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GNDU security supervisor dismissed
SGPC holds meeting with MC officials
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MC launches de-silting drive, private players roped in
Amritsar, June 27 In view of the ensuing monsoon season, the municipal corporation has launched an intensive de-silting drive for all drains and sewerage lines.
Amritsar Foundation Day celebrations end on happy note
Mystery shrouds death of teenager at friend’s home
DC visits Rain Basera to review arrangements
Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat and Red Cross officials visit the Rain Basera complex to monitor arrangements in Amritsar. A Tribune photograph
De-addiction centres catch on
Murder case solved, two held
Burail jail prisoner escapes from police custody
2 vehicle lifters held; bikes, drugs seized
Narcotics recovered from jail inmate
City skater gets global recognition
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‘Misbehaviour’ with woman hostel attendant GS Paul Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 27 It has been learnt that the erring official, identified as Capt Ashok Kumar, had allegedly conducted checking at the girls’ hostel during odd hours a few weeks ago without the permission of competent authorities. It has been learnt that the woman attendant had submitted a complaint with the Chief Security Officer, Col Harbans Singh, about the instance, who later brought the matter to the notice of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof AS Brar. After a scrutiny into the matter, Professor Brar issued his dismissal orders on charges of “sexual harassment” of a woman staff member. The dismissal orders have been received in the office of the security wing. Ironically, the services of the supervisor in question were recently regularised. Officials said that Capt Ashok Kumar had his duty hours between 1 am to 9 am on that day. He went to the girls’ hostel at around 2 am. When the woman attendant objected to it, he allegedly indulged in loose talk with her. Confirming the matter, Col Harbans Singh said that services of the supervisor had been terminated under the charge of sexual harassment of a woman attendant, who, unfortunately, was a widow. He said that it was improper for the supervisor to enter the girls’ hostel without permission. The matter was scrutinised by the women’s cell, especially constituted recently to deal with such cases. It has been found during investigation that the supervisor had been harassing the same woman for quite some time, but she had complained only in this particular instance. “The victim had lodged a complaint with me stating that the supervisor had passed objectionable remarks on her during the wee hours on that day. I forwarded the complaint to the VC for further action. The supervisor had even confessed about his misconduct and had submitted an apology to the authorities. But the VC issued his dismissal orders,” Col Harbans Singh said.
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SGPC holds meeting with MC officials
Amritsar, June 27 They also conducted a survey of the area and after gauging the bottlenecks, the secretary of the SGPC, Dalmegh Singh, said the MC had been conveyed to level the potholes, especially on the Ram Talai elevated road stretch leading to Ghee Mandi. Similarly, several shopkeepers have extended their shops in an illegal manner, encroaching upon the pedestrian paths. MC officials have been told to initiate prompt action in that regard. Traders and transporters do not refrain from parking their vehicles by the roadside, narrowing down the already congested lanes. As the British era sewerage system has gone obsolete, it is observed that the water channels often remain blocked. “MC officials have been asked to clean up the chocked drains. During rainy season, the areas from the Langar Hall to Phatak Wali Gali, Atta Mandi deori and the passage towards Akal Takht, are inundated due to faulty sewerage system. We have asked MC officials to clean the water drainage system at these points,” said Dalmegh Singh. With a view to discourage the taxi, auto-rickshaw and cycle-rickshaw operators from pestering the pilgrims, the MC has also been told to put boards by the roadside telling the distance of Golden Temple from different locations. Also, to make the surroundings environment-friendly, the SGPC has proposed the MC to plant saplings. The MC has also been told to devise a plan to dispose of the garbage generated by the traders established around the Golden Temple complex. MC Commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal, who attended the meeting along with other officials, said it was his moral duty to revamp the area around the Golden Temple and every effort would be made to remove the shortcomings. “We would be conducting a rigorous drive to beautify the area around Golden Temple. Our teams will approach the traders and ask them to remove the encroachments on the public passages and dispose of their garbage at the designated places. Our concerned staff will lift the garbage from the trolleys during the wee hours so that the pilgrims should get a clean passage. About the illegal parking of vehicles, I will be co-ordinating with the police commissioner and request him to depute special recovery vans in the areas around the Golden Temple,” he said.
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Choked storm-water drainage GS Paul Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 27 Even as the earlier efforts of MC could not bear desired results during the rains, this time private players have been roped in to arrange super-sucker machines for cleaning the storm-water drainage system. The project will cost Rs 12 lakh for conducting the exercise in all 65 wards of the city, which have been grappling with waterlogging woes during the monsoon every year. According to information, the MC has been paying Rs 1,800 per super-sucker machine for cleaning up 1 metre of sewerage drainage passage. Mayor Bakshi Ram Arora said that a team of 60-70 staff members had been deputed for the job. It has been learnt that the MC Commissioner has instructed all staff members concerned not to take leave without informing the authorities during these days. “These super-sucker machines have been pressed into service at various key points, which included areas near the Golden Temple complex, Town Hall, Ram Tirath Road, Batala road, Guru Ki Wadali and Katra Jaimal Singh. All sensitive water-disposal points are on our radar. This time, we are quite hopeful of giving relief to the residents and commuters on the road,” Arora said. SDO-level officials of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Wing and Water and Sewerage Wing have been told to be present to oversee the operations in difference parts of the holy city. Besides, the MC has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh each for the five constituencies for carrying out the road patchwork. Similarly, the Streetlight Wing has been directed to cover naked wires before hand. The Water and Sewerage Wing officials have been told to check the water-disposal plants. The fire-brigade officials have been instructed to be on their toes and the Civil Wing officials have been told to make adequate arrangements for dry sand sacks. What results this exercise will yield will be observed in the coming rainy season, but in the past, the MC’s Rs 40-lakh cleanliness drive had a negligible outcome during the last rainy season.
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Amritsar Foundation Day celebrations end on happy note
Amritsar, June 27 Praising the safai sewa conducted by the organisation on various religious sites the day before, Singh Sahib felicitated the people of Amritsar, and all faithful across the globe. The cultural grandeur of the city was visible as the procession was led by horseback riders from the Nihang Singhan Kheyala Jatha, followed by people of all walks. They were joined in by NCC cadets, prominent city-based NGOs and students, children from Pingalwara and the CKD Orphanage. The march, which culminated in a Citizens Meet at the historic Ram Bagh Gardens, was presided over by Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat. Municipal Commissioner Pradeep Sabbarwal and Group Commander Col RS Bath were present as guests of honour. Sharing his views about the initiative and celebrating Amritsar’s 437th year of existence, Gunbir Singh, chairman, EcoAmritsar said, “The inspiration behind the movement is Bhagat Puran Singh, who as an environmentalist, and as a messiah of the destitute, was acknowledged as the motivation for action in the city. Many congratulations to all Amritsar citizens, pilgrims and visitors on the 437th year Foundation Day. The support from the administration, religious organisations, citizens for improving civic affairs and environment of this sacred land is indeed overwhelming. A lot has changed since the previous year and we hope to achieve more to significantly improve and develop a sustainable city by 2017.” Stakeholders of the city, who have contributed to the cause of Amritsar, were felicitated with Appreciation Awards and Saplings. Ravi Bhagat, Deputy Commissioner, said, “The initiatives taken for the city are laudable. We seek cooperation of all citizens to assist the administration in the sustainable development of Amritsar.” He also asked each student and citizen to take a pledge to plant and nurture one tree every year and continue nurturing it for three years. Sabharwal, Municipal Commisioner, too, expressed satisfaction at the work being carried out, especially ground level initiatives like the ‘Waste to Vegetable Programme’, which converts kitchen waste into compost and organic manure and the Zero Disposal Park Project. He also laid out plans for improving civic amenities in the city.
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Mystery shrouds death of teenager at friend’s home
Amritsar, June 27 The family members of the deceased, identified as Chand (17), a resident of Kot Baba Deep Singh, alleged that he was murdered by his friend called Kaka. Gurmeet Singh, father of the deceased, said his son had gone to his friend’s house on Wednesday. However, last evening, they received a call from Kaka’s mother that Chand was not well and she asked them to take him to the hospital. He said he along with his second son Surajdeep Singh Raju went there only to find him dead. Suspecting foul play, they took him to a private hospital. The doctors told them that Chand had died around one and half hour ago, he added. Gurmeet Singh alleged that Kaka and his family members had killed his son. He said before going to Kaka’s house, Chand had taken Rs 8,000 from his owner. He said by the time they reached his residence along with the police, his family members had already fled away. Investigating officer Kewal Singh said they had initiated action under Section 174 of the CrPC and investigation would progress after getting the autopsy report. Raids were being conducted to nab the suspects, he added.
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DC visits Rain Basera to review arrangements
Amritsar, June 27 DC Ravi Bhagat said to date, 2,285 homeless persons had been provided shelter at the Rain Basera building, an old defunct Karam Singh Ward complex, which had been renovated for the purpose. “We have been providing them with safe accommodation. We have done arrangements for their meals and proper bedding. If required, they are also provided with medical aid. We have rehabilitated around 850 of them while others have been sent back to their native places. Those who stay here are also being absorbed in small scale industries and are have become self-reliant,” he said. The district administration along with the Red Cross teams has been conducting a drive to pick up beggars from different parts of the city. On June 12 and 23, around 60 homeless persons from Panj Peer, Hall Bazar, bus stand and Rani Ka Bagh areas were picked up and accommodated at Rain Basera.
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De-addiction centres catch on
Amritsar, June 27 These centres were set up after the directions of the Punjab Government, which has been taking serious steps to curb the menace of drug abuse in the border state. Besides launching a crackdown on drug peddlers, it has also decided to open new de-addiction centres in order to treat and rehabilitate substance abusers. In the aftermath of the police crackdown on drug peddlers, Swami Vivekanand De-Addiction Centre located in Government Medical College has been witnessing a huge rush of patients in the recent past where the number of OPD and indoor patients swelled considerably. The Health Department has now set up more such centres at Manawala, Mehta (Baba Bakala), Verka, Tarsikka, Majitha, Thariyewal and Lopoke that went operational on June 20 besides the existing Swami Vivekanand De-addiction Centre and the one located inside the Amritsar Central Jail. These de-addiction centres have doctors who have undergone specific training for de-addiction at Swami Vivekanand De-addiction Centre. The centre has trained around 150 doctors for treating drug addicts. These doctors have been deputed in various parts of Punjab for this purpose. “We have enough staff at every de-addiction centre. We have deputed a doctor who had undergone training specifically for de-addicting the patients,” said Dr Rajiv Bhalla, Civil Surgeon.
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Amritsar, June 27 The body of the deceased, identified as Prem Kumar, a resident of Hukum Chand Colony, was found near the railway track in Sandhu Colony in the Chheharta area yesterday morning. Satpal, a relative of the deceased, told the police that Kumar used to work in a car workshop run by him. On Wednesday night, he left home on the pretext of paying obeisance at a dargah located in the area and told his family that he would come late in the night. However, he did not return home and the next day, his body was found near railway the track. The police registered a case at Chheharta police station. Shailender Singh Shaily, ADCP City-II said on scrutinising the call details of Kumar’s phone, the Chheharta police zeroed in on two youths, Navpreet Singh of Krishna Nagar, Naraingarh area, and Sunny of Chheharta, who had called him before he went out of the house. They were later arrested during a naka laid near the old chungi near Guru Nanak Dev University. He said during interrogation, the accused revealed that they needed money for undertaking a religious yatra to Amarnath. They could not arrange the money on time. Therefore they decided to snatch it from Kumar who always had several thousand rupees in his pocket. The accused said that Kumar was fond of girls and they called him on the pretext of meeting a girl. They took him near a temple near the railway lines and tried to snatch money. When Kumar resisted their attempt, they stabbed him to death and later took around Rs 2,000 from his pocket. They were going to park their scooter at the railway station parking for their onward journey to Amarnath when they were caught by the police. The police have recovered the sharp-edged weapons used in the crime. — TNS
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Burail jail prisoner escapes from police custody Amritsar, June 27 According to ASI Varinder Kumar, the investigating officer, prisoner Sukhjinder Singh, lodged under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code at the Burail jail, was brought here for a court hearing. He managed to dodge the Chandigarh police officials — head constables Hira Singh, Kulwinder Singh, and constable Satinder Kumar and Narinder Singh. “After the court hearing, they were to escort him back to the Burail Jail, Chandigarh, but near the bus stand, he took the advantage of heavy rush and fled from their custody. A case under Sections 223 and 224 of the Indian Penal Code with has been lodged with A Division police, Amritsar, in this connection,” he said. — TNS
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2 vehicle lifters held; bikes, drugs seized
Amritsar, June 27 The police have recovered eight motorcycles from their possession. The accused are — Satnam Singh and Gurvinder Singh of Hamidpura Mohalla in Chheharta. The police have also confiscated 340 gm of narcotic powder, which they had hidden in the tool box. Investigations have revealed that the accused had been in the ‘business’ for the past one-and-half year and till now, they had stolen around 14 motorcycles. A case under Sections 379 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered against them and further investigations are under progress. SHO, Civil Lines police station, Vavinder Mahajan, said they had made a master key to unlock motorcycles. “As per their modus operendi, they never used to sell the stolen vehicles. Instead they used to mortgage them for anything between Rs 7,000 and Rs 8,000,” he said. The accused were produced in the court and were sent on a two-day police remand, said Mahajan.
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Narcotics recovered from jail inmate Amritsar, June 27 According to jail superintendent RK Sharma, around 3 gm of intoxicant powder had been seized from undertrial Gurdeep Singh, son of Pritpal Singh, a resident of 398/7 New Gurnam Nagar. He was lodged in the jail under the NDPS Act against FIR 117/12 U/S 22/61/85 with the Kotwali police station. “A case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act along with Section 42 of Prisoner Act has been registered against him with Cantonment police station,” he said. Probhjot Singh of Gumtala bypass police post has been deputed as the investigating officer in the matter. — TNS
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City skater gets global recognition Amritsar, June 27 Even as the task was to be completed in 200 minutes with three halts of five minutes each, she covered the distance in just 80 minutes without any break. The young skater was seven-year-old then. She clinched her first bronze medal at the age of three. “I want to do special things and make my parents proud. I never thought I would be able to break records until I did,” she said. Mehak has won more than 100 medals in state, district and national-level competitions. Currently, she practises under the guidance of Harkanwal Singh. The little wonder wants to step ahead, ‘I am planning a journey from Amritsar to Lahore, on roller skates, with the help of my parents,” she says. As challenging as it may sound, for Mehak, the only hiccup is to get permission. — TNS
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