district cricket: Karan thwarts Ludhiana’s success
Ludhiana, June 1 In reply to Ludhiana’s first innings total of 442 runs that consumed 132.3 overs, Chandigarh resumed third day’s proceedings at 128 for two. Last evening’s unbeaten batsmen, Karan Goel and Naveen Dhiman started playing cautiously. However, Ludhiana gave them a blow immediately when Naveen lost his wicket after adding just one run to his overnight individual score of 22 runs. Karan appeared to be the stumbling block for Ludhiana and denied the hosts major success. He was still at the crease with 124 runs against his name as Chandigarh finished third day at 347 for six in 154 overs. Karan and Abhilash (58) shared 102-run partnership for the seventh wicket. The visitors still require 95 runs to overhaul Ludhiana’s first innings score with just four wickets in hand. Brief score: Ludhiana (first innings)- 442 all out in 132.3 overs (Sunny Pandey 26, Nikhil Chowdhary 95, Geetansh Khera 15, Davinder Sidhu 112, Gurinder Hara 64, Sandeep Singh 62 and Sukhjinder Singh 20 n.o; Rattan Singh 2 for 110, Gurvinder 4 for 100 and Abhilash 1 for 92). Chandigarh (first innings)- 347 for 6 in 154 overs (Simranpreet Singh 29, Karan Goel 124 n.o, Naveen Dhiman 23, Abhilash 58, Gaurav Puri 43; Amritpal Singh 2 for 40, Himanshu 2 for 86 and Sukhjinder Singh 1 for 80).
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Guru Nanak Club, Jarkhar Seniors in Prithipal memorial hockey semifinal
Anil Datt
Ludhiana, June 1 This hockey festival is being jointly organised by the Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy, Jarkhar, and the Ludhiana Sports Welfare Association in the memory of hockey star and Padmashree awardee, Prithipal Singh. In the first match, played last evening under the floodlights, Jarkhar Seniors proved too good for Sant Fateh Singh Club of Dholan (Jagraon) whom they edged out easily 7-3. Gursatinder Singh, captain, Jarkhar Seniors, pumped in three goals while Raj Masih, Maninder Singh Happy, Gagandeep Singh and Harminder Singh Neeta contributed one goal each to complete the tally for the winning side. For the losers, Kulwinder Singh struck twice and Gurpreet Singh sounded the board once to reduce the margin. The last league fixture between the Guru Nanak Club of Ludhiana and the Grewal Club of Kila Raipur turned out to be keenly contested affair in which the former came out triumphant 9-6. However, despite this loss, the Grewal Club had already qualified for the last four stages. For the winners, Daljeet Singh scored three goals while Harminder Pal and Philla accounted for two goals each. Sukhwinder Singh and Ravinder Singh chipped in with one goal each to complete the rout. The main contributors for the Grewal Club were Narinder Singh Nona, who scored two goals while Jasbir Singh Jassi, Kuljeet Singh and Jagjeet Singh added one goal each to help their side to salvage some pride.
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