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Corruption
charges Amritsar, October 17 Local Bodies Minister Anil Joshi today suspended Municipal Town Planner Des Raj while ordering a vigilance inquiry against executive officer Davinder Singh on account of corruption charges. Des Raj used to allegedly blackmail residents for issuing them NOCs (no objection certificates) required for getting their properties registered.
Musical nite marks International Sufi fest
1 booked in Rs 40 lakh fraud case
National lok adalat to be held on November 23
Molestation case
Om Parkash Soni, vice-president, PPCC (third to left), and Vikas Soni Youth Congress (urban) (centre) president during the shobha yatra on the eve of the birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki in Amritsar on Thursday. photo: sameer Sehgal
CM to inaugurate 79th All India Exhibition of Art today
Course on advance life support to be introduced at GMC
Workshop on software technology concludes
Jail inmates found with narcotic powder
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I-T refund scam
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Amritsar, October 17 Following investigations, the police has nabbed the mastermind of the scam, identified as Hargobind, alias Pankaj, and his friend Gaurav Dhawan, while the remaining offenders are yet to be arrested. The scam took place during the past couple of years, said an official of the department preferring not to be named. Among others who have been booked include Pryanka Gambhir, Jaspinder Kaur, both data entry operators, Surinder Arora of Namak Mandi, his son Rahul Arora, Shivam Mehta, Guru Amardass Avenue, Rajinder Kumar Verma of Baba Bhori Wala chowk and Arjun Kumar. The investigations revealed that Hargobind, alias Pankaj, a computer expert, took the PAN card number of his friend Shivam Mehta and transferred around over Rs 73, 000 in his account on various dates by showing bogus entries of refund. Using similar modus operndi, he transferred around Rs 1.50 lakh and Rs 1.47 lakh in the accounts of his friend Rahul Arora and his father Surinder Arora, respectively. He also transferred Rs 2.39 lakh and Rs 95,000 in the accounts of Arjun Kumar and Gaurav Dhawan, respectively, and around Rs 23,000 in the account of Rajinder Sharma. "Hargobind also stole the username and passwords of his colleagues Jaspinder Kaur and Priyanka Gambhir in order to siphon off the money. However, they came to know about the fraud and objected to this. In order to silence them, he transferred refunds to the tune of Rs 24,990 and Rs 47,900 in the accounts of Priyanka and Jaspinder, respectively," said Sukhwinder Singh Randhawa, SHO Civil Lines police station and investigation officer. He said the accused also transferred money in the accounts of his father and several other relatives of his friends. However, during investigations it was found that they did not know about the financial transactions made in their accounts, therefore they were not involved in the case. Randhawa said Hargoind and his friend Gaurav Dhawan had been arrested, while raids were on to arrest the remaining culprits. He said though all money had been recovered, but it amounts to a fraud and, therefore, a case under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act 2000 had been registered against them.
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Health officials for fumigation of Samjhauta Express, Indo-Pak buses
GS Paul Tribune News Service
Amritsar, October 17 Apart from visitors possessing "on foot" visa, Attari witnesses the arrival of Samjhauta Express train twice a week, Monday and Thursday, and goods train on Thursdays. Additionally, there are separate buses (Pakistani bus Sada-e-Sarhad and two Indian buses PunjAaab (Amritsar-Nankana Sahib) and Sadbhavna (Delhi-Lahore), which ferry passengers across the border on all days except Sunday. Sources said the number of persons travelling from across the border varies from 700 to 1,000 per week. Health officials said there was every possibility that the inflicted mosquitoes could travel from Pakistan to the Indian Territory through them and spread it here, but they showed their helplessness in initiating any action without the direct intervention of the Punjab Health Department. They recommended urgent requirement of fogging the train bogies and buses once these take a halt at Attari. Talking to The Tribune, Civil Surgeon, Amritsar, Dr Yash Mitra, said it was quite a possibility that the inflicted mosquitoes enter India through Samjhauta or buses who ferry Indian and Pakistani visitors. "The figure of dengue patients in Amritsar rose to 44 and still there are around 100 suspected cases with us. It is a cause of concern, but so far we have received no communication from the Punjab Health Department that any fumigation operation in the bogies of the Indo-Pak trains or buses is being conducted. It is the department which has to coordinate with the Railways and other local authorities to take such preventive steps," he said. It was in 2011 that following reports of dengue outbreak in Pakistan, the local health authorities resorted to fumigation inside Samjauta Express, Delhi-Lahore Bus and Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus on their arrival from the neighbouring country, but this exercise is yet to be initiated in the current season. MC's Health Officer, Dr Yogesh Arora, there was still no communication from the Punjab Health Department. "Even as it is to be materialised at the Punjab Government's level but if asked, we are fully equipped to execute the fogging exercise," he said.
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MC Town Planner suspended; probe ordered against another official
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, October 17 Similarly, the MC had received complaint against Davinder Singh for allowing inferior quality work at a project executed at Mansa. Confirming this, MC Commissioner DPS Kharbanda said the move had been taken after numerous complaints were received against these officials. “Des Raj has been accused of targeting small properties and asking for money in exchange for issuing them NOCs, whereas Davinder has been held responsible for executing poor quality work of the Mansa treatment plant,” he said. The inquiry in both the cases would be done by the vigilance wing of the Amritsar MC under the Chief Vigilance Officer AK Kansal, who would submit the report within a span of 15 days. It has been learnt that Kansal himself has been entrusted with the responsibility of scrutinising Des Raj’s case, whereas two more officials technical advisor General VK Bhat and Chief Engineer Amardeep Singh Dhaliwal would join the inquiry proceedings against Davinder.
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Musical nite marks International Sufi fest
Amritsar, October 17 Way to go
The humble appearance, impactful voice and charismatic performances by the artists was a proof of their musical legacy. But Jyoti and Sultana Nooran, or popularly known as Nooran sisters, did not want to tag themselves as stars. “We sing because we worship it, it’s like a divine gift and we don’t want to corrupt it by pretending to be something we are not,” said Sultana, the eldest of the two. Their performance at the International Sufi Festival was a sellout, spellbinding the audience with one song after another, the young Sufi singers, who are granddaughters of the renowned Sufi singer Bibi Nooran, lived up to their name. “We got a really great audience, which is a rarity as not many people understand and acknowledge Sufi music. But, Amritsar is always a haven for the divine music,” said Sultana. Their musical journey started from their birth, but it only got recognition after their successful and smashing performance on MTV Coke Studio. “It was a different experience for us. We had only performed at regional music festivals, but when we got to
know that one of our performance has got more than 75 crore hits online we couldn’t believe it. My sister had tears in her eyes,” said Jyoti. Since then, they are a regular feature on cult musical shows like Unplugged and the current season of Coke Studio. “We only sing Sufi qalam. Our grandmother used to sing Bulleh Shah’s Tung Tung,” said Sultana, the shy one, emphasising how the genre should not be slotted as folk. Jyoti though enjoyed recording with a live rock band. Sufi on a mission
Padamshree singer Hans Raj Hans may be a name amongst the legends of the entertainment industry in Punjab, the eminence of his name has never come in the way of his mission. The man, who made dargah his home early in his life, said that any other music than Sufi sounds like noise, is set to bring change through the principles of Sufism. “There are so many Sufi deras in Punjab that became a fighting ground for drug de-addiction. Recently, I was part of a seminar held at a Sufi dera, attended by experts speaking on the fight against drug menace. The change cannot be brought about by force, but through love,” said the president of the Vishwa Sufi Foundation. ‘That’s what Sufism preaches, it’s not just a genre of art but a way of life,” he said. Performing for a packed audience, Hans Raj Hans, as usual, blended his music and soul to create a spiritual experience that received a resounding applause.
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1 booked in Rs 40 lakh fraud case
Amritsar, October 17 According to a complaint lodged by Kulwinder Kaur of Tej Nagar located on the Sultanwind road area, the accused introduced himself as a permanent employee of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India and lured them to invest money in various policies of the corporation. Later, he asked them to invest their money in several companies and promised them huge profits within a span of few months. The police said he duped around 10 persons who approached senior police authorities. According to information, he allegedly defrauded Hardeep Singh of Rs 2 lakh, Surinder Kaur of Rs 5 lakh, Amarinder Singh of Rs 3.5 lakh, Avtar Singh of Rs 3 lakh, Raj Kumar of Rs 5 lakh, Jaswinder Singh of Rs 4 lakh. Similarly, he defrauded Bikramjit Singh of Rs 4 lakh, Kulwinder Kaur of Rs 40,000, Kamal Arora of Rs 3 lakh, Raju of Rs 2 lakh and Gurmit Singh of Rs 3.5 lakh. In order to trap them, he even gave them post-dated cheques, which later bounced. The police said after collecting about Rs 40 lakh, he fled. Following an inquiry conducted by senior police officials, a case under Section 420 of the IPC was registered against him in this connection. He said further investigations were on and efforts are afoot to locate and arrest
him.
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National lok adalat to be held on November 23
Amritsar, October 17 Chairman of the authority, District and Sessions Judge HS
Madaan, said various types of cases such as criminal compoundable cases, cheque bounce cases, motor accident claim cases, matrimonial disputes, labour dispute cases, civil cases, rent cases, bank recovery cases, criminal and civil appeals would be taken up during these
adalats. Apart from the judicial courts this lok Adalat would also be held in revenue courts wherein the revenue cases such as mutation cases, partition cases would be taken up. Further all types of
Electricity and Water bill cases (excluding theft cases), service matters
relating to pay, allowances and retirement benefits, forest act cases, railway
claims and disaster
compensation cases would also be taken up. HS Madaan said the
general public should avail maximum benefit of this adalat and that the prime objective of the lok adalats was to settle the disputes amicably through compromise so as to
save the time and money of the parties and to reduce personal enmity between them. He said the decisions were taken in the lok adalats through compromise and in case of the
settlement of cases in
here the entire court fee was refunded and the
decision of the lok adalat was considered as the
final decision. In order to settle the
cases in the national lok adalat to be held on November 23, pre-lok adalats would be held by the courts from time to time, he said adding that any person who desires that his cases should be taken up in the lok
adalat can file an application in the court concerned or in the office of Arun Kumar
Aggarwal, secretary, District Legal Services Authority. OFFICIAL SPEAK
The general public should avail maximum benefit of this lok adalat and the prime objective of this adalat is to settle the disputes amicably through compromise so as to save the time and money of the parties and to reduce personal enmity between
them. — HS MADAAN, DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE-CUM-CHAIRMAN,
DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
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Complaint against doctor withdrawn
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, October 17 Gagandeep Singh, SHO Majitha road police station, said the incident occurred due to some ‘misunderstanding’ and that the family has reached on a compromise with the alleged accused doctor. The girl had accused the doctor of misbehaving with her while examining her at the ESI Hospital where she had gone after she complained to cysts near the breasts. She had gone with her father and reported the matter to her mother after returning home. Massa Singh, the father of the victim, had lodged a complained with the Majitha road police station in this regard. He alleged that the doctor took her to the examination room and bolted the door from inside. He also alleged that the girl started weeping as soon as they returned home and narrated the whole incident to her mother. He said when they went back to hospital to question the doctor he fled away in the meantime. “The incident occurred due to some misunderstanding which was cleared after both the parties were called in the police station and brought face-to-face. Following this the family withdrew the complaint,” he said.
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Procession taken out on the eve of Valmiki Jayanti
Amritsar October 17 Soni exchanged greetings with the Valmiki community and extended support to every sphere of life. The mandir committee honoured Soni and president Youth Congress (Parliamentary constituency) Vikas Soni upon their arrival. Addressing the conglomeration about the
importance of the day, Soni said our society and its values were derived from the poetic compilations of Rishis like
Rishi Valmiki. He further said Rishi Valmiki spent many years of his life in this
area of the city and compiled the epic of Ramayana and also offered teachings to Luv and
Kush. Soni urged not only to the Valmiki community but also to other communities to follow the teachings
of Rishi Valmiki and bring communal harmony in our society. OP Soni congratulated Kendriya Valmiki Mandir Committee on such a
holy procession and honoured chairman Bimal Kumar, president Yograj
Malhotra, vice-president Charandas Malhotra, vice-president Tarlok Gill and general secretaries Kohlaram
Matto, Gopal Khosla, Neetu Kumar and Ashok Kumar Bhatti with Siropas.
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CM to inaugurate 79th All India Exhibition of Art today
Amritsar, October 17 The CM will open the exhibition and honour 21 top artists apart from being the guest of honour at the cultural event planned for the day. Indian Academy of Fine Arts president Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina “We have received the work of 310 artists from all over the country, who sent 519 pieces of art and out of which 247 are selected for the exhibition by experts. This exhibition is another of our efforts to promote and develop a taste for art in the city.” He said the national exhibition is an annual feature that provides an opportunity to hundreds of artists to showcase
their work and the IAFA gives award and honours to the artists. The CM will also be apprised about the activities of one of the oldest art institution of the country, set up in 1928.
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Course on advance life support to be introduced at GMC
Amritsar, October 17 The course curriculum would be planned by the Department of Anaesthesiology. Dr Veena Chatrath, head of the department, said, “The course will be started within a month.” She said they were coordinating with all other departments in college to make the course a success. In this course the students would be taught about giving immediate care to the patient during accidents and cardiac problems. “This would help them to be able to save many lives as a lot of lives are lost before the patient reaches the hospital,” said Dr Veena. She said the students would gain hands on experience in dealing with such cases during the course. Dr Veena said the students would be trained in applying correct the sequence of resuscitation skills. The department is working out the modalities of the course so as to manage a large number of students. “The students would be given lectures and demonstrations besides giving them a chance to apply these techniques during the presence of an expert from the field,” said Dr Veena.
— TNS
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Workshop on software technology concludes
Amritsar, October 17 Professor MS Hundal, Dean, Academic Affairs, was the chief guest at the valedictory session. Dr Jaspal Singh Sandhu, director, Academic Staff College (ASC), detailed the activities and achievements of the college. Prof Hundal while
congratulating the participants on the successful completion of the workshop said the advancements in the
technology particularly in the field of Computer Sciences in the previous few decades or so
had transformed the complexion of human life completely. He viewed that the
Information Technology had brought about the same transformation which the invention of printing technology had brought about in Europe. He advised the
participants to make optimum use of software technology in their respective fields, but judiciously in order
to avoid the risks associated with it. “One has to keep himself abreast with the advancements in order to excel in the field of research and teaching,” he said.
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Jail inmates found with narcotic powder
Amritsar, October 17 The jail authorities, in their complaint to the Cantonment police, said during the search operation launched by the staff, they were found in possession of narcotic substances.
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Amritsar, October 17
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