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Big haul of poppy husk
Child labour complaints pile up
5 hurt in group clash in village
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Classical hues leave audience spellbound at Hemant Utsav
Hindustan ke Hunarbaz
Fake travel agent arrested
Badal’s clean chit to police irks
CPI(ML)
Bariatric surgery, a new aid for obese
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Big haul of poppy husk
Jalandhar, October 28 The drug smugglers were reportedly transporting the contraband from the Kushangar area in Rajashtan to Punjab in the canter, escorted by two Scorpio vehicles. Acting on a tip-off, a police party, led by inspector Inderjit Singh, laid a trap in Jhende Sarai village near Kartarpur and intercepted the canter (PB-13AA-8886) last night. The canter was escorted the Scorpios (PB-29E-9383) and (PB-11AV-9013). During the container's search, the policemen found that the smugglers had loaded 115 bags - 40 quintals - of poppy husk in the bags in the bottom layers) along with some bags of garlic on the upper
layers. Talking to the Tribune, Senior Superintendent of Police Yurinder Singh Hayer said the canter driver Balkar Singh and his assistant Lakhwinder Singh, both residents of Shahkot, were driving the poppy husk-loaded canter, while Joginder Singh, Nanak Singh, alias Sonu, both of the Sidhwan Bet area in Ludhiana, and Lakhwinder Singh of Makhhu in Ferozepure, were escorting the vehicle in their cars. Joginder Singh was the kingpin of the gang and was active in the trade for quite some time, the
SSP added. Superintendent of Police (Detective) Rajinder Singh, however, claimed that during preliminary questioning, the accused told the police that they had smuggled the contraband from a Kishagar-based trader. The modus operand of the smugglers was that they even used to sell the husk to retailers along their way from Rajasthan to Punjab and were using the Scorpios for the purpose, the SP claimed. The SP claimed to have laid a trap to nab other suspects involved in the trade and a police party would also be sent to Kishangarh in Rajasthan to raid the hideout of the main
smuggler. The police was also verifying whether the vehicles used by the smugglers were genuine. Meanwhile, a case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the
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Child labour complaints pile up
Jalandhar, October 28 While thousands of kids sacrifice their delicate, young lives to make our worlds run smoothly, the sheer indifference of the government machinery to fight the menace is evident in the working of the district labour department. Four to five complaints by the NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan regarding child labour employed in the city and inaction against employers who were found employing child labour presently lie unaddressed. A raid to be conducted on October 23 this year (on the basis of a complaint received by the BBA on October 7 last year) was cancelled as two essential components of the district task force (the mandatory team of officials that conducts child labour raids) - the ALC and a (any) member of the District Child Welfare Committee (CWC) were not present. Complaints made to the DC on October 7 and December 9 (both in 2011) and May 23, June 19 (this was made to an Assistant Labour Commissioner), September 18, October 10 (this year) are yet to be addressed. There are a total of five complaints made in both years. Both complaints made last year demanded action against the employment of child labour in the district. The complaint (made on May 23, 2012) demanded legal action against a factory owner - from whose factory 12 children indulging in hazardous labour (they were all covered in soot) had been rescued on May 11 - on the basis that the children were bonded labourers. The complaint made on June 19 this year had asked for action against the employers of 15 children employed as domestic helps (and other odd jobs), but a raid conducted later had challaned only one of the employers. Meawhile, the rest of the children (14) continue to work. The one made on September 18, 2012, asked for action against a factory owner who had employed, Anil, a labourer who died due to electrocution during work hours at the factory. The complaint made on October 10 (made again to the SHO of police station division number 2 on October 15) asked for action against kids employed as labourers in shops. Talking to The Tribune, BBA activist Dinesh Kumar said, “The complaint was made on June 19 to the Assistant Labour Commissioner during the ongoing action week ( June18 to 22). Action was supposed to be taken within the week, but that wasn’t done. Even in the raid conducted later, the department managed to rescue only one child.” “The complaint for the raid that took place on May 11 this year had been made as early as September 13, 2011, but the action got delayed by seven months - as late as May this year. The file reached the ALC as late as March this year,” Kumar said. “Staff shortage and the frequent transfers of ALCs (Assistant Labour Commissioners) in the district ensure that no officer stays long enough to get a grip on the labour problem in the city. The labour drives are never taken seriously and almost always the district task force is missing some key officials, without whom the drive would just be a formality. The offenders thus elude legal action,” he added. Notably, the drive which did not take place on October 23 has now been postponed to November 1. While three Assistant Labour Commissioners should ideally be posted in the district to take care of the three circles, presently, only one is posted in circle 3, while the rest two circles lack an officer. Of the nine labour inspectors supposed to be posted in the district, only two are present. Talking to The Tribune, Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti said, “We usually forward complaints made by NGOs to the ALC on a priority basis. Unless there is an exigency, we immediately forward the complaint to the department concerned.” Commenting on the shortage of staff in the labour department, the DC said, “The shortage of staff certainly acts as a dampener at times to the quick redressal of child labour complaints. The shortage of the ALCs and the presence of just one/third of the labour inspectors in the department indeed acts as an obstacle to the proper implementation of the Act concerned at times.” |
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5 hurt in group clash in village
Jalandhar, October 28 The injured were identified as Kiratpal Singh, Rajinder Singh and Sudagar Singh and were
admitted to Jalandhar Civil Hospital. Two members of a rival group also sustained injuries in the clash and were undergoing treatment at Kartarpur Civil Hospital. Sources said three persons of a group, who were farmers, had closed the nullah with the plea
that the nullah carrying waste water of the village always overflowed and many a time, its
dirty water entered their fields. This afternoon, the trio had closed the nullah, which resulted in the waste water spreading on the road, sources said. When the villagers came to know about it, they reached the spot in large numbers. After a few minutes of arguments, the disputing group members ventured into physical scuffle in which five persons sustained injuries. When contacted, the Kartarpur police station said no complaint had been received so far. |
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Classical hues leave audience spellbound at Hemant Utsav
Jalandhar, October 28 The evening started with the mellifluous vocals of Sardar Iqbal Singh. An interplay of intricacies and simplicity marked his recital. He presented bandish in vilambit, madhya and drut laya in Raga Patdeep. Next came the surprise package - violinist R Sreedhar with his Carnatic hues. Presently employed as a junior telecom officer, Sreedhar’s classical prowess and deep understanding of classical music defies set notions (a pattern noted with many classical musicians who have gone on to make it big). His recital, distinguishable with its deep tones and soulful rendering, caused heads to move and talking audience to pay attention. Within seconds of R Sreedhar’s performance, those who weren’t paying attention got serious. To the ones in the North, usually accustomed to Hindustani classical music, Carnatic tones take a bit of time to set in, but Sreedhar’s violin, despite being Carnatic, somehow reflected an understanding and respect for both Hindustani and Western music sensibilities. He made his violin talk and made it dole out cheery and melancholy shades of music on the command of his deft fingers. He presented Raga Nayan Kanti - in his own words the Carantic parallel for the Hindusatani Raga Tilak Kamod. He was accompanied by V Shankar Anand on the Mridangam. The final performer for the evening was the soft-voiced Anjana Nath. A master of the art, Anjana’s recital gave the evening the requisite mood which usually must accompany the final act in a well-planned classical evening. The talented Patiala Gharana artist’s soft-voiced, disciplined renderings and stellar command over rhythmic complexities won accolades from the audience. Anjana presented bandish in vilambit, madhya laya and drut bandish in Raga Yaman Kalyan. She ended the recital with a bandish in Raga Pilu.
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City girl shines
Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 28 Akanksha, 14, has big dreams to become a versatile choreographer in Bollywood. Being a part of top five contestants, she was given a cash reward of Rs 40,000 along with a contract of Rs 2.5 lakh with Life Ok channel for two years. As per the contract, she will get a chance to perform in popular award functions. While recalling her entry into the show, she said auditions for the show were held in Jalandhar, in which 150 aspirant dancers of the city participated. “When my mother informed me about my selection, I was very happy. I really worked hard to achieve success,” she said. “Judges Sonali Bendre and choreographer Terrence Lewis gave standing ovation to my performance,” she said. “When I got call from the organisers of the show that my daughter was selected in top five dancers, it was a dream-come-true,” said Parmod Kumar, Akanksha’s father. Akanksha thanked her mentors for teaching her versatile dancing skills, including Bharat Natyam, hip hop, western and contemporary. Akanksha said she stood first in the dance competition ‘Dancing star of Punjab’, held in Ludhiana in 2010 and bagged first prize in ‘North Indian Idol’ held in Jalandhar. Akanksha had cleared the auditions for the dance show, ‘Honhar dancing star’, slated to be telecasted on E24 channel.
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Fake travel agent arrested
Phagwara, October 28 Superintendent of Phagwara Police HPS Khakh said here today that the victim, Parveen in his complaint lodged before the police, said that the accused took the amount for sending him to Lebanon, but neither the accused sent him abroad nor was he returning his money. Crushed to death
A vegetable seller Banarasi Dass of nearby Madhopur was run over by a train when he was crossing the tracks near the Mehta level crossing between Phagwara and Chiherru last night. In another mishap, villager Babu Lal was killed when he was hit by a speeding vehicle near Chachrari village between Phagwara and Goraya last night.The police has registered cases and sent the bodies to Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination. Drug peddlers arrested
In its ongoing campaign against drug abuse, the Phagwara police yesterday arrested two more drugs peddlers and recovered intoxicants and a weapon from them.Phagwara police SP HPS Khakh said the police had arrested one villager Rajan Sharma of village Thapal and recovered a pistol, a live cartridge and 50 gm of intoxicant powder from him. The SP said, in another case, the police had arrested one Mandip Sharma of nearby village Palahai and recovered 14 gm of heroin from his possession. Two killed in road mishaps
Two persons were killed in two different mishaps in Phagwara yesterday.A groundnut seller Pawan Kumar was killed when a speeding vehicle hit him near village Chachoki on national highway. The vehicle driver, however, managed to flee after hitting him, the police said. In another accident, one Neeraj Kumar of the local Gobindpura was crushed under the wheels of a Superfast Express near the Phagwara railway station yesterday. The bodies were sent to local Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination. |
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Badal’s clean chit to police irks
CPI(ML)
Jalandhar, October 28 State committee secretary Ranjit Singh said by giving a clean chit to the conduct of the Punjab Police in the abduction case, Badal had played a joke with his pivotal post. He asked Badal when Shruti was first abducted in June and despite registering a complaint with the police, why no action was taken by the police against Nishan Singh? Second time, when Shruti was abducted from her house and despite big protest by the people of Faridkot against the slow functioning of the police, the accused could not be nailed, he held. Further flaying Badal, Ranjit quipped that the day opposition party Congress launched a protest to cash the Shruti abduction case, how could Punjab Police nab the accused and the girl in a day? He also lambasted the Punjab Police for terming the case of abduction as a case of elopement. He also dared Badal to face people of Faridkot regarding this case. The Naujwan Bharat Sabha and Punjab Student Union, in a statement issued here today, said they would hold a protest against the ruling government and the Punjab Police for playing an unfortunate role in the Shruti abduction case on November 5 in Faridkot. Amandip of the Istri Jagriti Manch also condemned Badal’s clean chit to the Punjab Police in the abduction case.
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Bariatric surgery, a new aid for obese
Jalandhar, October 28
Dr Jammu, who was appreciated by experts at an international conference on ‘Obesity and Metabolic Surgery’ at California in June 2012 for adopting the procedures, claimed that the surgery refers to the various surgical procedures performed to treat obesity by modification of the gastrointestinal tract to reduce nutrient intake and absorption. While talking to the Tribune, Dr Jammu claimed that though the main cause of obesity is genetics (about 60 per cent) but rest (40 per cent) is due to the life style and behavioral factors. The bariatric surgery is a miraculous surgery, which helps to lose more than 70 per cent of the EWL (Excess Weight Loss) and also helps in remission of diabetes mellitus type II, corrects cholesterol level, cures snoring and sleep apnea. It is not a cosmetic surgery but a life saving surgery. The surgery works on the principle of rerouting your alimentary canal, so that calories intake is less than calories burnt. It is basically of two types – Restrictive and Malabsoptive. Dr Jammu claimed that under the Restrictive surgery two procedures - Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve resection and Laparoscopic Gastric Band - are adopted. Under the first method about 2/13rd of the stomach along with the greater curvature is removed. Thus, a small pouch of new stomach is formed. It has a capacity of approximately one ounce. This leads to excess weight loss is about 50-60 per cent while under the second method, a band of special material is placed around the upper end of the stomach. “The surgery provides relief from backache, arthritis, heartburn, urinary incontinence, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma and venous disorders. One becomes obese on consistent consumption of excessive calories over a long period of time. Genetic and hereditary factors, in many cases, are another cause of the diseases. Genes play an important role in tendency to gain excess weight,” said Dr Jammu.
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The Jalandhar (Rural) Police has nabbed five persons while they were smuggling 115 bags of poppy husk (worth Rs 1.20 crore) in a canter.
To get rid of the obesity the medial advancement bariatric surgery, also known as obesity surgery, has been proving a boon for the patients as it helps in a significant and a long-lasting weight loss, claimed Dr Gurvinder Singh Jammu, director, Jammu Hospital.