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Dalit groups lose cool 

Jalandhar, December 6 Mr. Pawan Tinu, a prominent Dalit leader from the Doaba region , and his supporters, who, were thrown out of the Bahujan Samaj Party following Ms. Mayawati’s visit to the city on November 30, burnt effigy of the BSP’s state unit president ,Mr. Avtaar Singh Karimpuri.

Supporters of BSP leader Pawan Tinu raise slogans against Punjab BSP chief Avtar Singh Karimpuri at Dr B.R. Ambedkar Chowk in Jalandhar on Wednesday. —Photo by S.S. Chopra

One more debate over delay in MC projects 
Jalandhar, December 6
The issues of constructing over-bridge on the railway crossing near DAV College on BOT basis and delay in the completion of various projects taken by the MC in the last four years were raised by the Opposition in the MC House quarterly meeting here this evening.

Darshan murder case
Nawanshahr, December 6
The much talked of Darshan Kaur murder case, in which a son allegedly killed his own mother and injured his sister for grabbing property at Jameetgarh Bhalla village in Balachaur subdivision, is likely to be decided soon.

Stone laid for Ambedkar Bhawan
Hoshiarpur, December 6
Mr Mohinder Singh Kaypee, State Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development and Welfare of Schedule Caste and Backward Classes, laid the foundation stone of Dr B. R. Ambedkar Bhawan, at Ram Colony Camp, 5 Km. from here today.

Parmar Football Club lose
Nawanshahr, December 6
Sikh National Sporting Club, Banga, today defeated GS Parmar Football Club, Narur Panchta, 3-0 in the first match on the second day of the 9th State-Level Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Football Tournament being played at Sikh National College, Banga. 

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Dalit groups lose cool 
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 6
Mr. Pawan Tinu, a prominent Dalit leader from the Doaba region , and his supporters, who, were thrown out of the Bahujan Samaj Party following Ms. Mayawati’s visit to the city on November 30, burnt effigy of the BSP’s state unit president ,Mr. Avtaar Singh Karimpuri at Ambedkar Chowk here today.

The event, organised on the ocassion of Nirvan divas of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, resulted in flaring up of tempers with Mr. Karimpuri’s supporters, particularly, Mr. Raj Kumar Hans (Mahlo), opposing the move and shouting slogans against Mr. Tinu. However, intervention by police officials calmed the two groups, led by Mr. Tinu and Mr. Hans. Both the leaders garlanded the statue of Dr. Ambedkar and paid tributes to the Dalit leader .

Mr. Tinu and supporters, such as, Mr. Amarjit Sidhu, were shunted out of the BSP as they had refused to toe the line of Ms. Mayawati and Mr. Karimpuri, who, wanted that the BSP should go ahead all on its own for the forthcoming Assembly polls in Punjab. Mr. Tinu and his supporters, who have their stronghold in Jalandhar, were of the view that the BSP must forge an alliance and seize power for the uplift of Dalits in Punjab. They had also shared their sentiments at different platforms. Their open assertions, however, were not digested by Ms. Mayawati and Mr. Karimpuri and they were thrown out of the party on the very next day of the BSP’s “Nirnayak Bano Maharally” at Tajpur near Jalandhar on November 30.

Mr. Tinu and his supporters, who, pitched their tents at Dr. Amedkar Chowk criticized Mr. Karimpuri and state BSP leadership. Mr. Tinu and Mr. Amarjit Sidhu asserted that they would expose the BSP’s state leadership, particularly, Mr. Karimpuri and his “anti Dalit”policies. They alleged that Dalits were deceived by the BSP’s state leadership and hence, Dalits would be urged to boycott Mr. Karimpuri and other BSP leaders.

Mr. Ramesh Chohkan, the Secretary of the Bahujan Samaj Morcha (BSM) and Mr. Shingara Ram Sahugara, a former MLA from Garshankar, also supported Mr. Tinu. 

One more debate over delay in MC projects 
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 6
The issues of constructing over-bridge on the railway crossing near DAV College on BOT basis and delay in the completion of various projects taken by the MC in the last four years were raised by the Opposition in the MC House quarterly meeting here this evening.

The angry Opposition members called for immediate cancellation of the BOT project and removal of all hoardings erected on the footpaths by an advertising company. They demanded that the company be asked to wind up its operations in case it had been found that it was a defaulter or was not abiding by the agreement.

The Mayor, Mr Surinder Mahey, and the Commissioner, Mr S.S. Johl, said that the contract was helping the MC get funds to the tune of Rs 32 crore. They said that an amount of Rs 1.21 crore had already been received from the company. They said that the company had erected only 147 of the total 550 hoardings.

Mr Kishan Dev Bhandari, leader of the Opposition, demanded an explanation over delay in projects, including railway over-bridge near Domoria Pull, Model Town parking, parking complex near Narinder Cinema, Solid Waste Treatment Plant and Fish Market.

Mr Johl replied that the project on Domoria Pull was 90 per cent complete and the delay had been due to long time taken by the Railways to clear the maps. An advance payment of Rs 1 crore from the Punjab government had been received. The drawings had been accepted. It should not take more than two months to accomplish the task.

Over the issue of waste treatment plant at Wariana village, the commissioner replied that the main problem was of marketing manure. Samples had been sent to PAU for testing. He said that he was told that it would take at least three years to present a report. He also said that he had sent a legal notice to Mr R.K. Ghai, contractor of the plant, for not running it properly. He said that he had later even sent him a notice to vacate the area and stop running the plant.

Mr Johl added that there was a plan to set up a plant at 25 acre in Jamsher. He had held a meeting with the Local Bodies Minister at Chandigarh a fortnight back .The MC has been asked to acquire another 20 acre near the site.

About the Fish Market, Mr Johl said that the matter had been taken to court and stay had just been vacated. He said that it was being planned that a commercial complex or a parking lot be constructed in the prime location and Fish Market be shifted to another location. 

Darshan murder case
Our Correspondent

Nawanshahr, December 6
The much talked of Darshan Kaur murder case, in which a son allegedly killed his own mother and injured his sister for grabbing property at Jameetgarh Bhalla village in Balachaur subdivision, is likely to be decided soon.

Gurbinder Singh had allegedly killed his mother Darshan Kaur, a Head Teacher, in connivance with his wife Ramandeep Kaur and uncle Dilawer Singh, Raghuvir Singh, uncle of his wife, and some other persons on July 25, 2004.

He tried to present the murder as an incident of robbery. His sister Amandip Kaur was also seriously injured at that time and was referred to the PGI, Chandigarh. The case against Gurbinder Singh and others was registered at the Balachaur police station on a statement of Kirpal Singh, maternal uncle of Gurbinder.

The case would come for arguments before the court on tomorrow.

Stone laid for Ambedkar Bhawan
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Hoshiarpur, December 6
Mr Mohinder Singh Kaypee, State Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development and Welfare of Schedule Caste and Backward Classes, laid the foundation stone of Dr B. R. Ambedkar Bhawan, at Ram Colony Camp, 5 Km. from here today.

Mr Kaypee distributed cheques of Re 9.64 lakh to 64 beneficiaries under Ashirwad Scheme. He disbursed cheques of Rs 1 lakh to 10 beneficiaries of the National Family Benefit scheme, Rs4 lakh to the families of SCs. An exhibition of goods prepared by the self help groups was also arranged.

Parmar Football Club lose
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Nawanshahr, December 6
Sikh National Sporting Club, Banga, today defeated GS Parmar Football Club, Narur Panchta, 3-0 in the first match on the second day of the 9th State-Level Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Football Tournament being played at Sikh National College, Banga. Amandeep Junior, Balkar Singh and Hari Singh scored the goals in the 4th, 61st and 75th minutes. A second match played between Football Academy, Chandigarh, and Guru Gobind Singh Society, Jalandhar, saw a fierce contest. Both teams scored one goal each in the stipulated time. In the tie-breaker, Football Academy, Chandigarh, won by 5-4. In another match, PSEB, Hoshiarpur, beat Youth Football Club, Rurka, 4-1. Jaseep Singh of Rurka scored the first goal in the 7th minute but Kuldip Singh of Hoshiarpur scored the equaliser in the 12th minute. Then Gurdip Singh, Sandip Singh and Amarjit Singh of PSEB scored goals in the 37th, 40th and 62nd minutes to consolidate their victory.

Volleyball Tournament

The 11th Dr Harbhajan Singh Memorial National-Level Inter-School Volleyball Tournament was inaugurated by Mr Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota, IG, Human Rights Commission, Punjab, at Kirpal Sagar Academy, near Rahon, on Wednesday. Teams from Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajashtan, New Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are participating in the tournament. A show match between Sports Authority of India, Kurukshetra, and Volleyball Complex, New Delhi, was played to mark the inauguration. 

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Zen Estilo launched

JALANDHAR: The all new Zen Estilo, a 1061 cc car from the Maruti Udyog Limited was launched for Punjab at Lovely Autos and Swani Motors here on Wednesday. The Zen Estilo, according to Mr Ramesh Mittal and Mr Gundip Swani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Lovely Autos and Swani Motors respectively, is a new avtaar of Zen and has more appeal, contemporary looks and features and colours. — TNS

Honda CR-V

JALANDHAR:Prestige Honda, Jalandhar, has introduced Honda CR-V in the city. The vehicle offers a distinctive combination of comfort of a sedan and the sporty drive of an SUV.

It has aerodynamic exterior styling, luxurious interiors and an advanced 2.4 litre i-VTEC engine. —TNS