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Trader’s murder: Shops shut in protest
5 booked for assault, robbery
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Sale of tobacco; 5 schools challaned
Cheharrta drug store loses licence
Garbage piles up at hospitals; patients at risk
Suicide victim’s kin gherao police station
Rallying for regularisation, release of arrears
Talent hunt competition
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Trader’s murder: Shops shut in protest
Amritsar, August 8 They demanded the immediate arrest of the accused involved in the brutal killing of
Munish. This is not the first instance in which looters have escaped after committing the crime. But the local police, it is learnt, has got no clue so far in the case. Munish Khanna, a resident of Rishi Vihar (Majitha road), was shot dead by unidentified robbers on August 6 night when he was returning home after collecting payments from Saharanpur. The accused decamped with his bag containing about Rs 10 lakh. Newly appointed Police Commissioner Ram Singh said the police was leaving no stone unturned to identify and nab the culprits. earlier attacks
the murder
Munish Khanna, a resident of Rishi Vihar (Majitha road), was shot dead by unidentified robbers on August 6 night when he was returning home after collecting payments from Saharanpur. The accused decamped with his bag containing ~10
lakh.
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5 booked for assault, robbery
Amritsar, August
8 The complainant told the police that the accused who came in a car, barged into his shop and attacked him with rods, sluggers and sickles. He alleged they decamped with the cash kept in the money box.
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Green Avenue residents take security in their hands
Amritsar, August 8 Association chairman SP Mahajan said the project to widen the road has been initiated with the cooperation of the residents of the area. The association has also passed a resolution to install CCTV cameras, he said. He said the residents were contributing out of their own pocket to fund these security measures. The association has also written to the Police Commissioner that there were regular traffic jams in the lane which also has a temple where devotees from Green Avenue, Maqbool Road and Ranjit Avenue came to pay obeisance. A rise in the number of vehicles had also contributed to the problem of frequent traffic jams. A security guard was also appointed and speed breakers were also built two years ago to control the traffic problem. Association secretary Kamal Dalmia said in this process an iron grilled gate was installed at one end of the lane from Maqbool Road. A four-feet lane had been made on both sides of the gate for two wheelers and rickshaws. He said it was a collective decision of the Association members. He said to avoid traffic jams on the road the gate would be closed only from 8 am to noon and 5 to 9 pm. He said similar measures had been taken at religious centres like Golden Temple and Durgiana Temple. Association president Darshan Khanna and other members urged the authorities to help implement the plan to control traffic.
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Sale of tobacco; 5 schools challaned
Amritsar, August 8 Civil Surgeon, Amritsar, Dr Hardeep Singh Ghai said, “The schools are required to display warnings against the sale of tobacco within 100 metre radius of their institution on the outer walls. We had earlier issued instructions in advance.” The department has also received a complaint against Springdale Public school regarding a tobacco vendor operating within 100 metre of the school premises. “We have dispatched a team which found that three vendors were operating in the prohibited area. We have challaned all three.” He said one of the vendors had earlier too been penalised and asked to remove his shop. “He did not comply with the orders. We have informed the local police,” said Ghai. The department has also challaned a vendor operating within 100 metres of the Khalsa College for Women. The team from the PGI, here to check preparedness of the city for the smoke-free status, inspected Majitha and Tarsika blocks today. With today’s inspection the team has covered six blocks in the district.
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Cheharrta drug store loses licence
Amritsar, August 8 He said licences of Jot Medical Store, Jethuwal, Bawa Medical Store, Rayya, Sonu Medical Store, Majitha, Bawa Lalji Medicos, Majitha and Brother Medicos near Fatehgarh Choorian were suspended for one month. Dr Ghai said these stores had repeatedly violated the laws under the Drug and Cosmetics Act after which the department had recommended cancellation of their licences. The most common violations include selling proscribed drugs, not maintaining records and not employing a qualified pharmacist. Ghai said inspections would be conducted more stringently.
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failing standards
Amritsar, August 8 The population of the city has reached 11,61,000 as per the 2011 Census. There are only two sports grounds here and entry to one of them is restricted while the other is used only for four games. Social activist Charanjit Singh Gumtala said, “Children playing on rooftops could not graduate into class players clinching prizes and trophies. In a city where 36 per cent of the residents are deprived of sewerage facility and water supply does not reach 20 per cent houses, expecting Olympic medals is a far fetched dream.” The District Sports Department, responsible to provide proper sports equipment and infrastructure, only has Guru Nanak Dev stadium under its supervision. The department imparts training to youngsters in a variety of sports disciplines here. No other centre here is controlled by the department. Apart from the GND stadium, where training is imparted in hockey, volleyball, athletics and weightlifting, there is no infrastructure where youngsters can train for other sports disciplines. Even GND stadium can not accommodate players of the three sports disciplines simultaneously. It does not have grass to cater to hockey players as well as athletics. Sources say there are four coaches for gymnastics, but they have no centre. As a result they are shifted to schools. The department has swimming coaches, but has no pool of its own. Trainees are sent to the pool at Khalsa College for Boys. The department does not even have any basketball courts in the city. The GND University has a hockey turf but it has imposed restrictions on outsiders. A Class XI student Jaskaran Singh said football as a game appealed to him since his school days. Even after contacting various schools and colleges, his family could not send him to pursue his passion. Former national athlete Gurinder Singh Mattu said the city does not have basic infrastructure to facilitate track and field events. He admitted that the GND stadium cannot accommodate athletics sports disciplines, which include running, jumping, throwing, walking besides track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking. He said the city is yet to get a synthetic track which is a long-pending demand of the players as per the international standards. He said interest in sports has also declined as youths do not have the infrastructure to pursue the dream. Gandhi Ground, being run by the Amritsar Games Association, is a dedicated cricket ground where seeking permission to play is an unending bureaucratic hassle.
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Crop diversification
Amritsar, August 8 The two-day programme has been focussed to educate the farmers about low-cost modern techniques and methodology to produce high-quality pear. A panel of experts also graded 38 varieties. In Punjab, pear is produced in 2,706 hectares of land and in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, 1,600 hectares of land is being used to produce pear. Amritsar is considered one of the coldest districts among the plains which suits pear production. Pear has been divided into three categories-hard pear, medium-soft pear and soft pear. The hard pear variety is popularly known as ‘Sakht naakh’; the medium-soft variety is known as ‘Punjab Beauty’, ‘Punjab Nector’ and ‘Punjab Gold’; the soft pear is known as ‘Punjab Soft’ and ‘Neeji Sikki’ varieties. Experts said 100 gm of pulp contains 61 calories, 130 mg of Potassium, 8 mg calcium, 2 mg sodium and 15.4 mg carbohydrate. “Sakht naakh’ is the most grown variety in Punjab. The average produce of pear is 22.5 metric ton. Joint Director, Punjab Horticulture Department, Dr Gurkanwal Singh, said the exhibition aims to attract farmers towards crops which have high productivity value and low expenses in sowing. “Up to 75 per cent subsidy is in the offing for farmers who diversify from wheat-paddy cycle and grow fruits and vegetables. Pear is a high-value produce and is a fruit which requires less productivity cost and generates manifold profit. As part of our programme, we have invited experts who would educate farmers about the crop,” he said.
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Garbage piles up at hospitals; patients at risk
Amritsar, August 8 Heaps of garbage could be seen on the premises of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital and outside the premises of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Civil Hospital. Though the Municipal Corporation on Tuesday organised a special drive to lift garbage from hospitals, it could not collect the entire waste dumped over the past five days. Various senior officials of the corporation came to supervise the task. Visitors complained it was stinking near the garbage bins. “It is unbearable,” said Baltej Singh, a visitor at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital. He said garbage heaps cast hospitals in poor light. Visitors make matters worse
Amidst this crisis, visitors don’t think twice to throw waste in the open. They don’t use dustbins. “It will be easier if people inculcate the habit of using dustbins. Everybody just blames the safai walas for the lack of cleanliness,” fumed a hospital worker. Gurvinder Kaur, a visitor said, “Plastic bags and waste can be spotted on all the balconies. These have been thrown either by patients or their attendants.” She said that visitors must refrain from throwing things in the open.
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Suicide victim’s kin gherao police station
Amritsar, August 8 They also blocked the National Highway 1 keeping the body of the deceased on the road. As a result, the Delhi-Lahore bus was also delayed by about 15 minutes. The villagers alleged that Assistant Sub-Inspector Randhir Singh of the police station pressurised Punjab Singh to hand over about four kanals of his land to accused Heera Singh of same village following which he took the extreme step of ending his life. They raised slogans against the police and demanded action against Heera Singh, sarpanch Gurnam Singh and ASI Randhir Singh. Kuldeep Singh, the deceased’s son, alleged his father had a dispute with Heera Singh over the land. He said Randhir Singh was pressurising his father to reach a compromise and hand over the land in the name of accused. He said a day before yesterday, Randhir Singh took his father to the district courts and asked him to hand over the land. “As my father had forgotten his identity card, he returned home and consumed poisonous substance,” he said while adding that he was immediately rushed to a private hospital where he breathed his last yesterday. Senior police officials headed by DSP Gurbax Singh reached the spot and tried to pacify the agitators. He assured them that he would personally investigate into the incident and strict action would be taken against those responsible after getting the autopsy report. The villagers lifted the dharna only after getting the assurance from the DSP.
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Civil Hospital staff, trainees make their blood count
Amritsar, August 8 Donors included trainee nurses, pharmacists besides hospital staff and doctors. Dr Dhillon encouraged students to donate blood frequently. “At least make it a habit to go for it on your birthday. It will give you a lot of happiness,” he said. Senior Medical Officer Dr Sushma Sondhi and PCMS Doctors association President Dr Jaspreet Singh too donated blood on the occasion. Dhillon said NGOs and institutions could always seek hospital’s association in organising blood donation camps on various occasions. He said the hospital had recently procured apheris machine worth Rs 32 lakh for separating various components of blood.
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Rallying for regularisation, release of arrears
Amritsar, August 8 Later, they submitted their charter of demands to the DC. Federation president Davinder Singh Rasoolpur said the government was in the process of selling off our natural resources to multinational companies in lieu of short-term profits, which was not in the interest of the nation. Secretary Narinder Singh said it would be the federation’s top priority to get salaries and arrears of employees released. Meanwhile, press secretary Mangal Singh Tanda said the agitation would be intensified in days to come if the government did not fulfil the demands.
— TNS
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Talent hunt competition
Amritsar, August 8 Gurpreet and Deeksha stood first and second, respectively, in paper craft; and Palak and Tania stood first in mural making. And Maninder got the first position in fabric painting.
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