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Mock drill on quake rescue operation held
Henry’s confidant Kala Batra arrested for hiring contract killers for murdering Ghoni
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Drinking liquor in open: Two students, eatery owner arrested
2 held in minor girl abduction case
Local Bodies Minister to unfurl Tricolour on R-Day function
Police accused of falsely implicating two in suicide case
Seminar on global mega trends held
Kalia wants Shinde ousted from Cabinet
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Mock drill on quake rescue operation held
Jalandhar, January 24 The thrust of the drill remained using and demonstrating the best techniques to rescue the victims safely out of devastated buildings. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and fire officials exhibited their talent in rescuing the injured, while doctors and paramedical staff from 108 ambulance rushed in to immediately provide them the first aid and shift them to hospitals in the vicinity. The NDRF teams demonstrated creating suspension bridges with ropes and harnesses and taking out uninjured victims by helping them slither. They showed how the less injured could be brought down from the affected building by loading stretchers on these bridges which came sliding down in no time. Emphasising that the manner in which the victim was brought out was very significant to ensure that he did not suffer any more injuries in the process,
the NDRF also exhibited a "come along" technique in which a victim with fractures or multiple limb injuries is packed in a foldable stretcher which is slowly released from the top and a jawan comes along ensuring that the stretcher did not tilt even slightly. Bringing him down, the victim is taken out of the packed stretcher, given support under his legs by doctors and shifted to a hospital in another stretcher. For those who remained trapped in little space under the debris, the jawans also showed how the victim’s hands and feet could simply be fastened around their body as they themselves came crawling out in monkey style. Senior specialist of the NDMA Brig BK Khanna was the overall coordinator of the exercise. During the drill, ITBP and CRPF teams, Punjab Police, tehsildar, Powercom officials, BSNL staff, school students and District Response Centre professionals were also present. NDRF havildar to get PM award
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Henry’s confidant Kala Batra arrested for hiring contract killers for murdering Ghoni
Jalandhar, January 24 Luckily Ghoni had survived the attack, but he sustained serious injuries as he was shot at by three motorcycle-borne persons near the Krishan Murari temple in Gopal Nagar, falling under Division No I police station, on September 16, last year. A bullet hit his back and came out from his chest. Kala Batra was arrested soon after the attack in an attempt to murder case registered under Section 307 of the IPC against him and his brother Heera Batra on Ghoni's statement, but later he was released after an inquiry conducted by ADCP Diljinder Singh Dhillon. Now Kala was again arrested in the wee hours on Wednesday after startling revelation by a criminal, Raj Singh Raju, that he had got "supari" from Kala and his brother Heera Batra for killing Ghoni. The contract killer, Raju, made this revelation to the Batala police, which had arrested him and his accomplices a few days ago in connection with some another case. Raising questions about inquiry conducted by ADCP Diljinder Singh Dhillon, Ghoni said, "Kala should have not been released at that time." He also expressed fear that the absconding Heera Batra might again attack him to take revenge. Meanwhile when contacted, ADCP Dhillon said he had not given any clean chit to Kala. He said, "The victim in his statement alleged that Kala, Heera and one unknown person had come on a motorcycle to attack him. During inquiry, it was found that both Kala and Heera were too fat to sit with another person on a motorcycle. Secondly, other eyewitnesses stated that the three assailants were thin." Dhillon said, "I stated in the report that Kala and Heera had not directly attacked him on the basis of circumstantial evidence and on the eyewitnesses' statements. At the same time, I did not rule out the possibility of their indirect hand in the attack. I also questioned 23 suspicious persons after getting call details of Kala's mobile number, but their involvement could not be established. However, I could not question Kala during inquiry as he was in the judicial custody at that time." Meanwhile, the SHO concerned, Balbir Singh, said, "Kala is being interrogated to know further details of the case as a city court has remanded him in a three-day police custody." Balbir Singh said, "Kala has now been arrested after making amendment to the FIR under Sections 109, 120 B and 115 of the IPC for hatching conspiracy and instigating others to commit crime. Efforts are on to nab his absconding brother Heera." In the meantime, Ghoni told The Tribune that Kala and Heera had threatened to kill him during the campaigning of the MC elections held on June 10 last year. Heera's wife Shabana Batra was a Congress candidate from Ward 26, whereas Ghoni and his supporters had openly campaigned for Independent candidate Kawaljit Kaur Gullu, who emerged as victorious. |
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Drinking liquor in open: Two students, eatery owner arrested
Jalandhar, January 24 The drive had earlier been launched after the sensational murder case of city-based hotelier Gikky Sekhon over two years ago. Ironically, the drive was discontinued after a few months. Scores of eating joints and dhabas have been serving eatables, including snacks, to customers and allowing them to consume liquor in open while sitting inside their vehicles in front of their business establishments at odd hours. The city police's orders directing the owners of all liquor and wine shops as well as the dhabas to install CCTV cameras in their establishments and provide the footages to the police at regular intervals are also been flouted with impunity. A visit by The Tribune team to various places, including those on the highway, revealed that these hot spots starts flooding with people after 8 pm and tipplers continue to enjoy their drinks in front of the eateries while sitting inside luxury vehicles or in the open. The police authorities have failed to get roadside dhabas, eateries and taverns, which have become haven for criminals, closed. While talking to The Tribune, Sarabjit Singh, Deputy Commissioner of the city police, claimed that the drive had been revived and police teams had been constituted to raids such places. “Owners of the eateries have been asked to pull their shutter down after 11.30 pm to avoid any untoward incident. Those (customers and sellers) found violating the norms would be prosecuted as per the law,” the
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2 held in minor girl abduction case
Jalandhar, January 24 The duo were booked by the police on a complaint of the girl’s family members for conniving with Mohit and helping him in fleeing with the girl some days ago. The police had also registered a case under Sections 363, 364, 366 and 120-B of the IPC against the trio at the Ram Mandi police station. Mohit and the girl are still untraceable. The villagers, however, claimed that the girl was having an affair with Mohit and she had eloped with him. |
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Local Bodies Minister to unfurl Tricolour on R-Day function
Jalandhar, January 24 This will be followed by a 35-minute cultural programme in which various school and college students will participate. Students of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (KMV) will dance on a patriotic number, followed by Rajasthani dance by students of Sanskriti KMV School. Dances on patriotic songs will be performed in separate items to be performed by BD Arya Girls’ College, DAV College, Deaf and Dumb School and Prayas School. Gidda will be performed jointly by teams of Apeejay College and Lyallpur Khalsa College. Bhangra will be performed by students of Police DAV School. All institutes would be represented by 40-plus students so as to make a better spectacle from the VIP gallery. Honouring ceremony will be held for freedom fighters and best parade contingent. Additional Chief Administrator Sarojini Gautam, SDM-I Iqbal Singh Sandhu and Assistant Director, Youth Services Capt IS Dhami are organising
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BJP leaders burn Shinde’s effigy
Jalandhar, January 24 The BJP leaders, including Mayor Sunil Jyoti and councillors, sitting on dharna demanded that Shinde be removed from his seat and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and AICC president Sonia Gandhi should apologise on the matter. State convener of the RTI Cell of the party Manit Malhotra said that Punjab Congress leaders Sunil Jakhar and Capt Amarinder Singh should also clear their stand on what they thought of Shinde's statement. |
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Police accused of falsely implicating two in suicide case
Jalandhar, January 24 Harish complained that Sandeep Kumar and his wife Sonu had been having strained relations for the past couple of years and his mother and uncle were trying to patch up their differences. On January 19, the couple had been to the tehsil complex in Nakodar for seeking divorce where they had certain arguments following which the woman jumped into a pond leading to her death, the sarpanch revealed. The police, however, arrested her husband, Satya Devi and Pal Singh for their involvement in the case. The family members of Satya Devi have demand reinvestigation into the case and an application has also been given to the Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural) in this regard. |
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Seminar on global mega trends held
Jalandhar, January 24 Vohra has been honoured by Order of the Two Niles (first class), the nation’s highest civilian honour by the President of Sudan. While speaking on the occasion, he said “India’s phenomenal growth in
all the sectors has brought challenges and opportunities both. Students must understand these trends so that they can
compete effectively in every sphere.” He further added that students had a great role to play in uplift of the standards of working environment so that they could become contributors for their nation rather than liabilities as unemployed. Earlier, the seminar commenced with lighting ceremony by Deepak Vohra, chairman Anil Chopra and managing director Prof Manhar Arora. In his welcome speech Prof Arora said as the world was becoming a global village, there was a need to understand the global trends. |
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Kalia wants Shinde ousted from Cabinet
Jalandhar, January 24 In a press-note issued here today, Kalia said instead of taking strong action and stiff stand against Pakistan for the barbaric act of beheading Indian soldiers, the UPA government was adopting ‘weak-kneed’ policies against Pakistan. He further added that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh took a week to condemn what happened at the border. He also demanded removal of Shinde from the PM’s Cabinet for his recent statements. |
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Jalandhar, January 24 In chalkboard writing competition (English), the first position was bagged by CT College, Jalandhar, the second position was bagged by MGN College, Jalandhar and MK College, Jalandhar, got the third position. In chalkboard writing competition (Hindi), Kamla Nehru College, Phagwara, bagged the first position, MK College bagged the second position and MGN College bagged the third position. In chalkboard writing competition (Punjabi), Sidana Institute, Amritsar, got the first position, Ramgarhia College, Phagwara, got the second position and CT College got the third position. In power point presentation, Khalsa College, Amritsar, secured the first position, MGN College secured second position and MK College secured third position. In elocution, Sidana Institute got the first position, Lyallpur Khalsa College of Education for Women, Jalandhar, got the second position and Khalsa College got the third position. In educational quiz, Sant Baba Bhag Singh Institute of Education bagged the first position. Khalsa College bagged the second position and Lyallpur Khalsa College bagged the third position. The overall trophy was bagged by MK College. Aradhana Bowry, Executive Director of Innocent Hearts College of Education, distributed the prizes among the winners. Dr DK Joshi, Principal of the college congratulated the winners. Management fest
Commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the CT Institute of Management and Information Technology (CTIMIT), Maqsudan, organised its annual management fest 'Colors-2013'. The event saw the participation of management students from 25 management colleges of UP, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. An estimated 500 students contested 15 events which brought to fore the various aspects of management studies. Innovative business ideas were put forward by students and management concepts were illustrated in role-play contest. Contests for logo designing, ad-designing and tag line making saw students exhibiting their creative skills in brand management, whereas events on creative marketing, simulation and strategy formulation highlighted the core attributes of management sciences. There were contests in case analysis, debate and information analysis, essay writing and face painting competition. A nukar natak was also staged to create awareness regarding social evils prevailing in the society. In the cultural program held in the evening DJ Dr Zeus from UK enthralled the audience with top numbers. He sang his famous songs too. Placement drive
In a placement drive of the Apeejay College of Fine Arts, 38 students scored placement in IBM. These students had to clear three stages of competition before they were finally selected. Dr Sucharita, principal of the college, congratulated Jagmohan Mago and Manisha of the placement cell for their initiative. Lecture organised
The NSS unit of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya organised a lecture on the occasion of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, in which CS Talwar, retired IAS officer and founder president of Swami Vivekananda Study Circle, Punjab, addressed the students on the ‘Importance of Swami Vivekananda’s ideology in the 21st Century’. He said Swami Vivekananda was a spiritual as well as an intellectual genius who presented the essence of India before the West. He also released a book ‘Rabindranath Tagore diyan shreshth baal kahaniyan’ translated into Punjabi by Veena Arora, Punjabi lecturer. Dr Rekha Kalia Bhardwaj, principal, and Dr Mahima Khosla, NSS Programme Officer, were also present on the occasion. Creative writing
Kanya Maha Vidyalaya’s Department of English and the English Literary Society organised a creative writing competition. The competition was conducted by Satinder Kaur, Head of Department, Department of English. The students expressed their creativity through poetry. Principal Dr Atima Sharma addressed the students and encouraged them to participate in such activities that provide a platform to hone their writing skills. Voters’ Day
Lovely Professional University would organise National Voters' Day tomorrow. Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, Kusumjit Sidhu, would be the chief guest on the occasion. During celebration, electors photo ID cards (EPIC) would be distributed among 20 newly eligible voters. Awards would also be distributed among 10 officials for best electoral practices. During the felicitation ceremony, a cultural programme would also be held to let the young voters understand the value of voting and they would also be administered a pledge to use their voting right judiciously, said Vice-Chancellor Ashok Mittal. IT bonanza
PG Department of Computer Science and IT of Lyallpur Khalsa College won the overall trophy in IT bonanza held by BD Arya Girls’ College, Jalandhar Cantonment. Navdeep and Sumit stood first in website development. Gagandeep and Kamini stood first in poster making. Puneet, Umesh and Bharat got the second position in IT quiz. Jashanjeet Kaur stood second in software showcase. Taranjot and Harvinder got the second position in poster making. President Balbir Kaur along with Principal Dr Gurpinder Singh Samra and Prof Manohar Singh, Head, PG Department of Computer Science and IT, congratulated the students. PG sponsorship
A BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications) student of the Apeejay Institute of Management, Technical Campus, got sponsorship for postgraduation MS-Programme in Wipro. This offer was made to students across India after a three-phase testing process. A total of 1,500 students participated in the process and eight students were selected for the programme. The selection procedure for the programme comprised of three stages- a common entrance test, technical interview and HR interview. Intellect Fiesta
The Ramgarhia Institute of Engineering and Technology, Phagwara, organised Intellect Fiesta-2013 on its campus today. Dr Vyoma Bhogal Dhatt (Director, Ramgarhia Educational Institutions) and Gagandeep Singh Dhatt (Director, International Studies) were the guests of honour. The main aim of the fiesta was to integrate creative and playful learning with educational processes. The fest included educational events such as essay writing, poster making, cartooning, on-the-spot painting, collage making, quiz competition, debate etc. Seminar held
A seminar was held at the MGN College of Education, Jalandhar, on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary. An inter-house slogan writing competition was also held, in which students artistically depicted the philosophy of Vivekananda through various slogans. Speaking on the occasions, Principal Dr Amit Kauts emphasised on the need to remember and seek continuous guidance from the achievements and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda. National Girl Child Day
DIPS, Dhilwan, organised slogan writing and essay writing competitions today to commemorate the National Girl Child Day. The aim of these competitions was to imbibe sensitivity in the society and remove prejudices against the girl child. Principal of the school Romila Sharma encouraged the students to create awareness regarding gender equality and empowerment of girls. |
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Havildar Ajay Singh Minhas (39) of the 7th NDRF Battalion, Bathinda, who had been a part of the collapse structure search and rescue team during the Shital Fibres factory collapse episode, has been chosen for the PM Life Saving Award to be presented to him on February 15 at the All-India Police Meet to be held in Bhopal. The award will be presented to him by the Prime Minister. The havildar claims that using beam lights he was a part of the lead team that entered inside the debris to hunt for live victims. He recalled that he had helped take out five persons. Having got trained for 19 years, he said now he was a part of the medical response team in the NDRF. A resident of Sujanpur, near Pathankot, he said he was also a part of two flood relief operations.