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Lawyers observe ‘no work day’
The judicial courts complex wears a deserted look owing to “no-work day” observed by the District Bar
Association. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
Sunaina murder case |
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PTU’s plan to start 6 new PITs fails to take off
Road leading to bus stand cries for repair
Commuters have a tough time crossing Garha Road in front of the bus stand, which has developed huge potholes and got damaged after just two spells of rains in
Jalandhar. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
PUNBUS employees hold protest
Members of the Punjab Roadways PUNBUS Contract Workers’ Union hold a protest march in front of the bus stand in Jalandhar on Wednesday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
Lal Badshah fair
6 lakh saplings to be planted in district
School students plant saplings in Jalandhar. A file photo
Population day Health Minister Madan Mohan Mittal takes a nap during a function on World Population Day in Jalandhar on Wednesday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
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Lawyers observe ‘no work day’
Jalandhar, July 11 The lawyers will also observe “no work day” tomorrow. In the emergency meeting of the executive committee of the District Bar Association (DBA), held under the presidentship of advocate Gurnam Singh Pelia, it was decided that the DBA would observe “no-work days” on July 11 and 12 as per the call of the BCI and would also protest against the Bill. A litigant, Rajiv Sharma, said he had filed a civil case against Raj Kiran a few years ago and the decision in the case had already been delayed due to a huge backlog of cases and observing “no-work day” had further adversely affected him. Rajiv Sharma suggested that the BCI and DBA should adopt such means to protest for their cause with which the litigants did not suffer. Justifying 5observing “no-work day”, DBA president said the advocates were left with no option, but to hold a strike as they had already submitted memorandums to the representatives of the UPA government against the Bill with which the foreign lawyers’ companies would be allowed to practice in Indian and they would not fall under the jurisdiction of the Bar Council of India or Bar Council of the states. Further, the foreigners would also be allowed to open law colleges, he said, adding that all these steps would not only be against the interests of the advocates of the country, but also against the interests of the country. Pelia said, “The District Bar Association has full solidarity with the litigants as they had to suffer due to ‘no-work day’, but sometimes one has to suffer for a better cause.”
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Accused’s relatives hold protest, disrupt traffic
Bipin Bhardwaj Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, July 11 The protesters alleged that the CIA staff of the city police was torturing Rohit, Bhima, Sandeep Singh, alias Sandy, Jasdeep Singh, alias Billa, and Kaku, who were falsely implicated in the case. Raising fingers at the functioning of the police, the protesters, led by some local leaders, alleged that the police had woke from a slumber after a long time and framed Rohit and his friends in a false case. Even the narco tests conducted on the suspects had failed to establish their involvement in the case, they claimed. The protesters postponed their agitation only after Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (City-II) Gagan Ajit Singh and his team reached the spot and pacified them. Meanwhile, the accused were produced before a local court and were remanded in the police custody for another day. Taking a serious note of the failure of the city police that virtually had abandoned the case more than two years ago the Punjab and Haryana High Court had earlier summoned the Punjab DGP on a petition filed by the victim’s mother Manjit Kaur. The complainant had alleged that the local police had been unable to arrest the accused and sought directions that the investigation be handed over to some higher official above the rank of the SP, preferably a woman IPS officer. The police had arrested Rohit along with his four accomplices in the Sunaina murder case. Having a love affair with the girl, Rohit had allegedly killed her. Sunaina, a resident of Lasuri Mohhal in Basti Danish Mandan, was gang raped before being murdered. The assailants had chopped off her both legs and tried to set the body ablaze in an attempt to destroy the evidences. The incident had came to light when villagers noticed some stray dogs eating body parts lying in a plot of Green Avenue Colony on the morning of the next day of crime. They informed sarpanch Gulzari Lal and subsequently the police was called. A case under Section 302 of the IPC had been registered on the complaint of the deceased’ mother Manjit Kaur, but no arrest was made.
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PTU’s plan to start 6 new PITs fails to take off
Jalandhar, July 11 Reason: The PTU cannot have fresh recruitment till the time it has a new Chairman of the Board of Governors (BoG). A PIL has been filed by the Anti-Corruption Society challenging the legality of the PTU BoG under the chairmanship of the Punjab Chief Secretary. Following this, the PTU has advertised the post of Chairman inviting people of eminence from technology and industry till July 20. A search committee of the Technical Education Department will look
into all applications and propose the name before the government. The university had already started two PITs last year - one at Kapurthala, adjoining its own campus, and another at Mansa. Kapurthala campus had taken admission for MTech in computer science engineering and electronics and communication engineering. This year it has already started admission for 60 seats in MBA. At the PIT,
Mansa, the PTU had last year started integrated BTech course for matric-pass students. At
Nandgarh, it has plans to start BBA on its transit campus in government school there. Vice-Chancellor, PTU, Dr Rajneesh Arora said there could not be any recruitments for the time being. “We already have got buildings for campuses at Rajpura and Dinanagar. But we cannot appoint a new faculty. So we had to put off the expansion projects,” he pointed out. |
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Road leading to bus stand cries for repair
Jalandhar, July 11 Reason: The road has series of huge potholes with stones protruding from everywhere, hence making it difficult for the commuters to drive on this stretch. While at some places, the road is badly broken, at other places it is has big potholes, which have been leading to a bumpy drive for the commuters. This at a time when monsoons have approached and the residents have already been facing problem of water logging in the city. Even yesterday when it rained for around 40 minutes, the entire stretch leading towards the entrance of bus stand from Garha Road had converted into a pool of water. Such was the chaos that many potholes, the broken stretches and the low-lying areas of the road are still filled with water. “If a little rain has left this road deluged and broken, what would be its condition during downpours of monsoons. The authorities concerned should always start repair works of such broken stretches ahead of the monsoons to avoid accidents and problems to the commuters,” said a couple from the Garha locality. Commuters, especially those driving two-wheelers, are the worst affected. Further, the heavy flow of buses on the route has been deteriorating the condition of the road. “Surprisingly, this is one of the widely used roads of the city, but its poor condition has not invited anybody’s attention. If it is not repaired at the earliest, the road would completely cease to exist after the monsoons”, said Supreet Kaur, a daily commuter to Phagwara. It is pertinent to mention here that the Municipal Carporation (MC) authorities has started the work on filling the potholes with mud in front of PIMS yesterday. However, no such repair work is in sight for this road as of now. Official speak We are not aware of the poor condition of this road. But, we would definitely get it repaired, once the Municipal Corporation receives the required funds for such development works from the state government. At present, the Municipal Corporation is cash strapped, hence many developmental works have been hanging fire. — Rakesh Rathour, Mayor
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PUNBUS employees hold protest
Jalandhar, July 11 Later, the employees handed a memorandum over to Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti (DC) to be forwarded to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Labour Minister and Principal Secretary, Labour Department. Addressing the gathering, CITU general secretary Raghunath Singh said by appointing contractual employees and not paying them equal wages according to their work the state government was flouting the rules of the Contract Labour Act-1970. “The Punjab Government is openly flouting Section 10 (B) of this Act and forcing the Punjab Roadways PUNBUS employees to work on contract system. The government should abolish this system,” he added. He added that the contractual employees were being paid less than Rs 5,000 as monthly salary. “It is sheer violation of Section 25 of the Contract Labour Act-1970, which states that the employees should be paid equal wage according to the equal work in Punjab Roadways PUNBUS,” the union members demanded. |
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No politics within shrine premises: Hans Raj Hans
Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, July 11 While the ‘no drugs’ stance taken by the Hans last year had not gone down too well with Sufi conservatives, as the singer himself had said, his reinforcement of the move this year has marked a contemporary (and touted by many as a positive) shift in the way shrines have been perceived for years. Even as a dejected, disillusioned (with politics) Hans had clearly expressed his disenchantment with politics last year, his changed political position this year, he said, would not in any way alter his plans for the shrine and the fair. When questioned in this regard, he said, “The SAD supports my endeavours and I am grateful for that. My colleagues from the party will grace the occasion. But the affairs of the shrine will be free from politics. There is no place for politics inside the shrine radius.” Pointing out to another eminent feature at the fair this year, Hans said intellectuals from the Punjabi University, Patiala, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and other seats of education from across the state would be participating. “Scholars will deliberate on “Sufi thought against addiction’ and present papers on the topic,” he said. Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University Dr Jaspal Singh would be present on the occasion and the presence of scholars from the Sufi Foundation set up at Punjabi University, Patiala, would also be felt. Keeping in mind the bothersome spread of cancer in the state, a cancer check-up camp would also be held by a UK-based NGO at the shrine on the first day of the fair. While the fair would start with the camp being held on July 16, the seminar would follow on July 17. Throughout the five days, there would be recitals from acclaimed singers in Punjab and Pakistan. Political figures like Cabinet minister Ajit Singh Kohar and senior Akali leader Gurpartap Singh Wadala would be attend the fair. Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal and DGP, Punjab, AA Sadiqui would be present in the seminar. No work on the archives
While Hans had promised a library of books and musical archives last year at the shrine last year, the project has not yet been started. He said, “We are still working on the boundary wall, the library will start later.” His plans for a non-profit music academy, which would provide free music education to students, too, seems to be put on hold for the moment. |
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6 lakh saplings to be planted in district
Jalandhar, July 11 The entire district administration, including SDMs, block officers, DEOs, XEN of the Municipal Corporation and EOs of the municipal councils, have been roped in for the project. As many as 4.5 saplings for the purpose are being provided by the District Forest Office, while the remaining will be arranged from other departments or through funds to be provided under the mission. A comprehensive plan has been drawn out to undertake the project as per which the plantations have to be first executed in government buildings, schools, colleges, departments, hospitals, veterinary hospitals, cremation grounds and cattle sheds, to be later followed around commercial buildings and other sites. Under the mission, the forest officers are going around each village and looking for sites where plantations can be done. District Forest Officer Surjit Singh said a survey had been conducted in 177 villages. He pointed out that 893 plantation sites had been calculated in Uggi village, including those in a government school there, panchayat ghar and other places. “Likewise, we have done a comprehensive exercise for each village,” he claimed. The Municipal Corporation has got a target of planting 20,000 saplings, while PAP has got 2,500 saplings and Jalandhar Improvement Trust is to plant 5,000 saplings. The BSF, CRPF, ITBP and EOs of Adampur, Nakodar, Bhogpur and Kartarpur have targets ranging between 500 to 1,000. Jalandhar Cantonment would also be handed over 3,000 saplings. Surjit Singh said saplings of trees such as jamun, mango, amla, silver oak and arjun were being given while ornamental plants such as phycus, bougainvillaea, bamboo, bottle brush and others were also being supplied. Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti held a meeting of the officials concerned on the matter and directed them to complete the target in the next 30 to 45 days in view of better growth in the monsoons.
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Health Minister calls for population control
Tribune news Service
Jalandhar, July 11 From July 11 to 24, another population mobilisation fortnight would be observed, under which family planning fairs and camps would be held in all districts and their block headquarters. He stressed on mobilising parents to welcome the girl child. The Health Minister said he would ensure the recruitment of women doctors to conduct medical check-ups on women prisoners in jails. The Director, Health Services, Karamjit Kaur, while speaking on the occasion, said, “It is very important to control the rising population because it in turn gives rise to environmental imbalances and rising pollution.” During the function stress was laid on avoiding early child marriage and going for family planning operations among couples who had two children. Ciivl Surgeon RL Bassan and District Family Welfare Officer Dr Aruna were also present.
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Jalandhar, July 11
Jalandhar, July 11
On the lines of the proposed “Green Punjab Mission”, there are plans to plant as many as 6 lakh saplings of fruit, shady and ornamental trees across the length and breadth of the district.
The entire district administration, including SDMs, block officers, DEOs, XEN of the Municipal Corporation and EOs of the municipal councils, have been roped in for the project.
Jalandhar, July 11
