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City rocked by Two more snatching incidents
Snatcher’s sketch released
Fear grips residents
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Snatchers adopt new strategies to fool cops
 Amritsar, July 20
While the police has failed miserably to curb snatching incidents, snatchers are adopting new strategies to hoodwink the police. Turning innovative, snatchers throw away mobile phones, which were found in the purses of their victims. These phones used to provide major clues to police teams to trace the suspects. Perplexed with the new trend, the police officials have to make new strategies to nab these culprits.
Poll code violations: Ex-Mayor among six appear before court
Drainage dept takes stock of dumping of ‘toxic’ fly ash
City-Chandigarh flight from July 23
SC panel holds talks with
district officials
GNDU VC honours six former principals
Teachers form front against DEO
Bar Council gives nod to Khalsa College of Law
Amit Kumar in Indian Idol-6
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City rocked by Two more snatching incidents
Amritsar, July 20 Rani Maheshwari, a resident of Assam, was returning after paying obeisance at the Golden Temple. She along with her family was hiring a rickshaw when the two motorcycle-borne youths snatched her chain. She immediately raised an alarm following which a youth chased them on his motorcycle. He intercepted them after a brief chase. The people gathered at the spot and thrashed one of the alleged snatcher, identified as Maninder Singh, a resident of the Kot Mit Singh area. His accomplice, identified as Khatta, managed to escape from spot with the chain. Maninder was driving the motorcycle. People later handed over the suspect to the PCR team. Joga Singh, SHO, Kotwali police station, said a case is being lodged in this connection. A manhunt has been launched to nab his accomplice. Meanwhile, two unidentified youths snatched a purse from one Shaani Sharma of Ranjit Pura, Chheharta area when she along with her mother was returning home after purchasing gold jewellery from the Guru Bazaar area in the walled city. In her complaint lodged with the police, she said the accused came from behind on a motorcycle and decamped with her purse. She said she had gold jewellery weighing 25 grams, an ATM card, voter i-card, PAN card and Rs 7,000 in her purse. A case under Section 382 and 34 of the IPC has been registered in this regard. The police today released the sketch of a suspect who had shot at a resident and stolen the earrings of a woman in the Naraingarh area. The accused had injured Jaspal Singh who had tried to save the victim and nab the culprits. "We have prepared the computer sketch following the description given by the eyewitnesses who were present at the spot and had tried to catch the accused," said ADCP Amrik Singh Pawar. He said the sketch has been circulated to all the police stations and media. He appealed to the people to inform the police in case they found such person in their areas. He said public can approach him on his mobile number 97811-30104 and at Police Commissioner's number 9781130101 besides at 97811-30109 (ACP) and 97811-30211 (SHO) number. He said the identity of informers would remain a secret while appropriate award would also be given to them.
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Fear grips residents
Amritsar, July 20 Snatchers even don't desist from attacking victims if they resist their attempts. Even the people who tried to save them come under attack. The recent trend in which the suspects have shot at people, who tried to save victims, has further frightened the residents. "What is the police doing for nabbing these culprits who escape from the spot right under their nose?" said Jeevan Kumar, a resident of the Putlighar area. Anuradha, a resident of Guru Arjun Dev Nagar area, which has seen a number of snatching incidents in the recent past, said, "We even fear to go to market for shopping, especially in the evening. Such incidents have become so regular. And it is not safe for women in the city," she said. "A number of incidents have been reported in which the women sustained serious injuries when they "Earlier, the women living in posh localities and tourists around the Golden Temple were the prime target. The trend has now changed. Nowadays, the women in semi-posh areas are also not safe," said Harpreet Kaur of Rani Ka Bagh area. Brij Bedi, a social activist, said the anti-social elements are fearless. "It seems that the violators have become more powerful than the law enforcing agencies. The police needs to strengthen the beat system to check the menace. The beat in charge should be made accountable for gathering information about anti-social elements. PCR teams and senior police officials should patrol in various parts of the city."
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Snatchers adopt new strategies to fool cops
Amritsar, July 20 Also, the snatchers use stolen motorcycles for the crime. Sometimes they kick the two-wheelers, driven by victims. A number of victims have sustained serious injuries.
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Poll code violations: Ex-Mayor among six appear before court
Amritsar, July 20 Dutti along with the then Deputy Mayor Surinder Shinda and few others had allegedly carried out a door-to-door campaign in support of the Congress candidate, OP Soni, when the campaigning had been banned. Sunil Dutti said, “The case was registered on May 12, 2009. But the challan in court was filed after three years. We came to know of it when we got the summons from the court on July 3.” He said the police had deliberately delayed the filing of the challan. Dutti said he was not aware of the FIR registered against him till he received the summons from the court. “The entire thing was kept under wraps and that is the reason I did not mention the case pending against myself in the affidavits filed before the recent assembly elections,” claimed Dutti. Dutti had contested against Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of MP Navjot Singh Sidhu. “Had I won the elections, they (the BJP) would have challenged my victory in the court citing wrong information in the documents,” said Dutti.
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Drainage dept takes stock of dumping of ‘toxic’ fly ash
Amritsar, July 20 Sohan Singh Grewal, Superintendent Engineer, Drainage Department, said a team headed by the Executive Engineer visited the spot and found nearly two trolleys of fly ash dumped in the drain and nearby area. He said the department has submitted a complaint against unknown persons in the nearest police station. He added fly ash dumped outside the drain has been removed while efforts are on to clear the bed of the drain. Besides, he said staff members have been deployed at the spot to keep a watch on any such activity. Earlier, 'toxic' fly ash was found dumped near the irrigation drains and on the banks of a canal near Jagdev Kalan village, about 14 km from the city. Environmentalists said the ash could pose a threat to biodiversity. Fly ash was found on the bank of Lahore branch canal near Jagdev Kalan village. Beds of Laksi Nangal drain and another drain passing through Kotli Nagal and Jagdev Kalan village too were found to be filled with fly ash. The site was one km away from the main Loharka road. Mission Aagaaz executive director Deepak Babbar said he has written to Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu to personally look into the issue and demanded a probe into the incident so as to unearth those responsible for the act and punish them accordingly. He said after checking the texture of the fly ash, we believe it has been sourced from pet coke and may be packed with potentially toxic elements, including arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, barium, chromium copper, lead, mercury, molybinum, nickel, radium, selenium, uranium and zinc.
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City-Chandigarh flight from July 23
Amritsar, July 20 Bhanwar S Chouhan, manager-business, Mantra, said all seats for the first flight are already booked. He said a single journey would cost Rs 3000 per person and if a person travels without baggage then the price would come down by about Rs 300. He said, "Initially, Air Mantra will use two 17-seater Beechcraft 1900D aircraft." Taking on the expansion plan, Chouhan said the company would start flights from Chandigarh to Dharamshala and Jammu. A travel agent, Ashwani K Gupta said air link between Amritsar and Chandigarh would fulfill a wish of city residents, hospitality industrialists, agents and businessmen. He said these flights would widen the scope for tourists visiting the holy city from across the country and world and would offer them links to Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
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SC panel holds talks with
district officials
Amritsar, July 20 Additional Deputy Commissioner Supreet Singh Gulati and SSP Rural Pritpal Singh Virk were present in the meeting. Dr Verka said till the matter is solved, no construction or other activity would be carried out at the site. He said the district officials have been asked to take a decision as per law. — TNS
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GNDU VC honours six former principals
Amritsar, July 20 Dr Brar was speaking as a chief guest at a valedictory function at Khalsa College organised by Principal’s Association of Non-Government Affiliated Colleges (PANAC) to honour the retired principals. Dr Brar honoured six principals --- Dr Aruna Anand, Dr Raghubir Kaur, Dr Saruchi Rishi, Dr Nirmal Panthi, Dr Kusum Verma and Dr SK Moudgil --- who recently retired from various institutions in the region. He lauded their work and gave away shawls, mementoes and citations on behalf of the PANAC. Khalsa College president Dr Daljit said they were committed to create an informed and educated society. Dr Daljit Singh said those who have retired should take it as a new beginning. The society needs their experience and skills. GNDU College Development Council, Dean, Dr MS Hundal also stressed on the importance of a principal in today’s education scenario. Others who were present included association’s vice-president Dr Gurdev Singh Randhawa, joint secretary Dr Harsimranpreet Sidhu and finance secretary Dr Samrendra Sharma.
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Teachers form front against DEO
Amritsar, July 20 The committee will hold a rally in front of the office of District Education Officer on July 24 and submit a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner.
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Bar Council gives nod to Khalsa College of Law
Amritsar, July 20 KCGC president Satyajit Singh Majithia and honourary secretary Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina expressed happiness saying it would be the first college in the district to offer BA LLB (five-year course) straight after Class XII. Chhina said the BCI in its letter gave the go-ahead to the Khalsa College of Law Amritsar to run LLB (three-year course) with 120 seats and BA LLB (five-year course) with 120 seats from the academic session 2012-13. Majithia said with the the law college getting approval, demands of the border area people to have law classes in the holy city. will be fulfilled. “We are committed to develop this college as a quality-based centre of excellence in the legal education. The college will have the best available faculty and infrastructure”, said
Majithia.
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Striking the correct note
Neha Saini Tribune News Service
"I never dreamt that I will be singing in front of Asha Bhonsle, on a platform that is witnessed and judged by the audiences of our country. God has been very kind to me," Amit shares his elation. The humble Amritsar boy, who has secured a place on the biggest singing reality show of Indian television through his versatile and soulful singing, wasn't always a confident performer. "I used to sing as hobby, never really tried to take it up professionally. And then Indian Idol happened and it is like a dream come true. This is not just a reality show for me, but a learning ground where I am being given opportunity to correct my flaws and improvise," says the young singer. Amit has impressed the judges with his Sufi genre of music. "Sufi has been my thing, but on this stage versatility means everything. I have been trying different genres of music on stage from Bollywood songs to folk." Though he likes all three judges equally, there is one who demands some extra hard work from him. "Before any performance, I pray that Asha Bhonsle reserves her best compliments for me," he says. His biggest compliment came from a legend Lata Mangeshkar. "It was like the best moment of my life. We all went to see her at her home in Mumbai and she remembered each of our performances. She called me and congratulated me for my performances, even the one during the auditions." With fellow Amritsari Vipul too making it to the top, competition is the word for Amit. "Of course I want to win, but all the contestants are more like a family. I am not scared of competition and I have no fear to lose as I just want to give my best performance each time I go on stage." Unlike most, the fact that he has become a hero back home doesn't really affect him much. All he wants to do is to change his and his parents' life. "My father runs a hair cutting salon in Amritsar and he has supported me with my singing throughout. I want to be a successful singer so that my father could retire and enjoy a good life," he says. One thing that he misses out on while chasing his dream is, "Good Punjabi food. I miss Amritsari food and wish to savour it along with my victory," he concludes.
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Amritsar, July 20
The police today released the sketch of a suspect who had shot at a resident and stolen the earrings of a woman in the Naraingarh area. The accused had injured Jaspal Singh who had tried to save the victim and nab the culprits. "We have prepared the computer sketch following the description given by the eyewitnesses who were present at the spot and had tried to catch the accused," said ADCP Amrik Singh Pawar.
Mantra Regional Airline, under the aegis of Religare Voyages Ltd, will start its flights between Amritsar and Chandigarh from July 23.
It will be the first air link between the two cities. The company will operate two flights a day. First flight in the day will take off from Amritsar at 7:30 am and
the return flight from Chandigarh will depart at 8:50 am. Similarly,
Amritsar-Chandigarh flight in the evening will take off at 6:30 pm. And it will fly from Chandigarh at 7:30 pm.
Amritsar, July 20