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Bus conductor’s misconduct triggers protest at Nawanshahr
Seminar on ayurveda
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Phagwara, December 31 The Phagwara Police has launched a toll free 24-hour phone helpline for women to provide immediate help in case of a sexual assault. Phagwara Superintendent of Police Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh said a woman could dial 1091 in case of any trouble in this regard and the police control room would be immediately intimated. He said while the helpline facility was already functional from BSNL landlines, it would be functional from mobile phones from January 1.
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Bus conductor’s misconduct triggers protest at Nawanshahr
Nawanshahr, December 31 Punjab Conductors Union president Surinder Singh Soeta said employees of private bus operators having political clout had been exhibiting high-handedness with his collegues while stopping passengers from boarding Punjab Roadways buses at bus stands. "Today, when a bus of Punjab Roadways Depot, Nawanshahr, coming from Chandigarh reached the Ropar bus stand, a private bus coming from Mohali stopped right next to it, virtually hindering passengers to get into the Punjab Roadways bus. When the bus conductor, Amrik Singh, objected to it, the conductor of the private bus and his associates manhandled him," said Soeta, adding that the victim conductor informed his colleagues at Nawanshahr, who gathered at the chowk to confront the other party. They managed to overpower one of them even as the driver of the private bus succeeded in taking away the vehicle by accelerating the speed. Later, other Punjab Roadways employees gathered at the chowk and blocked the traffic to demand strict action against the errant staff of the private bus. It was only after SHO City Purshottam Lal intervened that the blockade was cleared by the protesting employees. He called the concerned staff members of the private bus from Banga to the City Police Station here and settled the issue. The errant conductor of the private bus, Kuldip Singh, apologized in writing for his conduct. The police warned him of stern action in case such misconduct was repeated.
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Seminar on ayurveda
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Hoshiarpur, December 31 Sud was speaking at an Ayurved Maha Sammelan organised by the Dhanvantri Vaid Mandal here yesterday. He said Ayurveda medicines had no side-effects and cured a disease from its roots. He said Ayurveda was being recognised throughout the world. The Punjab Government recently set up Shri Guru Ravi Das Ayurvedic University here for the promotion of this science and to experiment with Indian herbs and minerals. Sud said these medicines were also one of the cheapest in the world. He appreciated the organisers for their efforts to promote Ayurveda medicines. Ayurveda experts talked about about the science and problems of the profession. |
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Now, toll-free women helpline in Phagwara
Phagwara, December 31 He said initially the existing police control room staff would respond to calls on the helpline number but subsequently, women police personnel would be trained and deployed for this task. The SP said the identity of the caller would be kept secret. He said the management of educational institutions and social organisations would soon be asked to spread awareness about the facility. Khakh said the police was also planning to start unarmed combat training for interested women to help them defend themselves in case of emergencies. Divisional Engineer Telephones Vijay Kumar confirmed that BSNL mobile phone subscribers would be able to use this toll-free service from tomorrow.
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and raised slogans at Ambedkar Chowk to protest against the alleged manhandling of a conductor, Amrik Singh, by the staff of a private bus at the Ropar bus stand here today.
