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GMC suspends two more students for ragging
drive against begging
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Govt offices ill-equipped to douse flames
The defunct fire extinguishing equipment at the Civil Hospital in Amritsar. Photo: Vishal Kumar
Gold haul at airport: Cop under scanner
Sadar police book six for attempt to murder
Now, hi-tech gadget for holy city’s airport
Heat wave hits city residents hard
Two held for raping minors
Congress leader questions BJP’s move to rent out its office space
Dinesh Bassi (centre) and other Congress leaders address mediapersons in Amritsar on Friday.
PHOTO: RK SONI
Woolmark to act tough against misuse of logo
New course in 3D printing to begin soon
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GMC suspends two more students for ragging
Amritsar, June 13 While two of the students were suspended only yesterday, two more were placed under suspension following the preliminary probe conducted by Dr RS Sidhu, a senior faculty member and warden of the hostels. Among those suspended include Maninderjit Singh, Rahul Saini, Vikas Goel and Simarpreet Singh. Maninderjit Singh, who is the vice-president of the GMC Students' Union, was suspended as he had prevented the victims from approaching the college authorities for lodging any complaint. Dr Sidhu, while confirming the incident, said during the preliminary probe, he came across an audio recording which confirmed ragging, including physical and mental torture of the junior students. He said the matter has now been forwarded to a 12-member committee formed by the GMC authorities to look into such cases and take appropriate action.
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40 destitute sent to Rain Basera
GS Paul Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 13 Later, they were sent to the Rain Basera being run from the Old Karam Singh Ward here. Among those held were 16 men, nine women and 15 children. Following numerous complaints of snatching and other petty crimes, the district administration had constituted special teams to launch drives to nab such persons and videographed them for identification. In most cases, when they are released from the Rain Basera, they start begging again. Moreover, in the absence of their identification, their indulgence in crime too was hard to detect. Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat said their motto was to discourage them from begging. "First, they will undergo medical examination. Thereafter, we will scrutinise them. The ones who have come from other states will be sent back. We will buy them the return tickets. Those who are local and physically fit could be absorbed in some factories. We are already speaking to the small-scale industries about this aspect. Once they become self-reliant, they will surely quit begging. Some of them will even be sent to a drug de-addiction centre," he said. Even as the district administration conducts raids from time to time to nab them, only to put them at the Rain Basera, yet this hospitality has failed to transform their basic character. They return to the streets. The police in this regard showed helplessness for want of a complainant in the case. They generally stay around the holy sites and earn their livelihood seeking alms and food that they get from the devotees near Golden Temple, Durgiana Temple, Shivala Temple, Dussehra Ground, Shiv Dev Mandir, Longawali Devi Mandir, Bhandari Pul and Lohgarh area. The main areas where they could be found in lare numbers include Novelty light points on the Lawrence Road and Four S Chowk.
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Govt offices ill-equipped to douse flames
Amritsar, June 13 As per the law, all such buildings are required to follow the fire safety measures listed in chapter four of the National Buildings Code. They were found lacking on this account as the local administration seems to have turned a blind eye to the guidelines. Smoke detectors, fire alarms, water hydrants, water sprinklers, wide approach roads and mock drills after regular intervals are a few things that these offices and hospitals must arrange for. The offices are ill-equipped to handle any fire exigency. Though fire extinguishers can be seen hanging at certain places, employees of these offices don’t know how to operate them. With dilapidated fire-fighting infrastructure and lack of training to employees, the government offices, hospitals and even police stations in the city in case of any fire exigency. The fire safety equipment at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital and Jallianwala Bagh Martyrs Memorial Civil Hospital has become dysfunctional. Hospitals stock a large number of chemicals and other combustible substances, which are used in laboratories and surgeries. There is always a risk of a fire accident due to that. Barring the emergency block of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, none of the other places in the institute is equipped with fire extinguishers. Fire hoses and water pipes installed at most of the corridors in the hospital have become too old. At few places, these mandatory hoses and pipes were found to be missing. The situation was similar at Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Civil Hospital where sand buckets were found to be either empty or half-filled. Water pipes are either missing or worn out. The hospital does not have fire extinguishers at many places and the glasses of the fire alarms were found to be already broken. At the Municipal Corporation office, no fire extinguisher has been installed. A senior official, on condition of anonymity, said, “As the fire brigade office is located just at a walking distance, there is no need to install fire extinguishers. The fire office remains active 24X7,” he said. Various police stations in the city were also found to be ill-equipped to fight fire because of lack of fire-fighting equipment. The offices of senior police authorities are no exception.
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Gold haul at airport: Cop under scanner
Amritsar, June 13 The passenger identified as Rajkumar was yesterday apprehended by the sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) along with a customs official posted at the airport following a tip-off. Rajkumar had arrived from Dubai. The investigations carried out by the DRI found that it was the said customs official who had brought Rajkumar along with the consignment out of the customs area. He along with Rajkumar was held in the parking area of the airport. Sources in the DRI pointed out that there were specific inputs regarding the involvement of customs official in the the smuggling of gold. During his interrogation, the name of the head constable who was formerly attached with the Airport police also figured. The police official, identified as Sawinder Singh, is currently deputed in the PCR team attached with the Sadar police station. Harish Behal, SHO, Sadar police station, confirmed that the DRI team had approached the police and issued summons for the said police official to join the investigations. He was currently on leave, he added. The incident has once again brought forward the involvement of several black sheep working in various agencies for their involvement in smuggling and drug peddling activities. Earlier, a superintendent of customs department was nabbed with heroin and arms while several cops have been dismissed by the Punjab government on for their alleged involvement and connections with drug peddlers.
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Sadar police book six for attempt to murder
Amritsar, June 13 Among those booked are Jajju, Kuldip Singh, Ajay, Rinky, all residents of Maqboolpura. A case under Sections 307, 427, 506, 148, 149 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered. Gurpreet Singh, in his complaint, alleged that the armed accused barged into his house and started abusing him and later fired at him with the intention of murder. Harish Behal, SHO, Sadar police station, said: "Raids are on to nab the culprits who are still at large."
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Now, hi-tech gadget for holy city’s airport
Amritsar, June 13 Apart from consolidating the air surveillance and traffic around the airport, these hi-tech gadgets would need not to waste fuel by hovering above the airport waiting for clearance. This will help in ensuring timely landing and take-off for various flights at the airport. Staff at the Air Traffic Control (ATC) will come to know about the movement of aircraft from 80 miles away. These radars will help the ground staff at the ATS learn the position of the approaching aircraft in the sky with a monopulse. Airport Director Suneel Dutt said the construction of the building was started after the Airport Authority of India (AAI) approved the installation of these two different kinds of radars which would boost aviation vigilance at the key airport. He said now it is expected that these radars would be installed there anytime soon. Even as the AAI is all set to install modern radars at the airport, it has also sanctioned the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) ground station here. Once operationalised, the ADS-B ground station will become the main surveillance tool and the existing radar systems will act as a stand-by. The benefits of ADS-B over the conventional radar include increased accuracy and very less cost of equipment and its maintenance. India will be among very few countries like Australia, Indonesia, China and the US where ADS-B is replacing the radar for air traffic control purposes. This will result in fuel savings for the airlines and delays will be reduced. Airlines' operating cost would come down apart from reducing carbon emissions, leading to environmental benefits after direct routings. Dutt said the Airport Authority of India approved this hi-tech gadget for the holy city's airport as devotees and passengers from various parts of the world and the country visit it and their effort is to provide them a hassle-free pilgrimage.
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Heat wave hits city residents hard
Amritsar, June 13 With the heat wave already claiming lives, the local residents are keeping a stock of water and handy props like fans, wet towels and crushed ice, especially the roadside vendors and rickshaw pullers, who work during the peak hours. For convenience, several residents and commercial areas have installed drinking water systems to quench thirst. For all the others, solutions include gulping down cool beverages, stocking up on summer specials and hiding inside the comforts of home. "The sun drains you out in the afternoon and it is really difficult to maintain the energy level when one has to run around. Liquids are like a life support during summers," said Kavita Kapoor, a finance professional from the city. "Yoghurt is a very important summer food as it cools you from the inside and is a great way to stay cool in summer. My mantra to ease off in summers is to keep my stock of buttermilk as high as possible," said Richa Mahajan, a housewife from Joshi Colony. Sale of summer vegetables and fruits too has gone up. Melons, berries and salads have become cooling foods. "We cannot afford to sit in AC rooms. So, the tree shade by the roadside is enough for us," said Balwan Singh, a rickshaw puller. A makeshift arrangement of sheets or towels soaked in ice becomes their personalised AC.
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Amritsar, June 13 SHO Sushil Kumar said the accused were nabbed from the court complex area where they had gone to meet an advocate regarding their case. They were produced in the court for police remand. The victims had alleged that they had raped them after giving them intoxicants. —TNS
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Congress leader questions BJP’s move to rent out its office space
Amritsar, June 13 Addressing a press conference here today, Bassi said the BJP office, which is called as Shahid Harbans Lal Khanna Samarak, was established on Nazul land, the land which was left behind by its original owners after they migrated to Pakistan following the 1947 partition of the country. He asked that his questions: (a) Who permitted the BJP to rent out the commercial space at its entrance? (b) How much revenue was collected since they became operational? — remained unanswered. He said an RTI application to the House Tax Department of the BJP revealed that the department did not have any record of any tax collection from the place. Bassi questioned the move to pull down a portion of Bhairav Nath Temple, which has been claimed to be about six centuries old and having a heritage status. He questioned the silence of the local BJP leaders over police officials entering the premises of the Bhairav Nath Temple wearing their shoes during the possession drive. Pointing to the drawing of the beautification scheme, he said that a pick and choose policy was adopted as shopkeepers were displaced in the name of beautification. Demanding an inquiry over the same, he said about 120 tenants were made homeless and 8 shopkeepers were rendered unemployed. He sought their rehabilitation on the pattern of Golden Temple beautification scheme also known as Galliara Project.
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CKD Institute students bag top positions in PTU examinations
Amritsar, June 13 Simarleen Kaur of B Sc (ATHM) topped in the university with 83.8 per cent marks. Karishma Batra of MBA secured the second position scoring 87.4 per cent marks. Simarpreet Kaur Walia of BCA-1 secured the third position in the university scoring 87 per cent marks. Principal HS Sandhu said Niharika from BBA (III), Ravinder Kaur B Sc (ATHM-III) and Sahiba from MBA (II) had topped in the city. Besides, six others — Khushboo Malik, Rohini Vij, Jaspreet Kaur from MBA, Harpreet Kaur, Nikhil Arora and Gurdev Singh of B Sc (ATHM) — have also bagged top ranks and got their names in the merit list of PTU. President of CKD, Charanjit Singh Chadha and secretary Narinder Singh Khurana honoured the students on their achievement. Chadha said the students of the institute had also been successful in getting 100 per cent placements, which was possible because of the efforts and support of the head of Placements, Paramjit Singh Makkar. Students were able to achieve wonderful results due to their hard work and guidance of HOD Sarabjot Singh Sandhu and teachers, said Chadha.
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Woolmark to act tough against misuse of logo Amritsar, June 13 Her response came after textile manufacturers in general and shawl producers in particular raised their voice against the rampant sale of fake Australian Marino apparel wool in the city, which is taking a toll on their business, during a meet organised by the company last night. Arti said the company hired a Mumbai-based legal firm to look into the misuse and take legal recourse against it. She informed that Woolmark was originally a trademark owned by Australian Wool Innovation Limited and its licences should only be used by affiliated vendors on their products as an assurance that the product conforms to a set of standards laid by the organisation. Besides, the mark is an assurance that the textile product is made of 100 per cent pure new wool. A shawl manufacturer, Rajinder Jain, was the first to point out the illegal practice. He elaborated that unscrupulous elements were selling polyester and other material mix woollen products by using the logo of Woolmark. He said it also amounted to loss of business to real manufacturers and traders as their material remained unsold for being costly. Shawl Club of India general secretary PL Seth said the local textile units may get a boost with the Woolmark Company introducing innovative technology and raw material to the city’s age-old shawl industry. He said the company proposed to supply a yarn that would be an alternative to the costly pashmina shawls. “The yarn can be used to make a shawl like a pashmina and at a price ten times less than the original one.” The move will substantially reduce the prices of these shawls while retaining the texture as good as an original pashmina shawl. — TNS
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New course in 3D printing to begin soon
Amritsar, June 13 Among the seven new courses it offers, the course in 3D printing will be the most attractive for the youth. Prof Soami Pyara Satsangi of Dayalbagh Educational Institute said the course in 3D printing would be a vocational course where one can make a physical model with the help of computer-aided designing. He said the 3D printing would become quite easy with this new technique, which can make physical prototyping of any design. The course is quite helpful in the field of bio-medical sciences and architecture. Prof Satsangi said after completing this course, one can set up his own business. It would also be beneficial to engineering students, he said.
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The district administration, in collaboration with the Red Cross Society, nabbed as many as 40 homeless people from different parts of the city for begging.
Many government offices, including hospitals, seem to be waiting for some disaster, like the fire incident that happened in Chandigarh a couple of days
ago. As per the law, all such buildings are required to follow the fire safety measures listed in chapter four of the National Buildings Code.
Amritsar, June 13
As many as 12 students of CKD Institute of Management and Technology (CKDIMT) bagged top positions in various examinations conducted by Punjab Technical University.
Simarleen Kaur of B Sc (ATHM) topped in the university with 83.8 per cent marks. Karishma Batra of MBA secured the second position scoring 87.4 per cent marks.