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Goods worth lakhs gutted
Ludhiana, January 19 The fire broke out in a factory manufacturing cardboards, which is located in a semi-residential area. The extent of fire was such that fire tenders from all fire stations of the city were rushed to the spot. The factory owners claimed that they had suffered a loss of at least Rs 70 lakh. As per information, Dimple Packages is located behind Sabzi Mandi near Salem Tabri and the owners had stored empty cardboard boxes inside the factory premises. Gaurav, an eyewitness, told The Tribune that the fire broke at around 6 pm. “I was passing by when I saw the factory up in flames. I think that fire broke out due to a short circuit. The entire factory was enveloped in flames within minutes. Then we informed the fire brigade that reached the spot and started dousing the flames,” informed Gaurav. LC Bhandari, Shiv Kumar’s friend, owner of Dimple Packages, said that every thing had been reduced to ashes. “We have suffered a loss of at least Rs 70 lakh because finished goods worth Rs 50 lakh were lying inside the factory premises, besides machinery and raw material. We suspect that that the fire broke out due to a short circuit since the power was fluctuating since morning. When the fire broke out, 11 to12 persons were working inside the factory premises and thankfully they were able to come out on time and escape unhurt," informed Bhandari. Till the filing of the report, the fire brigade officials were still trying to bring fire under control.
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Imagine the plight of the elderly
Ludhiana, January 19 Kulwant Singh Malhi, in charge (Traffic Zone II), came to the rescue of a 78-year-old visually impaired senior citizen and got him admitted to a shelter home, near here. Sham Rao, a 78-year-old, visually impaired from Sangli district, Maharashtra, was "deserted" by none other than his brother and sister-in-law. For the past three days, the helpless man was roaming near Ghantaghar Chowk in the biting cold, trying to locate his relatives. He never knew that he had reached miles away from those who had deserted him. Malhi said that he came to know about Rao from the shopkeepers. When he asked the senior citizen, the latter maintained that he was made to sit in a train by his brother and brother's wife from Sangli five days ago. Rao was also told by his brother that he too was accompanying him. Since he was blind, he had no other choice but to believe what was told to him. He tried to locate his brother, asked the passengers sitting by about him but to no avail and reached Ludhiana railway station three days ago. He had no belongings and was helpless. A blanket was provided to him by the shopkeepers, but that too was taken away by some drug-addict, said Malhi. He further said, "Rao was unmarried and stayed with his brother's family. I took him to Daad, but I was told that there was no provision for senior citizens. Then I took him to Phagwara, and there too they refused to take care of him. Someone told me about a shelter home in Machiyan Khurd village, about 20 km from here, which is being run by Father Basal. Today, I went to Father with Rao and by God’s grace, Father Basal agreed to keep him in the shelter home and now, Rao is relieved". Malhi said that it was too unfortunate that senior citizens were being deserted by their own relatives. "We do not know about our future, let us not forget God", rued Malhi. In another shocking incident, an 86-year-old Swaran Singh ended his life by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room. A resident of Punjab Mata Nagar, Singh stayed alone in his house and was "depressed". Singh was depressed as his wife died a few years ago. He had a daughter who was mentally challenged and also died. The incident came to light this morning when his domestic help came to work at his house. The door of the room was opened and she found him hanging from the ceiling of the room. Man held for duping women
The Division Number 3 Police has registered a case against Shiv Kumar, a resident of Jamalpur, here, who used to dupe old-aged women on the pretext of helping them to cross the road or taking them out from crowded places. Shiv Kumar has been arrested and admitted to have taken away gold ornaments of old, helpless women. A stolen Bajaj Chetak Scooter was also recovered from the accused and the police was investigating the matter. |
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F&CC meeting put off, courtesy DSGMC poll
Ludhiana, January 19 Ever since the new MC House came into being, only one F&CC meeting has been held so far i.e. on November 1 last year. Prior to today’s schedule, the F&CC meeting was earlier expected to be held on Thursday, but it was postponed by the Mayor at the last minute. Even today, the meeting was scheduled for 10.30 am, but since the Mayor was in Delhi, the meeting was postponed. Confirming the development, Gohalwaria said, “I had planned to come back to Ludhiana last night, but due to the DSGMC elections, I had to cancel my plan and so the F&CC meeting was also postponed”. At present, only four members are there in the F&CC, which include Gohalwaria, Senior Deputy Mayor Sunita Aggarwal, Deputy Mayor Ripu Daman Sharma and MC Commissioner Rakesh Kumar Verma. The remaining two members will be elected during the MC General House meeting. Balkar Singh Sandhu, chairman of Congress councillors in the MC House, said that the Mayor should not hold any F&CC meeting till the time the remaining two members are elected. “The Congress candidate will be Sanjay Talwar from Ward Number 39,” said Balkar. Sources in the MC said that the agenda prepared for the postponed F&CC meeting included around 90 items related to development projects, which were likely to increase now.
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Police remand for rape accused
Ludhiana, January 19 According to available information, the girl, a Class III student, was allegedly raped by three youths, Lalji Saroj, Shanker Saroj (both aged between 18 and 20 years) and a 16-year-old boy a month ago. The minor was threatened of dire consequences. The parents of the girl filed the complaint to Nilambri Jagdale, ADCP City I, once they came to know that the minor was pregnant. — TNS
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Girl says no to ‘greedy’ groom
Ludhiana, January 19 The Sarabha Nagar police has registered a case against Jagmel Singh (father) and Arshdeep Singh (to-be groom), residents of Pattran, Patiala district, under Section 406 of the IPC here yesterday. Talking to The Tribune, Balwinder Singh, father of the girl, said that his daughter was well qualified. She had done BCA, diploma in journalism and was now pursuing MBA. "The wedding of my daughter was scheduled for December 28, 2012 here. We had booked Sterling Resort for the marriage by paying the advance money. We got a call from the to-be groom’s father that since the family were going to meet him in Australia where he was settled, we should go and meet them. When we went there, the father asked us what we could do at the wedding. We told them that we would give them Rs 15 lakh cash and furniture etc. But the father said that they wanted a Fortuner SUV and a lavish wedding. We were stunned to hear their demand and returned home. My daughter refused to marry in the family after hearing the demand for dowry. We lodged a complaint with the police yesterday", said the father. The woman's father said that the family had already spent Rs 1.5 lakh on the ring ceremony in December 2011, which was held at Park Plaza. Gurpreet Purewal, Assistant Commissioner of Police (West), said that the case had been lodged at Sarabha Nagar police station. "We will probe the matter now, as the case has been registered under the Dowry Act", said Purewal. |
One killed, another hurt as bus collides with truck
Jagraon, January 19 The deceased has been identified as Parkash Kaur (60), a resident of Ludhiana, while the injured has been identified as Mohinder Kaur, a resident of Shaheed Bhagat Singh district. As per information, a bus bearing registration number PB 65 G 0475 belonging to Chandigarh depot of the Punjab Roadways was heading towards Moga. When the bus reached outside Spring Dew Public School near Jagraon, it collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction. The truck hit the bus on the driver’s side. Two women sitting behind the driver's seat got seriously injured, while the bus driver and other passengers escaped without injuries. The truck driver fled from the spot along with the vehicle immediately after the accident. Both women were immediately rushed to the Civil Hospital, Jagraon, where Parkash Kaur was declared brought dead by doctors. The injured woman, Mohinder Kaur, was undergoing treatment and her condition is stated to be out of danger. The police handed over the body of the deceased woman to her relatives after conducting a postmortem at the local Civil Hospital. The police has registered a case against the unidentified truck driver and started investigations. "A case has been registered under against the unidentified truck driver,” said investigating officer ASI Baldev Singh. He said efforts were on to nab the absconding truck driver.
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Ludhiana, January 19 “Teri Amrita” was a story of two lovers whose love was presented through letters. The lovers could not unite in holy matrimony as they belonged to different religions but both had a life-long friendship. Om Puri and Divya Dutta left the audience spellbound with their performances. — TNS
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Jewellery, cash stolen from wedding venue
Ludhiana, January 19 Though the couple had lodged a complaint with the police, the case has not been registered so far. The police said they were investigating. The Chowki Meharbaan police has registered a complaint on the victim’s statement. Rajkumar, a resident of Jagraon, had come here along with his wife, Deepi, to attend the wedding. The complainant, Rajkumar, said the jewellery worn by his wife was kept in the purse after the wedding. “The couple had come here to attend a wedding at a marriage palace. The woman changed her clothes and removed the jewellery, which she kept in her purse. The couple claims to have a CD through which the police can get vital clues. We are waiting for the CD, but have started investigations,” said the chowki in charge. — TNS
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Ludhiana, January 19 Pradeep, a neighbour of the family, had reportedly fled with the minor girl to Bihar. The case was registered on the complaint of the girl's family. The girl was rescued by the police, while the boy is still at large— TNS
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Ludhiana, Amritsar athletes hog limelight
Ludhiana, January 19 Amritsar bagged top honours in the 1,500m race and discus throw events for boys U-19 and girls U-19, respectively, while competitors from Ludhiana proved their class in discus throw (boys U-19) and shot put (girls U-17) disciplines. Besides, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur and Bathinda districts, too, made their presence felt by winning one gold medal each. Around 3,000 athletes drawn from 22 districts and eight sports wings from across the state are taking part in this four-day meet. Deputy Director (Sports), Punjab School Education Board, Narinder Singh, along with state organiser, Rupinder Singh Ravi, District Education Officer (senior secondary), Ludhiana, Paramjit Kaur Chahal, Assistant Education Officer, Ajitpal Singh, District Sports Officer, Ludhiana, Kartar Singh Sehmbey, Santokh Singh, Sahilnder Singh, Principal Gurbachan Singh Grewal, principal Sarabjit Singh Toor, Sukhmander Singh Brar, principal Rajesh Kumar, principal Harjit Ram, Jaspreet Mohan Singh, Harbinder Kaur, Nirmal, Tejinder Kaur, Balwinder Kaur, Smriti Bhargav, Saroj Rani and Kulveer Singh Kang were among others who attended the opening function. Results Boys U-19: 1,500m race: Ranjit Kumar of Amritsar 1; Gurmeet Singh of Hoshiarpur 2; Jugraj Singh of Amritsar 3; and Jarmanjit Singh of Hoshiarpur 4. Boys U-17: 1,500m race: Jagpreet Singh of Gurdaspur 1; Kamaldeep Singh of Sangrur 2; Manpreet Rai of Jalandhar 3; and Gurpreet Singh of Muktsar 4. Boys U-19: Discus throw: Gurmanpreet Singh of Ludhiana 1; Tejinder Pal Singh of Fazilka 2; Daljeet Singh of Tarn Taran 3; and Gurjit Singh of Mohali 4. Girls U-19: 1,500m race: Jyoti Saini of Hoshiarpur 1; Kuljeet Kaur of Tarn Taran 2; Savita Mehta of Hoshiarpur 3; and Seema Rani of Gurdaspur 4. Girls U-17: 1,500m race: Rajwinder Kaur of Bathinda 1; Gurmeet Kaur of Ludhiana 2; Aarti of Gurdaspur 3; and Lakshmi Chouhan of Ludhiana 4. Girls U-17: Shot put: Ravneet Kaur of Ludhiana 1; Sarabjeet Kaur of Tarn Taran 2; Piaro of Jalandhar 3; and Tanya Talwar of Mohali 4. Girls U-19: Discus throw: Navjeet Kaur Dhillon of Amritsar 1; Kamalpreet Kaur of Muktsar 2; Gurleen Kaur of Tarn Taran 3; and Daljeet Kaur Sohal of Jalandhar 4.
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RCF, Kapurthala, score facile victory
Ludhiana, January 19 SAI, Badal, trainees did a commendable job by restricting their experienced opponents from RCF, Kapurthala, with at least three of them of the international level below double figure. The score sheet could have been different had the RCF players translated all chances into goal. Sarita, goalkeeper of SAI, Badal, gave good account of herself thwarting many scoring attempts much to the chagrin of RCF forwards. The winners forced as many as seven penalty corners out of which, five went a begging. SAI, Badal, failed to earn a single penalty. After wasting a couple of scoring chances, Kapurthala outfit opened the account in the 11th minute through a field goal scored by Monika. Five minutes later, they increased the lead when Rammgaihz Vali found the target. The rail women further consolidated the lead striking twice before the lemon break. Reena Kataria added two goals in quick succession (23rd and 25th minutes) to read it 4-0. After changing ends, RCF players continued to exert pressure and succeeded in pumping in three goals to complete the rout (7-0). Sangita Minz struck in the 44th minute, while Renuka Yadav converted a penalty corner in the 51st minute and five minutes later, Anuradha Devi converted a penalty corner to help RCF wrap up the issue comfortably. Earlier, Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal, Chief Adviser to the Punjab Chief Minister, inaugurated the tournament. Former captain of the Indian hockey team, Olympian Ramandeep Singh Grewal, currently posted as Deputy Director (sports), PAU, Teja Singh Dhaliwal, general secretary, Punjab Basketball Association, were among other dignitaries present at the stadium today. Before the formal inauguration, a two-minute silence was observed in memory of former international athlete, Brig Zail Singh Grewal, 1947, 62, 65 and 71 war hero, Olympian Lestie Claudius, captain of the national hockey contingent that won gold medal in 1948, 52 and 56 and silver medal in 1960 and Bakhshish Singh Brar, an international athlete who died last year.
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