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Special police teams formed to check rowdyism
Police investigates mysterious death of woman
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Banned for 2 years by GNDU, 60 students move HC
Union Health Minister urged to take note of arsenic in Phagwara water
Jalandhar-born author wins US literary award
3 NRIs injured in attack
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Special police teams formed to check rowdyism
Jalandhar, November 4 Generally it has been witnessed that as markets go overcrowded, incidents of eve teasing and harassment of girls and women increase during the festival season. It has also been noticed that incidents of scuffle and fights among youngsters see surge in the festival season. On Saturday, certain armed miscreants thrashed a dealer of old cars near Namdev chowk. Some other incidents of rowdyism had also been reported in the past few days. A police official, on the condition of anonymity, revealed that youths, part of congregation or otherwise, often indulge in scuffles or heated arguments in public and many consider it the right opportunity to take revenge against their rivals. RK Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, said the city police had formed special teams of police personnel to maintain law and order during the festival season. Policemen in civil dress too have been deployed in markets where public throng in large numbers to identify and nail rowdy youths. Police patrolling teams have also been asked to conduct day and night patrolling in the city to tackle rowdy incidents. Festive season
official speak The city police had formed special teams of police personnel to maintain law and order during the festival season. Policemen in civil dress too have been deployed in markets where public throng in large numbers to identify and nail rowdy youths. Police patrolling teams have also been asked to conduct day and night patrolling in the city to tackle rowdy incidents — RK Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police
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Police investigates mysterious death of woman
Jalandhar, November 4 RPS Sandhu, Assistant Commissioner of Police, West, said after the death of Radha, her husband Mishri Mahanto in a statement to the police had alleged that his wife had died after consuming milk on Karva Chauth. But a day after, he changed his statement and alleged that his wife was running ill for the past few days and she might have consumed some poisonous substance and died, the ACP added. He said though the deceased’s husband, a resident of 120 feet road, and her other relatives had not suspected any foul play behind her death, the police would investigate the case further to find out the real cause behind her mysterious death. He said viscera of the deceased had been sent to Kharar for an examination. Action would be taken if anything suspicious comes out in the report. Suspicion
The police developed doubts as deceased’s husband Mishri Mahanto changed his statements regarding her death. The ACP says action will be taken if anything suspicious comes out in the medical report. |
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Banned for 2 years by GNDU, 60 students move HC
Phagwara, November 4 In total, 73 students of the college were banned for two years by Guru Nanak Dev University for allegedly mass copying in an examination held in March this year. College principal Kirpal Kaur alleged that the university’s decision seemed to be only against the SGPC-managed college. She said even though the exam was conducted on March 20, the university authorities in their letter claimed that these students were found guilty of mass copying in English exam on March 17. The principal claimed that neither external staff nor observer RK Mahajan, deputed for the exams, sent any complaint of copying. Mass copying
73 students of Sant Baba Dalip Singh Memorial Khalsa College were taken to task for allegedly mass copying in an examination in March |
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Union Health Minister urged to take note of arsenic in Phagwara water
Phagwara, November 4 In a letter to the Union Minister, Mann apprised him about the sample taken by the doctors of the Phagwara Civil Hospital on September 19 from Basant Nagar which was subsequently sent to the State Public Health Laboratory in Chandigarh. The report of the sample had confirmed the presence of arsenic in the water making it unfit for human consumption. He said the report of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Phagwara had confirmed the presence of this toxic element in water, but unfortunately the health authorities and district administration have failed to ascertain the actual reason for the contamination of water thereby putting the life of thousands of residents of Phagwara in danger. Urging the Union Minister to immediately send a high-level expert team, comprising leading scientists and doctors to visit the town, Mann said the team should focus on tracing the reason behind this contamination so that further damage to the health of the people could be checked. He further said due to the presence of such toxic elements in water, the situation in the state has become grim and a number of residents are falling prey to fatal diseases like cancer. Mann further urged the Union Minister to intervene in the matter by directing the health authorities and district administration to immediately organise health check-up camps for detecting the harmful effects of the consumption of this toxic water on the people and take appropriate remedial measures for safeguarding the life of Phagwara residents. Deploy a high-level Team
Joginder Singh Mann urges Ghulam Nabi Azaad, Union Minister for Health, to immediately deploy a high-level expert team to ascertain the reasons of detection of this very poisonous metallic element |
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Leading from the Front
Jalandhar, November 4 Instead that their husbands, fathers-in-law or their sons go around their respective colonies or make rounds to the Municipal Corporation offices, many women councillors are going around on their own and have themselves taken the task. A few councillors who are well-educated are even doing a lot of homework by surfing the internet, culling information regarding various centre and state schemes related to civic bodies and coming well-prepared to argue on all such matters. Parminder Kaur Pannu, SAD councillor of Ward 60, is often seen carrying along bundles of papers that she keeps on downloading from the internet about schemes related to sewage, road construction and city beautification. “Since I am a first-time councillor, I was initially not so clear on various schemes, their stipulated time period, various requirements for their execution and allocated funds. So, the first thing that I did right after being elected was to update myself on all the latest issues related to MCs,” she put her point. Kanchan Sharma, a second time BJP councillor from Ward 34, too is seen going around the offices on her own carrying her files. The councillor takes pride in sharing, “I am out of home at 6 am. I take a morning stroll in different areas of my ward. There I go about discussion issues with people. I even help people right their representations on civic matters, go along with them to the Mayor’s office and get his endorsements done. I am not net-user, but I do ask my son and daughter to download certain relevant documents for me to study.” Surinder Kaur, a Congress councillor, also does all work on her own. Her experience as a fourth-time councillor has been her forte for she is well-verse with the working of the MC, various ongoing schemes and the politics over the distribution of grants. “When I started going around MC offices, no other woman councillor was seen doing her own job. Initially I found it a little difficult, but it became my compulsion because my husband had passed away and my children were still studying. But now I enjoy doing this work,” she said.
Civic schemes
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Three years on, PAP chowk flyover hangs fire
Jalandhar, November 4 Moreover, the executing agency, SOMA Enterprises Limited, of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) too failed to release funds to the PWD for the construction of the residential units that are to be razed to make way for the flyover, highly placed sources in the department said. Though the SOMA has stacked some concrete beams and slabs at the site after raising huge pillars, the completion of the flyover seems to be a distant dream for residents. The delay in construction has led to a high level of pollution and fatal accidents. The PAP complex premises and the boundary wall of the defence area, starting from Rama Mandi Chowk till PAP Chowk, had emerged as two major bottlenecks in executing the project on time. The project has been inching forward at snail’s pace. Keeping in view public inconvenience, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had already slapped heavy penalties on the construction company. Sources revealed that an under-construction portion of the bridge, adjacent to the PAP premises, needed sufficient space. For the purpose, the existing boundary walls of the PAP premises and the Defence area had to be shifted back by almost 30 to 35 feet, they added. The issue of shifting the boundary wall is lying with the Defence Ministry and the Ministry of Surface and Transport. To provide adequate space for the overbridge, the PAP authorities had already demolished a residential building adjacent to the PAP Chowk. Three guard rooms, three gates, eight search posts and certain other structures were yet to be demolished besides the boundary wall. BS Tuli, executive engineer of the PWD (provincial wing), said, “The new buildings on the PAP premises will come up at a cost of nearly Rs 2.25 crore. The construction work will be executed soon after all the hurdles and the issues are cleared.” |
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Subordinate services federation holds protest against govt
Jalandhar, November 4 Hundreds of members gathered outside the Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall and raised slogans against the state government for not paying heed to their demands. The protest was culminated near PNB chowk. Federation’s state general secretary Ved Parkash claimed during the assembly election, federation members had held a number of meetings with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who had then agreed to their demands. Subash Lamba of the Kul Hind employees union lambasted the Union Government for its plans to present a Bill in the Lok Sabha for wiping out the old-pension system. He urged the federation members to launch a protest against the Bill. Amarjit Kaur, leader of the part-time sewing teachers union, ASHA workers’ leader Sukhwinder and leader of mid-day meal workers Manjit Kaur demanded the government should reinstate sewing teachers; should avoid contract system in mid-day meal scheme and should also fix minimum income of anganwari and ASHA workers. Leaders of the government teachers’ union, field and workshop employees’ union, municipal employees’ union, suwida centre workers’ union also demanded regularisation of contractual teachers and other employees; realisation of their pending salaries etc. They also asked the government not to hand over the project of solid waste management to private players. In the rally, leaders of various boards, corporations, class IV employees, paramedical staff also vent out their anger against the state government. The leaders threatened to go on a strike if their demands were not met. |
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Jalandhar-born author wins US literary award
Jalandhar, November 4 Described as a “gripping analysis” of the country and an “important book” of current times, Manjeet’s book ‘The Cover of Naked Man’ won the ‘PEN Open Book Award’, which carries a USD 5,000 cash reward “for an exceptional work of literature by an author of colour.” The judges said in their citation that the book is a “wildly original and enjoyable tour of the contemporary USA in flux as globalisation’s impact takes hold.” The book chronicles varying lives in the contemporary US, including that of highly-paid call centre workers, an entertainment mogul and the tragedy of the suicides. Manjeet Singh gives a gripping analysis of what is happening in the US, where an uncertain world is being built from its newest industries and oldest traditions, as well as a portrait of our own new and uncertain America in the background, also in crisis. “An important book for our times,” the citation said. The PEN Open Book Award was created by PEN American Center's Open Book Committee, which is a group committed to racial and ethnic diversity within the literary and publishing communities. The city-based PEN American Centre was founded in 1922 and its membership of over 3,000 writers and editors includes literary luminaries like author Salman Rushdie, American poet Robert Frost and essayist Arther Miller. For over 50 years, PEN’s Literary Awards programme has honoured many of the most outstanding voices in literature. This year PEN presented 18 awards, fellowships and grants totalling USD 1,75,000. |
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3 NRIs injured in attack
Phagwara, November 4 The assailants succeeded to flee. The injured were admitted to a local hospital. Though the exact cause of the attack could not be known, but the motive of the robbery could not be ruled out. The police has registered a case. |
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Inter-house contest
An inter-house competition and class show of Class II and IV was organised at Manav Sehyog School, Shahpur village. All the participants put together a great show. In the competition, there were four categories which were divided according to their classes. Drawing competition for class I, hasya kavita competition for Classes III to V, semi classical group dance for Classes VI to VIII and debate competition for classes IX to XII were also organised. Scholarships
S Darshan Singh Memorial Scholarships were distributed among brilliant students, belonging to economically weak families, at DIPS school. Sports meet
The pre-wing of DIPS School, Nurmahal, organised a sports meet. Sports meet started with colorful march-past followed by mass drill and race. Students enjoyed all the activities. Winners were given stars by principal Usha Parmar. Goonj project
Daljeet Kaur, coordinator of Goonj project, visited MGN School. She explained students about the plight of people who can't even have two meals a day. The whole project was bifurcated into two phases. In the first phase, the school donated 100 wooden chairs and three blackboards to two labour schools of Raj Nagar and Model House areas. In the second phase, students, staff and principal joined hands to come forward for a maximum contribution of donation of woolens, blankets, suits, socks etc. The project was successful and received encouragement from principal Satwant Gakhal. |
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