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Two gangs busted, granthi among seven held
Six held with narcotics
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gang war Youth injured in firing Amritsar, July 22 Panic gripped Simran Singh Colony on Tarn Taran road in Amritsar when a youth was critically injured in firing by motorcycle-borne persons on Saturday evening.
tete-a-tete with Kulraj randhawa
Eradicating TB
Appointment of nursing council registrar
Six Haiku writers come together to pen ‘Ik Pal’
Joshi seeks special border area package
Two make it to next round of
Mallika-e-Kitchen
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Two gangs busted, granthi among seven held
Amritsar, July 22
This is for the first time that such a gang has been busted in Punjab. Such gangs are active in metro cities of the country. The perpetrators used to steal batteries and sell them to a scrap metal dealer in Tarn Taran. The gang was active in Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Batala and Gurdaspur. Among those arrested include Gurdeep Singh, alias Deepa (28), a granthi who used to recite path at Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh here, and Davinder Singh, alias Daya (25), who is a technician with a mobile company. Others were identified as Satnam Singh (30), Sukhwinder Singh (28) and Harkanwaljit Singh (28). Their three accomplices Nishan Singh, Jatinder Singh and Sahib Singh managed to escape. All the accused are school dropouts. Except Gurdeep, who is from Amritsar, all the thieves belonged to Tarn Taran. Preliminary investigations revealed that Devinder Singh was the mastermind of the gang, who is a technician with a telecom company. The gang admitted to have committed as many as 38 such incidents in Tarn Taran, said HS Brar, ADCP (Crime). The police has recovered three pistols with 10 live cartridges, over 600 grams of narcotic powder, two vehicles used for ferrying the stolen material and 30 batteries which were stolen from cell phone towers. “Davinder used to cut off the alarm system before stealing the batteries. Harkanwal and Sukhwinder were also employees of the telecom companies and used to fill diesel in the generators,” said HS Brar. It was Gurdeep Singh who used to bring the illegal arms from Uttar Pradesh, he added. He used to work in a mobile company about three years ago before he started working in the holy shrine as granthi. The gang used to strike the cell phone towers in the dead of night. They used to load the stolen material in a Scorpio and Mahindra make vehicles and sell it to one Jasbir Singh, a metal scrap dealer at Sarhali in Tarn Taran between Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000. The accused were produced before the duty magistrate and taken on three-day police remand. More recoveries are likely to be made, said the ADCP. In the second incident, the CIA staff arrested two members of an inter-state gang of tractor lifters and recovered two stolen tractors from their possession. The police also seized two pistols along with three live cartridges and 365 grams of narcotics powder from the two, identified as Baldeep Singh (30) of Sohal village, Tarn Taran, and Manveer Singh (40) of Rehmapur village in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. Manveer is a proclaimed offender who was wanted in a similar case in Ferozabad in UP. However, their mastermind Amrik Singh, who originally hailed from Sohal village, and at present living at Lakhimpur, UP, was yet to be arrested. A case under relevant sections of the IPC, NDPS Act and Arms Act has been registered against the duo. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused used to steal tractors from different states and sell them in Punjab after forging documents. HS Brar, ADCP (Crime), said the duo was intercepted near the Jahajgarh area where they had come to sell the stolen tractors. During interrogation, the accused confessed to have stolen eight tractors since January. These tractors were sold in Punjab. The duo was sent to two-day police remand. Battery thieves
Tractor lifters
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Six held with narcotics
Amritsar, July 22
Those arrested were identified as Shinder Singh of Ibban Kalan village, Gurpreet Sing of Jammuna Wali Gali, Jatinder Singh of Davinder Nagar, Maninderjit Singh of Kot Mit Singh, Surinder Pal Singh of Manawala Kalan village and Harjit Singh of Sabzi mandi, Majitha road. HS Brar, ADCP (crime), said Shinder was nabbed from old vegetable market near the Hall Gate area during patrolling. The police recovered 300 grams of narcotics powder from his possession. Gurpreet too was arrested from near the Hall Gate area for possessing 300 grams of narcotics powder. Jatinder Singh, alias Khatta, was arrested following a tip-off provided by Maninderjit Singh, who was recently nabbed in the Chowk Farid area by residents. They were escaping after snatching a chain from a female tourist of Assam. However, at that time Khatta had managed to escape from the spot. During interrogation, Maninderjit named Khatta after which the police teams arrested him with a stolen vehicle and 250 grams of charas. His interrogation also led to the seizure of another haul of 250 grams of charas, said the police authorities. Jatinder and Maninnderjit have been booked under relevant sections of the IPC and NDPS Act. Surinderpal Singh and Harjit Singh were arrested with a stolen motorcycle. They have been booked under relevant sections of the IPC in this connection.
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Youth injured in firing
PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service
Amritsar, July 22 The incident was the result of a clash between two gangs operating in Tarn Taran. The injured, identified as Vikramjit Singh, alias Vicky, of Guru Ka khuh, Tarn Taran, was rushed to a government hospital from where he was referred to a private hospital where his condition is stated to be critical. He sustained three bullet injuries. He was also attacked with sharp-edged weapons. The police has registered a case under Sections 307, 148 and 149 of the IPC, Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act at Sultanwind police station against Honey, Money, Manna, Sikander Singh and two unknown persons in this regard. All the accused belonged to Tarn Taran. Mandeep Singh, a friend of the victim, said the accused were following them from Tarn Taran. They intercepted them near Simran Singh Colony and shot at Vikramjit and then attacked him with sharp-edged weapons. The accused fired four shots out of which three hit Vicky. Gurbhej Singh, the investigating officer, said the police has conducted raids at the residences of the alleged culprits. He said both the victim and accused faced a number of cases in the Tarn Taran area. "It was found that Vikramjit had injured a member of the opposite gang which led to this incident," he said while adding that a manhunt has been launched to nab the culprits.
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Admn’s indifference punctures eco-rickshaw project
Amritsar, July 22 Firms that displayed their advertisements at the rear end of these rickshaws, and banks that offered subsidised loan packages at the rate of 4 per cent against eco-rickshaws have withdrawn their offers. Importantly, the project collapsed as the district administration did not take steps to renew these schemes. Also, the accidental insurance scheme for rickshaw pullers was never implemented on the ground. In 2009, with a view to replace the unsafe age-old cycle rickshaws, the Punjab Tourism Department, in collaboration with the Amritsar administration, introduced specially-designed eco-friendly cycle rickshaws, which were light in weight and safe. To boost the project, the then Deputy Commissioner Kahan Singh Pannu conceptualised an idea under which these rickshaws were to be offered to pullers on subsidised loan packages through banks. Pannu also engaged some private firms to exhibit their advertisements on the specially erected display boards at the rear end of these rickshaws at the rate of Rs 5,000 for six months’ contract. The idea behind the move was to generate revenue that was supposed to be merged in the rickshaw’s monthly loan installment of about Rs 400.The administration had also introduced accidental insurance schemes for eco-rickshaw pullers, wherein they would have to pay an annual premium of Rs 50 to be the beneficiary of an assured amount of Rs 1 lakh, to be claimed by his kin, just in case of accidental death of the bearer. With such lucrative moves, around 150 rickshaw pullers grabbed the offer by discarding the conventional cycle rickshaw. But those who joined in later on found themselves in a fix. A 57-year-old rickshaw puller Jagtar Singh who has been plying rickshaw for the last over 35 years in the city, said, “I have to support a family of four. Due to spiraling prices, I could not spare enough money to own a rickshaw. But, after considering these special schemes, I opted for it. But now that all benefits have been withdrawn, it’s difficult to carry on,” he said. Gursewak Singh, who plied rickshaw on a rent for the past 20 years, too was allured by this offer a year back. “It all went smoothly for first six months when the loan installment was compensated with the advertisement revenue. But now when it has been withdrawn, I think plying rickshaw on a rental basis was a better bargain. It’s difficult to pay loan and meet rickshaw’s maintenance expenses simultaneously,” he said. Former Deputy Commissioner Kahan Singh Pannu said, “It was a collective effort on the part of the district administration to coordinate with various departments. It’s very painful to learn that the scheme which was launched with such a fanfare died its own death. District Tourism Officer Balraj Singh said, “We could not renew the advertisement contract because majority of rickshaw pullers defaulted in paying back the loan amount.” Project flops in 2 years
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tete-a-tete with Kulraj randhawa Neha Saini Tribune News Service
Amritsar, July 22 “As an actor, one has to move on after each success or a failure. I am still experiencing Bollywood and have loads to do and learn,” says the dimpled beauty, who was in city on the invitation from PC Jewellers. On her return to Amritsar, Kulraj expresses her joy in watching the holy city grow. “Every time I come to Amritsar, I feel elated watching the old and new grow together. The old walled city has still preserved its heritage while there is a new Amritsar that is adopting a world-class lifestyle.” The stylish actor, who recently shot with Daboo Ratnani for trendy jewellery along with actor Zoa Morani, shared that she is very particular about her on-screen and off-screen style. “It’s a blessing to have a stylist. A second opinion is very essential, especially when you have to dress up for the screen,” she adds. “The stylist does come up with innovative ideas about what type of look the actor must sport, but an actor should also go about helping the stylist,” adds the pretty actor whose favourite look is complete with a jeans and a tee. The Punjabi kudi who has till date played bubbly characters on screen shares that she loves to enjoy life, probably because of her Punjabi genes. “I enjoy every moment of it. Playing such characters comes easy to me as I belong to the region and am used to living life king size.” The bubbly actor shares that if not an actor, she would have been a writer. “I have a passion for writing. In fact, I am in the process of writing a fiction and I am penning it amid my film assignments. It will take time but it will surely happen.” Meanwhile, she has her kitty full with movies. “I am doing a couple of them. Two Bollywood films which are still under production so they can’t be named now. Then there is something in the south too. So that should be it for now.”
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Soon: Private clinics will have to pass on info to nodal officers
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, July 22 The district TB control authorities have already received a letter in this regard. The move would help local authorities gather accurate figure of TB patients. Till now, a number of TB cases diagnosed by private clinics and practitioners went unnoticed as these were not included in the data for TB patients. Because of the social stigma attached with the disease, a substantial number of patients especially from well-to-do families prefer private clinics ahead of government institutions. This is the scenario even when the medicine in government hospitals is provided free of cost. The new orders, which would be implemented soon, say the private clinics and practitioners are not debarred from treating TB patients. They can continue with the treatment after giving information about it to the district TB control officer. District TB Officer Dr Naresh Chawla said, “The private clinics can treat the patient, but they would have to inform us immediately.” “This would help the government formulate policies more accurately,” he said. The private clinics, till now, were not bound to inform the nodal officer. He said a private clinic failing to inform the nodal officers about the patient would be taken to task. He said the government hospitals provide free medicine and counselling to TB patients.
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Appointment of nursing council registrar Manmeet Singh Gill Tribune News Service
Amritsar, July 22 The PNRC which governs all private as well as government nursing institutes also has the power to grant permission to open new colleges. The association has demanded that a senior person should be made the registrar of PNRC. Association general secretary Raj Bedi Anand said, “Two wrongs have been committed here. First, the previous Registrar Kanta Devi was removed in haste without citing any reason. Secondly, an under-qualified tutor was appointed as the registrar when many senior principals were in the queue.” She said senior fraternity members are also astonished at the decision. “Never have seniors been bypassed in this manner. The government has appointed a person who had qualified as a nursing tutor merely two years ago. And government has ignored several principals with an experience of more than a decade or two,” said Anand. The senior members of the association held a meeting today to discuss the matter. Association president Satya Jain said, “The association demands that a deserving and qualified person be appointed at the post as it is associated with the standard of nursing association in the state.” Jain said the government should make it a point to cite reasons whenever a senior official on a reputed position is removed. She said a delegation would meet senior officials of the Directorate of Research and Medical Education to discus the matter with them. Nursing assn up in arms
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Six Haiku writers come together to pen ‘Ik Pal’
Amritsar, July 22 Haiku is a form of poetry which originated in Japan. Three writers of the book belong to Punjab (Dr Mandeep Maan from Amritsar, Pushpinder Singh Panchi and Gurwinder Singh Sidhu from Faridkot). Avi Jaiswal from Canada, Teji Benipal from Greece and Jagraj Singh Dhudike from Norway are the other three. They came together through a Punjabi Haiku group, which contributes on Facebook. The group has 1,800 members and about 200 of them write Haikus daily, said Mandeep, who claims to be the first Punjabi writer whose three Haikus have found place in an international web magazine Diogen.
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Joshi seeks special border area package
Amritsar, July 22 He took up the issue with Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on declaring the border area of Punjab a special tax free zone. He said a decade-long violence in Punjab has left the economy of the border area in a shambles, affecting the industry and trade. He urged him to give special package and incentives to Punjab so that confidence could be restored among the industrialists.
— TNS
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Two make it to next round of
Mallika-e-Kitchen
Amritsar, July 22 The popular show, organised by LG Electronics India, has participants cooking microwave-cooked dishes along with recipes being scrutinised and judged by professionals. Two winners from the city Kajal Joshi and Priya Arora have qualified for the next round.
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Amritsar, July 22
The last time she was in the city, Kulraj Randhawa was a skeptical actor who was about to witness another litmus test of a weekend release. But after hugely successful ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’ and the box office debacle that followed called ‘Chaar Din Ki Chandni’, Kulraj is now comfortable in her space as a newcomer in the business.
In the first incident, the city police today busted a gang of thieves involved in stealing batteries from cell phone mobile towers and arrested five gang members, including a ‘granthi’. 
