From Schools & Colleges
Renu is ‘Miss Fresher’
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, August 26
Renu of MA (English) was declared “Miss Fresher” at a function held by hostlers of Guru Nanal Girls College last night. Jyotinder of B.Sc I and Aarti of MA I (English) were first and second runners-up, respectively. Puneet was given the title of “Miss Beautiful Smile” and Zimmy got “Miss Best Dressed” title.

Pledge to donate eyes: At a function held on Thursday at the BNSM College of Technical Education, Alamgir, to install the Rotract team, 26 students pledged to donate their eyes. The team was installed under the presidentship of Gurjeet Singh of the Rotary Club, North. Dr S.S. Johal, a former Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, was the chief guest. Gurpreet Singh of BCA III was selected president, while Sandeep Kaur of BCA secretary of the club.

Competitions: The Department of Fine Arts, Ramgarhia Girls College, held a two-day inter-class contests, which concluded on Thursday. Fifty students participated in competitions. The following won the contests:

Poster making — Jaspreet Kaur, still life — Sharanjit, cartoon making — Navpreet, life drawing —Jaspreet, clay modelling — Meenakshi and Monisha, calligraphy — Jaspreet, rangoli — Satinder and collage making — Gurjot.

Prize distribution: An inter-house competition was held at Sri Guru Hargobind School, Thakkarwal, here on Wednesday. As many as 128 students participated. Parents were invited to witness the performance of their children. The results are:

Wisdom House — first, Peace House — second and Courage House — third. Barinder and Harvinder from Class V were jointly declared first, Rippandeep Kaur of Class I second position and Sukhpreet of Class IV third. Major G.S. Ahluwalia (retd), Principal, gave away prizes.

Contests: Students of Kundan Vidya Mandir participated in the inter-house talent search competition organised here on Thursday. The results are: Gandhi House — first, Tagore House — second and Patel House —third.

Students’ council: The Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Gujarkhan Campus, Model Town, Ludhiana, has constituted its students’ council. Members of the council are: Head students (boys): Abhishek Budhiraja (MBA), Kanwar Sumit Singh (MCA), Ramandeep Singh (BBA/ BCA).

Head students (girls): Savneet Kaur (MBA), Amanpreet Kaur (MCA), Parineeta (BBA/ BCA).

Paper reading contest: The Sociology Club, Guru Nanak Khalsa College for Women, Gujarkhan Campus, Ludhiana, organised a paper reading contest on Thursday. Manpreet Kaur of BA II read the biographical sketch of Malinowski and Meenu Panesar read the biography of Radcliffe Brown. A guest lecture was organised for students of sociology. The Principal, Dr Anup Kaur Bansal, welcomed the guest, Dr Sukhdev Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, PAU, who delivered a lecture on “Rural development: needs and achievements”.

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Warrants against DSP in harassment case
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 26
A local court has issued non-bailable warrants against a DSP and four members of his family in a dowry case. DSP Jaswant Singh Cheema, posted at the Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, his sons, Rajinder Singh, Vikramjit Singh and Amandeep Singh and his wife Satinder Kaur are the accused in the case, application for which has been put in court by Ms Bhupinder Kaur, resident of the local Rishi Nagar. The fresh warrants were issued after the bailable warrants issued in January this year could not be served to them.

Ms Bhupinder Kaur (29), daughter of a local businessman, Mr Amrik Singh Kang, had moved the court last year after the Ludhiana police allegedly did not register a case on her complaint. She alleged that the police wanted to shield the DSP. Her brothers and father had been implicated in false cases.

Narrating her tale of woes, the victim said she was married to Rajinder Singh, son of the DSP, in February 2000, and the ceremony solemnised with pomp and show. Her husband was given a Santro car by her parents, besides other household items. From the day of the marriage, her harassment at the hands of her in-laws began. Her husband started asking for monetary help from her father, which he refused.

She alleged she was treated like a maid and when she was eight months pregnant, she was beaten up by her husband. When she gave birth to a daughter, her in-laws refused to accept her till her father paid Rs 1.5 lakh.

Finally, they left her at her parents’ house along with her infant daughter in 2002.

She submitted an application to the then SSP, who referred her case to the Marital Disputes Cell. Meanwhile, several cases including that of theft, fraud and attempt to murder were registered against her family members.

Bhupinder Kaur said she feared that more cases could come against them as the opposite party would try to pressurise her to withdraw the case. “They had been warning me that I was stirring the hornet’s nest.”

Three get 10-year RI for carrying poppy husk
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, August 26
Mr Baldev Singh Sodhi, Additional Sessions Judge, has convicted three persons of Sahnewal under the NDPS Act and sentenced them to undergo 10 years of rigorous imprisonment each. A fine of Rs 1 lakh each has also been imposed on the accused.

The three to have been handed out the sentence are Avtar Singh of Purilian village; Jagtar Singh, alias Tari, of Hiran village; and Kali Dass of Sahnewal.

Delivering the verdict, Mr Sodhi held that the prosecution had successfully established that the accused were found in possession of 18 bags of poppy husk, each weighing 40 kg. The judge declined the plea of leniency made by the accused.

The accused had been booked under Sections 15, 61, 85 of the NDPS Act at the Salem Tabri police station on July 25, 2001. The then SHO of the police station, Mr Waryam Singh, had received a tip-off that the accused were travelling with poppy husk on the Noorwala road and heading towards Bahadurke village for the purpose of selling it, according to the prosecution.

Following the information, a police party intercepted the accused at a barricade near Bahadurke village. The accused were travelling in a tractor-trailer. DSP Manjit Singh was summoned and a search was conducted in his presence. The police seized the poppy husk from bags carried by the accused and arrested them.

However, during the trial the accused pleaded not guilty and claimed false implication. They also examined six witnesses in support of their contentions. But upholding the evidence on record, the court found them guilty and handed out the sentence.