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Thread mill gutted in fire
Firemen extinguish the fire that erupted at Quality Thread Mill on the Batala road in Amritsar on Saturday. Photo: Vishal Kumar
2 head constables held for extortion
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Children found engaged in construction work at Mother and Child Care Centre
Children engaged in the construction work of the Mother and Child Care Centre at the Jallianwalla Bagh Memorial Civil Hospital in Amritsar on Saturday. Photo: Sameer Sehgal
Expired medicines recovered from store at Civil Hospital
The expired medicines recovered from a store in the Jallianwalla Bagh Martyrs Memorial Civil Hospital in Amritsar. A Tribune photo
Cylinder blast victims demand justice
Singer Jazzy B to debut as a bad boy in Punjabi film “Best of Luck”
The star cast of upcoming Punjabi film "Best of Luck" Gippy Grewal and Simran Kaur Mundi pay obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Saturday. Photo: Vishal Kumar
Policy to legalise unauthorised colonies an opportunity for residents, say realtors
An illegal colony in Amritsar. Tribune file photo
Shawl Club flays seizure of stole consignment by excise officials
Committee to discuss regularisation policy
Campaign to diagnose TB patients launched
Workshop on classroom management concludes
The civic body office in Town Hall was inundated after a heavy rain lashed Amritsar on Saturday. Photo: Vishal Kumar Action against ASI sought |
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Thread mill gutted in fire
Amritsar, July 20 SK Bajaj, owner of the mill, said due to heavy rainfall, the electricity supply was cut. But as the power resumed, it let to short-circuit. As there was a huge quantity of yarn, paper and cloths in the mill, it caught fire, which spread in the whole factory within a few minutes. He said the fire brigade faced a lot of problem in extinguishing the fire due to heavy rain. He claimed that he suffered a lose Rs 20-22 lakh due to the fire.
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2 head constables held for extortion
Amritsar, July 20 According to information, the juice bar owner had complained to the police that head constable Sukhwinder Singh and head constable Tarsem Singh, both members of a PCR team, which used to stand near the shop, used to extort money. Arun Sharma, SHO, Sultanwind police station, said following the complaint and after discussing with the senior authorities, an investigation was carried out by a team, which had gone to the shop, and found both head constables extorting money. “Though the shopkeeper did not give money to the policemen, but it was found correct that they used to demand money from him,” Sharma said. A case under Sections 384 and 511 of the IPC was registered against them, he added.
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Children found engaged in construction work at Mother and Child Care Centre
Amritsar, July 20 The child workers can also be seen at hostel messes and canteens of educational institutions. At least hostelers of Guru Nanak Dev University reported about one such child worker at a canteen. The administration needs to run an extensive drive to search all such places where these workers could be possibly engaged. In the recent actions, the administration had managed to rescue seven children working at jewellery and tea shops in the Guru Bazaar area on May 25. Earlier on May 16, in a late-night raid, the Sultanwind police rescued 15 children, aged between five and 10, who were reportedly being forced to work in inhuman conditions. Previously also the police had rescued a 13-year-old boy from Bihar, made to work as a bonded labour at Bandala village, near Jandiala. The boy had managed to make a call to his parents and tell them about his whereabouts, who had then contacted the police. Rattan Dev, a schoolteacher said, “Often we spot these children working at tea shops and even drinking places. Neither the shopkeepers and nor the customers treat them tenderly.” He said the administration should make efforts for the rehabilitation of all such children. Meanwhile, when contacted, SMO, Civil Hospital, Dr Balbir Singh Dhillon, about the child labour engaged in construction work, said, “Though the hospital has nothing to do with the construction work, but I will talk to the parents of the child and the contractor.” He said the hospital would not allow any such activity on the premises.
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Expired medicines recovered from store at Civil Hospital
Amritsar, July 20 Sources at the hospital said at least eight boxes of medicines were recovered when the room was opened recently. As per the norms, the hospital has to inform the Civil Surgeon office well in advance about the medicines which are going to expire shortly. In such a situation, the Civil Surgeon adopts a procedure to distribute the medicines which are going to expire shortly among other hospitals so that these could be used before they expire. The sources said a few of these medicines had expired around two years ago in 2011. The medicines were also meant to be supplied to rural dispensaries. The Civil Hospital has also written a letter to the Civil Surgeon office informing about the expired stocks, said Senior Medical Officer Dr Balbir Singh Dhillon. Dr Dhillon said the stock was in the custody of a pharmacist who had
been transferred by the department to the Community Health Centre at Mannawala. Though the pharmacist had moved to the new place of posting, she failed to hand over
the charge to the new incumbent. The hospital had reportedly brought the matter to the notice of the employee as well as the Civil Surgeon office. Dr Dhillon said a few of the items recovered from the room were meant to be writen off and hospital employees were already preparing lists for the same. He said the inquiry entrusted by the Civil Surgeon would identify the lapses if any had occurred in the procedure.
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Cylinder blast victims demand justice
Amritsar, July 20 Sawinder Kaur, a relative of the victims, alleged that the incident resulted when the employees of a gas agency being run illegally was refilling a LPG gas cylinder in the house from another gas cylinder thus throwing all safety norms to the winds. "When the gas was leaking from the cylinders, an employee lighted cigarette which led to the blast," alleged Sawinder Kaur. During the explosion, six members of the family, including four children, had received serious burn injuries while two kids later succumbed to their injuries. The rest of the family members are still undergoing treatment at the hospital. The owner of the gas agency, identified as Goldy, would not issue registration copy to his customers. He also did not have any licence for running the agency. Sawinder said two employees of the agency came to their residence on June 4 for refilling the gas cylinder. While Goldy remained outside the house, Paramjit Singh and Laddi came inside for the refill. "We asked them to stop immediately but they said nothing would happen. Laddi lighted a cigarette which led to the blast," she said. Besides Ranbir (2), Amanbir (1), Shivdarshan (4), Luxmi (6), Jyoti (25) and her mother Chhindo, Laddi also sustained burn injuries, she added. Shivdarshan and Amanbir died on June 9. She alleged that the owner of gas agency had promised to bear all the expenses for the treatment of the injured and asked them not to approach the police for which they agreed. She said later the accused did not bear the treatment expenses and got clean chit from the police department.
The incident
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Singer Jazzy B to debut as a bad boy in Punjabi film “Best of Luck”
Amritsar, July 20 In city, the star cast promoted the film while performing live at Alpha One mall. “I had been getting lot of offers but nothing exciting. I didn?t want a routine typical hero debut for myself. I didn’t want to act for the heck of it and wanted a role that I actually love playing. I play that role in Best of Luck,” says the singer. Teaming up with Jazzy in this action-comedy is actor Gippy Grewal, who says that the story of the film revolves around the two characters played by Jazzy and himself. “The film is about two guys, Kullu, played by me and Goli, played by Jazzy. Their encounter creates funny situations every time. The film is an entertainer with all the right ingredients.” Jazzy, who will be seen in his signature style on-screen as well, emphasised that the film is also high on production value. “Today, the audience is looking for two things such as good production and great story. In those terms, Best of Luck is a big budget film with production value equal to any big budget Bollywood film.” The singer, who is on a roll with his hit songs, is also happy with his pace of work in Bollywood. “The Jugni track I did for Sahib, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns was quite appreciated. But working in Bollywood is altogether different. I don’t want to rush into things and am content with the projects I have,” he shares. Another debutant in Punjabi films is Simran Kaur Mundi, who is now comfortably out of her modeling mould and is polishing the actor in her. Her Bollywood outing Jo Hum Chahein a thing of the past and she is excited about Best of Luck. “It’s like homecoming. The film was shot in Canada and Punjab. So during the entire shoot, I spoke in Punjabi and the hangover continued till I got back in Mumbai,” Simran remembers. The lissome beauty will play the leading lady and she hopes her debut marks her as a regular in Punjabi film industry. “It’s a growing industry and I am enjoying being a part of it. Also, being a Punjabi, home is always near.”
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Policy to legalise unauthorised colonies an opportunity for residents, say realtors
Amritsar, July 20 Harpinder Singh Walia, a real estate agent, said it was a wonderful move to provide quality lifestyle to the citizens. He added that the government must have dealt with the menace of illegal colonies decades back as these have created black spots on the topography of the city. Colonies with wide roads, efficient sewerage network, potable water supply, parks and other amenities would make the city a developed one. "Inadequate open to sky area in the unauthorized colonies has left little scope for setting up water
borewells, power transformers and other future needs," Amritsar Development Authority (ADA) Chief Administrator Sandeep Rishi said, adding that over 20,600 acres of land was covered by the unauthorised colonies in the state. The Punjab Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2013, under which the violators can be
penalised, provides an opportunity to the residents who have became the victims of unscrupulous real estate developers. The one-time regularisation policy of these unauthorised developments and constructions would be applicable for a period of one year from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. He added that only those localities which have been developed prior to April 1, 2013 would be considered. He said though no back year has been specified in the policy, they considered it to start from 1995 when the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act
(PAPRA) was introduced. Even as the MC was getting sewerage pipes laid to achieve the target of 100 per cent sewerage in the city, the residents could not utilise the service unless they paid development charges. The residents have to pay the development charge of Rs 500 per square yard to the MC, within the municipal limits, and to the ADA beyond the MC limits, said
Rishi. The developer will have to pay composition fee as fixed by the government. In case, the coloniser fails to deposit the composition fee, individuals can form resident welfare associations to deposit the prescribed composition fee for the regularisation of unauthorised colonies. In this case, the association would get a concession of 25 per cent on the composition fee. The charges garnered from the developers would go to the government and from the plot holders would be invested for the development of their area. In case the developers
of these colonies do not come forward for regularisation, the authorities would form committees to identify them within three months from the expiry of 60 days time limit. The Authorities are empowered to register FIRs against the evasive residents.
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Shawl Club flays seizure of stole consignment by excise officials
Amritsar, July 20 Shawl Club general secretary Piara Lal Seth said shawl is a VAT-free item as per the Punjab VAT Act-2005 but some officials were capturing the stoles asking for the tax even though there was no difference between the two. "In two instances, it was brought to our notice by the Kohli Transport Company and other by the Nadda Transport Company that their goods were detained for the same reason. If there is any miscommunication or lacuna, the same should be
corrected immediately," Seth said. He said shawls and stoles were of many sizes. "VAT can not be applied as it is shawl only," he said, adding stoles were too popular among school and college-going girls. It was manufactured by small-scale industries and was already bracketed as VAT free, he added. He said the Enforcement Wing of the department must be duly informed that shawl can not be differentiated from a stole so that the manufacturers and the traders were not harassed unnecessarily and the clothes were not detained like this. Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner Amritsar-cum-Deputy Director (Investigation) Hardeep Bhanwra said newly recruited officials with the mobile wing had taken some consignments of stoles in custody. She said it was to be verified whether the product was bracketed with shawls or not.
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Committee to discuss regularisation policy
Amritsar, July 20 He said the amount collected from the colonisers and people would be invested in these colonies to provide basic amenities like water, sewerage, streetlights, parks etc. He urged the people to support the government as the move would transform the city and the state into a developed area. He said majority of the colonisers do not deposit any fee to the government and the plot buyers. PPCC vice-president OP Soni said if the government did not rollback or amend the new property law, the Congress would be forced to call a strike in Punjab to oppose the move. He said if BJP leaders must resign if they were not able to support people against this policy. After meeting various property associations from Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran, Soni termed the policy as the biggest blunder by the Punjab government.
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Campaign to diagnose TB patients launched
Amritsar, July 20 District coordinator, Axshya, Rajeev Choudhary said they had roped in the elected representatives from the area in the MC to take their help. He said early diagnosis of patients would decrease the chances of their infecting others. The key speaker at the camp Dr Naresh Chawla educated the public about the symptoms of tuberculosis. He said consistent cough for more than two weeks, loss of weight, loss of appetite, blood in sputum, light fever in the evening were symptoms of the disease. He said there was no need to hide the disease as it was fully curable if proper treatment process of six months was followed as per the doctor's advice. The treatment including testing and medicines are available free of cost at government health institutions throughout the district.
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Workshop on classroom management concludes
Amritsar, July 20 She also emphasised the need for classroom management as it helps in establishing excellent rapport with students. She stressed the significance of motivating the learners which will infuse positive attitude, interpersonal skills, emotional and life skills among them. She also discussed tangible problems like physical space, desk arrangement, seating arrangement and their solutions.
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Heavy rain brings respite from heat, roads remain clogged
Amritsar, July 20 “It is impossible to drive a two-wheeler on road once it rains here. It took me several hours to reach my destination amid waterlogged routes,” said Gaurav Narang, an insurance executive. Coffee shops, dhabas were packed to the full. Children were seen soaking in the rain while the roadside rehriwallas did a brisk
business.
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A yarn factory, Quality Thread Mill, located on the Batala road, was today gutted in a fire, which reportedly erupted due to short-circuit.
Even as the law prohibits engaging child labour, children can be seen engaged in construction work at the Mother and Child Care Centre of the Jallianwalla Bagh Martyrs Memorial Civil Hospital here.
The district administration had recently rescued child labourers from a few establishments, but the businesses in the city continue to engage minors in work.
Amritsar, July 20
Amritsar, July 20
Amritsar, July 20
