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Flesh trade racket busted
facebook-related suicide case
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46 honoured on Independence Day
City gets 4 night shelters for homeless
SC student’s fees reimbursed
Mayoral election scene hots up
Government-aided colleges for lifting ban on recruitment
25 applicants for post of PTU BoG Chairman
Man commits suicide
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Flesh trade racket busted
Jalandhar, August 16 The police nabbed 11 persons, including five women and six men, red handed from the parlour. The kingpin of the racket, who runs the parlour, was also among the nabbed persons. Harwinder Singh, station house officer, Police Division No. 7, said they had received information that the woman, under the guise of Unisex Parlour, had been running a flesh trade for the past several months. Acting on the tip-off, the police laid a trap after sending a decoy customer at her saloon “Shine Unisex Parlour” and nabbed the youths red handed, he added. However, the police refused to divulge the names of the decoy clients. The nabbed youths were identified as Aro Maseeh, a resident of Garha area, Sukhpreet of Raja Garden Colony, Sahil of Avtar Nagar and Rudar Chopra, also residents of the city. The police also impounded two SUVs, a Toyata Forutner and Honda City, of the client youths. Sanjeev and Kumar Bhagat, employees at the parlour, were also held. The woman, who was running the trade, was giving various sorts of sex packages to the clients. In addition, Rs 15,000 and 12 mobile phones were also recovered from the spot. A case under Sections 3, 4, 5 of the Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act and 377 of the IPC has been registered against the accused. |
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Accused nabbed, sent to judicial custody
Nikhil Bhardwaj
Jalandhar, August 16 This was the reason admitted by the accused before the police during investigation in the suicide case, in which Jammu-based orphan girl Raksha Sharma, a student of computer engineering at the MCM Polytechnic College here, allegedly ended her life under humiliation on Tuesday night. The accused youths were nabbed by the police yesterday and have been identified as Deepak Saini and Lovepreet. They had also graduated from the same polytechnic this year. Even in the suicide note, the girl had blamed the youths for driving her to end her life. During interrogation, the accused youths had reportedly admitted to the crime and also expressed shock over the decision of the girl to commit suicide. Balbir Singh, inspector, Police Division No. 1, said during investigation, it came to light that one of the youths Lovepreet had love affair with the said girl, but for the past few months, their relations had been strained due to some reasons. Unable to bear the pain of sudden break-up in their relationship, Lovepreet started bombarding her with threatening SMSes and even threatened to throw acid on her. The SHO revealed that even in the suicide note, the victim had categorically stated that Lovepreet had been threatening her and was even using abusive language for her parents. Her phone number had also been circulated by Lovepreet, along with his friend Deepak, among his other friends just to harass her, she stated in the suicide note. The SHO, however, said that the police would also go through the deceased’s Facebook account to trace the obscene comments allegedly posted by the youths. Was orphaned at the age of 1
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46 honoured on Independence Day
Jalandhar, August 16 The minister along with deputy commissioner Priyank Bhatri, deputy commissioner of the city police Sarabjit Singh, the DSP Manjit Kaur and the parade commander took a round of the ground to inspect the contingents participating in the parade. Contingents of the BSF, the CRPF, the punjab home guard, the NCC, scouts and guide participated in the parade with a great enthusiasm. 46 personalities from different fields were honoured for an outstanding contribution in their respective fields. Those honoured, included, 15 jawans of the 7th battalion of the national disaster response force, Bathinda, 17 Jawans of the Indian Army for saving lives in the tragic incident of a blanket factory collapse in Jalandhar in April, Jalandhar municipal corporation and his staff for helping the NDRF and Army in the factory blast case, four NGOs, three officials of the soma enterprises, six principals for showing 100 per cent results in 10th and 12th classes of their schools. Nityanand Gupta and Musaffir Ram, Deputy Commandant and Assistant Commandant of the NDRF, respectively, had led a 15-member team and Major Rana Karan Singh and Major Aman Vashishtha led a 17-member Army team to handle the difficult task of rescuing workers buried under the rubble and boulders of the collapsed factory. Kohar also distributed 11 sewing machines and six tri-cycles among the needy and handicapped persons. The minister announced two lakhs for the students of KMV Sanskrit College, HMV College for Girls, KMV College, Guru Amar Das Public School, Government Senior Secondary School, Nehru Garden and PAP DAV School who participated in the function.
Freedom fighter honoured
Three freedom fighters, Kasturi Lal, Dev Bharat Sharma and Captain OP Sharma of Azad Hind Fauj, were honoured by Punjab Transport Minister Ajit Singh Kohar Sidelights
The entire gathering was caught unaware when the band started the National Anthem tune and there was no causation announcement from the dais. The senior officers of the district administration and a majority of the visitors took a few seconds to stand up on their seats in the honour of the National Anthem. A group of foreigners enjoyed the Independence Day celebrations and were seen capturing the moments in their cameras. The minister read out his speech highlighting the achievements of the government giving less space to those who laid down their lives in the freedom struggle. |
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City gets 4 night shelters for homeless
Jalandhar, August 16 While the Domoria night shelter near Jalandhar city railway station was built a few months ago, the other three night shelters located near madan flour mill chowk, near the MCJ office at garha zone and beneath the Khalsa college railway over bridge, respectively, were constucted a few weeks ago. Talking to The Tribune, the superintendent of the night shelters, Rajiv Rishi said, “Keeping in mind the weather conditions, each of the homeless people taking shelter at the homes is provided a mattress and a blanket as per the requirement. The facilities of toilet and bathroom are also provided at the four night shelters.” He added, “Each night shelter has a capacity of about 60 persons. Currently, the Domoria home is providing shelter to homeless persons. The other three homes will soon start up soon. During winters, about 40 persons took shelter at the Domoria home whereas in summers the number went to 15 persons. A record is maintained in the registers for the persons taking shelter in the old age home”. In an attempt to spread information about the shelter homes, MCJ has put up several boards at various public places, including, the railway station and the bus-stand so that more and more homeless persons avail the benefits of these homes. These homes had been built after directions by the Supreme Court as several homeless persons died due to lack of protection against winters in various northern states, including, Punjab during past years. The Supreme Court had made it clear that not a single person should be allowed to die because of lack of protection against winters. The SC had directed Punjab, Haryana and other northern states to provide night shelters with adequate amenities to the roofless.
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SC student’s fees reimbursed
Jalandhar, August 16 A letter in this regard was issued by the commission on August 14, which stated that the SC students had been handed over cheques according to the course fees. Commission Chairman Rajesh Bagha had taken up the matter of fees being charged from the SC students by the college authorities with Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Bagha had taken up the case of Geetanjali, an SC student of MCA (FYIC), who was finding it difficult to pursue her studies due to paucity of funds. The college authorities issued a cheque for Rs 54, 970 to the student, including a fee of Rs 24,000 paid by the student in 2009-10. Though the actual tuition fees for the MBA (FYIC) course was Rs 48,000, but Geentanjali could just pay Rs 24,000 during the first round of counselling at the varsity. However, the fees for the second semester, which amounted to Rs 24,000, was not charged by the college authorities. Talking to Jalandhar Tribune, Bagha said the SC Commission was committed to ensuring that no SC student loses a chance of pursuing his or her studies due to lack of finances. “The Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme should be implemented in all the universities, colleges and institutions. Even in the case of Geetanjali, we took the GND University authorities to task and ensured that the student gets the fees reimbursed,” he added. The other students whose fees has been reimbursed by Guru Nanak Dev University College are Vinod Kumar (Rs 54, 970), Ashrafi (Rs 55,300), Radhika (Rs 52,000), Harsh (Rs 11,154) and Monika Rani (Rs 10,824). Principal of the college DR Usha Kapoor said, “According to the directions of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, no fees will be charged from any SC student under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme. Even during the current academic admissions, we have provided free admission to the SC students. We are bound by the university guidelines and the reimbursements have been done accordingly.” The schemeThe Central Government provides 100 per cent assistance to SC students having less than Rs 2 lakh annual family income. All undergraduate, postgraduate or doctorate courses, including those in medicine, engineering, architecture, veterinary sciences, management and computer sciences, are covered under the scheme. The day scholars enrolled under the scheme are also entitled to monthly maintenance allowances ranging from Rs 230 to Rs 550, while the hostelers can avail themselves of Rs 380 to Rs 1,200, depending on the courses they pursue. The students are also entitled to study tour charges, thesis and printing charges, book grant and disability allowances.
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Mayoral election scene hots up
Jalandhar, August 16 As per the plans, the result of the MC elections, held on June 10, will be notified on September 9, the day the tenure of the present House gets completed. The new team of 60 councillors will take oath the next day and the appointment of the Mayor could be held day after. One of the two prominent names in the race is that of Sunil Jyoti, ward No. 5 councillor and a close confidant of MLA Jalandhar North KD Bhandari, and outgoing Mayor Rakesh Rathour. Ravi Mahendru of ward No. 38, on the other hand, enjoys the support of MLA Jalandhar Central Manoranjan Kalia. The names of other candidates, including Minta Kochhar of ward No. 27, have somehow fizzled out in the past few weeks. The first-time councillors, including Amanpreet Kaur of ward No. 48, Parminder Kaur Pannu of ward 60 and Gurwinder Banti of ward No. 24, have been eagerly looking to start working after winning the people’s mandate. The outgoing Mayor’s plan to hold a meeting and invite the new councillors as special guests, too, perhaps has failed. The new water policy regarding metered supply and revised water charges has also not got implemented, as it is to be formally passed by the new Houses in various cities across the city. BJP MLA Bhandari said he hoped that the new Mayor would join before September 15. |
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From schools and colleges
Jalandhar, August 16 Govt school, Kot Badal Khan
Manav Sehyog School
Manav Sehyog School, village Shahpur, Jalandhar, celebrated Independence Day with full patriotic fervor. Chief Guest R.K. Mahajan (Distributer, Hero Motocorp Ltd.) unfurled the national flag. The function began with the march past by the students. The whole school was decorated with national flags and tri-colour balloons. The students staged a drama on the great martyr Bhagat Singh. Emm Aar International School
Independence Day was celebrated at the Emm Aar International School with fervor. Nursery students dressed up like Freedom Fighters and held little Indian flags in their hands. The class teachers sang patriotic songs on the occasion. The students made a huge tricolour in the school premises with a colourful attire. Delhi Public School
Delhi Public School celebrated the 66th Independence Day with great fervor. A special assembly was organised in which the students put in their hearts and souls displaying and memorizing the true contribution of the freedom fighters in attaining freedom. After the flag hoisting by the principal, tiny tots in their tri-colour dressed on the number ‘Des Mera Rangeela’ captivated everybody’s attention and left everybody mesmerised. Mayor World School
Patriotic week was celebrated in the pre-primary wing of the Mayor World School, Urban Estate, Jalandhar with great vevre and enthusiasm. It was an attempt to inculcate the love and respect among the tiny-tots for the country. The patriotic week included the Inter Class Dance Competition for the K.G.I students, based on the theme of folk dances of India and the patriotic songs. First position was bagged by Noor, Mannat, Samridhi, Samairra, and second position was bagged by Sarmanjot Singh and Kyna. The highlight of the week was the colouring competition for the nursery grade, where the young budding artists displayed their sheer talent and spill. Kamla Nehru Public School
Kamla Nehru Public School, Chak Hakim, Phagwara celebrated Independence Day. The school principal PK Dhillon was the chief guest. The programme was organized by global citizen club in collaboration with the leo club, Phagwara. Himani, a student of class X expressed her views on Independence Day. Action song by classes V and VI, ‘Its time you cheer’ was applauded by all. An inter-house 100-words play competition was also organised. MGN Public School
The 66th Independence Day was celebrated at MGN Public School, Adarsh Nagar, Jalandhar. The city students held flags in their hands, putting tri-coloured bands and ribbons. Patriotic poem was recited by Addhan, a student of VI Class and a group sung patriotic song- ‘Hum Jiyenge Aur Marenge Eh Watan Tere Liye’. Primary wing celebrated the day by singing song ‘Hum Hindustani’. DAV Public School
Independence Day celebrations were held at DAV Public School. A small cultural show was held in the morning assembly that depicted the evils prevalent in society. A dance show was presented by tiny tots of primary wing. A one-day camp was organised by 114 NSS volunteers on the Eve of Independence Day. Innocent Hearts Green Fields
Independence day was being celebrated at Innocent Hearts Green Fields, Loharan and Innocent Hearts Green Model Town, Jalandhar. The students presented themselves as one-Indians and not from different states and religions. They presented songs various songs. The flag hoisting was done by the principal Dheeraj Banati. CT Group of Institutions
On Independence Day, the Tricolour was hoisted with full dignity and decorum at the CT Group of Institutions by the Chairman, Charanjit Singh Channi. Students of kindergarten, classes I, II and III sang patriotic songs. The four houses of the school presented street plays on social issues, while seniors presented a skit. On the day, 100 saplings were planted by the CT management on the Maqsudan as well as Shahpur campuses. GND University College
Guru Nanak Dev (GND) University College celebrated Independence Day by hoisting the national flag. Students shared their thoughts on freedom and rights and the role of national heroes. On this occasion, certificates were given to blood donors and NSS volunteers. SD college
Independence Day was celebrated by the Prem Chand Markanda S.D. College for Women. Various patriotic songs and cultural dances were presented by students. |
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Government-aided colleges for lifting ban on recruitment
Jalandhar, August 16 The delegates also asked the Punjab Government to obey the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and release the UGC grants for teachers who were working on un-aided posts. The delegates maintained that the Central Government was to pay 80 per cent of the enhanced salary and the Punjab Government was to pay only 20 per cent of it. These thoughts were shared during the general body meeting of various college managements, which was presided over by SC Sanwalka of RSD College, Ferozepur, while Manoranjan Kalia, former minister was the chief guest on the occasion. The meeting was attended by delegates form Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Ferozepur and many other places. The managements urged the state government to release the pending grants of the last nine months, as the colleges were facing serious financial crisis. Among those who attended the meeting were Dr SP Singh, former vice-chancellor of the GNDU, Jathedar Kuldeep Singh Wadala, former MLA, Dr Satish Sharma, director, DAV colleges, and Dr Narinder Singh Sidhu (fellow) Punjabi University. Addressing the meeting, the delegates said the ban was imposed in July, 2005, and about 2000 vacancies of the teaching staff and 1,200 posts of the non-teaching staff were lying vacant in 136 colleges of Punjab. “Academics in the colleges were seriously affected in the absence of regular teachers. In many colleges, the situation was worse as most of the departments were not having even a single regular teacher,” they added. They added the lecturers of private colleges were on a war path for the release of arrears of salary revision from January 1, 2006. “The college authorities would be forced to hold peaceful protests if the state government fails to fulfill this long-pending problem of the colleges,” they maintained. |
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25 applicants for post of PTU BoG Chairman
Jalandhar, August 16 The applications have been received by the selection committee, comprising top bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Technical Education, Secretaries, Personnel and Finance. The selection committee held a meeting today, but the officials have perhaps not yet made any preference list. Principal Secretary, Technical Education, SS Channy said, “I can’t say anything as of now. Let the minutes come out. Anyways, there still is time for the final name list to be forwarded to the Chancellor (Punjab Governor) for his last word.” — TNS
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Man commits suicide
Jalandhar, August 16 The deceased was identified as Vijay (32). He was working as accountant at a general store in Phillaur. Though the police had initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPc, the victim's relatives alleged foul play in the case. They alleged that his (victim's) employer had been torturing him without any reason and due to that, Vijay was living in tension and took the extreme step.
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agony of cracks in their love relationship, one of the accused youths started threatening the girl by posting obscene comments on her Facebook account and threatening SMSes on her mobile phone.
Sources said Raksha had lost her parents in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir in 1997. When terrorists had gunned down her parents in Kashmir, she was only one-year-old and now she ended her life after being terrorised by posting of obscene and graphic comments about her on a social networking site. A local orphanage affiliated to an NGO SOS Village Jammu had been looking after her over the years and was her guardian. Parasanjit Das, director of the SOS Village, when asked whether Raksha had ever apprised them of any mental agony allegedly being meted out by her college mates, he said she never mentioned such harassment to them. He said the victim’s body had been taken to her village in Jammu for cremation.
Independence Day was celebrated with great pomp and show at Government Senior Secondary School, Kot Badal Khan. The principal Ramesh Bhagat unfurled the national flag and distributed sweets among the students. A cultural programme and a declamation contest was held. The principal told the students about the importance of the day and the work done by the freedom fighters. Meanwhile, Independence Day was celebrated at the Government High School Patara. A programme was presented in the memory of freedom fighters. Headmatser Sanjiwan Singh Dadwal unfurled the national flag and the teachers spoke on the freedom struggle of the soldiers.