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Thursday,
March 14, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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AMRITSAR MEDICAL CAMP: About 800 patients were examined at an Army medical camp at Bhalawal village on the Indo-Pak border here on Tuesday. Mr Hemant Prohit, Deputy Inspector-General (BSF), inaugurated the camp organised by 108 Battalion of the force. Medicines were distributed among needy villagers free of cost. CLERK ARRESTED: The Vigilance Bureau nabbed Prem Singh, a clerk in the market committee, for accepting Rs 5,000 as bribe here on Tuesday. The DSP Vigilance, Mr Surinder Singh, in a press note here on Wednesday said the magistrate had remanded him in police custody till March 25. GURDASPUR HOSHIARPUR BURNT ALIVE: Karam Chand Adarmi (50) was burnt alive while he was sleeping in his jhuggi at Budhu Barkat village on Tuesday night. According to the police, a fire had broken out in his jhuggi late in the evening. TRAVEL AGENT BOOKED: On the complaint of Ram Pal, the police has registered a case against a so-called travel agent, Sukhwinder Singh, of Sahri village under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC. In his complaint, Ram Pal alleged that Sukhwinder Singh had taken Rs 1.1 lakh to send him abroad, but he neither sent him abroad nor returned the money. JALANDHAR KHAMANO CELEBRATED: Shivratri was celebrated here with fervour. Devotees offered prayers at the local Durga temple and received blessings. Mr Amrik Singh Dhillon, MLA, Samrala, also
participated in the
prayers CRUSHED TO DEATH: A resident, Prakash Chand was crushed to death by an unknown vehicle on Saturday morning while he was crossing a road. He was an activist of the ruling Congress party. KHARAR LUDHIANA DAIRY CAMP: A dairy camp was organised at Pakhowal village recently under the guidance of Mr Devi Dass, Deputy Director, Dairy Development Department, Punjab. Farmers were advised to improve the breed of milch cattle and to adopt modern methods in taking care of a pregnant and lactating buffalo. They were also advised to arrange green fodder for the cattle throughout the year. PAU FEST: The Department of Business Management of Punjab Agricultural University and the Management Science Association will hold ‘Anjuman-2002’, an inter-college festival, on March 16. Events like rangoli, brain tax, treasure hunt, press conference and infusion would be organised. The festival would be a learning experience in event management for students, said members of the staff. STUDENTS’ RALLY: Demanding a check on traders engaged in the manufacture and sale of shahtoosh shawls, students from various colleges participated in a rally organised by the Wildlife Trust of India here on Wednesday. The rally was flagged off by Mr Apinder Singh Grewal, Mayor, Municipal Corporation, from Punjab Technical College of Education, Badowal. Raman Viz, fashion designer, Jeewanjit Singh, maker of the first superbike of India, Rohit Sharma, international cyclist, and Micky, motor cross champion were among others participated in the rally. MALERKOTLA ELECTED: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Ravi Das Club, Kup Kalan village: president - Mr Dalip Singh; vice-president - Mr Lachhman Singh; general secretary - Mr Sukhwinder Singh; and treasurer - Mr Lachhman Singh. MOGA KILLED: A person was killed and three were injured when the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a tanker, about 40 km from here, on Tuesday. The injured were admitted to a nearby hospital. A case has been registered. NAWANSHAHR DISTRIBUTED: The local Lions Club (city) organised a function at Government High School, Kot Ranjna, 6 km from here, on Wednesday. Sports kits were distributed among students. Mr Karnail Singh, NRI, presided over the function, said Mr Iqbal Singh, president of the club. CONDEMNED: Mr Kamaljit, senior Bahujan Samaj Morcha leader and municipal councillor, in a press note issued here on Wednesday has criticised the decision of the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to issue directions to panchayats and municipal councils to return the unspent amount of grants disbursed by the SAD-BJP government. The decision is totally undemocratic and would halt the pace of development in the state, he added. REPRESENTATION: Lieut-Col Jernail Singh (retired) and Capt Darshan Singh Majhoor (retired), president and vice-president, respectively, of the Exservicemen Cell (PPCC), Nawanshahr district, in a press note have urged the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to give representation to the district in the Council of Ministers. PHAGWARA PHILLAUR ROPAR SANGRUR TARKSHEEL SOCIETY: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Longowal unit of the Tarksheel Society: president — Mr Balbir Chand; vice-president — Mr Ranjit Singh; secretary — Mr Kamaljit Singh; finance secretary — Mr Gurwinder Singh; and propaganda secretary — Mr Kuldip Singh. HONOURED: The local Society for Peace organised a function on Tuesday. Swaran Singh Bhangu, Punjabi writer from Germany, was honoured on the occasion. Mr Jasbir Singh, former Punjab minister, presented a “shawl” and memento to the writer. Raghbir Singh "Sirjana", Punjabi writer, released a book of stories titled "Alaf Laila" authored by Swaran Singh
Bhangu.
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AMBALA TWO INJURED: Two persons sustained injuries after a truck
collided with a bus on Delhi-Amritsar highway on Wednesday morning. The incident took place in Ambala city when a truck heading towards Punjab hit a bus which was going from Ambala city to Yamuna Nagar. While the bus overturned, the truck rammed into a nearby subway. A case has been
registered TRAINING CAMP: The state executive of the Haryana Valmiki Mahasabha has decided to hold a state-level training programme at Kurukshetra. Mr Som Nath said the three-day training camp will be held from March 22 to 24. He said that training camp will be inaugurated by state unit president Banarsi Dass and chief guest will be Banta Ram. He said that 10 trainees each from the different Assembly segments will be trained at the camp, a release said. YAMUNANAGAR CYCLIST KILLED: A cyclist was killed in a road accident. According to the police, a youth Sanjiv was going on his bicycle last evening on the bypass road when he was hit by a truck. He died on the spot. The truck driver was arrested by the police under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC.
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The legendary temple at Kathgarh
The Shiva Temple at Kathgarh, near Pathankot has many legends woven around it. The temple has a large “Shivaling”, which is vertically split in two parts. The distance between two parts keeps increasing and decreasing from time to time. The larger portion is worshipped as Lord Shiva and second one as his consort, Parvati. One of the myths dates this pillar to the time Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma were engaged in battle to decide supremacy. Lord Shiva intervened in the shape of a fire pillar and made the warring gods see reason, and so “dharma” was restored. It is believed that this is the same fire pillar. Another legend in Ramayana tells that king Bharat, the brother of Lord Rama, would often travel to Kashmir to visit his grandparents and on the way stop at Kathgarh to pay obeisance to Shiva at this pillar. Tradition avers that the temple was set up after the Greek invaders stopped there. The statue is about size of a human above the floor, and it seems that same length is buried under the floor. It may have been one of the statues of Apollo, which Alexander is described to have raised and worshipped on high platforms to mark the spot from where he retreated. In addition to this raised platform on which the temple is situated, there are several remains of huge foundations scattered in the bed of the torrent and its bank encircling similar mounds. There are two approaches to the temple one is from Indora, near Pathankot, and other from Mirthal village on the Pathankot-Jalandhar highway. From Mirthal village it is about 4 km to the temple. Students make robots The students of Bathinda’s Polytechnic have added another feather to their cap by developing a technique called Robot Interplay in which two robots interact just as human beings. The two groups of students who developed the robots separately — the new creation in unique in itself, claimed Mr Kuldeep Singh, lecturer in the institution, whose inspiration made it possible. Mr Kuldeep Singh stated that the stationary robot was made by Avinash Kumar, Jagtar Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Rajneesh Kumar, Rupinder Singh, while the mobile robot was made by Honey Arora, Manav Sharma, Naresh Kumar, Neeraj Singla and Sunil Kumar. The robot developed by the students could be used in industries when heavy parts are to be moved which might be difficult for human beings to do. The stationary robot could pick tools or other items and pass it on to the mobile robot which would transport it. The students said the mechanical and electronic aspects of the robot had been kept simple so that a balance could be kept between its weight and the force needed. The mobile robot is driven by two slow-speed motors manufactured in Bathinda. Mr Kuldeep Singh said the robot had been developed for a low payloads. However a bigger version could be modified for heavy duty goods. It could be used for loading goods on trains or ships. He said it could be used in the assembly line of big factories like car, tractor or other such vehicle manufacturing industries. It was the sixth successful robot developed by the students of this institution. A baby with a difference
Savitri, a resident of Bholi village near Kumarhatti, is bringing up a baby female monkey, Sita. It is like her own child and she cannot think of living without her. A year ago their dog had brought Sita from the forest and since then the monkey has been part of the family. Sita, who has learnt to drink milk through a glass, in her younger days used to be breast-fed by a migrant woman. Savitri, whose husband works in the Forest Department, has immense love for animals and her family also includes three dogs. The photo shows Sita playing with one of the two pups. Sadly one member of her family — a rabbit — died about two months ago. Sita is treated with affection and even cattle, goats and buffaloes have developed affection for her. During the nights, Sita sleeps on the back of the buffalo and rides on the goat whenever she accompanies the cattle for grazing. Contributed by Ravi Bhushan Puri, Jaswinder Paul Singh and Jagmeet Singh.
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