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Land compensation scam of
Rs 98.77 lakh unearthed
The suspect in the case of siphoning off Rs 98.77 lakh land compensation being taken away by the police from the SDM office in Jalandhar on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh
Science Express showcases biodiversity in India
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From colleges
Working in ‘Pollywood’ was challenge for me: Shahbaz
Star cast of Punjabi film “Bikkar Bai Sentimental” — singer-turned-actor Jassi Jasraj, Bollywood actor Shahbaaz Khan and Bobby Sandhu — in Jalandhar on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh
2 maize-soaking machines to be installed in state: Lakhowal
Kin of accused in drugs haul cases protest outside district courts complex
Parents of St Joseph’s Sen Sec School students protest against fee hike
Parents of students of St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School gather outside the school to protest against fee hike in Jalandhar on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh
Powercom employees observe strike
CT Group holds ‘Civilisation-13’
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Land compensation scam of
Rs 98.77 lakh unearthed
Jalandhar, April 17 The matter came to light when JIT officials went to the New Bashirpura locality last evening to take possession of the acquired land. Devinder Kumar, who owned a huge chunk of land at the site, refused to give possession as he said he already had taken a stay from the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the acquisition of his land. Devinder Kumar said he placed on record a copy of the court orders, CWP 3559 of 2011. The officials of the JIT told him that he had already availed himself of the compensation to the tune of nearly Rs 1 crore. The farmer said he was in for a big shock and immediately contacted Congress leader Varinder Sharma with whom
he met the Superintending Engineer of the JIT Mukul Soni. They were further directed to meet Land Acquisition Collector-cum-SDM-I Iqbal Singh Sandhu. Sandhu said he immediately heard the matter and initiated an inquiry at his own level. The officer said he found that the applicant for compensation, using a fake voter ID card and a fake affidavit, had taken a compensation from him on October 25, 2012. He said the applicant in connivance with patwari Sukhdev Singh also managed to produce a fake jamabandi. Sandhu said as a safety measure he even sought the identification report of the applicant from a numberdar. He said numberdar Prem Parkash of Purupur village, too, was called, but he said he did not know who the man faking his ID was and that he had been told by the patwari to vouch for his identification, to which he agreed in good faith. Sandhu elaborated further that he tracked the record through which the clearing of the cheque was done. He said the cheque was cleared at the Railway Road branch of Punjab National Bank while it was produced by the Reru branch of Punjab and Sind Bank. He said the details of the fake bank account in the name of Devinder Kumar were tracked in which his entire ID matched with him, but not his phone number. But this number was found to be not working. The bank statement revealed that two cheques for Rs 10 lakh each from the fake bank account were credited in the accounts of Kulwant Singh of Bhagwana village in Phagwara and Ravi Kumar of Bilga. The details of the account of Ravi Kumar in the Bilga branch of HDFC Bank led to the revelation by Ravi Kumar that it was in fact a youth named Sanjeev Kumar of Sanjay Gandhi Colony who using a fake ID of Devinder Kumar earned the big buck fudging documents and even top officials of the Revenue Department got their share. He
also divulged that the other account holder Kulwant Singh was the brother-in-law of patwari Sukhdev Singh. The New Baradari police has started investigation into the matter and rounded up the the persons involved in the scam. Reru branch of Punjab and Sind Bank in controversy again
The Reru branch of Punjab and Sind Bank, which remained in controversy after the recent locker-cutting case, is again in news. The kingpin of the scam, Sanjeev Kumar, using a fake ID, had opened an account in the bank branch and was operating from it. The SDM showed his fake voter card and account statements of the bank, which carried Sanjeev’s picture instead of Devinder Kumar. |
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Science Express showcases biodiversity in India
Jalandhar, April 17
Of the 16 coaches in the train, eight are solely dedicated to showcasing the myriad biodiversity across bio-geographical zones of India. These include "Trans Himalayas and the Himalayas", "Gangetic Plain", "North-East India", "Desert and Semi-Arid Zone", "Western Ghats", "Deccan Peninsula", "The Coasts and the Islands". In eight coaches, the pictorial details of the critically endangered species, biodiversity hot spots and conservation measures were put up through 150 video clippings and 300 illuminated panels. One coach had an exhibition on climate change, biodiversity and water conservation. The next coach had an exhibition on energy conservation. A variety of cereals, corals, sea shells, textile items and other products made from nature were also on display. Pictures of rare flowers such as neela kurinji, which bloom only once in 12 years, were also on display. The exhibition also had immense detail on gharial, medicinal plants and various species of deer. Details of the Project Snow Leopard and UNESCO world heritage sites were also put up. Activity zones
One of the coaches of the train has a "Kids Zone", where children of primary classes are being involved in science and mathematics activities through games and fun puzzles. There also are two more coaches where students are invited to perform hands on experiments related to mathematics, chemistry and physics at three counters set up for the purpose. All experiments are being done using non-acidic materials to avoid any untoward incidence. There also is a discussion room-cum-training centre for teachers wherein sessions will be held from tomorrow onwards. This room was today used to demonstrate experiments to a bunch of students such as those based on Boil's Law, Bernouli's principles and Pythagoras theorems. 36 science commentators
There were 36 commentators on board the train who explain the various concepts with regard to the exhibits. These commentators, most of whom include young girls, travel the length and the breadth of the country as a part of the job. Sudhir Kumar Sharma, manager, said every commentator was expected to remain on board at least 204 days a year. Whenever the train halts at a station, he arranged their lodging at good hotels in the city so that they could unwind. Star gazing
The government school at Patara village has plans to organise a star-gazing activity using the high-end telescopes available with the Science Express team on the school premises late tomorrow evening. Noted science teacher Sanjeevan Singh Dadwal said the Science Express team, students and parents had been invited for the show. |
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Guru Nanak Dev University College organises ‘Phoenix-2013’
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, April 17 The programme commenced with the lighting of lamp by principal Dr JS Randhawa. Students performed hard-selling, group discussion, fashion show, quiz, dance, R.J hunt, ad-mad show and poster-making competitions. In poster-making, Deepika, Esha and Gagan bagged the first, second and third positions respectively. In hard selling, Palwinder, Ranjana, Avneet and Arminder got the first, second and third positions respectively. In RJ Hunt, Palwinder, Sahil and Arshdeep Maini were declared the winners. In group discussion, Bhavya Mishra and Harinder Kumar won the first prize. In dance competition, Jaspreet Kaur stood first followed by Harpreet Kaur. In fashion show, Arshdeep Maini and Palwinder Kaur won the first and second prizes. Overall trophy of Phoenix-2013 was won by MBA eighth semester. In the end, Dr JS Randhawa distributed prizes among the winners. He inspired students to polish their skills in cultural activities. The stage was managed by Vaibhav and Manni. Fancy dress contest held
A fancy dress competition ‘Nanhay
Farishtay’ was held at St Soldier Divine Public School. Children were dressed as teacher,
Punjaban, gabru, spiderman, Army officer, balloon seller and models. They performed on stage and portrayed the characters they were playing. Alisha got first prize, Pavni and Aryan stood second and Srishti held third position in this competition. 9 qualify physics exam
Undergraduate students of non-medical and computer science streams of Kanya Maha Vidyalaya participated in the National Graduate Examination in Physics
(NGPE) conducted by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT). Priya
Guleria, Ritika, Manju Bala, Sheetal Sharma, Manisha Sharma, Neha, Shivani
Dhiman, Venus and Urvika qualified the test. Principal Dr Atima Sharma congratulated the students and inspired them to bring laurels in future also. Pre-placement talk
To promote foresight and develop engineers, Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus organised a pre-placement talk for MCA students conducted by Manpreet Kaur Kayako
Infotech, Jalandhar, HR Manager. Kaur discussed selection procedure, company’s milestones and organisational achievements. She also discussed candidates’ scope of improvement within the organisation if selected besides salary and employment benefits. Later, the guest gave a Powerpoint presentation where students were made to interact by asking relevant questions about the work environment and the opportunities in the
organisation. They also guided the students to prepare for particular technology and products such as PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), Linux and other object-oriented technologies to prepare themselves for further recruitment process. Dr. Rajesh
Bagga, director, said such pre-placement talks or company presentations were an opportunity for the companies to interact with the students, understand their expectations and apprise them of the job requirements. |
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Working in ‘Pollywood’ was challenge for me: Shahbaz
Jalandhar, April 17 Shahbaz has carved a niche for himself in the Hindi movies and is known for essaying the role of Hyder Ali in tele series Sword of Tipu
Sutlan. He has also done substantial roles in Yug, Chandrakanta and Dekha Ek
Khwaab. Known for his baritone voice and roles in movies like Aamir
Khan-starrer Mangal Pandey, Khan is the son of legendary Hindustani classical vocalist Ustad Amir Khan. He says Bikkar Bai Sentimental has an entertaining element which is meant for family viewing and it highlights social issues in light-hearted comical situations. The movie, he says, depicts clash of a man with the police in which the former is forced to turn an ordinary pahwa (wooden post of a cot) into a tool for fighting. “But the emotions of adamant and honest Bikkar force the police to genuflect. At last, the police has to endorse Bikkar’s views,” he
said. Jassi Jasraj said the movie was an attempt to change the thought process of “why should I interfere” in the times when so many wrongs were happening in society. The movie, he says, depicts how an individual can play his or her part to bring change in the corrupt system. Usually people shy away from taking an initiative to change the system, Jassi said, adding that the movie would make them believe one should take the first step. The movie, Jassi
sayd, is the story of a youngster who becomes challenge for the complex web of society due to his adamant and straightforward nature. Besides Jassi Jasraj and Shahbaz Khan, the leading actors in the film are Preeti
Jhangiani, Rana Ranbir, Sarda Sohal, Kanwalpreet and Bobby Sandhu. Gautam Nagrath has directed the film while Sandeep Bansal and Kamaljit Kaur are its producers and Prabhjot Kaur has helped as the co-producer. The movie was conceived and written by Baljinder
Mahant. Besides Jassi Jasraj, Ikka, Baljinder Singh Mahant and Deep Jagdeep have penned the lyrics.
Jassi, Diljit Dosanjh and Tarannum have lent their voices. The movie has been shot in and around Chandigarh. |
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2 maize-soaking machines to be installed in state: Lakhowal
Jalandhar, April 17 "With the installation of these machines, it will be easier for the farmers to get the crop dried to required moisture level. Besides, it will also help in the promotion of maize cultivation and the farmers will save Rs 200 per quintal of the crop,” he said. Emphasising the need for crop diversification, Lakhowal said there was need for state farmers to get out of wheat and paddy cultivation. “The underground water level is going down and more tubewells are required to fetch water for paddy cultivation which in turn leads to more power demand. Diversification towards maize cultivation will help save power and water as well,” he added. About wheat procurement in state mandis, he said a total of 1,792 purchase centres had been set up for wheat procurement. Lakhowal said it was expected that there would be production of about 140 lakh tonnes of wheat this season whereas wheat procured was 130.54 lakh tonnes during the last season. "About 25 lakh tonnes of old wheat stock is already there in the godowns in Punjab. A request has been made to the Centre that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) should shift the same so that there is no scarcity of space for wheat storage this season,” he said. Till yesterday, about 5 lakh tonnes of wheat had arrived in the mandis which was 600 per cent more than the corresponding period last year, Lakhowal said.
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Kin of accused in drugs haul cases protest outside district courts complex
Jalandhar, April 17 Wives, children and relatives of the accused indulged in sloganeering at which the situation turned tense all of a sudden. A heavy posse of the police, including women constables, had to be deployed to keep the situation under control. The accused, who are lodged in Kapurthala Modern Jail, were brought here around noon, after which their family members also started gathering. After the family members got to know that the men had been booked under the NDPS Act, they all alleged that the recovery of drug powder was being falsely shown. The situation further turned tense as two women reportedly fell unconscious. One of them, Maninder Kaur of Hargobind Nagar, alleged that her husband Gurmail Singh was being falsely implicated in the case. Most of the accused, including Raju of Basti Sheikh, Sunil of Snatokhpura and Deepak of Jalandhar Cantonment, said they had been booked under fake cases. The situation was brought under control after ADCP-I Naresh Dogra reached the spot. He urged the protesters to file written complaints to him. |
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Parents of St Joseph’s Sen Sec School students protest against fee hike
Jalandhar, April 17 The parents held a protest on the school premises yesterday claiming that the annual fee and charges had gone up by more than Rs 6,000 this year. Today, they held a press conference on the issue putting up exact figures. Kulwinder Singh, a parent, said there had been a hike of 38.9 per cent from the previous year. Father Peter, spokesperson for the Jalandhar Diocese, said, "We have asked the parents to submit to us their complaint in writing so that we can move the matter to our education board. We understand their grievance. We have asked them to give us 10 days' time. We had started smart classes for the children for which we took some additional charges. If parents are not interested in the facility, we will forgo it. We have also closed our fee counters till the time the board takes the decision." |
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Powercom employees observe strike
Jalandhar, April 17 The state president of the TSU, Mukhtar Singh, said their various demands included maintaining gap in pay scales, giving special promotions to drivers and Grade-II employees and starting mobile phone allowance. Finance secretary of the union Krishan Dev said the agitation would be intensified further in case their demands were not accepted. — TNS
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CT Group holds ‘Civilisation-13’
Jalandhar, April 17 A press note issued by the institution stated that a play, "Dastan-e-Damini", based on Delhi rape incident, was staged by students of the Civil Engineering Department. Punjabi singers, including Sukhjinder Alfaz and Sanjeev, entertained the audience with their performances.
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Jalandhar, April 17
Jalandhar, April 17
Jalandhar, April 17
