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City docs express reservations
DEO office a single-computer crumbling haunted house
Dera issue: 4 companies of PAP deputed
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Residents show little interest
Pulse Polio: Frivolity and lack of vision rob it of vigour
Gang used fake drafts to cheat showrooms
Sutlej bridge toll barrier
Young World
NC chief inaugurates bazaar road, leaves Swarana Ram uninformed
Un-addressed tale of bumper boys
Admn asks social bodies to adopt primary schools
Price rise: Centre ‘escaping responsibility’
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City docs express reservations
Jalandhar, February 9 The city boasts nearly 500 private clinical facilities, highest in north India as referred by some quarters. Though response can be epitomised as a mixed one, medical fraternity of the city seems reluctant to welcome the approved bill. Eminent medical professionals, based in the city, are of the view that the Act will further entangle the private clinics and hospitals into undue legal hassle. Fraternity also feels that until government-run hospitals and health centres are continually running in crumbled stage, it is not fair to target “We already have lot many reservations regarding the act. This act will promote the involvement of bureaucracy and other government officials in the functioning of private clinics. First the government should revitalise its own health structure”, said IMA Jalandhar President Sanjeev Sharma, who is also a private practitioner. “Moreover, what are the parameters to define a medical problem an emergency? It all depends on the subjectivity of an individual,” he added. If passed in Parliament, this bill will make it mandatory for every clinic and hospital, with indoor facility, irrespective of bed capacity, to provide emergency care to every patient. Provision of fine up to Rs 5 lakh is there in an approved bill, if any clinic will refuse to deliver emergency care owing to one pretext or another. Owners of clinics and hospitals are also of the opinion that this Act will be of no use until government itself provides any extra economical aid to patient or private clinics. “No doubt that bill has been approved with an intention to improve health services. But in routine, we come across lot of patients who cannot afford to pay for emergency care in private hospitals. In that condition, who will be responsible for the expenditures? An extra fund should be generated by the government for smooth implementation of this bill”, said Dr Navjit Singh, Ex-President IMA Punjab. Dr Subhang Aggarwal of Satyam Hospital also expressed the same view. In addition to this some quarters feel that private clinics are already running under the scrutiny and there is no need of any fresh legalisation. “Facilities in hospitals like blood banks, radiograph units, biomedical waste management, transfusions and transplants are already functioning according to different laws and Acts. Moreover, the government must understand that growth of private health infrastructure is reflection of faith of society in private hospitals. There is no demand from any section for this kind of the Act”, added Dr Yash Sharma, who owns a Private Clinic in the city and is a former president of IMA. He also demanded that each clause of Bill Surprisingly some prominent doctors and owners of big multi-speciality hospitals in the city, when contacted, admitted ignorance about any such bill.
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DEO office a single-computer crumbling haunted house
Jalandhar, February 9 While some rooms have been locked shut, the sitting arrangement in others has been changed to avoid any casualty that may happen due to overhead decrepit roofs. Repair is out of question as it is a rented accommodation and the government or the employees have no rights to alter it. A ramshackle double-storied house in a residential locality, sans a sign board to indicate its official building status, is what one encounters on the name of the DEO office. Most of the roofs, built of tiles and wood logs, have caved in at some point of time. While some rooms were discarded, others remained in use after receiving some temporary and cheap repairs. If budget allocation is any criterion to adjudge the importance given to a particular field, the status of education in Punjab can be pronounced poor. The government could manage to dish out only a meager amount (of the total budget) for the sustenance of the frail department, which is almost on its last legs, after being overtaken by the giants of mushrooming private institutions. Absence of proper offices for the district coordinating bodies of the department, speaks volumes about the government’s apathy towards providing good education to the country’s future. The building was declared unsafe by the Public Works Department in 1996 saying: “The building can fall down at any time, causing loss to life and property. The concerned department should be immediately stopped from working there so as to avoid a possible accident.” But, more than 14 years have elapsed since the notification, despite numerous applications and letters apprising the Deputy Commissioners, Director and Secretary Education Department Punjab, among others, nothing has been done so far. The office, with a staff of over 100 people, co-ordinates with around 500 schools and 10,000 teachers, runs without sufficient machinery. There is no Xerox machine, no fax and just one computer in the primary section and the condition is no better in the secondary wing. The district education officers, who issue grants worth lakhs of rupees to schools and children, are forced to sit in the deplorable building. “Recently, the roof of one of the rooms caved in. We had a narrow escape. That’s not all. Open electricity wires threaten the lives of employees. Trapped in trees, the loose wires often become reason for temporary electricity cuts,” said an official, preferring anonymity. The building houses offices of the DEO Secondary, DEO Primary and Block Primary Education Office. The window panes, sans glass, and weak, broken doors are hardly sufficient to protect important records of the office. “One can easily enter the office and make away with important documents. All one needs is a will to search the required
place… everything is messed up,” said another, on the condition of anonymity. Since small pieces of concrete keep falling from the roof, employees prefer to sit outside. But not all can have this luxury. Employees on the first floor, which houses DEO Primary wing are even afraid of moving around as any part of building can fall down without even giving a warning. Broken furniture and dingy rooms create an air of dampness all around. “Unclean toilets stink badly. Many times, we have sent proposals to temporarily shift the building to the Rainaik Bazar School or Senior Model School Ladowali Road, or Garha Road Government School. The canteen’s just there for the heck of it. The condition is miserable. We have sent a number of requests to temporarily shift the building to the Rainak Bazar School or Senior Model School Ladowali Road, or Garha Road Government School, but to no avail,” informed another employee. When contacted, Deputy Commissioner Ajeet Singh Pannu said he was unaware of the situation and needs to confirm the matter before giving any comments. |
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Dera issue: 4 companies of PAP deputed
Phagwara, February 9 SSP Kapurthala Ram Singh, SP (HQ) Chaman Lal along with Phagwara SDM Amarjeet Paul and DSP Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh have been monitoring the situation and taking necessary measures to prevent any untoward incident. Four companies of PAP from different sub-divisions of the district reached Phagwara to assist the police. Though some activists, belonging to different dalit organisations, were arrested in nearby towns, no one was arrested in Phagwara and Phillaur. —
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Biz Buzz Jalandhar: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Ltd launched its first mass segment bike, 110cc CB Twister, in Jalandhar today. The company claims to offer style, unmatched performance, good mileage and convenience at affordable cost. The new age styling of the bike is inspired from world trend CB1000R. The vehicle is equipped with all new 110cc engine, delivering 9BHP of power. It is claimed that the bike will deliver a mileage of 70 kms per litre. It has maintanence free battery and viscous air filter for more convenience. The CB Twister will hit the Indian roads by the end of this month. Food festival
Jalandhar: Attempting to bring global flavours on personal grill, Barbeque Nation, a restaurant initiative of Sayaji Hotels Ltd, has started a food festival that will continue till February 14. The food buffs in the city and surrounding areas have a chance to enjoy an elaborate range of barbeques from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Far East, Europe and the Indian regions. Prosenjit Chowdhury, CEO, Barbeque Nation, said, “The festival brings the world famous and well-known YO!! Man Caribbean BBQ Chicken from the Caribbean region, which has gained the reputation for being one of the best barbeques available across the world. Also being served is the Cheramoula Prawns, which is a delight for seafood lovers, and vegetarians could savour from the Far East the spicy corn cake.” |
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Residents show little interest
Though former Kapurthala SSP Rajeev Aheer had launched the scheme in the district a few years ago, but people did not respond much to it. Present SSP Ram Singh admitted that neither shopkeepers nor houses owners took nush interest in the scheme. The DSP, Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh, said the police would soon again make sincere efforts to implement the scheme. He said he would soon call meetings with residents of different wards and shopkeepers, traders and industrialists of the town to implement the scheme. Meanwhile, Nakodar subdivision succeeded in leading the other subdivisions by introducing the CPO scheme in Nakodar town. Phillaur DSP Rajinder Singh said 40 security guards of a private agency run by Kuldip Singh and Sohan Singh had been engaged 20 days back to protect the lives and properties of the residents of 15 wards of the town. The DSP disclosed that Rs 100 was being charged from each premises and one Community Police Officer, ie security guard, was engaged for one cluster of about 30 premises in the town, who was performing security duty of eight hours daily from 9.30 pm to 5.30pm. The DSP claimed that not even a single case of theft was reported after implementing the CPO scheme in the town.
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Pulse Polio: Frivolity and lack of vision rob it of vigour
Jalandhar, February 9 Every year, sudden resurfacing of new cases has become a characteristic phenomenon of the disease. Is the immunisation drive, which involves manpower of nearly 60,000 in every round, just a wasteful exercise or does it need to be rehashed or reworked? If not refuted, this exercise should at least be reframed. This is the notion that is prevalent in the circles associated with pulse polio immunisation. Quarters in the medical fraternity feel that the immunisation campaign requires a rigorous change at this juncture. “Along with these rounds, the government should also stress upon the routine immunisation of kids against polio. Moreover, most of the cases detected in Punjab are of children of migrant populations from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Permanent teams should be deployed at all entry points in the state. We can cover the incoming migrant population and eventually the entry of the virus from the areas where the disease is prevalent,” said District Immunisation Officer Dr. Reeta Jairath. The situation has reached such an anticlimax that sometimes vaccinators encounter refusal notes from the residents of posh localities. Even big private schools have started showing reluctance in letting the teams administer polio drops. The other viewpoint, which forces us to give another thought to the strategy, is that the task will remain unachievable until other basic problems are not addressed. “The disease spreads through the feaco-oral route and every city of the state struggles with an underdeveloped sanitary system. It seems impossible to achieve the task before revolutionising the sanitary condition”, said child specialist Dr. Amar Singh who is the working president of the NGO Kheti Virasat Mission. “Instead of relying solely on the vaccnination, countries, where polio has been eradicated, provide and maintain clean surroundings and environment. But the situation in our country is totally reverse”, he added. Non-government organisations, like Rotary, hold a view point that owing to decreased number of polio cases, seriousness about the issue has also decreased. “There is a marked shift in the attitude of the government. NGOs are not being involved nowadays as were in early days of Pulse Polio. NGOs, irrespective of the level of their commitment, cannot perform up to the mark without being assigned a fixed job. With a decrease in the number of cases, people think that the disease has been eradicated. But at this juncture, we need to be more vigilant as even one positive case can spread the disease to hundreds of other children,” said Dr. SPS Grover, who remained associated with pulse polio as the Governor of Jalandhar Rotary.
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Gang used fake drafts to cheat showrooms
Phagwara, February 9 As per sources, the gang members used to buy electronic appliances from showrooms by giving fake bank drafts. On February 1, they struck at a showroom ‘Digital World’ in local Hargobind Nagar, where they purchased five LCDs worth Rs 1.67 lakh by submitting fake drafts of State Bank of Patiala. Phagwara DSP Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh said the police had recovered LCDs from the possession of the accused. The DSP the accused prepared fake drafts on a computer and cheating various showroom owners in the areas. The police had impounded the computer and pen drive being used in preparing bank drafts, he added. A case under sections 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC has been registered.
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Sutlej bridge toll barrier
Jalandhar, February 9 President R.K. Bhalla has mentioned, “When the bridge on the Sutlej was constructed, the government had imposed toll tax to cover the construction cost of the same. The plaza was removed when the cost of construction of the bridge was recovered. Then the toll plaza was shifted to Doraha, but for the past more than one year, the plaza has been shifted to the Sutlej. When the cost of the bridge has already been recovered, then there is no necessity to charge the toll tax from commuters travelling to Ludhiana from Jalandhar, Phagwara or Phillaur.” The representatives of the alliance party forming government in the state have even raised questions for the excessive amount being charged. “The one side toll for a car is Rs 82 and for a bus and truck is Rs 287. The amount is so high that the persons who have to pass through the toll plaza three to four times a week are finding it extremely difficult to pay up,” members of the BJP legal cell said. The members have also cited the problem of traffic jam at the site. “The commuters have to wait for 15 to 20 minutes to pass through,” they said, while asking for exemption even for advocates who needed to visit courts across the toll barricade to contest various cases.
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Young World
Jalandhar, February 9 University toppers
The students of MBA (FYIC)-7th semester of Guru Nanak Dev University College, Jalandhar, bagged top positions in the university. Deepika bagged second position while Kinnari got fifth and Meenakshi secured sixth position. Painting competition
An inter-school painting competition was held at the local Apeejay College of Fine Arts on February 7. Meanwhile, a painting exhibition ‘Expressions 2010’ was also held in which as many as 13 students of MA (Fine Arts) participated. KMV players
Four players of the Punjab Volleyball team of the local Kanya Maha Vidyalaya namely Harmandeep, Surinder, Bhavna and Sakshi bagged gold medal in the 2nd National Volleyball tournament held at Anandpur Sahib. Meanwhile, a creative writing competition was held at the local Kanya Maha Vidyalaya in which the budding poets gave expressions to their imaginations. Tanya Gulati of B. Com-I bagged first position in the poem writing while Preeti Deol of B.A-III stood second. In the story writing competition, Chashmpreet of B.Sc. (IT)-III, Tanya Gulati of B. Com-I and Gurpreet of M.A.-I (English) stood first and second respectively. Talent search exam
Two students of Police DAV Bimaljeet and Khushwant Rai of Class VIII cleared the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE)-2009 at the state level organised by the Union Government. The test was held in November last year at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Nehru Garden, here. Annual day
The local Tagore Day Boarding Senior Secondary Public School celebrated its annual day and prize distribution on February 6. On this occasion the students presented a colourful cultural programme. Prizes were given to the meritorious students. Prize distribution
DIPS School, Kapurthala organised a prize distribution function today. The students excelling in the field of education, sports and extra curricular activities were awarded on this occasion. A cultural programme was also held. Chetna Rally
A Chetna Rally was organised by Red Ribbon Express in the local Prem Chand Markanda S.D. College for Women to create awareness about AIDS. The Red Ribbon express was sent by Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala. A documentary show was also held. Poem recitation competition
An English poem recitation competition was held at Police DAV Public School for Classes III to V. As many as 130 students participated in the competition. Prizes were bagged by Sharda, Mantavya, Sonali and Gurleen Kaur of Class. In Class IV, prizes were won by Nandani , Antarpreet , Gourav and Amanpreet. In Class V, Anukriti , Moksha, Simran Kaur and Sulja won prizes. The competition was organised by Ritu Gandhotra and Manmeet Mann. Principal Dr Rashmi Vij gave away the trophies and prizes to the students. Assessment test
Jaspreeet Singh and Shifa Khurana, students of NBS Gurukul, here have brought laurels to Punjab by winning gold medals in the International Assessment Test conducted by the Educational Assessment Australia, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, (EAA-UNSW) and Macmillan Publishers India Ltd. Darshan Academy
Darshan Academy celebrated “Kirpal Week of Love and Kindness” on the occasion of Sant Kirpal Singh Maharaj’s birth anniversary, which falls on February 6. On February 1, students were told about the significance of the week. On February 2, students prepared cards and slogans on peace, love and kindness and on February 3, students took out a peace march. On February 4, students sang bhajans. They decorated pots and later planted plants. On the concluding day, students brought gifts and visited an old age home at Pingla Ghar. O.P. Pahwa, member of the management spoke on the life of Maharaj. Sweets were distributed among the students on the occasion. Placement drive
Infosys would organise a placement program for BA, BCom, BBM, BCA, BHM and BBA students at the Lovely University campus on February 11. Infosys is hiring final year students for the post of executive trainees, for the finance and accounting operations as well as handling backend offices. The students will be selected on the basis of their performance in written test, group discussion and final interview. The successful students will be posted at Infosys offices based at Gurgaon, Pune and Jaipur. INCOGNITO at DAVIET
INCOGNITO 2010, an annual technical festival for the young technocrats, was held at the local DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology (DAVIET) from February 5 to 7. Incognito a culmination of ‘sense & spirit’, ‘intellect & ideas’, ‘wit & vision’ was dedicated to the cause of environment. The students came out with innovative ideas and presented amazing works of genius while in the evening a musical night was also held on day one. Events like Iris, Prodigy, Inferno and General Quiz was held. Among the cultural events was a comedy show by Bhavneet Kaur a student of MBA at DAVIET. The comedian presented a satire on ‘Modernization of women’ depicting the fashion mania among women. Later in the evening the stage was set on fire by a Rock concert ‘Crankshaft’ carried out by the students of DAVIET. The students with their thundering performance forced the audience to tap their feet along. Another event of Hindi music ‘Agaaz’ based on Hindi numbers was also held. Another attraction was a fashion show, which was held to promote organic cotton ‘ë 550nm- Wave of the green Future’. Earlier on day one Inspector General of Punjab Police, Sanjeev Kalra was the chief guest while renowned environmentalist Sant Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal was the Guest of Honour for this festival. Charity show
To help the disadvantaged children of Pingla Ghar, St Soldier group of institutes will organise a charity show “Sanjhan piyar dian” on February 10 at City Centre on Mithapur Road. Addressing a press conference, chairman of the group Anil Chopra said that it was the second in the series show organised for the benefit of the disadvantaged children of Pingla Ghar. “Punjabi singer Master Salim, comedian Gurpreet Gughi and his wife Haneet, among others, will regale the audience,” said vice-chairperson Sangeeta Chopra. The amount collected at the event would be transferred to Pingla Ghar. Besides, a lifetime achievement award will be given to Sufi singer Puran Shah Koti and the young achievers award to music director Sachin Ahuja. Anil Chopra said about 40 students were been given free education in St. Soldier Divine Public School, Kapurthala Road. Kamla Nehru College excels
Phagwara:The students of Kamla Nehru College for Women, Phagwara, performed brilliantly in inter-college competitions held at Sant Baba Dilep Singh Memorial Khalsa College, Domeli. Rajveer bagged first position in solo shabd while Jagjit and Satsimran bagged 2nd position in vaar gayan contest. In poetical recitation contest, Jagjit got 3rd place. Priyanka, Rajneet and Gagan also bagged 3rd position in discussion, poster making and collage making competitions held at Doaba College, Jalandhar. Meanwhile, the college held a science forum in which a multimedia presentation was made on the subjects of nano-technology and easy mathematical tricks by Priyanka of BSc-III (Non-Medical) and Rupinder of BSc II (Computer Science), respectively. |
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NC chief inaugurates bazaar road, leaves Swarana Ram uninformed
Phagwara, February 9 NC President, Duggal, while violating traffic rules, arrived in a blue beaconed Ambassadar Car, and inaugurated the road of the bazaar constructed by spending a huge amount of Rs 12 lakh. Duggal avoided media queries regarding the absence of the Technical Education Minister and claimed there was complete unity in the party. The minister, on the contrary, told newsmen that he was not informed about any such inauguration function. Meanwhile, several BJP councillors were also ignored by the NC President during such functions. |
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On a standstill
Jalandhar, February 9 The authorities in some of the districts are still waiting to acquire land for these buildings. With an aim to provide facilities to beneficiaries hailing from Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes under one ceiling, an idea was floated to Along with offices of this department, offices of the Backward Class Finance Corporation and the Scheduled Castes Land and Finance Corporation, restrooms and waiting halls were also supposed to be set up in bhavans. Ambedkar Bhavans in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur have been under construction since 2006. Though in its last stage, the bhavan in Ludhiana is still to cover its last lap. The required land is yet to be acquired in Barnala, SAS Nagar and Tarn Taran districts. As per sources, Rs 50 lakh was transferred to Jalandhar district and the bhavan authorities are still seeking the pending amount of Rs 63 lakh. Similarly, Rs 49 lakh has already been spent on the bhavan in Hoshiarpur and the administration here keeps reminding the higher authorities to release the pending amount of approximately Rs 66 lakh. “We keep reminding the authorities at regular intervals. This is all that we can do. If the project materialises, it will be easier for beneficiaries to approach different offices at one time,” said an employee of the department. However, the higher authorities admitted helplessness due to unavailability of grants from the government. “It is correct that the project of Ambedkar Bhavans is still pending in six districts. Projects are yet waiting to be completed, as for the past couple of years we have not received any amount from the government,” admitted an officer in the head office of the department.
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Un-addressed tale of bumper boys
A group of about 25 young men can easily be seen vying for customers at the BMC Chowk. While every car owner in the city knows where to get a car bumper repaired, nobody knows about the lives of these boys. These unfortunate men came to the city in search of a livelihood 15 years ago, traversing a distance of 2,500 km. Originaly hailing from Davengere in North Karnataka, seven extended families shifted to Jalandhar hoping for a decent living. “My ancestors worked on agricultural land which belonged to the village landlord in Davengere district. He was a cunning man who disrespected saints and misbehaved with women. One day, a saint cursed him with the destruction of his property and death in misery. The very next year, it is said, a deadly famine engulfed the village and destroyed all the crops…even the wells dried up. Our families then moved out to other places in the state. My father and his brothers decided to come to the more prosperous states like Punjab for the purpose. We spent some years in Delhi first and then moved to Jalandhar,” said Manjunatha, Sukkaram’s cousin brother. They have been living in the premises of Desh Bhagat Giani Lal Singh Memorial in front of the Deputy Commissioners office for the past 15 years. Often asked by authorities to vacate and shift to some other place, they have no rancour against anybody. “Police asks us to leave the place, especially during the summers, but where do we go? We cannot afford to take a house on rent. The authorities are right on their part. Our tents and kerosene stoves make the surroundings look dirty. It is a posh area where affluent class of the city resides. Our women and children, wearing tattered clothes, surrounded by rags are like a bad omen for them. We understand their problems too, but we are helpless,” said middle-aged Parkasha. Their life is really difficult. Most of them get up as early as 4:30 am, go to collect rags in the nearby areas and deposit them temporarily at the Memorial premises. Then they take their bumper repair kits and head for the BMC Chowk. The job, though tiresome and boring, is not well-paying. “We can charge anything between Rs 20 to 100, depending upon the extent of damage and status of the customer. But there are too many of us to earn a good profit. It all depends upon one’s luck. While one may manage to earn Rs 200 or above on one day, there are other days when one returns home empty-handed,” said Manjunatha. None of them has ever gone to school. The legacy continues… their children are deprived of the right too. It is not that these men are unaware of the free schools being run by the government for such children, but their question is how will passing primary education help their kids get a respectable job? “I have three kids and all go to rag-picking. They are self-reliant… They earn their living,” added Sukkaram. They have been living in the city for the past 15 years, but don’t have voter-id cards or ration-cards. Reason: They lack an address. These people can well be regarded as the most eligible for availing the facility, but they don’t get it. Thanks to our ill-governed systems. These people have no hopes from the system. They don’t expect much from life, just continuation of their present job and guaranteed three meals a day.
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Admn asks social bodies to adopt primary schools
Phagwara, February 9 Presiding over three different advisory committees meetings, Phagwara SDM Amarjeet Paul has inspired social organisations including Rotary Clubs, Jayees, Lions Clubs and Bharat Vikas Parishad to adopt primary schools of the Phagwara sub-division to come forward to provide better infrastructure including books, hygienic toilets, desks and rooms. SDM asked the activists of social organisations to adopt at least 12 primary schools of the sub-division. The SDM has called an urgent meeting of the social organisations on February 24 in his office to discuss the matter in detail. While presiding over the advisory committee meeting of the Health Department, the SDM inspired the officials to educate the rural public to take benefits of free delivery facilities in civil hospitals and avoid encouraging midwives, who complicate cases. The SDM disclosed that a drugs de-addiction centre was working in Phagwara to bring back the drug addicts youths in a healthy path. He advised the social activists to send drug addicts in this official centre. SDM Paul while presiding over an advisory committee meeting of the Excise & Taxation Department instructed the department officials to provide better facilities to the traders visiting the department offices. |
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Price rise: Centre ‘escaping responsibility’
Jalandhar, February 9 The party urged the government to build an effective public distribution system, so as to make the essential articles of daily use, especially, food articles available to needy families at controlled prices. —
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Jalandhar, February 9
The local CT Group of Institutions in association with Punjab Cultural Promotional Council organised “Jalandhar International Folk Festival” at its Shahpur Campus. The purpose of this festival was to spread a note of peace and harmony by exchange of cultural activities in the whole world. Performers from Argentina, Poland, Thailand and India performed folk dances of their respective countries. The students enjoyed mesmerizing performances of the international dancers. While giddha and bhangra was presented by the Indian students in the end.
Phagwara, February 9
Jalandhar, February 9