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MC moves following HC order
Two held with Chinese kite string
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 Priest arrested with pistols
Amritsar, December 31 The Government Railway Police arrested one Prithvi, a resident of Jalandhar Cantonment, with two country-made pistols. Prithvi used to work as a priest in a temple. Government Railway Police officials show the seized pistols from a Jalandhar-based resident in Amritsar on Monday. Photo: Vishal Kumar
Electrical shop gutted in fire
Jet Airways told to refund fares for cancelled flights
Play against foeticide held
Khalsa college council elects new executive body
NCC Air Force Wing set up in rural school
Café OZ opens in city
288 kg of heroin seized near Indo-Pak border
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MC moves following HC order
Amritsar, December 31 The enforcement wing of the MC on Monday removed encroachments in front of 25 shops. The officials said the move was taken following the High Court directions which ordered removal of encroachments from public land. Some of the traders had encroached upon footpaths 15 foot in front of their shops. MC officials said the plan was there to widen this stretch and once this proposal gets through, the road would be widened by at least 10 feet. The MC is also into verifying the authenticity of the building plans on this road. A proposal to erect a separate parking lot opposite a temple located on the road is also in the pipeline. Official Speak:
Municipal Town Planner Des Raj: We started this drive following the high court directions and it will be a continuous process. After a survey, it was observed that the main offenders were traders who had encroached upon the footpath for their vested interests. Some had even made permanent concrete pedestals. Though there was no resistance from the traders' side, I will appeal to them to get all the encroachment removed on their own, failing which we will charge them for removing the encroachments. Mayor Bakshi Ram Arora: No encroachment on public land will be tolerated. These encroachments not only leave negligible space for pedestrians, but also slow down the traffic. Other plans
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Two held with Chinese kite string
Amritsar, December 31 Cases under Section 188 of the IPC were registered against Vaid Parkash of Gali Katra Karam Singh and Varinder Singh of Chheharta. The police seized 420 rolls of Chinese string from Vaid Parkash and 15 rolls from Varinder. Importantly, the kite string, made up of stretchable plastic substance coated with razor-sharp ‘glass-masala’ (powder), despite a ban, continues to be sold. There have been several incidents of humans and birds getting injured due to Chinese kite string. Forest officials said, “Ten per cent of birds like pigeons, crow and desi sparrows fall victim to kite strings. Moreover, except the centre run by the Jain sect in Hoshiarpur, there is no place in the district to cure of any injured bird.” Amritsar was the first to import the Chinese string, which replaced the traditional cotton strings. Bangalore-manufactured Monofill and Gurgaon-made Monokite brands, having flexible and unbreakable properties, too made entry into the Amritsar market. According to an estimate, the kite string trade is worth crores in Punjab. Even as there no major accident in the city in 2012, but the city saw a substantial number of accidents in 2011. Kite flying is a rage among Punjabis, especially during Lohri and Basant Panchmi festivals. In police net
Cases under Section 188 of the IPC were registered against Vaid Parkash of Gali Katra Karam Singh and Varinder Singh of Chheharta. The police seized 420 rolls of Chinese string from Vaid Parkash and 15 rolls from Varinder. Death and injuries in 2011
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Priest arrested with pistols
Amritsar, December 31 The accused, who originally hailed from Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh, was returning home. He had gone to Faizabad a few days back. The police authorities said the accused and his father Ram Surat were priests in a temple in Deepnagar area in Jalandhar Cantonment. Prithvi had procured the arms from his ancestral village. Prithvi, travelling in Tatamoori express, was to alight at Jalandhar, but he fell asleep during the journey and reached Amritsar where he was arrested with the pistols, said police officials. During interrogation, he told to the police that he was being threatened by several people and he had brought the arms for his protection.
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Electrical shop gutted in fire
Amritsar, December 31 The fire started at about 4.00 pm. Several shopkeepers saw the smoke coming out of the upper floor of the shop. The material worth lakhs of rupees stored in the two floors of the three-storey shop --- Electric gallery - Anand Lal Mohan Lal and sons --- were destroyed. Sub-fire officer KK Rana said they received the information at about 4.00 pm and fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire did not spread to nearby buildings. Massive fire
Five fire tenders took more than two hours to controlled the flames at three-storey building.
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Spreading awareness against AIDS Neha Saini Tribune News Service
Amritsar, December 31 The special train for a special cause started by the Indian Railways on the World Aids Day in 2007 has since been helping the cause by its state-of-art medical and social service. The train reached Verka in the afternoon and received an overwhelming reception. With medical students, professionals, common people and artistes joining in for the cause, the station soon turned into an AIDS awareness mela. The programme was inaugurated by Mayor Bakshi Ram Arora and Deputy Commisioner Rajat Aggarwal, who had to struggle to make way through the huge crowd gathered to reach the main coach. "People's enthusiasm was tough to match. We had a big turn out. Street plays, skits and songs performed at the station got a tremendous response from the general public," informed Dr Shivkaran Singh Kahlon, District Health Officer-cum-District Nodal Officer. The train has four coaches with exhibits on National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), HIV and AIDS, which educates on tuberculosis, malaria, child birth and health services, general health and hygiene. It also has one coach turned into a well-equipped auditorium to provide training to batches of 60 people each, mostly medical health workers. According to officials, at least four training batches had been planned daily from Wednesday to Friday. One of the coaches has been equipped to serve as a health centre and free treatment centre for patients suffering with sexually transmitted infections, attended by four specialists. Also, free counselling and testing services for HIV are available. On-platform and off-site communication activities such as exhibits, street plays and demonstrations are used. Local artistes and volunteers performed street plays, songs and skits related to AIDS awareness. "We also organised a blood donation camp at the venue and AV show for educating the public. Nehru Yuva Kendra volunteers, students and village panchayats had been a part of the programme," said Dr Kahlon. Treatment and counselling services are also available on the coach. The officials started their side of the campaign five days in advance before the express reached Amritsar. "Two vans were flagged off five days ahead of the scheduled arrival of the express to create awareness about it. They held shows and educational programmes in rural peripheries and ensured that more people turned out on the day," said Kahlon. Two more awareness vans have been flagged off today by the DC. The train's arrival was delayed by more than 10 hours, which caused hassles for the nursing students and other volunteers present to receive the train. Left waiting in the winter chill, a nursing student also reported being harassed by two youths at the railway station. "It was a minor issue and as soon as their in charge reported the incident, the culprits were immediately taken under custody," said Dr Kahlon, who remained in charge of the arrangements. For a cause
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Jet Airways told to refund fares for cancelled flights
Amritsar, December 31 Complainants Harbhajan Singh and Pardeep Kumar Sharma had moved the forum after the company refused to refund ticket fare. The forum has also asked Jet Airways to pay Rs 2,000 as litigation expenses to complainants. The complainants said they had purchased return tickets for a journey to Bangalore and back to Amritsar. They prayed that connecting flight from the city to Delhi was cancelled and thereby they had to board the rescheduled flight from Delhi next day. They further said during the return journey, the flight from Delhi to Amritsar too was cancelled but the airways did not refund the money. They said they had bought tickets from one Aar Bee Travels. The Jet Airways reasoned that the tickets were booked through Aerojet Travel Services and the refund has been made to the said agency. However, the forum observed that Jet Airways could not produce any document or any evidence as to when and how much amount they have refunded to said Aerojet Travel Services and why they have refunded the amount to the said agency when the complainants had not purchased the tickets through it.
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Play against foeticide held
Amritsar, December 31 Playwright Jaspal Sethi weaved an emotional story of a girl child thrown to die and raised by a doctor. Performed by amateur artists from the city, the play was directed by Pritpal Palli.
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Khalsa college council elects new executive body
Amritsar, December 31 The only change in the 12-member executive body was the election of former Akali MLA Sawinder Singh Kathunangal as additional honourary secretary. Gunbir Singh was re-elected joint secretary (finance), Ajmer Singh joint secretary (legal), Nirmal Singh was re-elected joint secretary (buildings), Sukhdev Singh Abdal joint secretary (religious) and Sardul Singh Mannan was re-elected joint secretary (schools). Former GNDU Vice-Chancellor and former Khalsa College Principal Dr Harbhajjan Singh Soch was elected joint secretary (UGC Affairs and Khalsa University), Kartar Singh Gill elected joint secretary (College of Agriculture) and Rajbir Singh was elected joint secretary (farms and animal husbandry). The meeting of the 101-member general house of the KCGC, which runs the Khalsa College and 16 other colleges and schools, was presided over by Rajmohinder Singh Majithia due to the ill health of rector Jolly. Satyajit Singh Majithia, after he was elected the president of the council, selected his executive members, who were approved by the general house. Majithia said his team of dedicated members had been working tirelessly for the progress and development of their educational institutions. Over 50,000 students are studying in the KCGC institutions and more than three lakh families are directly or indirectly associated with the conglomerate.
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NCC Air Force Wing set up in rural school Amritsar, December 31 Many students from this countryside feel that education coupled with skills learnt in the Air Force Wing would materialise their dreams of defending their country. Group Commander Col RS Batth announced the allotment of the NCC Air Force Wing to the school and handed over the letter in this regard to school principal Manjit Singh during a function held in the school today. Wing Commanders PY Dethakar and MPS Chohan were also present on the occasion. The principal thanked the NCC officials and expressed hope that the move would provide wings to the dreams of students from the countryside. He said the motive of opening a school in the rural area was to provide exposure to children living here. He said such endeavours would keep youngsters away from drugs.
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Café OZ opens in city
Amritsar, December 31 Singer Misbah Ali, who has lent his voice for flims like Rajneeti, performed at the opening. He sung Sufi, folk and qawaalis for the Amritsar audience. — TNS
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Amritsar, December 31 As per data available with 'The Tribune', the BSF authorities seized as much as 288 kg of heroin this year as compared to 68 kg in the previous year. The smuggling attempts by the Pakistan-based anti-national elements also increased manifolds. This is the highest seizure of heroin by the BSF in the past five years. In 2008, the BSF had seized 101 kg of heroin while in 2009, 2010 and 2011, it seized 120, 115 and 67 kg of heroin, respectively. Besides the porous Indo-Pak border, the Pakistani smugglers also used the rail route to sneak in heroin and other material into India. This year the rail cargo customs seized about 140 kg of heroin being smuggled through the goods trains. The consignments were concealed in the cement bags which also threatened the trade between two neighbouring countries. The traders have also discontinued the cement import from Pakistan for about a month. According to the data, the smuggling of counterfeit Indian currency also increased. The year 2010 witnessed the maximum recovery of fake Indian currency notes amounting to Rs 1.37 crores while 2008 remained the lowest with Rs 19.98 lakh. As much as Rs 46.21 lakh of fake currency was seized in 2012. In 2009 and 2011, the BSF seized Rs 63.93 lakh and Rs 41.71 lakh, respectively. This year the BSF seized 23 weapons, maximum in the past five years. In 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the BSF had seized 13, 17, 4 and 9 weapons, respectively. Besides an Indian smuggler, seven Pakistan-based smugglers were killed in 2012. The BSF has also shot dead four Pakistani intruders, apprehended 19 Indian smugglers and 34 Pakistani nationals illegally crossing over to this side of the border. The sources in the BSF said installing of high-tech electronic equipments at the border helped track suspected movements of anti-national elements. They said earlier during winter and foggy season, BSF jawans faced a lot of problems in detecting the anti-national activities of the smugglers. Standing crops also aided the smuggling bids. As Pakistan border guarding forces were thinned, the BSF authorities strengthened the force at Indo-Pak border.
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At a time when the MC is considering widening the busy Lawrence Road, it has begun clearing encroachments, erected by shopkeepers, on footpaths.
The police today booked two persons who deal in Chinese kite string which is banned in
Amritsar. Cases under Section 188 of the IPC were registered against Vaid Parkash of Gali Katra Karam Singh and Varinder Singh
of Chheharta.
