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Ex-councillor sent to police remand
All MC lifts go out of order
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Shops constructed in ‘violation of rules’ by the Congress
Four held for illegal mining
Regional competitions conclude
Teacher training workshops organised
Traffic scene worsens in Shahkot market
Delimitation of routes: Auto union to observe black Divali
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Ex-councillor sent to police remand
Jalandhar, November 9 Dhall and his brother Amit Dhall, a sitting councillor, were booked by the city police for being allegedly involved in the Cool Road group clash. The brothers were evading arrest since they were named in the case. The clash took on the Cool Road on November 6. The city police has already arrested two persons for their involvement in the clash while four police personnel were placed under suspension for remaining mute spectators during the incident. Scores of supporters and relatives of Dhall brothers today assembled before the main gate of the district court premises where the accused was produced. The mob later gheraoed the Division No 6 police station and raised slogans against the police. The city police had made elaborated arrangement to tackle the situation. A heavy police force was deployed in and around the district court premises and additional force was sent to the police station. Meanwhile, there is tension in the area with chances of another clash between members of both the gangs. Navjot Singh Mahal, ADCP (headquarter), however, claimed that more arrests were likely to me made and the police was well equipped and prepared to handle the situation.
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All MC lifts go out of order
Jalandhar, November 9 The MC has two elevators each at either of the two entrance gates. While the three elevators were already not in use, the fourth one went of the order on Wednesday making the office inaccessible to all those who cannot climb up the stairs. There is no room on the ground floor of the Dr BR Ambedkar MC Complex. The offices of the Mayor, Commissioner, Assistant Commissioners and Municipal Town Planner fall on the first floor. The second floor has the engineering wing with staff from the O&M and B&R branches. The third floor has the offices of the accounts branch, house tax and water billing section where lot many visitors reach out for settlement of their disputed bills. Kulwinder Singh, SE (B&R), said the lift could not be repaired as the company (Kuoni Co) engaged for maintenance has refused to work due to non-payment of Rs 4.5 lakh as annual maintenance charges. "At times, there is overloading in the lift which leads to snags. There was some repair issue and we somehow managed to coax the company officials for the job. Lifts will start functioning from Monday", he added. In poor state
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Shops constructed in ‘violation of rules’ by the Congress Trust Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, November 9 A case in this regard had been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court by BJP leader Manit Malhotra. The court on August 23 had directed the Trust chairman to give a hearing to the petitioner as well as the respondents and decide on the representations as per law. The court had also ordered that the fact as to whether the construction of shops along the roadside had been sanctioned or not be checked and its original plan be also verified. The court had ordered that the needful be done by the chairman within a period of three months. The time period will end in about a fortnight. Ever since the dissolution of the Trust, the powers of chairman have been relegated with Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti. In his complaint, the BJP leader had mentioned that the District Congress Committee had been allotted a 1 kanal 8 marla land meant for a social institution in the year 1973-74. He had alleged that the shops had been constructed without leaving any parking space. He had also said he was not sure as to whether a building plan for the same had been approved. He said he had made two representations on January 11 and February 6 this year to which there had been no reply. Bharti could not be contacted on the matter as he was away for an official meeting.
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Four held for illegal mining
The district administration team comprising Additional Deputy Commissioner Preneet Bhardwaj, district industries manager-cum-mining officer Surjit Singh, block information officer Pawan Kumar, along with the team of the Shahkot police, had been conducting surprise raids in Shahkot for the past three days and yesterday night only the team managed to nab four accused red handed. Some of them were lucky enough to escape from the spot. The arrested accused were identified as Chheor Rattan, Hetram, Babbar Singh, all residents of Rajasthan, and Jagtar Singh of Talwandi Sabho near Bathinda. Naib Tehsildar Amarjit Singh said out of the six trucks seized, four were found laden with illegal excavated sand, while two were standing in the queue to load sand. He said three trucks were bearing registration numbers of Rajasthan, while one was of Punjab. The Naib Tehsildar said as the trucks were bearing registration numbers of Rajasthan, it could not be ruled out that the Punjab mining mafia was hand in glove with the Rajasthan mining mafia. He said the police was inquiring thoroughly to nab the kingpin of the illegal mining. Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti said a case under Section 21 of the Mining Act 1957 and Section 379 of the IPC had been registered against the accused. He said raids would continue in future to nail down the illegal mining mafia active in the district. He added that team members had been instructed to maintain day and night vigil at the strategic points of the Satuj to stop the menace.
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Regional competitions conclude
Jalandhar, November 9 Over 2,000 students from 20 schools competed with one another for various literary, fine arts and cultural events. Students performed for vaar gayan, kawishri, gatka, one-act plays, folk songs, dances, painting, poetry, calligraphy, etc. The winners of the Jalandhar region will now compete at the state level. Lovepreet won the first prize in folk singing contest, Rupinder in solo dance and Samarjeet Singh bagged top position in painting. —
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Teacher training workshops organised
Jalandhar, November 9 All these topics were tackled through activities and input from teachers was shared. Handling of discipline issues, reward and punishment, classroom and staffroom etiquettes and techniques, etc., were discussed. Teachers were trained in the use of a smart class programme. The importance of ERP system was also explained to them. Principal S. Chauhan expressed that the training session was a vital tool to ensure the success of students and it helps in uniform performance. Divali celebrated
Innocent Hearts, Green Model Town, Jalandhar, and Innocent Hearts, Loharan, celebrated Divali. Students presented songs and poems on Divali in the morning assembly. A magic show was also presented in the primary wing. Students from class I and class IV participated in “sweets and snacks-making competition. Students of class V and class VI took part in non-fire sweet-making competition. Students of class IX participated in mehndi competition and students of class X and class XI took part in non-fire cooking competition. Teachers taught the importance of Divali and Bhaiya Duj to students. At the end, students wished Happy Divali to each other. Flower arrangement competition Jalandhar Independent Sahodaya Complex inter-school rangoli and flower arrangement competition was organised and hosted by British Olivia School, Rama Mandi. As many as 17 to 18 CBSE-affiliated schools from Jalandhar and the adjoining areas participated in the contest. The team from Lala Jagat Narain School lifted the trophy for the rangoli competition. Police DAV Public School, Jalandhar, got the second prize and Innocent Hearts School, Jalandhar, got the third position in this category. Innocent Hearts School took the trophy for the best centre table flower arrangement, CT Public School, Jalandhar, stood second and La Blossom School stood third in this category. APJ School lifted the trophy for the best corner table flower arrangement competition, La Blossom School stood second and Innocent Hearts School, Jalandhar, stood third in this category. Students of British Olivia School did not compete since they were the host school. Vijay Maini, director, British Olivia School, gave a vote of thanks to the chief guest, judges and all guest teams. Thali, candle decoration contests
Apeejay School, Rama Mandi, organised thali decoration (primary section) and candle decoration contests. In the primary section, students decorated thalis by using waste materials like stones, which were painted with pencil flakes, bangles, CDs, ear buds, etc. In candle decoration, students displayed their talents by decorating candles beautifully. Their creativity was appreciated by one all. The results Thali decoration: In class I, Bhuvanjot and Brahmjot stood first, Raghav stood second and Dakshita stood third. In class II, Sehaj stood first, Jyanshu stood second and Ramneek stood third. In class III, Gurnoor stood first, Bhavyam and Eshwerjot stood second and Sanjova and Abhijay stood third. In class IV, Simran stood first, Deepanshi stood second and Komal stood third. In class V, Harshdeep stood first Simran second and Vishwas third. Candle decoration: In class VI, Harmandeep (first), Gurbal (second), and Sonali (third). In class VII, Tarun stood first, Eknoor (second) and Amit third. In class VIII, Sony (first), Navdeep Singh (second) and Aagreen stood third. English debate
An inter-formation English debate competition for all Army Public Schools under the Western Command was organised at Army Public School. The honoured chief guest for the occasion, Brigadier N Raj Kumar SM, chairman, Army Public School, Jalandhar, was welcomed by principal Ashok Jain and vice-principal Suman Singh. Col JS Nirmal, Additional Director, AWES 11 Corps HQ (retd), also graced the occasion with his presence. The topic for the debate was ‘eloquence in speech is a greater asset than brilliance in thoughts’. APS, Jalandhar, had the winning edge when both speakers, Nikhilesh Mehra and Manasi Singh, were bracketed at the first position. The third position was bagged by Harish Puri of APS, Patiala. Neer Priya Bakshi of APS, Noida, was adjudged the best interjector. The overall trophy was bagged by APS, Jalandhar. Annual sports day DPS, Jalandhar, organised its Annual Sports Day on the school premises. The programme commenced with the welcome of the chief guest. The chief guest on the occasion was Aditya Mishra IPS, IG, who is himself an alumnus of Delhi Public School. The march past by 250 students took off with the chief guest taking the salute. It was performed with perfect synchronisation by all four houses - Carnations, Daffodils, Lavenders and Orchids. Principal Asha Kumar accorded a cordial welcome to the chief guest. The programme started with a mass drill. Students put up excellent displays in drills and formations. A cultural programme was also presented on the occasion. |
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Traffic scene worsens in Shahkot market
Shahkot, November 9 Though there is a ban on the entry of heavy vehicles in the market, vehicles ignore the warning boards without any fear of being challaned. Even the authorities too are in no mood to penalise the violators. Since morning, heavy vehicles like trucks, tractor-trailers and school buses ply in the market. Even the policemen deployed at the main chowk in the market don't challan heavy vehicles. Gaurav Kumar, a shopkeeper, said strict action should be taken against the violators. Munish, a businessman, said, "If the authorities are not in a mood to penalise the violators, at least the problem of traffic chaos should be sorted out for these few days prior to Divali". Station House Officer could not be contacted despite repeated attempts. |
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Delimitation of routes: Auto union to observe black Divali
Jalandhar, November 9 The union has formed an 'Ujara Virodi Sangarsh Committee', which would hold a flag march from Kartarpur to Jalandhar on November 13 against the order, which restrict auto-rickshaws from plying beyond the boundaries of the Jalandhar Municipal Corporation. The march will start from Kartarpur and it will be culminated at District Complex, where workers will also hold protest. Kashmir Singh Ghugshore, leader of Sangharsh Committee and district secretary of Pendu Mazdur Union, said the city police had started installing nakas at the boundary points and had challaned scores of auto-rickshaws for violations. Union leaders alleged that the implementation of the order would directly hit their daily earnings.
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