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No end to drug smuggling in jail
Father strangled his 12-yr-old boy to death for Rs 7,500
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District administration fails to put Jahajgarh to proper use
Amritsar, September 17 
Even though the Improvement Trust dedicated Jai Inder Singh Transport
Nagar, popularly known as Jahajgarh, to the holy city years ago, the district administration has failed to move heavy vehicle repair workshops, goods carrier offices and booking offices to the place.Trucks parked near Gurudwara Baba Phoola Singh in Amritsar on Tuesday. photo: Sameer Sehgal
Traffic cops find it difficult to curb underage driving
‘Young Malang’ explores new horizons in Punjabi cinema
The star cast of Punjabi movie ‘Young Malang’ poses at a press conference in Amritsar on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Farmers demand loan waiver, aid
Target achieved or figures fudged to show results?
Trials for women’s sports meet on Sept 19, 20
Teenager alleges sexual assault by stepfather for a year
National workshop on business management concludes
Health staff to go on 3-day strike
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No end to drug smuggling in jail
Nevertheless, the moot point is that repeated recovery of mobile phones and narcotics from inmates during routine checking testifies the fact that criminals leave no stone unturned to sneak in narcotics
and mobile phones into the jail. They adopt innovative ways of executing their nefarious practices like stuffing them in articles, even in raw vegetables or daily use items like soap or tooth paste tube etc. Here, the visitors play a vital role in passing on the forbidden materials like narcotics or mobile phones. On September 12, two undertrials, lodged in Amritsar Central Jail, Pardip Kumar and Sandip Singh, were caught with 19.6 gm of heroin and 3.5 gm of intoxicant material, respectively. Similarly, on August 12, the jail officials had recovered narcotics from the possession of an inmate Vivek Kumar, alias Billa. Deputy Superintendent of Amritsar Jail RK Sharma said a charas-like intoxicant substance was found from the accused during routine search. In a major search operation conducted at Amritsar Central Jail on July 19 by a high-powered team, consisting of over 300 Punjab police personnel, mobile phones and some drugs lying abandoned on the jail premises were recovered. ADCP (Crime) HS Brar, who was part of the search party headed by DCP Kautub Sharma, said the search continued for around three hours and the team found two mobile phones, one charger, around 4 gm of opium and some burnt tin foils, apparently to be used for inhaling smack. "We could not nab anybody, as all prohibited material was lying unclaimed. It was a routine search," he concluded. Some months ago, the jail authorities had got installed an X-ray machine to scan and check the kin of the jail inmates, who came to meet them. The constraint here is that the machine can spot metallic objects, including mobile phones but cannot
detect narcotics. Therefore, it seldom serves the basic purpose.
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Father strangled his 12-yr-old boy to death for Rs 7,500
Amritsar, September 17 The accused, Jagtar Singh, killed his son Saajan Singh, as the latter opposed his attempt to steal Rs 7,500 while the other members of the family were away. The accused today confessed before the police that he had strangled his son to death with the help of a rope for the fear of getting caught. “During interrogation, he said that when his son opposed his act of stealing money from the almirah and threatened to disclose it, he had no choice but to kill him. Later, he threw his body on the roof of the bathroom before vanishing from the crime spot. We arrested the accused today only and would seek his remand for further interrogation”, he said. Even as the initial police probe had hinted towards the involvement of an insider in this brutal murder, as there were no signs of forceful entry into the house, Jagtar Singh tried to misguide the police while giving it a shape that robbery was the likely motive behind it. He had pretended that some unidentified persons had killed his son while he was alone at the home. Jagtar Singh, who used to work for the digging of bore wells, had stated then that he, along with his eldest son Ranjit Singh, had gone for work, while his wife Sukhwinder Kaur and second son Jobanjit Singh had gone to Tarsikka, the paternal home of his wife, when some "unidentified persons" barged into their house and killed his son before decamping with the money. His wife used to run a chit fund scheme. On September 1, she had held an auction and the prize money collected through the scheme was kept in the almirah at the home. The incident came to light when the family members of the boy returned home at about 4 pm, and following a search, found his body on the roof of the bathroom.
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Traders protest excise department notification
Amritsar, September 17 They are agitated at the state government’s recent revision of the VAT processing fee, vide a notification of September 2013. The Sales Tax Practitioners Association president Manish Uppal alleged that the department did not inform about the VAT revision to the public through any public notice and placed the notification on its website. He alleged that no draft notification was issued before implementing this notification, whereas a draft notification is issued 15 days before implementation. Uppal said the notification was a bolt from the blue for traders and the tax practitioners. He added that it was incomprehensible from any mathematical calculation that a tax payer would bear Rs 800 processing fee, while another nil tax payer, on account of neither sale nor purchase, wouldhave to shell out at least Rs 1,500. He questioned the very levying of processing fee when dealers were paying tax and termed the fee as “legal bribe”. “We pay income tax but do not pay for filing of return.” He suggested that the same rule must be followed in this department. He said despite its staggering earning in the last many years, the department did not have adequate relevant infrastructure like printers, computer sets and others. A trader Amrit Lal Jain, president of the Punjab Pradesh Beopar Mandal, said it seemed that desperate for funds, the government was looking for different ways to extract the same from the traders. He said it was gradually becoming difficult to trade as a suffocating environment was being created.
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District administration fails to put Jahajgarh to proper use
Amritsar, September 17 Consequently, transport companies and workshops have mushroomed in different parts of the city. These private commercial establishments park their buses and trucks outside their shops, which increases congestion and adds to the traffic chaos. Meanwhile, it has been learnt that 50 of the plots in Transport Nagar are lying vacant. The nagar has a majority of the shops dealing in used spare parts of abandoned vehicles. Hence, a majority of heavy vehicle repair workshops, goods carrier offices and booking offices are situated in and around Shera Wala Gate and outside Hall Gate while these can be found in many other localities as well. The movement of these vehicles adds to the traffic chaos on city roads. All roads connecting the bypasses to the city experience a heavy rush of heavy vehicles. Harjit Singh, a city resident, said permitting the parking of buses outside Hall Gate was dangerous. “The high flow of traffic on the stretch outside Hall Gate. Private air-conditioned coaches are parked there to pick and drop passengers, which results in road congestion,” he said. Since many leading politicians from the ruling party and the opposition have interest in transport business, it becomes difficult for the administration to keep tabs on the violators. Among the worst-affected areas inside the walled city are Bhandari Bridge, Hall Gate, Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra inter-state bus terminus, Hussainpura Chowk, Crystal Chowk, Court Chowk, ad link roads to bypasses. Majitha Road, Sheranwala Gate, Sultanwind Chowk, Chatiwind Chowk, Tarn Taran road, Putlighar, Islamabad, Nawan Kot, Chheharta Chowk are the ones affected outside the city. As the name suggests, the Truck Wali road, along Gol Bagh, has derived its name, as trucks and buses remain parked there day and night. The road offers another route from outside Hathi Gate to railway station and Bhandari Bridge, but it is not popular among commuters. All these workshops do not have enough space to accommodate these vehicles inside their premises and do the same on the road. Besides, many sub-lanes on the road have workshops for passenger buses. A social activist Naresh Johar has demanded that the district administration, keeping in view the convenience of the larger public and trouble-free movement of vehicles, must make rules to banish the operation of these workshops and offices on city roads. He pointed out that trucks could be seen parked all over the day around Gurdwara Baba Phoola Singh.
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Traffic cops find it difficult to curb underage driving
Amritsar, September 17 The traffic police, in its action against underage auto-rickshaw drivers, had yesterday issued challans to at least 40 such offenders. Even vehicles transporting schoolchildren can be seen driven by underage drivers. While the underage drivers pose a threat to their own lives, they also pose a risk to other commuters on roads. “Schoolchildren can be seen driving two-wheelers on almost every road anytime. Parents are not bothered as they think that having a vehicle of their own for journey to school saves a lot of time,” said Harpal Jeet Kaur, a private school teacher. She said parents and school administrations need to become more sensitive towards the issue. Underage drivers can also be spotted easily during evenings when they go for tuition classes, especially in areas where coaching centres are located. Some children are so small that they find it difficult to manage their legs to balance their vehicle in case of an emergency. A large number of two-wheelers parked outside many schools in the city are also a testimony to the fact that the violation of traffic rules is rampant in the city. Even as these child drivers take to lesser-known streets to save themselves from being caught by traffic cops, it does not decrease the risk to their lives. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Baljit Singh said they had initiated a drive to check underage driving. He said parents too had the responsibility not to allow their children, who do not have a valid driving licence, to drive vehicles. He said traffic cops had been issued strict instructions to keep an eye on underage and rash drivers.
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‘Young Malang’ explores new horizons in Punjabi cinema
Amritsar, September 17 A maiden venture of Rahulinder Singh Sidhu, with ensemble starcast that includes Yuvraj Hans, Bollywood beauty Anjana Sukhani, Balli Riar and Vinaypal Buttar along with Anita Kailey, the film feels fresh and glamorous. The starcast was in the holy city to promote its venture. "The movie starts with six friends, three boys and three girls. As it proceeds tickling the funny bone, the plot changes. And the real twist in the movie tale takes place when friends suddenly turn couples. This is about friends getting too close and eventually becoming lovers. But what they will go through is very interesting," said producer Rahulinder Sidhu. The director of the film is Rajdeep Singh, who was an associate director of "Pinky Moge Wali". Holding great experience in the Punjabi film world, Rajbir said, "The movie is a mix of comedy and seriousness. However, we have tried to create a perfect blend so that everyone enjoys it." The film has been shot at and around Chandigarh, Zirakpur and Ropar, while some foreign locales in Europe have been explored. It releases worldwide on September 20. Yuvraj Hans, who has had fairly good outing with his films "Yaar Anmulle" and "Burraaah", will be seen opposite Anjana Sukhani, who will be making her Punjabi film debut. Accompanying them are model-turned actress Neetu Singh and Anita Kaliey and singer-turned-actor Balli Riar and Vinaypal Buttar . Playing the "Young Malangs" in the film are Balli Riar as Garari Bai, Vinaypal Buttar as Ghaint Jatt from Bathinda and NRI Purja Yuvraj Singh. Adding to the oomph quotient of "Young Malang" is the Pakistan actor Mathira in an item song. Also seen will be comedian Chacha Raunki Ram, Balwinder Bicky, Miss Malaysia Leena Sidhu, and actor-model Aryajit as negative lead. A strong army of senior actors like Yograj Singh, Kiran Kumar, Tej Sapru, Harpal Singh, Sunita Dheer, Seema Kaushal will share screen space with the relatively new starcast.
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Farmers demand loan waiver, aid
Amritsar, September 17
They demanded free-of-cost irrigation of crops for the marginal farmers. They stressed upon all loans of such farmers being waived off and demanded that advances be extended to them without interest to meet their farming and social expenses. The leaders sought
free-of-cost medical facilities to small farmers. Besides, free-of-cost education, including higher education, to the children of small farmers was also demanded. In the communiqué to the CM, the Union suggested opening of machine and technology centres
at villages to assist small farmers. They also demanded that panchayat land be reserved for
marginal farmers to give on contract. The Union vice-president Datar Singh said fresh surveys had revealed that 67 per cent of
the farmers owned less than 5 acre of land and the constant rise in the investment cost was threatening their survival in the profession.
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Target achieved or figures fudged to show results?
Amritsar, September 17 In the polio drive that concluded today, an official communication received from the civil surgeon’s office claimed that during the three-day drive, polio immunisation drops were administered to 1,15,862 children. The Health Department had targeted to cover around 1,13,601 children, identified in the age group of 0-5 years. In the drive conducted during the month of September last year, the department had claimed to immunise 1,09,132 children, a number more than the 1,05,743 children it had identified. Again in November, the department had claimed to have covered 1,14,044 children, a number which was 104 per cent of the children it had targeted. The insiders in the department revealed that the figures are often exaggerated by the visiting teams to impress their bosses. “In circumstances when most of the volunteers in teams are students who often fail to assess the necessity of the drive, it is astonishing that more number of children than targeted are covered during each drive,” said an insider. The officials of the administering teams claim that more number of children are covered because the city being a tourist destination a large number of children come here daily accompanying their parents and as they administer polio drops to each of them, the final number exceeds the number targeted. However, considering the complaints of local residents that no team had visited their locality, the department needs to take a serious note of the practice. In July last year, the department had detected that figures sent by employees working at grassroots level were manipulated and had accordingly issued instructions to curb the practice. Meanwhile, District Immunisation Officer Dr Rajan Verma said the drive was successful as each and every child was administered the polio drops.
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Trials for women’s sports meet on Sept 19, 20
Amritsar, September 17 The trials for basketball would be conducted at Senior Secondary School, Mall Road, for badminton at Badminton Hall, Tailor Road, for kho-kho at Senior Secondary School, Chehharta, handball at Guru Nanak Stadium, gymnastics at Guru Nanak Dev University and for volleyball at Khalsa School for boys, on the same day. On September 20, the trials for hockey and swimming would be conducted at Guru Nanak Dev University, for table tennis at Table Tennis Hall, Goal Bagh and for lawn tennis, trials will be held at Tennis Academy, Majitha road. The sports meet would be organised in Bathinda from October 3 to 5.
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4 drug peddlers held
Amritsar, September 17 According to the information, the police conducted a raid yesterday and arrested Heera Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Paramjit Singh and Sahil Kumar. Separate cases under Section 21-22/61/85 of the NDPS Act have been registered against the accused. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sarwan Singh said seven cases of looting and snatching had been registered against Sahil Kumar. Others were also involved in similar offences at various places under different police stations. They were bailed out but were involved in drug trafficking, he said.
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Teenager alleges sexual assault by stepfather for a year
Amritsar, September 17 The accused, identified as Surjit Singh, a resident of Dhakka Colony in Gali Murabbe Wali, is still at large. A case under Section 376/506 of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012 has been registered against him at the Sultanwind police station. In a complaint to the police, the victim has alleged that she and her mother were now facing life threat from the accused. The investigating officer in the case, Sub-Inspector Kanwaljit Kaur said the matter was under investigation and a manhunt had been launched to nab the accused. “The mother of the victim had married the accused, who had been raping her daughter from her first marriage. When she became pregnant and bore a baby girl, the accused threatened to kill them. The investigation into the case is on”, she added. In yet another instance, the police has arrested a person for raping a girl. The accused has been identified as Sheru, a resident of Radha Krishan Colony, Gali number 3, Amritsar. A resident had lodged a complaint with the Gate Hakima police station that his daughter was raped by Sheru. “My daughter went missing on the evening of September 15. We searched for her but in vain. Next morning, she came back home and told us that she was raped by the accused who took her to a dairy belonging to Jagtar Singh”, he said. The investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Harinder Singh, confirmed that the accused had been arrested under Section 376 of the IPC.
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National workshop on business management concludes
Amritsar, September 17 Over 300 students from various institutions across India participated in the workshop. The event was meant for students and research scholars of engineering and management. The first session was taken by Dr Jagwinder Singh from Department of Humanities and Management, NIT, Jalandhar. He spoke on the present day strategies being adopted by the multinationals to provide a joyful experience to the consumers. Another session was taken by Dr Balwinder Singh, professor and head, Department of Management, GNDU. He addressed the issues concerning managing the change in process of the new business paradigm. He said in today's business world, there was no other alternative before the corporate executives but to change themselves with the fast changing technology and environment. Student delegates from different institutions across India presented their papers on various topics. Earlier, welcoming the experts, research scholars and students, vice-chairman of Global Institutes Dr Akashdeep Singh said the conference provided a platform to the students from different parts of the country to share their knowledge and experience and supplement their learning process beyond classrooms to widen their horizons, he added. Khalsa college to hold national workshop
Khalsa College, Amritsar, will host week-long 83rd National Workshop on Radiochemistry and Applications of Radioisotopes (NWRAR) from September 21 to 28. Top scientists from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) will discuss the application of radiations in physical, chemical and biological sciences, said Khalsa College principal Dr Daljit Singh.
He said BARC was organising the workshop in collaboration with the Department of Physics and the same was sponsored by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Mumbai. Dr KL Ramakumar, Director of BARC, Radioisotope, will deliver the keynote address and renowned scientists, including Dr SK Aggarwal, Dr AVR Reddy, Dr Sarbjit Singh, Dr Rajesh Pai, Dr Gursharan Singh and Dr Veena Sagar will deliver lectures, said Dr Daljit. Techniques of effective teaching discussed
Khalsa College Public School today organised a workshop on effective teaching in English. Resource person Dr Parminder Singh, professor, Department of English, Guru Nanak Dev University, stressed upon allowing the students to express themselves in class. He said apart from inculcating the habit of reading among the students, it was pertinent that the teachers give them the freedom to express their views. "For speaking a language, listening and reading skills are very important", he said. Dr Parminder was earlier welcomed by school principal Dr Sarvjit Kaur Brar. She said the aim of the workshop was to apprise the teachers about the new techniques of imparting education to the students.
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Health staff to go on 3-day strike
Amritsar, September 17 Ministerial Staff Association general secretary Jagdish Thakur said the association had had a meeting with the officials of the Health Department in Chandigarh today and announced to initiate a protest as no satisfactory answer was given to them. The association is demanding correction of anomalies in pay scales, besides recruitment to senior posts through promotion and not through direct recruitment. Association president Tajinder Singh Dhillon said the association had held talks with the department officials on various occasions but the apathy of the government had pushed them to initiate a protest. —TNS
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In a shocking revelation, it has come to light that it was no one else but the 12-year-old boy's father who strangled him to death at Tanel Purana village in Mattewal on Sunday.
Having dealt with NRI and love issues in the past, the Punjabi cinema is now trying to explore new scripts and real issues.
"Young Malangs", a film based on friendship, love and priorities promises to give audience entertainment through some real cinema.
The Kirti Kisan Union (KKU) today held a
protest and sought a bail-out for marginal farmers from the SAD-BJP government.
The union, in a communiqué to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, demanded a review of
land sealing, which is presently fixed at 17.5 acres. Farmer leaders demanded that it must
be reduced to rationalise land holdings among the farmers.
Amritsar, September 17