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World Photography day
Thousands of APJ students pay tributes to computer teacher Akansha
APJ students, staff and parents take out a candlelight march to pay tributes to computer teacher Akansha, in Jalandhar on Sunday. Photo: Sarabjit Singh
40 players selected for hockey camp
From colleges
Microorganisms beneficial for society, says PU prof
Chamar sabha to join protest in New Delhi
Police order on holding dharnas
Man murdered near Khukhrain
village
Man, son die in mishap
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Residents up in arms against MC
Jalandhar, August 19 Despite the issuance of notification by the Punjab Local Bodies Department in August last year for acquiring land around the Sodal railway crossing for the RUB, nothing concrete has been done in this regard so far, whereas at least one-fourth of the city population is suffering a lot in the absence of any RUB. A representative of the Chamber of Jalandhar Welfare Societies, comprising over 25 residents welfare associations, Raj Kumar Sharma, expressed surprise that the Local Bodies Department was going to lay the foundation stone of the aquarium, whereas its announcement had been made a few weeks ago. On the contrary, it forgot to do the same for the RUB, whereas the notification was the same had been issued about a year ago. Sharma said, “We want RUB first, aquarium and sports hub later. Despite assurance by Mayor for the construction of the RUB, nothing concrete had been done so far. Now his tenure is going to end by September 9, he is planning to lay the foundation stone of other projects like aquarium and sports hub, but has forgotten this much-required RUB.” The chamber representative said the BJP had made tall promises of constructing the RUB here while seeking votes during the Assembly elections in 2007, 2012 and parliamentary elections in 2009. Though Punjab Local Bodies department had been issued the notification in August last year for acquiring 11-kanal 19-marla land around the Sodal railway crossing for the RUB, nothing had been done so far, he added. The notification was issued under Section 171 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 read with Section 50 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894. Nearly one-fourth population of the city is suffering in the absence of any RUB here, as it gets stranded at the Sodal railway crossing and nearby Gajji-Gullah, Ram Nagar, Devi Talab and Kishanpura railway crossings. Interestingly, over 150 trains pass through Jalandhar-Ferozepur and Jalandhar-Amritsar tracks located on these crossings daily. Thousands of residents of these localities had to suffer a lot to cross these crossings, as on an average, a train passes through these railway crossings every 10 minutes and the crossings remain closed for normal traffic most of the time. Residents living in the localities situated on the other side of the city also face similar problem when they had to go towards the above-mentioned localities for various works, he added. Sometimes, these crossings remained closed for even 45 minutes, especially during peak
hours, when three and even four trains passed. At that time, several pedestrians and two wheeler-borne persons were left with no option but to pass the closed railway crossings to reach to their destination on time, he said, adding that several persons, including two students and a lady teacher, were killed as they were crushed under trains while passing the closed crossing. That is why, thousands of persons residing in localities situated across these railway crossings, falling under the Jalandhar North Assembly constituency, have been demanding building of either ROB or RUB for decades. The severity of the problem may be gauged from the fact that the welfare societies of Shiv Nagar, Mathura Nagar, Ashok Vihar, Kot Baba Deep Singh Nagar, Preet Nagar, Dada Colony, Aman Nagar, Kamal Park, Kailash Nagar, Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, Sodal Nagar, Royal Club Ram Nagar, Globe Colony and Gobind Nagar had also put up a hoarding beside the Ram Nagar crossing right before the last parliamentary elections held in 2009 to put pressure on politicians for the construction of ROB or RUB. Factfile
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Woman held for solemnising second marriage
Our Correspondent
Jalandhar, August 19 Bhupinder Singh, a resident of Ghai Nagar, had filed a complaint with the police that after the death of his wife, on the reference of his friend Amrik Singh, he recently married an Amritsar-based woman Ratanjit Kaur. But he (my friend) had not disclosed the fact that the woman was already married and had not divorced her first husband. A few days after the marriage, valuables from his house started going missing and whenever he questioned his wife about the missing valuables, she used to misbehave with him, the complainant alleged to the police. Later after inquiries, he came to know that his wife had been taking away valuables at her sister’s home, located in the Urban Estate Phase II locality. Acting on the complaint, the police nabbed the woman and three other accused, identified as Navinder Kaur, Sukhdev Singh and Amrik Singh. A case under Sections 420, 494 of the IPC had been registered. Torture by in-laws alleged
A Batala-based woman today levelled allegation of torture against her in-laws, just because she could not bear a child after marriage. She had filed a complaint with the Deputy Commissioner of Police. Interestingly, her husband is also supporting her and holds his parents responsible for harassing his wife. Mala, a resident of Batala, told mediapersons that she got married to Parveen of the Santokhpura locality in 2009 and even after three years of marriage, she could not bear a child. “Considering me unfortunate for her son, my mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law have been pressurising me to give divorce to Parveen. Many a time, I was maltreated and thrashed by my in-laws,” Mala said. Mala’s husband Parveen alleged that his parents had been unnecessarily forcing her wife for divorce and even threatening to debar them from their moveable and immovable property. |
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For them the hobby turned into passion
Kusum Arora Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, August 19
A passion for some and hobby for others or both, photography is perhaps one of the best and the most sought-after leisure pursuit for many. Those who have a penchant for photography feel that it is a medium of not just sharing what you feel, but also an attempt to take the onlookers into a completely magical and unknown world. On World Photography Day today, Jalandhar Tribune spoke to some city residents, who took up photography as a hobby and gradually fell in love with it. And despite their busy life, they have continued with their hobby. Amardeep Singh Samra, CEO of city based Midland Group, whose black and white picture of an ancient tomb in Nakodar, near Jalandhar, was displayed at Times Square, New York, said, “I love capturing different moods of a situation through photography. Whether it is nature, landscapes, portraits or human existence in any condition, it just clicks with me. Moreover, wherever I am, either in India or abroad, my camera is my foremost companion.” Sharing his experience, Amardeep said he picked up the hobby at the age of 13 when he was a student at Apeejay School. “Later, I also got constructed a darkroom at my house to continue my passion of photography. Earlier, I had also joined a group of like-minded photographers - Friends of Photography - in Chandigarh, but it has almost ceased to exist,” he added. Amardeep has also been regular in sending his pictures to the National Geographic Channel, besides printing a table calendar on folk dances of Punjab. “I have also been regularly visiting mini Olympics at Kila Raipur and experimenting with slow shutter speeds to capture moods,” he said. Another avid photographer Gurdeep Singh, president of the GNA-IMT group, has also been pursuing his passion of photography for the past two decades. Fond of nature, flowers, birds and landscape pictures, he has printed diaries with some of his rare collection of camera work. “Recently, he got printed a diary on the national bird of India - peacock - and spent around three years exploring the rural hinterlands near Jalandhar to capture the beauty of the bird. It was an amazing experience, clicking, learning and exploring the splendour of peacock,” he added. Gurdeep is also fond of clicking pictures of birds, hence has been visiting bird sanctuaries, like Harike Pattan, to fulfil his passion. Talking about photography, he said, “Photography is an amazing work of art, where you get a chance to understand as well as learn the existence of nature.” Terming photography synonymous to relaxation, Kapurthala-based advocate Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia maintained that he took up photography as a hobby when cameras was a big luxury. “To begin with, I had bought a camera from abroad and started taking baby steps in this field. Today, although there is a no dearth of digital cameras, but somehow the essence of photography as a hobby has vanished,” he added. Talking about his memorable experience of photography, Ahluwalia said some years ago he had gone to Leh, where the avenues of clicking landscapes was enormous and he was got lost in the beauty of the place. “It is one of the most beautiful memories, as we saw nature changing hues with every single second. Especially the pictures of Tso Moriri, Pangong Tso and Nubra Valley had just made photography an amazing experience for me,” he said. However, he lamented the lack of effort for photo exhibitions and workshops for such like-minded people. “Earlier, I used to be a regular member of the Ludhiana Club 35, but now there is no such group. Even in the city, we have Virsa Vihar, where such exhibitions can be held, but no efforts are made,” he said.
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Thousands of APJ students pay tributes to computer teacher Akansha
Jalandhar, August 19 Holding placards depicting slogans against domestic violence, the youths were demanding stringent punishment for the victim’s in-laws and her husband, who allegedly drove her to suicide. In the suicide note, she had held them responsible for her death. More than 1,000 residents gathered at New Jawahar Nagar and after passing through city roads, their march culminated at Geeta Temple, where tributes were paid to Akansha after placing lighting candles in front of his photograph. The youths were carrying placards saying “It is not suicide, it is a murder”, “Why it is so difficult to be a woman” etc. Sunita Dhawan, a bank employee, who participated in the march, said, “She was a noble woman, a very jolly kind of a person and very good mentor. We are surprised why she took the extreme step of suicide?” The incidentAkansha had jumped into a canal near Pathankot and her body was recovered on Saturday night. The police had also recovered a suicide note from the dickey of the Activa scooter. She held her husband Pujan Malhotra, father-in-law Sudhir Malhotra, mother-in-law Renu and sister-in-law responsible for her death. She had married Pujan, a local advocate, four years ago 4,000 likes on ‘RIP Akansha Mam’ page
Taking a pledge to wipe out the evil of domestic violence, APJ school students have created a page on Facebook by the name ‘RIP Akansha Mam’ (Rest in peace). Soon after the creation of this page, it witnessed about 4,000 likes in two days. Venting their ire against the domestic violence disease, which has been eating into the precious lives of innocent women, students and city youths have bombarded the page with thousands of comments. They have also been urging youths to join the page and initiate revolution to wipe |
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40 players selected for hockey camp
Jalandhar, August 19 Joint Secretary of Hockey Punjab Iqbal Singh Sandhu said the selection trials of the players were conducted today at the Surjit Hockey stadium. He said players in the age group of under-19 from across the state will take part in the camp. While coaches of the Surjit Hockey Academy, Gurdev Singh and Avtar Singh, would provide coaching to the players, other coaches mighty also join later this week. The camp includes a sizeable number of players from the Surjit Hockey Academy and from other hockey academies of the state. The selected players for the coaching camp include Bikramjit Singh, Lovepreet Singh, Pandit, Parvinder Singh, Germanpreet Singh, Harjit Singh, Harpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Gurinder Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun, Baljinder Singh, Harjot Singh, Depinder Jit Singh, Gaganpreet Singh (all from Surjit Hockey Academy Jalandhar). Satbir Singh, Saurav, Hardeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Talwinder Singh (all from Punjab and Sind Bank), Sukhman Singh, Barkat Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Kamaljeet Singh (all from Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar), Harsahib Singh (Maharaja Ranjit Singh Academy Amritsar), Amritpal Singh, Karanbir Singh, Angrej Singh, Amandeep Singh (from Sports School, Jalandhar), Gurjot Singh (DAV College, Jalandhar), Gurjinder Singh (Gurdaspur), Tarundeep Singh, Jatinder Singh (SAI Patiala), Lawrance (Sansarpur), Lovejot Singh (Kila Raipur), Sumanpreet Singh (Kapurthala) and Narinder Pal Singh (Khadoor Sahib). |
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Doaba College celebrates World Photography Day
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, August 19 Tajinder Mukh’s photograph on “cry baby” was declared first and Rimaljit Singh’s photograph on “thinking guy” was adjudged second. Prajnay Ahuja and Akanksha won consolation prizes. J&K Governor’s wife visits alma mater
Usha Vohra, wife of Governor of Jammu and Kashmir NN Vohra on Sunday visited her alma mater, Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya (HMV), and went around the college and the hostel premises. She shared her memories of the college days and visited computerised library, skill development Centre, guest house and newly built heritage centre Saada Virsa. Vohra was accompanied by Sarojini Gautam Sharda, Additional Chief Administrator, PUDA, also an alumna, and officiating Principal of the college Dr Kulwinderdip Kaur. Workshop held
The DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology (DAVIET) organised a workshop on “Management information system” in which Dr DP Goyal, professor from the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, was the key speaker. He urged the students to discuss and analyse the practical business problems to develop analytical skills. Dr Goyal threw light on the basics of information system and management concepts, besides ERP, CRM, ESS and business intelligence system. Campus placement
HDFC Bank visited the Apeejay Institute of Management and Technical campus for the placement of MBA students. The recruitment process
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Microorganisms beneficial for society, says PU prof
Kapurthala, August 19 These views were expressed by Dr SK Soni, Professor in the Microorganism Department at Panjab University (PU), while addressing a gathering of schoolteachers and students on the opening of a two-day orientation workshop on microorganisms being held at Pushpa Gujral Science City (PGSC). Over 100 students and teachers from across the state participated in the workshop, which concluded today. Dr Soni said, “The organisms play a very important role in the digestive system of our body and also maintain a balance in environment by degradation of pollutants. Water is also purified with the help of these organisms.” Speaking on the occasion, PGSC Director Dr Rajesh Grover said the main objective of organising the workshop was to motivate young students and generate their interest in the field of microbiology so that they could pursue their career in the field.
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Chamar sabha to join protest in New Delhi
Jalandhar, August 19 Paramjit Singh Kainth, president of the sabha, disclosed that scores of its members would join the organisations and participate in a day-long demonstration to be held at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on August 21 by the Scheduled Castes. Moreover, the sabha members would also participate in a “Maha Rally” scheduled for August 22 at Jantar Mantar to highlight the demands concerning the Scheduled Castes in the country. Kainth added that on the call of these organisations the sabha decided to support their cause as it concerned with the demands of the Scheduled Castes.
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Police order on holding dharnas
Jalandhar, August 19 This was stated by Deputy Commissioner of Police Sarabjit Singh in a press release issued here today. He said under Section 144 of the CrPC, this direction would be applicable at the sub-division level as well. “The person or the association holding protests will have to register their name, address, mobile number, designation and a written permission letter with the police. Anybody found violating these directives would be liable for action under Section 144 of the CrPC,” he added. |
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Man murdered near Khukhrain
village
Kapurthala, August 19 According to
information
Harjinder was attacked with sharp-edged weapons near Khukhrain village falling under the Kotwali police station when
he was returning from his workplace in Jalandhar to his village on his motorcycle. The police came to know about the murder on Sunday morning when some persons saw his body lying on road in the wee hours today. The body bore at least 10 injury marks which indicated that he was not attacked for the purpose of just looting and some old enmity might be behind his murder, the police said, adding that every angle behind the killing was being probed. The police sent the body to Kapurthala Civil Hospital for autopsy. A case was booked under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code against unknown accused in this regard. Later the body was handed over to the family members of the deceased. |
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Man, son die in mishap
Kapurthala, August 19 The deceased have been identified as Harbans Singh and his son Lovepreet of Kheeranwali village. They died on the spot. An FIR has been registered.
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