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Criminal escapes after firing at cops
Crime against women: Two rape cases reported
Speeding car kills youth, two injured
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Brts project
Creativity is fun, bizzare is fashion on ramp
Better
amritsar: crumbling age-old structures—Ii
Police register cases under different sections for same offence
Commissioner ropes in volunteers to boost cleanliness drive in city
Credentials of lab technicians under scanner
Leftists protest ‘anti-people’ policies of state government
AAP flags off relief material
BSF seizes two kg of heroin |
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Criminal escapes after firing at cops
Amritsar, September 15 The police was taken aback after finding a foreign national in his car. She was later found to be an Uzbekistan national, Dilnaja, who was taken into custody by the police as she failed to produce any visa documents and the passport. Harsimrat Singh, DSP, Majitha, while confirming the incident said the Majitha police had received a specific input that Jagjit Singh Jaggu was coming from the Amritsar side in his Verna car (PB-02-AX-6607). He said when he was signalled to stop, he fired at the police party and tried to flee in his car. The police party chased and surrounded him. However, he managed to dodge the
party, taking advantage of the darkness. The DSP said he was wanted in many criminal cases registered at
Amritsar Rural, Batala, Tarn Taran and other parts of Punjab. About the role of the Uzbek national, Harsimrat Singh said she told the police that she, at present, lived in Delhi with her husband. She had taken a lift for the railway station after she could not find any auto-rickshaw. She told the police that she was not on talking terms with her husband and left New Delhi after a quarrel. The DSP said her credentials were being verified from New Delhi also. The Majitha police have registered a case under Sections 307 and 34, IPC, and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act while Dilnaja was arrested under Sections 3, 34 and 20 of the Indian Passport Act and Section 14 of the Foreigners Act. Police sources said on November 15, 2013, Jagjit Singh Jaggu had escaped from the custody of the Ropar police during the hearing of a case in a local court. He dodged the police party when they stopped near the Beas for having some tea. Following the incident, seven policemen were suspended for dereliction of duty. Since his escape, he had committed around 15 more crimes and was involved in drug trafficking at present.
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Crime against women: Two rape cases reported
Amritsar, September 15 The victim stated to the police that she met the accused, identified as Bodh Raj, a resident of Jaggo Chak Tanda village, Gurdaspur, at a marriage function. She said a couple of days ago, when she was going to her school, the accused called her near the Gurbax Nagar park where he was sitting in a hired SUV. She alleged that he took her to a hotel near the inter-state bus terminus where he served her soft
drinks laced with some intoxicants. She said when she regained consciousness, she found that the accused was raping her. She said when she tried to raise her voice, the accused threatened to kill her and promised to marry her. He then took her to his aunt’s house at Batala from where she was brought back by her parents. She narrated the whole incident to her mother. The police authorities said that following a complaint, the police had registered a case under Sections 363, 366-A, 376 and 506, IPC, at Islamabad police station. The
culprit was later arrested by the police. In another instance, an unidentified youth attempted to rape a six-year-old girl in Jandiala township near here. The victim had gone to buy biscuits and rusks when the accused took her towards fields. The father of the victim, in his complaint to the Jandiala police, alleged that his daughter had gone to buy biscuits from the nearby shop. However, when she failed to return, the grandmother of the girl raised the alarm. Members of the family and nearby residents immediately launched a search operation to recover the girl. They soon found her going towards a youth in the fields. The youth, when he saw the residents coming, fled, leaving the girl behind. Baljit Singh, SHO, Jandiala police station, said the police had registered a case under Sections 376, 511 and 323, IPC, and under Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 and Section 3 of the SC/ST Act. He said the accused could not be identified so far while further investigations were
under progress.
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Speeding car kills youth, two injured
Amritsar, September 15 According to information, Shahi was returning to his native village from the Amritsar side when he saw Harpreet and Inderjit Singh, both students of Class VII at Government Senior Secondary School at Kukkrawala village, standing on the roadside. He picked them up and was returning to the village when the car hit them near Dala village.
Shahi succumbed to his injuries on his way to hospital. The people near the accident spot caught hold of the driver of the car, identified as Sahib Singh, and handed him over to the police. Gurbhinder Singh, SHO, Ajnala police, said a case under Sections 304-A, 279 and 227, IPC, had been registered against him.
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District admn ‘insensitive’
to commuters’ safety
PK Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 15 The roads were dug up in various parts of the city for laying sewerage pipes under the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) project. However, the authorities failed to re-lay these roads even as the work of laying sewerage pipes has concluded in various parts of the city. The work had started a few years ago. Now, key city roads have been dug up again under the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS). The commuters, especially two-wheeler owners, have been at the receiving end. The potholed roads have become accident-prone areas while mounds of earth cause air pollution, affecting the health of the local residents. During the recent incessant rains, when water got accumulated on roads, it became difficult to see the pits and the potholes. The submerged potholed roads led to many minor accidents. The local residents are critical about the lack of planning on the part of the government and the various departments concerned. They pointed out that the government should carry out these development projects in a phased manner. The next phase should be started when the first one was completed. Under the BRTS project, the government started work on the main GT road near Guru Nanak Dev University, Batala road, Circular road, and near New Amritsar Road. The PWD authorities laid pebbles after widening the roads. Gurbhej Singh, a local resident, said the unlevelled road opposite Khalsa College and GNDU was a perfect example of the insensitive approach of the departments involved in the ambitious BRTS project. The unlevelled road had made it an accident-prone area. He said the state government had been making tall claims to turn the city into a world-class city. The authorities should make some arrangements, so that these roads did not turn into accident-prone areas. Bakshi Ram Arora, mayor, said various departments involved in executing projects were also responsible for relaying the roads. However, he added that it could only be started after these projects were completed. He said Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was personally supervising the projects and he had expressed his satisfaction over the pace of the development works.
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Creativity is fun, bizzare is fashion on ramp
Amritsar, September 15 Working some contrasts with the classic black to bold monochromes, quirky prints to structured shoulders, blush tones to colour blasts, fashion concepts have refreshed, reinvented and rocked. Spelling out some of these concepts, city-based fashion designing student Nikita Kapoor, who was a part of the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week, talks about the hottest designs and trends. “Old is gold as they say, in fashion. Bringing back the yesteryear fashion with shararas, monochromes, dabka work and colour glossing is quite the scene,” says Nikita, a student of INIFD. Back from Lakme Fashion Week, Nikita was part of the implementation team, working with designers like Manish Malhotra, Rocky S, Anju Modi, Anita Dongre et al at the premier fashion event. “Most senior designers played with rich textiles, silhouettes and figurative prints. The younger ones had constructive designs and quirky concepts,” she says. Moving away from kitsch, traditionally chic seems to be the theme. If Malhotra brought back the pastels, Anita Dongre had rich fabrics and textiles. The point is to stand out without dramatising. While the ramp has earned quite a reputation with experimentation, not every fashion concept is to be followed. Said Bollywood designer Ashley Rebello, during a recent visit to the city, “Concepts in fashion have to work out according to the street fashion. Most designers have different collections for ramp and studio. Designers have to present feasible concepts, keeping in mind the demographics of their clientele. The essence of fashion is in comfort.” Agrees Neelu Gauri, Head, INIFD, “Every year we have fashion students working on themes like mythology, restoring Indian workmanship and weaves. A concept might fall flat if it’s not properly thought out in terms of wearability and accessibility.” So, if the clothes can’t be dramatic, the hairdo and make-up can. “High puffs, tacky buns and messy hair are in trend. Also, nude lips and dramatic eyes are one way to enhance an otherwise plain look,” says Nikita.
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Better
amritsar: crumbling age-old structures—Ii GS Paul Tribune News Service
Amritsar, September 15 The residents feel that besides legal implications, the authorities had also ignored social economic factors. Barring a few, majority of occupants of these buildings have no sources to buy a house or a place to move out. It is the administration’s liability to provide them accommodation at reasonable rates. Following are the views expressed by some residents on how to deal with the crumbling edifices and their occupants in the city. Rampant corruption
Every time when it rains, we shiver with fear as there are a large number of buildings in our area, which may fall anytime. We have brought the matter to the notice of the Municipal Town Planning Department a number of times, but to no avail. The reason behind all this callousness is the rampant corruption prevailing in the department. Officials of the MTP ask money from owners to get their properties vacated from the tenants, who have been staying in these houses from decades. Meanwhile the government has turned a blind eye to all crumbling structures in the city. Jagdish Singh Formulate policy
Atleast nine deaths have been reported during the recent rains. I fail to understand when will the authorities wake up to formulate a one-time settlement policy under which these buildings can be demolished safely and occupants rehabilitated by giving them a special package. This will help in settling displaced people in other areas and make a new beginning. The issue is important as even high-speed winds can pose a threat not only to occupants of these worn out structures, but their neighbours as well. Surinder Goga Create separate account
The matter can be resolved at the government level. Even if the occupants cannot move out due to any reason whatsoever, it is the government’s responsibility to save their lives. If the government can impose taxes, it can also create a separate account to place money, which can be utilised to repair such century old houses, located in old towns of the state. Suresh Kumar Bigwigs must act
The Local Bodies Minister, Anil Joshi, and a senior BJP leader, who is also the Mayor, Bakshi Ram Arora, are the bonafide residents of Amritsar. Despite this none of them has spared a thought as to how to deal with the situation. Everybody’s focus shifts to these crumbling structures only during the rainy season. Later, the matter is put on a back burner. Harbhajan Singh Brar Update records
The Municipal Corporation should be directed to conduct a fresh survey. The officials’ version of legal hindrances is just an excuse. The MC carried out this survey one and a half years ago. Earlier in 2011, around 119 unsafe buildings were identified, now in 2014, this figure has reached 143. The actual figure is still not known. Some of these threadbare structures have already fallen during rains, but stand in the MC records. Many cases have been cleared by the court, but the MC has never bothered to update its records and initiate action against owner and occupants of these hazardous structures. Lal Ji Verma
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Police register cases under different sections for same offence
Amritsar, September 15 In a recent incident an elderly man was robbed by three women near Chheharta grain market. One of the women approached him and said Gurnam Singh’s sister, who was sitting in a car across the road, wanted to meet him. He said when he went to the Maruti Swift car, the accused bundled him in the vehicle and robbed him of his gold bracelet weighing 40 gm. The victim stated to the police that there were three women and a man among the accused. The Chheharta police had registered a case under Section 379 of the IPC in this regard. In two similar incidents, which occurred on July 19, the police registered cases under Section 382 (robbery), 34 of the IPC and 420 (cheating), 34 of the IPC at D-Division and Cantonment police stations, respectively. Vijay Kumari of the Katra Moti Ram locality inside Hathi Gate area said she was on her way to purchase vegetables when a woman approached her and asked to meet her mother-in-law, who was sitting in a car. She said she first resisted, but as the woman insisted, she went to meet her mother-in-law. When she approached the car, robbers bundled her in the car. Later, they decamped with her gold bangles weighing around 30 gm. Prem Lata, a resident of Jujhar Nagar, became a victim of the same gang. She stated to the police that when she was coming out of Mata Lal Devi Temple, a woman took her to a nearby car on the pretext of meeting her mother. She said the accused made her sit in the car and later hypnotised her and took away her gold bangles. Prem Lata said the accused later dropped her near Shivaji Park and fled. As many as 12 cases have been reported in the city in past month or so. However, the police have yet to make any breakthrough. The city police have also prepared two sketches, which have proved of a little help so far. Police Commissioner Jatinder Singh Aulakh said they were yet to find any clues about the gang. When asked about the registration of cases under different sections of the IPC at various police stations, which might help the culprits, he said it depended on the situation and modus operandi at a particular spot. “As the matter is serious, I will look into this aspect,” he added.
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Commissioner ropes in volunteers to boost cleanliness drive in city
Amritsar, September 15 Sabharwal reiterated that all the residents as well as visitors to the holy city should contribute by making civic sense a way of life. “We all have to take the responsibility of keeping the city clean,” he said. Tarundeep Singh, project administrator, Eco-Amritsar, along with Dr Charanjit Singh, health officer of the MC, and other planning committee members have been working on a plan to start an awareness drive in the area. Eco-Amritsar through its parent organisation has earlier been instrumental in making the city a member of the Green Pilgrimage Network (GPN). Sabharwal appreciated the efforts being made by the two Kar Sewa Jathas to make the pilgrims aware about cleanliness, which was the foremost agenda of the administration. Baba Kulwant Singh ji of Kaar Sewa Ajnala, who has been carrying out the night sanitation programme with volunteers hailing from 65 different villages of Ajnala, representatives of Baba Kashmir Singh Ji Bhuriwale Kaar Sewa, who with support from the Sadana family of the USA in the past days, have been overseeing cleanliness of routes and the SGPC’s office bearers also attended the meeting. The Tourism Department is already will soon hand over equipment and machinery worth Rs 50 Lakh to Baba Kulwant Singh Ajnala. “With the mechanisation of the service, better execution of the cleanliness drives will be ensured,” said Balraj Singh, divisional tourism officer. Other office-bearers of the Municipal Corporation pledged all support to help the civic body as well as other stakeholders in making the city visibly clean. There will be a follow up meeting on decisions taken during this meeting to ensure in tandem working of the Sewak Jathas, which will undertake two Kaar Sewas, in which the MC will also be participating. Eco-Amritsar is planning an awareness drive in collaboration with the Municipal Corporation and other stakeholders in which residents will be urged to help the administration in its efforts to keep the city clean.
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Credentials of lab technicians under scanner
Amritsar, September 15 The directorate had earlier received a complaint stating that most of the MLTs had purchased certificates from an institute in Kerala and they were not competent to work at the post. The complainant, Anita Jain, had alleged that these MLTs did not know the work assigned to them. Instead they were issuing slips at registration counters, a work usually assigned to clerks. Taking note of the complaint, the Finance Department has written to the Directorate of Research and Medical Education to verify qualifications of the MLTs through Principals of Government Medical College and Government Dental College. Many lab technicians employed in both the medical institutions are working at registration counters and not in laboratories for which they were appointed. Out of the eight MLTs at Government Dental College only two are working in laboratories. The condition is worse at Government Medical College where according to information over 100 MLTs have been appointed. However, many of them are not working at posts for which they were employed. As the MLTs prefer work at clerical desks, Class IV employees can be seen doing the ECG and other tests at the hospital. In her complaint, Anita (a copy of which is with The Tribune) had alleged that by employing medical laboratory technicians, who possessed fake certificates, the state government was bearing a loss of Rs 64.80 lakh every year.
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Leftists protest ‘anti-people’ policies of state government
Amritsar, September 15 Speaking on the occasion, various Communist leaders alleged that the anti-people approach of the Punjab government had increased with the advent of the Modi government at the Centre. They said the SAD-BJP government in the state had failed to address the issues concerning the people of Punjab, be it rising inflation, unemployment, drug abuse, affordable and quality education, dismal healthcare, property tax, hike in power rates, increase in rail and road fares, which had broken the back of the common man. The parties alleged that the coalition government in the state had enacted draconian laws like the Prevention of Damage to Public and Private Property Bill to crush the democratic rights of agitating and expressing grievances. The protesters said under the law those protesting and delivering speeches during the protest could be booked under sections which were non-bailable and invited imprisonment. They said they would not let the government implement the law and urged the Governor not to give his consent to the law. They said the Left parties would organise demonstration and oppose this law tooth and nail. Besides withdrawal of the Prevention of Damage to Public and Private Property Bill, the protesters also demanded withdrawal of the property tax, enhancement in minimum wages and increase in old age pension. They also urged the government to improve the health and the education sector in Punjab. Those present on the occasion include Jagroop Singh, former secretary, CPI (Punjab), Vijay Mishra, state secretary member, CPI (M), Dr Satnam Singh Ajnala, state secretary member, CPM (Punjab), Gurmeet Singh Bakhtupura, state secretary, CPI (ML), Amarjit Singh Assal, Rattan Singh Randhawa and Amrik Singh.
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If there is one place where creativity is fun and bizarre is fashion, it’s on a ramp. The fashion equation changes every season and the first row becoming increasingly demanding, concepts are becoming quirkier and experiments are in Vogue.
Working some contrasts with the classic black to bold monochromes, quirky prints to structured shoulders, blush tones to colour blasts, fashion concepts have refreshed, reinvented and rocked. Spelling out some of these concepts, city-based fashion designing student Nikita
Kapoor, who was a part of the recently concluded Lakme Fashion Week, talks about the hottest designs and trends.
Amritsar, September 15
