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Defence dreams: Admn’s nests to help young hopefuls hatch
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‘SAD-BJP govt has no control over officers’
Bus operators giving tough time to Bet residents
Santosh bats for cantt board staffers
Multispeciality hospital under ECHS
Centre grant to boost research at DAVC
‘Techkriti’ kicks off at DAVIET
Time Trouble
Minor girl found murdered
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Defence dreams: Admn’s nests to help young hopefuls hatch
Jalandhar, March 17 The administration, in cooperation with the District Sainik Welfare Board, has taken upon itself to coach deserving youngsters to qualify for admission to the National Defence Academy (NDA). Presently, 18,000 posts of officers are lying vacant in the forces. Deputy commissioner Ajit Singh Pannu said they were pained to know that a large number of seats in defence academies in the country were vacant for want of suitable candidates. “It is a matter of shame for us that Punjabis, who have always been proud of their martial traditions, are now shy of donning the uniform,” he pointed out. The matter was discussed with the board and the education department in the last session and it was decided that five government schools in Nakodar, Wadala, Alawalpur, Gakhal Dhariwal and Jalandhar would be declared nodal schools for selecting students for appearing in the NDA examinations. “As many as 200 students appearing for their plus two examinations, who had the potential to clear the NDA test, were identified. Ten lecturers from these schools were asked to impart training to them in various skills,” he added. Pannu said after an intense year-long training, 59 youths were found to be qualified to take the examination and this batch would be taking their examination on April 18. To make sure that these students had access to the best trainers, the services of Major-Gen G.S. Sohi (retd) were sought. He, along with Brig K.S. Dhillon (retd) and Lieut-Col Manmohan Singh (retd), deputy director, Sainik Welfare, and 15 lecturers, will conduct special classes from April 1 to 17 for these students after their board examinations in March, he said. The DC said they were hopeful that a majority of the students would be able to get through the examinations, which would further encourage others to pursue a career in the forces. In case of economically weak students and those coming from far-off areas, the administration will bear the cost of board and lodging, he added. “The CM has assured me that this scheme would be replicated in other districts even if a fraction of the candidates make it to the academy,” he said. From this session on, the nodal schools have been increased to seven and will include the government schools at Nihalewala and Phillaur. Coaching classes will begin in all these schools from May 1 to June 5 and 100 students would be selected from here, he said. |
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Soon: Direct pipeline to ease city’s LPG woes
Jalandhar, March 17 The underground pipeline has already reached Suchi Pind and the employees here can be seen laying pipes underground and connecting the gaps using heavy and hi-tech machinery. Huge machines are loaded
down the ditches for boring, fitting and alignment of pipes. The project that is coming up at a cost of Rs 186 crore has been engineered so well that it is amazing to witness the process of laying pipes. The officials said the cross-country lines have come underneath canals, waterworks, roads, agricultural fields and constructed areas without disturbing any construction or traffic. However, a few ditches have been dug up at places near Nangal Shama on the Hoshiarpur road. According to sources, the pipeline would also connect a bottling plant at Nabha, thereby improving the supplies in that region. The project which began in November last year is likely to be one of the finest and the fastest plan of the sort executed till now. The officials disclosed that the plan had been executed with such a precision that any pilferage is not possible. DGM constructions H P Sahi said, “It will be a liquefied gas under very high pressure which cannot be dug out at any points. Besides, there is a technology that can immediately detect any leakage
and even locate the points from where it is taking place”. He added, “It has been certainly one of the most challenging tasks. Once accomplished it could defy any supply problems caused due to traffic snarls, climatic conditions or strike by the employees”. |
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‘SAD-BJP govt has no control over officers’
Hoshiarpur, March 17 Talking to mediapersons, Naresh said, “When a cabinet minister has no say over his officers, how can he expect him to get his works done.” According to the reports published in a section of the press today, Master Mohan Lal had tried to contact Jatinder Singh on telephone, but the latter did not respond. The minister also went to Jatinder’s house, but couldn’t meet him. Finally, the minister reported the matter to the privilege committee of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, added Thakur. Naresh said similar situation was earlier faced by medical education and research minister Tikshan Sud. He said, “Tikshan Sud had filed a complaint against a senior secretary of the state government who had been evading meetings with him.” Advising both ministers to learn a lesson from the Congress leaders, Naresh said disobeying ministers by government employees was a matter of great concern. |
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Bus operators giving tough time to Bet residents
Hoshiarpur, March 17 In a press release issued today, Bet Bhalai Committee president Ajaib Singh Boparai and general secretary Satish Rana stated that the area was backward and a majority of the people were living hand to mouth. They said the villages of the area were not directly linked to the main bus stand of Garshankar through roads and the villagers had to spend more in order to reach government offices, including those of subdivisional magistrate, mandi
board, DSP, etc. The committee members said their all representations presented to the deputy commissioner and the district transport officer remained futile. Warning the district administration to take immediate action, the committee members said if the government failed to direct the bus operators, they would launch an
agitation. |
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Santosh bats for cantt board staffers
Jalandhar, March 17 After interacting with the employees, Chaudhary held a meeting with the sub-area officials and asked them to fill up the vacant 155 posts. “The exploitation of employees will not be
tolerated. More than 30 employees, who were working on daily- wage basis were getting a
paltry sum of Rs 2,200, which was not enough for making both ends meet,” said Chaudhary. Proper equipment would ensure safety of safai karamcharis, she added. Chaudhary asked the sub-area commander Brig BB Patil to send her a report on the matter within
three days. Representatives of cantonment board Sweeper Union and Cantonment Board Class IV Union also attended the
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Multispeciality hospital under ECHS
Nawanshahr, March 17 It is the only private hospital empanelled on ECHS scheme in the area falling between Jalandhar and Chandigarh. Thus, it would provide healthcare services to the ex-servicemen and their families registered under the scheme belonging to not only district Nawanshahr but also to the adjoining districts. The district ex-servicemen cell had initiated the efforts for it in 2005, he said, adding that a poly clinic has also been sanctioned for the convenience of ex-servicemen and their families here. |
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Centre grant to boost research at DAVC
Jalandhar, March 17 An announcement in this regard was made by principal Dr V K Tewari during a press conference on Monday. He said the money would be used for boosting research in the field of spectroscopy and other applied subjects. Of the total amount, Rs 15 lakh has been received for the purchase of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer, Rs 5 lakh on UV-visible spectrometer,
Rs 8.5 lakh for departmental computer laboratory, Rs 5 lakh each for departmental library and renovation of laboratories and Rs 3.4 lakh for maintenance
of equipments, the principal added. |
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‘Techkriti’ kicks off at DAVIET
Jalandhar, March 17 Speaking on the occasion, Dalip Kumar Sahu, national head corporate business, Wipro Infotech, said, “Better ideas can improve the economy and corporate growth.” He asked the students to bring change in their attitude and accept changes in their surroundings for continuous growth. Sahu said Wipro and DAVIET had signed an MoU some time back according to which the company would offer placements to the students and hold seminars for them. Meanwhile, various IT competitions were held during the fest. In mix design, Jaspreet Singh and Sumit Arora were declared winners, while Hitaishy and Cheena were declared winners of the tech vista. Harish, Jatin and Jeeshu were adjudged best in witty
bidoo. |
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Time Trouble
Jalandhar, March 17 SHO Sakattar Singh termed the questioning as a routine checking. Giving details, the SHO further said the two non-Muslim families had been living in Basti Bawa
Khel since January, 2007, after coming from Pakistan. Their visas had already expired but they had applied for permanent residency in India to the union government. As the decision on their applications was pending, no action could be taken against them till the final decision, he added. |
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Minor girl found murdered
Phagwara, March 17 Tamanna’s mother Ayasha, a permanent resident of Bihar, presently living on Banga Road here, told mediapersons that she, along with her family members, had hired a rickshaw to reach Phagwara railway station to board a train. When they queued up to get tickets, the rickshaw-puller, Surinder Pal, a resident of Shivpuri here, took the girl with him saying he would assist her in filling water bottles for them, but neither of them returned, said
Ayasha. A case has been registered. The in charge of the GRP post,
Phagwara, SI Gurdip Singh, said it would be clear only after a post-mortem examination whether the girl was raped before she was killed.
— TNS |
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