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Man attempts suicide
Ludhiana, November 12 Policemen caught hold of him and snatched the bottle from him. The Division No. 5 police station was informed about the incident. Gurcharan Singh reportedly fell unconscious after taking the poison. Dharampal, Station House Officer (SHO) of the Division No. 5 police station, said they reached the spot and took Gurcharan Singh to the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital. Gurcharan Singh's condition is stated to be out of danger. According to a police official, Gurcharan Singh is still not in a condition to give his statement. Gurmel Kaur (80), Gurcharan Singh's mother, and his maternal uncle Harbhajan Singh visited the hospital and told the police that Gurcharan Singh was a simpleton. The police has recovered a “suicide note” from Gurcharan Singh's possession, which is addressed to Rahul Tiwari, Commissioner of the municipal corporation. However, the note mentions Rahul Tiwari as the Deputy Commissioner. The note has been signed by Som Singh and not Gurcharan Singh. The SHO said Gurcharan Singh stated in the note that three chemists whose shops were raided by the police had been accusing him of giving information to the police and had been harassing him. "We will record Gurcharan Singh's statement once he is declared fit to speak by doctors," the Station House Officer said. ‘Suicide note’ mentions Harassment by 3 chemists Gurcharan Singh, who attempted suicide, works as a helper at a garment shop in the Aakalgarh Market. He reached outside the Police Commissioner's office at around 11 am along with a bottle of phenol and took poison. A “suicide note” recovered from his possession mentions harassment by three chemists
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Committee set up to ensure implementation of HC
orders
Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12 The decision was taken by top officials of the departments concerned at a meeting. The officials included Rajat Aggarwal, Deputy Commissioner, Rahul Tiwari, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, and PS Gill, Commissioner of Police. According to sources, the main objective of constituting the committee is to ensure that the directions of the High Court are followed religiously. The High Court had appointed local commissioners to look into the matter. They had submitted their report on issues pertaining to parking on the entire Ferozpur Road. MC officials have been told to mark yellow lines, which have faded. Besides, the drive to tow away wrongly parked vehicles is to be continued. Besides, the committee will ensure that the parking contractor does not fleece the public and follows the norms strictly. "The High Court has taken a serious view of the issue and wants the authorities to ensure that the public does not suffer. These steps are being taken to make sure that the directions of the court are implemented in toto," said an official, who attended the meeting. MC Additional Commissioners Isha Kalia and Devinder Singh, DCP Harsh Bansal and ADCP Harmohan Singh were also present at the meeting. Panel members ACP (Traffic) Deepak Hilori, MC Assistant Commissioner Devinder Singh and SDM (East) Ajay Sood are the members of the committee and will look into all issues pertaining to parking
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Work on new rly foot overbridge nears completion
Ludhiana, November 12 The project, estimated to cost around Rs 2.5 crore, was mooted a couple of years ago in the wake of heavy rush on one of the major railway stations in Ferozepur Division of the Northern Railway. With a huge footfall of passengers, the existing FOB was unable to handle the load and most of the times, the bridge remained choked. Moreover, the existing FOB, which was constructed decades ago, did not have connectivity to platform numbers six and seven, which were constructed later to cope with the increasing number of trains and passengers. Even as the construction of the new FOB continues at a feverish pitch, officials of the railway engineering wing are keeping their fingers crossed regarding the time it will take for the completion of the project. "Though the main frame has been erected on both sides of the exit and entry points (old GT Road and Guru Nanak Stadium) as well as on platform number one of the railway station, the supporting girders for the erection of the main frame over the coaching yard to provide access to platform numbers one to seven, are yet to be laid. This particular part of the work may cause some delay as the rail traffic will have to be suspended for a
specified time, which can be done only with prior permission from the divisional headquarters," said an official on condition of anonymity. Commenting on the delay caused in the execution of the project, the railway authorities said the work was abandoned for more than a year due to initial drawings of the FOB which did not meet the standards of the Railway Safety Organisation. "When work ultimately resumed earlier this year, the drawings had to be amended once again to increase the distance of the supporting frame of the bridge from the railway tracks, which took some more time." Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari, who represents Ludhiana in the Lok Sabha, had also taken up the issue of the stalled project with Railway Minister Mallikarjun Khadge in September this year. "It was on the intervention of the Railway Ministry that the work on the new FOB commenced on a war footing," sources in the Northern Railway said. |
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Musical evenings draw residents to Rose Garden
Ludhiana, November 12 The idea came up during an interaction between MC Commissioner Rahul Tewari and Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal. The first such musical evening was organised on October 27 and since then, the MC and the district administration have been organising musical evenings every Sunday. The musical evenings are attracting city residents to the gardern. "Our main aim is to develop Nehru Rose Garden into an evening destination for the city residents. For the purpose, we organise a musical evening every Sunday and it is being widely appreciated by residents," said MC Additional Commissioner Isha Kalia. It is learnt that on the lines of the Chandigarh Administration, the Ludhiana MC also wanted to organise weekly musical evenings at Nehru Rose Garden in the Civil Lines here. "Rajat (Aggarwal) and I were sitting together one day when this plan was worked out. The MC had a place for the purpose, while the district administration had the services of Ishmeet Music Institute. This is how the idea of holding musical evenings took shape, which now enthrals residents every Sunday," said MC Commissioner Rahul Tewari while talking to Ludhiana Tribune. The MC Commissioner said the musical evening would also give exposure to students of Ishmeet Music Institute. |
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After vegetables, egg prices head north this season
Ludhiana, November 12 "Only a few days ago, eggs were available for Rs 3 per piece and now the prices have soared to Rs 5 per piece. The winter season has just started and I wonder what the situation will be when the winter is at its peak. After vegetables, now poultry products seem to be going out of the common man's reach," said Manjeet Kaur, a homemaker from BRS Nagar. Another reason for the hike in the prices of eggs is that a majority of the poultry farmers are shifting to Haryana due to the high taxation system in the state. As a result, the overall production in the state has decreased. "Whenever there is an increase in the demand, the prices go up," said Rajeev Kaura, a wholesale egg dealer. An entry tax of 5 per cent was imposed in the state on sunflower, groundnut and mustard de-oiled cakes, which were the main ingredients of the feed for poultry birds, said Kaura. |
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Farmer arrested with heroin worth
Rs 55 lakh
Ludhiana, November 12 According to Paramjit Singh Pannu, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), the police had installed a checkpoint at the T-point near the Civil Hospital to keep vigil on anti-social elements last evening. The accused was coming from the Brown Road side on foot. The police found his movement suspicious and stopped him for frisking. Pannu said, "The police recovered 110 gm of heroin from the accused's possession and arrested him on the spot. During preliminary investigation, the accused said he had got the heroin from Pargat Singh, a resident of Gariaala village in Tarn Taran district. He had come to Ludhiana to sell it for a profit." The accused is a farmer and addicted of drugs. He is in the business of drugs for the past two years. "We produced the accused in court today, which remanded him in police custody," said Pannu. |
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DC reviews development works
Ludhiana, November 12 Aggarwal was chairing a meeting with the higher officials from various departments at the Bachat Bhawan here today. While reviewing the works, the Deputy Commissioner said that it was the duty of the officials to take interest in the ongoing development projects being run in the district so that people could get the benefits at the earliest. He instructed the officials from the forest department to prepare good saplings in the nurseries so that during the season more and more plants could be planted to provide lungs to the district. While briefing, the district programme officer told the DC that about 11,786 girl students of classes XI and XII were to be benefited from the Mai Bhago Scheme. As many as 3,536 cycles had already been distributed to the girl students in the Ludhiana district. The District Social Welfare Officer said that by the end of June 2014, the beneficiaries of old-age pension scheme will get the pensions in their respective accounts directly.” The DC asked the District Employment Officer to hold regular meetings with Industrialists and GM of the industries to hold employment fairs so that the youth was absorbed in factories. He said for this, support from the BDPOs could be taken so that youth from villages could also be provided employment. Aggarwal asked the heads of various departments to ensure that the complaints of visitors were resolved at the earliest. The complaints from the Human Rights Commission, Women Commission, Child Rights Commission and NRI Commission should be resolved as soon as possible. He also asked the officials from traffic department to start a campaign so that there were no traffic congestions and jams on the roads. On a complaint filed by an NGO, Aggarwal asked the police officials to remove their barricades as if left in the middle of the roads, these could prove fatal. Amongst others present on the occasion were ADC D Baldev Singh, ADC G Neeru Katyal and SDMs from Raikot, Jagraon, Payal and Samrala. The Deputy Commissioner lambasted the Health Officials for not performing the duty religiously. He was astonished when the health officials informed that a total of 83 persons were challaned for smoking in public places in the district in October. Aggarwal said that they could get the number (83 challans) in just about an hour. He stressed that instead of cracking whip against the poor and weak only, the officials must target the rich too.
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BVM bags 11 gold
medals
NCC cadets of BVM (USN) campus brought school the laurels by winning 11 gold medals and one silver medal at the annual training camp of No.4 Pb Air Sqn, NCC, which was held at Dhanansu from November 1 to November 9, under the Wing Commander SS Kaila. More than 650 students from different schools and colleges of Ludhiana District participated in training camp. Ten students from BVM (USN) participated in the camp. Priyanka, a student of class twelfth, was adjudged as the best cadet among senior wing and bagged four gold medals in BVM's cap. Priyanka's victorious solo dance performance left everyone enthralled. Shivali Singla, a student of class eleventh, won gold medals in shooting as well as in football. Jyoti, a student of class eleventh, won a gold medal in football and a gift hamper for participating in static aero modelling. Karan Arora got a gold medal in Volleyball while Ankit Sharma won a gold medal in cricket. Shivali Verma and Priyanka bagged gold medals in 2km Marathon and football. Principal Bandana Sethi and OP Sabharwal, manager BVM (USN), appreciated and applauded the efforts put in by students. Educational tour
In an endeavour to combine fun with learning, DAV school, BRS
Nagar, organised a three-day educational trip to Delhi from November 6-9, wherein a group of 200 students accompanied by teachers had a gala time visiting various landmarks, Qutab
Minar, Red Fort, Lotus Temple, Akshar Dham, Parliament House, Indra Gandhi Memorial & Rashtrapati
Bhawan. History unfolded live before the students' eyes as they excitedly went from one place to another listening about the grandeur of the past. Apart from these, students and teachers visited Kingdom of Dreams,
Gurgaon. The tour was a fine blend of information entwined with entertainment. The students returned with happy memories and thanked principal JK Sidhu for providing them with this enriching experience. Annual function
The annual cultural Fiesta of Saraswati Modern Senior Secondary School was a showcase of the talent of students and the various colors and phases of Indian culture. Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, IPS (Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ludhiana) was the chief guest and Satish Soin (Director, Saber Paper, Ludhiana) was the guest of
honour. President Kamla Jain, Manager SC Saxena, Principal Anju Banga (CBSE Branch) welcomed the guests in a traditional manner. The event commenced with lighting of the ceremonial lamp and Saraswati
Vandana. It was followed by the display of annual report and the felicitation ceremony was done by Anju
Banga. The cultural programme started with dance performances by students of primary and secondary section.The Indian history and 'Unity in Diversity' was presented by students in such a magnificent way that the audience was spell bound while looking at the various phases of Indian history like - Mughal Dynasty, advent of British era, National Movement and Progressive India. Athletics meet
Annual athletics meet was organized at Greenland Convent School. The students show case their sports talent in a string of events like cycling, flowers race, animal race, tug of war, slow cycling, flat race, frog race, three leg race and banana race. The students exhibited exemplary co-ordination and discipline during marchpast and PT exercises. It was a feast for the eyes to see the little ones dressed as rabbits and kangaroos jostling with each other to grab the first position. Principal Vinita Sanan gave away the trophies and certificates to the winners. She emphasised the need of physical exercise for students.
— TNS
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Silk falling prey to cheap crepe from
China
Ludhiana, November 12 Artisans from different states during the recently held exhibition in the city said they were falling prey to cheap imitations. The woes of the weavers started when the government allowed the free import of Chinese plain crepe fabrics. Today, crepe silk with its smoother texture and cheaper price has almost eroded the demand for original silk owing to the latter's flaws relating to texture, colour and durability. Chinese finished crepe sarees are cheaper as they are woven in automated looms, with power availability and receive government subsidies. Chinese silk traders allegedly brought cheap yarn to the local market and replicated Banarasi silk by hiring some weavers from Varanasi. “There were nearly 1.5 lakh handloom weavers in Varanasi, most of them from the minority community, but today the number has been decreased to half. Banarasi silk came to India with the Mughals and is still considered essential in a wardrobe of a newlywed girl. With changing times and increasing inflation, people have started opting for the artificial material, most of which comes from China,” said Iqbal Ahmed, a weaver from Varanasi, who was also at the exhibition. He said in addition to this, 80 per cent of the market had been captured by power loom owners spawning cheap computer-assisted designs on sarees produced much quickly than the handloom products, and selling them at less than half the price of a real Banarasi saree. Hafiz Mohammad Umar from Bihar said: “At times it becomes difficult to earn Rs 30 to Rs 40 a day. Even if one is able to earn Rs 100 per day on the loom, the amount does not suffice to feed the large families, which an average weaver invariably possesses”. "Thousands are looking for an alternative or have taken up menial jobs like pulling rickshaws, opening tea stalls and have taken to other odd pursuits. Some have closed their flourishing businesses and migrated to Bangalore and Hyderabad where they work in looms and help in dyeing and embroidery work,” said another weaver from Bihar.
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Schools to face action: Maluka
Shivani Bhakoo Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 12 The step has been taken by the Education Department, Punjab, to tighten the noose over such defaulting centers, which encourage copying. Talking to The Tribune, Sikandar Singh Maluka, education minister, Punjab, said department was going to act tough against such centers, which encouraged mass-copying for getting good results. "They will be banned to conduct the board exams for at least two years, if proved guilty. The department is in no mood to spare such centers, which, for vested interests, were playing with the future of the next generations," said Maluka. Presently centers held responsible for mass-copying, were asked to pay an amount of Rs 20,000 as penalty to the Board but no action was taken against them due to the political pressures. The president of Nakal Virodhi Teachers' Front, Punjab, Sukhwinder Singh said ideally such centers should have been cancelled by the Board but due to reasons best known to the board and education department, no stern action was taken against the erring centers with the result that mass-copying continued unabated in government and private schools (affiliated with PSEB) in Punjab. "Every year, huge numbers of centers are held guilty but due to lenient view taken by the board, the practice goes unabated. Though during the last annual board exams of various classes, the then DGSE, KS Pannu personally took keen interest and visited several centers. The department or the board must not succumb to the political pressures and must save the future of the students", said Sukhwinder Singh.
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PAU retirees demand pension
Ludhiana: Members of the PAU Retirees' Welfare Association said they have not been paid the pension for the month of October. "The delay is being caused every month despite the instructions of the High Court to pay monthly pension, arrears of revision of pay scale revision of gratuity in time," they said. Delegation led by Jila Ram Bansal, president of the association met Comptroller, PAU, who told that he was trying his best but the pension can be paid only after the release of grant from the government. World Diabetic Week
Vasan Eye Care Hospital will celebrate World Diabetic Week from November 14 to November 22. On the inauguration day, over 50 students of the PCTE will be invited in the
hospital to make them aware of diffferent eye care tehcniques. A seminar will be organised as a part of an initiative to increase public awareness about cataract, glaucoma, refractive error and diabetic eye. Seminar
Students from Ramgarhia Senior Secodnary School were made aware about the services which come under purview under the Right to Service Act. A seminar was held on Tuesday at Saanj Kender, Aatam Nagar and was addressed by inspector Paramjeet Singh. He made the students aware about the services being provided at the Suvidha Kenders and said, "No middle man is required to get these services. All one need to do is submit some amount of money to avail these services." Felicitation
The Guru Nanak Bhawan Committee welcomed its new president, Deputy Commissioner Rajat Aggarwal. He was accorded warm welcomed by noted industrialist and vice-president of the society, SP Oswal, Neeru Katyal, ADC ,along with other members of committee, Darshan Singh, finance secretary, Sanjeev Jain, Charanjit Singh Vishkarma, Avtar Singh Bhogal. Rajat Aggarwal thanked the members for felicitations and assured full co-operation for development of the Guru Nanak Bhawan
Complex. — TNS
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Students made aware of drug menace
Ludhiana, November 12 The event consisted of a play named "Zindagi aur Nasha" which strongly influenced the students to promise themselves in saying “no to drugs”. Principal appreciated the efforts of the anti-drug society for creating awareness among the young generation. She also spoke about the urgency of the situation by mentioning the increasing drug addiction. The dignitaries were accorded a warm welcome by the in-charge Anita Joshi and Rosy Sapra. Drug-free Punjab
on DGP’s mind
Khanna: DGP Punjab Sumedh Singh Saini participated in the annual function of Bhagat Pooran Singh Memorial Senior Secondary School, Rajewal village. While talking to media persons, he said Punjab Police had pledged to make Punjab drug-free in 2014 and will take all steps to achieve the target. He said there are clear instructions from Punjab Government to make Punjab drug free. He said Pakistan is supplying drugs to Punjab on a mass level in order to make them drug addicted.He assured that Punjab Police is taking this task as a challenge and will root out drugs from the state in the coming year.
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Rape victims, kin unaware of compensation benefits
Ludhiana, November 12 The copy of the particular notification has been sent by DS
Bains, principal secretary to the Government of Punjab, Department of Home Affairs and Justice, to the Punjab Government (Ordinary Gazette) for publication, too. One of the senior IPS officers, who served in the district for several years, said he had no idea about such compensation being provided to rape victims and the kin of those murdered after being raped. He said: "I am not aware of any such compensation. Maybe, the government has started providing it to rape victims and the dependants of those murdered after being raped after the brutal Delhi gang rape case. It's a welcome move". He said every year, hundreds of cases of rape were registered in Ludhiana district (Ludhiana, Jagraon and
Khanna) alone, but it was very difficult to establish “genuine” rape victims. He said the police had no role in providing compensation and the applications had to be moved by the victims or their families to the District Administration. Social stigma could be another reason that stopped victims to claim for the compensation. District welfare officer Rajinder Kumar, through whom compensation cases are forwarded, said under the Atrocity Act, the compensation was provided to rape victims and the kin of those murdered after being raped. “But the number of applicants or the claimants is very low. Not more than a dozen cases are forwarded for compensation under this Act,” he said. The modified compensation amount
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Iron bars in middle of road a nuisance for residents
Ludhiana, November 12 Area residents also rue that some ambulances use this road for going towards Dayanand Medical College and Hospital as it's a short cut and due to the installation of these iron bars, people are forced to take a longer
route. Amarjit Singh, an area resident, rued that these iron bars are causing harassment to commuters as cars cannot pass through this point on the road. "A road is meant for both two-wheelers as well as cars. I wonder why these iron bars have been installed ?, he questioned. When contacted, area councillor Narinder Singh Malhi informed that the iron bars were installed as the area residents had demanded it. "This is a very busy stretch, which leads to traffic jams, hence causing problems for the area residents. These iron bars were basically installed to restrict the entry of heavy vehicles. I had personally consulted the traffic police and installed these iron
bars." Malhi further said if the residents are having any problem, he would visit the area tomorrow and would get the iron bars adjusted in such a manner that cars can pass through easily.
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Punjabi cinema has grown worldwide, says Ghuggi
Ludhiana, November 12 The film, to be released on November 15, features both Ghuggi and Gippy Grewal, along with actress Ragini Khanna, who happens to be a close relative of Bollywood actor Govinda. Giving details about the movie, Ghuggi said the theme revolves around the reality that how a person in trouble tries to put his problems on others. “Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is the producer of the film. He also has an important role in the movie. Made with a budget of about Rs 8 crore, the film will definitely impress the audience,” said Ghuggi. Gippy Grewal said all songs in the film were sung by him. When asked why English names are being given to Punjabi movies, Grewal said the movie was in Punjabi, but the name was a mixture of Punjabi and English so that viewers in overseas should also take equal interest in the film. Such names attract the viewers all over, said Grewal. Earlier, the star cast of the movie also visited GGNIMT College here today and interacted with students. The students were too excited to see the actors on their college premises.
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Dist Congress flays ‘Mission Ludhiana’
Ludhiana, November 12 In a statement issued here today, the Ludhiana District Congress Committee (Urban) president Pawan Dewan asked the Deputy Chief Minister where the money for the mission will come from. The district Congress president claimed that
the state government does not have any money to pay salaries, pensions and other outstanding dues to the employees; it was trying to befool the people by making announcements devoid of any substance or credibility. The Congress leader said the Akali-BJP government in the state has now been totally exposed on account of its failures and will face defeat in Lok Sabha polls.
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25 more dengue cases confirmed
Ludhiana, November 12 Four cases were reported from other states —three from Jammu and Kashmir and one from Haryana. A total of 835 cases of dengue have been
reported from Ludhiana till date. A team of Health Department officials visited Perru Banda, Azad Nagar, Kali Sarak, Azad Nagar Bahadurky Road. As many as 32 coolers and 90 containers were checked and no larva was found.
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