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Gurkirat’s body found dumped near house
Extend Amritsar-Chandigarh Superfast train up to Kalka: NGO
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Cholera outbreak in Ishwar Nagar area, 300 cases reported
NGO fails to ascertain rescued owl’s species
Ashok Joshi, inspector, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, shows the rescued owl in Amritsar on Friday. Photo: Sameer Sehgal
Tough fight between ‘Son of Sardaar’, ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’
City youth makes it to Australian police force
Family members of Rajesh Kumar Sharma offer him sweets in Amritsar on Friday. Photo: Sameer Sehgal
Students apprised of latest trends in IT sector
Principal Daljit Singh honours Dr Gurvinder Singh, Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev University, in Amritsar on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Khalsa College to use its agricultural land for organic farming
‘100% RAW’ to represent state in bench press championship
Members of "100% RAW" who will participate in a national-level tournament in Sonepat. A Tribune photograph
Man commits suicide
Unidentified migrant found murdered
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Gurkirat’s body found dumped near house
Amritsar, November 16 Gurkirat had gone missing on November 7. Initially, the police had lodged a missing report, but after a couple of days the police registered a kidnapping case against unidentified persons. A dog squad was pressed into service to find clues in the case. The news of finding of Gurkirat’s body spread like wildfire following which the people from the locality started thronging his residence. The body was first spotted by a woman resident who found a dog eating something in a street on the back of their house. A foul smell was emanating from that place. She immediately raised an alarm and called her neighbourer Manjit Kaur, who then rushed to the residence of Gurkirat and told them about this. They immediately called the police, which reached the spot and recovered the body. Only yesterday, the police had conducted a search operation in the area in which they searched each and every house of the locality. The police found nothing incriminating and susceptible during the search. “This shows that the body was dumped only last night as there was no trace of the body yesterday when the police had conducted a search operation. The condition of the body reveals that Gurkirat might have been killed a couple of days ago. But anything concrete could be said only after postmortem examination reports,” said Harjit Singh Brar, ADCP, crime. The whole scenario pointed a finger towards the role of an insider and nearby resident in the crime who initially kept the body somewhere else and later dumped it at the secluded place, said Brar. He said they were on job and hopefully they would arrest the accused soon. Meanwhile, a pall of gloom descended on the residence of Gurkirat Singh. The family members were inconsolable, while his father, Angrej Singh, was left stunned by the tragic end of their agonising wait. Timeline
November 7: Gurkirat goes missing under mysterious circumstances from near his house where he had gone for playing. November 9: The police registers a kidnapping case against unidentified persons. November 11: Family members and residents of the area lodge a protest against police inaction in tracing the boy. The dharna was lifted only after police assurance to trace the boy in a couple of days. November 15: The police conducts a search operation in the area. November 16: The police finds the body of
Gurkirat. Residents of the locality and family members of the deceased were very critical about the role of the police. Even though the police has registered a kidnapping case against unknown persons, police officials were repeatedly stressing that the boy had gone missing. Their story today fell flat when the police found the body of Gurkirat.
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Extend Amritsar-Chandigarh Superfast train up to Kalka: NGO
Amritsar, November 16 They made this demand in a communique sent to the Railway Minister. Gurbhej Singh, general secretary, Mission Aagaaz, said before mid 80s, there used to be a regular train, Amritsar-Kalka Mail, which catered to the passengers of all prominent stations in Punjab on its route. The re-launched Amritsar-Chandigarh Superfast train did not touch Kalka, which was only 15 km to 20 km away from Chandigarh. He said the train remained halted at Chandigarh station for nearly nine hours before initiating its return journey to Amritsar. Dr AL Adlakha, another member of the NGO, said the train was useful for students of various public schools like Lawrence School, Sanawar, Army Public School, Dagshai, and Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, to travel between their hometowns in Punjab and schools. The train also used to serve as a connection from Punjab to various hill stations of Himachal Pradesh thereby creating a tourist circuit. The train was also used for transporting fresh vegetables from the hill stations to various parts of the state. Unfortunately, the train was stopped in 1984 and was never revived. Besides, an additional halt at Mohali station was also required as many government offices were located there.
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Cholera outbreak in Ishwar Nagar area, 300 cases reported
Amritsar, November 16 Dr Charanjit Singh, district epidemiologist, while confirming the outbreak said the health department had already written to the Municipal Corporation authorities to take appropriate measures as the disease spread due to contamination of government water supply. Over 300 cases have been reported in the Ishwar Nagar area so far, while a number of patients have been undergoing treatment at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) and Jallianawala Bagh Memorial Civil Hospital here. “We have been facing a lot of health issues due to the huge garbage dump, but even after several years, the district administration has failed to find any solution to the problem,” said a resident. The dirty water mixed with the underground water has been playing havoc with the lives of the people residing near the garbage dump. Following the reports of suspected cases of cholera, the Health Department took seven samples randomly out of which four samples confirmed the disease. The water samples taken by the department also failed the test, said Dr Charanjit. Sources in the department said the recent samples of water had also failed the tests. Dr Charanjit said he was yet to receive the report. “We have distributed chlorine tablets in the area while a 24-hour medical camp has been stationed in the locality wherein medical officers have been deputed to look after every patient coming to the camp for check up,” said Dr Charanjit, adding that free treatment and test facility had been provided in the GNDH and the civil hospital for cholera patients. He claimed that the situation was now under control as no casualty had been reported in the area while the patients found suffering from the disease had been recovering well. Dharampal Gupta, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, said they were aware of the situation and had decided to change the underground pipeline. “A team of MC authorities has visited the area. Within the next couple of days the work of changing pipeline would be completed,” Gupta added.
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NGO fails to ascertain rescued owl’s species
Amritsar, November 16 SPCA volunteers rescued the owl with golden colour in base and round brown spots over it from a eucalyptus tree at the posh Race Course road on November 9. SPCA inspector Ashok Joshi said after a tip-off, he led the volunteers to rescue it over a full-grown eucalyptus. He said they arranged a professional climber, Sonu, at a price of Rs 200 to bring down the owl entangled in a string. Its left wing had received a cut. The owl weighs over 2.5 kg and has large round yellow eyes. It has sharp 1.5 inch claws and length of a wing when stretched is 1.5 feet. Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Dr Jagdish Chander Shori said the bird seemed to have been strayed from wildlife to a residential area of the city. He said it was difficult to ascertain the species of the owl as owls like these were never spotted in urban settlements in this region. Besides, he said owl was a wildlife bird and not a domesticated one. Shori said the SPCA approached him and he made full arrangement to heal its wounds. He said its left wing bears a cut and as a result it could not fly but it can jump. He anticipated that it would take nearly 10 more days to recover. “The best possible treatment is ensured to it,” he commented. He said the bird would be handed over to the Forest Department after its recovery. Besides, it would approach the department to ascertain its species and habitat. He added that it refuses all kind of flesh except pigeon’s. He added that the bird had been kept in a cage as it was in full senses and alert so that it could not harm anybody. District forest officer Nirmaljit Singh Randhawa said his department would fully cooperate to ascertain the identity of the bird.
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Tough fight between ‘Son of Sardaar’, ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’
Amritsar, November 16 The fight was on since the beginning. Two big budget films, with loaded star cast and some dependable names of the industry added to the heat. As fate would have it, both came attached with great expectations and controversies. While ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ became Yash Chopra’s swan song, ‘Son of Sardaar’ gained adequate publicity and curiosity with protests and calls for ban from Sikh organisations, citing religious and communal sentiments being hurt by some of the scenes in the film. So the stage was set. “Both films garnered enough publicity and since bankable actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn have previously got lucky with Diwali releases, this year too the success seems to be continuing,” says Satyender Deol, cinema manager, fun Cinemas, Alpha One. “The average collection of these films over the past five days has been Rs 10 crore in Amritsar alone,” he said. And the surprising fact is that there was no favoritism being played by the audience here as both films are going packed house. 'Son of Sardaar' led ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ for the opening day, but then the latter picked up and we were expecting a better business over the weekend, said Satyender. ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ has registered a good occupancy at multiplexes across the country, while 'Son of Sardaar' led the race in single screens. ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ has collected Rs 15.23 crore, while the latter raked in Rs 10.72 crore on the opening day of their releases in the country. “Both of them have bagged decent reviews from film critics. Despite having a tough competition, both movies have received overwhelming response at the ticket windows as well,” shares Manish, unit head, Cinepolis, Amritsar. “Divali is the time when the audience too expects good films and since these films were in news all throughout their production and post- production stage, the box-office collections reflects audiences curiosity,” said Manish. As for experts, the more good news is on the way as the reviews have been positive, which means more business.
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City youth makes it to Australian police force
Amritsar, November 16 Talking to The Tribune, Rajesh said it was a big challenge for him to make it into the Australian police force and he could achieve it after a long struggle. He said he had shifted base to Australia for higher education after completing his plus two in 2006. He then did his MBA, followed by a diploma in security and risk management. He got permanent residency in 2009, after which he appeared in the competitive exam for recruitment to police force there. He said he got his first posting after completing his training in the Melbourne Police Academy from August 2011 to April 2012. Rajesh Kumar's parents, AP Sharma and Usha Sharma, also expressed happiness over his achievement.
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Students apprised of latest trends in IT sector
Amritsar, November 16 Dr Gurvinder Singh, professor and Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, apprised the students of the latest trends in IT sector and the status of jobs. He was welcomed by principal Dr Daljit Singh. He said the IT sector still remained the highest job-providing sector and was growing. He narrated the interesting aspects of network defence to protect our networks by using new software techniques. Prof Harbhajan Singh, Head of Department, gave the vote of thanks. Prof Kawaljit Kaur, Prof Sukhwinder Kaur, Prof Mani Arora, Prof Rupinder Singh, Prof Sukhbir Kaur, Prof Sukhpuneet Kaur, Prof Jagbir Singh Virk, Prof Rajkaran Singh and other staff members were also present on the occasion.
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Khalsa College to use its agricultural land for organic farming
Amritsar, November 16 “We have decided to start organic farming in about 200 acres of agricultural land on the vast college premises,” said Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) functionaries while sowing wheat. They said only organic method would be used for growing wheat crop and no insecticides, pesticides and fertilisers would be used. Experts from the college’s Agriculture Department, Punjab Agriculture Department and Minnie Kalha, an organic farming expert, said the organic way of farming was a welcome step as the overuse of chemicals had been playing havoc with the fertile lands in the state. “Pesticides have been affecting the health of the people and polluting underground water. The traditional ways of using bio gas manure, farmyard manure and organic sprays will be used for growing crop,” said KCGC joint secretary (Agriculture) Ajmer Singh Heir.He said they wanted that the experiment was made to save the environment. He said they would further add up to farmland under organic farming in near future. District Chief Agriculture Officer Dilbagh Singh Dhanju, who was present during the inaugural sowing, said they would advice farmers to adopt the technique to save environment and protect human’s and livestock’s health in the state. The decision in this regard was taken recently at a meeting headed by KCGC honourary secretary Rajindermohan Singh Chhina. Kalha said they would be able to generate at least 35 quintals of wheat from 1 acre by adopting this new way of farming. The KCGC had also tied up with the local Pingalwara Charitable Society, which is also adopting organic farming in a major way at Manawala farm. Kalha said they would be providing improved variety of seeds, organic manure, farmyard manure, information and know-how regarding the yield per acre, planting trees and cost would be taken only after they produce the promised yield. Chhina said they were making experiment and, if successful, it would be further extended to the other chunks of land available with them. Other present on the occasion included district training officer Ravail Singh and agriculture expert Gurdip Singh.
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‘100% RAW’ to represent state in bench press championship Amritsar, November 16 The team comprising Vishavdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Mandeep Singh and Monu Chaugawan is trained under city-based Vishal Khanna, who is also an International power lifter and athlete. The competition will see the best muscle power from across the country competing in various weight categories. — TNS
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Man commits suicide
Amritsar, November 16 The police has booked his wife, Neha, and mother-in-law, Bimla Rani, in abetment to suicide case. A case under Sections 306, 34 of the IPC has been registered on the complaint of the father of the deceased. Harjinder Kumar, the complainant, stated to the police that Shivam was married to Neha about four years ago. Immediately after the marriage, his wife and mother-in-law started pressurising him to buy a separate house. Harjinder said the accused started fighting with his son and fed up with this, Shivam committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance. Jaswant Singh, investigating officer, said no arrest had been made so far. He added that further investigations were under progress.
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Unidentified migrant found murdered
Amritsar, November 16 He was apparently strangled to death by some unidentified persons. The police has registered a case under Sections 302, 201, 34 of the IPC against the unidentified accused in this connection. The body was spotted by Nishan Singh of Katra Dal Singh, Wehra Kalian, who informed the police that the deceased, who is in his mid 20s, was found dead near old small stream passing through his land. The deceased was wearing a pink shirt and gray pant. He was strangled with some clothes found around his neck. The accused later threw his body to dispose it of. The police said investigations were under progress to identify the deceased.
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Even a week after rescuing an owl enmeshed in a “Chinese” string, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is yet to ascertain its species and its original habitat.
After making a mark in various fields in countries like Canada, US and UK, Punjabi youth are now achieving feats in Australia as well. One among them is 25-year-old Rajesh Kumar Sharma from the city, who has been recruited as a constable in the Australian police force. He has been posted in Melbourne.
An extension lecture on “Emerging Trends in IT” was organised recently by the Postgraduate Department of Computer Science and Applications, Khalsa College.
A four-member team 100% RAW will represent Punjab in Dhawan’s Fourth All-India Men and Women Bench Press Championship, 2012, to be held at
Sonepat, Haryana, on November 18, 2012.