Despite being one of the busiest intersections in the city, the main road from Kapurthala Chowk to HMV College has been in a terrible state for more than 10 months. However, the authorities have done nothing to make the crumbling stretch convenient for commuters.
Residents of various localities under the banner of ‘Kapurthala Road Civil Society’ on Sunday staged a protest against the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, over the poor condition of road from Kapurthala Chowk to Bist Doab canal.
The first downpour of the monsoon which lashed the city on Thursday midnight and continued till early morning exposed the ill-preparedness of the Municipal Corporation to tackle waterlogging.
The Jalandhar Commissionerate Police today busted a gang of snatchers with the arrest of three persons. One of the accused among these three is a professional criminal who had already been booked by the police under theft, snatching, excise and NDPS cases in Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and Nak
Ajay Joshi
Jalandhar, January 9
Commuters were at the receiving end on Saturday after a tractor rally was taken out on the city roads to lend support to farmers protesting against the contentious agriculture laws.
With rows of tractors, jeeps and cars taking over roads and highways, farmers continued to raise slogans against the Modi government.
Flaunting banners of ‘Kisan Union Ekta’, ‘No Farmers, No Food, No Future’ and ‘Repeal black laws’, as many as 3,000 farmers and youth took out the rally as a massive show of strength and unity.
A convoy of over 350 tractors and 300 other vehicles travelled for 25 km covering areas including Model Town, GTB Nagar, Guru Nanak Mission Chowk, Skylark Chowk, Nakodar Chowk, Kapurthala Chowk, BMC Chowk, bus stand, BSF Chowk and PAP. The police were also deployed to ensure that the rally remains peaceful.