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Quote from: Wee_Willie on March 26, 2021, 07:34:10 PM
Quote from: Bob End and his Sexy Bitch on March 26, 2021, 07:25:09 PM
They're still protesting
Haven't they got any girls to groom
Thanks, you swing me back to normality. Your prejudice counterbalances their views.
Prejudice. We have a recognised problem with Muslim grooming gangs
Get away! Really? Good job the right wing noticed. Fuck's sake Tell me again who was the only person to blow (see what I did there) the lid off this
Wee_Willie
Brave people exposed it over a decade ago and because of defenders and apologists like you still girls are being abused
Fucking nuts. Because of people like me? Fucking seriously nuts
You to me
Racist ..... tick
Tommy Robinson supporter ..... tick
That boat sailed along gn time ago ... you need to obfuscate using a fresh strategy. Nuts.
Please stop defending paedophiles, Bob.
Rob Nichols ruined my life.
MF(c) DOOM
Yes but you made your remark against those protesting, which is pig ignorant and bigoted, unless you know some of them are convicted groomers?
The school should have been stronger, the protestors should have been told to fuck off.
Threatening to behead th3 teacher is pretty bigoted ...
They did it in France
Quote from: El Capitan on March 26, 2021, 07:48:39 PM
Deeply sorry
Please communicate the same message to various Labour councils and police forces ... appreciated
Yeah, should be stamped on hard that shit, unforgivable. Not sure how what that has to with our casually racist / bigoted remark " havent they got girls to groom"?
Quote from: MF(c) DOOM on March 26, 2021, 08:02:52 PM
Nothing. Next!
The comment did acchive it's goal .... you finally felt comfortable contributing by coming on claiming racist. Thanks.
It very evidently is though, probably just you who needed it pointing out. You are normally a bit more selective with your words to give you wriggle room.
Quote from: MF(c) DOOM on March 27, 2021, 08:07:56 AM
I have genuine close Muslim friends that I have forged via business all over the world, that covers Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, all Gulf states, Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iran/Bahrain so why the fuck would I genuinely label all Muslims as groomers. That would be as ignorant as saying that we do not have a cultural grooming problem in this country.
Credit to Bob, he at least condemned the protesters but you and others didn't who like to claim far left of centre. Coulby made a point the other day on this and my experiment on this thread proved it. This inability to face an uncomfortable truth about cultural groomers is the reason we still have a problem nearly a decade since Alex Jay concluded this as a factor.
On the issue itself, we have imported cultural problems that are now a burden on our society. Free speech in the classroom should always be case provided it is contextual and relevant while noting these people protesting are ill-educated and in need of reform. Interesting to note there were very few, if any, mothers protesting.
You are talking absolute shite. I clearly did and do condemn the protesters. You said about a general group of muslims, "havent they got girls to groom?" So you are casting aspersions of people being peados because why?
The ace face.
I think any reasonable person could see it was a show of annoyance and a throwaway comment based on the ethnicity of the protestors.Like people on here automatically conflate any criticism of Muslim behaviour as racist.
"you can take the mail and the franking machine and all that other rubbish I have to go about with and you can stuff them right up your arse!" "
You seem an intelligent person. Your first point on this thread was to criticise me. Point proven.
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Quote from: Jimmy Cooper on March 27, 2021, 10:20:30 AM
Labelling people peados because of their ethnicity is not throwaway. Its really unpleasant and dangerous racism.
No it's not, it might be bigotry based on recent events involving Muslim males,but that doesn't make it racist, back to fmttm you go.
Quote from: Jimmy Cooper on March 27, 2021, 12:21:49 PM
Ah some people love the "it can't be racist, because muslims aren't a race" but then go on to treat muslims like a race.
Its a tactic the EDL sussed out, if we say muslims instead of "pakis" we can argue we are not being racist. Nobody believes for a minute there are no racial connotations but we can say Willie's remark was unpleasant bigotry rather than racist if you prefer.
It was a shitty thing to say. I'd be surprisedif even you disagreed it wasn't. Most rapists in the UK are white. Would Willie look at a group of white protestors and say "haven't they got women to rape?
Its a tactic the EDL sussed out, if we say muslims instead of "pakis" we can argue we are not being racist.
If you can't understand why people say things like that you must live in a parallel universe, after what's gone on over the past few years with Muslim males your only concern is how people respond. Virtue signalling comes to mind.Are you Jeremy Corbyn.
The original point of my post was to show what a spineless shithouse the headmaster was with his immediate apology and lack of backing for the teacher. Sounds like a good teacher and decent normal bloke doing his job.
A few bits from The Times today.
A week ago he was an "ordinary" father of young children who had found a job he loved in the historical market and mill town where he grew up (Charlotte Wace writes).
Now, the teacher at the centre of a storm over images of the Prophet Muhammad that he showed a class faces an increasingly uncertain future. The man is thought to have left the home he shares with his partner and children for his and their protection.
A single woman in her forties, she said that the man and his partner had helped her out with childcare during the pandemic. "They are a really nice family and [he] would never want to insult anyone," she said. "Our children play together, we meet at birthdays and other occasions."
She said he was "very trustworthy" and a "hands-on" dad, recalling seeing him regularly playing outside with his children. The woman said that he "enjoyed teaching" and questioned why he was being made the sole focus and the only staff member suspended.
"I've worked in a school previously, you don't plan a lesson individually. You plan as a team," she said.
Parents and students have also defended him, with petitions on social media and additional sentiments shared on Facebook. They have described him as a "good man" and "a diligent teacher".
Robbso
And the wheels on the bus go round and round
Your ilk come off Borome and scan this board looking for anything you can yell "racist" at ignoring everything else being said and irrespective of context. You were entrapped and you know it. Your type are just as bad as genuine racists because your ilk pervade our public services and dictate the direction of society by providing a layer of protection against anything that might go against your ideology. It is why underaged white girls are still being raped in place like South Yorkshire and why you have chosen to ignore the words of Alexis Jay. The type that prefer to turn a blind eye to racist groomers because it goes against your pathetic ideology.
You believe most groomers are white FFS because that's what the Home Office said ... you genuinely believe that you ignorant fool.
I have explained why I am not racist whether on racial or ethnic grounds - and attempted to provide context but it doesn't fit your immature response to everything when the subject of crimes being committed by a religious and ethnic group.
Another triggered lefty
Quote from: Robbso on March 27, 2021, 03:00:07 PM
Good to see you back after your flounce
Dry your eyes Willie. Some things never changed during my flounce. Your bullshit for one.
You made a silly remark , got pulled for it and went hysterical.
I bet all your Muslim friends you met on ALL your business trips would be very proud.
towz
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This is a new one, if you object to racism you are a virtue signaler
The getalongs
Not a wet eye anywhere. When I do get one I might flounce. My Muslim mates would probably agree that there is a problem in our country if I explained the context as they're all professionally educated people.
Unlike you
What utter jibberish. Either you have not read what i have said or you are not interested in what i said and are making shit up to justify your ramblings. I never said most groomers are white. As an example of why what you said was racist/bigoted i said most rape convictions are white fellas as you would expect in a predominantly white population but you wouldn't say "haven't they got some women to rape" when observing a group of non muslims.
What you said, about a random group of muslims is "haven't they got girls to groom". So labelling people as peadophiles just because of the their religion/ethnicity. That is a really shitty thing to say and rather than accept that you said a shitty bigoted thing you are reverting to a straw man defence. So try and stick to the point in question, why is it justified to insinuate a group of people you do not know are peadophiles?
You don't get two passport full of immigration stamps on a couple of CSE's ..
I noted exactly what you said - you purposely said most rapists are white which is true - obfuscating the fact that the subject was about groomers specifically. Obfuscation being the key point.
The Muslims you are defending outside the school will be a certain sect, ie shiite. You can tell by their dress code and their ignorance. I would hazard an educated guess that the majority of Muslims across the word wouldn't really give a fuck about a cartoon.
True, and I'd bet you haven't, you're a fantasist, always have been
Ok sir ..
Gingerpig
the Headmaster by his cowardly reaction has played into the hands of the diehard extremists. He has encouraged those militants to show up at his school by apologising for an act of free speech by a teacher. What lesson does that send to his pupils and his staff.
I know of no other religious group that DEMAND what they want in this country...& if you had organised a gathering , is it not a 10k fine?
The Anti fascists of today are the fascists of tomorrow
Should be and should be enforced.
Quote from: towz on March 27, 2021, 03:13:16 PM
You're so p!eased you posted twice, bigotry towards a cultural group because of there behaviour is not not racism , look it up.
It wouldn't be racist to call out the white men who go to Thailand every year to have sex with prepubescents, it would be moral disgust. You keep associating concern with racism for your own convenience, nothing more.
Please stop defending and apologising for paedophiles, Towz.
just so I'm clear, if we see a bunch of baldy, beer bellied topless gadgies with Bermuda shorts and flip flops on hanging about we should then question why they're not In Thailand bucking lady boys or young girls.
Not all catholics fuck alter boys, not every bloke who goes to Thailand is a deviant and not every Pakistani male is a rapist.
Well that's what I think
Not a very good line of arguement and it misses the point, but if that's you're way of thinking it's your choice.
I wasnt being obtuse, i was using a comparison to expose why your remark was very clearly bigoted. Obfuscation is exactly what you are doing. I said very early on i disagree with the protestors and that they should be fucked off. The only defense of them i made is the defense against you're insinuation that they are peadophiles. As a decent person I've always objected to groundless accusations of peadophilia, said so on here a few times no matter who its been .
So let's not obfuscate, deal with what i challenged you on, as you seem really reluctant or incapable of responding to that.
You saw a random group of muslims, you made the insinuation that they will be peadophiles. Do you think it was right to say that?
Lighten up for fuck sake
If you know anyone who is into this sort of behavior please report them to the police
Absolutely, and it wouldn't be racist to do it.


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Cowboy Dave is Dave Wilson, the frontman of FortyTwenty. He's introducing his new group, appropriately called The Cowboy Dave Band, Friday night at the Zoo Bar. The 9 p.m. show will showcase the new band and serve as a release party for "Saddle Up, Pal," a five-song EP.
Some of the songs on the EP, including "Cowboy Dave Theme Song" quoted above, were written and performed by FortyTwenty. But that band went on hiatus a few months ago.
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Plans call for The Cowboy Dave Band to play within a one-state radius of Lincoln for the rest of 2009 and, with any luck, have an album of new material ready by the end of the year.
After Jan. 1, Wilson said, he figures his new band will take to the highway and head south to Texas and Oklahoma, where FortyTwenty had started to make a dent a couple years ago. Then marriage and kids cut down on trips south.
"We'd tasted just a little bit - to go to Texas and sell records and have people recognize you and sing the words to your original songs," Wilson said. "To bring it back and play more local shows was slightly depressing for all of us."
The drives to and from Texas will still be brutal; to truly be a hit on the Red Dirt circuit, a band probably has to be within four hours of the Red River, Wilson said. But he figured out a few things from the FortyTwenty experience.
"With FortyTwenty, we were all extremely green," he said. "We drove to Jackson Hole (Wyo.) to play with BR5-49 for, I think, nothing, and it was one show and back. That's a 14-hour drive. We'd usually break even on our trips, but we learned that Texas is a huge state. We always said if Kansas was just gone, we'd have done a lot better.
"This is what I was hoping to do, find some talented guys who believe in the vision and get excited about it. But I'm pretty sure they won't be rolling down to Houston for 50 bucks."


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Михаил Михайлович Киселёв (род. 11 октября 1964 года в городе Ленинграде, РСФСР, СССР) — российский политический деятель, депутат Государственной Думы ФС РФ первого созыва (1993—1995).

Биография
Получил высшее образование на физическом факультете Ленинградского государственного университета. С 1985 по 1987 год проходил срочную службу в рядах Советской армии. С 1987 по 1990 год работал в Ленинградском финансово-экономическом университете им. Н. А. Вознесенского экономистом научно-исследовательской лаборатории.

В 1990 году избран народным депутатом РСФСР от Петроградского территориального округа № 23 (Ленинград), с 1990 по 1993 год был членом комиссии Верховного Совета РФ по бюджету, планам, налогам и ценам, в 1991 году входил в группу «Коалиция реформ» и фракцию «Демократическая Россия», в 1992 году вышел из депутатских объединений. В 1991 году — представитель Государственного Комитета по управлению государственным имуществом РФ в Санкт-Петербурге, член Совета фонда государственного имущества Санкт-Петербурга.

В 1993 году избран депутатом Государственной думы Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации первого созыва от Северного одномандатного избирательного округа № 207 Санкт-Петербурга. В Государственной думе был членом Комитета по бюджету, налогам, банкам и финансам, не входил ни в какие депутатские объединения.

С 1995 года работает в Институте национальной модели экономики научным сотрудником.

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UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) plays an important role in the metabolism of endogenous and exogenous compounds. UGT is a type I membrane protein, and has a dilysine motif (KKXX/KXKXX) in its C-terminal cytoplasmic domain. Although a dilysine motif is defined as an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retrieval signal, it remains a matter of debate whether this motif functions in the ER localization of UGT. To address this issue, we generated systematic deletion mutants of UGT2B7, a major human isoform, and compared their subcellular localizations with that of an ER marker protein calnexin (CNX), using subcellular fractionation and immunofluorescent microscopy. We found that although the dilysine motif functioned as the ER retention signal in a chimera that replaced the cytoplasmic domain of CD4 with that of UGT2B7, UGT2B7 truncated mutants lacking this motif extensively colocalized with CNX, indicating dilysine motif–independent ER retention of UGT2B7. Moreover, deletion of the C-terminal transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains did not affect ER localization of UGT2B7, suggesting that the signal necessary for ER retention of UGT2B7 is present in its luminal domain. Serial deletions of the luminal domain, however, did not affect the ER retention of the mutants. Further, a cytoplasmic and transmembrane domain–deleted mutant of UGT2B7 was localized to the ER without being secreted. These results suggest that UGT2B7 could localize to the ER without any retention signal, and lead to the conclusion that the static localization of UGT results from lack of a signal for export from the ER.
Y.M. and S.K. contributed equally to this work.
This study was supported in part by the Japan Research Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology; a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) [Grant #25293039] from the Japanese Society of Promotion of Science to Y.I.; Qdai-jump Research Program Wakaba Challenge [Grant #30215] from Kyushu University to Y.M.; and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) [Grant #19590147] from the Ministry of Science, Education, Sports and Technology to Y.I. The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Part of this work was presented as follows: 28th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of the Study of Xenobiotics, 2013 Oct 9-11, Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese Society of the Study of Xenobiotics, Tokyo, Japan. (Kimura S, Miyauchi Y, Mackenzie PI, Yamada H, Ishii Y, The C-terminal double lysine motif of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 is not essential for its retention in endoplasmic reticulum); 134th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014 Mar 27-30, Kumamoto, Japan. The Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (Kimura S, Miyauchi Y, Hirota Y, Tanaka Y, Mackenzie PI, Yamada H, Ishii Y, Role of the luminal domain of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 as an endoplasmic reticulum-retention signal); Joint Meeting of the 19th North American International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics and 29th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for the Study of Xenobiotics, 2014 Oct 19-23, San Francisco, CA. The International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics, Washington DC; and The Japanese Society of the Study of Xenobiotics, Tokyo, Japan (Kimura S, Miyauchi Y, Mackenzie PI, Yamada H, Ishii Y, Mechanism for the retention of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 in the endoplasmic reticulum: the role of the luminal domain); and Forum 2017: Pharmaceutical Health Care and Environmental Toxicology, 2017 Sep 1-2, Sendai, Japan. The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, Tokyo, Japan (Miyauchi Y, Kimura S, Fujimoto K, Hirota Y, Mackenzie PI, Ishii Y, Tanaka Y, Determination of a novel targeting signal of UGT2B7 for its localization to the ER membrane).


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Combustible dust rule among dropped regs in Trump deregulation push
Posted On: Jul. 24, 2017 2:30 PM CST
Gloria Gonzalez
The Trump administration has dropped several potential workplace safety regulations amid the administration's deregulation push.
The administration published its Unified Agenda, which reports on regulatory and deregulatory activities under development for the coming year, last week. The agenda lists 14 U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards in either the pre-rule, proposed rule or final rule stages compared to the 30 listed on the Fall 2016 agenda by the Obama administration.
Notable potential standards in the pre-rule phase removed from the agenda by the Trump administration include combustible dust and noise in construction.
"OSHA is withdrawing this entry from the agenda at this time due to resource constraints and other priorities," the administration said in listing these as completed actions.
The combustible dust standard intended to prevent combustible dust explosions is the most notable drop as it was added to the agenda following a catastrophic sugar dust explosion in Georgia in 2008, Jordan Barab, OSHA's former deputy assistant secretary under the Obama administration in Washington, D.C, said in his Confined Space safety and health newsletter on Friday.
The explosion at Imperial Sugar Co.'s Georgia refinery that killed 14 workers and seriously injured 38 others was fueled by massive accumulations of combustible sugar dust throughout the packaging building, according to a 2009 report by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to require OSHA develop a combustible dust standard, but the Senate never took action on it, Mr. Barab said.
"Because of the complexity and cost of controlling these explosions, the Obama administration made little progress on this standard over eight years," he said.
The noise in construction standard was also a notable drop, Mr. Barab said.
"Construction workers work around a lot of noisy equipment and a significant percentage have suffered from hearing loss over the duration of their careers," he said. "OSHA has a hearing conservation standard for general industry workers, but nothing equivalent for construction workers despite the fact that new, quieter equipment is available and more effective hearing protection has been developed over recent years."
Other pre-rule and proposed rule items moved off the Trump administration's main regulatory agenda and placed on a long-term actions list include prevention of workplace violence in health care and social assistance, emergency response and preparedness, infectious disease rule and tree care standards.
Long-term actions are items under development, but for which the agency does not expect to have a regulatory action within the 12 months after publication of the current edition of the Unified Agenda.
"Of course, the whole subject of 'What's in?' may be academic," Mr. Barab said. "Given the Trump administration's executive order requiring two standards to be removed for every one added, it's unlikely OSHA will be adding any significant new protections for workers if two protections have to be removed in the process."

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GST Council agrees to decriminalise certain offences, doubles limit for launching prosecution to Rs 2 cr
NEW DELHI: The GST Council on Saturday agreed to decriminalise certain offences and doubled the threshold for launching prosecution to Rs 2 crore, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said.
The Council could decide on only 8 out of the 15 agenda items due to paucity of time, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, adding the items not considered included one pertaining to setting up of appellate tribunals for GST.
The issue of mechanism to curb tax evasion in pan masala and gutkha businesses also could not be taken up.
No new taxes have been brought, Sitharaman said on the deliberations at the GST Council's 48th meeting.
The Council, she said, has clarified on what constitutes an SUV and attract the tax applicable for such categories of automobiles.
Malhotra said GST on online gaming and casinos was not discussed as the report of a Group of Ministers (GoM), chaired by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, on the issue submitted its report only a couple of days back.
The report of the GoM was not even circulated to GST Council members, he added.
He further said the Council agreed to raise the threshold of launching prosecution to Rs 2 crore from the present Rs 1 crore.
Also, the GST on husk of pulses was reduced to nil from 5 per cent.
The GST Council is the highest decision making body of the one-nation, one-tax Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. It is headed by the Union Finance Minister and all states and UT are represented in the body. (PTI)
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CHANDIGARH INDEX
C H A N D I G A R H S T O R I E S
Kasauli beckons city residents
Coldest day in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, January 22
All roads led to Kasauli today. As winds got colder and the blanket of snow thicker, the hill town seduced Chandigarh residents with its snowy charm all day. Roadside food joints along the Shimla-Kalka highway made a roaring business, even as most clubs back home wore a deserted look.
According to met office, today was the coldest day of January, as the maximum temperature dipped to the lowest level recorded so far. The town literally shivered at 15 degrees day temperature - a significant drop from yesterday. Ironically, the minimum temperature rose as compared to yesterday. The rise was about two degrees.
Local Met office indicated that the cold conditions were likely to persist for a while. Snow in higher reaches was still expected, as was rain and thundershower in Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh also recorded some rainfall during the past 48 hours, where about 1 mm of rainfall had been recorded till 8.30 am today, another 0.6 mm of rainfall was recorded till 5.30 pm.
The temperature may drop further, and light rainfall may also occur. The weather officials did not rule out thunderstorm.
Meanwhile, the lowest maximum temperature in the entire north-western region was recorded at Shimla.
At a maximum temperature of 1.1 degrees, the hill station was freezing all day. Its minimum temperature was - 0.8 degrees. Sundernagar also recorded a low day temperature of 7.4 degrees, while Hisar was the coldest in Haryana at 10.4 degrees.
Bad weather hits search for Sonia's body
Our Correspondent
Zirakpur, January 22
Heavy snowfall in Manikaran and other parts of Kulu district has forced the Himachal Pradesh police to temporarily suspend the search operation to locate Sonia Deva's body from the Parbati river. Relatives of Sonia, who left for Manikaran early this morning, were stranded near Zari following the closure of road due to snow.
Talking to Chandigarh Tribune, Mr A.P. Singh, Superintendent of Police, Kulu, said the police had to suspend the search operation following heavy snowfall in the area. The river water has frozen and the road leading to Manikaran from Zari has been closed for vehicular traffic due to the snowfall.
The SP also said that the police personnel had been advised not to risk their lives by walking on the snow-cover on the water sheet of the river. "We are waiting for the weather to clear and the search operation would be launched on a large scale."
He also added that arrangements have been made for the safe stay of other members of the groups, who were accompanying Sonia, in the gurdwara at Manikaran. The SP has, meanwhile, ruled out any foul play in the tragedy.
Sonia's brother, Sachin Deva, sister Supriya and brother-in-law Vivek along with some other relatives, who left for Manikaran to get the body back, were stranded near Zari due to snowfall.
Sonia was a multi-faceted personality, say classmates
For the faculty and classmates at Punjab Engineering College, Sonia Deva was a multifaceted personality, who could not be passed off as an ordinary student.
A student of third year of aeronautical engineering at the college, she was declared the best athlete last year and was a high scorer in academics, said her teachers at the college.
Hoping against hope, her friends have not yet lost the hope of seeing her alive. One of her classmates and a friend said, "Sonia was really excited about going on the adventure trip and talked to me at length about her future plans before she left on the evening of January 22".
She said other students were safe and have put up at the Manikaran Gurdwara due to the hostile weather. As per the account of the tragedy given by the students accompanying her, Sonia had gone to wash hands when she suddenly fell in the Parvati. By the time her classmates could react to her shrieks, she had fallen into the river.
"Fate has been cruel to Sonia. When she was in the first year, her father expired, but she still showed courage and did not allow the tragedy to affect her studies", said another student.
Prof S.C. Sharma, head of the department, aeronautical engineering, said, " It is very painful to lose a bright student. She was one of my bright students who had inquisitive nature. She would often reply to questions asked by me".
For Dr Jagtar Singh Gill, a lecturer in physics, and sport teacher, she was a bright student and was honoured with a medal in the last year's athletics meet of the college.
A group of about 60 students of the college under the banner of the PEC chapter of the Rotract Club, had planned the trip to Manali due to three holidays.
However, no faculty of the college accompanied the students during the trip. After the incident, when concerned parents called up the Principal, the teacher in charge of the Rotract Club, Dr M.L. Gupta, a lecturer in the Department of Applied Sciences, has been sent to the spot.
Beant case prime witness awaits justice
It has been a long wait for justice for Balwinder Singh, the prime witness in the Beant Singh assassination case. Nearly 10 years after the bomb blast at the Punjab Civil Secretariat that killed former Punjab Chief Minister and several others, Balwinder is moving from pillar to post to get his dues from the authorities concerned.
In fact, promises made by the Chandigarh Administration and the Punjab Government to Balwinder, who risked his life to help trace the alleged killers of the former Chief Minister, had proved to be false.
Balwinder, a painter by profession, who painted the car used by militants to trigger off the bomb blast at the secretariat on August 31,1995, had helped the security agencies arrest an accused Lakhwinder Singh. Through Lakhwinder, the security agencies had zeroed in on the alleged main accused, including Jagtar Singh Tara, Jagtar Singh Hawara and Paramjit Singh Bheora.
Talking to Chandigarh Tribune here today, Balwinder alleged that of a total amount of Rs 10 lakh promised to him, only an amount of Rs 30,000 had been paid to him till date. His repeated representations to the authorities to pay the balance amount had fallen on deaf ears, he alleged.
Apart from the monetary compensation, he was promised a government job. Despite a letter from the Home Secretary of the Chandigarh Administration to the local IG to recruit him as a constable as a "special case", nothing had been done so far.
And in the name of the job, he had been recruited as a Home Guard jawan in the local police on a daily basis. On an average he is only able to earn only about Rs 2,700 per month, which is insufficient to meet his family needs, he alleged.
Though provided a security guard round-the-clock, the casual attitude of the Administration could be gauged from the fact that he was issued a "defective" revolver as his personal weapon on the orders of the Chandigarh Administration. And after the return of his "defective " revolver, he is yet to get a new weapon.
For the new weapon, which has reportedly been issued to him, he has been asked to pay Rs 25,000, the payment of which is beyond his means.
He alleged that after dilly-dallying for several years, he was allotted a permanent residence in the Police Colony, Sector 26, only last year.
Meanwhile, Mr Rajesh Sharma, president of the local unit of the All-Indian Anti-Terrorist Front, condemned the authorities for their step-motherly treatment to the whistle blowers in important criminal cases. Such attitude discourages the general public to come forward against the anti-social elements, he added.
Our political system more transparent, says Canadian Sikh MP
Saurabh Malik
He received his first lessons in politics when he was just a kid. Now several years later Canadian Member of Parliament Gurbax Malhi has ideas that can change the face of Indian politics, at least the way in which the tickets are issued to candidates aspiring to make it big.
He says, "In Canada, the party members have to contest elections among themselves prior to the polls for becoming the official candidates".
His assertion assumes significance as in India aspirants are known to make beelines in front of the party offices for getting the ticket just before the elections. Money's role in the process of issuing ticket is an open secret.
Giving details of the procedure adopted in Canada, Mr Malhi — the first turbaned MP of Canada — says each aspirants contesting pre-election poll requires more than 50 per cent votes for being nominated as the party candidate".
Any other difference between the politics here and there? "Yes, the system is more transparent in Canada. I remember an incident when a politician was forced to submit his resignation after a resident accused him of demanding a pizza for getting some work done."
He adds with a smile, "No, the politicians do not always resign on their own even in Canada. Well, sometimes even they are asked to give up the post after controversies are brought to the fore by the media".
Recalling his first tyrist with politics, Mr Malhi — originally hailing from Chuga Kalan village, 15 km from Moga — says, "I was still a student when his mother took me to a panchayat election in the village. I was asked to issue slips to the voters. You bet, I was excited about it. It was there and then that I developed a taste for politics".
But life was not all that easy for the son of the soil. After leaving the country in the 70s, he had to do one odd job after another till he managed to find his way into the politics. Since then, there has been no looking back for Mr Malhi.
All institutes in non-MC areas to be cleared by town planners
Institutional buildings like colleges, schools, marriage palaces, hotels, hospitals and petrol pumps situated in non-municipal areas in Punjab would now require the approval of building plans from the Town and Country Planning Department.
This was revealed here today by Mr Raghunath Sahai Puri, Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister. Building plans of buildings up-to an area of 500 square metres would be approved by the district town planner, whereas those up-to 5000 square metres would be sanctioned by the senior town planner at the divisional level. Buildings with higher areas would be approved by the chief town planner. Mr Puri said the government had issued a statutory notification to this effect, extending the Punjab Urban Planning and Development (Building) Rules, 1996 to non- municipal areas in the State.
Mr K.B.S. Sidhu, Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, stated that the official scrutiny fee at existing rates would be applicable but would be deposited into the government treasury instead of PUDA. Buildings already covered under the factories Act, 1948, however, would not be covered under this notification, said Mr Sidhu. Mr Puri pointed out that the within municipal areas, even the construction of a room required the building plan to be sanctioned by municipal authorities, there was no regulatory control over large buildings that were coming up along all the major roads in the non-municipal areas of the state. In the absence of any statutory regulations, promoters were ignoring the fire, traffic, air and structural safety norms.
IMTECH's new Director takes over
The Indian Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH) here has a new chief. Dr Girish Sahni has taken over as its Director.
Dr Sahni has worked extensively on development of cardiovascular drugs and clot busters.
He has put in 13 years with IMTECH which is a premier institute of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). In total he has 20 years of standing as scientist.
Dr Sahni, an MSc from Panjab University, went on to do his Phd from the Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore. He has worked with the University of California at Santa Barbara and also for six years in Rockfeller New York. Dr Sahni, who is 48 years of age, has been recently conferred with the National Biotech Product and process Development and Commercialisation award.
He is also the recipient of the prestigious awards such as CSIR technology shield and the VASVIK award. Dr Sahni's group has contributed extensively in the area of cardiovascular drugs, especially clot busters and their mode of action in the human body. The same group was also responsible for producing India's first indigenous clot-buster drug called streptokinase now being marketed by a leading pharmaceutical company.
Recently, Dr Sahni's group has also developed a drug which is clot-specific and is aimed to benefit patients of cardiovascular diseases.
The outgoing Director, Dr Amit Ghosh, has superannuated, however, he will continue to work as Scientist Emeritus with IMTECH.
Passing Thru
Kashmir Chand, Director, Social Justice and Empowerment, Himachal Pradesh
What was the main purpose behind visiting Chandigarh?
I came here to visit the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, to study the project properly. The good thing about it is that it is not dependent on aid from the government and this institute is imparting education to its students up to Class XII standard.
Any particular motive behind visiting this institution?
Actually I want to improve the condition of such institutions in Himachal Pradesh. The education in such institutions is up to Class VIII in our state and I want to increase that level.
Any other plans in the pipeline?
I would send my team to this institute again to study its working so that we could incorporate its best features in our institutes also. I would talk to some industrialists and businessmen to come forward and help the disabled in such institutes. There are very famous temples in Himachal Pradesh which receive huge amounts in offerings from the devotees. I would request them to adopt such institutions.
— Swarleen Kaur
Exercise to review UT MC's powers
Sanjeev Singh Bariana
A review of the powers and functions of the municipal corporation in the city is on anvil. Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), Governor of Punjab and Administrator of the UT Administration, will shortly meet the councillors led by the mayor in this regard.
It is an interesting development in the context that the corporation, which consists of elected representatives, has to largely depend on the administration for all its grants and implementation of a sizeable number of its decision. It is felt that greater autonomy, particularly in financial matters, will enhance the functioning of the corporation.
The agenda for discussion has highlighted the issues which have not been "resolved despite repeated reminders to the UT" and the ones that are hampering its functional efficiency.
Financial powers of the corporation are insufficient, the official note says. The biggest hurdle in this direction has been pointed out as unequal sharing of financial resources generated thro-ugh different sources between the Administration and the corporation. A majority of these are kept by the Administration. A senior councillor of the corporation said "We are given a small share from different taxes and the total is peanuts compared to the total revenue generated".
The meeting will discuss taxes, particularly those generated from Indian Stamp Duty, motor vehicles taxation, electricity duty and entertainment.
"The UT has not formulated any standard policy or evolved a rational scale according to which a portion of tax will be given to the corporation. It is not possible for the MC to plan in advance.
The MC does not receive even 50 per cent of its expected grant in aid from the Administration. The recommendation of the Second Delhi Finance Commission, which said 17 per cent of the total revenue generated by UT be given to corporation, have not been honoured," the note says.
It has been pointed out that "in the absence of the non-receipt of the due share from the tax revenue, the corporation is not in a position to provide civic amenities to the citizens".
A list of obligatory functions of the corporation has been drawn for a look by the Governor. Some of the roles have not been transferred at all to the corporation, including the registration of births and deaths, pest control, public vaccination, securing or removal of dangerous buildings and the preparation of plans of economic development.
The meeting will also take up the issue of evolving a policy to tackle the problem of encroachments. It has been sought that "some policy be evolved for licensing of a limited number of handcarts and rehris which could be allowed to move on the inner roads of the city only. Some policy is also sought for the roadside workers".
A senior councillor said even if not all powers, the UT Administration should abdicate some of its powers to the MC. More power will make it more responsible.
The meeting, earlier proposed for January 18, is expected to be held later this month.
Anti-smoking law up in smoke
Mohali, January 22
How serious are some private organisations regarding the implementation of anti-smoking laws in the town can be seen from the fact that not a single complaint has been made to the police in the past about one month.
Smoking at public places has been banned by the Supreme Court. A function had been organised by the Generation Saviour Association (GSA), with great fanfare, here, on December 24, 2004, for getting anti-smoking laws implemented in the town.
The Mohali Industries Association and the Industrial Welfare Association, Phase IX, had joined hands with the GSA in this regard. The police was to challan all those found smoking at public places but complaints in this regard were to be made by the GSA and the two industrial welfare bodies apart from the public.
The SP, Mr Rakesh Aggrawal, said today that he had not received any complaint from the three organisations so far. He said the police had to report to challans only when such violations were brought to its notice.
The challans, too, were to be done by involving the three organisations to avoid allegations of police harassment.
Mr Aggrawal had announced at the function of the GSA that a fine of Rs 200 would be imposed when a person would be caught smoking for the first time. If he was found to be indulging in the violation the second time, he would have to undergo three months imprisonment, apart from paying fine.
Mrs Amteshwar Kaur, president of the GSA, said her organisation had not been able to provide all the required documents regarding the notification to the police so far.
The documents were to be received from the WHO office based in Delhi. She said the campaign would be started after she was able to present the relevant documents to the SP next week.
BJP criticises Cong
The BJP has criticised the Congress for misguiding people in relation to the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the city.
Mr Kehar Singh Koundel, party spokesperson, said "Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal MP, earlier used to say that the government at the Centre was not led by the Congress. So he could not deliver the goods to the residents of the city. Mr Bansal had no excuse to the ongoing anti-encroachment drive of the MC where traders were being harassed. He should resign". Meanwhile, certain shop-cum-flat owners in the Grain Market, Sector 26, have said administration should seriously take up the cleaning process of the streets in Sector 26.
A delegation of the MC led by Anu Chatrath, Mayor, today met the Deputy Commissioner and sought that residents and shopkeepers of the Grain market be taken into confidence before any drive. TNS
Defence authorities oppose constructions
The structures around the fence of the defence installations in and around Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat limits are likely to come under clouds again following objections raised by the defence authorities over their constructions.
Sources said the defence authorities had objected over the ongoing constructions within the radii of 300 metres and 100 metres from the Radar Station in Lohgarh village and the High Grounds, respectively.
Apart from this, the authorities have also raised objections over quarrying around the Air Force Station, Chandigarh, by some brick-kiln owners, the sources said.
Some senior officials from the Air Force Station met the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Patiala, and gave him a representation regarding the encroachment on the defence land by the civilians. The meeting was also attended by Mr Narinder Sangha, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Dera Basi.
When contacted, Mr Sangha confirmed that the defence authorities from Air Force Station, Chandigarh, had sought a comprehensive detail of the number of structures that had come up in 300 metres and 100 metres around the Radar and the High Grounds, respectively, since 2002 onwards.
The defence authorities, however, did not explain the exact parameters around the Air Force Station where the encroachments had come up, he added.
The SDM yesterday constituted a committee of three members to demark the land around the defence installations and prepare a list of the structures that had come up around the Radar, High Grounds and Air Force Station.
The committee, comprising an employee from the Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat, an employee from the local Revenue Department and an official from the defence, was constituted in the meeting held at Nagar Panchayat office this evening.
NGOs vow to bring police, public closer
Tribune news Service,
If the determination of Yuvsatta volunteers is anything to go by, Chandigarh will soon be a torture free city.
Handpicked for the implementation of the International Commission of Jurists's (ICJ) community policing project, the city will soon see activities designed to bring the people and the police together. The idea is to reduce police torture during routine investigations and create a symbiotic relationship between the two key sectors.
In charge of the programme in Chandigarh will be the Srijan Peace Education Centre of Yuvsatta's "Campaign for Peace City Chandigarh". The volunteers of Srijan, along with Regional Centre of the NSS, have already opened peace clubs in various schools and colleges of the city to promote Gandhian values.
But the first formal effort to make community policing a success was made by inviting experts to formulate a strategy for the same today. At a seminar held in Panjab University, valuable suggestions were made, the best being the "establishment of a human rights commission in UT." Some experts emphasised the formation of a body involving social scientists, NGOs and the police to design a programme and implement it in a scientific manner. Some retired jurists expressed resentment to police torture, while some other participants called for anger management.
The concluding remarks of the senior advocate, Dr Balram Gupta, summed up the entire deliberation in the form of a mission statement released at the end of the function. The statement encompassed elements required to make the city crime free and more humane. Its highlights include the running of mandatory human rights awareness classes in all schools and colleges, setting up of Community Policing Resource Centres as in Punjab, ensuring greater community participation in police work, implementing community oriented schemes in partnerships with NGOs, grassroots organisations and other government departments.
Earlier, the discussion was initiated by Prof Virender Kumar, Professor Emeritus, UGC, who said Chandigarh was best suited to be a torture free city where the police and the public could work in unison to develop and sustain community policing.
Mr A.P. Bhatnagar, Advisor, Prisons, Punjab, gave the example of Punjab's community policing centres, saying they were functioning well in every district. Justice J.C. Verma, (Retd) felt disillusioned with the fact that torture in police investigations had become norm of the day. He called for a Human Rights Commission for Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and UT.
Also present was Justice Mela Ram Sharma (retd), who stressed awareness on arbitrations and conciliations for out of court settlements.
Among others, who spoke on the occasion, were former Advocate-General, Punjab, H.S. Mattewal, B.Ed student Nikita Walia, Councillor P.C. Sanghi, Air-Marshal Randhir Singh (retd) and Chairman, Citizens Awareness Group, Surinder Verma.
4 retired officers contesting for vice-chairman's post
Four retired officers are in the running for the post of vice-chairman of the Defence Services Officers Institute, Sector 36, the elections for which are scheduled to be held tomorrow. Those in the fray are Brig M S Dullat, Brig J S Arajal, Brig B S Grewal and Lieut-Col J S Panag.
Though the vice-chairman and members of the management committee and sub-committees are elected, the chairmen is nominated by Headquarters, Western Command. The Major- General, Artillery at Western Command, is the ex-officio chairman.
Besides, 13 other retired officers are contesting for five sub-committees. These include finance, housing and area development, sports, entertainment and library, screening a disciplinary, and catering and bar sub-committees.
The polling is scheduled to commence at 11 am tomorrow. The counting of votes will be done on the same day and results will be declared later in the evening. As per regulations, serving defence officers are also entitled to cast their votes, though they cannot contest the polls.
Dr Shergill's death mourned
A condolence meeting was held at the MLA Hostel Dispensary, Punjab, here today, in memory of Dr Hardev Singh Shergill. Rich tributes were paid to Dr Shergill or Dr Hardev, as he was popularly known, by his colleagues and patients. Dr Shergill (54) died following a heart attack on January 17.
He was the Senior Medical Officer at the Punjab MLA Hostel in Chandigarh. Patients remembered his helpfulness attitude particularly towards the poor. "He was dedicated and was very helpful," said Dr S.P.S. Dhawan, in charge of the dispensary. Other doctors too remembered him as an outstanding colleague.
Dr Shergill had studied at Government Medical College, Patiala, and served in Chandigarh for over a decade in various assignments. He had also worked as Doctor to CM Punjab and in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
Supply of unclean water resented
Residents of Sector 51 have complained of supply of unclean drinking water in their area.
A press note of the Residents Welfare Association, Sector 51-A, said here today that the residents were facing the problem because the water they were receiving was not treated properly before the supply.
DSOI vice-president's poll today
Stage is set for the election of the vice-president of the Defence Services Officers Institute (DSOI), Sector 36, tomorrow. Brig B.S. Grewal, Brig T.S.Dulat and Col C.S.Panag are in the fray for the coveted post.
The vice-president is the highest post of the elected office-bearers to the DSOI. Brig Grewal said the venue was the perfect place of interaction among the families of defence officers.
Flight rescheduled
Owing to the closure of the airfield in Delhi due to Republic Day rehearsal, the Chandigarh-Delhi IC 863 flight for January 23 has been rescheduled. The flight will leave for Delhi at 3.50 pm and reach at 4.30 pm while the flight from Delhi will leave at 12.45 pm and reach the city at 1.20 pm. TNS
Tavern owner beaten up
Three persons, who were in an inebriated condition, allegedly beat up a tavern owner today in Raipur Khurd village, when he asked them to pay the bill.
The brother of the victim alleged that the police is not registering a case.
According to Mr Pardeep Sonkar, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, and a brother of the victim, Mr Sunil Sonkar, three persons who came in a Maruti car (CH-01-V-5777) had their drinks and snacks at their tavern in the evening.
After consuming liquor they started abusing other people in the tavern. Later, when the waiter asked them to pay the bill they thrashed him.
On seeing this, Sunil intervened but fell prey to their wrath. They attacked him with sticks and batons resulting in Sunil suffering injuries on his head, hand and legs.
Pardeep further said they tried to stop the trio from escaping from the spot by closing the gates.
Later he took his brother to the GMCH-32 and admitted him there.
Till the filing of this report, Mr Pardeep alleged the police did not register any case and was forcing them for a compromise.
When this correspondent tried to contact the SHO of Industrial Area police station, Mr Karam Singh, over the phone he was not available for his comments.
The DSP (East), Mr Vijay Pal Singh, when contacted said he was not aware of any such complaint.
2,755 pirated CDs seized
The police arrested a Mani Majra based shopkeeper and seized 2,755 pirated CDs and five blue films from his possession during a raid conducted late last night.
According to the police, Mr Yag Dut Sharma, the Manager of All Motion Copy Right protection Agency (AMCRPA), Sector 11, Panchkula, filed a complaint alleging that Shekhawat Ali of Dancing Music Palace, Mori Gate in Mani Majra was running an illegal business of selling pirated CDs and blue films. The police working on the complaint conducted a raid last night and seized CDs from the shop and arrested Shekhawat Ali.
Mr Yag Dut Sharma told the Chandigarh Tribune that he had made numerous complaints to the police that a racket of pirated CDs and blue films was flourishing in the city, but the police did not take any action.
He further alleged that the police was hand in glove with the racketeers.
Mr Sharma said he approached the SSP, UT, Mr Gaurav Yadav, on January 19, and brought the matter to his notice. The SSP directed the Crime Branch of the Chandigarh Police to investigate the case.
Mr Sharma also alleged that the police seized a huge number of CDs but showed only a few of them.
The police sources further said that Shekhawat Ali revealed during the interrogation that some unidentified persons were supplying him the CDs.
He was produced in the court today and was remanded to judicial custody till February 5.
He has been booked under Sections 51, 52-A, 63 and 68-A of the Copy Right Act, 1957, and Section 292 of the IPC.
About a month back Shekhawat Ali was also booked for possessing blue films, said the police officer investigating the case.
Motor cycle, mobile phone stolen
A man was booked for negligent and drunken driving, while a motor cycle and a mobile phone were stolen from the city, as per information released by the police here today.
Ram Prashad of Khudda Ali Sher village was arrested for negligent driving when the car he was reportedly driving in an inebriated condition hit an electricity pole at Sectors 45-46 light point yesterday. A case under Sections 279 and 427 of the IPC has been registered.
Mr Surinder Kumar of Sector 46-A reported to the police that his motor cycle (HR-02-F-1572) was stolen from the Sector 47 market on Friday. A case of theft under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered.
Mr Lekh Raj of Sector 9 reported to the police that his Nokia mobile phone was stolen from a shop in Sector 9 on Friday. A case of theft has been registered.
Man commits suicide
A resident of Phase IX, Industrial Area allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan late last night.
It is learnt that when Sukhdev Singh, who dealt in the sale and purchase of old scooters, allegedly committed suicide, his wife was at home but his two brothers, who also lived with him, had gone out for some work. It is alleged that Sukhdev Singh was in the habit of taking drugs and must have committed the crime under the influence of drugs.
Sukhdev Singh had got married about two years ago and did not have any children. The police has initiated proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC in this regard.
Travel agent held for cheating
The police has arrested one person on charge of cheating.
The arrested person, Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Chandigarh, was produced in a Kharar court today where he was remanded in police custody for two days.
It is alleged that Gurdeep Singh along with his brother Jarnail Singh had taken Rs 20 lakh from two persons on the pretext of sending them abroad.
The two complainants, Harjinder Singh, a resident of Dadumajra village, and Ranjit Singh, a resident of Mohali village, had alleged that even after taking Rs 20 lakh from them, the travel agents had not sent them abroad.
They further said neither had the money been returned to them nor the documents.
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United Boxing Promotions signs another standout Canadian amateur, welterweight prospect Mark Smither
BRAMPTON, Ontario, Canada – (July 8, 2019) – United Boxing Promotions (UBP) has signed yet another standout Canadian amateur boxer, welterweight Mark Smither, to an exclusive promotional contract.
"I have been watching Mark fight at the top Canadian amateur level for a long time," UBP president Tyler Buxton said. "He is the type fighter everyone likes: he can box when he wants to and he isn't afraid to mix it up as well. Mark's just an overall likeable guy, in and out of the ring. I'm really looking forward to working with him.
"I have known Mark's coach, Jack Ireland, for almost 20 years. I've been pushing him to turn his guys pro for many years now. Finally, he has taken that step and I can't wait to see how far we go as a team."
Fighting out of Barrie, Ontario, Canada, the 26-year-old Smither (1-0) made his professional debut this past May 11, taking a four-round unanimous decision from Alvaro Figueroa Cervantes.
Smither's next fight is scheduled for September 14 against an opponent to be determined at CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
"After 12 years in the sport and more than 100 amateur fights," Smither explained, "I feel like I am now ready to compete at the professional level. The key to boxing is making the right fights at the right time and I feel Tyler Buxton and United Boxing Promotions are the best in Canada doing just that. I think with the team I now have behind me, we will do great things in the near future.
"I think a Canadian title shot is definitely achievable within the next two years and I feel like United Boxing Promotions could possibly make it happen in my hometown of Barrie. At the end of the day with the team I now have behind me, anything is possible in this fight game, and I plan on making a statement in the super lightweight division."
During his amateur career, Smither competed in 102 matches, highlighted by two-title winning performances in the Ontario Provincial Championships and Brampton Cup. He also captured gold at the Ontario Winter Games, Ray McGibbons Tournament and Ahrnie Bohem Tournament.
Smither is the latest addition to UBP's growing stable of gifted boxers, including world super welterweight title challenger Brandon "Bad Boy" Cook (20-2, 13 KOs), NABA lightweight champion Josh "Dubs" O'Reilly (15-0, 5 KOs), former IBF International heavyweight champion Frankie Rill, WBC International Silver lightweight title-holder Christian Uruzguieta (18-4-1, 6 KOs), super welterweight Ricardo "Magic Man" Salas(13-1, 9 KOs), lightweight Mohammed Abedeen (10-1-1, 3 KOs), super welterweights Ryan Young (13-4, 10 KOs) and Karlton Hess (3-1, 2 KOs), middleweight Sukhdeep "Chakria" Singh Bhatti (5-0, 2 KOs), and newly signed cruiserweight Brock Stumpf (1-0, 1 KO).
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