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Scanning machine sealed
More than 40 runaway girls reported at State Protective Home last month
Rs 1-cr compensation sought
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Woman run over by train, killed
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Mayor tours highway stretch in city
Jalandhar, February 22 He pulled up officials for sitting over the day-to-day problems of the commuters, including badly worn-out service lanes, difficult turning angles of service lanes at some points, water-logging in lanes, no disposal of rainwater harvesting channels, rampant encroachments under bridges and no development of green belts along the highway. The Mayor pointed out that while heavy toll charges were being levied from commuters, smooth passage had not been provided to them in return. Rama Mandi bottleneck
The first stoppage of the convoy was at Rama Mandi, the biggest bottleneck of the city. The Mayor pointed to the potholes in the service lanes at the Chowk and said that the widening be done at the earliest by felling various constructions at the intersection, including cantonment board school, as part of the plan. Three months for restart
Project manager of Soma KV Rao and independent engineers Bhupinder Singh Nijjer and SK Singh agreed to doing patch work and widening the lanes, but regarding the held-up construction work, the officials expressed their helplessness, saying it would not be possible till mining work begins. “We require as much as 500 metric tonnes of construction material to start with all over again. We also cannot make purchases from outside state, as it proves costlier. The escalated prices are also a point of discussion at the higher level. Even as the deadline was till March, it is being estimated that it will take at least another three months to get started again,” Rao said, adding that patchwork would begin soon. Connecting sewage at Paragpur
At Paragpur, the Mayor tried to resolve the issue between officials of the O&M wing who wanted the sewage connection of the village to be made to main disposal from underneath the bridge. The officials of Soma pointed out that they would not allow the sewage channel to be laid underneath the bridge, as it was violation of norms. The officials of the Sewage Board were also called in and asked to present proposals in two days regarding routing channels from 15 metres ahead or behind the bridge. Re-designing Chugitti lane
Jyoti also made a halt at Chugitti, asking officials to ensure that the angle of the service lane was improved so that the vehicles moving a little uphill do not face a problem and the movement of traffic becomes easier. The officials of Soma also agreed to widen the service lane there. Green belts under bridges
The Mayor also asked the officials to get the work related to development of greenbelts started under Lamma Pind bridge and Pathankot bypass bridge at the earliest. He also pointed to the service lanes filled with slush there. As the convoy halted there, the residents gathered in large numbers, pointing the problem of water logging in front of the shops and entrance to lanes in the colonies. The Mayor asked the officials to ensure the provision of some rainwater harvesting system at the site. He also took the officials to the site near Maqsudan ROB where rainwater channels had been filled with slush and filth. He told them to get these cleaned and construct disposals at the earliest. Tall order
Covering a length of 287.1 km from Panipat to Amritsar, the six-laning project is the longest project ever undertaken by the NHAI. While the initial cost of the project was being estimated at Rs 2700 crore, it is likely to cross the Rs 4,500-crore mark owing to cost escalation. The officials claim that 70 per cent of the project had been accomplished at a cost of nearly Rs 3,500 crore already. There is an underpass after every 2 km. There are 34 existing and new bridges falling in the carriageway from Phillaur to Kartarpur. In city, however, there are 17 bridges. The officials also blame delays on part of the Railways in clearing the plans and Army officials on stretches wherever their land falls in. Who is to maintain steetlights?
In the discussions between the officials, a big question that emerged was who would maintain hundreds of streetlights - NHAI or MC. Even after four years ever since the six-laning project, neither of the two sides is clear as to who is to do the job. As per the records, the NHAI was paying to the MC the maintenance charges for streetlights till 2009 which the MC was getting done but not thereafter. The Mayor has asked the officials to provide a copy of the agreement between Soma and the NHAI so as to check if it was part of the project. He has also sought a copy of the detailed plan of the ongoing construction work in the city part so as to ensure that the interest of the residents is not affected. |
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NRI commission tells police head to file report by March 6
Alleged fraud with Holland-based NRI Dharmendra Joshi Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, February 22 In its detailed report, “NRI’s endless wait for justice”, published in Jalandhar Tribune on February 2, it was highlighted how NRI Shivji Kumar, hailing from Ludhiana, had been moving from pillar to post for getting justice for the past over six years, but to no avail. The NRI Commission issued a notice to Ishwar Singh to submit the status report on or before March 6 of the said FIR and the reasons for delayed registration and not filing the charge-sheet in the court. The Tribune report stated that the NRI wing of the Punjab Police failed to file a charge-sheet in the court even after 18 months of the registration of the fraud case contrary to the tall claims of the government to provide speedy justice to NRIs. The FIR was registered against a Ludhiana resident Neelam Sharma and two officials of UCO Bank, Ajit Kumar and DP Bansal, on Shivji Kumar’s complaint on August 1, 2011. Interestingly, the NRI submitted a complaint with the Ludhiana police in 2007 and the police took four years to register the FIR at the Daresi police station. Later, the case was transferred to the NRI police station, Ludhiana , about a year ago. Shivji Kumar said he had been coming from Holland every time and now for getting justice, but to no avail so far. Showing his passport, he said, “Recently, I came to India for my case on August 28, 2012, and remained here for nearly two months before leaving for Holland on October 15. Again I had to come to India on December 18, but still the charge-sheet had not been presented in the court so far.” He further said, “I had booked a ticket for Holland on February 6, but I cancelled it due to dilly-dallying tactics of the departments concerned.” It is stated in the FIR that NRI Shivji Kumar’s sister-in-law Neelam Sharma had withdrawn money from FDs of his mother Leelawanti after her death, through fake signatures in connivance with officials of UCO Bank. He alleged that she had also committed a fraud by transferring a plot at Haibowal in her name by giving a wrong affidavit to officials of the revenue department. Shivji Kumar still hopeful
During the last date of hearing in this case on February 19, the Ludhiana court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class (JMIC) Gurbir Singh adjourned the case to March 5. Talking to The Tribune, NRI Shivji expressed the hope that the police would file a chargesheet in this case by the next date and would ensure speedy justice in the case. |
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Jalandhar, February 22 Teams of the local health department conducted inspection of Sapna Ultrasound and Gynae Centre, Ladhewali Road, following which the centre was sealed. Earlier, too, a notice had been issued to temporarily close the centre owing to the fact that there WAS no sonologist at the centre. Due to irregularities found in the records of the scanning centres of Vasal Hospital, Kapurthala Chowk, Jalandhar and Cosmos Hospital, Jalandhar, showcause notices were issued to the said centres. As many as 14 scanning centres across the city were inspected and irregularities were found in the aforementioned centres. — TNS
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More than 40 runaway girls reported at State Protective Home last month
Jalandhar, February 22 Last month, 47 girls were brought to the State Protective Home. Barring four or five, the rest were all cases of girls who had fled from their homes or with their paramours. Of the 72 women currently staying at the State Protective Home, Basti Gujan, 58 are love marriage cases (girls who were apprehended while fleeing from their homes with their paramours). Most of these 58 girls are averse to returning to their parents’ home and want to return to their husband’s home once they are free. Of the 14 girls (whose court cases are on) lodged at another district home for women - the Gandhi Vanita Ashram - eight to nine girls are love marriage cases, these girls, too, do not intend to go back to their homes. These two institutions are the only two places in the city where undertrial juveniles (girls) are lodged and going by statistics, the cases of women fleeing their homes for better prospects (with their paramours) has clearly risen. A staff member of the Gandhi Vanita Ashram, who has just been posted from the State Protective Home, less than a week ago, says, “The former limits are being surpassed. From 1992 to 2000, we never got more than three to four cases of runaway women in a month. But as can be seen, last year the protective home got 47 cases.” While the superintendent says a majority of such cases are from villages, she adds that the patriarchal system in villages and the excessive regulations imposed upon some girls make them want to break free from their homes. Hence, they seek solace in a relationship. While men are mostly blamed for luring innocent girls, the superintendent surprisingly says, “We have been recording statements of these girls. And in the past 20 years I have observed that in a majority of the cases, it’s the girls who had been pressurising their paramours to take them away from their homes due to reasons cited earlier. Of course in the process, many end up being duped.” “Although we also believe the increased exposure to TV, media, mobiles etc is also spoiling the young generation, who take fantasies to be reality,” she added. Almost in agreement to the superintendent, Hans Raj Pabwan, sarpanch of Pabwan village, says, “I have seen girls walk into police stations asking for security from their parents and brothers. There is certainly a rise in cases of girls fleeing homes with their paramours in our village as well as the neighbouring ones. Almost every year, in every village, there are two to five such cases. I have tried to get some of these couples married. Parents seldom understand.” “Due to excessive strictness at homes and a lack of effort on parents’ part to listen to them or understand them, the girls search for an outlet. They thus feel running away is the best solution. Many are unwise and even end up suffering good-for-nothings who do not work or worse consequences. But the trouble in most of the cases begins at home.” Speaking about trends in slum areas, Komal Mehta, from the NGO Koshish says, “There is a rise in both married and unmarried women in backward areas abandoning their homes to look for better prospects. With married women, the reason is mostly an abusive husband. With girls what we have found is they are usually lured by promises of a better, financially sound future.” “Unfortunately, I have come across cases where the male members of the young girls’ own family abuse them and they look for ways to escape. While these cases are thought to be few, we have found a rise in such cases too,” she adds. Sanjay Khanna psychiatrist at the local civil hospital, says, “Thanks to lack of awareness and fear, psychiatric help is never sought as an option. We hardly ever get cases. The only patients we get in this context are girls from the protective homes.” Speaking of solutions, he says, “Both parents and their wards need to share the comfort level to freely communicate. Love or sex shouldn’t be taboo topics at home. In most homes, it is forbidden to discuss such matters and parents end up paying for it,” he added.
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Rs 1-cr compensation sought
Jalandhar, February 22 The legal notice was served under Section 80 of the CrPC for recovery of Rs 1 crore along with an interest at 18 per cent per annum for registration of a "false" criminal case under Sections 294, 509, 500 and 506 of the IPC at the Phagwara police station on the behest of the then SSP, Kapurthala, in January 2009. The notice sent through Mandeep Singh Sachdeva, a counsel of Mittal, states that a false FIR was registered against his client at the Phagwara City police station in January, 2009, on a complaint of Sandeep Kaur, a resident of Nasserabad village. The notice also reads that Rakesh Aggarwal, the then SSP, being a close relative of Mittal, got a false and frivolous case registered against his client to settle personal scores. The SSP even forced Amrik Singh Chahal, the then SHO, Phagwara City police station, to register another fake FIR against his client by levelling additional false allegations of illicit relation without conducting any inquiry, Sachdeva' said in the notice. However, the actual complaint had not levelled any such allegations of illicit relations in her complaint, the notice reads. Sachdeva claims that his client was arrested in the case and even was taken to the courts of Phagwara handcuffed in violation of the rules. After a long trial, Mittal was honourably acquitted of the charges framed against him. Mittal suffered huge losses in his reputation and monetary assets of more than Rs 1 crore due to the case. Moreover, unable to bear the trauma, his mother also expired, he added. |
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Cold wave may intensify as rain expected today
Jalandhar, February 22 The Meteorological Department has forecast occasional rain tomorrow. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in Adampur of Jalandhar district was 13.5° C, whereas the maximum temperature there was 23° C today. The lowest temperature registered in Halwara was 13.7° C, whereas the maximum was 23.1° C. In Chandigarh the minimum temperature was 12.9°C and the maximum 24.3°C. In Pathankot the minimum temperature was 11.8°C and the maximum 20.5°C. In Bathinda the minimum temperature was 14.2°C and the maximum 22.2°C. — TNS
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Woman run over by train, killed
Phagwara, February 22 The deceased woman, mother of four children, was crossing the railway track when the accident occurred. The Railway Police has registered a case and sent the body to the Civil Hospital for postmortem.
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Conference on ‘Recent trends in information and communication technologies’ begins
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, February 22 Organised in association with Punjab Technical University, during the national conference nearly 120 research papers will be presented in 10 different technical sessions. From each technical session, best paper award will be awarded. The faculties from 90 reputed institutions are participated in the conference. The CT Group of Institutions launched CT Journal (International journal of Information and Communication Technology) and the 10 best research papers will be published in the journal. The major topics of discussion during the conference are "Computer networking and networked systems", "Bio-informatics and scientific computing", "Evolutionary computations, robotics and embedded systems", "VLSI and digital system design" and "Cloud computing". Five get placements
Five students of the St Soldier Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology - Kaustob, Bharat, Anurag, Nitin and Satpal - got placements by Hotel Leela Palace, Bangalore. These students were selected on a Skype interview. HR manager Aparna Shridhar selected them through HR and technical rounds. The B.Sc third-year students of St Soldier have been selected on the annual package of 2 lakh. Chairman Anil Chopra, vice-chairperson Sangeeta Chopra and Principal BS Bora gave best wishes to students. Best wishes
A "best wishes" party was organised at Seth Hukam Chand SD Public Senior Secondary School, Sangal Sohal - Variana, Kapurthala Road here. The programme was organised under the supervision of Principal Manju Arora, wherein juniors welcomed the senior-most class. Cultural items, such as dance and singing performances, along with games were organised to add fun and enjoyment to the party. Deserving students were rewarded and given titles of "punctual student", "helpful student" and "hardworking student" for the session 2012-13. The programme concluded with the best wishes speech by Principal Manju Arora. Farewell ceremony
Swami Sant Dass Public School organised a farewell ceremony for the passing-out batch of Class XII. Students gathered on the school campus. After the initial "tilak" ceremony, a lunch was served to the students of Class XI and XII. The president of the school, Swami Shanta Nand Maharaj, blessed them on the occasion. Principal HB Kaur stressed on time management for success in life. Dr Rajpal, member of the management, and Baba Ram Dass, were present on the occasion. The warm send-off, "Cultural crunch", won special applause. Golden meet
DIPS, Karol Bagh, organised its final golden meet on the school premises. Principal Sarvesh Deol presided over the function. From tiny tots of nursery to the preparatory class, everybody participated in the meet. The function commenced under the theme "Nature". Students of nursery and KG classes impressed the audience with their stories. The message of "save nature, save life" was passed with a beautiful enacted play "Go green with DIPS". Another play "The animal Kingdom" stole the show. A dance on "Maine kaha phoolon se" and an "animal dance" were also presented. Parents’ orientation
Kamla Nehru Public School, Phagwara, introduced the "Xseed" education system in nursery to Class V. "Xseed" is a "teaching improvement system", working in 800 schools in India and abroad. The school organised a parent orientation programme, where all the parents got the opportunity to meet Xseed officials. Parents had an interactive session with them. They were informed that the system was student-based and not curriculum or teacher-based. The parent orientation programme will also be organised in the junior wing of the school. Principal PK Dhillon said it was a research-based curriculum methodology. Prize distribution
Silver Wings International Pre-School organised its second annual prize distribution function. Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation Vinay Bublani was the chief. Students were awarded with trophies for their achievements in various competitions. They presented different kinds of colourful events like dance, rhymes, model show and other performances. The parents were also invited for the event. Mothers were also rewarded on the occasion. Principal Guneet Kaur gave away prizes to the winners. |
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Pointing out various shortcomings in the ongoing six-laning project of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Mayor Sunil Jyoti today toured the nearly 20-km stretch.
Jalandhar, February 22
A two-day national conference on "Recent trends in information and communication technologies" began at Sardarni Manjit Kaur Auditorium of the CT Institute of Engineering, Management and Technology
(CTIEMT). Organised in association with Punjab Technical University, during the national conference nearly 120 research papers will be presented in 10 different technical sessions.
