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Ahead of LS poll, cops plan to nab smugglers
Jalandhar, April 8 On March 22, the rural police recovered 10 trucks loaded with illicit liquor that reportedly contained over 10,000 country-made liquor bottles. After that recovery, there were rumours that liquor was meant to be distributed for election purpose. But neither the Excise Department nor the police spoke openly on the issue. Similarly on April 3, the rural police recovered 15 bags of poppy husk and arrested two smugglers. On April 4, the rural police again made a huge recovery by seizing 146 cases of illicit liquor from a house in Chamiaran village. Senior Superintendent of Police (Detective) HPS Khakh said the day the model code of conduct came into force, the police intensified their surveillance on smuggling activities in rural areas. The police have registered 54 cases under the NDPS Act and 18 under the Excise Act. Special instructions were issued to the SHOs of all rural police stations to keep a watch on smuggling activities. “We have recovered 535 kg of poppy husk, 3,197 gm of intoxicant powder, 1,640 kg of lahan, a large quantity of illicit liquor along with minor recoveries of opium, heroin as well. The police are investigating all recoveries religiously to trace the key smugglers,” Khakh said. He, however, denied that recoveries under the NDPS Act had any connection with the coming Lok Sabha elections. The rural police have also nabbed 31 proclaimed offenders, including 18 under Sections 82/83 of the CrPC and 13 under Section 299 of the CrPC, adding that the police were laying a trap to nab the remaining POs. Preventive action had also been taken against 136 persons under Sections 107/150 of the CrPC, 107/151 CrPC, 110 CrPC and one under 116(3) CrPC. The Commissionerate Police have also made huge recoveries after the election code came into force. By registering 57 cases under NDPS Act, the police have arrested 58 smugglers. The City police have recovered 3,006 kg of poppy husk, 1.410 kg of intoxicant powder and a large quantity of illicit liquor with minor recoveries of other intoxicants as well. Police Commissioner Ishwar Singh said due to the elections, police teams have been put on high alert. Three companies of the SSB and one of the CISF, consisting of 372 jawans, maintain a round-the-clock vigil in the city, adding that suspected vehicles were being checked to prevent the inflow of drugs into the city. The Commissioner said the police were also religiously making efforts to recover maximum illegal weapons to prevent their misuse in the elections. Some major recoveries
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Voter awareness programme
A voter awareness programme for the youth was organised by St Soldier Group of Institutions. Slogans, including ‘Vote for change’ and ‘Boycott corrupt leaders’ were raised on the occasion. Students of MBA, MCA, media, fashion technology, BBA and BCA participated in the awareness campaign. Students also made posters and gave a message to select fair candidates in elections. They urged youth to check his/her criminal record, education and family background before casting vote in favour of the candidate. World Health Day celebrated
More than 1,000 villagers from 25 surrounding villages participated in the World Health Day celebrations at Lovely Professional University. The event was organised by the faculty of applied medical sciences (LFAMS) in collaboration with SPS Apollo Hospital. Hundreds of students formed a human chain for spreading health awareness. They also donated 1,050 units of blood. Experts from the fields of eyecare, ENT, heart diseases, respiratory diseases, paediatrics, orthopaedics, gynaecology, dental, psychology, dermatology and others provided free medical consultation to the villagers. Various tests for medical diagnostic services were also arranged at nominal rates. Health walk and expert talks, regarding health awareness, were also organised. Medical teams from Alembic, Colgate, Metropolis, Medivision Pharma, Johal Hospital, Vasan Eye Care, Thind Eye Hospital participated in the event. NRI Trust, an NGO, along with the audiometric experts from the PGI, Chandigarh, provided consultancy services for speech therapy and hearing impairment. Medical teams from Civil Hospitals of Jalandhar, Amritsar and Kapurthala organised the blood donation campaign and provided medical facilities. Free medicines were also distributed at the SBRM Hospital of the university. Special children from St Joseph School were counselled by expert medical teams. Many other school and college students also participated in a health quiz organised on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Dr SS Gill, Vice- Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, congratulated all participants for making the camp a success and asked people to always remain well informed about their health. Dr Kapil, Joint Director, SPS Apollo Hospitals, Ludhiana, Dr KC Mukerjee, Dr Sanjeev Mittal, Dr Anureet Kaur Gill, Sonia Chopra, dietician and other experts were also present on the occasion. Senior Dean of the LFAMS, Dr Monica Gulati, thanked all team members, blood donors and sarpanches of villages for participating in the World Health Day celebrations. Blood donation camp concludes
A two-day blood donation camp organised by the Hindustan Welfare Blood Donors Club, Phagwara, on the campus of Lovely Professional University (LPU), concluded here on Tuesday. As many as 872 donors donated blood at the camp. Chairman of club Vitin Puri and secretary Anurag Mankhand exhorted LPU students to donate more blood to save precious human lives. Diljit Dosanjh shares production tips
Singer-turned-actor and philanthropist Diljit Dosanjh and Surveen Chawla visited Lovely Professional University here on Tuesday. Both entertained and shared production practicalities with students of MSc (film and television) for making films, TV serials, audio and videos. The actors visited studio of the School of Journalism and Film Production on the university campus. One of the most successful Punjabi actors, Diljit, sang popular songs ‘Beautiful billo’, ‘Aaee ji oo ji, ‘Happy birthday’ and many more. Surveen joined him and danced on the numbers. While interacting with students, Diljit said he had been experimenting with new musical ideas and images. He feels that his musical performance style was always a subject of great analysis as he had worked with many directors. Dosanjh is liked by youth for his philanthropic activities and for encouraging youth empowerment and career development through an NGO.
His next film ‘Disco Singh’ featuring Surveen Chawla and directed by Anurag Singh will hit
the screens on April 11. “The new film is based on a Sikh dancer’s life,” said Diljit. Training in scientific organic farming
With a particular focus on growing market for organic products in India and at the international level, the Agriculture Department of Lovely Professional University has been providing training to students in organic farming. The practical training programme of organic farming is claimed to be the first of its kind being offered by any university in Punjab. Speaking to The Tribune, Head of the Agriculture Department, Dr Harmeet Singh, said BSc (agriculture), with organic farming as full subject, was started by the university in 2011. Special emphasis was laid on providing practical training to students. “As many as 1,000 students from across the world are presently studying under the programme. We provide practical training not only in organic farming, but also in scientific organic farming,” he said, adding that their prime concern was to get maximum output with minimum input. Shedding light on the scientific organic farming, Dr Harmeet said their aim was to grow organic products without compromising the yield. Shunning the use of pesticides or fertilisers would reduce crop production. He said in scientific organic farming, substitute of chemicals i.e. onion and ginger spray would be used instead of pesticides, insecticides and biological bacteria in place of fertilisers. He said, “Students are also taught about light irrigation methods as the water table has been going down drastically.” In a reply to a question about marketing of organic products, Dr Harmeet said there was a growing demand for organic products throughout the world as chemical farming had already damaged health and environment. The only hurdle was the international criteria, which organic products had to pass to go to the market. Dr Harmeet said: “With a view to implement the same methods in the fields, our student will visit villages to convince the farmers to use scientific methods to grow organic products. They will also provide practical training to the farmers.” He said the Agriculture Department had around four acres of land provided by the university, where students grow organic vegetables, including radish, carrot, cauliflower okra etc. These vegetables were sold to the university staff on subsidised rates. “Last year, we sold vegetables worth Rs 1 lakh to the university staff,” said Dr Harmeet. |
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Villagers flay rural police for failure to take timely
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Nikhil Bhardwaj Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, April 8 Although Baba sustained minor injuries in the attack, his sister-in-law Zareena died in the firing. Residents of Sikandpur village had cursed the rural police for their failure in taking timely action against the assailants. "The Rural police seemed hand in glove with the assailants, as it had not investigated the first attack on Baba seriously. Had the police taken the first complaint seriously, this attack could have been avoided. It is not the failure of the Adampur police station SHO and ASI Alawalpur police post only. Rather the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jalandhar, Jasprit Singh Sidhu, who heads the district police, should also have been held responsible for negligence in the case," a villager said. Another villager alleged that it was good that the police had suspended the SHO and the ASI, but this suspension would not make Zareena alive. Kamal, alias Nikka Baba, was attacked by two men on April 4 at his house in Sikandpur village. Prior to this attack, Baba was also attacked by some unidentified miscreants in January this year and he had then also complained to the Adampur police, but the police had not allegedly investigated his complaint seriously. Cops suspended
After the death of Nikka Baba's sister-in-law Zareena, rural police SHO, ASI faced suspension for negligence |
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Army guns for stray dogs
Jalandhar, April 8 One can spot packs of stray dogs roaming freely on the Bhagat and the Bhim road, surviving on garbage and chasing walkers. Many people, mostly children, have suffered dog bites. People living in residential colonies hesitate to venture out after dark due to the dog menace. “Dogs chase us even during the day. At least 20 to 25 dogs can be spotted in our street. While going out, we always carry bamboo sticks and fill our pockets with stones to ward off dogs,” said Gurneet Wadhwa, a homemaker, living on the Bhagat road. The residents alleged that although the Cantonment Board removed the garbage every morning regularly, night seemed to be a hell for the people as dogs fed on the garbage dumps. “Most of the garbage collection dumps are being constructed just opposite main gates of various houses. Besides howling and littering, strays indulge in fights in these dumps,” said Krishna, a resident of Sadar Bazaar. However, she feels that proper waste management could help reduce the stray population. The Cantonment Board should move the garbage dump sites away from the houses or in some secluded open area in the colony, said Krishna. On being contacted, Brig IJS Chauhan said all efforts were being made by the Army to control the menace. “Till date, we have spent around Rs 4 lakh to sterilise as many as 400 dogs inside the cantonment. After sterilisation, we keep them under observation for 10 to 15 days in our pet clinic and release them away from the cantonment area,” said Brigadier Chauhan. He also accepted the fact that despite making so many efforts, the stray dogs could be seen wandering on various roads. Being an open area, there was no way to restrict their entry into the cantonment. He said every month, the Army pet unit was sterilising around 20 to 30 dogs. |
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Vote for the nation, Kalam tells youth Jalandhar, April 8 Dr Kalam, in the letter, stated that during one of his visit to a college in Ropar, he was asked a very interesting question by one of the students. “They told me that during their recent study and excursion trips to various states, they got a chance to meet youth of their own age-group (16 to 18 years). While interacting with them, they found that since none of the candidates deserves to lead them as a Member of Parliament or Legislative Assembly, they will not vote,” said Dr Kalam. The student told him that following this, all students of the college decided not to vote and asked him whether they had taken the right decision or not? Dr Kalam said he had seen many elections during his 80 long years. “I have voted for the right person. As a voter you have to choose the best candidate amongst the contestants based on his work and his contribution to society,” said Dr Kalam. On ways to get information about a candidate, Dr Kalam said many a time, the contribution was visible in each constituency and also from the overall performance of the candidate in Parliament. Most of the information was also available on the internet. Giving a strong message to youth, Dr Kalam said, “Remember, your right to vote is very precious. Exercise of this franchise is essential as you have an opportunity to select the right person to represent you in Parliament or in Assembly. The nation will be grateful to you, if you cast your vote for the right candidate.” The contents of the letter can be read at the State Election Commission’s website: www.ceopunjab.nic.in. |
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Tinu, Chaudhary come together at Ram Navami function
Jalandhar, April 8 Tinu came down first and Chaudhary just entered when he was exchanging pleasantries with political leaders. He was just passing across Tinu when one of the leaders pointed out that they must shake hands. Chaudhary showed a little reluctance initially, but had to show the courtesy, giving photographers an opportune time for a good click. After this, Chaudhary sat down with Tinu. The Congress candidate had former minister Avtar Henry by his side. Others who attended the event were Jails Minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur, Speaker Vidhan Sabha Charanjit Singh Atwal, CPS KD Bhandari and former minister Chaudhary Jagjit Singh. After the initial ceremonies, the leaders started on in the form of a procession in their gypsies. While Tinu stayed with the procession only for some time, the Congress leaders went along for a longer time. During the course, there were some uncomfortable moments for Chaudhary Santokh Singh, who was rather not greeted so well as was Henry. At a stoppage near Naaz Cinema, the organisers of a roadside event took the name of Henry, not inviting Chaudhary even once. At this, Henry said they should at least take the name of the Lok Sabha candidate. The observation clearly indicated that residents were not familiar with the candidate who has primarily represented the Phillaur area only.
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Pawan Tinu faces agitated workers again Tinu had reportedly just begun his speech when workers started raising slogans against Circle Jathedar Ranjit Singh Kahlon and District Youth Akali Dal Jalandhar Rural president Harinder Singh Dhindsa. Sensing trouble, he immediately got down the stage and reached out to the protesters to pacify them. Former youth president of Kartarpur Satnam Singh Satti said he had been unceremoniously removed from the post yesterday, which had been handed over to Varinder Singh Soni. He blamed Kahlon and Dhindsa for the same. Satti said it was an attempt to make the party lose ground in the area. Tinu chose to then call Youth Akali Dal president Bikram Majithia from the spot and apprise him of the problem. The candidate assured the protesters that their matter would be sorted out in a day or two. The entire matter was taken up in the presence of area legislator and Jails Minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur. An event was also held for opening of party office in the Assembly segment. |
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Showroom burgled Jalandhar, April 8 Ajay Suri of Krishna traders told the police that he got to know about the theft from his friend who called him after noticing the broken shutter. When I reached the showroom, I found the main shutter cut open with a gas-cutter and the whole showroom ransacked by the thieves. He told the police that burglars had decamped with three LCDs and five plasma TVs. Cops of police division No. 5, along with fingerprint experts, reached the spot for investigation. The police suspected that the theft could be the handiwork of the gas-cutter gang, which had also orchestrated several such incidents in the past. Meanwhile, the city police is groping in the dark in several such cases in which miscreants had orchestrated robberies and thefts with the same modus operandi, including several crores robbery at the Punjab and
Sindh Bank Reru branch, Rs 40 lakh robbery at carbines tools factory and attempts to loot ATMs in the district. |
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Pawan Tinu faces agitated workers again
Jalandhar, April 8