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Leak in drainage pipes damaging houses
Music is a way of life for Amjad Ali Khan
Father, sons and sarod
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500 degrees awarded at Apeejay convocation
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Leak in drainage pipes damaging houses
Bholath (Kapurthala), February 17 Residents of this ward, situated opposite Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Main Bazaar, say their houses have also sunk into the ground by two to three inches, as their foundation had been weakening due to the leakage. As a result, the residents are reportedly shelling out thousands of rupees from their own pockets to control the damage to their houses. The residents are disturbed over the fact that the Nagar Panchayat is taking a lenient approach towards the issue. Residents allege that the civic body has gone to the extent of asking them to pool money themselves for laying new drainage pipes. The residents complained that they had already been forced to spend a lot of money on fitting iron beams on the walls of their houses to add strength to the structures, repair toilets and redo the flooring of the verandahs and rooms. But they say the leaking water is badly affecting the repair work. “The cracks are giving us sleepless nights. We fear that a mishap may happen anytime,” Mr Mohan Singh, a resident of the ward, said. He showed how the bedroom on the first floor of his house had developed deep fissures. Another resident of the area, Mr Satpal Singh, said the doors of the houses had to be cut from the below as the floor’s level had altered in various rooms. He said he had already spent Rs 25,000 on repairs and would have to shell out Rs 15,000 more to complete the remaining work. The residents complained that repeated attempts to wake the administration had gone in vain, and added that no official had visited the site. They alleged that when they contacted officials of the Nagar Panchayat, they were told that they would have to spend money on the drainage pipes themselves, as the committee was responsible only for the construction of cemented drains alongside roads. The residents alleged that they even had to pay the labourers who had been deployed for repairing the underground drains. Mr Kuldeep Tewari, Executive Officer, Municipal Council, when contacted, said he was not aware of the situation, but added that he would look into the matter. Mr Tewari assured that the residents would not have to spend any money on repairing water and sewer supply pipes. However, he said that they would have to pay for the subsidiary connections. |
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Music is a way of life for Amjad Ali Khan
Jalandhar, February 17 He says that classical music has weathered many challenges over the years. “If people leave a tantalising medium like television and come to listen to a classical music concert, it does, in some measure, reflect the power of music,” he adds. Drawing a distinction between music as a learned art and music as a way of life, he says he has not learnt music through books. He learnt it under the tutelage of his father and guru Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan. The classical music tradition he inherited (he’s the sixth generation) goes back to the Mughal times. “For musicians like us, music is passion; it is a way of life. But it also entails struggle. The journey of a musician is like a dark tunnel with a glimmer of hope at the far end.” Incidentally, this music maestro, who is a recipient of many awards and honours, including the Padmashree, the Sangeet Natak Academy Award, the Tansen Award, the Padma Bhushan and the International Music Forum Award, has a grouse vis-a-vis the music culture in the city. He says the Harballabh Sangeet Sammellan in Jalandhar has lost its earlier charm. “It seems the organisers of the sammellan believe that those musicians who earn fame become unapproachable. This is a misconception. Why can’t they approach us?” Amjad Ali Khan and his sons would perform in the evening at the Red Cross Bhavan here. The Tribune is the media sponsor of the programme that has been organised by the Durga Das Foundation, in association with Spice Telecom. |
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Father, sons and sarod
Jalandhar, February 17 The sons do have anxious moments when they perform on stage with their father. “I want the audience to say that I am a worthy son,” says
Amaan. As an afterthought, he adds, “In fact, when my father performs on the stage, he ceases to be my father. He becomes someone alien. It’s as if he’s in a trance. There’s so much of energy around him that you just want to share a fraction of it.” It has been their “abba” Amjad Ali Khan, who has provided them with an ‘opportunity’ to venture into the world of writing. The sons have penned a book “Abba — God’s greatest gift to us”. “We were approached by the Roli Books two and a half years ago. They wanted us to write on our father — about his foibles, his interests and his idiosyncrasies,” says
Amaan. Amjad Ali Khan, on his part, minces no words when he says it’s a parent’s duty to get his children established. “I don’t think there’s any incongruity when a musician teaches music both to his disciples and children, and helps the latter establish themselves in the field. It’s something very natural,” he says, as a matter of fact. Interestingly, for all the talk about generation gap, Amjad Ali Khan and his sons — all three — believe that music entails something about packaging also. “You have to be a good musician and an equally good performer. A musician and a magician, let’s put it that way. If you cannot relate to the audience, you are not a complete musician,” says
Amaan. And Amjad Ali Khan agrees with it completely. |
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500 degrees awarded at Apeejay convocation
Jalandhar, February 17 Students who had achieved meritorious positions in the examinations conducted by Guru Nanak Dev University were honoured in the function. Prior to the convocation ceremony, the guests opened “Exotica”, an exhibition of artistic creations by the students of the college. On display at the exhibition were designer dresses, accessories, paintings, sculptures and other artifacts. The guests also inaugurated an audio-visual studio. Talking to media persons prior to the function, Ms Berlia, who is also President of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industries, said that opening of Indo-Pak trade was another measure to improve relations between the two countries. She said India and Pakistan had already signed three MoUs in the process. Ms Berlia added that representatives of Indian traders were in Pakistan to decide the venue and schedule of an exhibition to held there. She said the Indian delegates would be holding meetings with representatives of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce so as to ensure that the traders did not face problems in getting visas and were able to take their goods across the border safely. Over the recent proposal of the government to make the process of taxation online, Ms Berlia said it was “a good decision but only if implemented properly”. She said the priority before the government was to re-implement the entire taxation policy, bring in fresh reforms and make the process more taxpayer-friendly. |
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Three of family hurt in car-truck collision
Phagwara, February 17 The injured were identified as Resham Lal, his wife, Binder Kaur, and mother, Maa Piari, all residents of Dhakk Pandori. They were admitted to the local Civil Hospital in serious conditions. The truck driver fled the spot leaving behind the truck after the accident. The Sadar police has registered a case against the driver and has impounded the vehicle. |
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