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Strike enters 9th day as students turn down VC’s appeal
Hoshiarpur, September 3
Students of SSG Regional Centre, Bajara, have turned down the appeal of Vice Chancellor of Punjab University, who has asked them to call off their 9-day-old strike. The centre is a part of Panjab University.

New judicial complex to be completed by Dec 31
Gurdaspur, September 3
The new multi-storied judicial complex, which has been de-linked from the District Administrative Complex, will prove to be boon for litigants and lawyers alike as the present court complex has virtually become an eyesore for residents because of its archaic structure.

Akali groups clash over bus shelter; two injured
Tarn Taran, September 3
Two residents were injured in a crossfire in Jahangir village this morning following a tussle over the construction site of the local bus shelter. Eleven persons have been booked under various Sections, including the Arms Act.

SSP Kapurthala shifted
Phagwara: The Punjab Government has transferred SSP Kapurthala Ravcharan Singh Brar from Kapurthala to Khanna. According to the transfer orders issued tonight, Khanna SSP Inderbir Singh has been posted as SSP Kapurthala. Both officers have been instructed to join duty at the earliest. — OC

Encroachments removed
Phagwara: A team of the Phagwara MC, assisted by the traffic police, launched an anti-encroachment drive in Phagwara. As many as 15 encroachments were removed on Banga Road, Sarai Road and Cinema Road. A similar drive will be launched in Hargobind Nagar, Mandi Road and Mahavir Bazaar. — OC

Three of robbers’ gang held
Hoshiarpur: The police busted a gang of robbers and arrested three of its members here today. Those arrested are identified as Balwant Singh, Ashraf Khan and Gurpreet Singh. Hoshiarpur SSP Balkar Singh Sidhu said Parminder Singh and Malkiat Singh were absconding. The police recovered a stolen car, two motorcycles and weapons. — OC

Strike enters 9th day as students turn down VC’s appeal
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, September 3
Students of SSG Regional Centre, Bajara, have turned down the appeal of Vice Chancellor of Punjab University, who has asked them to call off their 9-day-old strike. The centre is a part of Panjab University.

Amit, spokesman of students, said they have turned down the appeal of the Vice Chancellor.

A press release issued by the centre director said the Vice Chancellor held a meeting with the faculty of centre on Saturday. It was unanimously decided that the shortage of faculty would be addressed through 14 appointments in engineering stream in September.

At the same time, the deficiency of administrative staff would be addressed with different mechanisms permissible within the university framework.

Regarding the infrastructure, a high-power committee would shortly visit the campus to assess the infrastructure.

The Vice Chancellor had extended his full support in a bid to invite more companies or organisations for the placement of students. In the placement process, the central placement cell of Panjab University would also provide necessary facilities to hold recruitment process, if need be. In addition, a monitoring committee would visit the campus at Bajwara to interact with the faculty and students.

Also an urgent need was felt to initiate academic and administrative reforms so as to timely address the grievances of the students, faculty and staff of the campus.

The students of Panjab University SSG Regional Centre were appealed to join for their academic pursuits with immediate effect.

New judicial complex to be completed by Dec 31
Ravi Dhaliwal
Tribune News Service

Gurdaspur, September 3
The new multi-storied judicial complex, which has been de-linked from the District Administrative Complex, will prove to be boon for litigants and lawyers alike as the present court complex has virtually become an eyesore for residents because of its archaic structure.

The three-storey complex, to be built at a cost of Rs 40.27 crore and to be completed by December 31, is coming up at the same site where the old court complex is located. Chambers of lawyers and court rooms would be demolished.

Once the new project was surrounded by a controversy when advocates had vehemently opposed the shifting of the old complex to some other site, but their protests were given a quiet burial in March last year when Justice Ranjit Singh, chairman of the Building Committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, laid the foundation stone at the same site where the old complex was located. The stone was laid in the presence of Justice Rakesh Kumar Garg, Administrative Judge, Sessions Division, Gurdaspur.

The new complex, replete with parking and other facilities, is coming up in an area of 8.58 acres right in the heart of the town.

The Gurdaspur District Bar Association (GDBA) had asked the Building Committee to allot 500 chambers to lawyers. However, much to the dismay of advocates, the Committee decided to allot them just 421 chambers.

Deputy Commissioner Dr Abhinav Trikha is overseeing the shifting process. “The complex has been de-linked from the proposed District Administrative Complex (DAC),” he added. Trikha said it had been a long-pending demand of the lawyers to get the new complex constructed at the old site because of its “connectivity and proximity to the bus stand and the railway station.”

Akali groups clash over bus shelter; two injured
Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, September 3
Two residents were injured in a crossfire in Jahangir village this morning following a tussle over the construction site of the local bus shelter. Eleven persons have been booked under various Sections, including the Arms Act.

The victims, Harwinder Singh was hit in the ankle, and Surjit Singh in the shoulder.They were admitted to the local Civil Hospital.

The two groups, both belonging to the ruling SAD, also threw stones at each other for more than an hour. Kamaljit Singh Dhillon, Senior Superintendent of Police, said the police had been instructed to step up patrolling in the village.

Sources said the bus shelter in the village was demolished some time back to widen a road.

Dalbir Singh got a bus stand constructed a few yards away. But the rival group led by Jaswinder Singh laid the stone of a new bus shelter this morning. This led to a clash between the two sides. Nobody has been arrested so far.